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Reasoning Ability for Coast Guard Navik (GD)

Coast Guard Navik (GD) sets 10 Reasoning Ability questions for 10 marks in the Stage I — Computer Based Test, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

10 questions10 marks3 topics

How to approach Reasoning Ability in Coast Guard Navik (GD)

The puzzles and seating arrangements carry the most marks and take the most time, so the skill is choosing which set to attempt and which to leave. Clear the quick scoring topics — inequality, syllogism, coding-decoding, blood relations — first, then spend the remaining time on one or two puzzles you can actually finish.

Weightage in the paper

How much Reasoning Ability is worth in each Coast Guard Navik (GD) stage, from the official pattern.

StageQuestionsMarksTimeShare
Stage I — Computer Based Test1010—9%

Reasoning Ability syllabus for Coast Guard Navik (GD)

Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.

  • Analogies, series and classification
  • Coding-decoding, blood relations and direction sense
  • Spatial and non-verbal reasoning

Sample Reasoning Ability questions with solutions

Written to the Coast Guard Navik (GD) pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.

Coding-decoding · solved example

In a certain code, each letter is moved 1 place backward in the alphabet. How is "GOLD" written in that code?

  • FNKCCorrect
  • EMJB
  • HPME
  • QYVN
  • GOLD

Solution

Moving every letter of GOLD 1 place backward gives FNKC.

Order and ranking · solved example

In a class of 45 students, a boy ranks 20th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom?

  • 26Correct
  • 25
  • 27
  • 24

Solution

Rank from the bottom = 45 − 20 + 1 = 26.

Ranking · solved example

In a class of 19 students, a boy ranks 11th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom?

  • 9Correct
  • 7
  • 17
  • 1
  • 11

Solution

Rank from bottom = total − rank from top + 1 = 19 − 11 + 1 = 9.

Mathematical operations · solved example

If '#' means +, '¤' means − and '&' means ×, then find the value of: 10 & 3 # 5.

  • 33
  • 45
  • 25
  • 35Correct
  • 37

Solution

Substituting the symbols: 10 × 3 + 5 = 30 + 5 = 35.

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Practise Reasoning Ability

Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.

Sit Reasoning Ability under a real clock

Reasoning Ability shows up in every Coast Guard Navik (GD) mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

  • Coast Guard Navik (GD): 30-question practice mock

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  • Coast Guard Navik (GD): full-length mock (110 questions)

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Frequently asked questions

How many Reasoning Ability questions are asked in Coast Guard Navik (GD)?

Coast Guard Navik (GD) CGEPT 2026 sets 10 Reasoning Ability questions for 10 marks in the Stage I — Computer Based Test.

Is there negative marking for Reasoning Ability in Coast Guard Navik (GD)?

No. The Coast Guard Navik (GD) written stage carries no negative marking, so it is worth attempting every Reasoning Ability question you can.

Which Reasoning Ability topics matter most for Coast Guard Navik (GD)?

The Coast Guard Navik (GD) syllabus lists Analogies, series and classification, Coding-decoding, blood relations and direction sense, Spatial and non-verbal reasoning. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.

How can I practise Reasoning Ability for Coast Guard Navik (GD) free?

Every Reasoning Ability question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the Coast Guard Navik (GD) mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.