SSC CGL Tier 1 2016 31 Aug Shift 1
Q. 1 Select the related word from the given alternatives:
CURE : DISEASE :: HEAL ?
A. Illness
B. Injury
C. Recover
D. Sick
Q. 2 Select the related letters from the given alternatives:
DBCE : QOPR :: JLKI : ?
A. YWXU
B. WYXV
C. WXYV
D. WYVX
Q. 3 Select the related numbers from the given alternatives:
6 : 42 :: 12 : ?
A. 48
B. 72
C. 60
D. 84
Q. 4 Find the odd word pair from the given alternative.
A. High – Up
B. Past – Present
C. Often – Seldom
D. Fresh – Stale
Q. 5 Find the odd letters from the given alternatives.
A. AOU
B. EOI
C. UIE
D. ALO
Q. 6 Find the odd number from the given alternatives.
A. 13
B. 17
C. 29
D. 87
Q. 7 Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary and choose the one that comes first:
1. Temple
2. Tenant
3. Terminate
4. Temperature
A. Temple
B. Tenant
C. Terminate
D. Temperature
Q. 8 A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
NOM, QRP, TUS, ?
A. WAX
B. HUT
C. WXV
D. HTU
Q. 9 A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ?
A. 27
B. 29
C. 31
D. 33
Q. 10 If it is Saturday on 27th September, what day will it be on 27th October of the same year?
A. Thursday
B. Sunday
C. Friday
D. Monday
Q. 11 The ratio of the ages of man and his wife is 4 : 3. After 4 years, the ratio will be 9 : 7. If at the time of marriage, the ratio was 5 : 3, how many years ago were they married?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 5
D. 8
Q. 12 From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
ALTERNATIVES
A. ALTER
B. NATIVE
C. TEN
D. NATIONAL
Q. 13 If code P is denoted by 7, X by 9, M by 5, Z by 8, L by 2, T by 1, then ZLTPXM WILL BE
A. 812851
B. 821591
C. 812715
D. 821795
Q. 14 If 24 x 2 = 84 and 32 x 3 = 69, then 13 x 3 = ?
A. 38
B. 93
C. 16
D. 10
Q. 15 If ‘+’ means division, ‘-‘ means multiplication, ‘÷’ means subtraction, ‘x’ means addition and ‘<‘ means less than, then which of the following is false?
A. (10 + 2) ÷ 7 < (10 ÷ 7) + 2
B. (10 – 7) x 2 < (10 x 2) – 7
C. (10 x 7) – 2 < (10 – 2) x 7
D. (10 ÷ 2) + 7 < (10 + 7) x 2
Q. 16 Select the missing number in figure (1) from the given responses.
A. 1
B. 4
C. 9
D. 25
Q. 17 Ram went 20 metres to the north then turned towards east and walked another 5 metres, then he turned towards right and covered 20 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
A. 3 metre
B. 4 metre
C. 5 metre
D. 6 metre
Q. 18 One or two statements are given followed by two or more conclusions/assumptions, I, II, III, IV. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.
Statements:
1. All goats are tiger.
2. All tigers are lions.
Conclusions:
I. All tigers are goats.
II. All lions are tigers.
III. No goat is a lion.
IV. No lion is a goat.
A. Only conclusions III and IV follow
B. Only conclusion I and II follow
C. None of the conclusions follows
D. All conclusions follow
Q. 19 In the question figure how many squares are there in all? Select from the given alternatives
A. 12
B. 14
C. 10
D. 11
Q. 20 In the following figure, triangle represents teachers, square represents merchants and circle represents social workers. Which number space represents Teachers who are social workers?
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
Q. 21 Which answer figures among (1), (2), (3), (4) complete the pattern in the question figure (A)?
A. (1)
B. (2)
C. (3)
D. (4)
Q. 22 From the given answer figures (1), (2), (3), (4), select the one in which the question figure (A) is hidden/embedded.
A. (1)
B. (2)
C. (3)
D. (4)
Q. 23 A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown in figure (A). From the given answer figures(1), (2), (3), (4), indicate how many 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 (1), (2), (3), (4) is the right image of the given figure (A).
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 in figure (1). 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., D can be represented by 02, 10, etc., and R can be represented by 55, 67, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word ‘BEAR’.
A. 13, 11, 12, 78
B. 31, 22, 23, 97
C. 42, 34, 42, 79
D. 24, 40, 23, 67
Q. 26 Money market is a market for
A. Short term fund
B. Long term fund
C. Negotiable instrument
D. Sale of shares
Q. 27 India shares longest international boundary with which country?
A. Bangladesh
B. China
C. Nepal
D. Bhutan
Q. 28 The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Parliament
D. States
Q. 29 Appointments for all India Services are made by
A. UPSC
B. President
C. Prime mInister
D. Parliament
Q. 30 The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped
A. Vishnu
B. Pashupati
C. Indra
D. Brahma
Q. 31 The Upanishads are the
A. Great Epics
B. Story Books
C. Source of Hindu Philosophy
D. Law Books
Q. 32 Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for
A. Kosi
B. Gandak
C. Brahmaputra
D. Ganga
Q. 33 The largest herbarium of India is located at
A. Kolkata
B. Lucknow
C. Mumbai
D. Coimbatore
Q. 34 Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by
A. Mercury thermometers
B. Gas thermometers
C. Pyrometers
D. Colour thermometers
Q. 35 In IT terminology, failure is the kernel is called as
A. Crash
B. Crash dump
C. Dump
D. Kernel error
Q. 36 Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Sabarmati Ashram
B. Sevagram Ashram
C. Vishwa Bharti
D. Phoenix Ashram
Q. 37 Which of the following State has become India’s first carbon free State?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Q. 38 Energy travels from Sun to Earth through?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. radiation
D. modulation
Q. 39 C. K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?
A. Tennis
B. Cricket
C. Hockey
D. Golf
Q. 40 Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of:
A. Inflation
B. Deflation
C. Stagflation
D. Reflation
Q. 41 Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?
A. Vir Chakra
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Ashok Chakra
D. Mahavir Chakra
Q. 42 At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in
A. Andaman Islands
B. Nicobar Islands
C. Lakshadweep
D. Minicoy
Q. 43 The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?
A. Percolation
B. Conduction
C. Leaching
D. Transpiration
Q. 44 Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Both conduction and convection
Q. 45 Polio is caused by
A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Fungus
D. Protozoa
Q. 46 Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope – FAST?
A. Japan
B. China
C. USA
D. Russia
Q. 47 The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be set up in which state?
A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka
Q. 48 Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by
A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. Ministry of Finance
D. FIPB
Q. 49 In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome
A. loss due to insect pests
B. Decrease in food production
C. Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins
D. Loss due to plant diseases
Q. 50 Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?
A. Parliament
B. Supreme Court of India
C. President
D. Attorney General of India
Q. 51 A and B together can do a piece of work in 9 days. If A does thrice the work of B in a given time, the time A alone will take to finish the work is
A. 4 days
B. 6 days
C. 8 days
D. 12 days
Q. 52 The diameters of two cylinders are in the ratio 3 : 2 and their volumes are equal. The ratio of their heights is
A. 2 : 3
B. 3 : 2
C. 9 : 4
D. 4 : 9
Q. 53 A trader sold a cycle at a loss of 10%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs. 200, there would have been a gain of 6%. The cost price of the cycle is
A. Rs. 1200
B. Rs. 1205
C. Rs. 1250
D. Rs. 1275
Q. 54 In a city, 40% of the people are illiterate and 60% are poor. Among the rich, 10% are illiterate. The percentage of the illiterate poor population is
A. 36
B. 60
C. 40
D. 50
Q. 55 In which time will a 100 metre long train running with a speed of 50 km/hr cross a pillar?
A. 7.0 seconds
B. 72 seconds
C. 7.2 seconds
D. 70 seconds
Q. 56 If 2p/(p^2 – 2p + 1) = 1/4, then the value of p + 1/p will be
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. None of these
Q. 57 If l + m + n = 9 and l^2 + m^2 + n^2 = 31, then the value of (lm + mn + nl) will be
A. 22
B. 50
C. 25
D. -25
Q. 58 The centroid of a triangle is the point where
A. the medians meet
B. the altitudes meet
C. The right bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet
D. the bisectors of the angles of the triangles meet
Q. 59 In a triangle PQR, the side QR is extended to S. ∠QPR = 72° and ∠PRS = 110°, then the value of ∠PQR is:
A. 38°
B. 32°
C. 25°
D. 29°
Q. 60 In a trapezium ABCD, AB || CD, AB < CD, CD = 6 cm and distance between the parallel sides is 4 cm. if the area of ABCD is 16 cm^2, then AB is
A. 1 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 8 cm
Q. 61 If tanθ + cotθ = 5, then the value of tan^2θ + cot^2θ is
A. 22
B. 25
C. 23
D. 27
Q. 62 When a number is divided by 56, the remainder will be 29. If the same number is divided by 8, then the remainder will be
A. 6
B. 7
C. 5
D. 3
Q. 63 If a shopkeeper marks his goods for a certain amount so as to get 25% gain after allowing a discount of 20%, then marked price is
A. Rs. 156.25
B. Rs. 146.25
C. Rs. 166.25
D. Rs. 150.25
Q. 64 The average of marks of 17 students in an examination was calculated as 71. But it was later found that the mark of one student had been wrongly entered as 65 instead of 56 and another as 24 instead of 50. The correct average is
A. 70
B. 71
C. 72
D. 73
Q. 65 The simple interest on a sum for 5 years is two-fifth of the sum. The rate of interest per annum is
A. 0.1
B. 0.08
C. 0.06
D. 0.04
Q. 66 If (x + 1/x)^2 = 3, then the value of (x^3 + 1/x^3) is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. -1
Q. 67 If (a – b) = 3 and (a^2 + b^2) = 25, then the value of (ab) is
A. 16
B. 8
C. 10
D. 15
Q. 68 In ΔABC, ∠B = 70° and ∠C = 60°. The internal bisectors of the two smallest angles of ΔABC meet at O. The angle so formed at O is:
A. 125°
B. 120°
C. 115°
D. 110°
Q. 69 If θ be positive acute angle and 5cosθ + 12sinθ = 13, then the value of cosθ is
A. 12/13
B. 5/13
C. 5/12
D. 1/5
Q. 70 A cylindrical container of 32 cm height and 18 cm radius is filled with sand. Now all this sand is used to form a conical heap of sand. If the height of the conical heap is 24 cm, what is the radius of its base?
A. 12 cm
B. 24 cm
C. 36 cm
D. 48 cm
Q. 71 The angle of elevation of the top of a pillar from the foot and the top of a building 20 m high, are 60° and 30° respectively. The height of the pillar is
A. 10 m
B. 10√3
C. 60 m
D. 30 m
Questions: 72 – 75
The pie-chart given in figure (1) shows the percentage of literate and illiterate males and females in a state.
Q. 72 If the total number is 35000, then the difference between the number of literate males and that of literate females is
A. 3500
B. 3700
C. 400
D. 4500
Q. 73 The difference of central angles corresponding to illiterate male and illiterate female is:
A. 12.2°
B. 13.4°
C. 11.2°
D. 14.4°
Q. 74 If the difference between the two categories of people are represented by 36° in the diagram, then these categories are
A. literate males and literate females
B. literate males and illiterate males
C. illiterate males and literate females
D. illiterate males and illiterate females
Q. 75 If two categories together have a central angle of 169.2°, then these categories are
A. literate females and illiterate females
B. literate males and illiterate females
C. illiterate males and illiterate females
D. illiterate males and literate females
Q. 76 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
CONSTRAIN
A. stress
B. contradict
C. restrict
D. obstruct
Q. 77 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
NONCONFORMIST
A. conventional
B. practical
C. fashionable
D. nomad
Q. 78 Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word.
A. Erroneous
B. Eronneous
C. Erronous
D. Eroneous
Questions: 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 correct alternative. If the sentence is free from error, choose “No error”.
Q. 79 Although I have never seen the girl before, (1)/ I recognized her at home (2)/ from her photograph. (3)/ No error (4)
A. (1)
B. (2)
C. (3)
D. (4)
Q. 80 There was a (1)/ comparison between (2)/ you and he (3)/ No error (4)
A. (1)
B. (2)
C. (3)
D. (4)
Q. 81 He flowed into a rage (1)/ at the very (2)/ sight of that man. (3)/ No error (4)
A. (1)
B. (2)
C. (3)
D. (4)
Questions: 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. Choose the correct alternative.
Q. 82 He is _________________ connected
A. respectively
B. respected
C. respectably
D. respectable
Q. 83 After retirement Surti lived ____________ Australia
A. in
B. at
C. over in
D. over at
Q. 84 He _________________ the low pay.
A. moan at
B. complain about
C. grumbled at
D. ran after
Questions: 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 Pros and Cons
A. Professionals
B. Con artists
C. Professionals and con artists
D. Advantages and disadvantages
Q. 86 Once in a blue moon
A. Very rarely
B. Common
C. Predictable
D. Ordinary
Q. 87 Fish out of water
A. Dehydrated
B. Comfortable position
C. An uncomfortable position
D. Fish in an aquarium
Questions: 88 – 90
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q. 88 A remedy for all diseases
A. Antiseptic
B. Antibiotic
C. Narcotics
D. Panacea
Q. 89 Of the highest quality
A. Productive
B. Reactive
C. Superlative
D. Relative
Q. 90 A place of shelter for ships
A. Harbour
B. Helipad
C. Port
D. Barrack
Questions: 91 – 95
In each of the following questions, a sentence/a part of the sentence is quoted. Four alternatives are given which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case of no improvement is needed, choose the option of “No improvement”.
Q. 91 His wife is “as tall if not”, taller than him
A. as tall as, if not
B. as taller if not
C. not as tall but as
D. No improvement
Q. 92 He is a fast bowler of repute, but “his yesterday’s performance” was not up to the mark.
A. performance for yesterday
B. yesterday performance
C. performances for yesterday
D. No improvement
Q. 93 Owing to his respiratory problems the doctor has told him “to refrain from” smoking.
A. to not refrain from
B. to refrain to
C. to refrain not from
D. No improvement
Q. 94 He “is suffering” from fever for a week.
A. was suffering
B. had suffering
C. has been suffering
D. No improvement
Q. 95 None knows how it “was happened”
A. was happen
B. has happened
C. happened
D. No improvement
Questions: 96 – 100
The snowstorm was getting worse. White flakes whirled around us as we fought our way against the wind. I had almost given up hope of sheltering, when we found an abandoned log cabin in front of us. I squeezed through the door of the cabin and stepped cautiously inside with Jane close behind me. It was dark and musty-smelling, but at least it was sheltered and dry. Glad to be out of the storm, we settled down on the dusty floor to wait for a break in the weather. “What’s this?” asked Jane curiously. Her hand closing over something shiny. She held it up to the weak ray of light that pierced the gloom. A gold necklace glittered and shone. Its ruby pendant was a lustrous wine-red in the faint beam. Strangely, there was no dust on the necklace. It was almost as though it had dropped from the throat of its owner moments ago. We gazed at each other speechlessly. What strange mystery had we accidently stumbled upon?
Q. 96 What had the writer given up hope?
A. To be able to withstand this snowstorm
B. To be able to fight her way against the wind
C. That the snowstorm would improve
D. To find shelter from the wind
Q. 97 What did the two friends find while searching for shelter?
A. A haunted hut
B. A deserted hut
C. A very old hut
D. A very small hut
Q. 98 Why did the writer step cautiously inside the cabin?
A. Because she was feeling so cold that her legs had become numb
B. Because she could not see clearly in the dark
C. Because the wind made it difficulty for her to enter quickly
D. Because the cabin was very dusty
Q. 99 What did Jane find?
A. A necklace made of gold
B. A necklace made of red ruby
C. A red-coloured necklace
D. A golden necklace with a pendant on it
Q. 100 What was the strange thing about the necklace?
A. It was made of marble
B. It was pink in colour
C. There was no dust in it
D. There was a picture on the pendant
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| Question | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Answer | A | D | D | B | C | D | C | C | B | B |
| Question | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Answer | A | D | D | A | D | A | A | C | B | B |
| Question | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Answer | C | C | A | C | A | C | A | C | B | B |
| Question | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| Answer | C | A | C | B | B | B | C | C | C | B |
| Question | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| Answer | D | D | C | B | C | B | C | A | A | B |
| Question | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 |
| Answer | C | C | A | C | B | A | B | A | B | C |
| Question | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 |
| Answer | D | A | D | A | A | C | A | A | A | C |
| Question | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| Answer | A | C | A | C | D | A | C | D | C | A |
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| Answer | A | D | D | C | C | D | B | B | D | C |