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SSC CHSL 14th October 2020 Shift-3 

English Language (Basic Knowledge) 

Q. 1 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. 

There are too less space for Naveen to park his car in front of the shop. 

(A) was too little space 

(B) No improvement 

(C) were too little space 

(D) was so few space 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 2 Identify the segment in the given sentence, which contains the grammatical error. 

Did you tell to your mother that you saw her friend at the theater? 

(A) Did you tell to 

(B) you saw her friend 

(C) at the theater 

(D) your mother that 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 3 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. 

A. One of them said “Let us use our combined knowledge to bring this animal to life.” 

B. On the way, the three friends passed through a forest. 

C. Seeing the bones, the friends thought of testing their knowledge and skills. 

D. Under a tree in the forest, they saw the bones of an animal. 

(A) ADCB 

(B) CABD 

(C) BCAD

(D) BDCA 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 4 Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. 

Balaji said that he had already paid the instalment when the notice came to him. 

(A) Balaji said, “I have already paid the instalment when the notice will come to me.” 

(B) Balaji said, “I already paid the instalment when the notice had come to me.” 

(C) Balaji said, “I had already paid the instalment when the notice came to me.” 

(D) Balaji said, “He has already paid the instalment when the notice came to him.” 

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: 

‘Staged tourism’ whether it is of the tiger or the snow leopard kind, is driven by the desire of visitors to see specific animals. This often (1)______ pressure on a certain area, with hordes (2)______ tourists rushing to a spot. In (3)______ case of tigers, it is quite possible (4)______ the animal is stressed by the (5)______ caused by a bunch of excited tourists. 

 

Q. 5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. 

(A) makes 

(B) does 

(C) gives 

(D) puts 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. 

(A) of 

(B) from 

(C) with 

(D) by 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

(A) a 

(B) that 

(C) this 

(D) the 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. 

(A) how 

(B) why 

(C) that 

(D) what 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. 

(A) disappointment 

(B) disturbance 

(C) disbelief 

(D) dismissal 

Answer: (B) 

 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 10 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. 

Lata told to her team leader that she would be leaving office early as she had some urgent personal work. 

(A) Lata tell to her team leader 

(B) Lata told her team leader 

(C) No improvement 

(D) Lata telling to her team leader 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 11 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence. 

Students who are capable of understanding and managing their ‘emotional intelligence’ do better at school in ______ to their peers who lack the ability. 

(A) difference 

(B) similarity 

(C) resemblance 

(D) comparison 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 12 Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error. You had better not to try and feed the animals in the zoo, it is forbidden. 

(A) and feed the animals 

(B) You had better not to try 

(C) in the zoo 

(D) it is forbitten 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 13 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

(A) large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution 

(A) Dormitory 

(B) Residence 

(C) Hostel 

(D) Lodge 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 14 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence. 

The area is ______ close circuit television surveillance. 

(A) under 

(B) over 

(C) about 

(D) into 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 15 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

HARSH 

(A) Lenient 

(B) Robust 

(C) Fragile 

(D) Energetic 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. 

If someone is an old hand, then he/she is: 

(A) experienced 

(B) aged 

(C) weak 

(D) forgetful 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 17 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

ROTUND 

(A) Round 

(B) Range 

(C) Rocky 

(D) Rolled 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 18 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. 

A. It was known as Lolark Ghat earlier and was renamed in honour of the saint. 

B. In 1941, industrialist B.D. Birla undertook the renovation of the ghat. 

C. Among the seven ghats that are associated with his life, the Tulsi Ghat is most special. 

D. The glorious city of Kashi, famous for its ghats along the Ganges river, is where the 17th century saint-poet, Tulsidas, lived. 

(A) DCAB 

(B) CDBA 

(C) BDCA

(D) ABDC 

Answer: A 

 

Q. 19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

MANDATE 

(A) Broken promise 

(B) Last trip 

(C) Official order 

(D) Man-made 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Sandeep received a new lease of life after moving to Pune. 

(A) looked for a group of friends 

(B) started taking healthy food 

(C) became energetic again 

(D) started looking for a job 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 21 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

(A) Surender 

(B) Succulent 

(C) Succumb 

(D) Success 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 22 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

ARROGANCE 

(A) Ignorance 

(B) Familiarity 

(C) Honesty 

(D) Humility 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 23 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 

Please make a cup of coffee for me. 

(A) I request you to make a cup of coffee for me. 

(B) Can you please make a cup of coffee for me? 

(C) Let a cup of coffee be made for me. 

(D) A cup of coffee can be made for me by you. 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 24 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

One who studies the elections and voting trends 

(A) Sociologist 

(B) Reviewer 

(C) Psephologist 

(D) Researcher 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 25 Select the correctly spelt word. 

(A) Insigneficant 

(B) Unsustanable 

(C) Immpending 

(D) Changeable 

Answer: (D) 

General Intelligence 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 26 Which of the following options is the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure? 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

When the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure, 

The facing of the figure to the left and right direction changes to the opposite direction in the mirror image(left facing changes to right and vice versa). There won’t be change in top and bottom direction. 

∴ The mirror image of the given figure is 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 27 Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out. 

(A) 25 : 676 

(B) 21 : 484 

(C) 24 : 529 

(D) 30 : 961 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 28 Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. School : Education :: Hospital : ? 

(A) Treatment 

(B) Books 

(C) Doctors 

(D) Diseases 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Education is provided in the School whereas Treatment is provided in the Hospital 

∴ Treatment is related to Hospital in the same way Education is related to School 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 29 Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the following equation correct? 

3 × 9 + 5 − 18 ÷ 7 = 24 

(A) 18 and 9 

(B) 3 and 5 

(C) 9 and 7 

(D) 5 and 7 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 30 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (8, 6, 9) 

(A) (3, 3, 6) 

(B) (2, 1, 3) 

(C) (5, 2, 3) 

(D) (4, 2, 6) 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 31 If in a code language PATNA is coded as 260 and GOA is coded as 69, then how will you code RANCHI? 

(A) 318 

(B) 360 

(C) 135 

(D) 620 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 32 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) Assemble 

(B) Create 

(C) Construct 

(D) Disband 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 33 Three different positions of the same dice are shown below. Which symbol is on the face opposite the face showing ‘(‘ ?

(A) + 

(B) * 

(C) $ 

(D) # 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 34 From the given options, select the figure which is embedded in the following figure (rotation is NOT allowed).

Answer: (D) 

Explanation: 

The given figure is embedded in the figure 4 as shown below 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D) 

 

Q. 35 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

0, 1, 1, 3, 2, ?, 3, 13, 4, 21 

(A) 7 

(B) 2 

(C) 3 

(D) 0 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Given series is alternate number series with the two series are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 1, 3, ?, 13, 21 

The difference between the numbers of second series is multiple of 2 when the required number is 7 

∴ The required number is 7 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 36 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series will complete the series. 

a_ _dda_ _cb_ _ _cac_ _da_ 

(A) bdddcbdacc 

(B) bddacbdcbd 

(C) cbcaddabdc 

(D) bddaccbbdd 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

By Trial and Error method, 

Option (A) 

abdddad | dcbcbdc | acacdac 

The above letters do not form a series. Hence option (A) is incorrect. 

Option (B) 

abdddad | acbcbdc | accbdad 

The above letters do not form a series. Hence option (B) is incorrect. 

Option (C) 

acbddac | acbddac | acbddac 

The above letters form a series. 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 37 How many triangles are there in the given figure? 

(A) 3 

(B) 5 

(C) 7 

(D) 6 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 38 The sequence of folding a paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded? 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 39 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (6, 18, 162) 

(A) (4, 8, 32) 

(B) (5, 15, 80) 

(C) (4, 12, 34) 

(D) (3, 18, 36) 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 40 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 

3 : 25 :: 1 : ? 

(A) 10 

(B) 6 

(C) 9 

(D) 8 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 41 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: 

1. Some fishes are horses. 

2. Some horses are kites. 

Conclusions: 

I. Some horses are fishes. 

II. Some kites are fishes. 

III. Some kites are horses. 

(A) Only conclusions II and IV follow. 

(B) Only conclusions I and II follow. 

(C) Only conclusions I and III follow. 

(D) All conclusions I, II and III follow. 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 42 Arun is celebrating his birthday today. On his next birthday, he will be twice his age that was 12 years ago. How old is Arun today? 

(A) 24 years 

(B) 25 years 

(C) 26 years 

(D) 27 years 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 43 Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter cluster. 

PURPLE : OWOTGK :: GREEN : ? 

(A) FTBBI 

(B) FTBII 

(C) FTBJI 

(D) FTBIJ 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 44 Four letter clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) VXAE 

(B) UQNL 

(C) LNQU 

(D) YADH 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 45 A is husband of M who is sister-in-law of N. N is daughter of R and U. M is daughter-in-law of U. How A is related to U? 

(A) Father 

(B) Son 

(C) Brother-in-law 

(D) Brother 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 46 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed) 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 47 In certain code language, ‘STYLE’ is written as ‘181924114’. How would ‘FIRST’ be written in the same code language. 

(A) 58181920 

(B) 69181920 

(C) 58171819 

(D) 58171820 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Given, ‘STYLE’ is written as ‘181924114’ 

STYLE ⟶ 18 19 24 11 4 

S = 19 

T = 20 

Y = 25 

L = 12 

E = 5 

The logic for the code is the respective value of letters is decreased by 1 

Similarly, 

F = 6 

I = 9 

R = 18 

S = 19 

T = 20 

∴ FIRST is written as 58171819 in the code language 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 48 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) MOW 

(B) CUX 

(C) ABY 

(D) BIZ 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

In MOW, CUX, BIZ the middle letter is a vowel whereas the middle letter of ABY is a consonant ∴ 

ABY is the odd one among the given letter-clusters 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 49 Ina certain code language, TIGER is written as ROEIP. How will LION be written as in that language? 

(A) JOUR 

(B) JOIL 

(C) JOMR 

(D) JOUL 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Given, TIGER is written as ROEIP in the code language 

T – 2 = R 

I + 6 = O 

G – 2 = E 

E + 4 = I 

R – 2 = P 

Similarly, 

L – 2 = J 

I + 6 = O 

O – 2 = M 

N + 4 = R 

∴ LION is written as JOMR in the code language 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 50 Consider the following diagram. 

How many students like both geography and mathematics but NOT history? 

(A) 21 

(B) 4 

(C) 7 

(D) 11 

Answer: (D) 

Explanation: 

From the diagram, 

Number of students like both geography and mathematics but not history = Intersection of Rhombus and Circle but not Rectangle = 4 + 7 = 11 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D) 

 

Quantitative Aptitude(Basic Arithmetic Skill) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 51 Find the value of x in 315625 – x =4

(A) 343 

(B) 441 

(C) 625 

(D) 81 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 52 The following graph shows the sales of cars (in thousands)in four cities in 4 years. Study the graph and answer the question.

In 2019, what is the average number of sales among all four cities? 

(A) 4178 

(B) 3980 

(C) 4280 

(D) 4550 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 53 An athlete crosses a distance of 900 m in 10 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour? 

(A) 5.4 km/h 

(B) 6.9 km/h 

(C) 3.6 km/h 

(D) 4.8 km/h 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 54 The largest five-digit number that is exactly divisible by 81 is: 

(A) 99954 

(B) 99876 

(C) 99989 

(D) 99991 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Largest five-digit number = 99999 

When 99999 is divided by 81, the remainder is 45 

∴ The largest five digit number which is exactly divisible by 81 = 99999-45 = 99954 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 55 The average of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 75. By adding which number, will the average become 76? 

(A) 77 

(B) 79 

(C) 81 

(D) 76 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 56 Two numbers are respectively 25% and 65% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is: 

(A) 16 : 17 

(B) 25 : 42 

(C) 25 : 33 

(D) 16 : 19 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 57 If in any triangle, the angles are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 1, then what will be the ratio of its sides? 

(A) 2 : 1 : 2 

(B) 1 : 2 : 3 

(C) 1 : 2 : 1 

(D) 1 : 2 : 1 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 58 An article was marked at ₹x and sold at a discount of (x—40)%. If the customer paid ₹ (x—32) , then find the marked price of the article. 

(A) ₹60 

(B) ₹50 

(C) ₹75 

(D) ₹80 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 59 If sin x + cosec x = 2 then sin¹⁷ x + cosec¹⁸ x is equal to: 

(A) 0 

(B) 1 

(C) 2 

(D) 4 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 60 Find the simple interest on ₹74, 000 at 18⅔% per annum for a period of 8 months? 

(A) ₹9, 486.32 

(B) ₹8, 956.74 

(C) ₹9, 208.88 

(D) ₹8, 458.96 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 61 Two parallel chords are drawn in a circle of diameter 20 cm. The length of one chord is 16 cm and the distance between the two chords is 12 cm. The length of the other chord is: 

(A) 20 cm 

(B) 18 cm 

(C) 16 cm 

(D) 12 cm 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 62 If x + 1/x = 8, then find the value of  5x/x² + 1 – 6x

(A) 6 

(B) 2.5 

(C) 5 

(D) 6.5 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 63 If x = 255, y = 256, z = 257, then find the value of x³ + y³ + z —3xyz.

(A) 1378 

(B) 1984 

(C) 1876 

(D) 2304 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 64 Find x if , cos x = -½, π/4 < x < π 

(A) 3π/2

(B) 4π/3 

(C) 5π/2 

(D) 2π/3 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 65 The perimeter and length of a rectangle are in the ratio of 8 : 1, and the area of the rectangle is 1323 cm² . Find the length of the rectangle. 

(A) 25 cm 

(B) 21 cm 

(C) 22 cm 

(D) 23 cm 

Answer: (B) 

Instructions 

The following graph shows the sales of cars (in thousands) in four cities in 4 years. Study the graph and answer the question. 

 

Q. 66 In which year, the sales are highest? 

(A) 2017 

(B) 2016 

(C) 2019 

(D) 2018 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Sales in 2016 = 4.3+3.6+5.2+4.5 = 17.6 

Sales in 2017 = 3.5+3.9+4.3+4.6 = 16.3 

Sales in 2018 = 3.9+4.2+4.9+5.1 = 18.1 

Sales in 2019 = 4.1+4.3+4.9+4.9 = 18.2 

∴ The sales are highest in the year 2019 

 

Q. 67 Which city has the highest percentage of sales, and in which year? 

(A) City-3; 2016 

(B) City-1; 2019 

(C) City-4; 2017 

(D) City-2; 2018 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 68 Which city has the highest sales? 

(A) City-3 

(B) City-1 

(C) City-4 

(D) City-2 

Answer: (A) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

 

Q. 69 If sin θ − cos θ = 7/17, then find the value of sin θ + cos θ.

(A) 8/13

(B) 23/17

(C) 23/13 

(D) 8/17 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 70 A man buys an article for ₹3, 200 and sells it at a loss of 12%. What is the selling price of the article? 

(A) ₹3, 012 

(B) ₹2, 816 

(C) ₹2, 856 

(D) ₹3, 428 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 71 In a circle, PQ and RS are two diameters that are perpendicular to each other. Find the length of the chord PR. 

(A) PQ/2

(B) √2PQ

(C) 2PQ

(D) PQ/√2

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 72 Ramu works 4 times as fast as Somu. If Somu can complete a work in 20 days independently, then the number of days in which Ramu and Somu together can complete the work is: 

(A) 4 days 

(B) 5 days 

(C) 3 days 

(D) 6 days 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 73 Sachin scored 120 runs, which included 6 boundaries and 4 sixes. What percentage of his total score did he make by running between the wickets? 

(A) 45 

(B) 46 4/9  

(C) 60 

(D) 33⅓ 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Total runs scored by Sachin =120 

Runs scored in boundaries = 

(6 × 4) + (4 × 6) = 24 + 24 = 48 

Runs scored by running between wickets = 

120 − 48 = 72 

∴ Required Percentage = 72/120×100 = 60%

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 74 If a + b = 27 and a³ + b³ = 5427 , then find ab.

(A) 143 

(B) 135 

(C) 176 

(D) 149 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 75 Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose sides are 12 cm. 

(A) 29 5 

(B) 45 2 

(C) 38 

(D) 36 3 

Answer: (D) 

General Awareness 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 76 The inner walls of small intestine have thousands of finger-like outgrowths. These are called: 

(A) Benign 

(B) Myomas 

(C) Lumps 

(D) Villi 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 77 What was the rank of the Indian passport in the world as per ‘Henley Passport Index 2020’? 

(A) 74th 

(B) 84th 

(C) 38th 

(D) 26th 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 78 An industrial economy is best defined as an economy whose 50% or more produce value comes from the ______ sector. 

(A) primary 

(B) banking 

(C) tertiary 

(D) secondary 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 79 Which of the following is a system designed to transmit information between electronic musical instruments? 

(A) MIDI devices 

(B) Optical Mark Reader 

(C) Bar code reader 

(D) Visual Display Unit 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 80 Which of the following gases is referred to as ‘laughing gas’? 

(A) Carbon dioxide 

(B) Carbon monoxide 

(C) Nitrous Oxide 

(D) Sulfur dioxide 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 81 The election to constitute a Panchayat should be completed before the expiration of a period of______ from the date of its dissolution. 

(A) one year 

(B) two months 

(C) six months 

(D) eight months 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 82 Since the clinical thermometer is designed to measure the temperature of the human body only, it displays the range of 35^∘C to ______ . 

(A) 46^∘C 

(B) 48^∘C 

(C) 44^∘C 

(D) 42^∘C 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 83 Who among the following is NOT one of the Indian Chess Grandmasters? 

(A) Prithu Gupta 

(B) Koneru Humpy 

(C) Rani Rampal 

(D) D Harika 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 84 Who among the following was conferred with 29th Saraswati Samman for his short stories collection called ‘Chequebook’? 

(A) K Siva Reddy 

(B) SL Bhyrappa 

(C) Vasdev Mohi 

(D) Govind Mishra 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 85 As of January 2020, who among the following became the first Indian female para-athlete and the oldest to be honoured with the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award’? 

(A) Ramya Shanmugham 

(B) Karamjyoti Dalal 

(C) Deepa Malik 

(D) Manasi Joshi 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 86 As of January 2020, who among the following is the Chairman of UPSC? 

(A) Gurbachan Jagat 

(B) David R Syiemlieh 

(C) Arvind Saxena 

(D) P(C) Hota 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 87 Who among the following won the ‘Man of the Series’ award in the three-match ODI series played between India and Australia in January 2020? 

(A) Mitchell Starc 

(B) Virat Kohli 

(C) David Warner 

(D) Jasprit Bumrah 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 88 ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ is celebrated on the occasion of Makar Sankranti from 13 to 15 January every year in: 

(A) West Bengal 

(B) Uttar Pradesh 

(C) Uttarakhand 

(D) Bihar 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 89 ‘Avesta’, also called ‘Zend-Avesta’, is the sacred book of: 

(A) Jainism 

(B) Buddhism 

(C) Zoroastrianism 

(D) Judaism 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 90 India and China were engaged in a territorial dispute over Doklam in 2017. Doklam area is situated at the corner of the ______ tri junction. 

(A) Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh and China 

(B) Pakistan, Jammu & Kashmir and China 

(C) Bhutan, Sikkim and China 

(D) Bhutan, West Bengal and China 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 91 Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India provides constitutional remedies for the enforcement of fundamental rights? 

(A) Article 36 

(B) Article 32 

(C) Article 38 

(D) Article 40 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 92 Which of the following is an input device used to enter motion data into computers or other electronic devices? 

(A) Plotter 

(B) Trackball 

(C) Monitor 

(D) Joystick 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 93 Which of the following Himalayan ranges extends from the northern side of Leh to the Tibetan border and comprises Digar La Pass and Khardung La Pass? 

(A) Ladakh Range 

(B) Pir Panjal Range 

(C) Dhauladhar Range 

(D) Zanskar Range 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 94 UNDP’s ‘Human Development Report’ (HDR) measures development by combining which of the following three indicators? 

(A) Health, education and standard of living 

(B) Health, education and average salary 

(C) Health, industrial growth and standard of living 

(D) Health, education and agricultural growth 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 95 Who among the following scripted history by becoming the second Indian male shuttler after Prakash Padukone to win the title of ‘BWF Badminton World Championships’ in August 2019? 

(A) B. Sai Praneeth 

(B) Ajay Jayaram 

(C) H S Prannoy 

(D) Kidambi Srikanth 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 96 Which of the following nation’s parliament passed a bill designating all United States military forces as terrorists on 7 January 2020? 

(A) North Korea 

(B) Iran 

(C) Iraq 

(D) Cuba 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 97 As per Census 2011, which of the following is the most thickly populated state in India? 

(A) Bihar 

(B) Maharashtra 

(C) West Bengal 

(D) Goa 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 98 In which color are the railway lines and telephone lines shown in the topographic map? 

(A) Yellow 

(B) Blue 

(C) Black 

(D) Red 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 99 Who among the following was popularly known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’? 

(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 

(B) Hasrat Mohani 

(C) Abdul Ghaffar Khan 

(D) Ashfaqulla Khan 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 100 During India’s struggle for independence, who among the following became the President of the All India States People’s Conference in 1939? 

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru 

(B) (C) Rajagopalachari 

(C) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 

(D) Vinoba Bhave 

Answer: (A) 

SSC CHSL 14th October 2020 Shift-2 

English Language (Basic Knowledge) 

Q. 1 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

(A) Separate 

(B) Marriage 

(C) Intriging 

(D) Symphony 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 2 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 

I use baking soda to remove stains from my clothes. 

(A) Baking soda is used by me to remove stains from my clothes. 

(B) I have been using baking soda to remove stains from my clothes. 

(C) Baking soda was used by me to remove stains from my clothes. 

(D) Baking soda is being used by me to remove stains from my clothes. 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 3 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. 

A. It is also very sad that ill-treatment is meted out to one of your gifts, and everyone indulges in excess!” 

B. “I can’t take it anymore,” he complained. “People abuse me and exploit me, and there is no respect for me – no realisation that I am your prasadam to men! 

C. An ancient story tells us that the God of Food came before the Divine Presence, battered, exhausted, and downcast. 

D. The Lord smiled and said to him, “Those who abuse you and indulge in excess are destroying themselves.” 

(A) CBAD 

(B) ACDB 

(C) CABD 

(D) BADC 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 4 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. 

Aanya said, “I’ve made a rose and honey vanilla dessert for you.” 

(A) Aanya said to me that she was making a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me. 

(B) Aanya told me that she would make a rose and honey vanilla dessert for her. 

(C) Aanya told me that she is making a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me. 

(D) Aanya told me that she had made a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me. 

Answer: (D) 

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: 

One fireman died while 14 others had a narrow escape when a part of the factory-cum-outlet of a well-known battery (1)______ firm where they were battling a major (2)______ collapsed following a series of sudden explosions in west Delhi. The brave fireman who had joined the department last year and got married (3)______, was buried under a pile of debris following explosions which were (4)______ by a compressor burst. The fireman died due to (5)______ bleeding and smoke inhalation. It took firemen five hours to pull his body out of the debris. 

 

Q. 5 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 1. 

(A) manufactured 

(B) manufacturing 

(C) manufacturable 

(D) manufactures 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 6 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 2. 

(A) trouble 

(B) blaze 

(C) ruin 

(D) fracture 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 7 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 3. 

(A) generously 

(B) eventually 

(C) evidently 

(D) recently 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 8 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 4. 

(A) amazed 

(B) triggered 

(C) advocated 

(D) horrified 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 9 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5. 

(A) towering 

(B) lavish 

(C) exorbitant 

(D) excessive 

Answer: (D) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

 

Q. 10 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’. 

Doctors at the AIIMS Trauma Centre managed to save the life of 12 year old archer Shivangini, whose were struck by an arrow in the neck during a practice session. 

(A) who was struck 

(B) No improvement 

(C) which was struck 

(D) who was striked 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 11 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

PREJUDICE 

(A) Tolerance 

(B) Justice 

(C) Bias 

(D) Advantage 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

DISAPPROVE 

(A) Refuse 

(B) Commend 

(C) Oppose 

(D) Neglect 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 13 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

I found the scene of some people making fun of a beggar quite ______. 

(A) destructive 

(B) repulsive 

(C) admirable 

(D) sociable 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 14 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

(A) Disapprove 

(B) Allegation 

(C) Permanent 

(D) Grammer 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 15 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

One who tells future from the stars 

(A) Astrologer 

(B) Philanthropist 

(C) Miser 

(D) Personification 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 16 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

PROVOKE 

(A) Appease 

(B) Beckon 

(C) Encourage 

(D) Stimulate 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 17 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Jump on the bandwagon 

(A) Do something because circumstances force you to 

(B) Get involved in an activity because it is likely to succeed 

(C) Get engaged in an activity that is very important 

(D) Do an activity that is fun 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 18 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. 

The performance of our players is worst than I had expected. 

(A) The performance 

(B) our players 

(C) I had 

(D) worst than 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 19 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Add insult to injury 

(A) Hurt someone physically 

(B) Make a bad situation even worse 

(C) Say words that are very offensive 

(D) Play a prank on someone 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 20 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

PERSECUTION 

(A) Affliction 

(B) Perfection 

(C) Oppression 

(D) Stimulation 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 21 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. 

A panel has been formed to look within the security needs of college students. 

(A) of college students 

(B) the security needs 

(C) to look within 

(D) has been formed 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 22 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’. 

She is quite capable of looking after herself, aren’t she? 

(A) isn’t she 

(B) won’t she 

(C) No improvement 

(D) wasn’t she 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 23 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

The scientist, who is known for his ______ ideas on space travel, is much admired. 

(A) anarchist 

(B) ridiculous 

(C) revolutionary 

(D) malicious 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 24 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

Movement of people or animals from one area to another 

(A) Acclimatisation 

(B) Migration 

(C) Population 

(D) Diversification 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 25 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order. 

A. When we wish to achieve something, we cannot expect success in a moment. 

B. It is the same with any great achievement. 

C. It took several years to build Rome and bring it to the state of glory. 

D. Rome, the greatest city of ancient world was not built in a short time. 

(A) ABC(D) 

(B) CDA(B) 

(C) BAC(D) 

(D) DCB(A) 

Answer: (A) 

General Intelligence 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 26 Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 

1. Elbow 

2. Shoulders 

3. Eyes 

4. Feet 

5. Knee 

(A) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 

(B) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2 

(C) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4 

(D) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Given words are body parts of Human Body 

∴ The meaningful order from top to bottom of the Human Body is Eyes, Shoulders, Elbow, Knee, Feet Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 27 Select the combination ofletters that when sequentially placed in the gapsof the given letter series will complete the series. 

a_ _ccde_ _ _bc_ _ _eaabc_ _ _ _aabc_ _ee 

(A) abbaacdeecdecd 

(B) abeaacdecdeecd 

(C) acbdecdeaacecd 

(D) abcdecdeecdeaa 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

By Trial and Error method, 

Option (A) 

aabccdeb | aabccdee | aabcecde | aabccdee 

The above letters do not form a series. Hence option (A) is incorrect. 

Option (B) 

aabccdee | aabccdee | aabccdee | aabccdee 

The above letters form a series. 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q. 28 Four letter-clusters have been given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) OMANI 

(B) EVOLV 

(C) AMANA 

(D) UGALI 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

In the letter-clusters OMANI, AMANA, UGALI the letters are in the order of Vowel and Consonant consecutively In EVOLV, the fifth letter is consonant but as per the above condition the fifth letter has to be Vowel. ∴ 

EVOLV is the odd one among the given letter-clusters 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q. 29 In a grocery shop the number of vegetables is three times the number of fruits. Which among the following number correctly represents the total number of fruits and vegetables in the shop? 

(A) 42 

(B) 60 

(C) 50 

(D) 39 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 30 The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded? 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

When the paper is unfolded, the pattern of cutting will be similar in the four quadrants. 

There will be four stars at the centre placed similarly. The two circles will be at four edges of the square. ∴ 

When the paper is unfolded it appears as shown below 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 31 Introducing Shikha, Arvind said, “The only daughter of her mother is my son’s wife”. How is Arvind related to Shikha? 

(A) Mother 

(B) Father-in-Law 

(C) Father 

(D) Uncle 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

From the statement, Shikha is female and the only daughter of her mother represents Shikha. So Arvind said that Shikha is his son’s wife. 

∴ Arvind is Father-in-Law of Shikha 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q. 32 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

8, 11, 15, 23, 40, 73, ? 

(A) 113 

(B) 131 

(C) 93 

(D) 122 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

Given series is 8, 11, 15, 23, 40, 73, ? 

The logic here is difference of differences of the numbers are the consecutive squares as shown below

The next square number will be 25 and the difference between required number and 73 should be 58. 

∴ Required number = 73 + 58 = 131 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q. 33 Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) Oyster 

(B) Shark 

(C) Salmon 

(D) Cod 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Shark, Salmon, Cod are different kind of fish whereas Oyster is not a fish. 

∴ Oyster is the odd one among the given words 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 34 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. Sheep : Flock 

(A) River : Sea 

(B) City : District 

(C) Fish : Shoal 

(D) Man : Human 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Group of Sheep is called Flock 

Similarly, group of Fish is called Shoal 

∴ Fish and Shoal are related in the same way Sheep and Flock are related 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 35 Four numbers have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) 8 

(B) 9 

(C) 529 

(D) 49 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

9, 529, 49 are squares of 3, 23, 7 respectively whereas 8 is not a square. 

∴ 8 is the odd one among the given numbers 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 36 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded(rotation is not allowed). 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

The given figure is embedded in the third figure as shown below 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 37 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. JUST : IWPX :: AWAY : ? 

(A) ZYXC

(B) WYAA 

(C) AYWC 

(D) AAYW 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Here the logic is 

J – 1 = I 

U + 2 = W 

S – 3 = P 

T + 4 = X 

Similarly, 

(A) – 1 = Z 

W + 2 = Y 

(A) – 3 = X 

Y + 4 = C 

∴ ZYXC is related to AWAY in the same way IWPX is related to JUST 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 38 Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes. Animals, Cows, Dogs 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 39 Four different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the one having 5.

(A) 1 

(B) 4 

(C) 6 

(D) 2 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 40 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

8, 17, 9, 19, 10, 21, ?, ? 

(A) 11, 22 

(B) 11, 24 

(C) 11, 23 

(D) 10, 23 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Given series is alternate series with two series are 8, 9, 10, ….. and 17, 19, 21, ……. 

The next number for the first series is 11 

The next number for the second series is 23 

∴ The given series is 8, 17, 9, 19, 10, 21, 11, 23 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 41 Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the Dfirst term is related to the second term. 

TIGER : CAT :: ? : DOG 

(A) Jaguar 

(B) Fox 

(C) Lion 

(D) Lynx 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

Tiger and Cat are closely-related and similar species similarly Fox and Dog are closely-related and similar species. ∴ 

Fox is related to Dog in the same way Tiger is related to Cat 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q. 42 How many triangles are there in the given figure? 

(A) 25 

(B) 20 

(C) 27 

(D) 38 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 43 If in a certain code language, SITUATION is written as 133 and RIGHT is written as 67, then how will CONSTITUTION be written as in that language? 

(A) 167 

(B) 179 

(C) 184 

(D) 132 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Given, SITUATION is written as 133 and RIGHT is written as 67 in the code language 

The logic here is 

S + I + T + U + (A) + T + I + O + N + 5 = 19 + 9 + 20 + 21 + 1 + 20 + 9 + 15 + 14 + 5 = 133 

R + I + G + H + T + 5 = 18 + 9 + 7 + 8 + 20 + 5 = 67 

The code value is the sum of the values of letters and 5 

Similarly, 

(C) + O + N + S + T + I + T + U + T + I + O + N + 5 = 3 + 15 + 14 + 19 + 20 + 9 + 20 + 21 + 9 + 15 + 14 + 5 = 184 ∴ 

CONSTITUTION is written as 184 in the code language 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 44 In a certain code language, LIFE is written as MOGI. How will SOUP be written as in the same language? 

(A) TUVO 

(B) TUAQ 

(C) TATU 

(D) TUOQ 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

Given, LIFE is written as MOGI in the code language 

The logic here is next vowel is coded for the vowel and the next consonant is coded for the consonant. ∴ 

SOUP is coded as TUAQ in the code language 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q. 45 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series. 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 46 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to its right side.

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 47 Select the option in which the number set shares the same relationship as that shared by the given number set. (2, 41, 7) 

(A) (9, 92, 11) 

(B) (6, 36, 9) 

(C) (4, 57, 11) 

(D) (8, 81, 11) 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

2³ + 41 = 8 + 41 = 49 = 7² 

Square of third number is equal to the sum of second number and cube of first number Similarly, 

4³ + 57 = 64 + 57 = 121 = 11² 

∴ (4, 57, 11) are related in the same way as (2, 41, 7) related 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 48 Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct? 

6 + 7 × 8 − 21 ÷ 7 = 47 

(A) + and − 

(B) ÷ and × 

(C) ÷ and − 

(D) + and × 

Answer: (D) 

Explanation: 

By Trial and Error method, 

Option (A) 

6 − 7 × 8 + 21 ÷ 7 = 47 

6 − 7 × 8 + 3 = 47 

6 − 56 + 3 = 47 

−47 = 47 

Hence Option (A) is incorrect 

Option (B) 

6 + 7 ÷ 8 − 21 × 7 = 47 

⁷21 × 7 = 47 

6 + 8 − 

The value will be decimal after solving which is not possible 

Option (C) 

6 + 7 × 8 ÷ 21 − 7 = 47 

⁸7 = 47 

6 + 7 × 21 − 

⁸7 = 47 

6 + 3 − 

The value will be decimal after solving which is not possible 

Option (D) 

6 × 7 + 8 − 21 ÷ 7 = 47 

6 × 7 + 8 − 3 = 47 

42 + 8 − 3 = 47 

47 = 47 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D) 

 

Q. 49 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 

10 : 1010 :: 11 : ? 

(A) 131 

(B) 1342 

(C) 132 

(D) 1320 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

1010 = 10 + 1000 = 10 + 10³ 

Second number is the sum of first number and cube of first number 

Similarly, 

11 + 11³ = 11 + 1331 = 1342 

∴ 1342 is related to 11 in the same way 1010 is related to 10 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q. 50 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: 

I. Some books are tables. 

II. All tables are chairs. 

Conclusions: 

I. All books are chairs. 

II. Some books are chairs. 

III. Some tables are book. 

IV. All chairs are book. 

(A) Only conclusions I and IV follow. 

(B) Only conclusions II, III and IV follow. 

(C) Only conclusions II and III follow. 

(D) Only conclusion I follows. 

Answer: (C) 

Quantitative Aptitude(Basic Arithmetic Skill) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 51 If (3^a+3 x 4^a+6 x 25^a+1  ) / (27^a-1 x 8^a-2 x 125^a+4 ) = 15^4/26  then the value of √a +9 is: 

(A) 5 

(B) 6 

(C) 8 

(D) 4 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 52 The value of 5√3 + 7√2 – √6 = 23/√2+√3+√6 is: 

(A) 16 

(B) 0 

(C) 10 

(D) 12 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 53 A man takes a loan of some amount at some rate of simple interest. After three years, the loan amount is doubled and rate of interest is decreased by 2%. After 5 years,if the total interest paid on the whole is ₹13,600, which is equal to the same when the first amount was taken for 11⅓ years, then the loan taken initially is: 

(A) ₹13,600 

(B) ₹12,500 

(C) ₹12,000 

(D) ₹10,000 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 54 If x + y = 14; x³ + y³ = 1064 , then the value of (x − y)² is: 

(A) 36 

(B) 64 

(C) 81 

(D) 100 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 55 If tan⁴ x – tan² x = 1, then the value of sin⁴ x + sin² x is: 

(A) 1 

(B) ½ 

(C) ¾ 

(D) 3/2 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 56 Which of the following values suits for A to make the equation

(A tan 62^∘ sec 28^∘ cot 38^∘  ) / (cosec 62^∘ tan 11^∘ )=1 true? 

 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 57 In the given figure, ifAD = 3, DE = 4, AB = 12, BF = 2, FG= 6, BC = 10, then the value of M/N is: 

(Assume: M is the area of the quadrilateral FGDE andN is the area of the triangle ABC.)

(A) ½ 

(B) ⅓ 

(C) 25/49

(D) 31/60

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 58 A crate of fruits contains one spoiled fruit for every 25 fruits. 60% of the spoiled fruits were sold. If the seller had sold 48 spoiled fruits, then the number of fruits in the crate were: 

(A) 3000 

(B) 2000 

(C) 1200 

(D) 2400 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 59 In the given figure, the ratio of the area of the largest square to that of the smallest square is: 

(A) 4 : 1 

(B) 3 : 1 

(C) 2 : 1 

(D) 2 : 1 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 60 The following bar graph shows the marks (out of 100) of students A, B, C, D, E and in the subjects mentioned.

Based on this, only 2 students crossed the average marks in the subject: 

(A) Maths 

(B) Commerece 

(C) Civics 

(D) Economics 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 61 Water flows into a tank 180 m × 140 m through a rectangular pipe of 1.2m × 0.75 m at a rate of 15 km/h. In what time will the water rise by 4 m? 

(A) 7 hours 28 minutes 

(B) 6 hours 42 minutes 

(C) 8 hours 12 minutes 

(D) 5 hours 46 minutes 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 62 A train travels the distance between stations P and Q at a speed of 126 km/h, while in the opposite direction it comes back at 90 km/h. Another train travels the same distance at the average speed of the first train. The time taken by the second train to travel 525 km is: 

(A) 4 hours 20 min 

(B) 5 hours 20 min 

(C) 5 hours 

(D) 4 hours 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 63 The given pie chart shows the percentage of students enrolled for the courses A, B, C, D and E in a university and the table shows the percentage of students that passed out of the enrolled students. 

If the total number of students is 60000, then the total number of students who did not pass in the courses A,C is: 

(A) 7852 

(B) 4992 

(C) 8254 

(D) 7628 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 64 The difference between the selling prices of some articles if sold for ₹12 instead of ₹9 is ₹150. If the cost price of these articles is ₹250, then find the selling price of 21 articles if profit earned is 20%. 

(A) ₹126 

(B) ₹125 

(C) ₹130 

(D) ₹136 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 65 If the 8-digit number 1a765b12 is to be divisible by 72, the least value of (2a + 3b)is: 

(A) 11 

(B) 10 

(C) 9 

(D) 12 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 66 If 27 people, working 8 hours a day, can complete a task in 12 days, then in how many days will 18 people finish the task, working 9 hours a day? 

(A) 15 days 

(B) 20 days 

(C) 16 days 

(D) 18 days 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 67 If A and B are acute angles and secA = 3; cotB = 4, then the value of cosec2 A + sin2 B cot2 A + sec2 B is: 

(A) 25/261

(B) 322/323

(C) 1/261

(D) 2

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 68 If the single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 20% and x% is 24%, then the value of x is: 

(A) 6% 

(B) 5% 

(C) 4% 

(D) 8% 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 69 In the given figure, chords AD and BC in the circle, are extended to E and F, respectively. 

If ∠CDE = 85^∘ , ∠DCF = 94^∘ , then the value of ∠ABF + ∠EA(B) is: 

(A) 194^∘ 

(B) 179^∘ 

(C) 168^∘ 

(D) 182^∘ 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 70 The value of 549114–13627311of 845157–432 is: 

(A) 1

(B) 6

(C) 1

(D) 1

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 71 ABCDE is a regular pentagon. Its sides are extended as shown in the figure. The value of ∠ABC+2∠EGD+3∠BAJ/6 is: 

(A) 30^∘ 

(B) 75^∘ 

(C) 66^∘ 

(D) 45^∘ 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 72 Dividing the amount ₹18,144 among three people A, B, C in the ratio 3 : 5 : 8, the amount B gets more than A, is: 

(A) ₹2,268 

(B) ₹2,386 

(C) ₹2,178 

(D) ₹2,464 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 73 The following bar graph shows the data of the production of an item (in thousand tonnes) from four different companies A, B, C and D during the years mentioned. 

In the five years given, the average production is highest in company ……… and lowest in company ………., respectively. 

(A) A; B

(B) C; A 

(C) B; C 

(D) D; A 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 74 The sum of 17 consecutive numbers is 289. The sum of another 10 consecutive numbers, whose first term is 5 more than the average of the first set of consecutive numbers, is: 

(A) 300 

(B) 285 

(C) 265 

(D) 315 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 75 The following graph shows the data of the collection of interest on loans (in crore €) by six branches B1, B2, B3, B4, BS and B6 of a bank during the years mentioned. 

Based on the information, from the year 2016 to 2017, the highest rate of collection is for the branch: 

(A) B4 

(B) B6 

(C) B3 

(D) B1 

Answer: (B) 

General Awareness 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 76 Who among the following wrote ‘Akbar Nama’? 

(A) Akbar 

(B) Abul Fazl 

(C) Amir Khushro 

(D) Birbal 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 77 Which of the following units is used for the measurement of Luminous Intensity? 

(A) Candela 

(B) Mole 

(C) Ampere 

(D) Kelvin 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 78 Which of the following is a well known place for Chikankari embroidery? 

(A) Indore 

(B) Raipur 

(C) Ranchi 

(D) Lucknow 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 79 Who among the following is credited with the discovery of neutrons? 

(A) E Rutherford 

(B) J Chadwick 

(C) James P Joule 

(D) JJ Thomson 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 80 In context of computing, what is the full form of URL? 

(A) Undistributed Resource Locator 

(B) Uniform Region Locator 

(C) Unified Resource Locator 

(D) Uniform Resource Locator 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 81 Which of the following passes cuts through Pir Panjal range and links Manali and Leh by road? 

(A) Baralachala Pass 

(B) Rohtang Pass 

(C) Nathula Pass 

(D) Banihal Pass 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 82 Which of the following teams won the 2018-19 Santosh Trophy? 

(A) Railways 

(B) Mizoram 

(C) Services 

(D) Punjab 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 83 Where is Bishnupur, which is famous for terracotta temples, located? 

(A) Rajasthan 

(B) Gujarat 

(C) West Bengal 

(D) Assam 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 84 Which of the following words was inserted in the Preamble by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976? 

(A) Equality 

(B) Socialist 

(C) Liberty 

(D) Justice 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 85 Who among the following won the ‘Golden Globe 2020 award’ for ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama’? 

(A) Cynthia Erivo 

(B) Renee Zellweger 

(C) Beanie Feldstein 

(D) Charlize Theron 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 86 Who among the following is responsible for preparation of National Income estimates in India? 

(A) IRDA

(B) NITI Aayog 

(C) Central Statistical Organization 

(D) Finance Commission 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 87 Who among the following was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian honour that can be given to civilians? 

(A) Mikhail Gorbachev 

(B) Abdul Ghaffar Khan 

(C) Nelson Mandela 

(D) Josip Broz Tito 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 88 In January 2020, the Yashaswini Scheme for Women Entrepreneurship was launched in Goa. The scheme aims to support female Self Help Groups (SHGs) with interest-free loans up to: 

(A) ₹10 lakh 

(B) ₹5 lakh 

(C) ₹1 lakh 

(D) ₹50 lakh 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 89 Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India was invoked by the Kerala government to file a petition against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court on 14 January 2020? 

(A) Article 17 

(B) Article 131 

(C) Article 23 

(D) Article 368 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 90 How many Indian biosphere reserves are included in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves, as of October 2019? 

(A) 14 

(B) 11 

(C) 17 

(D) 9 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 91 Which of the following is a tertiary economic activity? 

(A) Weaving 

(B) Trading 

(C) Hunting 

(D) Farming 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 92 Which of the following is a Rabi crop? 

(A) Jowar 

(B) Tur 

(C) Bajra 

(D) Wheat 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 93 Which of the following freedom fighters was NOT involved in the Kakori Train Robbery? 

(A) Bhagat Singh 

(B) Ashfaqullah Khan 

(C) Chandrashekhar Azad 

(D) Ram Prasad Bismil 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 94 As of 15 January 2020, which of the following nations is the number one ranked team in the ‘ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings’? 

(A) Pakistan 

(B) Australia 

(C) England 

(D) India 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 95 Which of the following is used to receive and send computer files over telephone lines? 

(A) MICR device 

(B) Floppy disk 

(C) Modem 

(D) Light pen 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 96 As of 15 January 2020, who among the following was the number one ranked male tennis player in the ATP rankings? 

(A) Daniil Medvedev 

(B) Novak Djokovic 

(C) Roger Federer 

(D) Rafael Nadal 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 97 How many members of the Rajya Sabha can be nominated by the President of India? 

(A) 14 members 

(B) 16 members 

(C) 10 members 

(D) 12 members 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 98 Who among the following won ICC’s ‘Spirit of Cricket Award’ for the year 2019? 

(A) Chris Gayle 

(B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 

(C) Faf du Plessis 

(D) Virat Kohli 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 99 Which of the following elements occurs most abundantly in our universe? 

(A) Silicon 

(B) Oxygen 

(C) Nitrogen 

(D) Hydrogen 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 100 The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, lies towards the western margins of ______ hills. 

(A) Aravali 

(B) Javadi 

(C) Shevroy 

(D) Udgalakal 

Answer: (A) 

SSC CHSL 14th October 2020 Shift-1 

English Language (Basic Knowledge) 

Q. 1 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. 

Bharati told Rakesh to call her when he reached there. 

(A) “Call her when you have reached here”, Bharati told Rakesh. 

(B) “Call me when you reached there”, Bharati says to Rakesh. 

(C) “Call him when you are reaching there”, Bharati told Rakesh. 

(D) “Call me when you reach there”, Bharati told Rakesh. 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. 

To restart his cash-strapped company he decided to apply for a bank loan. 

(A) expensive 

(B) improving 

(C) impoverished 

(D) expanding 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 3 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. 

Gitanjali did not had school yesterday because it was a second Saturday. 

(A) No improvement 

(B) does not have 

(C) did not have 

(D) was not having 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 4 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

Around one hundred ______ across the world participated in the conference. 

(A) delegates 

(B) intelligent 

(C) talents 

(D) clever 

Answer: (A) 

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. 

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India. (1)______ is situated near the historical (2)______ of Champaner, a city which was founded by Vanraj Chavda, the (3)______ prominent king of the Chavda Dynasty, in the 8th century. He named it (4)______ the name of his friend and general Champa, also known later as Champaraj. The heritage site is dotted with forts with bastions ranging (5)______ the hills of Pavagadh, and extending into the city of Champaner. 

 

Q. 5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. 

(A) Which 

(B) It 

(C) They 

(D) That 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. 

(A) garden 

(B) fort 

(C) city 

(D) tower 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

(A) more 

(B) main 

(C) most 

(D) chief 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. 

(A) on 

(B) from 

(C) at 

(D) after 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. 

(A) from 

(B) above 

(C) away 

(D) to 

Answer: (A) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

 

Q. 10 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

Act of giving up the throne 

(A) Abdication 

(B) Abandonment 

(C) Renunciation 

(D) Resignation 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 11 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

A person who is blamed for something that someone else has done 

(A) Competitor 

(B) Scapegoat 

(C) Enemy 

(D) Opponent 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 12 Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. Yesterday I searched in every my cupboard for the shirt I couldn’t find. 

(A) in every my cupboard 

(B) I couldn’t find 

(C) for the shirt 

(D) Yesterday I searched 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 13 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

NEAT 

(A) Messy 

(B) Sharp 

(C) Strong 

(D) Clear 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 14 Select the correctly spelt word. 

(A) Wisdum 

(B) Witness 

(C) Wimper 

(D) Welth 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 15 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

RESPONSIBLE 

(A) disresponsible 

(B) unresponsible 

(C) illresponsible 

(D) irresponsible 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 16 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

MANDIBLE 

(A) Jaw 

(B) Human 

(C) Glory 

(D) Praise 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 17 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 firing of the missile not only killed innocent persons and also created political furore. 

(A) No improvement 

(B) not only killed innocent persons but also 

(C) but killed innocent person and also 

(D) not only kill innocent persons and also 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 18 Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom. 

Pull yourself together 

(A) Use a rope ladder 

(B) Regain composure 

(C) Talk about fitness 

(D) Be friendly with everyone 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 19 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

Sujata shared the results of her experiment with her colleagues. 

(A) Her colleagues shared the results of her experiment with Sujata. 

(B) The results of her experiment are being shared with her colleagues by Sujata. 

(C) The results of her experiment can be shared with her colleagues by Sujata. 

(D) The results of her experiment were shared with her colleagues by Sujata. 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 20 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. 

A. Then he would give one leap, two leaps, through the snow, and sit up again on his hind legs and look all around. 

B. A grey hare lived in the woods near a village. 

C. Then he would prick up the other, jerk his whiskers, snuff, and sit up on his hind legs. 

D. During the winter, when night came, he would prick up one ear and listen. 

(A) BCDA 

(B) BDCA 

(C) ABCD 

(D) CDBA 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 21 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

AUR(A) 

(A) Shriek 

(B) Noise 

(C) Colour 

(D) Halo 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 22 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. 

A. According to the EPR, the corporation expects such manufacturers to develop a collect back system for plastic waste. 

B. The Municipal Corporation has introduced the extended producers responsibility (EPR) for producers and generators of plastic waste. 

C. The producers are persons engaged in manufacture, or import of carry bags, multi-layered packaging and sheets, and persons using them. 

D. They must formulate a plan to collect re-usable waste generated from their products within a prescribed timeframe. 

(A) DBCA 

(B) BCAD 

(C) CADB 

(D) ACBD 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 23 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

(A) Belligerent 

(B) Pharmaceutical 

(C) Trousseau 

(D) Tumulttous 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

According to experts, some sectors remain ______ during these difficult times, including banking and financial services, FMCG, food and technology. 

(A) redundant 

(B) resilient 

(C) repentant 

(D) repugnant 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 25 Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. 

Despite of her tiredness Meera went into the kitchen to make some dinner for the children. 

(A) Despite of her tiredness 

(B) Meera went into the kitchen 

(C) to make some dinner 

(D) for the children 

Answer: (A) 

General Intelligence 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

 

Q. 26 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some mannerandoneis different. Select the odd one. 

(A) Amplify 

(B) Gun 

(C) Axe 

(D) Microscope 

Answer: (A) 

Q. 27 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure: 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 28 If O = 20, LIT = 46, how will PIG be coded using the same code language? 

(A) 37 

(B) 53 

(C) 41 

(D) 46 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 29 In a sale, the price of sarees was ₹700 each whereas the price of sandals was ₹500 each. A lady spenta total of ₹3, 800 on both the items. Find the number of sarees she bought. 

(A) 1 

(B) 3 

(C) 4 

(D) 2 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 30 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. 

Statements: 

1. No butter is jam. 

2. Banana is a butter. 

Conclusions: 

I. Banana is not a jam. 

II. Banana may or may not be a jam. 

(A) Neither conclusions I nor II follows. 

(B) Only conclusion II follows. 

(C) Only conclusion I follows. 

(D) Both conclusions I and II follow. 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 31 If ‘+’ means ‘divided by’. ‘-‘ means ‘add’, ^′×^′ means ‘minus’ and ^′÷^′ means ‘multiplied by’, what will be the value of the following expression? 

[(12 × 8)—(2 ÷ 3) + (3 − 2)] ÷ 2 

(A) 12 

(B) 5 

(C) 3 

(D) 4 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 32 Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same wayas are the two numbers of the following number-pair. 44 : 408 

(A) 53 : 489 

(B) 82 : 740 

(C) 77 : 715 

(D) 61 : 549 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 33 Four letter clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) QTP 

(B) CGF 

(C) MPL 

(D) DGC

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 34 In a dice 1,2,3 and 4 dots are on the adjacent faces, in a clockwise order, and 5 and 6 dots at the top and bottom. When 1 dot is at the top, then what number of dots will be at the bottom? 

(A) 6 

(B) 3 

(C) 4 

(D) 2 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 35 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the Q. mark (?) in it. 

(A) 7 

(B) 6 

(C) 4 

(D) 3 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 36 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 37 Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter cluster. 

TALP : UXQO : : DUXR:? 

(A) FSDR 

(B) ESBQ 

(C) FQBP 

(D) ERCQ 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 38 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

216, ? , 64, 27, 8 

(A) 144 

(B) 121 

(C) 125 

(D) 169 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 39 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the gaps of the given letter series will complete the series. 

_k__mmk_ikiim__ki_i__mk 

(A) kiikmkkik 

(B) iikimimmk 

(C) iiikmkkim 

(D) miikmkiim 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 40 Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes. 

Sisters, Mothers, Men. 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 41 If A is the mother of B, X is the father of Y, H is the brother of J, L is the brother of Y’s father, B is the sister of L and J is the husband of A, then how is J related to Y? 

(A) Paternal grandfather 

(B) Nephew 

(C) Son-in-law 

(D) Son 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 42 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. Temple : Church 

(A) Hotel : Office 

(B) College : University 

(C) College : Theatre 

(D) University : Student 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 43 Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 

1. Deci 

2. Mili 

3. Kilo 

4. Hecto 

5. Centi 

6. Deca 

(A) 2, 1, 5, 6, 4, 3 

(B) 4, 3, 5, 1, 2, 6 

(C) 2, 5, 1, 6, 4, 3 

(D) 1, 2, 6, 5, 4, 3 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 44 The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded? 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 45 In a certain code language, if ‘BURMUD’ is written as ‘RKHCKT’, then how will ‘ANGLE’ be written as in that language ? 

(A) REXCV 

(B) HOPLY 

(C) PCVAT 

(D) QDWBU 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 46 How many squares are there in the following figure? 

(A) 27 

(B) 28 

(C) 26 

(D) 25 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 47 If ‘+’ means ^′÷^′, ^′ ×^′ means ‘+’, ^′÷^′ means ‘-‘ and ‘-‘ means ^′×^′. Then what will be the value of the following expression? 

18 + 3 − 5 × 6 ÷ 4 

(A) 15.5 

(B) 30 

(C) 32 

(D) 13.5 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 48 Four number pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different. 

(A) 13 – 16 

(B) 32 – 45 

(C) 12 – 15 

(D) 16 – 30 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 49 Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the words in the following word-pair. Paper : Pulp 

(A) Pear : Fruit 

(B) Linen : Flax 

(C) Fan : Blade 

(D) Road : Latex 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 50 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series. 

Answer: (A) 

Quantitative Aptitude(Basic Arithmetic Skill) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 51 The compound interest on ₹4, 000 at the rate of 5% p.a. is ₹630.50, then the time period is: 

(A) 3½ years 

(B) 3 years 

(C) 1½ years 

(D) 2 years 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 52 If tan x = 3/2 then the value of (3sinx+2cosx) / (3sinx-2cosx) is: 

(A) 5 

(B) 5/13

(C) 13/5

(D) ⅕  

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 53 The value of 4 + [335 + (42 + 10 ÷ 2 × 3 − 40) + 7] is: 

(A) 167 

(B) 163 

(C) 185 

(D) 157 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 54 The areas of two similar triangles are 324cm² and 225cm². If the altitude of the smaller triangle is 10 cm, then the altitude of the bigger triangle in centimetres,is: 

(A) 16 

(B) 14 

(C) 18 

(D) 12 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 55 A boat covered a distance of 15 km upstream in 5 hours and a distance of 42 km downstream in 6 hours. The speed of the stream in km/h is: 

(A) 2 

(B) 3 

(C) 1.5 

(D) 2.5 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 56 If sec θ and sin θ(0 < θ < 90) are the roots of the equation 

√6x² − kx + √6 = 0. then the value of k is: 

(A) 3√3

(B) 2√3

(C) √3

(D) 3√2

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 57 The cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens. The profit percentage is: 

(A) 50% 

(B) 45% 

(C) 40% 

(D) 55% 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 58 The length and breadth of a cuboid are increased by 10% and 20%,respectively, and its height is decreased by 20%. The percentage increase in the volume of the cuboid is: 

(A) 5⅖ 

(B) 5⅘ 

(C) 5⅗ 

(D) 5⅕ 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 59 If cos x = 24/25, 0 ≤ x ≤ 90^∘ then the value of cot x + cosec x is: 

(A) 1 

(B) 7/2  

(C) 7 

(D) 0 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 60 The given bar graph represents the number of students admitted in four schools (S1, S2, $3, S4) during two consecutive years 2017 and 2018. 

What is the average number of students admitted to all schools in 2018? 

(A) 280 

(B) 275 

(C) 290 

(D) 270 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 61 (a + 2b)² − (a − 2b)² is equal to: 

(A) 10 ab 

(B) 4 ab 

(C) 8 ab 

(D) 6 ab 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 62 In an equilateral triangle, the value of each exterior angle is: 

(A) 120^∘ 

(B) 100^∘ 

(C) 140^∘ 

(D) 130^∘ 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 63 If x : y = 3 : 2 and x + y = 90. Then the value 7(x — y) : (x + y) is: 

(A) 7 : 6 

(B) 7 : 9 

(C) 2 : 3 

(D) 7 : 5 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 64 The radius of a circular cylinder is 5 cm and its height is 14 cm. Then the volume of cylinder in cm³ is: (Take π = 22/7) 

(A) 1254 

(B) 1100 

(C) 1120 

(D) 1504 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 65 Find the values of x for the given equation 3x² + 5x − 2 = 0 

(A) -3 and -2 

(B) 3 and −½  

(C) 2 and -3 

(D) -2 and ⅓  

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 66 The given bar graph represents the number of students admitted in four schools (S1, S2, S3, S4) during two consecutive years 2017 and 2018. 

What percentage is the average admission of schools S3 and S4 in 2018 of the average admission of schools S1 and S2 in 2017? 

(A) 82.00% 

(B) 81.63% 

(C) 81.00% 

(D) 82.63% 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 67 The given bargraph represents the number of students admitted in four schools (S1, S2, S3, S4) during two consecutive years 2017 and 2018. 

The ratio between total number of students admitted in the four schools in 2017 to the total number of students admitted in the four schools in 2018 is: 

(A) 11 : 13 

(B) 12 : 11 

(C) 11 : 12 

(D) 13 : 11 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 68 Tap A can fill a tank in 20 hours and tap B can fill the same tank in 30 hours. If both taps are opened together, then how much time will be taken to fill the tank? 

(A) 12 hours 

(B) 10 hours 

(C) 24 hours 

(D) 16 hours 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 69 Two tangents AP and AQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point A, where P and Q are points on the circle. If AP = 12 cm and ∠PAQ = 60^∘ , then the length of chord PQ is: 

(A) 10 cm 

(B) 24 cm 

(C) 12 cm 

(D) 16 cm 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 70 The given bar graph represents the number of students admitted in four schools (S1, S2, S3, S4) during two consecutive years 2017 and 2018. 

The total number of students admitted in school S3 for both years is approximately what percent of total student admitted in school S2 for both years? 

(A) 58.33% 

(B) 52.33% 

(C) 54.33% 

(D) 48.33% 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 71 If 2x³ + ax² + bx − 2 leaves the remainders 7 and 0 when divided by (2x — 3) and (x + 2), respectively, then the values of a and are respectively: 

(A) 2; -2 

(B) 3; -3 

(C) -3; 3 

(D) -2; 2 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 72 If the cost price of a book after 10% discount is ₹486 , then the marked price of the book is: 

(A) ₹580 

(B) ₹560 

(C) ₹600 

(D) ₹540 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 73 Which are the two nearest numbers to 19,596, divisible by 9? 

(A) 19,611; 19,575 

(B) 19,593; 19,602 

(C) 19,564; 19,620 

(D) 19,509; 19,611 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 74 Two tangents AP and AQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point A, where P and Q are points on the circle. If the ∠PAQ = 70^∘ ,then the ∠AOP is equal to: 

(A) 45^∘ 

(B) 55^∘ 

(C) 60^∘ 

(D) 50^∘ 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 75 Six years ago, the average of the ages of Ravi, Mohan and Govind was 32 years. If Shyam joins them now, the average of the ages of all four of them is 36 years. The present age of Shyam is: 

(A) 40 years 

(B) 32 years 

(C) 35 years 

(D) 30 years 

Answer: (D) 

General Awareness 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 76 Which of the following teams won the ‘FIH Series Finals Hockey Tournament’ in June 2019? 

(A) Spain 

(B) Germany 

(C) India 

(D) Pakistan 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 77 As of January 2020, who among the following was the Chief Election Commissioner of India? 

(A) HS Brahma 

(B) Om Prakash Rawat 

(C) VS Sampath 

(D) Sunil Arora 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 78 Who among the following is NOT an Indian weightlifter? 

(A) Dipika Pallikal 

(B) Mirabai Chanu 

(C) Rakhi Haldar 

(D) Karnam Malleswari 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 79 In which of the following years did Mahatma Gandhi launch Champaran Satyagraha? 

(A) 1917 

(B) 1922 

(C) 1927 

(D) 1914 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 80 Who among the following won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ award in the series-deciding third ODI in the three-match ODI series played between India and Australia in January 2020? 

(A) David Warner 

(B) Steven Smith 

(C) Rohit Sharma 

(D) Virat Kohli 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 81 Which of the following blood groups is called the ‘Universal Receiver’? 

(A) A+ 

(B) O+ 

(C) O 

(D) AB+ 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 82 Which of the following is a lever that can be moved in several directions to control the movement of an image on a computer monitor or similar display screen? 

(A) MIDI Devices 

(B) Optical Mark Reader 

(C) Visual Display Unit 

(D) Joystick 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 83 Which of the following Himalayan regions is known as ‘Shivaliks’? 

(A) Outer Himalayas 

(B) Lesser Himalayas 

(C) Greater Himalayas 

(D) Inner Himalayas 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 84 Which of the following statements is NOT true about compounds? 

(A) Compounds have a variable composition. 

(B) Elements react to form new compounds. 

(C) The composition of each new substance is always fixed. 

(D) The constituents can be separated only by chemical or electrochemical reactions. 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 85 The ______ layer is the upper limit of our atmosphere. It extends from the top of the thermosphere up to 10,000 km (6,200 miles). 

(A) Mesosphere 

(B) Exosphere 

(C) Troposphere 

(D) Ionosphere 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 86 ‘Mohiniyattam’, is a traditional dance which originated in the state of ______ in India. 

(A) West Bengal 

(B) Andhra Pradesh 

(C) Kerala 

(D) Assam 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 87 Who among the following won the ‘BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019’ award? 

(A) Ben Stokes 

(B) Ken Williamson 

(C) Kylian Mbappe 

(D) Wayne Rooney 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 88 Who among the following won the ‘2019 Man Booker International Prize’ for her book ‘Celestial Bodies’? 

(A) Anna Burns 

(B) Arundhati Roy 

(C) Salman Rushdie 

(D) Jokha Alharthi 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 89 Which of the following best defines Net National Income? 

(A) GDP – Depreciation 

(B) GNP – Depreciation 

(C) NDP – Depreciation 

(D) GNP + Depreciation 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 90 Ram Nath Kovind assumed office as the ___________ President of India on 25th July 2017. 

(A) 14th 

(B) 13th 

(C) 15th 

(D) 12th 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 91 Which of the following is NOT a good conductor of electricity? 

(A) Copper 

(B) Bromine 

(C) Silver 

(D) Graphite 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 92 Who among the following can be removed by the process of impeachment? 

(A) The Governor of India 

(B) The Prime Minister of India 

(C) The President of India 

(D) The Chief Minister of India 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 93 Which of the following converts analogue information into digital form? 

(A) Barcode reader 

(B) Optical Mark Reading 

(C) Digitizer 

(D) Gamepad 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 94 The patriotic song ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha’ was composed by: 

(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 

(B) Rabindranath Tagore 

(C) Allama Muhammad Iqbal 

(D) Bismil Azimabadi 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 95 Which of the following is an economic system in which capital goods are owned by private individuals or businesses and the production of goods and services is based on supply and demand in the general market? 

(A) Mixed Economy 

(B) State Economy 

(C) Capitalistic Economy 

(D) Communist Economy 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 96 Which of the following nations has the most powerful passport in the world as per ‘Henley Passport Index 2020’? 

(A) Japan 

(B) USA

(C) China 

(D) UK 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 97 Who among the following was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in the years 1938 and 1939? 

(A) Rajendra Prasad 

(B) Subhash Chandra Bose 

(C) C Rajagopalachari 

(D) Annie Besant 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 98 Which of the following nation’s Prime Minister resigned from his post on 15 January 2020, along with his cabinet after its President called for Constitutional Reforms? 

(A) Sri Lanka 

(B) Italy 

(C) China 

(D) Russia 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 99 Millions of years ago the Indian subcontinent was separated from the mainland by a large sea known as the: 

(A) Typhon 

(B) Prometheus 

(C) Tethys 

(D) Aegina 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 100 Which of the following Indian states does NOT share its boundaries with Nepal? 

(A) Sikkim 

(B) Assam 

(C) Uttarakhand 

(D) West Bengal 

Answer: (B) 

SSC CHSL 13th October 2020 Shift-3 

English Language (Basic Knowledge) 

Q. 1 Select the correctly spelt word. 

(A) Studiuous 

(B) Business 

(C) Memmoir 

(D) Restaurent 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 2 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

METROPOLITAN 

(A) National 

(B) Insular 

(C) Federal 

(D) Provincial 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 3 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence. 

A ______ of small stones is called a mosaic. 

(A) design 

(B) structure 

(C) mound 

(D) pattern 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 4 Select the synonym of the given word. 

Nebulous 

(A) Dearly 

(B) Faith 

(C) Vague 

(D) Stable 

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. 

A city, predominantly made of red sandstone, Fatehpur Sikri (1)______ founded in the 16th century by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. It is essentially a fortified city (2)______ had been the capital of Akbar (3)______ fifteen years. Now a UNESCO world heritage site (4)______ a famous tourist attraction, it is a fine (5)______ of Mughal architecture. 

 

Q. 5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. 

(A) is 

(B) were 

(C) was 

(D) had 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. 

(A) who 

(B) where 

(C) what 

(D) which 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

(A) since 

(B) for 

(C) from 

(D) by 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. 

(A) if 

(B) but 

(C) and 

(D) nor 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. 

(A) ruin 

(B) example 

(C) organization 

(D) infrastructure 

Answer: (B) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

 

Q. 10 Select the option that is the direct form of the given sentence. 

Nidhi exclaimed that it was a beautiful painting. 

(A) Nidhi said to the artist, “That looks like a beautiful painting!” 

(B) Nidhi told him in wonder, “How beautiful!” 

(C) Nidhi exclaimed, “What a beautiful painting!” 

(D) Nidhi said to the artist in surprise, “How beautiful you made that painting!” 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 11 Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom. 

To have a gut feeling 

(A) To experience discomfort 

(B) To feel an instinct or intuition 

(C) To have pain in the abdomen 

(D) To suffer from inflammation 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

INSTANT 

(A) Diverse 

(B) Prompt 

(C) Similar 

(D) Gradual 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 13 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

Tending to associate with others of one’s kind 

(A) Genial 

(B) Harmonious 

(C) Gregarious 

(D) Congruous 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 14 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

RIND 

(A) Shade 

(B) Peel 

(C) Petal 

(D) Leaf 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 15 Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error. We noticed that most of the shoppers in the mall looking for packets of ready to cook food. 

(A) in the mall looking for 

(B) We noticed that 

(C) packets of ready to cook food 

(D) most of the shoppers 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 16 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. 

A. They grew cabbages and carrots in their back yard. 

B. The family was very poor and was always hungry because there was a war on. 

C. They also had a chicken, which provided the family with eggs, but still they were hungry. 

D. Their country had been invaded by a foreign army. 

(A) CADB 

(B) DABC

(C) CDAB 

(D) BDAC 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 17 Select the option that is the passive form of the given sentence. 

The police brought a search warrant when they raided his house. 

(A) A search warrant was brought by the police when they raided his house. 

(B) A search warrant was brought when they raided his house by the police. 

(C) The police had raided his house and brought a search warrant. 

(D) A search warrant had been brought when the police raided his house. 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 18 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

Lasting for a very short time 

(A) Illusory 

(B) Ephemeral 

(C) Endless 

(D) Infinite 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 19 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence. 

The performances of the notable dancers and guest artists ______ the audience. 

(A) enthralled 

(B) occupied 

(C) absorbed 

(D) immersed 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. 

Akshay is likely to take the heat for having miscalculated the expenses. 

(A) feel very hot 

(B) receive criticism 

(C) scold everyone 

(D) enjoy warm climate 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 21 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

(A) Inclusion 

(B) Discriminatory 

(C) Excess 

(D) Supportors 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 22 Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error. 

Most of voters in Taiwan seem to have once again voted for the democratic party and President Tsai Ing-wen. 

(A) the democratic party 

(B) in Taiwan seem to have 

(C) once again voted for 

(D) Most of voters 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 23 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. 

Since it falls on the floor, her dog, a black Labrador, gulped the biscuit down. 

(A) Since it fell 

(B) No improvement 

(C) Because it is falling 

(D) As it have fallen 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 24 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. 

This is a class who is expected to do exceptionally well in the quiz next week. 

(A) which is expected to do 

(B) No improvement 

(C) which are expecting to be doing 

(D) that is expecting to done 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 25 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. 

A. I sow a seed. 

B. I saw the sapling. 

C. I saw the sprout. 

D. I saw the plant. 

(A) ABCD 

(B) CABD 

(C) ACBD 

(D) DBAC 

Answer: (C) 

General Intelligence 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 26 Pointing to a picture of Rajiv, a lady Neenasaid, “His sister’s father is the only son of my father-in-law.” Howis Neena related to Rajiv? 

(A) Sister 

(B) Granddaughter 

(C) Mother 

(D) Paternal Grandmother 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 27 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is NOT allowed)

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 28 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series. 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 29 Which two signs should be interchanged in the given equation to make it correct? 

4 − 7 × 28 + 12 ÷ 3 = 4 

(A) −and÷ 

(B) ×and÷ 

(C) ×and+ 

(D) ×and− 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 30 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. 

EASY : DDNF :: MAKE : ? 

(A) NXPX 

(B) XXPN 

(C) LFDL 

(D) LDFL 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 31 Find the missing number from the below options. 

(A) 58 

(B) 38 

(C) 22 

(D) 62 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 32 Rahul is three times as old as Amar. Amber washalf the age of Rahul three years ago. After four years from now, Rahul will be 43. What are the present ages of Amar and Amber? 

(A) 13, 18 

(B) 39, 21 

(C) 38, 21 

(D) 13, 21 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 33 Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 

1. State 

2. Village 

3. District 

4. City 

5. Country 

(A) 4, 3, 5, 2, 1 

(B) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 

(C) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4 

(D) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 34 How many triangles are there in the given figure? 

(A) 12 

(B) 8 

(C) 10 

(D) 15 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 35 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. AIDS : VIRUS :: MALARIA: ? 

(A) Parasite 

(B) Nematodes 

(C) Virus 

(D) Bacteria 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 36 Select the option in which the number set shares the same relationship as that shared by the given number set. (6, 42, 1890) 

(A) (2, 6, 54) 

(B) (9, 102, 1190) 

(C) (4, 20, 420) 

(D) (7, 23, 1069) 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 37 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given letter series will complete the series. 

abcc___ab___de__ccd_eab___de 

(A) ddecbdccdcda 

(B) ddeccdabddcc 

(C) ccdabdccddde 

(D) ddeccdabdccd 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 38 Select the letter cluster that will replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

JAM, KEL,LIK, ?, NUI 

(A) MAJ 

(B) MEJ 

(C) JEM 

(D) MOJ 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 39 Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the symbol that will be on the face opposite to the one having ^′!^′.

(A) % 

(B) # 

(C) $ 

(D) & 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 40 Select the number that will come next in the following series. 

6, 9, 13, 21, 38, 71, ? 

(A) 101 

(B) 121 

(C) 129 

(D) 99 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 41 Select the option in which the words in the word-pair shares the same relationship as that shared by the given word-pair. Tiger : Felidae 

(A) Elephant : Canidae 

(B) Rabbit : Bovidae 

(C) Whale : Cetacea 

(D) Lion : Leporidae 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 42 In certain code language, KNOWLEDGE is written as DEEGKLNOW. How will SERIAL be written as in the same language? 

(A) AELIRS 

(B) AEIRLM 

(C) AEILRS 

(D) AEILRM 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 43 Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes. 

Doctors, Neurosurgeons, Female 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 44 A boy has a total of ₹740 in the denominations of two rupee,five rupee, ten rupee and twenty rupee notes. If the number of each denomination is equal, what is the total number of notes the boy has? 

(A) 40 

(B) 20 

(C) 60 

(D) 80 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 45 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 

(1, 2, 2) (7, 35,5) (12, 96, ?) 

(A) 9 

(B) 8 

(C) 11 

(D) 7 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 46 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. 

Statements: 

I. Some men are animals. 

II. All trees are rivers. 

III. All animals are trees. 

Conclusions: 

I. Some men are rivers. 

II. All rivers are animals. 

III. All rivers are men. 

IV. All men are trees. 

(A) Only conclusions I and II follow 

(B) Only conclusions III and II follow 

(C) Only conclusion I follows 

(D) Only conclusion IV follows 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 47 In a certain code language, IF is written as 225 and BUT is written as 1849. How will SLIP be written as in that language? 

(A) 6313 

(B) 3136 

(C) 3163 

(D) 1336 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 48 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure.

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 49 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different. 

(A) ADGPI 

(B) OMKLU 

(C) ECVMU 

(D) VDCKA 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 50 The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded? 

Answer: (D) 

Quantitative Aptitude(Basic Arithmetic Skill) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 51 In △PQR, S and T are mid-points of PQ and PR, respectively. If ∠QPR = 75^∘ and∠PRQ = 40^∘, then ∠TSQ is: 

(A) 105^∘ 

(B) 135^∘ 

(C) 115^∘ 

(D) 120^∘ 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 52 Tap A can fill a tank in 6 hours, tap B can fill the same tank in 8 hours and tap C can empty the same tank in 4 hours. If all three taps A, B and C are opened together, then how much time (in hours) will be taken to fill the tank? 

(A) 30 

(B) 28 

(C) 24 

(D) 20 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 53 If the measures of the sides of a cuboid are 8 cm, 6 cm and 10 cm, then the volume (incm³) of the cuboid,is: 

(A) 540 

(B) 840 

(C) 680 

(D) 480 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 54 If xy = 16 and x² + y² = 32, then the value of (x + y) is: 

(A) ±4 

(B) ±8 

(C) ±10 

(D) ±6 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 55 The value of (72 + 34) ÷ 2 + [(75 ÷ 15) + 6 × 2] is: 

(A) 78 

(B) 75 

(C) 86 

(D) 74 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 56 In a circle two equal and parallel chords are 6 cm apart and lie on the opposite sides of the centre of the circle. If the length of each chord is 8 cm, than the radius of the circle is: 

(A) 7 cm 

(B) 2 cm 

(C) 3 cm 

(D) 5 cm 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 57 To a circle with centre at O, two tangents AP and AQ are drawn from an external point A. If the ∠PAQ = 80^∘ , then the ∠POQ is: 

(A) 70^∘ 

(B) 80^∘ 

(C) 100^∘ 

(D) 90^∘ 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 58 If the average of 35 numbers is 22, the average of the first 17 numbers is 19, and the average of the last 17 numbers is 20, then the 18 number is: 

(A) 133 

(B) 132 

(C) 107 

(D) 108 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 59 The compound interest and the amount obtained, on a certain sum of money are ₹820 and ₹8, 820 respectively after 2 years. If the rate of interest compounded yearly, then the rate of interest is: 

(A) 6% 

(B) 7% 

(C) 5% 

(D) 8% 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 60 The given bar graph represents the income and expenditure of a person during the four consecutive months, April to July, 2019. 

What is the average income of the person? 

(A) ₹20, 500 

(B) ₹17, 500 

(C) ₹25, 500 

(D) ₹27, 500 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 61 If 40% of a number is less than its 60% by 30, then the 20% of that number is: 

(A) 40 

(B) 50 

(C) 30 

(D) 60 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 62 If a + b = 10 and 3/7 of ab = 9, then the value of a³ + b³ is: 

(A) 350 

(B) 370 

(C) 270 

(D) 360 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 63 If tan x = m/n and α ≤ x ≤ 90⁰, then the value of (sin x + cos x) is: 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 64 The given bar graph represents the income and expenditure of a person during the four consecutive months, April to July, 2019.

What is the percentage difference between the total income and the total expenditure with respect to the total income? 

(A) 70 % 

(B) 60 % 

(C) 65 % 

(D) 50 % 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 65 If sin x = cos x = 0, then the value of (sin³ x – cos³ x) is: 

(A) 1 

(B) 4 

(C) 0 

(D) 2 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 66 cot x1 + cosec x+1 + cosec x cot x (cotx/1+cosecx) + (1+cosecx/cotx) is equal to: 

(A) 2 sec x 

(B) 2 cos x 

(C) 2 sin x 

(D) 2cosecx 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 67 If Ravi sells an old scooter for ₹18, 000, then his loss incurred is 10%. If he sells it to gain a profit of 15%, then the selling price is: 

(A) ₹20, 000 

(B) ₹23, 000

(C) ₹24, 000 

(D) ₹22, 000 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 68 If a : b = 3 : 5 and b : c = 2 : 3, then the proportion a : b : is : 

(A) 3 : 10 : 15 

(B) 3 : 10 : 3 

(C) 3 : 5 : 3 

(D) 6 : 10 : 15 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 69 The given bar graph represents the income and expenditure of a person during the four consecutive months, April to July, 2019.

What is the average expenditure of the person? 

(A) ₹13, 750 

(B) ₹17, 520 

(C) ₹17, 250 

(D) ₹15, 570 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 70 The given bar graph represents the income and expenditure of a person during the four consecutive months, April to July, 2019.

What is the percentage of the total expenditure of the total income? 

(A) 50% 

(B) 20% 

(C) 40% 

(D) 30% 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 71 The marked price and cost price of a book are ₹850 and ₹748, respectively. The discount in percentage is: 

(A) 8 % 

(B) 12 % 

(C) 15 % 

(D) 10 % 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 72 (A) train that is running at the speed of 72 km/h crossesan electric pole in 36 seconds. The length of the train (in metres) is: 

(A) 720 m 

(B) 460 m 

(C) 360 m 

(D) 620 m 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 73 In a △ABC, DE is parallel to BC where D and E are the points on AB and AC, respectively and AD = 4cm, DB = 8 cm, AE = 3 cm. Length of EC is: 

(A) 7 cm 

(B) 6 cm 

(C) 5 cm 

(D) 9 cm 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 74 Find the factors of the expression 3x² − 5x − 8. 

(A) (x – 1) and (3x – 8) 

(B) (x + 1) and (3x – 8) 

(C) (x + 1) and (3x + 8) 

(D) (x – 1) and (3x + 8) 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 75 If 2794p561 is divisible by 9, then the value of p is: 

(A) 4 

(B) 2 

(C) 0 

(D) 3 

Answer: (B) 

General Awareness 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 76 Which Indian mountain looks like a giant pyramid and has a flat summit area and two peaks? 

(A) Mamostang Kangri 

(B) Nanda Devi 

(C) Saltoro Kangri 

(D) Kamet 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 77 Which of the following temples has Panchayatana Style of architecture? 

(A) Kashi Vishwanath temple 

(B) Sun Temple 

(C) Brihadeeswara Temple 

(D) Dashavatara Temple 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 78 Which player became the first Indian brand ambassador of La Liga (the top tier of Spanish club football) in December 2019? 

(A) Sachin Tendulkar 

(B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 

(C) Rohit Sharma 

(D) Virat Kohli 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 79 On which date did Indian National Congress pass the Resolution of ‘Poorna Swaraj’ (total independence) at the Lahore Session? 

(A) 15 December 1929 

(B) 19 December 1929 

(C) 26 December 1929 

(D) 21 December 1929 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 80 Which scientist arranged the Periodic Table of Elements in the order of increasing atomic masses ? 

(A) Robert Boyle 

(B) Henry Moseley 

(C) Dmitri Mendeleev 

(D) William Ramsay 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 81 Which of the following monuments has NOT been notified as a National Geo-heritage Monument by the Geological Survey of India (GSI)? 

(A) Gingee Fort Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu 

(B) Peninsular Gneiss Lalbagh, Karnataka 

(C) Pillow Lava in Iron Ore belt at Nomira, Odisha 

(D) Nagahill Ophiolite site near Pungro, Nagaland 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 82 Who was sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 29 December 2019? 

(A) Shibu Soren 

(B) Alamgir Alam 

(C) Hemant Soren 

(D) Raghubar Das 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 83 What is the chemical name of ‘oil of vitriol’? 

(A) Methyl alcohol 

(B) Sodium chloride 

(C) Calcium hydroxide 

(D) Sulfuric acid 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 84 Which child activist became the first Indian to be awarded the ‘Changemaker Award 2019’ (given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) for her work towards abolition of child marriage in Rajasthan? 

(A) Kanchan Upadhaya 

(B) Ridhima Pandey 

(C) Payal Jangid 

(D) Ayushi Dholakia 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 85 In DASD, what is the full form of ‘A’ ? 

(A) Arithmetic 

(B) Around 

(C) Access 

(D) Accessible 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 86 Which festival marks the beginning of the Tibetan New Year? 

(A) Losar festival 

(B) Saga Dawa Festival 

(C) Ongkor Festival 

(D) Shoton Festival 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 87 When was the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ instituted? 

(A) 2002 – 03 

(B) 1991 – 92 

(C) 1985 – 86 

(D) 1993 – 94 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 88 Which instrument records the waves reaching the surface during an earthquake? 

(A) Seismograph 

(B) Manometer 

(C) Barograph 

(D) Chronometer 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 89 Which Indian economist was appointed as the Chief Economist of the World Bank from 2012 to 2016 ? 

(A) Jagdish Bhagwati 

(B) Raghuram Rajan 

(C) Kaushik Basu 

(D) Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 90 What was India’s rank in the world in terms of military power as per the ‘Global Firepower Nations Index 2019′ ? 

(A) 5th 

(B) 4th 

(C) 9th 

(D) 3rd 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 91 Which former badminton player of India was awarded the ‘Sportstar Lifetime Achievement Award’ in February 2019? 

(A) Pullela Gopichand 

(B) Prakash Padukone 

(C) Sanave Thomas 

(D) Chetan Anand 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 92 Which of the following prominent leaders wrote the book ‘Citizen Delhi: My Life, My Times’? 

(A) Arun Jaitley 

(B) Sheila Dikshit 

(C) Harsh Vardhan 

(D) Arvind Kejriwal 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 93 As per state census 2011, which of the following is the least populous state of India? 

(A) Kerala 

(B) Odisha 

(C) Tamil Nadu 

(D) Sikkim 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 94 On December 2019, the Prime Minister of ______ announced the commencement of the ‘Gandhi Citizenship Education Award’ to be given every year. 

(A) France 

(B) Portugal 

(C) Bhutan 

(D) Japan 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 95 In which year did Motilal Nehru (Chairman) and eight other Congress leaders draft a constitution for India ? 

(A) 1930 

(B) 1928 

(C) 1925 

(D) 1950 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 96 Who designed the first analog computer in India? 

(A) Samarendra Kumar Mitra 

(B) Bimal Kumar Bhattacharyya 

(C) Deb Kumar Bose 

(D) Subodh Chandra Das Gupta 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 97 Which planet is made up of thick white and yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid? 

(A) Uranus 

(B) Mars 

(C) Venus 

(D) Neptune 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 98 Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched? 

(A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited – Navratna 

(B) Airport Authority of India – Navratna 

(C) Indian Oil Corporation Limited – Maharatna 

(D) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited – Miniratna 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 99 What is the provision of Article 49 of the Constitution of India? 

(A) Provision for free and compulsory education for children 

(B) Protection of monuments and places and objects of natural importance 

(C) Prohibition of employment of children (Under the age of 14) in factories and mines 

(D) Promotion of international peace and security 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 100 In which language were the Mughal court chronicles written? 

(A) Hindi 

(B) Urdu 

(C) Sanskrit 

(D) Persian 

Answer: (D) 

SSC  CHSL 13th October 2020 Shift-2 

English Language (Basic Knowledge) 

Q.1 Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error. 

If India will win this match they will win the series. 

(A) the series 

(B) they will win 

(C) this match 

(D)  If India will win 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.2 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

A collection of drawings, documents, etc. That represent a person’s, especially an artist’s, work 

(A) (D) ossier 

(B) Sketch 

(C) Profile 

(D)  Portfolio 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.3 Select the IN CORRECTLY spelt word. 

(A) Placque 

(B) Lacquer 

(C) Rogue 

(D)  Boutique 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.4 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’. As we’ve been neighbours, I have known Mrs. Shashi Singh since more than 16 years. 

(A) by more than 16 years 

(B) for more than 16 years 

(C) from more than 16 years 

(D)  No improvement 

Answer: (B) 

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: 

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in India located near Hospet town in the Karnataka state, India. (1)______ the attractions of Hampi (2)______ beautiful temples, ruins of palaces 

(3)______ of aquatic structures, ancient market streets, royal pavilions, bastions, royal platforms, treasury buildings…the list is practically (4)______. Most of the visitors to Hampi 

arrive at the well-connected Hospet Junction railway station, (5)______ about 13km from Hampi. Roads to Hampi are in great shape. Driving all the way to Hampi from the neighbouring cities is not a bad idea either. 

 

Q.5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. 

(A) Along 

(B) Aside 

(C) Away 

(D)  Among 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. 

(A) was 

(B) are 

(C) is 

(D)  were 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

(A) refunds 

(B) remains 

(C) revenues 

(D)  returns 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. 

(A) written 

(B) finished 

(C) endless 

(D)  finite 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. 

(A) located 

(B) placed 

(C) settled 

(D)  fitted 

Answer: (A) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

 

Q.10 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. 

A. He put it down to dry and went to count his coins. 

B. When he came back, it seemed like the teapot had moved. 

C . Akito walked into an old curiosity shop and bought a teapot and took it home. 

D . Later that day, he cleaned the teapot till it shone like the sun. 

(A) CDAB 

(B) CABD  

(C) BCDA

(D)  ABDC 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.11 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence. 

Timers at traffic signals, that help motorists save fuel by switching off their engines while waiting, will soon be phased out due to technical ______. 

(A) symbols 

(B) streamers 

(C) Glitches 

(D) illuminations 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.12 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’. Finally, Ananya found her pet kitten over the top branch of a tree in their garden. 

(A) on the top branch of the tree 

(B) in a top branch of a tree 

(C) No improvement 

(D)  across the top branch in the tree 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.13 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. 

A. “Today, respect is shown in different ways,” she said, “students have a more questioning bent of mind.” 

B. Vidya Subramaniam occupies a small but privileged place in the dance world that has seen the old guard giving place to the new. 

C . Back in the day, respect meant not sitting on even the same level as one’s gurus but that’s no longer true, especially for those who live in Western milieus. 

D . For instance, she spoke of how the very idea of ‘respect’ has changed over time. 

(A) DBAC  

(B) DCAB 

(C) BCAD 

(D)  BDCA

Answer: (D)  

Instructions 

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

Q.14 ALTRUISTIC  

(A) Soft-spoken 

(B) Outstanding 

(C) Serene 

(D)  Selfish 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.15 DISCLOSE 

(A) Disguise 

(B) Complete 

(C) Conceal 

(D)  Disrupt 

Answer: (C) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q.16 Select the option that is the direct form of the given sentence. 

Brinda told her doctor that she was leaving for Boston the next day. 

(A) Brinda told her doctor, “I was leaving for Boston tomorrow”. 

(B) Brinda had told her doctor, “She was leaving for Boston the next day”. 

(C) Brinda said to her doctor, “I am leaving for Boston tomorrow.” 

(D)  Brinda told to her doctor, “I will be leaving for Boston the next day”. 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.17 Select the option that is the passive form of the given sentence. 

She did not forget me even though I have been away for a year. 

(A) Even though I have been away for a year she did not forget me. 

(B) Even though I have been away for a year she had not been forget me. 

(C) Though I have been away for a year she has not forgot me. 

(D)  I have not been forgotten even though I have been away for a year. 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.18 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

FOLIAGE 

(A) Greenery 

(B) Firmness 

(C) Urgency 

(D)  Foolishness 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.19 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence. 

A_______ of small stones is called a mosaic. 

(A) Pattern 

(B) (D) esign 

(C) Mound 

(D)  Structure 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.20 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A group of ships sailing together 

(A) Cruisers 

(B) Vessels 

(C) Navy 

(D)  Fleet 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.21 Select the correctly spelt word. 

(A) Fassion 

(B) Injecshun 

(C) Transishion 

(D)  Intention 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.22 Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error. I don’t recognise none of the politicians who have been invited to be the speakers today. 

(A) invited to be 

(B) I don’t recognise none of 

(C) the speakers today 

(D)  the politicians who have been 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.23 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

CONSTRAINT 

(A) Hazard 

(B) Concern 

(C) Burden 

(D)  Control 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.24 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. It took Rohan a long time to get the hang of the machine in the new factory. 

(A) Learn how to use 

(B) Put up safely 

(C) Bring someone to run 

(D)  Clean and dry 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.25 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Fit as a fiddle 

(A) Playing a musical instrument 

(B) Healthy and strong 

(C) Of the right size 

(D)  Singing happily 

Answer: (B) 

General Intelligence 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q.26 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set. (13, 17, 442) 

(A) (18, 15, 540) 

(B) (11, 19, 628) 

(C) (17, 21, 367) 

(D)  (15, 14, 415) 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

(13² + 17²) − (13 − 17)² 

= 169 + 289 – 16 = 442 

The logic here is the third number is the difference of sum of the squares of the first and second number and square of difference between first and second number. 

Similarly, 

(18² + 15²) − (18 − 15)² ∴ 

= 324 + 225 – 9 = 540 

(18, 15, 540) are related in the same way as (13, 17, 442) related 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q.27 Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary? 

1. Dovetail 

2. Domestic 

3. Dominate 

4. Donate 

5. Dorsal 

(A) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5 

(B) 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 

(C) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 

(D)  2, 4, 3, 5, 1 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

First 2 letters of all words are same so verifying the third letter 

The third letter of Donate, Dorsal, Dovetail are n,r,v which come after m respectively in alphabetical order. So Donate is placed third, Dorsal is placed fourth and Dovetail is placed fifth. 

Among Domestic and Dominate, the fourth letter of Domestic is ‘e’ which comes before ‘i’ in alphabetical order. So Domestic is placed first and Dominate is placed second. 

∴ The order of words according to dictionary is Domestic, Dominate, Donate, Dorsal, Dovetail 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q.28 If 29 January 2003 is a Wednesday, then what day of the week will be 26 February 2005? 

(A) Thursday 

(B) Saturday 

(C) Friday 

(D)  Sunday 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.29 How many triangles are there in the given figure? 

(A) 15 

(B) 14 

(C) 11 

(D)  13 

Answer: (D)  

Explanation: 

The different triangles in the given figure is UJT, UPT, UJP, UKS, UQS, UKQ, ULR, UNR, ULN, UMH, UOH, UMO, IUV ∴ 

Number of triangles in the given figure is 13 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)  

 

Q.30 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

65, 70, 80, 95, 115, ?, 170 

(A) 165 

(B) 130 

(C) 140 

(D)  145 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

65 + 5 = 70 

70 + 10 = 80 

80 + 15 = 95 

95 + 20 = 115 

(A) number in the series is obtained by adding the previous number in the series with respective multiple of 5 as shown above. ∴ 

Next number in the series = 115 + 25 = 140 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q.31 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set. (789, 501, 645) 

(A) (645, 705, 573) 

(B) (224, 640, 330) 

(C) (701, 538, 600) 

(D)  (455, 573, 514) 

Answer: (D)  

Explanation: 

∣789 − 501∣ = 288 

∣501 − 645∣ = 144 

The difference between first and second number is twice the difference between second and third number. Similarly, 

∣455 − 573∣ = 118 

∣573 − 514∣ = 59 

∴ (455, 573, 514) are related in the same way as (789, 501, 645) 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)  

 

Q.32 Select the option figure that is embedded in the given figure X. (Rotation is not allowed) 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

The figure 3 is embedded in the given figure X as shown below 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q.33 Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter cluster. 

KRZ : HOW: : CUX : ? 

(A) ZRU 

(B) YTU 

(C) ZTV 

(D)  YSU 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

K – 3 = H 

R – 3 = O 

Z – 3 = W 

Similarly, 

(C) – 3 = Z 

U – 3 = R 

X – 3 = U 

∴ ZRU is related to CUX in the same way HOW is related to KRZ 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q.34 ‘Nagaland’ is related to ‘Kohima’ in the same way as ‘Assam’ is related to …………’ 

(A) (D) ispur 

(B) Konkani 

(C) Itanagar 

(D)  Assamese 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Capital of Nagaland is Kohima and Capital of Assam is Dispur. 

∴ ‘Nagaland’ is related to ‘Kohima’ in the same way as ‘Assam’ is related to ‘Dispur’ 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q.35 Select the option figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series. 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

The star symbol at the centre is appearing and disappearing alternatively in the given figure series. The hexagon is moving one place in anti clockwise direction with black side of the hexagon moving up and down alternatively. The arrow symbol is moving one place in clockwise direction. 

∴ The figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series is 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q.36 In a certain code language, ‘BEAUTY’ is written as ‘ZUVBFC’. How will ‘MARTYR’ be written as in that language? 

(A) SZUQ(D) N 

(B) SYUS(D) M 

(C) TXURBN 

(D)  SZUSBN 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.37 A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, which of the following pairs of numbers will be on opposite faces?

(A) 2 and 3 

(B) 1 and 6 

(C) 1 and 5 

(D)  6 and 3 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

When the sheet is folded to form a cube with base 3, 

3 will be opposite to 2 

4 will be opposite to 1 

6 will be opposite to 5 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q.38 The sequence of folding a paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. Select from the option figures, how would this paper look when unfolded? 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.39 In certain code language, ‘REQUIRE’ is coded as ‘100’. How will ‘ARRANGE’ be coded as in that language? 

(A) 71 

(B) 68 

(C) 77 

(D)  88 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Given, 

‘REQUIRE’ is coded as ‘100’ in the code language 

The logic here is 

R + E + Q + U + I + R + E + 7 = 18 + 5 + 17 + 21 + 9 + 18 + 5 + 7 = 100 

Similarly, 

A + R + R + A + N + G + E + 7 = 1 + 18 + 18 + 1 + 14 + 7 + 5 + 7 = 71 

∴ ‘ARRANGE’ will be coded as ’71’ in the code language 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q.40 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) Spoon 

(B) Spade 

(C) Knife 

(D)  Fork 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

Spoon, Knife, Fork are used for eating whereas Spade is used for digging. 

∴ Spoon, Knife, Fork are alike and Spade is the odd one 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (B) 

 

Q.41 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster. 

(A) BGQ 

(B) LRX 

(C) FLR 

(D)  NTZ 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

In the letter-clusters LRX, FLR, NTZ the number of letters between the consecutive letters is 5. 

In BGQ, number of letters between B and G is 4. 

∴ BGQ is the odd one among the given letter-clusters 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

Q.42 A + B means ‘A is the mother of B’; 

A − B means ‘A is the sister of B’; 

A × B means ‘A is the son of B’; 

A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’. 

If, K + U−  T × R ÷ M, then how is K related to M? 

(A) Wife 

(B) Mother 

(C) Sister 

(D)  Maternal grand mother 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.43 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: 

1. All boys are robots. 

2. All girls are robots. 

Conclusions: 

I. Some robots are boys. 

II. No robot is a girl. 

III. Some robots are girls. 

(A) Only conclusion III follows. 

(B) Only conclusions I and II follow. 

(C) All conclusions I, II and III follow. 

(D)  Only conclusions I and III follow. 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.44 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second numberis related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number. 

8 : 81 :: 12 : ? :: 11 : 144 

(A) 196 

(B) 256 

(C) 169 

(D)  144 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.45 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when a mirror is placed on the right side of the figure. 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.46 Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words. 

Wheat : Cereal 

(A) Tea : Coffee 

(B) Winner : Prize 

(C) Cinnamon : Spices 

(D)  City : Traffic 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Wheat is a Cereal whereas Cinnamon is a Spice. 

∴ Cinnamon is related to Spices in the same way Wheat is related to Spice 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q.47 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different from the rest. 

(A) 22 : 506 

(B) 14 : 210 

(C) 17 : 306 

(D)  11 : 142 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.48 Select the letter that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

K, B, N, D , Q, F, T, H, ? 

(A) J 

(B) K 

(C) V 

(D)  W 

Answer: (D)  

Explanation: 

Given series is alternate series with two series are K, N, Q, T, ….. and B, D , F, H, …….. 

K + 3 = N 

N + 3 = Q 

T + 3 = W 

∴ The next number will be from first series which is W 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)  

 

Q.49 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the following equation. 11 * 15 * 78 * 6 * 18 * 160 

(A) +, ×, −, ÷, = 

(B) ×, +, ÷, −, = 

(C) ×, +, −, ÷, = 

(D)  +, ×, ÷, −, = 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.50 In the given Venn Diagram, if the ‘circle’ represents ‘senior lawyers’, the ‘triangle’ represents ‘fathers’ and the ‘rectangle’ represents ‘Indians’, then how many Indian senior lawyers are there who are NOT fathers? 

(A) 12 

(B) 61 

(C) 25 

(D)  36 

Answer: (D)  

Explanation: 

From the Venn Diagram, 

Indian senior lawyers who are not fathers = Intersection of rectangle and circle but not triangle = 36 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)  

Quantitative Aptitude(Basic Arithmetic Skill) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q.51 ₹4,000 is given at 5% per annum for one year and interest is compounded half yearly. ₹2,000 is given at 40% per annum compounded quarterly for 1 year. The total interest received is nearest to: 

(A) ₹1,333.30 

(B) ₹1,888.80 

(C) ₹1,130.70 

(D)  ₹1,444.40 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.52 If the number 59a44b is divisible by 36, then the maximum value of a + b is: 

(A) 16 

(B) 14 

(C) 12 

(D)  10 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.53 A person marks his 40 items at 20% of the cost price. He sells 10 items at a 10% discount and 20 items at a 15% discount on the marked price. What is the maximum discount (rounded off) he can offer on the remaining items if he still gets some profit? 

(A) 28% 

(B) 26% 

(C) 21% 

(D)  25% 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.54 A can finish a piece of work in a certain number of days. B takes 45% more number of days to finish the same work independently. They worked together for 58 days and then the remaining work was done by B alone in 29 days. In how many days could A have completed the work, had he worked alone? 

(A) 110 days 

(B) 118 days 

(C) 98 days 

(D)  120 days 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.55 If x⁴ + 1/x⁴ = 257/16 then find 8/13 (x³ + 1/x³), where x > 0. 

(A) 6 

(B) 4 

(C) 8 

(D)  5 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.56 The following pie chart shows the ratio of the amount of imports by a company to the amount of exports from that company from 2013 to 2019. 

If the imports in 2016 were ₹250 million and the total exports in the years 2016 and 2017 together were ₹500 million, then the imports in 2017 were: 

(A) ₹320 million 

(B) ₹620 million 

(C) ₹420 million 

(D)  ₹520 million 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.57  IF SecA = √11/3,then the value of (cosec²A+tan²A) / (Sin²A+cotA² ) is :

(A) 9/11 

(B) 11/9 

(C) 2/11

(D)  4/9

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.58 If a + b = 8 and a + a²b + b + ab² = 128 then the positive value of a³ + b³ is: 

(A) 344 

(B) 96 

(C) 224 

(D)  152 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.59 If in the following figure (not to scale), ∠DAB + ∠CBA = 90^∘, BC = AD , AB = 20 cm, CD = 10 cm then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD  is: 

(A) 120 cm² 

(B) 75 cm²

(C) 100 cm²

(D)  150 cm²

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.60 Evaluate 45 − 5 of (63 ÷ 9) + 7 × 5 

(A) 40 

(B) 45 

(C) 42 

(D)  50 

Answer: (B) 

Explanation: 

45 − 5 of (63 ÷ 9) + 7 × 5 

= 45 − 5 (7) + 7 × 5 

= 45 − 35 + 35 

= 45 

 

Q.61 The following graph gives the details of the male and female population (in thousands) across five places A, B, C, D  and E.

Based on the information, the total number of females in all five places is approximately what percentage of the total number of males in all five places? 

(A) 95% 

(B) 99% 

(C) 97% 

(D)  94% 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.62 The distance between the places H and O is D  units. The average speed that gets a person from H to O in a stipulated time is S units. He takes 20 minutes more time than usual if he travels at 60 km/h, and reaches 44 minutes early if he travels at 75 km/h. The sum of the numerical values of D and S is: 

(A) 376 

(B) 358 

(C) 344 

(D)  384 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.63 If A (0.1)³ +(0.2)³ +(0.3)³ +3(0.005+0.016+0.027)+0.036/(0.1)² +(0.2)² +(0.3)² +0.04+0.06+0.12= , then the value of 60 A is:

(A) 36 

(B) 30 

(C) 60 

(D)  20 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.64 If cos A,sin A, cot A are in geometric progression, then the value of tan⁶ A − tan² A is: 

(A) 1 

(B) ½ 

(C) 3 

(D)  ⅓ 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.65 An oil merchant wants to make a minimum profit of ₹2,100 by selling 50 litres of oil he purchased at ₹236 per litre. For this, he adds a few litres of duplicate oil whose cost price is ₹180 per litre and sells at ₹250 per litre. How many litres of duplicate oil is needed for this purpose? 

(A) 16 litres 

(B) 18 litres 

(C) 20 litres 

(D)  22 litres 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Let the number of litres of duplicate oil added = a 

Cost price of the oil merchant = 50(236) + a(180) = 180a + 11800 

Selling price of the oil merchant = (50+a)250 = 250a + 12500 

Profit = ₹2,100 

= > 250a + 12500 – (180a + 11800) = 2100 

= > 250a + 12500 – 180a -11800 = 2100 

= > 70a = 2100 – 700 

= > 70a = 1400 

=> a = 20 

∴ Number of litres of duplicate oil added = 20 litres 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q.66 A triangle has sides 25, 39, 34 units. If the area of a square exceeds the area of this triangle by 21 units, then the side of the square is: 

(A) 22 units 

(B) 18 units 

(C) 25 units 

(D)  21 units 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.67 If , (1+sinθ-cosθ/1+sinθ+cosθ) + (1+sinθ+cosθ/1+sinθ-cosθ )=4, then which of the following values will be suitable for θ 

(A) 45^∘ 

(B) 30^∘ 

(C) 90^∘ 

(D)  60^∘ 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.68 The numbers 24, 45, a, 35, 59, 83, 46, b, 29, 74 are serially numbered as they appear in the sequence. When each number is added to its serial number, then the average of the new numbers formed is 55. The average of the missing numbers(a and b) is: 

(A) 62 

(B) 38 

(C) 50 

(D)  58 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.69 The ratio of a man’s age to his father’s age is 4 : 5, and the ratio of his age to his son’s age is 6 : 1. Four years ago these ratios were 11 : 14 and 11 : 1, respectively. The ratio of the age of the grand father to that of the grandson 12 years from now will be: 

(A) 12 : 5 

(B) 18 : 5 

(C) 14 : 3 

(D)  18 : 7 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.70 A sphere is placed in a cube so that it touches all the faces of the cube. If ‘a’ is the ratio of the volume of the cube to the volume of the sphere, and ‘b’ is the ratio of the surface area of the sphere to the surface area of the cube, then the value of ab is: 

(A) 36π² 

(B) 1 

(C) 4 

(D)  36 π² 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.71 If in the following figure (not to the scale), ∠ACB = 135^∘ and the radius of the circle is 2√2 cm, then the length of the chord AB is: 

(A) 4 cm 

(B) 3√2cm 

(C) 6 cm 

(D)  4√2cm 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.72 If each edge of a cube is increased by 10%, then the percentage increase in its surface area is: 

(A) 22% 

(B) 19% 

(C) 20% 

(D)  21% 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.73 In the following figure (not to scale), at the centre O if the chord AB subtends double the angle that is subtended by chord CD  and the angle ∠AEB = 2 ∠AOB, then ∠COD  is equal to: 

(A) 30^∘ 

(B) 45^∘ 

(C) 75^∘ 

(D)  60^∘ 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.74 The first graph shows the number of students (boys and girls in thousands) in Grade 1 to Grade 5. 

And the bar graph below shows the percentage share of five schools in the total students studying in that class. 

Based on the information, if the boys to girls ratio in school D  is 3 : 1, then the number of boys studying in School D  is: 

(A) 25550 

(B) 22450 

(C) 26250 

(D)  28750 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.75 A home decor company produces five different products – Bed sheets, Clocks, Wall hangings, Curtains and Wall stickers. The sales of these five products (in lakh number of packs) during 2018 and 2019 are shown in the following bar-graph. 

Based on the given information, sales have increased by nearly 55% from 2018 to 2019 in the case of: 

(A) Wall hangings 

(B) Wall stickers 

(C) Bed sheets 

(D)  Curtains 

Answer: (D)  

General Awareness 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q.76 Which Indian banknote released in November 2016 features Mangalyaan on the reverse side? 

(A) ₹500 

(B) ₹2,000 

(C) ₹200 

(D)  ₹100 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.77 Which function key displays the Print Preview window in Microsoft Office? 

(A) Ctrl + F2 

(B) Alt + Ctrl + F2 

(C) Shift + F2 

(D)  Alt + F2 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.78 When was the Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) established in India? 

(A) 1979 

(B) 1978 

(C) 1982 

(D)  1980 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.79 India shares its land boundaries with which countries in the east? 

(A) Myanmar and Bangladesh 

(B) China, Nepal and Bhutan 

(C) Bhutan and Afghanistan 

(D)  Pakistan and Afghanistan 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.80 Which former Indian cricketer was honored with the ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ by the East Bengal Football Club in 2019? 

(A) Sunil Gavaskar 

(B) Sachin Tendulkar 

(C) Rahul Dravid 

(D)  Kapil Dev 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.81 Which governor general of India abolished Sati system in 1829 by declaring it an offence? 

(A) Lord William Bentinck 

(B) Lord Wellesley 

(C) Lord Dalhousie 

(D)  Lord Cornwallis 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.82 In 1930, which scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize for describing the human ABO blood group system? 

(A) George Wald 

(B) Karl Landsteiner 

(C) Albert Claude 

(D)  Roger Guillemin 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.83 How many parathyroid glands are present on the back side of the thyroid gland in humans? 

(A) Six 

(B) Five 

(C) Three 

(D)  Four 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.84 As per ‘India State of Forest Report 2019’, which state secured first position for the highest growth in forest area in the country? 

(A) Karnataka 

(B) Andhra Pradesh 

(C) Odisha 

(D)  Madhya Pradesh 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.85 In which state was the 8th edition of the India-China joint training exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand 2019’ held? 

(A) Manipur 

(B) Kerala 

(C) Maharashtra 

(D)  Meghalaya 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.86 How many agro-climatic zones (ACZ) are characterised by the Planning Commission of India? 

(A) 20 

(B) 10 

(C) 15 

(D)  30 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.87 In which year did the JavaScript Programming language come into existence? 

(A) 1995 

(B) 1999 

(C) 1990 

(D)  2000 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.88 Who was conferred with the ‘Female Sportsperson of the Year’ award at the ‘FICCI India Sports Awards 2019’? 

(A) Mary Kom 

(B) Rani Rampal 

(C) PV Sindhu 

(D)  Geeta Phogat 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.89 What is the mission life of the Cartosat-3 satellite launched by PSLV C-47 on 27 November 2019? 

(A) 3 years 

(B) 4 years 

(C) 5 years 

(D)  2 years 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.90 How many elements of India were listed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as of March 2018? 

(A) 13 

(B) 14 

(C) 15 

(D)  18 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.91 Which of the following is an example of the most explosive type of volcano? 

(A) Calderas volcanoes 

(B) Cinder cones volcanoes 

(C) Flood basalt volcanoes 

(D)  Shield volcanoes 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.92 Which famous personality said the following? 

“Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck?” 

(A) APJ Abdul Kalam 

(B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 

(C) Homi Bhabha 

(D)  Amartya Sen 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.93 When was the first Constituent Assembly election held in India? 

(A) 1947 

(B) 1946 

(C) 1949 

(D)  1948 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.94 Which Chola ruler was popularly called ‘Victor of the Ganges’? 

(A) Gandaraditya Chola 

(B) Rajendra Chola I 

(C) Parantaka Chola I 

(D)  Vijayalaya Chola 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q.95 ‘Sattriya’ is a traditional Hindu classical dance form of which state? 

(A) Odisha 

(B) Manipur 

(C) Goa 

(D)  Assam 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.96 Cinnabar (HgS) is an ore of which metal? 

(A) Aluminum 

(B) Gold 

(C) Silver 

(D)  Mercury 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.97 Which of the following is a famous fossil site in India where a full-fledged skeleton of a dinosaur was found? 

(A) Zanskar Valley, Kashmir 

(B) Hathnora, Madhya Pradesh 

(C) Waddham, Maharashtra 

(D)  Manendragarh, Chhattisgarh 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q.98 Which of the following companies was conferred with Maharatna status in October 2019? 

(A) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 

(B) GAIL (India) Limited 

(C) Steel Authority of India limited 

(D)  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q.99 Which Indian writer was awarded the ‘Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019’? 

(A) Shashi Tharoor 

(B) Arundhati Roy 

(C) Ramachandra Guha 

(D)  Rana Dasgupta 

Answer: (D)  

 

Q.100 The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup is associated with ______. 

(A) Polo 

(B) Football 

(C) Cricket 

(D)  Hockey 

Answer: (D)