SSC CHSL 2022 Tier I — 21 March 2023, Shift 1

1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Be my guest

• (a) Please do it
• (b) Stop, don't go ahead
• (c) Be with me
• (d) Come with me

2. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error". And, indeed, there was/ hardly picture in Rome I was unable/ to reattribute to its rightful owner.

• (a) to reattribute to its rightful owner.
• (b) No error
• (c) And, indeed, there was
• (d) hardly picture in Rome I was unable

4. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words. Belonging to the same kind

• (a) Sebaceous
• (b) Heterogeneous
• (c) Homogeneous
• (d) Casserole

5. Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below. BOGUS

• (a) HUMANE
• (b) STRONG
• (c) FALSE
• (d) CRITICIZE

6. Choose the correctly spelt word.

• (a) HEIRARCHY
• (b) APPAULLING
• (c) PESTILLENTIAL
• (d) MALODOROUS

7. Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words. A person who is experiencing dementia brought about by old age

• (a) Senile
• (b) Sentinel
• (c) Primal
• (d) Primitive

8. Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below Polarize

• (a) Combine
• (b) Orchestrate
• (c) Conjoin
• (d) Segregate

9. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

• (a) SUPPORT
• (b) TUNNEL
• (c) RAPPORT
• (d) TREBBLE

10. Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words. Dependent on chance or uncertainty

• (a) Precarious
• (b) Paradox
• (c) Presume
• (d) Presumptuous

11. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. Our study goes P. beyond LDL cholesterol levels to get Q. and the impact of eating walnuts daily R. a complete picture of all of the lipoproteins S. on their potential to improve cardiovascular risk

• (a) SRPQ
• (b) PQSR
• (c) PRQS
• (d) SPQR

12. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Buy a lemon

• (a) To buy something that is of much less value.
• (b) To lose foundation
• (c) To work through the day and shop in the evening
• (d) To give importance to little things

13. Select the option that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’. He spent many an hours playing the chess across the city.

• (a) No improvement
• (b) He have spent many an hours playing the chess across the
• (c) He had spent many an hours playing the chess across the
• (d) He spent many an hour playing the chess across the

14. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Desiccate

• (a) Honour
• (b) Ascend
• (c) Hydrate
• (d) Venerate

16. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Sane

• (a) Paranoid
• (b) Reposeful
• (c) Stoical
• (d) Halcyon

17. Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. His shoes were soaked from walk through the dew.

• (a) soaked from walking
• (b) soak from walking
• (c) No improvement
• (d) soaks from walk

18. Choose the option that is the correct passive form of the sentence. We had eaten the cake.

• (a) The cake had been eaten by us.
• (b) The cake will be eaten by us.
• (c) The cake is eaten by us.
• (d) The cake was eaten by us.

19. Some parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. I didn’t speak to the sage again for many years, A. seer, born on a dark island of a union between an ascetic and a fisher princess B. because of the many hefty books, he’d written. Vyasa the C. though I heard of him from time to time. I learned D. his name: Vyasa the Compendious,

• (a) ABCD
• (b) DCAB
• (c) CDBA
• (d) BADC

20. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words. A leader who sways his followers by his oratory

• (a) Fugitive
• (b) Narcissist
• (c) Impostor
• (d) Demagogue

21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

• (a) visible
• (b) detectable
• (c) obvious
• (d) invisible

22. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

• (a) would have
• (b) could
• (c) will
• (d) will have

23. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

• (a) though
• (b) through
• (c) by
• (d) in

24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

• (a) better suited
• (b) better performed
• (c) better meant
• (d) best matched

25. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

• (a) into
• (b) of
• (c) upon
• (d) on to

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2. Words given on the left side of (::) are related with each other by some Logic/Rule /Relation. Select the missing word/word pair on the right side of (::) from the given alternatives based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Fan : Blade :: Car : ?

• (a) Road
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• (c) Vehicle
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3. Select the option in which the numbers shares the same relationship in set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g.13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) (7, 41, 211) (12, 66, 336)

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• (a) 6 – Hexagon
• (b) 5 – Rectangle
• (c) 3 – Triangle
• (d) 4 – Square

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8. In a certain code language, 'DEER' is written as 'EGHV' and 'ROOM' is written as ‘SQRQ’. How will 'SOAP' be written in that language?

• (a) TQCT
• (b) TQET
• (c) TQDT
• (d) TQDS

9. Anjali is the sister of Mukesh. Nikhil has two children and is the son-in-law of Archana. Anjali is the maternal granddaughter of Archana. Archana has only one child. How is Nikhil's wife related to Archana?

• (a) Daughter
• (b) Sister
• (c) Mother
• (d) Granddaughter

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11. In the following question, select the missing number from the given series. 532, 667, 802, 937, ?

• (a) 1092
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• (c) 1072
• (d) 1172

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13. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed in the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? t _ n s _ r t h _ s o _ t h _ s _ r

• (a) nonrho
• (b) honrno
• (c) hornnr
• (d) hoonor

14. ‘Bangladesh' is related to 'Taka’ in the same way as 'Kuwait’ is related to ‘______’.

• (a) Euro
• (b) Sol
• (c) Dollar
• (d) Dinar

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16. In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statements: I. All blankets are bedsheet. II. No bedsheet is a curtain. Conclusions: I. Some bedsheet are blanket. II. No curtain is a blanket.

• (a) Both conclusion I and II follow.
• (b) Only conclusion I follows.
• (c) Neither conclusion I nor II follow.
• (d) Only conclusion II follows.

18. Select the option that is related to the fourth number in the same way as the first number is related to the second number and fifth number is related to sixth number. 54 : 162 :: ? : 216 :: 38 : 114

• (a) 68
• (b) 94
• (c) 72
• (d) 74

19. In a certain code language, 'PAIN' is written as '20' and 'HER' is written as '11'. How will 'TIER' be written in that code language?

• (a) 34
• (b) 42
• (c) 32
• (d) 52

20. Three of the following four letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the cluster that is different from the rest.

• (a) NOS
• (b) GHM
• (c) BCG
• (d) JKO

21. Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Eyes 2. Lips 3. Stomach 4. Neck 5. Legs

• (a) 3,2,4,1,5
• (b) 1,2,4,3,5
• (c) 3,2,1,4,5
• (d) 1,2,3,4,5

22. In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives. SH : IT :: LM : ?

• (a) XU
• (b) PV
• (c) NM
• (d) XB

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24. Select the option in which the numbers shares the same relationship in set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g.13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) (141, 13, 128) (238, 164, 402)

• (a) (64, 42, 32)
• (b) (51, 32, 85)
• (c) (48, 31, 79)
• (d) (39, 33, 62)

25. Select the option in which the numbers shares the same relationship in set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g.13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) (80, 72, 64) (64, 56, 48)

• (a) (100, 90, 75)
• (b) (42, 35, 24)
• (c) (81, 72, 64)
• (d) (63, 56, 49)

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1. Who among the following became India’s 76th Chess Grandmaster in the year 2022?

• (a) Viswanathan Anand
• (b) Pranav Anand
• (c) Pentala Harikrishna
• (d) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

2. Who among the following was the first-ever badminton player from India to clinch an Olympic medal?

• (a) Srikanth Kidambi
• (b) Saina Nehwal
• (c) Chirag Shetty
• (d) PV Sindhu

3. Which of the following disease is caused by fungi?

• (a) Covid-19
• (b) Ring Worm
• (c) Tuberculosis
• (d) Cholera

4. The city of Fatehpur Sikri was built by ______.

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

5. How many silver medals did Indian athletes win in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

• (a) 14
• (b) 18
• (c) 20
• (d) 16

6. What is the approximate literacy rate of India as per the 2011 census?

• (a) 70.01 percent
• (b) 78.2 percent
• (c) 74.04 percent
• (d) 83.35 percent

7. At which Indian institution did President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, inaugurate 'PARAM KAMRUPA' Supercomputer facility in October 2022?

• (a) IIT Guwahati
• (b) University of Mumbai
• (c) IIT Kharagpur
• (d) NIT Warangal

8. The S-400 Triumf (Russian for Triumph) Missile System is ______ missile defense system designed in Russia.

• (a) air-to-underwater
• (b) surface-to-air
• (c) surface-to-surface
• (d) air-to-air

9. A type of loan that allows borrowers to make low payments in the initial phases but repayment of the balance amount in lump sum at maturity is known as ______.

• (a) Balloon Mortgage
• (b) English Mortgage
• (c) Income - Sensitive Payment
• (d) Payday Loans

10. Which among the following is a unit of measurement that describes the rate at which the universe is expanding?

• (a) Faraday constant
• (b) Planck's constant
• (c) Electric constant
• (d) Hubble constant

12. Which country's space agency has launched project “DART Mission”?

• (a) USA
• (b) Russia
• (c) India
• (d) China

13. In ______, Ambedkar started a temple entry movement, in which his Mahar caste followers participated.

• (a) 1923
• (b) 1927
• (c) 1925
• (d) 1921

14. What is the public healthcare spending percentage as GDP of India, as per Economic Survey 2020-21?

• (a) 2.5%
• (b) 1%
• (c) 4.5%
• (d) 5.5%

15. Which Indian was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 1930?

• (a) Vikram Sarabhai
• (b) C. V. Raman
• (c) Rabindranath Tagore
• (d) Amartya Sen

16. Which of the following statement regarding ocean currents is correct?

• (a) The Labrador Ocean current is warm current.
• (b) The areas where the warm and cold currents meet provide the best fishing grounds.
• (c) The cold ocean currents move towards the poles.
• (d) The warm ocean currents move towards the equator.

17. Which among the following is a database software?

• (a) MS-PowerPoint
• (b) MS-Word
• (c) dBase
• (d) Word Pad

18. Which among the following Indian cities received World Green City Award 2022?

• (a) New Delhi
• (b) Hyderabad
• (c) Mumbai
• (d) Pune

19. Article 143 of the Indian constitution is related with which of the following?

• (a) Power of the President to enlarge jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
• (b) Power of the President to consult the Supreme Court
• (c) Power of the President to appoint National Judicial Appointments Commission
• (d) Power of the President to transfer certain cases from High Courts to Supreme Court

20. Article 72 of the Indian constitution is related with the power of the ______ to grant pardons, etc. and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.

• (a) Chief Minister
• (b) Governor
• (c) President
• (d) Prime Minister

21. When did Indigo revolt, a peasant movement, start in India?

• (a) 1857
• (b) 1861
• (c) 1859
• (d) 1889

22. What is the official language of Bhutan, a neighbouring country of India?

• (a) Kyat
• (b) Dzongkha
• (c) Yuan
• (d) Ngultrum

23. What is the zone between the arctic circle and north pole called?

• (a) Torrid zone
• (b) Frigid zone
• (c) North temperate zone
• (d) South temperate zone

24. Sir Tim Berners-Lee — a British computer scientist invented the revolutionary World Wide Web in ______.

• (a) 1982
• (b) 1995
• (c) 1990
• (d) 1985

25. How many Vedas are there in Indian literature of classical Hinduism?

• (a) Three
• (b) Four
• (c) One
• (d) Two