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SSC CGL 2018 Tier I — 12 June 2019, Shift 3

12 June 2019 · 4:00 PM–5:00 PM100 questions+2 for a correct answer, −0.5 for a wrong one

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Questions from the Staff Selection Commission’s paper of 12 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. Which Indian author wrote the book 'Two Lives'?
- (a) Amitava Ghosh
- (b) Chetan Bhagat
- (c) Vikram Seth
- (d) Amish Tripathi
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Answer: (c)
2. _____ gases trap heat in the atmosphere which makes the Earth warmer, causing global warming.
- (a) Compound
- (b) Greenhouse
- (c) Nobel
- (d) Elemental
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Answer: (b)
3. Who among the following was the first Chinese to receive the Nobel Prize for literature?
- (a) Liu Cixin
- (b) Gao Xingjian
- (c) Mo Yan
- (d) Lu Xun
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Answer: (c)
4. Which team won the Indian Premier League 2018?
- (a) Royal Challengers Bangalore
- (b) Chennai Super Kings
- (c) Delhi Daredevils
- (d) Rajasthan Royals
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Answer: (b)
5. Bihar Diwas is annually celebrated on _________ to commemorate the day Bihar was carved out from the Bengal Presidency.
- (a) 22nd March
- (b) 27th March
- (c) 17th March
- (d) 13th March
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Answer: (a)
6. In March 2019, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India grounded which aircraft due to technical fault?
- (a) Boeing 777 Max 12
- (b) Boeing 737 Max 8
- (c) Boeing 787 Max 14
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Answer: (b)
7. Identify the national sport of Sri Lanka.
- (a) Swimming
- (b) Volleyball
- (c) Cricket
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Answer: (b)
8. Which human body part can well be called the 'chemical factory' of our body?
- (a) Kidneys
- (b) Stomach
- (c) Liver
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Answer: (c)
9. A marketplace in which a final good or service is bought and sold is called ______.
- (a) Equity Market
- (b) Factor Market
- (c) Commodity Market
- (d) Product Market
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10. Opium wars were fought between the British and ______.
- (a) China
- (b) Bhutan
- (c) Myanmar (Burma)
- (d) Afghanistan
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Answer: (a)
11. Rule _____ (of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha) does NOT involve a formal motion before the Parliament House, hence no voting can take place after discussion on matters under this rule.
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12. Which country won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship in 2019?
- (a) Bhutan
- (b) Nepal
- (c) India
- (d) Pakistan
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13. Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of Mughal ruler _________ as the ambassador of the King of England.
- (a) Humayun
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Akbar
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Answer: (b)
14. Which one of the following is the deepest gorge in the world?
- (a) Kali Gandaki Gorge
- (b) Garganta del Cares
- (c) Tiger Leaping Gorge
- (d) Vikos Gorge
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Answer: (a)
15. Both, haemoglobin and myoglobin require _________ for formation.
- (a) Calcium
- (b) Vitamin B12
- (c) Iron
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Answer: (c)
16. Nitrous Oxide' is the chemical name of ______.
- (a) Laughing Gas
- (b) Mosquito Repellent
- (c) Tear Gas
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17. Which of the following is the longest river in Pakistan that originates from Lake Manasarovar?
- (a) Indus
- (b) Kabul
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18. A scientific study of rocks that deals with their composition, texture and structure; their occurrence and distribution; and their origin in relation to physicochemical conditions is called ______.
- (a) Geology
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19. British East India Company defeated the Portuguese in the ______.
- (a) Battle of Chamkaur
- (b) Battle of Suvali
- (c) Battle of Plassey
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20. Which country hosted the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament?
- (a) Singapore
- (b) India
- (c) China
- (d) Malaysia
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21. How many provinces are there in Sri Lanka?
- (a) 9
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22. In China, 2019 (which starts on 5 February and ends on 24 January) is the year of the ________.
- (a) Rat
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23. A _____ is not constrained by prior work.
- (a) joint venture
- (b) franchise
- (c) strategic alliance
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24. Tipu Sultan and British East India Company signed the Treaty of Mangalore in the year ______.
- (a) 1792
- (b) 1784
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25. In India, which of the following articles of the Constitution of India provides for the formation of a new state?
- (a) Article 1
- (b) Article 3
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Quantitative Aptitude

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English Comprehension

1. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. There is many modes of travel to go to Agra but I prefer road travel.
- (a) prefer road travel.
- (b) Agra but I
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2. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Raju was playing with fire when he made speeches aginst the management.
- (a) taking a grave risk
- (b) lighting candles
- (c) smoking a cigarette
- (d) provoking the crowd
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Answer: (a)
3. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. One who does not tire easily
- (a) indefatigable
- (b) inflatable
- (c) indelible
- (d) indestructible
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Answer: (a)
4. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. SCANTY
- (a) small
- (b) concise
- (c) profuse
- (d) precise
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Answer: (c)
5. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. They opened a new mall nearby last month.
- (a) A new mall can be open nearby last month.
- (b) A new mall was opened nearby last month.
- (c) Nearby a new mall is opened last month.
- (d) A new mall will be opened nearby last month.
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Answer: (b)
6. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. When we can’t laugh at the same joke again, why should we cry over the same problems? B. One day he told them a joke and everyone roared with laughter. C. People came to a wise man to complain about the same problems every time. D. When he repeated the joke twice, nobody laughed anymore.
- (a) DBCA
- (b) BACD
- (c) ADBC
- (d) CBDA
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Answer: (d)
7. Select the correctly spelt word.
- (a) luxury
- (b) luxry
- (c) lugzury
- (d) luxery
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Answer: (a)
8. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. ADEPT
- (a) skilled
- (b) kind-hearted
- (c) alone
- (d) unknown
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9. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. The market which has remained clogged with vehicles was all clear for pedestrians. B. The road has even been marked with stripes demarcating space for hawkers. C. It is also lined with beautiful potted plants to give it a green look. D. Visitors to the busy Karol Bagh market in Delhi were in for a surprise.
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- (b) DABC
- (c) ADBC
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10. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The authorities have turned a deaf ear to all our requests.
- (a) acknowledged
- (b) neglected
- (c) accepted
- (d) presented
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Answer: (b)
PassageFor questions 11–15
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.
He remembers the first time he saw the elephant. "This was in 2007 at a (1) ______ called Thanni Paarai. Chinna Thambi was (2) ______ water on himself at a waterbody. The (3) ______ was green; not the kind people would drink," says Abraham. "After a nice shower, the elephant walked (4) ______ to a rock, lifted it, and drank from a (5)______ under it."
11. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(1)
- (a) place
- (b) shop
- (c) street
- (d) market
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Answer: (a)
12. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(2)
- (a) raining
- (b) wetting
- (c) sprinkling
- (d) sparkling
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Answer: (c)
13. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(3)
- (a) leaf
- (b) flower
- (c) water
- (d) milk
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Answer: (c)
14. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(4)
- (a) behind
- (b) over
- (c) above
- (d) near
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Answer: (b)
15. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(5)
- (a) tank
- (b) spring
- (c) tap
- (d) pond
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Answer: (b)
16. Select the correctly spelt word.
- (a) repitition
- (b) aggrravate
- (c) accomplish
- (d) hieghten
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Answer: (c)
17. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. INITIATE
- (a) sign
- (b) slow
- (c) start
- (d) show
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Answer: (c)
18. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. By whom were you taught Mathematics?
- (a) Who taught you Mathematics?
- (b) Who teaching you Mathematics?
- (c) Who will teach you Mathematics?
- (d) Whom are you teaching Mathematics?
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Answer: (a)
19. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. When we went to the cinema yesterday, the film had already start.
- (a) the film was already start.
- (b) the film had already started.
- (c) No improvement
- (d) the film have already start.
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Answer: (b)
20. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. PROLONG
- (a) prevent
- (b) shorten
- (c) allow
- (d) increase
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Answer: (b)
21. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Incapable of being read
- (a) unseen
- (b) eligible
- (c) illegible
- (d) vague
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Answer: (c)
22. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Following detailed deliberations, the meeting has been ______till next week
- (a) proposed
- (b) adjourned
- (c) reviewed
- (d) cancelled
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Answer: (b)
23. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Having just taking a heavy lunch, she was not ready to have any fruit.
- (a) to have any fruit.
- (b) taking a heavy
- (c) Having just
- (d) she was not ready
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Answer: (b)
24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Hima Das, the reigning world junior sprinter who ______ the national record, won the gold in the Federation Cup.
- (a) holds
- (b) keeps
- (c) plays
- (d) gets
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Answer: (a)
25. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. I am think that tomorrow I will take leave and stay at home.
- (a) I have thought that tomorrow I am taking
- (b) No improvement
- (c) I think that tomorrow I will take
- (d) I was thinking that the next day I will be taking
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Answer: (c)

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

General Awareness

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

Quantitative Aptitude

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

English Comprehension

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