SSC CGL Tier I, 13 Sep 2024, Shift 1 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
- 1Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. AH21, CJ18, EL15, GN12, ?
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- 2Which of the following interchanges of numbers (not digits) would make the given equation correct?
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- 3Select 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) Frivolous : Big :: Deride : ?
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- 4Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 30, 20, ?, 60, 140
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- 5How many triangles are there in the given figure?
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- 6Select the pair in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as are the numbers in the given pairs. (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.) 3 : 25 4 : 62
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- 7The position(s) of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word ‘GRIMACE’ are arranged in English alphabetical order?
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- 8Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following series were to be continued?
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- 9‘Ample’ is related to ‘Abundant’ in the same way as ‘Substantial’ is related to ‘________’. (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.)
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- 10In a certain code language, ‘HUSBAND’ is written as ‘JVUDBPF’ and ‘SISTER’ is written as ‘UJUVFT’. How will ‘BROTHER’ be written in that language?
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- 11In a certain code language, means ‘X is the father of Y’, means ‘X is the brother of Y’, means ‘X is the sister of Y’, means ‘X is the wife of Y’. Based on the above, how is D related to H if ‘’?
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- 12Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of ? will logically complete the series.
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- 13Six letters A, B, C, E, F and G are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figure below. Find the letter on the face opposite to A.
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- 14Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series. _ X _ F _ _ _ X T _ X _
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- 15In a certain code language, ‘mountain stand tall’ is coded as ‘33 66 44’; ‘rocky is tall’ is coded as ‘44 55 11’ and ‘rocky is mountain’ is coded as ‘33 55 11’. How is ‘stand’ coded in that language?
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- 16Three of the following numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out. (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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- 17Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. D _ F D _ F _ F _ D _ F
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- 18Four 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.
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- 19What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘’ and ‘’ are interchanged and ‘’ and ‘’ are interchanged?
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- 20Select 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.) (27, 405, 3) (23, 690, 6)
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- 21Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. 7 — 14 — 23 4 — 11 — 20 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)
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- 22Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
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- 23A square sheet of paper is folded along the dotted line successively along the directions shown and is then punched in the last as shown. How would the paper look when unfolded?
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- 24Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? KES, MIQ, PMN, TQJ, YUE, ?
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- 25Figure X is followed by four figures numbered (1), (2), (3), (4). Identify the figure among the four in which figure X is embedded (i.e. contains figure X in the same form).
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General Awareness
25 questions
- 26Which team won the T20 cricket event, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-2023?
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- 27According to the Census of India 2011, which group of Union Territories recorded the highest sex ratio?
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- 28Match the sports in List I with the sportsperson in List II who were in news for their sports achievement in 2022:
LIST I- Sports LIST II-Sports man A Lakshya Sen i Boxing B Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa ii Badminton C Nikhat Zareen iii Shooting D Rudrankksh Patil iv Chess Tap an option to check your answer.
- 29Which Indian singer wrote ‘Raag Sarita’?
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- 30Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution was borrowed from Irish Constitution?
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- 31Which state government honoured Vani Jairam with the MS Subbulakshmi Award for 2019?
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- 32Vindhyashakti was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
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- 33Which of the following is a man-made ecosystem?
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- 34Which of the following are the two basic categories of an ecosystem?
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- 35Which of the following statements is correct about the composition of the agriculture sector and employment in GDP post-independence?
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- 36Who among the following famous Indian women cricketers announced retirement in June 2022?
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- 37Which region in India receives less rainfall in summer, but heavy rainfall in winter season due to the retreating north easterly winds?
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- 38Sundari trees are found in which type of forests in India?
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- 39The Supreme Court of India comprises the Chief Justice and not more than ______ other Judges appointed by the President of India.
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- 40Who won the paralympic bronze medal in archery for India at Tokyo in 2020?
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- 41The central bank of India or Reserve Bank of India was created before Independence, in the year 1934. The recommendation to create a central bank was made by a commission called:
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- 42Ranjana Gauhar was awarded the Padma Shri Award (2003) for her contribution to which of the following Indian dance forms?
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- 43Which of the following two quantities have the same dimensions?
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- 44Which polyatomic ionic compound is a white, crystalline powder used in fire extinguishers and to neutralise acids and bases?
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- 45Which port is developed as a satellite port?
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- 46The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India?
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- 47Chhath Puja is the main festival of which state?
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- 48For which of the following states was the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022, introduced in the Parliament?
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- 49Who among the following is the hero of the Sanskrit historical poem, the 'Ramacharita' written by Sandhyakar Nandi?
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- 50In which of the following areas did the Uprising of Khurda in 1817 take place?
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Quantitative Aptitude
25 questions
- 51The given table shows the marks obtained by a student in class 9.What is the percentage of marks obtained by the student?
Subjects Marks (out of 100) Social Science 93 Science 90 Hindi 90 English 95 Mathematics 78 Tap an option to check your answer.
- 52An article is sold at a profit of . What is the ratio of its cost price to selling price?
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- 53From a circle of radius 7 units, an arc length is cut by a chord of length 7 units. What is the arc length of the smaller portion (in units)?
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- 54If , cm, and , then which of the following is true?
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- 55A shopkeeper mixes two types of rice costing ₹250/5 kg and ₹280/5 kg in the ratio . Find the net cost of the resultant mixture (per kg).
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- 56Simplify the following expression.
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- 57There are two pipes used to fill a tank and when operated together, they can fill the tank in 20 minutes. If one pipe can fill the tank two and a half times as quickly as the other, then the faster pipe alone can fill the tank in:
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- 58If , then the value of is:
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- 59If , then the value of is:
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- 60At a cafe, Rama bought drinks for her 7 friends at ₹240. Some of them wanted coffee, while others wanted black tea. A regular cup of coffee cost ₹40 and a regular cup of black tea cost ₹ 30. How many cups of tea did she purchase?
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- 61If , then the value of p is:
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- 62In an election between R and S, R gets of the votes of S and beats S by 770 votes. If there were no invalid votes, then the total number of votes polled is:
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- 63A and B are centres of two circles with radii 2 cm and 1 cm respectively, where AB = 5 cm. C is the centre of another circle of radius r cm, which touches each of the above two circles externally. If , then the value of r is:
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- 64If the successive discount by ,, then the single equivalent rate of discount is:
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- 65Simplify the following expression. .
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- 66The given bar graph shows the turnover of five companies (in crores). What is the difference between the average sales turnover of all the companies put together between the years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020?
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- 67If 321y72 is a multiple of 6, where y is a digit, what is the least value of y?
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- 68If A:B = and B:C = , then A:B:C is:
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- 69The following table shows the sale (in lakh rupees) of six commodities in a provision store from August 2012 to October 2012.The total combined sale of dry fruits, sugar and rice for the period from August 2012 to October 2012 is what percentage (rounded off to the nearest whole [number) of the total combined sale of tea, pulses and flour for the same period?]
Month/Commodity Dry Fruits Tea Pulses Sugar Flour Rice August 27 24 45 48 55 42 September 32 15 34 42 33 23 October 25 30 42 47 49 27 Tap an option to check your answer.
- 70The pie chart below shows the per cent sale of different fruits in a day for a shop. If the total number of fruits sold by a fruit seller in a day is 1200, what is the combined central angle in the pie chart for oranges and apples?
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- 71The solution of the following equations is:
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- 72A boat can travel 78 km upstream and back in a total of 32 hours. It can travel 15 km upstream and 52 km downstream in a total of 9 hours. How much distance will the boat cover in 12 hours in still water?
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- 73Pranav borrows a sum of ₹6,23,305 at the rate of per annum simple interest. At the end of the first year, he repays ₹16,390 towards return of principal amount borrowed. If Pranav clears all pending dues at the end of the second year, including interest payment that accrued during the first year, how much does he pay (in ₹) at the end of the second year?
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- 74One-quarter of a circular pizza of radius 21 cm was removed from the whole pizza. What is the perimeter (in cm) of the remaining pizza? (Use )
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- 75What is the height (in m) of a conical water tank having radius of 70 m and volume of ? (Take )
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English Comprehension
25 questions
- 76In the following sentence, four words have been underlined, out of which one word is MISSPELT. Select the option with the MISSPELT word. In spite of the dilemma that preveiled during the discussion sessions, the committee remained committed to finding an amicable solution to the issue.
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- 77Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in bold. His mother never held a grudge against his father.
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- 78Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. A bad patch
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- 79Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A written statement made under oath
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- 80Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Barbarity
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- 81Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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- 82Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The team always anticipate a bowling friendly pitch on their easy victory in the T20 matches.
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- 83Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The team will announce the winner tomorrow.
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- 84The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. Mr. Surya / have no interior / motive in offering / you support.
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- 85The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. By the end of / this month, he / will been working / for five years.
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- 86Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Kamal is not willing to purchase a house on the 12th floor of a sea-side apartment, as she is fearful of heights. She is suffering from ___________.
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- 87Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. An elephant is a large mammal.
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- 88Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Epitome
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- 89Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Cannot be corrected
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- 90Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. A. Smoking in B. Your youth stunts C. The body and D. Clouds the brain
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- 91Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Don’t let Dylan fool you!
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- 92Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. Satya is always great to his friends who helped him when he was in trouble.
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- 93Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in bold to fill in the blank. The modern work is deliberately ________ (ambiguous).
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- 94Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The homophone for the word ‘there’ is _________.
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- 95Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Turned a deaf ear to
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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. Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______ transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness (5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.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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