SSC GD 6th March 2019 Shift-II
Reasoning
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 1 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
Day: Night :: Morning :
(A) Planet
(B) Star
(C) Air
(D) Evening
Answer: (D)
Q. 2 Six kids are sitting in two rows facing north. Their names are Fuji, Ukain, Yam and Krish, Charlie, Mac. Fuji and Mac are sitting diagonally opposite. Ukain is in the top row and to the immediate right of Fuji. Krish is secondto the left of Mac while Yam and Krish are not in the same row.
Who is sitting opposite to Charlie?
(A) Krish
(B) Ukain
(C) Yam
(D) Fuji
Answer: (B)
Q. 3 The following figure is folded to form a box. Which symbol will appear on the opposite side of ▲?
Answer: (C)
Q. 4 Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose the odd one.
(A) Bag
(B) Basket
(C) Bowl
(D) Wheelbarrow
Answer: (D)
Q. 5 Find the missing number from the below options.
(A) 24
(B) 26
(C) 18
(D) 22
Answer: (B)
Q. 6 In a certain code, SACK is coded as RZBJ, then how is AMOUNT coded in the same way?
(A) ZLNSMT
(B) ZLNMTS
(C) ZLTNMS
(D) ZLNTMS
Answer: (D)
Q. 7 Choose the option which completes the given figure series.
Answer: (D)
Q. 8 Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around circular table. A and B are facing towards the centre while the other six people are facing opposite the centre. A is sitting second to the right of H. B sits third to the left of A. D sits second to the right of G. G is neither an immediate neighbor of B nor A. E and F are immediate neighbors and are facing out side.
Who is sitting second to the left of G?
(A) (B)
(B) (D)
(C) (C)
(D) F
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around circular table.
1. A and B are facing towards the centre while the other six people are facing opposite the centre.
2. A is sitting second to the right of H. B sits third to the left of A.
3. G is neither an immediate neighbor of (B) nor A. (D) sits second to the right of G.
4. E and F are immediate neighbors and are facing out side.
(B) sitting second to the left of G.
Option (A) is correct.
Q. 9 Four options have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose the odd one.
(A) 51-24
(B) 32-41
(C) 36-59
(D) 61-34
Answer: (C)
Q. 10 Read the given figure and find the region representing persons who are educated and employed but not confirmed in job.
(A) abe
(B) bd
(C) adc
(D) ac
Answer: (B)
Q. 11 Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series.
18, 36, 108, 432, 2160, ………….
(A) 15200
(B) 12960
(C) 12690
(D) 14200
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
18 × 2 = 36
36 × 3 = 108
108 × 4 = 432
432 × 5 = 2160
2160 × 6 = 12960
18, 36, 108, 432, 2160, 12960
Option (B) is correct.
Q. 12 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
India : Country :: Delhi : ……….
(A) Continent
(B) District
(C) Capital
(D) Red Fort
Answer: (C)
Q. 13 The statements below are followed by conclusions labeled I, II and III. Assuming that the information in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with generally established facts, decide which conclusion(s) logically and definitely follow(s) from the information given in the statements.
Statements:
All twenty are thirty.
All thirty are forty.
All forty are sixty.
All sixty are seventy.
Conclusions:
I. Some forty are thirty.
II. Some seventy are sixty.
III. No thirty is twenty.
(A) Only I and II follow
(B) All, I, I and III follow
(C) Only I and III follow
(D) Only II and III follow
Answer: (A)
Q. 14 The statements below are followed by two conclusions labeled I and II. Assuming That the information in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with generally established facts, decide which conclusion(s) logically and definitely follow(s) from the information given in the statements.
Statements:
All Strong are animals.
Some animals are Tigers.
All Tigers are Sharp.
Conclusions:
I. Some Strong are Sharp.
II. No Strong is Sharp.
(A) Only conclusion II follows
(B) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(C) Either conclusion I or II follows
(D) Only conclusion I follows
Answer: (C)
Q. 15 If B is coded as 2, F is coded as 8, C is coded as 4, G is coded as 3, H is coded as 0, A is coded as 1, and N is coded as 7, then what is the coded form of HNCGB?
(A) 04237
(B) 07423
(C) 07243
(D) 07432
Answer: (D)
Q. 16 Choose the option that most closely resembles the mirror image of the given figure when mirror is placed at right side.
Answer: (D)
Q. 17 Four letter clusters have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose the odd one.
(A) RUVX
(B) GHJK
(C) MPQS
(D) FIJL
Answer: (B)
Q. 18 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same wayas the secondterm is related to the first term.
MATE: NATE :: FATE: ?
(A) JATE
(B) UATE
(C) CATE
(D) LATE
Answer: (B)
Q. 19 Choose the option figure in which the problem figure is hidden/embedded.
Answer: (A)
Q. 20 M,N, O and P are playing cards sitting opposite each other. M is on the right of N and P is on the left of O. Then which of the following are partners?
(A) M and N
(B) M and P
(C) N and P
(D) P and O
Answer: (C)
Q. 21 Select the option that is related to the Third term in the same wayas the second term is related to the first term.
13 : 196 :: 9 : …….
(A) 100
(B) 111
(C) 131
(D) 121
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
13 : 196 :: 9 : ….
142
As we know = 196
(13 + 1)2 (9 + 1)2
So, 13 : and therefore 9 =
13 : 196 :: 9 : 100
Option (A) is correct.
Q. 22 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace ‘* signs and to balance the given equation.
32 * 8 * 14 * 7 * 16
(A) × − + =
(B) ÷ × − =
(C) + = ÷×
(D) − × ÷ =
Answer: (D)
Q. 23 Which of the following answer figure will complete the given figure?
Answer: (D)
Q. 24 Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series.
T, R, P, N, L, …., …….
(A) J, H
(B) K, I
(C) J, G
(D) K, H
Answer: (A)
Q. 25 Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series.
52, 56, 65, 81, 106, ………
(A) 132
(B) 140
(C) 142
(D) 122
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
56 − 52 = 4 = 22
65 − 56 = 9 = 32
81 − 65 = 16 = 42
106 − 81 = 25 = 52
142 − 106 = 36 = 62
Option (C) is correct.
General knowledge
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 26 Who was the world’s first woman amputee to climb Mount Vinson?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Arunima Sinha
(C) Santosh Yadav
(D) Premlata Agarwal
Answer: (B)
Q. 27 Who is the founder of Grameen Bank?
(A) Muhammad Yunus
(B) Abdullah Abu Sayed
(C) Anu Muhammad
(D) Atiur Rahman
Answer: (A)
Q. 28 The magazine in which Mahatma Gandhi mentioned what he wanted the Constitution to do is:
(A) Young India
(B) Harijan
(C) Navajivan
(D) Oriental Magazine
Answer: (A)
Q. 29 When goods are produced by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity associated with:
(A) primary sector
(B) secondary sector
(C) tertiary sector
(D) service sector
Answer: (A)
Q. 30 Who was the first one to use a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight?
(A) James Clerk Maxwell
(B) Hans Christian Oersted
(C) Albert Einstein
(D) Isaac Newton
Answer: (D)
Q. 31 A ……….. is a formal document containing an order of the court to the Government issued only by the High Court or the Supreme Court ofIndia.
(A) Summon
(B) Claim
(C) Covenant
(D) Writ
Answer: (D)
Q. 32 Any section of citizens with a distinct language or culture have a right to ………… it
(A) Conserve
(B) Squander
(C) Uproot
(D) Annhilate
Answer: (A)
Q. 33 A system in which local farmers were allowed to cultivate temporarily within a plantation is known as:
(A) shifting cultivation
(B) intensive cultivation
(C) extensive cultivation
(D) taungya cultivation
Answer: (D)
Q. 34 Which gas shields the surface of the earth from ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Oxygen
(D) Ozone
Answer: (D)
Q. 35 What is grown as a kharif crop in the northern and rabi crop in the southern part of India?
(A) Linseed
(B) Sesamum
(C) Mustard
(D) Groundnut
Answer: (B)
Q. 36 Which event is marked as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO?
(A) Suraj Kund Mela
(B) Pushkar Mela
(C) Kumbh Mela
(D) Tarnetar Mela
Answer: (C)
Q. 37 What is deposited on iron in the process of Galvanization?
(A) aluminium
(B) zine
(C) copper
(D) tin
Answer: (B)
Q. 38 The soil ideal for growing cotton is:
(A) black soil
(B) alluvial soil
(C) arid soil
(D) laterite soil
Answer: (A)
Q. 39 Who has been conferred with the rank of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2018?
(A) Talvin Singh
(B) Nitin Sawhney
(C) Rajinder Rai
(D) Tjinder Singh
Answer: (B)
Q. 40 Which award is given for contribution towards national integration?
(A) Tilak Award
(B) Sardar Patel Award
(C) Gita Chopra Award
(D) Rajiv Gandhi Award
Answer: (B)
Q. 41 On which river is the Hirakud Dam situated?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Kaveri
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Bhagirathi
Answer: (C)
Q. 42 Which element is used for making solar cells?
(A) Silicon
(B) Sodium
(C) Silver
(D) Sulphur
Answer: (A)
Q. 43 Which goods from India dominated the international textile markets before the age of mechanised industries?
(A) Cotton goods
(B) Woollen goods
(C) Silk and cotton goods
(D) Silk goods
Answer: (C)
Q. 44 Which organization is under the Ministry of Statistics, Planning and Programme Implementation?
(A) National Sample Survey Organisation
(B) Central Survey Organisation
(C) Central Sample Survey Organisation
(D) National Survey Organisation
Answer: (A)
Q. 45 Which of the following options is a martial arts form associated with Tamil Nadu?
(A) Silambam
(B) Thoda
(C) Kalari Payattu
(D) Thang-ta
Answer: (A)
Q. 46 Tooth decay starts when the pH of our mouth is:
(A) higher than 5.5
(B) higher than 7.5
(C) higher than 6.5
(D) lower than 5.5
Answer: (D)
Q. 47 Who directed the film ‘Bhuvan Shome’?
(A) Ritwik Ghatak
(B) Satyajit Ray
(C) Buddhadeb Dasgupta
(D) Mrinal Sen
Answer: (D)
Q. 48 The book “In my mother’s house” is written by …………
(A) Sharika Thiranagama
(B) Rajiva Wijesinha
(C) Shyam Selvadurai
(D) Nihal De Silva
Answer: (A)
Q. 49 The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up in 1906 in:
(A) Bhopal
(B) Dehradun
(C) Almora
(D) Bangalore
Answer: (B)
Q. 50 In which state is Vishwa Mitra Ka Tila situated?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttaranchal
(C) Haryana
(D) Punjab
Answer: (C)
Quant
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 51 Study the following pie-charts carefully to answer the questions.
If 70 percent children from village (D) go to school then what is the number of children attending school from village (D) ?
(A) 280
(B) 400
(C) 320
(D) 360
Answer: (A)
Q. 52 Rohit and Dinesh are 64 km apart. Rohit can walk at a speed of 15 km/hr and Dinesh at the speed of 17 km/hr. In how many hours will they meet if they are travelling towards each other?
(A) 2.5 hour
(B) 2 hour
(C) 3 hour
(D) 1.5 hour
Answer: (B)
Q. 53 A frog was, at the bottom of a 80 m deep well. It attempted to come out of it by jumping. In each jumpit covered 1.15 m but slipped down by 0.75 m. The number of jumps after which it would out of the well is:
(A) 200
(B) 198
(C) 201
(D) 199
Answer: (D)
Q. 54 Yashwant buys candies at 15 for ₹40 and sells them at 30 for ₹50. What is his gain or loss percent?
(A) 37.5% Profit
(B) 40 % Loss
(C) 36 % Profit
(D) 37.5% Loss
Answer: (D)
Q. 55 Study the following pie-charts carefully to answer the questions.
Percentage break-up of number of children in five different villages
What is the respective ratio of total number of children from village A to village C ?
(A) 1 : 3
(B) 3 : 5
(C) 2 : 3
(D) 3 : 2
Answer: (D)
Q. 56 What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?
383 ÷ 25 × 2.5 + 12 =?
(A) 68.30
(B) 222.14
(C) 50.30
(D) 124.24
Answer: (C)
Q. 57 The average age of Indian cricket team playing in the Capetown test match is 28 years. If the average age of 10 player besides the caption is 27.8 years, then the age of the Caption is:
(A) 31 Years
(B) 26 Years
(C) 25 Years
(D) 30 Years
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Given, Average age of 11 players = 28 years
Then, Total age of 11 players = 28*11 = 308 years
Average age of 10 players excluding captain = 27.8 years
Then, Total age of 10 players = 27.8*10 = 278 years
Therefore, The age of the captain = 308-278 = 30 years.
Q. 58 The third proportional to 9 and 15 is:
(A) 18
(B) 36
(C) 27
(D) 25
Answer: (D)
Q. 59 Study the following pie-charts carefully to answer the questions.
Percentage break-up of number of children in five different villages
What is the total number of children in villages (B) and E ?
(A) 1200
(B) 1400
(C) 1145
(D) 1100
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Number of children in (B) = 25% of 2000
Number of children in E = 30% of 2000
Total number of children in (B) and E together = 25% of 2000 + 30% of 2000 = 55% of 2000 = 1100.
Q. 60 What is the perpendicular distance (in cm) between the parallel sides of a trapezium whose area is 108 sq cm. and the lengths of the parallel sides are 9 cm and 36 cm?
(A) 3.6cm
(B) 4.8cm
(C) 7 m
(D) 6 m
Answer: (B)
Q. 61 Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 25 seconds and 32 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 30 seconds. The ratio of their speed is:
(A) 4 : 3
(B) 2 : 5
(C) 5 : 6
(D) 1 : 3
Answer: (B)
Q. 62 The average of 50 number is 36. If two numbers, namely 63 and 65 are discarded, the average of the remaining numbers is (Correct to two decimal places)
(A) 34.83
(B) 32.50
(C) 33.75
(D) 36.50
Answer: (A)
Q. 63 The length and breadth of a painting is 15 cm and 10 cm respectively. A 1 cm wide border is made around the painting. What is the area of border?
(A) 60 sq cm.
(B) 45 sq cm.
(C) 54 sq cm.
(D) 16 sq cm.
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Given, Length of the painting = 15 cm
Breadth of the painting = 10 cm
Area of the painting = 15*10 = 150 sq.cm.
Length of the painting including border = 15+1+1 = 17 cm
Breadth of the painting including border = 10+1+1 = 12 cm
Area of the painting including border = 17*12 = 204 sq.cm
Therefore, Area of the border = 204 – 150 = 54 sq.cm.
Q. 64 A student gets 60% of the maximum marks. If he gets 50% more than the passing mark, then the passing mark is what percentage of the maximum marks?
(A) 75%
(B) 40%
(C) 37.5%
(D) 50%
Answer: (B)
Q. 65 The smallest perfect square number divisible by each of 6 and 12 is:
(A) 108
(B) 36
(C) 196
(D) 144
Answer: (B)
Q. 66 If a/b = 7/9, b/c = 3/5, then the value of a:b:c is
(A) 7:3:15
(B) 21:27:42
(C) 7:9:15
(D) 7:9:5
Answer: (C)
Q. 67 What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?
1.5 × 78 ÷ 0.5 =?
(A) 243
(B) 234
(C) 238
(D) 216
Answer: (B)
Q. 68 Which of the following schemes of computing interest yields the maximum interest for a year?
(A) Interest compounded every year at 24%. p.a.
(B) Interest compounded monthly at 2% per month.
(C) Interest compounded per quarter 6% per quarter.
(D) Interest compounded every six months at 12% for every 6 months
Answer: (B)
Q. 69 Oranges are purchased at the rate of 7 oranges for ₹3. At what price one hundred oranges should be sold so that the profit is 33% ?
(A) ₹58
(B) ₹57
(C) ₹60
(D) ₹56
Answer: (B)
Q. 70 In how many years will a sum of money become sixteen times itself at 30% p.a. simple interest?
(A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 50
(D) 40
Answer: (C)
Q. 71 A dealer allows his customers a discount of 25% and still gains 25%. If an article costs ₹1600 to the dealer, then its marked price (nearest to one rupee) is:
(A) ₹2000
(B) ₹2050
(C) ₹2667
(D) ₹2600
Answer: (C)
Q. 72 Find the total surface area of a cube whose volume is 64cm3 ?
(A) 64 cm2
(B) 84 cm2
(C) 16 cm2
(D) 96 cm2
Answer: (D)
Q. 73 Two bottles A and B contain diluted acid. In bottle A, the amount of water is double the amount of acid while in bottle B, the amount of acid is 3 times that of water. How much mixture(in litres) should be taken from each bottle A and B respectively in order to prepare 5 liters diluted acid containing equal amount of acid and water?
(A) 1,4
(B) 4,1
(C) 2,3
(D) 3,2
Answer: (D)
Q. 74 A can do a certain job in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient than A. To do the same job B alone would take?
(A) 7½ days
(B) 8 days
(C) 10 days
(D) 7 days
Answer: (A)
Q. 75 The numbers of visitors every hour in a shop from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday were recorded as 7, 10, 15, 22, 6, 4 and 13. The arithmetic mean of visitors is:
(A) 13
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
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 substitution required.
Water and minerals presented to the soil are absorbed by the roots.
(A) present in the soil
(B) presented at the soil
(C) No substitution required
(D) present for the soil
Answer: (A)
Q. 77 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
One who knows every thing
(A) Omnipotent
(B) Omnipresent
(C) Omniscient
(D) Incredible
Answer: (C)
Q. 78 Select the antonym of the given word.
CRITICIZE
(A) Condemn
(B) Commend
(C) Censure
(D) Respect
Answer: (B)
Q. 79 Select the synonym of the given word.
REMORSE
(A) Delight
(B) Regret
(C) Joy
(D) Solace
Answer: (B)
Q. 80 Select the meaning of the given idiom.
Piping hot
(A) Lukewarm
(B) Steaming hot
(C) Extremely angry
(D) Not too hot
Answer: (B)
Q. 81 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
In his address to the villagers the minister ……….. certain measures being taken for improving their quality of life.
(A) stepped
(B) highlighted
(C) learnt
(D) staged
Answer: (B)
Q. 82 Select the meaning of the given idiom.
Call it a day
(A) a nightmare
(B) name a day
(C) time to quit
(D) an unending dream
Answer: (C)
Q. 83 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.
Amoeba is a microscopic single-celled organism found in pond water.
(A) organisms find in
(B) No substitution required
(C) organisms finds in
(D) organism found with
Answer: (B)
Q. 84 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. Time and technology are two important factors that which change substances into resources.
(A) two important factors
(B) into resources
(C) that which change
(D) Time and technology
Answer: (C)
Q. 85 Select the synonym of the given word.
Valiant
(A) Scared
(B) Frightened
(C) Enthusiastic
(D) Courageous
Answer: (D)
Q. 86 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The unemployment problem, as ………. by people, is not severe among the educated women.
(A) demanded
(B) decided
(C) perceived
(D) solved
Answer: (C)
Q. 87 Select the wrongly spelt word.
(A) Minimum
(B) Mischievous
(C) Miniscule
(D) Milenium
Answer: (D)
Q. 88 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.
Normally bacteria are present in our mouth but it is not harmful to us.
(A) No substitution required
(B) so they are not
(C) and it is not
(D) but they are not
Answer: (D)
Q. 89 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. People’s demand are ever growing but the availability of landis limited.
(A) People’s demand
(B) ever growing
(C) availability of
(D) is limited
Answer: (A)
Q. 90 Select the wrongly spelt word.
(A) Discipline
(B) Neccessary
(C) Consensus
(D) Occasion
Answer: (B)
Q. 91 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
One who can easily be deceived/cheated
(A) Gullible
(B) Prudent
(C) Modest
(D) Veteran
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 number.
Passage:
Advertisements (1)………….. our attention to various products and describe (2)…………….. positively so that we become(3)……………… in buying them. Advertising Is all (4)……………… building brands. At a very basic level, ‘branding’ means(5)…………….. a product with a particular name or sign.
Q. 92 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 1.
(A) hook
(B) turn
(C) pull
(D) draw
Answer: (D)
Q. 93 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 2.
(A) them
(B) themselves
(C) it
(D) they
Answer: (A)
Q. 94 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 3.
(A) biased
(B) touched
(C) partial
(D) interested
Answer: (D)
Q. 95 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 4.
(A) about
(B) in
(C) for
(D) across
Answer: (A)
Q. 96 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 5.
(A) posing
(B) sticking
(C) molding
(D) stamping
Answer: (D)
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 97 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
……………. many people lived in the cities, others living in the countryside grew crops.
(A) While
(B) Whether
(C) Among
(D) About
Answer: (A)
Q. 98 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Some tribes have rich and unique cultural traditions, …………. their own language.
(A) include
(B) included
(C) including
(D) inclusive
Answer: (C)
Q. 99 Select the antonym of the given word.
FACILITATE
(A) Ease
(B) Hinder
(C) Aid
(D) Comfort
Answer: (B)
Q.100 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. It was in the oceans that life begins almost 3.5 billion years ago.
(A) It was
(B) years ago
(C) life begins
(D) in the oceans
Answer: (C)
