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Question 121

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

If 'X' means '+', 'Y' means '-', 'Z' means 'x', and 'W' means '÷'

what is the value of the following expression?

15 W 3 X 2 Y 4=?

  1. AOption (a)

    1

  2. BOption (b)

    3

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    7

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

3

Why this answer is correct

Decoding signs:

SignXYZW
Stands For+-×÷

Given: 15 W 3 X 2 Y 4=?

15 W 3 X 2 Y 4=? ⇒ 15 ÷ 3 + 2 - 4=?

⇒ 15 ÷ 3 + 2 - 4=?

⇒ 5 + 2 - 4=?

⇒ 7 - 4=?

⇒ 3 = ?

Hence, "Option 2" is the correct answer.

Question 122

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

A's father's wife's only daughter is B. How is A related to B?

  1. AOption (a)

    Nephew

  2. BOption (b)

    Cousin

  3. COption (c)

    Sibling

  4. DOption (d)

    Uncle

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Sibling

Why this answer is correct

Given: A's father's wife's only daughter is B.

A is the sibling of B

Hence, the correct option is Option 3.

Question 123

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Introducing a boy, a girl says, "He is the son of my mother's only son." Who is the boy to the girl?

  1. AOption (a)

    Brother

  2. BOption (b)

    Son

  3. COption (c)

    Nephew

  4. DOption (d)

    Cousin

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Nephew

Why this answer is correct

From the given information

Given: Introducing a boy, a girl says, "He is the son of my mother's only son."

Thus, the boy is girl's nephew.

Hence, the correct option is Option 3.

Question 124

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

A is the wife of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. How is A related to D?

  1. AOption (a)

    Aunt

  2. BOption (b)

    Mother

  3. COption (c)

    Sister-in-law

  4. DOption (d)

    Grandmother

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Aunt

Why this answer is correct

Given:

  1. A is the wife of B.

  2. B is the brother of C.

  3. C is the father of D.

Thus, A is D's aunt.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 125

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

If '+' means '-', '-' means '+', 'x' means '÷', then 50 + 10 - 5 × 5 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    41

  2. BOption (b)

    60

  3. COption (c)

    65

  4. DOption (d)

    70

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

41

Why this answer is correct

Decoding signs:

Sign+-x
Stands For-+÷

Given: 50 + 10 - 5 × 5 = ?

50 + 10 - 5 × 5 = ? ⇒ 50 - 10 + 5 ÷ 5 = ?

⇒ 50 - 10 + 5 ÷ 5 = ?

⇒ 50 + 1 - 10 = ?

⇒ 51 - 10 = ?

⇒ 41 = ?

Hence, "Option 1" is the correct answer.

Question 126

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

XYZ, ABC, DEF, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    GFS

  2. BOption (b)

    GCA

  3. COption (c)

    KOH

  4. DOption (d)

    GHI

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

GHI

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 127

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

ZEG XIN VMU TQB ?

  1. AOption (a)

    RFD

  2. BOption (b)

    RFC

  3. COption (c)

    RUI

  4. DOption (d)

    RYD

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

RUI

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

So, 'RUI' will replace the question mark in the given series.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Question 128

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Complete the pattern: 1, 2, 5, 26, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    677

  2. BOption (b)

    37

  3. COption (c)

    781

  4. DOption (d)

    371

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

677

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Pattern: Each term = (previous term × previous term) − (previous term − 1)

Check the sequence:

1 → 2 → 1×1 +1 = 2 

2 → 5 → 2×2 +1 = 5 

5 → 26 → 5×5 +1 = 26 

Similarly,

next term = 26 × 26 + 1 = 676 + 1 = 677

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 129

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Choose the option that is similar to the following numbers: 29,31,47, 101

  1. AOption (a)

    111

  2. BOption (b)

    103

  3. COption (c)

    147

  4. DOption (d)

    196

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

103

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Check the numbers: 29, 31, 47, 101

All numbers are prime numbers (divisible only by 1 and themselves).

Check the options:

Option 1) 111 → Not prime (divisible by 3, 37) 

Option 2) 103 → Prime 

Option 3) 147 → Not prime (divisible by 3, 7, 7) 

Option 4) 196 → Not prime (divisible by 2, 98) 

So, the number similar to the given sequence is 103.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Question 130

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Instruction: Identify the assumptions that must hold for the statement to be valid, then choose the correct option.

Statement:

The government has decided to implement stricter regulations on industrial pollution to curb the growing environmental concerns.

Assumptions:

I. Industrial pollution is a significant cause of environmental degradation.

II. Stricter regulations will reduce industrial pollution.

III. Environmental concerns are primarily related to industrial activities.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I and II are implicit

  2. BOption (b)

    Only I and III are implicit

  3. COption (c)

    All I, II, and III are implicit

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I is implicit

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I and II are implicit

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Statement:

The government has decided to implement stricter regulations on industrial pollution to curb the growing environmental concerns.

Assumptions:

I. Industrial pollution is a significant cause of environmental degradation – True (The decision to regulate industrial pollution assumes it significantly affects the environment).

II. Stricter regulations will reduce industrial pollution – True (Implementing stricter regulations assumes they will have the intended effect).

III. Environmental concerns are primarily related to industrial activities – False (The statement does not assume that all environmental concerns are only due to industrial activities; other sources may exist).

So, Only assumptions I and II are implicit.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".