SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 14 – Section A · General Intelligence & Reasoning

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SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 14 – Section A · General Intelligence & Reasoning – 18 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.  
AnalogyLetter analogy: XZKD – EGRK, UMZV – ?

Correct Answer: C [BTGC]

Explanation:

Each letter moves by +7, +7, +7, +7 in order: XZKD → EGRK; so UMZV → BTGC.

2.  
AnalogyComplete the pair: Kangaroo – Joey; Owl – ?

Correct Answer: A [Owlet]

Explanation:

The young one of a kangaroo is a joey; the young one of an owl is an owlet.

3.  
AnalogyAs ODZP is to OYCN, so NRLS is to ?

Correct Answer: D [RKQM]

Explanation:

Write the group backwards and move every letter −1: ODZP → PZDO → OYCN; NRLS → SLRN → RKQM.

4.  
ClassificationADJO, EHMR, MPUZ, HKPU: pick the odd one.

Correct Answer: C [ADJO]

Explanation:

In MPUZ, HKPU, EHMR the letter gaps are +3 and +5 and +5; ADJO breaks this pattern.

5.  
SeriesFind ?: E81P, G100O, I121N, K144M, ?

Correct Answer: B [M169L]

Explanation:

First letter +2; number: squares of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; last letter −1 each time → M169L.

6.  
SeriesFind ?: 15, 16, 18, 21, 25, ?

Correct Answer: D [30]

Explanation:

Rule: differences increase by 1: +1, +2, +3, +4, +5.

7.  
Coding–DecodingGiven: 'lo da wy' means 'runs very train'; 'fo su wy' means 'late runs today'; 'wy fo lo' means 'runs train late'. Which code means 'runs'?

Correct Answer: A [wy]

Explanation:

'runs' occurs in the first and second and third sentences; the code common to them and absent from the other sentence is wy.

8.  
Coding–DecodingA secret code turns BRAVE into YIZEV. What does it turn JUICE into?

Correct Answer: C [QFRXV]

Explanation:

Rule: each letter is replaced by its opposite letter (A↔Z, B↔Y, …).

9.  
Mathematical OperationsIn 11 ∗ 16 ∗ 5 ∗ 16 ∗ 8 = 5 each ∗ hides a sign. Which arrangement of the four signs works?

Correct Answer: B [− + × ÷]

Explanation:

11 − 16 + 5 × 16 ÷ 8 = 5 (BODMAS); it is the only arrangement of the four signs that works.

10.  
Mathematical OperationsThe equation 16 − 12 × 12 + 6 ÷ 7 = 57 is wrong as written. Which interchange of two signs fixes it?

Correct Answer: A [× and ÷]

Explanation:

Interchanging × and ÷: 16 − 12 ÷ 12 + 6 × 7 = 57; no other interchange works.

11.  
Blood RelationsUma is the daughter of Sudha. Sudha is the sister of Vani. Vani is the wife of Hari. Hari is the father of Indu. How is Uma related to Indu?

Correct Answer: D [Cousin]

Explanation:

Link the statements: Uma (daughter of Sudha) → Sudha (sister of Vani) → Vani (wife of Hari) → Hari (father of Indu); so Uma is the cousin of Indu.

12.  
Order & Ranking40 children stand in a row. Imran is 17th from the left, Nalini is 10th from the right. How many are between them?

Correct Answer: D [13]

Explanation:

Nalini is 31st from the left (40 − 10 + 1).

13.  
SyllogismTreat as true:
1. Some metals are not rods.
2. Some rods are not wires.
3. Some wires are not pipes.
Conclusion I: Some wires are rods.
Conclusion II: Some pipes are wires.

Correct Answer: D [Neither conclusion I nor II follows]

Explanation:

I does not follow; II does not follow.

14.  
PuzzleSix friends E, F, G, H, I and J sit in a straight row, all facing north ('left' means towards the west end). H sits third to the right of F. E sits third to the right of G. G sits second to the right of I. Who sits fourth from the left end?

Correct Answer: C [J]

Explanation:

Only one arrangement satisfies all the clues.

15.  
CalendarGiven that 3 July 2021 is a Saturday, find the weekday of 20 August 2021.

Correct Answer: B [Friday]

Explanation:

From 3 July 2021 to 20 August 2021 there are 48 days = 6 weeks + 6 odd days; Saturday + 6 = Friday.

16.  
Missing NumberComplete the matrix 11, 12, 155 | 3, 7, 52 | 6, 3, ?.

Correct Answer: C [15]

Explanation:

In each row, third number = a+b² (a, b = first and second numbers): 11, 12 → 155; 3, 7 → 52; so 6, 3 → 15.

17.  
Alphabet TestCount letter pairs of BRIDGE with equal word-gap and alphabet-gap (both ways).

Correct Answer: A [1]

Explanation:

Answer: 1. The pairs are IG → 1.

18.  
Counting FiguresConsider the given drawing, triangle, 4 apex lines, 2 cross lines. Count all the triangles in it.

Correct Answer: A [18]

Explanation:

Count the triangles of every size, smallest first, then those made of 2, 3 … parts: 18 in all.

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