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SSC CGL Tier II Reasoning. Try each one first, then open its answer.

Top 10 SSC CGL Tier II PYQs to practise first

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  1. Question 1

    Asked 4 times: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II*, 3 Mar 2023 Tier II*, 6 Mar 2023 Tier II*, 7 Mar 2023 Tier II (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 4 times it was asked

    53
    In a certain code language, ‘POLISH’ is written as ‘89’ and ‘CLIP’ is written as ‘72’. How will ‘CONTROL’ be written in that language?

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  2. Question 2

    This type asked 4 times: 3 Mar 2023 Tier II, 6 Mar 2023 Tier II, 7 Mar 2023 Tier II, 26 Oct 2023 Tier II. This one: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II See all 4 of this type

    56
    In a certain code language, ‘BUTTER’ is coded as ‘CWWSCO’ and ‘THEORY’ is coded as ‘UJHNPV’. How will ‘LATENT’ be coded in that language?

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  3. Question 3

    This type asked 3 times: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II, 18 Jan 2025 Tier II, 20 Jan 2025 Tier II. This one: 20 Jan 2025 Tier II See all 3 of this type

    35
    In a certain code language, ‘CURB’ is coded as ‘3517’ and ‘BOAT’ is coded as ‘4638’. What is the code for ‘B’ in the given code language?

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  4. Question 4

    Asked 2 times: 18 Jan 2025 Tier II*, 20 Jan 2025 Tier II (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 2 times it was asked

    48
    In a certain code language, ‘he enjoys music’ is coded as ‘lo po jo’ and ‘music and dance’ is coded as ‘kb jo fk’. How is ‘music’ coded in the given language?

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  5. Question 5

    Asked 2 times: 6 Mar 2023 Tier II*, 7 Mar 2023 Tier II (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 2 times it was asked

    32
    In a code language, 'SLAIN' is written as ‘PKCNU’ and 'DENT' is written as 'VPGF'. How will 'CUBOID' be written in that language?

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  6. Question 6

    Asked once: 3 Mar 2023 Tier II (same type asked 4 times) See all 4 of this type

    41
    In a certain code, the word COMPAQ is written as DQNRBS and SONY is written as TQOA. In the same code, how is MOTOROLA written?

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  7. Question 7

    Asked once: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II (same type asked 3 times) See all 3 of this type

    59
    In a certain code language, ‘CARD’ is coded as ‘7359’, ‘SERV’ is coded as ‘1256’and ‘PACK’ is coded as ‘8497’. What is the code for ‘D’ in the given code language?

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  8. Question 8

    Asked once: 18 Jan 2026 Tier II

    33
    If in a certain code, ALMIRAH is written as BNPMWGO, which word would be written as DNRWLUA?

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  9. Question 9

    Asked once: 18 Jan 2026 Tier II

    45
    Two matrices are provided: Matrix I uses row and column numbers 0 to 4. Matrix II uses row and column numbers 5 to 9. A letter is represented by row number, column number (for example, 23 means row 2, column 3 in Matrix I; 66 means row 6, column 6 in Matrix II). From the matrices, find the row-column codes for each letter in DUNG in sequence, and select the correct option from the given alternatives. Matrix-I
    01234
    0MAELM
    1CGMJK
    2FBICF
    3FALJI
    4CLDKF
    Matrix-II
    56789
    5VYUSS
    6PXQOR
    7NVVOQ
    8SQUTU
    9QXSVZ

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  10. Question 10

    Asked once: 18 Jan 2026 Tier II

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    In a certain language, COMPUTER is coded as OCPMTURE. How is KEYBOARD coded in that code?

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