SSB OIR

(Service Selection Board officer intelligence ranking test)

Sample questions collaboration by ER. Karan Chauhan

 Preface
OIR is the first test conducted in the SSB. The OIR test
contains various aptitude based questions on several
topics. This is an important test and plays a major role in
your selection in phase 1 testing including the final merit
list.
It is a basic reasoning test, one’s ability to answer quickly
and correctly is tested in this test.
With basic logic one can answer maximum number of
questions but practising this test can give one the little
extra edge that is needed to get through the screening in
the vast competition.
So it is best to practise some of these questions before
going to the SSB.
There are 2 booklets for OIR. Each booklet will have around
35-40 questions each.
There is no negative marking in this test so one should try
doing as many questions as possible.
One should not spend a lot of time on one question. If you
don’t know the answer then move on.
This book covers most type of questions that come in OIR
test thoroughly solving it will be enough to get through the
OIR test.
1. Book would be written DQQM how will SCHOOL be written?
2. What comes in centre of F & L?
3. Supply the missing number?
13 28 27
4 10 9
72 26 63
9 8 ?
4. Rearrange the letters to make words LWEKODGEN?
5. 4 men or 6 women complete a job in 30 days how much time will 12
women and 2 men take to complete the same work?
6. If 82×64=43
164×147=87
44×86=24
Then 128×49=?
7. Which number comes next?
11, 88, 33, 77, 44, 66, 55, …..
8. 3/9 is to 27/729 then 5/4 is to….
9. A man purchased 11 mangoes in 10 rs and sold 10 mangoes in 11 rs what
is profit percentage of the man?
a) 25% b) 21%
c) 11% d) 44%
10. If the difference between the four times and nine times of a number is 45
what is that number?
a) 8 b) 15
c) 12
11. The cost of 4 pens is selling price of 5 pens. What is percentage loss?
a) 10% b) 9%
c) 20% d) 16%
12. Listen is to hear as look is to…….?
a) see b) watch
c) eyes
13. Which will be last thing in descending order?
A) SKIN
B) CALF
C) SHOE
D) COW
E) CARCASS
F) LEATHER

WRITE IN CODES
14. CHANCE
a)DEJCPG b)EJCPIG
c)JCPGIE d)ECJIPJ

15. SCHOOL
a) UEKQQN b) JEUOON
c )UEJQQN d)UEJQEN

Rearrange the letters to make a word

16. LGMORDIA
17. NIENFAC
18. ANBNAN
19. LGANLTA
20. ARGUMENT is related to DEBATE as FIGHT is to:
a) Contest b) quarrel
c) controversy d) hit
21. A is east of B and West of C.H is south west of C.B is south east of X.
Which is farthest west?
22. Mark the group that is different?
a) IHGF b) QPON
c) TUVW d) EDCB
23. As bird is to feather so cat is to?
a) Paws b) hairs
c) Ears d) Fur
24. If CBA stands for XYZ which of the following choice stands for IJK?
a) STQ b) MON
c) TRS d) RQP
25. If 3=0, 4=4, 5=10, 6=18then7=…
a) 21 b) 28
c) 42 d) 20

What number comes next?

26. 99, 39, 84, 48, 75, 57,…,….
a) 48, 50 b) 66, 66
27. 17,16.5,15,18.5.13,20.5
a) 14, 22.5 b) 11, 24.5

SPOT OUT THE ODD NUMBER

28. 2,6,10,14,16,22,26
29. 3,9,4,16,5,25,6,37
30. 25,50,75,100,125,155,175

31. Peacock is to proud as Lion is to….

a) Hunt b) Brave
c) Strong d) King
32. Mayor is to city as captain is to…
a) Ship b) Army
c) Rank d) honour
33. Knowledge is to ignorance as light is to….
a) bright b) black
c) darkness d) night
34. Society is to crime as body is to….
a) Limbs b) strong
c) Disease d) fall
35. If CAT stands for ECV what do the following stand for TCV…..
a)VEX b)RAT
36. If CALCUTTA is coded as DBMDVUUB then code the following: OBHQVS
a)NAGPUR b)MANPUR
37. Which two letters come next?
ABXDEXGH…….
a)IJ b)JK
38. Continue the series:
AC, BD, CE, DF,…
a) FG b) EG
39. If lOVE is coded KUND how will APNL be coded
a) BOOK b) BIRD
40. Which is the odd one out?
a) No entry
b) Trespassers will be prosecuted
c) Keep left
d) one way only
41. Which letters will come in the following box
a)MLKJI b) EDCBA c)WV
A) VTS B) STU C)NOP
42. Find the odd one out
a) Horse b) Rabbit c) Camel d) Cow
43. If COLD is coded EQNF, then code YGGR …..
a)AIIT b)BHHS
44. Find out the number which after multiplying by 5 will exceed 60 as such it
is now short of 60
a)10 b)15
c)20 d)30
45. What continues the series?
AOZ BOY COX DOW
a) EOX b)EPY c)EVO d)EOV
46. Which is different in the following?
a)EDF b)KJL c)QRS d)UTV
47. POOR is to RICH as PAUPER is to:
a)WEALTHY b)COWARD
c)BRAVE d)PRINCE

INSERT THE MISSING

48. APPLE is to DSSOH, MANGO is to……
a)PQRDO b)PDJRQ
c)PQDRJ d)PDQJR
49. Rearrange the following jumbled word and write last letter of the word
IWOSRPH
a)P b)W c)H d)S
 Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given
sheet of paper (X).

50.

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 and 4 only

C. 2 and 3 only

D. 1 and 4 only

51.

A. 1 and 4 only

B. 3 and 4 only

C. 1 and 2 only

D. 2 and 3 only

52. How many dots lie opposite to the face having three dots, when the given figure is folded to
form a cube?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6
53. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

A. 1 and 3 only

B. 1 and 4 only

C. 2 and 4 only

D. 3 and 4 only

54.
Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 and 3 only

C. 2 and 4 only

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
55. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

A. 1 only

B. 1 and 3 only

C. 1, 3 and 4 only

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

56.
Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

57. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. 3 only

D. 4 only
58. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. 3 only

D. 4 only

59. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

A. 2 and 3 only

B. 1, 3 and 4 only

C. 2 and 4 only

D. 1 and 4 only
60. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 1, 2 and 3 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
61. Three different positions of a dice are shown below. How many dots lie opposite 2 dots?

A. 1

B. 3

C. 5

D. 6

62. Three positions of a dice are given. Based on them find out which number is found opposite
the number 2 in the given cube.

A. 6

B. 5

C. 3

D. 1

63. A dice is thrown four times and its four different positions are shown below. Find the number
on the face opposite the face showing 2.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6
64. Below are depicted the three different positions of a dice. Find the number of dots on the face
opposite to the face with one dot.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 6

65. A dice is numbered from 1 to 6 in different ways.

If 1 is adjacent to 2, 3 and 5, then which of the following statements is necessarily true?
A. 4 is adjacent to 6

B. 2 is adjacent to 5

C. 1 is adjacent to 6

D. 1 is adjacent to 4

66. If the total number of dots on opposite faces of a cubical block is always 7, find the figure
which is correct.

A. Fig.1

B. Fig.2

C. Fig.3

D. Fig.4
 67. Three different positions X, Y and Z of a dice are shown in the figures given below. Which
numbers are hidden behind the numbers 6 and 5 in the position Z?

A. 1 and 4

B. 1 and 3

C. 4 and 3

D. 1 and 2

68. Four positions of a dice are shown below. What number must be at the bottom face when
the dice is in the position as shown in the figure(iii)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 4

D. 6

69. A dice is numbered from 1 to 6 in different ways.

If 1 is opposite to 2 and adjacent to 3 and 4, then which of the following statements is
necessarily true?
A. 2 is adjacent to 6

B. 3 is adjacent to 4

C. 4 is opposite to 6

D. 3 is opposite to 5
 70. A cube has six different symbols drawn over its six faces. The symbols are dot, circle,
triangle, square, cross and arrow. Three different positions of the cube are shown in
figures X, Y, and Z.
Which symbol is opposite the dot?

A. Circle

B. Triangle

C. Arrow

D. Cross

71. A cube has six different symbols drawn over its six faces. The symbols are dot, circle,
triangle, square, cross and arrow. Three different positions of the cube are shown in
figures X, Y, and Z.
Which symbol occurs at the bottom of fig.(Y)?

A. Arrow

B. Triangle

C. Circle

D. Dot

72. Write in days :

3 years, 2 months, 4 weeks and 5 days
a) 1890 days b) 1765 days
c) 1761 days d) 1188 days

Fill out the words nearest to the given words?

73. GLAD
a)Sad b)happy c)sweet
 Spot the odd ones
74. 1,7,13,20,25,31,37
a)37 b)20 c)25
75. 4,16,49,64,81,98,144
a)98 b)16 c)4
 ANSWER KEY
1. UEJQQN
2. I
3. 9
4. KNOWLEDGE
5. 30 DAYS
6. 62
7. 55
8. 125/729
9. B
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. MARIGOLD
17. FINANCE
18. BANANA
19. GALLANT
20. D
21. X
22. C
23. B
24. D
25. B
26. B
27. A
28. 16
29. 37
30. 155
31. B
32. A
33. C
34. C
35. A
36. A
37. B
38. B
39. A
40. B
41. A
42. D
43. A
44. C
45. D
46. C
47. A
48. D
49. A
50. C
51. A
52. D
53. A
54. D
55. C
56. B
57. B
58. A
59. B
60. A
61. C
62. A
63. C
64. D
65. A
66. B
67. C
68. A
69. A
70. D
71. C
72. D
73. B
74. B
75. A