Q1. Which letter is 2nd to the left of the 6th letter from the left in the English alphabet?
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Answer: A. D
The 6th letter is F. 2 places to the left gives D.
SSC CGL General Intelligence & Reasoning Intermediate Practice Set 4
25 intermediate questions. Tap an option to check it, or open “Show answer” for the explanation.
Topics: Alphabet Test, Dictionary Order, Number Series, Alphabet Series, Coding-Decoding, Analogy, Classification, Direction Sense, Blood Relations, Ranking and Order, Calendar, Clock, Mathematical Operations
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Q2. If the following words are arranged in dictionary order, which word comes 4th? Plasma, Planet, Plane, Plastic
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Answer: B. Plastic
Dictionary order: Plane, Planet, Plasma, Plastic. The 4th word is Plastic.
Q3. Find the missing number in the series: 15, 43, 20, ?, 25, 29
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Answer: D. 36
Two alternating series: 15, 20, 25 (+5) and 43, 36, 29 (−7).
Q4. Find the next letter in the series: A, D, G, J, ?
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Answer: C. M
Each letter moves 3 places forward: J + 3 = M.
Q5. In a certain code, FLOWER is written as SFXPMG. How is WINDOW written in that code?
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Answer: C. XPEOJX
Each letter moves 1 place forward and the result is reversed. So WINDOW → XPEOJX.
Q6. Find the missing term: TIG : VKI :: BRI : ?
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Answer: A. DTK
Each letter moves 2 places forward: BRI → DTK.
Q7. Find the odd one out: 42, 44, 54, 78
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Answer: A. 44
All except 44 are multiples of 6.
Q8. Pooja walks 10 m towards West, then turns right and walks 9 m, then turns left and walks 9 m, and finally turns right and walks 8 m. In which direction is Pooja now from the starting point?
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Answer: A. North-West
Net displacement: 17 m North and 19 m West. So Pooja is to the North-West of the start.
Q9. Divya is the sister of Nitin. Nitin is the father of Deepak. How is Divya related to Deepak?
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Answer: B. Aunt
Divya is Deepak's father's sister, i.e. aunt.
Q10. In a class of 44 students, Rohit ranks 28th from the top. What is Rohit's rank from the bottom?
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Answer: C. 17th
Rank from bottom = 44 − 28 + 1 = 17.
Q11. If today is Sunday, what day of the week will it be after 117 days?
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Answer: A. Friday
117 ÷ 7 leaves remainder 5. Sunday + 5 days = Friday.
Q12. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 5:30?
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Answer: A. 15°
|30 × 5 − 5.5 × 30| = |150 − 165| → smaller angle = 15°.
Q13. If '+' means '÷', '×' means '+', '÷' means '×', then what is the value of 3 ÷ 12 × 12 − 15?
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Answer: B. 33
After substitution: 3 × 12 + 12 − 15 = 33.
Q14. Which letter is 5th to the right of the 15th letter from the left in the English alphabet?
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Answer: C. T
The 15th letter is O. 5 places to the right gives T.
Q15. If the following words are arranged in dictionary order, which word comes 1st? Magpie, Magnify, Maggot, Magnet
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Answer: D. Maggot
Dictionary order: Maggot, Magnet, Magnify, Magpie. The 1st word is Maggot.
Q16. Find the next number in the series: 20, 22, 28, 38, 52, ?
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Answer: A. 70
Differences are 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 (increasing by 4). So 52 + 18 = 70.
Q17. Find the missing number in the series: 6, 30, 9, 24, 12, ?
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Answer: D. 18
Two alternating series: 6, 9, 12 (+3) and 30, 24, 18 (−6).
Q18. Find the next letter in the series: J, N, R, V, ?
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Answer: D. Z
Each letter moves 4 places forward: V + 4 = Z.
Q19. In a certain code, BASKET is written as YZHPVG. How is PLANT written in that code?
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Answer: D. KOZMG
Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (A↔Z, B↔Y, …). So PLANT → KOZMG.
Q20. Find the missing term: 5 : 126 :: 8 : ?
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Answer: B. 513
Rule: n³ + 1. 8³ + 1 = 513.
Q21. Find the odd one out: 100, 102, 121, 289
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Answer: A. 102
All except 102 are perfect squares.
Q22. Rahul walks 12 m towards West, then turns right and walks 12 m, then turns left and walks 8 m, and finally turns right and walks 11 m. In which direction is Rahul now from the starting point?
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Answer: A. North-West
Net displacement: 23 m North and 20 m West. So Rahul is to the North-West of the start.
Q23. Arun is the brother of Asha. Asha is the sister of Sanjay. Sanjay is the son of Suresh. How is Arun related to Suresh?
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Answer: A. Son
Arun, Asha and Sanjay are siblings, and Sanjay is Suresh's son, so Arun (male) is also Suresh's son.
Q24. In a class of 55 students, Kunal ranks 33rd from the top. What is Kunal's rank from the bottom?
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Answer: A. 23rd
Rank from bottom = 55 − 33 + 1 = 23.
Q25. If today is Saturday, what day of the week will it be after 155 days?
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Answer: D. Sunday
155 ÷ 7 leaves remainder 1. Saturday + 1 day = Sunday.