SSC CGL General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning syllabus — full chapter and topic list

Expand any chapter to see its topics and sub-topics. This is the whole examinable outline for General Intelligence and Reasoning in SSC CGL, not a summary of it.

1. 1

   Analogies

   3 topics

   • Semantic Analogy
   • Symbolic/Number Analogy
   • Figural Analogy
2. 2

   Classification

   2 topics

   • Semantic Classification
   • Figural Classification
3. 3

   Series

   3 topics

   • Number Series
   • Alphabet Series
   • Mixed Series
4. 4

   Coding-Decoding

   3 topics

   • Letter Coding
   • Number Coding
   • Matrix Coding
5. 5

   Puzzles

   2 topics

   • Seating Arrangement
   • Logical Puzzle

General Intelligence and Reasoning flashcards for SSC CGL

22 of 51 cards from the General Intelligence and Reasoning deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. In analogy reasoning, what relationship must hold for 'Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?' and what is the answer?

   The relationship is 'person : workplace.' A doctor works in a hospital, so a teacher works in a School. Answer: School.

2. What is the core technique for solving any verbal analogy problem?

   Identify the exact relationship between the first pair (cause-effect, part-whole, synonym, antonym, worker-tool, etc.), then apply that same relationship to find the missing term of the second pair.

3. In Classification (Odd one out), how do you find the odd term in: Apple, Mango, Carrot, Banana?

   Find the common property of most items and pick the one lacking it. Apple, Mango, Banana are fruits; Carrot is a vegetable. Odd one out: Carrot.

4. In Coding-Decoding, if CAT is coded as DBU, what is the coding rule and how is DOG coded?

   Each letter is shifted +1 in the alphabet (C->D, A->B, T->U). Applying +1 to DOG gives EPH.

5. In letter-coding, how do you handle a code where letters move backward, e.g., DOG coded as CNF?

   Each letter shifts -1 (D->C, O->N, G->F). Identify the constant positional shift by comparing letter positions; here every letter decreases by 1.

6. What is the rule to find the next term in the number series 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ...?

   Differences increase by 2 each time (4, 6, 8, 10, ...). Next difference is 12, so next term is 30 + 12 = 42. (Pattern: n(n+1).)

7. How do you continue the series 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...?

   These are perfect squares (1^2, 2^2, 3^2, ...). Next term is 6^2 = 36.

8. In a number series, what should you check first if simple addition/subtraction fails?

   Check for multiplication/division patterns, squares/cubes, alternating series (two interleaved patterns), or a combination like multiply-then-add.

9. In Blood Relations, who is 'my mother's brother's wife' to me?

   My mother's brother is my maternal uncle; his wife is my aunt (maternal aunt by marriage / mami).

10. In Blood Relations, if A is the father of B and B is the sister of C, what is A to C?

    A is the father of C (B and C are siblings, both children of A).

11. In a blood relation statement, what does 'X is the only daughter-in-law of Y' tell you about Y?

    Y has a son (X's husband), and Y is X's mother-in-law or father-in-law. Y is of the parent generation relative to X's husband.

12. In Direction Sense, if you face North and turn 90 degrees clockwise, which direction do you face?

    East. (Clockwise from North goes N -> E -> S -> W.)

13. In Direction and Distance, how do you find shortest (straight-line) distance after moving 3 km East then 4 km North?

    Use the Pythagorean theorem: shortest distance = sqrt(3^2 + 4^2) = sqrt(9+16) = sqrt(25) = 5 km.

14. In direction problems, what direction is to your left if you are facing South?

    East. (Facing South, left hand points East, right hand points West.)

15. In Syllogism, from 'All cats are animals. All animals are living things,' what definite conclusion follows?

    All cats are living things. (Two universal affirmatives in a chain give a universal affirmative conclusion.)

16. In Syllogism, what conclusion can be drawn from two particular premises (e.g., 'Some A are B. Some B are C')?

    No definite conclusion can be drawn. Two particular premises yield no valid universal or particular conclusion.

17. What is the 'No conclusion' rule when both syllogism premises are negative?

    If both premises are negative, no valid conclusion can be drawn. At least one premise must be affirmative for a definite conclusion.

18. In Statement-Conclusion, what makes a conclusion 'follow' from a statement?

    A conclusion follows only if it is directly and logically derivable from the given statement alone, without adding outside assumptions.

19. In a circular Seating Arrangement, if persons face the center, is the person to someone's 'right' clockwise or anticlockwise?

    When facing the center, a person's right is in the anticlockwise direction (and left is clockwise).

20. In a circular seating arrangement where all face outward, which way is a person's 'right'?

    When facing outward, a person's right is in the clockwise direction (and left is anticlockwise).

21. In Order and Ranking, if A is 7th from the left and 12th from the right in a row, how many people are in the row?

    Total = (left rank) + (right rank) - 1 = 7 + 12 - 1 = 18 people.

22. In Ranking, what is the formula relating a position from one end to position from the other end?

    Position from left + Position from right = Total + 1. (So position from right = Total + 1 - position from left.)

See more General Intelligence and Reasoning flashcards →

Planning General Intelligence and Reasoning for SSC CGL

General Intelligence and Reasoning (SSC CGL) FAQ