SSC CGL 2019 Tier I — 9 March 2020, Shift 1

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1. The Paithan Hydro - Electric Project is on river _______.

• (a) Narmada
• (b) Brahmaputra
• (c) Godavari
• (d) Yamuna

2. Name the Indian equestrian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics officially after a wait / span of two decades.

• (a) Ghulam Mohammed Khan
• (b) Fouaad Mirza
• (c) Bishal Singh
• (d) Raghubir Singh

3. ________ are called the ‘Powerhouses’ of the cell.

• (a) Mitochondria
• (b) Lungs
• (c) Arteries
• (d) Pituitary glands

4. Which of the following Acts was amended to provide a statutory basis for the implementation of the flexible inflation targeting (FIT) framework?

• (a) The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act, 1948
• (b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934
• (c) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961
• (d) Banking Regulation Act, 1949

5. The Legislative Assembly of which state adopted a new logo on the 9th January 2020?

• (a) Assam
• (b) Andhra Pradesh
• (c) Tripura
• (d) Arunachal Pradesh

6. Shaukat Kaifi passed away in 2019. She was the mother of which famous actress?

• (a) Fatima Sana Shaikh
• (b) Dia Mirza
• (c) Urmila Matondkar
• (d) Shabana Azmi

7. Which of the following years is called the Year of the Great Divide in the demographic history of India?

• (a) 1931
• (b) 1911
• (c) 1951
• (d) 1921

8. What does GNP stand for?

• (a) Gross National Produce
• (b) Gramin Nisak Praman
• (c) Gramin Nigam Parishad
• (d) Gross National Product

9. Who designed the logo for Lokpal in India?

• (a) B.P. Raju
• (b) Kamareddy
• (c) Deepak Punia
• (d) Prashant Mishra

10. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its ___________ foundation day on January 15, 2020.

• (a) 135th
• (b) 140th
• (c) 145th
• (d) 139th

11. Fatehabad district derives its name from the eponymous headquarters town founded by ______ in the 14th century, who named it after his son Fateh Khan.

• (a) Allauddin Khilji
• (b) Humayun
• (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
• (d) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

12. What is the pass at the southern end of the Nilgiri hills called?

• (a) Palakkad gap
• (b) Chorla ghat pass
• (c) Goran ghat pass
• (d) Malshej ghat pass

13. The wood of which of the following trees is used to make the large plucked string instrument used in Carnatic classical music known as Bobbili Veena / Saraswathi Veena?

• (a) Sandal wood
• (b) Teak wood
• (c) Walnut wood
• (d) Jackfruit wood

14. What does the writ of ‘Mandamus’ mean?

• (a) You May Have the Body
• (b) To be Certified
• (c) By What Warrants
• (d) We Command

15. Deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes Night Blindness?

• (a) Vitamin C
• (b) Vitamin D
• (c) Vitamin B
• (d) Vitamin A

16. In which of the following is citric acid present?

• (a) Black Gram
• (b) Curd
• (c) Lemon
• (d) Tamarind

17. Protium, deuterium and tritium are the naturally occurring isotopes of:

• (a) nitrogen
• (b) gold
• (c) carbon
• (d) hydrogen

18. Jai Prakash Narayan Museum of Socialism is situated in:

• (a) Amritsar
• (b) New Delhi
• (c) Vadodara
• (d) Lucknow

20. In which year was the first Round Table Conference held in London?

• (a) 1907
• (b) 1919
• (c) 1923
• (d) 1930

21. In which year did the Portuguese capture Goa?

• (a) 1475 AD
• (b) 1610 AD
• (c) 1540 AD
• (d) 1510 AD

23. Name the first actor to win the Oscar Awards.

• (a) Emil Jannings
• (b) Lionel Barrymore
• (c) Warner Baxter
• (d) Charlie Chaplin

24. On which country has the World Anti-doping Agency recently imposed a 4-year ban?

• (a) Pakistan
• (b) China
• (c) Brazil
• (d) Russia

25. What is the yellow dust present in the middle of a flower called?

• (a) Sperm
• (b) Pollen
• (c) Stomata
• (d) Zygote

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1. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Rahul said to his mother, "Can I go out and play now?"

• (a) Rahul asked to his mother could he go out and play now.
• (b) Rahul asked his mother that could he go out and play then.
• (c) Rahul asked his mother if he could go out and play then.
• (d) Rahul asked his mother if can he go out and play now.

2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Solemn

• (a) Ignorant
• (b) Serious
• (c) Ordinary
• (d) Furious

3. 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. You will not learn cycling unless you don't try.

• (a) until you don't try
• (b) unless you try
• (c) unless you didn't try
• (d) until you are not trying

4. 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. Our new office will become operational from a weeks time.

• (a) by the week's time
• (b) in a week's time
• (c) No improvement
• (d) for a weeks time

5. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Fortunately, the fire did not cause much damage.

• (a) Fortunately, not much damage is caused by the fire.
• (b) Fortunately, not much damage was caused by the fire.
• (c) Fortunately, not much damage was being caused by the fire.
• (d) Fortunately, not much damage is being caused by the fire.

6. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Kill two birds with one stone

• (a) To try something impossible
• (b) To achieve two results with a single effort
• (c) To be an expert shooter
• (d) To plan two murders simultaneously

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

• (a) an
• (b) one
• (c) the
• (d) a

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

• (a) spreading
• (b) sprawling
• (c) scheming
• (d) stretching

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

• (a) or
• (b) none
• (c) no
• (d) nor

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

• (a) destroyed
• (b) displayed
• (c) distracted
• (d) dismayed

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

• (a) and
• (b) but
• (c) also
• (d) as

12. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Pageant
• (b) Pamphlet
• (c) Persevere
• (d) Potraite

13. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. Your demands are bound to lead to ______ in the family.

• (a) barrier
• (b) discord
• (c) decrease
• (d) absence

14. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Central character in a story or play

• (a) Hedonist
• (b) Opportunist
• (c) Protagonist
• (d) Cartoonist

15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Make off with

• (a) To discover
• (b) To transfer
• (c) To run away
• (d) To understand

16. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If a few drops of lemon are put in the milk, it has turned sour.

• (a) it has turned sour
• (b) If a few
• (c) drops of lemon
• (d) are put in the milk

17. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. These baits were temptations that people couldn't resist. B. He evolved a theory that the world was a rat-trap. C. Once, a peddler sat looking at his rat-traps. D. Here, people lay baits for others.

• (a) BDAC
• (b) DACB
• (c) CBDA
• (d) CADB

18. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Person or animal living on another

• (a) Successor
• (b) Pupil
• (c) Parasite
• (d) Heir

19. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Eradicate

• (a) Magnify
• (b) Condense
• (c) Uproot
• (d) Approve

20. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Delicious
• (b) Failure
• (c) Furious
• (d) Journy

21. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. Their prestige and glory spread far and wide. B. The first Olympics were held at Olympia in Greece in 776 B.C. C. It was because the Christians believed that they encouraged pagan worship in temples. D. However, with the advent of Christianity, the games lost their importance.

• (a) BADC
• (b) BCDA
• (c) DCAB
• (d) ACDB

22. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. Do you want to ______ to Reader's Digest magazine?

• (a) prescribe
• (b) subscribe
• (c) transcribe
• (d) describe

23. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Mohit did not went to school yesterday as he was unwell.

• (a) went to school
• (b) was unwell
• (c) Mohit did not
• (d) yesterday as he

24. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Persuade

• (a) Induce
• (b) Pervade
• (c) Dissuade
• (d) Impress

25. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Rear

• (a) Back
• (b) Hind
• (c) Lower
• (d) Front