Q1. Rohit and Ajay are brothers. Deepak is the father of Rohit. Asha is the sister of Deepak. How is Ajay related to Asha?
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Answer: A. Nephew
Asha is Ajay's father's sister (aunt), so Ajay is Asha's nephew.
SSC CGL General Intelligence & Reasoning Advanced Practice Set 5
25 advanced questions, suggested time 30 minutes. Tap an option to check it, or open “Show answer” for the explanation.
Topics: Blood Relations, Calendar, Clock, Mathematical Operations, Number Series, Alphabet Series, Coding-Decoding, Analogy, Classification, Direction Sense
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Q2. What day of the week was 17 December 1955?
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Answer: A. Saturday
1 January 1955 was a Saturday. 17 December is 350 days later; 350 mod 7 = 0 odd days, so it falls on a Saturday.
Q3. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 7:22?
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Answer: A. 89°
|30 × 7 − 5.5 × 22| = |210 − 121| → smaller angle = 89°.
Q4. If '+' means '−', '−' means '+', then what is the value of 2 − 19 × 4 + 7?
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Answer: D. 71
After substitution: 2 + 19 × 4 − 7 = 71.
Q5. Find the next number in the series: 50, 65, 82, 101, 122, ?
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Answer: B. 145
Terms are n² + 1 for n = 7…12: 12² + 1 = 145.
Q6. Find the missing number in the series: 10, 21, 41, 83, ?, 331
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Answer: C. 165
Pattern: ×2 + 1, ×2 − 1 alternately.
Q7. Find the next term: IK, NP, SU, ?
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Answer: B. XZ
Each pair's letters are 2 apart, and each new pair starts 5 letters after the previous one: XZ.
Q8. In a certain code, FOREST is written as 166. How is PENCIL written in that code?
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Answer: C. 118
Code = 2 × (sum of letter positions). FOREST: 2 × 83 = 166. PENCIL: 2 × 59 = 118.
Q9. Find the missing term: 15 : 225 :: 3 : ?
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Answer: D. 9
The second term is the square of the first: 3² = 9.
Q10. Find the odd one out: 35, 38, 56, 63
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Answer: D. 38
All except 38 are multiples of 7.
Q11. Neha walks 4 m towards South, then turns right and walks 5 m, then turns left and walks 4 m, and finally turns left and walks 9 m. In which direction is Neha now from the starting point?
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Answer: A. South-East
Net displacement: 8 m South and 4 m East. So Neha is to the South-East of the start.
Q12. Sita is the sister of Ramesh. Ramesh is the father of Rohit. How is Sita related to Rohit?
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Answer: C. Aunt
Sita is Rohit's father's sister, i.e. aunt.
Q13. What day of the week was 16 August 2019?
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Answer: B. Friday
1 January 2019 was a Tuesday. 16 August is 227 days later; 227 mod 7 = 3 odd days, so it falls on a Friday.
Q14. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 3:48?
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Answer: D. 174°
|30 × 3 − 5.5 × 48| = |90 − 264| → smaller angle = 174°.
Q15. If '+' means '×', '×' means '÷', '÷' means '+', then what is the value of 2 + 9 − 11 ÷ 18?
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Answer: B. 25
After substitution: 2 × 9 − 11 + 18 = 25.
Q16. Find the next number in the series: 28, 37, 46, 55, 64, ?
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Answer: C. 73
Each term increases by 9: 64 + 9 = 73.
Q17. Find the missing number in the series: 3, 7, 13, 27, 53, ?
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Answer: C. 107
Pattern: ×2 + 1, ×2 − 1 alternately.
Q18. Find the next term: IJ, MN, QR, ?
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Answer: B. UV
Each pair's letters are 1 apart, and each new pair starts 4 letters after the previous one: UV.
Q19. If SUGAR is coded as 66, then how is CHAIR coded? (Code = sum of letter positions)
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Answer: C. 39
CHAIR: 3 + 8 + 1 + 9 + 18 = 39.
Q20. Find the missing term: 8 : 64 :: 6 : ?
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Answer: A. 36
The second term is the square of the first: 6² = 36.
Q21. Find the odd one out: 52, 104, 156, 158
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Answer: D. 158
All except 158 are multiples of 13.
Q22. Ravi walks 5 m towards North, then turns right and walks 6 m, then turns left and walks 6 m, and finally turns right and walks 4 m. In which direction is Ravi now from the starting point?
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Answer: D. North-East
Net displacement: 11 m North and 10 m East. So Ravi is to the North-East of the start.
Q23. Pooja is the sister of Nitin. Nitin is the father of Kavita. How is Pooja related to Kavita?
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Answer: B. Aunt
Pooja is Kavita's father's sister, i.e. aunt.
Q24. What day of the week was 11 December 1965?
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Answer: A. Saturday
1 January 1965 was a Friday. 11 December is 344 days later; 344 mod 7 = 1 odd days, so it falls on a Saturday.
Q25. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 7:30?
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Answer: B. 45°
|30 × 7 − 5.5 × 30| = |210 − 165| → smaller angle = 45°.