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SSC CGL Reasoning – Speed Rounds – Tier II Level · Speed Round 4 · Marathon – 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.

SeriesFind the next term: 3, 4, 8, 17, 33, ?

Correct Answer: C [58]

Explanation:

Differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16 → next 25: 33 + 25 = 58.

SeriesFind the next term: 4, 11, 30, 67, ?

Correct Answer: A [128]

Explanation:

n³ + 3: 1 + 3, 8 + 3, 27 + 3, 64 + 3 → 125 + 3 = 128.

SeriesFind the next letter: B, D, H, N, ?

Correct Answer: D [V]

Explanation:

Positions 2, 4, 8, 14: steps of 2, 4, 6 → next 8 → 22 = V.

AnalogyBEH : ZWT :: KMQ : ?

Correct Answer: C [QOK]

Explanation:

Two steps: take the opposite letter (27 − position) and move one forward: B→Y→Z, E→V→W, H→S→T.

ClassificationSelect the odd number out: 110, 132, 156, 170

Correct Answer: B [170]

Explanation:

10 × 11, 11 × 12 and 12 × 13 are products of consecutive numbers; 170 is not.

CodingIn a certain code, SEND is written as IWNX. How is BIRD written in that code?

Correct Answer: A [ZSJX]

Explanation:

Take the opposite letter (27 − position) and move one step forward: S→H→I, E→V→W.

Coded relationA @ B means A is the father of B; A # B means A is the mother of B; A $ B means A is the wife of B; A % B means A is the daughter of B. If P @ Q # R and T $ R and S % T, how is P related to S?

Correct Answer: D [Great-grandfather]

Explanation:

P is Q's father and Q is R's mother → P is R's grandfather.

DirectionRamesh walks 12 km north, turns right and walks 15 km, then turns right and walks 4 km. How far and in which direction is he from the start?

Correct Answer: A [17 km, north-east]

Explanation:

Net 8 km north and 15 km east → 8-15-17 triangle → 17 km north-east.

RankingIn a row, P is 9th from the left and Q is 14th from the right. There are 5 people between them, and P is to the left of Q. How many people are in the row?

Correct Answer: C [28]

Explanation:

P's 9 places + 5 between + Q's 14 places from the right = 28.

10.

CalendarUsing the calendar rules, find the day of the week on 26 November 1949, the day the Constitution of India was adopted.

Correct Answer: B [Saturday]

Explanation:

Odd days: 1600 years 0, 300 years 1, 48 years (12 leap) 60 → 4, 1 Jan–26 Nov 1949: 330 days → 1.

11.

ClockBetween 7 and 8 o'clock, when are the hands of a clock first at right angles?

Correct Answer: B [21 9/11 minutes past 7]

Explanation:

M = (2/11)(30 × 7 − 90) = 240/11 = 21 9/11 (the second time is 54 6/11).

12.

SyllogismStatements:
1. All roses are flowers.
2. Some flowers are red.
3. No red is green.
Conclusions:
I. Some flowers are not green.
II. Some roses are red.

Correct Answer: A [Only conclusion I follows]

Explanation:

The red flowers are not green → I follows.

13.

Directions (Q 88–90): Five people – Anil, Bala, Chandra, Dinesh and Esther – live on the five floors of a building, one on each floor (floor 1 is the lowest). Chandra lives on floor 3. Bala lives on the floor just above Esther. Anil and Chandra have exactly one floor between them. Dinesh lives on a floor above Bala.

Who lives on the top floor?

Correct Answer: A [Anil]

Explanation:

Bottom → top: Esther, Bala, Chandra, Dinesh, Anil.

14.

(Use the directions above – Q 88–90)
Who lives on the lowest floor?

Correct Answer: D [Esther]

Explanation:

Bala is just above Esther and both are below Chandra (floor 3) → Esther is on floor 1.

15.

(Use the directions above – Q 88–90)
Who lives on the floor immediately above Chandra?

Correct Answer: C [Dinesh]

Explanation:

Floor 4 holds Dinesh (Anil is on 5).

16.

InequalityStatements: P ≥ Q > R = S
Conclusions:
I. P > S
II. Q > S

Correct Answer: C [Both conclusions I and II follow]

Explanation:

P ≥ Q > R = S gives P > S (I) and Q > R = S, so Q > S (II).

17.

Venn countingOf 100 students, 50 study French, 45 German and 40 Spanish; 20 study French and German, 15 German and Spanish, 18 French and Spanish, and 8 all three. How many study none of these?

Correct Answer: B [10]

Explanation:

At least one = 135 − 53 + 8 = 90 → none = 10.

18.

Missing numberIn each cross the centre comes from the four arms (top, right, bottom, left): (3, 4, 5, 2) → 23, (6, 2, 3, 5) → 28, (4, 3, 7, 6) → ?

Correct Answer: D [46]

Explanation:

Centre = top × bottom + right × left: 15 + 8, 18 + 10 → 28 + 18 = 46.

19.

AlphabetIn the word EDUCATION, each vowel is replaced by the next letter of the alphabet and each consonant by the previous letter. Which letter is fourth from the right in the new word?

Correct Answer: A [S]

Explanation:

New word: F C V B B S J P M → fourth from the right is S.

20.

CodingIf CAT is coded as 72 and BIRD as 132, how is LION coded?

Correct Answer: C [200]

Explanation:

Code = (sum of letter positions) × (number of letters): CAT 24 × 3 = 72, BIRD 33 × 4 = 132 → LION 50 × 4 = 200.

21.

Statement–AssumptionStatement: A city corporation announces: “To save water, gardens in public parks will be watered only in the early morning.”
Assumptions:
I. Less water is lost when plants are watered in the early morning.
II. People will stop visiting the parks.

Correct Answer: A [Only I is implicit]

Explanation:

I: negate it and the timing rule cannot save water – implicit.

22.

Course of ActionStatement: Reports show that many patients in a government hospital wait over three hours to see a doctor.
Courses of action:
I. The hospital should introduce a token system and add doctors in the busiest hours.
II. All patients should be sent to private hospitals.

Correct Answer: A [Only I follows]

Explanation:

I: tackles the problem and is practical – follows.

23.

SituationAs a new team leader you find that an experienced member openly ignores your instructions. What is the best response?

Correct Answer: C [Meet him privately, ask for his views, and agree on clear expectations for the team.]

Explanation:

'meet and agree' passes all five CARES tests; 'criticise publicly' fails Calm, Respects; 'ignore it' fails Acts; 'transfer request' fails Calm, Sees feelings.

24.

CaseletA post needs: age 21 to 27 (completed years) on 1 April 2026, a degree with at least 60%, and a typing speed of at least 35 words a minute. Exception: a candidate with typing speed 30–34 words a minute who holds a computer diploma is referred to the Section Officer. Nila, born 9 May 2000, has a degree with 64%, types 32 words a minute and holds a computer diploma. What happens to her?

Correct Answer: C [Referred to the Section Officer]

Explanation:

Age 25 ✓, degree ✓; typing 32 fails the main rule but fits the exception (30–34 with a diploma) → referred.

25.

Painted cubeA cuboid 5 cm × 4 cm × 3 cm is painted on all faces and cut into 1 cm cubes. How many cubes have exactly one face painted?

Correct Answer: B [22]

Explanation:

One face painted = the inner part of each face: 2[(5 − 2)(4 − 2) + (5 − 2)(3 − 2) + (4 − 2)(3 − 2)] = 2(6 + 3 + 2) = 22.

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