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Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.

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SSC Selection Post 2025 (Higher Secondary Level) Official Paper (Held On: 02 Aug, 2025 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·General Intelligence
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Question 461

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If the letters of the word "PLANET" are arranged alphabetically, which letter will be at the third position?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    N

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    T

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Answer: (a)A.

L

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Question 462

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Which of the following options can be used to build the maximum number of meaningful English words using the letters: T, R, A, E, S?

  1. AOption (a)

    2-letter words

  2. BOption (b)

    3-letter words

  3. COption (c)

    4-letter words

  4. DOption (d)

    5-letter words

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Answer: (a)A.

2-letter words

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Question 463

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What comes next in the series?

\( 144, 121, 100, 81, ? \)

  1. AOption (a)

    49

  2. BOption (b)

    64

  3. COption (c)

    60

  4. DOption (d)

    36

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Answer: (a)A.

49

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Question 464

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Find the next letter in the series.

D, F, H, J, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    K

  2. BOption (b)

    L

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    N

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Answer: (a)A.

K

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Question 465

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What comes next in the series?

A, C, F, J, O, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    T

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    V

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Answer: (a)A.

T

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Question 466

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If "CAT" = 3120, then "DOG" = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    4157

  2. BOption (b)

    5147

  3. COption (c)

    4156

  4. DOption (d)

    5146

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Answer: (a)A.

4157

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Question 467

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In a certain code, BREAD is written as DTGCF. How will WATER be written in that code?

  1. AOption (a)

    YCVGT

  2. BOption (b)

    YCUGT

  3. COption (c)

    YCUFT

  4. DOption (d)

    YCUHS

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Answer: (a)A.

YCVGT

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Question 468

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If \( 8 \times 2 = 28 \), \( 6 \times 4 = 46 \), then what is the value of \( 7 \times 5 \)?

  1. AOption (a)

    57

  2. BOption (b)

    75

  3. COption (c)

    35

  4. DOption (d)

    12

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Answer: (a)A.

57

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Question 469

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If \( P # Q \) means \( P \) is subtracted from the square of \( Q \), then find the value of \( 3 # 5 \).

  1. AOption (a)

    22

  2. BOption (b)

    15

  3. COption (c)

    8

  4. DOption (d)

    12

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Answer: (a)A.

22

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Question 470

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If \( A $ B \) means "A is divided by B and then multiplied by 3", what will be the result of \( 12 $ 4 \)?

  1. AOption (a)

    9

  2. BOption (b)

    6

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    12

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Answer: (a)A.

9

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Question 471

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During a heated debate, Anjali stays calm and tries to understand the other person's point of view.

This shows:

  1. AOption (a)

    Aggressiveness

  2. BOption (b)

    Social intelligence

  3. COption (c)

    Carelessness

  4. DOption (d)

    Disinterest

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Answer: (a)A.

Aggressiveness

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Question 472

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

Statement:

All engineers are intelligent.

Some doctors are engineers.

Conclusion:

I. Some doctors are intelligent.

II. All intelligent people are engineers.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only 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: (a)A.

Only I follows

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Question 473

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Foot is to Shoe as Hand is to ________

  1. AOption (a)

    Watch

  2. BOption (b)

    Glove

  3. COption (c)

    Bracelet

  4. DOption (d)

    Sleeve

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Watch

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Question 474

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Which of the following would be the mirror image of the word  "BAKE" ?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 475

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When delivering difficult feedback, supervisor Janet notices that she tends to soften her message significantly when employees show signs of distress, even when the feedback is important for their development. What does this pattern reveal?

  1. AOption (a)

    Janet is appropriately compassionate and should continue this approach

  2. BOption (b)

    Janet's emotional discomfort with others' distress may compromise her effectiveness

  3. COption (c)

    Employees' emotional reactions are irrelevant to feedback delivery

  4. DOption (d)

    Janet should always prioritize employees' emotional comfort over feedback quality

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Janet is appropriately compassionate and should continue this approach

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Question 476

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In 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.

42175 : 64397 :: 56324 : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    78546

  2. BOption (b)

    68546

  3. COption (c)

    78344

  4. DOption (d)

    77546

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Answer: (a)A.

78546

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Question 477

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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.

Virus : Infection :: Lie : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Truth

  2. BOption (b)

    Argument

  3. COption (c)

    Deception

  4. DOption (d)

    Belief

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Answer: (a)A.

Truth

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Question 478

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In 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.

111 : 222 :: 222 : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    333

  2. BOption (b)

    444

  3. COption (c)

    111

  4. DOption (d)

    555

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Answer: (a)A.

333

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Question 479

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"You witness a stranger being unfairly rude to a store clerk who is simply doing their job." What is the most socially intelligent way to respond, if any?

  1. AOption (a)

    Confront the rude stranger directly, telling them off for their behavior. 

  2. BOption (b)

    Ignore the situation completely, as it's not your business.

  3. COption (c)

    Make eye contact with the clerk to show silent support,offer a brief, calm word of encouragement to the clerk afterwards

  4. DOption (d)

    Record the interaction on your phone to post online as evidence.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Confront the rude stranger directly, telling them off for their behavior. 

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Question 480

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Select the word from the given alternatives, which can be formed using the letters of the given word.

"MEASUREMENT"

  1. AOption (a)

    SHARE

  2. BOption (b)

    START

  3. COption (c)

    MEANS

  4. DOption (d)

    RULER

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

SHARE

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