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SSC CGL 2018 Tier I — 10 June 2019, Shift 3

10 June 2019 · 4:00 PM–5:00 PM78 of the paper’s 100 questions+2 for a correct answer, −0.5 for a wrong one

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22 questions of the original paper are not included: those that need a figure or formatting we cannot show, that have no answer in the response sheet, or that we could not check against a second copy of the paper.

Questions from the Staff Selection Commission’s paper of 10 June 2019, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM. Each question’s answer is under it, hidden until you open it, and the full answer key is at the end. Take the paper as a timed practice test to be scored.

General Intelligence and Reasoning

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General Awareness

1. The maximum strength of the Bangladeshi Parliament is ______.
- (a) 363
- (b) 340
- (c) 350
- (d) 322
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Answer: (c)
2. In which year was the term 'Gross Happiness Index' coined by the fourth king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck?
- (a) 1989
- (b) 1982
- (c) 1964
- (d) 1972
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Answer: (d)
3. The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was organised as a protest against the injustice done to ______.
- (a) Egypt
- (b) Iraq
- (c) Afghanistan
- (d) Turkey
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Answer: (d)
4. Who was the first female shooter from India to reach number 1 in world ranking by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 2014?
- (a) Shreyasi Singh
- (b) Anjali Bhagwat
- (c) Anisha Sayyed
- (d) Heena Sidhu
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Answer: (d)
5. The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was formed in the year _____ with an aim to overthrow the British.
- (a) 1922
- (b) 1930
- (c) 1928
- (d) 1921
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Answer: (c)
6. Which of the following plants is carnivorous?
- (a) Cypress Vine
- (b) Hyacinth
- (c) Venus Flytrap
- (d) Amaryllis
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Answer: (c)
7. The term 'Putt' is used in this sport ______.
- (a) Cricket
- (b) Golf
- (c) Football
- (d) Table Tennis
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Answer: (b)
8. Which world leader is awarded the St Andrew the Apostle, the highest order of the Russian Federation in the year 2019?
- (a) Narendra Modi
- (b) Angela Markel
- (c) Donald Trump
- (d) Emmanuel Macron
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Answer: (a)
9. Who was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contribution to community leadership?
- (a) Arvind Kejriwal
- (b) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
- (c) Verghese Kurien
- (d) Baba Amte
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Answer: (b)
10. What is the term used to describe the angular distance of a place north or south of Earth's equator?
- (a) Pole
- (b) Latitude
- (c) Hemisphere
- (d) Longitude
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Answer: (b)
11. Which of the following is the busiest sea port in Pakistan?
- (a) Port of Qasim
- (b) Port of Keti
- (c) Gwadar Port
- (d) Port of Karachi
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Answer: (d)
12. In economic terms what do we mean by 'intermediate goods'?
- (a) Price of goods without GST
- (b) Fixed assets used by manufacturers
- (c) Goods sold between industries for the resale or production of other goods
- (d) Goods in transit before reaching the consumers
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Answer: (c)
13. As a reaction to Rowlatt Act, _________ was organised as National Humiliation Day.
- (a) 2nd February 1913
- (b) 8th May 1920
- (c) 14th June 1921
- (d) 6th April 1919
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Answer: (d)
14. Mother Teresa, the founder of 'Missionaries of Charity', was born on ______.
- (a) 26th August 1910
- (b) 15th May 1907
- (c) 13th January 1912
- (d) 2nd February 1913
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Answer: (a)
15. Which of the following kings is regarded as the founder of the Kingdom of Nepal?
- (a) Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
- (b) Prithivi Narayan Shah
- (c) Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
- (d) Rana Bahadur Shah
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Answer: (b)
16. Janku' is a unique cultural custom followed in _______ as a celebration of life.
- (a) Nepal
- (b) Pakistan
- (c) Sri Lanka
- (d) Bhutan
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Answer: (a)
17. _____ was not only Sri Lanka's first woman prime minister, but also the first woman prime minister in the world.
- (a) Chandrika Kumaratunga
- (b) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- (c) Rosy Senanayake
- (d) Upeksha Swarnamali
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18. How many provinces is the country of Nepal divided into?
- (a) 4
- (b) 7
- (c) 5
- (d) 6
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Answer: (b)
19. Atal Tinkering Labs is an initiative by which of the following institutions?
- (a) NITI Aayog
- (b) National AYUSH Mission
- (c) Reserve Bank of India
- (d) Central Board of Secondary Education
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Answer: (a)
20. In 2018, Amnesty International stripped _________ of the Ambassador of Conscience Award given in 2009.
- (a) Aung San Suu Kyi
- (b) Al Gore
- (c) Benjamin Netanyahu
- (d) Henri Tiphagne
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Answer: (a)
21. Which of the following is the third stage in the metamorphosis of a butterfly?
- (a) Egg
- (b) Pupa
- (c) Larva
- (d) Adult
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Answer: (b)
22. A traditional 'battery' contains which of the following chemichals?
- (a) Ethylene glycol
- (b) Sulphuric acid
- (c) Sodium bicarbonate
- (d) Ethanol
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Answer: (b)
23. How many 'canine teeth' does an adult human have?
- (a) 3
- (b) 8
- (c) 2
- (d) 4
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24. Which tribe of Pakistan performs a traditional dance form called 'Waziri Dance'?
- (a) Brahuis
- (b) Sindhi
- (c) Baloch
- (d) Pashtun
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Answer: (d)
25. What is the definition for the term 'hibernation'?
- (a) A habit of food conservation during summer season for winter among animals
- (b) Building of habitat (nests) by birds to save themselves in rainy season
- (c) A state of reduced metabolic activity during winter season among some animals
- (d) A state of hyperactivity in spring time among birds
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Answer: (c)

Quantitative Aptitude

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English Comprehension

1. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. It was very unusual as boys were not supposed to be out of school at this late hour. B. He moved closer to the boy in anger so that he could recognise the miscreant and punish him. C. He felt angry as teachers ought to be about school rules being broken. D. Mr Oliver, the school teacher saw a lonely boy sitting on a rock, weeping soundlessly.
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2. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Extreme poverty made the poor woman wonder how long she could keep the wolf from the door.
- (a) be safe in her house
- (b) live on charity
- (c) avoid starvation
- (d) keep wild animals away
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Answer: (c)
3. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. You will either be taken prisoner or shot by the enemy.
- (a) The enemy either takes you prisoner or shoots you.
- (b) The enemy would either take you prisoner or shoot.
- (c) The enemy will be either taking you prisoner or shooting you.
- (d) The enemy will either take you prisoner or shoot you.
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Answer: (d)
4. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Sole right to make and sell some invention
- (a) patent
- (b) copyright
- (c) inheritance
- (d) heirloom
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Answer: (a)
PassageFor questions 5–9
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Portia claims that even if she (1)______ to live as long as Sibylla, she would die as (2)______ as Diana because she can only be claimed (3)______ the manner specified by her father's will. She (4)______ that nobody would be able to crack (5)______ casket test and so she was bound to remain unmarried.
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
- (a) is
- (b) was
- (c) were
- (d) has
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Answer: (c)
6. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
- (a) clear
- (b) real
- (c) pure
- (d) plain
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Answer: (c)
7. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
- (a) in
- (b) from
- (c) through
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Answer: (a)
8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
- (a) worry
- (b) has worry
- (c) will worry
- (d) worries
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Answer: (d)
9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
- (a) the
- (b) a
- (c) one
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Answer: (a)
10. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. SEVERE
- (a) mild
- (b) morose
- (c) meticulous
- (d) mediocre
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Answer: (a)
11. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. PRUDENT
- (a) tactful
- (b) judicious
- (c) indiscreet
- (d) practical
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Answer: (c)
12. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I was frustrated at not being able to ______ of my old car.
- (a) deal
- (b) devoid
- (c) depose
- (d) dispose
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Answer: (d)
13. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Soon, flames ignited the wooden beams of the grand palace built by Xerxes. B. Men and women holding aloft flaming torches, raced up and down the palace terraces. C. When the fire died out, all that remained of the magnificent palace were the stone columns. D. Looters fought off the heat of the inferno to drag out gold and silver vessels.
- (a) ADBD
- (b) BCAD
- (c) BADC
- (d) CDBA
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Answer: (c)
14. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. LAMENT
- (a) torment
- (b) mourn
- (c) distress
- (d) afflict
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Answer: (b)
15. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. One who helps a person in need
- (a) samaritan
- (b) veteran
- (c) collaborator
- (d) mercenary
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Answer: (a)
16. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. It is convey to all the residents by now that they are required to apply for parking stickers.
- (a) It has been conveyed to all the residents
- (b) It is conveyed to all the residents
- (c) It will be conveyed to all the residents
- (d) No improvement
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Answer: (a)
17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The ambitious project to impart free books to all students ended in smoke.
- (a) yielded no result
- (b) was successfully completed
- (c) was delayed
- (d) exceeded the budget
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Answer: (a)
18. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Supriya asked Kiran that where had her mother gone when the results of the contest were being declared.
- (a) when the results of the contest
- (b) were being declared
- (c) that where had her mother gone
- (d) Supriya asked Kiran
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Answer: (c)
19. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. On the way he was bited on his toe by a poisonous snake .
- (a) on his toe
- (b) by a poisonous snake
- (c) he was bited
- (d) On the way
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Answer: (c)
20. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The owner of the house was ______ at the watchman for letting in a stranger.
- (a) indignant
- (b) indulgent
- (c) indifferent
- (d) impatient
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Answer: (a)
21. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. REPUDIATE
- (a) regret
- (b) renounce
- (c) enforce
- (d) sanction
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Answer: (b)
22. Select the correctly spelt word.
- (a) particular
- (b) perticuler
- (c) perticular
- (d) particuler
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Answer: (a)
23. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Have they announced the world cup cricket team?
- (a) Has the world cup cricket team been announced?
- (b) Have the world cup cricket team announced?
- (c) Has the world cup cricket team being announced?
- (d) Have the world cup cricket team been announced?
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Answer: (a)
24. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The world's agricultural land are in pressure to raising more and more crops.
- (a) land is under pressure so raising
- (b) land is under pressure to raise
- (c) No improvement
- (d) land is at pressure to raise
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Answer: (b)
25. Select the correctly spelt word.
- (a) acomodation
- (b) accommodation
- (c) accomodation
- (d) acommodation
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Answer: (b)

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Answer key

Answer key as marked in the Staff Selection Commission’s response sheet. “—” means the sheet did not show it clearly.

General Intelligence and Reasoning

Q 2: (b)
Q 3: (a)
Q 4: (c)
Q 5: (c)
Q 7: (d)
Q 8: (c)
Q 9: (b)
Q 10: (a)
Q 14: (a)
Q 15: (b)
Q 17: (b)
Q 18: (b)
Q 22: (c)

General Awareness

Q 1: (c)
Q 2: (d)
Q 3: (d)
Q 4: (d)
Q 5: (c)
Q 6: (c)
Q 7: (b)
Q 8: (a)
Q 9: (b)
Q 10: (b)
Q 11: (d)
Q 12: (c)
Q 13: (d)
Q 14: (a)
Q 15: (b)
Q 16: (a)
Q 17: (b)
Q 18: (b)
Q 19: (a)
Q 20: (a)
Q 21: (b)
Q 22: (b)
Q 23: (d)
Q 24: (d)
Q 25: (c)

Quantitative Aptitude

Q 1: (a)
Q 3: (d)
Q 4: (c)
Q 5: (b)
Q 6: (b)
Q 8: (b)
Q 9: (a)
Q 11: (d)
Q 12: (b)
Q 14: (d)
Q 16: (d)
Q 17: (d)
Q 23: (d)
Q 24: (a)
Q 25: (a)

English Comprehension

Q 1: (b)
Q 2: (c)
Q 3: (d)
Q 4: (a)
Q 5: (c)
Q 6: (c)
Q 7: (a)
Q 8: (d)
Q 9: (a)
Q 10: (a)
Q 11: (c)
Q 12: (d)
Q 13: (c)
Q 14: (b)
Q 15: (a)
Q 16: (a)
Q 17: (a)
Q 18: (c)
Q 19: (c)
Q 20: (a)
Q 21: (b)
Q 22: (a)
Q 23: (a)
Q 24: (b)
Q 25: (b)