SSC CHSL
(4 July 2019 Shift-II)
Reasoning
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.1 Which two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?
618 + 37 × 12 − 703 ÷ 14 = 767
A 12 and 37
B 703 and 12
C 14 and 37
D 618 and 14
Answer: C
Q.2 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
Answer: A
Q.3 Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
14 + 4 ÷ 5 − 18 × 2 = 25
A ÷ and +
B × and ÷
C × and −
D × and +
Answer: B
Q.4 Two years ago a man was six times as old as his son. In 18 years, he will be twice as old as his son. What are their present ages of the man and his son?
A 32 and 7 years
B 34 and 9 years
C 32 and 13 years
D 34 and 7 years
Answer: A
Q.5 Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following phrases in a logical and meaningful order. 1. World 2. Mumbai 3. Gateway of India 4. Asia 5. Maharashtra 6. India
A 3, 2, 5, 6, 4, 1
B 3, 2, 5, 6, 1, 4
C 3, 2, 6, 5, 4, 1
D 3, 2, 5, 4, 6, 1
Answer: A
Q.6 If ‘TRANSFER’ is coded as ‘2018114196518’, then how will ‘INCLUDED’ be coded as in that language?
A 91331121454
B 18231220454
C 81431222353
D 91431221454
Answer: D
Q.7 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.8 Select the term that will come next in the following series. FBA, IGE, LLI, OQM, ?
A RVP
B RUP
C RVQ
D QVQ
Answer: C
Q.9 Rishabh is Namita’s only brother. Rishabh’s wife, Mridu has a brother Sonu. Illena is Namita’s only niece. How is Sonu related to Illena?
A Maternal uncle
B Brother
C Father
D Paternal uncle
Answer: A
Q.10 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 99
B 97
C 89
D 83
Answer: A
Q.11 How many triangles are there in the figure given below ?
A 35
B 33
C 32
D 34
Answer: B
Q.12 In a code language, ‘HEDONISM’ is written as ‘QFGJOUKP’. How will ‘PROFITED’ be written as in that language?
A HQTRFGVK
B HQTSFFVK
C GSQRFGUK
D HQTREGVL
Answer: A
Q.13 If ‘E’ is coded as ‘5’ and ‘PEN’ is coded as ’35’ then how will ‘PAGE’ be coded?
A 27
B 36
C 28
D 29
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. U _ _ R P K Q _ U K D _ P K _ R _ K D R _ K _ R
A KQPRQUPQ
B KDRRQPPR
C KDRRQUPQ
D KDRRUURQ
Answer: C
Q.15 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 7, 11, ?, 31, 47
A 5
B 19
C 29
D 55
Answer: B
Q.16 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. 4 : 49
A 7 : 100
B 5 : 81
C 8 : 144
D 6 : 64
Answer: A
Q.17 In a code language, COLD is written as ALHY. How will IRON be written in the same language?
A FOKI
B GOKI
C GUKI
D GPKI
Answer: B
Q.18 Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
A KNTQ
B SVBY
C DGMJ
D PSZV
Answer: D
Q.19 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. 8, 6, 28
A 12, 6, 98
B 10, 5, 85
C 6, 4, 30
D 7, 2, 45
Answer: D
Q.20 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd word out
A Sandals
B Shirt
C Slippers
D Shoes
Answer: B
Q.21 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. Waiter : Serve
A Mechanic : Repair
B Engineer : Technical
C Lawyer : Legal
D Architect : Fashion
Answer: A
Q.22 Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Sikkim, Manipur, Imphal
Answer: C
Q.23 Three different positions of the same dice, which has one to six dots on its six faces, are shown below. When six dots are at the bottom then the number of dots on the top will be:
A 2
B 4
C 3
D 5
Answer: A
Q.24 Select the option figure which contains figure X embedded in it as its part. (Rotation is not allowed)
Answer: A
Q.25 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Answer: B
General knowledge
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 Which of the following computers are used in hospitals to measure the heartbeat of patients?
A Mainframe computers
B Hybrid computers
C Digital computers
D Analog computers
Answer: B
Q.27 Which of the following countries was declared as a malaria-free country in May 2019 by World Health Organization?
A Nigeria
B Argentina
C India
D Madagascar
Answer: B
Q.28 In March 2019, the Reserve Bank of India bought how many USD billions through long-term forex swap auction in a bid to ease liquidity ahead of elections?
A USD 4 billion
B USD 1 billion
C USD 2 billion
D USD 5 billion
Answer: D
Q.29 During the reign of which of the following kings did Chinese traveller Xuanzang visit India?
A Prabhakara Vardhana
B Ashoka
C Chandragupta Maurya
D Harshavardhana
Answer: D
Q.30 Which book among the following won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2019?
A The Underground Railroad
B The Overstory
C Less
D The Sympathizer
Answer: B
Q.31 Who among the following has the power to promulgate ordinances under Article 123 of the Constitution of India?
A The Attorney-General
B The President
C The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
D The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer: B
Q.32 When is ‘International Dance Day’ celebrated by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for performing arts of UNESCO?
A 8th May
B 23rd March
C 7th June
D 29th April
Answer: D
Q.33 Which is the largest bone in the human body?
A Femur
B Malleus
C Stapes
D Incus
Answer: A
Q.34 With how many states/Union Territories does Uttar Pradesh share its borders?
A 8
B 9
C 7
D 6
Answer: B
Q.35 In which city of India would you find the Swami Vivekananda Airport?
A Raipur
B Ranchi
C Durgapur
D Kanyakumari
Answer: A
Q.36 What is the minimum age requirement to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly ?
A 32 years
B 42 years
C 20 years
D 25 years
Answer: D
Q.37 Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year _______.
A 1934
B 1920
C 1924
D 1921
Answer: D
Q.38 Where was Khelo India Youth Games 2019 held?
A Noida
B Delhi
C Pune
D Ludhiana
Answer: C
Q.39 Rafael Nadal, one of the top male tennis players in the world hails from which European country?
A Serbia
B Austria
C Spain
D Switzerland
Answer: C
Q.40 According to Global Peace Index 2019, which one of the following is the most peaceful country?
A Iceland
B Bhutan
C Indonesia
D India
Answer: A
Q.41 Which one of the following business groups is associated to Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI), one of the largest abrasive manufacturing companies in India?
A Kirloskar Group
B Murugappa Group
C Birla Group
D Adani Group
Answer: B
Q.42 Who amongst the following established an institution named ‘Kalashram’ for imparting training in dance and associated disciplines?
A Lachhu Maharaj
B Pandit Birju Maharaj
C Sitara Devi
D Shambhu Maharaj
Answer: B
Q.43 Which of the following teams won the UEFA Champions League football trophy at Madrid on 1 June 2019?
A Real Madrid
B Manchester United
C Liverpool
D Tottenham Hotspur
Answer: C
Q.44 Which of the following instruments is used for the visual examination of eardrum?
A Phonograph
B Optometer
C Otoscope
D Polygraph
Answer: C
Q.45 Bugyals are high altitude meadows and pastures in the Himalayan slopes. In which state would you find them most?
A Uttarakhand
B Sikkim
C Tamil Nadu
D Assam
Answer: A
Q.46 In which Indian\ state is the Kolleru Lake located?
A Tamil Nadu
B Karnataka
C Kerala
D Andhra Pradesh
Answer: D
Q.47 In May 2019, who among the following was appointed by the UN Secretary-General as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)?
A Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi
B Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar
C Private Ankush Cheema
D Colonel Amit Gupta
Answer: B
Q.48 Who among the following created the Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC) with a memory to hold both, a stored program as well as data?
A John von Neumann
B Bletchley Park
C Arthur Samuel
D Thomas H Flowers
Answer: A
Q.49 The Barabar Caves, the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, mostly belong to which of the following periods?
A Maurya Empire
B Chera Dynasty
C Gupta Empire
D Chola Dynasty
Answer: A
Q.50 Sanjhi Art is associated to which of the following states of India ?
A Rajasthan
B Uttar Pradesh
C West Bengal
D Gujarat
Answer: B
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 There was 29% off on bags. A lady bought a bag and got a 12% discount for paying in cash. She paid ₹312.40. What is the price tag (in ₹) on the bag?
A 625
B 600
C 500
D 450
Answer: C
Q.52 In triangle ABC, D and E are two points on the sides AB and AC respectively so that DE∥BC and AD/BD= ¾. The ratio of the area of trapezium DECB to the area of △ABC is:
A 40 : 49
B 49 : 40
C 49 : 33
D 33 : 49
Answer: A
Q.53 If (x − 7)3 + (x − 8)3 + (x + 6)3 = 3(x − 7)(x − 8)(x + 6), then what is the value of x?
A 8
B 3
C 6
D 10
Answer: B
Q.54 If cosθ = 2p/p2+1 , then sinθ is equal to:
A (p2+1)/(p2−1)
B 2p/(p2−1)
C( p2−1)/(p2+1)
D 2p/(p2+1)
Answer: C
Q.55 A train covers 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 10 km/h more,it would have taken 3 hours less for the same journey. What is the speed of the train (in km/h)?
A 40
B 30
C 50
D 25
Answer: B
Q.56 A man bought 2 articles for ₹2650 each. He sold one article at 10% profit and another at 5% profit. The total profit percentage he earned is:
A 10%
B 7.5%
C 8.5%
D 8%
Answer: B
Instructions: The given Bar Graph presents the results in terms of number of students in a school for the five academic years, 2013 – 2014 to 2017-2018.
Q.57 In which year the percentage increase in the total number of students is the highest in comparison to the previous academic year?
A 2014-2015
B 2017-2018
C 2016-2017
D 2015-2016
Answer: A
Q.58 What is the average of failed students in five academic years?
A 50
B 100
C 90
D 75
Answer: C
Q.59 The difference between the number of students passed and those who failed is the highest in which academic year?
A 2015-2016
B 2017-2018
C 2016-2017
D 2014-2015
Answer: A
Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually
Q.60 A number is increased by 30%, then decreased by 25%, and then further increased by 25%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number(correct to the nearest integer)?
A 22% decrease
B 22% increase
C 21% decrease
D 21% increase
Answer: B
Q.61 If a2 + b2 = 88 and ab = 6,(a > 0,b > 0) then what is the value of (a3 + b3 )?
A 820
B 1180
C 980
D 1000
Answer: A
Q.62 In a △ ABC, the bisectors of ∠ B and ∠ C meet at point O within the triangle. If ∠ A is given, then which among the given options is true ?
A ∠BOC = 90∘ − (∠ A/2)
B ∠BOC = 180∘ − (∠ A/2)
C ∠BOC = 180∘ − (∠A)
D ∠BOC = 90∘ + (∠ A/2)
Answer: D
Q.63 A circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC. It touches sides AB, BC and AC at the points P, Q and respectively. If BP = 6.5 cm, CQ = 4.5 cm and AR = 5.5 cm, then the perimeter (in cm) of the triangle △ABC is:
A 22
B 33
C 66
D 16.5
Answer: B
Q.64 If a 10-digit number 1220x558y2 is divisible by 88, then the value of(x + y) is:
A 11
B 15
C 9
D 7
Answer: C
Q.65 Two circles of radii 5 cm and § cm intersect at the points A and B. If AB = 8cm and the distance between the centres of two circles is x cm, then the value of x (to the closest integer) is:
A 8
B 10
C 11
D 9
Answer: B
Q.66 The simplified value of 5 of 8 − 6 + [(27 − 3) ÷ 6 − 4] is:
A 120
B 116
C 124
D 114
Answer: D
Q.67 What is the area of a rhombus (in cm ) whose side is 10 cm and the smaller diagonal is 12 cm ?
A 120
B 50
C 192
D 96
Answer: D
Q.68 If tanx = cot(65∘ + 9x) , then what is the value of x ?
A 1.5∘
B 2.0∘
C 1.0∘
D 2.5∘
Answer: D
Q.69 10 years ago, the average age of a family of five members was 38 years. Now, two new members join, whose age difference is 8 years. If the present average age of the family is the same as it was 10 years ago, what is the age (in years) of the new younger member?
A 10
B 15
C 17
D 9
Answer: D
Q.70 Let △ABC ∼ △QPR and ar(△ABC)/ar(△PQR) = 9/4. If AB=9 cm, BC = 6 cm and AC = 12 cm then QR is equal to:
A 16 cm
B 12 cm
C 9 cm
D 8 cm
Answer: D
Q.71 ₹60000 invested at a certain rate for a certain even number of years, compounded annually, grows to ₹63,654. To how much amount would it grow fit is invested at the same rate for half the period ?
A ₹61809
B ₹61827
C ₹61800
D ₹61675
Answer: C
Q.72 If x − 1/x= 10, then x3 − 1/x3 is equal to:
A 1000
B 970
C 1030
D 1100
Answer: C
Q.73 A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 10, 20 and 60 days respectively. Working together, they can complete the same work in how many days ?
A 10
B 5
C 6
D 8
Answer: C
Q.74 The given Bar Graph presents the results in terms of number of students in a school for the five academic years, 2013- 2014 to 2017-2018.
What is the approximate percentage of students passed during five academic years (correct to the nearest integer)?
A 72%
B 79%
C 73%
D 78%
Answer: C
Q.75 If x4 + x−4 = 2207,(x > 0) then the value of x + x−1 is:
A 19
B 9
C 11
D 7
Answer: D
English
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.76 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
A to be very lazy
B to be very tall
C to feel giddy
D to daydream
Answer: D
Q.77 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. They have no mind of their own.
B. It is misleading to imagine that computers can think like humans.
C. However, they make it possible for people to accumulate thoughts.
D. They cannot do so.
A BACD
B BDAC
C ACBD
D ABCD
Answer: B
Q.78 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. MEAGRE
A common
B scarce
C minor
D plentiful
Answer: D
Instructions: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Q.79 CANDID
A sweet
B frank
C cruel
D arrogant
Answer: B
Q.80 SANE
A crazy
B foolish
C sensible
D sensitive
Answer: C
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.81 Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. She said, “Deepak slipped when he was trying to skate.”
A She said that Deepak was slipping when he was trying to skate.
B She said that Deepak slipped when he was trying to skate.
C She said that Deepak had slipped when he was trying to skate.
D She said that Deepak has slipped when he was trying to skate.
Answer: C
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: Agatha Christie is a well known writer of mystery books. The (1) ______ in each of her stories involves everyday characters (2) ______ we can relate to. This makes her stories more (3) ______ because whatever she writes about can happen (4) ______ any of us. What makes her stories more interesting (5) ______ the twist at the end.
Q.82 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1
A plot
B title
C style
D ending
Answer: A
Q.83 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2
A those
B these
C that
D whose
Answer: C
Q.84 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3
A artistic
B exotic
C realistic
D sarcastic
Answer: C
Q.85 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4
A to
B from
C by
D on
Answer: A
Q.86 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5
A was
B is
C are
D were
Answer: B
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.87 Select the most appropriate word for the group of words. A remedy for all diseases
A panacea
B antidote
C patent
D antibiotic
Answer: A
Q.88 Identify the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required, select No substitution. Those who have not received the invitation he should leave.
A they should leave
B he should be leaving
C should leave
D No substitution
Answer: C
Q.89 Select the most appropriate word for the group of words. That which cannot be heard
A inaudible
B invisible
C incredible
D incorrigible
Answer: A
Q.90 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Children are the most adversely affected.
B. Their eyesight goes weak from their very childhood.
C. Watching television continuously is very harmful for the eyes.
D. This debilitating effect on eyes results in severe headaches as well.
A CABD
B CBDA
C ABDC
D ACBD
Answer: A
Q.91 Identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The number of visitors at the fair were much larger than expected.
A visitors at the fair
B were much larger
C than expected
D The number of
Answer: B
Q.92 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. She kept her clothes neatly arranged in the ______ .
A warehouse
B wardrobe
C larder
D godown
Answer: B
Q.93 Identify the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required, select No substitution. No other man in the city is as rich than he is.
A so much rich as he
B as rich as he
C more richer than he
D No substitution
Answer: B
Q.94 Select the wrongly spelt word.
A affluence
B attendance
C affilate
D alliance
Answer: C
Q.95 Select the most appropriate passive form of the given sentence. How much monthly rent did you pay for the house?
A How much monthly rent was paid for the house?
B How much monthly rent is being paid for the house?
C How much monthly rent is paid for the house?
D How much monthly rent was being paid for the house?
Answer: A
Q.96 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. GREEN THUMB
A to be envious
B to be angry
C to have talent in painting
D to have talent in gardening
Answer: D
Q.97 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. URBAN
A alien
B modern
C casual
D rural
Answer: D
Q.98 Select the correctly spelt word.
A genaral
B genuine
C guillty
D generus
Answer: B
Q.99 Identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The soldiers had no choice when to obey the commander.
A The soldiers
B when to obey
C had no choice
D the commander
Answer: B
Q.100 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. The old man has lost his memory. He is suffering from ______ .
A ambrosia
B acacia
C amnesia
D anaesthesia
Answer: C
