SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 02 – Section A · General Intelligence & Reasoning

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SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 02 – 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.  
AnalogyXWO : UTL :: NHT : ?

Correct Answer: B [KEQ]

Explanation:

Each letter moves by −3, −3, −3 in order: XWO → UTL; so NHT → KEQ.

2.  
AnalogySelect the option related to Vitamin D in the same way as Beriberi is related to Vitamin B1.

Correct Answer: C [Rickets]

Explanation:

Lack of Vitamin B1 causes beriberi; lack of Vitamin D causes rickets.

3.  
AnalogyBMD is written as GRI. In the same way FUG becomes?

Correct Answer: D [KZL]

Explanation:

Each letter moves by +5, +5, +5 in order: BMD → GRI; so FUG → KZL.

4.  
ClassificationSpot the odd letter-cluster – BFJ, EIL, KOR, IMP

Correct Answer: A [BFJ]

Explanation:

In EIL, IMP, KOR the letter gaps are +4 and +3; BFJ breaks this pattern.

5.  
SeriesComplete: G25W, J36V, M49U, P64T, ?

Correct Answer: D [S81S]

Explanation:

First letter +3; number: squares of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; last letter −1 each time → S81S.

6.  
Series30, 34, 39, 45, 52, ? – what is ?

Correct Answer: B [60]

Explanation:

Rule: differences increase by 1: +4, +5, +6, +7, +8.

7.  
Coding–DecodingUsing 'pa mi lo' means 'tasty cheap is'; 'mi lo ni' means 'cheap tasty rice'; 'ni pa lo' means 'cheap is rice', decode 'cheap'.

Correct Answer: A [lo]

Explanation:

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

8.  
Coding–DecodingCode: COPIED = DQSMJJ. Then HUMBLE = ?

Correct Answer: B [IWPFQK]

Explanation:

Rule: 1st letter +1, 2nd +2, 3rd +3, and so on.

9.  
Mathematical OperationsIn 10 ∗ 7 ∗ 7 ∗ 7 ∗ 13 = 100 each ∗ hides a sign. Which order of signs fills the ∗ correctly?

Correct Answer: C [− ÷ + ×]

Explanation:

10 − 7 ÷ 7 + 7 × 13 = 100 (BODMAS); it is the only arrangement of the four signs that works.

10.  
Mathematical OperationsThe equation 19 ÷ 10 − 10 + 6 × 9 = 14 is wrong as written. Swapping which pair of signs makes it correct?

Correct Answer: A [+ and ÷]

Explanation:

Interchanging + and ÷: 19 + 10 − 10 ÷ 6 × 9 = 14; no other interchange works.

11.  
Blood RelationsBharat is the brother of Ganesh. Ravi is the husband of Deepa. Deepa is the mother of Bharat. Then Ravi is Ganesh's what?

Correct Answer: D [Father]

Explanation:

Link the statements: Ravi (husband of Deepa) → Deepa (mother of Bharat) → Bharat (brother of Ganesh); so Ravi is the father of Ganesh.

12.  
Order & RankingJatin (6th from the left) and Mohan (14th from the right) are in a row of 31. How many stand between?

Correct Answer: B [11]

Explanation:

Mohan is 18th from the left (31 − 14 + 1).

13.  
SyllogismStatements:
1. All papers are cards.
2. Some cards are letters.
Conclusions:
I. Some letters are papers.
II. No letters are papers.
Which follow (take the statements as true)?

Correct Answer: C [Either conclusion I or II follows]

Explanation:

I does not follow; II does not follow – but I and II are complementary, so either one is true.

14.  
PuzzleFive friends Balu, Sameer, Sunil, Imran and Nisha sit in a straight row, all facing north ('left' means towards the west end). Imran sits second to the right of Balu. Nisha sits second to the right of Sameer. Nisha sits immediately to the left of Sunil. Who sits at the extreme left end?

Correct Answer: D [Balu]

Explanation:

Only one arrangement satisfies all the clues.

15.  
Calendar13 March 1968 fell on which day? (1 January 2000 was a Saturday.)

Correct Answer: A [Wednesday]

Explanation:

13 March 1968 is 11616 days before 1 January 2000; 11616 = 7 × 1659 + 3, so go back 3 days from Saturday → Wednesday.

16.  
Missing NumberFind the missing number in the grid (rows 8, 7, 30 | 3, 5, 16 | 2, 3, ?).

Correct Answer: B [10]

Explanation:

In each row, third number = (a+b)×2 (a, b = first and second numbers): 8, 7 → 30; 3, 5 → 16; so 2, 3 → 10.

17.  
Alphabet TestHUNTER rearranged A to Z: how many letters do not move?

Correct Answer: C [1]

Explanation:

Answer: 1. Alphabetical order: EHNRTU.

18.  
Counting FiguresA line drawing is shown – square, diagonals. How many triangles can be seen in all?

Correct Answer: B [8]

Explanation:

Count the triangles of every size, smallest first, then those made of 2, 3 … parts: 8 in all.

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