SSC CGL 2017 Tier I — 9 August 2017, Shift 1

1. निम्नलिखित प्रश्न में दिए गए विकल्पों में से संबंधित शब्द को चुनिए। किलोमीटर : मीटर : : टन : ?

• (a) लीटर
• (b) किलोग्राम
• (c) घंटें
• (d) भार

2. निम्नलिखित प्रश्न में दिए गए विकल्पों में से संबंधित अक्षरों को चुनिए। AGN : IOV : : BLM : ?

• (a) JTU
• (b) KTU
• (c) JUV
• (d) TUJ

3. निम्नलिखित प्रश्न में दिए गए विकल्पों में से संबंधित संख्या को चुनिए। 9143 : 9963 : : 6731 : ?

• (a) 1368
• (b) 5666
• (c) 8964
• (d) 9694

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

• (a) चेन्नई
• (b) दमन
• (c) रायपुर
• (d) शिमला

5. निम्नलिखित प्रश्न में दिए गए विकल्पों में से विषम अक्षर को चुनिए।

• (a) B
• (b) N
• (c) P
• (d) W

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

• (a) 313
• (b) 426
• (c) 925
• (d) 1034

7. निम्नलिखित शब्दों को शब्दकोश में आने वाले क्रम के अनुसार लिखें। 1. Ball 2. Balanced 3. Balls 4. Balance 5. Balancing

• (a) 24135
• (b) 42135
• (c) 42513
• (d) 54213

8. एक अनुक्रम दिया गया है, जिसमें से एक पद लुप्त है। दिए गए विकल्पों में से वह सही विकल्प चुनिए, जो अनुक्रम को पूरा करे। AG, LR, WC, HN, ?

• (a) QY
• (b) RX
• (c) SY
• (d) TZ

9. In the following question, select the missing number from the given series. 13, 16, 11, 18, 9, 20, ?

• (a) 3
• (b) 5
• (c) 6
• (d) 7

10. पुनीत एक त्री से कहता है कि, "तुम्हारे पिताजी की पत्नी की बहन मेरी बुआ है।" वह स्त्री, पुनीत से किस प्रकार संबंधित है?

• (a) पुत्री
• (b) पोती
• (c) भतीजी
• (d) चचेरी/ममेरी बहन

11. एक पंक्ति में 45 वृक्ष हैं। नीम्बू का वृक्ष दायें छोर से 20 वें स्थान पर है। नीम्बू के वृक्ष का स्थान बायें छोर से कया है?

• (a) 26
• (b) 24
• (c) 25
• (d) 27

12. दिए गए प्रश्न में, निम्नलिखित विकल्पों में से वह शब्द चुनिए जो दिए गए शब्द के अक्षरों का प्रयोग करके नहीं बनाया जा सकता है। UNIFORMITY

• (a) ANNUITY
• (b) FORUM
• (c) MINT
• (d) UNIFORM ENROLL NOW READ THEIR STORIES !

13. एक विशिष्ट कोड भाषा में, "TIRED" को "56" तथा "BRAIN" को "44" लिखा जाता है। इस कोड भाषा में "LAZY" को किस प्रकार लिखा जाएगा?

• (a) 64
• (b) 61
• (c) 58
• (d) 43

14. In the following question, by using which mathematical operator will the expression become correct? 18 ? 6 ? 9 ? 27

• (a) x, ÷ and =
• (b) ÷, x and =
• (c) x, + and =
• (d) +, – and =

15. If 18 (9) 3 and 36 (30) 5, then what is the value of A in 19 (A) 18?

• (a) 33
• (b) 57
• (c) 75
• (d) 96

22. 'सामान्य संतुलन सिद्धांत' किसने प्रतिपादित किया था?

• (a) जे. एम. कीन्स
• (b) लिऑन वालरस
• (c) डेविड रिकार्डो
• (d) एडम स्मिथ

23. निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा डिमांड ड्राफ्ट के संदर्भ मे सही नहीं है?

• (a) यह एक परक्राम्य लिखत है।
• (b) यह एक बैंकर्स चेक है।
• (c) यह धन के अभाव के कारण अस्वीकृत किया जा सकता है।
• (d) यह बैंक द्वारा जारी किया जाता है।

24. Who administers the oath of the President of India?

• (a) Governor General of India
• (b) Chief Justice of India
• (c) Prime Minister of India
• (d) Vice President of India

25. Who among the following gave monistic theory of sovereignty?

• (a) Austin
• (b) Darwin
• (c) Aristotle
• (d) Marx

26. Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events? I. Quit India Movement II. Shimla Conference III. Poona Pact IV. Cabinet Mission

• (a) II, IV, I, III
• (b) III, IV,II, I
• (c) III, I, II, IV
• (d) IV, II, III, I

27. In 1917, which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran?

• (a) Satyagraha
• (b) Non co-operation movement
• (c) Quit India movement
• (d) Swadeshi Movement

28. चीन सागर में आने वाले उष्णकटिबंधीय चक्रवात का क्या नाम है?

• (a) तूफान
• (b) बवंडर
• (c) ट्विस्टर्स
• (d) टाइफून

29. Which among the following country is not a part of Scandinavia?

• (a) Norway
• (b) Finland
• (c) Sweden
• (d) Denmark

30. Cattle quickly swallow grass and store it in their __________.

• (a) rumen
• (b) esophagus
• (c) small intestine
• (d) salivary glands

31. निम्नलिखित में से कौन मानव शरीर के विभिन्‍न अंगो का ऑक्सीजन वाहक है?

• (a) लाल रक्त कोशिकाएँ
• (b) श्वेत रक्त कोशिकाएँ
• (c) प्लाज्मा
• (d) तंत्रिकाए

32. मानव शरीर के गुर्दे इनमें से कौन सा कार्य करते हैं?

• (a) उत्सर्जन
• (b) श्वसन
• (c) पाचन
• (d) परिवहन

33. The bending of light when it passes around a corner or a slit is due to ______.

• (a) reflection
• (b) refraction
• (c) diffraction
• (d) total internal reflection

34. What is the reason for formation of Mirage in desert?

• (a) Refraction of light
• (b) Reflection of light
• (c) Total internal reflection of light
• (d) Both Refraction and Total internal reflection of light

35. FORTRAN is not used for _____. (I) Drawing pictures (II) Carrying out mathematics computations

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

36. निम्नलिखित मैं से सबसे कमज़ोर बंध कौन सा है?

• (a) एकल बंध
• (b) दोहरा बंध
• (c) तिहरा बंध
• (d) हाइड्रोजन बंध

37. In the following reaction, fill in the blank. Acid + Base → _______ + Water

• (a) Carbon dioxide
• (b) Metal Oxide
• (c) Hydrogen Gas
• (d) Salt

38. बिशनोई आन्दोलन इनमे से किस के विरूद्ध शुरु किया गया था?

• (a) पेड़ों की कटाई
• (b) असमानता
• (c) पशु हत्या
• (d) प्रदुषण वृध्दि

39. प्रधानमंत्री उज्जवला योजना का मुख्य लक्ष्य क्या है?

• (a) विद्युत प्रदान करना
• (b) एल.ई.डी. बल्ब प्रदान करना
• (c) एल.पी.जी. कनेक्शन प्रदान करना
• (d) गाँव की सड़कों का निर्माण करना

40. टेलिविजन का आविष्कार किसने किया था?

• (a) माइकल फेराडे
• (b) जोसेफ हेनरी
• (c) अब्बे कासीली
• (d) जोन बेयर्ड

41. वॉलीबाल की एक टीम में कितने खिलाड़ी होते हैं?

• (a) 2
• (b) 4
• (c) 6
• (d) 5

43. निम्नलिखित में से किसे हाल ही में इंडियन ऑफ द ईयर पुरस्कार दिया गया?

• (a) सुनीता रानी
• (b) धीरज सिंह
• (c) प्रीति शिनॉय
• (d) अभिषेक कुमार

44. 'सेलेक्शन डे' नामक किताब के लेखक/लेखिका कौन है?

• (a) अरविंद अडिगा
• (b) अनिल मेनन
• (c) कृष्णा सोबती
• (d) अरूणव सिंहा

45. निम्निलिखित में से कौन सा देश समिति का सदस्य नहीं है?

• (a) ब्राज़ील
• (b) रूस
• (c) आइसलैंड
• (d) चीन

46. अपने किस पड़ोसी देश के साथ भारत का काल्ापानी क्षेत्रीय विवाद है?

• (a) नेपाल
• (b) बांग्लादेश
• (c) पाकिस्तान
• (d) श्रीलंका

48. A piece of work was finished by A, B and C together. A and B together finished 60% of the work and B and C together finished 70% of the work. Who among the three is most efficient?

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) A or B

49. 3 से.मी, 4 से.मी. तथा 5 से.मी. के तीन गोलों को पिघलाकर एक ठोस गोले का आकार दिया जाता है। पृष्ठीय क्षेत्रफल में कितने प्रतिशत की गिरावट होगी?

• (a) 12
• (b) 14
• (c) 16
• (d) 28

50. The marked price of a sofa set is Rs 4800 which is sold at Rs 3672 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 10%, then what will be the second discount (in %)?

• (a) 13
• (b) 14
• (c) 15
• (d) 17

51. A, B and C invested amounts in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 respectively. If the schemes offered compound interest at the rate of 20% per annum, 15% per annum and 10% per annum respectively, then what will be the ratio of their amounts after 1 year?

• (a) 3 : 15 : 25
• (b) 6 : 6 : 5
• (c) 36 : 46 : 55
• (d) 12 : 23 : 11

52. The average age of 120 members of a society is 60.7 years. By addition of 30 new members, the average age becomes 56.3 years. What is the average age (in years) of newly joined members?

• (a) 36.5
• (b) 37.2
• (c) 38.3
• (d) 38.7

53. By selling 175 pineapples, the gain is equal to the selling price of 50 pineapples. What is the gain percentage?

• (a) 28
• (b) 30
• (c) 32
• (d) 40

54. If A has got 20% more marks than B, then by what percent marks of B are less than the marks of A?

• (a) 16.66
• (b) 20
• (c) 33.33
• (d) 14.28

55. A train leaves Delhi at 10 a.m. and reaches Jaipur at 4 p.m. on same day. Another train leaves Jaipur at 12 p.m. and reaches Delhi at 5 p.m. on same day. What is the time of day (approximately) when the two trains will meet?

• (a) 1:42 p.m.
• (b) 1:27 p.m.
• (c) 2:04 p.m.
• (d) 1:49 p.m.

56. The difference between the compound interest compounding half yearly for 1 year and the simple interest for 1 year on a certain sum of money lent out at 8% per annum is Rs 64. What is the sum (in Rs)?

• (a) 40000
• (b) 42000
• (c) 44000
• (d) 44800

58. यदि (x – y) = 7 हो, तो (x – 15)3 - (y – 8)3 का मान क्या है?

• (a) 0
• (b) 343
• (c) 392
• (d) 2863

59. If x – y – √18 = –1 and x + y – 3√2 = 1, then what is the value of 12xy(x2 – y2)?

• (a) 0
• (b) 1
• (c) 512√2
• (d) 612√2

60. If p/q = r/s = t/u = √5, then what is the value of [(3p2 + 4r2 + 5t2)/(3q2 + 4s2 + 5u2)]?

• (a) 1/5
• (b) 5
• (c) 25
• (d) 60

61. In triangle ABC, a line is drawn from the vertex A to a point D on BC. If BC = 9 cm and DC = 3 cm, then what is the ratio of the areas of triangle ABD and triangle ADC respectively?

• (a) 1 : 1
• (b) 2 : 1
• (c) 3 : 1
• (d) 4 : 1

62. PQR is a right angled triangle in which ∠R = 90°. If RS ⊥ PQ, PR = 3 cm and RQ = 4 cm, then what is the value of RS (in cm)?

• (a) 12/5
• (b) 36/5
• (c) 5
• (d) 2.5

63. In triangle PQR, A is the point of intersection of all the altitudes and B is the point of intersection of all the angle bisectors of the triangle. If ∠PBR = 105°, then what is the value of ∠PAR (in degrees)?

• (a) 60
• (b) 100
• (c) 105
• (d) 115

64. यदि एक समधरातल (प्लेन) में चार रेखाएँ है, तो इन रेखाओं के प्रतिच्छेदक बिंदुओं की संख्या क्या नहीं हो सकती?

• (a) 0
• (b) 5
• (c) 4
• (d) 7

65. cosec 2A + cot 2A का सरलीकृत मान क्या है?

• (a) sec A
• (b) sec (A/2)
• (c) cot A
• (d) cot2 A

66. If A = 30°, B = 60° and C = 135°, then what is the value of sin3A + cos3B + tan3C – 3sin A cos B tan C?

• (a) 0
• (b) 1
• (c) 8
• (d) 9

67. What is the least value of tan2 θ + cot2 θ + sin2 θ + cos2 θ + sec2 θ + cosec2 θ?

• (a) 1
• (b) 3
• (c) 5
• (d) 7 1) 15 2) 20 3) 25 4) 40 1) 46 2) 51.75 3) 69 4) 103.5 1) 136 2) 184 3) 216 4) 232 1) 17.28 2) 18 3) 19.44 4) 36

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’. If you had (1)/ told me earlier (2)/ I will help you. (3)/ No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

69. 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’. Her mother is (1)/ angry and (2)/ indifferent to me. (3)/ No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

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. Don’t loiter _____ the corridor.

• (a) around
• (b) off
• (c) of
• (d) at

71. 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. I will scold him when _____.

• (a) he will come
• (b) he comes
• (c) he would come
• (d) he had come.

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

• (a) Shiver
• (b) Frank
• (c) Immoral
• (d) Dulcet

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

• (a) Soften
• (b) Order
• (c) Avoid
• (d) Chaotic

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

• (a) Brazen
• (b) Natural
• (c) Exemplary
• (d) Gaudy

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

• (a) Definite
• (b) Inchoate
• (c) Dismal
• (d) Sullen

76. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. Spick and Span

• (a) High and low
• (b) Dark and light
• (c) Neat and clean
• (d) Happy and sad

77. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. To draw the longbow

• (a) To nullify
• (b) To exaggerate
• (c) To underrate
• (d) To demarcate

78. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. By rescuing the child from fire, the local resident (added another feather to his cap.)

• (a) made a significant achievement
• (b) was gifted with precious thing
• (c) was crowned and rewarded
• (d) No improvement

79. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. The government plans to (take up) the construction project soon.

• (a) Take on
• (b) Take off
• (c) Take in
• (d) No improvement

80. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy.

• (a) Callous
• (b) Credulous
• (c) Gullible
• (d) Bohemian

81. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. One who eats two much

• (a) Impostor
• (b) Glutton
• (c) Hypochondriac
• (d) Intestate

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

• (a) Forfeit
• (b) Gorilla
• (c) Blissfull
• (d) Corrupt

83. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

• (a) Afforestation
• (b) Translusent
• (c) Foreigner
• (d) Achievement

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. P- The aim must be to ensure that our country does not experience either paucity or a-surfeit of trained manpower in any specific segment of our economy. Q- When we set about the task of higher education, we should be absolutely clear in our perception of the goals of education in the specific context of our nation’s development. R- No doubt, one of the important aims of education would be to create the required range and nature of trained manpower assessed to be needed by different sectors of national growth. S- The entire educational apparatus must be geared progressively to fulfill the requirements of different phases of our growth in every sector primary, secondary and tertiary.

• (a) SQPR
• (b) QRSP
• (c) SRQP
• (d) PSQR

85. 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. P- Bureaucratic cultures can smother those who want to respond to shifting conditions. Q- Arrogant managers can overevaluate their current performance and competitive position listen poorly and learn slowly. R- And the lack of leadership leaves no force inside these organizations to break out of the morass. S- Inwardly focused employees can have difficulty seeing the very forces that present threats and opportunities.

• (a) PRQS
• (b) SPQR
• (c) RQPS
• (d) QSPR

86. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. She teaches us English.

• (a) English is being taught to us by her.
• (b) We are taught English by her.
• (c) English have been taught to us by her.
• (d) We had been taught English by her.

87. 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. Nisha said to Swati, " Will you help me in my project just now?"

• (a) Nisha told Swati whether she will help her in her project just now.
• (b) Nisha asked Swati if she would help her in her project just then.
• (c) Nisha questioned to Swati that will you help me in my project just now.
• (d) Nisha asked to Swati that will she help her in her work just now.

88. Democracy should _____ dignity of the individual.

• (a) built
• (b) ensure
• (c) keep
• (d) support

89. It should also aim at the _____ good

• (a) greatest
• (b) smallest
• (c) largest
• (d) heaviest

90. of the greatest _____. The opposition party

• (a) people
• (b) digit
• (c) number
• (d) individual

91. should _____ the wrong plans, policies and decisions of the government in power.

• (a) rely on
• (b) against
• (c) support
• (d) oppose

92. The government should cater to the _____ needs of the people to make its position solid.

• (a) genuine
• (b) mere
• (c) emotional
• (d) luxurious