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SSC CGL General Intelligence & Reasoning Sectional Test 2
Staff Selection Commission: Combined Graduate Level
Focus on General Intelligence and Reasoning with 25 original questions in one dedicated practice session.
Syllabus-checked original practice
Mapped to the official Tier 1 syllabus and answer-checked on 3 August 2026.
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About this SSC CGL General Intelligence and Reasoning sectional test
This sectional test isolates General Intelligence and Reasoning from the SSC CGL Tier 1 pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 25 original practice questions across 22 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.
Topics covered
Direction sense
2 questions
Number series
2 questions
Syllogism
2 questions
Alphabet coding
1 question
Alphabetical order
1 question
Blood relations
1 question
Calendar
1 question
Classification
1 question
Clock
1 question
Coding-decoding
1 question
Comparison
1 question
Dictionary order
1 question
Letter series
1 question
Logical sequence
1 question
Missing number
1 question
Number analogy
1 question
Ranking
1 question
Seating arrangement
1 question
Semantic analogy
1 question
Statement and conclusion
1 question
Symbolic operations
1 question
Venn diagram
1 question
Scoring and result analysis
Correct answers earn 2 marks and wrong answers deduct 0.5 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 25 questions are difficulty-tagged: 14 easy, 11 medium. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official SSC CGL question paper?
No. It's an independent practice test with original General Intelligence and Reasoning questions, mapped to the official SSC CGL Tier 1 syllabus and answer-checked on 3 August 2026.
How many questions are in this General Intelligence and Reasoning sectional test, and how long is it?
25 questions in 15 minutes.
Which topics does this test focus on?
It spans 22 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Direction sense, Number series, and Syllogism.
Is there negative marking in this test?
Yes. Each wrong answer deducts 0.5 marks, and each correct answer earns 2 marks. Unattempted questions score zero.
Drill General Intelligence and Reasoning beyond SSC CGL
25 of the 25 questions here are pure reasoning, and reasoning is the one part of a paper that is not exam-specific: a seating puzzle does not change because it appears in a bank paper rather than a railway one. Our Logical Reasoning section pools 750 such questions from across every exam on this site and sorts them two ways: by difficulty, so you can find your level, and by topic, so you can drill the family that costs you time.
It is practice, not simulation: there is no negative marking there, so a score in that section is not comparable with your score here. Use it to build the skill, and come back to this test to rehearse the exam.