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SSC GD Constable sets 20 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 40 marks in the Computer Based Examination, 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 SSC GD Constable stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Based Examination | 20 | 40 | — | 25% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the SSC GD Constable 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.
Inequality · solved example
Statements: D = A = F ≥ C Conclusions: I. C < D II. A > F Which conclusion(s) definitely follow?
Solution
Reading the chain, conclusion I is not necessarily true and conclusion II is not necessarily true. Hence: neither i nor ii follows.
Ranking · solved example
In a row, a person is 12th from the left end and 13th from the right end. How many people are in the row?
Solution
Total = position from left + position from right − 1 = 12 + 13 − 1 = 24.
Puzzles · solved example
How many people sit between U and R?
Solution
The order is P, T, U, S, R, Q from the left; between U and R there are 1 people.
Direction sense · solved example
A person starts from a point and walks 8 km towards the north, then 8 km towards the east, then 7 km towards the north. How far (in km) is the person now from the starting point?
Solution
The moves net to 8 km east and 15 km north. The straight-line distance is √(8²+15²) = 17 km.
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General Intelligence & Reasoning shows up in every SSC GD Constable mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
SSC GD Constable 2026 cycle sets 20 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 40 marks in the Computer Based Examination.
Yes. SSC GD Constable 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 2 marks). Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
The SSC GD Constable syllabus lists Analogies and similarities, Coding and decoding, Number and figure series, Spatial visualisation and non-verbal reasoning, Blood relations and directions, Classification 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 SSC GD Constable mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.