SSC GD 9th March 2019 Shift-I
Reasoning
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 1 A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Answer: (B)
Q. 2 Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series.
FAV, HET, KIQ, ………
(A) RHS
(B) OMM
(C) DFB
(D) ONM
Answer: (B)
Q. 3 Choose the option figure in which the problem figure is hidden/embedded.
Answer: (C)
Q. 4 Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series.
173, 182, 198, 223, 259, ……….
(A) 301
(B) 308
(C) 315
(D) 282
Answer: (B)
Q. 5 The statements below are followed by two conclusionslabeled I and II. Assumingthat 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 tents are houses.
All houses are bricks.
All bricks are stones.
Conclusions:
I. All bricks are houses.
II. Somestonesaretents.
(A) Only conclusion II follows
(B) Only conclusion I follows
(C) Neither I nor II follows
(D) Either I or II follows
Answer: (A)
Q. 6 The heights of A and B are equal. C is shorter than A; D is shorter than E, but taller than B. Who is the tallest of all?
(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E
Answer: (D)
Q. 7 Find the missing numberin the given analogy.
16 : 240 :: ? : 182
(A) 18
(B) 14
(C) 13
(D) 12
Answer: (B)
Q. 8 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same wayas the second term is related to the first term.
BotH : NotT :: FotL : ?
(A) RotD
(B) RotT
(C) RotX
(D) AotH
Answer: (C)
Q. 9 If ‘+’ means ‘ ÷ ‘, ‘-‘ means ‘ × ‘, ‘ × ‘ means ‘+’, and ‘ ÷ ‘ means ‘-‘, then:
64 − 81 + 9 × 4 =?
(A) 570
(B) 630
(C) 580
(D) 510
Answer: (C)
Q. 10 Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series.
471, 479, 452, 516, 391, ……..
(A) 508
(B) 627
(C) 616
(D) 607
Answer: (D)
Q. 11 Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose the odd one.
(A) Proteins
(B) Drink
(C) Carbohydrates
(D) Fats
Answer: (B)
Q. 12 Four letter clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner, while oneis different. Choose the odd one.
(A) KAR
(B) UF(A)
(C) IVO
(D) ACE
Answer: (A)
Q. 13 Choose the option which completes the given figure series.
Answer: (B)
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:
1. All keys are locks.
2. All locks are screws.
3. All doors are keys.
Conclusions:
I. All screws are keys.
II. Somelocksare keys.
(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: (A)
Q. 15 If IECGF is written as 95376 and CAHJ as 31810, how will QGMVJ be written?
(A) 177132209
(B) 177132208
(C) 177122910
(D) 177132210
Answer: (D)
Q. 16 K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting along a circular table facing the centre.
(i) L sits between N and O.
(ii) K is third to the left of O.
(iii) Q is second to the left of M, whois to the immediate left of P.
Which is the correct position of L with respect of Q?
(A) Second to the right
(B) First to the left
(C) First to the right
(D) Second to the left
Answer: (D)
Q. 17 Find the missing number from the below options.
Figure
(A) 49
(B) 81
(C) 16
(D) 36
Answer: (A)
Q. 18 Which of the following answer figure will complete the given figure?
Answer: (C)
Q. 19 Four options have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while oneis different. Choose the odd one.
(A) 446
(B) 824
(C) 259
(D) 617
Answer: (C)
Q. 20 A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting along the circle facing the centre.
(i) B is an immediate neighbour of D.
(ii) C is an immediate neighbour of A but is not an immediate neighbour of F.
(iii) A is to the immediateleft of B.
What is the position of E?
(A) To the immediate left of B
(B) Between A and B
(C) To the immediate right of C
(D) Second to the right of D
Answer: (D)
Q. 21 Select the related word pair from the given alternatives.
Glue : Paper :: …… : …….
(A) Notebook : Colour
(B) Test : Notice board
(C) Cement: brick Test
(D) Paper : Wrapper
Answer: (C)
Q. 22 Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the three given classes.
Pens, Pencils, Books
Answer: (C)
Q. 23 In a certain code, SEVEN is coded as TFWFO,then how is NINE coded in the same way?
(A) OJOF
(B) OFJO
(C) OJFO
(D) OOJF
Answer: (A)
Q. 24 Choose the option that most closely resembles the mirror image of the given figure when mirror is placed at right side.
Answer: (D)
Q. 25 Select the related word pair from the given alternatives.
Pond : Lake :: …….. : ……..
(A) Hill : Mountain
(B) Church : Religion
(C) Stethoscope : Machine
(D) Gold : Ornament
Answer: (A)
General knowledge
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 26 Which of the following rivers does NOT flow into the Arabian sea?
(A) Narmada
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Tungabhadra
(D) Mandovi
Answer: (C)
Q. 27 Which bacteria is responsible for the formation of curd?
(A) Bacillus radicicola
(B) Lactobacillus aureus
(C) Micrococcus
(D) Lactobacillus acidophillus
Answer: (D)
Q. 28 In the 2018 Union budget of India, what was the proportion of MSP (minimum support price) of agriculture products?
(A) 1.7 times the marketrate
(B) 1.9 times the marketrate
(C) 2.0 times the marketrate
(D) 1.5 times the market rate
Answer: (A)
Q. 29 Keisabadi is a form of folk dance of ………. state in which only men cantake part.
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Odisha
(C) Telangana
(D) Sikkim
Answer: (C)
Q. 30 The ………. and ideals of the Indian Constitution are reflected in the Preamble to the Constitution of India.
(A) Philosophy
(B) Laws
(C) Policies
(D) Acts
Answer: (A)
Q. 31 The share of the tertiary sector to the GDPhasincreased but the contribution of which sector to employment is the highest at present?
(A) Secondary
(B) Industry
(C) Information technology
(D) Primary
Answer: (C)
Q. 32 What is mandatory for any entity entering into a financial transaction of € 2.5 lakh or more?
(A) PAN card
(B) Licence
(C) Aadhaar card
(D) Passport
Answer: (A)
Q. 33 Who has been renominated as the Chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee?
(A) LK Advani
(B) Ramesh Pokhriyal
(C) Sumitra Mahajan
(D) Chandrakant Khaire
Answer: (D)
Q. 34 Who won the Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals Tournament in December 2018?
(A) Mahesh Bhupati
(B) PV Sindhu
(C) Nozomi Okuhara
(D) Saina Nehwal
Answer: (C)
Q. 35 The deficiency of vitamin-A results in:
(A) rickets
(B) scurvy
(C) night blindness
(D) hair fall
Answer: (B)
Q. 36 The Lohri festival is mainly related to which state?
(A) Maharastra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Goa
Answer: (D)
Q. 37 Which of the following European countries is called ‘the land of a thousand lakes’?
(A) Sweden
(B) Finland
(C) Norway
(D) Estonia
Answer: (B)
Q. 38 Who started the Bhoodan Movement or The Land Gift Movement in 1951?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Vinobha Bhave
(C) Aachrya Narendra Dev
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (B)
Q. 39 The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the:
(A) Pariharas
(B) Chauhans
(C) Pawars
(D) Tomars
Answer: (B)
Q. 40 ………. is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust.
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Silicon
(D) Oxygen
Answer: (B)
Q. 41 Which of the following rulers were closely associated with Yuehzhi nomadic people?
(A) Dinnaga
(B) Shaka
(C) Pahalva
(D) Kushana
Answer: (A)
Q. 42 What is the ‘Agenda 21’ of the Rio Summit 1992 related to?
(A) Technology transfer mechanism to developing countries for ‘clean — energy’ production
(B) Sustainable development
(C) Combating the consequences of population explosion
(D) Mitigation norms of GHGs emission
Answer: (C)
Q. 43 Bees must collect nectar from approximately how many flowers to make one pound of honey?
(A) 20 million
(B) 10 thousand
(C) 50 milion
(D) 2 million
Answer: (C)
Q. 44 Article 368 is related to:
(A) centre-state relations
(B) constitutional amendments
(C) the Supreme Court
(D) a state government
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Article 368 deals with the Powers of the Parliament to amend the Constitution and procedure therefor. It states Procedure through which Parliament can amend by way of addition, variation or repeal of any provision of the Constitution in accordance with the procedure established
Q. 45 Whom does the constitution empower for the admission or establishment of new states?
(A) State Government
(B) Supreme Court
(C) Parliament
(D) Central Government
Answer: (B)
Q. 46 Who among the following was the first Indian woman to receive the Nobel Peace prize?
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Nargis Dutt
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: (A)
Q. 47 Which Indian IT expert is called ‘the father of the Pentium processor’?
(A) Vinod Dham
(B) Biswamohan Pani
(C) Ajay Bhatt
(D) Anand Chandrashekher
Answer: (D)
Q. 48 Where did the first Asian Games begin?
(A) China
(B) SriLanka
(C) India
(D) Nepal
Answer: (D)
Q. 49 The pioneer of communism in India was:
(A) S. A Dange
(B) M. N Roy
(C) Nalin Gupta
(D) M. R Jayakar
Answer: (D)
Q. 50 Which of the following is the highest peak of Vindhya Range?
(A) Kalumar Peak
(B) Mahendragiri
(C) Pachmarhi
(D) Gurushikhar
Answer: (B)
Quant
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 51 Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Number of candidates appearing for an interview fora post in Bank and percentage of candidates qualifying
What was the average number of candidates who appeared for the interview in bank A, C and E together?
(A) 2000
(B) 1800
(C) 1900
(D) 1500
Answer: (C)
Q. 52 A sold an article to B at a gain of 5% and B sold it to C at a gain of 10%.If C paid ₹ 462, what did it cost A?
(A) ₹400
(B) ₹500
(C) ₹480
(D) ₹320
Answer: (A)
Q. 53 The radius of in-circle of a triangle is 4 cm and the peri meter of the triangle is 20 cm. What is the area of the triangle?
(A) 40 sq. cm
(B) 36 sq. cm
(C) 80 sq. cm
(D) 20 sq. cm
Answer: (A)
Q. 54 A room is in the shape of cube and the length of the longest rod placed in it is 12√3m. The area of the floor is:
(A) 36 sq. m
(B) 144 sq. m
(C) 64 sq. m
(D) 96 sq. m
Answer: (B)
Q. 55 What is the maximum number of students among whom 63 pens and 140 copies can be distributed in such a way that each student gets the same number of pens and same number of exercise books?
(A) 5
(B) 2
(C) 7
(D) 3
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Maximum number of students among whom 63 pens and 140 copies can be distributed in such a way that each student gets the same number of pens and same number of exercise books = Highest Common Factor of 63 and 140
Prime factors of 63 are 7, 3, 3
Prime factors of 140 are 7, 2, 2, 5
Therefore, HCF of 63 and 140 is 7.
Therefore, Maximum number of students = 7.
Q. 56 A train passes a 60 metres long platform in 20 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 16 seconds. The speed of the train is:
(A) 40 kmph
(B) 50 kmph
(C) 38 kmph
(D) 54 kmph
Answer: (D)
Q. 57 Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Number of candidates appearing for an interview fora post in Bank and percentage of candidates qualifying
What was the respective ratio of the number of candidates who qualified in bank A to the number of candidates who qualified in bank E?
(A) 5:6
(B) 2:5
(C) 3:7
(D) 5:8
Answer: (D)
Q. 58 A man travels from A to B at a speed of 50 km/hr and returns to A byincreasing his speed by 30%. What is his average speed during the whole journey?
Answer: (A)
Q. 59 Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it. Number of candidates appearing for an interview fora post in Bank and percentage of candidates qualifying
The number of candidates who did not qualify in bank D was approximately what percent of the candidates who did not qualify in bank B?
(A) 51
(B) 42
(C) 48
(D) 44
Answer: (C)
Q. 60 What sum will fetch a simple interest of ₹ 25,410 in five and a half years at 6% p.a. rate of interest?
(A) ₹77,000
(B) ₹88,000
(C) ₹70,000
(D) ₹55,000
Answer: (A)
Q. 61 75% of a number x is equal to ⅖ of another number y. What is the ratio between x and y?
(A) 1 : 5
(B) 13 : 8
(C) 8 : 15
(D) 1 : 3
Answer: (C)
Q. 62 The compound interest on a certain sum at 4% per annum (compounded annually) for 2 years is ₹ 102. On the same principal at the same rate for the same time, the simple interest will be:
(A) ₹100
(B) ₹99
(C) ₹98
(D) ₹101
Answer: (A)
Q. 63 If the cost price of an article is ₹ 200 and selling price of the same article is ₹ 225. Find the profit %.
(A) 15%
(B) 12.5%
(C) 25%
(D) 16%
Answer: (B)
Q. 64 √729 × 56 ÷ 8 =?
(A) 198
(B) 138
C189
(D) 142
Answer: (C)
Q. 65 Two numbers A and are respectively 10% and 25% more than third number respectively. What is the ratio of A and B?
(A) 13 : 16
(B) 11 : 12
(C) 22 : 25
(D) 15 : 16
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Let the third number be 100
Then, (A) = 110% of 100 = 110
(B) = 125% of 100 = 125
Then, (A) : (B) = 110 : 125 = 22 : 25.
Q. 66 The average of two numbers is 6 and that of another three numbers is 8. The average of these five numbers is:
(A) 6.5
(B) 7.6
(C) 7.2
(D) 5.5
Answer: (C)
Q. 67 If 12 men can do a job in 7 days, what fraction of the job can be done by one man in one day?
(A) 1/12
(B) 7/12
(C) 1/84
(D) 12/7
Answer: (C)
Q. 68 The marked price of a radio is ₹ 480. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and still gains 8%. If no discount is allowed, then his gain percent is:
(A) 35%
(B) 20%
(C) 15%
(D) 25%
Answer: (B)
Q. 69 If 20% of P = 30% of Q = of R, then P : Q : R is equal to:
(A) 1 : 2 : 4
(B) 5 : 10 : 6
(C) 15 : 10 : 18
(D) 2 : 5 : 8
Answer: (C)
Q. 70 If two pipes function simultaneously, a tank is filled in 12 hours. One pipe fills the tank 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours does the faster pipe alone take to fill the tank?
(A) 12
(B) 20
(C) 15
(D) 18
Answer: (B)
Q. 71 In a family of 4 members,if father earns ₹ 50,000, mother earns ₹ 32,000, son ₹ 25,000 and daughter monthly earns ₹ 20000 in a month,then the average income of family is given by:
(A) ₹ 31000
(B) ₹ 28000
(C) ₹ 32000
(D) ₹ 31750
Answer: (D)
Q. 72 The value of the following expression: 150% of 15 + 75% of 75 is
(A) 135
(B) 78.75
(C) 138
(D) 75.75
Answer: (B)
Q. 73 If a carpenter increases each edge of a square wooden piece from 42 cm to 45 cm, the cost of wood is increased by ₹ 783. What is the rate of wood per sq. cm?
(A) ₹3
(B) ₹4
(C) ₹4.5
(D) ₹5
Answer: (A)
Q. 74 What is the Mode of the following data:
(A) 28
(B) 14
(C) 7
(D) 59
Answer: (C)
Q. 75 36 × 15 − 56 × 784 ÷ 112 =?
(A) 158
(B) 138
(C) 148
(D) 238
Answer: (C)
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 person giving too much attention to small details and wanting perfection.
(A) Studious
(B) Fanatic
(C) Fastidious
(D) Gullible
Answer: (C)
Q. 77 Select the antonym of the given word.
CONCISE
(A) Short
(B) Lengthy
(C) Succinct
(D) Brief
Answer: (B)
Q. 78 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Finally, the prizes were ……… to all successful participants by the chief guest.
(A) distributed
(B) provided
(C) shared
(D) divided
Answer: (A)
Q. 79 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A short interesting incident about a person
(A) Anecdote
(B) Drama
(C) Ballad
(D) Epitaph
Answer: (A)
Q. 80 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
As this Principal adopts a ………. approach towards the running of the school, the school is losing its prestige.
(A) proper
(B) dilute
(C) strict
(D) casual
Answer: (D)
Q. 81 Select the meaning of the given idiom.
Miss the boat
(A) To miss the chance
(B) To take a risk
(C) To miss someone
(D) To drown
Answer: (A)
Q. 82 Select the meaning of the given idiom.
To burn one’s fingers
(A) To have an unfavourable result
(B) To undergo pain
(C) To behaveas if one is important
(D) To touch something hot
Answer: (A)
Q. 83 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Mostof the Himalayan rivers are perennial: they have water ………. the year.
(A) between
(B) throughout
(C) along
(D) across
Answer: (B)
Q. 84 Select the synonym of the given word.
ABUNDANT
(A) Plentiful
(B) Inadequate
(C) Lacking
(D) Scanty
Answer: (A)
Q. 85 Select the wrongly spelt word.
(A) Maneuver
(B) Maintenance
(C) Mathematics
(D) Liason
Answer: (D)
Q. 86 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.
The Deccan Plateau is a triangular landmass that lies to the south of the river Narmada.
(A) No substitution required
(B) are a triangle
(C) has a triangular
(D) are a mass
Answer: (A)
Q. 87 Select the wrongly spelt word.
(A) Prominent
(B) Professor
(C) Laboratory
(D) Knowlege
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.
The sun rises two hours earliest in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat.
(A) two hours earlier
(B) two hour early
(C) two hours’ early
(D) No substitution required
Answer: (A)
Q. 89 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. Agriculture is main occupation of the people living in the plains.
(A) living in
(B) is main occupation
(C) the plains
(D) of the people
Answer: (B)
Q. 90 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. India’s relations with most countries of the world have remained cordial across the years.
(A) with most countries
(B) across the years
(C) India’s relations
(D) of the world
Answer: (B)
Q. 91 Select the antonym of the given word.
DESPISE
(A) Dislike
(B) Contempt
(C) Hate
(D) Admire
Answer: (D)
Q. 92 Select the synonym of the given word.
ENORMOUS
(A) Tiny
(B) Huge
(C) Dwarf
(D) Negligible
Answer: (B)
Q. 93 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The Chilika Lake is the ……….. salt water lake in India.
(A) largest
(B) large
(C) more larger
(D) larger
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 substitution required,
The Himalayas represent one of the more rugged mountain barriers of the world.
(A) one in the most
(B) one of the most
(C) No substitution required
(D) the more
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 number.
Passage:
The Narmada(1)………. from the Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh. It flows (2)………. the west in rift valley (3)……….. due to faulting. On its (4)………… to the sea, the Narmada creates many (5)…………. locations.
Q. 95 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 1.
(A) heads
(B) creates
(C) originates
(D) resides
Answer: (C)
Q. 96 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 2.
(A) across
(B) facing
(C) against
(D) towards
Answer: (D)
Q. 97 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 3.
(A) forming
(B) form
(C) formed
(D) formation
Answer: (C)
Q. 98 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 4.
(A) road
(B) movement
(C) approach
(D) way
Answer: (D)
Q. 99 Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 5.
(A) specific
(B) plain
(C) scenic
(D) ornamental
Answer: (C)
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 100 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. Human activities is leading to the gradual destruction of the rainforests.
(A) the gradual
(B) is leading
(C) Human activities
(D) the rainforests
Answer: (B)
