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Question 931

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

Rishi starts from Point A and drives 23 km towards the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 8 km, turns left and drives 28 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 17 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 5 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-degree turns only unless specified.)

  1. AOption (a)

    9 km to the west

  2. BOption (b)

    8 km to the east

  3. COption (c)

    9 km to the east

  4. DOption (d)

    8 km to the west

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

9 km to the west

Why this answer is correct

  1. Rishi starts from Point A and drives 23 km towards the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 8 km, turns left and drives 28 km.
  2. He then takes a left turn and drives 17 km.
  3. He takes a final left turn, drives 5 km and stops at Point P

The Final Diagram,

 

He drives 9 km to the west in order to reach Point A again.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 1."

Question 932

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

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?

BVY 32, WQT 16, RLO 8, MGJ 4, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    HCD 2

  2. BOption (b)

    REX 4

  3. COption (c)

    LFY 8

  4. DOption (d)

    HBE 2

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

HBE 2

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here, 

Combining the results, the next cluster in the series is HBE 2.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 4"

Question 933

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

Seven people, A, B, U, D, R, H and J, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only five people sit to the right of D. Only four people sit to the left of H. R is the immediate neighbour of A and D. J sits to the immediate right of B. How many people sit between U and D?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    None

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

None

Why this answer is correct

Given: Seven people, A, B, U, D, R, H, and J, are sitting in a row, facing north.

  1. Only five people sit to the right of D.
  2. Only four people sit to the left of H.
  3. R is the immediate neighbour of A and D.
  4. J sits to the immediate right of B

The Final Arrangement, 

No, people sit between U and D.

Hence, the correct answer is " Option 2"

Question 934

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

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept above C. Only one box is kept between D and C. Only three boxes are kept between D and E. E is kept at some place above C. G is kept immediately below E. F is kept at one of the places above B. A is not kept immediately above or below D.

Which box is kept immediately above F?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    A

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

C

Why this answer is correct

Given: Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order

  1. Only three boxes are kept above C.
  2. Only one box is kept between D and C.
  3. Only three boxes are kept between D and E.
  4. E is kept at some place above C.
PositionBox
7
6E
5
4C
3
2D
1
  1. G is kept immediately below E.
  2. A is not kept immediately above or below D.
  3. F is kept at one of the places above B.

Final Arrangement:

PositionBox
7A
6E
5G
4C
3F
2D
1B

Box C is kept immediately above box F.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Question 935

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

In a certain code language, ‘tale jaw bow’ is coded as 'vl ud np' and ‘law bow fresh’ is coded as ‘pq re ud’. How is ‘bow’ coded in the given language?

  1. AOption (a)

    np

  2. BOption (b)

    ud

  3. COption (c)

    pq

  4. DOption (d)

    vl

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Answer: (b)B.

ud

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here, 

Hence, the correct answer is "option 2"

Question 936

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)

    Mother

  2. BOption (b)

    Sister

  3. COption (c)

    Mother's sister

  4. DOption (d)

    Mother's mother

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Mother's mother

Why this answer is correct

The family tree diagram is 

Symbol×-+*
MeaningMotherBrotherWifeFather

Given: ‘H + I * O × D – J’

Therefore, H is the mother of O, who is the mother of J. H is the mother's mother of J.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Question 937

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

Each vowel in the word PERBLAD is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order, and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. How many letters will appear exactly twice in the new group of letters thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Zero

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Zero

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is as follows:

Given word : PERBLAD

Original LetterPERBLAD
Operation− 1+ 1− 1− 1− 1+ 1− 1
New LetterOFQAKBC

 

The new group of letters formed is O, F, Q, A, K, B, C.

Therefore, the number of letters appearing exactly twice is zero.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4"

Question 938

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

In a certain code language, ‘bat view month’ is coded as 'nd wz nh' and ‘oven month gum’ is coded as ‘on ju wz’. How is ‘month’ coded in the given language?

  1. AOption (a)

    on

  2. BOption (b)

    nh

  3. COption (c)

    nd

  4. DOption (d)

    wz

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

wz

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is,

Therefore, the code for month is wz.

Hence, the correct answer is "option 4"

Question 939

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

Six boxes D, E, F, G, H and A are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept below A. Only two boxes are kept between A and E. No box is kept above G. H is kept at some place below F and at some place above D. How many boxes are kept between H and D?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Zero

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    One

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Zero

Why this answer is correct

Given: Six boxes D, E, F, G, H and A are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order

  1. Only three boxes are kept below A.
  2. Only two boxes are kept between A and E.
  3. No box is kept above G.
PositionBox
6G
5
4A
3
2
1E
  1. H is kept at some place below F and at some place above D.

Final Arrangement:

6G
5F
4A
3H
2D
1E

Thus, the number of boxes kept between H and D is Zero.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Question 940

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

What should come in place of the ‘?’ in the given series?

6 15 29 54 84 125 ?

  1. AOption (a)

    173

  2. BOption (b)

    179

  3. COption (c)

    177

  4. DOption (d)

    171

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

171

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

 

  • 6 + 9 = 15
  • 15 + 14 = 29
  • 29 + 25 = 54
  • 54 + 30 = 84
  • 84 + 41 = 125
  • 125 + 46 = 171

Thus, the missing term in the series is 171.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 4';

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