SSC CGL 2016 Tier I — 4 September 2016, Shift 1

1. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. Play:Actor::Concert:?

• (a) Symphony
• (b) Musician
• (c) Piano
• (d) Percussion

2. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. EGIK : FILO :: FHJL : ?

• (a) JGMP
• (b) JGPM
• (c) GJMP
• (d) GMJP

3. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. 583 : 295 :: 486 : ?

• (a) 291
• (b) 378
• (c) 487
• (d) 581

4. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives. (A) Fire (B) Light (C) Gas (D) Water

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

5. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives. (A) ECBY (B) RTUX (C ) GEDA (D) WUTQ

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

6. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives. (A) 52-61 (B) 43-54 (C ) 72-83 (D) 18-29

• (a) A
• (b) B
• (c) C
• (d) D

7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary. 1. Fraudulent 2. Fraught 3. Fraternity 4. Franchise 5. Frantic

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

8. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? H__JH__IJHHI__HH__JH

• (a) I H J I
• (b) H I H I
• (c) I H I J
• (d) H J H J

9. Which number will complete the series? 63, 72, 81, 90, ____, 108

• (a) 80
• (b) 99
• (c) 100
• (d) 117

10. Rajiv is the brother of Arun. Sonia is the sister of Sunil. Arun is the son of Sonia. How is Rajiv related to Sunil?

• (a) nephew
• (b) son
• (c) brother
• (d) father

11. A mother is five times older than her daughter. After 5 years, she would be 3 times older than her daughter. Find the mother's present age.

• (a) 20 years
• (b) 22 years
• (c) 25 years
• (d) 29 years

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

• (a) MOUNT
• (b) CEMENT
• (c) PAVEMENT
• (d) NOUN

13. If SYSTEM is written as RXRSDL. How can CORRECT be written in that code?

• (a) BNQQDBS
• (b) BQQNDBS
• (c) BNQQBDS
• (d) BNQDQBS

14. If A means +, B means ×, C means ÷, D means −, then the value of given equation will be? 9A2B6D4C2

• (a) 16
• (b) 19
• (c) 27
• (d) 30

15. If, 4x3=14; 5x4=18; 6x5=22; Then find the value of 7x6=?

• (a) 20
• (b) 26
• (c) 30
• (d) 42

16. Select the missing number from the given responses:

• (a) 6
• (b) 9
• (c) 5
• (d) 4

17. Rita travelled 35 Km from a point towards South and then turned left and travelled 20 Km and finally turned left again and travelled 35 Km. In which direction is she from the starting point?

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

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: To achieve economic development, people should work hard. Conclusions: I: Economic development is directly related to people's hardwork. II: Working hard by all the people is impossible

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

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., B can be represented by 00,13, etc, and A can be represented by 55,69, etc. You have to identify the set for the word 'LION'.

• (a) 03, 55, 76, 33
• (b) 11, 65, 77, 22
• (c) 23, 79, 85, 43
• (d) 11, 88, 99, 22

26. Besides CO2, the other green house gas is

• (a) CH4
• (b) N2
• (c) Ar
• (d) O2

27. National Income of India is compiled by

• (a) Finance Commission
• (b) Indian Statistical Institute
• (c) National Development Council
• (d) Central Statistical Organization

28. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its

• (a) Advisory jurisdiction
• (b) Original jurisdiction
• (c) Appellate jurisdiction
• (d) Jurisprudence

29. The word 'Satyameva Jayate' have been derived from which Upanishad?

• (a) Akshi Upanishad
• (b) Mundaka Upanishad
• (c) Garuda Upanishad
• (d) Mahavakya Upanishad

30. When Granite rocks get metamorphosed, they form

• (a) Quartzite
• (b) Gneiss
• (c) Marble
• (d) Slate

31. Which of the following is a commercial source of energy?

• (a) Agricultural waste
• (b) Dried dung
• (c) Sun
• (d) Natural gas

32. Backward bending supply curve belongs to which market?

• (a) Capital
• (b) Labour
• (c) Money
• (d) Inventories

33. In IT, associative memory is called as

• (a) Virtual memory
• (b) Cache memory
• (c) Content addressable memory
• (d) Main memory

34. Addition of suitable impurities into semiconductor, is called

• (a) Doping
• (b) Mixing
• (c) Forming
• (d) Diluting

35. Kyoto Protocol is associated with

• (a) Species conservation
• (b) Climate change
• (c) Wetland Conservation
• (d) Medicinal plants

36. Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following area?

• (a) Heart surgery
• (b) Civil aviation
• (c) Theatre
• (d) Painting

37. Skoda, which launched sedan 'Rapid', is an automobile manufacturer based in

• (a) Japan
• (b) France
• (c) South Korea
• (d) Czech Republic

38. Sattriya is a classical dance form of __________

• (a) Manipur
• (b) Uttar Pradesh
• (c) Assam
• (d) Andhra Pradesh

39. P. V. Sindhu defeated Wang Yihan to enter the semi final of womens' singles of badminton at the Rio Olympics. Wang Yihan belongs to ____________

• (a) Indonesia
• (b) Taiwan
• (c) China
• (d) Japan

40. If a budget is defeated in the legislature of a state then

• (a) The Finance Minister alone has to resign
• (b) The Finance Minister concerned has to be suspended
• (c) The council of Ministers along with the Chief Minister has to resign
• (d) Re-election have to be ordered

41. Which one of the following papers was edited by Gandhiji in South Africa?

• (a) Indian Opinion
• (b) Harijan
• (c) Young India
• (d) Indian Mirror

42. In which of the following cities India's first water metro project was recently launched?

• (a) Kolkata
• (b) Kochi
• (c) Vishakhapatnam
• (d) Mumbai

43. Meibomian glands are located in

• (a) Eye
• (b) Ear
• (c) Nose
• (d) Skin

44. In which city is India's first Post Office ATM opened?

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

45. Arsenic problem in India is primarily due to

• (a) Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
• (b) Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in the hinterland
• (c) Overexploitation of ground water in the affected areas
• (d) Overexploitation of surface water in the affected areas

46. Men's Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016, is bagged by

• (a) Andy Murray
• (b) Milos Ravnic
• (c) Roger Federer
• (d) Novak Dijokovic

47. Which of the following vitamins are water soluble?

• (a) Vit. A & Vit. B
• (b) Vit. B & Vit. C
• (c) Vit. C & Vit. D
• (d) Vit. A & Vit. K

48. In terms of economics, if it is possible to make someone better-off without making someone worse-off, then the situation is

• (a) Inefficient
• (b) Efficient
• (c) Optimal
• (d) Pareto-superior

49. Green House Effect' means

• (a) Pollution in houses in tropical region
• (b) Prevention of ultra-violet radiation by the ozone layer
• (c) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric gases
• (d) Damage to green painted buildings

50. General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?

• (a) Hasrat Mohini
• (b) Vir Savarkar
• (c) Udham Singh
• (d) Jatin Das

52. A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25% on it. His gain % is

• (a) 5%
• (b) 10%
• (c) 15%
• (d) 20%

53. The ratio of the ages of two boys is 3:4. After 3 years, the ratio will be 4:5.The ratio of their ages after 21 years will be

• (a) 14:17
• (b) 17:19
• (c) 11:12
• (d) 10:11

54. The cost price of 25 books is equal to the selling price of 20 books. The profit percent is

• (a) 20%
• (b) 22%
• (c) 24%
• (d) 25%

55. One number is 25% of another number. The larger number is 12 more than the smaller. The large number is

• (a) 48
• (b) 16
• (c) 4
• (d) 12

56. A train 500 m long, running at a uniform speed, passes a station in 35 sec. If the length of the platform is 221 m, the speed of the train in km/hr is

• (a) 721/35
• (b) 74.16
• (c) 24.76
• (d) 78.54

57. If the simple interest on Rs. 400 for 10 years is Rs. 280, then rate of interest per annum is

• (a) 7%
• (b) 7 ½ %
• (c) 7 ¼ %
• (d) 8 ½ %

60. G and AD are respectively the centroid and median of the triangle ΔABC.The ratio AG:AD is

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

61. A point P lying inside a triangle is equidistant from the vertices of the triangle. Then the triangle has P as its

• (a) Centroid
• (b) Incentre
• (c) Orthocentre
• (d) Circumcentre

62. If sinθ + cosθ = 1, then the sinθ cosθ is equal to

• (a) 0
• (b) 1
• (c) ½
• (d) -½

63. If 7 times the seventh term of an Arithmetic Progression (AP) is equal to 11 times its eleventh term, then the 18th term of the AP will be

• (a) 1
• (b) 0
• (c) 2
• (d) -1

64. The average age of eight teachers in a school is 40 years. A teacher among them died at the age of 55 years whereas another teacher whose age was 39 years joins them. The average age of the teachers in the school now is (in years)

• (a) 35
• (b) 36
• (c) 38
• (d) 39

67. Two equal circles of radius 3 cm each and distance between their centres is 10 cm. The length of one of their transverse common tangent is

• (a) 7 cm
• (b) 9 cm
• (c) 10 cm
• (d) 8 cm

70. A sphere has the same curved surface area as a cone of vertical height 40 cm and radius 30 cm. The radius of the sphere is

• (a) 5√5 cm
• (b) 5√3 cm
• (c) 5√15 cm
• (d) 5√10 cm

71. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A on the ground is 30˚. On moving a distance of 20 metres towards the foot of the tower to a point B, the angle of elevation increases to 60˚. The height of the tower in metres is

• (a) √3
• (b) 5√3
• (c) 10√3
• (d) 20√3

72. Given here is a pie chart of the cost of gold in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Study the chart and answer the following questions If the price of gold in 2013 is Rs. 31,500 per 10 gram, then the price of gold in 2011 per 10 gram is

• (a) Rs.17000
• (b) Rs.17500
• (c) Rs.18000
• (d) Rs.18500

73. Given here is a pie chart of the cost of gold in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Study the chart and answer the following questions The ratio of the price of gold in the two years 2010 and 2013 is

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

74. Given here is a pie chart of the cost of gold in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Study the chart and answer the following questions The percentage of increase in the price of gold from the year 2011 to 2013 is

• (a) 50%
• (b) 60%
• (c) 70%
• (d) 80%

75. Given here is a pie chart of the cost of gold in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Study the chart and answer the following questions The ratio of percentage of increase in price of gold from 2011 to 2012 and 2012 to 2013 is

• (a) 6:5
• (b) 7:5
• (c) 8:5
• (d) 9:5

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. EXAGGERATE

• (a) MAGNIFY
• (b) IMAGINE
• (c) REINFORCE
• (d) REITERATE

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. GREGARIOUS

• (a) UNSOCIABLE
• (b) UNSYMPATHETIC
• (c) UNGRATEFUL
• (d) UNATTRACTIVE

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) Serendipty
• (b) Serendipity
• (c) Serndipity
• (d) Sernidipity

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. Considering the (A) / gravity of the problems (B) / an early reply has expected (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. The Statesman has the (A) / larger circulation (B) / of all English dailies (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. I am very anxious (A) / to know how are you (B) / and mother are doing (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. Everything _____ carefully checked.

• (a) has been
• (b) have been
• (c) are being
• (d) is been

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. I've _____ finished painting the house.

• (a) about
• (b) nearing
• (c) towards
• (d) almost

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. She _____ made him angry.

• (a) have absolutely
• (b) has certainly
• (c) have certainly
• (d) has absolutely

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. Burn your boats

• (a) Have a burning desire to win
• (b) Become extremely tired after working very hard
• (c) Do something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation
• (d) Want to spend money as soon as you get it

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. Dressing-down

• (a) Apply bandage
• (b) Wear an expensive gown
• (c) Give a scolding
• (d) Pretend

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. Null and void

• (a) Invalid
• (b) Observant
• (c) Uncontrolled
• (d) Homeless

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. Write or carve words on stone or paper

• (a) Sketch
• (b) Imprint
• (c) Affix
• (d) Inscribe

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. Unable to pay one's debt

• (a) Insolvent
• (b) Impute
• (c) Indebt
• (d) Obligate

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. Trouble and annoy continually

• (a) Complaint
• (b) Harass
• (c) Punish
• (d) Oppress