Q1. If today is Saturday, what day of the week will it be after 101 days?
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Answer: B. Tuesday
101 ÷ 7 leaves remainder 3. Saturday + 3 days = Tuesday.
SSC CGL General Intelligence & Reasoning Intermediate Practice Set 6
25 intermediate questions. Tap an option to check it, or open “Show answer” for the explanation.
Topics: Calendar, Clock, Mathematical Operations, Dictionary Order, Number Series, Alphabet Series, Coding-Decoding, Analogy, Classification, Direction Sense, Blood Relations, Ranking and Order, Alphabet Test
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Q2. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 5:05?
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Answer: D. 122.5°
|30 × 5 − 5.5 × 5| = |150 − 27.5| → smaller angle = 122.5°.
Q3. If '+' means '÷', '×' means '+', '÷' means '×', then what is the value of 3 − 19 × 4 ÷ 17?
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Answer: A. 52
After substitution: 3 − 19 + 4 × 17 = 52.
Q4. If the following words are arranged in dictionary order, which word comes 4th? Canvas, Cannon, Candid, Canopy
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Answer: A. Canvas
Dictionary order: Candid, Cannon, Canopy, Canvas. The 4th word is Canvas.
Q5. Find the next number in the series: 7, 8, 11, 16, 23, ?
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Answer: C. 32
Differences are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (increasing by 2). So 23 + 9 = 32.
Q6. Find the missing number in the series: 3, 39, 8, ?, 13, 31
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Answer: D. 35
Two alternating series: 3, 8, 13 (+5) and 39, 35, 31 (−4).
Q7. Find the next letter in the series: A, E, I, M, ?
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Answer: C. Q
Each letter moves 4 places forward: M + 4 = Q.
Q8. In a certain code, GRAPE is written as FQBSH. How is MARKET written in that code?
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Answer: A. UFLSBN
Each letter moves 1 place forward and the result is reversed. So MARKET → UFLSBN.
Q9. Find the missing term: 15 : 225 :: 17 : ?
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Answer: D. 289
The second term is the square of the first: 17² = 289.
Q10. Find the odd one out: ACE, CEG, RTV, UWZ
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Answer: D. UWZ
In all groups except UWZ, consecutive letters are 2 apart. In UWZ the second gap is 3.
Q11. Priya walks 6 m towards West, then turns right and walks 4 m, and finally turns left and walks 3 m. In which direction is Priya now from the starting point?
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Answer: C. North-West
Net displacement: 4 m North and 9 m West. So Priya is to the North-West of the start.
Q12. Pointing to a photograph, Kavita said, 'His mother is the only daughter of my mother.' How is Kavita related to the person in the photograph?
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Answer: D. Mother
The person's mother is Kavita, so Kavita is the person's mother.
Q13. In a class of 42 students, Kavita ranks 22nd from the top. What is Kavita's rank from the bottom?
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Answer: A. 21st
Rank from bottom = 42 − 22 + 1 = 21.
Q14. If today is Monday, what day of the week will it be after 66 days?
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Answer: D. Thursday
66 ÷ 7 leaves remainder 3. Monday + 3 days = Thursday.
Q15. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 4:45?
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Answer: B. 127.5°
|30 × 4 − 5.5 × 45| = |120 − 247.5| → smaller angle = 127.5°.
Q16. If '+' means '÷', '−' means '+', '×' means '−', '÷' means '×', then what is the value of 18 ÷ 10 × 13 − 17?
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Answer: A. 184
After substitution: 18 × 10 − 13 + 17 = 184.
Q17. Which letter is 6th to the right of the 5th letter from the left in the English alphabet?
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Answer: C. K
The 5th letter is E. 6 places to the right gives K.
Q18. If the following words are arranged in dictionary order, which word comes 4th? Plaster, Plane, Plastic, Planet
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Answer: D. Plastic
Dictionary order: Plane, Planet, Plaster, Plastic. The 4th word is Plastic.
Q19. Find the missing number in the series: 18, 33, ?, 30, 30, 27
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Answer: A. 24
Two alternating series: 18, 24, 30 (+6) and 33, 30, 27 (−3).
Q20. Find the next letter in the series: H, K, N, Q, ?
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Answer: D. T
Each letter moves 3 places forward: Q + 3 = T.
Q21. In a certain code, HOUSE is written as SLFHV. How is TIGER written in that code?
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Answer: A. GRTVI
Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (A↔Z, B↔Y, …). So TIGER → GRTVI.
Q22. Find the missing term: 10 : 1001 :: 9 : ?
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Answer: D. 730
Rule: n³ + 1. 9³ + 1 = 730.
Q23. Find the odd one out: 49, 100, 225, 227
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Answer: B. 227
All except 227 are perfect squares.
Q24. Arjun walks 6 m towards North, then turns left and walks 7 m, then turns right and walks 7 m, and finally turns right and walks 4 m. In which direction is Arjun now from the starting point?
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Answer: D. North-West
Net displacement: 13 m North and 3 m West. So Arjun is to the North-West of the start.
Q25. Vikas is the father of Pooja. Ritu is the mother of Vikas. How is Ritu related to Pooja?
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Answer: C. Grandmother
Ritu is Pooja's father's mother, i.e. Pooja's grandmother.