SSC CGL 2016 Tier I — 3 September 2016, Shift 3

1. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. Paw:Cat::Hoof:?

• (a) Man
• (b) Elephant
• (c) Lion
• (d) Horse

2. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. JMPS : ADGJ :: QTWZ : ?

• (a) OLRU
• (b) LORU
• (c) LOSU
• (d) LPRU

3. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. 841 : 29 :: 289 : ?

• (a) 23
• (b) 21
• (c) 17
• (d) 13

4. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives. (A) Violin (B) Piano (C) Flute (D) Harmonium

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

5. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives. (A) ZVR (B) ZYX (C ) QMI (D) IEA

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

6. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives. (A) 24 (B) 49 (C) 64 (D) 81

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary. 1. Incompatible 2. Incomparable 3. Incongruous 4. Inconsistent

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

8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. dem, fgo, hiq, _______

• (a) jkt
• (b) ikp
• (c) jks
• (d) klt

9. Which number will complete the series? 1,8,27,64,125,216,________

• (a) 354
• (b) 343
• (c) 392
• (d) 245

10. A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my mother." How is the man related to the lady.

• (a) Cousin
• (b) Brother
• (c) Son
• (d) Nephew

11. The distance between two cities is 30 Km. A man goes at a speed of 30 Km per hour and returns at 20 Km per hour. What is his average speed?

• (a) 25 Km/hr
• (b) 24 Km/hr
• (c) 10 Km/hr
• (d) 26 Km/hr

12. From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word: COMPANIONSHIP

• (a) OPEN
• (b) OPIUM
• (c) OPINION
• (d) NATION

13. If THOUGHT is coded as THGUOHT then THROAT will be coded as

• (a) TAROHT
• (b) TAORTH
• (c) TAROHH
• (d) TAORHT

14. If (─) stands for division, (+) stands for multiplication, (÷) stands for subtraction and (×) stands for addition, which one of the following equations is correct?

• (a) 100+5−10×250÷200 = 100
• (b) 200+10−20×200÷100 = 150
• (c) 50×5÷10+100−75 = 50
• (d) 300+5−20×200÷100 = 200

15. If, 1*2= 1, 2*3= -1 and 3*4= -5, Then find the value of 7*9= ?

• (a) -47
• (b) -29
• (c) -2
• (d) -9

17. A girl walks 30m towards south, thn turning to her right she walks 30m, then turning to her left, she walks 20m, again she turns to her left and walks 30m. How far is she from her initial position?

• (a) 20 mtr
• (b) 30 mtr
• (c) 50 mtr
• (d) 60 mtr

18. Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Statement: No man is a donkey. Ajay is a man. Conclusion I: Ajay is not a donkey. II: All man are not Ajay.

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

20. 14 notebooks of a class were corrected with ink pen while 22 notebooks were corrected with colour pencil. If 4 notebooks were corrected with both, what is the strength of class?

• (a) 30
• (b) 32
• (c) 28
• (d) 25

25. In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its coloumn,e.g., A can be represented by 14,21,33 etc., and P can be represented by 56,75,87 etc. You have to identify the set for the word 'ARTS'.

• (a) 02, 12, 22, 67
• (b) 40, 41, 42, 78
• (c) 95, 34, 23, 86
• (d) 65, 22, 23, 67

26. During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

• (a) Lord Canning
• (b) Lord Harding
• (c) Lord Lytton
• (d) Lord Clive

27. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?

• (a) Vasumitra
• (b) Nagarjuna
• (c) Charaka
• (d) Patanjali

28. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is_______________

• (a) Haridwar
• (b) Namchobarva
• (c) Alakananda
• (d) Ambala

29. Subordinate courts are supervised by___________

• (a) Supreme Court
• (b) District Court
• (c) High Court
• (d) Parliament

30. Which of the following is the world's top environmental conservation award?

• (a) Golden Bear Award
• (b) Golden Panda Award
• (c) Golden Globe Award
• (d) Golden Palms Award

31. A galvanometer can be converted to a voltmeter by connecting

• (a) a high resistance in parallel
• (b) a high resistance in series
• (c) a low resistance in series
• (d) a low resistance in parallel

32. Bee sting contains________________

• (a) An acidic liquid
• (b) a salt solution
• (c) an alkaline liquid
• (d) a corrosive liquid

33. Which scheduling service is used to handle traffic with different priorities?

• (a) Traffic management
• (b) QoS traffic scheduling
• (c) QoS Scheduler
• (d) Qos Manager

34. The outer most layer of Sun is known as___________

• (a) Chromosphere
• (b) Photosphere
• (c) Radioactive zone
• (d) Corona

35. Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal?

• (a) Anthracite
• (b) Bituminous
• (c) Peat
• (d) lignite

36. Which country has the largest internet users?

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

37. The xylem in plants are responsible for:

• (a) transport of water
• (b) transport of food
• (c) transport of amino acids
• (d) transport of oxygen

38. Which of the following cities is the new capital of Seemaandhra?

• (a) Amaravati
• (b) Secunderabad
• (c) Vijayawada
• (d) Vishakhapatnam

39. Which State Government has recently abolished "agriculture income tax"

• (a) Karnataka
• (b) Rajasthan
• (c) Bihar
• (d) Asssam

40. Which of the following is not a method of estimating national income?

• (a) Expenditure method
• (b) Output method
• (c) Matrix method
• (d) Income method

41. If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of Scheduled Tribe, who has the power for such exclusion?

• (a) President
• (b) Parliament
• (c) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
• (d) Union Council of Ministers

42. Project 'Sankalp' started for the purpose____________

• (a) To eradicate illiteracy
• (b) To eradicate Polio
• (c) To eliminate AIDS/HIV
• (d) To eliminate unemployment

43. Ring of Fire is found commonly in_________

• (a) Pacific Ocean
• (b) Atlantic Ocean
• (c) Indian Ocean
• (d) Arctic Ocean

44. Which of the following bacterium causes crown gall disease in plants?

• (a) Bacillus thurigiensis
• (b) Agrobacterium tumefaciens
• (c) Pseudomonas fluorescens
• (d) None of these

45. Eustachian Tube is located in which part of human body?

• (a) Nose
• (b) Ear
• (c) Eyes
• (d) Throat

46. Which part of the brain plays an important role in motor control?

• (a) Cerebellum
• (b) Cerebrum
• (c) Medulla
• (d) Pons

47. The frequency of direct current is _____________

• (a) Zero
• (b) 50 HZ
• (c) 60 HZ
• (d) 100 HZ

48. The veda which deals with the rituals is known as_____________

• (a) Rigveda
• (b) Yajurveda
• (c) Samaveda
• (d) Atharvaveda

49. Prime Minister's 'Ujjwala Yojana' is related to __________________

• (a) Free distribution of LPG connections to socially backward classes.
• (b) Free electric connections to members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
• (c) Mass immunisation campaign for children.
• (d) None of the these.

50. 'Agronomy' is the practice of raising ______________

• (a) Plants and Animals
• (b) Crop plants
• (c) Agriculture
• (d) Fruit plants only

51. The sum of two positive integers is 80 & difference between them is 20. Then what is difference of squares of those numbers ?

• (a) 1400
• (b) 1600
• (c) 1800
• (d) 2000

52. The difference between the selling prices of an article sold at 4% and 3% profits is ₹ 3. The cost price of the article is :

• (a) ₹ 400
• (b) ₹ 350
• (c) ₹ 300
• (d) ₹ 100

53. In a school there are 1500 students, 44% of them are girls. Monthly fee of each boy is ₹ 540 and fee of each girl is 25% less than that of a boy. The sum of fees of boys & girl is

• (a) ₹ 720600
• (b) ₹ 720800
• (c) ₹ 720900
• (d) ₹ 721000

54. The time for a train of length 110 metres running at the speed of 72 km/hr to cross a bridge of length 132 metres is

• (a) 9.8 sec
• (b) 12.1 sec
• (c) 12.42 sec
• (d) 14.3 sec

57. In a circle, two arcs of unequal length subtend angles in the ratio 5:3. If the smaller angle is 45° then the measure of other angle in degrees.

• (a) 75°
• (b) 72°
• (c) 60°
• (d) 78°

58. The orthocentre of an obtuse-angled triangle lies

• (a) inside the triangle
• (b) outside the triangle
• (c) on one side of a triangle
• (d) none of these

60. Ganesh, Ram and Sohan together can complete a work in 16 days. If Ganesh and Ram together can complete the same work in 24 days. The number of days Sohan alone takes, to finish the work is

• (a) 40
• (b) 48
• (c) 32
• (d) 30

61. The radius of base of a right circular cone is 6cm and its slant height is 10cm. Then its volume is (use Π = 22/7 )

• (a) 301.71 cm3
• (b) 310.71 cm3
• (c) 301.17 cm3
• (d) 310.17 cm3

62. A shop keeper allows 20% discount on the marked price on his articles. Find the marked price of an article for which he charges ₹ 740

• (a) ₹ 725
• (b) ₹ 875
• (c) ₹ 925
• (d) ₹ 1040

63. A truck covers a distance of 550 metres in one minute where as a bus covers a distance of 33 km in 3/4 hours. Then the ratio of their speeds is :

• (a) 1:3
• (b) 2:3
• (c) 3:4
• (d) 1:4

64. Seven years ago, the average age of A, B and C was 51 years. If A is 3 years older than B and B is 3 years older then C then the present ages of A, B and C are ( in year)

• (a) 61, 58 and 55
• (b) 54, 51, and 48
• (c) 55, 58, and 61
• (d) 48, 51 and 54

65. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 14 and a + b + c = 6, then the value of (ab + bc + ca) is,

• (a) 11
• (b) 12
• (c) 13
• (d) 14

67. If O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. At a distance of 13 cm from O, a point P is taken. From this point, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to the circle. Then , the area of quadrilateral PQOR is

• (a) 60 cm2
• (b) 32.5 cm2
• (c) 65 cm2
• (d) 30 cm2

68. A, B and C are three points on a circle with centre O. The tangent at C meets BA produced at T. If ∠ATC = 30° and ∠ACT = 48°,then what is the value of ∠AOB ?

• (a) 78°
• (b) 96°
• (c) 102°
• (d) 108°

71. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 8% per annum payable yearly is

• (a) Rs.30
• (b) Rs.31
• (c) Rs.33
• (d) Rs.32

72. The given pie chart have shows the spendings of a country on various sports during a year. Study the graph and answer the following questions. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was ₹ 15,000,000, the amount spent on cricket and hockey together was

• (a) 6000000
• (b) 5000000
• (c) 3750000
• (d) 7500000

73. The given pie chart have shows the spendings of a country on various sports during a year. Study the graph and answer the following questions. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was ₹ 12,000,000 , how much was spent on basket ball ?

• (a) 1250000
• (b) 1000000
• (c) 1200000
• (d) 1500000

74. The given pie chart have shows the spendings of a country on various sports during a year. Study the graph and answer the following questions. The ratio of the total amount spent on football to that spent on hockey was

• (a) 1:15
• (b) 1:1
• (c) 15:1
• (d) 3:2

76. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it. SYCOPHANT

• (a) PSYCHE
• (b) FLATTERER
• (c) CRITIC
• (d) SLAVE

77. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it. FORLORN

• (a) JOYFUL
• (b) LUCKY
• (c) FORTUNATE
• (d) FREE

78. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

• (a) Separate
• (b) Saparate
• (c) Saperate
• (d) Seperate

79. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option. The book, being written (A) / in simple language, is suitable for children (B) / as it contains many good advices. (C) / No error (D)

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

80. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option. You are the man (A) / who have (B) / spoiled it (C) / No error (D)

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

81. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option. Everyday new inventions (A) / is make (B) / for the good of humanity (C) / No error (D)

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

82. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. The man was _______ his deafness

• (a) rewarded for
• (b) cured of
• (c) convicted by
• (d) saved at

83. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. He is the talk ________________

• (a) of the town
• (b) for the town
• (c) about the town
• (d) over the town

84. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. I ________ very much like to see my old classmates.

• (a) can
• (b) should
• (c) would
• (d) might

85. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it. Old head on young shoulders

• (a) To be intelligent when old
• (b) To be old and yet look young
• (c) To be wise beyond his years
• (d) To be smarter with age

86. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it. A wild-goose chase

• (a) A fruitful search
• (b) A pointless search
• (c) To search for a wild-goose
• (d) A hunting expedition

87. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it. Hard of hearing

• (a) To be disturbed
• (b) To be confused
• (c) To be deaf
• (d) To be dumb

88. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it. The art of delaying

• (a) Degeneration
• (b) Inflation
• (c) Procrastination
• (d) Regression

89. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it. A doctor who specializes in the diseases of the eyes

• (a) Ophthalmologist
• (b) Optimist
• (c) Optician
• (d) Orthodontist

90. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it. Person who eats too much

• (a) Cannibal
• (b) Glutton
• (c) Obese
• (d) Carnivorous

96. Why was the writer able to live in jail without much worry?

• (a) Because nothing of his future depended on himself
• (b) He was comfortable in jail
• (c) Because he was a prisoner of war
• (d) Because worry is a common thing

97. What was the fear of the writer in his childhood?

• (a) That his parents might drive him out of home
• (b) That his parents would die suddenly at night
• (c) That he might fail in the examinations
• (d) That he might be made a prisoner

98. Where was the writer when he concluded that worry was useless?

• (a) The writer was in Asiatic Turkey
• (b) The writer was at home
• (c) The writer was on the war front in Mesopotamia
• (d) The writer was in prison

99. What was the recurring nightmare of the writer after the war was over?

• (a) He dreamt that he was a prisoner in a war that was not going to be over
• (b) He dreamt that his wife was in hospital
• (c) He dreamt that a member of his family had a mishap
• (d) He dreamt he was a prisoner of war in Asiatic Turkey

100. How does a cause of worry trouble us if we suppress our worry deliberately?

• (a) Causes of worry trouble us in various circumstances
• (b) Causes of worry remain in the subconscious mind and trouble us through bad dreams
• (c) Causes of worry cause imaginary anxiety
• (d) We cannot take actions cautiously and carefully