SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 190

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q190

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.

3 2 38 5
5 3 ? 4
7 1 54 2

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 50.

The logic used here is: 

32 + 22 + 52 = 9 + 4 + 25 = 38

72 + 12 + 22 = 49 + 1 + 4 = 54

Hence, in the same way,

52 + 32 + 42 = 25 + 9 + 16 = 50

Hence, the correct answer is 50.