SSC CGL 2024 Tier I — 26 September, Shift 3

1. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different. Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.

• (a) YWA
• (b) JHL
• (c) LJO
• (d) OMQ

2. 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)

3. 624 is related to 160 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 448 is related to 116. To which of the following is 528 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) 130
• (b) 136
• (c) 148
• (d) 128

4. Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) and logically complete the series.Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

5. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘ב are interchanged and ‘−’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 95 − 19 × 4 + 6 ÷ 16 = ?

• (a) 11
• (b) 14
• (c) 12
• (d) 13

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

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

7. 80 is related to 99 following certain logic. Following the same logic, 0 is related to 3. To which of the following numbers is 35 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) 42
• (b) 48
• (c) 44
• (d) 46

8. A square sheet of paper is folded along the dotted line successively along the directions shown and is then punched in the last. How would the paper look when unfolded?Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

9. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 2736 × 8 – 55 + 105 ÷ 2 = ?

• (a) 177
• (b) 137
• (c) 127
• (d) 187

10. Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? FHVQ, IJSO, LLPM, ONMK, ?

• (a) ROJI
• (b) RPJI
• (c) QPJI
• (d) RPKJ

11. 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. WEL: DVO :: FOR: ULI :: SDX:?

• (a) HWC
• (b) GXC
• (c) HXC
• (d) GWC

12. In a certain code language, ‘open the door’ is coded as 'wu ko tn' and ‘door is solid’ is coded as ‘ko gk mb’. How is ‘door’ coded in the given language?

• (a) wu
• (b) tn
• (c) ko
• (d) gk

13. Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. _ V D W Y _ D W Y V _ W Y _ D _

• (a) YVDVW
• (b) YWDVW
• (c) YVYVW
• (d) YVDVY

14. 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 4 related to 1 if ‘4 × 3 − 2 − 1’?

• (a) Sister
• (b) Brother’s wife
• (c) Father’s sister
• (d) Mother

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

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

16. Six letters I, O, A, Y, Z and X are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures below. Find the letter on the face opposite to O.

• (a) Z
• (b) Y
• (c) A
• (d) X

17. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word MOLTEN are arranged in English alphabetical order?

• (a) Two
• (b) Three
• (c) None
• (d) One

18. In a certain code language, ‘VTPM’ is coded as ‘37’ and ‘CGNK’ is coded as ‘73’. How will ‘MVLC’ be coded in the same language?

• (a) 64
• (b) 81
• (c) 72
• (d) 58

19. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 672, 677, 686, 699, 716, ?

• (a) 749
• (b) 737
• (c) 747
• (d) 757

20. Three of the following number-pairs are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which number-pair 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) 8 – 100
• (b) 6 – 64
• (c) 12 – 225
• (d) 9 – 121

21. 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. IMPROVE : RPMIEVO :: HISTORY : TSIHYRO :: JOURNEY : ?

• (a) NEYJOUR
• (b) YENRUOJ
• (c) RUOJYEN
• (d) JOURYEN

22. 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 cups are glasses. No glass is a stone. All stones are metals. Conclusions: I. All cups can never be stones. II. No cup is a metal. III. All metals can never be glasses.

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

23. In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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 /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.) (96, 29) (112, 33)

• (a) (188, 52)
• (b) (176, 45)
• (c) (108, 30)
• (d) (204, 55)

24. In this question, 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 phones are TVs. Some TVs are big. Some big are cars. Conclusions: I.Some TVs are phones. II.Some big are TVs. III.All big are cars.

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

25. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

• (a) 10
• (b) 11
• (c) 13
• (d) 12

1. In which of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi, along with other Indians, establish the Natal Congress to fight against racial discrimination?

• (a) South Africa
• (b) France
• (c) England
• (d) India

2. Yakshagan is a folk dance of which of the following states?

• (a) Madhya Pradesh
• (b) West Bengal
• (c) Odisha
• (d) Karnataka

3. What is the unit of specific resistance?

• (a) Coulomb
• (b) Ampere
• (c) Ohm meter
• (d) Farad

4. UPSC is a Constitutional Body to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union and the services of the State, respectively, under Article ________.

• (a) 332
• (b) 328
• (c) 324
• (d) 320

5. The Tripartite struggle happened among the Palas, the Pratiharas and the _______.

• (a) Rashtrakutas
• (b) Maukharis
• (c) Chandelas
• (d) Chalukyas

6. Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British India?

• (a) Satyashodhak Samaj
• (b) Satnami Movement
• (c) Aravipuram Movement
• (d) Nirankari Movement

7. Subansiri, Jia Bharali, Dhansiri and Puthimari are the major tributaries of which river?

• (a) Mahanadi
• (b) Godavari
• (c) Bhagirathi
• (d) Brahmaputra

8. The first Indian Olympic Games was hosted by which of the following cities?

• (a) Bombay
• (b) Allahabad
• (c) Madras
• (d) Lahore

9. Which law states that endothermic animals from cold climates have smaller extremities or appendages than closely related species from warm climates?

• (a) Allen's rule
• (b) Reich's rule
• (c) Harper’s rule
• (d) Moller’s rule

10. What gave a major impetus to the cotton textile industry in India after Independence?

• (a) Export of raw cotton to England
• (b) Partition of India in 1947
• (c) Swadeshi movement
• (d) Development of railway network

11. Pushyabhuti dynasty, after Prabhakarvardhana, strengthened its position in the regions of Punjab and Haryana after defeating which of the following dynasties?

• (a) Chalukyas
• (b) Hunas
• (c) Maitrakas
• (d) Maukharis

12. Which type of well-managed industry was established in India at the time of independence?

• (a) Cement and Sugar
• (b) Steel and Cotton
• (c) Steel and Electronics
• (d) Electronics and Electricals

13. Each of the following statements includes two terms. In three cases, the two terms mean the same as each other. In which of the following cases do the two terms NOT mean the same as each other?

• (a) The base period and the reference period
• (b) Changes in real GDP and the GDP deflator
• (c) Nominal GDP and GDP at current prices
• (d) Real GDP and GDP at constant prices

14. Vishu festival is celebrated in which of the following states?

• (a) Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
• (b) Gujarat and Maharashtra
• (c) Kerala And Karnataka
• (d) Kerala And Tamil Nadu

16. In February 2023, BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed as the ________.

• (a) Comptroller General Of India
• (b) CEO NITI Ayog
• (c) Chief Vigilance Commissioner
• (d) Chief Election Commissioner

18. Which of the following states suffers from ‘Loo’?

• (a) Karnataka
• (b) Assam
• (c) Rajasthan
• (d) Kerala

19. The National Youth Policy 2014 defines youth as population between the ages of ________ and _________.

• (a) 15; 25
• (b) 20; 29
• (c) 15; 29
• (d) 10; 19

20. Which television channel presents the IMMIES Awards every year with an aim to reward the best talent in the Indian music industry?

• (a) 9XM
• (b) MTV
• (c) Channel V
• (d) B4U Music

21. At which Olympic games did Abhinav Bindra win the gold medal?

• (a) Athens 2004
• (b) Rio 2016
• (c) Beijing 2008
• (d) London 2012

22. Which of the following options best describes the primary cause of the per capita income decline?

• (a) Equitable distribution of income
• (b) Increase in the population growth
• (c) Decline in the population growth
• (d) Decline in the gross domestic product

23. Which of the following organisations is associated with the development of the web version: e-GOPALA application?

• (a) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management
• (b) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
• (c) National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
• (d) National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)

24. Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions about the ‘Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections’?

• (a) Article 45
• (b) Article 47
• (c) Article 48
• (d) Article 46

25. Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?

• (a) Sarangi
• (b) Sarod
• (c) Mohan veena
• (d) Rudra veena

1. Ram’s income is 2.5% more than Shyam’s income. By what percentage is Shyam’s income less than Ram’s income?

• (a) 4.43%
• (b) 1.43%
• (c) 3.43%
• (d) 2.43%

2. The following pie-chart shows the distribution of students at graduate level in different institutes in a town. Study the given chart and answer the question that follows. Distribution of students at graduate level institutes If the total number of students at the graduate level is 2,46,000, then how many students of institutes A and B are studying at graduate level?

• (a) 76,260
• (b) 86,190
• (c) 78,370
• (d) 74,580

3. Find the volume of a cone having base radius 3.5 cm and height 18 cm.

• (a) 221 cm³
• (b) 241 cm³
• (c) 201 cm³
• (d) 231 cm³

5. Swipe →

• (a) 2 years
• (b) 8 years
• (c) 5 years
• (d) 4 years

6.

• (a) 66.07%
• (b) 76.07%
• (c) 76.09%
• (d) 66.09%

7. A tank is filled in 45 minutes by two pipes, A and B. Pipe B fills the tank twice as fast as A. How much time (in minutes) will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

• (a) 115
• (b) 135
• (c) 125
• (d) 140

8. Swipe →

• (a) 110
• (b) 180
• (c) 160
• (d) 130

9. How much rice of ₹4 per kg should be mixed to 15 kg of rice of ₹10 per kg, so as to make a mixture worth ₹6.50 per kg?

• (a) 40 kg
• (b) 21 kg
• (c) 30 kg
• (d) 15 kg

10. Find the value of the unknowns: x + 1.5y + 2z = 5.5 x + 5y + 7z = 15 3x + 11y + 13z = 25

• (a) x = 4,y = -3,z = 2
• (b) x = -3,y = 2,z = 4
• (c) x = 2,y = -3,z = 4
• (d) x = 2,y = 4,z = -3

11. In a triangle PQR, ∠P + ∠Q = 84°. Find the value of ∠R.

• (a) 74°
• (b) 96°
• (c) 102°
• (d) 60°

12. The monthly incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio 2 : 9 : 3 and their expenses are in the ratio 3 : 9 : 5. If A’s saving is half of his total income, then savings of A, B and C are, respectively, in the ratio of:

• (a) 3 : 9 : 2
• (b) 2 : 5 : 2
• (c) 3 : 18 : 4
• (d) 1 : 2 : 1

13. Swipe →

• (a) 0
• (b) 3
• (c) 1
• (d) 2

14. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

16. SimplifySwipe →

• (a) 364
• (b) 224
• (c) 285
• (d) 310

17. Swipe →

• (a) 5
• (b) 2
• (c) 4
• (d) 3

18. If the altitude from two vertices of a triangle to the opposite sides are equal, then the triangle will be:

• (a) equilateral triangle
• (b) isosceles triangle
• (c) scalene triangle
• (d) obtuse angle triangle

19.

• (a) 48%
• (b) 50%
• (c) 52%
• (d) 54%

20. Swipe →

• (a) 1
• (b) 3
• (c) 4
• (d) 2

21. An article costs₹1,000 for a salesman. He fixes its marked price as₹1,500. He sells it to a customer at a discount of 20%. He gives a furtherdiscount of 10% for each cash payment. Find the percentage of loss or gain that the salesman makes on sale.

• (a) loss 10%
• (b) gain 10%
• (c) loss 8%
• (d) gain 8%

22.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

23. In a circular race of 1600 m in length, Bhaskar and Vinay start with speeds of 27 km/h and 45 km/h starting at the same time from the same point. When will they meet for the first time on the track when running in the opposite directions and the same direction, respectively?

• (a) 1 minute 40 seconds and 5 minutes 20 seconds
• (b) 1 minute 20 seconds and 5 minutes 20 seconds
• (c) 2 minutes 40 seconds and 5 minutes 40 seconds
• (d) 2 minutes 20 seconds and 4 minutes 20 seconds

24.

• (a) Plate
• (b) Holder
• (c) Spoon
• (d) Pipe

25. A secant PAB is drawn from an external point P to the circle with the centre at O, intersecting it at A and B. If OP = 17 cm, PA = 12 cm and PB = 22.5 cm, then the radius of the circle is:

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Customary

• (a) Protection
• (b) Habitual
• (c) Fashion
• (d) Unusual

2. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined part of the following sentence. The playwright has faced many ups and downs in his literary career, which spanned for almost 30 years.

• (a) much truth and falsehood
• (b) much light and darkness
• (c) many agreements and disagreements
• (d) many good and bad times

3. Select the word segment that can substitute the bracketed word segment correctly and complete the sentence meaningfully. We will have to (put the meeting away) as the Director is not well.

• (a) put the meeting up
• (b) put the meeting again
• (c) put the meeting on
• (d) put the meeting off

5. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. How have they been ordered by the minister?

• (a) How has the minister ordered them?
• (b) How did the minister order them?
• (c) How have the minister ordered them?
• (d) How had the minister ordered them?

6. Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (A) to become severely seasick (B) a world tour, but he was (C) a nervous flyer and tended (D) he wanted to go on

• (a) DBCA
• (b) ADBC
• (c) CADB
• (d) BADC

7. Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence. Lucy’s conceited conduct with her colleagues has left her high and dry

• (a) Impoverished
• (b) Superseding
• (c) Helpless
• (d) Surrounded by people

8. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. He was / bad injured / in the / last match.

• (a) He was
• (b) bad injured
• (c) in the
• (d) last match.

9. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct logical sequence to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. a. This figure is predicted to climb as the percentage of Americans residing in rural areas falls by an average of 1.6% annually. b. The United Nations reports that India’s urban population is growing at a rate of 1.1 percent annually, while the country's rural population is shrinking at a rate of 0.37 percent annually. c. While 82% of Americans live in urban settings, only 30% of Indians do so. d. It's still a considerably smaller percentage of the Indian population than it is in the US that resides in urban areas.

• (a) b, d, c, a
• (b) d, b, a, c
• (c) a, c, b, d
• (d) b, d, a, c

10. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Study of flying airplanes

• (a) Astronomy
• (b) Alchemy
• (c) Aviation
• (d) Acoustics

11. Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank. The _____ of the flowers spread everywhere when they bloom.

• (a) cent
• (b) sent
• (c) scent
• (d) saint

12. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Embarrass
• (b) Discipline
• (c) National
• (d) Convinient

13. Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in brackets to fill in the blank. She __________ requested him to pay the bills. (persistently)

• (a) continuously
• (b) impetuously
• (c) obliviously
• (d) tremendously

14. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Astute

• (a) Stupid
• (b) Dispute
• (c) Temporary
• (d) Illegal

15. Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (a) one of the primary obstacles encountered (b) is the risk of sample contamination (c) during the analysis of controlled dangerous substance (CDS) (d) from improper handling and collecting methodologies (e) proof bloodstain patterns and DNA evidence

• (a) acebd
• (b) abcde
• (c) eacdb
• (d) aecdb

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

• (a) Recent
• (b) Extroverted
• (c) Uptight
• (d) Shy

17. Select the correct spelling of the word that means ‘to replace’.

• (a) Supersed
• (b) Superseed
• (c) Supersede
• (d) Superceed

19. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. The chief guest concluded his speech as he requested to stop by the organisers.

• (a) he is requested
• (b) no substitution
• (c) he will be requested
• (d) he was requested

20. The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. My sister and I / work very hard / nevertheless my brother does not do / any task assigned to him.

• (a) work very hard
• (b) My sister and I
• (c) nevertheless my brother does not do
• (d) any task assigned to him.

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

• (a) stabilisation
• (b) fixation
• (c) stagnation
• (d) alterations

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

• (a) grassland
• (b) biosphere
• (c) landscape
• (d) marine

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

• (a) vicious
• (b) feeble
• (c) moderate
• (d) gentle

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

• (a) hinder
• (b) repress
• (c) restrain
• (d) accelerate

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

• (a) extinction
• (b) renovation
• (c) salvation
• (d) redemption