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Reasoning Ability for UPSSSC PET

UPSSSC PET sets 5 Reasoning Ability questions for 5 marks in the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET), so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

5 questions5 marks1 topics

How to approach Reasoning Ability in UPSSSC PET

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 UPSSSC PET stage, from the official pattern.

StageQuestionsMarksTimeShare
Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)55—5%

Reasoning Ability syllabus for UPSSSC PET

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

  • Largest and smallest, order and ranking, blood relations, odd one out, calendar and clock, coding-decoding

Sample Reasoning Ability questions with solutions

Written to the UPSSSC PET 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.

Seating arrangement · solved example

6 people — P, Q, R, S, T, U — sit around a circular table facing the centre. "To the right" means the next seat in the clockwise direction. R sits 2nd to the right of T (clockwise). R sits 5th to the right of P (clockwise). Q sits 5th to the right of R (clockwise). S sits 4th to the right of T (clockwise).

Who sits 5th to the right (clockwise) of T?

  • V
  • T
  • R
  • Q
  • UCorrect

Solution

The clockwise order is S, U, T, Q, R, P (and repeating), so the person 5th to the right of T is U.

Order and ranking · solved example

In a class of 40 students, Rahul ranks 12th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom?

  • 29Correct
  • 28
  • 30
  • 27

Solution

Rank from bottom = total − rank from top + 1 = 40 − 12 + 1 = 29.

Scheduling puzzle · solved example

Five people A, B, C, D and E have meetings on five consecutive days from Monday to Friday, one meeting each day. C has a meeting on Monday. E's meeting is exactly in the middle of the week. A's meeting is the day after C's. B's meeting is scheduled before D's.

How many meetings are scheduled between A's meeting and D's meeting?

  • One
  • TwoCorrect
  • Three
  • Four
  • None

Solution

A is on Tuesday and D is on Friday. The meetings on Wednesday (E) and Thursday (B) fall between them, so exactly two meetings are scheduled in between.

Coding-decoding · solved example

In a certain code, each letter is moved 2 places forward in the alphabet. How is "MOON" written in that code?

  • QSSR
  • OQQPCorrect
  • NPPO
  • PRRQ
  • RTTS

Solution

Moving every letter of MOON 2 places forward gives OQQP.

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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 UPSSSC PET mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

  • UPSSSC PET: 30-question practice mock

    30 questions | 30 min

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  • UPSSSC PET: full-length mock (85 questions)

    85 questions | 1 hr 42 min

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Frequently asked questions

How many Reasoning Ability questions are asked in UPSSSC PET?

UPSSSC PET PET 2026 sets 5 Reasoning Ability questions for 5 marks in the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET).

Is there negative marking for Reasoning Ability in UPSSSC PET?

Yes. UPSSSC PET deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, Reasoning Ability included, so unsure guesses cost you. One-fourth (0.25) mark is deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.

Which Reasoning Ability topics matter most for UPSSSC PET?

The UPSSSC PET syllabus lists Largest and smallest, order and ranking, blood relations, odd one out, calendar and clock, coding-decoding. 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 UPSSSC PET 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 UPSSSC PET mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.