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SSC Selection Post sets 25 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 50 marks in the Computer Based Examination (level-wise), 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 Selection Post stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Based Examination (level-wise) | 25 | 50 | 15 min | 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 Selection Post 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.
Coding and decoding · solved example
If FISH is coded as EHRG, how is BIRD coded in the same language?
Solution
Each letter is moved back by one place. F-1=E, I-1=H, S-1=R, H-1=G gives EHRG. Applying the same to BIRD: B-1=A, I-1=H, R-1=Q, D-1=C, which is AHQC.
Number series · solved example
Find the next term: 5, 11, 23, 47, ?
Solution
Each term is double the previous term plus one: 5x2+1=11, 11x2+1=23, 23x2+1=47, and 47x2+1=95.
Classification · solved example
Find the odd one out: 8, 27, 64, 100, 125.
Solution
8, 27, 64 and 125 are perfect cubes (2, 3, 4 and 5 cubed). 100 is a perfect square, not a cube, so it is the odd one out.
Ranking · solved example
In a class of 40 students, a boy ranks 17th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom?
Solution
Rank from bottom = total − rank from top + 1 = 40 − 17 + 1 = 24.
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General Intelligence & Reasoning shows up in every SSC Selection Post mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
SSC Selection Post 2026 cycle (Phase XIV) sets 25 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 50 marks in the Computer Based Examination (level-wise).
Yes. SSC Selection Post deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, General Intelligence & Reasoning included, so unsure guesses cost you. 0.50 marks (a quarter of the two marks a question carries) are deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
The SSC Selection Post syllabus lists Analogies, similarities and differences, Coding and decoding, Series: number and figure, Classification and odd-one-out, Blood relations and directions, Non-verbal reasoning and more. 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 Selection Post mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.