SSC CGL 2017 Tier I — 21 August 2017, Shift 3

1. Select the related word from the given alternatives. Cow : Milk :: Bees : ?

• (a) Silk
• (b) Honey
• (c) Flower
• (d) Water

2. Select the related letters from the given alternatives. ACF : GIL :: OQT : ?

• (a) VXY
• (b) UWZ
• (c) RSV
• (d) VXZ

3. Select the related number from the given alternatives. 64 : 8 :: 0.01 : ?

• (a) 0.1
• (b) 1
• (c) 10
• (d) 0.08

4. Select the odd word from the given alternatives.

• (a) Stream
• (b) Rivulet
• (c) River
• (d) Valley

5. Select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

• (a) ADG
• (b) HKN
• (c) ORU
• (d) BDF

6. Select the odd number from the given alternatives.

• (a) 49
• (b) 25
• (c) 8
• (d) 36

7. A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. upset, aurora, spurn, strut, status, ?

• (a) treasure
• (b) perfect
• (c) right
• (d) unique

8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. L, N, Q, S, V, ?

• (a) W
• (b) Y
• (c) Z
• (d) X

9. A series is given, with one number missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 111, 107.5, 104, ? , 97, 93.5

• (a) 100
• (b) 99.5
• (c) 100.5
• (d) 99

10. Advik's birthday is on Monday 19th June. On what day of the week will be Nishith's Birthday in the same year if Nishith was born on 17th November?

• (a) Saturday
• (b) Wednesday
• (c) Friday
• (d) Sunday

11. The weights of 4 boxes are 90, 30, 40 and 60 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) 200
• (b) 220
• (c) 180
• (d) 130

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

• (a) NEATLY
• (b) AUNTY
• (c) JAUNT
• (d) UNITY

13. If UNCOVER is coded as FMXLEVI, then how will TIP be coded as? ENROLL NOW READ THEIR STORIES !

• (a) LTV
• (b) NQV
• (c) KHQ
• (d) GRK

14. In a certain code language, '+' represents 'x', '-' represents '+', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. What is the answer to the following question? 50 + 5 - 700 x 28 = ?

• (a) 94
• (b) 100
• (c) 90
• (d) 275

15. If 3 % 2 = 50, 2 % 4 = 60 then what is the value of 5 % 4 = ?

• (a) 16
• (b) 9
• (c) 90
• (d) 20

17. A paper boy cycles 10 km East, then turns South and cycles 3 km, then turns West and cycles 6 km, then turns to his right and cycles 3 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?

• (a) 4 km West
• (b) 14 km East
• (c) 4 km East
• (d) 14 km West

18. In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statement 1 : All flowers are leaves. Statement 2 : Some flowers are plants. Conclusion I : Some leaves are plants. Conclusion II : Some plants are flowers.

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

26. The average variable cost curve is ____ shaped.

• (a) U
• (b) V
• (c) X
• (d) W

27. "Central Bureau of Intelligence and Investigation" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

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

28. There are total _________ parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha.

• (a) 11
• (b) 19
• (c) 10
• (d) 1

29. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to ______________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.

• (a) Madras
• (b) Bombay
• (c) Surat
• (d) Ahmedabad

30. Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of ___________?

• (a) Lucknow
• (b) Varanasi
• (c) Hyderabad
• (d) Bengal

31. _________ affect the rate of humus formation of soil.

• (a) Flora & Fauna
• (b) Time
• (c) Temperature
• (d) Parent rock

32. The latitudes of main land of India extends between __________.

• (a) 8°4' N and 37°6' N
• (b) 8°4' W and 37°6' W
• (c) 8°4' E and 37°6' E
• (d) 8°4' S and 37°6' S

33. ___________ is a straw coloured, viscous fluid constituting nearly 55 per cent of the blood.

• (a) Plasma
• (b) Formed Elements
• (c) Blood Groups
• (d) Coagulation of Blood

34. Sexual reproduction in Algae that takes place through fusion of two similar size gametes is called?

• (a) Zoospores
• (b) Anisogamous
• (c) Isogamous
• (d) Oogamous

35. Animals in which the cells are arranged in three embryonic layers are called ________.

• (a) Diploblastic
• (b) Ectoderm
• (c) Tripoblastic
• (d) Endoderm

36. An image formed by a concave mirror on a screen is called __________?

• (a) Virtual image
• (b) Real image
• (c) Inverted image
• (d) Erect image

38. _____________ is a collection of data values of same types having a common name.

• (a) Object
• (b) String
• (c) Array
• (d) Numbers

39. A __________ thread is actually stronger than a steel wire.

• (a) wool
• (b) cotton
• (c) jute
• (d) nylon

40. The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called ___________.

• (a) Electroplating
• (b) Galvanisation
• (c) Rusting
• (d) Crystallisation

41. __________ refers to the number of births during a given period in the population that are added to the initial density.

• (a) Natality
• (b) Mortality
• (c) Immigration
• (d) Emigration

42. ___________ is a welfare scheme started by the Prime Minister in order to provide LPG connections to domestic households that fall under the below the poverty line category.

• (a) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
• (b) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
• (c) Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Yojana
• (d) Vidyanjali Yojana

43. Who invented the waterproof raincoat?

• (a) Robert Hooke
• (b) Cai Lun
• (c) Charles Macintosh
• (d) William Harvey

44. In which sport did India win Silver medal at Rio Olympics 2016?

• (a) Badminton
• (b) Boxing
• (c) Hockey
• (d) Wrestling

45. Who was the architect of Taj Mahal?

• (a) Ustad Ahmad Lahouri
• (b) Norman Foster
• (c) Henry Irwin
• (d) Ustad Ghani Utbuddin

46. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 was awarded to?

• (a) Frank Sinatra
• (b) Elvis Presley
• (c) Bob Dylan
• (d) Jimi Hendrix

47. Which of the statements given below are not correct? 1. The author of 'India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium' is Shashi Tharoor. 2. The author of 'The Great Indian Novel' is A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. 3. The author of 'My Country My Life' is I.K Gujral.

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

48. In April 2016, amid rising tension over North Korea, which country launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier?

• (a) South Korea
• (b) Japan
• (c) China
• (d) USA

49. Which National Park in Nepal is a continuation of India's Valmiki National Park?

• (a) Chitwan National Park
• (b) Bandipur National Park
• (c) Dudhwa National Park
• (d) Jim Corbett National Park

50. What is the remainder when 2468 is divided by 37?

• (a) 26
• (b) 36
• (c) 18
• (d) 14

51. A can do 75% of a job in 9 days and B can do half of the job in 8 days. If they work on it together, then in how many days can they do half of the job?

• (a) 40/7
• (b) 24/7
• (c) 7/2
• (d) 9/2

52. Area of 4 walls of a cuboid 400 sq cm, its length is 15 cm and height is 8 cm. What is its breadth (in cm)?

• (a) 12
• (b) 20
• (c) 24
• (d) 10

53. At 20% discount the selling price of an article is Rs 2400, what is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 32.5%?

• (a) 2125
• (b) 2225
• (c) 2025
• (d) 2325

54. What is the fourth proportional to 24, 120 and 22?

• (a) 110
• (b) 120
• (c) 100
• (d) 90

55. What is the average of all numbers between 8 and 74 which are divisible by 7?

• (a) 40
• (b) 41
• (c) 42
• (d) 43

56. A trader had 1200 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 5% profit and the rest at 11% profit, so that he made a total profit of 7%. How much (in kg) wheat did he sell at 5% profit?

• (a) 900
• (b) 600
• (c) 400
• (d) 800

57. 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as _________ of a.

• (a) 8%
• (b) 40%
• (c) 4%
• (d) 80%

58. After excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 60 kmph and after including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

• (a) 10
• (b) 9
• (c) 12
• (d) 15

59. The simple and compound interest that can be earned in two years at the same rate is Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,040 respectively. What is the rate (percent per annum) of interest?

• (a) 9
• (b) 10
• (c) 8
• (d) 11

60. If 5/2 - (6/5)(x - 15/2) = -x/5, then what is the value of x?

• (a) -23/2
• (b) 13/2
• (c) -13/2
• (d) 23/2

61. If a - b = 2 and ab = 24, then what is the value of a3 - b3?

• (a) 280
• (b) 124
• (c) 140
• (d) 152

62. Sum of twice a fraction and its reciprocal is 17/6. What is the fraction?

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

63. The 3rd and 7th term of an arithmetic progression are -9 and 11 respectively. What is the 15th term?

• (a) 28
• (b) 87
• (c) 51
• (d) 17

64. What is the reflection of the point (4, 7) in the line y = -1?

• (a) (-6 , 7)
• (b) (-4 , -9)
• (c) (4 , -9)
• (d) (-6 , -7)

65. What are the co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle, whose vertices are A(2 , 5), B(-4 , 0) and C(5 , 4)?

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

66. Slope of the line AB is -2/3. Co-ordinates of points A and B are (x , -3) and (5 , 2) respectively. What is the value of x?

• (a) 4
• (b) -14
• (c) 12.5
• (d) -4

67. D and E are points on side AB and AC of ΔABC. DE is parallel to BC. If AD:DB = 2:3, what is the ratio of area of ΔADE and area of quadrilateral BDEC?

• (a) 4 : 21
• (b) 4 : 25
• (c) 4 : 29
• (d) 4 : 9

68. What is the value of Cot 60o - Cos 45o?

• (a) (9 - 2√3)/9
• (b) (2√6 - 1)/√3
• (c) (1 - 2√3)/2
• (d) (√2 - √3)/√6

69. Δ PQR is right angled at Q. If m∠R = 60°, what is the length of PR (in cm), if RQ = 4√3 cm?

• (a) 8
• (b) 4
• (c) 8/√3
• (d) 8√3

70. If Tan θ = 9/40, then Sec θ = ?

• (a) 40/41
• (b) 9/41
• (c) 41/40
• (d) 41/9

71. Which taxi company has more taxis than A but less than D?

• (a) B
• (b) C
• (c) F
• (d) E

72. If 30 taxis quit company B and joined company D then D will have how many more taxis than C?

• (a) 40
• (b) 30
• (c) 110
• (d) 70

73. Even if A and C decide to merge, still D will have how many more taxis (in %) than the merged A and C entity?

• (a) 15
• (b) 20
• (c) 10
• (d) 25

74. If each taxi on an average runs 100 kms every day and if fuel cost is Rs 3 per km, then all these taxis spend how much (in Rs.) on fuel every day?

• (a) 128000
• (b) 108000
• (c) 118000
• (d) 98000

75. 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'. I took the shortest (1)/ way through the (2)/ little park close the palace. (3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

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 it came to a stop (1)/ the conductor called (2)/ overin a loud voice. (3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

77. 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. Moving to the city was eye-__________ for the straitlaced country girl.

• (a) clearing
• (b) freeing
• (c) saving
• (d) opening

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. With a blood test, a physician was able to ___________ the woman's pregnancy.

• (a) term
• (b) confirm
• (c) firm
• (d) confer

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

• (a) Immunity
• (b) Accountability
• (c) Liability
• (d) Responsibility

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

• (a) Agreeable
• (b) Nefarious
• (c) Compliant
• (d) Willing

81. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. To maneuver

• (a) To manipulate
• (b) To proceed
• (c) To cease
• (d) To machinate

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

• (a) To aid
• (b) To deter
• (c) To forestall
• (d) To preclude

83. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. To go to somebody's head

• (a) To have a huge ego
• (b) To complain to the highest authority
• (c) To make someone dizzy or slightly drunk
• (d) To arrive at the central point of the topic

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

• (a) To make new friends
• (b) To feel guilty for something you have not done
• (c) To compensate
• (d) To make flimsy excuses

85. 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". Why should we (bothered)?

• (a) bother
• (b) bothering
• (c) to bother
• (d) no improvement

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". I absolutely must (seen) him, however painful it may be for me.

• (a) saw
• (b) seeing
• (c) see
• (d) no improvement

87. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. To move back and forth or sideways

• (a) Sojourn
• (b) Tarriance
• (c) Traverse
• (d) Breather

88. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. The remains of something that has been badly damaged

• (a) Pristine
• (b) Immaculate
• (c) Wreckage
• (d) Sterile

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

• (a) Mutiniers
• (b) Muteneers
• (c) Muteniers
• (d) Mutineers

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

• (a) Obeisance
• (b) Obeisanse
• (c) Obesance
• (d) Obesanse

91. 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. Our only enemies were X-heat, thirst, and flies, but far Y-from man or beast than that awful trinity Z-rather would I have faced any danger

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

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. Thus, I stand on a X-hill and watch a labourer Y-upon the distant railway Z-striking with his sledge

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

93. 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. The painter painted the entire bungalow.

• (a) The entire bungalow is painted by the painter.
• (b) Painting of the entire bungalow was done by the painter.
• (c) The entire bungalow was painted by the painter.
• (d) Painting of the entire bungalow is done by the painter.

94. 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. The teacher said, "Nobody can solve the problem."

• (a) The teacher said that nobody can solve the problem.
• (b) The teacher said that nobody should solve the problem.
• (c) The teacher said that somebody can solve the problem.
• (d) The teacher said that nobody could solve the problem.

95. Abandoned, torn kite strings stuck in trees benefits whom?

• (a) Humans
• (b) Creepers
• (c) Birds
• (d) Trees

96. How many scientists contributed to a study by country's oldest botanical gardens on how manja can kill a tree?

• (a) Two
• (b) Three
• (c) Five
• (d) Four

97. How can a tree be killed by a creeper?

• (a) By blocking its access to sunlight
• (b) By wrapping its tentacles around its branches
• (c) By sucking away the nutrients
• (d) By secreting toxic chemicals

98. What would be the acronym for India's oldest botanical garden?

• (a) AJCBIBG
• (b) AJCBBGI
• (c) AJBCIBG
• (d) AJBCBGI

99. What gives easy passage to 'climbers' to top of the trees?

• (a) Creepers
• (b) Torn kites
• (c) Lateral branches
• (d) Manja