LOGICAL REASONING

WORD GROUP CATEGORIZATION

QUESTIONS

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Directions for Q1 to Q30: Choose the answer option that arranges
the given set of words in the 'most' meaningful order. The words when
put in order should make logical sense according to size, quality,
occurrence of events, value, appearance, nature, process et(c)

1. 1. Country 2. Furniture 3. Forest

4. Wood 5. Trees
(a) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 (b) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 (d) 5, 2, 3, 1, 4

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2. 1. Cut 2. Put on 3. Mark
4. Measure 5. Stitch
(a) 4,3, 1, 5, 2 (b) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

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3. 1. Lion 2. Dog 3. Duck
4. Insect 5. Deer
(a) 4,2,3,5,1 (b) 4,2,3,1,5
(c) 4,3,2,5,1 (d) 4,3,2,1,5

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4. 1. Key 2. Door 3. Lock
4. Room 5. Light-on
(a) 5, 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
(c)1, 2, 3, 5, 4 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

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5. 1. Dress 2. Yarn 3. Cotton
4. Stitching 5. Plant
(a) 5, 3, 2, 4, 1 (b) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4
(c) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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6. 1. Vegetables 2. Energy
3. Food 4. Cook
5. Eat
(a) 13452 (b) 14352 (c) 43512 (d) 43521

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7. 1. Education 2. Promotion
3. Birth 4. Retirement
5. Job
(a) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2 (b) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 (d) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4

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8. 1. Probation 2. Interview
3. Selection 4. Appointment letter
5. Advertisement 6. Application
(a) 5, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1 (c) 5, 6, 4, 2, 3, 1
(b) 5, 6, 3, 2, 4, 1 (d) 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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9. 1. Cry 2. Mother 3. Food
4. Hungry5. Child
(a) 5, 4, 1, 2, 3 (b) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3
(c) 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 (d) 5, 1, 4, 3, 2

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10. 1. Shoulder 2. Elbow 3. Palm
4. Finger 5. Wrist
(a) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 (b) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4
(c) 1, 2, 5, 3, 4 (d) 2, 5, 4, 3, 1

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11. 1. Phrase 2. Word
3. Sentence 4. Para
(a) 2, 1, 4, 3 (b) 2,1, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4

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12. 1. Birth 2. Education 3. Funeral
4. Marriage 5. Death
(a) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3 (b) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3, 5 (d) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3

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13. 1. Windows 2. Walls 3. Floor
4. Foundation 5. Roof 6. Room
(a) 4, 1, 5, 6, 2, 3 (b) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 6
(c) 4, 3, 5, 6, 2, 1 (d) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 6

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14. 1. Country 2. District 3. State
4. Village 5. Continent
(a) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (b) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1, 5 (d) 2, 1, 3, 5, 4

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15.1. Plant 2. Fruit
3. Seed 4. Flower
(a) 3, 2, 4, 1 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4

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16.1. Frog 2. Eagle
3. Grasshopper
4. Snake 5. Grass
(a) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4 (b) 3, 4, 2, 5, 1
(c) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1

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17.1. Atomic Age 2. Metallic Age
3. Stone Age 4. Alloy Age
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 (b) 3, 2, 4, 1
(c) 2, 3, 1, 4 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1

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18. 1. Index 2. Contents 3. Title
4. Chapters 5. Introduction
(a) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4 (b) 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
(c) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1

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19.1. Gold 2. Iron 3. Sand
4. Platinum 5. Diamond
(a) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1 (b) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
(c) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2 (d) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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20. 1. Euphoria 2. Happiness
3. Ambivalence 4. Ecstasy
5. Pleasure
(a) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
(c) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4 (d) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5

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21.1. Puberty 2. Adulthood
3. Childhood 4. Infancy
5. Senescence
(a) 5, 2, 3, 4, 1 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 (d) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5

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22. 1. Grain 2. Plant
3. Sandwich 4. Bread
5. Dough
(a) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3 (b) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
(c) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3 (d) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3

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23. 1. Never 2. Sometimes
3. Generally 4. Seldom
5. Always
(a) 5, 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4 (d) 5, 3, 2, 4, 1

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24. 1. Boil 2. Sugar 3. Kettle
4. Water 5. Tea leaves
(a) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2 (b) 3, 4, 1, 5, 2
(c) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2 (d) 3, 4, 5, 1, 2

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25. 1. Kaziranga sanctuary 2. Asia
3. Rhinoceros 4. India
5. Assam
(a) 2, 4, 1, 3, 5 (b) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 (d) 2, 4, 5, 1, 3

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26. 1. Divide 2. Divisions 3. Devine
4. Divest 5. Direct
(a) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2 (b) 5, 4, 1, 3, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (d) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2

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27. 1. Bound 2. Bonus 3. Bunch
4. Board 5. But
(a) 1, 4, 2, 3, 5 (b) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5 (d) 4, 3, 5, 2, 1

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28. 1. Necrology 2. Necromancy
3. Necropolis 4. Necrophilia
5. Neighbour
(a) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5 (b) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5 (d) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5

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29. 1. Aqueous 2. Aquarium
3. Aquiline 4. Aquatic
5. Arrive
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(c) 2, 4, 1, 3, 5 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2, 5

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30. 1. Enigma 2. Enjoy 3. Enjoin
4. Enlarge 5. Engulf
(a) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1 (b) 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 5, 1, 2, 4, 3 (d) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3

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WORD GROUP CATEGORIZATION
QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXERCISE
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
1. (a) Treachery (b) Fraud
(c) Deceit (d) Swindle
(e) Morbid

2. (a) Feathers (b) Tentacles

(c) Scales (d) Pseudopodia
(e) Flagella
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
3. (a) Pine (b) Fir
(c) Banyan (d) Deodar
(e) Spruce

4. (a) Decantation (b) Filtration

(c) Centrifugation (d) Sublimation
(e) Condensation
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
5. (a) Goitre (b) Typhoid
(c) Rickets (d) Anaemia
(e) Scurvy

6. (a) Nephrology (b) Entomology

(c) Astrology (d) Mycology
(e) Pathology
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
7. (a) Rigveda (b) Yajurveda
(c) Atharvaveda (d) Ayurveda
(e) Samveda

8. (a) Potassium (b) Silicon

(c) Zirconium (d) Gallium
(e) Germanium
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
9. (a) Oyster (b) Clam
(c) Scallop (d) Mussel

10. (a) Deck (b) Quay

(c) Stern (d) Bow
(e) Mast
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
11. (a) Chameleon (b) Crocodile
(c) Alligator (d) Locust
(e) Salamander

12. (a) Sheep (b) Gazelle

(c) Ibex (d) Shrew
(e) Tapir
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
13. (a) Record (b) Shorthand
(c) Morse (d) Codes
(e) Semaphore

14. (a) Blaze (b) Glint

(c) Simmer (d) Shimmer
(e) Glimmer
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
15. (a) Verse (b) Rhyme
(c) Couplet (d) Rhetoric
(e) Stanza

16. (a) Mandible (b) Rib

(c) Sternum (d) Ulna
(e) Pinna
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
17. (a) Gasoline (b) Methane
(c) Asphalt (d) Paraffin wax
(e) Diesel

18. (a) Cancel (b) Change

(c) Repeal (d) Revoke
(e) Rescind
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
19. (a) Gorges (b) Bars
(c) Canyons (d) Meanders
(e) Rapids

20.(a) Hydrazine (b) Warfarin

(c) Malathion (d) Agrosan
(e) Sulphur
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
21. (a) Thiamine (b) Niacin
(c) Trypsin (d) Riboflavin
(e) Ascorbic acid

22. (a) Birch (b) Spruce

(c) Cedar (d) Maple
(e) Ebony
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
23. (a) Kwashiorkor (b) Cretinism
(c) Marasmus (d) Goitre
(e) Osteomalacia

24. (a) Sandstone (b) Basalt

(c) Granite (d) Pumice
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
25. (a) Attlee (b) Bevin
(c) Chamberlain (d) Churchill

26. (a) Albatross (b) Ostrich

(c) Pelican (d) Penguin

27. (a) Beaches (b) Lagoons

(c) Bars (d) Moraines
Choose the word which is different from the rest.
28. (a) Malaria (b) Plague
(c) Dengue (d) Tetanus

29. (a) Colt (b) Sty

(c) Stable (d) Kennel

30. (a) Keats (b) Wordsworih

(c) Tolstoy (d) Ghalib
(e) Tagore