SSC CGL 2016 Tier I — 31 August 2016, Shift 1

1. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: CURE : DISEASE :: HEAL : ?

• (a) Illness
• (b) Injury
• (c) Recover
• (d) Sick

2. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: DBCE : QOPR :: JLKI : ?

• (a) YWXU
• (b) WYXV
• (c) WXYV
• (d) WYVX

3. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: 6 : 42 :: 12 : ?

• (a) 48
• (b) 72
• (c) 60
• (d) 84

4. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.

• (a) High-Up
• (b) Past-Present
• (c) Often-Seldom
• (d) Fresh-Stale

5. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

• (a) AOU
• (b) EOI
• (c) UIE
• (d) ALO

6. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

• (a) 13
• (b) 17
• (c) 29
• (d) 87

7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary and choose the one that comes first: 1. Temple 2 Tenant 3. Terminate 4. Temperature

• (a) Temple
• (b) Tenant
• (c) Terminate
• (d) Temperature

8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. NOM, QRP, TUS, ?

• (a) WAX
• (b) HUT
• (c) WXV
• (d) HTU

9. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 1,3,7,13,21,?

• (a) 27
• (b) 29
• (c) 31
• (d) 33

10. If it is Saturday on 27th September, what day will it be on 27th October of the same year?

• (a) Thursday
• (b) Sunday
• (c) Friday
• (d) Monday

11. The ratio of the ages of man and his wife is 4:3. After 4 years, the ration will be 9:7. If at the time of marriage, the ratio was 5:3, how many years ago were they married?

• (a) 12
• (b) 24
• (c) 5
• (d) 8

12. From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. ALTERNATIVES

• (a) ALTER
• (b) NATIVE
• (c) TEN
• (d) NATIONAL

13. If code P is denoted by 7, X by 9, M by 5, Z by 8, L by 2, T by 1, then ZLTPXM will be

• (a) 812851
• (b) 821591
• (c) 812715
• (d) 821795

14. If 24x2=84, and 32x3=69, then 13x3=?

• (a) 38
• (b) 93
• (c) 16
• (d) 10

15. If + means division, - means multiplication, '÷' means subtraction, x means addition, and < means less than, then which of the following is false?

• (a) (10+2)÷7 < (10÷7)+2
• (b) (10-7)x2 < (10x2)-7
• (c) (10X7)-2 < (10-2)x7
• (d) (10÷2)+7 < (10+7)x2

16. Select the missing number from the given responses.

• (a) 1
• (b) 4
• (c) 9
• (d) 25

17. Ram went 20 meters to the north then turned towards east and walked another 5 meters, then he turned towards right and covered 20 meters. How far is he from the starting point?

• (a) 3 m
• (b) 4m
• (c) 5 m
• (d) 6 m

18. One or two statements are given followed by two or more conclusions/assumptions, I, II, III, IV. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Statement: 1. All goats are tigers. 2. All tigers are lions. Conclusion: I. All tigers are goats. II. All lions are tigers. III. No goat is a lion. IV. No lion is a goat.

• (a) Only Conclusion III & IV follow
• (b) Only Conclusion I & II follow
• (c) None of the Conclusions follows
• (d) All Conclusions follow

25. In this question, the sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented. 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 column, e.g., D can be represented by 02, 10, etc., and 'R' can be represented by 55, 67, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'BEAR'

• (a) 13,11,12,78
• (b) 31,22,23,97
• (c) 42,34,42,79
• (d) 24,40,23,67

26. Money market is a market for _______________

• (a) Short term fund
• (b) Long term fund
• (c) Negotiable instruments
• (d) Sale of shares

27. India shares longest international boundary with which country?

• (a) Bangladesh
• (b) China
• (c) Nepal
• (d) Bhutan

28. The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with

• (a) President
• (b) Prime Minister
• (c) Parliament
• (d) States

29. Appointments for all India Services are made by

• (a) UPSC
• (b) President
• (c) Prime Minister
• (d) Parliament

30. The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.

• (a) Vishnu
• (b) Pashupati
• (c) Indra
• (d) Brahma

31. The Upanishads are the ______________________ .

• (a) Great Epics
• (b) Story Books
• (c) Source of Hindu Philosophy
• (d) Law Books

32. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for ____________ .

• (a) Kosi
• (b) Gandak
• (c) Brahmaputra
• (d) Ganga

33. The largest herbarium of India is located at

• (a) Kolkata
• (b) Lucknow
• (c) Mumbai
• (d) Coimbatore

34. Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by

• (a) Mercury thermometers
• (b) Gas thermometers
• (c) Pyrometers
• (d) Colour thermometers

35. In IT terminology failure in the kernel is called as

• (a) crash
• (b) crash dump
• (c) dump
• (d) Kernel error

36. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi?

• (a) Sabarmati Ashram
• (b) Sevagram Ashram
• (c) Vishwa Bharti
• (d) Phoenix Ashram

37. Which of the following State has become India's first carbon free State?

• (a) Himachal Pradesh
• (b) Madhya Pradesh
• (c) Uttar Pradesh
• (d) Maharashtra

38. Energy travels from Sun to Earth through

• (a) conduction
• (b) convection
• (c) radiation
• (d) modulation

39. C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?

• (a) Tennis
• (b) Cricket
• (c) Hockey
• (d) Golf

40. Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of?

• (a) Inflation
• (b) Deflation
• (c) Stagflation
• (d) Reflation

41. Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?

• (a) Vir Chakra
• (b) Param Vir Chakra
• (c) Ashok Chakra
• (d) Mahavir Chakra

42. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in

• (a) Andaman Islands
• (b) Nicobar Islands
• (c) Lakshadweep
• (d) Minicoy

43. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?

• (a) Percolation
• (b) Conduction
• (c) Leaching
• (d) Transpiration

44. Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in

• (a) Conduction
• (b) Convection
• (c) Radiation
• (d) Both conduction and convection

45. Polio is caused by

• (a) Bacteria
• (b) Virus
• (c) Fungus
• (d) Protozoa

46. Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope - FAST

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

47. The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?

• (a) Rajasthan
• (b) Uttar Pradesh
• (c) Andhra Pradesh
• (d) Karnataka

48. Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by

• (a) RBI
• (b) SEBI
• (c) Ministry of Finance
• (d) FIPB

49. In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome

• (a) Loss due to insect pests
• (b) Decrease in food production
• (c) Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins
• (d) Loss due to plant diseases

50. Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?

• (a) Parliament
• (b) Supreme Court of India
• (c) President
• (d) Attorney General of India

51. A and B together can do a piece of work in 9 days. If A does thrice the work of B in a given time, the time A alone will take to finish the work is

• (a) 4 days
• (b) 6 days
• (c) 8 days
• (d) 12 days

52. The diameters of two cylinders are in the ratio 3:2 and their volumes are equal. The ratio of their heights is

• (a) 2:3
• (b) 3:2
• (c) 9:4
• (d) 4:9

53. A trader sold a cycle at a loss of 10%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs. 200, there would have been a gain of 6%. The cost price of the cycle is

• (a) Rs.1200
• (b) Rs.1205
• (c) Rs.1250
• (d) Rs.1275

54. In a city, 40% of the people are illiterate and 60% are poor. Among the rich, 10% are illiterate. The percentage of the illiterate poor population is

• (a) 36
• (b) 60
• (c) 40
• (d) 50

55. In what time will a 100 metre long train running with a speed of 50 km/hr cross a pillar?

• (a) 7.0 sec
• (b) 72 sec
• (c) 7.2 sec
• (d) 70 sec

57. If l + m + n = 9 and l2 + m2 + n2 = 31, then the value of lm + mn + nl will be

• (a) 22
• (b) 50
• (c) 25
• (d) -25

58. The centroid of a triangle is the point where

• (a) the medians meet
• (b) the altitudes meet
• (c) the right bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet
• (d) the bisectors of the angles of the triangle meet

59. In a triangle PQR, the side QR is extended to S. ∠QPR = 72° and ∠PRS = 110°, then the value of ∠PQR is: PQR

• (a) 38°
• (b) 32°
• (c) 25°
• (d) 29°

60. In a trapezium ABCD, AB || CD, AB < CD, CD = 6 cm and distance between the parallel sides is 4 cm. If the area of ABCD is 16 cm2, then AB is

• (a) 1 cm
• (b) 2 cm
• (c) 3 cm
• (d) 8 cm

61. If tanθ + cotθ = 5, then the value of tan2 θ+ cot2 θ is

• (a) 22
• (b) 25
• (c) 23
• (d) 27

62. When a number is divided by 56, the remainder will be 29. If the same number is divided by 8, then the remainder will be

• (a) 6
• (b) 7
• (c) 5
• (d) 3

63. If a shop keeper marks his goods for a certain amount so as to get 25% gain after allowing a discount of 20%, then his marked price is

• (a) Rs.156.25
• (b) Rs.146.25
• (c) Rs.166.25
• (d) Rs.150.25

64. The average of marks of 17 students in an examination was calculated as 71. But it was later found that the mark of one student had been wrongly entered as 65 instead of 56 and another as 24 instead of 50. The correct average is

• (a) 70
• (b) 71
• (c) 72
• (d) 73

65. The simple interest on a sum for 5 years is two-fifth of the sum. The rate of interest per annum is

• (a) 0.1
• (b) 0.08
• (c) 0.06
• (d) 0.04

67. If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 25, then the value of ab is

• (a) 16
• (b) 8
• (c) 10
• (d) 15

68. In ΔABC, ∠B = 70° and ∠C = 60°. The internal bisectors of the two smallest angles of ΔABC meet at O. The angle so formed at O is

• (a) 125°
• (b) 120°
• (c) 115°
• (d) 110°

70. A cylinderical container of 32 cm height and 18 cm radius is filled with sand. Now all this sand is used to form a conical heap of sand. If the height of the conical heap is 24 cm, what is the radius of its base?

• (a) 12 cm
• (b) 24 cm
• (c) 36 cm
• (d) 48 cm

71. The angle of elevation of the top of a pillar from the foot and the top of a building 20 m high, are 60° and 30° respectively. The height of the pillar is

• (a) 10 m
• (b) 10√3m
• (c) 60 m
• (d) 30 m

72. The pie-chart shows the percentage of literate and illiterate male and female in a state. Study the diagram and answer the following questions. If the total number is 35000, then the difference between the numbers of literate male and literate female is

• (a) 3500
• (b) 3700
• (c) 400
• (d) 4500

73. The pie-chart shows the percentage of literate and illiterate male and female in a state. Study the diagram and answer the following questions. The difference of central angles corresponding to illiterate male and illiterate female is

• (a) 12.2°
• (b) 13.4°
• (c) 11.2°
• (d) 14.4°

74. The pie-chart shows the percentage of literate and illiterate male and female in a state. Study the diagram and answer the following questions. If the difference between the two categories of people are represented by 36° in the diagram then these categories are

• (a) literate male and literate female
• (b) literate male and illiterate male
• (c) illiterate male and literate female
• (d) illiterate male and illiterate female

75. The pie-chart shows the percentage of literate and illiterate male and female in a state. Study the diagram and answer the following questions. If two categories together have a central angle of 169.2° , then these categories are

• (a) literate female and illiterate female
• (b) literate male and illiterate female
• (c) illiterate male and illiterate female
• (d) illiterate male and literate female

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. CONSTRAIN

• (a) STRESS
• (b) CONTRADICT
• (c) RESTRICT
• (d) OBSTRUCT

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. NONCONFORMIST

• (a) CONVENTIONAL
• (b) PRACTICAL
• (c) FASHIONABLE
• (d) NOMAD

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) Erroneous
• (b) Eronneous
• (c) Erronous
• (d) Eroneous

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. Although I have never seen the girl before, (A)/ I recognized her at once (B)/ from her photograph (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. There was a (A)/ comparison between (B)/ you and he (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. He flowed into a rage (A)/ at the very (B)/ sight of that man (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. He is _______ connected.

• (a) respectively
• (b) respective
• (c) respectably
• (d) respectable

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. After retirement Surti lived _______ Australia.

• (a) in
• (b) at
• (c) over in
• (d) over at

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. He ________ the low pay.

• (a) moan at
• (b) complain about
• (c) grumbled at
• (d) ran after

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. Pros and Cons

• (a) Professionals
• (b) Con artists
• (c) Professionals and con artists
• (d) Advantages and disadvantages

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. Once in a blue moon

• (a) Very rarely
• (b) Common
• (c) Predictable
• (d) Ordinary

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. Fish out of water

• (a) Dehydrated
• (b) Comfortable position
• (c) An uncomfortable position
• (d) Fish in an aquarium

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. A remedy for all diseases

• (a) Antiseptic
• (b) Antibiotic
• (c) Narcotics
• (d) Panacea

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. Of the highest quality

• (a) Productive
• (b) Reactive
• (c) Superlative
• (d) Relative

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. A place of shelter for ships

• (a) Harbour
• (b) Helipad
• (c) Port
• (d) Barrack

96. What had the writer given up hope?

• (a) To be able to withstand this snowstorm
• (b) To be able to fight her way against the wind
• (c) That the snowstorm would improve
• (d) To find shelter from the wind

97. What did the two friends find while searching for shelter?

• (a) A haunted hut
• (b) A deserted hut
• (c) A very old hut
• (d) A very small hut

98. Why did the writer step cautiously inside the cabin?

• (a) Because she was feeling so cold that her legs had become numb
• (b) Because she could not see clearly in the dark
• (c) Because the wind made it difficult for her to enter quickly
• (d) Because the cabin was very dusty

99. What did Jane find?

• (a) A necklace made of gold
• (b) A necklace made of red ruby
• (c) A red-coloured necklace
• (d) A golden necklace with a pendant on it

100. What was the strange thing about the necklace?

• (a) It was made of marble
• (b) It was pink in colour
• (c) There was no dust in it
• (d) There was a picture on the pendant