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Question 131

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

The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word COMFORT is arranged in alphabetical order?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Five

Why this answer is correct

Given word: COMFORT

Arrange letters in alphabetical order:

C, F, M, O, O, R, T

Check each letter’s position in the original word vs alphabetical order:

Original: C O M F O R T

Alphabetical: C F M O O R T

Positions unchanged: C (1), M (3), O (5), R (6), T (7) → 5 letters

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 132

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

Identify the similar address: Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001

  1. AOption (a)

    Flat 12B, Bldg. 7, Sec-15, Sohna Rd., Gurugram, Haryana 122001

  2. BOption (b)

    Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurugram, Haryana — 122001

  3. COption (c)

    Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122021

  4. DOption (d)

    Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001

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Answer: (d)D.

Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001

Why this answer is correct

The address given in the problem is,

Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001

Now, match this address with the given options:

OptionAddress in OptionGiven AddressComment
1Flat 12B, Bldg. 7, Sec-15, Sohna Rd., Gurugram, Haryana 122001Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001Not identical (abbreviations used for flat, building, sector, road, city, and missing hyphen in pin code).
2Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurugram, Haryana — 122001Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001Not identical (city name “Gurugram” vs “Gurgaon” and long dash instead of hyphen).
3Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122021Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001Not identical (PIN code different: 122021 vs 122001).
4Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001Flat No. 12B, Building 7, Sector 15, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001Exactly identical.

So, address Option 4 is exactly identical to the given address.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Question 133

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

How many meaningful four-letter English words can be formed using the first, second, third, and fifth letters of the word "SCHOOL" (when counted from left to right), using each letter only once in each word?

  1. AOption (a)

    1

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    4

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

1

Why this answer is correct

Given word: SCHOOL

First, second, third, and fifth letters of SCHOOL → S, C, H, O

We need to form meaningful four-letter words using S, C, H, O (each letter used once).

Check possible meaningful words:

COSH → Yes, a word

HOSC → No

SCHO → No

CHOS → No

OCHS → No

HOCS → No

Only COSH is meaningful.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 134

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

In a row, Amit is 12th from the left and Sunil is 15th from the right. After they interchange their positions, Amit becomes 17th from the left. What is the total number of persons in the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    30

  2. BOption (b)

    29

  3. COption (c)

    31

  4. DOption (d)

    32

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

31

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Amit is 12th from the left.

Sunil is 15th from the right.

After they interchange their positions, Amit becomes 17th from the left.

That means Sunil’s original position from the left was 17.

Now, If a person is 17th from the left and 15th from the right, then

Total persons = 17 + 15 − 1

= 32 − 1

= 31

So, total number of persons in the row is 31.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Question 135

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

In each of the following questions, the second word is formed by applying a specific alphabetic coding pattern to the first word. Apply the same pattern to the third word to determine the correct option from the given alternatives. CUT : BDTVSU :: TIP : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    UVHJOQ

  2. BOption (b)

    SUHJOQ

  3. COption (c)

    USJHQO

  4. DOption (d)

    SUJHOQ

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

SUHJOQ

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

CUT : BDTVSU

Similarly,

TIP : ?

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Question 136

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

In each of the following questions, the second word is coded from the first using a consistent letter substitution pattern (e.g., reverse alphabet cipher, positional shift, etc.). Identify the logic in the first pair and apply the same to find the correct code for the third word.

WRITE : JEVGR :: WRONG : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    JEBAT

  2. BOption (b)

    JECAT

  3. COption (c)

    JEDAT

  4. DOption (d)

    JEDAD

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

JEBAT

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

WRITE : JEVGR

Similarly,

WRONG : ?

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 137

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

Complete the series.

1, 4, ___, 16, 25

  1. AOption (a)

    8

  2. BOption (b)

    6

  3. COption (c)

    9

  4. DOption (d)

    12

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

9

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Check the series: 1, 4, ___, 16, 25

These are perfect squares:

1 = 1²

4 = 2²

? = 3² = 9

16 = 4²

25 = 5²

So, the missing number is 9.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Question 138

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

In each of the following questions, a group of three numbers/symbols is given in each option. Identify the group that does NOT follow the same pattern as the others.

  1. AOption (a)

    M1 : N2# : O3@

  2. BOption (b)

    P4% : Q5^ : R6&

  3. COption (c)

    S7* : T8( : U9)

  4. DOption (d)

    V10_ : X11@ : Y13#

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

V10_ : X11@ : Y13#

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Check the pattern in each group:

Option 1: M1$ : N2# : O3@

Letters: M → N → O (consecutive) 

Numbers: 1 → 2 → 3 (consecutive) 

Symbols: $, #, @ (pattern changes, but consistent as sequence of symbols) 

Option 2: P4% : Q5^ : R6&

Letters: P → Q → R (consecutive) 

Numbers: 4 → 5 → 6 (consecutive) 

Symbols: %, ^, & (pattern consistent) 

Option 3: S7 : T8( : U9)*

Letters: S → T → U (consecutive) 

Numbers: 7 → 8 → 9 (consecutive) 

Symbols: *, (, ) (pattern consistent) 

Option 4: V10_ : X11@ : Y13#

Letters: V → X → Y (not consecutive; skips W) 

Numbers: 10 → 11 → 13 (not consecutive; skips 12) 

Symbols: _, @, # (pattern okay)

So, Option 4 breaks the letter and number sequence pattern.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 139

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

How many diagonals does a hexagon have?

  1. AOption (a)

    9

  2. BOption (b)

    12

  3. COption (c)

    15

  4. DOption (d)

    18

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

9

Why this answer is correct

Given: A hexagon has 6 sides.

Number of diagonals =  n × (n − 3) ÷ 2

= 6 × (6 − 3) ÷ 2

= 6 × 3 ÷ 2

= 18 ÷ 2

= 9

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

Question 140

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

If 5 @ 1 = 26, 3 @ 4 = 13, then 6 @ 2 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    36

  2. BOption (b)

    38

  3. COption (c)

    40

  4. DOption (d)

    42

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

38

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Pattern: A @ B = A2 + B

Check:

5 @ 1 = 25 + 1 = 26 

3 @ 4 = 9 + 4 = 13 

Similarly, 6 @ 2 = 36 + 2 = 38

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".