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Question 261

RRB NTPC 2026• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Dinesh starts from Point A and drives 20 km towards West. He then takes a left turn, drives 18 km, turns left and drives 21 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 28 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 1 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)

  1. AOption (a)

    11 km to the South

  2. BOption (b)

    10 km to the North

  3. COption (c)

    10 km to the South

  4. DOption (d)

    11 km to the North

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

10 km to the South

Why this answer is correct

Given: 

  • Dinesh starts from Point A and drives 20 km towards West.
  • He then takes a left turn, drives 18 km, turns left and drives 21 km.
  • He then takes a left turn and drives 28 km.
  • He takes a final left turn, drives 1 km and stops at Point P

The Final Diagram is, 

10 km to the South to reach point A.

Hence,the correct answer is "option 3"

Question 262

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If ‘P’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘Q’ stands for ‘×’, ‘R’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘S’ stands for ‘−’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

40 R 16 P 4 S 3 Q 5 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    32

  2. BOption (b)

    25

  3. COption (c)

    29

  4. DOption (d)

    30

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Answer: (c)C.

29

Why this answer is correct

BODMAS :

LetterSign
P÷
Q×
R+
S−

 

**Given Expression:**40 R 16 P 4 S 3 Q 5 = ?

After replacing the letters and applying the BODMAS rule:

= 40 + 4 − 3 × 5

= 40 + 4 − 15

= 44 − 15

=29 

Hence, the correct answer is "option 3"

Question 263

RRB NTPC 2026• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

(Note: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting / multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

(12, 36, 3)

(15, 75, 5)

  1. AOption (a)

    (8, 56, 9)

  2. BOption (b)

    (7, 72, 12)

  3. COption (c)

    (13, 188, 6)

  4. DOption (d)

    (14, 56, 4)

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

(14, 56, 4)

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: Second Number = First Number × Third Number

For the first set (12, 36, 3)

⇒ 12 × 3 = 36

For the second set (15, 75, 5)

⇒ 15 × 5 = 75

Applying the same logic to Option 4

(14, 56, 4)

⇒ 14 × 4 = 56

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Question 264

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Seven people F, G, H, L, M, O and Q are sitting in a row facing north. No one sits to the right of M. Only three people sit between O and M. Only one person sits between M and L. H sits to the immediate left of G. Q is not an immediate neighbor of M. How many people sit between F and H?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    One

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Four

Why this answer is correct

Given: Seven people, F, G, H, L, M, O, and Q, are sitting in a row facing north.

  1. No one sits to the right of M.
  2. Only three people sit between O and M.
  3. Only one person sits between M and L.
  4. H sits to the immediate left of G.
  5. Q is not an immediate neighbor of M

The Final Diagram,

There are four people between F and H.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 3"

Question 265

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Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster pairs.)

  1. AOption (a)

    GK – YP

  2. BOption (b)

    QU – IB

  3. COption (c)

    WA-OH

  4. DOption (d)

    HL-ZS

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

GK – YP

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here, 

For GK - YP,

For QU - IB,

 

For WA - OH,

 

For  HL - ZS,

Therefore, the letter-cluster pair that is different from the others is GK - YP.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Question 266

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Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s).

Statements:

All shackets are hats.

Some shackets are caps.

Conclusions:

(I) Some hats are caps.

(II) All caps are shackets.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion (II) follows

  3. COption (c)

    Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion (I) follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Only conclusion (I) follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is:

(I) Some hats are caps. - **Follow (**All shackets are hats.Some shackets are caps.Some hats are caps is true)

(II) All caps are shackets. - Does not follow (All shackets are hats). Some shackets are caps. All caps are shackets is may be possible but not definite. Hence, it is false.

Therefore, only conclusion (I) follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 267

RRB NTPC 2026• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

RNT KGM DZF WSY ?

  1. AOption (a)

    WKF

  2. BOption (b)

    YFT

  3. COption (c)

    PLR

  4. DOption (d)

    FPR

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

PLR

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here, 

The term that comes in place of the question mark is PLR.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3"

Question 268

RRB NTPC 2026• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Each letter in the word KNIFERS is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is third from the left and the one which is third from the right in the new letter cluster thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    5

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    7

  4. DOption (d)

    3

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

4

Why this answer is correct

Given word: KNIFERS

Arranging the letters in English alphabetical order:

Left   E F I K N R S   Right

  • The letters in the standard English alphabet between I and N are : J, K, L, M.
  • Count of letters = 4

Hence, the correct answer is "option 2"

Question 269

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KR 19 is related to NM 6 in a certain way. In the same way, MV 11 is related to PQ -2. To which of the following is CS 7 related, following the same logic?

  1. AOption (a)

    FN -6

  2. BOption (b)

    GH 7

  3. COption (c)

    KL 7

  4. DOption (d)

    HJ -9

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

FN -6

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here, 

For KR 19 is related to NM 6,

For MV 11 is related to PQ -2,

Applying the same logic  to CS 7,

Hence, CS 7 is related to FN −6.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Question 270

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In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.

LIES - ILSE - LSIE

FROG - RFGO - FGRO

  1. AOption (a)

    PALE - ALEP - LEPA

  2. BOption (b)

    SCAM - MSCA - AMSC

  3. COption (c)

    CUPS - UCSP - CSUP

  4. DOption (d)

    LUCK - UCLK - CLUK

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

CUPS - UCSP - CSUP

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed in this pattern is based on the positional rearrangement of letters from the first word to the subsequent words in each triad.

For the triad 'LIES - ILSE - LSIE':

L(1)I(2)E(3)S(4)
(2) ↓(1) ↓(4) ↓(3) ↓
ILSE

The third word 'LSIE' is formed by keeping the 1st letter and cycling the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th letters from the first word:

L(1)I(2)E(3)S(4)
(1) ↓(4) ↓(2) ↓(3) ↓
LSIE

For the triad 'FROG - RFGO - FGRO':

F(1)R(2)O(3)G(4)
(2) ↓(1) ↓(4) ↓(3) ↓
RFGO
F(1)R(2)O(3)G(4)
(1) ↓(4) ↓(2) ↓(3) ↓
FGRO

Applying the same logic to 'CUPS':

C(1)U(2)P(3)S(4)
(2) ↓(1) ↓(4) ↓(3) ↓
UCSP
C(1)U(2)P(3)S(4)
(1) ↓(4) ↓(2) ↓(3) ↓
CSUP

Thus, the triad CUPS - UCSP - CSUP follows the same logic.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".