Free Reasoning Questions for BEL Graduate Engineers Exam

Free Reasoning Questions for BEL Graduate Engineers Exam
BEL graduate engineer Sample practice paper Reasoning
Directions: ( 1-2): The sentence given below has been called ‘statement’ (A) and the second sentence given below it has been called ‘Reason’ (R). Find out which ones of the following choices (in Qs. I and Qs. 2) are correct.

1. Statement (A): Robert Clive defeated Slraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
Reason (R): The army of Clive was the best and it followed the best strategic policy.
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) A is incorrect but R is correct
Ans. (a)

2. Statement (A): The Hoyesala sculptures have highly detailed descriptions and ornamentation.
Reason (R): Hoyesala sculptures are soft; these have been created in a Chloristic Schism
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) A is incorrect hut R is correct
Ans. (c)

3. State which are of the actions would be most suitable in the situation that has been described below.
Situation: The incessant rains, which have been continuing for the past several days, have created the problem of deluge; that is because the river bed is full of silt and mud.
Actions:
I. The people living close to the river should be transferred to a safer place.
II. People should be given information about the imminent danger on radio/television
III. Immediately after the reduction of water level of the river, the silt and mud should be removed from the river bed.
(a) Only I and II follow
(b) Only II and III follow
(c) None of these follows
(d) All of these follow
Ans. (d)

Directions: (Qs. Nos. 4 to 6): In each of the question given below, two or three Statements have been given. Below each of these Statements, two Conclusions, marked as (A) and (B), have been given. You should assume the given Statement to be true, even if these may seem to be different from the commonly known facts and then, decide which one of the Conclusions can be logically drawn from the statements by ignoring the commonly known facts.
Give answer
(a) If only Conclusion (A) follows
(b) If only Conclusion (B) follows
(c) If either Conclusion (A) or Conclusion (B) follows
(d) If neither Conclusion (A) nor Conclusion (B) follows.

4. Statements:
I. Some kites are horses.
II. All the horses are dogs.
Conclusions:
(A) All the dogs are horses
(B) Some horses are dogs
Ans. (b)

5. Statements:
I. All papers arc pencils.
II. All pencils are erasers.
Conclusions:
(A) Some erasers are papers
(B) Some pencils are not papers
Ans. (d)

6. Statements:
I. All the elements are birds.
II. All the birds are cows.
Conclusions:
(A) Some cows are birds.
(B) Some elephants are cows.
Ans. (d)

Directions (Qs. Nos. 7 to 12): In the questions given below one or more than one Conclusions have been given after some Statements. Select that alternative in which, the drawn conclusions are correct.

7. Statements:
I. All the offices remain closed on Saturdays
II. Raju is an assistant in the office.
Conclusions:
(a) Raju will not go to the office
(b) Raju goes to the office on Saturdays because he is an assistant
(c) Raju is an assistant in a government’ office
(d) Raju does not go to his office on Saturdays
The correct conclusions are
(a) Only conclusion A follows
(b) Only conclusion B follows
(c) Both conclusion A and conclusion B follow
(d) Neither conclusion A nor conclusion B follows
Ans. (d)

8. Statements:
I. No pen is hen.
II. Some hens are healthy.
Conclusions:
(A) No pen is healthy
(B) No healthy thing is pen
The correct conclusion are
(a) Only conclusion A follows
(b) Only conclusion B follows
(c) Both conclusion A and conclusion B follow
(d) Neither conclusion A nor conclusion B follows
Ans. (d)

9. Statements:
I. All the students passed the examination.
II. Some students are girls.
Conclusions:
A. Some boys passed the examination
B. All the girl students failed in the examination
C. None of the boys passed the examination
D. None of the girl students failed in the examination
The correct conclusions are
(a) Only conclusion A follows
(b) Only conclusion B follows
(c) Both conclusion A and conclusion B follow
(d) Neither conclusion A nor conclusion B follows
Ans. (c)

10. Statements:
I. All the servants are masters.
II. All the masters are cruel.
Conclusions:
A. All servants are cruel
B. All the cruel persons are servants.
The correct conclusions are
(a) Only conclusion A follows
(b) Only conclusion B follows
(c) Both conclusion A and conclusion B follow.
(d) Neither conclusion A nor conclusion B follows
Ans. (d)

11. Statements:
I. No liquor is in sweet.
II. Some liquors are fragrant.
Conclusions:
(A) No sweet thing is fragrant
(B) No fragrant thing is sweet
The correct conclusions are
(a) Only conclusion A follows
(b) Only conclusion B follows
(c) Both conclusion A and conclusion B follow
(d) Neither conclusion A nor conclusion B follows
Ans. (d)

12. Statements:
I. All the bats are balls.
II. No ball is wicket.
Conclusions:
(A) No bat is wicket
(B) All wickets are bats
The correct conclusions are
(a) Only conclusion A follows
(b) Only conclusion B follows
(c) Both conclusion A and conclusion B follow
(d) Neither conclusion A nor conclusion B follows.
Ans. (a)

13. AK, EO, IS, ?, QA, UE
(a) LV
(b) MW
(c) NX
(d) LW
Ans. (b)

14. Five students participated in an examination for getting scholarship. Sudha got more marks than Pooja. Kavita got less marks than Suma but more marks than Sudha. Mamta got marks in between the marks of Pooja and Sudha. Who got the least marks in the examination?
(a) Kavita
(b) Pooja
(c) Mamta
(d) Suma
Ans. (b)

15. Statements: Soldiers serve their country.
Conclusions:
(a) Those who serve their country, are soldiers
(b) Women do not serve their country because they are not soldiers
(c) Generally, men serve their country
(d) Some men, who are soldiers, serve their country
Ans. (d)

16. Statements: Most of the students have exceptional abilities.
Conclusions:
(a) Some students have exceptional abilities
(b) There is no student who is not exceptional
(c) There are some students who have less than average abilities
(d) All the students have exceptional abilities
Ans. (c)

17. If ‘+‘ means ‘divide’, ‘—‘ means ‘equal’, ‘x’ means add’, ÷ means “is greater than”, ‘=‘ means “is less than”, ‘>‘ means ‘multiply’ and ‘<‘means ‘subtract’, then which one of the following choices is correct? (a) 5 + 2 x 1 = 3 + 4 > 1
(b) 5>2 x 1—3 > 4 < 1 (c) 5 x 2 < 1—3 < 4 x 1 (d) 5 < 2 x 1—3 > 4 x 1
Ans. (c)

18. In a row of 16 boys, when Prakash moved two places to his left, then he came at seventh place from the left. What was his place in the row from the right before this change?
(a) Twelfth
(b) Tenth
(c) Fourteenth
(d) Eighth
Ans. (b)

19. If the 11th day of a month is Saturday, which of the following days will occur five times in that month?
(a) Sunday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Saturday
(d) Friday
Ans. (d)

20. If South-West becomes North-East become?
(a) West
(b) South-West
(c) South
(d) North-West
Ans. (a)

21. I am facing north which of the following sequence of turnings will NOT lead me to face west?
(a) Left, Left; Right, Right; Right, Right, .Right
(b) Right, Right; Right, Right; Left, Right, Left
(c) Right, Right; Left, Right; Right, Left, Left
(d) Right, Left; Left, Right; Right, Left, Left
Ans. (c)

22. If 425 = 22, 648 = 52 and 741 = 11; what is 538=?
(a) 33
(b) 42
(c) 43
(d) 15
Ans. (c)

23. There is a common property shared by all the four numbers given below. Four clues are given to find out the common property. Find out which clue helps you to identify the common property
Numbers: 5730, 4724, 6312, 8316
Clues:
(a) All the four digits.
(b) First two digits
(c) First two and the last two digits
(d) First and third and second and fourth digits
Ans. (c)

24. Find out the missing member in the sequence:
Red, Blue,…….. Yellow
(a) Green
(b) Orange
(c) Yellow
(d) Indigo
Ans. (a)

25. In a queue to 70 persons at the fee counter of a college Mohan’s position from the window is 54th .How many persons are behind him?
(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 16
(d) 18
Ans. (c)