SSC GD Reasoning Questions: Practice With Solutions
Seven practice questions on the patterns Part A tests, each solved, plus why Part A decides ties.
SSC GD reasoning questions come from Part A of the computer-based test (CBT), General Intelligence and Reasoning: 20 questions for 40 marks. The 2026 notice says this part tests your ability to observe and distinguish patterns, mostly through non-verbal (figure-based) questions.
Part A also matters beyond its 40 marks: when two candidates tie, SSC ranks the one with more Part A marks higher. Below are seven practice questions written for this page, with full solutions. None is from a past paper.
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Question Types Named in the 2026 Notice
- check_circleAnalogies, similarities and differences
- check_circleSpatial visualisation and spatial orientation
- check_circleVisual memory, discrimination and observation
- check_circleRelationship concepts and arithmetical reasoning
- check_circleFigural classification and non-verbal series
- check_circleArithmetic number series
- check_circleCoding and decoding
Practice Questions With Solutions
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Practice question 1 (number series): 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
Each term is double the previous term plus 1: 3 × 2 + 1 = 7, 7 × 2 + 1 = 15, and so on. Next = 63 × 2 + 1 = 127. Answer: 127. Check with differences: 4, 8, 16, 32, so the next difference is 64, and 63 + 64 = 127.
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Practice question 2 (coding-decoding): If CAT is written as DBU, how is DOG written?
Each letter moves one step forward: C to D, A to B, T to U. Apply the same rule: D to E, O to P, G to H. Answer: EPH.
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Practice question 3 (analogy): 4 : 16 :: 7 : ?
16 is 4 × 4, the square of 4. So the pair is a number and its square. 7 × 7 = 49. Answer: 49. Trap: 16 is also 4 + 12, but the rule must work as one simple relation; squaring is the one that fits.
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Practice question 4 (odd one out): 121, 144, 169, 190, 196
121 = 11², 144 = 12², 169 = 13², 196 = 14². 190 is not a perfect square. Answer: 190.
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Practice question 5 (letter series): A, C, F, J, O, ?
Write the alphabet positions: A = 1, C = 3, F = 6, J = 10, O = 15. The gaps are 2, 3, 4, 5, so the next gap is 6. 15 + 6 = 21, which is U. Answer: U.
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Practice question 6 (relationship): Pointing to a man, Ravi says, "He is the son of my father's only sister." How is the man related to Ravi?
Ravi's father's sister is Ravi's aunt (bua). Her son is Ravi's cousin. Answer: cousin. Trap: stopping at "father's sister" and answering uncle or nephew.
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Practice question 7 (spatial orientation): You walk 5 km north, turn right and walk 3 km, then turn right again and walk 5 km. How far are you from the start, and in which direction?
North 5 km, right turn means you now face east, walk 3 km. Another right turn means you face south, walk 5 km, which cancels the first 5 km north. You end 3 km east of the start. Answer: 3 km east.
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Figure Questions Need Figure Practice
The notice says Part A is principally non-verbal. In practice that usually means figure questions such as mirror images, paper folding, figure series, counting shapes and embedded figures. A text page cannot show those, so practise them from a book or mock that prints the figures. Count shapes systematically, one size at a time, instead of by eye.
How Part A Tests You, and the Trap
Reasoning options are designed so that a half-found pattern leads to a wrong answer that is still on the list. In a series, a rule that fits three terms but not the fourth will still match one option. Always check your rule against every term before you mark.
With 0.25 marks lost per wrong answer and Part A deciding ties, a quick guess here costs twice: once in marks, once in rank. If a question will not open in about a minute, move on and return at the end.
FAQs
How many reasoning questions are in SSC GD?expand_more
Part A, General Intelligence and Reasoning, has 20 questions for 40 marks, as per the 2026 notice.
Are SSC GD reasoning questions verbal or non-verbal?expand_more
Both appear, but the 2026 notice says the questions are principally of non-verbal type, testing patterns through figures as well as series, coding and analogies.
Why are reasoning marks important in SSC GD?expand_more
Besides counting towards your 160, Part A marks are the first tie-breaker. If two candidates have equal scores, the one with more Part A marks is placed higher.
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