Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning- OIR Test in SSB-samples

100+ must-practice OIR questions across Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning sections, covering all key topics asked in the Services Selection Board (SSB) OIR Test.


🧠 Verbal Reasoning (60 Questions)

1. Alphabet Series (10 Questions)

  1. A, C, E, G, ?
  2. Z, X, V, T, ?
  3. B, D, G, K, ?
  4. AZ, BY, CX, DW, ?
  5. M, N, O, P, ?, R
  6. A, E, I, M, ?, U
  7. C, F, I, ?, O
  8. Z, Y, W, T, ?, M
  9. A, B, D, G, K, ?
  10. D, H, L, P, ?

2. Number Series (10 Questions)

  1. 2, 4, 8, 16, ?
  2. 5, 11, 17, 23, ?
  3. 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
  4. 20, 18, 15, 11, ?
  5. 3, 6, 18, 72, ?
  6. 10, 20, 30, 50, ?
  7. 7, 14, 28, 56, ?
  8. 121, 144, 169, 196, ?
  9. 3, 5, 9, 17, ?
  10. 100, 81, 64, 49, ?

3. Coding-Decoding (10 Questions)

  1. If CAT = DBU, then DOG = ?
  2. If FLOW = GMPX, then WIND = ?
  3. In a code, MONKEY is written as NPMOFZ. How is DONKEY written?
  4. If TABLE = UBCMF, then CHAIR = ?
  5. If MANGO = NZOHQ, then PEACH = ?
  6. If GARDEN = IBTFGP, then PLANTS = ?
  7. If B = 2, CAT = ?
  8. If BOOK = 43, then PEN = ?
  9. If SKY = 55, then SUN = ?
  10. If LION = 1234, then NOIL = ?

4. Blood Relations (5 Questions)

  1. Pointing to a photo, Ramesh says, “He is the son of my father’s only son.” Who is in the photo?
  2. A is the mother of B. B is the brother of C. How is C related to A?
  3. X is the father of Y. Y is the brother of Z. Z is the son of W. How is W related to X?
  4. A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. E is D’s mother. How is E related to A?
  5. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the woman?

5. Direction Sense (5 Questions)

  1. Ravi walks 10m north, turns right, walks 5m, turns right again, and walks 10m. Which direction is he facing?
  2. Priya starts facing east, turns left, then right, then left. Which direction is she now facing?
  3. Ram walks 6m north, 3m east, 4m south, then 3m west. How far is he from the starting point?
  4. A man walks 10m south, then 5m east, and finally 5m north. Find his final position relative to the start.
  5. A person is facing north. He turns 135° clockwise, then 180° anti-clockwise. Which direction is he now facing?

6. Analogy (5 Questions)

  1. Foot : Shoe :: Hand : ?
  2. Bird : Nest :: Bee : ?
  3. Book : Pages :: Letter : ?
  4. Water : Thirst :: Food : ?
  5. Nurse : Hospital :: Teacher : ?

7. Odd One Out (5 Questions)

  1. Apple, Banana, Tomato, Mango
  2. Dog, Cat, Elephant, Lizard
  3. Pen, Pencil, Eraser, Marker
  4. Iron, Silver, Steel, Wood
  5. Bus, Train, Boat, Car

8. Jumbled Words (5 Questions)

  1. Arrange the letters: A P P L E
  2. RAEHT => ? (Hint: body part)
  3. RETAW => ?
  4. ANMIGO => ? (Country)
  5. RKMAE => ? (Profession)

9. Miscellaneous Reasoning (5 Questions)

  1. Complete the analogy: 1 : 4 :: 2 : ?
  2. If 1=3, 2=5, 3=7, then 4=?
  3. Arrange in logical order: Leaf, Tree, Seed, Plant, Fruit
  4. Find the missing number: 9 + 3 = 12, 7 + 5 = 30, 8 + 6 = ?
  5. Which word does not belong? Horse, Donkey, Cow, Lion

🧩 Non-Verbal Reasoning (40+ Questions)

1. Figure Series (10 Questions)

61–70. Identify the next figure in the sequence involving:

  • Rotating shapes
  • Increasing number of elements
  • Alternating shading
  • Flipping patterns (Use diagram-based question banks for this type)

2. Figure Analogy (5 Questions)

71–75. Choose the image that completes the analogy:

  • Figure A is to B, then Figure C is to ? (These are visual analogies involving transformations)

3. Odd One Out (5 Questions)

76–80. Choose the image which differs from the others:

  • All figures except one follow a common pattern, symmetry, or structure.

4. Mirror Images (5 Questions)

81–85. Find the correct mirror image:

  • Simple line diagrams with left-right reversal
  • Alphabets and numbers reversed in a mirror

5. Water Images (2 Questions)

86–87. Find the water reflection of:

  • Triangle + Circle shapes
  • Letters/Numbers

6. Embedded Figures (3 Questions)

88–90. Find which image contains the given shape hidden inside it.

7. Paper Folding/Cutting (5 Questions)

91–95. Predict the outcome after:

  • A paper is folded and holes are punched
  • A paper is folded and cut

8. Pattern Completion (5 Questions)

96–100. Find the missing section in a symmetric pattern grid or matrix.


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