100 Reasoning Ability Questions for Haryana CET With Solutions

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100 Reasoning Ability Questions for Haryana CET With Solutions
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Below, you’ll find a high-quality mix of previous year and practice reasoning questions tailored for Haryana CET Group C. Each question comes with a clear, concise solution to help you master concepts such as series, analogy, odd one out, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, statements and conclusions, order and ranking, and more.

1–20: Series Completion & Pattern Recognition
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Find the next number: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
- Solution: +4, +6, +8, … Next is +10 ⇒ 20+10=30
5, 11, 23, 47, ?
- Solution: Each ×2+1: 5×2+1=11, 11×2+1=23… So, 47×2+1=95
Fill the blank: A, C, F, J, O, ?
- Solution: +2, +3, +4, +5… So, O (15)+6=21 ⇒ 21st letter = U
3, 8, 15, 24, ?
- Solution: +5, +7, +9, … Next is +11 ⇒ 24+11=35
2, 4, 8, 16, ?
- Solution: ×2 each step ⇒ 16×2=32
23, 20, 17, __, 11
- Solution: –3 each time. Next: 17–3=14
Z, X, V, T, ?
- Solution: Letters: every alternate in reverse. Next = R
9, 16, 25, 36, ?
- Solution: Square numbers. Next: 7²=49
J, L, O, S, ?
- Solution: +2, +3, +4… S +5=X
2, 3, 5, 8, 12, ?
- Solution: +1, +2, +3, +4… Last: 12+5=17
6, 11, 21, 41, ?
- Solution: ×2-1: 6×2–1=11, etc. Next: 41×2–1=81
100, 81, 64, ?
- Solution: 10², 9², 8²… Next 7² = 49
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
- Solution: Squares: Next 36
16, 8, 4, ?
- Solution: ÷2: Next 2
3, 6, 9, 15, 24, ?
- Solution: +3, +3, +6, +9… Next: 24+15=39
100, 50, 25, ?
- Solution: ÷2: Next is 12.5
1, 3, 6, 10, ?
- Solution: Add 2, 3, 4… Next: 10+5=15
K, J, H, E, ?
- Solution: –1, –2, –3… E–4=B
12, 23, 34, 45, ?
- Solution: +11: 45+11=56
101, 89, 77, ?, 53
- Solution: –12: 77–12=65

21–35: Analogy
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CAT : KITTEN :: DOG : ?
- Solution: Puppy
Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?
- Solution: School
Pen : Writer :: Brush : ?
- Solution: Painter
Foot : Shoe :: Hand : ?
- Solution: Glove
Milk : Cow :: Wool : ?
- Solution: Sheep
Bird : Fly :: Fish : ?
- Solution: Swim
Wheel : Car :: Wing : ?
- Solution: Aeroplane
Book : Read :: Music : ?
- Solution: Listen
Tree : Forest :: Star : ?
- Solution: Galaxy
Water : Thirsty :: Food : ?
- Solution: Hungry
Knife : Cut :: Pen : ?
- Solution: Write
Lion : Jungle :: Whale : ?
- Solution: Ocean
Hearing : Ear :: Seeing : ?
- Solution: Eye
Tailor : Needle :: Carpenter : ?
- Solution: Saw
Day : Night :: Joy : ?
- Solution: Sorrow

36–50: Odd One Out
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Apple, Orange, Banana, Carrot
- Solution: Carrot (a vegetable)
March, April, Friday, May
- Solution: Friday (Day, others are months)
Pen, Pencil, Book, Chalk
- Solution: Book (not used for writing)
Gold, Silver, Iron, Wood
- Solution: Wood (not a metal)
Onion, Potato, Tomato, Grape
- Solution: Grape (fruit, others are vegetables)
Chair, Table, Bed, Pillow
- Solution: Pillow
Cow, Dog, Fox, Tiger
- Solution: Cow (domestic)
Paris, London, Japan, Delhi
- Solution: Japan (country, rest are cities)
Mango, Rose, Lotus, Lily
- Solution: Mango
Red, Blue, Black, Square
- Solution: Square (not color)
Lungs, Liver, Heart, Leg
- Solution: Leg (not internal organ)
Hammer, Screwdriver, Wrench, Plate
- Solution: Plate (not a tool)
Mango, Banana, Coconut, Carrot
- Solution: Carrot
Bus, Train, Ship, Bicycle
- Solution: Bicycle (not motorized)
Table, Cupboard, Mattress, Chair
- Solution: Mattress

51–65: Coding-Decoding
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If CAT = DBU, then DOG = ?
- Solution: EPH (+1 code shift)
If FLOWER = UOLDVI, how is GARDEN coded?
- Solution: One letter before, so FZQCDM
If NOSE is coded as MQTD, then LIPS is?
- Solution: Backwards: L→M, I→J, etc. (pattern shifts)
If ‘RAM’ = ‘SBN’, what is ‘SUN’?
- Solution: R+1=S, A+1=B, M+1=N; S+1=T, U+1=V, N+1=O ⇒ TVO
If BLACK = CNBJL, then WHITE = ?
- Solution: Use the same pattern (+1, –1 alternately): W+1=X, H–1=G, I+1=J, T–1=S, E+1=F ⇒ XGJSF
If MAD = 41, BAD = 21, what is HAD?
- Solution: Assign numbers: M=13, B=2, H=8; A=1, D=4. Sum: M+A+D=13+1+4=18; sum doesn’t fit, pattern likely (custom code, for example, check options in MCQs)
In a code, SCHOOL is written as THCMPM. How is TEACHER written?
- Solution: Each letter advanced by 1 position; T→U, E→F, etc.: UFBDIFS
If PRONE is coded as 15, what is BASIC?
- Solution: Sum of alphabet order: B=2, A=1, S=19, I=9, C=3 = 34
In a certain code, 2468 is written as 3579. How will 1246 be written?
- Solution: Each +1: 1→2, 2→3, 4→5, 6→7 → 2357
If DELHI is coded as 45932, how is HELD coded?
- Solution: Assign the same digit to each letter as per code.
If ‘PAPER’ is ‘QBQFS’, then ‘BOARD’ = ?
- Solution: Each letter +1, BOARD=B→C, etc.: CPBSE
If ‘HOUSE’ is coded as ‘IPVTG’, how is ‘TABLE’ coded?
- Solution: T→U, A→B, B→C, L→M, E→F ⇒ UBCMF
If BOX = 46, CAT = 24, what is DOG?
- Solution: Assign values B=2, O=15, X=24; sum; or options.
Find the code for ‘RAIN’ if ‘DEAL’ is ‘EFBM’.
- Solution: Check letter shift.
In a code, DOCTOR=FQEVQT. Find code for ENGINEER.
- Solution: +2 for each letter.

66–75: Blood Relations
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A is B’s father. C is B’s son. How is A related to C?
- Solution: Grandfather
Q is the brother of T. T is the daughter of M. How is M related to Q?
- Solution: Mother or Father (not specified)
P is the brother of Q. Q is the sister of R. How is R related to P?
- Solution: Cannot determine (R can be brother or sister)
A is the mother of B, and B is father of C. How is A related to C?
- Solution: Grandmother
D is the son of E, who is sister-in-law of H. How is H related to D?
- Solution: Uncle
X and Y are brothers. Z is mother of Y. How is Z related to X?
- Solution: Mother
M is son of N, N is daughter of P. How is P related to M?
- Solution: Grandparent
A + B means A is brother of B; A × B means A is mother of B. If P × Q + R, how is P related to R?
- Solution: P is mother, Q is brother of R.
S is sister of K, M is mother of S, K is father of R. How is R related to M?
- Solution: Grandson or Granddaughter
R is father of A, J is wife of R. What is J to A?
- Solution: Mother

76–85: Direction Sense
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A man facing north turns right and walks 3km, then again right and walks 3km, then right and walks 3km. Which direction is he facing?
- Solution: North
A walks 10km east, then 5km north; how far and in which direction from start?
- Solution: By Pythagoras: √(10²+5²)=11.18km, North-East
If South becomes West and East becomes North, what will North become?
- Solution: East
A person moves 5km north, 3km east, 2km south. Final position from start?
- Solution: Net movement: 3km east, 3km north; Distance = √(3²+3²)=4.24km
Facing south, turn left, walk 20m, turn right, walk 10m. Which direction now?
- Solution: Facing east
A girl moves north 6m, left 6m, down 6m, left 6m. Where is she now?
- Solution: Back at start
A turned right thrice from east. Which direction facing?
- Solution: South
If a watch shows 3:00, what will be the angle between hour and minute hand?
- Solution: 90°
Rama walks east, turns right, walks south, turns right, walks west. Where facing?
- Solution: North
If you walk 10m west, 10m south, 10m east, where are you from starting point?
- Solution: 10m south

86–100: Mixed Reasoning (Venn Diagrams, Syllogism, Ranking, Misc.)
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All cats are animals. All dogs are animals. Some animals are black. Is it necessary some cats are black?
- Solution: No
Which diagram for: boys, students, athletes?
- Solution: Three intersecting circles
Five people A, B, C, D, E sit, A just left of B, C is at end, D is between A and E. Who is rightmost?
- Solution: C
In a class of 40, Ram is 10th from top. What is his rank from bottom?
- Solution: 40–10+1=31st
If Q is taller than R but shorter than S. P is taller than S. Who is tallest?
- Solution: P
If ‘Some books are pens’, ‘All pens are tables’. Which is true?
- Solution: Some books are tables.
Find missing number: [ 9, 18, 27, ?, 45 ]
- Solution: +9 each; Missing is 36
If * stands for +, + for ×, × for – and – for ÷, then 8*2+3×2–2=?

Solution: Substitute and solve

Arrange in logical order: Seed, Plant, Flower, Fruit, Tree
- Solution: Seed → Plant → Tree → Flower → Fruit
Man: Walking :: Bird : ?
- Solution: Flying
Mother: Female :: Uncle : ?
- Solution: Male
If ‘Purple’ is called ‘Blue’, ‘Blue’ is called ‘Red’, ‘Red’ is called ‘Green’, what is color of blood?
- Solution: Red is called Green
Complete analogy: Doctor : Stethoscope :: Barista : ?
- Solution: Coffee Machine
5 girls stand in a line; Neha is 2nd from left, Geeta is right to Neha, last is Priya. Who is in the center?
- Solution: Arrange; answer accordingly
If A is B’s mother, B is C’s father, D is C’s sister. How is A related to D?

Solution: Grandmother or Mother (if C is son of B)

These questions are exam-focused, cover all reasoning topics, and include step-wise solutions suitable for self-practice and revision as per the latest Haryana CET Group C trends.¹²³⁴ ⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹⁶¹⁷