SSC JE Mechanical – 22 Mar 2021 – Shift-1

1. Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes/categories.

Cardamom, Cashew, Spices     

2. In a certain code language, FLEXIBLE is coded as 42 - 30 - 44 - 6 - 36 - 4 - 24 - 10. How will CEMENTED be coded in that language?

3. Select the letter from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. H, A, T, M, ?, Y

4. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.

Japan : Yen

5. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

4, 21, 39, 61, 92, 139, ?

6. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. GLOBAL : MFLYGF : : TARGET : ?

7. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

Sunday : Thursday :: Friday : ?

8. M is the sister of N and O. P is the father of O. Q is the mother of M. Considering this information, which of the following statements CANNOT be verified?

9. Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).

10. Select the option in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the two numbers of the given number-pair.

16 : 128

11. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.

Frequency : Hertz

12. Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

CLAP, BNXT, APUX, ZRRB, ?, XVLJ

13. Select the option that is correct for the bracketed letters with respect to their inclusion in the given series. F, K, H, F, L, A, (S), V, Z, Q, J, (L)

14. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

SOLUTE : UNNTVD :: CLUTCH : ?

15. Arjun walks 22 metres south. Then turning to his right, he walks 22 metres to reach an ATM. Then turning to his left, he walks 20 metres to reach a bookstall. Again, he turns to his left and walks 22 metres to reach his office. How far is he from his starting point?

16. A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube formed, which of the following pairs of letters will be on opposite sides?

17. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some actresses are hair stylists.

All hair stylists are anchors.

Conclusions:

1. Some hair stylists are actresses.

2. Some anchors are hair stylists.

18. Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

GOLD, KUJJ, OAHP, SGFV, ?

19. Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.

1. Numerous

2. Navigation

3. Nomenclature

4. Necrotizing

5. Nominate

20. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.

Elephant ∶ Trumpet ∶∶ Lamb ∶ ?

21. Nine friends, Ananya, Bryson, Catalina, Druva, Eva, Fanish, Girik, Hariraj and Kunj are, have gone for a candle light dinner, and they are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Fanish is 4th to the right of Ananya, who is 3rd to the right of Bryson. Kunj is 4th to the left of Bryson and 3rd to the right of Druva. Catalina is 3rd to the right of Hariraj. Eva is 2nd to the left of Girik.

Who is sitting between Girik and Eva?

22. Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order.

1. Microgram

2. Kilogram

3. Milligram

4. Gram

5. Nanogram

23. Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.

1. Cradle

2. Crown

3. Crockery

4. Cracker

5. Crowd

24. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. COST : GKWP : : SAND : ?

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

26. In the following figures, the square represents singers, the triangle represents directors, the circle represents producers, and the rectangle represents script writers. Which set of letters represents producers who are also directors?

27. Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).

28. 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?

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

30 + 2 ÷ 3 × 6 − 5 = 28

30. Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.

SAT, TEW, UIZ, VOC, ?, XAI

31. Out of three numbers, the ratio between the first and the second number is 6 : 7, and the ratio between the second and the third number is 8 : 9. If the difference between the first and the third number is 150, then find the average of the first and the second number.

32. Which figure will replace the question mark (?) in the given figure series?

6, 9, 13, 25, 64, 167, ?

33. Two statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III, IV. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

1. No watch is a cell.

2. All cells are pendulums.

Conclusions:

I. No watch is a pendulum.

II. No pendulum is a watch.

III. Some pendulums are cells.

IV. All pendulums are cells

34. Select the word pair which has the same relation between the words as between the words of the given word pair.

Spread : Suppress

35. Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order.

1. Muscat

2. Royal Opera House

3. World

4. Oman

5. Asia

36. In a certain code language, NIMBLE is written as SFRYQB. How will GOVERN be written in that language?

37. Gunaranjan started walking towards the north from his house, and then he took a right turn and walked a while to reach the post office. From there he took a left turn and walked a while to reach a supermarket, and finally he took a right turn to reach the office. In which direction was he facing at last?

38. ‘Laboratory’ is related to ‘Scientist’ in the same way as ‘Kitchen’ is related to ‘______’.

39. Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown below

40. Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number. 15 : 38 : : 17 : ? : : 19 : 50

41. Five houses, A, B, C, D and E, are located in a colony. A is 48 m north to D. E is 20 m east to B. B is 35 m south to D. D is 20 m west to C. In which direction and at what distance is A located with reference to B?

42.

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 

6     8      10
6     18    12
12     ?     24

43. In a certain code language, NORMAL is written as DIPKRO and OBTAIN is written as DYLKRQ. How will PROFIT be written in that language?

44. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.

306 * 17 * 38 * 2 * 41 = 53

45. If BEST is coded as 4321 and MAKE is coded as 7983, then how will BEAT be coded?

46. Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.

36 : 162 :: 24 : ?

47. The marks obtained by three students, Akun, Vishwaj and Sarayu, in a mathematics test are in the ratio of 14 : 16 : 24. If sum of the marks obtained by them is 162, then find the ratio between the difference of the marks obtained by Vishwaj and Akun and the difference of the marks obtained by Sarayu and Vishwaj.

48. 'U + V' means 'U is the brother of V'

'U × V' 'U is the husband of V', and

'U ÷ V' means 'U is the mother of V'.

If 'Y × X ÷ R + N × P ÷ S + M', then which of the following statements is correct?

49. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the given following series?

18, 22, 13, 29, 4, 40, -9, ?

50. Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set. (4, 7, 38)

1. The Jim Corbett National Park is situated in which state of India?

2. Who among the following was an eminent physician?

3. Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 and is named after Zika _____ in Uganda.

4. Article 300A of the Constitution of India deals with:

5. The Food Corporation of India was set up in ______ under the Food Corporations Act, 1964 with the primary objective of purchasing, storing, moving / transporting, distributing and selling foodgrains and other foodstuffs.

6. Which of the following is an example of a Unstriated muscle

7. A safety seat belt in a car exerts a force on our body to:

8. Ostriches were found in India during the Palaeolithic period. Large quantities of ostrich egg shells were found at ______

9. Which of the following Committees is associated with the ‘Ecology of Western Ghats’?

10. During which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress did Subhash Chandra Bose resign from the Presidentship of INC?

11. What is this process called when the mixture in the mixture settles down after adding it to the water?

12. Chemical disinfection of drinking water can be done using:

13. Who has Visited the '27th annual convocation' of the Pondicherry University in December 2019?

14. In 2020, Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, discovered two new species of a plant group known as pipeworts, from the:

15. As per the Indian Minerals Yearbook 2015, which state was the largest producer of mica in India?

16. The Consumer Price Index or CPI is an index used to calculate the ______ of a country.

17. Which of the following is a cause of pollution of water resources?

18. In December 2020, which of the following states launched a campaign called ‘Varasat’ to curb property and land-related disputes in rural areas?

19. In 2020, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and KPIT Technologies successfully ran trials of India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) prototype car running on an indigenously developed fuel cell stack at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, ______.

20. With which of the following states does Tripura share a common border?

21. Gandhiji started his famous Dandi March from:

22. Who among the following won the ‘ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade’ in December 2020?

23. On which day does India observe National Consumer Day?

24. The _______ receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs, where it is loaded with oxygen.

25. Malicious software is any program or file that is harmful to a computer user. Which of the following is malicious software?

26. Regur Soil is another name for?

27. Which state became the first ‘Har Ghar Jal State’ in India with 100% tap water connections in October 2020?

28. Which of the following Article of the Constitution of India cites that 'it is the duty of every citizen of India to develop a scientific temper, humanism, and the spirit of inquiry and reform'?

29. Which of the following micro-states/micro-nations formally joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 16 October 2020 becoming the crisis lender’s 190th member state?

30. Who among the following is NOT included in the ICC Men's T20 Team of the Decade as per the list released by International Cricket Council (ICC) on 27 December 2020?

31.  The Kudankulam Civilian Nuclear Power Plant was built by India in joint collaboration with _______.

32. A ______ is a passive two - terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element.

33. Who among the following discovered vaccination against anthrax?

34. Ansupa lake is situated in ______.

35. A simple pendulum consists of a small metallic ball or a piece of stone suspended from a rigid stand by a thread. The metallic ball is called the ______ of the pendulum.

36. Which of the following is NOT necessarily a part of a school laboratory compound microscope?

37. With reference to computers and the internet, which of the following appears to be harmless but actually produces harmful results?

38. As of December 2020, how many RAMSAR sites does India have?

39. As of December 2020, Neiphiu Rio is the Chief Minister of ______.

40. Which of the following is NOT a type of rock?

41. Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?

42. Which of the following statement is incorrect about a body undergoing a uniform circular motion?

43. Which of the following Sultanate was ruled by the Nizam Shahi Dynasty?

44. Union Budget 2020-21 allocated ______ crore for the overall healthcare sector

45. The National Education Policy 2020 has set the target to increase public investment in the education sector to reach ______ percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the earliest.

46. Which of the following sports will make its Olympic Games debut at the 2024 Paris Games (2024 Summer Olympics)?

47. Who among the following launched E-Sampada, a web portal and mobile app on Good Governance Day in December 2020?

48. Which of the following statements is correct?

49. The East India Company acquired a charter from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I, granting it the sole right to trade with the East in the year _______.

50. The Radcliffe Line demarcates India's borders with which of the following countries?

1. If there is no change in pressure at any point of the system with time, then the system is said to be in:

2. ________ in the fuel is oxidised during knocking.

3. If a submerged body, displaced from its equilibrium position, returns to its original position, it is called ________.

4. From among the given options, Poisson’s ratio is the highest for:

5. An oil of specific gravity 0.7 is stored in a closed tank up to a height of 2 m. What will be the gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank?`

6. Pitot tube measures ________.

7. The tendency of material to fracture without appreciable deformation is called ______.

8. Define free-body diagram.

9. Which of the following assumptions is the most relevant in air-standard cycle analysis?

10. Air cooling is mostly preferred for ______.

11. In the context of the properties of steel, which of the following statements is highly relevant?

12. Two-stroke engines consist of a combined process of ______ in a single stroke.

13. Benson boilers have ______ water drum(s).

14. What is Kinematic viscosity?

15. Determine the COP (coefficient of performance) of a heat pump if the rate of heat rejected is 360 kJ/min and power supplied is 2 kW.

16. Foaming is a phenomenon that occurs in the boiler feed water due to ________

17. Otto cycle of a car engine consists of:

18. Which of the following is NOT a part of refrigeration systems?

19. The fuel mostly used in boilers is

20. In the context of laminar flow, which of the following statements is the most appropriate?

21. Any change in entropy could be achieved by changing _____

22. Coated electrodes are used in______

23. A power plant that uses a gas turbine followed by a steam for necessary power generation is known as a ______ cycle power plant.

24. Which of the following is NOT an intensive property?

25. Which of the following is not a property of an Ideal fluid?

26. In high-speed aircraft flying at high altitudes, why is the cooling of the cabin required even if the temperature outside is very low?

27. Which of the following is not a non-ferrous alloy?

28. Aqua ammonia solution used in a vapour absorption refrigeration system is a solution of ammonia in ______

29. The splash system is NOT used to lubricate _________

30. The device which transfers energy from the ________ to the ________ is known as hydraulic turbine.

31. Within a refrigeration system, the expansion valve is incorporated between the ______.

32. ______ is useful for measuring the flow of a conducting fluid.

33. What was the first refrigerant used in continuous refrigeration system?

34. The efficiency of an ideal diesel engine does NOT directly depend on ______.

35. A fusible plug is generally made up of an alloy (gunmetal) that consists of copper, tin, and ______.

36. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Rankine cycle?

37. The flash chamber in the single stage VCR cycle serves to ________.

38. In the Rankine cycle, the fluid which enters the boiler is:

39. A capillary tube is employed in a refrigeration cycle to ______.

40. ______ is defined as the ability of a material to resist deformation under the action of an external load.

41. Ball and socket joint is an example for

42. Smoke emitting from a lighted cigarette represents ______.

43. Which of the following equipment gives direct reading of fluid flow rates?

44. If the gauge pressure of air in a cylinder is 250 kPa, then it’s absolute pressure will be _______.

45. ______ is NOT a water tube boiler.

46. In the context of roto-dynamic machines, which of the following statements is correct?

47. A two-stroke engine consists of ______ port(s).

48. For a steady flow, the values of all fluid properties at any fixed point

49. Viscous forces are NOT available in_______.

50. Which of the following does NOT represent a unit of viscosity?

51. Variation of stress with strain rate for a Newtonian fluid is ______.

52. Centrifugal pumps dealing with muds have an impeller of the type

53. In which of the following types of compressors are the motor and compressor enclosed in the same housing?

54. The Babcock-Wilcox boiler is classified as a water tube boiler because:

55. The density of fluid does NOT affect the working of ______.

56. When two elements of a pair are connected such that they can only turn about a fixed axis of another element, they are called ______.

57. Which of the following statements is correct about a Benson boiler?

58. The function of a carburetor in internal combustion engines is:

59. Which of the following is NOT a unit of pressure?

60. Nozzles used in steam turbines convert ______

61. ______ falls under the category of a water tube boiler.

62. For a refrigerating machine, capacity is expressed as ______.

63. Stoke is another unit of:

64. Impact load is an example of

65. If the relationship between shear stress of a fluid is NOT linear to the velocity gradient, then the fluid is:

66. Lancashire boiler has ________ flue tube(s), whereas Cornish boiler has ________ flue tube(s).

67. The compression ratio in the ideal air standard cycle is the ratio of:

68. For a given centrifugal pump, discharge varies ________ with speed.

69. What is ductility in steel?

70. In flow measurement, a Venturi meter is preferred over an orifice plate because ______.

71. In a Pelton wheel, jet ratio values are ____________.

72. In a locomotive boiler, the draught is produced by:

73. The reversed ______ cycle is employed for passenger aircraft systems.

74. Define thermodynamics

75. ______ valves are provided in reciprocating compressors.

76. The maximum temperature in case of internal combustion engines is obtained at _____.

77. The modern Francis turbine is a ________ flow turbine.

78. Flow velocity at the throat of a converging-diverging nozzle is ______ when designed for maximum discharge.

79. The value of quality or dryness fraction of a substance in a saturated liquid vapor mixture is ________.

80. Uniform flow is the type of flow wherein velocity at any given time ________ with respect to space.

81. If the oil viscosity increases, then the wear loss _______

82. For a 2 m deep swimming pool, pressure difference between the top and the bottom of the pool is _______ kPa.

83. Fusible plug in a steam boiler is placed ______.

84. Which of the following processes is NOT part of an ideal Otto cycle?

85. The moisture content of steam at the turbine exit of a steam power plant operating on the Rankine cycle can be decreased by:

86. For a floating body, if the metacentre is below the centre of gravity, then the body is said to be in ______ equilibrium.

87. Chaplets are used in ___________.

88. _____________ CANNOT be classified as inversion(s) of a single-slider crank mechanism.

89. ______ is used for pumping water into a boiler.

90. Where is air cycle refrigeration commonly used?

91. Compounding of steam turbine is done to

92. Pressure measurement is done by ______, by measuring heat loss from a heated wire.

93. The flow in volute casing outside the rotating impeller of a centrifugal pump is:

94. If the specific gravity of oil is 0.7, then its density in kg/m³ will be ______

95. When hot air exhausting form turbine is used to heat up the compressor exit flow, it is known as ______.

96. Which of the following statements is more relevant in the context?

97. A dead weight tester is used widely for______.

98. If value of dryness fraction is 0, indicates that working fluid is at ______.

99. Internal energy associated with kinetic energy of molecules is ______.

100. Percentage elongation measured during tensile testing indicates ________.