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General Intelligence & Reasoning – SSC CGL / IBPS Examinations

1.   Select the related word/ letters/ number from the given alternatives.
 20 : 11 : : 102 : ?
a) 49
b) 52
c) 61
d) 98

2. The simple interest on a sum of money will be Rs.250 after 6 years. In the next 6 years principal is doubled, what will be the total interest at the end of the 12th year?
A) Rs.850
B) Rs.750
C) Rs.650
D) Rs.950

3. (x + 2y) (x2 + 4y2 − 2xy) is equal to ….
A) (x − 2y)3
B) x3 + 8y3
C) x3 − 8y3
D) (x + 3y)3

4. A square room is surrounded by a verandah of width 3 metres. Area of the verandah is 96 sq. metres. Find the area of the room.
A) 36 sq. m
B) 25 sq. m
C) 49 sq. m
D) Data inadequate

5. Three pipes P, Q and R can separately fill a cistern in 4, 8 and 12 hours respectively. Another pipe S can empty the completely filled cistern in 10 hours. Which of the following arrangements will fill the empty cistern in less time than others?
A) Q alone is open
B) P and S are open
C) P, R and S are open
D) P, Q and S are open

6.     Select the related word/ letters/ number from the given alternatives
 Jade : Green : : Garnet : ?
a) Blue
b) Orange
c) Red
d) Yellow

7.     Select the related word/ letters/ number from the given alternatives
 ? : QEHMDF :: WIDELY: HVCDXK
a) DEMAND
b) FRANCE
c) FRINGE 
d) STRING

8.  Find the odd letter/ word / number pair from the given responses.
a) Clove
b) Cinnamon
c) Cardamom
d) Apricot

9. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word opposite in meaning to the given word
VITAL
A) Peripheral
B) Dead
C) Unimportant 
D) Outer

10.  Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word opposite in meaning to the given word
LEVITY
A) Seriousness
B) Solemnity
C) Religiosity
D) Gravity

11.  Find the odd letter/ word / number pair from the given responses.
a) 108
b) 126
c) 207
d) 102

12.  Find the odd letter/ word / number pair from the given responses.
a) PORM
b) WVYT
c) KJMH
d) FEJC

13. A shopkeeper wishes to give 5% commission  on the marked price of an article but also wants to earn a profit of 10%. If his cost price is Rs.95, then the marked price is
A) Rs.100
B) Rs.110
C) Rs.120
D) Rs.130

14. The diagonal of a square increases to its twice. How many times will the area of the new square become?
A) 2 times
B) 6 times
C) 4 times 
D) Data inadequate


15. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CAMBRIDGE’ which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet ?
a) None
b) One
c) Two 
d) Three

16. If in a code language ‘GARNISH’ is written as ‘RGAINHS’. Then, how can ‘GENIOUS’ be written
in that code?
a) NEGOISU
b) NGEOISU
c) NGESUOI
d) NEGSUOI

17. If in a code language ‘jo ka ra’ is written as ‘go for walk’, ‘ma fo ka’ is written as ‘do not walk’ and ‘sa ta jo’ is written as ‘good for you’.  Then, how can ‘go’ be written in that code?
a) ‘jo’
b) ‘ka’
c) ‘ra’ 
d) ‘ka’ or ‘ra’

18. Two circles of radii R and r touch each other externally and PQ is the direct common tangent, then the value of PQ2 is:
A) R − r
B) R + r
C) 2Rr
D) 4Rr

19. The average of 30 numbers is 15. The average of the first 18 numbers is 10 and that of the next 11 numbers is 20. The last number is
A) 56
B) 52
C) 60
D) 50

20. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 14 less than 1−4 of 176. Find the middle number.
A) 8
B) 10 
C) 6
D) 9

21. Rahul walked 8 km north from A and reached B. Then he turned right and walked 7 km and reached C. Then he turned right from C and walked 5 km and reached D. Then turned right and walked 7km to reach E. At last he turned right and reached F which is 3 km away. What is the distance between F and B?
a) 1 km
b) 2 km
c) 3 km
d) 4 km

22. Deepak is Ravi’s brother. Rekha is Atul’s sister. Ravi is Rekha’s son. How is Deepak related to
Rekha?
a) Son 
b) Brother
c) Father
d) None of these

23. Some children are sitting in a queue facing north. Among those, Sameer is 17th from the left and second to the right of Jay, who is 15th from the right of the queue, then how many children are there in the queue?
a) 30
b) 29 
c) 31
d) 24

24. The marked price of watch was Rs.820. A man bought the watch for Rs.570.72 after getting two successive discounts, if the first was 20%, then second discount was
A) 18%
B) 15%
C) 13% 
D) 11%

25. How many meters of wall paper 2 meters wide will be required for a room 8.3 meters long, 4.2 meters wide and 4 meters high?
A) 40 m
B) 50 m 
C) 45 m
D) 75 m

26. If sin x + cosec x = 2, then find the value of sin9x + cosec11x + cot13x + cos15x.
A) 2 
B) 18
C) 512
D) 1024

27. If Praveen weighs heavier than Ajay and Ajay weighs lighter than Raman, Prakash weighs lesser
than Praveen and heavier than Raman, then who will be at the 3rd position from the top, if they are arranged in the descending order according to their weights?
a) Raman 
b) Praveen
c) Prakash
d) Ajay


28. A, B, C, D, E and F, six friends are sitting in a circle facing each other. A is sitting between D and B and F is sitting between C and E. C is third from the left of B. Then, who is between F and D?
a) D
b) B
c) Cannot be determined
d) None of these

29. Find the Missing Letter ?
3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ?
a) 147 
b) 192
c) 146
d) 145

30. Some people…….. themselves into believing that they are indispensable to the organisation they work for.
A) keep
B) fool
C) force
D) delude

31. The accused ……. to the judge for mercy.
A) asked
B) appealed
C) demanded
D) requested

32. He ………. his shoes till they shone.
A) brushed
B) scrubbed
C) shined
D) polished

33.  Find the Missing Letter ?
2, 9, 28, 65, ?
a) 121
b) 195
c) 126 
d) 103

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