the previous years question paper for the Punjab Public Service Commission recruitment examination required for reference is as follows:

Punjab PSC Aptitude and Reasoning Model Paper

Questions 1 -10: Complete the series choosing the correct alternative given

1. 10, 16, 12, 18, 14, 20, ___________

A. 24 B. 16 C. 14 D. 18 E. None of these

2. 9, 12, 15, 19, 23, 26, 29, 33,_________

A. 34 B. 36 C. 37 D. 38 E. None of these

3. 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29, 37, ________
A. 44 B. 46 C. 48 D. 50 E. None of these

4. 10, 10, 11, 13, 16, 20, 25, 31,____________
A. 38 B. 37 C. 36 D. 32 E. None of these

5. 20, 18, 22, 20, 24, 22, 26, ________
A. 24 B. 26 C. 28 D. 30 E. None of these

6. 60, 64, 32, 36, 18, 22,_________
A. 20 B. 12 C. 11 D. 24 E. None of these

7. a – c – d – , b – a – c –
A. abbab B. bdacbd C. dbcabd D. abccd E. None of these

8. a – ab – – , a a – – b b
A. abbab B. ababa C. abbba D. bbaba E. None of these

9. nc – d, d – – n, n – d – , d – nn
A. dcnccd B. dcncdc C. dcndcc D. ddcnad E. None of these

10. V – – Y – , V – X – Z, – WXYZ
A. WXZWYN B. WXYZWWV C. WZXWYU
D. WYXVW E. None of these

Questions 11 – 14: Read the following and the answer

A,B,C,D,E,F, and G are means given to 2 schools, 3 colleges and 2 offices. Of these B,G and D are not colleges; E and F are no schools; B,F and G are not offices; C is a college

11. Which are the schools?
A. A and D B. B and D C. B and G D. A and G E. None of these

12. Which are the colleges?
A. A,C and E B. C,E and F C. A,C and F D. B,F and G E. None of these

13. Which are the offices?
A. D and E B. C and D C. D and G D. A and B E. None of these

Questions 14 : Choose the correct answer
14. Six men working 8 hours per day earn Rs 720 per week. Eight men working 6 hours a day will earn Rs_______ per week

A. 540 B. 720 C. 960 D. 740 E. None of these

15. If PRAYG is coded for 654342, what could 5424 stand for ?
A. YAGA B. MAYA C. GAYA D. RAGA

16. In the series BFJN ___ which letter comes next?

A. R B. Q C. S D. T E. None of these

17. If KPM represents LON, then RTNJM represents _________
A. STPON B. SSOIN C. SSIKN D. SUKIN E. None of these

18. In a row of girls A is 11th from one end and 7th from the other end. How many girls are there in the row?
A. 18 B. 17 C. 16 D. 15 E. None of these

19. If sea is to lake, palace is to________
A. King B. House C. River D. Pond E. None of these

20. Gram is to weight as meter is to_____
A. Inch B. Cloth C. Measurement D. Distance E. None of these

21. Sun is to Night as fish is to ______
A. Lake B. Sea C. Land D. Water E. None of these