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Question 281

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

In a certain code language,

'560' means 'children eat snacks';

'708' means 'these children play' and

'367' means 'these prepare snacks'.

Which of the following digits stands for 'snacks'?

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    7

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    0

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

6

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Thus, code for 'snacks' is '6'.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 282

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following.

Infectious diseases, Deficiency diseases, Goitre, Rickets, Chickenpox.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between Infectious diseases, Deficiency diseases, Goitre, Rickets, Chickenpox is shown below:

Chicken Pox is an infectious disease.

Goitre and Rickets are Deficiency diseases.

Hence, 'option 1' is the correct answer.

Question 283

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

Aman starts from point A and walks 5 km north. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns to the left and walks 5 km. Finally, he turns left and walks 10 km.

In which direction is he now from the starting point A?

  1. AOption (a)

    South-West 

  2. BOption (b)

    East 

  3. COption (c)

    West 

  4. DOption (d)

    North-West 

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

West 

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information:

Aman starts from point A and walks 5 km towards north. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns to the left and walks 5 km. Finally he turns left and walks 10 km.

Thus, Aman is now in 'West' direction from the starting point A

Hence, the correct answer is "West".

Question 284

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

Tanmay started from his house and went 2 km straight. He then turned towards his right and went 1 km. He turned again towards his right and went 1 km. If Tanmay is north-west from his house, then in which direction did he go in the beginning?

  1. AOption (a)

    north - east

  2. BOption (b)

    south

  3. COption (c)

    south - east

  4. DOption (d)

    west

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

west

Why this answer is correct

Solution :

The direction of Tanmay's journey is shown in the figure below.

We can clearly see in the above figure that Tanmay travelled in West direction in the beginning.

Hence the correct answer is "West".

Question 285

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

Read the following statements and answer the question based on them.

'A $ B' means 'A is the father of B'.

'A # B' means 'B is the daughter of A'.

'A × B' means 'B is sister of A'.

'A @ B' means 'B is the husband of A'.

How is P related to T in the expression P @ Q $ R @ S # T?

  1. AOption (a)

    Paternal Grandmother

  2. BOption (b)

    Mother

  3. COption (c)

    Father 

  4. DOption (d)

    Maternal Grandmother

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Maternal Grandmother

Why this answer is correct

Given:

'A $ B' means 'A is the father of B'.

'A # B' means 'B is the daughter of A'.

'A × B' means 'B is sister of A'.

'A @ B' means 'B is the husband of A'.

Let us first decode the given symbols and then draw a family tree

A is
Symbol$
MeaningFather
of B

 

B is
Symbol#×@
MeaningDaughterSisterHusband
of A

On checking: P @ Q $ R @ S # T

1) P@Q

Here, Q is the husband of P.

  1. Q$R

Here, Q is the father of R.

  1. R@S

Here, S is the husband of R.

4) S # T

Here, T is daughter of S.

  • Thus, the following family tree can be drawn:

  • Clearly P is 'Maternal Grandmother' of T.

Hence, the correct answer is "Maternal Grandmother".

Question 286

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

1- Haripad

2- India

3- South-East Asia

4- Kerala

5- Asia

  1. AOption (a)

    3,5,2,4,1

  2. BOption (b)

    5,2,3,4,1

  3. COption (c)

    5,3,2,4,1

  4. DOption (d)

    5,3,4,2,1

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

5,3,2,4,1

Why this answer is correct

The logical and meaningful order is:

The order is in accordance with size of the given options.

5- Asia : Continent 

3- South-East Asia : Part of continent 

2- India : Country 

4- Kerala : State 

1- Haripad : City 

 Hence the correct answer is option 3.

Question 287

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

Find the next term in the given series.

320, 328, 338, 350, 364, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    384

  2. BOption (b)

    375

  3. COption (c)

    380

  4. DOption (d)

    378

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

380

Why this answer is correct

Given : 320, 328, 338, 350, 364, ?

The logic follows here is:

Hence, the correct answer is "380".

Question 288

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

  1. Total 2. Totter 3. Totem 4. Toothier 5. Totted
  1. AOption (a)

    41325

  2. BOption (b)

    41532

  3. COption (c)

    41352

  4. DOption (d)

    41523

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

41352

Why this answer is correct

The arrangement as per the dictionary order is as follows :

  1. Toothier
  2. Total
  3. Totem
  4. Totted
  5. Totter

Hence, the correct answer is 41352.

Question 289

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

In the following question, select the odd figure from the given alternatives.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

In all the options except 'option 1', letters are arranged in parallelly, while in 'option 1', letters are arranged perpendicularly.

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Hence, 'option 1' is the odd one out.

Question 290

DSSSB MTS 2026• General intelligence and Reasoning Ability

Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

RAIN : SZJM :: FALL : GZMK :: JUMP : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    KNTO

  2. BOption (b)

    KTNO

  3. COption (c)

    KOTN

  4. DOption (d)

    OKTN

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

KTNO

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is :- Alternately (1) is added to and subtracted from the position value according to the English alphabetic series.

​So,

  • RAIN : SZJM

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And,

  • FALL : GZMK

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Similarly,

  • JUMP : ?

Hence, the correct answer is "KTNO".