Q1. If today is Monday, what day of the week will it be after 162 days?
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Answer: C. Tuesday
162 ÷ 7 leaves remainder 1. Monday + 1 day = Tuesday.
SSC CGL General Intelligence & Reasoning Beginner Practice Set 11
25 beginner questions. Tap an option to check it, or open “Show answer” for the explanation.
Topics: Calendar, Clock, Missing Number, Analogy, Dictionary Order, Number Series, Number Ranking, Alphabet Series, Ranking and Order, Classification, Coding-Decoding, Alphabet Test, Direction Sense
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Q2. A clock shows 6:25. What time will its mirror image show?
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Answer: C. 5:35
11:60 − 6:25 = 5:35.
Q3. Find the missing number, following the same rule in each group: (5, 6, 30); (5, 12, 60); (8, 8, ?)
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Answer: D. 64
Rule: third = first × second. 8, 8 → 64.
Q4. Find the missing number, following the same rule in each group: (7, 9, 256); (10, 4, 196); (9, 10, ?)
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Answer: C. 361
Rule: third = (first + second)². 9, 10 → 361.
Q5. Find the missing term: 20 : 399 :: 17 : ?
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Answer: D. 288
Rule: n² − 1. 17² − 1 = 288.
Q6. If the following words are arranged in dictionary order, which word comes 4th? Similar, Simian, Simple, Simply
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Answer: C. Simply
Dictionary order: Simian, Similar, Simple, Simply. The 4th word is Simply.
Q7. Find the wrong number in the series: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 130, 256
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Answer: B. 130
Rule: multiply by 2. The term should be 128, not 130.
Q8. Find the next number in the series: 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, ?
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Answer: C. 47
Each term increases by 5: 42 + 5 = 47.
Q9. How many numbers from 1 to 650 are divisible by both 9 and 2?
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Answer: B. 36
LCM(9, 2) = 18; ⌊650/18⌋ = 36.
Q10. Find the wrong number in the series: 6, 11, 16, 23, 26, 31, 36
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Answer: D. 23
Rule: add 5. The term should be 21, not 23.
Q11. Find the next letter in the series: F, G, H, I, ?
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Answer: B. J
Each letter moves 1 place forward: I + 1 = J.
Q12. In a row of 46 people, Neha is 21st from the left and Vikas is 4th from the right. How many people are there between them?
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Answer: B. 21
Between = 46 − (21 + 4) = 21.
Q13. Find the odd pair: 3:27, 4:65, 5:125, 8:512
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Answer: B. 4:65
In each pair except 4:65, the second number is the cube of the first.
Q14. In a certain code, CANDLE is written as BZMCKD. How is COTTON written in that code?
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Answer: A. BNSSNM
Each letter moves 1 place backward. So COTTON → BNSSNM.
Q15. If the letters of the word 'MOUNTAIN' are arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be 2nd from the left?
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Answer: D. I
Alphabetical order: AIMNNOTU. The 2nd letter is I.
Q16. Find the missing term: 15 : 31 :: 14 : ?
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Answer: C. 29
Rule: 2n + 1. 2 × 14 + 1 = 29.
Q17. If the letters of the word 'LIBRARY' are arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be 5th from the left?
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Answer: D. R
Alphabetical order: ABILRRY. The 5th letter is R.
Q18. How many numbers from 1 to 650 are divisible by 4 or 6?
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Answer: C. 216
⌊650/4⌋ + ⌊650/6⌋ − ⌊650/12⌋ = 162 + 108 − 54 = 216.
Q19. Find the odd one out: 11, 53, 57, 73
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Answer: C. 57
All except 57 are prime numbers; 57 is composite.
Q20. If the digits of the number 14328 are arranged in ascending order, what is the sum of the 4th and 5th digits from the left?
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Answer: A. 12
Ascending: 12348. 4 + 8 = 12.
Q21. A clock shows 9:15. What time will its mirror image show?
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Answer: D. 2:45
11:60 − 9:15 = 2:45.
Q22. Neha walks 15 km towards North, then turns right and walks 20 km. How far is Neha from the starting point?
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Answer: B. 25 km
Distance = √(15² + 20²) = √625 = 25 km.
Q23. Find the missing term: 28 : 14 :: 32 : ?
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Answer: A. 16
The second term is half the first: 32/2 = 16.
Q24. If the digits of the number 72541 are arranged in ascending order, what is the sum of the 1st and 2nd digits from the left?
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Answer: B. 3
Ascending: 12457. 1 + 2 = 3.
Q25. In a row of students, Kunal is 28th from the left and 25th from the right. How many students are there in the row?
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Answer: A. 52
Total = 28 + 25 − 1 = 52.