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SSC CGL Exam 2014 (Tier-I): General Intelligence &

Reasoning: Practice Paper-1

Time Allotted: 30 minutes No. of Questions: 50 Maximum marks: 50

Marking Pattern: The test is of 50 marks. Each question carries 1 mark. Wrong answer will fetch -

1/4 of marks allotted for that question. Unattempted questions do not carry any penalty.

Directions: Q 1 to 5: Out of the five options given below, four are of a kind while one does not

belong to the group. Choose the one which is unlike the others.

1.

(a) Heater

(b)

Geyser(c) Toaster

(d) Television Set

(e) Juicer

2.

(a) Quikr

(b)

Jabong

(c) Amazon

(d) Snapdeal

(e)

Homeshop183.

(a) Circle : arc

(b) TV : Screen

(c) Book : Cover

(d) Laptop : Charger

(e)

Table : Leg4.

(a) Brass

(b) silver

(c) aluminium

(d) Tin

(e)

Copper

5.

(a) Heated

(b)

intense(c) strong

(d) severe

(e) placid

6. 'Merchant' is related to 'Trade' in the same way as 'Doctor' is related to:

(a) Medicine

(b) Prescription

(c) Healing

(d) Patient

(e)

Examination


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7. 'Fish’ is related to 'Pisciculture' in the same way as 'Bees' is related to:

(a) Horticulture

(b) Apiculture

(c)

Sericulture

(d) viticulture

(e) aviculture

8. Solve the analogy 132 : 362 :: 312 : ?

(a) 326

(b) 623

(c) 263

(d) 236

(e)

632

9. Solve the analogy 343 : 100 :: 456 : ?

(a) 200

(b) 400

(c) 250

(d) 325

(e) 225

10. “Picture : Frame” is similar to

(a)

Bed: Sheet

(b) Lane: Road

(c) River : Water

(d) Home : Door

(e) Country : Border

11. In a certain code, WORKABLE is written as VOYZPILD, how will BLUNDERS be written in

same code?

(a) CMVOEST

(b)

TSEOVMC(c) YOFMWVIH

(d) HIVWMFOY

(e) AKTMCDQR


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12. In a certain code, JUPITER is written as 137I2E9, how will MERCURY be written in same

code?

(a) 4E9C397

(b)

13E3C97

(c) 4ECU678

(d) 135C3R7

(e) 137U3419

13. In a certain code language, ALKALI is written as 3K3I, and MONOTONE is written as

M9OT9E. Which of the following would be most appropriate code for BANANA in that

language?

(a) B4A4

(b)

4N4A(c) B44A

(d) BA4A4A

(e) B4A4A

14. In a certain code, ANIMATION is written as MINAANOIT, how will SUCCESS be written

in same code?

(a) SUSESCC,

(b) SUCCSSE,

(c) CUSCSSE,

(d) CUSCESS,

(e) CUSCSES

15. In a certain code, APPLE is written as N#YR, which of the following will be the most

appropriate code for BERRY?

(a) OR&L,

(b) LR&O,

(c) MR&&N,

(d) NR&&M,

(e)

NR&O


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16. In a certain code, ABET is written as 3-5-11-41, how will CUBE be written in same code?

(a) 3-41-5-11,

(b) 9-35-5-11,

(c)

1-17-5-11,

(d) 7-37-5-11,

(e) 7-43-5-11

Directions (Q 17 – 19): In each of the following questions there are three statements, which are

followed by three or four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the

given statements.

17. Statements:

1. All plates are tables.

2.

All tables are chairs.

3. Some cups are chairs.

Conclusions:

1. Some chairs are plates.

2. Some cups are tables.

3. All the tables are plates.

Options:

(a) Only (1) and (2)

(b)

Only (1)

(c) Only (2)

(d) Only (1) and (3)

(e) None follows

18. Statements: Some PQ is RS

No RS is TU

Conclusions: I. Some TU is RS

II. All PQ is TU

(a) Only (1) and (2)

(b) Only (1)

(c) Only (2)


(e) None follows


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19. Statements:

1. Some erasers are rulers.

2. All the pencils are rulers.

3.

All the pens are erasers.

Conclusions:

1.

Some erasers are pencils.

2. No pen is ruler.

3. Some pencils are erasers.

Options

(a) Only (1)

(b) Only (1) and (2)

(c)

Only (1) and (3)


(e) None follows

20. Anand starts from his home to go towards his office. He moves 1 km and turns right

and travels 800m to reach a temple on the way. At the temple he turns left and moves

1 km and reaches his office. If Anand is now travelling in East direction, in what

direction is Anand’s office with respect to his home?

(a) South

(b) South- East

(c)

East

(d) South – West

(e)

None of these

21. Sapna walked towards north in the direction of KFC. When KFC was 90 metres away

from her, she turned left to pick Charu who was 50 metres away in that direction. Both

of them then walked towards the west for 100 metres and then turned right and

walked further 90 metres. How many metres away was KFC now?

(a) 0

(b)

90(c) 50

(d)

150

(e) None of these


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22. A is the son of P, P is the daughter of K, K is the husband of O and O is the mother of

only son L. What is L to A?

(a) Uncle

(b)

Father

(c) Son

(d) Grandfather

(e) Insufficient data

23. A – B means B is son of A and A × B means A is brother of B, A ÷ B means B is sister of A,

and A + B means A is mother of B. Which of the following is definitely TRUE about N × K

– M ÷ L?

(a) K is father of L and M

(b)

L is daughter of K and is the niece of her uncle N(c) K is the father of M and L – his son and daughter respectively

(d) M is the uncle of K’s brother N.

(e) None of these

24.

In a family of seven people lawyer is married to a teacher and has three sons, one

engineer, one doctor and one actor. The actor’s wife is a dancer and aunt of Emily.

Emily, the daughter of engineer learns martial arts with her brother Joseph. How is

doctor related to Joseph?

(a) Son

(b)

brother(c) nephew

(d) uncle

(e) Insufficient information


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25. In a cinema hall, 8 friends, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O are sitting in a straight line according to

the following rules:

J is the neighbour of K.

H is just next to the left of L.

I is in one of the two seats in the middle.

M is the only one sitting between I and L.

If N is not sitting at the extreme end, then who occupies the extreme right seat?

(a) H

(b) J

(c) K

(d) L

(e)

None of these

26. Six friends A, B, C, D, & E are sitting around a circular table in clockwise manner. They

start counting numbers from 1 to 5 one person at a time. The person who speaks an

odd number interchanges his seat with the person sitting to his immediate right. Who

is sitting to the immediate right of A when they have counted till 5, assuming that A

starts the counting and is followed in clockwise manner?

(a) B

(b) C

(c) D

(d) E

(e) Can’t be determined

Direction to Q 27: Choose the suitable answer figure for one marked with a question mark (?).

27. Problem Figures


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Direction to Q 28-31: There is a definite relationship between first two figures in problem

figures. Establish a similar relationship between the third figure and the one marked with a

question mark (?).

28. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark

(?).

Problem Figures

Answer Figures

29. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark

(?).

Problem Figures

Answer Figures


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33. The following question consists of a set of three figures showing a sequence of folding

of a piece of paper. The third figure shows the manner in which the folded paper has

been cut. Choose a figure which would most closely resemble the unfolded form of the

third figure.

Problem Figures Answer Figures

34. Identify the figure that completes the pattern.

35. Identify the figure that completes the pattern.

36. Find the next term in the series: AB, BD, CH, DP, EF, ?

(a) FG

(b) FK

(c) FP

(d) FW

(e)

FA


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37. What should come in place of question mark:

REASONING, REASONIN, EASONIN, EASONI, ? , ASON, SON

(a)

ASONI(b) SONI

(c) EASON

(d)

ASONIN

(e) REASON

38. Find the next term in the series: BAC, DBF, FCI, HDL, JEO, ?

(a) FLR

(b) LFR

(c) LFT

(d) FTL

(e) TFL

39. Find the next term in the series: B,A,C,D,E,G, H,J, L,M, Q,?

(a)

P

(b) Q

(c) R

(d) U

(e) V

40.

Find the next number in the series: 6345, 6332, 6320, 6309, 6300, 6291, 6274, ?

(a) 6259

(b) 6248

(c) 6256

(d) 6264,

(e) 6236

41. Find the next number in the series: 2, 3, 7, 12, 21, 36, 62, ?

(a)

90

(b)

102(c) 121

(d) 114

(e) 100


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42. Find the next number in the series: 14, 28, 55, 107 ?

a. 208

b. 207

c.

205

d. 206

e. None of these

43. Find the next number in the series: 48, 54, 52, 60, 60, 72, ?

a. 76

b. 64

c.

74

d. 78

e.

None of these

44. Find the missing term in the series: 794, 276, 98, 36, 14, ?

a. 8

b. 6

c. 7

d. 9

e. None of these

Direction to Q 45-46: In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing

which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.

45. wxy _ zw _ yzz _ xyz _ wx_ zz

(a) yzxwz

(b) xzwzy

(c) zxwzy

(d) zxzwy

(e) zyyzw

46. g _ dg _ d _ od _ o _ go _

(a)

oogdod(b) oggodg

(c) ooggdd

(d) ogoggd


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47. Six letters are numbered from 1 to 6 and the letters can be arranged to form a

meaningful word. There are four options of the arrangements represented by the

corresponding numbers. Select the correct option which can form a meaningful word.

(a)

4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1

(b) 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2

(c) 4, 6, 5, 2, 3, 1

(d) 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 4

(e) No meaningful word can be formed

48. A meaningful word is formed from the third, the sixth and the eleventh letters of the

word 'INTERACTION', which of the following will be the last letter of that word?

(a) A

(b)

N(c) T

(d) No such word can be formed

(e) More than one possible answer is correct

49. In each of the following questions, choose one word which can be formed from the

letters of the given word: CONTINENTALS

(a) CONTINUE

(b) SCIENCE

(c) CONSTANT

(d) CANTONMENT

(e) COASTAL

50. In a certain code ‘TEAMWORK’ is written as ‘NBFUJQNV’ and ‘SOME’ is written as

‘PTDL’. How is ‘PERSON’ written in that code?

a) QDOOPT

b) QDOMNR

c)

SFQMNR

d) SFQOPT

e) None of these


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(Answers)

1. (d) 26. (a)

2. (a) 27. (3)

3. (d) 28. (b)

4. (e) 29. (a)

5. (e) 30. (b)

6. (e) 31. (b)

7. (e) 32. (c)

8. (a) 33. (a)

9 (e) 34. (a)

10. (e) 35. (c)

11. (d) 36. (b)

12. (a) 37. (a)

13. (c) 38. (b)

14. (c) 39. (a)

15. (a) 40. (a)

16. (e) 41. (e)

17. (b) 42. (b)

18. (d) 43. (e)

19. (e) 44. (b)

20. (b) 45. (c)

21. (d) 46. (c)

22. (a) 47. (b)

23. (b) 48. (e)

24. (d) 49. (d)

25. (e) 50. (c)


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Explanations

1. Television Set as it is an electronic device while all others are electrical

2.

Quikr – all others are online shopping sites, but Quikr is online classifieds’ portal

3.

Second one is the part of the first one, except laptop : charger

4. Brass is an alloy, rest all are metals

5. Placid is the antonym of all others

6. A doctor “examines” a patient, whereas a merchant “trades” goods

7. Fish farming is called Piscicultutre, Bee Farming is called Apiculture

8. 1x3 = 3, 3x2 = 6, 1x2 = 2 => 362

3x1 = 3, 1x2 = 2, 3x2 = 6 => 326

9.

(3+4+3)2

= 102

=100

(4+5+6) 2

= 152 = 225

10. Picture is bounded by frame, so is Country bounded by Border

11. WORKABLE => DLIPZYOV (opposite letters in the table below) => VOYZPILD (reversing

the order)

BLUNDERS => YOFMWVIH (opposite letters) => HIVWMFOY (reversing the order)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N

12.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N

26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

Every Letter with numeric equivalent in a double digit is represented by the sum of the digits,

whereas letters with numeric equivalents less than 10, are written as such.


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JUPITER = (1+0)(2+1)(1+6)I(2+0)E(1+8)= 137I2E9

MERCURY =(1+3)E(1+8)C(2+1)(1+8)(2+5)= 4E9C397

13.

Similar pairs of letters have been given the same numeric in each word. As a result pair

AL in word ALKALI has been coded 3, pair ON has been coded 9 likewise pair AN has

been coded 4. Hence, word BANANA is coded as B44A.

14.

15. Every pair of consecutive same letters is represented by a symbol, and rest of the letters

are coded on a +13 level

16. Coding pattern is (2n + 1) where n = position of alphabet in alphabetic order.

17.


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18. Two possible cases are:

19.

20.

21.

PQ TURS

PQ TU

RS


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22. L is the brother of P

23. N is the brother of K. M is the son of K. L is the sister of M.

24. Joseph is the son of the engineer who is the brother of Doctor. So, the doctor is Uncle of

Joseph.

25.

The possible solutions are: H N/O L M I O/N J/K K/J

Thus, Either J or K occupies extreme right seat

26.

27. Error.

28.

According to the analogy given, double lines are added at the opposite sides of the side

already containing the line. The figure outside the larger figure simply shifts to the next

corner.

29. The outer image and the inner image interchange their properties and lie on the

diagonally opposite corner.


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34. Final Figure Looks like:

35. Final Figure Looks like:

36.

Series is Tn = (n)(2n

)37.

One letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed, one by one,

in alternate steps.

38.

39.

The series is made up of two series: B, C, E, H, L,Q… (+1, +2, +3, +4, +5,…)

And A, D, G, J, M,… (+3,+3,+3,+3,….)

Thus next term would be of the second series: M+3 =P

40. Each term in the series is obtained by subtracting from the preceding term the number

formed by the first three digits of the preceding term.

41. 1

st term + 2

nd term +2 = 3

rd term

2+3+2 = 7

3+7+2 = 12

7+12+2 = 21

12+21+2 = 35

21+36+2 = 59

36+62+2 = 100

42. This series is an extension of what is often called as tetranacci sequence. Let us

understand tetranacci series first. The sum of previous four numbers is called as the

tetranacci series. Thus 0,1, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 29, 56, 108 and so on. Each term here is one

less than what is there in the tetranacci series


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43. Take the alternative numbers as a series. 48 52 60. The differences of the subsequent

numbers are factors of 4 that is 4 and 8.

The other series is 54 60 72. The differences of subsequent numbers are factors of 6

that is 6 and 12.So the next number should add the next factor of 4 in the first series that is 60+12=72

which is not in the option. So the answer is e.

44. 794 = 16 + 26 + 36

276 = 15 + 25 + 35

98 = 14

+ 24

+ 34

36 = 13

+ 23

+ 33

14 = 12 + 22 + 32

11 + 21 + 31 = 6

45. The series is wxyzz/wxyzz/wxyzz/wxyzz. Thus, the pattern 'wxyzz' is repeated.

46.

5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2 BRIDGE47.

ANT & TAN are two possible words

48. CONSTANT is the only word that can be formed.

(a) CONTINUE - U not in the main word

(b) SCIENCE - two C’s not in the main word

(c) CONSTANT - Possible

(d) CANTONMENT - M not in the main word

(e) COASTAL - two A’ss not in the main word


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50. Answer: c

T E A M W O R K

│

M A E T K R O W

+1↓ +1↓ +1↓ +1↓ -1↓ -1↓ -1↓ -1↓

N B F U J Q N V

and

S O M E

│

O S E M

+1↓ +1↓ -1↓ -1↓

P T D L

Hence,

P E R S O N

│

R E P N O S

+1↓ +1↓ +1↓ -1↓ -1↓ -1↓

S F Q M N R


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