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Question 471

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

Based on the alphabetical order, three of the following four 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 man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

  1. AOption (a)

    OLM

  2. BOption (b)

    CYA

  3. COption (c)

    EAC

  4. DOption (d)

    AWY

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

OLM

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is,

Logic: Second letter = First letter − 4; Third letter = Second letter + 2.

OLM,

 

CYA,

EAC,

AWY,

Therefore, the letter cluster that is different from the others is OLM.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Question 472

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

KG 13 is related to IC −2 in a certain way. In the same way, NH 20 is related to LD 5.

To which of the following is NW 24 related, following the same logic?

  1. AOption (a)

    MS 11

  2. BOption (b)

    MR 11

  3. COption (c)

    LS 9

  4. DOption (d)

    LR 9

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

LS 9

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here, 

KG 13 is related to IC −2,

NH 20 is related to LD 5,

Applying same logic to NW 24 is related to LS 9,

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.

Question 473

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

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.

QMO−KGI

RNP−LHJ

  1. AOption (a)

    KGI−DAB

  2. BOption (b)

    KFG−EAC

  3. COption (c)

    KFG−DZB

  4. DOption (d)

    KGI−EAC

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

KGI−EAC

Why this answer is correct

Logic followed here is.

Logic: The second letter cluster is determined by subtracting 6 from the positional values of the letters in the first cluster.

For

QMO − KGI,

 

For RNP − LHJ,

Applying for the same logic, 

For KGI−EAC,

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4"

Question 474

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

Refer to the given letter series and answer the question that follows.

(Left) P W I C T G T X W J N L X T D X E S C S Z (Right)

How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a consonant?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Given: P W I C T G T X W J N L X T D X E S C S Z 

Required Pattern: Consonant — Vowel — Consonant

(Left) P W I C T G T X W J N L X T D X E S C S Z (Right)

I C , E S 

Hence, the correct answer is "option 4"

Question 475

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

Seven people, U, T, E, N, S, I and L, are sitting in a row, facing the north.

Only E sits to the left of N. Only four people sit between E and T. Only U sits between I and L and I is not an immediate neighbor of T.

Who sits at the extreme right of the line?

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    N

  3. COption (c)

    L

  4. DOption (d)

    U

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

S

Why this answer is correct

Given: Seven people, U, T, E, N, S, I and L, are sitting in a row, facing the north.

  1. Only E sits to the left of N.
  2. Only four people sit between E and T.
  3. Only U sits between I and L and I is not an immediate neighbor of T.

The final seating arrangement,

From the above arrangement, we can see that S sits at the extreme right of the line.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 1"

Question 476

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

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 letter-cluster pair 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.)

  1. AOption (a)

    MN - CY

  2. BOption (b)

    OP - EA

  3. COption (c)

    UV - KG

  4. DOption (d)

    JK - WV

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

JK - WV

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is

For MN - CY,

For OP - EA,

For UV - KG,

For JK - WV

This pair does not follow the rule, as the difference in the second cluster is −1.

Therefore, the letter-cluster pair that is different from the others is JK - WV.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Question 477

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 etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

(2, 11, 31)

(13, 10, 41)

  1. AOption (a)

    (8, 22, 45)

  2. BOption (b)

    (10, 20, 50)

  3. COption (c)

    (29, 19, 56)

  4. DOption (d)

    (6, 1, 25)

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

(6, 1, 25)

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: (First Number + Second Number) + 18 = Third Number

For the first set (2, 11, 31)

⇒ (2 + 11) + 18

⇒ 13 + 18 = 31.

For the second set (13, 10, 41)

⇒ (13 + 10) + 18

⇒ 23 + 18 = 41.

Applying the same logic to the set (6, 1, 25)

⇒ (6 + 1) + 18

⇒ 7 + 18 = 25.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Question 478

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

If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +,

then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

9 − 4 + 45 × 5 ÷ 3 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    20

  2. BOption (b)

    35

  3. COption (c)

    25

  4. DOption (d)

    30

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

30

Why this answer is correct

BODMAS Table:

Given equation: 9 − 4 + 45 × 5 ÷ 3 = ?

The operator conversions are:

Original SymbolNew Symbol
+−
−×
×÷
÷+

 

After replacing the symbols with their new meanings, the equation becomes:

= 9 × 4 − 45 ÷ 5 + 3

= 9 × 4 − 9 + 3

= 36 + 3 − 9

= 39 − 9

= 30

The value that comes in place of the question mark is 30.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 4"

Question 479

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

In a certain code language,

A × B means ‘A is the mother of B’,

A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’,

A + B means ‘A is the wife of B’ and

A * B means ‘A is the father of B’.

How is H related to J if ‘H – I + O * D × J’?

  1. AOption (a)

    Husband

  2. BOption (b)

    Son

  3. COption (c)

    Mother's mother's brother

  4. DOption (d)

    Mother's mother's father

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Mother's mother's brother

Why this answer is correct

Preparing the family tree diagram by using the following symbols:

As per the given information

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

Symbol−+*times
MeaningBrotherWifeFatherMother

Given : H − I + O * D * J

 

Therefore, D is the mother of J, and I is the mother of D (as I is the wife of D's father O). H is the brother of I. Thus, H is the Mother's mother's brother of J.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.

Question 480

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

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘÷' are interchanged and ‘−’ and ‘×’ are interchanged?

14 − 2 × 48 + 3 ÷ 7 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    23

  2. BOption (b)

    19

  3. COption (c)

    14

  4. DOption (d)

    7

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

19

Why this answer is correct

BODMAS Table:

Given Interchanges:

  • + and ÷ are interchanged.
  • − and × are interchanged.

Given Equation: 14 − 2 × 48 + 3 ÷ 7 = ?

Step 1: Replace the signs with their interchanged and applying BODMAS rule, 

The new equation becomes: 14 × 2 − 48 ÷ 3 + 7

= 14 × 2 − 48 ÷ 3 + 7

= 14 × 2 − 16 + 7

= 28 + 7 − 16 

= 35 − 16 

= 19

The final value obtained is 19.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 2"

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