SSC CHSL
(4 July 2019 Shift-I)
Reasoning
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.1 ‘Hard work’ is related to ‘Success’ in the same way as ‘Crime’ is related to ‘_________’.
A Society
B Police
C Reward
D Punishment
Answer: D
Q.2 Select the option figure which contains figure X embedded in it as its part. (Rotation is not allowed)
Answer: B
Q.3 Three different positions of the same dice, which has one to six dots on its six faces, are shown below. When one dot is at the bottom the number of dots on the top will be:
A 3
B 5
C 4
D 2
Answer: A
Q.4 Three persons A, B and C have different amount of rupees with them. If A gives `11 to C, A will have equal amount as B has. A and B together have total `245. How many rupees does B have?
A 119
B 118
C 116
D 117
Answer: D
Q.5 In a code language, ‘POSSIBLE’ is written as ‘QRUUDKGN’. How will ‘FAREWELL’ be written as in that language ?
A BHGUGYNN
B CIGTGZNN
C CHGTGYNN
D CHGTGYMM
Answer: C
Q.6 Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?
207 × 9 + 13 ÷ 26 − 301 = 60
A + and −
B + and ×
C × and ÷
D + and ÷
Answer: C
Q.7 How many triangles are there in the figure given below ?
A 27
B 25
C 26
D 28
Answer: C
Q.8 Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
A DJMG
B UADX
C RXBU
D JPSM
Answer: C
Q.9 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
Answer: D
Q.10 Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Cucumber, Spices, Food
Answer: C
Q.11 Two statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements: Some ants are bats. Some ants are crabs.
Conclusions: I. Some bats are crabs. II. No crab is ant. III. No bat is crab.
A Only conclusions I and II follow.
B Either conclusion I or III follow.
C Only conclusions I and III follow
D Either conclusion I or II follow.
Answer: B
Q.12 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
A Worker
B Tailor
C Farmer
D Carpenter
Answer: A
Q.13 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. 8, 9, 145
A 10, 11, 121
B 6, 8, 104
C 7, 8, 117
D 6, 7, 85
Answer: D
Q.14 If ‘REGIONAL’ is coded as ‘185791514112’, then how will ‘PICTURES’ be coded in the same language?
A 1693202219520
B 1793202118520
C 1693192117523
D 1693202118519
Answer: D
Q.15 Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the two numbers of the following number-pair. 53 : 477
A 45 : 460
B 55 : 525
C 43 : 367
D 39 : 351
Answer: D
Q.16 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 15, 43, 83, 137, 207, ?
A 297
B 295
C 292
D 294
Answer: B
Q.17 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 317
B 349
C 347
D 319
Answer: D
Q.18 Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following phrases in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Vacant post in organization 2. Receiving Applications 3. Conducting written test and interviews 4. Inviting applications for post 5. Job offer to selected candidates 6. Joining and on-the-job training
A 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
B 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6
C 4, 1, 3, 5, 2, 6
D 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3
Answer: A
Q.19 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Answer: B
Q.20 A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern is given below. Figure out from amongst the four options as to how
the pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.
Answer: B
Q.21 A + B means ‘A is sister of B’
A − B means ‘A is son of B’
A × B means ‘A is husband of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + Q ÷ C − D − L × J , then how is J related to Q ?
A Daughter
B Mother
C Mother-in-law
D Father-in-law
Answer: C
Q.22 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. RDPC : NHLG :: SKDG : ?
A OOZK
B OPZK
C OOYK
D NOYK
Answer: A
Q.23 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given letter series will complete the series. T C _ M B C _ N T _ Q M _ C D _ T _ Q M B _ D N
A QBCDNNC
B TDCBNCD
C QDCBNCC
D QDDBCCN
Answer: C
Q.24 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. Fossils : Paleontology
A Fungi : Phycology
B Rocks : Astronomy
C Flowers : Zoology
D Plants : Botany
Answer: D
Q.25 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (94, 44, 82)
A (64, 58, 42)
B (48, 31, 76)
C (98, 68, 86)
D (78, 40, 88)
Answer: B
General knowledge
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 According to Indian Bureau of Mines, which of the following states has the largest reserve of silver in India in 2018?
A Gujarat
B Bihar
C Maharashtra
D Rajasthan
Answer: D
Q.27 Which one of the following is defined as “the proportion of highly liquid assets held by financial institutions, to ensure their ongoing ability to meet short-term obligations”?
A Base Rate
B Cash Reserve Ratio
C Statutory Liquidity Ratio
D Liquidity Coverage Ratio
Answer: D
Q.28 Which of the following books was NOT written by the great Indian poet and dramatist Mahakavi Kalidas?
A Malavikagnimitram
B Ritusamhara
C Shakuntala
D Malatimadhava
Answer: D
Q.29 Which of the following are flowerless plants that produce cones and seeds in which seeds are not encased within an ovary?
A Bryophytes
B Gymnosperms
C Hydrophytes
D Angiosperms
Answer: B
Q.30 Which mountains are on India’s eastern border with Myanmar ?
A Karakoram
B Vindhya
C Purvanchal
D Satpura
Answer: C
Q.31 Who defeated India’s Sourav Kothari in final to win the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Championship?
A William Cook
B Michael Phelan
C Joe Davis
D Peter Gilchrist
Answer: D
Q.32 In May 2019, which one of the following organisations was banned by the government of India?
A Deendar Anjuman
B Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen
C AI Badr
D Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Answer: D
Q.33 Which former judge of the Supreme Court of India was appointed as the Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority in May 2019?
A Arun Mishra
B A K Sikri
C R V Raveendran
D Ranjan Gogoi
Answer: B
Q.34 The Cheriyal Scrolls is a dying art form of India practised by one family called the Nakashi family for many generations. Name the modern day state which owns this art form.
A Telangana
B West Bengal
C Karnataka
D Tamil Nadu
Answer: A
Q.35 Where was the second Shanghai Cooperation Organization Mass Media Forum held from 23-26 May 2019?
A India
B Beijing
C Uzbekistan
D Kyrgyzstan
Answer: D
Q.36 To which state does the noted Padma Shri awardee and Sufi saint Ibrahim Sutar belong?
A Karnataka
B Telangana
C Andhra Pradesh
D Kerala
Answer: A
Q.37 Who among the following pioneered binary logic and arithmetic in computers programming?
A John Backus
B Noam Chomsky
C Claude Shannon
D Leslie Lamport
Answer: C
Q.38 All the four rivers mentioned below are rivers of Kerala. Which of these is the southern most river of the state?
A Kuppam River
B Neyyar River
C Periyar River
D Chaliyar River
Answer: B
Q.39 Who among the following was elected and sworn in as the 6th President of Ukraine in April- May 2019 ?
A Stepan Kubiv
B Volodymyr Zelensky
C Petro Poroshenko
D Oleksandr Turchynov
Answer: B
Q.40 Desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets and smartphones are different types of_______.
A minicomputers
B supercomputers
C mainframe computers
D microcomputers
Answer: D
Q.41 In May 2019, who among the following became the only mountaineer in the world to hold the record for most summits on Mount Everest?
A Phu Dorjee
B Andrew Irvine
C Kami Rita Sherpa
D Phurba Tashi
Answer: C
Q.42 As of June 2019, who among the following is the chairman of the 15th Finance Commission of India?
A Arvind Panagariya
B Y V Reddy
C Shaktikanta Das
D N K Singh
Answer: D
Q.43 Who is the author of the autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’?
A Sachin Tendulkar
B Leander Paes
C Kapil Dev
D Mahesh Bhupathi
Answer: A
Q.44 What is the SI unit of pressure?
A Volt
B Ampere
C Ohm
D Pascal
Answer: D
Q.45 Who among the following was killed by Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Battle of Pratapgarh ?
A Asghar Khan
B Shaista Khan
C Shuja Khan
D Afzal Khan
Answer: D
Q.46 What is India’s rank among the 180 countries on the ‘Environmental Performance Index 2018’, according to the biennial report by Yale and Columbia Universities along with the World Economic Forum?
A 177
B 147
C 167
D 157
Answer: A
Q.47 As per the Constitution of India, the President may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to:
A Chief Election Commissioner
B The Chairman of Rajya Sabha
C The Chief Justice of India
D The Vice President
Answer: D
Q.48 Which of the following is NOT a water borne disease?
A Cholera
B Mumps
C Hepatitis
D Typhoid
Answer: B
Q.49 Who among the following was the first Indian Cricketer to hit a century in the very first session of a Test match?
A Virat Kohli
B Shikhar Dhawan
C Prithvi Shaw
D Rishabh Pant
Answer: B
Q.50 The First Health Minister of Independent India was ____________.
A Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
C Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
D Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: C
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 The simplified value of 3 × 6 ÷ 4 of 6 − 6 ÷ 2 × (4 − 6) + 4 − 2 × 3 ÷ 6 of ⅓ is:
A 1¾
B 8⅓
C 4¾
D 13¾
Answer: C
Q.52 The average of n numbers is 36. If each of 75% of the numbers is increased by 6 and each of the remaining numbers is decreased by 9, then the new average of the numbers is:
A 36.25
B 33.75
C 37.125
D 38.25
Answer: D
Q.53 If 8(a + b)3 + (a − b)3 = (3a + b)(Aa2 + Bab + Cb2), then what is the value of (A + B – C) ?
A 4
B 2
C 11
D 10
Answer: B
Q.54 If a 10-digit number 75y97405x2 is divisible by 72, then the value of (2x-y), for the greatest value of x, is:
A 24
B 21
C 18
D 12
Answer: D
Q.55 In △ABC, D is a point on BC such that ∠BAD = ½∠ADC, ∠BAC = 87∘ and ∠C = 42∘. What is the measure of ∠ADB ?
A 94∘
B 102∘
C 78∘
D 68∘
Answer: C
Q.56 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that its sides AD and BC produced meet at P and sides AB and DC produced meet at Q. If ∠A =62∘ and ∠ABC = 74∘, then the difference between ∠P and ∠Q is:
A 44∘
B 38∘
C 32∘
D 23∘
Answer: C
Q.57 If x2 − 6x + 1 = 0, then the value of ( x4+1/x2 )÷(x2 + 1) is:
A 36
B 33
C 35
D 39
Answer: B
Q.58 For θ being an acute angle, if cosecθ = 1.25 , then the value of (4 tanθ−5 cosθ)/(sec θ+4 cotθ) is equal to:
A ½
B ¼
C ⁴/₇
D ³/₇
Answer: A
Q.59 In a circle with centre O, AB is a diameter. Points C, D and E are on the circle on one side of AB such that ABEDC is a pentagon. The sum of angles ACD and DEB is:
A 240∘
B 225∘
C 180∘
D 270∘
Answer: D
Q.60 A train covers a certain distance in 45 minutes.If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h,it takes 3 minutes more to cover the same distance. The distance (in km)is:
A 54
B 80
C 64
D 60
Answer: D
Q.61 The parallel sides of a trapezium are 20 cm and 10 cm and its non-parallel sides are equal to each other. If its area is 180 cm2, then what is the length (in cm) of each non-parallel side ?
A 12
B 11
C 15
D 13
Answer: D
Q.62 In comes of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 3 and their expenditures are in the ratio 9 : 5. If income of A is twice the expenditure of B, then what is the ratio of savings of A and B?
A 3:2
B 3:4
C 2:3
D 1:1
Answer: D
Q.63 A can do 40% of a work in 6 days and B can do 30% of the same work in 3 days. They started the work together but B left after 2 days and A continued to work. In how many days was the entire work completed?
A 12
B 15
C 9
D 10
Answer: A
Q.64 A shopkeeper marks his goods at 25% above the cost price. He sells three-fourth of the goods at the marked price and the remaining at 40% discount on the marked price. His gain/loss percent is:
A Loss, 12.5%
B Gain, 10.5%
C Gain, 12.5%
D Loss, 8.75%
Answer: C
Q.65 For 0∘ < θ < 90∘, If [sec θ(1−sinθ)(sec θ+tanθ)] /(sec θ−tanθ)2 = (1+k)/(1−k), then k is equal to:
A cosθ
B cosecθ
C secθ
D sinθ
Answer: D
Instructions: The given Bar Graph presents the Revenue and Expenditure (in crores of Rupees) of a company during the five year period, 2014-2018.
Q.66 In which year the percentage increase in the revenue as compared to that in its preceding year is between 5% and 8% ?
A 2016
B 2018
C 2017
D 2015
Answer: B
Q.67 The total expenditure of the company from 2016 to 2018 is what percentage (nearest to an integer) of the total revenue for the five year period ?
A 54
B 55
C 56
D 53
Answer: B
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.68 △ ABC is a triangle, where ∠ B is obtuse. AD is perpendicular on CB produced at D. If AB = 8cm, BC = 7 cm and BD = 4 cm, then AC is equal to:
A 15cm
B 14cm
C 12cm
D 13cm
Answer: D
Q.69 If x + y + z = 3 and xy + yz + zx = −18 ,then what is the value of x3 + y3 + z3 − 3xyz =?
A 217
B 189
C 191
D 187
Answer: B
Q.70 For 0∘ < θ < 90∘ , if 2cos2 θ = 3sinθ , then the value of (cosec2 θ − cot2 θ + cos2 θ) is equal to:
A 1½
B 1¾
C 2¼
D 2¾
Answer: B
Instructions: The given Bar Graph presents the Revenue and Expenditure (in crores of Rupees) of a company during the five year period, 2014-2018.
Q.71 The expenditure of the company in 2017 is what percentage less than the average revenue (per year) in 2014, 2015 and 2016?
A 11²/₉
B 11⅑
C 8⅓
D 12⅓
Answer: C
Q.72 What is the ratio of the total revenue of the company in 2015 and 2018 to that of its expenditure in 2014 and 2018?
A 9:7
B 5:4
C 13:10
D 7:5
Answer: A
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.73 Three articles are bought at ₹200 each. One of them is sold at a loss of 10%. If the other two articles are sold so as to gain 20% on the whole transaction, then what is the gain percent on the two articles?
A 35
B 28
C 32
D 30
Answer: A
Q.74 A sum invested at 8% p.a. amounts to ₹20280 at the end of one year, when the interest is compounded half yearly. What will be the simple interest on the same sum for 453 years at double the earlier rate of interest ?
A ₹13500
B ₹13800
C ₹14200
D ₹14500
Answer: B
Q.75 Sudha decided to donate 12% of her monthly income to an orphanage. On the day of donation, she changed her decision and donated a sum of ₹4800 which was equal to 80% of what she had decided earlier. What is 27% of her monthly income?
A ₹11934
B ₹13959
C ₹14040
D ₹13500
Answer: D
English
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.76 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 ceremony will following by tea and refreshments for the guests.
A will follow with
B No improvement
C will be followed by
D will followed by
Answer: C
Q.77 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The mechanic repaired my car quite satisfactorily.
A The mechanic was repaired quite satisfactorily by my car.
B My car repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic.
C My car is repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic.
D My car was repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic.
Answer: D
Q.78 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. On the morning of April 12, Gopal rose at 5.30 am.
B. Then he drove to the Joggers Park which was four km away.
C. There he met his group of walking enthusiasts.
D. He put on his track suit and walking shoes.
A DCAB
B ACBD
C ADBC
D CBAD
Answer: C
Q.79 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 government has ordered that all the coaching centres without fire safety arrangements housing above the fourth floor be shut down immediately.
A No improvement
B housed above the fourth floor
C house up to the fourth floor
D housed over a fourth floor
Answer: B
Q.80 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A person who can speak only two languages
A bilingual
B monolingual
C linguist
D multilingual
Answer: A
Instructions: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension: In one of the most high-profile localities in the capital, hundreds of (1) ______ walk across an unmanned railway track (2) ______ day to get to school. Lakshman (3) ______ his way down the rocky steps (4) ______ lead to the railway track behind his settlement. He (5) ______ in the affirmative when asked if the track scares him. “I have fallen down these steps so many times during the monsoon. But there is no other way to walk to school,” he says.
Q.81 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
A children
B people
C women
D men
Answer: A
Q.82 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
A all
B whole
C every
D some
Answer: C
Q.83 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
A had made
B make
C makes
D was making
Answer: C
Q.84 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
A which
B what
C whom
D who
Answer: A
Q.85 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
A shakes
B winks
C salutes
D nods
Answer: D
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.86 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. guide the course of a ship especially by using instruments or maps
A travel
B sail
C anchor
D navigate
Answer: D
Q.87 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Leopards have learned to ______ to semi-urban living near Mumbai and Gurugram.
A change
B prepare
C adapt
D adopt
Answer: C
Q.88 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. feather your own nest
A make money unfairly
B disturb others in their work
C be in a comfortable position
D win a competition
Answer: A
Instructions: In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Q.89 On Saturday Rahul visited his professor to whom he had an appointment.
A an appointment
B Rahul visited his professor
C On Saturday
D to whom he had
Answer: D
Q.90 The blue lotus is one of the most beautiful flowers which grows in her garden.
A The blue lotus
B which grows
C in her garden
D is one of the most beautiful flowers
Answer: B
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.91 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The stranger said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony?”
A The stranger told me that I could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony.
B The stranger asked me if you could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony.
C The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony.
D The stranger asked me can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony.
Answer: C
Q.92 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. He meets me in the same frank friendly way as always without mentioning it.
B. He has owed it to me for twelve months now.
C. I can realise whenever I meet him that he has forgotten that he owes me a dollar.
D. My friend Todd owes me a dollar.
A CBAD
B DBCA
C CBDA
D ADBC
Answer: B
Q.93 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. ACCESSIBLE
A stressed
B reachable
C attainable
D restricted
Answer: D
Q.94 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. AVENGE
A cheer
B comfort
C punish
D encourage
Answer: C
Q.95 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Be an old hat
A be outdated
B be foolish
C be superstitious
D be crazy
Answer: A
Q.96 Select the wrongly spelt word.
A scanty
B scenary
C scheme
D scarce
Answer: B
Q.97 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Darkness ______ over the forest increasing the danger of wild animals.
A descended
B grounded
C collapsed
D declined
Answer: A
Q.98 Select the wrongly spelt word.
A nibble
B neither
C ninteenth
D nightingale
Answer: C
Q.99 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. SCRAP
A save
B store
C reject
D hoard
Answer: C
Q.100 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. HASTY
A reckless
B urgent
C sudden
D cautious
Answer: D
