SSC CGL - General Intelligence and Reasoning PYQ Quiz 55
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Q1.Kamal starts walking from his home facing west direction. After walking 10 km, he takes a right turn and walks another 10 km. He takes another right turn and walks 10 km to reach his school. How far (in km) and in which direction is he from his home?
- A.10, North
- B.10, South
- C.20, North-East
- D.20, South-West
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Answer: A. 10, North
Path: West 10 → North 10 → East 10. Final position: 10 km North of starting point.
Q2.In a class, P has more marks than Q and R does not have the least marks. S has more marks than T and T has more marks than P. Who among them will have the least marks?
- A.P
- B.Q
- C.S
- D.T
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Answer: B. Q
P>Q, S>T>P, R is not least. Order: S>T>P>Q with R somewhere above Q. Q has the least marks.
Q3.In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. RECIPROCATE
- A.PROCEED
- B.RACE
- C.REPEAT
- D.TEAR
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Answer: A. PROCEED
RECIPROCATE doesn't contain the letter 'D'. So PROCEED cannot be formed.
Q4.In a certain code language, 'CASIO' is written as '3119915'. How is 'CITIZEN' written in that code language?
- A.295629134
- B.3192295614
- C.39126592144
- D.3920926514
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Answer: D. 3920926514
Each letter replaced by its alphabet position: C=3, I=9, T=20, I=9, Z=26, E=5, N=14 → 3 9 20 9 26 5 14 → 3920926514.
Q5.In the following question, correct the equation by interchanging the two signs. 6 ÷ 17 × 51 + 6 − 12 = −4
- A.× and ÷
- B.+ and ÷
- C.+ and −
- D.− and ÷
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Answer: A. × and ÷
Interchanging × and ÷: 6 × 17 ÷ 51 + 6 − 12 = 2 + 6 − 12 = −4. ✓
Q6.If 6 * 9 − 4 = 58 and 3 * 9 − 7 = 34, then in the expression A * 4 − 9 = 91, what is the value of 'A'?
- A.6.5
- B.17.5
- C.20.5
- D.30.5
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Answer: C. 20.5
Pattern: a*b−c means a·b+c. 6·9+4=58 ✓, 3·9+7=34 ✓. So 4A+9=91 → 4A=82 → A=20.5.
Q7.In the following question, select the number which can be put in place of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.
- A.4
- B.6
- C.8
- D.16
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Answer: A. 4
Pattern: (left × right) = sum of all surrounding numbers. Fig1: 9·3=27=9+7+6+5. Fig2: 6·5=30=6+7+9+8. Fig3: 6·3=18=5+6+3+? → ?=4.
Q8.How many triangles are there in the given figure?
- A.4
- B.5
- C.6
- D.7
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Answer: C. 6
Counting all triangles in the labelled figure: ABC, DEF, GHI, LJC, MKF, NOC = 6 triangles.
Q9.Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Statements: I. Some staplers are pins. II. All pins are markers. Conclusions: I. Some staplers are markers. II. All markers are pins.
- A.Only conclusion (I) follows.
- B.Only conclusion (II) follows.
- C.Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows.
- D.Both conclusions follow.
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Answer: A. Only conclusion (I) follows.
Some staplers are pins → these pins are markers (since all pins are markers). So some staplers are markers ✓. All markers are pins is too strong — doesn't follow.
Q10.Two positions of a cube are shown below. What will come opposite to the face containing '4'?
- A.1
- B.2
- C.3
- D.6
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Answer: A. 1
From the two cube views: 5,2,4 sequence shows 2 adjacent to 4; 5,6,1 shows 6 adjacent to common 5. Working out adjacencies: 2 is opposite 6; 1 is opposite 4.
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