Q1. In a certain code, SCHOOL is written as 144. How is LIGHT written in that code?
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Answer: D. 112
Code = 2 × (sum of letter positions). SCHOOL: 2 × 72 = 144. LIGHT: 2 × 56 = 112.
SSC CGL General Intelligence & Reasoning Advanced Practice Set 4
25 advanced questions, suggested time 30 minutes. Tap an option to check it, or open “Show answer” for the explanation.
Topics: Coding-Decoding, Analogy, Classification, Direction Sense, Blood Relations, Calendar, Clock, Mathematical Operations, Number Series, Alphabet Series
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Q2. Find the missing term: 19 : 361 :: 3 : ?
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Answer: B. 9
The second term is the square of the first: 3² = 9.
Q3. Find the odd one out: 32, 34, 48, 56
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Answer: B. 34
All except 34 are multiples of 8.
Q4. Ravi walks 4 m towards North, then turns left and walks 8 m, and finally turns left and walks 6 m. In which direction is Ravi now from the starting point?
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Answer: A. South-West
Net displacement: 2 m South and 8 m West. So Ravi is to the South-West of the start.
Q5. Arun is the son of Kunal. Kunal is the brother of Divya. Divya is the daughter of Pooja. How is Arun related to Pooja?
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Answer: D. Grandson
Kunal is Pooja's son, so Arun, son of Kunal, is Pooja's grandson.
Q6. What day of the week was 22 January 1962?
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Answer: B. Monday
1 January 1962 was a Monday. 22 January is 21 days later; 21 mod 7 = 0 odd days, so it falls on a Monday.
Q7. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 1:26?
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Answer: B. 113°
|30 × 1 − 5.5 × 26| = |30 − 143| → smaller angle = 113°.
Q8. If '+' means '×', '×' means '÷', '÷' means '+', then what is the value of 4 + 18 ÷ 20 − 13?
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Answer: D. 79
After substitution: 4 × 18 + 20 − 13 = 79.
Q9. Find the missing number in the series: 8, 17, 33, 67, ?, 267
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Answer: C. 133
Pattern: ×2 + 1, ×2 − 1 alternately.
Q10. Find the next term: GI, LN, QS, ?
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Answer: C. VX
Each pair's letters are 2 apart, and each new pair starts 5 letters after the previous one: VX.
Q11. In a certain code, COTTON is written as 174. How is TIGER written in that code?
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Answer: A. 118
Code = 2 × (sum of letter positions). COTTON: 2 × 87 = 174. TIGER: 2 × 59 = 118.
Q12. Find the missing term: 7 : 49 :: 14 : ?
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Answer: C. 196
The second term is the square of the first: 14² = 196.
Q13. Find the odd one out: 28, 29, 77, 98
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Answer: C. 29
All except 29 are multiples of 7.
Q14. Ravi walks 7 m towards South, then turns left and walks 8 m, and finally turns left and walks 11 m. In which direction is Ravi now from the starting point?
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Answer: A. North-East
Net displacement: 4 m North and 8 m East. So Ravi is to the North-East of the start.
Q15. Anjali is the wife of Vikas. Manoj is the only son of Anjali and Vikas. Kavita is the wife of Manoj. How is Kavita related to Vikas?
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Answer: B. Daughter-in-law
Kavita is married to Vikas's son, so she is Vikas's daughter-in-law.
Q16. What day of the week was 2 March 2006?
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Answer: B. Thursday
1 January 2006 was a Sunday. 2 March is 60 days later; 60 mod 7 = 4 odd days, so it falls on a Thursday.
Q17. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 7:28?
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Answer: D. 56°
|30 × 7 − 5.5 × 28| = |210 − 154| → smaller angle = 56°.
Q18. If '+' means '×', '−' means '+', '×' means '−', then what is the value of 7 × 15 − 12 + 2?
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Answer: D. 16
After substitution: 7 − 15 + 12 × 2 = 16.
Q19. Find the next number in the series: 15, 20, 28, 39, 53, ?
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Answer: A. 70
Differences are 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 (increasing by 3). So 53 + 17 = 70.
Q20. Find the missing number in the series: 18, 47, 22, ?, 26, 33
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Answer: D. 40
Two alternating series: 18, 22, 26 (+4) and 47, 40, 33 (−7).
Q21. Find the next term: JL, NP, RT, ?
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Answer: C. VX
Each pair's letters are 2 apart, and each new pair starts 4 letters after the previous one: VX.
Q22. If EAGLE is coded as 30, then how is FLOWER coded? (Code = sum of letter positions)
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Answer: D. 79
FLOWER: 6 + 12 + 15 + 23 + 5 + 18 = 79.
Q23. Find the missing term: 17 : 289 :: 16 : ?
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Answer: B. 256
The second term is the square of the first: 16² = 256.
Q24. Find the odd one out: 45, 72, 108, 111
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Answer: C. 111
All except 111 are multiples of 9.
Q25. Arjun walks 8 m towards North, then turns left and walks 9 m, then turns left and walks 10 m, and finally turns right and walks 9 m. In which direction is Arjun now from the starting point?
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Answer: B. South-West
Net displacement: 2 m South and 18 m West. So Arjun is to the South-West of the start.