The ability to reason logically is one of the possible measures of intelligence and this is where the inductive reasoning test comes in. This type of exam involves using specific observations or examples to make generalizations or draw conclusions.
If you want to pass the Civil Service Exam (CSE), prepare for this by trying to answer this free inductive reasoning test. Each question presents sets or series. Try to predict the next or missing object.
Inductive Reasoning reviewer
Question 1. 3 6 9 12 15
A. 2
B. 18
C. 22
D. 20
Question 2. C E G I K
A. L
B. M
C. N
D. O
Question 3. I K M O Q
A. R
B. T
C. S
D. P
Question 4. B D F H J
A. L
B. M
C. N
D. P
Question 5. 10 17 26 37
A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 52
Question 6. 37 50 65 82
A. 98
B. 99
C. 100
D. 101
Question 7. 3 9 5 25 8 64 12 144
A. 15
B. 17
C. 20
D. 16
Question 8. AB EF IJ MN
A. OP
B. PQ
C. QR
D. RS
Question 9. ZY WV TS QP
A. NM
B. ML
C. LK
D. KJ
Question 10. DC HG LK PO
A. OP
B. RQ
C. SR
D. TS
Question 11. 1 2 5 6 11 12 19 20
A. 25
B. 27
C. 29
D. 31
Question 12. 4 9 5 11 6 13 7 15
A. 19
B. 9
C. 8
D. 17
Question 13. 6 12 36 72 216
A. 250
B. 300
C. 400
D. 432
Question 14. A C C F F F
A. J
B. G
C. K
D. V
Question 15. 1 2 6 12 36
A. 50
B. 52
C. 70
D. 72
Question 16. H H L L P P T T
A. V
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
Question 17. E F H G I J
A. LK
B. JL
C. KM
D. MN
Question 18. 6 12 7 11 8 10
A. 13
B. 7
C. 10
D. 9
Question 19. A C F J O
A. T
B. U
C. S
D. R
Question 20. B DE GHI
A. MNDP
B. LMNO
C. JKLM
D. KLMN
Question 21. A B C D E F
A. J
B. I
C. H
D. G
Question 22. N O P Q R S
A. W
B. V
C. U
D. T
Question 23. 3 8 48 55 440
A. 448
B. 449
C. 450
D. 451
Question 24. 16 12 17 11 18
A. 7
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12
Question 25. 29 58 29 145 29
A. 231
B. 232
C. 233
D. 234
Question 26. MZ KX IV GT
A. ER
B. FS
C. DQ
D. CP
Question 27. LO KP JQ IR HS
A. GT
B. FU
C. EV
D. DW
Question 28. G F I H K
A. J
B. M
C. L
D. O
Question 29. AZ BY CX DW EV
A. GT
B. FU
C. HS
D. IR
Question 30. 396 384 370 354 336
A. 318
B. 314
C. 316
D. 315
Question 31. 15 17 18 21 22
A. 23
B. 25
C. 24
D. 26
Question 32. 7 21 14 42 42
A. 84
B. 96
C. 124
D. 126
Question 33. 314 321 322 330 332
A. 340
B. 341
C. 342
D. 343
Question 34. F21 H19 K16 O12 T7
A. A26
B. Z1
C. X3
D. B25
Question 35. I18 K16 M14 O12
A. P10
B. Q11
C. Q10
D. P11
Question 36. BO DQ FS HU JW
A. KX
B. IV
C. LY
D. MZ
Question 37. BC PQ EF ST
A. UJ
B. KL
C. VW
D. HI
Question 38. E4 G6 I8 K10 M12
A. O14
B. Q16
C. N14
D. L16
Question 39. DQ4 GT7 CP3 HU8 BO2
A. IV9
B. KX11
C. JW10
D. MZ13
Question 40. AN1 CP3 ER5 GT7 IV9 KX11
A. LY12
B. MZ13
C. JW10
D. HU8
Question 41. A1 C3 E5
A. F6
B. G7
C. J11
D. K19
Question 42. A26 C24 EF21
A. P12
B. H14
C. J17
D. L19
Question 43. J10 L12 N14
A. O15
B. P16
C. G14
D. U34
Question 44. 8R 6T 4V
A. 17J
B. 15E
C. 24W
D. 2X
Question 45. J1017 L1215 N1012
A. R125
B. P1611
C. T416
D. Q678
Question 46. AC FH KM
A. AB
B. EF
C. PR
D. VW
Question 47. 1516 1819 2122
A. 1716
B. 1115
C. 2324
D. 2425
Question 48. 1121 2242 3383
A. 4964
B. 6766
C. 4844
D. 4994
Question 49. aa33bb cc77dd ee1111ff
A. gg1516hh
B. gg1515hh
C. gg1717hh
D. gg1816hh
Question 50. b9b9 c7c7 d5d5
A. e3e2
B. e4e4
C. e2e2
D. e3e3
Answer key
| 1. B | 11. C | 21. D | 31. D | 41. B |
| 2. B | 12. C | 22. D | 32. D | 42. C |
| 3. C | 13. D | 23. B | 33. B | 43. B |
| 4. A | 14. A | 24. C | 34. B | 44. D |
| 5. D | 15. D | 25. B | 35. C | 45. B |
| 6. D | 16. B | 26. A | 36. C | 46. C |
| 7. B | 17. A | 27. A | 37. D | 47. D |
| 8. C | 18. D | 28. A | 38. A | 48. A |
| 9. A | 19. B | 29. B | 39. A | 49. B |
| 10. D | 20. D | 30. C | 40. B | 50. D |
