16. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 19/07/2023 

Exam Time 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 

Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning 

Q.1 A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded? 

Q.2 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. 

A B K P C H K P E B H P G B H K  

1. H D G P 

2. C P H B 

3. C D G P 

4. H B K P 

Q.3 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. 

FRENCH : GQFMDG :: GERMAN : HDSLBM :: ARABIC : ? 

1. BQBAHD 

2. BQZAJB 

3. BQBCJB 

4. BQBAJB 

Q.4 Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the given blanks, will complete the letter series. 

L K J I L C J L E J I L K G _ I 

1. A I J K K 

2. A K I K J 

3. K I J K A 

4. K A I J K 

Q.5 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. 

PIG : JCA :: SUN : MOH :: TEK : ? 

1. NXE 

2. NYE 

3. MYE 

4. NXF 

Q.6 Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the series were to be continued? 

Q.7 Which of the following interchange of numbers and signs would make the given equation correct? 

512 × 64 ÷ 5 + 30 – 50 = 20 

1. 5 and 20, + and ̶ 

2. 20 and 50, × and ÷ 

3. 20 and 30, + and ÷ 

4. 50 and 64, + and × 

Q.8 A > B means ‘A is the mother of B’ 

A ! B means ‘A is the sister of B’ 

A = B means ‘A is the father of B’ 

If M > N = O ! P ! Q, then how is M related to Q? 

1. Sister 

2. Father’s mother 

3. Father’s father 

4. Mother 

Q.9 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at the right side of the figure. 

Q.10 Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

Q.11 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /Subtracting /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.) 

(9 , 69 , 17) 

(13 , 47 , 7) 

1. (22, 49, 9) 

2. (13, 57, 19) 

3. (19, 50, 4) 

4. (10, 36, 8) 

Q.12 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term. 

15 : 270 :: 21 : ? :: 18 : 378 

1. 520 

2. 504 

3. 540 

4. 502 

Q.13 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 

17, ?, 35, 53, 77, 107 

1. 28 

2. 21 

3. 23 

4. 25 

Q.14 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below. 

Q.15 ‘A # B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’. 

‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’. 

‘A & B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’. 

‘A % B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’. 

If D @ N @ H & Y @ F % V, then how is N related to F? 

1. Daughter 

2. Daughter’s daughter 

3. Sister’s daughter 

4. Son’s wife 

Q.16 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 

27, ?, 101, 138, 175, 212, 249 

1. 64 

2. 66 

3. 72 

4. 59 

Q.17 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 

(16, 4, 4) 

(30, 5, 15) 

(8, 2, ?) 

(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 asadding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) 

1. 6 

2. 8 

3. 2 

4. 4 

Q.18 ‘Attack’ is related to ‘Defence’ in the same way as ‘Accept’ is related to ‘________’.(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) 

1. Welcome 

2. Gain 

3. Refuse 

4. Receive

Q.19 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given sets. 

(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 /subtracting /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) 

(12, 7, 1385) 

(19, 15, 3484) 

1. (21, 16, 5165) 

2. (11, 7, 955) 

3. (17, 15, 1550) 

4. (16, 14, 1321) 

Q.20 The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certainmathematical 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. 

1. 5 : 685 

2. 5 : 250 

3. 9 : 1458 

4. 3 : 54 

Q.21 Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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: 

All machines are factories. 

Some factories are shops. 

Some shops are houses. 

Conclusions: 

I. Some houses are factories. 

II. Some machines are houses. 

III. Some factories are machines. 

1. Only conclusion I follows 

2. Only conclusion II follows 

3. All conclusions follow 

4. Only conclusion III follows 

Q.22 Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? 

WGNY, ZDQV, CATS, FXWP, ? 

1. IZMU 

2. IMUZ 

3. IUZM 

4. IVZM 

Q.23 Three Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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: 

All rice are wheat. 

Some wheats are pulses. 

No pulse is a vegetable. 

Conclusions: 

I. Some vegetables are rice. 

II. Some pulses are rice. 

III. Some vegetables are wheat. 

1. Both conclusions II and III follow. 

2. None of the conclusions follow. 

3. All conclusions follow. 

4. Both conclusions I and II follow. 

Q.24 Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 

EGI, KMO, QSU, ? 

1. XYZ 

2. VWY 

3. WYA 

4. XAD 

Q.25 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at AB.