SSC CGL Tier I : 26 Jul 2023 Shift 1

1. Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern.

2. Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

8, 14, ?, 44, 68, 98, 134

3. Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

13× 6 + 24÷ 6 - 17 = 91

4. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.

5 : 127 :: 9 : ? :: 7 : 247

5. Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.

6. Which two numbers and two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?

4 + 2÷ 7 + 8× 9 = 25

7. Which of the following letter - clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?

ZXV, TRP, NLJ, HFD, ?

8. In a certain code language, 'BIND' is coded as '9214' and 'DRIB' is coded as '4109'. What is the code for 'N' in the given code language?

9. 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.)

X-Ray : Radiologist :: Skin : ?

10. Select 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 asadding/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)

(50, 60, 2000)

(20, 30, 200)

11. 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.

3125 : 25 :: 1600 : 20 :: 675 : ?

12. A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

13. Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left toright in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.

BUP_ESH_UPL_SHB_PLES_BU_LE_H

14. Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed inthe given pair of words.

(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be relatedto each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in theword)

Horse : Foal

15.In a certain code language, 'TELEVISION' is written as 'UDMDWKQKMP' and'PUNISHMENT' is written as 'QTOHTJKGLV'. How will 'HELICOPTER' be written in thatlanguage?

16. Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different.Pick the odd one out.

DGJM

NQTW

TWZC

HIJK

17. 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 withcommonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from thestatements.

Statements:

Some seeds are fruits.

Some fruits are jams.

All jams are desserts.

Conclusions:

I. Some jams are seeds.

II. Some desserts are jams.

III. Some fruits are desserts.

18. Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they wouldappear in an English dictionary.

1. Circulate

2. Circuit

3. Citrus

4. Cinnamon

5. Circular

6. Citizen

19. The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certainmathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) are followed inall the number pairs, EXCEPT one. Find that odd number pair.

20. Mishka says she is looking for the only child of her brother’s maternal grandmother.Who is she looking for?

21. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are written on different faces of a dice. Three different positions of the same dice are shown below. Find the number on the face opposite to the one showing '4'.

22. Select the set of classes the relationship among which is best illustrated by the Venn diagram given below.

23. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN asshown below.

24. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers ofthe following set.

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breakingdown the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13- Operations on 13 such asadding/substracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

(3, 10, 26)

(4, 17, 42)

25. Select the option figure which is embedded in the given figure (Rotation is NOT allowed).

1. Part 3 of the Indian Constitution enlists how many groups of Fundamental Rights?

2. What was the prime target of the first five-year plan of India?

3. Which of the following is the longest lake in India?

4. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was formed in the year ______.

5. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

6. The first Paralympic games were held in:

7. Which of the following is NOT one of the scheduled public sector banks in India?

8. When was a comprehensive despatch on education called Wood’s despatch oneducation sent?

9. In September 2021,the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)increased the entry age for the National Pension System (NPS) from_______ to ______.

10. Which was the first petrochemical company in India?

11. In January 2023, Union Minister of Education and Skill Development andEntrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan along with Minister for Railways,Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnawsuccessfully tested ‘BharOS’, a made-in-India mobile operating system developed by ________.

12. Padma Bhushan awardee, Alarmel Velli, who is renowned for Bharatanatyam, is alsoan exponent of which of the following dance forms?

13. In 1808, whose work provided a physical picture of how compounds are formed by thecombination of two or more different types of atoms?

14. Which of the following can make provisions for Ancillary powers of the SupremeCourt?

15. Aruna Sairam, T M Krishna and Gayathri Girish are associated with which form ofmusic?

16. Which edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) took place in the year 2021?

17. Kathak is found in three distinct forms, called ‘gharanas’, named after the cities wherethe Kathak dance tradition evolved. Name those three cities.

18. In 2021,which financial institution entered into a collaboration with Google India PvtLtd (GIPL) for piloting a social impact lending programme with financial assistance upto ₹1 crore at subsidised interest rates?

19. In a particular trophi level, how is the standing crop measured?

20. In the early nineteenth century, who demonstrated that there are fourteen spacelattices, or regularly repeating arrangements of points in space, that differ in symmetryand geometry?

21. Aner, Panzara and Waghur are the tributaries of which river?

22. Karsondas Mulji and Dadoba Pandurang were associated with ________, whichworked against evils like caste system and encouraged widow remarriage.

23. The main (chief) social unit of the Aryans was ________.

24. Who among the following was the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate, who took the titleof Bahman Shah after his accession to the throne?

25. Match the columns (As per Census 2011).

1. A vessel is filled with liquid, 5 parts of which are water and 11 parts syrup. What partof the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture maybesyrup and water in the ratio 3∶ 2?

2. There are two circles that touch each other externally. Radius of the first circle withcentre O is 12 cm. Radius of the second circle with centre A is 8 cm. Find the length oftheir common tangent BC.

3. InΔABC, DE || BC and , If DE = 12 cm, find the length of BC.

4. If x²- 8x - 1 = 0, what is the value of ?

5. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and∠AOB = 130°. Find∠APB.

6. A four-digits number abba is divisible by 4 and a < b. How many such numbers arethere?

7. If (), and 0 < x < 1, what is the value of ?

8. A boat goes 20 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 8 hours. In 5 hours, it goes 15km upstream and 22 km downstream. Determine the speed of the boat in still water.

9. 4 men’s work is equal to 6 women’s work, and 4 women’s work is equal to 6 boys’work. A boy can finish the work in 60 days. In how many days can the work be finishedby a man and a woman together?

10. A policeman saw a thief at a distance of 400 m. The thief started running at a speed of10 km/h and the policeman chased him at a speed of 12 km/h in the same direction. Atwhat distance from the starting point will the policeman catch the thief?

11. A group of men decided to do a job in 11 days but 16 men left the work after each day.The work, as a result, got completed in 15 days. How many men were there initially inthe group?

12. If cos A + cos²A = 1, then the value of sin⁴A + sin⁶A is:

13. Which of the following sets of lengths (in cm) will give three sides of an obtuse-angledtriangle?

14. If the slant height of a cone is 60 cm and the radius of its base is 21 cm, then find its curved surface area. (useπ =22/7)

15. Find the value of the given expression.

1755 ÷ 39 × (8 − 28 ÷ 4) − 2

16. The following bar chart shows the trends of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India from all over the world.

What was the average of India's FDI over the years 1992 - 1995 (rounded off to the nearest integer)?

17. The value of cosec 30° − cos 60° is:

18. A thief steals an item and escapes, running at 20 km/h. A policeman arrives at the spotof the crime after 6 minutes and immediately starts chasing the thief. 24 minutes afterthe policeman started to chase the thief, there is still a gap of 400 m between the two.At what distance from the spot of crime would the policeman catch up with the thief,and what is the speed at which the policeman ran?

19. A shopkeeper sells his goods by allowing 18% discount and still earns 30% profit. If hesells his goods by allowing 12% discount on the marked price, then what will be hisprofit percentage (correct to 2 decimal places)?

20. Which of the following is the least?

12% of 625

15% of 555

10% of 720

9% of 845

21. Ravi initially used to save 20% of his monthly income. Recently his monthly incomewas raised by 25%. His nominal savings also went up by 5%. What percentage of hispresent nominal income does Ravi currently save?

22. The following table shows the percentage of population of five states below povertyline and the proportion of males and females below and above poverty line.

If the population of state B and State C is 6,000 each, then what is the total number of females below poverty line in these two states?

23. R’s weighing machine shows 400 gm when the actual weight is 350 gm. The cost priceof almonds is ₹880 per kg and packets of 200 gm are made using the faulty machine.What should be the selling price (in ₹) of each packet to get a profit of 25%?

24. If , (x > 0), then the value of is:

25. At what rate percent per annum simple interest, a sum of money triples itself in 16years?

1. Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion.

When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching therefor five years.

2. Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression to fill in the blank.

Anita keeps on repeating that she is innocent, but there is ________.

3. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

Those four pages were torn by Jack.

4. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

We lived a very frugal life during our childhood.

5. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group ofwords.

Which cannot be read.

6. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

7. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word to fill in the blank.

While most friends persuaded him to choose the career, there were a few who ________him from doing so.

8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Shakuntala Devi was born on 4th November 1929. In her childhood she ________toschool.

9. Select the sentence that contains no spelling errors.

10. Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option thatcontains an error.

She is in an hurry to meet her brother.

11. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

Soon after the doctor gave her the next ________ of the medicine, the patient began to ________.

12. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences inthe correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. In Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox and Lutheran teaching,all of their faithful departed in heaven are considered saints, although some aredeemed deserving of more praise or emulation.

B. In religious belief, a saint is a person who is viewed as possessing an uncommondegree of holiness, similarity, or proximity to God.

C. The term saint, however, is used differently depending on the setting anddenomination.

D. Some saints receive official ecclesiastical recognition and, as a result, a public cultof veneration through the process of canonisation in the Catholic Church orglorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

13. Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word in the given sentence.

A strong man is a mediator between divine and mortal fate.

14. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

One may accomplish many things by a little effort.

15. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The farmers are harvesting the crops.

16. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the givensentence.

There is a charm on the midnight air which all cannot experience.

17. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The professor's lectures are very conventional and so tedious.

18. Select the option that can substitute the underlined segment with the correct idiom.

After finishing this assignment, the employees make it a day.

19. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences inthe correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Android began in 2003 as a project of the American technology company AndroidInc., to develop an operating system for digital cameras.

B. In 2004, the project changed to become an operating system for smartphones.

C. Android is an operating system for cellular telephones and tablet computers.

D. In 2005, Android Inc. was bought by the American search engine company GoogleInc. that transformed the OS into what it is today.

20. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences inthe correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. India has an upbeat vision of a liberal, nonviolent, relatively pluralistic democracywith non-threatening global leadership.

B. Epics from mythologies like the Mahabharata and Ramayana are likened to classicGreek works like the Odyssey and Iliad and between 1 and 1000 AD, India was laudedas the ‘Golden Bird’ for its GDP, which was higher than China at the time.

C. Luminaries like Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, as well as the arts ofliterature, music, dance, the software industry, Ayurveda, etc., generate a staggeringarray of soft power assets that highlight India's appeal to the world's population.

D. With Ashoka, Buddha, and Gandhi serving as the primary leaders, Indians areknown for their core values of respect, harmony, and fraternity.

22. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully andselect the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

25. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully andselect the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.