SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 36
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Q1.The given Venn diagram represents artists in a circus. The triangle represents clowns, the circle represents acrobats, the rectangle represents males and the square represents ringmasters. How many male clowns are also ringmasters, but not acrobats?
- A.15
- B.5
- C.11
- D.17
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Answer: D. 17
Common to clowns (triangle), males (rectangle) and ringmasters (square), excluding acrobats (circle) = 17.
Q2.Which of the following option figures is the exact mirror of the given figure when the mirror is held on the right side? #paV$ArK@
- A.Option 1
- B.Option 2
- C.Option 3
- D.Option 4
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Answer: C. Option 3
Mirror to the right reverses left/right. Option 3 is the correct mirror image.
Q3.Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers in the given set. (109, 114, 139)
- A.(419, 424, 439)
- B.(268, 302, 237)
- C.(313, 318, 343)
- D.(579, 534, 549)
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Answer: C. (313, 318, 343)
Pattern: +5 then +25 (i.e., +5¹, +5²). 109+5=114, 114+25=139. For (313, 318, 343): 313+5=318, 318+25=343. ✓
Q4.Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs, to balance the following equation. (12 * 7 * 6) * 13 * 6
- A.−, ÷, ×, =
- B.×, =, ÷, −
- C.×, −, ÷, =
- D.÷, −, =, ×
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Answer: C. ×, −, ÷, =
(12×7−6) ÷ 13 = 6 → (84−6)/13 = 78/13 = 6. ✓
Q5.A recent survey of married couples in Indian metro cities showed that 20% of the couples have one child, 45% of the remaining couples have two children, and the rest of the couples have three or more children. What is the percentage of couples with three or more children?
- A.35%
- B.44%
- C.42%
- D.56%
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Answer: B. 44%
Let total = 100. One child = 20. Remaining = 80. Two children = 45% of 80 = 36. Three+ = 100−20−36 = 44%.
Q6.Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. DAC, GWH, JSM, MOR, ?
- A.PKW
- B.PJV
- C.QJW
- D.QKV
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Answer: A. PKW
Pattern: +3 / −4 / +5 on the three letters. Apply to MOR: M+3=P, O−4=K, R+5=W → PKW.
Q7.Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the series. 17, 20, 15, 22, 13, ?
- A.4
- B.2
- C.24
- D.22
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Answer: C. 24
Two interleaved patterns: 17, 15, 13, ... (−2 each) and 20, 22, ?, ... (+2 each). So next = 22+2 = 24.
Q8.Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Statements: 1. Some cars are rockets. 2. All rockets are engines. Conclusions: I. Some engines are rockets. II. Some engines are cars.
- A.Only conclusion I follows.
- B.Both conclusions I and II follow.
- C.Only conclusion II follows.
- D.Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
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Answer: B. Both conclusions I and II follow.
From 'All rockets are engines', conversion gives 'Some engines are rockets' → I follows. Some cars are rockets, and rockets are engines, so some cars are engines → II follows. Both follow.
Q9.Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 225 + 5 × 3 ÷ 5 − 7 = 133
- A.+ and ÷
- B.− and ÷
- C.− and ×
- D.+ and ×
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Answer: A. + and ÷
Interchanging + and ÷: 225 ÷ 5 × 3 + 5 − 7 = 45·3+5−7 = 135+5−7 = 133. ✓
Q10.Select the set of letters that, when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series, will complete the series. _SWWS_WWWS_SWWWW_SSS
- A.W, W, S, S
- B.W, S, W, S
- C.W, S, S, S
- D.W, S, S, W
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Answer: C. W, S, S, S
Filling W,S,S,S gives WS-WWSS-WWWSSS-WWWWSSSS — symmetric expanding pattern.
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