SSC CGL 2019 Tier I — 9 March 2020, Shift 3

1. _____ was appointed Chief Justice of India with effect from 18 November 2019.

• (a) Ranjan Gogoi
• (b) Ashok Bhushan
• (c) Sharad Arvind Bobde
• (d) Dipak Misra

2. Which of the following was NOT a type of sacrifice performed by kings in ancient India to establish their position?

• (a) Muvendavelan
• (b) Rajasuya
• (c) Vajapeya
• (d) Ashvamedha

3. As of January 2020, _____ has the maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha.

• (a) Uttar Pradesh
• (b) Maharashtra
• (c) Tamil Nadu
• (d) Karnataka

4. In January 2020, China tested the world’s first high-speed driverless bullet train between Beijing and:

• (a) Haikou
• (b) Shanghai
• (c) Lhasa
• (d) Zhangjiakou

5. Article _____ of the Constitution of India deals with provisions related to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.

• (a) 222(1)
• (b) 244(1)
• (c) 244(2)
• (d) 222(2)

6. The spice, cinnamon, is native to:

• (a) Bhutan
• (b) Malaysia
• (c) Sri Lanka
• (d) Afghanistan

7. _____ was executed at Lahore in November 1915 for his role in the Ghadar Conspiracy in February 1915.

• (a) Kartar Singh Sarabha
• (b) Tantia Mama
• (c) Vijay Singh Pathik
• (d) Maganbhai Patel

8. Haemophobia is the fear of:

• (a) blood
• (b) water
• (c) heights
• (d) darkness

9. Which of the following books is NOT authored by RK Narayan?

• (a) The Jungle Book
• (b) The Guide
• (c) Swami and Friends
• (d) Malgudi Days

10. Crocodiles have a _____ chambered heart.

• (a) three
• (b) single
• (c) four
• (d) two

11. ______ was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 and a knighthood in 1915.

• (a) Rabindranath Tagore
• (b) Mother Teresa
• (c) Mahatma Gandhi
• (d) Sarojini Naidu

12. Which of the following is a beach in Goa?

• (a) Marina
• (b) Varkala
• (c) Kudle
• (d) Palolem

13. The Government of India launched the _____ Initiative on 16 January 2016, with the objective of supporting entrepreneurs, building a robust start-up ecosystem and transforming India into a country of job creators instead of job seekers.

• (a) Skill India
• (b) Digital India
• (c) Empower India
• (d) Start-up India

14. Kandhamal Haldi, a variety of turmeric indigenous to ______, earned the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property (India) in April, 2019.

• (a) Meghalaya
• (b) Odisha
• (c) Assam
• (d) Nagaland

15. The Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda is located in:

• (a) Nepal
• (b) Sri Lanka
• (c) Bhutan
• (d) Myanmar

16. Which of the following monuments bears a similarity to the French war memorial, the Arc-de-Triomphe?

• (a) Gateway of India
• (b) Charminar
• (c) India Gate
• (d) Victoria Memorial

17. Christiaan Barnard is famous for:

• (a) first publishing tables of logarithms
• (b) delivering the world's first test-tube baby
• (c) performing the world's first human heart transplant
• (d) cloning the first mammal ever

18. Snails belong to Phylum:

• (a) Arthropoda
• (b) Mollusca
• (c) Echinodermata
• (d) Chordata

19. The first Wimbledon Championship was held in:

• (a) 1877
• (b) 1896
• (c) 1863
• (d) 1884

20. The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB) came into effect from:

• (a) 1 June 2019
• (b) 1 January 2019
• (c) 1 April 2018
• (d) 1 April 2019

21. Which of the following is an inert gas most commonly found in light bulbs?

• (a) Hydrogen
• (b) Argon
• (c) Oxygen
• (d) Radon

22. Name the state capital located 530 metres above sea level between 93 East longitude and 27 North latitude.

• (a) Hyderabad
• (b) Dispur
• (c) Itanagar
• (d) Patna

23. The Mission Indradhanush, an initiative of Govt. of India, is associated with:

• (a) digitalisation
• (b) highway development
• (c) immunisation
• (d) cleanliness

24. _____ was the first host country of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup.

• (a) France
• (b) Brazil
• (c) Uruguay
• (d) Italy

25. Which of the following is the only correct pair as described by Chola inscriptions?

• (a) Shalabhoga – land gifted to Brahmanas
• (b) Pallichchhandam – land donated to Jaina institutions
• (c) Brahmadeya – land gifted to temples
• (d) Vellanvagai – land of Brahmana peasant proprietors

1. 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. Long after those five horses finish drinking water from the trough, an old horse appeared over the brow of the hill.

• (a) have finished
• (b) had finished
• (c) had been finishing
• (d) No Improvement

2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The popular leader is remarkable for the way in which he ______ the qualities of a good politician and a world class thinker.

• (a) shows
• (b) controls
• (c) portrait
• (d) conditions

3. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Relief

• (a) Stress
• (b) Anger
• (c) Aid
• (d) Emotion

4. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A building where grain is kept or stored

• (a) Greenery
• (b) Granary
• (c) Grate
• (d) Grandstand

5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Humane

• (a) Sympathetic
• (b) Cruel
• (c) Living
• (d) Kind

6. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. So, in the agrarian era, you destroy your enemy’s productive capacity by burning his crops or fields. B. Now, in the information era, destroying the enemy’s productive capacity means destroying their information infrastructure. C. You battle with your enemy by destroying the enemy’s productive capacity, which will be different depending upon the foundation of economy. D. But in the industrial era, ending productive capacity meant bombing of the factories that are located in cities and main industrial areas.

• (a) ACDB
• (b) BDAC
• (c) ACBD
• (d) CADB

7. Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 1.

• (a) stage
• (b) seat
• (c) counter
• (d) plate

8. Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 2.

• (a) wallet
• (b) pen
• (c) place
• (d) time

9. Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 3.

• (a) manager
• (b) cleaner
• (c) waiter
• (d) friend

10. Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 4.

• (a) When
• (b) How
• (c) Why
• (d) What

11. Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 5.

• (a) the
• (b) an
• (c) this
• (d) a

12. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Grammatical
• (b) Occurrence
• (c) Professional
• (d) Fasineting

13. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Johnny’s mother said, “Johnny, run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.”

• (a) Johnny’s mother asked him to run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.
• (b) Johnny commanded his mother to go down to the grocer and buy a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.
• (c) Johnny’s mother pleaded with John to run down to the grocer’s and get her a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.
• (d) Johnny asked his mother to run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.

14. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Presence
• (b) Labarotary
• (c) Definite
• (d) Absence

15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom. To bark up the wrong tree

• (a) To sound or appear ferocious but not actually so
• (b) To cover oneself with the outer covering of a wrong tree
• (c) To do something that will not get the result you want
• (d) To make a sound like that of a dog

16. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. It’s raining heavily, so you should take an umbrella, but you will get wet.

• (a) should take an umbrella
• (b) so you
• (c) It’s raining heavily
• (d) but you will get wet.

17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom. To take a back seat

• (a) To go through a short but unpleasant period of time
• (b) To become less important or to give up control over things
• (c) To lecture or criticise the person who is actually in control of something
• (d) To be less successful in one’s efforts

18. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. They were all very bright and eager to learn, and the sage was proud of them. B. One day he realized that he had imparted sufficient knowledge to his disciples. C. Once upon a time, a great sage had a group of obedient disciples. D. There was only one thing that he had not taught them – a special mantra that could bring the dead back to life.

• (a) DBAC
• (b) ADBC
• (c) ACBD
• (d) CABD

19. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Working very hard and very carefully

• (a) Indigent
• (b) Dilatory
• (c) Diligent
• (d) Indulgent

20. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Conduct all the exams in a fair and proper manner.

• (a) The exams were all conducted in a fair and proper manner.
• (b) Let all exams should be conducted in fair and proper manner.
• (c) Let all the exams be conducted in a fair and proper manner.
• (d) All the exams are conducted in a fair and proper manner.

21. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. You must go to the book fair if you are liking it or not.

• (a) whether you have liked
• (b) if you like it
• (c) although you are liking it
• (d) whether you like it

22. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The big ship sank and everyone abroad drowned.

• (a) abroad drowned
• (b) sank
• (c) and everyone
• (d) The big ship

23. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Extol

• (a) Censure
• (b) Realistic
• (c) Exposure
• (d) Boorish

24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Today’s graduates should ______ their skills constantly to be able to excel in their career and life.

• (a) active
• (b) encourage
• (c) dilute
• (d) upgrade

25. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Inclement

• (a) Dignified
• (b) Wonderful
• (c) Pleasant
• (d) Stormy