SSC CHSL
(11 July 2019 Shift-II)
Reasoning
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.1 If SAW is coded as 8264 and CUDDLE is coded as 24623231522, then how will MEDULLA be coded as?
A 1422237151525
B 1422236151526
C 1422236151625
D 1422236161526
Answer: B
Q.2 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
A Kiwi
B Eagle
C Vulture
D Goose
Answer: A
Q.3 Which two signs and two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?
8 + 15 − 20 × 10 ÷ 5 = 47
A × and ÷, 5 and 8
B + and −, 8 and 15
C + and ÷, 10 and 20
D × and −, 15 and 20
Answer: B
Q.4 ‘RETINA’ is related to ‘EYE’ in the same way as ‘HYDROGEN’ is related to ‘________’.
A WATER
B IODINE
C EAR
D LEGS
Answer: A
Q.5 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (16, 23, 32)
A (10, 23, 46)
B (11, 18, 27)
C (6, 14, 25)
D (10, 17, 28)
Answer: B
Q.6 Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the following word-pair. Ostrich : Eagle
A Cow : Elephant
B Swan : Lion
C Whale : Kite
D Hen : Goat
Answer: A
Q.7 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 7, 9, 12, 17, 24, 35, ?
A 52
B 45
C 47
D 48
Answer: D
Q.8 Select the option in which the given figure (X) is embedded.
Answer: C
Q.9 Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Ants, Butterflies, Insects
Answer: C
Q.10 In a code language, KNIFE is written as MPGHG. How will SWORD be written as in that language?
A UYMTF
B VYMTF
C UYMTE
D UYQTF
Answer: A
Q.11 Select the option that is related to the third letter-pair in the same way as the second letter pair is related to the first letter-pair CH : FP : : GK : ?
A JS
B MP
C JL
D NU
Answer: A
Q.12 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Answer: A
Q.13 Which letter-pair will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? EI, GK, ? , KO, MQ
A IL
B KM
C IM
D JK
Answer: C
Q.14 Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the number that is different from the rest.
A 13
B 23
C 17
D 51
Answer: D
Q.15 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (25, 49, 37)
A (12, 14, 8)
B (16, 64, 78)
C (26, 64, 120)
D (6, 4, 5)
Answer: D
Q.16 Arrange the following words in the sequence as they appear in English dictionery order. 1. Master 2. Marvel 3. Market 4. Marker 5. Marble 6. Margin
A 6, 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
B 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1
C 5, 6, 4, 3, 1, 2
D 5, 4, 6, 3, 2, 1
Answer: B
Q.17 What was the day of the week on 26 January 2012 ?
A Sunday
B Saturday
C Thursday
D Tuesday
Answer: C
Q.18 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the left of the figure.
Answer: A
Q.19 Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the two numbers of the following number-pair. 7, 13
A 15, 19
B 17, 25
C 23, 31
D 17, 21
Answer: C
Q.20 A paper is folded and cut as shown in the following figures (X, Y and Z). Select the option that depicts how this paper will appear when unfolded ?
Answer: A
Q.21 A paper sheet is made into the following pattern (A). Find the cube that will best represent after folding the paper (A).
A 1, 2 and 3 only
B 1, 3 and 4 only
C 2, 3 and 4 only
D 2 and 3 only
Answer: C
Q.22 Two statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II III and IV. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statement :
No carrot is root.
All roots are potatoes.
Conclusions:
I. No carrot is potatoes.
II. No potatoes is carrot .
III. Some potatoes are ro ots.
IV . All the potatoes are roots .
A Only conclusion (III) follow
B Conclusion (I) and (IV) follows
C Conclusion (I) and (II) follows
D Only conclusion (I) follow
Answer: A
Q.23 How many triangles are present in the following figure ?
A 14
B 16
C 13
D 11
Answer: C
Q.24 Mala and Lali are sisters. Mahesh is father of Dev. Gargi is mother of Mala and Dev. How Mahesh’s father is related to Lali?
A Paternal Grand Father
B Uncle
C Father
D Maternal Grand Father
Answer: A
Q.25 Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
A IKMO
B PRTW
C BDFH
D CEGI
Answer: B
General knowledge
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 The famous Civil Rights activist Iromn Chanu Sharmila belongs to which of the following states of India?
A Manipur
B Tripura
C Himachal Pradesh
D Assam
Answer: A
Q.27 Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located in ______.
A Patiala
B Karnal
C Agartal
D Cuttack
Answer: A
Q.28 Which of the following hormones is known to be helpful in coping with stress?
A Serotonin
B Testosterone
C Calcitonin
D Melatonin
Answer: A
Q.29 With reference to the banking system of India, what does NEFT stand for?
A National Equity Finance Transaction
B National Equity Funds Transaction
C National Electronic Finance Transfer
D National Electronic Funds Transfer
Answer: D
Q.30 Daringbadi hill station is located in ______.
A Madhya Pradesh
B Jharkhand
C Odisha
D West Bengal
Answer: C
Q.31 Which of the following is NOT a type of loan available under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana?
A Purush
B Kishore
C Shishu
D Tarun
Answer: A
Q.32 Which of the following is an igneous rock?
A Limestone
B Slate
C Marble
D Granite
Answer: D
Q.33 Which of the following is NOT a classical language of India?
A Odia
B Pali
C Kannada
D Telugu
Answer: B
Q.34 Who became the acting prime minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?
A V P Singh
B Morarji Desai
C Gulzarilal Nanda
D Charan Singh
Answer: C
Q.35 Who is the author of the book ‘The Idea of India’?
A Sunil Khilnani
B Amartya Sen
C Girish Kuber
D Amitav Ghosh
Answer: A
Q.36 The 1982 Asian Games were hosted by ______.
A Pakistan
B South Korea
C India
D Saudi Arabia
Answer: C
Q.37 In the context of the Internet, what does IP stand for?
A Internet Protocol
B Intra Propaganda
C Intra Protocol
D Internet Proposal
Answer: A
Q.38 Who among the following discovered the circulation of blood ?
A William Harvey
B Florence Rena Sabin
C Ernest Heinrich Weber
D Van Leeuwenhock
Answer: A
Q.39 In 1974, the first nuclear test of Pokhran was code named as:
A Dancing Buddha
B Blessing Buddha
C Smiling Buddha
D Laughing Buddha
Answer: C
Q.40 Which of the following trains entered its 90th year of service on 1st June 2019?
A Deccan Queen
B The Golden Chariot
C Palace On Wheels
D Deccan Odyssey
Answer: A
Q.41 As of May 2019, who is the CEO of Google?
A Jan Koum
B Satya Nadella
C Sundar Pichai
D Vinod Khosla
Answer: C
Q.42 Which of the following decisions was taken in the first cabinet meeting of the Narendra Modi 2.0 Government?
A Expansion of Ayushman Bharat Program
B Scholarship to wards of martyred state police officials
C Disinvestment of 10 key PSUs
D Announcement of new employment policy
Answer: B
Q.43 Silappadikaram’ is a Tamil epic that was written by ______.
A Sattanar
B Ilango Adigal
C Thiruvalluar
D Avvaiyar
Answer: B
Q.44 DhanuYatra’ is an annual open air theatrical performance celebrated in ______.
A Uttarakhand
B Odisha
C Gujarat
D Assam
Answer: B
Q.45 Which of the following rivers is a left bank tributary of Ganga?
A Son
B Betwa
C Ken
D Gandak
Answer: D
Q.46 India successfully test-fired ‘Nirbhay’ in April 2019. It is a/an ______.
A Trans-sonic missile
B Supersonic missile
C Sub-sonic missile
D Hypersonic missile
Answer: C
Q.47 Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in __________.
A Rajasthan
B Uttarakhand
C Madhya Pradesh
D Maharashtra
Answer: A
Q.48 Who among the following is a famous Snooker player in India ?
A Prajnesh Gunneswaran
B Sharath Achanta
C Pankaj Advani
D Vimal Kumar
Answer: C
Q.49 In May 2019, scientists from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (CSIR)-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, for the first time, sequenced the entire genome of ______.
A Elephant
B Asiatic Lion
C Lion-tailed Macaque
D Nilgiri Tahr
Answer: B
Q.50 Who among the following was known as ‘Devanam Piya’?
A Kanishka
B Amoghavarsha
C Ashoka
D Kharavela
Answer: C
Quantative Appititute
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 The perimeter of △ABC is 24 cm and its side, BC = 9 cm. AD is the bisector of ∠BAC, while I is the incentre. AI : ID is equal to:
A 7 : 5
B 5 : 2
C 3 : 2
D 5 : 3
Answer: D
Q.52 A man loses 20% by selling an article for ₹96. For what amount should he have sold the article to gain 15% ?
A ₹120
B ₹115
C ₹138
D ₹140
Answer: C
Q.53 The given Bar Graph presents the sale of a particular brand of car by three show rooms, A, B and C (in multiples of 100) during the months Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr, 2016.
If the cars sold by A and B are all found to be in perfect order, but the cars sold by C were found to be defective to the extent of 15%, 10%, 8% and 6%,respectively in Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr 2016. What is the percentage of defective cars sold by all showrooms during Apr, 2016?
A 4⁴/₉
B 1⁴/₉
C 2³/₇
D 7²/₉
Answer: B
Q.54 The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a sum at 10% p.a. for three years is ₹155. The sum (in ₹) is:
A 5,500
B 6,000
C 6,600
D 5,000
Answer: D
Q.55 An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 10 hours and an outlet pipe can empty the completely filled tank in 20 hours. Both the pipes are opened at 6.30 a.m. When will the tank get filled?
A 2.30 a.m. next day
B 2 a.m. next day
C 1 a.m. next day
D 12.00 midnight
Answer: A
Q.56 Two chords, AB and CD of circle meet at a point O, outside the circle. It is given that AB = 7 cm, CD =4 cm, OB = 5 cm. What is the length of OD?
A 5 cm
B 6 cm
C 7.5 cm
D 10 cm
Answer: B
Q.57 For all αℓ/ίs, (ί = 1,2,3,………………..20) lying between 00 and 900, it is given that,cos ∝1 + cos ∝2 +cos ∝3 +………. + cos ∝20= 20. What is the value of (∝1 + ∝2 + ∝3 +………+ ∝20)?
A 9000
B 1800
C 00
D 200
Answer: C
Q.58 A square has been inscribed in a circle. What is the ratio of the length of a side of the square to the radius of the circle?
A 2:1
B 1 : √2
C 1:2
D √2: 1
Answer: D
Q.59 If (1.25)(1 − 6.4 × 10−5) = 1.2496 + a, then a is equal to:
A 0.0016
B 0.00016
C 0.0032
D 0.00032
Answer: D
Q.60 The given Bar Graph presents the sale of a particular brand of car by three showrooms, A, B and C (in multiples of 100) during the months Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr, 2016.
What is the ratio of number of cars sold by A in Jan-Feb, 2016 to that of cars sold by B during Mar-Apr, 2016?
A 5:8
B 8:17
C 12:19
D 10:19
Answer: D
Q.61 The volume of a right circular cone is equal to that of a sphere, whose radius is half the radius of the base of the cone. What is the ratio of the radius ofthe base to the height of the cone ?
A 1:4
B 1:2
C 4:1
D 2:1
Answer: D
Q.62 1 if (a+b+4){ab+4(a+b)}-4ab=0, and a≠-4, b≠-4, then ( (1/(a+b+1))117 − 2−234) is equal to
A ¼117
B ½117
C −½234
D 0
Answer: D
Q.63 The simplified value of {¾ of 4/15 × 1⅔ − (3½ − 2⅙)}
A 13
B 1
C 2
D 2 3
Answer: B
Q.64 The given Bar Graph presents the sale of a particular brand of car by three showrooms, A, B and C (in multiples of 100) during the months Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr, 2016.
What was the average number of cars sold by A during Feb-Apr, 2016?
A 375
B 350
C 250
D 300
Answer: B
Q.65 For 0∘ < θ < 90∘ , tanθ + cotθ = 2.8 is equal to:
A 30∘
B 60∘
C 45∘
D 0∘
Answer: C
Q.66 The given Bar Graph presents the sale of a particular brand of car by three showrooms, A, B and C (in multiples of 100) during the months Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr, 2016.
If the cars sold by A and B are all found to be in perfect order, but the cars sold by C were found to be defective to the extent of 15%, 10%, 8% and 6%,respectively in Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr 2016, then what is the ratio of non-defective cars sold by C to that of all cars sold by A and B during Jan-Mar 2016 ?
A 177 : 1400
B 384 : 1385
C 489 : 1300
D 255 : 1348
Answer: C
Q.67 Given a + 1/a =2 what is the value of a118 + 1/a117
A 118
B 1
C 2
D 117
Answer: C
Q.68 For a number, greater than one, the difference between itself and its reciprocal is 20% of the sum of itself and its reciprocal. By how much percentage (nearest to an integer) is the square of the number less than its cube?
A 122
B 18
C 81
D 33
Answer: B
Q.69 ABCD is a rhombus with each side being equal to 8 cm. If BD = 10 em, AC = 2√x cm, what is the value of 1+√x.
A 2√3
B 3√2
C 7
D 5
Answer: C
Q.70 What is the ratio between the fourth proportional of 3, 4, 9 and the mean proportional between 2 and 98 ?
A 7:8
B 7:6
C 8:7
D 6:7
Answer: D
Q.71 The 10-digit number 79x00001y6 is exactly divisible by 88. What is the value of (x + 3)?
A 5
B 9
C 6
D 7
Answer: B
Q.72 The average of a series of 21 numbers is equal to 43. The average of the first eleven of them is 33. The average of the last eleven numbers is 53. The eleventh number of the series is:
A 43
B 47
C 33
D 46
Answer: A
Q.73 A shopkeeper decides to raise the marked price of an article by 10%. How much discount should he allow so as to be able to sell the article at the original marked price?
A 9⅟₁ %
B 8₁⅑%
C 9½ %
D 10%
Answer: A
Q.74 What is the simplified value of [(sin2310+sin2590)/(sec2350– cot2550)+tan290 cot600-cosec2610]
A 0
B -1
C ½
D 1
Answer: A
Q.75 A returns train goes from from R to P P with to Q with a speed a speed u/2. What w km/h, is the then average from speed Q to R (in (QR km/h)of = 2PQ) the with train a speed for the 3 entire km/h, and journey starting from P and back to P?
A 18u/23
B 4u/3
C 16u/3
D 3u/2
Answer: A
English
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.76 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. GAUNT
A lean
B bent
C plump
D old
Answer: C
Q.77 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. The little boy was so busy playing with his toy train that he do not even look up at us.
A busy playing with
B he do not even
C his toy train
D look up at us
Answer: B
Q.78 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Baskets and carts flooded the street turning it into a mobile market.
B. Hearing their cries people with bags started coming out from their ho uses.
C. Suddenly the street came alive.
D. From one end to the other cries of the vendors rent the air.
A CADB
B ABDC
C DACB
D CBAD
Answer: A
Q.79 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. After going through their brochure I has decided to make a donation to help their campaign.
A I decided to make a donation to help
B No improvement
C I decide to make a donation for helping
D I decided for making a donation to help
Answer: A
Q.80 Select the wrongly spelt word.
A opulence
B oppression
C oppurtunity
D opposition
Answer: C
Q.81 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom in a nutshell
A add nuts into something
B put everything in a shell
C packed very tightly
D express very briefly
Answer: D
Q.82 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Mahesh said to the interviewer, “Sir, I was in charge of the production unit at my previous office.”
A Mahesh told the interviewer that Sir was in charge of the production unit at my previous office.
B Mahesh told the interviewer I was in charge of the production unit at his previous office.
C Mahesh told the interviewer you were in charge of the production unit at my previous office.
D Mahesh told the interviewer that he had been in charge of the production unit at his previous office.
Answer: D
Q.83 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. A fresh interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India would largely ______ on how the monsoon turns out in the months ahead.
A depend
B determine
C define
D demonstrate
Answer: A
Q.84 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Today flax is used to make fine linen fabric.
B. The Neolithic man first clad himself with an imal skins.
C. He also used flax which had a good fibre for making clo th.
D. But in those days cloth made of flax must have been very ro ugh.
A CADB
B BDAC
C DABC
D BCDA
Answer: D
Q.85 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. VIRULENT
A dangerous
B amicable
C lethal
D powerful
Answer: B
Q.86 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. be an open book
A one about whom it is easy to know everything
B one who advises others to be frank and unsecretive
C one who is fond of reading even when travelling
D one who has written an examination without preparation
Answer: A
Q.87 Select the correctly spelt word.
A tantative
B substentive
C remunerative
D speculetive
Answer: C
Q.88 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words A game in which no one wins
A conquest
B draw
C triumph
D feat
Answer: B
Q.89 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. The government has adopted a tough stance with respect of terror and security.
A in respect of
B about respect to
C No improvement
D with respect to
Answer: D
Q.90 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. We will use enamel paint on this wall because it gives a best finish.
A enamel paint on this wall
B We will use
C a best finish
D because it gives
Answer: C
Instructions In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension: With the groundwater table receding alarmingly, an ostrich mentality will only increase water woes. Deficit rainfall (1) ______ indiscriminate extraction of ground water (2) ______ two major reasons for (3) ______ situation. Government must promote (4) ______ harvesting and conservation. Citizens must (5) ______ learn to use water judiciously or else the State will run out of water like Cape Town.
Q.91 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
A and
B but
C unless
D also
Answer: A
Q.92 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
A was
B be
C is
D are
Answer: D
Q.93 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
A the
B those
C a
D their
Answer: A
Q.94 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
A crop
B seed
C soil
D water
Answer: D
Q.95 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
A although
B already
C anyhow
D also
Answer: D
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.96 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words A strong and fast moving stream of water
A rivulet
B creek
C torrent
D trickle
Answer: C
Q.97 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. The pilgrims grew increasingly aware of the ______ of sacred Buddhist texts in the Chinese language and decided to travel to India in search of them.
A persistence
B parity
C preference
D paucity
Answer: D
Instructions Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Q.98 MINIATURE
A diminutive
B mammoth
C colossal
D gigantic
Answer: A
Q.99 CAMOUFLAGE
A exhibit
B disguise
C divulge
D expose
Answer: B
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.100 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The cyclone has damaged several crops.
A Several crops are being damaged by the cyclone.
B Several crops had been damaged by the cyclone.
C Several crops have been damaged by the cyclone.
D Several crops have damaged the cyclone.
Answer: C
