SSC CGL Tier I, 9 Sep 2024, 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
- 1How many triangles are there in the given figure?
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- 2Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
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- 3Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
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- 4Select the triad in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following triads. (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.) (2, 3, 17) (5, 2, 21)
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- 5Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the given letter series. N _ B A N A _ A _ A N A N A B _ N A N A B A _ A N A
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- 6In a certain code language, ‘let it go’ is coded as ‘vc nt ap’ and ‘this is it’ is coded as ‘mq vc lh’. What is the code for ‘it’ in that language?
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- 7In 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 fans are brown. Some brown are chairs. Some chairs are plastic. Conclusions: I.Some brown are fans. II.Some chairs are brown. III.No chair is plastic.
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- 8Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) and logically complete the series.
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- 9In a certain code language, R + T means ‘R is the sister of T’. R – T means ‘R is the father of T’. R * T means ‘R is the wife of T’. R T means ‘R is the mother of T’. Based on the above, how is F related to C if ‘A + B – C D * E – F G’?
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- 10Select 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) Egypt : Nile
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- 11In a certain code language, ‘It’s your life’ is written as ‘Ao Bo Co’ and ‘It’s your food’ is written as ‘Ba Co Bo’. How will ‘food’ be written in that language?
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- 12The position of how many letters will change, if each of the letters in the word ‘SYSTEM’ is arranged in the English alphabetical order?
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- 13Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.
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- 14Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 99, 123, 150, 180, 213, ?
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- 15Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the given statements Statements: No river is a mountain. Some rivers are animals. Some birds are mountains. Conclusions: I: No animal is a mountain. II: No river is a bird.
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- 16Select 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.) (18, 378, 7) (14, 210, 5)
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- 17Select the triad in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given triads. (16, 33, 67), (19, 39, 79) (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)
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- 18The same operation(s) are followed in all the given number pairs except one. Find that odd number pair. (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.)bxs
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- 19A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
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- 20A square sheet of paper is folded along the dotted lines successively in the directions shown and is then punched in the last. How would the paper look when unfolded?
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- 21Three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that does NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their positions in the letter-cluster.)
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- 22What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘’ and ‘’ are interchanged?
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- 23Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series. BVTO, DTVM, ?, HPZI, JNBG
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- 24Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. VO39, TM35, RK31, PI27, ?
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- 25What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–‘ are interchanged and ‘’ and ‘’ are interchanged?
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General Awareness
25 questions
- 26In which part of India does the hot wind ‘Loo’ blow?
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- 27The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?
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- 28Which of the following can be represented as a functional unit of nature?
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- 29At what latitude does the easterly jet stream blow over peninsular India during the summer months?
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- 30The inaugural match of the Women Premier League 2023 cricket was played in which of the following venues?
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- 31When electricity is passed through water, what kind of chemical reaction occurs?
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- 32Which music-composer duo was honoured with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2020?
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- 33In which of the following states is Govindji Nartanalaya located?
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- 34In which state of India is Kund or Tanka used for water harvesting?
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- 35When was the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 introduced in Lok Sabha?
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- 36Which condition, also known as icterus, causes a yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes?
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- 37Which of the following inscriptions of Rudradaman happened to be the first royal inscription of early India composed in chaste Sanskrit?
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- 38According to Census of India 2011, in rural India, which state has the maximum female workforce participation rate?
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- 39Which of the following celebrations is dedicated to Sun God and his wife Usha to thank them for sustaining life on earth and for granting wishes?
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- 40At which Olympics did Gagan Narang win a bronze medal?
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- 41When was a Madrasa opened in Kolkata to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law?
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- 42What is the IUPAC name of tertiarybutyl alcohol?
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- 43Which Article of the Constitution explains that the executive power of every state shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a state as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose?
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- 44Under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries was Chittagong Armoury Raid conducted?
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- 45What is the relationship between interest rate and demand for money?
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- 46The government of which of the following states created a draft policy in 2022 for senior citizens on the basis of article 41, which aims to form a directorate for the welfare of senior citizens?
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- 47In the year 1952, who among the following lent his voice for the film ‘Amar Bhupali’, which was being produced in two languages simultaneously and he sang in both Bengali and Marathi ?
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- 48Which of the following statements correctly defines the green revolution?
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- 49In 2021, in which of the following states did the Prime Minister lay the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University?
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- 50Which of the following is NOT correct about Directive Principles of State Policy?
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Quantitative Aptitude
25 questions
- 51What is the value of , if ?
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- 52The points P and S are on the same side of the line segment QR, such that , and . Select the correct statement.
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- 53Simplify
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- 54The pie chart given below shows the expenditure (in percentage) of Aditya. The monthly income of Aditya is₹54,000. How much does he spend (in₹) on Food?
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- 55Madhav purchased an item for ₹42,000 and sold it at a loss of 20%. With that amount, he purchased another item and sold it at a gain of 30%. What is the overall gain (in ₹)?
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- 56Seven years ago, Prachi was four times as old as her daughter was at that time. Four years from now, Prachi will be two-and-a-half times as old as her daughter would then be. Find the sum of the present ages (in years) of Prachi and her daughter.
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- 57If a sum of ₹5,000 is taken at a simple rate of interest of 15% per annum for 3 years and another sum of ₹8,000 is taken at a simple interest of 12% per annum for 4 years, the positive difference of the interests paid is:
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- 58Let C be a circle with centre O and P be an external point to C. Let PA and PB be two tangents to C with A and B being the points of tangency, respectively. If PA and PB are inclined to each other at an angle of , then find .
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- 59The average temperature of a city for the first sixteen days of January is , and the average temperature for the last sixteen days of the same month is . If the average temperature for the entire month is , what is the temperature on the sixteenth day?
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- 60The monthly wages (in ₹) of three mess workers, Rahul, Sunil and Vipin, of a boy’s hostel for three months are given in the following table. Study the table carefully and answer the question given below.In November, the wages of Sunil is what percentage of the wages of Rahul? (Correct up to two decimal places.)
Mess workers/Month October November December Rahul 10800 11500 12000 Sunil 10000 10500 11500 Vipin 10400 11600 12200 Tap an option to check your answer.
- 61At present, A is thrice as old as B. C is 5 years elder than B. The sum of the ages of A, B, C is 75 years. The ratio of the age of B five years ago to the age of A three years from now is:
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- 62Simplify the following. , where A is an acute angle.
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- 63A right-angled isosceles triangle has an area of 50 square units. Its hypotenuse is (in units):
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- 64What is the volume (in ) of a cylinder if the radius of the cylinder is 8 cm and the height is 14 cm? (Take )
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- 65A person earns ₹16,000 per month and spends 80% of his income and saves the remaining amount. If his income increases by 20% and expenditure by 10%, find the percentage of increase in his savings.
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- 66The marked price of an article is 26% more than its cost price. If a discount of 32% is given, what will be the loss percentage?
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- 67Varun and Sandeep started for a car race from the same point, in the same direction and at the same time on a circular track of length 1635 m with the speeds of 90 km/h and 108 km/h, respectively. After how much time (in s) will they meet again for the first time?
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- 68The angles of triangle are such that one is average of other two, then the angles are: 1) 2) 3) 4)
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- 69From a circle with the radius of 15.75 cm, a sector with the arc length of 11 cm is cut off. Find the area (in ) of this sector.
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- 70The given bar graph shows the number of students enrolled in Institutes A and B during 5 years (2018 to 2022). What is the ratio of the total students enrolled in Institute B in 2019, 2020 and 2022 to that of the total students enrolled in Institute A in 2018, 2020 and 2021?
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- 71The given chart shows the production of different types of cars in the year 2021. Study the given chart and answer the question that follows. If the total production in the year 2021 was 2,00,00,000, then what will be the central angle of the sector representing the production of type D cars in 2021?
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- 72If x varies inversely as y and x = 2 when y = 6, then the value of y when x = 3 is:
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- 73Without doing the actual division, find the remainder when 28735429 is divided by 9.
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- 74Simplify the following:
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- 75Pipes M, N and S can fill a tank in 25, 50 and 100 minutes, respectively. Initially, pipes N and S are kept open for 10 minutes, and then pipe N is shut while pipe M is opened. Pipe S is closed 15 minutes before the tank overflows. How much time (in minutes) will it take to fill the tank if the three pipes work in this pattern?
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English Comprehension
25 questions
- 76Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The homework must be done by you.
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- 77Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. Pollution levels have increased so largely that they are almost killing us.
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- 78Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (a) the use of animal research (b) throughout the past century (c) and it continues to be used to understand many diseases (d) has been of considerable importance (e) in the field of scientific and medical advancements
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- 79Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Break a leg
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- 80Select 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’. Spreading awareness about the rights of the consumers and the relief open to them in case they did not get their money’s worth of goods and service has rightly been identified as the first priority.
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- 81Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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- 82Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. If you want to be a good detective, it helps to have an inquisitive nature.
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- 83Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who does not show response to good or bad
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- 84Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct logical sequence. A. These can turn around to track stars with the rotation of Earth. B. Observatories are places to study place. C. They are mostly built on the mountain tops. D. Telescopes are placed in the dome-shaped roof of the building.
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- 85Select the correctly spelled sentence.
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- 86Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (O) as it was the last one of the evening (P) the city bus was overcrowded (Q) and this gave an opportunity (R) to the pickpockets (S) to try their skill
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- 87Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Raju’s job as a clerk seemed to be bad at first because of the low salary, but resulted in something good happening later because it saved him from being unemployed.
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- 88Identify the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Scary
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- 89Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Abundant
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- 90Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. I would love to organise the farewell party at my house.
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- 91Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. Every students in the hostel decided to travel to Delhi to witness the Republic Day parade.
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- 92Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The meal was not prepared by us.
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- 93Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Berserk
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- 94The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. By this time next year / I will had graduated from college / and starting my first job / in the field of marketing.
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- 95Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in bold. Elisabeth stood at the piano, which did nothing to allay his anxiety.
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- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. From the beginning (1)_________ the eighteenth century, the ladies of European cities covered (2)_______ faces in layers of paint and powder. This particular fashion was largely brought (3) __________ by the urgent need to disguise the ravages of smallpox, (4)_________ left their faces pitted and scarred. During this same period, the ‘beauty spot’ was introduced to cover (5) __________ a facial defect.96Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
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- 97Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
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- 98Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
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- 99Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
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- 100Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
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