SSC CGL 2022 Tier I — 12 December 2022, Shift 4

1. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 16 * 3 * 2 * 11 * 9 = 22

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

2. By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equation will be not correct? 7 and 9

• (a) 8 × 3 ÷ 6 + 9 – 7 = 2
• (b) 7 + 6 – 9 × 4 ÷ 2 = 2
• (c) 9 + 4 × 3 – 7 ÷ 1 = 10
• (d) 9 × 3 + 4 ÷ 2 – 7 = 14

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

• (a) EUT
• (b) RHG
• (c) TRQ
• (d) TFE

4. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. MHDM, MYLC, MPTS, MGBI, ?

• (a) MJXY
• (b) MNRS
• (c) MXJY
• (d) MXYJ

5.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

6. 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.) Trembling : Fear :: Sigh : ?

• (a) Pain
• (b) Relief
• (c) Hope
• (d) Anger

7. By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equation will be not correct? 4 and 2

• (a) 4 × 3 – 8 ÷ 2 + 7 = 11
• (b) 8 ÷ 4 × 2 – 6 + 9 = 18
• (c) 4 – 8 × 3 + 2 ÷ 1 = –18
• (d) 6 × 4 – 8 ÷ 2 + 7 = 17

8. 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: Some benches are tables. Some tables are chairs. Some chairs are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some benches are chairs. II. Some tables are pencils. III. Some pencils are chairs. IV. Some pencils are tables.

• (a) Only conclusions II and IV follow
• (b) Only conclusion III follows
• (c) Only conclusions I and II follows
• (d) None of the conclusions follow

9.

• (a) 5
• (b) 3
• (c) 2
• (d) 1

10. 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) Telescope : Distant Objects :: Microscope : ?

• (a) Big Objects
• (b) Tiny Objects
• (c) Very Large Objects
• (d) Heavy Objects

11.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

12. In a certain code language, ‘HAIRCAP’ is written as ‘IAHRPAC’ and ‘LEADMAN’ is written as ‘AELDNAM’. How will ‘FACTFUL’ be written in that language?

• (a) CAFTLUF
• (b) CAFTLFU
• (c) CATFLUF
• (d) CAFTULF

14. ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’. ‘A & B’ means ‘A is the father of B’. ‘A # B’ means ‘B is the son of A’. If S @ T # P @ Q # R & V, then how is T related to Q?

• (a) Husband
• (b) Mother
• (c) Mother-in-law
• (d) Sister

15. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 5, 12, 26, ?, 110, 222

• (a) 52
• (b) 56
• (c) 54
• (d) 50

16. 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. No tyre are white. II. All grey are white. Conclusions: I. No white is tyre. II. No tyre is grey. III. Some white are not grey.

• (a) Only conclusion I follows
• (b) Both conclusions I and III follows
• (c) Both conclusions I and II follows
• (d) Neither conclusion follows

17. Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? ABCD, EBCD, ?, OBCD, UBCD

• (a) JBCD
• (b) LBCD
• (c) IBCD
• (d) KBCD

18. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

19. In a certain code language, 'ICE’ is coded as '20' and 'HOT' is coded as '46'. How will 'POT' be coded in that language?

• (a) 54
• (b) 58
• (c) 56
• (d) 55

20. 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. 16 : 20 :: 256 : ? :: 49 : 56

• (a) 266
• (b) 264
• (c) 278
• (d) 272

21. 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) (2, 4, 20) (4, 5, 41)

• (a) (9, 2, 86)
• (b) (4, 3, 25)
• (c) (5, 3, 32)
• (d) (7, 3, 59)

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) (76, 4, 19) (98, 2, 49)

• (a) (84, 12, 4)
• (b) (72, 4, 18)
• (c) (99, 3, 66)
• (d) (88, 2, 22)

23. If X × Y means that X is the mother of Y, X – Y means that X is the father of Y, X ÷ Y means that X is the sister of Y, then which of the following expression shows that P is the paternal grandfather of R?

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

24. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

25. In the following question, four number pairs are given. In each pair the number on left side of (–) is related to the number of the right side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation. Three pairs are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives. (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) 15 – 56
• (b) 13 – 48
• (c) 11 – 39
• (d) 17 – 64

1. The principal lignite reserves are in Neyveli which is situated in ______.

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

2. Babur ruled over Delhi till _____ year.

• (a) 1530
• (b) 1539
• (c) 1526
• (d) 1545

3. Which of these methods is used for conservation of land rescore?

• (a) Deforestation
• (b) Poaching
• (c) Land reclamation
• (d) Indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides

4. In which of the following Indian states is the “Hundred Drums Festival” observed?

• (a) Uttarakhand
• (b) Meghalaya
• (c) Himachal Pradesh
• (d) Punjab

5. In February 2022, the first night navigation mobile application for rivers was launched in ________.

• (a) West Bengal
• (b) Assam
• (c) Uttar Pradesh
• (d) Jharkhand

6. When the river approaches sea it breaks up into a number of distributaries, each distributary forms its own mouth. The collection of sediments from all the mouths forms ______.

• (a) meanders
• (b) floodplains
• (c) delta
• (d) levees

7. Which Fundamental Right was deleted by The Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978?

• (a) Right to Property
• (b) Right to Freedom of Movement
• (c) Right to Education
• (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies

8. Most of the Chlorophyceae have one or more storage bodies called ______ located in the chloroplasts.

• (a) Stomata
• (b) Carotenoids
• (c) Pyrenoids
• (d) Chlorophyll

9. The bill which provide for the trial of British or European person by Indians was ______.

• (a) Hastings Bill
• (b) Dalhousie Bill
• (c) Ilbert Bill
• (d) George Bill

10. Which of the following cities became the capital of Bengal in 1704?

• (a) Howrah
• (b) Murshidabad
• (c) Kharagpur
• (d) Kolkata

11. Iron, iodine and zinc can be considered as which of the following?

• (a) Macronutrients
• (b) Micronutrients
• (c) Steroid hormone inducer
• (d) Non-essential nutrients

12. Who among the following is noted for playing the Flute?

• (a) Pandit Kumar Gandharva
• (b) Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
• (c) Pandit Ravishankar
• (d) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

13. The GDP estimation method measuring the aggregate value of goods and services produced by the firms is called _______.

• (a) expenditure method
• (b) consumption method
• (c) income method
• (d) product method

14. The Choliya dance is performed in ______.

• (a) Ladakh
• (b) Uttarakhand
• (c) Meghalaya
• (d) Tamil Nadu

15. Which of the following countries is NOT part of the three nations to host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?

• (a) Japan
• (b) Indonesia
• (c) Argentina
• (d) Philippines

16. The ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ is _______ .

• (a) The Narmada
• (b) The Damodar
• (c) The Koshi
• (d) The Tapi

17. The first bullet train project in India aims to run a bullet train at 320 kmph along a highspeed rail (HSR) track between _______.

• (a) Jaipur and Mumbai
• (b) Ahmedabad and Mumbai
• (c) Delhi and Hyderabad
• (d) Kolkata and Chennai

18. What is the chemical formula of vinegar?

• (a) HCOOH
• (b) CH₃COOH
• (c) (COOH)₂
• (d) C₆H₅COOH

19. Which measuring instrument consists of a metal triangular frame supported on three legs, used to measure the radius of curvature of an object such as lenses and curved mirrors which are spherical in shape?

• (a) Viscometer
• (b) Spherometer
• (c) Verniercaliper
• (d) Screw gauge

20. In cricket, if the umpire raises an index finger above the head it means__________.

• (a) dead ball
• (b) wide ball
• (c) no ball
• (d) batsman is out

21. The duration of the Mesolithic period is from about ______ years ago to ______ years ago.

• (a) 14000, 10000
• (b) 17000, 12000
• (c) 12000, 10000
• (d) 10000, 7000

22. The 73^rd amendment deals with which of the following?

• (a) GST
• (b) Urban local government bodies
• (c) Panchayat Raj System
• (d) Anti-defection

23. In the Industrial Policy Resolution of 1948, which of the following was NOT the monopoly of the Central Government?

• (a) Iron and Steel
• (b) Atomic energy
• (c) Railway
• (d) Arms and ammunition

24. In July 2022, the government prohibited the import of which of the following in line with the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021?

• (a) Human embryo
• (b) Women’s egg
• (c) Stem cell
• (d) Kidney

25. Who among the following Kathak dancers were conferred with the Padma Shri Award, 2022?

• (a) Manjari Chaturvedi and Rajendra Chaturvedi
• (b) Kamalini Asthana and Nalini Asthana
• (c) Sujata Mohapatra and Ratikant Mohapatra
• (d) Yamini Krishnamurthy and Smrithi Krishnamurthy

1.

• (a) 142
• (b) 143
• (c) 141
• (d) 140

2. Aarif, Arun and Abraham can do a work in 12, 20 and 24 days, respectively. They all begin together. Aarif leaves the work 1 day, Arun 3 days and Abraham 4 days before its completion. In how many days is the work finished?

• (a) 8
• (b) 10
• (c) 11
• (d) 9

3. A conical vessel, whose internal radius is 20 cm and height is 27 cm, is full of water. If this water is poured into a cylindrical vessel with internal radius 15cm, what will be the height to which the water rises in it?

• (a) 16 cm
• (b) 10 cm
• (c) 12 cm
• (d) 14 cm

4. The average age of six members of a family is 40 years. If the age of a guest is included, then the average age increases by 12.5%.What is the age (in years) of the guest?

• (a) 59
• (b) 65
• (c) 75
• (d) 69

5.

• (a) 36
• (b) 40
• (c) 32
• (d) 24

6. Swipe →

• (a) 2007
• (b) 2004
• (c) 2006
• (d) 2005

7.

• (a) 1,54,000
• (b) 1,76,000
• (c) 2,00,000
• (d) 2,64,000

8. Swipe →

• (a) 2
• (b) 1
• (c) 0
• (d) 3

9.

• (a) 500
• (b) 400
• (c) 300
• (d) 600

10. Swipe →

• (a) Swipe →
• (b) Swipe →
• (c) Swipe →
• (d) Swipe →

11. X is directly proportional to the square of Y. When X is 12, then Y is 2. Find the value of X when Y is 3.

• (a) 30
• (b) 9
• (c) 27
• (d) 18

12. A policeman spotted a thief 40 metres ahead of him. The moment they both saw each other they started running in the same direction on the same track. The thief was running at 10 m/sec and the policeman was chasing him at the speed of 12 m/sec. How much distance (in metres) the policeman needed to cover to catch the thief?

• (a) 180
• (b) 240
• (c) 200
• (d) 225

13. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

14. Find the HCF of 60, 148 and 382.

• (a) 2
• (b) 6
• (c) 4
• (d) 24

15. Raghav went to a shopping mall to purchase clothes. He had two coupons with him, but only one can be used on a single day. Using the first coupon, a total discount of 30% could be obtained on the total amount. Using the second coupon, he will get 80% off on the price of the costliest shirt if he buys at least 3 shirts. What is the price at which Raghav can purchase 3 shirts at a minimum price if the prices of the three shirts are Rs.1,250, Rs.1,540 and Rs.1,375?

• (a) Rs.2,760
• (b) Rs.2,915.50
• (c) Rs.2,775
• (d) Rs.2,933

16. If sin A = 4/5, then what is the value of sin² A?

• (a) 26/25
• (b) 36/25
• (c) 48/25
• (d) 16/25

17. A solid metallic sphere of radius 12 cm is melted and recast into a cone having diameter of the base as 12 cm. What is the height of the cone?

• (a) 258 cm
• (b) 192 cm
• (c) 166 cm
• (d) 224 cm

18.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

19.

• (a) 8 cm
• (b) 9 cm
• (c) 6 cm
• (d) 10 cm

20. A dishonest dealer sells the goods at 7% loss on cost price but uses 18% less weight. What is his percentage of profit? (Correct to 2 decimal places)

• (a) 25.65%
• (b) 12.82%
• (c) 28.75%
• (d) 13.41%

21. If x + y + z = 0 and x² + y² + z² = 40, then what is the value of xy + yz + zx?

• (a) –20
• (b) 5
• (c) –5
• (d) –10

22. The expenditure on the cost of living of a man and his family is 60% of his salary. He gets two increment of 30% and 60% in his salary. If his saving increases by 250% of his initial saving, then the new cost of living expenditure is what percentage (rounded off to the nearest integer) of the increased salary?

• (a) 32.7 Percent
• (b) 43.6 Percent
• (c) 29.5 Percent
• (d) 36.6 Percent

23. If the areas of two isosceles triangles are in the ratio of x²: y², then the ratio of their corresponding heights is:

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

24. A sum of money doubles itself in 7 years at simple interest. In how much time will it become 5 times of itself?

• (a) 25 years
• (b) 28 years
• (c) 23 years
• (d) 21 years

25. If a 7-digit number 54p3987 is divisible by 11, then p is equal to:

• (a) 5
• (b) 9
• (c) 4
• (d) 1

1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. Social economics is a meta-discipline in which economics is entrenched in social, political and cultural behaviours.

• (a) Averted
• (b) Startling
• (c) Transient
• (d) Entrusted

2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word to fill in the blank. Your words seemed more like a demand rather than a _________ (request).

• (a) plea
• (b) compromise
• (c) contract
• (d) order

3. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words in the following sentence. Sita seems not to be affected by the pleasures and pains of life.

• (a) strict
• (b) active
• (c) stoic
• (d) passive

5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Either he is mad, or he feigns ________.

• (a) happiness
• (b) madness
• (c) calmness
• (d) sadness

6. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Having a feeling of guilt

• (a) Refulgence
• (b) Restitution
• (c) Remorse
• (d) Repugnance

7. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

• (a) Benchmark
• (b) Knight
• (c) Aggravate
• (d) Subsistance

8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I felt ________ elated at the news.

• (a) commonly
• (b) strangely
• (c) customarily
• (d) typically

9. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who criticises traditional beliefs and customs

• (a) Heretic
• (b) Absconder
• (c) Apostle
• (d) Iconoclast

11. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They flew a kite in the evening.

• (a) A kite was being flown by them in the evening.
• (b) In the evening, a kite have been flown by them.
• (c) A kite has been flown by them since evening.
• (d) A kite was flown by them in the evening.

12. Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence. The young fellow was innocent and without guile.

• (a) Morality
• (b) Pride
• (c) Greed
• (d) Deceit

13. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Musk
• (b) Decide
• (c) Extarnal
• (d) Angel

14. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The students were warned on coming late to school.

• (a) warned against
• (b) warned at
• (c) warned in
• (d) warned with

15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence. Let us know what you think in black and white.

• (a) in darkness and light
• (b) verbally
• (c) in writing
• (d) in black and white paint

16. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. The absence of P. data on the migrant workers was Q. formulating effective policy decisions and R. preventing the governments from S. strategies for the welfare of migrant workers

• (a) QPRS
• (b) RPQS
• (c) PSRQ
• (d) PRQS

18. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The singer complained to the police that she was purportedly attacked back stage immediately after the concert.

• (a) Maliciously
• (b) Impossibly
• (c) Dramatically
• (d) Severely

19. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The students usually asks / for a bonus time of / thirty minutes for / completing their projects.

• (a) The students usually asks
• (b) completing their projects
• (c) for a bonus time of
• (d) thirty minutes for

20. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. One of the major challenges / he faced during his / undergraduate days were / the shortage of money.

• (a) he faced during his
• (b) One of the major challenges
• (c) the shortage of money
• (d) undergraduate days were

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

• (a) envelops
• (b) initiates
• (c) figure
• (d) entails

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

• (a) casual
• (b) intermittent
• (c) discipline
• (d) focus

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

• (a) decision
• (b) comprehension
• (c) estrangement
• (d) ignorance

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

• (a) destructible
• (b) feasible
• (c) credible
• (d) fluctuating

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

• (a) resistance
• (b) apparatus
• (c) instrument
• (d) utensil