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SSC CGL Reasoning – Speed Rounds – Level 1 · Speed Round 1 · Tier I Sprint – 25 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.  
SeriesFind the next term: 3, 8, 23, 68, ?

Correct Answer: C [203]

Explanation:

Each term is 3 × previous − 1: 3 × 68 − 1 = 203 (differences 5, 15, 45, 135 triple).

2.  
SeriesFind the next letter: C, F, I, L, ?

Correct Answer: B [O]

Explanation:

Positions 3, 6, 9, 12 → +3 each time → 15 = O.

3.  
AnalogySelect the number that completes the pattern 3 : 10 :: 5 : 26 :: 7 : ?

Correct Answer: A [50]

Explanation:

Rule x² + 1: 9 + 1, 25 + 1 → 49 + 1 = 50.

4.  
ClassificationSelect the odd number out: 169, 289, 361, 300

Correct Answer: D [300]

Explanation:

169, 289 and 361 are squares of 13, 17 and 19; 300 is not a perfect square.

5.  
CodingIn a certain code, MANGO is written as NBOHP. How is APPLE written in that code?

Correct Answer: C [BQQMF]

Explanation:

Each letter moves one step forward: A→B, P→Q, P→Q, L→M, E→F.

6.  
Blood relationA is the brother of B. B is the daughter of C. D is the father of C. How is A related to D?

Correct Answer: A [Grandson]

Explanation:

A and B are C's children, and C is D's child → A, a male, is D's grandson.

7.  
DirectionKavin walks 8 km towards west, then turns right and walks 6 km. How far is he from his starting point?

Correct Answer: D [10 km]

Explanation:

Net 8 km west and 6 km north → √(64 + 36) = 10 km.

8.  
RankingIn a class of 35 students, Arjun is 12th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom?

Correct Answer: B [24]

Explanation:

35 − 12 + 1 = 24.

9.  
Calendar1 January 2026 was a Thursday. What day of the week was 1 March 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Sunday]

Explanation:

January 31 + February 28 = 59 days = 8 weeks + 3 days → Thursday + 3 = Sunday.

10.  
ClockWhat is the angle between the hands of a clock at 4:20?

Correct Answer: D [10°]

Explanation:

30 × 4 − 5.5 × 20 = 120 − 110 = 10°.

11.  
SyllogismStatements:
1. All pens are books.
2. Some books are bags.
Conclusions:
I. Some pens are bags.
II. Some bags are books.

Correct Answer: B [Only conclusion II follows]

Explanation:

II is the converse of statement 2.

12.  

Directions (Q 12–13): Five friends P, Q, R, S and T sit in a row facing north. R sits exactly in the middle. S sits at one of the ends. Q sits second to the right of R. T is not an immediate neighbour of S. P sits somewhere to the left of R.

Who sits at the left end of the row?

Correct Answer: A [S]

Explanation:

Left → right: S P R T Q.

13.  
(Use the directions above – Q 12–13)
Who sits immediately to the right of R?

Correct Answer: B [T]

Explanation:

Left → right: S P R T Q → T is just right of R.

14.  
Symbol operationsIf × means +, + means ÷, − means × and ÷ means −, then 8 × 12 + 4 − 3 ÷ 5 = ?

Correct Answer: D [12]

Explanation:

Replace: 8 + 12 ÷ 4 × 3 − 5 = 8 + 9 − 5 = 12.

15.  
Missing numberFind the missing number: (6, 2) → 40, (5, 3) → 34, (4, 6) → ?

Correct Answer: B [52]

Explanation:

Sum of squares: 36 + 4 = 40, 25 + 9 = 34 → 16 + 36 = 52.

16.  
Venn countingIn a group of 60 people, 35 like tea, 30 like coffee and 12 like both. How many like neither?

Correct Answer: C [7]

Explanation:

At least one = 35 + 30 − 12 = 53 → neither = 60 − 53 = 7.

17.  
AlphabetWhich letter is 5th to the right of the 9th letter from the left in the English alphabet?

Correct Answer: A [N]

Explanation:

9th letter I; 9 + 5 = 14 → N.

18.  
Dictionary orderArrange in dictionary order: Garden, Gather, Garage, Gallon. Which word comes third?

Correct Answer: A [Garden]

Explanation:

Gallon (l), Garage (r-a), Garden (r-d), Gather (t) → third is Garden.

19.  
Word formationWhich word CANNOT be formed from the letters of INFORMATION (each letter used only as often as it appears)?

Correct Answer: C [ROTATION]

Explanation:

INFORMATION has only one T; ROTATION needs two.

20.  
Counting figuresHow many triangles are there in the figure?

Correct Answer: D [20]

Explanation:

Five lines from the top point: every pair of them makes one triangle with the base (C(5, 2) = 10) and one with the cross line (another 10) → 20.

21.  
ClockA clock shows 3:40. What time does its mirror image show?

Correct Answer: B [8:20]

Explanation:

Mirror time = 11:60 − 3:40 = 8:20.

22.  
Statement–AssumptionStatement: A bank notice: “Use our mobile app to pay your bills from home.”
Assumptions:
I. Some customers have access to a mobile phone.
II. Customers never visit the bank.

Correct Answer: A [Only I is implicit]

Explanation:

I: negate it and the notice is useless – implicit.

23.  
Course of ActionStatement: Many children in a village school are absent during the harvest season.
Courses of action:
I. The school should talk to parents and adjust the timetable or offer catch-up classes after the harvest.
II. The school should be shut down because attendance is low.

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

I: tackles the problem, practical and in proportion – follows.

24.  
SituationYou see a younger student crying near the school gate because he has lost his bus pass. What should you do?

Correct Answer: B [Calm him down and take him to the office to report the loss.]

Explanation:

'help and report' passes all five CARES tests; 'walk past' fails Acts, Sees feelings; 'laugh' fails Respects, Sees feelings; 'give another's pass' fails Ethical.

25.  
ClassificationSelect the odd letter-cluster: ACE, GIK, MOQ, RTW

Correct Answer: D [RTW]

Explanation:

The others go +2, +2; RTW goes +2, +3.

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