SSC CGL 2022 Tier I — 6 December 2022, Shift 4

1. Swipe →

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• (d)

2. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 25 * 2 * 220 * 11 * 43

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

3. 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. 7 : 13 :: 16 : 31 :: 46 : ?

• (a) 81
• (b) 83
• (c) 91
• (d) 97

4.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

5. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the # signs and to balance the given equation. [{(44 # 38) # (2 # 5)} # (4 # 2)] # 5 # 10

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

6. If L × M means that L is the mother of M, L + M means that L is the father of M, L ÷ M means that L is the sister of M, then which of the following expression shows that P is the father of R?

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

7. A – B means ‘A is the mother of B’ A * B means ‘A is the sister of B’ A % B means ‘A is the husband of B’ A $ B means ‘A is the son of B’ If P – Q – R * S $ T, then how is P related to T?

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

8. Swipe →

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• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

9. 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) Plants : Botanist :: Animals : ?

• (a) Chemists
• (b) Geologists
• (c) Archaeologists
• (d) Zoologists

10. 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) (7, 4, 56) (8, 3, 48)

• (a) (90, 3, 400)
• (b) (87, 4, 128)
• (c) (96, 42, 12)
• (d) (9, 10, 180)

11. Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? ACFD, CFHG, ?, GLLM, IONP

• (a) EIJK
• (b) EIJJ
• (c) FIJJ
• (d) EJJK

13.

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 5
• (d) 4

14. In the following question, select the missing number from the given series. 5103, 1701, 567, ?, 63, 21

• (a) 265
• (b) 169
• (c) 189
• (d) 170

15. Swipe →

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• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

16. 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) 14 – 193
• (b) 15 – 220
• (c) 16 – 251
• (d) 17 – 284

17. 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.) School : Students :: Hospital : ?

• (a) Doctors
• (b) Nurses
• (c) Patients
• (d) Diseases

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 R are P. II. All R are Q. Conclusion: I. No P is Q. II. No R is P.

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

19. In a certain code language, ‘TECHNOLOGY’ is written as ‘NHCETOLOGY’, ‘GENERATION’ is written as ‘RENEGATION’. How will ‘APOCALYPSE’ be written in that language?

• (a) AOCPALYPSE
• (b) ACPOALYPSE
• (c) ACOAPLYPSE
• (d) ACOPALYPSE

20. By interchanging the given two signs and numbers which of the following equation will be correct? + and –, 7 and 6

• (a) 4 × 7 + 6 – 3 ÷ 1 = 20
• (b) 8 × 7 + 5 ÷ 1 – 6 = 17
• (c) 7 – 6 × 3 + 4 ÷ 1 = 8
• (d) 7 × 2 – 6 + 4 ÷ 2 = 13

21. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. ABCD, FVJV, KPQN, PJXF, ?

• (a) UDQE
• (b) RQTS
• (c) UDEX
• (d) EQRT

22. In a certain code language, 'ABROAD' is written as 'DFORDH' and ‘ACCESS’ is written as ‘DGECVW’. How will 'AGENCY' be written in that language?

• (a) DKNEFC
• (b) EKNEFC
• (c) DJNEFB
• (d) DKNEGC

23. 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) (9, 16, 5) (7, 9, 4)

• (a) (14, 64, 7)
• (b) (14, 100, 5)
• (c) (11, 36, 5)
• (d) (12, 66, 4)

24. 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: Some bottles are towels. No towel is a pillow. All bottle sare coats. Conclusions: I. Some coats are towels. II. No coat is a towel. III. Some bottles are pillows.

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

25. Three of the following letter-clusters are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which letter-cluster does not belong to that group?

• (a) PRKI
• (b) JFOQ
• (c) UWFD
• (d) XZCA

1. The Constitution of India is a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic with a ______________ system of government.

• (a) unitary
• (b) parliamentary
• (c) monarchical
• (d) presidential

2. Ahmadnagar was finally annexed by the Mughals in _____.

• (a) 1627
• (b) 1632
• (c) 1630
• (d) 1635

3. Which of the following major Indian crops requires high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity?

• (a) Gram
• (b) Peas
• (c) Rice
• (d) Wheat

4. ______ - time graph shows speed of an object.

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

5. Which nutrient is chlorella rich in?

• (a) Roughage
• (b) Carbohydrates
• (c) Fats
• (d) Protein

6. Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

• (a) Sanjay Verma
• (b) Vinod Aggarwal
• (c) Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
• (d) Prakash Chand

7. McMahon line is a line which separates china and which Indian state?

• (a) Sikkim
• (b) Uttarakhand
• (c) Arunachal Pradesh
• (d) Jammu and Kashmir

8. The Paris Indian Society was an Indian nationalist organisation founded in ______.

• (a) 1907
• (b) 1905
• (c) 1909
• (d) 1900

9. Droupadi Murmu was elected the _______ President of India.

• (a) 18th
• (b) 17th
• (c) 15th
• (d) 16th

10. What is the commercial unit of electric energy?

• (a) Watt-hour
• (b) Watt per hour
• (c) Kilowatt hour
• (d) Kilowatt per hour

11. In early 1610, who discovered with his newly invented telescope that Jupiter has four moons?

• (a) Simon Marius
• (b) Tycho Brahe
• (c) Galileo Galilei
• (d) Johannes Kepler

12. By which name is the birthday of Lord Krishna famous?

• (a) Mahashtami
• (b) Mahanavmi
• (c) Janmashtami
• (d) Akshaya Tritiya

13. Which of the following is NOT a goal for the Green Revolution?

• (a) Rise in crop productivity
• (b) Use of fertilisers
• (c) Rise in production of food grains
• (d) Expansion of irrigation

14. Which of the following metals was used to make weapons and tools in Harappan cities?

• (a) Silver
• (b) Gold
• (c) Copper
• (d) Iron

15. The executive power of the Union is vested in the:

• (a) Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister
• (b) Prime Minister
• (c) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• (d) President

16. Vempati Chinna Satyam was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1998. He was a _______ dancer.

• (a) Kuchipudi
• (b) Kathak
• (c) Manipuri
• (d) Kathakali

17. ‘Do or die’ slogan is given by which of the following freedom fighter?

• (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• (b) Sardar vallabh bhai patel
• (c) Mahatma Gandhi
• (d) Motilal Nehru

18. In June 2022, NIPUN scheme was launched for skill training of _________.

• (a) farmers
• (b) medical practitioners
• (c) government teachers
• (d) construction workers

19. Which of the following folk dance forms is NOT associated with the state of Gujarat?

• (a) Hojagiri
• (b) Dandiya
• (c) Bhavai
• (d) Garba

20. Who was the first to accurately describe the rings of Saturn as a disc around the planet in 1655?

• (a) Hideki Yukawa
• (b) Galileo Galilei
• (c) Christiaan Huygens
• (d) Giovanni Cassini

21. October and November months in India comes under which among the following seasons?

• (a) Winter
• (b) Summer
• (c) Rainy
• (d) Autumn

22. Which of the following countries hosted the first edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010?

• (a) China
• (b) Singapore
• (c) Argentina
• (d) Senegal

23. The height of stumps in cricket is ____.

• (a) 28 inches
• (b) 20 inches
• (c) 25 inches
• (d) 22 inches

25. Rukmani Devi Arundale was a famous dancer of which Indian classical dance form?

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

1. Swipe →

• (a) 6
• (b) 8
• (c) 5
• (d) 4

2. The sum of two numbers is 18 and their HCF and LCM are 3 and 54 respectively. What will be the sum of their reciprocals?

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• (d)

3. Rohan scored twice as many marks in English as he did in Science. His total marks in English, Science and Mathematics are 126. If the ratio of his marks in English and Mathematics is 2 : 3, his marks in English are:

• (a) 63
• (b) 20
• (c) 21
• (d) 42

4. The diagonal of the square is 8√2 cm. Find the diagonal of another square whose area is triple that of the first square.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

6. Find the value of tan 3θ if sec 3θ = cosec (4θ - 15˚).

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• (d)

7. Three-fourth of a consignment was sold at a profit of 8% and the rest at a loss of 4%. If there was an overall profit of Rs.600, then find the value of the consignment.

• (a) Rs.15,000
• (b) Rs.6,000
• (c) Rs.18,000
• (d) Rs.12,000

8. The number of parallel tangents of a circle with a given tangent is:

• (a) 1
• (b) 2
• (c) 3
• (d) 4

9. A man loses 20% of his money and after spending 85% of the remainder, he is left with Rs.120. How much did he have at first?

• (a) Rs.1,200
• (b) Rs.1,000
• (c) Rs.800
• (d) Rs.500

10. Swipe →

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

11. What should be subtracted from 246837 to make it divisible by 13?

• (a) 4
• (b) 5
• (c) 3
• (d) 6

12. ΔPQR is an isosceles triangle and PQ = PR = 2a unit, QR = a unit. Draw PX ⊥ QR, and find the length of PX.

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• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

13.

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• (d)

14. Swipe →

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15. A person lent Rs. 23000 to B for 3 years and Rs. 19000 to C for 4 years on simple interest at the same rate of interest and received Rs. 3625 in all from both of them as interest. What is the annual rate of interest?

• (a) 1.5 percent
• (b) 3 percent
• (c) 2.5 percent
• (d) 4 percent

16. The radius of a hemisphere is 6.3 cm. What will be its volume?

• (a) 572.80 cm³
• (b) 643.50 cm³
• (c) 523.90 cm³
• (d) 353.38 cm³

17. ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF such that AB = 9.1 cm and DE = 6.5 cm. If the perimeter of ∆DEF = 25 cm, then the perimeter of ∆ABC is:

• (a) 40 cm
• (b) 30 cm
• (c) 35 cm
• (d) 45 cm

18. Swipe →

• (a) 20
• (b) 16
• (c) 14
• (d) 18

19. The table given below shows the number of calculator sold by five shopkeepers. Number of calculator sold by S5 is what percent of the number of calculator sold by S1?

• (a) 100 percent
• (b) 150 percent
• (c) 200 percent
• (d) 50 percent

20. What is the value of cos² 15°?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

21. From point H, at 6 : 30 pm, a train starts moving towards point K at the speed of 90 km/hr. Another train starts moving from point K at 7:30 p.m. towards point H at the speed of 72 km/hr. Both the train meet at 11:30 p.m. at point J. What is the ratio of the distance HJ and KJ?

• (a) 25 : 16
• (b) 5 : 16
• (c) 36 : 25
• (d) 31 : 19

22. In a race, there are 4 members in a team. Each member has to cover 5 km one after another. If the total time taken is 30 minutes, then what would have been the average speed?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

23.

• (a) 60.62%
• (b) 62.60%
• (c) 38.50%
• (d) 65.32%

24. Rohan sold goods to Ankith worth Rs.55,000 at 15% trade discount. How much money did Ankith pay to Rohan?

• (a) Rs.8,250
• (b) Rs.12,550
• (c) Rs.22,550
• (d) Rs.46,750

25. The table given below shows the marked price and value of discount of 7 articles. What is the average marked price of all the articles?

• (a) 824.12
• (b) 814.12
• (c) 742.85
• (d) 704.15

1. Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. I am having trouble / deciding in / a gift for them. / no error

• (a) a gift for them.
• (b) No error
• (c) I am having trouble
• (d) deciding in

2. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A small island

• (a) Islet
• (b) Lagoon
• (c) Closet
• (d) Isthmus

4. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence. The young boy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

• (a) born with a spoon stuck in his mouth
• (b) born to riches and luxury
• (c) born with a spoon that was not of gold
• (d) born to not so rich parents

5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and complete the collocation. Always be in ______ with your near and dear ones as life is uncertain and fragile.

• (a) touch
• (b) relation
• (c) communication
• (d) connection

7. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Fatigue

• (a) Tiredness
• (b) Feebleness
• (c) Loaf
• (d) Effort

8. 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’. I am working hard in order to earn a decent living.

• (a) buying a decent living
• (b) earning a better living
• (c) purchase a reputed life
• (d) No substitution

10. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word leisure from the given sentence: After my working hours, I use my leisure time to take care of my flower garden, dig my restricted land, sow seeds and water the plants for proper growth and development.

• (a) growth
• (b) working
• (c) restricted
• (d) development

11. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence. Rather than being aggressive, you should be accomodative, magnanimous and benevolent in nature.

• (a) accomodative
• (b) magnanimous
• (c) aggressive
• (d) benevolent

12. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A group of stars having a particular shape

• (a) Constellation
• (b) Planet
• (c) Orbit
• (d) Galaxy

13. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A huge building with a spacious area to house aircrafts.

• (a) Airport
• (b) Hanger
• (c) Hangar
• (d) House

14. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Did Rani call you?

• (a) Did you called by Rani?
• (b) Was you called by Rani?
• (c) Were you called by Rani?
• (d) Are you called by Rani?

15. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. The decision not P. to include any kind of wealth or Q. crisis, has proven controversial R. income tax, which would be the fairer option S. for solving the social care funding

• (a) SQPR
• (b) PRSQ
• (c) RSPQ
• (d) QPRS

16. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Belief

• (a) Faith
• (b) Promise
• (c) System
• (d) Religion

18. Select the most appropriate collocation to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. We congratulated him at his new job. He was delighted.

• (a) congratulate him up
• (b) congratulated him on
• (c) congratulate him with
• (d) congratulate him along

19. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Inherent

• (a) Increase
• (b) Superficial
• (c) Inborn
• (d) Conclusion

20. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Both Reeta and Ronika / has won / the dance competition / this year.

• (a) the dance competition
• (b) this year.
• (c) Both Reeta and Ronika
• (d) has won

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

• (a) glimpse
• (b) ahead
• (c) dawn
• (d) break

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

• (a) joins
• (b) ties
• (c) chains
• (d) fights

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

• (a) assorted
• (b) uniform
• (c) diverse
• (d) constant

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

• (a) settle
• (b) determine
• (c) certify
• (d) induce

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

• (a) considering
• (b) varying
• (c) convincing
• (d) experiencing