SSC CGL Reasoning – Arithmetical Reasoning, Puzzles & Seating – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Reasoning – Arithmetical Reasoning, Puzzles & Seating – Level 3 · Challenge – 11 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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1.  

Directions (Q 28–30): J, K, L, M and N live on the five floors of a building, one on each floor (floor 1 is the lowest). Each likes a different fruit – Apple, Banana, Guava, Mango, Orange. K lives on an odd-numbered floor below floor 5. Only one person lives between K and M. N lives on the floor just above L. J lives above M. The person who likes Mango is N. Apple is liked by a person on an even-numbered floor. The person who likes Guava lives just above or just below K, and is not J. Banana is liked by someone below the person who likes Orange.

Who lives on floor 3?

Correct Answer: D [K]

Explanation:

Floors 1–5: M, J, K, L, N.

2.  
(Use the directions above – Q 28–30)
Which fruit does M like?

Correct Answer: A [Banana]

Explanation:

Fruits floors 1–5: Banana, Apple, Orange, Guava, Mango → M (floor 1) likes Banana.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Q 28–30)
Who likes Guava?

Correct Answer: A [L]

Explanation:

Guava must be next to K (floor 3) and not J (floor 2) → floor 4 = L.

4.  
A man gives half his mangoes plus one more to his first friend, and then half of the remaining mangoes plus one more to his second friend. He is left with 3 mangoes. How many did he have at first?

Correct Answer: C [18]

Explanation:

Undo Ladder: (3 + 1) × 2 = 8 → (8 + 1) × 2 = 18.

5.  
PuzzleSix boxes A, B, C, D, E and F are stacked one above another. Box D is above A with exactly two boxes between them. B is just above A. A is not at the bottom. C is either at the top or at the bottom. E is somewhere below F, and F is not at the top. E is not just above or just below C. Which box is just below D?

Correct Answer: B [F]

Explanation:

Bottom → top: E, A, B, F, D, C.

6.  
Assertion–Reason
A: A snail climbing 4 m by day and slipping 3 m by night gets out of a 10 m well on the 7th day.
R: On the day it reaches the top it does not slip back.

Correct Answer: D [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

(10 − 4)/1 + 1 = 7; the +1 comes from R (no slip on the last day).

7.  
ComparisonM is heavier than N but lighter than O. P is heavier than O. Q is lighter than N. Who is the heaviest, and how many of the five are lighter than M?

Correct Answer: D [P; 2]

Explanation:

Ladder: P > O > M > N > Q → heaviest P; N and Q are lighter than M.

8.  
A purse has ₹ 1, ₹ 2 and ₹ 5 coins, equal in number. The total value is ₹ 96. How many coins are there in all?

Correct Answer: C [36]

Explanation:

One coin of each kind = ₹ 8 → 96 ÷ 8 = 12 sets → 36 coins.

9.  

Directions (Q 36–38): P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in a row. Some face north and some face south. P sits at one end of the row and faces south. R sits third to the left of P and faces north. U sits immediately to the right of R. Q sits at one end of the row, and Q and U face opposite directions. T sits second to the left of U. S sits somewhere between P and T, and faces south. Exactly three of the six face north.

PuzzleWho sits immediately to the left of T?

Correct Answer: A [S]

Explanation:

P (south) at an end: its left is the east side, so P must be at the west end and R is 3 places east, facing north.

10.  
(Use the directions above – Q 36–38)
PuzzleWho sits immediately to the right of Q?

Correct Answer: B [U]

Explanation:

Q is at the east end facing south, so Q's right is the west side → U.

11.  
(Use the directions above – Q 36–38)
PuzzleHow many people sit between P and U?

Correct Answer: D [3]

Explanation:

Row: P, S, T, R, U, Q → S, T and R sit between P and U.

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