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Question 751

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

In each of the following questions, a specific relationship is given between two words. Identify the word that shares a similar semantic relationship with the given pair. Choose the most appropriate option from the four choices given below.

Echo : Sound :: Reflection : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mirror

  2. BOption (b)

    Refraction

  3. COption (c)

    Light

  4. DOption (d)

    Image

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Light

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: Echo is the result of sound bouncing off a surface, and reflection is the result of a medium bouncing off a surface.

Here,

Echo : Sound → Echo is the result of a sound wave bouncing back.

Similarly,

Reflection : Light → Reflection is the result of a light wave bouncing back.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Question 752

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Statements:

All roses are flowers.

Some flowers are red.

Conclusions

I. Some roses are red..

II. All red things are flowers.

  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: (d)D.

Neither I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

Given Statements:

All roses are flowers.

Some flowers are red.

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is:

Conclusions:

I. Some roses are red. → False (there is no definite relationship between roses and red things. Therefore, we cannot definitively conclude that some roses are red.)

II. All red things are flowers. → False (The statement says "Some flowers are red," which means only a part of the flowers are red. It does not mean that all red things are flowers. So we can't say that "All red things are flowers.")

Therefore, neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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Question 753

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Six friends, K, M, P, R, T, and Y, are sitting in a circle facing the center. R is sitting to the immediate left of M. K is second to the right of M. T is sitting exactly between M and K. P is not sitting next to K or M. Who is sitting opposite to P?

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    T

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

T

Why this answer is correct

Given: Six friends, K, M, P, R, T, and Y, are sitting in a circle facing the center.

R is sitting to the immediate left of M.

K is second to the right of M.

P is not sitting next to K or M.

T is sitting exactly between M and K.

And Y sits at the remaining place.

T is sitting opposite to P.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Question 754

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Input: 93 box 27 pink 46 green 18

Step 1: box 93 27 pink 46 green 18

Step 2: box 93 green 27 pink 46 18

Step 3: box 93 green 46 27 pink 18

What will be Step 4?

  1. AOption (a)

    Box green 93 46 pink 27 18

  2. BOption (b)

    Box 93 green 46 pink 18 27

  3. COption (c)

    Box 93 green 46 pink 27 18

  4. DOption (d)

    Green 46 pink 27 18 box 93

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Box 93 green 46 pink 27 18

Why this answer is correct

Calculations:

⇒ Input: 93 box 27 pink 46 green 18

⇒ Step 1: Swap 1st two elements

⇒  box 93 27 pink 46 green 18

⇒ Step 2: Bring last word forward 

⇒ box 93 green 27 pink 46 18

⇒ Step 3: Bring next last number forward

⇒ box 93 green 46 27 pink 18

⇒ Step 4: Bring next last word forward

⇒ box 93 green 46 pink 27 18

∴ Step 4 = box 93 green 46 pink 18 27

Question 755

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

Input: 8 cake 12 bag 5 apple

Step 1: 5 apple 8 cake 12 bag

Step 2: 5 apple 8 bag 12 cake

What is the logic applied?

  1. AOption (a)

    Numbers in ascending order, words in reverse alphabetical order

  2. BOption (b)

    Numbers and words are paired and sorted

  3. COption (c)

    Numbers in descending order; words in reverse order

  4. DOption (d)

    Numbers in ascending order; words in alphabetical order 

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Numbers in ascending order; words in alphabetical order 

Why this answer is correct

Given Input: 8 cake 12 bag 5 apple

The pattern followed here is:

The input is a series of number-word pairs. The rearrangement sorts these pairs based on two rules:

1) Numbers are sorted in ascending order.

2) The words associated with the numbers are sorted in alphabetical order.

Input: 8 cake 12 bag 5 apple

Original Pairs: (8, cake), (12, bag), (5, apple)

Sorting by number (ascending): (5, apple), (8, cake), (12, bag)

Step 1: 5 apple 8 cake 12 bag

This shows the numbers are sorted in ascending order. Now, let's examine the words.

The words are "apple", "cake", and "bag". Alphabetical order for these words would be "apple", "bag", "cake".

Step 2: 5 apple 8 bag 12 cake

In this step, the words are re-arranged to follow alphabetical order: "apple", "bag", "cake".

This proves that the logic is to sort "Numbers in ascending order; words in alphabetical order".

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4."

Question 756

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

n each of the following questions, two numbers are given which follow a certain logical or arithmetic relationship. Identify the same pattern and apply it to find the missing number in the second pair. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.

58214 : 70436 :: 73928 : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    85150

  2. BOption (b)

    85130

  3. COption (c)

    95140

  4. DOption (d)

    95130

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

95140

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is digit-wise addition of +2 to each digit of the number:

58214 : 70436

→ 5 + 2 = 7, 8 + 2 = 10 (unit digit = 0), 2 + 2 = 4, 1 + 2 = 3, 4 + 2 = 6

Similarly,

73928 : ?

→ 7 + 2 = 9, 3 + 2 = 5, 9 + 2 = 11 (unit digit = 1), 2 + 2 = 4, 8 + 2 = 10 (unit digit = 0) 

So, 73928 ⇒ 95140

Hence, "Option 3" is the correct answer.

Question 757

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

In the following questions, which one set of letters/numbers when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

d_ ef _ _12g_16h_20i_24

  1. AOption (a)

    e4f8ghij

  2. BOption (b)

    egh8ijij

  3. COption (c)

    e48fghij

  4. DOption (d)

    d4e8fgij

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

e48fghij

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is,

After putting the option 3) e48fghij

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Question 758

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

If + means -, ÷ means +, - means x, and x means ÷ then, what is 28 - 4 ÷ 8 + 16 ?

  1. AOption (a)

    104

  2. BOption (b)

    112

  3. COption (c)

    108

  4. DOption (d)

    100

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

104

Why this answer is correct

Given the expression: 28 - 4 ÷ 8 + 16

Decoding the given information:

Symbol+-÷×
Means-×+÷

 

Replacing the signs in the expression according to the given rules:

The expression 28 - 4 ÷ 8 + 16 becomes:

28 × 4 + 8 - 16

Now, applying the BODMAS rule:

⇒ 28 × 4 + 8 - 16

⇒ 112 + 8 - 16

⇒ 120 - 16 = 104

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 759

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Statements:

All chairs are furniture.

Some furniture are tables.

Conclusions:

I. Some tables are chairs.

II. All chairs are tables.

  1. AOption (a)

    Neither I nor II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Both I and II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Only I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Neither I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

Given Statements:

All chairs are furniture.

Some furniture are tables.

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is:

Conclusions:

I. Some tables are chairs. → False (There is no direct relation between chairs and tables. It's a possibility, but not a definite conclusion.)

II. All chairs are tables. - False (There is no direct relation between chairs and tables. It's a possibility, but not a definite conclusion.)

Therefore, neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Question 760

SSC Stenographer 2025• General Intelligence & Reasoning

In a class of 30 students, Priya is ranked 12th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom ?

  1. AOption (a)

    17th

  2. BOption (b)

    19th

  3. COption (c)

    18th

  4. DOption (d)

    16th

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

19th

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

We can find the rank from the bottom by using the following formula:

Rank from the bottom = (Total number of students) - (Rank from the top) + 1

Given:

Total number of students = 30

Priya's rank from the top = 12th

Applying the formula:

Rank from the bottom = 30 - 12 + 1

= 18 + 1 = 19

So, Priya's rank from the bottom is 19th.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".