Q1. If the letters of the word 'JOURNEY' are arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be 4th from the left?
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Answer: B. O
Alphabetical order: EJNORUY. The 4th letter is O.
SSC CGL General Intelligence & Reasoning Intermediate Practice Set 9
25 intermediate questions. Tap an option to check it, or open “Show answer” for the explanation.
Topics: Alphabet Test, Ranking and Order, Classification, Number Ranking, Direction Sense, Analogy, Blood Relations, Number Series, Calendar, Clock, Mathematical Operations, Missing Number
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Q2. In a row of 47 people, Ritu is 14th from the left and Vikas is 3rd from the right. How many people are there between them?
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Answer: C. 30
Between = 47 − (14 + 3) = 30.
Q3. Find the odd one out: GJN, JMP, NQT, QTW
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Answer: B. GJN
In all groups except GJN, consecutive letters are 3 apart. In GJN the second gap is 4.
Q4. If the digits of the number 85431 are arranged in ascending order, what is the sum of the 1st and 3rd digits from the left?
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Answer: C. 5
Ascending: 13458. 1 + 4 = 5.
Q5. How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'HISTORY' which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (counting both forward and backward)?
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Answer: A. 3
The pairs are: HI, ST, TR. Total = 3.
Q6. Ravi walks 6 m towards West, then turns left and walks 6 m, then turns right and walks 12 m, and finally turns right and walks 7 m. In which direction is Ravi now from the starting point?
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Answer: C. North-West
Net displacement: 1 m North and 18 m West. So Ravi is to the North-West of the start.
Q7. Find the missing term: 12 : 143 :: 4 : ?
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Answer: A. 15
Rule: n² − 1. 4² − 1 = 15.
Q8. Pointing to a photograph, Rekha said, 'His mother is the only daughter of my mother.' How is Rekha related to the person in the photograph?
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Answer: C. Mother
The person's mother is Rekha, so Rekha is the person's mother.
Q9. Find the odd pair: 3:7, 4:9, 5:11, 12:24
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Answer: C. 12:24
In each pair except 12:24, the second number is 2 × first + 1.
Q10. Find the wrong number in the series: 11, 19, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41
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Answer: A. 19
Rule: add 5. The term should be 16, not 19.
Q11. In a class of 38 students, Nitin ranks 9th from the top. What is Nitin's rank from the bottom?
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Answer: B. 30th
Rank from bottom = 38 − 9 + 1 = 30.
Q12. How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'BICYCLE' which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (counting both forward and backward)?
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Answer: B. 1
The pairs are: CE. Total = 1.
Q13. If the digits of the number 43176 are arranged in ascending order, what is the sum of the 1st and 5th digits from the left?
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Answer: B. 8
Ascending: 13467. 1 + 7 = 8.
Q14. If today is Friday, what day of the week will it be after 86 days?
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Answer: A. Sunday
86 ÷ 7 leaves remainder 2. Friday + 2 days = Sunday.
Q15. Find the next number in the series: 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, ?
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Answer: B. 72
Terms are n(n + 1) for n = 3…8. Next = 72.
Q16. How many numbers from 1 to 750 are divisible by 3 or 7?
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Answer: B. 322
⌊750/3⌋ + ⌊750/7⌋ − ⌊750/21⌋ = 250 + 107 − 35 = 322.
Q17. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 2:35?
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Answer: D. 132.5°
|30 × 2 − 5.5 × 35| = |60 − 192.5| → smaller angle = 132.5°.
Q18. Find the wrong number in the series: 9, 16, 24, 36, 49, 64, 81
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Answer: A. 24
Rule: squares of 3 to 9. The term should be 25, not 24.
Q19. Find the odd pair: 2:8, 3:26, 6:216, 8:512
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Answer: B. 3:26
In each pair except 3:26, the second number is the cube of the first.
Q20. If '+' means '÷', '−' means '+', '×' means '−', '÷' means '×', then what is the value of 13 − 20 ÷ 20 × 9?
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Answer: A. 404
After substitution: 13 + 20 × 20 − 9 = 404.
Q21. Find the missing number, following the same rule in each group: (7, 2, 81); (2, 9, 121); (8, 2, ?)
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Answer: C. 100
Rule: third = (first + second)². 8, 2 → 100.
Q22. A clock shows 10:40. What time will its mirror image show?
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Answer: D. 1:20
11:60 − 10:40 = 1:20.
Q23. Which letter is 3rd to the left of the 10th letter from the left in the English alphabet?
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Answer: A. G
The 10th letter is J. 3 places to the left gives G.
Q24. How many numbers from 1 to 650 are divisible by both 3 and 8?
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Answer: B. 27
LCM(3, 8) = 24; ⌊650/24⌋ = 27.
Q25. Find the next number in the series: 9, 28, 65, 126, 217, ?
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Answer: B. 344
Terms are n³ + 1 for n = 2…7. Next = 344.