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Question 261

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

Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows.

Statement: The school library is open from 9 AM to 5 PM.

Conclusions:

I. Students can borrow books after 5 PM.

II. The library is not accessible before 9 AM.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only Conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only Conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only Conclusion II follows

Why this answer is correct

Conclusion I: Students can borrow books after 5 PM.

This does not follow. The library closes at 5 PM.

Conclusion II: The library is not accessible before 9 AM.

This follows. Since it opens at 9 AM, it is not accessible before that time.

Hence, the correct option is Option 2

Question 262

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

Each of the letters in the word DEVELOPMENT is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is third from the left and the one that is fourth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    7

  2. BOption (b)

    9

  3. COption (c)

    6

  4. DOption (d)

    8

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

9

Why this answer is correct

Given Word: DEVELOPMENT

Arrange letters in alphabetical order:

D, E, E, E, L, M, N, O, P, T, V

Third from the left = E

Fourth from the right = O

Letters between E and O in English alphabetical series:

F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N

Total letters = 9

Hence, the correct option isOption 2

Question 263

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

Choose the correct option to complete the series.

Create :: Destroy :: Build : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Design

  2. BOption (b)

    Construct

  3. COption (c)

    Ruin

  4. DOption (d)

    Develop

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Ruin

Why this answer is correct

Given Analogy:

Create : Destroy :: Build : ?

Create and Destroy are opposites.

Similarly, the opposite of Build is Ruin.

Hence, the correct option is Option 3.

Question 264

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

In each of the following questions, a specific alphabetical pattern is applied to the first word to obtain the second word. Apply the same pattern to the third word and find the correct answer from the given alternatives. CIQY : DJRZ :: AGOW : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    BJPX

  2. BOption (b)

    BHPX

  3. COption (c)

    BHPU

  4. DOption (d)

    BJRZ

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

BHPX

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here:

CIQY : DJRZ

Similarly,

AGOW : ?

Hence, the correct option is Option 2.

Question 265

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

Find the person that does not fit in the series:

Bhagat Singh, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, C. V. Raman, Subhash Chandra Bose

  1. AOption (a)

    C. V. Raman

  2. BOption (b)

    Subhash Chandra Bose

  3. COption (c)

    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  4. DOption (d)

    Mahatma Gandhi

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

C. V. Raman

Why this answer is correct

Bhagat Singh, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, C. V. Raman, Subhash Chandra Bose

Bhagat Singh → Freedom fighter

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel → Freedom fighter

Mahatma Gandhi → Freedom fighter

Subhash Chandra Bose → Freedom fighter

C. V. Raman → Scientist (Nobel Prize winner), not a freedom fighter.

Therefore, the person who does not fit in the series is C. V. Raman.

Hence, the correct option is Option 1.

Question 266

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

In each of the following questions, a pair of letters is related to a numerical fraction based on their positions in the English alphabet. Determine the logic behind the relationship and apply the same rule to the second pair to find the missing value. JG : 100/49 :: TB : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    400/5

  2. BOption (b)

    650/4

  3. COption (c)

    400/4

  4. DOption (d)

    709/45

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

400/4

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here

JG : 100/49

Alphabetical positions:

J = 10

G = 7

Logic:

(10 × 10) / (7 × 7) = 100 / 49

Now, for TB:

T = 20

B = 2

(20 × 20) / (2 × 2) = 400 / 4

Correct Answer: Option 3 (400/4)

Question 267

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

Arrange the following words in dictionary order and choose the second word:

  1. AOption (a)

    gold

  2. BOption (b)

    gone

  3. COption (c)

    golf

  4. DOption (d)

    good

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

golf

Why this answer is correct

Dictionary Order:

gold

golf

gone

good

The second word is golf.

Hence, the correct option is Option 3.

Question 268

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

In a certain code, FOLDER is written as GMLECR. Using the same pattern, how is MARKET written?

  1. AOption (a)

    NYRLCT

  2. BOption (b)

    OZRLCT

  3. COption (c)

    NYTLCR

  4. DOption (d)

    NYRCLT

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

NYRLCT

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

FOLDER is written as GMLECR

Similarly,

MARKET is written as

Hence, "Option 1" is the correct answer.

Question 269

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

Find the odd one out from the given alternatives:

  1. AOption (a)

    Bharatnatyam

  2. BOption (b)

    Kathak

  3. COption (c)

    Odissi

  4. DOption (d)

    Kalbelia

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Kalbelia

Why this answer is correct

Given Options

Bharatnatyam → Classical dance

Kathak → Classical dance

Odissi → Classical dance

Kalbelia → Folk dance

Kalbelia is a folk dance, while the others are classical dances.

Hence, the correct option is Option 4

Question 270

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

Instruction: In a certain code language, Greek letters are used to represent English letters in a consistent manner. Based on the given coded words, determine the correct English decoding of the target sequence using the same letter-to-letter substitution pattern.

If φ α ν τ α σ δ is coded as FANTASY, λ α β ε λ is coded as LABEL,

Question: Then what does λ φ α ν τ α represent?

  1. AOption (a)

    LFANTA

  2. BOption (b)

    LFANTY

  3. COption (c)

    LFANTE

  4. DOption (d)

    LFANTS

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

LFANTA

Why this answer is correct

The logic is followed:

φαντασδ → FANTASY

λαβελ → LABEL

Letter Mapping:

φ → F

α → A

ν → N

τ → T

σ → S

δ →Y

λ → L

β → B

ε → E

Now decode: λ φ α ν τ α

λ → L

φ → F

α → A

ν → N

τ → T

α → A

So, λ φ α ν τ α → LFANTA

Hence, the correct option is Option 1.

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