SSC CGL 2018 Tier I — 7 June 2019, Shift 2

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1. Pierre Curie shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie, and Henri Becquerel for their discoveries related to _______.

• (a) mirror images
• (b) thermodynamics
• (c) radioactivity
• (d) X-rays

2. There were three bronze medallists from India at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament which was held at Helsinki, Finland. Who amongst the following is NOT one of them?

• (a) Naveen Kumar
• (b) Sachin Siwach
• (c) Dinesh Dagar
• (d) Sumit Sangwan

3. Which Indian monument was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in the year 1799?

• (a) Mattancherry Palace
• (b) Mysore Palace
• (c) Leh Palace
• (d) Hawa Mahal

4. Who had built Taj Mahal, for his wife Mumtaz Mahal along the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra?

• (a) Akbar
• (b) Jahangir
• (c) Aurangzeb
• (d) Shah Jahan

5. In its Global Economic Outlook report, Fitch Ratings cut India’s economic growth forecast for the next financial year 2019-20 starting from April 1 to ___% from its previous estimate of 7%.

• (a) 6.1
• (b) 5.4
• (c) 6.8
• (d) 6.2

6. Who won the Nobel Prize in 1906 for his neuron doctrine?

• (a) Luis Alvarez
• (b) Henry Moseley
• (c) Santiago Ramón y Cajal
• (d) Pierre Curie

7. Which of the following was the most important characteristic of India's trade throughout the colonial period?

• (a) Import deficiency
• (b) Import surplus
• (c) Export surplus
• (d) Export deficiency

8. Indian naval officer Commander _____ became the only Asian to participate in the prestigious Golden Globe Race (GGR), which commenced from Les Sables d’Olonne harbour in France on 1 July 2018.

• (a) Mahendra Nath Mulla
• (b) Pradeep Singh
• (c) Abhilash Tomy
• (d) Rajesh Dhankhar

9. The Red Fort and the Jama Masjid in Delhi stand out as towering achievements of architecture during the reign of________.

• (a) Shah Jahan
• (b) Akbar
• (c) Aurangzeb
• (d) Jehangir

10. The Victoria Memorial, conceived by Lord Curzon, represents the architectural climax of _________ city.

• (a) Jaipur
• (b) Kolkata
• (c) Delhi
• (d) Mumbai

11. Which river passes through maximum number of countries?

• (a) Volga
• (b) Rhine
• (c) Amazon
• (d) Danube

12. Electron was discovered in the year 1897 by _________.

• (a) Isaac Newton
• (b) J J Thomson
• (c) T. A. Edison
• (d) Nicola Tesla

13. ___________ won a silver medal at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament which was held at Helsinki, Finland.

• (a) Mohammed Hussamuddin
• (b) Sumit Sangwan
• (c) Naveen Kumar
• (d) Sachin Siwach

14. A ____________ occurs when a government's total expenditures exceed the revenue that it generates, excluding money from borrowings.

• (a) Current Account Deficit
• (b) Revenue Deficit
• (c) Budgetary Deficit
• (d) Fiscal Deficit

15. Name the longest river in Asia.

• (a) Amazon
• (b) Yenisei
• (c) Nile
• (d) Yangtze

16. William Crookes was a physical chemist who discovered and named the element ________.

• (a) germanium
• (b) beryllium
• (c) plutonium
• (d) thallium

17. On March 23rd, India observes _______ day/divas as a tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary.

• (a) Shaheed Divas
• (b) Protest Day
• (c) Vidroh Divas
• (d) Tribute Day

18. Humayun's heir,_____, was born in exile and was only 13 years old when his father died.

• (a) Babur
• (b) Shah Jahan
• (c) Akbar
• (d) Jahangir

19. World _________Day 2019 was observed on 23 March with the theme 'The Sun, the Earth and the weather'.

• (a) Astrological
• (b) Geological
• (c) Geographical
• (d) Meteorological

20. Justice_____ , who retired from the Supreme Court of India on 6 July 2018, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Green Tribunal.

• (a) Justice Jawad Rahim
• (b) Adarsh Kumar Goel
• (c) Raghuvendra Singh
• (d) Sonam Phintso Wangdi

21. Who was the prime minister of India during ''the Emergency'' between the year 1975 to 1977?

• (a) Indira Gandhi
• (b) Charan Singh
• (c) Moraj Desai
• (d) Rajiv Gandhi

23. Which of the following is the longest rivers in India?

• (a) Brahmaputra
• (b) Godavari
• (c) Ganga
• (d) Kaveri

24. Akbar was succeeded by his son, Salim, who took the title of_______, meaning 'Conqueror of the World'.

• (a) Jahangir
• (b) Badshah
• (c) Jahapana
• (d) Shah Jahan

25. _________ received the very first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays.

• (a) William Thomson
• (b) Wilhelm Röntgen
• (c) Louis Pasteur
• (d) William Crookes

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1. Select the wrongly spelt word.

• (a) brittle
• (b) brisk
• (c) bristel
• (d) bridle

2. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. a large, deep pot used both in the oven and as a serving vessel.

• (a) cauldron
• (b) sauce-pan
• (c) casserole
• (d) skillet

3. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. The company management is of the opinion that not wearing a suit and tie at the workplace could create a bad ______ on clients.

• (a) outlook
• (b) notion
• (c) response
• (d) impression

4. Select the wrongly spelt word.

• (a) noticable
• (b) negligible
• (c) nuisance
• (d) neighbouring

5. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Flowers or leaves woven together in a circle for placing on a coffin or a grave

• (a) garland
• (b) bunch
• (c) wreath
• (d) bouquet

6. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The Doon Valley with all its lights look beautiful at night from the top of the mountain.

• (a) at night
• (b) look beautiful
• (c) from the top
• (d) with all its lights

7. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. India is the second largest ______ of cotton in the world.

• (a) grower
• (b) manufacturer
• (c) producer
• (d) creator

8. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lend an ear

• (a) to force someone to listen
• (b) to pay attention to
• (c) to not tell someone something
• (d) to not make trouble

9. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. The chairs were being arranged in the examination hall by the staff.

• (a) The staff has been arranging the chairs in the examination hall.
• (b) The chairs were arranging the staff in the examination hall.
• (c) The staff has arranged the chairs in the examination hall.
• (d) The staff was arranging the chairs in the examination hall.

10. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Please take the guest to his room on the 6th floor.

• (a) Let the guest be taking to his room on the 6th floor.
• (b) You must take the guest to his room on the 6th floor.
• (c) You are requested to take the guest to his room on the 6th floor.
• (d) The guest should be took to his room on the 6th floor.

11. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. His school was 7 km away from his house. I wondered how he covered so long distance daily on foot.

• (a) so long the distance
• (b) such long distance
• (c) No improvement
• (d) such a long distance

12. Select the synonym of the given word. EXEMPT

• (a) reduce
• (b) hinder
• (c) prevent
• (d) exclude

13. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Since then Boeing has received over 5,000 orders for the aircraft and has delivered 371 to date. B. The Max first started flying commercially in 2017. C. Boeing had huge hopes for its 737 Max aircraft and viewed it as a key part of its future. D. However, the company's market value has plummeted by nearly $26 billion since the crash in Ethiopia.

• (a) CBAD
• (b) DCBA
• (c) BCDA
• (d) ABCD

14. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. We can't live without water, will we?

• (a) can we
• (b) No improvement
• (c) do we
• (d) won't we

15. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. It has been a leading producer of both industrial and agricultural goods. B. The United States of America holds a dominant position in the world because of its high economic development. C. Because of its enormous output, the United States has a major share in world trade. D. It is also a leader in the development and application of innovative technology.

• (a) ABCD
• (b) DABC
• (c) BACD
• (d) BCAD

16. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. On tentherhooks

• (a) happy
• (b) angry
• (c) anxious
• (d) unhappy

17. Select the antonym of the given word. SWERVE

• (a) droop
• (b) lurch
• (c) straighten
• (d) deviate

18. Select the antonym of the given word. SOBER

• (a) agitated
• (b) serious
• (c) nervous
• (d) calm

19. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The Japanese artist Yoh Nagao was busy splashing the wall from colours.

• (a) was busy
• (b) splashing the wall
• (c) The Japanese artist
• (d) from colours

20. Select the synonym of the given word. RAMPANT

• (a) limited
• (b) excessive
• (c) rare
• (d) gentle

21. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.

• (a) have been
• (b) was
• (c) were
• (d) are

22. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.

• (a) This
• (b) These
• (c) It
• (d) That

23. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.

• (a) every
• (b) many
• (c) more
• (d) each

24. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.

• (a) disintegrate
• (b) disperse
• (c) disrupt
• (d) disturb

25. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.

• (a) broke up
• (b) broke out
• (c) broke off
• (d) broke in