WBCS Prelims General Intelligence Previous Year Questions (1999–2024) with Explanation

WBCS Prelims General Intelligence

WBCS Prelims General Intelligence Questions 2024

28. Find the odd number out:

(A) 24
(B) 36
(C) 72
(D) 168

Answer & Explanation

36. If APPLES is written as BORJHP, then how shall BANANA be written as?

(A) CZPYQX
(B) CZPZQZ
(C) CZOZOZ
(D) ABLCKD

Answer & Explanation

37. Find the next number in the series:

2, 6, 12, 20, ?

(A) 28
(B) 30
(C) 32
(D) 36

Answer & Explanation

57. Select the word which is different from the rest:

(A) Car
(B) Bicycle
(C) Bus
(D) Train

Answer & Explanation

68. A person walks 500 m North-East, then 1 km South, turns right to walk another 1 km, then walks 500 m South-West and in the end, walks 1 km towards North. Where will he be at the end with respect to the starting position?

(A) 1 km South-West
(B) 500 m North
(C) 500 m East
(D) 1 km West

Answer & Explanation

98. Which out of the following letters should replace the question mark in the series?

A, D, G, J, M, ?

(A) O
(B) P
(C) Q
(D) R

Answer & Explanation

115. How many members should at least be there in a Club so that it is guaranteed that at least two members have the same month of birth?

(A) 3
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 24

Answer & Explanation

130. While a car is moving on a straight road, a GPS map is showing North in the bottom right hand corner. In which direction will it be travelling after it turns 90° to left?

(A) West
(B) South-East
(C) South
(D) North-West

Answer & Explanation

143. Select the shape which is different from the rest.

(A) Square
(B) Circle
(C) Triangle
(D) Rectangle

Answer & Explanation

154. Which word is not formed from the word “RABBIT” to form a meaningful word?

(A) RAT
(B) BAT
(C) BAG
(D) BIT

Answer & Explanation

178. All X-brand cars parked here are white. Some of them have radial tyres. All X-brand cars manufactured after 1986 have radial tyres. All cars are not X-brand. Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

(A) Cars other than X-brand cannot have radial tyres.
(B) Only white cars are parked here.
(C) Some white X-brand cars with radial tyres are parked here.
(D) Cars other than X-brand cannot have radial tyres.

Answer & Explanation

200. “If a person is highly educated, then he earns well.”
Then which of the following options is necessarily correct?

(A) Suman earns well, so he is highly educated.
(B) Illiterate people cannot earn well.
(C) All persons with good income must be highly educated.
(D) All persons with high education have good earnings.

Answer & Explanation

WBCS Prelims General Intelligence Questions 2023

29. A, B, C, D are four friends. C is older than D but younger than B. A is older but not eldermost. Arrange A, B, C, D in ascending order of their age.

(A) D, C, A, B
(B) C, D, A, B
(C) D, C, B, A
(D) B, C, A, D

Answer & Explanation

32. Complete the letter series.

st_____s _____ trss _____ rsst _____ s

(A) trsr
(B) rssr
(C) rstr
(D) rtsr

Answer & Explanation

34. Find the number in the marked (?) position.

WBCS 2023 Reasoning Question 34

(A) 6
(B) 19
(C) 11
(D) 1

Answer & Explanation

43. A stood 10th in the class, while B ranked 38th from the bottom. B’s result is better than A and there are 2 students between A and B. Total number of students are

(A) 40
(B) 41
(C) 42
(D) 44

Answer & Explanation

64. In the following date series, what will come next?

18-07-2002, 25-07-2002, 02-08-2002, 11-08-2002

(A) 20-08-2002
(B) 21-08-2002
(C) 19-08-2002
(D) 22-08-2002

Answer & Explanation

69. If 721890 denotes PARDON, 53164 denotes MERCY, DEMOCRACY will denote

(A) 835971274
(B) 853961264
(C) 839561264
(D) 835961264

Answer & Explanation

80. Suppose x∗yx * yx∗y is defined as:

  • x+yx + y, if x<yx < y
  • xyx – y, if x>yx > y
  • 2x2x, if x=yx = y

Evaluate: 5∗(7∗2)+(5∗7)∗2

(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 19

Answer & Explanation

83. Choose the correct diagram to represent books, Bengali books and novels.

WBCS 2023 Reasoning Question 83

Answer & Explanation

132. If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, what day will it be on the nineteenth day of the month?

(A) Saturday
(B) Monday
(C) Sunday
(D) Tuesday

Answer & Explanation

159. P is the mother of X, who is the wife of Z. Y is the brother of P and Q is the husband of P. How is P related to Z?

(A) Mother-in-law
(B) Mother
(C) Daughter-in-law
(D) Sister

Answer & Explanation

160. “Rectify” is to “Mistake” as “Regain” is to—

(A) Make
(B) Find
(C) Realise
(D) Loss

Answer & Explanation

181. There are four girls A, B, C, D. A and B play football and volleyball. B and C play cricket and football. C and D play badminton and cricket. D and A play volleyball and badminton. Who plays badminton, cricket and volleyball?

(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) A

Answer & Explanation

198. A, B, C, D, E are five girls. A, D, E are tall, others are short. B, D, E are dark, others are fair. C, E are fat, others are thin. In the first desk sits a short, fair, fat girl. Who is she?

(A) E
(B) C
(C) D
(D) B

Answer & Explanation

WBCS Prelims General Intelligence Questions 2022

30. acme : mace :: alga : ?

(A) glaa
(B) gaal
(C) laga
(D) gala

Answer & Explanation

42. In a family there are six members A, B, C, D, E, F. A and B are married couple. D is only son of C. A is father of E, who is granddaughter of F, whose husband has died and C is brother of A. How many male members are in the family?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 2

Answer & Explanation

44. P is wife of Q and mother of R. R is grand-daughter of W. S is grandmother of T and mother of Q. Which of the following is true?

(A) R is sister of T.
(B) R is brother of T.
(C) Q is daughter of S.
(D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation

48. If Water is called Black, Black is called Tree, Tree is called Blue, Blue is called Rain, Rain is called Pink and Pink is called Fish in a certain language, then what is the colour of sky?

(A) Blue
(B) Rain
(C) Fish
(D) Pink

Answer & Explanation

57. If CABLE is coded as XYZOV, then YZXP is code of

(A) BABY
(B) BACK
(C) CELL
(D) BELL

Answer & Explanation

59. There are 15 chairs in a row. Position of P is at the middle. Q is at 12th position counting from the right. How many chairs are in between P and Q?

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 2
(D) 3

Answer & Explanation

61. Which would come in place of ‘?’ in the given series?

ACE, FGH, ?, PON

(A) KKK
(B) JKI
(C) HJH
(D) IKL

Answer & Explanation

76. A number series is given with one wrong term. Identify the wrong term given:

53, 59, 63, 67, 71

(A) 53
(B) 63
(C) 67
(D) 71

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109. Which will come next to—

B2E, D5H, F12K, H27N, ?

(A) I58Q
(B) I57R
(C) J57Q
(D) J58Q

Answer & Explanation

120. If the sequence of alphabets is reversed, which of the following will be the 14th letter?

(A) N
(B) L
(C) O
(D) M

Answer & Explanation

124. The next term in the sequence 4, 10, 22, 46 is

(A) 56
(B) 66
(C) 94
(D) 92

Answer & Explanation

131. Fill in the gap:

3, 8, 6, 14, ________, 20

(A) 11
(B) 10
(C) 8
(D) 9

Answer & Explanation

140. If CAT and BOAT are written as XZG and YLZG respectively in a code language, how is EGG written?

(A) VSS
(B) URR
(C) VTT
(D) UTT

Answer & Explanation

150. Among six persons A, B, C, D, E, F, there are 3 married couples. A, C and E are husbands. B, C and D are cousins and B is not the wife of A. Then husband of B is

(A) C
(B) E
(C) A
(D) F

Answer & Explanation

158. In a certain code KOLKATA is coded as 11151211012001. How will BENGAL be coded?

(A) 020514070112
(B) 020514210111
(C) 020521250110
(D) 020514200112

Answer & Explanation

162. The fourth term of the following alphabet series—

ZXYW, VTUS, RPQO, ________, JHIG

(A) LNKM
(B) NLKM
(C) NLMK
(D) LNMK

Answer & Explanation

171. Stammering is to Speech as Deafness is to

(A) Ear
(B) Hearing
(C) Noise
(D) Commotion

Answer & Explanation

WBCS Prelims General Intelligence Questions 2021

176. Should seniority be the only criterion for promotion?

Arguments:

  1. No: It would be an injustice to deserving and suitable juniors who are more qualified than their senior counterparts.
  2. Yes: Otherwise senior employees may feel humiliated.
  3. Yes: Senior employees are more experienced and must be rewarded for the same.

(A) Only ‘1’ is strong.
(B) Only ‘1’ and ‘2’ are strong.
(C) Only ‘1’ and ‘3’ are strong.
(D) All arguments are strong.

Answer & Explanation

177. Exclusive Proposition: Which is the correct option?

Statement: If a person is rich, he has a lot of influence.

(A) Alok has a lot of influence, so he is rich.
(B) If a person is not rich, he does not have a lot of influence.
(C) Tapas is rich and so he has a lot of influence.
(D) Poor people cannot have influence.

Answer & Explanation

178. Given set (7, 77, 140), then follows

(A) (9, 88, 180)
(B) (6, 66, 120)
(C) (8, 80, 166)
(D) (4, 10, 160)

Answer & Explanation

179. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

(A) 24
(B) 20
(C) 21
(D) 22

Answer & Explanation

180. Today is Thursday, the day after 59 days will be

(A) Sunday
(B) Thursday
(C) Friday
(D) Saturday

Answer & Explanation

181. Exclusive Proposition: Which is the correct option?

Statement: Many smokers get cancer.

(A) Cancer patients are smokers.
(B) Most smokers get cancer.
(C) Smoking may lead to cancer.
(D) Smoking is injurious to health.

Answer & Explanation

182. ‘School’ is related to ‘Student’ in the same way as ‘Hospital’ is related to ________.

(A) Medicine
(B) Nurse
(C) Doctor
(D) Patient

Answer & Explanation

185. What is the missing number?

Sequence: 1, 2, 10, 37, 101, ?

(A) 320
(B) 226
(C) 206
(D) 402

Answer & Explanation

189. Naseer started from ‘X’ point and walked straight 5 km west, then turned left and walked straight 3 km and again turned left and walked straight 7 km. In which direction is he from point ‘X’?

(A) South-East
(B) North-East
(C) North
(D) North-West

Answer & Explanation

190. Should the number of holidays of government employees be reduced?

Arguments:

  1. Yes: Our government employees are having the maximum number of holidays among countries of the world.
  2. Yes: It is a sign of British legacy which should be carried forward.
  3. Yes: It will speed up work and all pending jobs can be completed well in time.
  4. No: Employees must be given ample spare time to spend with family.

(A) Only ‘1’ and ‘3’ are strong.
(B) Only ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’ are strong.
(C) Only ‘2’ is strong.
(D) None is strong.

Answer & Explanation

191. Today is Monday, after 61 days it will be

(A) Wednesday
(B) Saturday
(C) Tuesday
(D) Thursday

Answer & Explanation

193. Pointing to a gentleman, Somenath said, “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father.” How is the gentleman related to Somenath?

(A) Brother-in-Law
(B) Uncle
(C) Grandfather
(D) Father

Answer & Explanation

195. Exclusive Proposition: Which is the correct option?

Statement: All students are not genius.

(A) Every student is not genius.
(B) Many students are not genius.
(C) Many students are genius.
(D) Every non-student is a genius.

Answer & Explanation

197. Given set (8, 3, 2) then follows

(A) (168, 15, 6)
(B) (95, 24, 5)
(C) (63, 8, 3)
(D) (15, 6, 5)

Answer & Explanation

198. Pointing towards a girl in the picture, Meghna said, “She is mother of ‘Jhuma’, whose father is my son.” How is Meghna related to the girl in the picture?

(A) Mother
(B) Aunt
(C) Cousin
(D) Grandmother

Answer & Explanation

199. What is the missing number?

Sequence: 32, 19, 8, ?

(A) 3
(B) 12
(C) 5
(D) 1

Answer & Explanation

WBCS Prelims General Intelligence Questions 2020

31. A is C’s son. C and Q are sisters. Z is Q’s mother. P is son of Z. How is P related to A?

(A) Brother
(B) Maternal uncle
(C) Uncle
(D) Grandfather

Answer & Explanation

33. Find the odd one out:

(A) Zoology
(B) Physiology
(C) Botany
(D) Philosophy

Answer & Explanation

36. Numbers are placed in the figure below on the basis of some rules. Find the correct alternative to replace the question mark.

Top row: 5, 9, 14, 20
Bottom row: 9, 17, 27, ?

(A) 35
(B) 37
(C) 39
(D) 41

Answer & Explanation

42. The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N?

(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 6

Answer & Explanation

58. D is taller than C and E. A is not as tall as E. C is taller than A. D is not as tall as B. Then, who is the 2nd tallest person?

(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E

Answer & Explanation

65. In a particular month of some year, there are three Mondays which have even dates. On which day of the week does the 15th of that month fall?

(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Friday
(D) Sunday

Answer & Explanation

82. John, Aries, and Joseph are brothers with different ages. Given that:

(i) Aries is the oldest.
(ii) Joseph is not the oldest.
(iii) John is not the youngest.

Who is the youngest?

(A) Aries
(B) John
(C) Joseph
(D) Cannot be determined from the given information

Answer & Explanation

87. Fill in the word grid with the words listed. Which word won’t fit?

WBCS 2020 Reasoning Question 87

(A) FATE
(B) FLAT
(C) ROLE
(D) TILL

Answer & Explanation

92. Two positions of a dice are shown. Find the number of dots on the face opposite the face bearing 3 dots.

WBCS 2020 Reasoning Question 92

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5

Answer & Explanation

108. What number should come next in the sequence?

6, 11, 21, 36, 56, _____ ?

(A) 78
(B) 81
(C) 82
(D) 86

Answer & Explanation

112. In writing the numbers from 10 to 100, how many times is the digit 7 used?

(A) 20
(B) 19
(C) 10
(D) 11

Answer & Explanation

125. Choose the two correct numbers in the ‘•’ marked places of the multiplication below.

  • 7 • 9
×     5
---------
33945

(A) 8, 4
(B) 6, 8
(C) 4, 8
(D) 8, 6

Answer & Explanation

128. In a row ‘A’ is in the 11th position from the left and ‘B’ is in the 10th position from the right. If ‘A’ and ‘B’ interchange, then ‘A’ becomes 18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than ‘A’ and ‘B’?

(A) 27
(B) 26
(C) 25
(D) 24

Answer & Explanation

134. Fill in the number grid with the numbers listed. Which of the numbers won’t fit?

WBCS 2020 Reasoning Question 134

Answer & Explanation

154. Find the odd one out:

(A) 27
(B) 64
(C) 81
(D) 125

Answer & Explanation

159. If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

(A) 1st
(B) 2nd
(C) 3rd
(D) Cannot be determined from the given information

Answer & Explanation

169. Going 50 m to the south of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 m. Then turning to the north, she goes 30 m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?

(A) North
(B) South East
(C) North West
(D) West

Answer & Explanation

188. The number in each circle in the number pyramid is the sum of the two numbers just below it. Find the number in the position marked ‘?’

WBCS 2020 Reasoning Question 188

Answer & Explanation

190. Six persons are seated around a hexagonal table. Anup is seated opposite Belal, who is between Chirag and Derek. Anup is between Ela and Farook. Ela is to the left of Derek. Which of the following pairs is facing each other?

(A) Ela and Farook
(B) Derek and Ela
(C) Chirag and Ela
(D) Chirag and Derek

Answer & Explanation

191. The distinct letters of the word EXTRAORDINARY are arranged in alphabetic order. Then the letter in the fifth position from left is

(A) N
(B) O
(C) I
(D) A

Answer & Explanation

196. What comes next in the sequence 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, _____?

(A) 127
(B) 125
(C) 121
(D) 129

Answer & Explanation

197. What number should come next in the sequence 6, 18, 72, 360, 2160, _____?

(A) 12120
(B) 13120
(C) 14120
(D) 15120

Answer & Explanation

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