SSC CGL 2019 Tier I — 7 March 2020, Shift 1

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1. The power of a lens is –2.0 D. Here 'D' stands for:

• (a) degree
• (b) distance
• (c) dilation
• (d) dioptre

3. Which of the following rivers forms the Dhuandhar waterfall near Jabalpur?

• (a) Tapi
• (b) Narmada
• (c) Tungabhadra
• (d) Luni

4. Which among the following has its refractive index closest to that of crown glass?

• (a) Sapphire
• (b) Canada balsam
• (c) Ruby
• (d) Diamond

5. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India guarantees the Right to Freedom of Religion?

• (a) Articles 23-24
• (b) Articles 25-28
• (c) Articles 19-22
• (d) Articles 14-18

6. Which of the following pairs is CORRECT with reference to mountain passes?

• (a) Nathula - Arunachal Pradesh
• (b) Rohtang - Sikkim
• (c) Bomdila - Himachal Pradesh
• (d) Lipulekh - Uttarakhand

7. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on:

• (a) 9th January
• (b) 2nd January
• (c) 8th January
• (d) 1st January

8. In December 2019, the Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh was renamed as:

• (a) Atal Tunnel
• (b) Swaraj Tunnel
• (c) Mukherjee Tunnel
• (d) Bose Tunnel

9. Which of the following monasteries is located in Sikkim?

• (a) Rumtek
• (b) Kye
• (c) Tabo
• (d) Hemis

10. Who was appointed as brand ambassador of Visa - the payment technology company in 2019?

• (a) Dutee Chand
• (b) PT Usha
• (c) P.V. Sindhu
• (d) Sania Mirza

11. What does 'T' stand for in ATM?

• (a) Transfer
• (b) Teller
• (c) Transaction
• (d) Trunk

12. The Council of Ministers during the time of Shivaji Maharaj was known as:

• (a) Agraharam
• (b) Navaratnas
• (c) Ashta Diggajas
• (d) Ashta Pradhan

14. For which game has the Father of Leander Paes been a member of the Indian National Team?

• (a) Tennis
• (b) Hockey
• (c) Badminton
• (d) Basketball

15. The scientific study of a cell is called:

• (a) histology
• (b) cytology
• (c) physiology
• (d) taxonomy

16. Select the correct pair of dance form and its state.

• (a) Padayani – Kerala
• (b) Dalkhai – Karnataka
• (c) Kalbelia – Himachal Pradesh
• (d) Thang Ta – Bihar

17. Which among the following is NOT an insulator?

• (a) Dry Paper
• (b) Ebonite
• (c) Mercury
• (d) Glass

20. Which among the following is a cation?

• (a) Fluoride
• (b) Ammonium
• (c) Iodide
• (d) Chloride

21. The Indian National Congress session of September 1920 was held at ______.

• (a) Calcutta
• (b) Lucknow
• (c) Nagpur
• (d) Madras

22. In which year was the first amendment to the Constitution of India made?

• (a) 1951
• (b) 1952
• (c) 1950
• (d) 1953

23. Which of the following states does NOT share its boundary with Bangladesh?

• (a) Assam
• (b) Manipur
• (c) Meghalaya
• (d) Tripura

24. Which Indian male cricketer won the BCCI CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2019?

• (a) K Srikanth
• (b) Sachin Tendulkar
• (c) Rahul Dravid
• (d) Sunil Gavaskar

25. Where is the Dharmraja Ratha monument located?

• (a) Khajuraho
• (b) Kanchipuram
• (c) Suchindram
• (d) Mahabalipuram

1. Select the option that can be used as a one word substitute for the given group of words. A game in which neither party wins

• (a) Draw
• (b) Quit
• (c) Flop
• (d) Equal

2. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The children sang the National Anthem with great enthusiasm.

• (a) The National Anthem is sung with great enthusiasm by the children.
• (b) The National Anthem was being sung with great enthusiasm by the children.
• (c) The National Anthem was sung with great enthusiasm by the children.
• (d) The National Anthem has been sung with great enthusiasm by the children.

3. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Native

• (a) Foreign
• (b) Rustic
• (c) Urban
• (d) Rural

4. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Look down upon

• (a) To look for something underground
• (b) To be full of guilt
• (c) To consider someone inferior
• (d) To look down from a height

5. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Alien
• (b) Awful
• (c) Accross
• (d) Already

6. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Sacred

• (a) Valued
• (b) Precious
• (c) Scarce
• (d) Holy

7. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (1).

• (a) event
• (b) occasion
• (c) opportunity
• (d) excuse

8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (2).

• (a) creation
• (b) products
• (c) outcome
• (d) compounds

9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (3).

• (a) off
• (b) on
• (c) at
• (d) in

10. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (4).

• (a) been
• (b) being
• (c) be
• (d) to be

11. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (5).

• (a) motive
• (b) emotion
• (c) influence
• (d) feeling

12. Select the option that can be used as a one word substitute for the given group of words That which cannot be satisfied

• (a) Inapt
• (b) Ingenuous
• (c) Insane
• (d) Insatiable

13. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error' The famous author and actor are being honoured at a function today

• (a) The famous author and actor
• (b) at a function today
• (c) are being honoured
• (d) No error

14. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The traveller said to a passerby, "Can you help me find my way, please?''

• (a) The traveller asked the passerby if he could kindly help him find his way.
• (b) The traveller asked the passerby that he can kindly help him find his way.
• (c) The traveller requested to the passerby if he can help him find his way.
• (d) The traveller asked the passerby could you kindly help me find my way?

15. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. When a calf is born under water, the mother must get it to the surface before it drowns. B. The young ones remain with their parents for up to fifteen years or more. C. Often another whale assists the mother nudging the baby gently and encouraging it to swim. D. Whales have highly developed maternal instincts.

• (a) CBDA
• (b) BCAD
• (c) DBCA
• (d) DACB

16. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. The minister gave an ______ that strict action would be taken against the culprits.

• (a) ambition
• (b) admission
• (c) insurance
• (d) assurance

17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Keep abreast of

• (a) Keep a watch on
• (b) Keep up the good work
• (c) Keep ahead of
• (d) Keep oneself updated

18. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. Scarcely had the passengers boarded the plane when the captain welcomed them.

• (a) when the captain had welcomed them
• (b) that the captain welcomed them
• (c) than the captain welcomes them
• (d) No improvement

19. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Repulsive

• (a) Hideous
• (b) Revolting
• (c) Attractive
• (d) Brilliant

20. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Guardian
• (b) Guarranty
• (c) Guilty
• (d) Guidance

21. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Weary

• (a) Touchy
• (b) Restless
• (c) Exhausted
• (d) Lively

22. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. She was loved by her employees for her ______.

• (a) condolence
• (b) malevolence
• (c) insolence
• (d) benevolence

23. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. Mother was watching a movie when the lights were going off.

• (a) have gone off
• (b) No improvement
• (c) went off
• (d) going off

24. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error' He married with a rich heiress last year.

• (a) last year
• (b) He married
• (c) with a rich heiress
• (d) No error

25. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. While he was doing this, he missed seeing a velvet purse full of gold coins lying on the road. B. Ramesh always worried about how he would become sick and weak in old age. C. To try how he would cope with blindness, Ramesh started walking with his eyes closed. D. He feared that he might even lose his sight and go blind.

• (a) BCAD
• (b) BDCA
• (c) CABD
• (d) DBAC