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Question 171

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)

    A1@ : D4# : G7

  2. BOption (b)

    B2% : E5^ : H8&

  3. COption (c)

    C3* : F6( : I9)

  4. DOption (d)

    D4_ : G8@ : K13

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

D4_ : G8@ : K13

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: Letters increase by +3 positions and numbers increase by +3 in each step.

Now,

A1@ : D4# : G7$

Letters →

A → D (+3)

D → G (+3)

Numbers →

1 → 4 (+3)

4 → 7 (+3)

Follows the pattern

B2% : E5^ : H8&

Letters →

B → E (+3)

E → H (+3)

Numbers →

2 → 5 (+3)

5 → 8 (+3)

Follows the pattern

C3* : F6( : I9)

Letters →

C → F (+3)

F → I (+3)

Numbers →

3 → 6 (+3)

6 → 9 (+3)

Follows the pattern

D4_ : G8@ : K13$

Letters →

D → G (+3)

G → K (+4) Should be J if +3)

Numbers →

4 → 8 (+4)  (Should be +3)

8 → 13 (+5) 

Does NOT follow the pattern

So, the odd group is D4_ : G8@ : K13$.

Hence, the correct option is "Option 4".$

Question 172

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

A said to B: "The woman I met yesterday at the park was the only daughter of the father of your brother." How is the woman related to B?

  1. AOption (a)

    Sister

  2. BOption (b)

    Cousin

  3. COption (c)

    Mother

  4. DOption (d)

    Aunt

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Sister

Why this answer is correct

Given: A said to B: "The woman I met yesterday at the park was the only daughter of the father of your brother."

 

So, The woman A met = B’s sister.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 173

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

A man says, "My son's mother is the only child of your father." How is the man related to the person being spoken to?

  1. AOption (a)

    Brother-in-law

  2. BOption (b)

    Husband

  3. COption (c)

    Son-in-law

  4. DOption (d)

    Son

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Husband

Why this answer is correct

Given: A man says, "My son's mother is the only child of your father."

 

So, the man is the husband of that person.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Question 174

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

Introducing a man, Shruti said, "He is the husband of the granddaughter of the only son of my grandfather." How is the man related to Shruti?

  1. AOption (a)

    Son-in-law

  2. BOption (b)

    Husband

  3. COption (c)

    Son

  4. DOption (d)

    Cousin

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Son-in-law

Why this answer is correct

Given: Introducing a man, Shruti said, "He is the husband of the granddaughter of the only son of my grandfather."

 

So, The man is Shruti’s daughter's husband or son-in-law.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 175

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

If + = ×, - = +, × = ÷; then 6 + 3 - 2 × 1 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    20

  2. BOption (b)

    21

  3. COption (c)

    19

  4. DOption (d)

    24

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

20

Why this answer is correct

BODMAS Table: 

Given equation: 6 + 3 − 2 × 1 = ?

Now, if ‘+’ = ×, ‘−’ = +, and ‘×’ = ÷, then:

⇒ 6 × 3 + 2 ÷ 1 = ?

⇒ 18 + 2 ÷ 1 = ?

⇒ 18 + 2 = 20

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1."

Question 176

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.

GHZ, HIY, IJX, JKW, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    JHG

  2. BOption (b)

    KLV

  3. COption (c)

    KMN

  4. DOption (d)

    HGK

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

KLV

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

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

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Question 177

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.

RXD RUJ RRP ROV ?

  1. AOption (a)

    RLC

  2. BOption (b)

    RDA

  3. COption (c)

    RDF

  4. DOption (d)

    RLB

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

RLB

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

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

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 178

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

If '÷' means '+', '-' means 'x', '+' means '-' and, 'x' means '÷', then which of the following equations is CORRECT?

  1. AOption (a)

    42 × 28 - 30 ÷ 48 + 45 = 45

  2. BOption (b)

    42 × 28 - 30 ÷ 48 + 45 = 40

  3. COption (c)

    42 × 28 - 30 ÷ 48 + 45 = 50

  4. DOption (d)

    42 × 28 - 30 ÷ 48 + 45 = 48

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

42 × 28 - 30 ÷ 48 + 45 = 48

Why this answer is correct

BODMAS Table: 

Given:

'÷' means '+'

'-' means '×'

'+' means '-'

'×' means '÷'

Given equation:

42 × 28 - 30 ÷ 48 + 45 = ?

Now replace the signs accordingly:

⇒ 42 ÷ 28 × 30 + 48 - 45

Now solve step by step:

⇒ 42 ÷ 28 = 1.5

⇒ 1.5 × 30 = 45

⇒ 45 + 48 - 45

⇒ 93 - 45

⇒ 48

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 179

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

What comes next? 3, 8, 18, 35, 61, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    88

  2. BOption (b)

    98

  3. COption (c)

    97

  4. DOption (d)

    100

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

98

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

thus, "98" will replace the question mark in the given series.

Hence, the correct option is "Option 2".

Question 180

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 rapid advancement of automation and artificial intelligence could lead to significant job displacement, but it also presents an opportunity to create new jobs in emerging industries.

Assumptions:

I. Automation and AI could cause job losses in some sectors.

II. New industries will emerge as a result of automation and AI.

III. The displacement caused by automation is temporary and will be reversed by new industries.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I and II are implicit

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II and III are implicit

  3. COption (c)

    All 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 rapid advancement of automation and artificial intelligence could lead to significant job displacement, but it also presents an opportunity to create new jobs in emerging industries.

Assumptions:

I. Automation and AI could cause job losses in some sectors – True (The statement clearly mentions “job displacement,” which assumes that automation and AI may cause job losses).

II. New industries will emerge as a result of automation and AI – True (The statement says there is an opportunity to create new jobs in emerging industries, which assumes new industries will develop).

III. The displacement caused by automation is temporary and will be reversed by new industries – False (The statement does not assume that job losses will be completely reversed or that the displacement is temporary; it only mentions an opportunity for new jobs).

So, Only assumptions I and II are implicit.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".