SSC GD Reasoning Questions with Solutions PDF

The SSC GD exam is scheduled for January – February 2025, as per the SSC annual calendar. Candidates who have applied should start preparing now, as only a few months are left. To help candidates practice, we are providing SSC GD Reasoning questions with solutions. This will give an idea of the types of questions asked and the latest trends in the SSC exam. Aspirants can score full marks in reasoning with consistent practice, as only a few key topics need to be covered.

SSC GD Reasoning Questions

The SSC GD exam includes 20 questions from the General Intelligence and Reasoning section, which can significantly help candidates achieve a good score, as it focuses only on basic topics such as puzzles, coding-decoding, syllogism, blood relations, seating arrangements, direction sense, and more. Candidates can easily score full marks by practicing a limited number of topics in this section. The SSC GD Reasoning Questions and answers provided in the article can be a valuable resource for candidates preparing for the upcoming exam.

Q1. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Dear
2. Dean
3. Deal
4. Dead
5. Death

(a) 43251 

(b) 43215 

(c) 13245 

(d) 13254

Q2. Eight boys B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7 and B8 are sitting in a row facing towards the north (not necessarily in the same order). B6 is fifth to the right of B1. B4 is fifth to the right of B5. B5 is to the immediate right of B1. B8 is third to the left of B4. B2 is third to the right of B7. B7 is an immediate neighbour of B1. Who is sitting on the immediate left of B1?

(a) B6

(b) B7

(c) B2

(d) BS

Q3. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. 

Bicycle: Pedal:: Car:?

(a) Shovel 

(b) Door 

(c) Hammer 

(d) Wheel

Q4. Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
8, 18, 38, 78, 158,?

(a) 318

(b) 340

(c) 290

(d) 268

Q5. Five friends Alex, Ben, Chris, David, and Emma are sitting around a circular table facing the center. Alex sits to the immediate right of Ben. Alex is not sitting next to Chris or David, David is to the immediate right of Emma. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Chris?

(a) Emma 

(b) Ben 

(c) Alex 

(d) David

Q6. Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 

28 + 12 – 21 ÷ 7 × 4 = 60

(a) × and –

(b) +and+

(c) × and ÷

(d) × and +

Q7. 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 follow(s) from the

statements.

Statement I: All bats are balls.

Statement II: All balls are badmintons.

Statement III: All badmintons are wickets.

Conclusion 

I: All bats are wickets.

II: Some badmintons are bats

(a) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

(b) Both conclusions I and II follow

(c) Only conclusion II follows

(d) Only conclusion I follows

Q8. In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

142, 150, 123, 187, 62, ?

(a) 300

(b) 285

(c) 281 

(d) 278

Q9. In the following question, select the related letter pair from the given alternatives.

KW: FR::?

(a) OC: CP

(b) AB: BM

(c) BM: WO

(d) IU: DP

Q10. In a certain code language- 

‘I × J’ means ‘I is the mother of J’

I + J means ‘I is the husband of J’

‘I ÷ J’ means ‘I is the sister of J’

‘I – J’ means ‘I is the brother of J’

How is Q related to Z in the expression ‘Q ÷ X + Y × Z’?

(a) Father’s sister

(b) Wife’s sister

(c) Daughter

(d) Wife

Q11. Which of the following letter-number cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

TJM10, ULP12, VNS14, WPV16, XRY18,?

(a) YTB21

(b) YSZ21

(c) YTB20

(d) YSZ20

Q12. Which of the following groups of letters when sequentially placed from left to right will complete the given series? 

jklmnojklmnoj _ lmnojk_m_ojklmn_

(a) jklm

(b) klno

(c) knlo

(d) knol

Q13. In a certain code language, ‘LAMP’ is coded as ‘IWJL’. What is the code for ‘LOGS’ in that code language?

(a) IKDP 

(b) IJDO 

(c) IKEO

(d) IKDO

Q14. In a certain code language, FORCE’ is coded as ‘83052″, “GAMES’ is coded as ‘42761’, ‘FORUM’ is coded as “08957′. What is the code for ‘C’ in that code language?

(a) 5 

(b) 2

(c) 8

(d) 3

Q15. Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 

8 × 9 ÷ 4 + 5 – 3 = 2

(a) 8 and 4

(b) 2 and 5

(c) 3 and 9

(d) 9 and 2

Q16. Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.
19:80:: 23:96:: 16:?

(a) 76

(b) 68

(c) 70

(d) 62

Q17. Choose the word which is different from the other words in the options

(a) Canberra

(b) Sydney

(c) Brussels

(d) Madrid

SSC GD Reasoning Question Solutions

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