Defence | DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical)
DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical) sets 40 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 40 marks in the Tier-I CBT (Screening Test), so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
The non-verbal and analytical reasoning that SSC and railway papers lean on: series, analogy, classification, coding and the figure-based questions. It rewards pattern recognition built through volume, so the return on drilling a lot of questions is unusually high here.
How much General Intelligence & Reasoning is worth in each DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical) stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier-I CBT (Screening Test) | 40 | 40 | — | 27% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical) pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.
Syllogism · solved example
Statements: All metals are conductors. Some conductors are liquids. Conclusions: I. Some metals are liquids. II. Some liquids are conductors. Which follows?
Solution
Conclusion I is not necessarily true — metals being conductors does not guarantee any metal is a liquid. Conclusion II follows because some conductors are liquids, so some liquids are certainly conductors.
Letter series · solved example
Find the next term: B2, D4, F8, H16, ?
Solution
Letters skip one: B, D, F, H, J. Numbers double: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. The next term is J32.
Ranking · solved example
In a row of 30 students, Ravi is 8th from the left. What is his rank from the right?
Solution
Rank from right = total − rank from left + 1 = 30 − 8 + 1 = 23.
Analogy · solved example
Thermometer is to temperature as barometer is to:
Solution
A thermometer measures temperature; a barometer measures atmospheric pressure. A hygrometer measures humidity and an anemometer measures wind speed.
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General Intelligence & Reasoning shows up in every DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical) mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
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DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical) CEPTAM-11 sets 40 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 40 marks in the Tier-I CBT (Screening Test).
Yes. DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical) deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, General Intelligence & Reasoning included, so unsure guesses cost you. 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer; each question carries 1 mark. Minimum qualifying marks: 40% for UR, OBC and EWS; 35% for SC, ST and PwBD.
The DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical) syllabus lists Analogies, classification and series, Coding-decoding and blood relations, Directions, puzzles and seating arrangement, Non-verbal and analytical reasoning. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
Every General Intelligence & Reasoning question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the DRDO CEPTAM-11 (Technical) mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.