SSC CGL Tier 1 2016 30 Aug Shift 1
Q. 1 Select the related word from the given alternatives:
Flow : River : : Stagnant : ?
A. Pond
B. Rain
C. Stream
D. Canal
Q. 2 Select the related letters from the given alternatives:
AEIM : BFJN : : CGKO : ?
A. DHLP
B. ZVRP
C. BCDK
D. MPQR
Q. 3 Select the related number from the given alternatives:
24 : 60 : : 210 : ?
A. 348
B. 336
C. 340
D. 326
Q. 4 Find the odd word from the given alternatives.
A. Shimla
B. Ooty
C. Darjeeling
D. Agra
Q. 5 Find the odd number from the given alternatives
A. 64
B. 900
C. 343
D. 1000
Q. 6 Find the odd letters from the given alternatives
A. NSWX
B. KPSU
C. HMQR
D. EJNO
Q. 7 Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary
1. Maternity
2. Matriarchy
3. Matchbox
4. Matricide
A. 3, 1, 2, 4
B. 4, 3, 1, 2
C. 3, 4, 1, 2
D. 1, 3, 4, 2
Q. 8 A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
EDBA, KJHG, QPNM, ?
A. WVTS
B. WXUV
C. WVST
D. WVTX
Q. 9 A series is given, with one term missing, Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
463,452,439,424,?
A. 407
B. 413
C. 419
D. 411
Q. 10 At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Arun’s age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present?
A. 12 years
B. 15 years
C. 19 1/2 years
D. 25 years
Q. 11 X is the husband of Y. W is the daughter of X. Z is the husband of W. N is the daughter of Z. What is the relationship of N to Y?
A. Cousin
B. Niece
C. Daughter
D. Granddaughter
Q. 12 From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
DETERMINATION
A. DETENTION
B. DESTINATION
C. TERMINATE
D. DOMINATE
Q. 13 If GOODNESS is coded as HNPCODTR then GREATNESS will be coded as
A. HQZFBMFRT
B. HPFZUMERT
C. HQEZUMFTR
D. HQFZUMFRT
Q. 14 Complete the third equation on the basis of a certain system followed in the first two equations
5 * 4 * 2 * 1 = 1426
7 * 8 * 1 * 6 = 6817
9 * 3 * 7 * 5 = ?
A. 3795
B. 5397
C. 5973
D. 5379
Q. 15 If ‘-‘ stands for division, ‘+’ for multiplication, ‘÷’ for subtraction and ‘x’ for addition, which one of the following equations is correct?
A. 18 ÷ 3 x 2 + 8 – 6 = 10
B. 18 – 3 + 2 x 8 ÷ 6 = 14
C. 18 – 3 ÷ 2 x 8 + 6 = 17
D. 18 x 3 + 2 ÷ 8 – 6 = 15
Q. 16 Find missing pair of letters from given responses to replace{?)
A. HR
B. HS
C. HV
D. HU
Q. 17 X walked 20-feet from A to B in the East direction. Then X turned to the right and walked 6 feet. Again X turned to the right and walked 28 feet. How far is X from A?
A. 28
B. 9
C. 10
D. 27
Q. 18 Consider the given statement(s) to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the· given statement. Statement:
The situation calls for an immediate action
Conclusions :
I. The situation is serious.
II. Immediate action is possible.
A. Only I is an assumption
B. Only II is an assumption
C. Both I and II are assumptions
D. Neither I or II is an assumption
Q. 19 How many cubes are there in the diagram?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 8
D. 6
Q. 20 Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among classes given below North America, United States of America, New York
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 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, e.g. G can be represented by 04, 40, etc., and ‘K’ can be represented by 56, 75 etc. You have to identify the set for the word ‘HILL’
A. 56, 58, 03, 02
B. 55, 77, 69, 85
C. 56, 62, 03, 02
D. 57, 60, 10, 02
Q. 26 Who among the following is not a member of the National Development Council?
A. The Prime Minister
B. The Member of NITI Aayog
C. The Chief Ministers of States
D. The President of India
Q. 27 The rate of tax increase as the amount of the tax base increases is called
A. Proportional tax
B. Progressive tax
C. Regressive tax
D. Degressive tax
Q. 28 The supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on
A. Producer
B. Global economy
C. Consumer
D. Middle Man
Q. 29 The founding father of “Theory of·bureaucracy” was
A. F. W. Taylor
B. Max Weber
C. Elton Mayo
D. Herbert Simon
Q. 30 The United Nations Organisation came into existence in
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1945
D. 1946
Q. 31 Abdul Fazal was the son of which Sufi saint?
A. Sheikh Mubarak
B. Hazarat Khwaja
C. Nasiruddin Chirag
D. Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Q. 32 French revolution broke out in the year:
A. 1917
B. 1911
C. 1789
D. 1790
Q. 33 The song “Vande Mataram” occurs in the book
A. Geetanjali
B. Anandmath
C. Indian People
D. Poverty and UN-British Rule in India
Q. 34 Which mosquito is the carrier of Zika virus?
A. Culex
B. Aedes
C. Anopheles
D. Culiseta
Q. 35 Geothermal energy is maximum utilised in
A. Iceland
B. New Zealand
C. Russia
D. Japan
Q. 36 Root cap is derived from
A. Dermatogen
B. Calyptrogen
C. Protoderm
D. Histogen
Q. 37 The blotting technique used to identify the isolated protein is
A. Northern blotting
B. Western blotting
C. Southern blotting
D. Cloning
Q. 38 Morphology of Chromosomes can be best studied at
A. lnterphase
B. Prophase
C. Metaphase
D. Zygotene
Q. 39 The ‘Choke’ used with a tube light is basically
A. an inductor
B. a capacitor
C. a transformer
D. a resistor
Q. 40 Curie s an unit of
A. Radioactivity
B. energy of Gamma rays
C. intensity of Gamma rays
D. work function
Q. 41 In Networks, WEP stands for
A. Wireless Equivalent Privacy
B. Wired Extra Privacy
C. Wired Equivalent Privacy
D. Wireless Embedded Privacy
Q. 42 For extinguishing fire, we use
A. Hydrogen
B. Carbon Monoxide
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Marsh gas
Q. 43 The chemical name of quartz is
A. Calcium oxide
B. Calcium phosphate
C. Sodium phosphate
D. Sodium silicate
Q. 44 Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is
A. Aravalli
B. Satpura
C. Eastern ghats
D. Western ghats
Q. 45 The biggest reserves of Thorium are in
A. China
B. USA
C. India
D. France
Q. 46 Which of the following became the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia?
A. Belgium
B. Netherlands
C. Denmark
D. Canada
Q. 47 Which of the following countries won Euro Cup 2016 (football)?
A. France
B. Germany
C. Portugal
D. Iceland
Q. 48 Shivkumar Sharma is famous for playing the
A. Sitar
B. Flute
C. Santoor
D. Tabla
Q. 49 Who among the following is popularly known as ‘Blade Runner’?
A. Usain Bolt
B. Oscar Carl Pistorious
C. Carl Lewis
D. Ben Johnson
Q. 50 FORA administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs stands for ________?
A. Foreign Currency Regulation Act
B. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
C. Foreign Contract Regulation Act
D. Foreign Cartel Restriction Act
Q. 51 The product of two positive integers is 2048 and one of them is twice the other. The smaller number is
A. 32
B. 64
C. 16
D. 1024
Q. 52 A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C together can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in
A. 4 days
B. 6 days
C. 8 days
D. 12 days
Q. 53 The diagonal of a cuboid of length 5 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm is
A. 5√2 cm
B. 2√5 cm
C. 12 cm
D. 10 cm
Q. 54 An article marked at Rs. 540 is sold at Rs. 496.80 in an offseason offer. Then the rate of discount offered (in per cent) is
A. 7
B. 7.5
C. 8
D. 10
Q. 55 Three numbers are in the ratio 5:7:12. If the sum of the first and the third numbers is greater than the second number by 50. The sum of the three numbers is
A. 125
B. 120
C. 95
D. 85
Q. 56 The average age of 10 children is 9 years 9 months. The average age of 9 children is 8 years 11 months. What is the age of the tenth child?
A. 17 years 3 months
B. 18 years 4 months
C. 17 years 5 months
D. 18 years 3 months
Q. 57 Gopi goes from place A to B to buy an article costing 15% less at B, although he spends Rs. 150 on travelling, still he gains Rs. 150. compared to buying it at A. His profit percent is
A. 4.5
B. 6
C. 7.5
D. 8
Q. 58 If the income of Mohan is 150% higher than that of Mahesh, then by what percent the income of Mahesh is less than that of Mohan?
A. 40%
B. 50%
C. 60%
D. 45%
Q. 59 The lengths of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 km/hr the train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in metres) is
A. 500
B. 600
C. 750
D. 900
Q. 60 The simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 5% is Rs. 1600. The compound interest at the same rate after 3 years interest compound annually, is
A. Rs.2520
B. Rs.2522
C. Rs.2555
D. Rs.2535
Q. 61 If x + 1/x = √3 , then the value of x³ + 1/x³ is equal to
A. 1
B. 3√3
C. 0
D. 3
Q. 62 If a/b + b/a = 1, the value of a³ + b³ is equal to
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Q. 63 If p² + q² = 7 pq, then the value of p/q + q/p is equal to
A. 9
B. 5
C. 7
D. 3
Q. 64 If x = 99, then the value of 2(x² + 3x + 3 ) is equal to
A. 10101
B. 10000
C. 20202
D. 10102
Q. 65 The centroid of a triangle ΔABD is G. If the area of ΔABC is 72 sq. units, then the area of ΔBGC is
A. 16 sq. units
B. 24 sq. units
C. 36 sq. units
D. 48 sq. units
Q. 66 In case of an acute angled triangle, its orthocentre lies
A. inside the triangle
B. outside the triangle
C. on the triangle
D. on one of the vertices of the triangle
Q. 67 If ΔPQR and ΔLMN are similar and 3PQ = LM and MN = 9 cm, then QR is equal to :
A. 12 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 9 cm
D. 3 cm
Q. 68 AB is a chord of a circle with O as centre. C is a point on the circle such that OC ⊥ AB and OC intersects AB at P. If PC= 2 cm and AB= 6 cm then the diameter of the circle is
A. 6 cm
B. 6.5 cm
C. 13 cm
D. 12 cm
Q. 69 If x² = sin² 30°+ 4 cot² 45° – sec² 60° , then the value of x (x > 0) is
A. -1/2
B. 1
C. 0
D. 1/2
Q. 70 If 7sin²θ + 3cos²θ = 4 then the value of secθ + cosecθ is
A. 2/√3 – 2
B. 2√3 + 2
C. 2/√3
D. None of these
Q. 71 An observer on the top of a mountain, 500 m above the sea level, observes the angles of depression of the two boats in his same place of vision to be 45° and 30° respectively. Then the distance between the boats, if the boats are on the same side of the mountain is
A. 456 m
B. 584 m
C. 366 m
D. 699 m
Questions: 72 – 75
Study the bar diagram and answer the following· questions.
Q. 72 Average marks obtained in Physics for two terms is
A. 80.5
B. 82.5
C. 72.5
D. 83.5
Q. 73 Difference of marks obtained in both the terms by the students is maximum in
A. English
B. Physics
C. Biology
D. Mathematics
Q. 74 What is the percentage of marks obtained in Chemistry for both the terms?
A. 76.5
B. 56.7
C. 75.6
D. 67.5
Q. 75 The ratio of the average of the marks obtained in Biology for two terms to the average of the marks obtained in English and Mathematics for first term only is
A. 43:92
B. 39:42
C. 29:34
D. 23:94
Q. 76 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
VENIAL
A. corrupt
B. superficial
C. respected
D. pardonable
Q. 77 In tμe following question, out of the four ·alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
DIFFIDENT
A. shy
B. brave
C. confident
D. meek
Q. 78 Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly, Choose the correctly spelt word.
A. Monolouge
B. Monologue
C. Monologe
D. Monolouge
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 alternative corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option
Q. 79 We must go (1) / and congratulate him for (2)/ his brilliant success. (3) / No error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 80 My brother (1) / along with his friends (2) / are going on a tour. (3) / No error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 81 You have prepared well (1) / for the examination (2) / isn’t it? (3) / No error (4}
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Questions: 82 – 84
Directions (82-84): In the following questions, 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 What good fortune! I found the very thing I was _______ !
A. looking in
B. looking to
C. looking besides
D. looking for
Q. 83 The swimmer _______ his clothes. and jumped into the river.
A. took off
B. took of
C. took out
D. took down
Q. 84 I will _______ to Singapore next month.
A. be travelling
B. be travel
C. travels
D. am travelled
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 Made light of
A. Did not hear
B. Treated it lightly
C. Blew away
D. Carried with him
Q. 86 Every inch a gentleman
A. Somewhat
B. Partly
C. Entirely
D. Calculatively
Q. 87 Gall and wormwood
A. A problem
B. Hateful
C. Useless
D. Hard to digest
Questions: 88 – 90
Directions (88-90): Out of the four alternatives, find out the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and choose the alternative corresponding to it.
Q. 88 A rough, violent, troublesome person
A. Tartar
B. Talker
C. Vagabond
D. Swindler
Q. 89 A brave, noble-minded or chivalrous man
A. Handsome
B. Robust
C. Gallant
D. Reckless
Q. 90 Obsession with books
A. Bibliomania
B. Megalomania
C. Xenophobia
D. Egomania
Questions: 91 – 95
Directions (91-95): In each of the following questions a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bold and in double quotes. Four alternatives are given to the bold part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.
Q. 91 The farmers work “at the fields”.
A. on the fields
B. through the fields
C. in the fields
D. No improvement
Q. 92 The boss impatiently told him “to get up” with his work
A. to get on
B. to get by
C. to get under
D. No improvement
Q. 93 The judges “remarked on” the high standard of entries for the competition
A. remarked of
B. remarked at
C. remarked over
D. No improvement
Q. 94 He did not know how to solve the problem and “I did not either”.
A. neither do I
B. neither did I
C. either did I
D. No improvement
Q. 95 It is a place “far of here”.
A. far by here
B. far from here
C. far away here
D. No improvement
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.
Mary Garden, a. noted opera singer, earned a great deal of money during her career, but was constantly bothered by the demand of her father for money and always in large sums. Miss Garden would always give it to him, though often she would often complain that his requests seemed somewhat unreasonable. To this the stock reply was that he needed the money for a very special project. She was not going to refuse her father, was she? During the depression Miss Garden, like many others, lost her money in the stock market crash. Shortly afterward, her father died, and, much to her surprise, she was notified that he had left a large bank account in her name. He had saved for her every cent she had given him. The demands God makes on us may seem hard at times. But all the while. He, is actually helping us to store up an ‘eternal bank account’ in heaven-one which may balance ‘the ‘scales in our favour when we least expect it. Troubles are often the instruments by which God fashions us for better things.
Q. 96 Mary’s father made demands for __________
A. a small sum of money
B. large sums of money
C. no money
D. a reasonable sum of money
Q. 97 Mary ___ to the demands of her father.
A. could not refuse to pay any attention
B. wanted to refuse to pay any attention
C. finally refused to pay any attention
D. Initially refused to pay any attention
Q. 98 Mary’s father had ______ all the money he took from her.
A. gambled
B. wasted
C. invested
D. saved
Q. 99 During the depression Mary ________ in the stock market.
A. lost no money at all
B. lost her money
C. lost some money
D. lost lot of money
Q. 100 God at times, makes hard demands so that He ________ when we least expect it.
A. can balance the scales against us
B. can balance the scales in our favour
C. can harm us
D. can refuse to assist us
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