SSC CGL 2020 Tier I — 16 August 2021, Shift 1

2. Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.

• (a) Envy
• (b) Hatred
• (c) Empathy
• (d) Jealousy

3. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 14 16 13 18 6 ? 12 21 17

• (a) 6
• (b) 8
• (c) 5
• (d) 7

5. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.

• (a) RTPO
• (b) LNJI
• (c) DFBA
• (d) FHDB

6. Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 16 : 144 : : 28 : ?

• (a) 420
• (b) 364
• (c) 263
• (d) 544

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10. In a certain code language, 'FRENCH' is coded as '114' and 'LOSS' is coded as '47'. How will 'COURSE' be coded in that language?

• (a) 87
• (b) 120
• (c) 81
• (d) 103

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15. In a certain code language, 'PRINT' is written as 'YMNIU'. How will 'MAGIC' be written in that language?

• (a) HRLRZ
• (b) HLDRV
• (c) HRLZR
• (d) HDLVR

16. Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 36 × 81 ÷ 9 – (88 ÷ 4) + 14 + (22 + 7) = 169

• (a) 14 and 22
• (b) 9 and 36
• (c) 36 and 14
• (d) 81 and 36

18. What was the day of the week on 17 April 2014?

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

19. Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. THME, WKJB, ZNGY, CQDV, ?

• (a) FUAS
• (b) FTAS
• (c) FTAR
• (d) FTBS

20. ‘A # B’ means ‘A is the son of B’. ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’. ‘A & B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’. ‘A % B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’. If ‘M @ R % K # G # N & T’, then which of the following statements is NOT correct?

• (a) T is the paternal grandfather of M.
• (b) N is the paternal grandmother of K.
• (c) M is the mother of K.
• (d) R is the daughter of G.

21. Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. U A _ B _ T U _ C B D _ _ A C B _ T U A C _ _ T

• (a) C, D, A, T, U, D, C, D
• (b) C, D, A, U, U, D, B, D
• (c) C, D, A, T, U, D, B, D
• (d) D, C, A, T, U, D, D, B

22. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 10, 22, 35, 40, 72, 40, ?

• (a) 134
• (b) 143
• (c) 131
• (d) 133

23. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: No bank is an office. All offices are stalls. Conclusions: I. No bank is a stall. II. No stall is a bank. III. Some stalls are offices. IV. All the stalls are offices.

• (a) Both conclusions I and II follow
• (b) Only conclusion I follows
• (c) Both conclusions I and IV follow
• (d) Only conclusion III follows

24. Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (6, 9, 45)

• (a) (7, 4, 48)
• (b) (2, 8, 46)
• (c) (8, 10, 36)
• (d) (6, 8, 60)

25. Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different.

• (a) 21 : 139
• (b) 25 : 167
• (c) 15 : 197
• (d) 27 : 181

1. Who among the following is credited with postulating three laws of planetary motion?

• (a) Galileo Galilei
• (b) Isaac Newton
• (c) Tycho Brahe
• (d) Johannes Kepler

2. Who among the following was the first Indian to unfurl the tricolour on foreign land?

• (a) Begum Hazrat Mahal
• (b) Bhikaiji Cama
• (c) Annie Besant
• (d) Lakshmi Sehgal

3. Which of the following states’ former Governor, Mata Prasad, died in January 2021?

• (a) Arunachal Pradesh
• (b) Goa
• (c) Uttar Pradesh
• (d) Uttarakhand

4. ______ is created by the collision of convergent plate boundaries.

• (a) Mid-ocean ridge
• (b) Mountain building
• (c) Land erosion
• (d) Oceanic trench

5. According to the Puranas, Lord Vishnu took the shape of ______ in order to rescue the earth, which had sunk into water.

• (a) a boar
• (b) a lion
• (c) a tiger
• (d) an elephant

6. Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?

• (a) Vitamin K
• (b) Vitamin C
• (c) Vitamin A
• (d) Vitamin D

7. Who among the following was the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947?

• (a) Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
• (b) Akbar Ali Khan
• (c) Osman Ali
• (d) Nasir Jung

8. Which of the following diseases is caused by a parasite?

• (a) Malaria
• (b) Goitre
• (c) Pneumonia
• (d) Plague

9. With which of the following sports is the term ‘Chinaman’ associated?

• (a) Polo
• (b) Table tennis
• (c) Cricket
• (d) Swimming

10. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India provides for the creation of a GST Council?

• (a) Article 246A
• (b) Article 279A
• (c) Article 269A
• (d) Article 323A

11. Which of the following is the meaning of ‘Pishtaq’ in the context of medieval Indo-Islamic architecture?

• (a) True arch
• (b) Dome
• (c) Water tank
• (d) Tall gateway

13. Which of the following is NOT a feature of food security?

• (a) Affordability
• (b) Acceptability
• (c) Availability
• (d) Accessibility

14. Who among the following never became the Vice President of India?

• (a) Gulzarilal Nanda
• (b) VV Giri
• (c) Zakir Husain
• (d) BD Jatti

15. Halogens have ______ electrons in their outermost shells.

• (a) five
• (b) six
• (c) eight
• (d) seven

17. Which of the following locations has the highest altitude?

• (a) Kolkata
• (b) Moradabad
• (c) Patna
• (d) Ranikhet

18. ‘Bolak-aat’ is a ______ from the state of Karnataka.

• (a) painting form
• (b) music form
• (c) sculpting form
• (d) dance form

19. Which of the following is a work on statecraft written by Krishnadevaraya?

• (a) Amuktamalyada
• (b) Tolkappiyam
• (c) Karpuramanjari
• (d) Kadambari

20. When is National Girl Child Day observed annually in India?

• (a) 5 June
• (b) 12 May
• (c) 24 January
• (d) 9 September

21. Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project is located in:

• (a) Himachal Pradesh
• (b) Ladakh
• (c) Uttarakhand
• (d) Jammu and Kashmir

22. How many trains were flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2021 connecting the location of the Statue of Unity to different parts of India?

• (a) Eight
• (b) Six
• (c) Seven
• (d) Five

23. Which part of the body is associated with the rickets disorder?

• (a) Heart
• (b) Skin
• (c) Bones
• (d) Eyes

24. India and ______ were declared joint winners of the 2020 Online FIDE Chess Olympiad.

• (a) Serbia
• (b) The US
• (c) Estonia
• (d) Russia

25. Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Telecommunications Consultants India Limited in January 2021?

• (a) Rajeev Kumar
• (b) Sarabjit Singh Sandhu
• (c) Sanjeev Kumar
• (d) Jitendra Singh

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1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. A ______ souvenir will be released on the occasion of the World Meet.

• (a) considerable
• (b) voluminous
• (c) generous
• (d) bountiful

2. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft

• (a) Shed
• (b) Airport
• (c) Hangar
• (d) Barn

3. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. The Principal requested / the teacher’s / to monitor / and take care of the small children.

• (a) the teacher’s
• (b) to monitor
• (c) The Principal requested
• (d) and take care of the small children

4. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. This invention has helped us to heal wounds caused by bacteria. B. Penicillin is one of the most useful drugs man has invented. C. In the beginning however, very few people knew of this discovery and its use. D. Its use has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

• (a) ABCD
• (b) DCBA
• (c) CABD
• (d) BADC

5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. You need not ______ so much fuss about wearing a mask when you go out.

• (a) cause
• (b) generate
• (c) do
• (d) make

6. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Cerebral
• (b) Arbitrary
• (c) Scrutinize
• (d) Withdrawl

7. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Moisture
• (b) Vishious
• (c) Mimic
• (d) Anxious

8. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Invade

• (a) Surrender
• (b) Attack
• (c) Seize
• (d) Assault

9. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. The place is too much noisy.

• (a) No substitution
• (b) much too much noisy
• (c) much noisy
• (d) too noisy

10. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Transmit

• (a) Accept
• (b) Catch
• (c) Convey
• (d) Receive

11. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Toxic

• (a) Healthy
• (b) Lethal
• (c) Harmful
• (d) Venomous

12. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who listens to someone’s private conversation without them knowing

• (a) Infiltrator
• (b) Spy
• (c) Eavesdropper
• (d) Secret agent

13. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Full of beans

• (a) Full of cowardice
• (b) Full of energy
• (c) A dish made of French beans
• (d) A storeroom full of vegetables

14. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Numerous

• (a) Several
• (b) Totalled
• (c) Numbered
• (d) Few

15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To cut a long story short

• (a) Like to tell long stories
• (b) Tell something briefly
• (c) Like to tell short stories
• (d) Tell something in a roundabout way

17. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. I wish I have come an hour sooner.

• (a) has
• (b) No improvement required
• (c) had
• (d) will

18. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. Then I took him by the hand and led him across the street. B. I was going to the market when I saw a blind man trying to cross the street. C. He expressed his gratitude with folded hands. D. I walked across to the blind man.

• (a) ABCD
• (b) BDAC
• (c) CBDA
• (d) DABC

19. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Someone stole his traveller's cheques when he was travelling in Europe.

• (a) His traveller's cheques was stole when he was travelling in Europe.
• (b) Someone had been stole his traveller's cheques when he was travelling in Europe.
• (c) His traveller's cheques were stolen when he was travelling in Europe.
• (d) His traveller's cheques are stole when he was travelling in Europe.

20. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. It have been only / through writing / that men have been able / to spread their ideas to mankind.

• (a) to spread their ideas to mankind
• (b) that men have been able
• (c) It have been only
• (d) through writing

21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

• (a) expand
• (b) exchange
• (c) narrow
• (d) convert

22. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

• (a) backwardness
• (b) enlargement
• (c) succession
• (d) transformation

23. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

• (a) scope
• (b) luck
• (c) outlook
• (d) routine

24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

• (a) maturity
• (b) elaboration
• (c) development
• (d) ripening

25. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

• (a) posture
• (b) proportion
• (c) perspective
• (d) prejudice