SSC CGL Tier 1 2016 28 Aug Shift 2
Q. 1 Select the related letters from the given alternatives.
PZQW: NXOU :: FISK:?
A. EFPJ
B. FERI
C. DGQI
D. HKVM
Q. 2 Select the related word pair from the given alternatives.
Head : Human Body :: ?
A. Arc : Circle
B. Cube : Circle
C. Square : Circle
D. Triangle : Circle
Q. 3 Select the related number from the given alternatives.
7: 19 :: 10:?
A. 25
B. 21
C. 30
D. 23
Q. 4 Find the odd word from the given alternatives.
A. Bigger
B. Faster
C. Greater
D. Taller
Q. 5 Find the odd letters from the given alternatives.
A. AEIM
B. BFJN
C. CGKO
D. FDKN
Q. 6 Find the odd number pair from the given alternatives
A. 140 → 45
B. 110 → 35
C. 100 → 30
D. 80 → 25
Q. 7 Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary
1. Forest
2. Fascinating ·
3. Fantastic
4. Fabulous
A. 2, 4, 3, 1
B. 4, 2, 3, 1
C. 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 2, 3, 4, 1
Q. 8 Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?
a_ ca_ c _de_ d _ad_
A. ddacdc
B. daadca
C. dadaac
D. ddaacc
Q. 9 Which number comes next in the series?
1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, ?
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
Q. 10 P and Q are sisters. R and S are brothers. P’s daughter to R’s sister. What is Q’s relation to S?
A. Mother
B. Grandmother
C. Sister
D. Aunt
Q. 11 A man was 32 years of age when he had his first son. His wife was 35 years of age when his son attained the age of 7 years. The difference between the age of the father and the mother is ________.
A. 7 years
B. 3 years
C. 5 years
D. 4 years
Q. 12 From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word :
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. CEMENT
B. NOUN
C. COUNTER
D. TENSE
Q. 13 If RATION is written as OXQFLK then LUMBER may be written as __________.
A. KTLADQ
B. ITJABQ
C. OXPEHU
D. IRJYBO
Q. 14 A * B means multiply A by B; A @ B means divide A by B, A? B means add B to A and A=B means subtract B from A. Then find the value of 10 * 10 = 5 * 10? 50@10
A. 100
B. 45
C. 1000
D. 55
Q. 15 If 37 * 14 = 17,
69 * 33 = 34,
91 “* 125 = 72
then what should be 28 * 56 = ?
A. 26
B. 42
C. 34
D. 28
Q. 16 Select the missing number from the given responses
A. 110
B. 120
C. 130
D. 140
Q. 17 P started walking from North to South. She turned right at right angle and then again right at right angle. In which direction was she ultimately walking?
A. North
B. East
C. South
D. West
Q. 18 Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the given
conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statements :
All states having dams face no water problem. One of the states has no dam.
Conclusions :
I. It may be facing water problem.
IL Dams solve water problem.
A. Only Conclusion I follows
B. Only Conclusion II follows
C. Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
D. Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
Q. 19 How many triangles are there in this figure?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
Q. 20 Which of the answer figures illustrates the relationship between:
Delhi, Sri Lanka, Asia
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 21 Which, answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 22 From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 23 A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 24 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. 25 In this. question, 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 in two matrices given below the columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from O 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, e.g., ‘A’ can be represented by 03, 55, etc., and ‘P’ can be represented by 10, 99, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word ‘VENU’
A. 69, 87, 32, 41
B. 85, 02, 20, 57
C. 11, 95, 89, 57
D. 69, 95, 22, 04
Q. 26 What is the phenomenon which established the transverse nature of light?
A. Reflection
B. Interference
C. Diffraction
D. Polarisation
Q. 27 What is the name of a memory buffer used to accommodate a speed differential?
A. Cache
B. Stack Pointer
C. Accumulator
D. Disc
Q. 28 What is contained in Chlorophyll?
A. Sodium
B. Potassium
C. Manganese
D. Magnesium
Q. 29 Epigraphy is the study of which of 1he following?
A. Coins
B. Inscriptions
C. Temples
D. Birds
Q. 30 Who won 1he Women’s Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016?
A. Angilique Kuber
B. Serena Williams
C. Venus Williams
D. Steffi Graff
Q. 31 In which field is B.C. Roy Award given?
A. Music
B. Journalism
C. Medicine
D. Environment
Q. 32 What is Damodar Valley Corporation?
A. Statutory body
B. Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
C. A private enterprise located in Bihar
D. A non-government organisation
Q. 33 Which is the highest gallantry Award in India?
A. Vir Chakra
B. Param Vishist Seva Medal
C. Kirti Chakra
D. Param Vir Chakra
Q. 34 Who was recently appointed as the first woman President of Nepal?
A. Sita Subedi
B. Pampha Bhusal
C. Unnila Rana
D. Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Q. 35 In which field is Pulitzer Prize awarded for outstanding work?
A. Environment Study
B. Science and Technology
C. Literature and Journalism
D. Intematlonal Understanding
Q. 36 Why is Carbon Monoxide a pollutant?
A. Reacts with haemoglobin
B. Makes nervous system inactive
C. It reacts with Oxygen
D. It inhibits glycolysis
Q. 37 Why is Rann of Kutch of India famous for?
A. Tidal and flats
B. Fertile soil
C. Dense Vegetation
D. All are correct
Q. 38 Commercial banks lend to which of the following priority sectors?
A. Heavy Industries
B. Agriculture, Small scale industries
C. Foreign Companies
D. State Government in emergency situation
Q. 39 What is the accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India?
A. April-March
B. July-June
C. October-September
D. January-December
Q. 40 What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the sun?
A. Aphelion
B. Antipode
C. Perihelion
D. Aldiate
Q. 41 The biogas used for cooking is a mixture of which of the following?
A. Carbon dioxide and oxygen
B. isobutane and propane
C. Methane and carbon monoxide
D. Methane and carbon dioxide
Q. 42 From the following, who was the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha?
A. Sushma Swaraj
B. Margret Alva
C. Meera Kumar
D. Sarojini Naidu
Q. 43 Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India ?
A. Western disturbances
B. Norwesters
C. Loo
D. Mango showers
Q. 44 Azolla increases soil fertility for
A. maize cultivation
B. wheat cultivation
C. barley cultivation
D. rice cultivation
Q. 45 Which of the following is not provided in the constitution?
A. Election Commission
B. Finance Commission
C. Public Service Commission
D. Planning Commission
Q. 46 What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram?
A. Rathas
B. Prasad
C. Mathika
D. Gandhakuti
Q. 47 What is the name of the device used to convert alternating current into direct current?
A. Ammeter
B. Galvanometer
C. Rectifier
D. Transformer
Q. 48 Why does ice covered in sawdust not melt quickly?
A. Sawdust does not allow the air to touch the ice
B. The water is absorbed by sawdust
C. Sawdust is. a bad conductor of heat
D. Sawdust is good conductor of heat
Q. 49 Which layer of the earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A. Troposphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Ionosphere
D. Stratosphere
Q. 50 Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
Q. 51 The sum of three consecutive natural numbers each divisible by 5, is 225. The largest among them is
A. 85
B. 75
C. 70
D. 80
Q. 52 A can do a piece of work in 18 days. He worked at it for 12 days and B finished the remaining work in 8 days. B alone can do the whole work in
A. 16 days
B. 24 days
C. 28 days
D. 29 days
Q. 53 The list price of an article is Rs. 900. It is available at two successive discounts of 20% and 10%. The selling price of the article is :
A. Rs. 640
B. Rs. 648
C. Rs. 540
D. Rs. 548
Q. 54 A man spends a part of his monthly income and saves the rest. The ratio of his expenditure to the savings is 61 : 6. If his monthly income is Rs. 8710, the amount of his monthly savings is
A. Rs. 870
B. Rs. 690
C. Rs. 980
D. Rs. 780
Q. 55 An article was sold at Rs. 950 allowing 5% discount on the marked price. The marked price of the article is
A. Rs. 960
B. Rs. 1000
C. Rs. 955
D. Rs. 945
Q. 56 A person loses 75% of his money in the first bet, 75% of the remaining in the second and 75% of the· remaining in the third bet and returns home with Rs. 2 only. His initial money was
A. Rs. 64
B. Rs. 128
C. Rs. 256
D. Rs. 512
Q. 57 The time taken by a train 160 m long, running at 72 km/hr, in crossing an electric pole is
A. 8 seconds
B. 9 seconds
C. 6 seconds
D. 4 seconds
Q. 58 If x + 1/9x = 4, then the value 9x² + 1/9x² is
A. 140
B. 142
C. 144
D. 146
Q. 59 If a= 2, b = -3 then the value of 27a³ – 54a²b + 36 ab² – 8b³ is
A. 1562
B. 1616
C. 1676
D. 1728
Q. 60 Possible lengths of the three sides of a triangle are
A. 2 cm, 3 cm and 6 cm
B. 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm
C. 2.5 cm, 3.5 cm and 6 cm
D. 4 cm, 4 cm and 9 cm
Q. 61 AD is the median of ti ABC. If O is the centroid and AO = 10 cm, then OD is
A. 5 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 30 cm
Q. 62 If in a triangle ABC, sin A = cos B, then the value of cos C is
A. √3/2
B. 0
C. 1
D. 1/√2
Q. 63 Incentre of ΔABC is I. ∠ABC = 90° and ∠ACB = 70° . ∠AIC is
A. 115°
B. 135°
C. 110°
D. 105°
Q. 64 The length of the two adjacent sides of a rectangle inscribed in a circle are 5 cm and 12 cm respectively. Then the radius of the circle will be
A. 6 cm
B. 6.5 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 8.5 cm
Q. 65 If sinθ x cosθ = 1/2 . The value of sinθ – cosθ is where 0° < θ < 90°
A. 0
B. √2
C. 2
D. 1
Q. 66 The mean of 100 observations was calculated as 40. It was found later on that one of the observations was misread as 83 instead of 53. The correct mean is:
A. 39
B. 39.7
C. 40.3
D. 42.7
Q. 67 If a³ + 1/a³ = 2, then value of (a² + 1)/a is (a is a positive number)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 68 If x(3 – 2/x) = 3/x , then the value of x² + 1/x² will be
A. 3 (1/9)
B. 3 (2/9)
C. 2(1/9)
D. 2 (4/9)
Q. 69 A sphere of radius 5 cm is melted to form a cone with base of same radius. The height (in cm) of the cone is
A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 22
Q. 70 The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs. 41. What is the sum of money?
A. Rs. 7200
B. Rs. 9600
C. Rs. 16400
D. Rs. 8400
Q. 71 A man standing on the bank of river observes that the angle subtended by a tree on the opposite bank is 60°. When he retires 36 m from the bank, he finds that the angle is 30°. The breadth of the river is
A. 15 metre
B. 18 metre
C. 16 metre
D. 11 metre
Questions: 72 – 75
Directions (Q.72-76): Study the bar-graph given below which shows the percent distribution of total expenditures of a company under various expenses and answer the questions.
Q. 72 The expenditure on the interest on loans is more than the expenditure on transport by
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 40%
D. 30%
Q. 73 If the interest on loans amounted to Rs. 2.45 crores, then the total amount of expenditure on advertisement, taxes and research and development is:
A. Rs. 7 crores
B. Rs. 4.2 crores
C. Rs. 5.4 crores
D. Rs. 3 crores
Q. 74 The ratio of the total expenditure on infrastructure and transport to the total expenditure on taxes and interest on loans is:
A. 5 : 4
B. 8 : 7
C. 9 : 7
D. 13 : 11
Q. 75 If the total expenditure of the company is Rs. 20 crores, then the ratio of expenditure on transport to that on salary is
A. 5 : 4
B. 4 : 5
C. 5 : 8
D. 8 : 5
Q. 76 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
ENIGMA
A. Attractive
B. Riddle
C. Flare-up
D. Dream
Q. 77 In the following question, out of the four alternatives; choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
INERTIA
A. Stupor
B. Vigour
C. Languor
D. Inertness
Q. 78 Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word.
A. Pious
B. Pios
C. Pieos
D. Piuos
Questions: 79 – 81
Directions (79 ·- 81) : In the following questions, one part of the sentence.may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error”option.
Q. 79 Each child (1)/ was given a (2)/ red beautiful balloon. (3)/ No error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 80 She has had the best medical facilities available (1)/ but she will not be cured (2) / unless she does not have a strong desire to live. (3)/ No error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 81 She has had the best medical facilities available (1)/ but she will not be cured (2) / unless she does not have a strong desire to live. (3)/ No error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Questions: 82 – 84
Directions (82–84): The sentences given with blanks are to be filled With an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative
Q. 82 The passengers were afraid but the captain ______ them that there was no danger.
A. suggested
B. pleaded
C. advise
D. assured
Q. 83 I insisted _______ his leaving the place.
A. on
B. about
C. in
D. with
Q. 84 Please don’t _______ me when I’m speaking
A. interrupted
B. interrupts
C. interrupt
D. interrupting
Questions: 85 – 87
Directions (85 – 87): In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
Q. 85 Beat around the bush.
Choose the correct meaning.
A. Walk around the forest
B. Clean the bushy areas
C. Avoiding the main topic
D. Play around the forest
Q. 86 Make room
Choose the correct meaning.
A. Clean the room
B. Make space
C. Attain the room
D. Make a clean sweep
Q. 87 Mend your ways.
Choose the correct meaning.
A. Happy with one’s behaviour
B. Sad with one’s behaviour
C. Destroy one’s behaviour
D. Improve one’s behaviour
Questions: 88 – 90
Directions (88-90): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives; choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentences.
Q. 88 A record of one’s own life written by oneself
A. History
B. Biography
C. Bibliography
D. Autobiography
Q. 89 Belong to the same period
A. Comrades
B. Contemporaries
C. Compromises
D. Renegades
Q. 90 One who listens secretly to private conversation.
A. Eavesdropper
B. Encroacher
C. Eaves bearer
D. Listener
Questions: 91 – 95
Directions (91 – 95): In each of the following questions, a. sentence/a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Four alternatives are given to fill the bold part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option corresponding to “No improvement”.
Q. 91 Choose the correct option:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 92 Choose the correct option:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 93 Choose the correct option:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 94 Choose the correct option:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 95 Choose the correct option:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Questions: 96 – 100
Directions (96-100): A passage is given with 5 questions, following it, Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell. It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities. Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions. Such hydrocarbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas. Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the sea; Over millions of years these dead creatures form large deposits under sea-bed and ocean currents cover them with a blanket of sand and silt. As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock and effectively shuts out the oxygen thus preventing the: complete decomposition of the marine deposits its underneath. The layers of sedimentary rocks become thicker and heavier. Their pressure produces heat, which transforms the tiny carcasses into crude oil in a process that is still going on today.
Q. 96 How does crude oil come out of the earth ?
A. Thick brown or black liquid with mild smell
B. Thick red-brown liquid with strong smell
C. Mixture of different colours
D. Thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell
Q. 97 What is crude mineral oil?
A. Complex mixture of many different substances
B. Simple mixture of natural gas
C. Plain white oil
D. It is bitumen
Q. 98 From where does mineral oil originate?
A. Complex mixture of pure substances
B. Carcasses of tiny animals and plants that live in the sea
C. From lakes
D. Only from plants
Q. 99 The time- taken for the marine deposits to harden into rocks is
A. a few centuries
B. millions of years
C. a few decades
D. thousands of years
Q. 100 Sedimentary rocks Lead to the formation of oil deposits because
A. their pressure produces heat and turns deposits of animal carcasses and plants into oil
B. it turns heavy and shuts out the oxygen
C. it becomes hard and forms into rocks to squeeze oil
D. it becomes light and soft and applies pressure to produce oil
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| Answer | D | C | D | D | D | C | A | C | C | B |
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| Answer | A | D | C | A | B | D | A | D | B | B |
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| Answer | C | D | A | C | C | B | D | D | B | A |
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