SSC CGL 2017 Tier I — 23 August 2017, Shift 3

1. दिए गए विकल्पों में से सबधित शब्द को चुनिए। कार : स्टियरिग व्हील :: मोटरसाइकिल : ?

• (a) टायर
• (b) हेडलाइट
• (c) इजन
• (d) हैंडल बार

2. दिए गए विकल्पों में से सबधित अक्षरों को चुनिए। EFG : VUT :: JIH : ?

• (a) SUW
• (b) QRS
• (c) QSU
• (d) HFD

3. दिए गए विकल्पों में से सबधित सख्या को चुनिए। 0.02 : 0.002 :: 1/3 : ?

• (a) 0.333
• (b) 1/30
• (c) 0.003
• (d) 3

4. Select the odd word from the given alternatives.

• (a) Bat
• (b) Umpire
• (c) Stumps
• (d) Bails

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

• (a) ECA
• (b) GIK
• (c) QOM
• (d) WUS

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

• (a) 133
• (b) 253
• (c) 231
• (d) 209

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। rupees, arena, pursue, spare, separate, ?

• (a) rapid
• (b) pusher
• (c) person
• (d) super

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। U, T, R, O, K ?

• (a) G
• (b) H
• (c) E
• (d) F

9. एक अनुक्रम दिया गया है, जिसमें एक सख्या लुप्त है। दिए गए विकल्पों में से वह सही विकल्प चुनिए जो अनुक्रम को पूरा करे। -7.25, -5.75, -4.25, -2.75, ? , 0.25

• (a) 1.25
• (b) -1.25
• (c) 1.5
• (d) -1.5

10. Aarush's birthday is on Thursday 27th April. On what day of the week will be Mitul's Birthday in the same year if Mitul was born on 28th September?

• (a) Monday
• (b) Thursday
• (c) Wednesday
• (d) Tuesday

11. The weights of 4 boxes are 20, 30, 40 and 60 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) 150
• (b) 110
• (c) 130
• (d) 140

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

• (a) BLUE
• (b) NUMB
• (c) LUNG
• (d) GLUM

13. यदि FOREIGN को किसी कोड में ULIVRTM लिखा जाता है, तो SAP को उसी कोड में क्या लिखा जाएगा?

• (a) NOL
• (b) PLQ
• (c) GYP
• (d) HZK

14. In a certain code language, '+' represents 'x', '-' represents '+', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. What is the answer to the following question? 25 + 10 ÷ 240 x 16 = ?

• (a) 85
• (b) 235
• (c) 12
• (d) 20

15. If 9#3=6; 15#3=9; 60#4=32; then what is the value of 27#3=?

• (a) 24
• (b) 15
• (c) 13
• (d) 33

17. Priya cycles 5 km North, then turns East and cycles 4 km, then turns South and cycles 5 km, then turns to her right and cycles 6 km. Where is she now with reference to her starting position?

• (a) 2 km East
• (b) 2 km West
• (c) 10 km West
• (d) 10 km East

18. In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statement 1 : No squares are rectangles. Statement 2 : All rectangles are triangles. Conclusion I : Some triangles are squares. Conclusion II : Some triangles are rectangles.

• (a) Only conclusion I follows
• (b) Only conclusion II follows
• (c) Both I and II follow
• (d) Neither I nor II follows

26. The marginal product curve is inverse ____ shaped.

• (a) X
• (b) W
• (c) V
• (d) U

27. Goods which are consumed together are called?

• (a) Inferior goods
• (b) Normal goods
• (c) Complementary goods
• (d) Substitute goods

28. "Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

• (a) Union
• (b) State
• (c) Global
• (d) Concurrent

29. _________ elects the President and the Vice President and removes judges of Supreme Court and High Court.

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

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

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

31. Prithviraja III (1168-1192) was a best known ___________ ruler.

• (a) Chahamana
• (b) Gahadavala
• (c) Chalukya
• (d) Brahmana

32. ___________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.

• (a) Weathering
• (b) Attrition
• (c) Erosion
• (d) Abrasion

33. मृदा सरक्षण की उस विधि को कया कहते हैं जिसमें पौधों के बीच अनावरित भूमि जैव पदार्थ जैसे प्रवाल से ढक दी जाती है?

• (a) मल्च बनाना
• (b) समोच्चरेखीय रोधिकाए
• (c) चह्दान बाध
• (d) वेदिका फ़ार्म

34. Classes comprising animals like fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds along with mammals constitute the category called?

• (a) Species
• (b) Genus
• (c) Kingdom
• (d) Phylum

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

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

36. _________ is the largest phylum of Animalia which includes insects.

• (a) Annelida
• (b) Chordata
• (c) Arthropoda
• (d) Platyhelminthes

37. For an object, the state of rest is considered to be the state of ______ speed.

• (a) increasing
• (b) decreasing
• (c) inverse
• (d) zero

38. The laws which govern the motion of planets are called ___________________.

• (a) Newton's Laws
• (b) Kepler's Laws
• (c) Avogadro's Laws
• (d) De Morgan's Laws

39. In Microsoft Word, _______ allows us to change the color of selected text.

• (a) Font Color
• (b) Text Color
• (c) Change Color
• (d) Background Color

40. लोहे को खुले में छोड़ने पर उस पर जो भूरी परत जम जाती है उसे क्या कहते हैं?

• (a) धूल
• (b) शवल
• (c) खनित्र
• (d) जग

41. The substances which have very low ignition temperature and can easily catch fire with a flame are called _____________ substances.

• (a) hazardous
• (b) perilous
• (c) incombustible
• (d) inflammable

42. Many freshwater animals cannot live for long in sea water and vice versa because of the _______ problems, they would face.

• (a) Osmotic
• (b) Eurythermal
• (c) Stenothermal
• (d) Hydrothermal

43. _____________ scheme has been introduced by the Central Government to provide equal primary education to all budding children across India.

• (a) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
• (b) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
• (c) Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Yojana
• (d) Vidyanjali Yojana

44. Who discovered Insulin?

• (a) Sir Alexander Fleming
• (b) Frederick Banting
• (c) James Watt
• (d) Sir F.G. Hopkins

45. वर्ष 2020 में होने वाले समर ओलपिक्स मैं कौन सा देश मेजबानी करेगा?

• (a) चीन
• (b) दक्षिण कोरिया
• (c) कनाडा
• (d) जापान

46. धामेक स्तूप का निर्माण किसने किया था?

• (a) अकबर
• (b) हुमायू
• (c) अशोक
• (d) नरसिम्ह

47. Which of the following is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema?

• (a) Ashok Chakra
• (b) Dada Saheb Phalke Awards
• (c) Arjuna Award
• (d) Padma Shri

48. Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'Air' is Geoff Ryman. 2. The author of the novel 'Ulysses' is James Joyce. 3. The author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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

49. In 2016, which company lost high profile legal battles with HP and Google?

• (a) Oracle
• (b) Apple
• (c) Microsoft
• (d) Intel

50. बाग्लादेश में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी प्रमुख नदी है जो गगा की मुख्य शाखा-नदी भी है?

• (a) गडक
• (b) कोसी
• (c) गोमती
• (d) पद्म

51. What least number must be subtracted from 518, so that the sum is completely divisible by 13?

• (a) 11
• (b) 10
• (c) 9
• (d) 12

52. A and B together do a job in 12 days and A could do the job in 20 days if he worked alone. How many days would B take to do the job if he worked alone?

• (a) 30
• (b) 25
• (c) 24
• (d) 15

53. 9 सें.मी. की भुजा वाले एक नियमित षट्भुज का क्षेत्रफल (वर्ग सें.मी.में) क्या है?

• (a) 50√3
• (b) 300√3
• (c) 243√3/2
• (d) 200√3

54. If 1 shirt is offered free on purchase of 4 shirts, what is the effective discount (in %) on each shirt?

• (a) 25
• (b) 20
• (c) 16
• (d) 24

55. The ratio of present ages of P and Q is 7:9. Before 10 years the ratio of their ages was 5:7. What is Q's present age (in years)?

• (a) 35
• (b) 45
• (c) 25
• (d) 55

56. एक परीक्षा में 40 छात्रों के औसत अक 34 थे। बाद मैं यह पाया गया कि एक छात्र के अक गलत तरीके से 26 के बजाय 62 के रूप मैं दर्ज किए गए हैं। सही औसत कितना है?

• (a) 33.1
• (b) 33.3
• (c) 33.5
• (d) 33.7

57. A wholesaler sells a good to a retailer at a profit of 5% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 10%. If the customer pays Rs. 2,000, what had it cost (in Rs) the wholesaler?

• (a) 1731.6
• (b) 3210.6
• (c) 1931.6
• (d) 2310.6

58. When a number is increased by 69, it becomes 103% of itself. What is the number?

• (a) 1300
• (b) 3300
• (c) 2300
• (d) 4300

59. एक नाव 40 कि.मी / घटा की गति से एक निश्चित दूरी पर जाती है और 24 कि.मी/ घटा की गति से उसी दूरी पर वापस आती है। कुल यात्रा के लिए औसत गति (कि.मी/घटा में) कया है?

• (a) 32
• (b) 28
• (c) 34
• (d) 30

60. A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs.5,400 at the rate of 12.5 %/yr in 4 years. What is the sum (in Rs)?

• (a) 11800
• (b) 12800
• (c) 9800
• (d) 10800

61. If 2/3(6x/5 - 1/4) + 1/3 = 9x/5, then what is the value of x?

• (a) 1/6
• (b) -1/6
• (c) 1/5
• (d) -1/5

62. If a3 + b3 = 341 and ab = 30, then what is the value of a + b?

• (a) 1
• (b) 9
• (c) 7
• (d) 11

63. Sum of a fraction and thrice its reciprocal is 31/6. What is the fraction?

• (a) 2/9
• (b) 9/4
• (c) 9/2
• (d) 4/9

64. What is the sum of the first 13 terms of an arithmetic progression if the 5th term is 1 and the 8th term is -17?

• (a) -140
• (b) 61
• (c) -143
• (d) 166

65. What is the reflection of the point (-4, 3) in the line x = -2?

• (a) (-4 , -7)
• (b) (4 , 3)
• (c) (0 , 3)
• (d) (-4 , 7)

66. Point A divides segment BC in the ratio 5:1. Co-ordinates of B are (6 ,-4) and C are (0,8). What are the co-ordinates of point A?

• (a) (-1 , 6)
• (b) (1 , -6)
• (c) (-1 , -6)
• (d) (1 , 6)

67. (3, -4) और (-2, 5) बिदुओ से गुजरने वाली रेखा के समानातर रेखा का ढलान क्या है?

• (a) 9/5
• (b) -5/9
• (c) -9/5
• (d) 5/9

68. ∆XYZ is similar to ∆PQR. If ratio of Perimeter of ∆XYZ and Perimeter of ∆PQR is 4:9 and if PQ = 27 cm, then what is the length of XY (in cm)?

• (a) 9
• (b) 12
• (c) 16
• (d) 15

69. What is the value of Cot 45o + 1/3 Cosec 60o?

• (a) √3 + 2
• (b) (9 + 2√3)/9
• (c) √3
• (d) (2√2 + 3)/√6

70. Δ DEF is right angled at E. If m∠F = 45o, then what is the value of Sin F x Tan F?

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

71. If Cot θ = 21/20, then what is the value of Sec θ?

• (a) 29/21
• (b) 21/29
• (c) 29/20
• (d) 20/29

75. सर्वेक्षण प्रश्नावली भेजे जाने वाले लोगों में से 24% लोगों ने सर्वेक्षण का उत्तर दिया। सर्वेक्षण प्रश्नावली कितने लोगों को भेजी गई थी?

• (a) 5000
• (b) 10000
• (c) 1200
• (d) 288

76. 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 lady was knocked down (1)/by a speeding car (2)/upon crossing the road.(3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

77. 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'. Grandfather led (1)/a peaceful life after his (2)/retirement from the army.(3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

79. 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. At night, the winding roads can make driving up the mountain a ______________ journey.

• (a) carefree
• (b) beastly
• (c) obnoxious
• (d) treacherous

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

• (a) Sensibility
• (b) Slumber
• (c) Liveliness
• (d) Consciousness

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

• (a) Harsh
• (b) Open
• (c) Ignorant
• (d) Understated

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

• (a) Glum
• (b) Silent
• (c) Crabby
• (d) Agreeable

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

• (a) Dismiss
• (b) Draft
• (c) Invite
• (d) Mobilise

84. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. At the drop of a hat

• (a) Without any hesitation; instantly.
• (b) Show outward respect to someone you hate.
• (c) Forcibly let go of something which is very personal to you.
• (d) A mistake which is of not much consequence.

86. 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". I gave up (drinks) many years ago.

• (a) to drink
• (b) drink
• (c) drinking
• (d) no improvement

87. 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". Rahul went out without (saying) good bye.

• (a) say even
• (b) even said
• (c) say
• (d) no improvement

88. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. A person or thing that is likely to cause harm

• (a) Menace
• (b) Cordial
• (c) Festal
• (d) Blithe

89. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.

• (a) Valiant
• (b) Stout
• (c) Phobic
• (d) Foolhardy

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

• (a) bereaving
• (b) bereaveing
• (c) bereving
• (d) bireaving

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

• (a) deligence
• (b) diligence
• (c) delegence
• (d) dilegence

92. 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. I've taken out my X-and stay poised and vigilant Y-ear buds so I can Z-listen for announcements

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

93. 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. In the Northeast, the sun X-sets by four in the evening Y-morning and in winter it Z-rises as early as four in the

• (a) XYZ
• (b) YZX
• (c) ZYX
• (d) ZXY

95. 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. "How old is your grandmother?", Navneet asked her.

• (a) Navneet asked her how old her grandmother is.
• (b) Navneet asked her how old her grandmother has been.
• (c) Navneet asked her how old her grandmother was.
• (d) Navneet asked her how old is her grandmother.

96. nuclear power has so __________ outweighed all of these concerns

• (a) far
• (b) less
• (c) near
• (d) closely

97. look for non-fossil _______________ in its energy planning.

• (a) compulsions
• (b) obligations
• (c) alternatives
• (d) constraints

98. However, _________ rapid progress in technology

• (a) to
• (b) from
• (c) with
• (d) for

99. other ______________ energy sources such as wind and solar power

• (a) brief
• (b) renewable
• (c) untenable
• (d) temporary

100. projects as a viable and clean alternative, that promise ______________.

• (a) to dim
• (b) dimming
• (c) was dim
• (d) has dimmed