SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 41
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Q1.Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
- A.Option 1
- B.Option 2
- C.Option 3
- D.Option 4
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Answer: D. Option 4
Following the pattern of the figure series, option 4 fits.
Q2.In a certain code language, 'PERMIT' is written as 'VVLNOG'. How will 'INERTIA' be written in that language?
- A.OHYXZCU
- B.XOYHCZU
- C.OMYIZRU
- D.XYOHBCU
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Answer: C. OMYIZRU
Letters at even positions are coded by mirror-letter; odd positions get +6/−6 alternation. INERTIA → OMYIZRU.
Q3.P, L, T, B, N and D are six members of a business family. N is the son of B, who is not the mother of N. L is the brother of B. D and B are a married couple. T is the daughter of D, who is the sister of P. How is N related to T?
- A.Sister
- B.Mother
- C.Father
- D.Brother
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Answer: D. Brother
B (father) and D (mother) have children N (son) and T (daughter). So N is T's brother.
Q4.Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.
- A.Memory
- B.Weight
- C.Intelligence
- D.Aptitude
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Answer: B. Weight
Memory, Intelligence and Aptitude relate to mental abilities. Weight is a physical attribute — odd one out.
Q5.Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 24, 35, 51, 73, 102, ?
- A.139
- B.151
- C.149
- D.131
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Answer: A. 139
Differences: 11, 16, 22, 29, 37 (each diff increases by 5, 6, 7, 8). 102+37 = 139.
Q6.Out of the total number of players, 100/3 % are in hotel X and the remaining are in hotel Y. If 20 players from hotel Y are shifted to hotel X, then the number of players in hotel X becomes 50% of the total number of players. If 20 players from hotel X are shifted to hotel Y, then the number of players in hotel X becomes what per cent of the total number of players?
- A.26.34%
- B.12.75%
- C.20.67%
- D.16.67%
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Answer: D. 16.67%
Total = 120. X=40, Y=80. After 20 X→Y: X=20. % = 20/120·100 = 16.67%.
Q7.Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different.
- A.14 : 210
- B.18 : 342
- C.17 : 307
- D.12 : 156
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Answer: C. 17 : 307
Pattern: n×(n+1). 14·15=210, 18·19=342, 12·13=156. But 17·18=306 ≠ 307 — odd one out.
Q8.Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Statements: All polygons are angles. All angles are diagonals. All cones are cubes. All cubes are decagons. No diagonal is a cube. Conclusions: I. Some diagonals are polygons. II. All diagonals are decagons. III. No polygon is a cone. IV. Some cubes are angles.
- A.Both II and IV follow.
- B.Only I follows.
- C.Both I and II follow.
- D.Both I and III follow.
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Answer: D. Both I and III follow.
All polygons → angles → diagonals: 'Some diagonals are polygons' (I) follows. No diagonal is a cube; cones are cubes; angles are diagonals → polygons (subset of angles) cannot be cones (III) follows.
Q9.Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words. Horses : Neigh
- A.Parrots : Bray
- B.Pigs : Buzz
- C.Hares : Boom
- D.Ducks : Quack
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Answer: D. Ducks : Quack
Horses neigh. Similarly, ducks quack.
Q10.Select the combination of letters that, when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series, will complete the series. L_UA_Z_N_AP_L_U_PZ
- A.N, P, L, U, Z, N, A
- B.N, L, P, A, N, U, Z
- C.P, N, L, Z, U, A, N
- D.P, L, U, Z, N, A, N
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Answer: A. N, P, L, U, Z, N, A
Filling N, P, L, U, Z, N, A creates the repeating pattern LNUAPZ thrice.
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