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SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 40

10 PYQ questions from SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning

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10 PYQ questions from SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 40 is a free, 10-minute, 10-mark practice quiz on AajExam rated at medium difficulty, designed to help candidates preparing for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway and State PSC government competitive exams sharpen their command of General Intelligence & Reasoning (General Intelligence & Reasoning). Every question on this quiz ships with a detailed step-by-step solution so you don't just learn the right answer — you learn the reasoning and shortcuts top scorers use to crack similar questions faster on the actual exam day. Why SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 40 matters in your preparation: government exam-conducting bodies repeatedly draw questions from the same chapters and the same skill-clusters across recruitment cycles. By attempting focused topic-wise quizzes like this one, you build pattern recognition — the ability to spot which formula, rule or trick applies the moment you see a question. Toppers consistently report that 5-10 quizzes on a single topic delivers more exam-day score gain than 20+ unfocused full-length mocks, because targeted drilling exposes your specific sub-topic weaknesses with surgical precision. How to use this quiz effectively: attempt it in one sitting under the 10-minute timer, without referring to notes or external resources — simulate exam-day conditions exactly. After submission, review the auto-generated analytics to see your accuracy, time per question and section-wise performance. Then go through every wrong and skipped question with the explanation, mentally tagging the underlying concept rather than just memorising the answer. Revisit this quiz after 7-10 days; your second attempt should be 15-20% faster with noticeably better accuracy. After mastering this quiz, explore the 6 related quizzes linked below to broaden your topic coverage. AajExam quiz design principles: every quiz on the platform is curated by subject experts using the actual question formats, difficulty distributions and time pressures of the target government exams. We deliberately avoid generic "textbook" questions in favour of exam-replicating ones. Solutions are written in plain English (and Hindi where source material was bilingual), with step-by-step working for quantitative problems, grammar rules for English questions, and direct reference statements for general awareness items. Performance analytics after each attempt include accuracy, attempt rate, time spent per question, and an estimated all-India percentile so you know exactly where you stand against other candidates. This quiz is completely free to attempt. You only need a free AajExam account to track your performance across attempts, view detailed solutions and unlock the platform-wide analytics dashboard. The platform is mobile-friendly and works seamlessly on smartphones, tablets and desktops — so you can sharpen your General Intelligence & Reasoning (General Intelligence & Reasoning) skills in any spare 15-minute window.
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SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 40 — Questions with Solutions

All 10 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.

  1. Q1.Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the symbol that will be on the face opposite to the one showing '@'.

    Figure for question 1
    • A.&
    • B.#
    • C.!
    • D.<
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    Answer: B. #

    From the dice positions, & is opposite to @ (per the worked solution analyzing common faces).

  2. Q2.Select the figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

    Figure for question 2
    • A.Option 1
    • B.Option 2
    • C.Option 3
    • D.Option 4
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    Answer: D. Option 4

    Numbers in figures follow vowel positions (A=1, E=5, I=9, O=15, U=21). Option 4 fits the pattern.

  3. Q3.Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 12 : 60 :: 16 : ?

    • A.210
    • B.112
    • C.121
    • D.201
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    Answer: B. 112

    Pattern: n × (n/2 − 1). 12 × (6−1) = 60. So 16 × (8−1) = 112.

  4. Q4.Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. Depression : Mood :: Insomnia : ?

    • A.Sleep
    • B.Night
    • C.Thinking
    • D.Dreams
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    Answer: A. Sleep

    Depression is a disorder of mood. Similarly, Insomnia is a disorder of sleep.

  5. Q5.Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 4 7 6 15 ? 21 44 68 60

    Figure for question 5
    • A.19
    • B.20
    • C.18
    • D.24
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    Answer: D. 24

    Pattern per column: (middle − top) × 4 = bottom. (15−4)·4=44, (21−6)·4=60. So (?−7)·4=68 → ?=24.

  6. Q6.Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship among the following classes. Women, Researchers, Introverts

    • A.Option 1
    • B.Option 2
    • C.Option 3
    • D.Option 4
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    Answer: C. Option 3

    All three classes can intersect: some women are researchers and introverts. Option 3 (overlapping circles) fits.

  7. Q7.A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, what would be the symbol on the opposite side of the # symbol?

    Figure for question 7
    • A.+
    • B.%
    • C.&
    • D.$
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    Answer: C. &

    From the unfolded sheet (+, @, %, #, $, &): when folded, the symbols & and # are on opposite faces.

  8. Q8.Select the option figure that is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).

    Figure for question 8
    • A.Option 1
    • B.Option 2
    • C.Option 3
    • D.Option 4
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    Answer: D. Option 4

    Option 4 is the figure embedded in the given image.

  9. Q9.Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown. My7OQFj

    Figure for question 9
    • A.Option 1
    • B.Option 2
    • C.Option 3
    • D.Option 4
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    Answer: A. Option 1

    When the mirror is placed at PQ on the right, the characters reverse left-to-right. Option 1 is the correct mirror image.

  10. Q10.How many triangles are there in the given figure?

    Figure for question 10
    • A.11
    • B.13
    • C.10
    • D.12
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    Answer: A. 11

    Counting all distinct triangles in the figure: 11.

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