SSC CGL Tier I, 19 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
- 1In a certain code, 'it is raining' is coded as 'dy po ko', 'is raining now' is coded as 'po jo ko' and 'is now it' is coded as 'po jo dy'. (All the codes are two-letter codes only.) What is the code for 'raining'?
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- 2Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 625, 382, 301, 274, 265, ?
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- 3Select the figure from among the given option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
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- 4Six letters X, T, S, M, R and O 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 R.
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- 5In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusion(s) logically follows/follow from the statements. Statements: All teachers are dancers. All dancers are engineers. Some engineers are beautiful. Conclusions: I. All teachers are beautiful. II. Some dancers are beautiful.
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- 6The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
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- 7A cube is constructed by folding the given sheet along the lines shown. In the cube so formed, what would be the word on the opposite side of ‘Ball’?
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- 813 is related to 119 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 9 is related to 31. To which of the following is 8 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.)
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- 9Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially place from left to right in the blanks below to balance the given equation. 8 _ 27 _ 9 _ 6 _ 5 = 0
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- 10Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? ABNI, DAQH, ?, JYWF
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- 11What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘’ are interchanged and ‘–’ and ‘’ are interchanged?
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- 12In a certain code language, 'MAIN' is written as 'OHBL' and 'MAIL' is written as 'MHBL'. How will 'MANY’ be written in that language?
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- 13Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one 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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- 14Select 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) New Zealand : Wellington
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- 15Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series?
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- 16The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair. (NOTE: The relation should be found without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits)
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- 17In a certain code language, ‘toys are gadgets’ is coded as ‘dj sq ty’ and ‘gadgets are machines’ is coded as ‘mp ty dj’. What is code for ‘gadgets’ in that language?
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- 18Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers. (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.) 13 : 55 23 : 105
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- 19Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series. _ B _ _ _ A L _ _ L _ _
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- 20How many semicircles are there in the given figure?
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- 21‘NQRP’ is related to ‘RUVT’ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, ‘DGLF’ is related to ‘HKPJ’. To which of the following is ‘KCUM’ related, following the same logic?
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- 2297 is related to 49 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 115 is related to 58. To which of the following is 133 related to, 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.)
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- 23Each vowel in the word ‘ISOLATED’ is changed to the following letter in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the preceding letter in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is the third from the left end and the second from the left end in the group of letters thus formed?
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- 24In a certain code language, 'A ! B' means ‘A is the father 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 daughter of B’. Which of the following means that S is the husband's brother's wife of M?
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- 25Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
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General Awareness
25 questions
- 26Which Indian musician and sitar player is the founder of the National Orchestra of India ?
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- 27What is the disinvestment target of the Finance Ministry for the year 2023-24?
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- 28Where was the first official summit of the Non-Aligned movement held?
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- 29Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, which was founded by Pandit Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya, is located at ________.
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- 30For a chemical reaction with rise in temperature by , the rate constant becomes nearly ____________________.
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- 31Which of the following is an example of joint sector industry?
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- 32Which is the joint digital skills initiative for employability through digital skills by National Career Service and Microsoft India?
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- 33Which of the following commissions/committees identified the existence of legal provisions for implementation of some of the Fundamental Duties?
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- 34Pandwani singer Usha Barle was conferred with which of the following awards by the Government of India in 2023?
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- 35Articles 245 to 255 in Part XI of the Indian Constitution deal with the ____________.
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- 36In peninsular India, which of the following kingdoms was the local power that ruled over northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha?
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- 37In chess, which of the following may only move forward to the unoccupied square immediately in front of it?
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- 38In which group of states does the Luni River flow?
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- 39______ is the provision of small credit to those who would have no other access to financial services.
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- 40Agricultural shot is a term used in which of the following sports?
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- 41Which of the following is an example of prokaryotic cells?
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- 42The variation between a high air temperature and a low temperature that occurs during the same day is called _______ temperature.
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- 43As per Mendeleev’s prediction, atomic mass of eka-aluminium was:
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- 44Which of the following documents provides a framework, rules and regulations for setting up public and private industries in India?
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- 45Which of the following is the best definition of ecological efficiency?
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- 46Which state Chief Minister launched the 'Kaushalya Matritva Yojana' in 2022, which provides financial assistance of ₹5,000 to women giving birth to a second girl child for safe motherhood?
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- 47In which of the following states is Me-dam-me-phi festival primarily celebrated?
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- 48Mulayam Singh Yadav, who passed away in October 2022, served as the Chief Minister of which state?
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- 49In 10 century India, Queen Didda became the ruler of which of the following regions of north India?
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- 50In which of the following years was VD Savarkar sent to Andaman Jail by the British?
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Quantitative Aptitude
25 questions
- 51Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows. The following bar graph shows the quarterly profit (in lakhs) of a departmental store from 1997 to 2000. What was the percentage increase in annual profit of the departmental store from [1997 to 2000?]
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- 52A quadrilateral PQRS is inscribed in a circle of centre O, such that PQ is a diameter and . Find the value of .
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- 53Simplify .
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- 54and are two triangles such that . If AB=17 cm, and , then which of the following options is true?
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- 55The given pie chart shows the number of students admitted in to different classes of a school in the academic year 2022-23. [The question line is not legible in the print.]
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- 56Three years ago, the age of a person was six times the age of his younger brother. Eight years later, the age of the person will be three years less than twice the age of his younger brother. Find the present ages of the person and his younger brother.
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- 57An article marked for ₹275 is sold at 5% discount. The seller still gains 4.5%. What did he pay for it?
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- 58At a school building, there is an overhead tank. To fill this tank 50 buckets of water are required. Assume that the capacity of the bucket is reduced to two-fifth of the present. How many buckets of water are required to fill the same tank?
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- 59A shopkeeper sells rice at the rate of ₹44 per kg whose cost price is ₹40 per kg. Not satisfied with this, he tries to increase his profit by removing 200 grams of rice from each packet. What is the shopkeeper’s overall gain percentage?
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- 60The bar graph given below shows the sales of ball pens (in thousand numbers) from six shops S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and S6, during two consecutive years, 2011 and 2012. What’s is the ratio of the total sales of shop S2 for both years to the total sales of Shop S5 for both years?
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- 61The following bar graph shows the sales of a company (in₹ crore) in different years. Study the graph and answer the question. The mean of the highest and lowest sales (in₹ crore) is:
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- 62The value of the expression is
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- 63The base radius of a circular cylinder is 10.5 cm. If the area of its curved surface is 792 , then what is the volume of the cylinder?
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- 64A and B can do a work in 12 days and 16 days, respectively. If they work together for 6 days, then the fraction of the work left is _________.
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- 65Simplify the following expression.
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- 66The radius of the circle is 10 cm and the perpendicular distance from the chord to the centre is 6 cm. The length of the chord is:
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- 67The average score of a batsman in twenty matches is 15 and in twenty-five other matches is 24. Find the average score in all the forty-five matches.
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- 68A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 200 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief is 9 km/h and that of the policeman 10 km/h, how far will the thief have to run before he is overtaken?
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- 69From the given numbers A, B, C and D, which number is NOT divisible by 11? A = 712712 B = 177210 C = 64614 D = 756148
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- 70If . The positive value of is:
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- 71The maximum value of is:
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- 72The price of an item is increased twice successively. The final price is ₹2,295 and initial price was ₹1,000. The percentage increment the second time was twice the percentage increment the first time. By what percentage was the price increased the second time?
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- 73The sum of the ages of 6 children born at the interval of two years each is 90 years. What is the age (in years) of the eldest child?
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- 74PQ and RS are common tangents to two circles intersecting at A and B. A and B, when produced on both the sides, meet the tangents PQ and RS at X and Y, respectively. If AB = 3 cm and XY = 5 cm, then PQ is ________.
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- 75A sum of ₹1,456, when invested for ten years, amounts to ₹2,366 on maturity. Find the rate of simple interest per annum that was to be paid on the sum invested.
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English Comprehension
25 questions
- 76Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (A) a lot (B) my daily routine (C) i have missed (D) since my retirement (E) at the workplace
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- 77Select the correctly spelled sentence.
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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. all the plants and animals of today B. it is written that Brahma is the God of creation C. and it is He who has made D. in the book of Hindu mythology
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- 79The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a spelling error. Big Data has inandated / the education industry. / It has transformed it / by leaps and bounds.
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- 80Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice. The concert tickets were bought by my friend
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- 81Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. In industries, it is very common to observe that people show undue favour to one’s own relative during the hiring process.
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- 82Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. She was foolish enough to think that she be completely safe now.
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- 83Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. It takes time to adapt to a new environment.
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- 84The following sentence has been divided into three segments. One of them may contain an error. Select the option that has the segment with the error. If you don’t find any error, select ‘No error’ as your answer. Mr. Ali’s shop / is further to / the hospital.
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- 85Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase. I had heard of henpecked husbands and now, I felt that I saw one.
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- 86Identity the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence. I love the stunning view of the mountain.
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- 87Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The statistical study of human populations.
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- 88Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who tends to look at the dark side of things
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- 89Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Hinder
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- 90Identify from the given options the word which is similar in meaning to the following word. Morbid
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- 91Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Inevitable
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- 92Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Roshan, it’s time for you to give your speech to the whole school, wishing you luck to do well.
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- 93Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Inayat did not greet her.
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- 94Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. It rain a lot in this part of the country.
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- 95Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence. She is a very creative artist and one can see that in her paintings.
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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. Recently, the (1)________ of heart-attacks in young Indians (2)________ increased tremendously. Doctors are surprised to note that young men and women with seemingly healthy lifestyle are suffering deadly heart attacks. (3)________ diet and exercise play a (4)________ role in a person’s overall wellbeing, mental health is also a valuable factor. The (5)________ urban lifestyle is causing anxiety and depression in young Indians which may be a major factor behind the increased numbers.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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