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SSC CGL 2018 Tier I — 13 June 2019, Shift 3

13 June 2019 · 4:00 PM–5:00 PM83 of the paper’s 100 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 13 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 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act was passed in the year ____.
- (a) 2004
- (b) 2002
- (c) 2008
- (d) 2006
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Answer: (d)
2. People above the age of _____ years are NOT eligible for the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojana.
- (a) 50
- (b) 60
- (c) 40
- (d) 45
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Answer: (c)
3. An adult human body has _____ bones.
- (a) 208
- (b) 312
- (c) 300
- (d) 206
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4. Which team won the Ranji Trophy 2018-19?
- (a) Kerala
- (b) Saurashtra
- (c) Vidarbha
- (d) Karnataka
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5. The movement of the local farmers of Bardoli in Gujarat against the British in 1928 was led by _____.
- (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- (b) Vallabhbhai Patel
- (c) Lal Bahadur Shashtri
- (d) Lokmanya Tilak
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Answer: (b)
6. _____ was named the cleanest city in the 'Swachh Survekshan Survey 2019'.
- (a) Mysuru
- (b) Ujjain
- (c) Surat
- (d) Indore
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7. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act was passed in the year _____.
- (a) 1964
- (b) 1965
- (c) 1948
- (d) 1956
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8. In 2015, aircraft maker Boeing developed a metal called _____, which is lighter than air and stronger than steel.
- (a) Microlattice
- (b) Molybdenum
- (c) Titanium
- (d) Iridium
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Answer: (a)
9. Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title?
- (a) Sushmita Sen
- (b) Reita Faria
- (c) Madhu Sapre
- (d) Persis Khambatta
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10. Name the oldest operating port in India built by the British East India Company.
- (a) Vishakapatnam Port
- (b) Kolkata Port
- (c) Mumbai Port
- (d) Chennai Port
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11. The East India Company sent Captain William Hawkins to the court of Emperor _____ in 1608 to seek permission to open a factory at Surat.
- (a) Jahangir
- (b) Shah Jahan
- (c) Akbar
- (d) Humayun
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Answer: (a)
12. The approximate diameter of the sun is _____ times the diameter of Earth.
- (a) 123
- (b) 109
- (c) 146
- (d) 92
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13. _____ is a hearing-impaired Indian golfer who won her first professional title at the age of 18. In March 2019, she became the second Indian woman golfer to win on the 'Ladies European Tour'.
- (a) Gursimar Badwal
- (b) Vani Kapoor
- (c) Aditi Ashok
- (d) Diksha Dagar
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14. As of 2018, India is the leading milk producing country in the world, accounting for approximately _____ of the global market share.
- (a) 22%
- (b) 17%
- (c) 19%
- (d) 15%
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15. What was the historical name of the city of Guwahati?
- (a) Machilipattnam
- (b) Bhagyanagara
- (c) Purushapura
- (d) Pragjyotishpur
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Answer: (d)
16. _____ was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.
- (a) Sunil Arora
- (b) M S Gill
- (c) T N Seshan
- (d) Sukumar Sen
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17. _____ is the hottest planet in the solar system.
- (a) Mercury
- (b) Earth
- (c) Mars
- (d) Venus
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18. Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of _____ accumulate in the body.
- (a) iron
- (b) calcium
- (c) sodium
- (d) copper
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19. The Ayushman Bharat Scheme introduced by the Government of India provides medical coverage of upto ₹ _____ per family per year.
- (a) 1 lakh
- (b) 2 lakhs
- (c) 7 lakhs
- (d) 5 lakhs
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20. The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojana ensures old age protection for unorganised workers whose monthly income is less than or equal to _____.
- (a) ₹ 12,000
- (b) ₹ 10,000
- (c) ₹ 20,000
- (d) ₹ 15,000
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21. Name the westernmost point of India.
- (a) Dahod
- (b) Ghuar Mota
- (c) Bharuch
- (d) Amreli
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22. During the Sao Joao festivities, Goans present _____ to each other.
- (a) beer
- (b) fruits
- (c) fish
- (d) flowers
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23. The ‘Instrument of Surrender’ which ended the Portuguese rule in India was signed on _____.
- (a) 29th December 1951
- (b) 15th August 1947
- (c) 19th December 1961
- (d) 26th January 1948
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24. Name the smallest district in India.
- (a) Hailakandi
- (b) Alirajpur
- (c) Mahe
- (d) Guntur
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Answer: (c)
25. Which of the following is NOT a part of the 'Char Dham Yatra' in North India?
- (a) Kedarnath
- (b) Badrinath
- (c) Vaishno Devi
- (d) Gangotri
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Answer: (c)

Quantitative Aptitude

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English Comprehension

1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Colours, they say have the power to calm, pacify and relax; they can energise, activate and _______.
- (a) involve
- (b) enrage
- (c) envigorate
- (d) interest
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3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. "These glasses suit you to a T ," said Ria to Vandana.
- (a) make you look weird
- (b) look very good on your face
- (c) need to be worn with a suit
- (d) are not suitable for your work
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Answer: (b)
4. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Once the formalities are done, you can start using your account and save time and money. B. Opening a bank account can seem intimidating. C. Getting your account opened is just a matter of providing certain details and funding your account. D. Fortunately, most banks follow a standardized process.
- (a) CBDA
- (b) BDCA
- (c) BADC
- (d) ADBC
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Answer: (b)
5. Select the correctly spelt word.
- (a) chooj
- (b) chuse
- (c) chooze
- (d) choose
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Answer: (d)
6. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. The part of a country's government responsible for its legal system
- (a) legislature
- (b) judiciary
- (c) executive
- (d) police
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Answer: (b)
PassageFor questions 7–11
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.
Dusk sets in at the Varagaliar elephant camp deep within the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). It's dinner time for the 25-year-old tusker and he's (1)______ balls made of steamed ragi flour mixed (2)______ some rice, green gram, salt and jaggery. (3)______ are half-a-dozen Forest Department (4)______ around, including V. Ganesan, the Field Director (5)______ ATR.
7. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(1)
- (a) feeding
- (b) fed
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Answer: (b)
8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(2)
- (a) from
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Answer: (d)
9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(3)
- (a) Here
- (b) Nowhere
- (c) Everywhere
- (d) There
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Answer: (d)
10. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(4)
- (a) employee
- (b) ministers
- (c) person
- (d) officials
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Answer: (d)
11. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(5)
- (a) among
- (b) of
- (c) on
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12. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The dog played in the pond to his heart's content.
- (a) only upto his legs
- (b) avoiding getting too wet
- (c) as much as he wanted to
- (d) till he was completely sick
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Answer: (c)
13. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Dinesh was looked after by his grandmother when his parents went abroad.
- (a) Dinesh's grandmother looks after him when his parents went abroad.
- (b) Dinesh's grandmother looked after him when his parents went abroad.
- (c) Dinesh looked after his grandmother when his parents went abroad.
- (d) Dinesh's grandmother was looking after him when his parents went abroad.
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Answer: (b)
14. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. An instrument for measuring the atmospheric pressure
- (a) barometer
- (b) thermometer
- (c) ammeter
- (d) altometer
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Answer: (a)
15. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. ILLUMINATE
- (a) light
- (b) add
- (c) erase
- (d) darken
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Answer: (d)
16. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. In ancient Greece, women were not allowed to _______ in the Olympic Games.
- (a) comply
- (b) cope
- (c) compete
- (d) collide
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Answer: (c)
17. Select the correctly spelt word.
- (a) scramble
- (b) defnition
- (c) jewlry
- (d) acceptence
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Answer: (a)
18. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. ATTRIBUTE
- (a) speech
- (b) quality
- (c) praise
- (d) respect
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Answer: (b)
19. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Entering the hall, the show had started.
- (a) the show
- (b) had started
- (c) Entering
- (d) the hall
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Answer: (c)
20. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. "I done a lot of work today," she said.
- (a) I done
- (b) a lot of
- (c) she said
- (d) work today
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Answer: (a)
21. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. An old misunderstanding exists among the two families , so they are not friendly any more.
- (a) will exist among the two families
- (b) has exist within the two families
- (c) exists between the two families
- (d) No improvement
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Answer: (c)
22. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. FUSE (Verb)
- (a) unused
- (b) break
- (c) combine
- (d) correct
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Answer: (c)
23. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. Scarcely had he gone out than a client came to meet him.
- (a) No improvement
- (b) he had gone out than
- (c) had he gone out when
- (d) he had go out when
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Answer: (c)
24. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. DEFICIT
- (a) adhere
- (b) surplus
- (c) credit
- (d) remove
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Answer: (b)
25. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Ananya plucks fresh flowers from the garden every day.
- (a) Fresh flowers are plucked by Ananya from the garden every day.
- (b) Fresh flowers have been plucked by Ananya from the garden every day.
- (c) Fresh garden is plucked by Ananya from the flowers every day.
- (d) Fresh flowers were plucked by Ananya from the garden every day.
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Answer: (a)

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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 5: (a)
Q 6: (d)
Q 7: (d)
Q 8: (d)
Q 9: (b)
Q 10: (a)
Q 11: (d)
Q 12: (d)
Q 14: (b)
Q 15: (d)
Q 18: (a)
Q 19: (b)
Q 22: (c)
Q 24: (b)
Q 25: (d)

General Awareness

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

Quantitative Aptitude

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

English Comprehension

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