SSC CHSL
(2 July 2019 Shift-II)
Reasoning
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.1 Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Results 2. Campaign 3. Sworn 4. Nominations 5. Polling
A 5, 2, 4, 1, 3
B 4, 5, 2, 1,3
C 4, 2, 5, 1, 3
D 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
Answer: C
Q.2 If PEAR is coded as 7519 and TOIL is coded as 2693, then how will DOCTOR be coded ?
A 463239
B 463729
C 463296
D 463269
Answer: D
Q.3 Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster. LENOVO : EKISSQ :: FINGER : ________
A YOIKCT
B YOIKBT
C YNIKBT
D YOIJBT
Answer: B
Q.4 In a code language, TABLEPADS is written as BADCYGAPJ. How will BACKSPACE be written as in that language?
A DAEBJGAEY
B DEIBJGEIY
C DAIBJGAIY
D DAJBJGAJY
Answer: C
Q.5 The sum of the squares of three numbers is 336 and the ratio of the first and the second as also of the second and the third is 1 : 2. Then find the difference of third and first number?
A 10
B 12
C 14
D 16
Answer: B
Q.6 If MARBLES is coded as 181132192512 and INVITED is coded as 221969942520, then how will COMPARE be coded as?
A 1322531253221
B 1322531652241
C 1322531653241
D 1312531653241
Answer: C
Q.7 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (8, 101, 35)
A (6, 76, 27)
B (11, 136, 47)
C (9, 121, 39)
D (7, 89, 31)
Answer: D
Q.8 Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Mothers, Women, Pilots
Answer: A
Q.9 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 4, 10, 27, 140, ?
A 379
B 397
C 973
D 937
Answer: C
Q.10 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 81 : 63 :: 74 : _____
A 33
B 13
C 43
D 23
Answer: A
Q.11 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
Answer: A
Q.12 In a certain code, SLUMBER is coded as PORPYHO. How would PURPOSE be written in that same code?
A MXOSLVB
B OTQONRD
C SRUMRPG
D QVSQPTF
Answer: A
Q.13 Select the term that will come next in the following series. 3, 27, 243, 2187, ___
A 13561
B 21377
C 27139
D 19683
Answer: D
Q.14 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given letter series will complete the series. ab_bcab_b__ab_bcab_bc
A dcdcd
B cdcdc
C ccdcc
D ddcdd
Answer: D
Q.15 How many triangles are present in the following figure ?
A 18
B 20
C 14
D 16
Answer: A
Q.16 Gopal’s age is the cube of a number. It was the square of a number two years ago. What is his age?
A 9
B 62
C 64
D 27
Answer: C
Q.17 Three different positions of a dice are shown below. Which number appears on the face opposite the number 6 ?
A 3
B 1
C 4
D 5
Answer: C
Q.18 Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the following word-pair. Candle : Illuminate
A Refrigerator : Cool
B Oven : Grind
C Fan : Suffocation
D Bulb : Dark
Answer: A
Q.19 Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the number that is different from the rest.
A 6394
B 2936
C 4638
D 3864
Answer: A
Q.20 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded.
Answer: A
Q.21 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Answer: D
Q.22 ‘Iraq’ is related to ‘Dinar’ in the same way as ‘Myanmar’ is related to ‘_______’.
A Lira
B Rand
C Yen
D Kyat
Answer: D
Q.23 A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded ?
Answer: D
Q.24 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (3, 13, 196)
A (5, 15, 350)
B (6, 16, 569)
C (4, 14, 441)
D (2, 12, 287)
Answer: A
Q.25 Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
A AWDZ
B UQJF
C OKPL
D IDWS
Answer: D
General knowledge
Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 Which of the following gases has an odour that is similar to the odour of rotten eggs?
A Ammonia
B Chlorine
C Hydrogen Sulfide
D Dimethylcyclohexane
Answer: C
Q.27 Name the element that must be present in a compound to classify it as an organic compound.
A Zinc
B Iron
C Carbon
D Ammonia
Answer: C
Q.28 Which of the following rivers is popularly known as ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
A Periyar
B Godavari
C Krishna
D Tungabhadra
Answer: B
Q.29 In December 2016, the National Payments Corporation of India developed a mobile payment app named as__________
A NAKUL
B JANAK
C GANDIV
D BHIM
Answer: D
Q.30 In 1872, Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India was assassinated in ___________
A Kolkata
B Diu
C Delhi
D Port Blair
Answer: D
Q.31 In the world of computers, what is ‘Ubuntu’?
A Latest financial software package by Infosys
B A firewall developed by Microsoft
C An ERP system from SAP
D Open source Linux operating system
Answer: D
Q.32 The famous Dwarkadhish Temple of Gujarat is located on the banks of which of the following rivers?
A Luni
B Tapti
C Narmada
D Gomti
Answer: D
Q.33 The 124th Amendment Bill, 2019 deals with:
A Economic Reservation
B Triple Talaq
C GST
D Privatisation of Air India
Answer: A
Q.34 The mother of Mahatma Gandhi was:
A Heerabai
B Putlibai
C Kamlabai
D Kasturbabai
Answer: B
Q.35 Ram Vilas Paswan is the president of which party?
A Republican Party of India
B Samajwadi Party
C Lok Janshakti Party
D Bahujan Samaj Party
Answer: C
Q.36 Which of the following cities houses the headquarters of the Union Bank of India?
A Kolkata
B Lucknow
C Mangalore
D Mumbai
Answer: D
Q.37 After the swearing in of the new Union government in May, who of the followings was allocated the portfolio of Youth Affairs and Sports?
A Smriti Irani
B K Muralidharan
C Kiren Rijiju
D Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Answer: C
Q.38 In the context of international banking transactions what is the full form of SWIFT?
A Society for Worldwide International Financial Transactions
B Society for Worldwide International Financial Telecommunication
C Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
D Society for Wireless International Financial Transactions
Answer: C
Q.39 Greta Thunberg, the teenage sensation and global climate change crusader is from which of the following European countries ?
A Sweden
B Finland
C Belgium
D Germany
Answer: A
Q.40 In computer terminology, what is the full form of RAM?
A Regular Access Memory
B Repeated Access Memory
C Rapid Access Memory
D Random Access Memory
Answer: D
Q.41 Which colour saree embellished with bright golden borders is worn by the dancers of Mohiniyattam?
A Deep red /red
B White/off-white
C Sea blue /blue
D Parrot green /green
Answer: B
Q.42 Which of the following activities by Benjamin Franklin led him to gain a better understanding of lightning and eventually to the invention of the lightning rod?
A Practising on a piano
B Swimming in a river
C Flying a kite
D Riding a horse
Answer: C
Q.43 The 72nd Annual Cannes Film Festival 2019 was held in ______.
A Italy
B France
C United Kingdom
D Russia
Answer: B
Q.44 Who is the Vice Captain of the Indian team that is playing the World Cup 2019 in England ?
A Rohit Sharma
B Hardik Pandya
C MS Dhoni
D Shikhar Dhawan
Answer: A
Q.45 Which of the following types of bank accounts does NOT earn any interest for the account holder?
A Pension Account
B Recurring Deposit Account
C Current Account
D Savings Account
Answer: C
Q.46 Bangladesh defeated __________in their very first match of ODI(One Day International) World Cup held in England.
A West Indies
B New Zealand
C Pakistan
D South Africa
Answer: D
Q.47 The city of Belagavi is located in the state of:
A Kerala
B Karnataka
C Gujarat
D Tamil Nadu
Answer: B
Q.48 Famous writer and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor won the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from which of the following constituencies of Kerala?
A Thiruvananthapuram
B Alleppey
C Thrissur
D Kozhikode
Answer: A
Q.49 Who of the following was elected as the Leader of Congress Parliamentary Party after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections?
A Mallikarjun Kharge
B Sonia Gandhi
C Rahul Gandhi
D Shashi Tharoor
Answer: B
Q.50 Which of the following banks was authorised to issue Electoral Bonds?
A HDFC Bank
B Corporation Bank
C ICICI Bank
D State Bank of India
Answer: D
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 If 3sinθ = 2cos2 θ,0∘ < θ < 90∘ , then the value of (tanθ + cosθ + sinθ) is:
A (3+5√3)/6
B 5√3/3
C (3+5√3)/3
D 5√3/6
Answer: A
Q.52 PAT is a tangent to a circle at point A on it, and AB is a chord such that ∠BAT = 72∘ . If C is a point on the circle such that ∠CBA = 58∘ , then what is the measure of ∠CAB ?
A 60∘
B 48∘
C 62∘
D 50∘
Answer: D
Q.53 If 1/(secθ−tanθ) − 1/cosθ = secθ × k,0∘ < θ < 90∘ , then k is equal to:
A cosecθ
B tanθ
C cotθ
D sinθ
Answer: D
Q.54 The ratio of the present ages of A and is 6 : 5. Four years ago,this ratio was 5 : 4. What will be the ratio of the ages of A and after 12 years from now ?
A 8:7
B 3:2
C 7:6
D 9:8
Answer: D
Q.55 Amit travelled from A to B at an average speed of 80 km/h. He travelled the first 75% of the distance in two-third of the time and the rest at a constant speed of x km/h. The value of is:
A 56
B 54
C 60
D 64
Answer: C
Q.56 In △ABC, the bisectors of ∠B and ∠C intersect each other at a point D. If ∠BDC = 104∘ , then the measure of ∠A is:
A 30∘
B 28∘
C 32∘
D 26∘
Answer: B
Q.57 The value of 3 × 2 ÷ 3 of 12 − 3 ÷ 2 × (2 − 3) × 2 + 3 ÷ 2 of 3 is:
A 2⅓
B −3⅔
C −2⅓
D 3⅔
Answer: D
Q.58 A sum of ₹7,500 amounts to ₹8,748 after 2 years at a certain compound interest rate per annum. What will be the simple interest on the same sum for 4⅗ years at double the earlier interest rate ?
A ₹2,760
B ₹5,520
C ₹4,140
D ₹8,180
Answer: B
Q.59 If the nine-digit number 8175x45y2 is divisible by 72, then the value of √(4x + y) , for the largest value of y, is:
A 6
B 8
C 4
D 5
Answer: D
Q.60 The curved surface area and the volume of a cylindrical pole are 132 m2 and 528 m3 , respectively. What is the height (in m) of the pole? (Take π = 22/7)
A 3⅝
B 2½
C 2⅝
D 3½
Answer: C
Q.61 The given Bar graph presents the number of students from Science and Arts streams from a school in different years.
In which year the number of Arts students is 30% more than that of Science ?
A 2012
B 2013
C 2011
D 2014
Answer: A
Q.62 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that AB is a diameter of the circle circumscribing it and ∠ADC = 158∘. Then ∠BAC is equal to:
A 68∘
B 40∘
C 38∘
D 50∘
Answer: A
Q.63 If a + b + c = 4 and ab + bc + ca = 1 , then the value of a3 + b3 + c3 − 3abc is:
A 60
B 52
C 50
D 47
Answer: B
Q.64 If cosec31∘ = x, then sin2 59∘ + 1/cosec2 31∘ + tan2 59∘ − 1/sin2 59∘ cosec2 59∘ is equal to:
A x – 1
B x2 + 1
C x2 − 1
D x + 1
Answer: C
Q.65 The simplified value of [ (sin225∘ + sin265∘)/(cos224∘ +cos266∘) + sin2 71∘ + cos71∘ sin19∘] is:
A 1
B 0
C 3
D 2
Answer: D
Q.66 If 24√3 x3 + 2√2 y3 = (2√3 x + √2 y)(Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 ) then (2A + √6 B − C) is equal to:
A 6
B 8
C 14
D 10
Answer: D
Q.67 In a class of 80 students, 60% participate in games and the rest do not. The average weight of the former group is 5% more than that of the latter. If the average weight to fall the students is 5121 kg, then what is the average weight (in kg) of the former group ?
A 52.5
B 54.5
C 57.6
D 60
Answer: A
Q.68 The given Bar graph presents the number of students from Science and Arts streams from a school in different years.
What is the ratio of the total number of Science students in 2011 and 2015 to that of Arts in 2012 and 2015 ?
A 11 : 12
B 8 : 9
C 9 : 10
D 12 : 13
Answer: D
Q.69 When an article is sold for ₹291, there is a loss of 3%. What will be the selling price of the article, if it is sold at a gain of 8%?
A ₹324
B ₹308
C ₹316
D ₹332
Answer: A
Instructions: The given Bar graph presents the number of students from Science and Arts streams from a school in different years.
Q.70 The average number of Science students in 2011, 2013 and 2015 is what percentage more than the number of Arts students in 2011 ?
A 9⅟₁₁%
B 9³/₁₁%
C 8⅟₉%
D 11⅟₉%
Answer: A
Q.71 The total number of Arts students in 2011, 2013 and 2015 is what percentage less than that of Science In the given five years (correct to one decimal place)?
A 33.6%
B 34.2%
C 31.4%
D 32.8%
Answer: A
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.72 A, B and C can finish a task in 42 days, 84 days and 28 days, respectively. A started the work. B joined him after 3 days. If C joined them after 5 days from the beginning, then for how many days did A work till the completion of the task?
A 18
B 20
C 15
D 17
Answer: D
Q.73 In a constituency, 40% of the voters are senior citizens. 40% of the senior citizen voters are illiterates and 25% of the non-senior citizen voters are literates. By what percentage is the number of literate senior citizens voters less than that of illiterate non-senior citizen voters ?
A 46⅔
B 48⅓
C 40
D 50
Answer: A
Q.74 In △ABC, D and E are the points on sides AC and AB, respectively, such that ∠ADE = ∠B. If AD =7.6 cm, AE = 7.2 cm, BE = 4.2 cm and BC = 8.4 cm,then DE is equal to:
A 5.8 cm
B 5.6 cm
C 7.4 cm
D 6.3 cm
Answer: B
Q.75 The vertices A, B, C and D of a quadrilateral ABCD lie on a circle. ∠A is thrice ∠C and ∠D is twice ∠B. What is the difference between the measures of ∠B and ∠C ?
A 15∘
B 28∘
C 18∘
D 20∘
Answer: A
English
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.76 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. JEOPARDIZE
A threaten
B hazard
C imperil
D protect
Answer: D
Q.77 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. On September 11, 2001, two hijacked aircrafts crashed to the World Trade Centre in New York.
A World Trade Centre in New York
B crashed to the
C two hijacked aircrafts
D On September 11, 2001
Answer: B
Q.78 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. In the opening scene, the young boy Pip meets an escaped convict in a graveyard.
B. ‘Great Expectations’ is a novel by Charles Dickens.
C. The novel is set in Kent and London in the early 19th century.
D. It depicts the personal growth and development of an orphan named Pip.
A DCAB
B BCDA
C ABCD
D CBAD
Answer: B
Q.79 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. impossible or extremely difficult to understand
A incompatible
B incomprehensible
C inaudible
D inevitable
Answer: B
Q.80 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. tit for tat
A to take advantage of someone
B to make someone angry
C to do harm as done to you
D to reward people for the good done
Answer: C
Q.81 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. The boys were delighted on the idea of going to Goa.
A on an idea of
B No improvement
C at an idea of
D at the idea of
Answer: D
Q.82 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne in April, 2019.
A The Chrysanthemum Throne is abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April,2019.
B The Chrysanthemum Throne was abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April,2019.
C The Japanese Emperor Akihito was abdicated by the Chrysanthemum Throne in April, 2019.
D The Chrysanthemum Throne has abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April,2019.
Answer: B
Q.83 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Billionaire Philip is the owner of the luxury yacht Lionheart, which worth an estimated $150 million.
A the owner of
B an estimated $150 million
C which worth
D Billionaire Philip is
Answer: C
Q.84 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. a type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow
A chalet
B wigwam
C igloo
D hut
Answer: C
Q.85 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. He tried to prevent his friend to smoke.
A No improvement
B smoking
C from smoking
D to smoking
Answer: C
Q.86 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The shopkeeper asked me, “Where is your car?”
A The shopkeeper asked me where is your car.
B The shopkeeper asked me where was my car.
C The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
D The shopkeeper asked me where my car is.
Answer: C
Q.87 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. One fine morning, a hunter was getting ready to go hunting.
B. He pulled the blanket over the sleeping child.
C. As he did so, he thought the blanket was not warm enough.
D. Before departing, he went to see his little baby who was sleeping in a crib.
A ADBC
B CBAD
C ACBD
D DCAB
Answer: A
Q.88 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. There were not enough tinsmiths in Vienna to ______ the lanterns for street lighting.
A compose
B execute
C accomplish
D manufacture
Answer: D
Q.89 Select the wrongly spelt word.
A curse
B curry
C curious
D cursore
Answer: D
Instructions: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension: Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (1) ______ to a standstill on an autumn day (2) ______ 1994. The culprit for the outage (3) ______ a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (4) ______ in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (5) ______ lasted for half-an- hour, resulted in the NYSE operating at 85 percent capacity.
Q.90 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
A taken
B worked
C happened
D brought
Answer: D
Q.91 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
A on
B by
C at
D in
Answer: D
Q.92 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
A was
B has
C were
D is
Answer: A
Q.93 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
A exchange
B town
C store
D bank
Answer: A
Q.94 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
A whom
B which
C who
D what
Answer: B
Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually
Q.95 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Municipal corporations have started to take ______ of the problems of waste management.
A cognizance
B knowledge
C perception
D attention
Answer: A
Q.96 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. bite your tongue
A stop yourself from saying something
B be impossible to be understood
C talk for a long time
D get bruises in the mouth
Answer: A
Q.97 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. INORDINATE
A undue
B reasonable
C exorbitant
D extreme
Answer: B
Instructions: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Q.98 ADHERE
A comply
B release
C detach
D ignore
Answer: A
Q.99 CURRENT
A present
B old
C uncommon
D antiquated
Answer: A
Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually
Q.100 Select the wrongly spelt word.
A satiate
B settle
C session
D satallite
Answer: D
