General Intelligence & Reasoning Quiz - Competitive Exams SSC_CGL

Free practice quiz: General Intelligence & Reasoning (Competitive Exams SSC_CGL). 88 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This Competitive Exams SSC_CGL practice quiz has 88 multiple-choice questions on General Intelligence & Reasoning. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Find the next number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

   1. 40
   2. 36
   3. 44
   4. 42
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   Answer: D. 42

2. A cube is painted red on all faces and then cut into 64 smaller cubes. How many smaller cubes have exactly one face painted?

   1. 8
   2. 24
   3. 32
   4. 16
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   Answer: B. 24

3. In a certain code, 3 # 4 = 25, 5 # 6 = 61, then 7 # 8 = ?

   1. 121
   2. 113
   3. 114
   4. 100
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   Answer: B. 113

4. In a row of 25 students, R is 8th from the left end. What is his position from the right end?

   1. 16th
   2. 17th
   3. 19th
   4. 18th
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   Answer: D. 18th

5. A is the mother of B. B is the sister of C. D is the father of C. How is D related to A?

   1. Husband
   2. Brother
   3. Son
   4. Father
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   Answer: A. Husband

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1. Find the odd one out: 121, 144, 169, 200
2. If MOTHER is coded as NPUIFS, how is FATHER coded?
3. A man walks 5 km North, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. How far is he from the starting point?
4. Pointing to a photo, Ravi said, 'She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son.' How is she related to Ravi?
5. Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red. II. Some red are flowers. Which conclusion(s) follow?
6. Arrange in meaningful order: 1. Seed 2. Tree 3. Flower 4. Fruit 5. Plant
7. The average of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 27. What is the largest number?
8. If 'pen' is called 'book', 'book' is called 'copy', and 'copy' is called 'paper', then what is used for writing?
9. Find the next number in the series: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
10. 8 : 512 :: 9 : ?
11. Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 7, 9
12. A is the sister of B. C is the mother of B. D is the father of C. E is the mother of D. How is A related to D?
13. If South-East becomes North, what does West become?
14. In a certain code, '123' means 'bright little boy', '145' means 'tall big boy', and '367' means 'beautiful little flower'. Which digit means 'bright'?
15. Clock : Time :: Thermometer : ?
16. Statements: All pens are books. Some books are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some pens are pencils. II. Some pencils are books. Which conclusion(s) follow?
17. In a class of 60 students, 35 play cricket, 30 play football, and 10 play both. How many play neither?
18. If A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26, what is the sum of letters in 'CAB'?
19. Find the next number in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
20. If 1st January of a year is Monday, what day is 1st February of the same year?
21. Which one of the following is a valid conclusion? Statements: Some doctors are lawyers. Some lawyers are thieves.
22. Find the next term in the letter series: AZ, BY, CX, DW, ?
23. If A is the brother of B, C is the father of A, D is the brother of C, and E is the father of D, how is A related to E?
24. Find the missing number: 5, 11, 23, 47, ?
25. Which one of the following does not belong in the group? 41, 43, 47, 49
26. In a row of 40 students, P is 11th from the left end and Q is 15th from the right end. How many students are there between P and Q?
27. A statement is followed by two assumptions. Statement: 'Please use a helmet while riding a two-wheeler.' Assumptions: I. People may ignore the instruction. II. Helmets are available in the market. Which assumption is implicit?
28. If South becomes East, East becomes North, North becomes West, and West becomes South, then what does North-East become?
29. Given the matrix: 2 5 10 3 6 18 4 7 ? What number should replace the question mark?
30. A solid cube of side 4 cm is cut into smaller cubes of side 1 cm. What is the total number of small cubes obtained?
31. In a class of 40 students, 24 like tea and 30 like coffee. If every student likes at least one of the two drinks, how many like both tea and coffee?
32. Which number will replace the question mark? 2 : 8 :: 5 : ?
33. In a certain code language, 'she is beautiful' is written as 'pa la ta', 'beautiful and smart' as 'la ma ga', and 'smart is rare' as 'ma pa ni'. Which word in that language means 'beautiful'?
34. Horse : Hoof :: Bird : ?
35. Choose the correct order of the following words as per the English dictionary: 1. Nation 2. Native 3. Natural 4. Narrative
36. What is the missing term in the series? ABC, FGH, KLM, ?
37. Find the missing number in the series: 7, 14, 28, 56, ?
38. In the following matrix, what should come in place of the question mark? 5 7 9 6 8 10 7 ? 11
39. If X + Y means X is the father of Y, X − Y means X is the mother of Y, and X × Y means X is the brother of Y, then in P + Q × R, how is P related to R?
40. A train travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its speed in m/s?
41. Find the missing letter in the series: Z, X, V, T, ?
42. Select the odd one out: 64, 125, 216, 340
43. If A is the father of B, and C is the daughter of B, how is A related to C?
44. A person walks 8 km towards South, turns left and walks 6 km, then turns left again and walks 8 km. How far is he from the starting point?
45. Find the missing number in the series: 5, 11, 23, 47, ?
46. Choose the word which is least like the others: Rose, Lotus, Lily, Mango
47. If P × Q means P is the brother of Q, P + Q means P is the father of Q, and P - Q means P is the sister of Q, which of the following means A is the uncle of B?
48. Find the next term in the series: AB, DE, HI, MN, ?
49. If in a code language, 'water' is called 'air', 'air' is called 'fire', 'fire' is called 'earth', and 'earth' is called 'sky', then what do we breathe?
50. If 'A' means '+', 'B' means '-', 'C' means '×', and 'D' means '÷', then what is the value of 10 A 5 C 2 B 6 D 3?
51. Statements: All apples are fruits. Some fruits are oranges. Conclusions: I. Some apples are oranges. II. All fruits are apples. Which conclusion follows?
52. A is B's brother. C is B's mother. D is C's father. How is A related to D?
53. If the day before yesterday was Friday, what day will be the day after tomorrow?
54. Which of the following is a valid inference? Statements: Some pens are books. All books are red. Conclusions: I. Some pens are red. II. All red are books.
55. Find the missing number: 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
56. If 'north' is called 'south', 'south' is called 'east', 'east' is called 'west', and 'west' is called 'north', then in which direction does the sun rise?
57. A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?, 56
58. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term: 8 : 72 :: 9 : ?
59. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, 'I have no brother or sister, but that man's father is my father's son.' Whose photograph was it?
60. If North-West becomes East, then what does South-West become?

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