SSC CGL 2017 Tier I — 18 August 2017, Shift 3

1. Select the related word from the given alternatives. School : Teacher :: Court : ?

• (a) Lawyer
• (b) Play
• (c) Tennis
• (d) Justice

2. Select the related letters from the given alternatives. EGI : BDF :: KMO : ?

• (a) GIK
• (b) MOQ
• (c) HJL
• (d) QSU

3. Select the related number from the given alternatives. 5 : -10 :: -8 : ?

• (a) 16
• (b) -16
• (c) 13
• (d) -13

4. Select the odd word from the given alternatives.

• (a) Knife
• (b) Fork
• (c) Plate
• (d) Spoon

5. Select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

• (a) AEI
• (b) JNR
• (c) SWA
• (d) FHJ

6. Select the odd number from the given alternatives.

• (a) 169
• (b) 421
• (c) 529
• (d) 289

7. A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. hello, lower, error, organ, tense, ?

• (a) night
• (b) rapture
• (c) senile
• (d) watch

8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. XXXOXXX, XXXXOXX, XXOXXXX, XXXXXOX, XOXXXXX, ?

• (a) XXXXXXO
• (b) OXXXXXXO
• (c) XXXOXXX
• (d) XXXXXX

9. A series is given, with one number missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 3/5, 1.4, 11/5, ? , 19/5, 4.6

• (a) 14/5
• (b) 3.2
• (c) 16/5
• (d) 3

10. Devansh's birthday is on Friday 14th April. On what day of the week will be Rohan's Birthday in the same year if Rohan was born on 20th September?

• (a) Tuesday
• (b) Friday
• (c) Thursday
• (d) Wednesday

11. The weights of 4 boxes are 20, 40, 80 and 90 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

• (a) 220
• (b) 230
• (c) 150
• (d) 210

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

• (a) RECAP
• (b) PARCH
• (c) PEACH
• (d) CARES

13. If MIGRANT is coded as LHFQZMS, then how will GEL be coded as?

• (a) QXK
• (b) FDK
• (c) IXZ
• (d) IFG ENROLL NOW READ THEIR STORIES !

14. In a certain code language, '+' represents 'x', '-' represents '+', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. What is the answer to the following question? 27 x 3 ÷ 30 + 5 - 125 = ?

• (a) 69
• (b) 67
• (c) -15
• (d) -16

15. If 11$25 = 18, 12$20 = 16 then what is the value of 4$50 = ?

• (a) 42
• (b) 17
• (c) 27
• (d) 37

17. P and Q start cycling from the same point. P cycles 18 km North, then turns to her right and cycles 3 km. Q cycles 9 km East, then turns North and cycles 10 km North, then turns left and cycles 6 km. Where is Q now with respect to the position of P?

• (a) 8 km South
• (b) 8 km North
• (c) 28 km South
• (d) 28 km North

18. In the question a statement is given, followed by two arguments, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given arguments, if any, is a strong argument. Statement : Should rock shows be allowed to run till midnight at tourist places? Argument I : Yes, more tourists arrive due to rock shows. Tourism is good for local economy. Argument II : No, local traditions are harmed due to tourism.

• (a) if only argument I is strong.
• (b) if only argument II is strong.
• (c) if both I and II are strong.
• (d) if neither I nor II is strong.

26. The __________ exchange rate is the price of one unit of foreign currency in terms of domestic currency.

• (a) Artificial
• (b) Nominal
• (c) Fixed
• (d) Real

27. __________ of an input is defined as the change in output per unit of change in the input when all other inputs are held constant.

• (a) Marginal product
• (b) Production function
• (c) Total product
• (d) Average product

28. "Trade unions" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

• (a) Union
• (b) State
• (c) Global
• (d) Concurrent

29. __________ writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.

• (a) Habeas Corpus
• (b) Mandamus
• (c) Prohibition
• (d) Quo Warranto

30. Arrest of _________ in 1930 led to angry demonstrations in streets of Peshawar.

• (a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
• (b) Abul Kalam Azad
• (c) Zakir Hussain
• (d) Muzaffar Ahmed

31. The _________ were the successors of Timur, the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.

• (a) Rajputs
• (b) Khaljis
• (c) Mughals
• (d) Tughluq

32. Beyond the _____________, the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India.

• (a) Zoji La Pass
• (b) Dihang gorge
• (c) Bhutan border
• (d) Nepal Border

33. The National Highway 1A connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the ___________ pass.

• (a) Khyber
• (b) Zoji la
• (c) Nathula
• (d) Karakoram

34. In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), the terms Mangifera, Solanum and Panthera represent the higher level of?

• (a) Taxon
• (b) Taxonomic Hierarchy
• (c) Specific Epithet
• (d) Binomial Nomenclature

35. Which of the following is one of the commercial products obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria and are used to grow microbes and in preparations of icecreams and jellies?

• (a) Agar
• (b) Chlorella
• (c) Spirullina
• (d) Gymnosperms

36. Taenia (Tapeworm), Fasciola (Liver fluke) are examples of which Phylum?

• (a) Coelenterata
• (b) Platyhelminthes
• (c) Annelida
• (d) Arthropoda

37. If the mass of an object is 60 kgs, what will be its weight on the moon? (N=Newton)

• (a) 60N
• (b) 600N
• (c) 100N
• (d) 10N

38. The side mirrors of vehicles are of which type of mirrors?

• (a) Convex
• (b) Concave
• (c) Plane
• (d) Inverted

39. In Microsoft Excel, the _______() function returns the largest value among the values passed as arguments.

• (a) HIGHEST
• (b) MORE
• (c) HIGH
• (d) MAX

40. In an acid base reaction which product is produced along with a salt?

• (a) Hydrogen gas
• (b) Oxygen gas
• (c) Carbon dioxide
• (d) Water

41. What is the process of melting also called?

• (a) Fusion
• (b) Galvanisation
• (c) Crystallisation
• (d) Evaporation

42. Which one of the following is not a Major Abiotic Factors?

• (a) Temperature
• (b) Water
• (c) Light
• (d) Air

43. ______________ scheme launched by the Central Government aims to promote entrepreneurship among people from schedule caste/schedule tribe.

• (a) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
• (b) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
• (c) Stand up India scheme
• (d) National RU URBAN Mission

44. Who discovered Potassium?

• (a) Humphry Davy
• (b) Alan Turing
• (c) Bill Gates
• (d) Tim Berners-Lee

45. Who is the winner of 2017 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix?

• (a) Sebastian Vettel
• (b) Lewis Hamilton
• (c) Valtteri Bottas
• (d) Kimi Raikkonen

46. Where is Humayun's Tomb is located?

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

47. Which of the following was the winner of the Grammy Awards 2016 "Rap Album of the Year"?

• (a) Compton
• (b) 2014 Forest Hills Drive
• (c) To Pimp a Butterfly
• (d) The Pinkprint

48. Which of the statements given above are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'Brave New World' is Aldous Huxley. 2. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning. 3. The author of the novel 'Darkness at Noon' is Victor LaValle.

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

49. To which country, India gave Rs. 35 crore rupees to children of freedom fighters in under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship' scheme?

• (a) Nepal
• (b) Bhutan
• (c) Bangladesh
• (d) Sri Lanka

50. Which nation is not a part of the South Asian Free Trade Area?

• (a) China
• (b) Sri Lanka
• (c) Bhutan
• (d) India

51. What will be the quotient when 2143 is divided by 38?

• (a) 56
• (b) 55
• (c) 57
• (d) 54

52. A and B together do a job in 15 days and A alone could do the same job in 20 days. How many days would B take to do half the job if he worked alone?

• (a) 60
• (b) 30
• (c) 45
• (d) 40

53. What is the area (in sq cm) of a rectangle if its diagonal is 51 cm and one of its sides is 24 cm?

• (a) 540
• (b) 810
• (c) 1080
• (d) 360

54. A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 60% and offers 10% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 7500?

• (a) 11800
• (b) 12800
• (c) 13800
• (d) 10800

55. What number should be added to each of the numbers 94, 24, 100 and 26, so that the resulting numbers are in continued proportion?

• (a) 10
• (b) 11
• (c) 9
• (d) 8

56. A batsman makes a score of 81 runs in the 16th match and thus increases his average runs per match by 3. What is his average after the 16th match?

• (a) 35
• (b) 34
• (c) 33
• (d) 36

57. A vendor buys 12 bananas for Rs 60 and sells 5 bananas for Rs 32. What will be his gain (in %)?

• (a) 28
• (b) 32
• (c) 24
• (d) 22

58. Two labourers A and B are paid a total of Rs. 1120 per day. If A is paid 180 percent of what is paid to B, how much (in Rs) is B paid?

• (a) 400
• (b) 720
• (c) 500
• (d) 620

59. A man travelled a distance of 99 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 9 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 18 km/hr. What is distance (in kms) travelled on foot?

• (a) 36
• (b) 54
• (c) 63
• (d) 45

60. The compound interest earned in two years at 15% per annum is Rs 20640. What is the sum invested (in Rs)?

• (a) 64000
• (b) 60000
• (c) 56000
• (d) 52000

61. If 5x/2 - [7(6x - 3/2)]/4 = 5/8, then what is the value of x?

• (a) 1/4
• (b) -1/4
• (c) 4
• (d) -4

62. If a3 - b3 = 91 and a - b = 1, then what is the value of ab?

• (a) 27
• (b) 6
• (c) 9
• (d) 30

63. A fraction is greater than twice its reciprocal by 7/15. What is the fraction?

• (a) 3/5
• (b) 5/3
• (c) 3/4
• (d) 4/3

64. What is the sum of the first 17 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is -20 and last term is 28?

• (a) 68
• (b) 156
• (c) 142
• (d) 242

65. What is the reflection of the point (-3, 1) in the line x = -2?

• (a) (-1 , 1)
• (b) (-3 , -5)
• (c) (1 , 1)
• (d) (-3 , 5)

66. The co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle ABC are (2 , 2). What are the co-ordinates of vertex C if co-ordinates of A and B are (7 , -1) and (1 , 2) respectively?

• (a) (-2 , 5)
• (b) (2 , 5)
• (c) (-2 , -5)
• (d) (2 , -5)

67. If ax - 4y = -6 has a slope of -3/2. What is the value of a?

• (a) 6
• (b) 3
• (c) -6
• (d) -3

68. D and E are points on side AB and AC of ΔABC. DE is parallel to BC. If AD:DB = 1:2 and area of ΔABC is 45 sq cm, what is the area (in sq cm) of quadrilateral BDEC?

• (a) 20
• (b) 40
• (c) 15
• (d) 30

69. What is the value of √2 Sec 45° + (1/√3)Tan 30°?

• (a) (1 + √3)/2
• (b) (1 + 3√2)/√3
• (c) 7/3
• (d) (3 + 2√2)/3√2

70. Δ XYZ is right angled at Y. If m∠Z = 30°. What is the length of YZ (in cm), if ZX = 9 cm?

• (a) 6√3
• (b) 9√3/2
• (c) 3√3
• (d) 18

71. If Cos θ = 15/17 , then what is the value of Cosec θ?

• (a) 17/8
• (b) 8/17
• (c) 8/15
• (d) 17/15

72. Which country produced the second least number of cars?

• (a) D
• (b) F
• (c) C
• (d) A

73. Country E produced how many more cars (in %) than country B?

• (a) 10
• (b) 12.5
• (c) 11.11
• (d) 8

74. If 35% of the cars produced by these six countries are diesel and the rest are petrol, then how many petrol cars were produced (in millions)?

• (a) 1.755
• (b) 0.945
• (c) 2.7
• (d) 1.8

75. If on an average the cost price of a car is 30000 USD and environmental tax levied on each car is 2.5% of its cost price, how much environmental tax was collected (in billion USD) from production of cars in these 6 countries?

• (a) 1.03
• (b) 2.03
• (c) 3.03
• (d) 4.03

76. In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. As Benjamin ran (1)/ next the street, he wondered (2)/ what he should buy. (3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

77. In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. It had a bright blue (1)/ cover, which he was (2)/ careful not do soil. (3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

78. In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. Although the school lunch passed the legal standards, __________ or not it is healthy is debatable.

• (a) weather
• (b) if
• (c) whether
• (d) either

79. In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. Seventeen students were needed for a ___________ in order to discuss the topics during the Student Council meeting.

• (a) decorum
• (b) quota
• (c) quorum
• (d) quote

80. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given. Posterior

• (a) Anterior
• (b) Antecedent
• (c) Dorsal
• (d) Former

81. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given. Emphasis

• (a) Ignorance
• (b) Lethargy
• (c) Triviality
• (d) Significance

82. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Lambency

• (a) Effulgence
• (b) Dullness
• (c) Gusto
• (d) Phosphorescence

83. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Turgid

• (a) Bloated
• (b) Humble
• (c) Puffy
• (d) Tumescent

84. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. In bad taste

• (a) Not suitable or offensive
• (b) To be a bad cook
• (c) To have a poor choice of fashion style
• (d) To epress honest harsh opinion about someone or something

85. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Once and for all

• (a) Now and for the last time; finally
• (b) To be successful in the first attempt
• (c) To do a charitable act for the benefit of everybody
• (d) To speak for the majority

86. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". His shoes ( to cover ) with mud.

• (a) was covered
• (b) were covered
• (c) were covering
• (d) no improvement

87. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". The tropical storm (be) a hurricane

• (a) will become
• (b) become
• (c) to become
• (d) no improvement

88. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury

• (a) Affable
• (b) Cordial
• (c) Vengeful
• (d) Benign

89. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. The state of being in short supply

• (a) Plethora
• (b) Myriad
• (c) Scarcity
• (d) Profusion

90. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

• (a) Scriptare
• (b) Screpture
• (c) Scripture
• (d) Screptare

91. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

• (a) Anoyance
• (b) Annoyanse
• (c) Anoyanse
• (d) Annoyance

92. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. It was a somewhat X-carried it off as Y-trying ordeal, but we Z-best as we could

• (a) YXZ
• (b) XZY
• (c) XYZ
• (d) ZYX

93. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. The considerations which X-are set forth in our Y-lead us to refer ideas to the brain Z-physiologies and psychologies

• (a) YXZ
• (b) YZX
• (c) XYZ
• (d) ZYX

94. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. Omkar generously donated money to the orphanage.

• (a) Money was generously donated to the orphanage by Omkar.
• (b) Money is generously donated to the orphanage by Omkar.
• (c) Donating of the money generously was done by Omkar.
• (d) Donating of the money generously is done by Omkar.

95. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My grandfather said to the visitor, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

• (a) My grandfather enquired the visitor who are you, where do you come from.
• (b) My grandfather enquires the visitor who he was and where he came from.
• (c) My grandfather enquired of the visitor who he was and where he came from.
• (d) My grandfather enquires the visitor who are you, where do you come from.

96. yoga has often borne the brunt of being __________ in extremes

• (a) see
• (b) seen
• (c) saw
• (d) to see

97. yogis in pretzel-like contortions at __________ end of the spectrum

• (a) first
• (b) one
• (c) once
• (d) that

98. erstwhile-overweight beach posers ____________ the other.

• (a) in
• (b) on
• (c) of
• (d) at

99. may mean lengthening muscles to gain _______________, while for someone

• (a) flexible
• (b) flexibleness
• (c) flexibilities
• (d) flexibility

100. it could be a way of __________core strength.

• (a) enhance
• (b) enhancing
• (c) enhances
• (d) to enhance