{"id":1276,"date":"2026-01-22T01:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postaladda.com\/mcq\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2026-02-09T00:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T00:44:08","slug":"analytical-reasoning-pa-sa-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postaladda.com\/mcq\/analytical-reasoning-pa-sa-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytical Reasoning- PA SA Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Analytical Reasoning- PA SA Exam -Practice high-quality MCQs for the PA SA Exam covering key postal rules, procedures, and current schemes. Ideal for quick revision and accurate self-assessment based on the latest syllabus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. If all cats are animals and all animals need food, which of the following is true?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) All animals are cats<br>B) All cats need food<br>C) Some animals are cats<br>D) No cats need food<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.If A is older than B, and B is older than C, who is the youngest?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) A<br>B) B<br>C) C<br>D) Cannot be determined<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  C<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. If today is Wednesday, what day will it be after 10 days?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Friday<br>B) Saturday<br>C) Sunday<br>D) Monday<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. If all chairs are furniture and all furniture is useful, which statement is correct?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) All useful things are chairs<br>B) All chairs are useful<br>C) Some furniture is not useful<br>D) No chair is useful<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. In a row of five people, R is to the left of S and T is to the right of S. Who is in the middle?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) R<br>B) T<br>C) S<br>D) Cannot be determined<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  C<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. If all fruits are sweet and apple is a fruit, then apple is:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Sour<br>B) Sweet<br>C) Bitter<br>D) Salty<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. If the price of a pen is \u20b910, what is the cost of 5 pens?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) \u20b940<br>B) \u20b945<br>C) \u20b950<br>D) \u20b955<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  C<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. A man walks 10 m east, then 10 m west. How far is he from the starting point?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 0 m<br>B) 10 m<br>C) 20 m<br>D) 5 m<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: A<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Which number comes next in the series? 5, 10, 15, 20, __<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 30<br>B) 20<br>C) 25<br>D) 35<br><\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: C<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. If 3 books cost \u20b990, what is the cost of 1 book?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) \u20b920<br>B) \u20b925<br>C) \u20b930<br>D) \u20b935<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: C<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1<strong>1. If all dogs are animals and some animals are pets, which of the following is true?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) All dogs are pets.<br>B) Some dogs are pets.<br>C) No dogs are pets.<br>D) All animals are dogs<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1<strong>2. A group of friends consists of six people: A, B, C, D, E, and F. If A is taller than B, and C is taller than A but shorter than D, who is the shortest among the group?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) A<br>B) B<br>C) E<br>D) F<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1<strong>3. If P > Q and Q > R, which of the following must be true?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) P = R<br>B) P > R<br>C) Q > P<br>D) R > P<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>14. If all pens are books and all books are pencils, which of the following statements is true?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) All pens are pencils.<br>B) Some pens are pencils.<br>C) All pencils are books.<br>D) No pen is a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: A<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>15. If A is the father of B, and B is the daughter of C, how is A related to C?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Brother and sister<br>B) Husband and wife<br>C) Father and mother<br>D) Brother-in-law and sister-in-law<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">16. <strong>If all flowers are trees, and all trees are plants, which of the following is true?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) All plants are flowers.<br>B) Some plants are trees.<br>C) All trees are flowers.<br>D) All flowers are plants.<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: D<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>17. A man gives a gift to his friend on his birthday, but the gift is returned to the man a few days later. What can be inferred from this?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) The man and the friend are related.<br>B) The man did not like the gift.<br>C) The man and the friend have exchanged gifts.<br>D) The man\u2019s friend is not his friend anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: C<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>18. In a family, there are two fathers, two sons, and a grandfather. How many people are in the family?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 4<br>B) 5<br>C) 6<br>D) 3<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">19.<strong>Which of the following is the next number in the sequence? 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, __?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 42<br>B) 36<br>C) 48<br>D) 50<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: A<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">20.<strong>In a sequence of numbers, 4, 16, 64, 256, what is the next number?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 512<br>B) 1024<br>C) 128<br>D) 4096<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">21. <strong>A man is 25 years older than his son. In 5 years, the man will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 5<br>B) 10<br>C) 15<br>D) 20<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: C<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>22. If all doctors are surgeons, and some surgeons are nurses, which of the following is true?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) All doctors are nurses.<br>B) Some doctors are nurses.<br>C) No doctors are nurses.<br>D) All nurses are surgeons<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: B<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">23.<strong> In a class, there are 10 boys and 20 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 1:2<br>B) 1:3<br>C) 2:3<br>D) 1:5<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: A<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">24. <strong> <strong>If in a race, John finishes 3rd, and Mike finishes ahead of John but behind Richard, what position does Richard finish in?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 1st<br>B) 2nd<br>C) 4th<br>D) 5th<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: A<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">25.<strong>A clock shows the time as 6:00. 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