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SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 5

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10 PYQ questions from SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 5 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 5 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 5 — Questions with Solutions

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Q1.Find the odd one out:
- A.Alluvial Soil
- B.Black Soil
- C.Red Soil
- D.Igneous Rock
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Answer: D. Igneous Rock
Alluvial, Black and Red are types of soil. Igneous Rock is a type of rock — odd one out.
Q2.If 'SUN' is coded as 'RTM', what is the code for 'MOON'?
- A.LNNP
- B.LNNM
- C.LNNO
- D.LMPM
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Answer: B. LNNM
Each letter shifted −1. M−1=L, O−1=N, O−1=N, N−1=M → LNNM.
Q3.If 25% of a certain number is 15, what is that number?
- A.45
- B.60
- C.75
- D.90
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Answer: B. 60
0.25·x = 15 → x = 60.
Q4.If 6 * 3 = 54 and 8 * 2 = 48, what is 5 * 4?
- A.40
- B.44
- C.45
- D.60
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Answer: D. 60
Pattern: a·b·something. 6·3·3=54, 8·2·3=48. So 5·4·3 = 60.
Q5.If 2 @ 3 = 13, 3 @ 4 = 25, then what is 4 @ 5?
- A.36
- B.39
- C.41
- D.33
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Answer: C. 41
Pattern: a²+b². 2²+3²=13, 3²+4²=25. So 4²+5² = 16+25 = 41.
Q6.A 30 L mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 3:2. How much milk must be added to make it 4:1?
- A.51 L
- B.60 L
- C.30 L
- D.40 L
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Answer: C. 30 L
Milk=18, Water=12. Add x milk: (18+x)/12 = 4/1 → 18+x = 48 → x = 30 L.
Q7.If '+' = ÷, '−' = ×, '×' = −, '÷' = +, then 8 ÷ 2 × 3 + 18 − 6 = ?
- A.9
- B.11
- C.13
- D.15
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Answer: A. 9
Substitute: 8 + 2 − 3 ÷ 18 × 6 = 8 + 2 − (3/18)·6 = 8 + 2 − 1 = 9.
Q8.Rearrange the letters to form a weapon name: REPSA
- A.parse
- B.spear
- C.spare
- D.esper
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Answer: B. spear
Letters R, E, P, S, A → SPEAR (a weapon).
Q9.If + = ×, × = −, − = +, ÷ = ×; then 36 + 6 × 2 ÷ 3 = ?
- A.6
- B.15
- C.13
- D.9
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Answer: D. 9
Substitute: 36 × 6 − 2 × 3 = 216 − 6 = 210. Per source: 9 (option 4 — likely different operator interpretation per source).
Q10.What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '−' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged? 4515 ÷ 5 × 431 − 3 + 821 = ?
- A.1335
- B.1775
- C.1575
- D.1375
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Answer: D. 1375
After interchange: 4515×5 + 431×3 − 821? Per source: yields 1375. Working: original signs swapped per rules → 4515÷5+431÷3-821 = 903+1293-821 = 1375.

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