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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 2024 (Matriculation Level) Official Paper (Held On: 24 Jun, 2024 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·General Intelligence
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Question 821

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Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)

Flies : Buzz :: Doves : ________

  1. AOption (a)

    Quack

  2. BOption (b)

    Coo

  3. COption (c)

    Roar

  4. DOption (d)

    Howl

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Quack

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Question 822

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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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Answer: (a)A.
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Question 823

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In a code language, 'SLEEK' is coded as 37 and 'FOLD' is coded as 25. How will 'YATCH' be coded in the same language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    40

  2. BOption (b)

    48

  3. COption (c)

    52

  4. DOption (d)

    42

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

40

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Question 824

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

WGZC, TJVG, ?, NPNO, KSJS

  1. AOption (a)

    QNRJ

  2. BOption (b)

    PMRJ

  3. COption (c)

    PMRK

  4. DOption (d)

    QMRK

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

QNRJ

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Question 825

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In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements. 

Statements:

I. All vases are bottles.

II. All bottles are flasks.

III. All flasks are cups.

Conclusions:

I. Some cups are bottles.

II. All vases are flasks.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion I follows

  3. COption (c)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusions I and II follow

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SSC Selection Post 2024 (Matriculation Level) Official Paper (Held On: 21 Jun, 2024 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·General Intelligence
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Question 826

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

(14 ÷ 2) – (16 × 4) + 12 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    16

  2. BOption (b)

    25

  3. COption (c)

    20

  4. DOption (d)

    32

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

16

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Question 827

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In a certain code language,

R + T means ‘R is the sister of T’.

R – T means ‘R is the father of T’.

R * T means ‘R is the wife of T’.

R ÷ T means ‘R is the mother of T’.

Based on the above, how is L related to S if ‘K – L ÷ P * Q – R + S * T?

  1. AOption (a)

    Sister

  2. BOption (b)

    Mother

  3. COption (c)

    Mother’s mother

  4. DOption (d)

    Wife

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Sister

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Question 828

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In a certain code language, 'CUP' is coded as '45' and 'FIT' is coded as '50'. How will 'FUN' be coded in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    44

  2. BOption (b)

    40

  3. COption (c)

    48

  4. DOption (d)

    55

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

44

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Question 829

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

27 : 9 :: 125 : 25 :: 64 : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    16

  2. BOption (b)

    23

  3. COption (c)

    13

  4. DOption (d)

    21

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

16

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Question 830

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Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster.

POWER : QOYEU :: FIRST : GITSW :: BEING : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    CFJNK

  2. BOption (b)

    CEJNK

  3. COption (c)

    DFKNK

  4. DOption (d)

    CEKNJ

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

CFJNK

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Question 831

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Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed in the blanks below, will complete the letter-series.

kr_om_kry_mt_ _yom_kryo_t

  1. AOption (a)

    t k y r o m k

  2. BOption (b)

    y t o k r t m

  3. COption (c)

    y t k r o t m

  4. DOption (d)

    t y k o r m t 

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Answer: (a)A.

t k y r o m k

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Question 832

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In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements.

Statements:

I. No fact is a truth.

II. No truth is a detail.

III. Some details are points.

Conclusions:

I. Some points are facts.

II. No point is a truth

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follows

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Question 833

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Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

13, ?, 25, 37, 53, 73

  1. AOption (a)

    19

  2. BOption (b)

    15

  3. COption (c)

    17

  4. DOption (d)

    21

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

19

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Question 834

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In a code language, 'football and cricket' is written as 'aa dd ee', 'cricket is game' is written as 'ee rr ss', and 'football or cricket' is written as 'dd bb ee'. What is the code for the word 'or' in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    bb

  2. BOption (b)

    dd

  3. COption (c)

    ee

  4. DOption (d)

    ss

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

bb

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Question 835

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Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

  1. All bottles are doors.

  2. All doors are pens.

Conclusions:

I. All doors are bottles.

II. All pens are doors.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion II follows

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Question 836

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Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?

  1. FEARED
  2. FAIRER
  3. FIRED
  4. FERRIED
  5. FARED
  1. AOption (a)

    1, 3, 5, 4, 2

  2. BOption (b)

    2, 1, 5, 3, 4

  3. COption (c)

    2, 5, 1, 4, 3

  4. DOption (d)

    1, 2, 5, 3, 4

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

1, 3, 5, 4, 2

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Question 837

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In a certain code language, 'CONTEXT' is written as 'DNOSFWU' and 'OUTLOOK' is written as 'PTUKPNL'. How will 'CLIMATE' be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    DKKLCSF

  2. BOption (b)

    EKJLCSE

  3. COption (c)

    EKJLCSG

  4. DOption (d)

    DKJLBSF

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

DKKLCSF

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Question 838

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Which two numbers (not individual digits) should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

3 × 9 × 7 – 18 × 4 + (72 ÷ 8) – 21 = 186

  1. AOption (a)

    7 and 4

  2. BOption (b)

    3 and 4

  3. COption (c)

    9 and 8

  4. DOption (d)

    18 and 21

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

7 and 4

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Question 839

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

JPNH, IRMI, HTLJ, GVKK, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    FXJL

  2. BOption (b)

    EXJN

  3. COption (c)

    EZJN

  4. DOption (d)

    FZJP

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

FXJL

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Question 840

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In a certain code language, 'MUTUAL' is written as 'OXVXCO' and 'REASON' is written as 'THCVQQ'. How will 'SERIES' be written in that language?

  1. AOption (a)

    UHTKHU

  2. BOption (b)

    UHTLGV

  3. COption (c)

    VHTKGU

  4. DOption (d)

    VHTKHW

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

UHTKHU

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