SSC CGL 2024 Tier I — 10 September 2024, Shift 3

1. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (121, 93, 214) (115, 87, 202) (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/deleting/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) (135, 117, 259)
• (b) (110, 94, 224)
• (c) (84, 99, 189)
• (d) (97, 112, 209)

2. Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

3. Two different positions of the same dice with faces 3, 7, 8, 2, 9 and 4 are shown below. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the one having 4.

• (a) 9
• (b) 3
• (c) 8
• (d) 2

4. How many squares are there in the given figure?

• (a) 10
• (b) 13
• (c) 11
• (d) 12

5. Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (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) Presence : Abundance

• (a) Nourish : Neglect
• (b) Infinite : Cosmic
• (c) Abstract : Concrete
• (d) Concise : Verbose

6. Six letters K, L, M, N, O and P are written on different faces of a dice. Three positions of this dice are shown in the figure. Find the letter on the face opposite to M.

• (a) K
• (b) P
• (c) L
• (d) N

7. What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘÷’ and ‘–‘ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘+’ are interchanged? 15 × 9 + 7÷ 26 – 13 = ?

• (a) 68
• (b) 72
• (c) 76
• (d) 84

8. In a certain code language, ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’; ‘A − B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’; ‘A × B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’ and ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’. Based on the above, how is 5 related to 3 if ‘5 − 2 × 4 ÷ 3’?

• (a) Father’s sister
• (b) Mother’s brother
• (c) Father’s brother
• (d) Mother’s sister

9. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group? ( Note :The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster)

• (a) EJM
• (b) DIM
• (c) FKN
• (d) CHK

10. Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series?Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

11. 62 is related to 79 following certain logic. Following the same logic, 98 is related to 119. To which of the following numbers is 14 related, following the same logic? (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 /deleting /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) 24
• (b) 23
• (c) 19
• (d) 21

12. Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? NUT, RYX, VCB, ZGF, ?

• (a) EKJ
• (b) DKL
• (c) EKL
• (d) DKJ

13. Which of the following numbers will replace the question marks (?) in the given series? 4, ?, ?, 49, 121, 169, 289

• (a) 9, 16
• (b) 9, 25
• (c) 3, 9
• (d) 16, 25

14. All of the letters in the word ‘WISDOM’ are arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is third from the left end and the one which is second from the right end in the new letter-cluster thus formed?

• (a) Three
• (b) Six
• (c) Five
• (d) Two

15. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

16. Select the number that will come in the place of the question mark(?), if ‘+’ and ‘ – ‘ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged 11 ÷ 12 – 78 × 6 + 57 = ?

• (a) 74
• (b) 95
• (c) 83
• (d) 88

17. Three of the following four options are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group? (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) 81 – 118 – 91
• (b) 52 – 68 – 51
• (c) 99 – 104 – 71
• (d) 21 – 38 – 31

18. The sequence of folding a paper and the manner in which the folded paper is cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

19. Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the given letter series. P Q _ S _ P P Q P _ A P P Q _ S A P _ Q

• (a) QPASP
• (b) PQSAP
• (c) PASPP
• (d) QSPAP

20. Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term. SWEET : WSETE :: SALTY : ASLYT :: DRINK : ?

• (a) RDIKN
• (b) ESJOL
• (c) RDNIK
• (d) DRIKN

21.

• (a) 11
• (b) 17
• (c) 29
• (d) 18

22. In a certain code language, ‘make some more’ is coded as ‘pb gq st’ and ‘need more time’ is coded as ‘ru ek gq’. What is the code for ‘more’ in that language?

• (a) st
• (b) ek
• (c) gq
• (d) pb

23. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (173, 246) (148, 196) (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 /deleting /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) (142, 176)
• (b) (169, 247)
• (c) (127, 194)
• (d) (154, 208)

24. In a certain code language, ‘VERY’ is written as ‘6314’ and ‘VARY’ is written as ‘1438’. How will ‘A’ be written in that language?

• (a) 6
• (b) 8
• (c) 4
• (d) 1

25.

• (a) 63
• (b) 19
• (c) 7
• (d) 12

1. Rudrasena II of which of the following dynasties married Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty?

• (a) Pushyabhuti
• (b) Vakataka
• (c) Chalukya
• (d) Pallava

2. Madhuri Barthwal, a folk singer and Padma Shri 2022 awardee, belongs to which of the following states of India?

• (a) Uttarakhand
• (b) Himachal Pradesh
• (c) Uttar Pradesh
• (d) Maharashtra

3. Which of the following options is the legislative organ of the Union government?

• (a) Judiciary
• (b) Legislative assembly
• (c) Executive
• (d) Parliament

4. Which of the following elements is a metalloid?

• (a) Iron
• (b) Oxygen
• (c) Sodium
• (d) Silicon

5. Which country has the Republic feature of the Indian Constitution been borrowed from?

• (a) French Constitution
• (b) Irish Constitution
• (c) British Constitution
• (d) Australian Constitution

6. Which of the following States has declared a social security scheme for registered newspaper hawkers in the State in 2021 considering the losses they faced during the pandemic and that they are a part of the unorganised sector?

• (a) Gujarat
• (b) Maharashtra
• (c) Odisha
• (d) Tamil Nadu

7. Which of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh?

• (a) Intensive use of manure
• (b) Over-irrigation
• (c) Deforestation due to mining
• (d) Overgrazing

8. The Accelerated Female Literacy Programme was initiated in districts where the female literacy rate, based on the 2001 census, was _______.

• (a) below 35%
• (b) below 45%
• (c) below 30%
• (d) below 50%

9. As of 2021, which is the world's largest drainage basin with an area of ​ about 70,00,000 km²?

• (a) Congo basin
• (b) Amur basin
• (c) Amazon basin
• (d) Nile basin

10. National Sports University is situated in ________.

• (a) Mizoram
• (b) Tripura
• (c) Meghalaya
• (d) Manipur

11. Which of the following characteristics is NOT of Aves?

• (a) They have four-chambered heart.
• (b) They give birth to live young ones with some exceptions those lay eggs.
• (c) These are warm-blooded animals.
• (d) They breathe through the lungs

12. In which of the following states is the development of rail transport less, due to its geographical conditions?

• (a) Sikkim
• (b) Haryana
• (c) Bihar
• (d) Uttar Pradesh

13. Which of the following books is INCORRECTLY paired with its respective author?

• (a) Hind Swaraj – Mahatma Gandhi
• (b) Gitanjali – Rabindranath Tagore
• (c) The Discovery of India – Subhash Chandra Bose
• (d) Why I am an Atheist – Bhagat Singh

14. Who among the following was a poet who won Nobel Prize for literature in 1913?

• (a) Aurobindo Ghose
• (b) Rudyard Kipling
• (c) Bankin Chandra Chattopadhyay
• (d) Rabindranath Tagore

15. In which year was the National Institute of Kathak Dance established?

• (a) 1964
• (b) 1961
• (c) 1954
• (d) 1969

16. As for the year 2020-21, which of the following states had the lowest unemployment rate among persons aged 15 years and above?

• (a) Sikkim
• (b) Madhya Pradesh
• (c) Gujarat
• (d) Chhattisgarh

17. When was the Indian Hockey Federation established?

• (a) 1925
• (b) 1955
• (c) 1945
• (d) 1935

18. Which cell organelle is defined as the small round organelle that undergoes oxidation reaction to produce hydrogen peroxide?

• (a) Centrosome
• (b) Vacuole
• (c) Nucleus
• (d) Peroxisomes

19. The cause of a redox reaction is the:

• (a) transfer of electrons between two reactants
• (b) transfer of electrons between two products
• (c) transfer of neutrons between two reactants
• (d) exchange of halogens between two reactants

20. ‘Sangken’ is a festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh by people of which of the following religions?

• (a) Islam
• (b) Buddhism
• (c) Jainism
• (d) Hinduism

21. Which group of people will be benefited by the Mukhya Mantri Sukh Ashray Yojana approved by Himachal Pradesh?

• (a) Students and teachers
• (b) Orphans, specially abled children, destitute women and senior citizens
• (c) Unemployed youth
• (d) Farmers and agricultural labourers

22. What is the aim of the PM Ujjwala 2.0 Yojna launched in August 2021?

• (a) Free LPG connections for commercial use
• (b) 20 million LPG connections will be provided to the beneficiaries
• (c) 10 million LPG connections will be provided to the beneficiaries
• (d) Free gas stove for BPL Households

23. MG Music Awards is presented annually by which of the following states?

• (a) Mizoram
• (b) Nagaland
• (c) Manipur
• (d) Chhattisgarh

24. If assets of a bank are greater than liabilities, it will be recorded as:

• (a) liabilities
• (b) net worth
• (c) reserves
• (d) assets

25. Which of the following departments of Delhi Sultanate was reorganized by Balban?

• (a) Diwan-i-Ishtiaq
• (b) Diwan-i-Arz
• (c) Diwan-i-Risalat
• (d) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj

1. ​If 45 ÷ 3 + 4 × A – 48 ÷ 24 + 4 = 1, then the value of A is:

• (a) −2
• (b) 4
• (c) 2
• (d) −4

2.

• (a) 11 : 12
• (b) 13 : 12
• (c) 12 : 11
• (d) 13 : 11

3. If the length of a common external tangent to two circles is 9 and that of a common internal tangent is 5, then the product of the radii of the two circles is:

• (a) 12
• (b) 8
• (c) 14
• (d) 10

4. If ∆PQR ≅ ∆MON such that ∠ PQR = 82°, ∠ QRP = 47°, ∠ RPQ = 51°, ∠ MON = (5y - 8)°,QR = 24 and ON = 3x + y,then find (x + y).

• (a) 14
• (b) 18
• (c) 16
• (d) 20

5. Which digits should come in the place of * and #, respectively, if the 7-digit number 62684*# is divisible by both 8 and 5?

• (a) 2 and 0
• (b) 4 and 0
• (c) 5 and 0
• (d) 0 and 5

7. The average of the squares of the first 45 natural numbers is

• (a) 698.67
• (b) 699.67
• (c) 697.67
• (d) 696.67

8. A rectangular piece of paper is 50 cm long and 22 cm wide. If a cylinder is formed by rolling the paper along its breadth, then the volume of the cylinder is:

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

10. The speed of a boat in still water is 18 km/h and the speed of the stream is 3 km/h. How much time (in hours) will it take to cover a distance of 105 km in downstream and in coming back?

• (a) 12
• (b) 10
• (c) 15
• (d) 9

11. Simple interest on a certain sum is one-fifth of the sum and the interest rate per cent per annum is 5 times the number of years. If the rate of interest increases by 3%, then how much will the simple interest (in ₹) be on ₹5,600 for 6 years?

• (a) 4668
• (b) 4168
• (c) 4268
• (d) 4368

12. A bronze article having a marked price of ₹1,000 is sold during a festive season sale after three successive discounts of 20% and 30% and 10%. What will be the amount (in ₹) to be paid by a customer if she buys the article during the festival season?

• (a) 508
• (b) 564
• (c) 504
• (d) 496

13. Pipes P and Q can completely fill a water tank in 10 hours and 15 hours, respectively. A pipe R can empty a tank filled completely with water in 12 hours. Initially, the tank is empty and only pipes P and Q are opened at 6 a.m. and pipe R is also opened at 9 a.m. By what time will the tank be completely filled?

• (a) 1 p.m.
• (b) 2 p.m.
• (c) 11 a.m.
• (d) 3 p.m.

14. For what value of k will the lines 2x + 7ky – 8 = 0 and x + y – 9 = 0 have no solution?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

15. The radii of two circle are 5 cm and 10 cm and the distance between their centres is 17 cm. Find the length of the transverse common tangent.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

16. The pie chart given below shows the number of hours spent by a student for different activities on a working day. The percentage of hours spent at school in a day is _____.

• (a) 30%
• (b) 35%
• (c) 40%
• (d) 25%

17. In an election between Sunita and Mamata, 85% of voters cast their votes but 2% of votes were invalid. If Sunita got 64,974 votes which is 78% of valid votes, then the total number of voters enrolled in the election was:

• (a) 1,25,000
• (b) 1,00,000
• (c) 1,65,000
• (d) 1,80,000

18.

• (a) 2016
• (b) 2015
• (c) 2018
• (d) 2019

19.

• (a) 2
• (b) 0
• (c) 1
• (d) 3

22. If one man adds 6 litres of water to 10 litres of milk and another man adds 4 litres of water to 8 litres of milk. Find the ratio of milk in the two mixtures.

• (a) 16 : 15
• (b) 12 : 11
• (c) 16 : 17
• (d) 15 : 16

23. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 20% on the marked price of an item and thus gains 10%. What is the ratio of the cost price to the marked price of the item?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

24.

• (a) 102.42%
• (b) 402.42%
• (c) 202.42%
• (d) 302.42%

25. What is the central angle of a sector of a circle whose area and perimeter are, respectively, equal to 209 cm² and 63 cm if it is given that its radius is a non-negative integer (roundup to one decimal place)?

• (a) 55.5°
• (b) 53.5°
• (c) 49.5°
• (d) 51.5°

1. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Fear of closed spaces

• (a) Photophobia
• (b) Optophobia
• (c) Agoraphobia
• (d) Claustrophobia

2. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Historians tell us how this country was divided into three.

• (a) We are told by historians how this country has been divided into three.
• (b) We are told by historians how this country divided into three.
• (c) We are told by historians how this country was divided into three.
• (d) We have been told by historians how this country was divided into three.

3. Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank. The transistors are used as the main _________, which are built into computer chips.

• (a) components
• (b) cumponents
• (c) kamponents
• (d) kumponents

4. Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the parts in the correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence. (P) technology has revolutionised (Q) and it has transformed the way (O) every aspect of our lives (R) we communicate and connect

• (a) RPQO
• (b) RPOQ
• (c) POQR
• (d) ORQP

5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in the brackets to fill in the blank. The ______ to the venue was decorated with beautiful lights. [exit]

• (a) house
• (b) road
• (c) entry
• (d) ceremony

6. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Care a hang

• (a) Hanging clothes to dry
• (b) Putting an outfit on a hanger
• (c) Caring too much
• (d) Showing no interest

7. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The company will launch the new product next month, and they are already promoting it through various marketing channels.

• (a) The new product will be launched by the company next month, and it is already being promoted through various marketing channels.
• (b) The new product were been launched by the company next month, and it already was promoting through various marketing channels.
• (c) The new product was launched by the company next month, and it is already promoted through various marketing channels.
• (d) The new product will have been launched by the company next month, and it was already being promoted through various marketing channels.

8. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Mechanical

• (a) Surrogate
• (b) Automatised
• (c) Yielding
• (d) Manual

9. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word. Solomon’s reputation as an accountant is taintless .

• (a) flawed
• (b) faultless
• (c) dubious
• (d) inconsistent

10. The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. My sister, Juliet, / got married / as her / was 23.

• (a) was 23.
• (b) as her
• (c) My sister, Juliet,
• (d) got married

11. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.

• (a) Foreword
• (b) Conclusion
• (c) Postscript
• (d) Paraphrase

12. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Verminous
• (b) Vomitus
• (c) Voluptuous
• (d) Verifibility

13. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. Mayra has the ability for mathematics.

• (a) astute
• (b) altitude
• (c) aptitude
• (d) attitude

14. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Choice between two unsatisfactory alternatives

• (a) Dilemma
• (b) Problem
• (c) Confusion
• (d) Difficulty

15. Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error. The supermarket is open from 10 a.m. still 10 p.m.

• (a) open
• (b) from 10 a.m.
• (c) The supermarket
• (d) still 10 p.m.

16. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. To tell others secret information only for enjoyment is not a good practice.

• (a) spill the words
• (b) spill the cat
• (c) spill the onions
• (d) spill the beans

17. Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank. The media, these days, constructs ________(misleading) narratives on politics and celebrities to increase the viewership.

• (a) sincere
• (b) true
• (c) candid
• (d) mendacious

18. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The group of travellers were wonderstruck by the ___________ of the coin.

• (a) wait
• (b) white
• (c) wide
• (d) weight

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

• (a) Misjudge
• (b) Assess
• (c) Unity
• (d) Misquote

20. Select the option that can substitute/replace the bracketed word correctly and complete the sentence. They could (always) stay in, or go for a walk.

• (a) had better
• (b) not only
• (c) either
• (d) neither

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

• (a) end
• (b) transition
• (c) set
• (d) stagnation

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

• (a) numerous
• (b) fewer
• (c) particular
• (d) limit

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

• (a) local
• (b) endemic
• (c) epidemic
• (d) pandemic

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

• (a) suspend
• (b) resume
• (c) reopened
• (d) carry on

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

• (a) which
• (b) whose
• (c) whom
• (d) who