SSC CGL 2023 Tier I — 26 July 2023, Shift 3

1. Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. Energy : Joule

• (a) Temperature : Hot
• (b) Force : Watt
• (c) Power : Horse
• (d) Current : Ampere

2. Swipe →

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• (d)

3. 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 their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/substracting/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, 15, 11) (9, 19, 14)

• (a) (8, 16, 13)
• (b) (6, 13, 9)
• (c) (13, 25, 21)
• (d) (11, 23, 17)

5.

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

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7. Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster. BET : UXM :: SYP : LRI :: HOX : ?

• (a) NVE
• (b) AHQ
• (c) BHQ
• (d) MVE

8. Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter cluster. MAGNET : AMNGTE :: FAMILY : AFIMYL :: BLOCKS : ?

• (a) LCBOSK
• (b) OLBSKC
• (c) LBCOSK
• (d) LBOCSK

9. Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? GTCL, KWEM, OZGN, SCIO, ?

• (a) VGLQ
• (b) WKFD
• (c) VJEF
• (d) WFKP

10. Looking at a photograph, Reema says, “This boy’s father is the father of my daughter”. How is the boy related to Reema’s daughter?

• (a) Father
• (b) Son
• (c) Brother
• (d) Father’s brother

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• (b)
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12. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster.

• (a) EILN
• (b) AEHJ
• (c) MOQX
• (d) RVYA

13. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 76 * 4 * 26 * 13 * 9 * 62

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

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15. Which of the following interchanges of signs would make the given equation correct? 1000 – 448 + 14 ÷ 15 × 2 = 998

• (a) + and ÷
• (b) × and ÷
• (c) – and +
• (d) ÷ and –

16. Which two signs and two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct? 15 ÷ 80 – 34 + 10 × 8 = 102

• (a) 10, 80, ÷, −
• (b) 15, 34, −, ×
• (c) 34, 15, +, ÷
• (d) 10, 34, ÷, ×

17. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given set. (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.) (4, 81, 5) (3, 144, 9)

• (a) (2, 100, 8)
• (b) (2, 80, 8)
• (c) (2, 256, 8)
• (d) (2, 64, 8)

18. The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair.

• (a) 24 : 169
• (b) 12 : 49
• (c) 48 : 625
• (d) 36 : 365

19. Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements. Statements: All tools are spanners. Some spanners are utensils. No spanner is an iron. Conclusions: (I) Some tools are irons. (II) Some utensils are tools. (III) Some utensils are not iron.

• (a) Only conclusion III follows
• (b) All conclusions I, II and III follow
• (c) Only conclusion I follows
• (d) Either conclusion I or conclusion III follows

20. 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 cancers are diseases. All tuberculosis are diseases. All diseases are curable. Conclusions: I. All tuberculosis are curable. II. Some cancers are tuberculosis. III. All cancers are curable.

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

21. In a certain code language, “XPDJOA” is written as “DPXAOJ” and “THBRUC” is written as “BHTCUR”. How will “GILDZM” be written in that language?

• (a) LIGMZD
• (b) ZDMGIL
• (c) MZDLIG
• (d) LGIDZM

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23. Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 214, 207, 193, ? , 144, 109

• (a) 172
• (b) 117
• (c) 175
• (d) 170

24. Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term and the fifth term is related to the sixth term. 17 : 4624 :: ? : 180 :: 13 : 2028

• (a) 4
• (b) 7
• (c) 6
• (d) 11

25. In a certain code language, ‘SLAP’ is coded as ‘3160’ and ‘PAST’ is coded as ‘6071’. What is the code for ‘L’ in the given code language?

• (a) 3
• (b) 1
• (c) 6
• (d) 0

1. In January 2023, the legislative bill providing ________ reservation to women in state government jobs has been approved by Uttarakhand Governor, Lt Gen (Retd.) Gurmit Singh.

• (a) 20%
• (b) 25%
• (c) 30%
• (d) 35%

2. Butan-2-ol is a:

• (a) tertiary alcohol
• (b) ketone
• (c) primary alcohol
• (d) secondary alcohol

3. Indian musician Ravi Shankar won his first Grammy Award in 1968 for best chamber music performance for which of the following works done by him?

• (a) West Meets East
• (b) The Concert for Bangladesh
• (c) The Sounds of India
• (d) Full Circle – Carnegie Hall

4. Which of the following rivers does NOT flow in Kerala State?

• (a) Bharathapuzha
• (b) Periyar
• (c) Pamba
• (d) Penner

5. Celebrated every year, the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award festival is named after the famous classical dancer of which of the following dance forms?

• (a) Odissi
• (b) Mohiniyattam
• (c) Kathak
• (d) Kuchipudi

6. Under which Constitutional Amendment, the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children from the age of six to fourteen years?.

• (a) 42^nd
• (b) 62^nd
• (c) 73^rd
• (d) 86^th

7. The outermost cover of plant cells is/are known as ______.

• (a) Cell membrane
• (b) Lysosomes
• (c) Cell wall
• (d) Golgi apparatus

8. Guruvayur Ekadashi is the cultural festival of which Indian state?

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

9. The Western cyclonic disturbance originates over ______.

• (a) Pacific Ocean
• (b) Bay of Bengal
• (c) Arabian Sea
• (d) The Mediterranean

10. Who along with Arthur Compton received the Nobel Prize in 1927 for the development of the cloud chamber for the detection of charged particles?

• (a) Charles Wilson
• (b) Frederick Soddy
• (c) Ernest Lawrence
• (d) Harold Urey

11. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to establish additional courts for better administration of laws made by it?

• (a) Article 246
• (b) Article 248
• (c) Article 253
• (d) Article 247

12. Census in India was first started under ________ in the year 1872.

• (a) Lord Lawrence
• (b) Lord Canning
• (c) Lord Cornwallis
• (d) Lord Mayo

13. Who wrote ‘Gift to Monotheists’ in Persian to denounce the belief in many Gods?

• (a) Swami Shraddhanand
• (b) Swami Dayanand
• (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• (d) Swami Vivekanand

14. Identify an organism that exhibits metagenesis.

• (a) Obelia
• (b) Spongilla
• (c) Sycon
• (d) Euspongia

15. Magadha Mahajanapada was surrounded by the rivers _______.

• (a) Ganga and Jhelum
• (b) Ganga and Yamuna
• (c) Ganga and Son
• (d) Ganga and Ghaghara

16. Lai Haraoba is the earliest form of which of the following classical dances of India?

• (a) Manipuri
• (b) Mohiniyattam
• (c) Sattriya
• (d) Kathakali

17. Who among the following became the first fast bowler to take up captaincy of the Australian men’s Test side full-time in November 2021?

• (a) Steve Smith
• (b) Nathan Lyon
• (c) Pat Cummins
• (d) Tim Paine

18. Small scale units are differentiated from large scale units on the basis of:

• (a) the size of unit area
• (b) the volume of sales
• (c) the volume of output
• (d) the amount of investment

19. Where did IISCO (Indian Iron and Steel Company) set up its first factory?

• (a) Hirapur
• (b) Roorkie
• (c) Jamshedpur
• (d) Bhilai

20. The number of flights in a 110 m hurdle race is _______.

• (a) 8
• (b) 9
• (c) 10
• (d) 11

21. Which of the following countries won the highest number of golds in Paralympic-2020?

• (a) China
• (b) Australia
• (c) The US
• (d) Great Britain

22. Primarily under whose persuasion did Mahatma Gandhi visit Champaran to understand the problems of peasants?

• (a) Jaiprakash Narayan
• (b) Maulana Mazharul Haque
• (c) Vallabhbhai Patel
• (d) Rajkumar Shukla

23. Which State Assembly passed a resolution to create a Legislative Council in 2021?

• (a) Maharashtra
• (b) Uttar Pradesh
• (c) Andhra Pradesh
• (d) West Bengal

24. Which of the following is an example of revenue receipt of the government?

• (a) Receipts from sale of shares of public sector companies
• (b) Recovery of loans
• (c) GST collected by the government
• (d) Borrowings from public

25. He was a Delhi Sultan who started the practice of Sijada and Paibos in the court. Who was he?

• (a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
• (b) Ghiyasuddin Balban
• (c) Iltutmish
• (d) Ibrahim Lodhi

2. 10 women take 16 days to complete a work which can be completed by 6 men in 8 days. 12 men started working and after 2 days 6 men left, and 5 women joined them. In how many days will the work be completed?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

3. What is the present worth of ₹1,100 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum?

• (a) ₹3,000
• (b) ₹2,000
• (c) ₹1,000
• (d) ₹1,500

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6. Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose sides are 16 cm each.

• (a)
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7. When a number is divided by 45, the remainder is 21. What will be the remainder when the number is divided by 15?

• (a) 6
• (b) 5
• (c) 3
• (d) 0

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9. Rajdhani Express train of length 108 m is running at the speed of 128 km/h. Another train of length 148 m is standing at the station. In what time will the Rajdhani Express cross the other train?

• (a) 8 seconds
• (b) 7.5 seconds
• (c) 9 seconds
• (d) 7.2 seconds

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11. tan 4384⁰ + cot 6814⁰ = ?

• (a) −1
• (b) 2
• (c) 0
• (d) 1

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13.

• (a) 126.78%
• (b) 127.27%
• (c) 150.57%
• (d) 110.24%

14. In a triangle ABC, the three angles are x, y and y + 10. Also, 2x − 4y = 20°. Which type of triangle is ABC?

• (a) Equilateral
• (b) Obtuse
• (c) Acute
• (d) Right-angled

15. X , Y and Z can complete a work in 5 days, 15 days and 30 days, respectively. In how days can the work be completed if X is assisted by Y and Z together, on every second day?

• (a) 5 days
• (b) 4 days
• (c) 7 days
• (d) 6 days

16. Sita sold a whiteboard marker set at 10% profit. On selling it for Rs.20 more, she would have earned a profit of 15%. What is the cost price of the whiteboard marker set?

• (a) Rs.300
• (b) Rs.350
• (c) Rs.450
• (d) Rs.400

17. Abraham can complete a work in 9 days, while Andrew can complete the same work in 6 days. In how many days can they complete the work if they work together?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

18. A cyclist rides 20 km in 120 minutes and rides another 25 km in 150 minutes. What is the average speed of the cyclist, in km/h?

• (a) 15
• (b) 11
• (c) 10
• (d) 12.5

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20. A father gives 8% of his monthly income to both his sons as pocket money. The elder son gets 85% of the total amount given to both the sons. He spend 90% of the amount and saves ₹17. What is the monthly income of father?

• (a) ₹5,000
• (b) ₹4,500
• (c) ₹3,500
• (d) ₹2,500

21.

• (a) 220%
• (b) 225%
• (c) 230%
• (d) 200%

22. If the side of a cubical box is 12 cm, then find its total surface area.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

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• (a) 25726
• (b) 15626
• (c) 15438
• (d) 25636

24. Swipe →

• (a) 10404
• (b) 10402
• (c) 10406
• (d) 10400

25. A, B and C can finish a work in 15 days working alternately in the same order. The efficiency of A is the same as that of B, and the efficiency of C is equal to that of A. In how many days will the work be finished if they work alternately in the order C, A and B?

• (a) 12
• (b) 14
• (c) 15
• (d) 16

1. Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. My mother is a honest and well known woman in the society.

• (a) in the society
• (b) My mother
• (c) is a honest
• (d) and well known woman

2. Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. S1. A moment comes A.long suppressed B.and when the soul of a nation C.which comes but rarely in history D.when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends S6. finds utterance.

• (a) CBAD
• (b) CDBA
• (c) ABCD
• (d) DCBA

3. Identify the sentence that contains no spelling errors.

• (a) Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendus offer by a company to work in collaboration with internet personel.
• (b) Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaboration with internet personnel.
• (c) Manisha got overwellmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaborasion with internet personnel.
• (d) Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaborasion with internet personnal.

4. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. In a soup

• (a) Extremely short of money
• (b) To exhibit cowardice
• (c) To get nothing
• (d) In trouble

5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. They praised her for her bravery.

• (a) Acclaimed
• (b) Rebuked
• (c) Defended
• (d) Assaulted

6. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Intentional

• (a) Cordial
• (b) Unplanned
• (c) Amiable
• (d) Inanimate

7. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Abandon

• (a) Quit
• (b) Surrender
• (c) Shorten
• (d) Continue

8. 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.The 1995 World Summit for Social Development had also emphasised the pivotal role of women in eradicating poverty and mending the social fabric. B.Women are rational in approach, careful in handling situations and want to do things as best as possible. C.The Fourth World Conference of Women held in Beijing in September 1995 had emphasised that no enduring solution of society’s most threatening social, economic and political problems could be found without the participation and empowerment of the women. D.Today’s woman is a highly self-directed person, alive to the sense of her dignity and the importance of her functions in the private domestic domain and the public domain of the world of work.

• (a) ABDC
• (b) DBCA
• (c) DBAC
• (d) BCAD

9. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. Being a practiced liar, it was totally normal for him to utter a complete and blatant lie.

• (a) blasphemy
• (b) whooper
• (c) falsehood
• (d) perjury

11. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who does not drink alcohol.

• (a) Vegetarian
• (b) Celibate
• (c) Teetotaller
• (d) Abstain

12. Describe how you will tell your parents that Suraj is loved by Siva in active voice.

• (a) Siva is been loving Suraj.
• (b) Suraj loved Siva.
• (c) Siva loves Suraj.
• (d) Siva were loving Suraj.

13. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Believe
• (b) Audible
• (c) Throat
• (d) Pronounciation

14. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. I confronted the journalist with the evidence.

• (a) Resisted
• (b) Avoided
• (c) Challenged
• (d) Encountered

15. Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the given group of words. The better you know someone the less you like him.

• (a) Save for a rainy day
• (b) Spill the beans
• (c) The elephant in the room
• (d) Familiarity breeds contempt

16. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Prohibition

• (a) Restriction
• (b) Inhibition
• (c) Direction
• (d) Permission

18. 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) lower down
• (b) up down
• (c) less down
• (d) cut down

19. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period

• (a) Vestige
• (b) Dinosaur
• (c) Ruin
• (d) Relic

20. Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. The internationally agreed Declaration of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action, the so-called S.A.M.O.A Pathway, recognises that SIDS remains a special case for sustainable development in view of their unique and particular vulnerabilities.

• (a) vast
• (b) unsuitable
• (c) rare
• (d) imperishable

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

• (a) cities
• (b) colonies
• (c) villages
• (d) countries

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

• (a) greener
• (b) worse
• (c) dark
• (d) higher

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

• (a) Instead
• (b) Of course
• (c) Clearly
• (d) Nevertheless

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

• (a) commute
• (b) compute
• (c) communicate
• (d) calculate

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

• (a) downward
• (b) outwards
• (c) upward
• (d) inward