SSC CGL 2022 Tier I — 2 December 2022, Shift 4

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

• (a) SQO
• (b) YWU
• (c) MKI
• (d) GED

2. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

3. In a certain code language, ‘feel at home’ is coded as '424', ‘check the laundry’ is coded as '537' and ‘open the door' is coded as '434'. How will ‘the kite is flying’ be coded in that language?

• (a) 2315
• (b) 3251
• (c) 4362
• (d) 3426

4.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

5. Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? MBTN, KCSP, IDRR, ?, EFPV

• (a) GERT
• (b) GEQT
• (c) GEQU
• (d) GEQS

6. 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) (405 –400 –395 )
• (b) (700 –690 –685 )
• (c) (550 –545 –540 )
• (d) (620 – 615 –610 )

7. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. LMR, PUA, TCJ, XKS, ?

• (a) CMQ
• (b) ARA
• (c) SMR
• (d) BSB

8.

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

9. Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1- Kinglet 2- Kingship 3- Kingdom 4- Kinsfolk 5- Kingly

• (a) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
• (b) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
• (c) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4
• (d) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

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. 687 : 612 :: 713 : ? :: 621 : 546

• (a) 656
• (b) 674
• (c) 662
• (d) 638

11. In a certain code language, 'EAGER’ is written as 'AEHRE' and 'GIRLS' is written as 'IGSSL'. How will 'ISSUE' be written in that language?

• (a) ISTEU
• (b) ISTUE
• (c) SITEU
• (d) ISSEU

12. By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equation will be not correct? – and ×

• (a) 5 – 6 × 3 + 16 ÷ 4 = 31
• (b) 11 + 6 × 3 – 8 ÷ 2 = 5
• (c) 7 × 8 + 4 ÷ 2 – 6 = 11
• (d) 7 × 2 + 27 ÷ 9 – 4 = 18

13.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

14. Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the given pair of words. (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) Hen : Coop

• (a) Horse : Field
• (b) Bee : Hive
• (c) Elephant : Leaves
• (d) Cow : Hay

15. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

16. If A × B means that A is the father of B, A –B means that A is the mother of B, A ÷ B means that A is the brother of B then which of the following expression shows that P is the father of R?

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

17. 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, 2, 35) (1, 4, 65)

• (a) (7, 2, 351)
• (b) (3, 2, 31)
• (c) (5, 4, 41)
• (d) (6, 8, 224)

18. 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 A are R. II. All R are C. Conclusions: I. All A are C. II. Some R are A. III. No C is R.

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

19. 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) Knife : Cut :: Ladle : ?

• (a) Chop
• (b) Serve
• (c) Slice
• (d) Spread

20. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 25 * 5 * 10 * 2 * 13

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

21. Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All tomatoes are peas. Some peas are potatoes. All potatoes are fruits. Conclusions: I. Some tomatoes are potatoes. II. Some fruits are potatoes. III. Some peas are fruits.

• (a) All conclusions follow.
• (b) Only conclusions I and III follow.
• (c) Only conclusions II and III follow.
• (d) Only conclusions I and II follow.

22. ‘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 K # L & M @ N # P, then how is P related to K?

• (a) Father
• (b) Son
• (c) Son’s son
• (d) Son’s son’s son

23. By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equation will be not correct? – and ÷

• (a) 20 × 8 – 4 ÷ 2 + 7 = 50
• (b) 35 – 5 + 8 ÷ 4 × 3 = 3
• (c) 10 + 8 × 6 – 4 ÷ 2 = 20
• (d) 12 – 4 + 11 × 3 ÷ 8 = 28

24. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. First row: 18, 9, 27 Second row: 40, 36, 140 Third row: 40, 13, ? (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) 53
• (b) 54
• (c) 25
• (d) 45

25. Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 29, 33, ?, 113, 369

• (a) 55
• (b) 51
• (c) 54
• (d) 49

1. Which of the following players is associated with boxing?

• (a) Archana Kamat
• (b) Lovlina Borgohain
• (c) Hima Das
• (d) Monica Batra

2. Who among the following Indian music directors won the Best Original Score at Amsterdam International Film Festival in 2022?

• (a) A.R.Rahman
• (b) Santosh Narayanan
• (c) Harris Jayaraj
• (d) Ilaiyaraaja

3. In 2015, the Planning Commission was replaced with the ___________.

• (a) Monetary Policy Committee
• (b) Competition Commission of India
• (c) NaBFID
• (d) NITI Aayog

4. Which of the following is an organic compound with the formula CH₃OC₆H₅ used as a perfume, fragrance and solvent?

• (a) Anisole
• (b) Toluene
• (c) Acetophenone
• (d) Aniline

5. ______ in a particular direction is velocity.

• (a) Acceleration
• (b) Displacement
• (c) Speed
• (d) Distance

6. Birju Maharaj was awarded which of the following awards in 2012?

• (a) Sangam Kala Award
• (b) Filmfare Award
• (c) National Film Award
• (d) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

7. Which of the following is commonly known as Quicklime?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

8. Which road plan in India was the first attempt for the Road Development Programme between 1943-1963?

• (a) Poona Road Plan
• (b) Nagpur Road Plan
• (c) Bombay Road Plan
• (d) Lucknow Road Plan

10. In which year were the 73^rd and 74^th amendments passed by the Parliament?

• (a) 1989
• (b) 1992
• (c) 1990
• (d) 1995

11. Roshan Kumari is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form?

• (a) Kathak
• (b) Odissi
• (c) Bharatanatyam
• (d) Kathakali

12. Where is the Sair-E-Gul Faroshan festival held?

• (a) Mussoorie
• (b) Mumbai
• (c) Delhi
• (d) Shimla

13. Where and when will the fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games be held?

• (a) 2024 Nanjing
• (b) 2026, Dakar
• (c) 2023 Buenos Aires
• (d) 2024 Gangwon

14. According to census 2011, which is the least populous state in India?

• (a) Nagaland
• (b) Sikkim
• (c) Arunachal Pradesh
• (d) Goa

15. Dadabhai Naoroji was a ______.

• (a) Businessman
• (b) Doctor
• (c) Soldier
• (d) British Officer

16. Vetti tax that is mentioned in the inscriptions of the Chola dynasty was taken in _____ form.

• (a) Crops
• (b) Land revenue
• (c) Cash
• (d) Forced labour

17. Which of the following statements is correct?

• (a) Water is a cyclic resource.
• (b) Water has only one state.
• (c) Water a non-renewable resource.
• (d) Water is a biotic resource.

18. The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Xuan Zang, came to the Indian subcontinent about _____ years ago.

• (a) 1100
• (b) 1700
• (c) 2000
• (d) 1400

19. Identify an example of decomposers that are found in the bottom of a pond.

• (a) Zooplankton
• (b) Jellyfishes
• (c) Flagellates
• (d) Phytoplankton

20. The ___________ is a set of written rules that are accepted by all people living within a country.

• (a) Writ
• (b) Document
• (c) Constitution
• (d) Bill

21. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of E-Commerce?

• (a) Cost saving and price reduction
• (b) Late response to customer needs
• (c) Wider choice
• (d) Improved customer services

22. Who has been appointed as the Director General, National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in September 2022?

• (a) Tarun Kapoor
• (b) Rajiv Bahl
• (c) Pralay Mondal
• (d) Bharat Lal

23. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of which Chola king?

• (a) Rajaraja I
• (b) Rajendra II
• (c) Rajadhiraja
• (d) Rajendra I

24. In April 2022, which scheme was selected for PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration?

• (a) Smile
• (b) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
• (c) UDAN
• (d) Make in India

25. The Sunderban delta is the home of which of the following animal?

• (a) Asiatic Cheetah
• (b) Asiatic Lions
• (c) Royal Bengal Tiger
• (d) Black Panther

1. By selling a car for Rs.2,78,000, a dealer gains 25%. If the profit is reduced to 18%, then the selling price will be:

• (a) Rs.2,62,432
• (b) Rs.2,65,432
• (c) Rs.2,72,432
• (d) Rs.2,60,432

2. A and B together can do a piece of work in 50 days. If A is 40% less efficient than B, in how many days can A working alone complete 60% of the work?

• (a) 70
• (b) 110
• (c) 80
• (d) 105

3.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

4. Swipe →

• (a) 325
• (b) 273
• (c) 259
• (d) 268

5. Three numbers are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5 and their LCM is 90. Find their HCF.

• (a) 9
• (b) 1
• (c) 6
• (d) 3

6.

• (a) C
• (b) A
• (c) D
• (d) B

7. On simple interest a sum of ₹640 becomes ₹832 in 2 years. What will ₹860 become in 4 years at the same rate of simple interest?

• (a) ₹1,250
• (b) ₹1,376
• (c) ₹1,426
• (d) ₹1,150

8. Swipe →

• (a) 3
• (b) 4
• (c) 0
• (d) 5

9. The average weight of 49 students in a class is 39 kg. Seven of them whose average weight is 40 kg leave the class and other seven students whose average weight is 54 kg join the class. What is the new average weight (in kg) of the class?

• (a) 41
• (b) 39
• (c) 42
• (d) 40

10.

• (a) The US
• (b) China
• (c) Spain
• (d) Italy

11. Swipe →

• (a) 1
• (b) 4
• (c) 2
• (d) 3

12. A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts on a watch marked ₹2,750. The first discount given is 10%. If the customer pays ₹2,103.75 for the watch, then what is the second discount?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

13. Which of the following numbers are divisible by 2, 3 and 5?

• (a) 5467760
• (b) 1345678
• (c) 2345760
• (d) 2456732

14. Two trains P and Q start from stations S and T towards each other. Train P takes 4 hours 48 minutes and train Q takes 3 hours 20 minutes to reach T and S, respectively, after they meet. If the speed of train P is 45 km/h, what is the speed of train Q?

• (a) 48 km/h
• (b) 50 km/h
• (c) 54 km/h
• (d) 55 km/h

15. If , then what will be the value of ?

• (a) 5
• (b) 2/5
• (c) 4/5
• (d) 1/5

16. If , then what is the value of ?

• (a) 36
• (b) 10
• (c) 18
• (d) 54

17. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

18. O is the incentre of the triangle PQR. If angle POR = 140 degree, then what is the angle PQR?

• (a) 40 degree
• (b) 140 degree
• (c) 100 degree
• (d) 70 degree

19. If the side of an equilateral triangle is 20 cm, then what is its area?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

20.

• (a) Only I
• (b) Only II
• (c) Both I and II
• (d) Neither I nor II

21. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

22. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

23. The number of books on Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in a University library is in the ratio 8 : 5 : 9. There is a proposal to increase these books by 10%, 5% and 5% respectively. What will be the ratio of the number of books after increment?

• (a) 212 : 117 : 47
• (b) 37 : 47 : 83
• (c) 176 : 105 : 189
• (d) 189 : 115 : 117

24. Ratio between the present ages of A and B is 2 : 3, respectively. After 5 years, the ratio between their ages will be 3 : 4. What is B's age at present?

• (a) 20 years
• (b) 15 years
• (c) 10 years
• (d) 25 years

25.

• (a) D
• (b) E
• (c) A
• (d) C

1. Select the most appropriate collocating word to fill in the blank. After having understood the ill effects, he said he would________drinking alcohol.

• (a) quit
• (b) finish
• (c) close
• (d) terminate

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

• (a) Repentance
• (b) Slow
• (c) Liberate
• (d) Affinity

3. Select the most appropriate word for the underlined word in the given sentence. Rajesh was angry at himself for making a silly mistake during the examination.

• (a) for
• (b) on
• (c) above
• (d) with

4. Rectify the sentence by selecting the correct spelling of the underlined word. I would never ascociate with such a person.

• (a) associate
• (b) accosiate
• (c) assosiate
• (d) asosiate

5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The number of tests conducted dropped further on Saturday with a total of 67,624 tests of which 20% were the less precise rapid antigen tests.

• (a) Complicated
• (b) Inevitable
• (c) Rough
• (d) Adequate

6. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined segment in the given sentence. By the end of the football match, feelings had reached fever pitch.

• (a) in or to many places
• (b) to get so strong that one cannot control them
• (c) be extremely serious and worrying
• (d) start well

7. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A speech made without preparation

• (a) Extempore
• (b) Rhetoric
• (c) Deliberation
• (d) Spontaneous

8. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To smell a rat

• (a) To have reason to know the presence of a rat
• (b) To have reason to suspect
• (c) To know the smell of a rat
• (d) To learn the smell of a rat

9. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Priya said, “Yes, I am confounded.”

• (a) Priya admitted that she was confound.
• (b) Priya admit that she was confounded.
• (c) Priya admitted that she was confounded.
• (d) Priya admitted that she is confounded.

10. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. People speak Cantonese in Hong-Kong.

• (a) Cantonese was spoken in Hong-Kong.
• (b) Cantonese is spoken in Hong-Kong.
• (c) Cantonese was spoken in Hong-Kong by people.
• (d) Cantonese is being spoken in Hong-Kong.

11. Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. She, often, accuses him for a lack of morality.

• (a) She often
• (b) a lack of morality
• (c) No error
• (d) accuses him for

12. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

• (a) Professional
• (b) Dubious
• (c) Nefarious
• (d) Consumate

13. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’. We live in a populated country of 120 million people.

• (a) congested
• (b) dense
• (c) populous
• (d) No substitute

14. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. According to the report, P. the 2021 projections reflect growing Q. recognition of climate change issues R. and the importance of nuclear power in S. reducing emissions from electricity generation

• (a) QRSP
• (b) QPRS
• (c) PSQR
• (d) PQRS

15. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the context of its meaning in the sentence. A few chocolates were left after the Halloween’s trick or treat fair.

• (a) stayed
• (b) finished
• (c) right
• (d) present

16. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The patient was _________ from the hospital.

• (a) liberated
• (b) discharged
• (c) let out
• (d) released

17. The question below consists of a set of labeled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. P. Many deadwood beetle species recycle the nutrients of woodlands. Q. Some deadwood beetles are predators or parasitoids to other insect species and restrict population growth of potential pests. R. Others have recently been found to be pollinators. S. Working alongside fungi, bacteria and other invertebrates, they break down dead wood and return the nutrients back to the soil.

• (a) PSQR
• (b) RPSQ
• (c) PRQS
• (d) QPRS

18. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The keys have been forgotten by Jyoti.

• (a) Jyoti will have forgotten the keys.
• (b) Jyoti had forgotten the keys.
• (c) Jyoti has been forgetting the keys.
• (d) Jyoti has forgotten the keys.

19. Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error. There was no denying the fact / that King Lear confided to / his daughter Cordelia / more than anybody else.

• (a) that King Lear confided to
• (b) There was no denying the fact
• (c) more than anybody else.
• (d) his daughter Cordelia

20. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Polite

• (a) Rude
• (b) Civil
• (c) Decent
• (d) Sober

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

• (a) while
• (b) beyond
• (c) about
• (d) over

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

• (a) converted
• (b) exchanged
• (c) inherited
• (d) gambled

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

• (a) enough
• (b) much
• (c) a few
• (d) few

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

• (a) a wild goose chase
• (b) a snake in the grass
• (c) a bone of contention
• (d) a bolt from the blue

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

• (a) instructions
• (b) circumstances
• (c) questions
• (d) lectures