SSC CGL Reasoning – Arithmetical Reasoning, Puzzles & Seating – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint

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SSC CGL Reasoning – Arithmetical Reasoning, Puzzles & Seating – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 15 questions, subject: General Intelligence & Reasoning. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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Directions (Q 13–15): Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sit around a circular table facing the centre. Q sits second to the left of P. R sits opposite P. S sits immediate right of R. T sits opposite S. U sits second to the right of T. V is not an immediate neighbour of Q.

Who sits immediate right of P?

Correct Answer: B [T]

Explanation:

Facing the centre, right = anticlockwise; clockwise order P W Q S R U V T → anticlockwise neighbour of P is T.

2.  
(Use the directions above – Q 13–15)
Who sits opposite W?

Correct Answer: A [U]

Explanation:

W is 1 seat clockwise from P; opposite seat (1 + 4 = 5) is U.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Q 13–15)
What is the position of V with respect to S?

Correct Answer: C [Third to the left]

Explanation:

S is at seat 3, V at seat 6 → 3 seats clockwise = third to the left (facing centre).

4.  

Directions (Q 16–17): A coaching centre holds one lecture each day from Monday to Friday on Hindi, English, Maths, Science and History (one subject a day). English is on the day just after Maths. History is not on Monday or Friday. Science is two days after Hindi. Maths is not on Monday.

Which lecture is on Thursday?

Correct Answer: D [Maths]

Explanation:

Order Mon–Fri: Hindi, History, Science, Maths, English.

5.  
(Use the directions above – Q 16–17)
How many lectures are held between the Hindi and the Maths lectures?

Correct Answer: A [2]

Explanation:

Hindi (Mon) … Maths (Thu): History and Science lie between → 2.

6.  
How many digits are used to number the pages of a book from page 1 to page 150?

Correct Answer: D [342]

Explanation:

1–9: 9 digits; 10–99: 180; 100–150: 51 × 3 = 153 → 342.

7.  
A 30 m rope is cut into pieces of 3 m each. Each cut takes 2 minutes. How long does the cutting take?

Correct Answer: C [18 min]

Explanation:

10 pieces need 9 cuts → 9 × 2 = 18 min.

8.  
A bus starts with some passengers. At the first stop half of them get off and 8 get on. At the second stop one-third of those on board get off and 2 get on. Now there are 22 passengers. How many were there at the start?

Correct Answer: B [44]

Explanation:

Undo Ladder: 22 − 2 = 20 → ÷ (2/3) = 30 → 30 − 8 = 22 → × 2 = 44.

9.  
Children stand at equal distances in a circle and are numbered 1, 2, 3 … in order. Child 6 is directly opposite child 17. How many children are there?

Correct Answer: C [22]

Explanation:

Opposite numbers differ by n/2: 17 − 6 = 11 → n = 22.

10.  
Two-quantity comparison
Quantity I: matches in a knock-out tournament of 64 teams
Quantity II: handshakes among 12 people (each pair once)

Correct Answer: B [Quantity I < Quantity II]

Explanation:

QI = 64 − 1 = 63; QII = 12 × 11/2 = 66 → QI < QII.

11.  
Trick SpotterA pen has rabbits and pigeons – 40 heads and 116 legs. Which is the quickest correct first step to find the rabbits?

Correct Answer: A [(116 − 2 × 40) ÷ 2]

Explanation:

Leg Swap: surplus over 2 legs per head = 116 − 80 = 36 → 18 rabbits.

12.  
Spot My Mistake“A clock takes 5 seconds to strike 5, so it takes 1 second per strike and 10 seconds to strike 10.” What is the correct time to strike 10?

Correct Answer: B [11.25 s]

Explanation:

5 strikes = 4 gaps → 1.25 s per gap; 10 strikes = 9 gaps → 11.25 s.

13.  
Statement-basedWhich is/are correct?
I. For people sitting round a table facing the centre, the immediate left is the next seat clockwise.
II. For a person facing south in a row, his left is towards the east.

Correct Answer: D [Both I and II]

Explanation:

CLiC gives I; facing south, the left hand points east – II.

14.  
Match the following
P. Handshakes among 10 people Q. League matches among 6 teams R. Knock-out matches among 20 teams
1. 19 2. 45 3. 15

Correct Answer: B [P-2, Q-3, R-1]

Explanation:

10·9/2 = 45; 6·5/2 = 15; 20 − 1 = 19.

15.  
In a row of 40 students facing north, Ravi is 11th from the left end. Meena sits 8th to the right of Ravi. What is Meena's position from the right end?

Correct Answer: C [22nd]

Explanation:

Meena is 11 + 8 = 19th from the left → 40 − 19 + 1 = 22nd from the right.

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