SSC CHSL
(3 July 2019 Shift-I)
Reasoning
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.1 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. Year : June
A Week : Calendar
B Week : Thursday
C Year : Century
D April : Month
Answer: B
Q.2 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. MARK : FHMP :: LOAN : ______
A SVEV
B EVVS
C EVSV
D SVVE
Answer: B
Q.3 In a code language, LOGITECH is written as CFCEBAYD. How will INFORMATION be written as in that language?
A EEBFIDBWFEE
B EEBFIDWBEFE
C EBEFDIWBEFE
D EBEDIFBWFEE
Answer: B
Q.4 How many triangles are present in the following figure ?
A 30
B 28
C 26
D 24
Answer: B
Q.5 Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?
28 − 42 ÷ 2 + 276 × 23 = −44
A + and ÷
B × and ÷
C + and −
D × and +
Answer: B
Q.6 If FINGER is coded as 15232112239 and MARKET is coded as 14192916252, then how will MILTON be coded as?
A 2222213355
B 21223239525
C 22213235295
D 22122353295
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. (11, 13, 288)
A (19, 23, 828)
B (3, 5, 31)
C (7, 11, 162)
D (13, 17, 415)
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 AVZ
B UPF
C EZV
D OKL
Answer: D
Q.9 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded.
Answer: B
Q.10 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
A Surfing
B Swimming
C Driving
D Parasailing
Answer: C
Q.11 Two different positions of the same dice are shown. Which number will be at the top if 2 is at the bottom ?
A 6
B 3
C 4
D 1
Answer: A
Q.12 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 4842
B 7261
C 2421
D 5472
Answer: B
Q.13 There are two Married couples in a family. % has two children. A is wife of @, who is brother of #. F is daughter of %. U is sister of S, who is son of @. T is son of #, who is a male. How is A is related to %?
A Sister
B Brother
C Brother in law
D Sister in law
Answer: D
Q.14 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (11, 13, 17)
A (5, 7, 9)
B (19, 23, 29)
C (29, 31, 41)
D (31, 37, 43)
Answer: B
Q.15 A paper is folded and cut as shown in the following figures. How will it appear when unfolded ?
Answer: A
Q.16 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 68 : 100 :: 45 : _____
A 41
B 141
C 14
D 114
Answer: A
Q.17 Three 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 tractors are boats. All cups are boats. All jars are tractors.
Conclusions: I. Some tractors are cups. II. No jar is boat. III. Some cups are jars.
A Only conclusions I and II follow.
B None of the conclusions follows.
C Only conclusions II and III follow.
D Only conclusions I and III follow.
Answer: B
Q.18 Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Answer: D
Q.19 Twenty teams take part in a football tournament. Each team has to play every other team. How many games would be played in the tournament?
A 180
B 170
C 190
D 195
Answer: C
Q.20 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
Answer: A
Q.21 Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Lecturers, Singers, Men
Answer: B
Q.22 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 3, 14, 29, 38, 51, 58, 69, ?
A 47
B 73
C 74
D 37
Answer: C
Q.23 Painter’ is related to ‘Paintbrush’ in the same way as ‘Farmer’ is related to ‘_______’.
A Plough
B Colour
C Harvest
D Crops
Answer: A
Q.24 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given letter series will complete the series. a_b_aad_ca_dbc_adb_a
A dbcaca
B dcbaac
C dcabca
D dcabac
Answer: B
Q.25 Arrange the following words in the order as they would appear in English dictionary. 1. Denote 2. Destiny 3. Diagonal 4. Demand 5. Density
A 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
B 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
C 4, 1, 2, 5, 3
D 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
Answer: D
General knowledge
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 Which popular Indian band of the 90s released their first album ‘Boondein’ with Mohit Chauhan as the lead?
A 13AD
B Pentagram
C Lost Stories
D Silk Route
Answer: D
Q.27 In January 2019, which panel was setup by the RBI to suggest measures to strengthen the safety of the digital payments ecosystem in India?
A Raghuram Rajan Panel
B Nandan Nilekani Panel
C Sudha Murthy Panel
D Urjit Patel Panel
Answer: B
Q.28 In which state is Sasthamcotta Lake located?
A Telangana
B Kerala
C Tamil Nadu
D Karnataka
Answer: B
Q.29 In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared 3rd June as ______________.
A World Bicycle Day
B World Water Transport Day
C World Automobile Day
D World Motorcycle Day
Answer: A
Q.30 Indira Sagar Dam which is a concrete gravity dam is located in which of the following states of India?
A Maharashtra
B Madhya Pradesh
C Uttar Pradesh
D Chhattisgarh
Answer: B
Q.31 For which specific reason is Pingali Venkayya remembered even today?
A He helped in the annexation of Goa
B He helped in the annexation of Hyderabad
C He designed the Indian National Flag
D He composed the music for the National Anthem
Answer: C
Q.32 When pressure is applied to a fluid, the pressure change is transmitted to every part of the fluid without any loss. Which of the following laws explains this phenomenon?
A Hooke’s Law
B Pascal’s Law
C Avogadro’s Law
D Bernoulli’s Law
Answer: B
Q.33 The world body governing of which sport has introduced a new game format called “Triples”?
A Badminton
B Table tennis
C Tennis
D Squash
Answer: A
Q.34 Reliance Infrastructure has bagged a Rs 648 crore contract from the Airport Authority of India to build a new airport at which of the following locations of Gujarat?
A Keshod
B Hirasar
C Ambaji
D Veraval
Answer: B
Q.35 Who is the Asian cricketer named as the first non-British president of the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
A Mahela Jayawardene
B Kumar Sangakkara
C Wasim Akram
D Sunil Gavaskar
Answer: B
Q.36 In the new 2019 Narendra Modi cabinet, which portfolio is assigned to Smriti Irani?
A Ministry of Law and Justice
B Ministry of Women and Child Development
C Ministry of Human Resource Development
D Ministry of External Affairs
Answer: B
Q.37 In which year was the Central Board of Revenue Act in India promulgated?
A 1963
B 1953
C 1983
D 1973
Answer: A
Q.38 Who among the following has been appointed as the Ethics Officer of the Indian cricket board in March 2019?
A D.K.Jain
B Suresh Babu
C Dinesh Kumar Verma
D Milind Kharat
Answer: A
Q.39 The distributory of which river takes the name ‘Padma’ in Bangladesh?
A Indus
B Jhelum
C Ganga
D Brahmaputra
Answer: C
Q.40 The Valley of Flowers National Park is located in _______.
A Himachal Pradesh
B Uttarakhand
C Meghalaya
D Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: B
Q.41 In which year the Indian cricket team won the ODI World Cup for men for the second time?
A 2003
B 2011
C 2015
D 2007
Answer: B
Q.42 Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, who is a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, is associated with which of the following instruments?
A Flute
B Santoor
C Tabla
D Viloin
Answer: B
Q.43 Which of the following is NOT one of the tools of Robotics Process Automation?
A Ui Path
B Automation Anywhere
C PowerCenter
D Blue Prism
Answer: C
Q.44 In which year was the State Financial Corporation Act passed? The Act provides for the establishment of state financial corporations.
A 1951
B 1972
C 1983
D 1947
Answer: A
Q.45 Which committee was appointed to give a detailed report on the Non Performing Assets of public sector banks?
A Malegam Committee
B Pannir Selvam Committee
C Mandal Committee
D Srikrishna Committee
Answer: B
Q.46 Dolomite is an ore of which of the following metals?
A Aluminium
B Potassium
C Strontium
D Calcium
Answer: D
Q.47 The terms systolic and diastolic are used in the context of_________
A Counting blood platelets
B Measuring blood pressure
C Detecting problems in eye sight
D Finding blood vessels
Answer: B
Q.48 The quote “Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of ideas” belongs to which of the following freedom fighters?
A Bhagat Singh
B Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C Subhash Chandra Bose
D Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: A
Q.49 In the context of Cloud Computing, what is the full form of PaaS?
A Platform as a Service
B Protocol as a Service
C Performance as a Service
D Payment as a Service
Answer: A
Q.50 Which of the following banks was founded by Muttaiya Chidambaram Chettiar Muthiah Chidambaram Chettiar in Chennai in 1937?
A Indian Overseas Bank
B Canara Bank
C Syndicate Bank
D Dhanlaxmi Bank
Answer: A
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 An article is marked at a price which is 1.2 times its cost price. After allowing a certain discount on the marked price, the profit reduces to 10%. The discount percent is:
A 9
B 8⅓
C 8⅔
D 10
Answer: B
Q.52 If x + y + z = 2, xy + yz + zx = −11, then the value of x3 + y3 + z3 − 3xyz is:
A 70
B 148
C 74
D 152
Answer: C
Q.53 The given Bar Graph presents Different Type of Vehicles (in lakhs) exported by a company in 2016 and 2017.
The average number of all types of vehicles exported by the company in 2016 is what percent less than the number of type B vehicles exported in 2017 ?
A 15
B 16
C 18
D 12
Answer: B
Q.54 If (sinθ−cosec θ)(cosθ−secθ) /tan2 θ−sin2 θ = r3 , then r =
A sinθcosθ
B cosecθsecθ
C tanθ
D cotθ
Answer: D
Q.55 The given Bar Graph presents Different Type of Vehicles (in lakhs) exported by a company in 2016 and 2017.
The export of which type of vehicle in 2017 is approximately 18.3% more than the export of same type of vehicle in 2016?
A E
B B
C D
D C
Answer: D
Q.56 The average weight of the students in a group was 75.4 kg. Later on, four students having weights, 72.9 kg, 73.8 kg, 79.5 kg and 87.4 kg joined the group. As a result, the average weight of all the students in the group increased by 0.24 kg. What was the number of students in the group,initially?
A 36
B 48
C 46
D 50
Answer: C
Q.57 If x is real, and x4 − 5x2 − 1 = 0, then the value of ( x6 − 3x2 + 3/x2− 1/x6+ 1 ) is:
A 110
B 96
C 126
D 116
Answer: C
Q.58 PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral. If ∠P is four times ∠R and ∠S is three times ∠Q, then the sum of ∠Q and ∠R is:
A 86∘
B 73∘
C 81∘
D 77∘
Answer: C
Q.59 The simplified value of 3 × 2 ÷ 3 of 2 × 3 ÷ (5 + 5 × 5 ÷ 5 of 5 − 5 ÷ 10 of ⅕) is:
A ⁶/₇
B ¹⁷/₅
C ³⁰/₅₉
D ⅔
Answer: A
Q.60 A 360 m long train running at a uniform speed, crosses a platform in 55 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 24 seconds. What is the length (in metre) of the platform?
A 465
B 445
C 480
D 410
Answer: A
Q.61 If an eleven-digit number 5y5888406x6 is divisible by 72, then what is the value of (9x — 2y), for the least value of x?
A 7
B 3
C 5
D 4
Answer: B
Q.62 A circle circumscribes a rectangle whose sides are in the ratio 4 : 3. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 56 cm, then what is the area (in cm2) of the circle?
A 100π
B 90π
C 96π
D 70π
Answer: A
Q.63 In △ ABC, D and E are the points on sides AC and AB,respectively such that ∠ ADE = ∠ B. If AE = 8 cm, CD=3 cm, DE = 6 cm and BC = 9 cm, then AD is equal to:
A 9 cm
B 7.5 cm
C 6 cm
D 8 cm
Answer: A
Q.64 The given Bar Graph presents Different Type of Vehicles(in lakhs) exported by a company in 2016 and 2017.
What is the ratio of the total number of vehicles of type D and E exported by the company in 2016 to that of vehicles of type C and E exported in 2017 ?
A 10 : 11
B 4 : 5
C 5 : 6
D 20 : 23
Answer: D
Q.65 In △ ABC, BD ⊥ AC. E is point on BC such that ∠ BEA = x∘ . If ∠ EAC = 38∘ and ∠ EBD = 40∘ , then the value of x is:
A 78∘
B 68∘
C 72∘
D 88∘
Answer: D
Q.66 Pipes A and can fill a tank in 8 hours and 12 hours, respectively where as pipe C can empty the full tank in 6 hours. A and B are open for 3 hours and then closed and C is opened instantly. C will empty the tank in:
A 3¾hours
B 4½hours
C 4¼hours
D 3½ hours
Answer: A
Q.67 Eight years ago, the ratio of ages of A and B was 9 10. The ratio of their ages 4 years from nowwill be 12 : 13. What is the age (in years) of C now,if his age is 6 years more than that of A ?
A 56
B 42
C 50
D 48
Answer: C
Q.68 If cotθ = √6 , then the value of (cosec2 θ+sec2 θ)/(cosec2 θ−sec2 θ) is:
A ⁷/₅
B ⁴⁸/₃₅
C ⁴⁹/₃₆
D ⁴³/₃₆
Answer: A
Q.69 A sum of ₹10000 amounts to ₹11664 in 2 years, at a certain rate percent per annum, when the interest is compounded yearly. What will be the simple interest on the same sum for 5²/₅ years at the same rate?
A ₹3840
B ₹4320
C ₹4040
D ₹4160
Answer: B
Q.70 If 24√3 x3 + 5√5 y3 = (2√3 x + √5 y) × (Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 ), then what is the value of (A2 − B2 + C2 )?
A 139
B 128
C 108
D 109
Answer: D
Q.71 O is the centre of a circle to which PAX and PBY are tangents from point P at points A and B.Q is a point on the circle, such that ∠QAX =49∘ and ∠QBY =62∘ . What is the measure of ∠AQB ?
A 63∘
B 67∘
C 59∘
D 69∘
Answer: D
Q.72 If sinθsec2 θ = ⅔,0∘ < θ < 90∘, then the value of (tan2 θ + cos2 θ) is:
A ¹³/₁₂
B ¹¹/₁₂
C ⁵/₄
D ⁷/₆
Answer: A
Q.73 A vendor bought 40 dozen of fruits for ₹2400. Out of these, 30 fruits were rotten and thrown away. At what rate per dozen should he sell the remaining fruits to make a profit of 25%?
A ₹84
B ₹72
C ₹80
D ₹90
Answer: C
Q.74 The given Bar Graph presents Different Type of Vehicles(in lakhs) exported by a company in 2016 and 2017.
The total number of vehicles of type C and E exported by the company in 2017 is what percentage (correct to one decimal place) more than the total number of vehicles of type A, B and C exported in 2016?
A 5.4
B 5.2
C 4.5
D 4.1
Answer: C
Q.75 Sudha spends 80% of her income. When her income is increased by 30%, she increases her expenditure by 25%. Her savings are:
A Increased by 50%
B Decreased by 5%
C Decreased by 30%
D Increased by 5%
Answer: A
English
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.76 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A sound that cannot be heard
A inevitable
B incomprehensible
C inaudible
D illegible
Answer: C
Q.77 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. She was ______ to have worked with some renowned scientists of the world.
A charmed
B fortunate
C favourable
D affluent
Answer: B
Q.78 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. DENOUNCE
A criticise
B vilify
C applaud
D blame
Answer: C
Q.79 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. There was an old apple tree in the centre of a village.
B. The adults also sat in the shade and discussed important things.
C. They remembered that they too had played around the tree when they were young.
D. Children loved to play around the tree and pick delicious apples.
A CBAD
B ACBD
C ADBC
D DCAB
Answer: C
Q.80 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. The crux of the matter
A the lesser issue
B the unknown point
C the interesting thing
D the critical point
Answer: D
Q.81 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Four corners of the earth
A from all parts of the world
B from beginning to end
C from the very beginning
D from morning till night
Answer: A
Q.82 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given a rabbit’s dwelling.
A lair
B burrow
C den
D sty
Answer: B
Q.83 Select the wrongly spelt word.
A behaive
B better
C bliss
D board
Answer: A
Q.84 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. She has been writing this novel for a year but she did not finish it yet.
A has not finish it
B No improvement
C has not finished it
D had not finished it
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: China is the largest producer of pork, but it (1) ______ a big problem at the moment. There is an epidemic (2) ______ is killing its pigs. The virus was first (3) ______ in August last year, but one million pigs have died by now. It is a (4) ______ virus and when a pig catches it, it dies. China thinks that one third of (5) ______ pigs are going to die by the end of this year.
Q.85 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
A faced
B is facing
C was facing
D face
Answer: B
Q.86 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
A which
B what
C whom
D who
Answer: A
Q.87 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
A discovered
B learned
C searched
D invented
Answer: A
Q.88 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
A cruel
B deadly
C violent
D bloody
Answer: B
Q.89 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
A its
B theirs
C hers
D his
Answer: A
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.90 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. FORTIFY
A secure
B neglect
C harm
D loosen
Answer: A
Q.91 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. OPAQUE
A clear
B frosty
C dull
D hazy
Answer: A
Q.92 Select the wrongly spelt word.
A independence
B inequality
C inefficent
D influence
Answer: C
Q.93 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. But after a while they all began to blur in our memories.
B. When we arrived in Bangkok, we took a tour of the city’s famous Buddhist temples.
C. However there was one temple, the Temple of Golden Buddha, which left an indelible impression in our hearts and minds.
D. We visited numerous temples that day.
A BDAC
B BACD
C ADBC
D DCBA
Answer: A
Q.94 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. They dissuaded me of visiting the War Memorial but I really wanted to see it.
A to visiting
B No improvement
C from visiting
D of visitc
Answer: C
Q.95 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Bhola said to his mother, “Why is this charcoal so black?”
A Bhola asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.
B Bhola asked his mother why this charcoal is so black.
C Bhola told his mother why that charcoal was so black.
D Bhola asked his mother why was that charcoal so black.
Answer: A
Instructions: In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Q.96 The launch of the small electric car will depend to the willingness of buyers to pay more for it.
A of buyers to pay more for it
B depend to the willingness
C The launch of the
D small electric car will
Answer: B
Q.97 The promoters of Med Hospitals has agreed to sell their business to Pal Hospitals.
A to Pal Hospitals
B Med Hospitals has agreed
C to sell their business
D The promoters of
Answer: B
Instructions For the following questions answer them individually
Q.98 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. ENTHRALL
A mesmerize
B free
C repel
D disgust
Answer: A
Q.99 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The merchant took out the dead parrot from the cage.
A The dead parrot was taking out from the cage by the merchant.
B The dead parrot took out from the cage by the merchant.
C The dead parrot is taken out from the cage by the merchant.
D The dead parrot was taken out from the cage by the merchant.
Answer: D
Q.100 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Adali Khal is such a ______ village in Garhwal that hardly any tourist can reach there.
A dreaming
B remote
C lonesome
D lost
Answer: B
