HPSSSC Clerk on contract basis paper – Mental Ability

Himachal Pradesg SSSC Clerk on contract basis paper – Mental Ability

January 1, 2007 was Monday. What day of the week lies on Jan 1, 2008 ?
(a) Monday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Sunday

How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight ?
(a) 22
(b) 24
(c) 44
(d) 48

6,17, 39, 72, ?
(a) 83
(b) 94
(c) 116
(d) 127

If the English alphabet is written in reverse order, which one of the following letters will be the 14th letter from the left?
(a) N
(b) L
(c) P
(d) None of these

How many meaningful words can be formed from the word, ‘GENTELMEN’ without changing the order of letters ?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

Which one is different from the rest ?
(a) PRT
(b) QOM
(c) CEG
(d) UWY

As ‘Naked’ is related to ‘Cloth’, in the same way, ‘Thirsty’ is related to which ?
(a) Drinking
(b) Water
(c) Juice
(d) None of these

In a code ‘BOXER’ is written as ‘AQWGQ’, then ‘VISIT’ in the same code is written as
(a) WKRKS
(b) WKRKU
(c) UKRKS
(d) UKRKU

If all the numbers from 1 to 21 which are divisible by 2 are written in ascending order, then which will be the number at 6th place from the right ?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 16

Mother of Q is sister of P and daughter of M. S is the daughter of P and Sister of T. What is the relation of M with T ?
(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Son
(d) None of these