SSC CGL
(10 June 2019 Shift-II)
Reasoning
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.1 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Answer: A
Q.2 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
A Big
B Expensive
C Costly
D Valuable
Answer: A
Q.3 How many triangles are there in the following figure ?
A 34
B 32
C 36
D 24
Answer: A
Q.4 Nisha and Deepak are a married couple and have a daughter named Tanya. Currently, Deepak is 5 years older than Nisha and Nishais thrice the age of Tanya. If Tanya is 10 years old, what washer father’s age at the time of his daughter’s birth?
A 35 years
B 25 years
C 30 years
D 20 years
Answer: B
Q.5 Find the missing number from the below options.
A 96
B 76
C 58
D 29
Answer: C
Q.6 Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct ?
8 × 2 + 5 − 16 ÷ 4 = 14
A × and −
B × and +
C ÷ and ×
D ÷ and +
Answer: B
Q.7 Select the word pair in which the two words are related in the same way as the two words in the following word-pair. Season : Winter
A Week : Calendar
B Summer : Autumn
C Year : Century
D Month : April
Answer: D
Q.8 Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
A 56 : 49
B 64 : 54
C 104 : 91
D 32 : 28
Answer: B
Q.9 Find the missing number from the below options.
A 175
B 164
C 185
D 154
Answer: A
Q.10 In a code language, COMPUTER is written as IVGFKNLX. How will TELEPHONE be written in that language?
A VMNSKVOVG
B GVOVKSLMV
C VMLSKUOVG
D VMLSKVOVG
Answer: D
Q.11 Select the term that will come next in the following series.
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, ?
A 16
B 17
C 14
D 18
Answer: A
Q.12 Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship among the given set of classes. Students, Teachers, School
Answer: D
Q.13 A square paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded ?
Answer: D
Q.14 Which letter will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
A, B, E, J, Q, ?
A A
B Y
C X
D Z
Answer: D
Q.15 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 12 : 68 :: 21 : ?
A 49
B 117
C 119
D 79
Answer: C
Q.16 Saksham introduced Nidhi to his friend, “She is the daughter of the only son of my father’s wife.” How is Saksham related to Nidhi?
A Son
B Cousin
C Father
D Brother
Answer: C
Q.17 Select the option that will come next in the following series.
BOP, DPN, FQL, HRJ, ?
A JSH
B JSI
C ISH
D ITI
Answer: A
Q.18 Three different positions of a dice are shown below. Which number appears on the face opposite number 3 ?
A 5
B 6
C 2
D 4
Answer: A
Q.19 Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
A POWZ
B KNQT
C FILO
D QTWZ
Answer: A
Q.20 Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to beat variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some teachers are philosophers.
Some philosophers are writers.
Conclusions:
I. Some writers are teachers.
II. No writer is a teacher.
A Only conclusion II follows
B Either conclusion I or II follows
C Neither conclusion I nor II follows
D Only conclusion I follows
Answer: B
Q.21 If EAGER is coded as 51759 then how will CADET be coded?
A 31457
B 34157
C 31547
D 31450
Answer: A
Q.22 Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 1) Egypt 2) Africa 3) Great Pyramid 4) World 5) Giza
A 3, 5, 2, 1, 4
B 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
C 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
D 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
Answer: B
Q.23 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
Answer: A
Q.24 Select the figure in which the given figure is embedded.
Answer: A
Q.25 ‘China’ is related to ‘Yuan’ in the same way as ‘Japan’ is related to ‘…….’.
A Rand
B Sushi
C Lira
D Yen
Answer: D
General knowledge
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 Who among the following was the first Indian origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
A Geeta Anand
B Gobind Behari Lal
C Siddhartha Mukherjee
D Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: B
Q.27 Of which Indian state is ‘Gamocha’ a cultural symbol?
A Kerala
B Assam
C Rajasthan
D Haryana
Answer: B
Q.28 How many members are present in the Sri Lankan parliament?
A 210
B 215
C 232
D 225
Answer: D
Q.29 What is the popular name of ‘Ascorbic Acid’?
A Vitamin A
B Vitamin B12
C Vitamin K
D Vitamin C
Answer: D
Q.30 Viyahula Giddha’ is a popular folk dance performed during marriages in the Indian state of _______ .
A Odisha
B Gujarat
C Punjab
D Jharkhand
Answer: C
Q.31 Who became the first Indian player to represent India at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship of Independent India?
A Ramesh Krishnan
B Vijay Amritraj
C Leander Paes
D Ramanathan Krishnan
Answer: D
Q.32 The explosion of crackers is an example of ___________.
A Combustion
B Precipitation
C Decomposition
D Evaporation
Answer: A
Q.33 World Global Recycling Day was observed on ______ in 2019.
A 2nd January
B 10th February
C 18th March
D 16th February
Answer: C
Q.34 Who among the following was the first president of Pakistan?
A Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B Yahya Khan
C Iskander Mirza
D Ayub Khan
Answer: C
Q.35 An economic condition when there is one buyer and many sellers is called ______.
A Oligopoly
B Monopoly
C Perfect Competition
D Monopsony
Answer: D
Q.36 Which of the following is a vestigial organ?
A Heart
B Kidney
C Lungs
D Appendix
Answer: D
Q.37 Which of the following countries has the largest parliament in the world?
A UK
B India
C China
D Japan
Answer: C
Q.38 Which one of the following is the brightest star in the Orion Constellation?
A Betelgeuse
B Alnilam
C Rigel
D Eta Orionis
Answer: C
Q.39 What is the dominant chemical present in vinegar?
A Malic acid
B Formic acid
C Sulphuric acid
D Ethanoic acid
Answer: D
Q.40 Which of the following Indian islands lies in the Bay of Bengal?
A Andaman and Nicobar
B Lakshadweep
C Diu
D Daman
Answer: A
Q.41 Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress in the year ______.
A 1874
B 1894
C 1854
D 1863
Answer: B
Q.42 What is the geographic name given to a deep and narrow valley consisting of steep sides created by weathering and erosion by rivers, wind, rain and tectonic activity?
A Buttes
B Ridge
C Canyon
D Basin
Answer: C
Q.43 The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the signing of the ______.
A Treaty of Yandabo
B Treaty of Titalia
C Treaty of Purandar
D Treaty of Salbai
Answer: A
Q.44 Who among the following is the author of the book ‘A Passage to England’?
A Nirad C Chaudhuri
B V S Naipaul
C Salman Rushdie
D Khushwant Singh
Answer: A
Q.45 Who authored ‘A Century is not Enough’in 2018?
A Sourav Ganguly
B Sachin Tendulkar
C MS Dhoni
D Virat Kohli
Answer: A
Q.46 Who among the following became the first woman to win the Abel Prize 2019?
A Sophie Germain
B Maryam Mirzakhani
C Karen Uhlenbeck
D Julia Robinson
Answer: C
Q.47 In which year did Independent India win its first Olympic Gold in the game of hockey?
A 1952
B 1960
C 1948
D 1956
Answer: C
Q.48 Silent Valley National Park is located in the Indian state of ________.
A Madhya Pradesh
B West Bengal
C Kerala
D Uttarakhand
Answer: C
Q.49 The Bangladesh Liberation War ended on _____.
A 14th November 1972
B 16thDecember 1971
C 17th October 1971
D 2nd October 1974
Answer: B
Q.50 What is the name given to the graph that shows all the combinations of two commodities that a consumer can afford at given market prices and within the particular income level in economic terms?
A Demand Curve
B Isocost Line
C Supply Curve
D Budget Line
Answer: D
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 An article is sold for ₹528 after successive discounts of 20% and 12%. What is the marked price of the article?
A ₹760
B ₹740
C ₹750
D ₹780
Answer: C
Q.52 The table below shows the number of students enrolled in five colleges over the five years (2010 to 2014).
What is the average number of students studying in college D over the given years?
A 450
B 420
C 430
D 440
Answer: A
Q.53 A train without stoppage travels with an average speed of 50 km/h, and with stoppage, it travels with an average speed of 40 km/h. For how many minutes does the train stop on an average per hour?
A 12
B 13
C 14
D 15
Answer: A
Q.54 If x + 1/x= 3, then x3 + 1/x3 is equal to:
A 27
B 36
C 24
D 18
Answer: D
Q.55 A is 40% more efficient than B and C is 20% less efficient than B. Working together, they can finish a work is 5 days. In how many days will A alone complete 70% of that work?
A 9
B 7
C 10
D 8
Answer: D
Q.56 If tanθ = ⅔, then (3sinθ−4cosθ)/(3sinθ+4cosθ) is equal to:
A -⅓
B ⅔
C -⅔
D ⅓
Answer: A
Q.57 If sec4θ = cosec(θ + 20∘ ), then θ is equal to:
A 22∘
B 18∘
C 14∘
D 20∘
Answer: C
Q.58 In a circle with centre O, AB is the diameter and CD is a chord such that ABCD is a trapezium. If ∠BAC = 40∘ , then ∠CAD is equal to:
A 15∘
B 20∘
C 50∘
D 10∘
Answer: D
Q.59 The value of sin2 38∘ + sin2 52∘ + sin2 30∘ − tan2 45∘ is equal to:
A ⅓
B ¼
C ¾
D ½
Answer: B
Q.60 △ABC~△RQP and AB = 4 cm, BC = 6 cm and AC = 5 cm. If ar(△ABC) : ar(△PQR) = 9 : 4, then PQ is equal to:
A ²⁰/₉cm
B ⁸/₃cm
C 4 cm
D ¹⁰/₃cm
Answer: C
Q.61 The table below shows the number of students enrolled in five colleges over the five years (2010 to 2014).
In the year 2014, what percent of students were enrolled in college C (correct to one decimal place)?
A 16.9%
B 17.3%
C 16.7%
D 17.1%
Answer: A
Q.62 The radius of a sphere is reduced by 40%. By what percent will its volume decrease?
A 60%
B 64%
C 72.5%
D 78.4%
Answer: D
Q.63 If √x − 1/√x= 4, then x2 + 1/x2 is equal to:
A 192
B 326
C 322
D 256
Answer: C
Q.64 The table below shows the number of students enrolled in five colleges over the five years (2010 to 2014).
What is the ratio of the total students enrolled in colleges A and B in the year 2012 to the total students enrolled in colleges D and E in the year 2013?
A 62 : 85
B 62 : 88
C 63 : 86
D 58 : 63
Answer: A
Q.65 The price of sugar is increased by 20%. A person wants to increase his expenditure by 8% only. By what percent should he decrease his consumption?
A 10%
B 11%
C 9%
D 12%
Answer: A
Q.66 The value of 4.5 − (3.2 ÷ 0.8 × 5) + 3 × 4 ÷ 6 is:
A -13.5
B 4.2
C -8.5
D 5.7
Answer: A
Q.67 From a point P outside a circle, PAB is a secant and PTis a tangent to the circle, where, A, B and T are points on the circle. If PT = 5 cm, PA = 4 cm and AB = x cm,then x is equal to:
A 2.25 cm
B 2.75 cm
C 2.45 cm
D 1.75 cm
Answer: A
Q.68 The average marks of 40 students was found to be 68. If the marks of two students were incorrectly entered as 48 and 64 instead of 84 and 46 respectively, then what is the correct average?
A 68.25
B 68.15
C 68.45
D 68.35
Answer: C
Q.69 If a + b + c = 13 and ab + bc + ca = 54, then a3 + b3 + c3 − 3abc is equal to:
A 793
B 273
C 91
D 182
Answer: C
Q.70 If a : b = 3 : 2, then (5a + 2b) : (3a + 4b) is equal to:
A 16:15
B 8:7
C 19:17
D 17:14
Answer: C
Q.71 Two articles are sold for ₹9,720 each. On one, the seller gains 8% and on theother, he loses 10%. What is his overall gain or loss?
A ₹380 gain
B ₹380 loss
C ₹360 loss
D ₹360 gain
Answer: C
Q.72 The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on ₹ x at 8% per annum for 2 years is ₹19.20. What is the value of x?
A 2,500
B 3,200
C 2,800
D 3,000
Answer: D
Q.73 The table below shows the number of students enrolled in five colleges over the five years (2010 to 2014).
The number of students studying in college E in the year 2013 is approximately what percent of the number of students studying in colleges B, C and D taken together in the year 2013 (nearest to one decimal place)?
A 38.2%
B 38.6%
C 39.1%
D 39.4%
Answer: C
Q.74 In △ABC, AD is the median and G is a point on AD such that AG : GD = 2 : 1. Then ar( △BDG): ar( △ABC) is equal to:
A 1 : 4
B 1 : 9
C 1 : 6
D 1 : 3
Answer: C
Q.75 If the six digit number 15x1y2 is divisible by 44, then (x + y) is equal to:
A 8
B 7
C 6
D 9
Answer: B
English
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.76 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. ACCEPT
A reject
B acquire
C obtain
D release
Answer: A
Q.77 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Technology can be ______ and people seem to be more attached to screens than ever before.
A addictive
B infatuated
C incorrigible
D contagious
Answer: A
Q.78 Select the correctly spelt word.
A challeng
B challange
C chalenge
D challenge
Answer: D
Q.79 Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Let the bell be rung every forty minutes.
A The bell should be rung every forty minutes
B Ring the bell every forty minutes.
C The bell ought to be rung every forty minutes
D Let the bell keep ringing every forty minutes.
Answer: B
Q.80 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Something which is fit to be eaten
A unpalatable
B delicious
C edible
D tasty
Answer: C
Q.81 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. Biologists believe that increased human activity means an accelerated rate of change in habitat for all creatures of the world.
A No improvement
B human activity meant a acelerated rate in change
C human activities mean an acelerated rate from change
D human activity is meaning an acelerated rate of change
Answer: A
Q.82 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Here, the picture perfect French Quarter and heritage laden Tamil streets blend into one another.
B. The conflict of coexistence is evident in many metropolitan cities.
C. The old and new, like two different worlds, surviving side by side yet never crossing that chasm.
D. There is a place though- Puducherry, where contrasts are celebrated like nowhere else.
A BACD
B BCDA
C DCBA
D CDAB
Answer: B
Q.83 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Something which cannot be understood
A illegible
B incomprehensible
C inexplicable
D infallible
Answer: B
Q.84 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. He is clicking good pictures with his new camera.
A Good pictures were clicked with his new camera.
B Good pictures have been clicked with his new camera.
C Good pictures are being clicked with his new camera.
D Good pictures are clicked with his new camera.
Answer: C
Q.85 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. No sooner did he see the tiger when he ran as fast as he could.
A no sooner did
B he see the tiger
C when he ran
D as fast as he could
Answer: C
Q.86 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. PENSIVE
A spontaneous
B spiteful
C reflective
D tragic
Answer: C
Q.87 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Coming from an affluent family, she found herself a square peg in a round hole when she married a poor farmer and moved to a small village.
A in a favourable situation
B unhappy and regretful
C a misfit in the environment
D in a financial crisis
Answer: C
Q.88 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. VINDICTIVE
A watchful
B revengeful
C forceful
D helpful
Answer: B
Q.89 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. When his envious competitor extended a hand of friendship, he smelt a rat.
A detected something wrong
B felt very pleased
C became complaisant
D behaved arrogantly
Answer: A
Q.90 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The match is about to begin since the captain as well as the team are on the field.
A are on the field
B The match is about to begin
C since the captain
D as well as the team
Answer: A
Q.91 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. European cloth manufacturers therefore had to depend on a plant called woad to make dyes.
B. However, cloth dyers preferred indigo which produced a rich blue colour.
C. Being a plant of the temperate zones, woad was easily available in Europe.
D. Indian indigo was very expensive and only small quantities reached the European markets.
A CBDA
B DCAB
C ACBD
D DACB
Answer: D
Q.92 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. AFFINITY
A aversion
B attraction
C empathy
D preference
Answer: A
Q.93 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. A reason why there are so much misconception on dyslexia could be the sheer invisibility of the disorder.
A there are so much misconceptions against dyslexia
B there are so many misconceptions about dyslexia
C there are so many misconception around dyslexia
D No improvement
Answer: B
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: Telling someone something that you admire about them can be called a random act (1)______ kindness. It takes almost no (2)______, yet it pays enormous dividends. Many people (3)______ their entire lives wishing that others would (4)______ them. Expectations are more from family and friends, (5)______, even compliments from strangers feel good if they are genuine.
Q.94 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
A with
B of
C from
D in
Answer: B
Q.95 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
A venture
B work
C effort
D attempt
Answer: C
Q.96 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
A spent
B had spent
C have been spending
D spend
Answer: D
Q.97 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
A confess
B acknowledge
C concede
D admit
Answer: B
Q.98 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
A so
B however
C and
D unless
Answer: B
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.99 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. People of the older generation ______ over the good old school days.
A remember
B remind
C retribute
D reminisce
Answer: D
Q.100 Select the correctly spelt word.
A concentious
B conscentious
C conscientious
D consenteous
Answer: C
