SSC CGL Tier I, 23 Sep 2024, Shift 3 question paper with answers

General Intelligence and Reasoning

25 questions

1 $Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. _ Y R W I Y _ X I _ R _ I Y R Z$
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2 $In a certain code language, ‘cat dog monkey’ is coded as ‘55 66 88’; ‘camel cat donkey’ is coded as ‘66 99 33’ and ‘dog goat tiger’ is coded as ‘88 11 22’. How is ‘monkey’ coded in that language?$
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3 $Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 45, 52, 63, 76, 93, ?$
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4 $Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster. MSD: NHW :: OAE : LZV :: NIP:?$
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5 $The position(s) of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word ‘LAUNDER’ are arranged in English alphabetical order?$
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6 $\times$
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7 $In a certain code language, 'WJSL' is coded as '25-12-21-14' and 'DUOH' is coded as '6-23-17-10'. What is the code for 'PFKR' in the given language?$
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8 $13 is related to 21 following certain logic. Following the same logic, 35 is related to 43. To which of the following numbers is 66 related, following the same logic? (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)$
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9 $How many people like either only spicy or only sweet as per the given Venn diagram?$
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10 $Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. EXPENSE : EPXEESN :: FASHION : HSAFNOI :: FORTUNE : ?$
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11 $The question contains pairs of words that are related to each other in a certain way. Three of the following four word pairs are alike as these have the same relationship and thus form a group. Which word pair is the one that DOES NOT belong to that group? (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)$
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12 $How many rectangles are there in the given figure?$
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13 $Six letters O, Z, F, T, R and M are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures below. Find the letter on the face opposite to Z.$
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14 $Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN.$
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15 $Three of the following number-pairs are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which number-pair does not belong to that group? (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)$
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16 $6 \times 3 + 8 \div 2 + 21 + 5 \times 4 - 14 \div 7 = 53$
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17 $Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given sets. (6, 31) (10, 91) (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)$
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18 $Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.$
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19 $The following Venn diagram shows people’s liking for Tea, Coffee and Soup. How many people like tea and coffee both?$
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20 $Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will logically complete the series. ME_ICM_DIC_GDI_MHD_C$
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21 $The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?$
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22 $Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the following series were to be continued?$
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23 $Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.$
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24 $21 is related to 220 by certain logic. Following the same logic, 72 is related to 781. To which of the following is 27 related, following the same logic? (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)$
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25 $In a certain code language, 'A & B' means ‘ A is the brother of B’, 'A x B' means ‘A is the father of B’, 'A ? B' means ‘A is the mother of B’ and 'A ! B' means ‘A is the wife of B’. Which of the following means that W is the mother's mother of P?$
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General Awareness

25 questions

26 $Digestion of food is an important function of the animal body. In animals like lions, cows, humans, etc., the process involves use of various organs starting from the mouth and ending with the anus. The longest part of this canal is known as the ________.$
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27 $Who among the following is known as ‘Captain Cool’ in Indian Cricket?$
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28 $Papanasam Ramayya Sivan was an Indian composer of which music style?$
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29 $Which of the following is a difference between self-help groups (SHGs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India?$
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30 $Which famous experiment was done by Michael Faraday in 1831?$
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31 $The book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ was written by _______.$
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32 $Where was the first meeting of the Employment Working Group of G20 conducted?$
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33 $In which of the following states is the Chu-Faat dance performed?$
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34 $What is the salinity of the Dead Sea (per litre of water)?$
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35 $Which of the following is the first Indian woman Grandmaster in Chess?$
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36 $Who reconciled Dalton's atomic hypothesis with Gay-Lussac's results on the combination of volumes in 1811?$
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37 $As per the Census of India 2011, the increase in literacy rates for males and females,respectively, as compared to 2001 Census was:$
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38 $Which of the following is a festival primarily celebrated in the state of Odisha?$
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39 $Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company?$
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40

Match the following items. List I List II i. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme a. 1994 ii. Mid-Day Meal Scheme b. 2004 iii. The National Accreditation Assessment Council c. 1945 iv. All India Council for Technical Education d. 1995

List I	List II
i. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme	a. 1994
ii. Mid-Day Meal Scheme	b. 2004
iii. The National Accreditation Assessment Council	c. 1945
iv. All India Council for Technical Education	d. 1995

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41 $The famous santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma received the ________________________ in the year 1986.$
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42 $The Aryans lived in the land known as ‘Sapta Sindhu’ (Land of the Seven Rivers). Which of the following was NOT a part of it?$
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43 $Who was the chief coordinator for the G20 summit hosted by India?$
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44 $8^{\text{th}}$
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45 $The ICAR - Sugarcane Breeding Institute is located at:$
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46 $Who assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Navy on 31 July 2021?$
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47 $The number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, in a state shall NOT be less than _______.$
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48 $____________ Directive principles of State Policy were added to the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976.$
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49 $Who published the logistic equation model of population growth in 1838?$
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50 $Which of the following is NOT a major climate control of a place?$
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Quantitative Aptitude

25 questions

51 $In a team of seven members, the average age of six of the members is 42 years while the age of the seventh member of the team is 36 years more than the average age of all the seven members taken together. Find the age (in years) of the seventh member of the team.$
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52 $0.07 \times 0.28 \div 0.04 + 0.64 - 1.64 \div 0.04$
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53 $If in a circle a chord of length 14 cm is at a distance of 24 cm from its centre, then the length of the radius of the circle is:$
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54 $37\sqrt{3}$
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55 $The monthly production of electric bulbs by a company during the second half of the year 2021 is shown by the following bar graph. Study the bar graph carefully and answer the question given below. What is the percentage decrement in the production of electric bulbs in October as compared to the production in July? (Correct up to two decimal places.)$
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56 $\tan A = \frac{1}{\sqrt{10}}$
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57 $3t - \frac{1}{3t} = 3$
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58 $Find the area of a rectangle whose length is 52m and breadth is 9m.$
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59 $A boat covers a distance of 55 km downstream in 5 hours while it takes 11 hours to cover the same distance upstream. What is the speed of the boat?$
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60 $A class of 30 students appeared in a test. The average score of 12 students is 62, and that of the rest is 60. What is the average score of the class?$
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61 $Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 hours, respectively. Both pipes are opened to fill the tank, but when the tank is one-third full, a leak develops through which one-fourth of the water supplied by both pipes goes out. Find the total time (in hours) taken to fill the tank.$
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62 $The ratio of the ages of A and B, 3 years ago, was 5 : 7. The ratio of their ages, 13 years from now, will be 9 : 11. If the present age of C is 11 years less than that of B, then the present age of C, in years, is:$
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63 $The following table represents the total number of students in different classes and the respective number of students who are vegetarian, in a school. Study the table carefully and answer the question that follows. Class Total number of students Number of vegetarian students XII 150105 XI 165100 X 12580 IX 14090 What is the percentage of non-vegetarian students in class XII?$
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64 $\Delta PQR$
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65 $If an employee's income is ₹72,000, the amount he spends is 40% higher than his savings. Therefore, his savings (in ₹) is:$
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66 $\frac{\sin^2\theta - 2\sin^4\theta}{2\cos^4\theta + \cos^2\theta}$
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67 $The number 4,29,714 is divisible by:$
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68 $The sale of two kinds of bicycles B1 and B2 (in lakhs) manufactured by a company over a period of three years are shown in the table below. Year B1 B2 20019518420021302002003150216 From 2001 to 2003, the total sale of bicycles B1 is what percent of the total sale of bicycles B2?$
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69 $3x + 2y = 10$
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70 $t$
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71 $The single discount equivalent to a series discount of 60%, 70% and 80%.$
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72 $The following table shows the number of students admitted in to a university for higher education from 2010 to 2013. Year Number of Students 2010450201154020123702013680 What is the average number of students admitted in to the university from 2010 to [2013?]$
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73 $The length of the tangent drawn from a point 10 cm away from the centre of a circle with radius 4 cm, is:$
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74 $A customer pays ₹975 in instalments. The payment is done each month ₹5 less than the previous month. If the first instalment is ₹100, how much time will be taken to pay the entire amount?$
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75 $\frac{1}{6}$
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Class	Total number of students	Number of vegetarian students
XII	150	105
XI	165	100
X	125	80
IX	140	90

Year	B1	B2
2001	95	184
2002	130	200
2003	150	216

Year	Number of Students
2010	450
2011	540
2012	370
2013	680

English Comprehension

25 questions

76 $Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The cynical investors believed in every word the analysts said.$
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77 $Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. Her remarks were relevant to the discussion.$
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78 $Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Lethargic$
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79 $Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the parts in the correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence. (P) unlock their potential (Q) empowers individuals to (O) and shape their future (R) the power of education$
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80 $Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Athens was suffering under the rule of a powerful small group that had no concern for the people's welfare.$
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81 $Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. Ranjith failed in all his exams as he had been addicted of social media.$
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82 $Select the most appropriate option that can rectify the incorrectly spelt word in the following sentence. I doubt that these lifts can acommodate 100 people.$
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83 $Select the sentence that is expressed in passive voice.$
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84 $Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The evening time when the sun has just set and it is almost dark.$
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85 $Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Dodge$
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86 $Select the option with the correct use of future tense.$
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87 $Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence. The teammates made several jibes at the opponent team members during the interview.$
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88 $Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. This year’s budget is unlikely to pass as law since the president’s proposed budgets typically face a jaundiced eye but this one has gotten even more scepticism.$
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89 $Select the correct spelling to fill in the blank. I often fail to ______ remember someone’s name.$
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90 $The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. Mr. Suman / asked me / to pack / my luggages.$
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91 $Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. Her behaviour was so ostentatious that it attracted the attention of everyone in the room.$
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92 $Select the option that expresses the following sentence in passive voice. The baker baked the cake.$
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93 $Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A place to park aeroplanes$
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94 $Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Dissipate$
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95 $Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence. Sejal visits the nearby temple off and on .$
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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. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary (1) _________ of average accomplishment in important areas of human development, (2) _________ living a long and healthy life, being informed and having a good quality of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of the normalised (3) _________ for each dimension. The health component is (4) _________ by life expectancy at birth, while the education dimension is measured by the average number of years of schooling for individuals aged 25 and above, as well as the (5) _________ number of years of schooling for school-age children.
96 $Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 1.$
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97 $Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 2.$
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98 $Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 3.$
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99 $Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 4.$
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100 $Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 5.$
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