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Inequalities MCQs are multiple-choice questions that give a chain of relations such as G > V > X ≥ Y and ask which conclusions about two letters are definitely true. Every question on MCQs360 shows its correct answer instantly, so you can check whether you combined the signs correctly and learn when no conclusion can be drawn.
Correct answer D. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Correct answer A. Only conclusion I is true
Correct answer D. Only conclusion I is true
Correct answer C. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Correct answer A. Both conclusions I and II are true
Correct answer B. Both conclusions I and II are true
Correct answer B. Only conclusion I is true
Correct answer C. Both conclusions I and II are true
Correct answer B. Only conclusion I is true
Correct answer A. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Correct answer B. Both conclusions I and II are true
Correct answer C. Only conclusion I is true
Correct answer C. Only conclusion I is true
Correct answer C. Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Correct answer C. Only conclusion II is true
Correct answer A. Only conclusion II is true
Correct answer C. Only conclusion II is true
Correct answer C. Both conclusions I and II are true
Correct answer D. Only conclusion II is true
Correct answer C. Both conclusions I and II are true
Direct inequality questions give one or two chains of letters joined by >, <, ≥, ≤ and =, and two conclusions to test. A conclusion follows only if the two letters are linked by signs that all point the same way. Coded inequality questions first define symbols such as # or @ to mean greater than or smaller than, so you must decode each statement before testing it.
Some questions end with options such as "only I follows", "either I or II follows" or "neither follows", which require knowing when two conclusions together cover every possibility. Inequality questions are a regular feature of IBPS and SBI reasoning papers and also appear in SSC and NTS tests. They are among the quickest questions in a reasoning paper once the sign rules are clear, so they are worth practising until each one takes under a minute.
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No definite relation exists when the signs between two letters point in opposite directions, such as A > B < C, since C could be larger, smaller or equal to A. A conclusion also fails if it claims more than the chain shows, such as A > C from A ≥ C.
Inequality questions are standard in IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, SBI Clerk and RRB reasoning papers in India and also appear in SSC exams. In Pakistan similar items appear in NTS, GAT and MDCAT logical reasoning, and in Bangladesh in bank recruitment tests.
It means neither conclusion is certain on its own, but one of them must be true. This happens when both conclusions compare the same two letters and together cover every possibility, such as "A > B" and "A ≤ B", or "A = B" and "A > B" when the chain shows A ≥ B.
Last reviewed October 2026
