SSC CGL 2017 Tier I — 23 August 2017, Shift 1

1. दिए गए विकल्पों मैं से संबंधित शब्द को चुनिए। नदी : धारा :: महासागर : ?

• (a) प्रवाह
• (b) तालाब
• (c) बांध
• (d) समुद्र

2. दिए गए विकल्पों मैं से संबंधित अक्षरों को चुनिए। WUS : DFH :: MKI : ?

• (a) LJH
• (b) GEC
• (c) OQS
• (d) NPR

3. दिए गए विकल्पों मैं से संबंधित संख्या को चुनिए। -3/7 : 7/3 :: 9/2 : ?

• (a) 2/9
• (b) -9/2
• (c) 7/2
• (d) -2/9

4. दिए गए विकल्पों में से विषम शब्द को चुनिए।

• (a) सास
• (b) भतीजा
• (c) पोता
• (d) परदादा

5. दिए गए विकल्पों मैं से विषम अक्षरों को चुनिए।

• (a) GHI
• (b) XYZ
• (c) VUT
• (d) CDE

6. दिए गए विकल्पों में से विषम संख्या को चुनिए।

• (a) 43
• (b) 22
• (c) 13
• (d) 41

7. एक अनुक्रम दिया गया है, जिसमें एक शब्द लुप्त है। दिए गए विकल्पों में से वह सही विकल्प चुनिए जो अनुक्रम को पूरा करे। Shy, Food, Plate, Recess, ?

• (a) Monsoon
• (b) Soon
• (c) Eat
• (d) Lunch

8. एक अनुक्रम दिया गया है, जिसमें एक पद लुप्त है। दिए गए विकल्पों में से वह सही विकल्प चुनिए जो अनुक्रम को पूरा करे। XIIIII, IXIIII, IIXIII, IIIXII,IIIIXI, ?

• (a) IIIIXII
• (b) IIIIIXI
• (c) IIIIIX
• (d) XIIIIX

9. एक अनुक्रम दिया गया है, जिसमें एक संख्या लुप्त है। दिए गए विकल्पों मैं से वह सही विकल्प चुनिए जो अनुक्रम को पूरा करे। 49, 64, ?, 100, 121

• (a) 74
• (b) 80
• (c) 75
• (d) 81

10. Nasir's birthday is on Thursday 18th May. On what day of the week will be Rehan's Birthday in the same year if Rehan was born on 19th August?

• (a) Wednesday
• (b) Saturday
• (c) Friday
• (d) Thursday

11. The weights of 4 boxes are 30, 40, 50 and 100 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

• (a) 190
• (b) 180
• (c) 160
• (d) 140

12. निम्नलिखित विकल्पों में से वह शब्द चुनिए जो दिए गए शब्द के अक्षरों का प्रयोग करके नहीं बनाया जा सकता: ECCENTRICITY

• (a) NIECE
• (b) CREATE
• (c) TRINITY
• (d) RETICENT

13. यदि ETHANOL को किसी कोड में HWKDQRO लिखा जाता है, तो MIX को उसी कोड में क्या लिखा जाएगा?

• (a) PLA
• (b) RFV
• (c) BGT
• (d) NHY ENROLL NOW READ THEIR STORIES !

14. In a certain code language, '+' represents 'x', '-' represents '+', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. What is the answer to the following question? 24 x 6 - 8 + 2 = ?

• (a) 25
• (b) 50
• (c) 40
• (d) 20

15. If 10$25 = 8, 12$25 = 10 then what is the value of 14$53 = ?

• (a) 13
• (b) 15
• (c) 11
• (d) 9

17. X and Y start from the same point. X walks 40 m north, then turns West and walks 80 m, then turns to his right and walks 50 m. At the same time, Y walks 90 m North. Where is Y now with respect to the position of X?

• (a) Y is 30 m to the East of X
• (b) Y is 80 m to the West of X
• (c) Y is 30 m to the West of X
• (d) Y is 80 m to the East of X

21. भारत का पहला आधिकारिक जनगणना अभियान किस वर्ष चलाया गया था?

• (a) 1841
• (b) 1881
• (c) 1921
• (d) 1961

22. किसी वस्तु की कीमत में परिवर्तन होने पर और उपभोक्ता की आय को इस प्रकार समायोजित करने पर कि वह उसी बण्डल को खरीद सके जिसे वह कीमत में परिवर्तन के पहले खरीदता था, वस्तु की इष्टतम मात्रा में हुए परिवर्तन को क्या कहा जाता है?

• (a) मांग का नियम
• (b) प्रतिस्थापन प्रभाव
• (c) चुनाव की समस्या
• (d) इष्टतम चुनाव

23. "विकलांग और बेरोजगारों को राहत" भारत के संविधान की सातवीं अनुसूची में दी गयी ___ सूची में सूचीबद्ध है।

• (a) केंद्रीय
• (b) राज्य
• (c) विश्व
• (d) समबवर्ती

24. __________ amends the Constitution.

• (a) Ministry of Defence
• (b) Prime Minister's Office
• (c) Parliament
• (d) Securities and Exchange Board of India

25. According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land gifted to temples?

• (a) Vellanvagai
• (b) Brahmadeya
• (c) Shalabhoga
• (d) Devadana

26. राजेंद्र प्रथम किसके पुत्र थे?

• (a) बिन्‍्दुसार प्रथम
• (b) देवभूति प्रथम
• (c) स्कन्द गुप्त प्रथम
• (d) राजराज प्रथम

27. __ बृहत्‌ हिमालय में स्थित एक ठंडा रेगिस्तान है।

• (a) लद्दाख
• (b) सतपुड़ा
• (c) अरावल्ी
• (d) विन्ध्याचल

28. The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?

• (a) Mulching
• (b) Intercropping
• (c) Rock dam
• (d) Terrace farming

29. In each testes in a male reproductive system, there are ________ compartments called testicular lobules.

• (a) 150
• (b) 200
• (c) 250
• (d) 300

30. The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consists of two stages. The second stage is the ___________ stage.

• (a) Agar
• (b) Leafy
• (c) Chlorella
• (d) protonema

31. प्राणी जगत के वर्गीकरण में निम्नलिखित में से कौन संघ नहीं है?

• (a) मोलस्क
• (b) रज्जुकी
• (c) प्रगुही
• (d) ऐनेलिडा

32. Friction is caused by the ______________ on the two surfaces in contact.

• (a) irregularities
• (b) smoothness
• (c) densities
• (d) gaps

33. The motion of a freely falling body is an example of ________________________ motion.

• (a) uniformly accelerated
• (b) non-uniformly accelerated
• (c) constant velocity
• (d) constant speed

34. __________ (HHDD) is a technology where the conventional disk drive is combined with non-volatile flash memory, of typically 128 MB or more to cache data during normal use.

• (a) Hyper Hard Disk Drive
• (b) Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
• (c) Hybrid Helium Disk Drive
• (d) Hyper Helium Disk Drive

35. Chemical formula for sulphurous acid is:

• (a) H2SO4
• (b) H2SO3
• (c) H3SO3
• (d) H3SO4

36. The temperature at which a solid melts to become a liquid at the atmospheric pressure is called its ___________.

• (a) Crystallisation
• (b) Melting point
• (c) Evaporation
• (d) Galvanisation

37. __________ is the interaction in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited.

• (a) Predation
• (b) Commensalism
• (c) Competition
• (d) Parasitism

38. ______________ scheme by the Central Government aims at providing affordable aviation by making domestic flight charges economically accessible for middle-class citizens of India.

• (a) Uday Desh Ka Aam Nagrik
• (b) Urja Ganga
• (c) Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
• (d) Namami Ganga Yojana

39. गरम हवा के गुब्बारे का आविष्कार किसने किया?

• (a) मॉटगोल्फियर भाइयों
• (b) राइट भाइयों
• (c) लिसित्सिन भाइयों
• (d) वाल्टन भाइयों

40. Which nation won the highest number of medals at 2016 Rio Olympics?

• (a) Great Britain
• (b) USA
• (c) China
• (d) Russia

41. Group of Monuments at Hampi is located in?

• (a) West Bengal
• (b) Gujarat
• (c) Karnataka
• (d) Tamil Nadu

42. निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा भारत का सर्वोच्च नागरिक पुरस्कार है?

• (a) पद्म भूषण
• (b) परम वीर चक्र
• (c) पद्म विभ्ूषण
• (d) भारत रत्न

43. Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning. 2. The author of the novel 'White Teeth' is Zadie Smith. 3. The author of the novel 'Atonement' is Ian McEwan.

• (a) 1 and 2
• (b) 2 and 3
• (c) 1 and 3
• (d) 1, 2 and 3

44. Recently, scientists have found second Great Spot 24000 km across and 12000 km wide on which planet?

• (a) Saturn
• (b) Mars
• (c) Jupiter
• (d) Mercury

45. The Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF) which is adjacent to India's Sundarbans National Park is located in which neighbouring country?

• (a) Bhutan
• (b) Pakistan
• (c) Bangladesh
• (d) Nepal

46. Select the correct option: Convert binary 10110 to decimal.

• (a) 22
• (b) 20
• (c) 18
• (d) 16

47. A, B and C can do a job working alone in 12, 16 and 24 days respectively. In how many days they can do the job if they worked together?

• (a) 16/3
• (b) 15/4
• (c) 17/3
• (d) 19/4

48. The diagonal of a square is 10 cm. What is the length (in cm) of its side?

• (a) 5
• (b) 5√2
• (c) 10√2
• (d) 5/√2

49. If on a Sale there is 40% discount on the marked price of Rs 1000, but the sale is done at Rs 510 only then what additional discount (in %) did the customer get?

• (a) 25
• (b) 15
• (c) 10
• (d) 30

50. 9 और 45 के लिए तीसरा आनुपातिक क्या है?

• (a) 405
• (b) 225
• (c) 5
• (d) 81

51. 39 छात्रों के एक वर्ग में 26 लड़कियां हैं। इन लड़कियों का औसत वजन 42 कि.ग्रा.और पूर्ण वर्ग का औसत वजन 48 कि.ग्रा.है। कक्षा के लड़कों का औसत वजन (कि.ग्रा में) कया है?

• (a) 54
• (b) 66
• (c) 60
• (d) 62

52. If a saree is sold for Rs 2880 the seller will face 10% loss, at what price (in Rs) should he sell to gain 20% profit?

• (a) 4830
• (b) 3840
• (c) 3480
• (d) 4380

53. प्रिया को इतिहास में भूगोल से 9 अंक अधिक मिले। उसके इतिहास के अंक उसके इतिहास और भूगोल के योग अंकों का 56% है। उसके भूगोल के अंक क्या हैं?

• (a) 42
• (b) 65
• (c) 53
• (d) 33

54. 720 किलोमीटर की यात्रा करने के लिए, एक एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन को इयुरोंटो से 6 घंटे अधिक समय लगता है। अगर एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन की गति दोगुनी कर दी गई है, तो यह इयुरोंटो से 2 घंटे कम समय लेती है। इयुरोंटो की गति (किलोमीटर/घंटा में) कितनी है?

• (a) 60
• (b) 72
• (c) 66
• (d) 78

55. What is the difference (in Rs) between the compound interests on Rs. 1000 for 1 year at 10% per annum compounded yearly and half-yearly?

• (a) 1.5
• (b) 0.5
• (c) 2.5
• (d) 3.5

56. यदि 7x - (3/2) * (4x - 9) = 6.5, तो x का मान क्या है?

• (a) 7
• (b) 20
• (c) -7
• (d) -20

57. If a + b = 8 and ab = 15, then what is the value of a3 + b3?

• (a) 98
• (b) 152
• (c) 124
• (d) 260

58. The sum of a non-zero number and 4 times its reciprocal is 17/2. What is the number?

• (a) 8
• (b) 12
• (c) 16
• (d) 4

59. The 5th and 9th term of an arithmetic progression are 7 and 13 respectively. What is the 15th term?

• (a) 22
• (b) 21
• (c) 55
• (d) 59

60. What is the reflection of the point (6, -3) in the line y = 2?

• (a) (-2 , -3)
• (b) (6 , 7)
• (c) (-6 , 7)
• (d) (-2 , 3)

61. Point A (4 , 2) divides segment BC in the ratio 2:5. Co-ordinates of B are (2 , 6) and C are (7 , y). What is the value of y?

• (a) 8
• (b) -8
• (c) 6
• (d) -6

62. रेखा 2x - 3y = 6, x अक्ष को किस बिंदु पर काटती है?

• (a) (-3 , 0)
• (b) (0 , 3)
• (c) (0 , -3)
• (d) (3 , 0)

63. ∆ABC is right angled at B. BD is an altitude. AD = 4 cm and DC = 9 cm. What is the value of BD (in cm)?

• (a) 5
• (b) 4.5
• (c) 5.5
• (d) 6

64. Tan 45° + Cosec 60° =

• (a) (1 + 2√2)/2
• (b) (√3 + 2)/√6
• (c) 5/√3
• (d) (3 + 2√3)/3

65. ΔXYZ is right angled at Y. If m∠Z = 60°, then Cosec X =

• (a) 2
• (b) 1/2
• (c) 1/√2
• (d) 1/√3

67. In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. While he went beside (1)/ with our decisions, we were (2)/ never sure he totally agreed. (3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

68. In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. The after morning (1)/ she woke to the first ray of (2)/ light through the window. (3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

69. In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The psychopath gets a ______________ sense of enjoyment from torturing animals.

• (a) perverse
• (b) agreeable
• (c) happy
• (d) reasonable

70. In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. When Jaspal got angry, he started to ____________ his feelings with his hands.

• (a) participate
• (b) immolate
• (c) intoxicate
• (d) gesticulate

71. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given. Fossilize

• (a) Amalgamate
• (b) Dissolve
• (c) Flex
• (d) Liquefy

72. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given. Depict

• (a) Conceal
• (b) Distort
• (c) Characterize
• (d) Suppress

73. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Differ

• (a) Alter
• (b) Concur
• (c) Digress
• (d) Vary

74. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Salve

• (a) Cerate
• (b) Liniment
• (c) Remedy
• (d) Blockage

75. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Gnash your teeth

• (a) Express rage
• (b) Brush your teeth
• (c) Laugh hysterically
• (d) Take a big bite

76. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Let something slip through one's fingers

• (a) Lose a wedding ring
• (b) Not be able to understand a difficult concept
• (c) Let go of certain unpleasant things
• (d) to waste an opportunity to achieve something

77. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". What would you like (to do it) for your birthday?

• (a) to do
• (b) doing
• (c) does
• (d) no improvement

78. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". You must (be mistake).

• (a) be mistakenly
• (b) be mistaken
• (c) be mistook
• (d) no improvement

79. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Complete with regard to every detail

• (a) Thorough
• (b) Lackadaisical
• (c) Lax
• (d) Cursory

80. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. The faculty or power of using one's will

• (a) Antagonism
• (b) Aversion
• (c) Rejection
• (d) Volition

81. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

• (a) jukstapose
• (b) jaxtapuse
• (c) juxtapose
• (d) jaxtapose

82. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

• (a) amusemant
• (b) ammusement
• (c) ammusemant
• (d) amusement

83. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. Evidently it was too X-of a deadly-looking cobra or Y-two we saw no reptiles Z-dry for game, and with the exception

• (a) YZX
• (b) YXZ
• (c) XZY
• (d) ZXY

84. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. Some of these X-height of more than Y-2000 feet above the sea Z-rocks rise to the

• (a) YZX
• (b) ZXY
• (c) YXZ
• (d) XZY

85. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. I will wash the car every Sunday.

• (a) The car is washed by me every Sunday.
• (b) Every Sunday by me the car is to be washed.
• (c) Every Sunday by myself the car is to be washed.
• (d) The car will be washed by me every Sunday.

86. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The watchman said, "Thief! Thief! Catch him!"

• (a) The watchman shouted to the crowd to catch the thief.
• (b) The watchman shouted to the crowd, thief, thief, catch him.
• (c) The watchman shouted to the crowd, catch the thief.
• (d) The watchman shouted to the crowd, thief, catch him.

87. Which of the following is false about Mr Arastu?

• (a) He was a descendent of the Nizam's family
• (b) He was the librarian at the Falaknuma Palace
• (c) He owned a book store
• (d) He was a friend of Anuradha Naik

88. The roof of the library had carvings made of which wood?

• (a) Rosewood
• (b) Mahogany
• (c) Sandalwood
• (d) Walnut

89. Name the author of the book that Mr Hussain found on his first day as the librarian?

• (a) Alfred East
• (b) Anuradha Naik
• (c) Mark Twain
• (d) Charles Dickens

90. The books at the library were collected by _______________.

• (a) Hyderabad University
• (b) Mrs Anuradha Naik
• (c) The Nizam's Family
• (d) Mr Asif Husain Arastu

91. Which part of the palace is an imitation of the Windsor Palace?

• (a) 101-seater dining table
• (b) The library's roof
• (c) The banquet hall
• (d) The library's furniture