SSC CGL Reasoning – Non-Verbal Reasoning – Level 3 · Mixed and Deeper

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SSC CGL Reasoning – Non-Verbal Reasoning – Level 3 · Mixed and Deeper – 7 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.  
Paper foldingA square sheet is folded in half, folded in half again the other way, and then folded in half once more. One hole is punched through all the layers, away from every edge. How many holes will the open sheet have?

Correct Answer: A [8]

Explanation:

Each fold doubles the layers: 2 × 2 × 2 = 8 layers → 8 holes.

2.  
Counting figuresHow many triangles are there in the figure?

Correct Answer: B [44]

Explanation:

Count by size: 16 smallest, 16 made of two small ones (half-squares), 8 made of four small ones, and 4 large right triangles (half of the whole square) → 44.

3.  
DiceTwo positions of the same die are shown (it is not a standard die). Which number of dots is opposite 2?

Correct Answer: D [3]

Explanation:

The faces seen next to 2 in the two views cannot be opposite it; the only face never seen with 2 is 3.

4.  
Cube netThe net is folded into a cube. Which letter is opposite K?

Correct Answer: D [O]

Explanation:

Fold the net mentally around the face L: the opposite pairs are K–O, L–N, M–P.

5.  
Painted cubeA painted cube is cut into 125 equal small cubes. How many small cubes have no face painted?

Correct Answer: B [27]

Explanation:

Unpainted cubes form the inner (5 − 2)³ = 3³ = 27 block.

6.  
Painted cubeA cuboid 4 cm × 3 cm × 2 cm, painted on all faces, is cut into 1 cm cubes. How many cubes have exactly two faces painted?

Correct Answer: A [12]

Explanation:

Two faces = cubes on an edge but not at a corner: 4 × [(4 − 2) + (3 − 2) + (2 − 2)] = 4 × 3 = 12.

7.  
Embedded figureHow many times does the shape ‘┐’ (one unit across, then one unit down, in this orientation) appear in the grid?

Correct Answer: C [6]

Explanation:

The corner ┐ sits at the top-right of each small square: one per square → 3 × 2 = 6.

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