CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 9 Previous Year Paper

Q.1

In the following series, replace the question mark (?) with the suitable option:

3.5, 7, 10, 14, 19, ?

Q.2

A boy goes to market and finds a man who is his relative. The man is the husband of the sister of his father. How is man related to the boy?

Q.3

Find the missing terms in the given series:

T49S64, R81Q100, P121O144, ?

Q.4

In this question, the relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statement is followed by two conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer:

Statements: H > J, F < H, I ≤ J = K
Conclusions: (i) H > I, (ii) I ≥ F

Q.5

In the following question, find the figure out of the answer choices figures, that can be formed by joining the pieces given in the question figure:

Q.6

If all the vowels of the word “GOVERNMENT” are removed and the remaining letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, then which of the following letters will be sixth from the left end?

Q.7

In making decisions about important question, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. The question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?

Statement- Should there be only two political parties in India?
Arguments
I. Yes, in many developed countries there are only two political parties.
II. No, Indian electorate is not mature to select between only two political parties.

Q.8

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement:
Input: pages 28 empty 24 8 book hide 29 lost 23
Step I: 8 28 empty 24 book hide 29 lost 23 pages
Step II: 8 29 28 empty 24 book hide 23 lost pages
Step III: 8 29 24 28 empty book 23 hide lost pages
Step IV: 8 29 24 23 28 book empty hide lost pages
And Step IV is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in the following question the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: tears 11 emerge 54 18 again know 49 zebra 24 move 33 64 look

In step III, which of the following element will be fourth from the right end?

Q.9

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input : 29 own 18 down 37 13 low east 46 pick 26 alarm
Step I : alarm 46 29 own 18 down 13 low east 46 pick 26
Step II : alarm 46 east 34 own 18 down 13 low 46 pick 26
Step III: alarm 46 east 34 own 18 18 down low 46 pick 26
Step IV : alarm 46 east 34 own 18 pick 13 down low 46 26
Step V : alarm 46 east 34 own 18 pick 13 low 21 down 46
Step VI : alarm 46 east 34 own 18 pick 13 low 21 down 41
Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement.
As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in the following question the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: 28 upon 19 flow 41 38 India melt 16 eat cream 31 quick

Which word/number would be at the fifth position from right end in step IV?

Q.10

In the following question, some groups of letters are given, all of which except one, share a common similarity while one is different. Select the odd one: