Verbal Reasoning — BPSC Previous Year Questions

5 questions from past BPSC papers, each with the correct answer and an explanation of why. Free to read — no signup.

How often it has appeared

Paper6768707170ReTotal
Verbal Reasoning2448422

Questions

71st Pre · 2026
Mukesh said "Rita is the mother of my son's wife's daughter". How is Mukesh related to Rita?
  1. Father
  2. Son-in-law
  3. Son
  4. Father-in-law
Why: Father-in-law.
71st Pre · 2026
Out of MICROSCOPE, TELESCOPE, STETHOSCOPE, PERISCOPE — find the different one.
  1. MICROSCOPE
  2. TELESCOPE
  3. STETHOSCOPE
  4. PERISCOPE
Why: Stethoscope is auditory; rest are visual.
71st Pre · 2026
Ram goes North, turns right, then right again, then left. Direction now?
  1. East
  2. South
  3. North
  4. West
Why: East.
70th Pre · 2024
COMPUTER is coded RFUVQNPC. How is MEDICINE coded?
  1. MFEDJOFM
  2. MFBDPDQF
  3. EOJDJEFM
  4. EOJDEJEM
Why: Reverse the word, keep the first and last letters, move every other letter one step forward. COMPUTER to RETUPMOC to RFUVQNPC; MEDICINE to ENICIDEM to EOJDJEFM.
70th Pre · 2024
How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
  1. 23
  2. 12
  3. 24
  4. 22
Why: 22 times in 24 hours.

Study these topics in order, and remember them

These questions are free to read. The app is the paid part, and it covers the whole exam rather than stopping at Prelims: 83 Prelims topics, 34 Mains topics across 5 papers, the interview, and 19 Bihar-specific topics — 94 chapters in reading order, each with a brief on how the examiner asks it. ₹199 for a month, or ₹499 until your attempt is done — which is the one to take if your exam is close.

See how it works

More Math topics

Percentage & Ratio4 questions
Useful? Send it to your study group: Telegram