Reasoning Practice Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams 2025

Reasoning is a critical section in many competitive exams, requiring sharp logical and analytical skills. Practicing reasoning questions regularly can significantly improve your accuracy, speed, and confidence during exams. Below is a collection of carefully selected practice questions with detailed answers. Attempt each question on your own first, then check the solution to understand the problem-solving approach.

Why Practice Reasoning Questions?

Consistent practice helps you to:

• Quickly identify question types and solving methods
• Improve your time management during exams
• Build confidence by familiarizing yourself with diverse question patterns
• Pinpoint strengths and weaknesses for focused study

These questions reflect the style and difficulty of popular competitive exams, helping you prepare effectively.

Reasoning Practice Questions (DECHIPHERING MESSAGE WORD CODES) :

Enhance your reasoning skills with free, detailed reasoning practice questions and answers. Perfect for SSC, IBPS, RRB, and other competitive exams preparation.

Question: In a code language, ‘mok dan sil’ means ‘nice big house’, ‘fit kon dan’ means ‘house is good’ and ‘warm tir fit’ means ‘cost is high’. Which word stands for ‘good’ in that language? ক’ড ভাষাত ‘mok dan sil’ৰ অৰ্থ হৈছে ‘nice big house’, ‘fit kon dan’ৰ অৰ্থ হৈছে ‘house is good’ আৰু ‘warm tir fit’ৰ অৰ্থ হৈছে ‘cost is high’। সেই ভাষাত কোনটো শব্দৰ অৰ্থ ‘good’?

(a) mok

(b) dan

(c) fit

(d) kon

Question: In a certain language, ‘pre nat bis’ means ‘smoking is harmful’, ‘vog dor nat’ means ‘avoid harmful habiť and ‘dor bis yel’ means ‘please avoid smoking’. Which of the following means ‘habit’ in that language? এটা নিৰ্দিষ্ট ভাষাত ‘pre nat bis’ৰ অৰ্থ হৈছে ‘smoking is harmful’, ‘vog dor nat’ৰ অৰ্থ হৈছে ‘avoid harmful habiť আৰু ‘dor bis yel’ৰ অৰ্থ হৈছে ‘please avoid smoking’। তলৰ কোনটোৰ অৰ্থ সেই ভাষাত ‘habit’?

(a) vog

(b) nat

(c) dor

(d) bis

(e) None of these

Question: In a certain coding system, ‘rbm std bro pus’ means ‘the cat is beautiful’, ‘tnh pus dim std’ means ‘the dog is brown’, ‘pus dim bro pus cus’ means ‘the dog has the cat’. What is the code for ‘has’?  এটা নিৰ্দিষ্ট ক’ডিং ব্যৱস্থাত ‘rbm std bro pus’ মানে ‘the cat is beautiful’, ‘tnh pus dim std’ মানে ‘the dog is brown’, ‘pus dim bro pus cus’ মানে ‘the dog has the cat’। ‘has’ ৰ ক’ড কি?

(a) Std

(b) dim

(c) bro

(d) cus

Question: In a certain code language, এটা নিৰ্দিষ্ট ক’ড ভাষাত,

(A) ‘mxy das zci’ means ‘good little frock’;

(B) ‘jmx cos zci’ means ‘girl behaves good’;

(C) ‘nug drs cos’ means ‘girl makes mischief;

(D) ‘das ajp cos’ means ‘little girl fell’.

Which word in that language stands for ‘frock’? সেই ভাষাৰ কোনটো শব্দই ‘frock’ৰ অৰ্থ বহন কৰে?

(a) zci

(b) das

(c) nvg

(d) ajp

(e) None of these

Question: If GOLD is coded as HOME, COME is coded as DONE and CORD is coded as DOSE, how would you code SONS? যদি GOLD ক HOME, COME ক DONE আৰু CORD ক DOSE হিচাপে ক’ড কৰা হয়, তেন্তে আপুনি SONS কেনেকৈ ক’ড কৰিব?

(a) ТРОТ

(b) TOOT

(c) TOOS

(d) TONT

Question: In a certain code, KAVERI is written as VAKIRE. How is MYSORE written in that code? এটা নিৰ্দিষ্ট ক’ডত KAVERI ক VAKIRE বুলি লিখা হয়। সেই ক’ডত MYSORE কেনেকৈ লিখা হয়?

(a) EROSYM

(b) SYMROE

(c) SYMEOR

(d) SMYERP

(e) None of these

Question: If the word PORTER can be coded as MBNZQN, how can REPORT be written? যদি PORTER শব্দটোক MBNZQN হিচাপে ক’ড কৰিব পাৰি তেন্তে REPORT কেনেকৈ লিখিব পাৰি?

(a) NQMNBZ

(b) NQMBNZ

(c) NBQMNZ

(d) NQBMNZ

Question: If A = 2, M = 26, Z = 52, then BET =?

(α) 44

(b) 54

(c) 64

(d) 72

Question: If DEER = 12215 and HIGH = 5645, how will you code HEEL? যদি DEER = 12215 আৰু HIGH = 5645 তেন্তে আপুনি HEEL কেনেকৈ ক’ড কৰিব?

(a) 2328

(b) 3449

(c) 4337

(d) 5229

Question: If ‘water’ is called ‘food’, ‘food’ is called ‘tree’, ‘tree’ is called ‘sky’, ‘sky’ is called ‘wall’, on which of the following grows a fruit? যদি ‘পানী’ক ‘খাদ্য’ বুলি কোৱা হয়, ‘খাদ্য’ক ‘গছ’, ‘গছ’ক ‘আকাশ’, ‘আকাশ’ক ‘বেৰ’ বুলি কোৱা হয়, তলৰ কোনটোৰ ওপৰত ফল লাগে?

(a) Water

(b) Food

(c) Sky

(d) Tree

(e) Wall

Question: If, in a language, ‘finger’ is called ‘toe’, ‘toe’ is called ‘foot’, ‘foot’ is called ‘thumb’, ‘thumb’ is called ‘ankle’, ‘ankle’ is called ‘palm’ and ‘palm’ is called ‘knee’, then in that language, what will an illiterate man put to mark his signatures? যদি কোনো ভাষাত ‘আঙুলি’ক ‘ভৰিৰ আঙুলি’, ‘ভৰিৰ আঙুলি’ক ‘ভৰি’, ‘ভৰি’ক ‘বুঢ়া আঙুলি’, ‘বুঢ়া আঙুলি’ক ‘গোৰোহা’, ‘গোৰোহা’ক ‘তালু’ আৰু ‘তালু’ক ‘আঁঠু’ বুলি কোৱা হয়, তেন্তে সেই ভাষাত এজন নিৰক্ষৰ মানুহে নিজৰ চহীত কি চিহ্নিত কৰিব?

(a) Toe ভৰিৰ আঙুলি

(b) Knee আঁঠু

(c) Thumb বুঢ়া আঙুলি

(d) Ankle গোৰোহা

Question: In a certain code language, ‘pen pencil’ is written as “$£’, ‘eraser sharpener’ is written as @#’ and ‘pencil eraser’ is written as ‘$@’. Then, what is the code for ‘pen’? এটা নিৰ্দিষ্ট ক’ড ভাষাত ‘পেন পেঞ্চিল’ক “$£’, ‘ইৰেজাৰ শ্বাৰপেনাৰ’ক @#’ আৰু ‘পেঞ্চিল ইৰেজাৰ’ক ‘$@’ বুলি লিখা হয়।তেন্তে, ‘পেন’ৰ ক’ড কি?

(a) #

(b) $

(c) @

(d) £

(e) None of these

Tips to Solve Reasoning Questions Effectively:

• Practice under timed conditions to simulate exam pressure.
• Focus on understanding concepts, not just memorizing answers.
• Attempt the easier questions first to secure quick marks.
• Review solutions thoroughly to avoid repeating mistakes.
• Regularly revisit challenging question types for mastery.

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