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Question 1661

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Each of the letters in the word 'KEYBOARD' are arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is the third from the right end and the second from the right end in the group of letters thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    One

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Given word: KEYBOARD

After arranging in alphabetical order:

AlphabetsKEYBOARD
Alphabetical orderABDEKORY

 

After arranged in alphabetical order,

Third alphabet from the right end is: O,

Second alphabet from the right end is: R,

Now,

there are 2 letters between O and R.

OPQR

 

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

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Question 1662

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Identify the figure from among the given options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

  1. One shaded circle is eliminated from the bottom from each box subsequently.

  2. One shaded circle is replaced alternately by element 'X' subsequently.

Thus, the final series is:

Hence, "Option 3" is the correct answer.

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Question 1663

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In a certain code language, 'SHE' is written as 'EIT' and 'SAD' is written as 'DBT'. How will 'SUN' be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    NTV

  2. BOption (b)

    NTY

  3. COption (c)

    NYT

  4. DOption (d)

    NVT

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

NVT

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

'SHE' is written as 'EIT'

And,

'SAD' is written as 'DBT'

Similarly,

'SUN' is written as

Hence, "Option 4" is the correct answer.

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Question 1664

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the given letter series.

B_ E N B_ C E N B B C_ N B B C E_ B_ C

  1. AOption (a)

    BCENB

  2. BOption (b)

    BNECB

  3. COption (c)

    CNEBB

  4. DOption (d)

    CBENB

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

CBENB

Why this answer is correct

Given series: B_ E N B_ C E N B B C_ N B B C E_ B_ C

Option 1) BCENB → BB E N BC C E N B B CE N B B C EN BB C → (It doesn't follow any pattern)

Option 2) BNECB → BB E N BN C E N B B CE N B B C EC BB C → (It doesn't follow any pattern)

Option 3) CNEBB → BC E N BN C E N B B CE N B B C EB BB C → (It doesn't follow any pattern)

Option 4) CBENB → BC E N BB C E N B B CE N B B C EN BB C → (It follows the pattern of: BCENB - BCENB - BCENB - BCENB - BC)

Hence, "Option 4" is the correct answer.

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Question 1665

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Six Roman numbers I, II, III, IV, V and VI are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figure below. Find the Roman number on the face opposite to 'VI'.

  1. AOption (a)

    V

  2. BOption (b)

    II

  3. COption (c)

    III

  4. DOption (d)

    IV

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

II

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is :-

From the given two different dices the adjacent sides are as shown below :

As III and V are common on both the dices, it is clear that the remaining i.e. VI will be opposite to II.

So, the opposite side of "VI" will be side "II".

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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Question 1666

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What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '−' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged?

1205 × 5 + 35 − 197 ÷  18 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    3482

  2. BOption (b)

    3752

  3. COption (c)

    3824

  4. DOption (d)

    3284

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

3752

Why this answer is correct

BODMAS Table: 

After decoding signs:

SignsDecoded signs
+-
-+
×÷
÷×

 

Given equation: 1205 × 5 + 35 − 197 ÷ 18 = ?

After interchanging the signs then:

⇒ 1205 ÷ 5 - 35 + 197 × 18 = ?

⇒ ? = 241 - 35 + 197 × 18

⇒ ? = 241 - 35 + 3546

⇒ ? = 3787 - 35

⇒ ? = 3752

Hence, the correct answer is "3752".

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Question 1667

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

AWSO, KGCY, UQMI, EAWS, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    OKGC

  2. BOption (b)

    WAEI

  3. COption (c)

    ZWTQ

  4. DOption (d)

    OGKH

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

OKGC

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Hence, "Option 1" is the correct answer.

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Question 1668

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Six numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figure below. Find the number on the face opposite to '7'.

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    9

  3. COption (c)

    8

  4. DOption (d)

    10

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

10

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is :-

From the given two different dices the adjacent sides are as shown below :

As 8 and 9 are common on both the dices, it is clear that the remaining i.e. 7 will be opposite to 10.

So, the opposite side of "7" will be side "10".

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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Question 1669

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Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster that DOES NOT belong to that group?

(Note: The odd man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

  1. AOption (a)

    CHE

  2. BOption (b)

    AGD

  3. COption (c)

    MSP

  4. DOption (d)

    FLI

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

CHE

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Option 1) CHE

Option 2) AGD

Option 3) MSP

Option 4) FLI

Thus, out of all the options, 'CHE' is the odd one out.

Hence, "Option 1" is the correct answer.

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Question 1670

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Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and

the fourth number is related to the third number.

14 : 30 :: 9 : 20 :: 4 : ?

(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent

digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1

and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

  1. AOption (a)

    11

  2. BOption (b)

    13

  3. COption (c)

    12

  4. DOption (d)

    10

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

10

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Logic: (1st number × 2) + 2 = 2nd number.

Now,

For, 14 : 30

⇒ (14 × 2) + 2 = 28 + 2 = 30.

For, 9 : 20

⇒ (9 × 2) + 2 = 18 + 2 = 20.

Similarly, for 4 ∶ ?

⇒ (4 × 2) + 2 = 8 + 2 = 10.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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Question 1671

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Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of ? will logically complete the series.

  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 logic followed here is:

  1. The element shift anticlockwise and is flipped horizontally.

Thus, the final series is:

Hence, "Option 1" is the correct answer.

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Question 1672

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BIRTHDAY - IBTRDHYA

BLAZER - LBZARE

REMOVE - ?

Using the same logic as applied for the first two pairs of terms, select the term that can replace the question mark (?) in the third pair.

  1. AOption (a)

    ERMOVE

  2. BOption (b)

    EROMVE

  3. COption (c)

    EROMEV

  4. DOption (d)

    EVOMER

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

EROMEV

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

BIRTHDAY - IBTRDHYA

And,

BLAZER - LBZARE

Similarly,

REMOVE - ?

Hence, "Option 3" is the correct answer.

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Question 1673

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

In a certain code language,

‘A + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’;

‘A − B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’;

‘A × B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’ and

‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’.

Based on the above, how is A related to D if ‘A × B ÷ C × D’?

  1. AOption (a)

    Father-in-law

  2. BOption (b)

    Father’s sister

  3. COption (c)

    Wife's mother

  4. DOption (d)

    Father’s brother

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Wife's mother

Why this answer is correct

Decoding symbols:

A is
Symbol+–×÷
MeaningMotherBrotherWifeFather
to B

Given: A × B ÷ C × D

A × B → A is the wife of B.

B ÷ C → B is the father of C.

C × D → C is the wife of D.

Thus, A is D's wife’s mother or mother-in-law.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

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Question 1674

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'RUCK' is related to 'TWAI' in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, 'DPHM' is related to 'FRFK'. To which of the following is 'KNOM' related, following the same logic?

  1. AOption (a)

    IONK

  2. BOption (b)

    MQNJ

  3. COption (c)

    MPMK

  4. DOption (d)

    IPMU

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

MPMK

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

'RUCK' is related to 'TWAI'

And,

'DPHM' is related to 'FRFK'

Similarly,

'KNOM' is related to

Hence, "Option 3" is the correct answer.

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Question 1675

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The same operation(s) are followed in all the given number pairs except one. Find that odd number pair.

(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent

digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1

and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

  1. AOption (a)

    19 : 3

  2. BOption (b)

    55 : 9

  3. COption (c)

    49 : 8

  4. DOption (d)

    24 : 4

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

24 : 4

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is: (Second Number × 6) + 1 = First Number

Option 1) 19 : 3

(3 × 6) + 1 = 19

18 + 1 = 19

19 = 19 (LHS = RHS)

Option 2) 55 : 9

(9 × 6) + 1 = 55

54 + 1 = 55

55 = 55 (LHS = RHS)

Option 3) 49 : 8

(8 × 6) + 1 = 49

48 + 1 = 49

49 = 49 (LHS = RHS)

Option 4) 24 : 4

(4 × 6) + 1 = 24

24 + 1 = 24

25 ≠ 24 (LHS ≠ RHS)

Thus, out of all the options '24 : 4' is the odd one out.

Hence, "Option 4" is the correct answer.

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Question 1676

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Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the preceding letter in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the second from the left end in the group of letters thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

One

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order,

Each consonant is changed to the preceding letter in the English alphabetical order. 

The letter which is the third from the left end = P

The second from the left end = R

Thus, One letter (P, Q, R) is there in the English alphabetical order between P and R.

Hence, the correct answer is "One".

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Question 1677

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Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.

_ B _ _ _ A L _ _ L _ _

  1. AOption (a)

    LALBBABA

  2. BOption (b)

    BBALLBAA

  3. COption (c)

    LBAALLBA

  4. DOption (d)

    LABBAALL

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

LALBBABA

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

Given Sequence: _ B _ _ _ A L _ _ L _ _

Now, putting the letters in the blank spaces given in the option one by one:

Option 1) LALBBABA → L B A / L B A / L B A / L B A

Here, "L B A" pattern is followed.

Option 2) BBALLBAA → B B B / A L A / L L B / L A A

Option 3) LBAALLBA → L B B / A A A / L L L / L B A

Option 4) LABBAALL → L B A / B B A / L A A / L L L

Hence, the correct answer is "LALBBABA".

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Question 1678

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

In a certain code,

'it is raining' is coded as 'dy po ko',

'is raining now' is coded as 'po jo ko' and

'is now it' is coded as 'po jo dy'.

(All the codes are two-letter codes only.)

What is the code for 'raining'?

  1. AOption (a)

    ko

  2. BOption (b)

    po

  3. COption (c)

    jo

  4. DOption (d)

    dy

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

ko

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information:

Thus, the code for ‘raining’ = ko

Hence, the correct answer is "ko".

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Question 1679

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

Six letters X, T, S, M, R and O are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures below. Find the letter on the face opposite to R.

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    O

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

S

Why this answer is correct

To find the opposite surface of 'R', we need to compare the common surface in the given dices.

So, From Dice 1 and Dice 2,

From both dices, X is common and on the same surface. So, all remaining surface will be opposite to each other.

S → R

M → T

X → O

T is opposite to M.

So, S will be opposite to R.

Hence, the correct answer is "S".

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Question 1680

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024• General Intelligence and Reasoning• General Intelligence and Reasoning

The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first

number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair.

(NOTE: The relation should be found without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits)

  1. AOption (a)

    784 : 961

  2. BOption (b)

    1764 : 1849

  3. COption (c)

    1156 : 1225

  4. DOption (d)

    1521 : 1600

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

784 : 961

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:  √Second number  -  √First Number = 1

1)  784 : 961 → (28)2 : (31)2 = 31 - 28 = 3

2)  1764 : 1849 → (42)2 : (43)2 = 43 - 42 = 1

3)  1156 : 1225 → (34)2 : (35)2 = 35 - 34 = 1

4)  1521 : 1600 → (39)2 : (40)2 = 40 - 39 = 1

Hence, the correct answer is "784 : 961".

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