SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 12 – Section A · General Intelligence & Reasoning

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SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 12 – Section A · General Intelligence & Reasoning – 19 questions, subject: Full Mock Tests. 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.  
AnalogyIf LOZD → OLAW, then UHCA → ?

Correct Answer: D [FSXZ]

Explanation:

Each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (A↔Z, B↔Y …; positions add to 27): LOZD → OLAW; UHCA → FSXZ.

2.  
AnalogyAs IVZF is to DXTG, so SWPE is to ?

Correct Answer: B [CNUQ]

Explanation:

Write the group backwards and move every letter −2: IVZF → FZVI → DXTG; SWPE → EPWS → CNUQ.

3.  
AnalogyFind ? in 8 : 511 :: 7 : 342 :: 3 : ?

Correct Answer: A [26]

Explanation:

Rule: second = cube − 1. 8 → 511, 7 → 342; so 3 → 26.

4.  
ClassificationAmong UWXZ, OQRT, QSTV, JKLN, which cluster is different?

Correct Answer: C [JKLN]

Explanation:

In OQRT, QSTV, UWXZ the letter gaps are +2 and +1 and +2; JKLN breaks this pattern.

5.  
Series17, ?, 21, 9, 25, 27, 29, 81 – what is ?

Correct Answer: A [3]

Explanation:

Rule: two series alternate: 17, 21, 25, 29 (+4) and 3, 9, 27, 81 (×3).

6.  
SeriesWhat comes next: C5X, E8W, G14V, I23U, ?

Correct Answer: D [K35T]

Explanation:

First letter +2; number: +3, +6, +9, +12; last letter −1 each time → K35T.

7.  
Coding–DecodingCode: MONEY = NNODZ. Then FRUIT = ?

Correct Answer: B [GQVHU]

Explanation:

Rule: letters move +1 and −1 alternately.

8.  
Coding–DecodingSentences in a code: 'tu qu zo' means 'good tastes strong'; 'tu zo lo' means 'strong tastes and'; 'lo tu ni' means 'sweet strong and'. What is 'sweet'?

Correct Answer: A [ni]

Explanation:

'sweet' occurs in the third sentence; the code common to it and absent from the other sentences is ni.

9.  
Mathematical OperationsGiven: 14 ∗ 16 ∗ 10 ∗ 12 ∗ 8 = 15. Select the signs in order.

Correct Answer: D [+ − × ÷]

Explanation:

14 + 16 − 10 × 12 ÷ 8 = 15 (BODMAS); it is the only arrangement of the four signs that works.

10.  
Mathematical OperationsGiven: 12 + 6 × 11 ÷ 12 − 11 = 23. Exchange which two signs to balance it?

Correct Answer: C [+ and ÷]

Explanation:

Interchanging + and ÷: 12 ÷ 6 × 11 + 12 − 11 = 23; no other interchange works.

11.  
Blood RelationsRead: Lokesh is the son of Sudha. Vinod is the father of Deepa. Gautam is the brother of Vinod. Deepa is the sister of Lokesh. Gautam is related to Sudha as?

Correct Answer: B [Brother-in-law]

Explanation:

Link the statements: Gautam (brother of Vinod) → Vinod (father of Deepa) → Deepa (sister of Lokesh) → Lokesh (son of Sudha); so Gautam is the brother-in-law of Sudha.

12.  
Order & RankingA row has Malini at its centre, 14th from each end. Size of the row?

Correct Answer: A [27]

Explanation:

Same position from both ends: 14 + 14 − 1 = 27.

13.  
SyllogismAssume the statements are true.
1. No shirts are caps.
2. All caps are shoes.
3. Some shoes are socks.
I. Some caps are not shirts.
II. Some shoes are not shirts.

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

Explanation:

I definitely follows; II definitely follows.

14.  
PuzzleSix friends Rahul, Vani, Malini, Om, Jaya and Sunil sit in a straight row, all facing north ('left' means towards the west end). Rahul sits third to the right of Malini. Jaya sits at the extreme left end. Rahul sits second to the right of Om. Exactly 4 persons sit between Vani and Jaya. Who sits second to the right of Jaya?

Correct Answer: D [Om]

Explanation:

Only one arrangement satisfies all the clues.

15.  
ClockA watch that loses 6 min an hour is set right at 6:00 a.m. What time will it show when the correct time is 12:00 p.m.?

Correct Answer: B [11:24 a.m.]

Explanation:

In 6 hours it loses 6 × 6 = 36 minutes → 11:24 a.m.

16.  
Missing NumberFind ? in the matrix (rows: 8, 9, 34 | 6, 8, 28 | 7, 8, ?).

Correct Answer: D [30]

Explanation:

In each row, third number = (a+b)×2 (a, b = first and second numbers): 8, 9 → 34; 6, 8 → 28; so 7, 8 → 30.

17.  
Word ArrangementDictionary order of: 1. Orange 2. Signal 3. Jigsaw 4. Outfit 5. Oyster

Correct Answer: B [3, 1, 4, 5, 2]

Explanation:

Dictionary order: Jigsaw → Orange → Outfit → Oyster → Signal.

18.  
Counting FiguresConsider the given drawing, square, diagonals, mid-lines, inner square. What is the number of triangles in it?

Correct Answer: B [44]

Explanation:

Count the triangles of every size, smallest first, then those made of 2, 3 … parts: 44 in all.

19.  
Dice & CubesAll faces of a cube are painted; it is cut into 125 equal cubes (5 per edge). Cubes with three faces painted?

Correct Answer: C [8]

Explanation:

Only the corner cubes have three painted faces: 8.

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