SSC CGL 2017 Tier I — 23 August 2017, Shift 1

1. Select the related word from the given alternatives. River : Stream :: Ocean : ?

• (a) Current
• (b) Pond
• (c) Dam
• (d) Sea

2. Select the related letters from the given alternatives. WUS : DFH :: MKI : ?

• (a) LJH
• (b) GEC
• (c) OQS
• (d) NPR

3. Select the related number from the given alternatives. -3/7 : 7/3 :: 9/2 : ?

• (a) 2/9
• (b) -9/2
• (c) 7/2
• (d) -2/9

4. Select the odd word from the given alternatives.

• (a) Mother-in-Law
• (b) Nephew
• (c) Grandson
• (d) Great grandfather

5. Select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

• (a) GHI
• (b) XYZ
• (c) VUT
• (d) CDE

6. Select the odd number from the given alternatives.

• (a) 43
• (b) 22
• (c) 13
• (d) 41

7. A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. Shy, Food, Plate, Recess, ?

• (a) Monsoon
• (b) Soon
• (c) Eat
• (d) Lunch

8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. XIIIII, IXIIII, IIXIII, IIIXII,IIIIXI, ?

• (a) IIIIXII
• (b) IIIIIXI
• (c) IIIIIX
• (d) XIIIIX

9. A series is given, with one number missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 49, 64, ?, 100, 121

• (a) 74
• (b) 80
• (c) 75
• (d) 81

10. Nasir's birthday is on Thursday 18th May. On what day of the week will be Rehan's Birthday in the same year if Rehan was born on 19th August?

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

11. The weights of 4 boxes are 30, 40, 50 and 100 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) 190
• (b) 180
• (c) 160
• (d) 140

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

• (a) NIECE
• (b) CREATE
• (c) TRINITY
• (d) RETICENT

13. If ETHANOL is coded as HWKDQRO, then how will MIX be coded as?

• (a) PLA
• (b) RFV
• (c) BGT
• (d) NHY 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? 24 x 6 - 8 + 2 = ?

• (a) 25
• (b) 50
• (c) 40
• (d) 20

15. If 10$25 = 8, 12$25 = 10 then what is the value of 14$53 = ?

• (a) 13
• (b) 15
• (c) 11
• (d) 9

17. X and Y start from the same point. X walks 40 m north, then turns West and walks 80 m, then turns to his right and walks 50 m. At the same time, Y walks 90 m North. Where is Y now with respect to the position of X?

• (a) Y is 30 m to the East of X
• (b) Y is 80 m to the West of X
• (c) Y is 30 m to the West of X
• (d) Y is 80 m to the East of X

21. India's first official census operation was undertaken in which year?

• (a) 1841
• (b) 1881
• (c) 1921
• (d) 1961

22. The change in the optimal quantity of a good when its price changes and the consumer’s income is adjusted so that she can just buy the bundle that she was buying before the price change is called?

• (a) Law of demand
• (b) Substitution effect
• (c) Problem of choice
• (d) Optimal choice

23. "Relief of the disabled and unemployable" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

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

24. __________ amends the Constitution.

• (a) Ministry of Defence
• (b) Prime Minister's Office
• (c) Parliament
• (d) Securities and Exchange Board of India

25. According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land gifted to temples?

• (a) Vellanvagai
• (b) Brahmadeya
• (c) Shalabhoga
• (d) Devadana

26. Rajendra I was the son of?

• (a) Bindusara I
• (b) Devabhuti I
• (c) Skanda Gupta I
• (d) Rajaraja I

27. ____________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.

• (a) Ladakh
• (b) Satpura
• (c) Aravalli
• (d) Vindhya

28. The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?

• (a) Mulching
• (b) Intercropping
• (c) Rock dam
• (d) Terrace farming

29. In each testes in a male reproductive system, there are ________ compartments called testicular lobules.

• (a) 150
• (b) 200
• (c) 250
• (d) 300

30. The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consists of two stages. The second stage is the ___________ stage.

• (a) Agar
• (b) Leafy
• (c) Chlorella
• (d) protonema

31. In Animal Kingdom classification, which of the following is not a Phylum?

• (a) Mollusca
• (b) Chordata
• (c) Coelomates
• (d) Anneldia

32. Friction is caused by the ______________ on the two surfaces in contact.

• (a) irregularities
• (b) smoothness
• (c) densities
• (d) gaps

33. The motion of a freely falling body is an example of ________________________ motion.

• (a) uniformly accelerated
• (b) non-uniformly accelerated
• (c) constant velocity
• (d) constant speed

34. __________ (HHDD) is a technology where the conventional disk drive is combined with non-volatile flash memory, of typically 128 MB or more to cache data during normal use.

• (a) Hyper Hard Disk Drive
• (b) Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
• (c) Hybrid Helium Disk Drive
• (d) Hyper Helium Disk Drive

35. Chemical formula for sulphurous acid is:

• (a) H2SO4
• (b) H2SO3
• (c) H3SO3
• (d) H3SO4

36. The temperature at which a solid melts to become a liquid at the atmospheric pressure is called its ___________.

• (a) Crystallisation
• (b) Melting point
• (c) Evaporation
• (d) Galvanisation

37. __________ is the interaction in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited.

• (a) Predation
• (b) Commensalism
• (c) Competition
• (d) Parasitism

38. ______________ scheme by the Central Government aims at providing affordable aviation by making domestic flight charges economically accessible for middle-class citizens of India.

• (a) Uday Desh Ka Aam Nagrik
• (b) Urja Ganga
• (c) Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
• (d) Namami Ganga Yojana

39. Who invented the hot air balloon?

• (a) Montgolfier brothers
• (b) Wright brothers
• (c) Lisitsyn brothers
• (d) Walton brothers

40. Which nation won the highest number of medals at 2016 Rio Olympics?

• (a) Great Britain
• (b) USA
• (c) China
• (d) Russia

41. Group of Monuments at Hampi is located in?

• (a) West Bengal
• (b) Gujarat
• (c) Karnataka
• (d) Tamil Nadu

42. Which of the following is India's highest civilian award?

• (a) Padma Bhushan
• (b) Param Vir Chakra
• (c) Padma Vibhushan
• (d) Bharat Ratna

43. Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning. 2. The author of the novel 'White Teeth' is Zadie Smith. 3. The author of the novel 'Atonement' is Ian McEwan.

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

44. Recently, scientists have found second Great Spot 24000 km across and 12000 km wide on which planet?

• (a) Saturn
• (b) Mars
• (c) Jupiter
• (d) Mercury

45. The Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF) which is adjacent to India's Sundarbans National Park is located in which neighbouring country?

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

46. Select the correct option: Convert binary 10110 to decimal.

• (a) 22
• (b) 20
• (c) 18
• (d) 16

47. A, B and C can do a job working alone in 12, 16 and 24 days respectively. In how many days they can do the job if they worked together?

• (a) 16/3
• (b) 15/4
• (c) 17/3
• (d) 19/4

48. The diagonal of a square is 10 cm. What is the length (in cm) of its side?

• (a) 5
• (b) 5√2
• (c) 10√2
• (d) 5/√2

49. If on a Sale there is 40% discount on the marked price of Rs 1000, but the sale is done at Rs 510 only then what additional discount (in %) did the customer get?

• (a) 25
• (b) 15
• (c) 10
• (d) 30

50. What is the third proportional to 9 and 45?

• (a) 405
• (b) 225
• (c) 5
• (d) 81

51. In a class of 39 students there are 26 girls. The average weight of these girls is 42 Kgs and average weight of the full class is 48 kgs. What is the average weight (in kgs) of the boys of the class?

• (a) 54
• (b) 66
• (c) 60
• (d) 62

52. If a saree is sold for Rs 2880 the seller will face 10% loss, at what price (in Rs) should he sell to gain 20% profit?

• (a) 4830
• (b) 3840
• (c) 3480
• (d) 4380

53. Priya got 9 marks more in History than what she got in Geography. Her history marks are 56% of the sum of her History and Geography marks. What are her Geography marks?

• (a) 42
• (b) 65
• (c) 53
• (d) 33

54. To travel 720 km, a Express train takes 6 hours more than Duronto. If however, the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 2 hours less than Duronto. The speed of Duronto (in km/hr) is?

• (a) 60
• (b) 72
• (c) 66
• (d) 78

55. What is the difference (in Rs) between the compound interests on Rs. 1000 for 1 year at 10% per annum compounded yearly and half-yearly?

• (a) 1.5
• (b) 0.5
• (c) 2.5
• (d) 3.5

56. If 7x - (3/2) * (4x - 9) = 6.5, then the value of x is?

• (a) 7
• (b) 20
• (c) -7
• (d) -20

57. If a + b = 8 and ab = 15, then what is the value of a3 + b3?

• (a) 98
• (b) 152
• (c) 124
• (d) 260

58. The sum of a non-zero number and 4 times its reciprocal is 17/2. What is the number?

• (a) 8
• (b) 12
• (c) 16
• (d) 4

59. The 5th and 9th term of an arithmetic progression are 7 and 13 respectively. What is the 15th term?

• (a) 22
• (b) 21
• (c) 55
• (d) 59

60. What is the reflection of the point (6, -3) in the line y = 2?

• (a) (-2 , -3)
• (b) (6 , 7)
• (c) (-6 , 7)
• (d) (-2 , 3)

61. Point A (4 , 2) divides segment BC in the ratio 2:5. Co-ordinates of B are (2 , 6) and C are (7 , y). What is the value of y?

• (a) 8
• (b) -8
• (c) 6
• (d) -6

62. At what point does the line 2x - 3y = 6 cuts the X axis?

• (a) (-3 , 0)
• (b) (0 , 3)
• (c) (0 , -3)
• (d) (3 , 0)

63. ∆ABC is right angled at B. BD is an altitude. AD = 4 cm and DC = 9 cm. What is the value of BD (in cm)?

• (a) 5
• (b) 4.5
• (c) 5.5
• (d) 6

64. Tan 45° + Cosec 60° =

• (a) (1 + 2√2)/2
• (b) (√3 + 2)/√6
• (c) 5/√3
• (d) (3 + 2√3)/3

65. ΔXYZ is right angled at Y. If m∠Z = 60°, then Cosec X =

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

67. 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'. While he went beside (1)/ with our decisions, we were (2)/ never sure he totally agreed. (3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

68. 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'. The after morning (1)/ she woke to the first ray of (2)/ light through the window. (3)/No Error (4)

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

69. 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. The psychopath gets a ______________ sense of enjoyment from torturing animals.

• (a) perverse
• (b) agreeable
• (c) happy
• (d) reasonable

70. 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. When Jaspal got angry, he started to ____________ his feelings with his hands.

• (a) participate
• (b) immolate
• (c) intoxicate
• (d) gesticulate

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

• (a) Amalgamate
• (b) Dissolve
• (c) Flex
• (d) Liquefy

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

• (a) Conceal
• (b) Distort
• (c) Characterize
• (d) Suppress

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

• (a) Alter
• (b) Concur
• (c) Digress
• (d) Vary

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

• (a) Cerate
• (b) Liniment
• (c) Remedy
• (d) Blockage

75. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Gnash your teeth

• (a) Express rage
• (b) Brush your teeth
• (c) Laugh hysterically
• (d) Take a big bite

76. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Let something slip through one's fingers

• (a) Lose a wedding ring
• (b) Not be able to understand a difficult concept
• (c) Let go of certain unpleasant things
• (d) to waste an opportunity to achieve something

77. 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". What would you like (to do it) for your birthday?

• (a) to do
• (b) doing
• (c) does
• (d) no improvement

78. 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". You must (be mistake).

• (a) be mistakenly
• (b) be mistaken
• (c) be mistook
• (d) no improvement

79. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Complete with regard to every detail

• (a) Thorough
• (b) Lackadaisical
• (c) Lax
• (d) Cursory

80. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. The faculty or power of using one's will

• (a) Antagonism
• (b) Aversion
• (c) Rejection
• (d) Volition

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

• (a) jukstapose
• (b) jaxtapuse
• (c) juxtapose
• (d) jaxtapose

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

• (a) amusemant
• (b) ammusement
• (c) ammusemant
• (d) amusement

83. 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. Evidently it was too X-of a deadly-looking cobra or Y-two we saw no reptiles Z-dry for game, and with the exception

• (a) YZX
• (b) YXZ
• (c) XZY
• (d) ZXY

84. 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. Some of these X-height of more than Y-2000 feet above the sea Z-rocks rise to the

• (a) YZX
• (b) ZXY
• (c) YXZ
• (d) XZY

85. 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. I will wash the car every Sunday.

• (a) The car is washed by me every Sunday.
• (b) Every Sunday by me the car is to be washed.
• (c) Every Sunday by myself the car is to be washed.
• (d) The car will be washed by me every Sunday.

86. 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 watchman said, "Thief! Thief! Catch him!"

• (a) The watchman shouted to the crowd to catch the thief.
• (b) The watchman shouted to the crowd, thief, thief, catch him.
• (c) The watchman shouted to the crowd, catch the thief.
• (d) The watchman shouted to the crowd, thief, catch him.

87. Which of the following is false about Mr Arastu?

• (a) He was a descendent of the Nizam's family
• (b) He was the librarian at the Falaknuma Palace
• (c) He owned a book store
• (d) He was a friend of Anuradha Naik

88. The roof of the library had carvings made of which wood?

• (a) Rosewood
• (b) Mahogany
• (c) Sandalwood
• (d) Walnut

89. Name the author of the book that Mr Hussain found on his first day as the librarian?

• (a) Alfred East
• (b) Anuradha Naik
• (c) Mark Twain
• (d) Charles Dickens

90. The books at the library were collected by _______________.

• (a) Hyderabad University
• (b) Mrs Anuradha Naik
• (c) The Nizam's Family
• (d) Mr Asif Husain Arastu

91. Which part of the palace is an imitation of the Windsor Palace?

• (a) 101-seater dining table
• (b) The library's roof
• (c) The banquet hall
• (d) The library's furniture