SSC CGL 2020 Tier I — 16 August 2021, Shift 2

1. Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words. Raj Ghat : Mahatma Gandhi

• (a) Veer Bhoomi : Indira Gandhi
• (b) Shakti Sthal : Sanjay Gandhi
• (c) Vijay Ghat : Lal Bahadur Shastri
• (d) Shanti Vana : Rajiv Gandhi

2. 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 follows from the statements. Statements: All computers are laptops. All hard disks are pen drives. No pen drive is a keyboard. No computer is a hard disk. Conclusions: I. Some pen drives are not laptops. II. No keyboard is a computer. III. No hard disk is a laptop. IV. All pen drives are not keyboards.

• (a) Only conclusion I follows
• (b) Only conclusion IV follows
• (c) Only conclusion II follows
• (d) Only conclusion III follows

3. Introducing Rajat to a guest, Ajay said, "He is the only son of my father's daughter-in law". How is Ajay related to Rajat?

• (a) Maternal grandfather
• (b) Either father or uncle
• (c) Paternal grandfather
• (d) Brother

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5. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 22 32 7 18 24 5 32 40 ?

• (a) 12
• (b) 4
• (c) 8
• (d) 10

6. Select the letter from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. B, E, G, J, L, ?

• (a) P
• (b) O
• (c) N
• (d) Q

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8. Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. GCB, JHE, MMH, PRK, ?

• (a) SXM
• (b) RVM
• (c) TXO
• (d) SWN

9. 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) Yowl
• (b) Prowl
• (c) Growl
• (d) Howl

10. Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number. 15 : 135 :: 16 : ? :: 18 : 189

• (a) 131
• (b) 121
• (c) 152
• (d) 141

11. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 5, 13, 22, 34, 51, 75, 108, 152, ?

• (a) 290
• (b) 230
• (c) 209
• (d) 203

12. 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) 324 : 64
• (b) 169 : 55
• (c) 289 : 70
• (d) 256 : 61

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18. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 6 11 14 8 3 ? 62 47 89

• (a) 5
• (b) 6
• (c) 4
• (d) 15

19. Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 6 * 10 * 55 * 162 * 9 = 23

• (a) ×, −, +, ÷
• (b) ÷, +, ×, −
• (c) ×, ÷, −, +
• (d) +, −, ÷, ×

20. 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) BTGN
• (b) FJQL
• (c) EMNK
• (d) IDWG

21. In a certain code language, ‘ALPINE’ is coded as ‘171’ and ‘SPRING’ is coded as ‘83’. How will ‘CAPITAL’ be coded in that language?

• (a) 93
• (b) 124
• (c) 186
• (d) 62

22. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. Chicken : Flock :: Bear : ?

• (a) Clutter
• (b) Drove
• (c) Sleuth
• (d) Ambush

23. The present age of a father is three times that of his elder son. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times that of his younger son. If the difference between the present ages of the elder and younger child is 6 years, what is the present age of the father?

• (a) 36 years
• (b) 38 years
• (c) 42 years
• (d) 32 years

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25. In a certain code language, 'MORBID' is written as 'THGMID'. How will 'OBTAIN' be written in that language?

• (a) JOFGSD
• (b) JGOFDS
• (c) GJFOSD
• (d) GFOJDS

2. Who among the following was the first Vice President of India?

• (a) Zakir Hussain
• (b) Gopal Swarup Pathak
• (c) Varahagiri Venkata Giri
• (d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

3. The ______ rate measures rising prices in everything except food and energy.

• (a) stagflation
• (b) wage inflation
• (c) deflation
• (d) core inflation

4. What is the name of the river formed by the confluence of Sankh River and South Koel River at Vedvyas in Odisha?

• (a) Brahmani
• (b) Pennar
• (c) Subarnarekha
• (d) Sabarmati

5. How many people were awarded the Padma Vibhushan in January 2021?

• (a) 4
• (b) 10
• (c) 7
• (d) 29

6. Which of the following is also called ‘green algae’?

• (a) Porphyridium
• (b) Chlorophyceae
• (c) Rhodophyceae
• (d) Phaeophyceae

7. Which of the following nations is NOT a part of the Quad Group?

• (a) India
• (b) Canada
• (c) Australia
• (d) Japan

8. In which of the following years was the origin and enactment of the Indian Age of Consent Act passed?

• (a) 1901
• (b) 1834
• (c) 1891
• (d) 1889

10. Of the known elements in the periodic table, only ______ are gases under normal atmospheric conditions.

• (a) 11
• (b) 12
• (c) 13
• (d) 10

11. ______ is a branch of biology that studies fungi.

• (a) Morphology
• (b) Kalology
• (c) Mycology
• (d) Virology

12. Who among the following was the Australian Open 2020 women’s singles winner?

• (a) Garbine Muguruza
• (b) Simona Halep
• (c) Serena Williams
• (d) Sofia Kenin

13. In which Indian state will you find the Borail Wildlife Sanctuary?

• (a) Odisha
• (b) Assam
• (c) West Bengal
• (d) Karnataka

14. Who is the ex-officio President of the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG), set up in 1949, which functions as the national group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the main branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in India?

• (a) Prime Minister
• (b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• (c) Vice President
• (d) President

15. Which of the following countries’ former Prime Minister was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan award in 2021?

• (a) Bangladesh
• (b) Nepal
• (c) Japan
• (d) Sri Lanka

16. ______ organised his trusted nobles into a group of forty known as Turkan-i-Chahalgani.

• (a) Ala-ud-Din Khilji
• (b) Balban
• (c) Iltutmish
• (d) Qutub-Ud-Din Aibak

17. In which state is Ponu Yoksi, a sword-like instrument, used during ceremonial dances performed by priests?

• (a) Arunachal Pradesh
• (b) Uttar Pradesh
• (c) Madhya Pradesh
• (d) Himachal Pradesh

18. ______ is a practice of establishing and managing individual trees generally for amenity purposes.

• (a) Floriculture
• (b) Viniculture
• (c) Silviculture
• (d) Arboriculture

19. When is the Hindi Diwas observed annually?

• (a) 14 March
• (b) 14 September
• (c) 2 October
• (d) 6 April

20. In February 2021, the Defence Ministry of India awarded a contract to manufacture 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters to ______.

• (a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
• (b) Bharat Dynamics Limited
• (c) Defence Research and Development Organisation
• (d) Bharat Electronics Limited

21. Which of the following is one of the metals used in LED semiconductor technology?

• (a) Iron
• (b) Copper
• (c) Zinc
• (d) Gallium

22. The elements of the groups 3 to 12 are called ______ elements or transition elements.

• (a) b-block
• (b) a-block
• (c) d-block
• (d) c-block

23. Where is the headquarters of International Hockey Federation (FIH) located?

• (a) Nepal
• (b) Switzerland
• (c) Bhutan
• (d) Australia

24. Who among the following had written the book ‘Char Chaman’, during the reign of Shah Jahan, describing the Mughal nobility?

• (a) Abu’l Dazl
• (b) Chandrabhan Brahman
• (c) Gulbadan Begum
• (d) Muhammad Waris

25. The place of Gautama Buddha’s birth was a grove known as ______.

• (a) Lumbini
• (b) Mawphlang
• (c) Mangar Bani
• (d) Kavus

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1. 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. “Would you liked / to have / some fries / along with your coffee, / sir?” / asked the waiter.

• (a) Would you liked
• (b) some fries
• (c) asked the waiter
• (d) along with your coffee

2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Rejuvenate

• (a) Reset
• (b) Retell
• (c) Retake
• (d) Refresh

3. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Pessymist
• (b) Optimist
• (c) Perfectionist
• (d) Fatalist

4. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.

• (a) Assembly
• (b) Creche
• (c) Hostel
• (d) Dormitory

5. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The supervisor / wanted to known / the pros and cons / of the issue.

• (a) the pros and cons
• (b) The supervisor
• (c) wanted to known
• (d) of the issue

6. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. Sholay is one in the most popular Hindi movies.

• (a) is one in the more popular
• (b) No substitution
• (c) is in the most popular
• (d) is one of the most popular

7. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. Much of the truth about the mysterious death of her pet was not revealed.

• (a) were not being revealed
• (b) have not revealed
• (c) No substitution
• (d) were not revealed

8. 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 awareness has motivated everyone to go for physical exercises. B. These days people are more aware of their health. C. In addition to physical exercises, some prefer taking health supplements too. D. It is advisable, but one should consult a trainer/doctor before consuming health supplements.

• (a) ADBC
• (b) DBCA
• (c) BACD
• (d) BADC

9. 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. There are many secondary reasons as well along with increasing levels of carbon. B. The term is used to describe the unnatural rise in earth’s average temperature. C. Increased carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming. D. Global warming is the single biggest threat to life on earth today.

• (a) DABC
• (b) DBCA
• (c) ACBD
• (d) ABCD

10. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The teacher said, “Man is mortal.”

• (a) The teacher instructed that man was mortal.
• (b) The teacher said that man is mortal.
• (c) The teacher said that man was mortal.
• (d) The teacher said that men were mortal.

11. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Chaos

• (a) Fusion
• (b) Confusion
• (c) Tension
• (d) Dirt

12. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The jungle was nearly ______, so the progress was slow.

• (a) immortal
• (b) immaterial
• (c) immobile
• (d) impenetrable

13. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Recluse
• (b) Profuse
• (c) Virtuous
• (d) Luxuriaus

14. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I read some ______ of properties for sale on the Internet before I called the agent.

• (a) spaces
• (b) descriptions
• (c) monologues
• (d) arguments

15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom. To the nines

• (a) To be jealous
• (b) To perfection
• (c) To great depths
• (d) To be exalted

16. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals, travelling together.

• (a) Caravan
• (b) Circus
• (c) Troop
• (d) Gang

17. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Harmony

• (a) Amity
• (b) Concord
• (c) Accord
• (d) Conflict

18. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Elated

• (a) Excited
• (b) Thrilled
• (c) Depressed
• (d) Proud

20. Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom. Apple of one's eye

• (a) Someone very precious or dear
• (b) Someone with great respect
• (c) Someone who behaves courteously
• (d) Someone who plays all sports

21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.

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

22. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.

• (a) domestic
• (b) external
• (c) essential
• (d) needless

23. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.

• (a) improved
• (b) introduced
• (c) related
• (d) settled

24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.

• (a) urgency
• (b) charge
• (c) duty
• (d) need

25. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.

• (a) met
• (b) meets
• (c) meet
• (d) meeting