SSC CGL 2016 Tier I — 31 August 2016, Shift 2

1. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: Sanitation : Illness :: Care : ?

• (a) Rest
• (b) Ignore
• (c) Accident
• (d) Suggestion

2. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: GrtK : KtrG :: FjbH : ?

• (a) HbjF
• (b) jHbF
• (c) FbjH
• (d) HjbF

3. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: 20 : 11 :: 102 : ?

• (a) 49
• (b) 52
• (c) 61
• (d) 58

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

• (a) Man : Garage
• (b) Pig : Sty
• (c) Horse : Stable
• (d) Cow : Shed

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

• (a) WVU
• (b) DBA
• (c) NML
• (d) HGF

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

• (a) 1629
• (b) 3418
• (c) 2349
• (d) 1834

7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary. 1. Exploit 2.Explosive 3.Exponent 4.Exposition 5.Explore

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

8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. CAR, GCO, KEL, OGI, ?

• (a) SIK
• (b) SIF
• (c) TIK
• (d) TIL

9. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 100, 50, 52, 26, 28, ? , 16, 8

• (a) 14
• (b) 30
• (c) 32
• (d) 38

10. Mithilesh said to Neha, 'Your only brother's son is my wife's brother.' How is Neha related to the wife of Mithilesh?

• (a) Aunt
• (b) Mother-in-law
• (c) Sister
• (d) Mother

11. W, X, Y and Z are four friends. W is shorter than X, but taller than Y, who is shorter than Z. Who is the shortest among all?

• (a) W
• (b) X
• (c) Y
• (d) Z

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

• (a) SPECIAL
• (b) TOPIC
• (c) SECULAR
• (d) CAUTION

13. If A = 26 and X-RAY = 40, then WHAT = ?

• (a) 52
• (b) 54
• (c) 56
• (d) 58

14. If 'A' stands for '+' , 'B' stands for '-' , 'C' stands for 'x' , what is the value of (10C4)A(4C4)B6 = ?

• (a) 46
• (b) 50
• (c) 56
• (d) 60

15. If 324⊕289 = 35, 441⊕484 = 43, then 625⊕400 = ?

• (a) 431
• (b) 413
• (c) 341
• (d) 143

16. Select the missing numbers from the given alternatives 12 8 4 8 4 12 4 12 8 100 44 ?

• (a) 80
• (b) 56
• (c) 48
• (d) 36

17. A person started walking towards West and covered a distance of 15m, he turned right and walked 10m. Again he turned right and walked 5m and in the end he turned left and walked 15m. Which direction is this person facing now?

• (a) North
• (b) South
• (c) East
• (d) West

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. Statements: 1. All cycles are ducks. 2. All ducks are swans. Conclusions: I. All swans are cycles. II. Some swans are cycles.

• (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

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., S can be represented by 02,11, etc., and 'L' can be represented by65, 86, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'GATE'

• (a) 30, 89, 11, 57
• (b) 21, 68, 34, 78
• (c) 21, 96, 24, 78
• (d) 12, 89, 42, 68

26. Which institution is known as 'Soft Loan Window' of World Bank?

• (a) IDBI
• (b) IDA
• (c) IMF
• (d) RBI

27. Which curve shows the inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation rates

• (a) Supply curve
• (b) Indifference curve
• (c) IS curve
• (d) Phillips curve

28. The longest sea beach in India is

• (a) Chapora beach
• (b) Diu beach
• (c) Aksa beach
• (d) Marina beach

29. The Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly has a tenure of __________________

• (a) Six years
• (b) Five years
• (c) Four years
• (d) Seven years

30. Which one of the following Committees is described as the 'twin sister' of the Estimates Committee?

• (a) Public Accounts Committee
• (b) Committee on Public Undertakings
• (c) Departmental Standing Committee
• (d) Privilege Committee

32. English education was introduced in India by

• (a) Curzon
• (b) Macaulay
• (c) Dalhousie
• (d) Bentick

33. Short term contractions and expansions in economic activity are called ______________

• (a) Expansions
• (b) Recession
• (c) Deficits
• (d) The business cycle

34. Which one of the following region is most rich in coal deposits?

• (a) Bramhaputra Valley
• (b) Damodar Valley
• (c) Mahanadi Valley
• (d) Godavari Valley

35. Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called ______________

• (a) Orographic rainfall
• (b) Cyclonic rainfall
• (c) Frontal rainfall
• (d) Convectional rainfall

36. Haematopoiesis take place in ___________

• (a) Lungs
• (b) Pancreas
• (c) Liver
• (d) Bone marrow

37. ___________ is a hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood

• (a) Glucogen
• (b) Thyroxine
• (c) Oxytocin
• (d) Insulin

38. Wall Street collapse led to _____________

• (a) World War II
• (b) Recession
• (c) U.S. attack on Iraq
• (d) Great Depression

39. Gandhara Art is the combination of

• (a) Indo - Roman
• (b) Indo - Greek
• (c) Indo - Islamic
• (d) Indo - China

40. If electric resistance is to be decreased, then the number of resistances should be connected in ________________

• (a) Series
• (b) Parallel
• (c) Mixed arrangement
• (d) None of these

41. Related to computers, what is 'Wetware' ?

• (a) Computer programs
• (b) Circuitory
• (c) Human brain
• (d) Chemical storage devices

42. Indira Goswami, the famous editor, poet, scholar and writter won the Jnanpith Award in which language?

• (a) Bengali
• (b) Odia
• (c) Assamese
• (d) Hindi

43. Ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is absorbed by

• (a) SO2
• (b) Ozone
• (c) Oxygen
• (d) Argon

44. All isotopes of the same element have _____________

• (a) different atomic numbers and different atomic mass
• (b) different atomic numbers and the same atomic mass
• (c) the same atomic number but different atomic masses
• (d) the same atomic number and the atomic mass

45. Nitric acid does not react with

• (a) Gold
• (b) Copper
• (c) Zinc
• (d) Iron

46. Nandadevi peak is located in ________________ State

• (a) Himachal Pradesh
• (b) Uttarakhand
• (c) Uttar Pradesh
• (d) Sikkim

47. Which one of the following industries is known as 'Sunrise Industry' ?

• (a) Iron & Steel
• (b) Cotton Textile
• (c) Information Technology
• (d) Tea & Coffee

48. The material used in electric heater is...

• (a) Tungsten
• (b) Nichrome
• (c) Brass
• (d) Steel

49. Pellagra and Scurvy are caused by which pair of vitamin deficiency respectively _____________________

• (a) Vitamin C and Vitamin D
• (b) Vitamin B-12 and Vitamin C
• (c) Vitamin C and Vitamin A
• (d) Vitamin A and Vitamin B-12

50. Who appoints the Finance Commission in India?

• (a) Governor, R.B.I.
• (b) CAG of India
• (c) President of India
• (d) Central Finance Minister

52. A rectangle with one side 4 cm is inscribed in a circle of radius 2.5 cm. The area of the rectangle is:

• (a) 8 cm2
• (b) 12 cm2
• (c) 16 cm2
• (d) 20 cm2

53. A merchant marked cloth at Rs. 50/metre . He offers 2 successive discounts of 15% and 20%. The net price/metre is :

• (a) Rs. 32.50
• (b) Rs. 42.50
• (c) Rs. 34.00
• (d) Rs. 40.00

54. 3 brothers divided Rs. 1620 among them in such a way that the share of second is equal to 5/13 of share of other two, combined. What is the share of the second one?

• (a) Rs. 1170
• (b) Rs. 450
• (c) Rs. 540
• (d) Rs. 500

55. A dealer marks his goods 20% above their cost prices. Then,he allows such a discount on the marked price so that he makes a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is:

• (a) 12%
• (b) 10%
• (c) 6%
• (d) 4%

56. The salary of a person is reduced by 20% . To restore the previous salary, his present salary is to be increased by

• (a) 20%
• (b) 25%
• (c) 17.5%
• (d) 22.5%

57. Two buses travel to a place at 45 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. If the second bus takes 5½ hours less than the first for the journey, the length of the journey is:

• (a) 900 km
• (b) 945 km
• (c) 990 km
• (d) 1350 km

59. An exterior angle of a triangle is 115o and one of the interior opposite angle is 45o. Then the other two angles are

• (a) 65o, 70o
• (b) 60o, 75o
• (c) 45o, 90o
• (d) 50o, 85o

62. If 4x2 - 12x + k is a perfect square, then the value of k is

• (a) 2
• (b) 9
• (c) 12
• (d) 10

63. (1132 + 1152 + 1172 - 113 x 115 - 115 x 117 - 117 x 113) is equal to

• (a) 0
• (b) 4
• (c) 8
• (d) 12

64. The average of runs scored by a cricketer in his 99 innings is 99. How many runs will he have to score in his 100th innings so that his average of runs in 100 innings may be 100?

• (a) 100
• (b) 99
• (c) 199
• (d) 101

66. If p3 - q3 = (p - q) ( (p - q)2 + x p q ) then value of x is

• (a) 1
• (b) -1
• (c) 3
• (d) 2

68. The top of a broken tree touches the ground at a distance of 15 m from its base. If the tree is broken at a height of 8 m from the ground, then the actual height of the tree is

• (a) 17 m
• (b) 20 m
• (c) 25 m
• (d) 30 m

69. In ∆PQR, straight line parallel to the base QR cuts PQ at X and PR at Y. If PX:XQ = 5:6, then the XY:QR will be

• (a) 5:11
• (b) 6:5
• (c) 11:6
• (d) 11:5

70. A man borrowed some money from a private organisation at 5% simple interest per annum. He lended this money to another person at 10% compound interest per annum, and made a profit of ₹ 26,410 in 4 years. The man borrowed

• (a) 200000
• (b) 150000
• (c) 132050
• (d) 100000

72. The Bar graphs represents the number of road accidents due to bus and car during the years 2008 - 2013. Study the graph and answer the questions. The total number of road accidents in the year 2009, 2011 and 2013 combined together is

• (a) 180000
• (b) 110000
• (c) 70000
• (d) 160000

73. The Bar graphs represents the number of road accidents due to bus and car during the years 2008 - 2013. Study the graph and answer the questions. The ratio of the road accidents due to Bus in the year 2008 to that by Car in the year 2012 is

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

74. The Bar graphs represents the number of road accidents due to bus and car during the years 2008 - 2013. Study the graph and answer the questions. The respective ratio between the accidents by cars in the year 2012, 2010 and 2009 is

• (a) 2:5:4
• (b) 4:5:4
• (c) 4:3:2
• (d) 4:5:2

75. The Bar graphs represents the number of road accidents due to bus and car during the years 2008 - 2013. Study the graph and answer the questions. The ratio of the averages of the road accidents due to Bus to that by Car in the year 2008, 2011 and 2013 is

• (a) 4:5
• (b) 5:4
• (c) 5:1
• (d) 1:4

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. LETHARGIC

• (a) ENERGETIC
• (b) LAZY
• (c) LETHAL
• (d) LEGAL

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. MALLEABLE

• (a) TEACHABLE
• (b) INTRACTABLE
• (c) MANAGEABLE
• (d) PLIABLE

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) Persemonious
• (b) Persimonoius
• (c) Parsemonious
• (d) Parsimonious

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. Sooner had he come (A)/ his colleagues (B)/ organised a get together (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. I enjoyed during (A)/ my tenure (B)/ at Shimla (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. The Government offered him (A)/ clerical job (B)/ but he turned it over (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. After a noisy and tumultuous supper, we __________ for the day.

• (a) retirement
• (b) retiring
• (c) retired
• (d) retire

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. The villager cried __________ his voice for help

• (a) on the top of
• (b) in the top of
• (c) from the top of
• (d) at the top of

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. Simon teaches children __________ water colour painting

• (a) the art on
• (b) the art in
• (c) the art by
• (d) the art of

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. Be down with

• (a) Suffering from
• (b) In grief with
• (c) In pain with
• (d) Aching with

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. Fair - weather friend

• (a) Honest only when easy and convenient
• (b) Truthful only when easy and convenient
• (c) Supports only when easy and convenient
• (d) Temporary only when easy and convenient

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. Pull together

• (a) Become friends
• (b) Work harmoniously
• (c) Be successful
• (d) Live happily

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 place where soldiers live

• (a) Tanks
• (b) Shacks
• (c) Ordnance Depots
• (d) Barracks

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 man who collects old and new coins.

• (a) Geologist
• (b) Numismatist
• (c) Archaeologist
• (d) Zoologist

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. Regular users of places/restaurant etc.

• (a) Client
• (b) Clientele
• (c) Often
• (d) Usage

96. To which the little man, who owed his life to his own presence of mind and not to the boasted bravery and fidelity of his companion, replied, "why, he said, 'put not your trust in braggarts,' and I shall take his advice." What were the two men talking about while walking along the forest path?

• (a) About their wives and children.
• (b) About money and fame.
• (c) About friendship and enjoyment.
• (d) About courage and loyalty.

97. To which the little man, who owed his life to his own presence of mind and not to the boasted bravery and fidelity of his companion, replied, "why, he said, 'put not your trust in braggarts,' and I shall take his advice." What is the meaning of the word "fidelity"?

• (a) Muscle
• (b) Strength
• (c) Faithfulness
• (d) Courage

98. To which the little man, who owed his life to his own presence of mind and not to the boasted bravery and fidelity of his companion, replied, "why, he said, 'put not your trust in braggarts,' and I shall take his advice." After seeing the bear, what happened to the boaster?

• (a) He fled home.
• (b) He hid himself behind the rock.
• (c) He hid himself behind a shed.
• (d) He fled and climbed up the nearest tree.

99. To which the little man, who owed his life to his own presence of mind and not to the boasted bravery and fidelity of his companion, replied, "why, he said, 'put not your trust in braggarts,' and I shall take his advice." What made the bear go away after examining the man?

• (a) The bear thought the man was dead.
• (b) The bear could not stand the bad odour of the man.
• (c) The bear did not want to eat the man.
• (d) The bear heard a noise and was scarred.

100. To which the little man, who owed his life to his own presence of mind and not to the boasted bravery and fidelity of his companion, replied, "why, he said, 'put not your trust in braggarts,' and I shall take his advice." What saved the little man?

• (a) The aid from the villagers
• (b) His friend's bravery
• (c) His own presence of mind
• (d) His own courage