SSC CGL Tier I, 24 Jul 2023, Shift 2 question paper

100 questions · 200 marks · 60 minutes · +2 per correct answer, -0.5 per wrong one

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General Intelligence and Reasoning

25 questions

1 $17 + 10 \times 5 \div 9 + 18 = 53$
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2 $Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.$
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3 $A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?$
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4 $Which of the answer figures is the exact mirror image of the given problem figure when the mirror is held at the right side? Problem figure:$
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5 $Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is NOT allowed.)$
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6 $Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed) (71, 114, 157) (36, 79, 122)$
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7 $Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary? 1.Casual 2.Camera 3.Caught 4.Called 5.Cabinet$
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8 $Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements. Statements: All peacocks are pigeons. Some pigeons are pinks. Some pinks are birds. Conclusions: (I) Some pinks are peacocks. (II) Some birds are pigeons. (III) Some peacocks are birds.$
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9 $Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 5 : 140 :: 8 : 536 :: 6 : ?$
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10 $Pointing to a woman, Param(a man) said, "She is the mother-in-law of the mother-in-law of the daughter-in-law of my father." How is Param related to the woman?$
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11 $Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All birds are ducks. Some ducks are crows. All crows are parrots. Conclusions: I. Some parrots are birds. II. Some parrots are ducks. III. Some crows are birds. IV. All parrots are birds.$
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12 $Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 1, 4, 27, 16, 125, ?$
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13 $Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Subtract 2. Submerge 3. Subside 4. Submit 5. Subscribe 6. Subtle$
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14 $P is the brother of Q and the son of T. S is the wife of T and the mother-in-law of R. If T and S have only 2 children, a son and a daughter, then how is Q related to S?$
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15 $Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 12 * 4 * 15 * 3 * 16 * 24$
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16 $Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.) Socks : Feet :: Glares : ?$
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17 $Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster. ECHO : PIDF :: EARS : TSBF :: HEAR : ?$
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18 $Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. PQJ, LMF, HIB, DEX, ?$
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19 $In a certain code language, 'GALE' is coded as '3576' and 'FLAG' is coded as '7361'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?$
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20 $Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.$
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21 $Select the correct mirror image from the following options, when the mirror is placed on the right side of the given figure.$
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22 $The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) are followed in all the number pairs, EXCEPT one. Find that odd number pair.$
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23 $Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter cluster. STOP : OQMO :: JUMP : FRKO :: MOVE : ?$
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24 $Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 16 : 8 :: 36: 12 :: 64 : ?$
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25 $Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 62*11*42*6*18*21*7$
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General Awareness

25 questions

26 $Which state is famous for celebrating the Majuli festival?$
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27 $In India, which organisation maintains the national highways?$
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28 $Select the correct statement.$
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29 $Which of the following expression is correct regarding the gross fiscal deficit?$
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30 $Who was the last king of Shunga dynasty?$
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31 $Who received the Nobel Prize 'for his research in the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions' in 1975?$
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32 $Which of the following was the debutant team in the ICC women T20 World Cup 2020?$
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33 $Which Social Media Platform's plea against summons to Delhi Assembly was rejected by Supreme Court in July 2021?$
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34 $Lake Victoria is in which of the following countries?$
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35 $Which hill is a part of the Meghalaya plateau?$
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36 $Prajwala Challenge, a nationwide initiative to provide a platform for thoughtful minds to bring about change, was launched by ________.$
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37 $Ishwari Prasad is associated with which of the following Indian classical dances?$
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38 $Who founded Lucknow gharana of Kathak?$
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39 $Which of the following cities was sacked by victorious armies after the battle of Talikota?$
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40 $Which five year plan aimed to increase the rapid growth in food grains production?$
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41 $In which month of 2021 was the All India Survey on Migrant Workers under the overall guidance of an Expert Group came into effect?$
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42 $As per the 2011 Census, what is the density of the population of India?$
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43 $Who was the first Indian to qualify for Covenanted service?$
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44 $The first Women's Cricket World Cup was hosted by which of the following countries?$
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45 $Plant varieties like bamboo, epiphytes, aini, semul, gutel and mundane are found in which type of Indian forest?$
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46 $Ustad Hassu Khan was one of the founders of which of the following Gharanas of music?$
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47 $Dry ice, ammonium chloride, naphthalene balls and camphor, all these compounds are an example of:$
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48 $The Supreme Court of India came into existence on _________ .$
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49 $Khan Bahadur led the revolt of 1857 from:$
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50 $Which was the first country to incorporate Fundamental Duties in its Constitution?$
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Quantitative Aptitude

25 questions

51 $In a class of 60 students, 20 are girls. The average weight of the boys in the class is 40 kg, while that of all the girls is 35 kg. What is the average weight (in kg) of the entire class (correct to two decimal places)?$
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52 $\text{Cosec}\ \theta + \text{Cot}\ \theta = \text{m}$
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53 $\frac{4}{5} : \frac{5}{6} : \frac{9}{10}$
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54 $The length of the common chord of two circles of radii 15 cm and 13 cm, whose centres are 14 cm apart, is:$
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55 $The following table shows the marks distribution among the students in a class. Marks No. of Students Less than 10 2 Less than 20 5 Less than 30 6 Less than 40 8 Less than 50 10 How many students scored less than 20 marks?$
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56 $x^2 + y^2$
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57 $A dishonest shopkeeper sells millet at ₹20 per kg which he has bought at ₹16 per kg and he is giving 800 gm instead of 1000 gm. Find his actual profit percentage.$
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58 $A can do a certain piece of work in 1.5 times the number of days in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together can do the said piece of work in 30 days and C alone can do it in 120 days, then how many days will B take to do this piece of work alone?$
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59 $Aarti can type 85 pages in 10 hours. Aarti and Bina together can type 500 pages in 40 hours. How much time will Bina take to type 40 pages?$
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60 $The simple interest on ₹800 for 6 years at 5.5% per annum is equal to the simple interest on ₹600 at 4% per annum for a certain period of time. The period of time is:$
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61 $Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The table shows the number of students studying in six different classes of six different schools. School Class V Class VI Class VII Class VIII Class IX Class X P 152160145156147144 Q 148166150155157143 R 161152140145143165 S 159142149140142168 T 147144158163154150 U 150160162160161140 Total 917924904919904910 What is the respective ratio of students studying in class IX of schools Q and R together to those studying in class VI of schools S and T together?$
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62 $\tan x = -\frac{12}{5}$
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63 $Find the least number divisible by 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 18, which is a perfect square.$
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64 $(4x + 1)^2 - (4x + 3)(4x - 1)$
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65 $\Delta ABC$
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66 $\left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right) = 2\sqrt{2}$
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67 $A pipe can fill a tank in 30 hours. Due to a leakage at the bottom, it is filled in 50 hours. How much time will the leakage take to empty the completely filled tank?$
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68 $Two men walk from a place at speeds of 9 km/h and 12 km/h, respectively. The first man takes 20 minutes more than the second one to cover the journey. Find the distance of the journey.$
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69 $In a circular race of 4225 m, X and Y start from the same point and at the same time at speeds of 54 km/h and 63 km/h. When will they meet again for the first time on the track when they are running in the opposite direction?$
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70 $The marked price of a mobile phone is ₹15,000 and the shopkeeper sold it for ₹13,500. What is the rate of discount offered by the shopkeeper?$
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71 $P and Q together can complete a piece of work in 6 days. If P can alone complete the work in 18 days, then the number of days required for Q to finish the work is:$
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72 $\tan 5^\circ \tan 25^\circ \tan 45^\circ \tan 65^\circ \tan 85^\circ$
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73 $In an election between two candidates, 10% of the voters in the voter list did not cast their vote, whereas 10% of the votes cast were found to be invalid. The winning candidate got 56% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 1,458 votes. What is the total number of voters enrolled in the voter list?$
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74 $\text{m}^2$
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75 $\sin(A + B)$
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Marks	No. of Students
Less than 10	2
Less than 20	5
Less than 30	6
Less than 40	8
Less than 50	10

School	Class V	Class VI	Class VII	Class VIII	Class IX	Class X
P	152	160	145	156	147	144
Q	148	166	150	155	157	143
R	161	152	140	145	143	165
S	159	142	149	140	142	168
T	147	144	158	163	154	150
U	150	160	162	160	161	140
Total	917	924	904	919	904	910

English Comprehension

25 questions

76 $Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The boy looked disheveled and lost.$
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77 $Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who believes in fate.$
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78 $The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer. A honourable person (A) / deserves respect (B) / from everybody (C).$
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79 $Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Tibet is our __________ country. Its people are called 'Tibetans'.$
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80 $Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The so-called harmless activities of a small number of people are increasingly becoming a serious problem for the internet. B. You would have seen an increasing amount of 'junk mail' showing up in your email box. C. It is basically electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. D. Spam is the flooding of the internet with many copies of the same message, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.$
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81 $Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The girl in the water whistled with full might and waved my arms to draw attention to her plight.$
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82 $Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.$
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83 $Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. For many, a warming climatic system is expected to impact the availability of basic necessities like freshwater, food security, and energy, while efforts to redress climate change, both through adaptation and mitigation, will similarly inform and shape the global development agenda.$
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84 $Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The flowers were being plucked by the children in the garden.$
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85 $Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The apple tasted incredibly sweet .$
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86 $Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word and make it meaningful. The government has finally agreed to wave the entertainment tax on the movie.$
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87 $Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase. Ravish is ready to throw caution to the wind .$
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88 $Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'. Abraham Lincoln has been the sixteenth president of the United States and save the Union at the American Civil war.$
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89 $Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. I must have a chance to rectify my error.$
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90 $The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer. The receptionist asked if Diya / will take a seat and / wait for the boss to call her in.$
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91 $Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Mahesh has learnt not to take things seriously .$
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92 $Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.$
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93 $Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. I am not spoiling the sheet.$
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94 $Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Transgression$
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95 $Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Causing or ending in death.$
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Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. In today's world, handling money and making purchases and sales come naturally to us. However, prior to the development of any kind of currency, people (1)________ in a variety of ways. The barter trade was the simplest of them all. People would trade the things they owned for the things they wanted in this kind of (2) ________. For example, if someone wanted a set of clothes and had a cow left over, he would have to find someone who would want a cow and be willing to give away a set of clothes. However, it wasn't as straightforward as 'give-and-take', and people would be cheated. The (3) ________ of money finally took root in people's minds after many years. The usually erratic barter trade eventually gave way to the monetary method of exchange as such. At first, anything could be used such as hooks, money beads, shells or trinkets. The first gold coins were used as currency near Turkey, and each coin had a different denomination. In the kingdom of Lydia, the value of each coin was first standardised around 700 BC. However, as time passed, the idea of carrying a bulky coin pouch became less (4)________ because it attracted robbers. Checks were first created at that time by Greek and Roman traders who purchased goods from distant cities. Because they could only be used by the person whose name was on them, these were not only lightweight but also deterred robberies. In accordance with this concept, banks later issued notes in exchange for (5)________ gold that could be used as cash.
96 $Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.$
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97 $Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.$
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98 $Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.$
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99 $Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.$
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100 $Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.$
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