When preparing for the SSC CGL Reasoning subject, aspirants often wonder what kind of questions are asked? What is the level of difficulty? What is the pattern and topic-wise weightage? To answer all these queries, we’ve put together a detailed blog covering the most important SSC CGL Reasoning questions, the complete SSC CGL Reasoning topic wise weightage, and a free downloadable PDF containing previous year questions with solutions. Check out the most important SSC CGL Reasoning Questions here.
SSC CGL Reasoning Syllabus & Topic-Wise Question Trends
Before jumping into practice, it’s crucial to understand the complete SSC CGL Reasoning Syllabus for Reasoning. It includes:
- Analogy
- Classification
- Series
- Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense
- Venn Diagrams
- Statement-Conclusion
- Syllogism
- Missing Numbers
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Matrix and Pattern Recognition
Understanding the SSC CGL Reasoning topic wise weightage helps you prioritize which sections to focus on during your SSC CGL preparation.
SSC CGL Reasoning Questions with Solutions for Practice
Directions: In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one/two terms missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
Q. _?_DREQ, GUHT, JXKW
(a) EFRS
(b) TGSF
(c) JWVI
(d) AOBN
Correct Answer: “D”
Q. 56, 90, 132, 184, 248, __?__
(a) 368
(b) 316
(c) 362
(d) 326
Correct Answer: “D”
Q. WTPMIFB __?__ __?__
(a) ZV
(b) XU
(c) YU
(d) YV
Correct Answer: “C”
Q. Four letter clusters are given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one
(a) KPT
(b) UFW
(c) BYD
(d) CXE
Correct Answer: “A”
Q. If ‘–’ stands for division ‘+’ stands for subtraction, ‘÷’ stands for multiplication, ‘×’ stands for addition, then which one of the following equations is correct?
(a) 70 – 2 + 4 ÷ 5 × 6 = 44
(b) 70 – 2 + 4 ÷ 5 × 6 = 21
(c) 70 – 2 + 4 ÷ 5 × 6 = 341
(d) 70 – 2 + 4 ÷ 5 × 6 = 36
Correct Answer: “B”
Q. The school result is increasing year after year. Forecast the result of 2012 from the following information.
YEAR | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
RESULT | 34.25% | 36.75% | 39.75% | 43.25% | 47.25% | 51.75% | ? |
(a) 51.75%
(b) 56.75%
(c) 48.00%
(d) 57.25%
Correct Answer: “B”
Q. Directions (1-2): In each of the following questions, select the missing number from the given response.
2 | 1 | 2 |
21 | 22 | ? |
1 | 2 | 5 |
20 | 23 | 43 |
(a) 40
(b) 48
(c) 50
(d) 36
Correct Answer: “a”

(a) 127
(b) 31
(c) 217
(d) 328
Q. A statement is given followed by four alternative arguments. Select the alternative which is most appropriate.
Statements:
Is it necessary that education should be job oriented?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the aim of education is to prepare a person for earning.
II. Yes, an educated person should stand on his own feet after completion of education.
III. No, education should be for the sake of knowledge only.
IV. No, one may take up agriculture where education is not necessary.
(a) Only I and II arguments are strong
(b) Only III and IV argument are strong
(c) Only I argument is strong
(d) Only I and III arguments are strong
Correct Answer:”a”
Q. A man started walking West. He turned right, then right again and finally turned left. Towards which direction was he walking now?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) West
(d) East
Correct Answer: “a”
Q. From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word:
‘MULTIPLICATION’
(a) MUTUAL
(b) LIMITATION
(c) APPLICATION
(d) NOTION
Correct Answer: “c”
Q. Suresh’s sister is the wife of Ram. Ram is Rani’s brother.Ram’s father is Madhur. Sheetal is Ram’s grandmother. Rema is Sheetal’s daughter-in-law. Rema is Sheetal’s daughter-in-law. Rohit is Rani’s brother’s son. Who is Rohit to Suresh?
(a) Brother-in-law
(b) Son
(c) Brother
(d) Nephew
Correct Answer: “d”
Q. In a survey, 70% of those surveyed owned a car and 75% of those surveyed owned a TV. If 55% owned both a car and a TV, what percent of those surveyed did not own either a car on a TV?
(a) 25%
(b) 20%
(c) 10%
(d) 5%
Correct Answer: “c”
Q. A two-member committee comprising of one male and one female member is to be constituted out of five males and three females. Amongst the females, Ms. A refuses to be a member of the committee in which Mr. B is taken as the member. In how many different ways can the committee be constituted?
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
Correct Answer: “d”
Q. A clock gains five minutes every hour. What will be the angle traversed by the second hand in one minute?
(a) 360°
(b) 360.5°
(c) 390°
(d) 380°
Correct Answer: “b”
Directions: In each of the following questions select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.
Q. CFIL : ORUX :: GDJM : ?
(a) HJLN
(b) NQST
(c) PSVY
(d) RTVX
Correct Answer: “c”
Q. BEHK : YVSP :: DGJM : ?
(a) JGDA
(b) ROLI
(c) WTQN
(d) ZWTQ
Correct Answer: “c”
Q. 24 : 60 :: 120 : ?
(a) 160
(b) 220
(c) 300
(d) 108
Correct Answer: “c”
Q. In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Car : Road : : Ship : ?
Options:
1) Water
2) Air
3) Road
4) Both Air and Water
Correct Answer: “1”
Q. In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1) Error: Accurate
2) Careless: Casual
3) Strength: Lethargy
4) Gloomy: Cheerful
Correct Answer: “2”
Q. A square paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?


A
B
C
D
Correct Answer: C
SSC CGL Reasoning Questions – FAQs
Ans. There are 25 questions in SSC CGL Tier 1 from General Intelligence and Reasoning section.
Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.50 in the SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam
Ans. Total marks for General Intelligence and Reasoning section is 50 in SSC CGL Tier 1.
Ans. Click on the download link provided in the blog to download SSC CGL Tier-1 Questions
The SSC CGL reasoning syllabus includes topics like analogies, series, coding-decoding, puzzles, and verbal/non-verbal reasoning.
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