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SSC CHSL Tier-I 25 March 2018 Shift-I Previous Year Paper

SSC CHSL Tier 1 2018 25 March Shift 1

Q. 1 In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

Excessive use of pesticides (1)/ and contamination of soil (2)/ have negatively affected soil output. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 2 In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

The truth is that when people seeing you zoned into your work and (1)/ in harmony with yourself, (2)/ they come to distract you. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 3 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

This is Hrithik Roshan’s autograph, ______?

A. hasn’t it

B. hasn’t he

C. isn’t he

D. isn’t it

Q. 4 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The many ______ of Dalhousie have made it popular among tourists.

A. signs

B. attractions

C. entertainment

D. disadvantages

Q. 5 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Repugnance

A. Esteem

B. Respect

C. Aversion

D. Sympathy

Q. 6 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Reminisce

A. Remember

B. Discover

C. Forget

D. Hang

Q. 7 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Vanguard

A. Forefront

B. Follower

C. Leader

D. Pioneer

Q. 8 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Effervescent

A. Bouncy

B. Lively

C. Stale

D. Resilient

Q. 9 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Climatic information can

P : be obtained through an

Q : in tree growth

R : understanding of changes

A. PQR

B. RPQ

C. PRQ

D. QRP

Q. 10 A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

The fans invited the cricketer.

A. The cricketer was invited by the fans.

B. The cricketer received an invitation by the fans.

C. The cricketer is invited by the fans.

D. The cricketer was invite by the fans

Q. 11 A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

“My hour has come.” thought the king.

A. The king thought that his hour had come.

B. His hour had come thought the king.

C. The king thought that his hour had came.

D. The king wondered if his hour has come.

Q. 12 In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A. Ceiling

B. Cieling

C. Ceeling

D. Crileing

Q. 13 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500 metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such

iceberg, weighing 1.1 trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles. Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking

A. besides

B. along

C. by

D. with

Q. 14 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

was growing _________. By 2016 the

A. steadily

B. steady

C. instead

D. instead of

Q. 15 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

By January 2017

A. width

B. length

C. breadth

D. wide

Q. 16 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. once

Q. 17 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

iceberg, weighing 1.1 trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles. indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg,

A. big

B. bigger

C. biggest

D. the big

Q. 18 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Cut corners

A. Remove the sharp edges now if you don’t want to get hurt later.

B. One has to sacrifice to achieve one’s goals.

C. Even a coward when cornered musters strength to fight back.

D. Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.

Q. 19 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

The tail is wagging the dog

A. A situation where a small good thing makes everyone happy.

B. The less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation.

C. A person who is always happy to meet you.

D. Even smaller tasks become important if the whole project is to succeed.

Q. 20 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

A. Base

B. Sanctity

C. Vile

D. Heinous

Q. 21 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Relating to the study of the nature of god and religious belief

A. Scepticism

B. Atheism

C. Impiety

D. Theological

Q. 22 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”.

By the time we set out, the sun (sit) pretty in the blue sky.

A. was sitting

B. had sitting

C. was sit

D. no improvement

Q. 23 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”.

The greeting card (also reducing) the need to sit down and write loving messages to our dear ones.

A. has also reduce

B. had also reduce

C. has also reduced

D. no improvement

Q. 24 The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

In the entire

A : process of discoveries

B : and development, ethics

C : was exiled

A. CBA

B. ABC

C. CAB

D. BCA

Q. 25 In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt.

Select the correctly spelt word.

A. revarberate

B. reverberate

C. reverberete

D. revarberete

Q. 26 In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

School : Education : : ? : ?

A. Scalpel : Teacher

B. Hospital : Treatment

C. Teacher : School

D. Class : College

Q. 27 In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

5 : 125 : : 7 : ?

A. 343

B. 512

C. 243

D. 729

Q. 28 In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.

BGR : CIU : : HCY : ?

A. IFC

B. IEB

C. JEC

D. JFB

Q. 29 In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives

A. Cup – Tea

B. Jug – Water

C. Bowl – Curd

D. Pen – Butter

Q. 30 In the following question, four number pairs are given. The number on left side of (–) is related to the number on the right side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.

A. 25 – 21

B. 39 – 35

C. 51 – 47

D. 93 – 87

Q. 31 In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.

A. CGJ

B. IMQ

C. OSW

D. JNR

Q. 32 Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Tolerate

2. Toddle

3. Toast

4. Toilet

5. Tiring

A. 51423

B. 53241

C. 25143

D. 52143

Q. 33 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

18, 37, 76, 155, 314, ?

A. 633

B. 628

C. 537

D. 528

Q. 34 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

HJRN, JMTQ, LPVT, NSXW, ?

A. QWYY

B. QVAA

C. PVZZ

D. PVYZ

Q. 35 Raman remembers that his marriage is before 20th July and after 13th July. His mother remembers that Raman’s marriage is after 16th July. His father remembers that Raman’s marriage is before 19th July. On which date of July is Raman’s marriage?

A. 15 or 16

B. 17 or 18

C. 15 or 16 or 17

D. 14 or 15 or 16

Q. 36 From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

Premonition

A. Moon

B. More

C. Move

D. Note

Q. 37 In a certain code language, “PILOW” is written as “49352” and “TRAIN” is written as “78691”. How is “PRAWN” written in that code language?

A. 97816

B. 69832

C. 48621

D. 29647

Q. 38 In a certain code language, ‘x’ represents ‘+’, ‘÷’ represents ‘x’, ‘-‘ represents ‘÷’ and ‘+’ represents ‘-‘. Find out the answer to the following question.

9 x 18 ÷ 5 – 90 + 8 = ?

A. 35

B. 11

C. 15

D. 2

Q. 39 The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

24 + 4 – 20 ÷ 9 x 5 = 31

A. – and +

B. ÷ and x

C. x and –

D. + and ÷

Q. 40 If 5#5 = -25, -4#-3 = -12 and 3#-3 = 9, then find the value of 4#5 = ?

A. 49

B. -56

C. -17

D. -20

Q. 41 Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

BBAAAAA, ABBAAAA, AABBAAA, AAABBAA, AAAABBA, _______________.

A. BBAAAAA

B. AABBAAA

C. AAAAABB

D. ABBAAAA

Q. 42 Chand and Dhyan start from the same point. Chand walks 105 m North, then turns East and walks 55 m, then turns to his right and walks 75 m. At the same time, Dhyan walks 45 m South, then turns to his left and walks 55 m. Where is Chand now with respect to the position of Dhyan?

A. 135 m North

B. 75 m North

C. 75 m South

D. 135 m South

Q. 43 In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statement I: Some burgers are fast foods

Statement II: Some sandwiches are burgers

Conclusion I: No fast foods are sandwiches

Conclusion II: Some fast foods are burgers

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both conclusions I and II follow

D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Q. 44 In the figure rectangle represents web Hair Opticians, circle represents Art Critics , triangle represents Riders and square represents Boxers. which set of letters represents Art critics who are not Riders ?

A. BLEF

B. IJ

C. CHDG

D. EDGJ

Q. 45 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

CPI, AME, YJA, WGW, ?

A. UCT

B. VDT

C. VCS

D. UDS

Q. 46 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

44, 40, 36, ?, 28, 24

A. 30

B. 32

C. 34

D. 29

Q. 47 In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number are related to the first number by a Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.

A. (8, 23, 15)

B. (12, 35, 23)

C. (15, 44, 31)

D. (17, 50, 33)

Q. 48 If a mirror is placed on the line MN then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure ?

A. 1)

B. 2)

C. 3)

D. 4)

Q. 49 Which of the following cube in the answer figure cannot be made based on the unfolded cube in the question figure ?

A. 1)

B. 2)

C. 3)

D. 4)

Q. 50 A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in the one of the alternatives.

The sets of numbers as given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of

alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The column and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column. For example ‘F’ can be represented by 14,31 and ‘U’ can be represented by 86,97 etc.Similarly you have to identify the set for the word ‘SACK’

A. 97,12,21,42

B. 42,67,10,55

C. 30,55,42,68

D. 12,77,21,68

Q. 51 If a number 6573547×45 is divisible by 9, then find the value of x.

A. 7

B. 0

C. 8

D. 6

Q. 52 Calculate the value of (59881 ×59881 -49681 ×49681)/10200

A. 110956

B. 109562

C. 109652

D. 109662

Q. 53 if(5/7)⁴ˣ (7/5)³ˣ⁻¹ = (7/5)⁶ then find the value of x which satisfies the equation.

A. -1

B. -7

C. 1

D. 7

Q. 54 If x ³²-1/x¹⁶ = 5 then find the value of x⁹⁶-1/x⁴⁸

A. 40

B. 70

C. 140

D. 180

Q. 55 If the length of the transverse tangent is 8 cm, then calculate the centre distance (in cm) of the two circles with radii 7 cm and 3 cm.

A. √100

B. √120

C. √164

D. √180

Q. 56 Calculate the value of ∠OBC +∠BAC , if O is circum center of a triangle ABC inscribed in the circle.

A. 60⁰

B. 90⁰

C. 120⁰

D. 130⁰

Q. 57 Weight of A and B are in the ratio 11 : 8. A’s weight increases by 40% and the total weight of A and B increases by 30%. What is the percentage increase in the B’s weight?

A. 10.25

B. 16.25

C. 12.5

D. 18.75

Q. 58 The income of S, T and U are in the ratio of 7 : 9 : 6 and their expenses in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 3. If S saves Rs 2000 out of an income of Rs 14000, then what will be the saving (in Rs) of T?

A. 2400

B. 1500

C. 3000

D. 2000

Q. 59 A mixture contains acid and water in the ratio of 7 : 3. If 4 litres of water is added to it, then the ratio of acid and water becomes 7 : 4. What is the quantity (in litres) of acid in the mixture?

A. 28

B. 22

C. 20

D. 32

Q. 60 What will be the average of the first 7 positive odd numbers divisible by 5?

A. 45

B. 35

C. 40

D. 32

Q. 61 The simple interest on a sum is 7/8 of the principal for 5 years. What is the rate (in percentage) of interest per annum?

A. 15

B. 17.5

C. 14

D. 22.5

Q. 62 If A purchase 9 chairs for Rs 5 and sells all the chairs at the rate of 5 chairs for Rs 9, then what will be the profit percentage?

A. 212

B. 224

C. 248

D. 194

Q. 63 The marked price of a pen is Rs 3000. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 15% and a% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs 2142 for the pen, then what is the value (in percentage) of a?

A. 16

B. 14

C. 18

D. 17

Q. 64 What is the value of √(1054+√(196)+(√169)+√(64)) ?

A. 33

B. 37

C. 29

D. 31

Q. 65 X and Y undertook to do a piece of work for Rs 5400. X alone could do this work in 18 days and Y alone could do this work in 24 days. With the assistance of Z they finished the work in 8 days. What is the share (in Rs) of Z?

A. 1200

B. 1500

C. 1600

D. 1800

Q. 66 A boat cover row 12 km upstream in 4 hours and can cover the same distance downstream in 3 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the boat in still water?

A. 3.5

B. 3

C. 2.5

D. 2

Q. 67 The HR department of MNC prepared a report. The pie chart from this report represents all the employees of MNC and the languages that they speak. Study the diagrams and answer the following questions.

What is the language the most number of employees speak?

A. F

B. C

C. D

D. G

Q. 68 The HR department of MNC prepared a report. The pie chart from this report represents all the employees of MNC and the languages that they speak. Study the diagrams and answer the following questions.

What is the total number of employees of the MNC?

A. 600

B. 780

C. 640

D. 720

Q. 69 The HR department of MNC prepared a report. The pie chart from this report represents all the employees of MNC and the languages that they speak. Study the diagrams and answer the following questions.

The measure of the central angle of the sector representing language A is ________ degrees.

A. 60

B. 50

C. 100

D. 25

Q. 70 The HR department of MNC prepared a report. The pie chart from this report represents all the employees of MNC and the languages that they speak. Study the diagrams and answer the following questions.

If the average monthly salary of the employees of this MNC is $5000 then what is the total of the salaries (in $ millions) paid to all the employees of this MNC?

A. 3.6

B. 36

C. 18

D. 1.8

Q. 71 The area and the breadth of a rectangle are 288 cm² and 16 cm respectively. Find the length of its perimeter (in cm).

A. 34

B. 68

C. 136

D. 102

Q. 72 Calculate the area (in cm² ) of a circle whose diameter is 35 cm.

A. 1925

B. 962.5

C. 857.5

D. 1715

Q. 73 Find the volume (in cm³) of a hemisphere of diameter 14 cm.

A. 512.33

B. 718.67

C. 628

D. 825

Q. 74 What is the value of (√2/3 – cosec60⁰) ?

A. (√6-6)/3√3

B. (2-2√3)/√3

C. (1-√6)/√2

D. (4-√3)/2√3

Q. 75 ΔXYZ is right angled at Y. If cotX = 5/12, then what is the value of secZ ?

A. 5/12

B. 13/5

C. 13/12

D. 12/5

Q. 76 For an inferior good demand falls when _________.

A. Piece rise

B. Price falls

C. Income rise

D. Income falls

Q. 77 Which of the following is NOT a Nuclear Power Centre?

A. Narora

B. Kakrapara

C. Chamera

D. Kota

Q. 78 The ‘noble tradition’ was related to which of the following the dynasties?

A. Pal

B. Pratihara

C. Rashtrakuta

D. Sen

Q. 79 Alauddin Khilji’s first military operation was against which of the following?

A. Gujarat

B. Ranthambore

C. Devagiri

D. Chittaur

Q. 80 Which port is situated on the southern tip of the Suez Canal?

A. Port Suez

B. Port Said

C. Ismailia

D. Port Ibrahim

Q. 81 The Machkund project is a joint project of which two states?

A. West Bengal and Odisha

B. West Bengal and Bihar

C. Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

D. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Q. 82 Who was the exponent of Yog Darshana?

A. Kapil

B. Gautam

C. Patanjali

D. Jamini

Q. 83 At which of the following places the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) was held on November 23-24, 2017?

A. London

B. New Delhi

C. Sanya

D. Tokyo

Q. 84 Who among the following was honoured with the IAAF male Athlete of year Award for 2017 at a award ceremony in Monaco in November 2017?

A. Mutaz Essa Barshim

B. Usain Bolt

C. Mo Farah

D. Wayde van Niekerk

Q. 85 What is the national sport of Pakistan?

A. Cricket

B. Football

C. Hockey

D. Table Tennis

Q. 86 What is the purpose of adding Gypsum to the cement?

A. For lubrication

B. To slow down its rate of setting

C. To increase its rate of setting

D. To make it strong

Q. 87 Which of the following has highest penetration power?

A. α– radiations

B. β– radiations

C. γ– radiations

D. All have same penetration power.

Q. 88 Which of the following organ of the government refers to a smaller group of people who are responsible for implementing laws and running the government?

I. The Judiciary

II. The Executives

III. The Legislature

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. No option is correct.

Q. 89 In which of the following countries fascism was originated?

A. Italy

B. Japan

C. France

D. Russia

Q. 90 Along the path of the vas deferens which glands add their secretions in the sperms?

I. Prostate

II. Seminal vesicles

III. Scrotum

A. Only I and III

B. Only I and II

C. Only II and III

D. All I, II and III

Q. 91 Which among the following constituents of xylem is/are tubular structure(s)?

I. Tracheids

II. Vessels

III. Xylem fibres

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only I and II

D. All I, II and III

Q. 92 Indian Government is hopeful of bringing at least one crore subscribers by March 2018 under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY). What is the age limit for APY?

A. 21 to 60 years

B. 18 to 40 years

C. 18 to 45 years

D. 21 to 70 years

Q. 93 What is the duration of the world’s shortest X–ray laser has been successfully created by the scientists?

A. 39 nanoseconds

B. 43 attoseconds

C. 15 picoseconds

D. 57 microseconds

Q. 94 In April 2017, on the birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar which body announced the winners of Lucky Draw Schemes like ‘Lucky Grahak Yojana’ and ‘Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana’?

A. Reserve Bank of India

B. State Bank of India

C. National Payments Corporation of India

D. No option is correct

Q. 95 Where was the 7th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav held from 14 January to 20 January, 2018?

A. New Delhi

B. Bengaluru

C. Jaipur

D. Kanpur

Q. 96 Find the potential energy gained by a body of mass 60 kg, if it is raised by 12 m. (use g = 10 m/s²)

A. 7200

B. 50

C. 3600

D. 25

Q. 97 Light is a ______________ wave.

A. longitudinal

B. elastic

C. transverse

D. mechanical

Q. 98 Terrestrial life-forms require ____________ water for life processes.

A. fresh

B. saline

C. salt

D. sour

Q. 99 Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) In 2017, Virat Kohli captained the IPL team Rising Pune Supergiant.

B) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Surjeet Singh played for Bengal Warriors.

C) United Kingdom hosted the Table Tennis 2017 ITTF Women’s World Cup.

A. Only B

B. Both A and C

C. A, B and C

D. No option is correct.

Q. 100 ______________ among the following is not a type of JavaScript.

A. text/JavaScript

B. text/ecmascript

C. text/vbscript

D. JavaScript vbscript

Answer Sheet
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Answer	D	A	C	B	B	B	A	B	D	D
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Answer	A	B	A	C	B	C	C	D	D	D
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Answer	C	B	C	A	D	B	C	C	B	A
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Answer	C	B	B	C	C	B	B	C	A	B
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Answer	B	B	A	A	A	A	C	D	B	A
Question	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
Answer	B	B	B	A	C	C	C	D	B	A
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Answer	C	C	B	A	C	B	C	B	A	B
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SSC CHSL Tier-I 24 March 2018 Shift-III Previous Year Paper

SSC CHSL Tier 1 2018 24 March Shift 3

Writing therapy posit that writing about one’s (1)/ feelings gradually eases the impact (2)/ of emotional trauma. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

The rotational period and seasoned cycles of the Mars are (1)/ similar to those of the Earth, as (2)/ is the tilt that produces the seasons. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

They ______ the storm approaching.

A. seen

B. looked

C. admired

D. saw

This is ______ worse than I thought it would be.

A. far

B. about

C. more

D. the

Q. 5 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Munificent

A. Stingy

B. Generous

C. Careful

D. Sparse

Q. 6 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Fledgling

A. Wild

B. Apprentice

C. Fugitive

D. Ancient

Q. 7 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Squall

A. Wind

B. Scream

C. Cry

D. Peace

Q. 8 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Inquisite

A. Examine

B. Interrogate

C. Dig

D. Ignore

Q. 9 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Pablo Picasso

P : showed his truly

Q : a very young age

R : exceptional talent from

A. RQP

B. PQR

C. PRQ

D. RPQ

Q. 10 A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

Someone has collected the papers.

A. The papers have been collected by someone.

B. The papers are collected by someone.

C. The papers are being collected.

D. The papers is collected by someone.

Q. 11 A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Mr. Pattinson said, “I brought a chocolate for you.”

A. Mr. Pattinson brought a chocolate for me

B. Mr. Pattinson said that he had brought a chocolate for me.

C. A chocolate was brought by Mr. Pattinson for me.

D. Mr. Pattinson said he brought a chocolate for me.

Q. 12 In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A. Exipberamce

B. Exuberance

C. Axuberence

D. Exubereance

Q. 13 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

In order to reason ____________ it is not merely necessary to have a good intellect. An athlete may have the proper _____________, good framework, and symmetrical muscles, but he cannot expect to cope __________ others of his kind unless he has learned to develop ___________ muscles and to use them to the best advantage. And, in the same way, the man who wishes to reason correctly must develop his intellectual faculties and must also learn the art __________ using them to the best advantage.

In order to reason ____________ it is not merely

A. correct

B. correction

C. correctness

D. correctly

Q. 14 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. proportional

B. proportionally

C. proportioned

D. proportions

Q. 15 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. by

B. with

C. thus

D. so

Q. 16 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. this

B. that

C. them

D. those

Q. 17 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. for

B. of

C. from

D. off

Q. 18 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Every dog has his day

A. The weakest will become the strongest, that is the cycle of life.

B. Everyone will have good luck at some point in their lives.

C. Loyalty will not go unrewarded.

D. Every person has a talent, and one will discover it one day

Q. 19 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Every dog has his day

A. The weakest will become the strongest, that is the cycle of life.

B. Everyone will have good luck at some point in their lives.

C. Loyalty will not go unrewarded.

D. Every person has a talent, and one will discover it one day.

Q. 20 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Regard something as being due to a cause

A. Adventitious

B. Superfluous

C. Incidental

D. Ascribe

Q. 21 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Showing poor taste and quality

A. Savour

B. Pike

C. Tacky

D. Exquisite

The cost of a cylinder then (was) about ₹18.

A. is

B. are

C. were

D. no improvement

Great personalities (has attained) their heights by doing things differently

A. have attained

B. have attain

C. have attaining

D. no improvement

Q. 24 The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

With global warming on

A-the rise, we have to do

B-save the environment

C-every bit that we can to

A. ABC

B. ACB

C. CAB

D. BAC

Q. 25 In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt.

Select the correctly spelt word.

A. annexeations

B. anexations

C. annexations

D. anexeations

Q. 26 In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

Balance : Mass : : ? : ?

A. Speed : Odometer

B. Second : Time

C. Thermometer : Temperature

D. Ammeter : Wind

Q. 27 In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

54 : 135 : : 32 : ?

A. 90

B. 80

C. 65

D. 74

Q. 28 In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.

RTK : NPG : : XSP : ?

A. TPM

B. SOM

C. SPL

D. TOL

Q. 29 In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.

A. Ant – Insect

B. Chair – Furniture

C. Sketch pen – Stationery

D. Bird – Parrot

A. 12 – 8

B. 28 – 24

C. 66 – 62

D. 84 – 76

Q. 31 In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.

A. RNJ

B. TPL

C. AWS

D. EBX

Q. 32 From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at FIRST position?

1. Packing

2. Panda

3. Painless

4. Pacts

5. Panic

A. Panda

B. Pacts

C. Painless

D. Packing

Q. 33 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

60, – 52, 44, – 36, 28, ?

A. – 18

B. – 12

C. – 24

D. – 20

Q. 34 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

L, P, T, ?, B, F, ?

A. X, J

B. Y, K

C. W, I

D. Y, J

Q. 35 Ankit walks 17 km towards east. He turn left and walks 17 km. He turns left again and walks 24 km to reach point A. What is the straight line distance (in km) between the starting point and point A?

A. 13√2

B. 14√4

C. 4√2

D. 11√2

Q. 36 From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

Uninspiring

A. Ring

B. Spring

C. Nothing

D. Sun

Q. 37 In a certain code language, “MAID” is written as “13194” and “TEAR” is written as “205118”. How is “OHMS” written in that code language?

A. 198135

B. 6191312

C. 1213195

D. 1581319

Q. 38 In a certain code language, ‘x’ represents ‘+’, ‘÷’ represents ‘x’, ‘-‘ represents ‘÷’ and ‘+’ represents ‘-‘. Find out the answer to the following question.

16 – 2 + 35 x 20 ÷ 2 = ?

A. 13

B. 29

C. 11

D. 32

Q. 39 The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

14 – 6 x 30 ÷ 10 + 4 = 28

A. – and +

B. ÷ and x

C. x and –

D. ÷ and –

Q. 40 240 – If 8&4 = 64, 5&8 = 80 and 8&1 = 16, then find the value of 9&9 = ?

A. 124

B. 40

C. 162

D. 28

Q. 41 Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

XYXXXXXY, XXYXXXXY, XXXYXXXY, XXXXYXXY, XXXXXYXY, _______________.

A. YXXXXXXY

B. XYXXXXXY

C. XXXXXXYY

D. XXYXXXXY

Q. 42 Two horse drawn wagons start from the same farm. Wagon X travels South 4.5 km and then turns right and travels 7.5 km. In the meanwhile wagon Y travels 9 km North, then 3.5 km West, then 2 km North , then it turns left and travels 4 km. Where is wagon Y with respect to wagon X?

A. 6.5 km North

B. 15.5 km North

C. 15.5 km South

D. 6.5 km South

Statement I: Some papers are tabloids

Statement II: No magazines are papers

Conclusion I: No tabloids are magazines

Conclusion II: All magazines are tabloids

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both conclusions I and II follow

D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Q. 44 In the figure rectangle represents web Fashion designers, circle represents Equestrians , triangle represents Campers and square represents Golfers. which set of letters represents Equestrians who are not Fashion designers ?

A. EG

B. DEG

C. I

D. E

Q. 45 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

UPY, QLU, MHQ, IDM, ?

A. FYI

B. EYJ

C. EZI

D. FZJ

Q. 46 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

147, 153, 159, ?, 171, 177

A. 161

B. 164

C. 168

D. 165

A. (12, 35, 59)

B. (16, 47, 79)

C. (19, 57, 94)

D. (9, 26, 44)

Q. 48 If a mirror is placed on the line MN then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure ?

A. 1)

B. 2)

C. 3)

D. 4)

Q. 49 Which of the following cube in the answer figure cannot be made based on the unfolded cube in the question figure ?

A. 1)

B. 2)

C. 3)

D. 4)

Q. 50 A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in the one of the alternatives.

The sets of numbers as given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of

alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The column and rows of Matrix-I are

numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column. For example ‘K’ can be represented by 23,41 and ‘P’ can be represented by 59,67 etc.Similarly you have to identify the set for the word ‘NAME’

A. 24,59,30,99

B. 65,12,32,24

C. 10,68,14,95

D. 30,85,44,75

Q. 51 1+1/2+1/4+1/16+1/32+1/64 is approximately equal to ____________

A. 1.5

B. 2

C. 2.5

D. 3

Q. 52 If 2x+3y/3x-4y=11/7 then the value of x/y is ____________

A. 65/19

B. 68/19

C. 67/19

D. 64/19

Q. 53 Find the value of √(2x-5)²+ 2√(x-1)² if 1

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 54 The pair of equations are 7x+8ky-16=0 and 14x+112y-21=0. Find the value of ‘k’ for which the system is inconsistent.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 7

Q. 55 Calculate the angle BAC if the angle BIC = 125⁰ and I be the In-center of the triangle.

A. 50⁰

B. 60⁰

C. 70⁰

D. 80⁰

Q. 56 The point where the triangle forms the right angle in the right angled triangle is known as the ________.

A. in-centre

B. circum-centre

C. centroid

D. ortho-centre

Q. 57 A was thrice as much amount as that of B and B has 40% more amount than C. If the average of the amount of all three of them is Rs 1320, then what amount (in Rs) A has?

A. 2410

B. 2520

C. 2250

D. 3240

Q. 58 Marks of two candidates X and Y are in the ratio of 4 : 7. If the marks of X is 140, then what will be the marks of Y?

A. 210

B. 180

C. 245

D. 225

Q. 59 In what ratio salt costing Rs 13/kg mixed with another salt costing Rs 7/ kg to get a mixture costing Rs 9/kg?

A. 4 : 7

B. 3 : 5

C. 2 : 3

D. 1 : 2

Q. 60 The average age of 8 members of a group is 36 years. The age of the eldest member is 32 years. If we exclude that eldest member from the group, then what will be the average age (in years) of the remaining members?

A. 38.5

B. 42.67

C. 48.5

D. 36.57

Q. 61 Rs 10000 is kept at compound interest at an interest rate of 18% per annum (compounding annually). If the compounding of interest is done half yearly, then how much more interest (in Rs) will be obtained?

A. 243

B. 324

C. 81

D. 162

Q. 62 Rahul professes to lose 16% on selling sugar and uses a weight of 680 gm instead of 1 kg.

What is the total profit percentage?

A. 23.52

B. 16

C. 28.57

D. 19.24

Q. 63 Two successive discounts of 5% and 15% are given by Rakesh on a table. If the marked price of the table is Rs 2000, then what is the value (in Rs) of discount?

A. 385

B. 425

C. 330

D. 500

Q. 64 What is the square root of (3 – 2√2)/(3 + 2√2)?

A. 3 – 2√2

B. 3 + 2√2

C. 1

D. 17

Q. 65 A certain number of men can complete a book in 10 days. If there were three more men, then book could be completed in 2 days less. How many men were there in the beginning?

A. 8

B. 15

C. 12

D. 10

Q. 66 A boy walking at the speed of 3 km/hr covers a certain distance in 3 hours 40 minutes. If he covers the same distance by cycle in 11 hours, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of cycle?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 67 The pie chart shows the number of elephants in all elephants wildlife sanctuaries in the country. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

The least number of elephants are in which sanctuary?

A. C

B. D

C. G

D. B

Q. 68 The pie chart shows the number of elephants in all elephants wildlife sanctuaries in the country. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

What is the total number of elephants in these sanctuaries?

A. 4500

B. 3000

C. 4000

D. 3500

Q. 69 The pie chart shows the number of elephants in all elephants wildlife sanctuaries in the country. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

The measure of the central angle of the sector representing the number of elephants in Sanctuary D is ________ degrees.

A. 40

B. 45

C. 36

D. 30

Q. 70 The pie chart shows the number of elephants in all elephants wild life sanctuaries in the country. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

If the average area occupied by each elephant in these sanctuaries is 50 sq km, then what is the total area (in 1000 sq km) of these sanctuaries?

A. 200

B. 150

C. 100

D. 300

Q. 71 The area of an equilateral triangle is 36√3 cm2. Find its side (in cm).

A. 6

B. 24

C. 12

D. 36

Q. 72 If the sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 540o than how many sides does it have?

A. 6

B. 8

C. 5

D. 9

Q. 73 The curved surface area and the diameter of a right circular cylinder are 132 cm² and 7 cm respectively. Find its height (in cm).

A. 7

B. 8

C. 9

D. 6

Q. 74 ΔXYZ is right angled at Y. If m∠X = 30⁰, then find the value of (cosZ + 1/3).

A. (2+√3)/2

B. (2√2+√3)/2

C. 1+√3

D. 5/6

Q. 75 In ΔXYZ measure of angle Y is 90⁰ . If tanX = 15/8, and XY = 16cm, then what is the length (in cm) of side YZ?

A. 34

B. 30

C. 15

D. 14

Q. 76 Who among the following has classified money in to two types on the basis of its nature?

A. John Maynard Keynes

B. Adam Smith

C. Karl Marx

D. Milton Friedman

Q. 77 SIDO is related to the development of which of the following?

A. Small industry

B. Steel industry

C. Software industry

D. Sugar industry

Q. 78 Bahmani ruler Tajuddin Firuz married the daughter of which of the following Vijayanagara rulers?

A. Harihar II

B. Devaraya I

C. Devaraya II

D. Krishnadevaraya

Q. 79 In whose reign, the office of the Vakil was abolished?

A. Akbar

B. Jahangir

C. Shah Jahan

D. Aurangzeb

Q. 80 Angel Falls is situated on which river?

A. Amazon

B. Orinoco

C. Caroni

D. Parana

Q. 81 The southern boundary of India’s mainland is _____________.

A. 6⁰ 4 N

B. 7⁰ 4 N

C. 8⁰ 4 N

D. 6⁰ 8 N

Q. 82 Jain literature is also called as _________.

A. Pitaka

B. Agam

C. Kalpa

D. Sutt

Q. 83 In a bid to boost their bilateral strategic partnership and to increase defence co-operation, India and which of the following countries held their inaugural Foreign Secretaries and Defence Secretaries dialogue in New Delhi on December 12, 2017?

A. Japan

B. Singapore

C. Australia

D. South Africa

Q. 84 In January 2018, Dr. Vinod Paul became first Indian to be awarded prestigious Ihsan Dogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize by World Health Organisation (WHO). He is a member of ________.

A. NITI Aayog

B. UPSC

C. Lok Sabha

D. Rajya Sabha

Q. 85 Nepali language is written in which script?

A. Uchen

B. Tirhuta

C. Devanagari

D. No option is correct

Q. 86 Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A. NaCl has same equivalent weight and molecular weight

B. H₂O₄ has same equivalent weight and molecular weight.

C. CaCl₂ has same equivalent weight and molecular weight.

D. Na₂SO₄ has same equivalent weight and molecular weight

Q. 87 Which of the following wave CANNOT propagate in a vacuum?

A. X-rays

B. Radio waves

C. UV-rays

D. Ultrasonic waves

Q. 88 Which among the following is NOT a level of Government in India?

I. Local level government

II. State level government

III. National level government

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. No option is correct.

Q. 89 The idea of people’s participation in the Panchayati Raj System extends to how many other levels?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 4

D. 5

Q. 90 In sexual reproduction the male gametes are generally ______.

A. Only motile

B. Only small

C. Both motile and small

D. Only food stores

Q. 91 Which tissue provides support to plants and also stores food?

A. Parenchyma

B. Collenchyma

C. Sclerenchyma

D. No option is correct.

Q. 92 Where was the India’s first ‘All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)’ inaugurated on ‘Ayurveda Day’, 17th October 2017?

A. Mumbai

B. Dehradun

C. New Delhi

D. Bangalore

Q. 93 Which region of India is set to get the country’s first ever ‘Air Dispensary’?

A. Eastern Ghats

B. Northeastern states

C. Coastal plains

D. Jammu and Kashmir

Q. 94 Which expert committee has been constituted by Reserve Bank of India to look into the issues relating to classification of bad loans, effectiveness of audits and rising incidents of frauds?

A. Vinay Sheel Oberoi Committee

B. N. Gopalaswami Committee

C. Y. H. Malegam Committee

D. N. Chandrashekhar Committee

Q. 95 On 24 January 2018, the Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a Management Information System (MIS) portal for the ______.

A. Scheme for Adolescent Girls

B. Scheme for Widow women

C. Scheme for Acid attack victims

D. Anganwadi Services Training Programme

Q. 96 What is the heat released by a heating filament rated 24 W when it is kept on for 6 seconds?

A. 4

B. 144

C. 72

D. 8

Q. 97 When the vibrating object moves backwards, it creates a region of low pressure in the medium called _______________.

A. elongation

B. perpetuation

C. gyration

D. rarefaction

Q. 98 Many marine animals use _______________ dissolved in sea-water to make their shells.

A. acids

B. alkalis

C. silica

D. carbonates

Q. 99 Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Zhansaya Abdumalik won the Chess 2017 Women’s World Junior Chess Championship.

B) In 2017, Marc Marquez raced in MotoGP for Yamaha.

C) Zhu Yuling won the Tennis 2017 Wimbledon Championships Women’s Singles.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 2018 24 March Shift 3 Question Paper

A. Only A

B. Both A and C

C. Both B and C

D. No option is correct

Q. 100 In HTML, _______________ attribute is used for merging of two or more adjacent columns.

A. CELLPADDING

B. CELLSPACING

C. ROWSPAN

D. COLSPAN

Answer Sheet
Question	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Answer	A	A	D	A	B	B	D	D	C	A
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Answer	B	B	D	D	B	D	B	B	C	D
Question	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Answer	C	D	A	B	C	C	B	D	D	D
Question	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Answer	D	D	D	A	A	C	D	A	A	C
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Answer	A	B	D	C	C	D	C	D	B	B
Question	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Answer	B	A	C	D	C	D	B	C	D	D
Question	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
Answer	C	A	A	A	C	A	D	C	C	A
Question	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
Answer	C	C	D	D	B	A	A	B	C	C
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SSC CHSL Tier-I 24 March 2018 Shift-II Previous Year Paper

SSC CHSL Tier 1 2018 24 March Shift 2

Each nation aspire to do well, (1)/ but there are glaring economical (2)/ inequalities

between them. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

It is easy to fall victim (1)/ not only to those who may hurt or mistreats us, (2)/ but also to our own anger. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

She does not agree, and ______ does Anita.

A. also

B. even

C. neither

D. so

Many lost dogs ______ been given back to their owners.

A. have

B. is

C. has

D. would

Q. 5 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Empirical

A. practical

B. unproved

C. hypothetical

D. theoretical

Q. 6 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Austerity

A. strict

B. moist

C. tolerant

D. kindness

Q. 7 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Guile

A. cleverness

B. suspicious

C. dishonesty

D. honesty

Q. 8 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Objective

A. fair

B. detached

C. straight

D. prejudiced

Q. 9 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The whole biosphere, like

P : a chemically dynamic state

Q : the individual organisms that

R : live inside it, exists in

A. RQP

B. QRP

C. QPR

D. PQR

Q. 10 A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

The teacher should check the homework.

A. The homework should be checked by the teacher.

B. The homework is checked by the teacher.

C. The teacher is responsible for checking homework.

D. The homework will be checked by the teacher.

Q. 11 A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

The lawyer said to them, “Call the witness.”

A. The lawyer asked for the witness.

B. The witness be called by the lawyer.

C. The lawyer called the witness.

D. The lawyer commanded them to call the witness.

Q. 12 In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A. Auixiliary

B. Auxiliary

C. Auxiliarry

D. Auixliary

Q. 13 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Change is more often than _____________ the trigger for struggles in the leadership arena. Leaders usher ______________ organisational change, which creates a natural tension as the status quo fights back. With various factors in the mix, _____________ imbalance is created that impacts leaders and followers in multiple and varying ways. _________, the leader gets the roughest edge as he is seemingly the most ‘ ___________’ one. often than _________ the trigger for struggles

A. no

B. none

C. not

D. nor

Q. 14 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Change is more often than ____________the trigger for struggles in the leadership arena. Leaders usher _______________ organisational change, which creates a natural tension as the status quo fights back. With various factors in the mix, _____________imbalance is created that impacts leaders and followers in multiple and varying ways.____________, the leader gets the roughest edge as he is seemingly the most ‘ ___________’ one. Leaders usher _____________ organisational change

A. onto

B. inside

C. in

D. as

Q. 15 – In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Change is more often than ______________ the trigger for struggles in the leadership arena. Leaders usher ________________ organisational change, which creates a natural tension as the status quo fights back. With various factors in the mix, _____________ imbalance is created that impacts leaders and followers in multiple and varying ways. ____________, the leader gets the roughest edge as he is seemingly the most ‘ ______________’ one. factors in the mix, _________ imbalance is created

A. an

B. a

C. the

D. only

Q. 16 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Change is more often than ____________ the trigger for struggles in the leadership arena. Leaders usher ______________ organisational change, which creates a natural tension as the status quo fights back. With various factors in the mix, _______________ imbalance is created that impacts leaders and followers in multiple and varying ways. ___________, the leader gets the roughest edge as he is seemingly the most ‘ ___________’ one. multiple and varying ways. ___________, the leader

A. ironically

B. irony

C. ironical

D. ironic

Q. 17 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Change is more often than __________the trigger for struggles in the leadership arena. Leaders usher ____________________organisational change, which creates a natural tension as the status quo fights back. With various factors in the mix, ____________imbalance is created that impacts leaders and followers in multiple and varying ways. ____________, the leader gets the roughest edge as he is seemingly the most ‘ _____________’ one. as he is seemingly the most ‘______________’ one.

A. power

B. powerfully

C. powerful

D. powering

Q. 18 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Kitty-corner

A. Favourite place of cats.

B. A place where ladies meet to party.

C. A very small place.

D. Things located diagonally opposite each other.

Q. 19 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Never-never land

A. An imaginary utopian place or situation.

B. A place that is worse than hell.

C. A place that you know that you will never be able to visit.

D. A popular place about which you have heard such stories that you would not like to go there.

Q. 20 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Extreme self-confidence or audacity

A. petrified

B. abashed

C. skittish

D. chutzpah

Q. 21 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Portray in words

A. ensconce

B. depict

C. veil

D. obscure

Cyclones (was identified) by the year of their occurrence, and remembered for the

devastation they caused.

A. is identified

B. were identify

C. were identified

D. no improvement

The art of movement (has been), in complicated ways, been culture-driven

A. have been

B. is been

C. was been

D. no improvement

Q. 24 The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

People used to preserve

A-companionship in absentia

B-letters for years as these humble pieces

C-of paper afforded

A. BAC

B. BCA

C. ACB

D. ABC

Q. 25 In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt.

Select the correctly spelt word.

A. frothyest

B. frothiest

C. frrothiest

D. frrothyest

Q. 26 In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

Grandmother : Female : : ? : ?

A. father:male

B. male:son

C. mother:sister

D. uncle:aunt

Q. 27 In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

695 : 659 : : 839 : ?

A. 392

B. 984

C. 931

D. 893

Q. 28 In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.

CPR : ERT : : DQS : ?

A. FSU

B. FTU

C. ESV

D. ETV

Q. 29 In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.

A. White:colour

B. blue:colour

C. yellow:orange

D. black:colour

A. 3-6

B. 5-10

C. 7-12

D. 9-18

Q. 31 In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.

A. SUWX

B. EGIK

C. LNPR

D. TVXZ

Q. 32 Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Whimper

2. Where

3. Wherever

4. Wedding

5. Wednesday

A. 54231

B. 45231

C. 25134

D. 35241

Q. 33 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

54, 51, 48, 45, 42, ?

A. 38

B. 36

C. 40

D. 39

Q. 34 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

PRQ, NPO, LNM, ?, HJI

A. IJK

B. KMK

C. JLK

D. JJK

Q. 35 Six family members Pankaj, Gopi, Chetan, Dinesh, Akash and Vyom are standing around a circular table. Gopi is between Vyom and Chetan. Pankaj is between Akash and Dinesh. Vyom is to the immediate right of Dinesh. Who is opposite to Dinesh?

A. pankaj

B. chetan

C. vyom

D. gopi

Q. 36 From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

Demonstration

A. moon

B. most

C. train

D. damage

Q. 37 In a certain code language, “CUDGEL” is written as “FYGKHP”. How is “DAINTY” written in that code language?

A. REBAFK

B. GELRWC

C. KUCLEC

D. WCEVCK

Q. 38- In a certain code language, ‘x’ represents ‘+’, ‘÷’ represents ‘x’, ‘-‘ represents ‘÷’ and ‘+’ represents ‘-‘. Find out the answer to the following question.

15 x 4 ÷ 35 – 70 + 16 = ?

A. 1

B. 15

C. 19

D. 17

Q. 39 The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

15 x 12 + 40 ÷ 40 – 6 = 21

A. + and *

B. + and /

C. – and +

D. / and *

Q. 40 If 7%8 = 30, 4%3 = 14 and 4%9 = 26, then find the value of 1%8 = ?

A. 29

B. 10

C. 18

D. 22

Q. 41 Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

XYXXXXX, XXYXXXX, XXXYXXX, XXXXYXX, XXXXXYX, _______________.

A. YXXXXXX

B. XYXXXXX

C. XXYXXXX

D. XXXXXXY

Q. 42 Abhay and Chintan are riding their motorcycles. They start from the same point. Abhay rides 7 km North, then turns to his left and rides 4 km. In the meanwhile Chintan rides 6 km West, then turns North and rides 7 km, then turns to his left and rides 8 km. Where is Abhay with respect to Chintan?

A. 4km east

B. 10km west

C. 4km west

D. 10 km east

Statement I: All cells are chargers

Statement II: All batteries are cells

Conclusion I: Some chargers are batteries

Conclusion II: All batteries are chargers

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both conclusion I and II follow

D. Neither conclusion I nor II follow

Q. 44 In the following figure, rectangle represents doctors, circle represents essayists, triangle represents cooks and square represents europeans. Which set of letters essayists who are not cooks?

A. CB

B. AE

C. DF

D. AEGH

Q. 45 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

UPM, BWT, IDA, PKH, ?

A. WPR

B. XPO

C. WRO

D. XRS

Q. 46 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

102, 85, 68, 51, ?

A. 34

B. 40

C. 37

D. 31

A. (8,23,15)

B. (17,52,23)

C. (12,35,23)

D. (15,44,29)

Q. 48 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the given figures is the right image of the given figure?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 49 Which of the following cube in the answer figure cannot be made based on the unfolded cube in the question figure?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 50 A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives.

The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example ‘A’ can be represented by 20,41 etc and ‘T’ can be represented by 89,85 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word ‘CORN’

A. 33,78,34,87

B. 44,86,43,55

C. 14,67,77,96

D. 22,98,43,79

Q. 51 The sum of two numbers is 7 and the sum their squares is 23, their product is equal to:

A. 10

B. 11

C. 12

D. 13

Q. 52 The difference between two numbers is 1146. When we divide the larger number by smaller we get 4 as quotient and 6 as remainder. Find the larger number

A. 1526

B. 1431

C. 1485

D. 1234

Q. 53 Find the value of n+3n/2+9n/4+…∞

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. infinity

Q. 54 If 2x²+2y²=4a, then find the value of 2a/(x²-a)+2a/(y²-a)

A. 0

B. 1

C. a

D. 2a

Q. 55 Choose the CORRECT option if the two sides of a triangle is of length 4 cm and 10 cm and the length of its third side is a cm.

A. a<6

B. 6

C. a>5

D. 5

Q. 56 An isosceles triangle ABC has sides AB = AC. If side BA is produced to D in such a manner that AC = AD. Then what will be the measure of angle BCD?

A. π/6

B. π/3

C. 2π/3

D. π/2

Q. 57 Rahul’s salary is 40% of Mohit’s salary. If Rahul’s salary is increased by 60% and Mohit’s salary is decreased by 20%, then Rahul’s salary will be how much percentage of Mohit’s salary?

A. 80

B. 100

C. 105

D. 64

Q. 58 Rs 7750 is divided among X, Y and Z such that 3 times of X’s share is equal to 5 times of Y’s share which is equal to 2 times of Z’s share. What is the share (in Rs) of Z?

A. 4250

B. 3750

C. 3875

D. 4475

Q. 59 Lokesh starts a business with Rs 240000. After 3 months Vishal joins him with Rs 210000. At the end of the year what will be the ratio of their profit?

A. 32:21

B. 16:13

C. 8:5

D. 45:39

Q. 60 The average weight of two players P and Q of a football team is 38 kg. The average weight of P, Q and their coach T is 49 kg. What is the weight (in kg) of coach?

A. 71

B. 46

C. 76

D. 91

Q. 61 A sum of Rs 1200 amounts to Rs 1740 in 3 years at simple interest. If rate of interest is increased by 3%, then what will be the new amount (in Rs)?

A. 1848

B. 1946

C. 1812

D. 1924

Q. 62 If cost price of an article is 75% of its selling price, then what will be the profit percentage?

A. 23.47

B. 25

C. 33.33

D. 20

Q. 63 The marked price of an article is 10/7 of the cost price and the selling price of that article is 4/5 of the marked price. What is the profit percentage?

A. 17.24

B. 16.66

C. 14.28

D. 15.42

Q. 64 If x = [1/(√5 + √3)], y = [1/(√7 + √5)] and z = [1/(√7 + √3)], then what is the value of (x + y + z)?

A. 3/4(√7-√3)

B. √5-√3

C. √7+√5

D. 1/2(√7+√3)

Q. 65 50 men can complete a work in 28 days. They started the work together, but at the end of each 10ᵗʰ day, 10 men left the job. The work was completed in how many days?

A. 36

B. 38

C. 40

D. 45

Q. 66 The distance between places U and V is 1008 km. An express train leaves place U at 9:00 a.m. and runs at a speed of 126 km/hr. The train stops on the way for 20 minutes. At what time (in p.m.) the train will reach at the place V?

A. 6:50

B. 3:50

C. 4:20

D. 5:20

Q. 67 The bar graph shows the number of employees working in the different departments of a company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions

Which department has the lowest number of employees?

A. C

B. D

C. A

D. B

Q. 68 The bar graph shows the number of employees working in the different departments of a company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions

What is the ratio of number of employees of department A to that of department F?

A. 7:4

B. 5:7

C. 7:5

D. 4:7

Q. 69 The bar graph shows the number of employees working in the different departments of a company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions

The number of employees of department G are greater than those of department C by .

A. 42.8%

B. 75%

C. 150%

D. 84.2%

Q. 70 The bar graph shows the number of employees working in the different departments of a company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions

If the average compensation of an employee of department A is Rs 40,000 per month, then what is the total compensation (in Rs lakhs) of all employees of department A per month?

A. 800

B. 40

C. 80

D. 400

Q. 71 If the length of one side and the diagonal of a rectangle are 8 cm and 17 cm respectively, then find its perimeter (in cm).

A. 92

B. 48

C. 46

D. 96

Q. 72 The area of a semicircle is 308 cm². Calculate its perimeter (in cm).

A. 144

B. 49

C. 98

D. 72

Q. 73 Find the volume (in cm³) of a sphere of diameter 42 cm

A. 17779

B. 36922

C. 38808

D. 13371

Q. 74 What is the value of (2/√3 + tan45⁰) ?

A. (1+√6)/√3

B. (2+√3)/√3

C. 4/√3

D. √3+2

Q. 75 ΔPQR is right angled at Q. If cotP = 5/12, then what is the value of tanR ?

A. 5/13

B. 5/12

C. 13/5

D. 13/12

Q. 76 Income and consumption are _______________

A. directly related

B. partially related

C. inversely related

D. unrelated

Q. 77 When was Consumer Protection Act (COPRA) passed?

A. 1984

B. 1980

C. 1986

D. 1995

Q. 78 Which of the following Neolithic sites gives evidence of trough residence

A. burzahom

B. brahmagiri

C. chirand

D. maski

Q. 79 Which of the following medieval rulers was called ‘Jagat Guru’?

A. ibrahim qutubshah

B. ibrahim adilshah

C. akbar

D. malik ambar

Q. 80 Which port is located at the northern end of the Panama Canal?

A. panama

B. colone

C. gatun

D. miraflores

Q. 81 Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

A. jog-karnataka

B. papanasham-himachal pradesh

C. dhuandhar-madhya pradesh

D. hundru-jharkhand

Q. 82 The term “Anuvrata” is associated to which religion?

A. mahayana budhism

B. hinayana buddhism

C. jainism

D. lokayata sect

Q. 83 World’s first green Islamic bond was issued by which of the following countries?

A. indonesia

B. malaysia

C. saudi arabia

D. iraq

Q. 84 Who among the following won the best actor award in the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), organized in November 2017 at Panji, Goa?

A. atom egopyan

B. robin campillo

C. vivian qu

D. nahuel perez biscayart

Q. 85 The international border of Myanmar is the longest with which of the following countries?

A. india

B. bangladesh

C. laos

D. china

Q. 86 Isotones have always ___________

A. Same number of protons

B. Same atomic number

C. Same number of neutron

D. Same number of proton and same number of neutron

Q. 87 Atomic bomb is based on which of the following principle?

A. nuclear fusion

B. nuclear fission

C. natural radioactivity

D. all options are correct

Q. 88 The _______________is a key factor in making the Gram Panchayat play its role and to be responsible

A. secretary

B. gram sabha

C. only sarpanch

D. block development officer

Q. 89 In India, who appoints ministers at state level?

A. president of india

B. governor of that state

C. chief minister of that state

D. prime minister of india

Q. 90 The terminal part of the carpel in a flower, which may be sticky is ___________

A. ovary

B. style

C. stigma

D. anther

Q. 91 Which chemical is present in the cells of cork of tree which makes them impervious to gases and water?

A. cellulose

B. suberin

C. pectin

D. lignin

Q. 92 In December 2017, Indian Railways announced to equip all trains with Bio-Toilets by .

A. December 2018

B. march 2019

C. December 2019

D. march 2018

Q. 93 Artificial Intelligent robot named Shelley developed by the MIT media lab writes which type of stories?

A. love

B. action

C. drama

D. horror

Q. 94 In November 2017, RBI simplified ‘FEMA’ by putting all amendments under one notification.

What does ‘E’ stand for in ‘FEMA’?

A. enterprise

B. exchange

C. evaluate

D. estate

Q. 95 Under which campaign the Government had launched 100 accessible website of various State Government/UTs on 19 January, 2018 for divyangjans?

A. make in india

B. skill india

C. digital india

D. accessible india

Q. 96 Find the current (in A) when a charge of 1200C flows in 6 seconds.

A. 7200

B. 200

C. 100

D. 3600

Q. 97 In a _______________wave particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.

A. longitudinal

B. rolling

C. transverse

D. field

Q. 98 The polar ice-caps are made of water.

A. saline

B. salt

C. sour

D. fresh

Q. 99 Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Georgia hosted the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup.

B) In 2017, David Warner captained the IPL team Kings XI Punjab.

C) In 2017, Jamie Vardy played for the Premier League team Manchester United.

A. only A

B. only B

C. both A and C

D. no option is correct

Q. 100 In HTML, ___________ tag is used to construct drop-down list boxes and scrolling list boxes.

A. <SELECT>

B. <OPTION>

C. <TEXT AREA>

D. <INPUT>

Answer Sheet
Question	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Answer	A	B	C	A	A	A	D	D	B	A
Question	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Answer	D	B	C	C	A	A	C	D	A	D
Question	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Answer	B	C	D	B	B	A	D	A	C	C
Question	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Answer	A	B	D	C	B	D	B	A	A	C
Question	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
Answer	D	D	C	C	C	A	B	C	C	C
Question	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Answer	D	A	D	A	B	C	A	B	A	A
Question	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
Answer	A	C	C	A	C	D	B	D	B	C
Question	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
Answer	C	D	C	B	B	A	C	A	B	B
Question	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
Answer	B	C	B	D	D	C	B	B	B	C
Question	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100
Answer	B	A	D	B	D	B	C	D	D	A

SSC CHSL Tier-I 23 March 2018 Shift-III Previous Year Paper

SSC CHSL Tier 1 2018 23 March Shift 3

Q. 1 Select the antonym of

stratagem

A. frankness

B. ruse

C. gimmick

D. ploy

Q. 2 In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the o e, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The tutor said, “The sun rises in the East”.

A. The tutor says the sun rises in the East.

B. The tutor said that the sun rose in the East.

C. The tutor said that the sun has been rising in the East.

D. The tutor said that the sun rises in the East

Q. 3 Select the synonym of to

admonish

A. to reprimand

B. to rave

C. to panegyrize

D. to eulogise

Q. 4 In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

I don’t think I shall(A)/get through all(B)/this work this Afternoon. (C) /No error (D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

Q. 5 Select the antonym of

divulgence

A. testimony

B. repudiation

C. assent

D. revelation

Q. 6 Select the synonym of

blabber

A. wary

B. nonsense

C. sophic

D. sapient

Q. 7 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to hit the sack

A. to prepare for sleep

B. to die

C. to take one’s anger out

D. to hit where it hurts the most

Q. 8 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The current Indian

P-establishment’s priorities

Q-independence of writers

R-do not include the

A. RPQ

B. QRP

C. PRQ

D. QRP

Q. 9 Select the word with the correct spelling.

A. iminent

B. mouerning

C. laticed

D. neoplasm

Q. 10 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Your character depends on (your upbringing).

A. how you were brought.

B. your up bringing

C. your way of upbringing.

D. no improvement

Q. 11 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Hocus pocus

A. walking in a zig-zag manner, especially under the influence of alcohol

B. meaningless talk or activity, typically designed to trick someone

C. rich people but who are shallow and greedy

D. doing a job haphazardly

Q. 12 Select the word with the correct spelling.

A. asyrian

B. apustate

C. marzipan

D. cucamber

Q. 13 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

________________ democracies, citizens have command ________________ who they want to be represented by as well as the competence to define issues worthy of representation. Outside the domain of often _________________ party politics lies an entire terrain of collective action ______________ which citizens press their collective will upon those ____________ rule. ________________ democracies

A. In

B. Into

C. Inside

D. Inner

Q. 14 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. on

B. about

C. over

D. with

Q. 15 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct a swer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

________________ democracies, citizens have command ________________ who they want to be represented by as well as the competence to define issues worthy of representation. Outside the domain of often _________________ party politics lies an entire terrain of collective act on ______________ which citizens press their collective will upon those ______________ rule. Outside the domain of often _________________ party

A. smelly

B. obnoxious

C. odourful

D. rancid

Q. 16 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. ________________ democracies, citizens have command ________________ who they want to be represented by as well as the competence to define issues worthy of representation. Outside the domain of often _________________ party politics lies an entire terrain of collective act on ______________ which citizens press their collective will upon those ______________ rule. politics lies an entire terrain of collective action __________

A. through

B. to

C. into

D. for

Q. 17 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. ________________ democracies, citizens have command ________________ who they want to be represented by as well as the competence to define issues worthy of representation. Outside the domain of often _________________ party politics lies an entire terrain of collective act on ______________ which citizens press their collective will upon those ______________ rule. which citizens press their collective will upon those __________________ rule.

A. whom

B. which

C. whosoever

D. who

Q. 18 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

My daughter (is loving) Glucose biscuits

A. has been loving

B. loves to

C. loves

D. no improvement

Q. 19 In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Anita will arrange the dresses.

A. The dresses would be arranged by Anita.

B. The dresses would have been arranged by Anita.

C. The dresses would have had been arranged by Anita.

D. The dresses will be arranged by Anita.

Q. 20 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Each day, the price of gold will ______________ on the market.

A. fluctuate

B. wave

C. flutter

D. vibrate

Q. 21 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

A ________________education needs to include reading, writing, math, and a variety of other subjects .

A. organic

B. fundamental

C. primitive

D. radical

Q. 22 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Respect and admiration.

A. peccant

B. culpable

C. vicious

D. esteem

Q. 23 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

A. labyrinthine

B. facile

C. elaborate

D. prodigious

Q. 24 In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

He has seen(A)/some bad days(B)/but now he is well of.(C)/No error(D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

Q. 25 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

What makes this “victory”

P-even more surprising was

Q-the complete asymmetry of

R-the two sides involved

A. QRP

B. RPQ

C. PRQ

D. PQR

Q. 26 In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

Turtle : Reptile : : ? : ?

A. Snake : Amphibian

B. Frog : Bird

C. Crow : Fly

D. Elephant : Mammal

Q. 27 In the following question, select the related number pair from the given alternatives.

16 : 48 : : ? : ?

A. 25 : 75

B. 11 : 32

C. 25 : 64

D. 49 : 72

Q. 28 In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.

APR : BQS : : ETV : ?

A. FVX

B. FUW

C. GUX

D. GVW

Q. 29 In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.

A. Pen – Ink

B. Pen – Writer

C. Book – Pages

D. Word – Letter

A. 7 – 14

B. 11 – 22

C. 5 – 10

D. 3 – 8

Q. 31 In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.

A. KRY

B. DKR

C. FMT

D. LVZ

Q. 32 From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at SECOND position ?

1. Conservative

2. Cooker

3. Conflict

4. Congratulate

5. Cool

A. Conservative

B. Congratulate

C. Cooker

D. Conflict

Q. 33 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

14, 19, 26, 37, 50, 67, ?

A. 83

B. 77

C. 86

D. 93

Q. 34 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

K, O, S, W, ?

A. A

B. Z

C. Y

D. D

Q. 35 From a hospital J, Pritam walked 49 metres to the south, then after turning to right he walked 49 metres. He again turned right and walked another 34 metres and finally turned to right and walked 49 metres. At what distance (in metres) and in which direction is he from the hospital J now?

A. 15, North

B. 22√3, North

C. 15, South

D. 22√3, South

Q. 36 From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

Gramophone

A. Game

B. Norm

C. Ram

D. Move

Q. 37 In a certain code language, “Sun is hot” is written as “fi lat muk”, “milk is sour” is written as“muk ti mu” and “milk makes sour” is written as “ti mu fa”. What is the code for “is” in thatcode language?

A. ti

B. fa

C. muk

D. mu

Q. 38A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

PCO, QDP, REQ, ?, TGS

A. TGS

B. SGR

C. SFR

D. TFS

Q. 39In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

133, 136, 139, 142, ?, 148

A. 146

B. 145

C. 144

D. 147

Q. 40 In the following question , four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number are related to the first number by a Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.

A. (57, 61, 65)

B. (92, 96, 100)

C. (63, 67, 71)

D. (64, 68, 70)

Q. 41 In a certain code language, ‘-‘ represents ‘+’, ‘+’ represents ‘x’, ‘x’ represents ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ represents ‘-‘. Find out the answer to the following question.

20 + 6 x 5 ÷ 20 – 14 = ?

A. 45

B. 26

C. 18

D. 12

Q. 42 The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

19 – 16 + 5 ÷ 10 x 2 = 28

A. x and –

B. ÷ and –

C. ÷ and x

D. – and +

Q. 43 If 1&7 = 80, 4&5 = 90 and 6&8 = 140, then find the value of 5&5 = ?

A. 40

B. 100

C. 20

D. 90

Q. 44 Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

XyXYXYXY, XYxYXYXY, XYXyXYXY, XYXYxYXY, XYXYXyXY, _______________.

A. xYXYXYXY

B. XYXYXYxY

C. XyXYXYXY

D. XYxYXYXY

Q. 45 Two cruisers start from the same port. Cruiser A sails 50 miles South, then it turns right and sails 60 miles. In the meanwhile cruiser B sails 105 miles West, then it turns left and sails 50 miles, then it turns West and sails 45 miles. Where is cruiser A with respect to cruiser B?

A. 210 miles East

B. 90 miles East

C. 90 miles West

D. 210 miles West

Q. 46 In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statement I: All doors are windows

Statement II: No openings are windows

Conclusion I: All windows are openings

Conclusion II: No openings are doors

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both conclusions I and II follow

D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Q. 47 In the following figure, rectangle represents Reporters, circle represents Dancers, triangle represents Playwrights and square represents Boxers. Which set of letters represents Boxers who are Playwrights ?

A. GH

B. JA

C. IB

D. BC

Q. 48 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure ?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 49 which of the following cube in the answer figure cannot be made based on the unfolded cube in the question figure ?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 50 A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives.

The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix – I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix – II are numbered from 5 to 9. a letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example ‘D’ can be represented by 30, 42 etc and ‘T’ can be represented by 67, 78 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word ‘HIND’.

A. 44, 34, 68, 10

B. 11, 89, 13, 77

C. 20, 88, 11, 86

D. 42, 67, 12, 89

Q. 51 The difference between 66 % of a number and 44% of the same number is 275. What is the 64% of that number?

A. 800

B. 840

C. 760

D. 600

Q. 52 Calculate the value of (5¹/⁴ – 1)(5³/⁴ + 5¹/² + 5¹/⁴ +1).

A. 5

B. 4

C. 10

D. 25

Q. 53 Find ‘x’ if √(2 + 7x) − √(3x + 4) .

A. 0.5

B. 1

C. 1.5

D. 2

Q. 54 The product of two even consecutive numbers is 168. Find the sum of numbers.

A. 20

B. 22

C. 24

D. 26

Q. 55 A line DE parallel to the side BC intersects the other two sides of triangle at point D and E such that AD = 1/6 AB and AE = 1/6 AC. If the value of BC is 18 cm then calculate the value of DE ( in cm ).

A. 2

B. 3

C. 6

D. 8

Q. 56 Consider the two equiangular triangles ABC and DEF having medians as AL and DM respectively as shown in figure below.

Choose the correct option for the above situation.

A. BC/EF = DM/AL

B. BC/EF = AL/DM

C. EF/BC = AL/DM

D. All options are correct

Q. 57 The value of a car depreciates at the rate of 15% per annum. If its present value is Rs 433500, then what was the value (in Rs) of the car 2 years ago?

A. 594200

B. 620000

C. 563550

D. 600000

Q. 58 If A : B : C = 2 : 3 : 5 and C : D = 2 : 5, then what is A : D?

A. 4 : 25

B. 8 : 21

C. 6 : 25

D. 12 : 35

Q. 59 In a mixture of 35 litres, the ratio of water and acid is 6 : 1. If 5 litres of acid is added to the mixture, then what will be the ratio of water and acid in the new mixture?

A. 5 : 2

B. 4 : 1

C. 3 : 1

D. 6 : 5

Q. 60 The average savings of Champak in 5 days is Rs 160. If his savings for the first 4 days is Rs 155, Rs 170, Rs 134 and Rs 168 respectively, then what is his saving (in Rs) of the 5ᵗʰ day?

A. 161

B. 163

C. 169

D. 173

Q. 61 A sum of Rs 6000 is borrowed at compound interest at the rate of 8% per annum. What will be the amount (in Rs) after 2 years?

A. 6998.4

B. 6960

C. 6784.4

D. 6869.4

Q. 62 Cost price of an article is Rs 122. If profit percentage is 56%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?

A. 277.27

B. 217.85

C. 175.68

D. 190.32

Q. 63 On Selling a watch at 4/5 of the marked price there is loss of 4%. What will be the ratio of the marked price and cost price of the watch ?

A. 6 : 5

B. 5 : 3

C. 10 : 7

D. 7 : 5

Q. 64 What is the positive square root of [19 + 4√21]?

A. √7 + 2√3

B. √3 + 2√7

C. √2 + 3√7

D. 7 + 3√3

Q. 65 18 men or 25 boys can complete a work in 25 days. How many days will 36 men and 10 boys will take to complete the work?

A. 112/17

B. 125/12

C. 115/12

D. 125/17

Q. 66 Vipin crosses a 450 metres wide road in 9 seconds. What is his speed (in km/hr)?

A. 195

B. 150

C. 210

D. 180

Q. 67 The line graph shows the number of vacancies for executives in a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

In which year were the number of vacancies lesser than that of the previous year?

A. 2015

B. 2014

C. 2016

D. 2012

Q. 68 The line graph shows the number of vacancies for executives in a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

What was the difference in the number of vacancies between the years 2016 and 2014?

A. 60

B. 50

C. 70

D. 40

Q. 69 The line graph shows the number of vacancies for executives in a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

The number of vacancies in 2014 were lesser than that in 2016 by ________.

A. 1.167

B. 0.7

C. 0.6

D. 2.333

Q. 70 The line graph shows the number of vacancies for executives in a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

The salary of an executive in the company is Rs 30,000, then what was the increase in the expense (in Rs lakhs ) due to salaries that had to be paid when posts were filled for the vacancies in the year 2017?

A. 3

B. 6

C. 9

D. 12

Q. 71 the lengths of the two parallel sides of a trapezium are 8 cm and 10 cm and the distance between these parallel sides is 6 cm. Find its area (in cm²).

A. 27

B. 108

C. 54

D. 81

Q. 72 If the diameter of a circle is 7 cm, then what will be its circumference (in cm)?

A. 44

B. 22

C. 26

D. 52

Q. 73 Find the volume (in cm³) of a cube of side 6.5 cm.

A. 56.515

B. 274.625

C. 35.605

D. 14.925

Q. 74 ΔDEF is right angled at E. If m∠D = 30°, then find the value of (cosF + √3).

A. 7/2√3

B. (1+2√3)/2

C. 4/√3

D. (√3+4)/2

Q. 75 ΔDEF is right angled at E. If sinD = 15/17, then what is the value of cotF ?

A. 15/17

B. 8/17

C. 15/8

D. 17/15

Q. 76 Which movie has won the most number of Oscars?

A. Titanic

B. Cabaret

C. Jungle Book

D. Avatar

Q. 77 Chittorgarh Fort is in ________.

A. Rajasthan

B. Bihar

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Gujarat

Q. 78 Which organ is the main digester and absorber of food?

A. Stomach

B. Liver

C. Colon

D. Small intestine

Q. 79 The bark of willow tree is a source of which medicine?

A. Paracetamol

B. Aspirin

C. Antacid

D. Antiseptic

Q. 80 Capra Hircus is the scientific name of ________.

A. Sheep

B. Cow

C. Horse

D. Goat

Q. 81 What does a catalyst do in a reaction ?

A. A catalyst is nothing but the final product of a reaction

B. Does not alter the rate of reaction

C. Speeds up chemical reaction

D. Slows down chemical reaction

Q. 82 Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Bromine

A. Silver

B. Copper

C. Iron

D. Chromium

Q. 83 Commonly used abbreviation GUI in computer science stands for?

A. Group User Interface

B. Graphic User Interface

C. Graphic User Integration

D. Group User Integration

Q. 84 Tamil is the official language of _________.

A. Puducherry

B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

C. Daman and Diu

D. Delhi

Q. 85 A tyre tube manufacturer faces a -1.6 price elasticity of demand for its tubes. It is presently selling 24000 units/month. If it wants to increase quantity sold by 4%, it must lower its price by _________ .

A. 2.5 percent

B. 5.6 percent

C. 2.4 percent

D. 6.4 percent

Q. 86 Consider the market for new two-wheelers. If the price of steel increases, then the equilibrium price of new two wheelers will __________ and the equilibrium quantity will ___________.

A. increase; increase

B. decrease; decrease

C. increase; decrease

D. decrease; increase

Q. 87 Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Ascariasis?

A. Viral

B. Protozoan

C. Bacterial

D. Parasitic

Q. 88 Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Dysentery?

A. Algal

B. Parasitic

C. Protozoan

D. Bacterial

Q. 89 What is the major electricity generation power source in India?

A. Coal

B. Gas

C. Nuclear

D. Hydro

Q. 90 A person, who draws or makes maps or charts, is called ________.

A. Hydrographer

B. Cartographer

C. Seismographer

D. Cartogrammer

Q. 91 Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur is in ________.

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Assam

C. Bihar

D. Himachal Pradesh

Q. 92 Salt March also known as Dandi March was initiated by ________.

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Avantikabai Gokhale

D. Kasturba Gandhi

Q. 93 Chauri Chaura incident took place in?

A. 1902

B. 1912

C. 1922

D. 1932

Q. 94 Who invented Telephone?

A. Alexander Graham Bell

B. Thomas Edison

C. Benjamin Franklin

D. James Watt

Q. 95 Which instrument measures AF signal level and noise?

A. Vectorscope

B. VU meter

C. Q meter

D. Psophometer

Q. 96 If a physical quantity has the units – ampere meters per second squared, then what are its dimensions?

A. [I LT-2]

B. [ALT-2]

C. [I MS-2]

D. [AMS-2]

Q. 97 The 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India was enacted in the year _________ .

A. 1947

B. 1977

C. 1991

D. 2016

Q. 98 The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Chhattisgarh is _______.

A. 3

B. 5

C. 11

D. 16

Q. 99 Which country’s 7 swimmers were banned from the Rio Olympics?

A. Russia

B. Japan

C. China

D. USA

Q. 100 Who is the author of “The Great Indian Novel”?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Shashi Tharoor

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Arun Shourie

Answer Sheet
Question	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Answer	A	D	A	D	B	B	A	C	D	D
Question	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Answer	B	C	C	D	A	B	D	C	C	D
Question	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Answer	A	C	B	A	D	D	A	B	B	D
Question	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Answer	D	B	C	A	C	D	C	C	B	D
Question	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
Answer	C	C	B	B	B	B	B	D	A	A
Question	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Answer	A	B	A	D	B	B	D	A	C	D
Question	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
Answer	A	D	A	A	B	D	B	C	B	D
Question	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
Answer	C	B	B	B	C	A	A	D	B	D
Question	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
Answer	C	A	B	A	A	C	D	D	A	B
Question	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100
Answer	A	B	C	A	D	A	B	B	A	B

Answers

1. A 2. D 3. A

4. D 5. B 6. B

7. A 8. C 9. D

10. D 11. B 12. C

13. C 14. D 15. A

16. B 17. D 18. C

19. C 20. D 21. A

22. C 23. B 24. A

25. D 26. D 27. A

28. B 29. B 30. D

31. D 32. B 33. C

34. A 35. C 36. D

37. C 38. C 39. B

40. D 41. C 42. C

43. B 44. B 45. B

46. B 47. B 48. D

49. A 50. A 51. A

52. B 53. A 54. D

55. B 56. B 57. D

58. A 59. C 60. D

61. A 62. D 63. A

64. A 65. B 66. D

67. B 68. C 69. B

70. D 71. C 72. B

73. B 74. B 75. C

76. A 77. A 78. D

79. B 80. D 81. C

82. A 83. B 84. A

85. A 86. C 87. D

88. D 89. A 90. B

91. A 92. B 93. C

94. A 95. D 96. A

97. B 98. B 99. A

100. B

SSC CHSL Tier-I 24 March 2018 Shift-I Previous Year Paper

SSC CHSL Tier 1 2018 24 March Shift 1

Playing sports and doing any form (1)/ of physical activity can trigger (2)/ the production of endorphins. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 2 In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error a d select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, (1)/ forest preservation programmes were established (2)/ in Briti India, the United States, and Europe. (3)/ No error

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

She was miserable ___________ she didn’t tell him.

A. in

B. but

C. while

D. with

Despite his pleas, she looked ______ his insincere apologies.

A. on

B. to

C. around

D. through

Q. 5 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Cogent

A. Invalid

B. Effective

C. Inconclusive

D. Unlikely

Q. 6 The following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Precedence

A. uprise

B. insignificance

C. present

D. priority

Q. 7 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Exorbitant

A. expensive

B. high

C. cruel

D. modest

Q. 8 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Gratify

A. satisfy

B. enchant

C. disappoint

D. pamper

Q. 9 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

When the

P : demonstrate that these are wholly inhuman

Q : state identifies some practices

R : as incompatible with the ‘civilised’ norms, it must

A. PQR

B. QRP

C. RPQ

D. QPR

Q. 10 A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

Kiara must deliver the needles.

A. The needles must be delivered with Kiara.

B. The needles must be delivered by Kiara

C. The needles should deliver by Kiara.

D. The needles are delivered by Kiara.

Q. 11 A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

The principal said, “I want to meet her parents.”

A. The principal wanted to meet her parents

B. The principal said that he wants to meet her parents

C. The principal said that he wanted to meet her parents.

D. The principal asked if he could meet her parents.

Q. 12 In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A. encouragement

B. ancouragement

C. encouragemant

D. encourragement

Q. 13 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas _________ truth, providing they are gravely asserted by some one claiming authority. The most illogical ideas are accepted _________ dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and _____________. Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find this blind _____________ of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion _____________ the leaders seems sufficient for the multitude of followers to acquiesce. absurd ideas _________ truth, providing

A. as

B. like

C. such

D. just

Q. 14 – In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas _________ truth, providing they are gravely asserted by some one claim ng author ty. The most illogical ideas are accepted _________ dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and _____________. Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find this blind _____________ of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion _____________ the leaders seems sufficient for the multitude of followers to acquiesce. ideas are accepted _________ dispute or examination,

A. within

B. not

C. without

D. by

Q. 15 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The masses of people accept the most absurd ideas _________ truth, providing they are gravely asserted by some one claiming authority. The most illogical ideas are accepted _________ dispute or examination, providing they are stated solemnly and Particularly in the respective fields of religion and politics do we find this blind _____________ of illogical ideas by the multitude. Mere assertion the leaders seems sufficient for the multitude of followers to acquiesce. solemnly and _____________.

Particularly in the

A. authoritatively

B. authoritative

C. authority

D. authorities

Q. 16 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. acceptance

B. accept

C. acceptor

D. acceptant

Q. 17 – In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

A. with

B. by

C. to

D. at

Q. 18 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Fire the imagination

A. Do something unbelievable.

B. To destroy a person’s dreams or ambition by giving discouraging advice

C. To make someone feel very interested in something and excited about it.

D. Advice someone to be more practical in an effort to tackle a problem.

Q. 19 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the d om/phrase.

Pulling your leg

A. To create trouble for others

B. To succeed by making others fail.

C. To trick or lie to someone in a playful way.

D. To beg for a favour.

Q. 20 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh

A. Laceration

B. Termination

C. Cessation

D. Desistance

Q. 21 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Barely sufficient or adequate

A. scant

B. deluge

C. plethora

D. surfeit

Q. 22 – In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”.

I worry that social media (is killing) creativity

A. is killed

B. are killed

C. was kills

D. no improvement

Partition (has been billed) as a distressing phase in the subcontinent’s history.

A. have been billed

B. has being billed

C. has been bill

D. no improvement

Q. 24 The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

When we use our

A-beauty to group others, we

B-personal standards for

C-promote a kind of apartheid

A. ACB

B. BAC

C. ABC

D. CBA

Q. 25 In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt.

Select the correctly spelt word.

A. incommunicabal

B. incommunicable

C. incomunicable

D. incomunicabal

Q. 26 In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

Tyre : Car : : ? : ?

A. Cart :: tyre

B. Clock : Arc

C. House : Room

D. Chapter : Book

Q. 27 In the following question, select the related number pair from the given alternatives.

41 : 123 : : ? : ?

A. 31 : 93

B. 23 : 75

C. 29 : 95

D. 13 : 45

Q. 28 In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives. GPQ : ENO : : LNM : ?

A. IKJ

B. JLK

C. MON

D. OQP

Q. 29 In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

A. waterfall

B. aquarium

C. river

D. sea

A. 62 – 60

B. 74 – 70

C. 18 – 16

D. 34 – 32

Q. 31 In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives

A. VUTS

B. RQPO

C. NMKJ

D. IHGF

Q. 32 From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at LAST position?

1. Expiration

2. Expertise

3. Exposing

4. Exposed

5. Explosion

A. Expiration

B. Explosion

C. Exposed

D. Exposing

Q. 33 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

91, 73, 164, 237, 401, ?

A. 720

B. 638

C. 432

D. 747

Q. 34 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

HY, JV, LS, ?, PM

A. MP

B. NP

C. MN

D. PK

Q. 35 The ratio of the present ages of Piyush and Bharat is 11 : 13. 15 years ago, the ratio of ages of Piyu and Bharat was 17 : 21. What is the present age (in years) of Piyush?

A. 66

B. 63

C. 51

D. 78

Q. 36 From the given alternatives , select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

Commissioner

A. Common

B. Some

C. Miss

D. Trainer

Q. 37 In a certain code language, “INDUCE” is written as “MRHYGI” . How is “DEFECT” written in that code language ?

A. XGIRIB

B. BLKTKC

C. HIJIGX

D. RFGAGB

Q. 38 In a certain code language , ‘÷’ represents ‘+’, ‘-‘ represents ‘÷’ and ‘×’ represents ‘-‘. Find out the answer to the following question.

9 ÷ 4 – 30 + 10 × 13 = ?

A. 46

B. 8

C. 30

D. 49

Q. 39 The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

8 – 4 ÷ 25 + 12 x 2 = 1

A. + and x

B. ÷ and –

C. + and ÷

D. – and +

Q. 40 If 11*8 = 6, 19*7 = 24 and 14*6 = 16, then find the value of 12*9 = ?

A. 18

B. 12

C. 8

D. 6

Q. 41 Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

ZWXYXYXY, XWZYXYXY, XYZWXYXY, XYXWZYXY, XYXYZWXY, ________ .

A. XYXYXYXY

B. ZWXYXYXY

C. XYXYXWZY

D. XWZYXYXY

Q. 42 Two taxis T and U start from the same stand. Taxi T travels 1 km South, then turns to its right and travels a further 3.5 km. Meanwhile taxi U travels 2.5 km East, then turns North and travels 4 km, then it turns to its left and travels 6 km. Where is taxi U with respect to taxi T?

A. 3 km North

B. 5 km South

C. 5 km North

D. 3 km South

Statement I: No plastic are polymers

Statement II: Some rubber are plastic

Conclusion I: Some polymers are rubber

Conclusion II: All rubber are polymers

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both conclusions I and II follow

D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Q. 44 In the following figure, rectangle represents Event planners, circle represents Illustrators , triangle represents Gamers and square represents Indians. Which set of letters represents Event planners who are Gamers ?

A. BE

B. KAB

C. B

D. AD

Q. 45 A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

XQC, UNZ, RKW, OHT, ?

A. LFP

B. MED

C. LEQ

D. MFQ

Q. 46 In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

57, 52, 45, 36, 25, ?

A. 14

B. 12

C. 15

D. 17

A. (13, 25, 51)

B. (17, 33, 67)

C. (10, 19, 39)

D. (7, 13, 29)

Q. 48 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure ?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 49 Which of the following cube in the answer figure cannot be made based on the unfolded cube in the question figure ?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 50 A word is represented by only set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix – I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix – II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example ‘D’ can be represented by 24, 41 etc and ‘T’ can be represented by 96, 87 etc. Similarly , you have to identify the set for the word ‘GASH’ .

A. 23, 75, 44, 88

B. 42, 43, 98, 13

C. 14, 95, 13, 58

D. 11, 78, 20, 87

Q. 51 The value of (0.175̅9̅ + 0.304̅1̅ ) is __________

A. 0.480̅2̅

B. 0.480̅1̅

C. 0.470̅1̅

D. 0.481̅1̅

Q. 52 If doubling a number and adding 16 to the result gives the same number as multiplying the number by 6 and taking away 4 from the product, then find the number.

A. 4

B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

Q. 53 then find the value of ‘x’.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q. 54 then find the value of 6a/b .

A. 9

B. 19

C. 38

D. 42

Q. 55 If the supplement of an angle is (5/2) of its complement , then find the angle.

A. 10°

B. 15°

C. 20°

D. 30°

Q. 56 If the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 9:6:4, then the triangle is said to be _____.

A. right angled

B. obtuse angled

C. acute angled

D. all are correct

Q. 57 Puneet scored 10% marks in an exam and failed by 50 marks. If he scored 40% marks, then he gets 25 marks more than passing marks. What is the passing marks for the exam?

A. 250

B. 200

C. 150

D. 75

Q. 58 A bag contains 10 rupees, 2 rupees and 1 rupee coins. The value of 10 rupees,2 rupees and 1 rupee coins are in the ratio of 15 : 8 : 1 respectively. If total number of coins is 273, then what will be the total value (in Rs) of all coins?

A. 1008

B. 924

C. 1102

D. 1218

Q. 59 Vipin adds 3 litres of liquid A in 6 litres of liquid B and Mohit adds 8 litres of liquid A in 15 litres of liquid B. What the ratio of the percentage of liquid B in the two mixtures?

A. 26 :25

B. 51 : 32

C. 46 : 45

D. 34 : 25

Q. 60 Average of 9 consecutive natural numbers is 41 What is the largest among these numbers?

A. 37

B. 44

C. 46

D. 45

Q. 61 At the rate of 12.5% per annum, the simple interest on a sum is 5/4 of the principal. What is the time period (in years)?

A. 12. 5

B. 8

C. 10

D. 15

Q. 62 If the cost price of a table is 62% of the selling price, then what is the profit percentage?

A. 43.42

B. 37.45

C. 61.29

D. 71.35

Q. 63 The marked price of a trouser is Rs 3510. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 40% and gains 17%. If no discount is allowed, then what will be the profit percentage?

A. 63 . 8

B. 95

C. 85

D. 74.6

Q. 64 What is the value of

A. 1.75

B. 1.25

C. 1.6

D. 1.5

Q. 65 M takes 60% more time than N to complete a all. If together they complete the wall in 24 days, then how many days will N alone take to complete

A. 36

B. 39

C. 42

D. 34

Q. 66 A boy is driving car at the speed of 42 km/hr. He stops for 8 minutes at end of every 11 km. What will be the time (in minutes) taken by him to cover a distance of 84 km?

A. 138

B. 142

C. 156

D. 176

Q. 67 The line graph shows the average hours per day spent by teenagers watching TV. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

In which age do teenagers spend the least number of hours watching TV?

A. 17

B. 15

C. 13

D. 18

Q. 68 The line graph shows the average hours per day spent by teenagers watching TV. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

What is the ratio of hours per day spent in watching TV by 14 year olds and 18 year olds?

A. 7 : 3

B. 3 : 7

C. 5 : 7

D. 7 : 5

Q. 69 The line graph shows the average hours per day spent by teenagers watching TV. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

The number of hours per day spent in watching TV is ___________ more by 17 year olds as compared to 15 year olds.

A. 25%

B. 20%

C. 16.7%

D. 30%

Q. 70 The line graph shows the average hours per day spent by teenagers watching TV. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

How many hours does a 16 year old spend watching TV in a week?

A. 25.5

B. 25

C. 21

D. 22.5

Q. 71 The area of an equilateral triangle is 9√3 cm². Find its side (in cm).

A. 3

B. 6

C. 12

D. 18

Q. 72 The area of a circle is 38.5 cm². Find its diameter (in cm).

A. 7

B. 14

C. 10

D. 20

Q. 73 Find the total surface area (in cm²) of a hemisphere of diameter 7 cm.

A. 105.5

B. 99

C. 77

D. 115.5

Q. 74 ΔXYZ is right angled at Y. If m∠Z = 30°, then find the value of (cosX – 1/√3).

A. 3/2

B. 1 – √2

C. (4 – √3)/2√3

D. (√3 -2)2√3

Q. 75 In ΔABC measure of angle B is 90°. If sinA = 15/17, and AB = 0.8cm, then what is the length (in cm) of side BC ?

A. 1.5

B. 1.7

C. 2

D. 2.5

Q. 76 Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?

A. Consolidated Fund of India

B. Foreign Institutional Investors

C. United Nations Development Programme

D. Unemployment Related Index

Q. 77 which of the following years as the Food Corporation of India (FCI) set up?

A. 1955

B. 1960

C. 1965

D. 1970

Q. 78 The word monsoon refers to ___________.

A. blowing of wind in one direction always

B. blowing of wind swiftly

C. blowing of wind slowly

D. Changing direction of winds

Q. 79 Which of the following cities is NOT situated on the bank of river Ganga?

A. kanpur

B. patna

C. varanasi

D. lucknow

Q. 80 of the following Harappan sites used mud-bricks in ample for the construction of houses?

A. mohenjodaro

B. harappa

C. kalibanga

D. chanhudaro

Q. 81 Which of the following newspapers is NOT related to Madan Mohan Malaviya ?

A. leader

B. comrade

C. hindustan

D. abhyudaya

Q. 82 Who is considered the real founder of Jainism?

A. Parshwanath

B. Rishabhdev

C. Neminath

D. Arishtanemi

Q. 83 The 7th International Groundwater Conference was hosted by which country from December 11-13, 2017?

A. China

B. India

C. South africa

D. Australia

Q. 84 Which film was awarded the best film in the international film competition category at the 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) that concluded in November 2017?

A. Los Perros

B. Swan

C. Kupal

D. Birds are singing in Kigali

Q. 85 In which year Pakistan became a federal republic?

A. 1948

B. 1956

C. 1971

D. 1975

Q. 86 Which of the following element has highest electronegativity?

A. Fluorine

B. Sodium

C. Chlorine

D. Oxygen

Q. 87 Bohr’s model is related to which of the following?

A. Plum pudding model

B. Nuclear theory

C. Concept of quantization of energy

D. Dual nature of electron

Q. 88 Which among the following comes under Union List of Indian Constitution?

I. Defence

II. Inter-state Trade and Commerce

III. Banking

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I and II

D. All I, II and III

Q. 89 In India, Financial Emergency can be extended for how much maximum duration?

A. Six months

B. Nine months

C. Two years

D. Indefinite period

Q. 90 The process in which the organism can be cut into any number of pieces and each piece grows into a complete organism is called

A. Regeneration

B. Budding

C. Spore formation

D. No option is correct.

Q. 91 Which meristem increases the length of the stems and the roots?

A. Apical meristem

B. Lateral meristem

C. Intercalary meristem

D. Nodal meristem

Q. 92 In December 2017, the scheme named ‘PMVVY’ was launched. It aims to provide social security during old age. what is the limit of maximum purchase price under this scheme ?

A. Rs 5,00,000

B. Rs 7,50,000

C. Rs 10,50,000

D. Rs 12,50,000

Q. 93 Which type of battery is used in world’s first fully electric cargo ship launched by China ?

A. Zinc-carbon battery

B. Lithium-ion battery

C. Zinc air battery

D. Lead-acid battery

Q. 94 In January 2018, Atal Pension Yojana (APY) crossed 80 lakh subscribes. What is the maximum amount of monthly amount of monthly pension the beneficiary can get under

APY ?

A. Rs 4000

B. Rs 5000

C. Rs 10,000

D. Rs 15,000

Q. 95 On 27 January 2018, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched which initiative for Women Health and Hygiene?

A. Stree Swabhiman

B. Mahila Swabhiman

C. Nari Swabhiman

D. Nari Shakti

Q. 96 Calculate the time period (in seconds) of a sound wave of wavelength 3 m travelling with a speed of 300 m/s.

A. 900

B. 0.02

C. 450

D. 0.01

Q. 97 Sound is produced by _____________ objects.

A. perpetual

B. uniform

C. stable

D. vibrating

Q. 98 ___________ constitute the biotic component of the biosphere

A. Non-living and Living things

B. Living things

C. Minerals

D. Atmosphere

Q. 99 Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) France hosted the 2017 World Team Chess Championship.

B) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Amit Hooda played for Bengal Warriors.

C) In 2017, LeBron James played for the NBA team New Orleans Pelicans

A. Only B

B. Only C

C. Both A and B

D. No option is correct

Q. 100 In HTML, _____________ pair defines a cell and number of such pairs you use will define the number of cells your row is divided into.

A. <table><table>

B. <tr><tr>

C. <td><td>

D. <th><th>

Answer Sheet
Question	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Answer	D	A	B	D	B	D	D	C	B	B
Question	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Answer	C	A	A	C	A	A	B	C	C	A
Question	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Answer	A	D	D	B	B	D	A	B	B	B
Question	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Answer	C	D	B	B	A	D	C	B	B	D
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Answer	C	C	D	C	C	B	D	B	D	B
Question	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Answer	B	B	D	B	D	B	D	A	C	D
Question	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
Answer	C	C	B	A	B	D	C	B	A	C
Question	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
Answer	B	A	D	D	A	B	C	D	D	C
Question	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
Answer	B	B	B	A	B	A	C	D	D	A
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SSC CHSL Tier-I 23 March 2018 Shift-II Previous Year Paper

SSC CHSL Tier 1 2018 23 March Shift 2

The bell rung (1)/ while I (2)/ was brushing my teeth. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

The British Council has brought Museum of the Moon to India (1)/ to mark the last phase of the UK-India Year of Culture (2)/ and 70 year of the British Council in India. (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Everyone is mad ______ each other.

A. to

B. for

C. towards

D. at

The mind gives man the ability to understand, think and feel and is the ______ of the soul.

A. Innovation

B. temptation

C. invention

D. manifestation

Q. 5 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Devoid

A. Empty

B. Complete

C. Sufficient

D. Happy

Q. 6 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Monolithic

A. Huge

B. Written

C. Minute

D. Cramped

Q. 7 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Baffling

A. Puzzling

B. Unclear

C. Mystifying

D. Comprehensible

Q. 8 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Scholarly

A. Learned

B. Ignorant

C. Cultured

D. Trained

Q. 9 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The majority of

P : during the general elections

Q : highly educated Indians

R : do not vote

A. RPQ

B. PRQ

C. PQR

D. QRP

Q. 10 A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

He ate pizza ravenously.

A. Pizza is eaten by him.

B. Pizza was eaten ravenously by him.

C. Pizza was ate ravenously by him.

D. Pizza ate ravenously by him.

Q. 11 A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

“Is it snowing?” she asked.

A. She asked whether the snow has started.

B. She inquired about the snow

C. She ask whether it was snowing.

D. She asked if it was snowing

Q. 12 In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt.

Select the correctly spelt word.

A. Accommodate

B. Acommodate

C. Accomodate

D. Accomeodate

Q. 13 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though

we just can’t see the forest for the trees when so many postings, I mean trees, seem to take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art, ________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter to extract the superstars of the ilk of history’s greatest.

But there is _____________ reason to worry

A. none

B. neither

C. nor

D. no

Q. 14 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though

we just can’t see the forest for the trees when so many postings, I mean trees, seemto take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art, ________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter to extract the superstars of the ilk of history’s greatest.

social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced

A. Creativity

B. Creative

C. Creation

D. Create

Q. 15 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though

A. nor

B. and

C. for

D. neither

Q. 16 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though

we just can’t see the forest for the trees when so many postings, I mean trees, seem to take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art, ________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter toextract the superstars of the ilk of history’s greatest. emerge in art, ________ and literature

A. musically

B. musician

C. musical

D. music

Q. 17 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though

self-selection ____________ be the best

A. since

B. until

C. may

D. whether

Q. 18 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

A cold fish

A. Someone who seems unfriendly and who does not share his feelings.

B. Something valuable preserved for a long time

C. A lost business opportunity.

D. A fish which can survive in freezing water

Q. 19 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Bend over backwards

A. Use unfair means to succeed.

B. Make every effort to achieve something, especially to be fair or helpful.

C. Lose self respect to please others.

D. To step back from an unpleasant situation.

Q. 20 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs

A. Mausoleum

B. Shanty

C. Hovel

D. Tepee

Q. 21 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally

A. Robust

B. Tenacious

C. Vulnerable

D. Stout

There was hardly any traffic and my father told us the history of the place we (is trekking) to.

A. was trekking

B. were trekking

C. were trek

D. no improvement

You (have been) a very good girl.

A. has been

B. is been

C. have being

D. no improvement

Q. 24 The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

In those days

A-ambulances available on

B-call to ferry patients to hospitals

C-there were hardly any

A. BCA

B. BAC

C. ACB

D. CAB

Q. 25 In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt.

Select the correctly spelt word .

A. valedection

B. velediction

C. veledection

D. valediction

Q. 26 In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statement I: Medicines today have become an integral part of everyone’s life.

Statement 2. People undergo medicinal treatment at any age.

Conclusion1: Lifestyle has made us easy going and less caring for health.

Conclusion2: Medicines have become compulsory part of one’s life.

A. Only conclusion 2 follows

B. Conclusion 1 and 2 both follow

C. Neither 1 nor 2 follow

D. Only conclusion 1 follows

Q. 27 Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Rickets : Bone : : Thalassemia : ?

A. Brain

B. Kidney

C. Blood

D. Liver

Q. 28 Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

FG : 13 : : UV : ?

A. 45

B. 55

C. 21

D. 43

Q. 29 Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

543 : 12 : : 764 : ?

A. 25

B. 17

C. 23

D. 16

Q. 30 Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

A. Light pen

B. Monitor

C. Printer

D. Speaker

Q. 31 Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

A. PT

B. DH

C. VZ

D. KN

Q. 32 Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

A. 190

B. 149

C. 197

D. 191

Q. 33 Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

A. 363

B. 297

C. 253

D. 487

Q. 34 A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. Triangle, Square, Pentagon, ?

A. Decagon

B. Heptagon

C. Octagon

D. Hexagon

Q. 35 A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

200, ? , 50, 25, 12.5

A. 123

B. 225

C. 100

D. 198

Q. 36 A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 40, 70, 130, 220, ?

A. 425

B. 430

C. 150

D. 340

Q. 37 A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. DFE, GIH, JLK, ?

A. LTS

B. IJK

C. MON

D. PRS

Q. 38 A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. IJ, MN, RS, ?

A. NM

B. BA

C. OP

D. XY

Q. 39 If the tenth day of a month having 30 days is Tuesday, then what day of the week will the last day of the same month be?

A. Monday

B. Friday

C. Wednesday

D. Sunday

Q. 40 Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Derogate

ii. Dictum

iii. Dictate

iv. Dictionary

A. iv, ii, i, iii

B. iii, iv, ii, i

C. iv, iii, i, ii

D. i, iii, iv, ii

Q. 41 In a certain code language, “INTERVIEW” is written as “VIEWRINTE” How is “PROTECT” written in that code language?

A. ECTTPRO

B. ETCTPRO

C. ECTTPOR

D. CETTPRO

Q. 42 In the following question select the missing number from given series.

A. 45

B. 10

C. 35

D. 50

Q. 43 If “A” denotes “added to”, “C” denotes “divided by”, “D” denotes “multiplied by” and “B” denotes “subtracted from”, then 192 C 2 D 5 B 8 A 6 = ?

A. 402

B. 495

C. 478

D. 432

Q. 44 In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?

x_za_c_yzab_

A. ybba

B. ybxc

C. bycx

D. Cccx

Q. 45 A watch shows 4:30 AM. If the minute hand is pointing towards north, then which direction is the hour hand pointing to?

A. East

B. South

C. North-west

D. South-west

Q. 46 A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in the one of the alternatives.

The sets of numbers as given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The column and rows of Matrix-I are

numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column. For example ‘N’ can be represented by 21,67 and ‘R’ can be represented by 66,57 etc.Similarly you have to identify the set for the word ‘HUMP’

A. 23, 57, 41, 88

B. 13, 11, 34, 69

C. 32, 02, 11, 86

D. 00, 99, 87, 33

Q. 47 Introducing a girl a boy says, “She is the only daughter of the wife of my brother-in-law”.

How is the girl related to the boy?

A. Sister-in-law

B. Mother

C. Daughter

D. Niece

Q. 48 If a mirror is placed on the line MN then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure ?

A. 1)

B. 2)

C. 3)

D. 4)

Q. 49 Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Ministers, Politicians, Actor

A. 1)

B. 2)

C. 3)

D. 4)

Q. 50 A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figure. From the given answer figures indicate how it will appear when opened.

A. 1)

B. 2)

C. 3)

D. 4)

Q. 51 If 11a+11b =29282 find the value of a+b/4

A. 661.5

B. 663.5

C. 665.5

D. 667.5

Q. 52 If the sum of two numbers is 25 and their product is 156. Find the larger number.

A. 11

B. 12

C. 13

D. 15

Q. 53 If 16 ²ˣ⁺⁶= 64 then the value of xᶦ ?

A. -9/4

B. 9/4

C. -18/4

D. 18/4

Q. 54 Find the value of ‘x’ if 8ˣ ×32ˣ=2¹⁰

A. 1/8

B. 10/8

C. 20/8

D. 30/8

Q. 55 The radius of the two concentric circles is 5 cm and 13 cm. The tangent to the smaller circle is the chord to the greater circle. What is the length (in cm) of that chord?

A. 12

B. 20

C. 22

D. 24

Q. 56 AB, EF and CD are parallel lines as shown in the adjoining figure below. The dimensions of the side GE= 6 cm , GC= 12 cm and DC=16 cm. Calculate the length of EF.

A. 4

B. 8

C. 10

D. 12

Q. 57 If P is 50% less than Q and Q is 70% more than 640, then what is the value of P?

A. 768

B. 544

C. 618

D. 448

Q. 58 If x : y = y : z, then what is the value of x³:y³ ?

A. x²:yz

B. x³:y²:z

C. x:z

D. z²:xy

Q. 59 In an amalgam, mercury and silver are in the ratio of 3 : 7. In the second amalgam, the ratio of same elements is 1 : 9. If equal quantities of these two amalgam are mixed to form a new amalgam, then what will be the ratio of both of these elements in the new amalgam?

A. 1 : 4

B. 7 : 81

C. 4 : 15

D. 2 : 7

Q. 60 Average of the weight of 138 students of a school is 45 kg. If the average weight of the boys is 49 kg and the average weight of the girls is 25 kg, then what will be the respective ratio of the total weight of boys and the total weight of girls?

A. 5 : 43

B. 49 : 5

C. 3 : 49

D. 7 : 1

Q. 61 What is the difference (in Rs) between the compound interest (compounded annually) and simple interest for 3 years on a principal of Rs 2500 at the rate of 30% per annum?

A. 742.5

B. 624.5

C. 714.5

D. 825.25

Q. 62 A person sells a pen at 15% profit. If he had bought it at 7% less price and sold it for Rs 250 more, then he would have gained 25%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the pen?

A. 20000

B. 18000

C. 25000

D. 23000

Q. 63 The marked price of a chair is 75% more than its cost price. What maximum discount percentage can be offered by the shopkeeper to sell his chair at no profit or no loss?

A. 42.85

B. 36.58

C. 60

D. 52

Q. 64 What is the square root of the sum of first 36 odd natural numbers?

A. 6

B. 36

C. 64

D. 72

Q. 65 21 workers can repair a road in 40 days. If they are joined by 7 more workers, then in how much time (in days) the road can be repaired?

A. 27

B. 28

C. 30

D. 32

Q. 66 Two trains are moving towards each other with the speed of 25 km/hr and 83 km/hr respectively. What will be the distance (in metres) between the trains one second before collide?

A. 32

B. 35

C. 30

D. 40

Q. 67 The bar graph shows one months sales figures of different brands of refrigerator of a certain electronics store in Rs 1000s. Study the diagram ans answer the following questions.

Sales of which refrigerator brand were the second highest?

A. G

B. D

C. A

D. C

Q. 68 The bar graph shows one months sales figures of different brands of refrigerator of a certain electronics store in Rs 1000s. Study the diagram ans answer the following questions.

What is the ratio of sales of brand B to that of brand E?

A. 7 : 4

B. 4 : 7

C. 4 : 1

D. 1 : 4

Q. 69 The bar graph shows one months sales figures of different brands of refrigerator of a certain electronics store in Rs 1000s. Study the diagram ans answer the following questions.

Sales of brand F was greater than that of brand E by ________.

A. 1.5

B. 0.5

C. 2.4

D. 0.6

Q. 70 The bar graph shows one months sales figures of different brands of refrigerator of a certain electronics store in Rs 1000s. Study the diagram ans answer the following questions.

If the sales figures are exclusive of tax then at the rate of 5% tax how much is the tax to be paid (in Rs) on the sales of all the 7 brands of refrigerators?

A. 10000

B. 1000000

C. 100000

D. 1000

Q. 71 The length of the diagonal and the breadth of a rectangle is 29 cm and 20 cm respectively.

Calculate its area (in cm² ).

A. 840

B. 160

C. 320

D. 420

Q. 72 If the area of a semi-circle is 308 ² , then find its radius (in cm).

A. 28

B. 10

C. 20

D. 14

Q. 73 The volume of a hemisphere is 718.67 cm³. Find its diameter (in cm)

A. 7

B. 28

C. 14

D. 21

Q. 74 What is the value of (sec45⁰ + 1/√3) ?

A. (2+√3)/2√3

B. (2+2√3)/√3

C. (2+2√3)/3

D. (√6+1)/√3

Q. 75 In ΔABC measure of angle B is 90⁰. If cosA = 8/17, and AB = 4cm, then what is the length (in cm) of side BC?

A. 8.5

B. 7.5

C. 5

D. 6

Q. 76 Most of the sculptures in ‘Rani ki Vav’ are in devotion to?

A. Shiva

B. Ganesha

C. Mahavira

D. Vishnu

Q. 77 For the movie “Jab We Met”, Kareena Kapoor won the Filmfare Award for _______.

A. Best Supporting Actress

B. Best Female Debut

C. Lifetime Achievement

D. Best Actress

Q. 78 Which Vitamin is essential for the absorption of calcium?

A. Vitamin E

B. Vitamin A

C. Vitamin D

D. Vitamin C

Q. 79 Cockroaches belongs to the phylum

A. Echinodermata

B. Arthropoda

C. Platyhelminthes

D. Mollusca

Q. 80 Chemical formula of Ozone is ______.

A. H₂O₂

B. O₂

C. O₃

D. NH₃

Q. 81 Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Barium

A. Iodine

B. Silver

C. Bromine

D. Gold

Q. 82 Commonly used abbreviation OS in computer science stands for?

A. Operating System

B. Operating Search

C. Optimization System

D. Optimization Search

Q. 83 Who travelled throughout South Asia to teach Jain philosophy?

A. Siddhartha Gautama

B. Mahavira

C. Makkhali Gosala

D. Chanakya

Q. 84 Mr Shah is willing to spend upto Rs 50 lakh for a German luxury car. Luckily he finds a dealer who says the price of the car is Rs 42 lakh. Mr Shah convinces the dealer to give him 5% discount on the said price. Mr Shah’s consumer surplus is

A. Rs 8 lakh

B. Rs 10.1 lakh

C. Rs 2.1 lakh

D. Rs 39.9 lakh

Q. 85 Customs duty is an instrument of _______.

A. Fiscal policy

B. Monetary policy

C. Trade policy

D. Revenue policy

Q. 86 Radon is formed in the alpha decay of _______.

A. radium

B. uranium

C. actinium

D. thorium

Q. 87 The circular depression containing a volcanic vent is called?

A. Crater

B. Smog

C. Crust

D. Delta

Q. 88 Beijing is the Capital City of _______.

A. Iraq

B. Thailand

C. China

D. Russia

Q. 89 Taj Mahal was built in _______.

A. 14th Century

B. 15th Century

C. 16th Century

D. 17th Century

Q. 90 Sikh Khalsa Army was formed under the rule of _______.

A. Sher Shah

B. Rana Pratap

C. Hemu Vikramaditya

D. Ranjit Singh

Q. 91 Telephone was invented in which decade?

A. 1670s

B. 1770s

C. 1870s

D. 1970s

Q. 92 Which device is used to limit electric current in a circuit?

A. Grid

B. Capacitor

C. Fuse

D. Resistor

Q. 93 If a physical quantity has the units – ampere per meter squared, then what are it’s dimensions?

A. [AL-2]

B. [I M-2]

C. [I L-2]

D. [AM-2]

Q. 94 Who conducts oath of office to the President of India?

A. The Prime Minister

B. The Chief Justice

C. Lok Sabha Speaker

D. Rajya Sabha Chairman

Q. 95 The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Himachal Pradesh is _______.

A. 3

B. 5

C. 11

D. 16

Q. 96 Which sport is called the Gentleman’s Game?

A. Golf

B. Baseball

C. Cricket

D. Snooker

Q. 97 Who is the author of “Rise of Kali: Duryodhana’s Mahabharata”?

A. Anand Neelakantan

B. R. K. Narayan

C. Bharath Veeraraghavan

D. Sakshama Puri Dhariwal

Q. 98 Pyrrhotite is an ore/mineral of

A. Lead

B. Nickel

C. Gold

D. Tin

Q. 99 Which is the longest canal in the world?

A. Panama

B. Welland

C. Grand Canal

D. Corinth

Q. 100 In fertilisation of a flower, the fertilised central cell will develop into __________ .

A. zygote

B. embryo

C. endosperm

D. sperm

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Answer	D	A	D	D	C	D	C	D	A	D
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Answer	B	C	C	B	C	B	D	B	C	A
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Answer	C	C	A	B	D	B	B	A	A	B
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Answer	A	A	A	B	C	C	B	A	A	C
Question	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
Answer	D	D	C	D	B	D	D	C	B	C
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Answer	D	A	B	B	A	A	A	C	D	D
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