SSC CGL 2022 Tier I — 1 December 2022, Shift 1

1. After interchanging the given two numbers and two signs what will be the values of equation (I) and (II) respectively? × and +, 3 and 9 I. 7 × 9 – 8 ÷ 2 + 3 II. 4 × 9 – 3 + 8 ÷ 2

• (a) 0, 1
• (b) –26, –29
• (c) 6, 0
• (d) 12, 13

2. In a certain code language, 'BEHOLD’ is written as 'BDEHLO' and 'INDEED' is written as 'DDEEIN'. How will 'COURSE' be written in that language?

• (a) CEROSU
• (b) CEORUS
• (c) CEOSUR
• (d) CEORSU

3. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.) Library : Books :: Museum : ?

• (a) Building
• (b) Artefacts
• (c) People
• (d) Gallery

4. Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 382, 322, 272, 232, 202, ?

• (a) 168
• (b) 150
• (c) 182
• (d) 132

5. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

6. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 21 * 4 * 156 * 13 * 11 = 83

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

7. Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? PK, GT, XC, OL, ?

• (a) GT
• (b) HS
• (c) EV
• (d) FU

8. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.) (3, 14, 1) (4, 36, 2)

• (a) (8, 12, 2)
• (b) (5, 81, 4)
• (c) (7, 40, 3)
• (d) (8, 260, 2)

9. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 12 * 24 * 4 * 2 * 60

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

10. Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

• (a) HGF
• (b) RQP
• (c) UVW
• (d) LKJ

11. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Phone : Talk :: Television : ?

• (a) Remote
• (b) View
• (c) Read
• (d) Channel

12.

• (a) None are possible
• (b) Only A and B
• (c) Only C and D
• (d) Only A

13.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

14.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

15. 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: All cards are boxes. All boxes are torches. All torches are shoes. Conclusions: I. All shoes are torches. II. All torches are boxes. III. All boxes are cards. IV. All cards are shoes.

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

16. In a certain code language, FRUCTUS is coded as 108, and SPRINTER is coded as 119. How will MASCULINE be coded in that language?

• (a) 96
• (b) 99
• (c) 97
• (d) 98

17. In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. All W are S. II. No D is W. Conclusion: I. Some S are W. II. All S are D. III. No W is D.

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

18. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. NMRQ, NDZG, NUHW, NLPM, ?

• (a) NQRC
• (b) NCXC
• (c) NHMH
• (d) MQRQ

19.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

20. Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 19 : 324 :: 25 : 576 :: 9 : ?

• (a) 16
• (b) 64
• (c) 88
• (d) 72

22. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) (20, 6, 4) (24, 7, 5)

• (a) (65, 9, 4)
• (b) (22, 5, 2)
• (c) (40, 8, 5)
• (d) (42, 7, 3)

23. A # B means ‘A is the sister of B’ A @ B means ‘A is the daughter of B’ A & B means ‘A is the husband of B’ A % B means ‘A is the father of B’ If A % B & C # D @ E, then how is B related to E?

• (a) Brother
• (b) Son-in-law
• (c) Father
• (d) Son

24. If A × B means that A is the brother of B, A – B means that A is the sister of B, A + B means that A is the father of B then which of the following expression shows that P is the paternal aunt of R?

• (a) P – Q × R
• (b) P – Q + R
• (c) P × Q + R
• (d) P + Q – R

25. Select the odd group of numbers. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g.13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

• (a) (7 – 343 – 331)
• (b) (6 – 216 – 206)
• (c) (5 – 125 – 115)
• (d) (4 – 64 – 54)

1. The term ‘Back-stick’ is used in which of the following games/sports?

• (a) Basketball
• (b) Badminton
• (c) Hockey
• (d) Volleyball

2. Which of the following festivals in Punjab is celebrated to commemorate the formation of the Khalsa Panth?

• (a) Lohri
• (b) Hola Mohalla
• (c) Teej
• (d) Baisakhi

3. What theme was decided to celebrate the second ‘International Day of Yoga’ in India?

• (a) Yoga for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
• (b) Yoga for Peace
• (c) Yoga for Wellness
• (d) Yoga for Heart

4. Chemical formula of quick lime is ______.

• (a) CaO
• (b) CO²
• (c) CaCO³
• (d) Ca(OH)²

5. What is the unit of work done?

• (a) Watt
• (b) Decibel
• (c) Ampere
• (d) Joule

6. Which of the following sites do “Not” have nuclear power plant?

• (a) Vijayawada
• (b) Naraura
• (c) Tarapur
• (d) Rawat Bhata

7. The Ramakrishna Mission stressed the ideal of __________ through social service and selfless action.

• (a) bhakti
• (b) education
• (c) salvation
• (d) God

8. International Non-Violence Day is observed on:

• (a) 15 August
• (b) 31 October
• (c) 2 October
• (d) 14 November

9. Which of the following Dynasties established the kingdom of Vijayanagara?

• (a) Sangama Dynasty
• (b) Nagama Dynasty
• (c) Soma Dynasty
• (d) Tuluva Dynasty

10. When was ‘Vayudoot’ airline setup in India?

• (a) 1981
• (b) 1991
• (c) 1971
• (d) 1969

11. Wearing away of landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice is called ______.

• (a) Weathering
• (b) Erosion
• (c) Metamorphosis
• (d) Sedimentation

12. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes in June 2022?

• (a) Nitin Gupta
• (b) Nidhi Chibber
• (c) Ashish Jha
• (d) M Jagadesh Kumar

13. Who among the following is known as ‘Sarod Samrat’ in Indian Classical Music?

• (a) Pandit Ravishankar Prasad
• (b) Aamir Ali Khan
• (c) Amjad Ali Khan
• (d) Kishan Maharaj

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the methods of national income estimation?

• (a) Banking method
• (b) Expenditure method
• (c) Product method
• (d) Income method

15. The term ‘Parliament’ refers to the ____________.

• (a) Rajya Sabha
• (b) Lok Sabha
• (c) State legislature
• (d) National legislature

16. Chief Minister of which state has inaugurated a project of the Women and Child Development department to provide milk and eggs to children at all anganwadis in the state in a bid to improve their nutrition levels?

• (a) Andhra Pradesh
• (b) Kerala
• (c) Karnataka
• (d) Tamil Nadu

17. A 'Camel Protection and Development Policy' has been announced by the government of _______.

• (a) Rajasthan
• (b) Punjab
• (c) Gujarat
• (d) Ladakh

18. Who among the following Presidents of India was also the deputy chairman of Planning Commission?

• (a) V V Giri
• (b) K R Narayanan
• (c) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
• (d) Pranab Mukherjee

19. In Golgi apparatus, the maturing face is:

• (a) spherical
• (b) convex
• (c) bi-concave
• (d) concave

20. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded a reform association known as Brahmo Sabha which was later known as ______.

• (a) Dev Samaj
• (b) Arya Samaj
• (c) Brahmo School
• (d) Brahmo Samaj

21. ______ part of xylem tissue in plants stores food.

• (a) Vessels
• (b) Xylem fibres
• (c) Xylem parenchyma
• (d) Tracheids

22. Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album ‘Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?

• (a) Mano Murthy
• (b) Raghu Dixit
• (c) Subhashish Ghosh
• (d) Ricky Kej

23. In which of the following Indian states, Harappan cities have NOT been found?

• (a) Uttarakhand
• (b) Gujarat
• (c) Rajasthan
• (d) Haryana

24. Burning of coal is an example of ______.

• (a) decomposition reaction
• (b) double displacement reaction
• (c) combination reaction
• (d) displacement reaction

2. The HCF of two numbers is 12. Which one of the following can never be their LCM?

• (a) 72
• (b) 60
• (c) 90
• (d) 84

3. Two circles touch each other externally at P. AB is a direct common tangent to the two circles, A and B are points of contact, and ∠PAB = 40° . The measure of ∠ABP is:

• (a) 45°
• (b) 55°
• (c) 50°
• (d) 40°

4. The mean proportion of 169 and 144 is:

• (a) 156
• (b) 147
• (c) 126
• (d) 165

5. The length and breadth of a rectangle are increased by 8% and 5%, respectively. By how much percentage will the area of the rectangle increase?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

6.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

7. Swipe →

• (a) 46
• (b) 14
• (c) 8
• (d) 50

8. In a 1500 m race, Anil beats Bakul by 150 m and in the same race Bakul beats Charles by 75 m. By what distance does Anil beat Charles?

• (a) 217.50 m
• (b) 200.15 m
• (c) 293.50 m
• (d) 313.75 m

9. ₹2,500, when invested for 8 years at a given rate of simple interest per year, amounted to ₹3,725 on maturity. What was the rate of simple interest that was paid per annum?

• (a) 6%
• (b) 6.125%
• (c) 6.25%
• (d) 5.875%

10.

• (a) 196
• (b) 194
• (c) 192
• (d) 190

11. The batting average for 27 innings of a cricket player is 47 runs. His highest score in an innings exceeds his lowest score by 157 runs. If these two innings are excluded, the average score of the remaining 25 innings is 42 runs. Find his highest score in an innings.

• (a) 176
• (b) 188
• (c) 186
• (d) 174

12. P and Q can complete a project in 15 days and 10 days, respectively. They started doing the work together, but after 2 days, Q had to leave and P alone completed the remaining work. In how many days was the whole work completed?

• (a) 11
• (b) 12
• (c) 13
• (d) 10

13. The pie chart given below shows the number of truck sold by 8 different companies. The total number of truck sold by all these 8 companies are 4000. Number of truck sold by a particular company is shown as a percent of total number of truck sold by all these 8 companies. The number of trucks sold by B, C, F and H is how much percent less than the number of trucks sold by all these 8 companies?

• (a) 46 percent
• (b) 22 percent
• (c) 34 percent
• (d) 14 percent

14. Swipe →

• (a) 30
• (b) 25
• (c) 23
• (d) 28

15. In a right-angled triangle PQR, right-angled at Q, the length of the side PR is 17 units, length of the base QR is 8 units, and length of the side PQ is 15 units. If ∠RPQ = α, then sinα + cosα is:

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

16. If , then what is the value of k?

• (a) 119
• (b) 128
• (c) 24
• (d) 109

17. The circumference of the two circles is 198 cm and 352 cm respectively. What is the difference between their radii?

• (a) 45 cm
• (b) 16.5 cm
• (c) 49.5 cm
• (d) 24.5 cm

18. Radius of a circle is 10 cm. Angle made by chord AB at the centre of this circle is 60 degree. What is the length of this chord?

• (a) 40 cm
• (b) 20 cm
• (c) 30 cm
• (d) 10 cm

19. Swipe →

• (a) 920
• (b) 750
• (c) 650
• (d) 860

20. The table given below shows the number of spoon manufactured by five factories. What are the ratio of number of spoon manufactured by P to the number of spoon manufactured by R?

• (a) 3 : 2
• (b) 2 : 3
• (c) 14 : 1
• (d) 1 : 3

21. Swipe →

• (a) 10 cm
• (b) 7.13 cm
• (c) 13.20 cm
• (d) 11.13 cm

22. The value of tan² θ + cot² θ − sec² θ cosec² θ is:

• (a) 2
• (b) −2
• (c) 0
• (d) 1/2

23.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

25. Riya could not decide between discount of 30% or two successive discounts of 25% and 5%, both given on shopping of ₹3,840. What is the difference between both the discounts?

• (a) ₹44
• (b) ₹48
• (c) ₹42
• (d) ₹46

1. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. When this extra water vapour condenses into precipitation, it results in heavier rain — or, if it's cold enough, heavier snow. B. The atmosphere can store an additional 4% of water vapour for every additional 1°F of warming. C. More water evaporates from soils, plants, lakes and seas as the atmosphere warms. D. One of the most obvious indications of climate change is heavier rainfall.

• (a) CBDA
• (b) DCBA
• (c) ACDB
• (d) BCAD

2. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. She said, “I am in no mood to work now.”

• (a) She said that she has been in no mood to work then.
• (b) She said that she was in no mood to work now.
• (c) She said that she was in no mood to work then.
• (d) She said that she has been in no mood to work now.

3. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Manu will tell her later.

• (a) She will be tell later by Manu.
• (b) She will tell later by Manu.
• (c) She will be told later by Manu.
• (d) She will be tell later.

4. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Has the villa been occupied by them?

• (a) Did they occupied the villa?
• (b) Had they occupied the villa?
• (c) Have they occupied the villa?
• (d) Do they occupied the villa?

5. In the given sentence, one word may have been incorrectly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word from the given alternatives. If there is no error, select ‘No error’ as your answer. The erroneous information spread rapidly across the nation and created a stir.

• (a) erronous
• (b) No error
• (c) eronneous
• (d) errauneous

6. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘SINKS’ from the given sentence. Groups work together to create Christmas parade themes, which are then carried out in floats, musical groups, and strolling figures.

• (a) Floats
• (b) Create
• (c) Parade
• (d) Strolling

7. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The angles are equal, consequently the sides are _____________.

• (a) equal
• (b) unequal
• (c) larger
• (d) smaller

8. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Like a cakewalk

• (a) Smooth surface
• (b) Pleasant experience
• (c) Easy task
• (d) Active

9. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’. After finishing high school, I plan to pursuing law.

• (a) No substitution
• (b) plan to pursue
• (c) plan in pursue
• (d) plan to pursuing

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

• (a) Intrepidity
• (b) Stagnation
• (c) Perusal
• (d) Commotion

11. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Our guests arrived; they are sitting in the garden.

• (a) shall arrive
• (b) have arrived
• (c) are arriving
• (d) might arrive

12. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. During an earthquake, / it is advised to take / cover above a table / to save your life.

• (a) cover above a table
• (b) During an earthquake,
• (c) it is advised to take
• (d) to save your life.

13. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Finery
• (b) Hiest
• (c) Cringe
• (d) Defer

14. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. All eyes

• (a) Watching with anger
• (b) Watching eagerly
• (c) Watching with no interest
• (d) Not watching at all

15. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. He was looking into his book for the last two hours but couldn’t find it.

• (a) looking down on his book
• (b) looking above his book
• (c) looking for his book
• (d) looking after his book

16. Select the most appropriate collocating word to fill in the blank. Ram was praised for his________ leadership.

• (a) imaginary
• (b) visionary
• (c) magical
• (d) broad

17. Select the most appropriate word segment for the underlined word in the given sentence. Pintu has been advised to reduce smoking by his family doctor.

• (a) cut down
• (b) less down
• (c) lower down
• (d) up down

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

• (a) Uprising
• (b) Loyalty
• (c) Sedition
• (d) Allotment

19. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Hospitality

• (a) Complaint
• (b) Cordiality
• (c) Coldness
• (d) Wrathful

20. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of adverb of manner.

• (a) He done his work regularly.
• (b) He has just done his work.
• (c) He does his work carefully.
• (d) He has done his work on my table.

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

• (a) impact
• (b) might
• (c) factors
• (d) force

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

• (a) inserted
• (b) embedded
• (c) planted
• (d) stuck

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

• (a) offices
• (b) details
• (c) processes
• (d) hierarchies

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

• (a) mythical
• (b) proverbial
• (c) hypothetical
• (d) classified

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

• (a) enhancement
• (b) anticipation
• (c) adaptation
• (d) monitoring