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Question 551

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

In each of the following questions, a pair of words (letter sequences) is given on the left-hand side of the double colon (::), which follows a certain alphabetical pattern. Identify the logic in the first pair and apply the same logic to the third word to find the correct corresponding word from the options.

BOX : ANW :: FIX : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    EHW

  2. BOption (b)

    GHX

  3. COption (c)

    FGW

  4. DOption (d)

    HIM

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

EHW

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

BOX : ANW

 

FIX : ?

 

Thus, FIX : EHW.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 552

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

How many triangles are there in the given figure.

  1. AOption (a)

    10

  2. BOption (b)

    12

  3. COption (c)

    13

  4. DOption (d)

    14

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

14

Why this answer is correct

The triangles in the figure is:

Thus, the total number of triangles is 14.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 553

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

If 

  1. AOption (a)

    7

  2. BOption (b)

    5

  3. COption (c)

    4

  4. DOption (d)

    6

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

4

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: Number of sides in the figure = Number.

A triangle has 3 sides.

The 

Pentagon has 5 sides.

Similarly,

Square has 4 sides.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 3".

Question 554

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

INR 15000 at 10% compound interest compounded quarterly for 2 years yields?

  1. AOption (a)

    INR 18432

  2. BOption (b)

    INR 18276

  3. COption (c)

    INR 18654

  4. DOption (d)

    INR 18225

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

INR 18276

Why this answer is correct

Given:

Principal (P) = ₹15,000

Rate of Interest (R) = 10% per annum

Time (T) = 2 years

Compounded quarterly ⇒ n = 4

Formula used:

Compound Interest Amount = P (1 + R/(100n))nT

Calculation:

Quarterly rate = 10% / 4 = 2.5%

Number of quarters = 2 × 4 = 8

Amount = 15000 × (1 + 0.025)8

Amount ≈ 15000 × 1.2184 = 18,276

∴ The amount becomes INR 18276.

Question 555

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Guitar, Piano, Violin, Microphone - which is the odd one? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Microphone

  2. BOption (b)

    Violin

  3. COption (c)

    Piano

  4. DOption (d)

    Guitar

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Microphone

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: The instruments are musical instruments that produce sound, while the odd one is a device that converts sound into an electrical signal.

Guitar, Piano, and Violin are all musical instruments that produce sound.

Similarly,

Microphone is an electronic device that converts sound into an electrical signal.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 556

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

A figure consists of a square with 4 equal horizontal and 4 equal vertical lines dividing it into a 5x5 grid. How many squares can be counted in total?

  1. AOption (a)

    43

  2. BOption (b)

    55

  3. COption (c)

    36

  4. DOption (d)

    18

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

55

Why this answer is correct

Given:

A figure consists of a square with 4 equal horizontal and 4 equal vertical lines dividing it into a 5x5 grid.

There are 5 rows and 5 columns in the above figure. So let n = 5.

Here, we using formulas for finding number of squares in an n × n grid as follows.

Formula :-

n2 + (n - 1)2 + (n - 2)2 + - - - - - - - - - - + (n - n)2

The number of squares in a 5 × 5 matrix is

= 5² + 4² + 3² + 2² + 1²

⇒ 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 55.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Question 557

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Identify the water image of:  US91Q4M5W3

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Why this answer is correct

The water image of given is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 558

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Which of the following is the correct sequence?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Why this answer is correct

The pattern followed here is:

Logic: Each figure moves 90° clockwise direction.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 559

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Which one of the following figures breaks the pattern followed by the others?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    C

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

C

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: Number of sides = Number of arrows.

Thus, Figure C does not follow the same logic.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 560

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

What will be the next number in the series: 8, 12, 24, 60, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    100

  2. BOption (b)

    180

  3. COption (c)

    120

  4. DOption (d)

    150

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

180

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

 

Thus, the missing term in the series is 180.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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