SSC CGL 9th March 2020 Shift-3-1003

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SSC CGL 9th March 2020 Shift-3 (Test Code: 1003)

Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd lettercluster.

  1. DPG

  2. CIF

  3. BFF

  4. EYH

Select the letter that can replace the question mark (7?) in the following series.

C, E, H, J, M, 0, R, ?

  1. D

  2. T

  3. S

  4. W

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

  1. 22

  2. 24

  3. 20

  4. 23

If 'A' stands for ‘subtraction’, ‘B’ stands for 'multiplication’, ‘C’ stands for ‘addition’, and D stands for ‘division’, then what is the

value of the following expression?

43 C 29 B 3 A 14 B (5C4) C 11 C (14A3) A 64 D 8 B 2

  1. 83

  2. 27

  3. 110

  4. 10

Which of the following Venn diagrams best represents the relationship between the following classes?

Utensils, Spoons, Steel items

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

11 13 17
33 35 39
189 191 ?

  1. 217

  2. 217

  3. 199

  4. 195

Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

1. Nose

2. Forehead

3. Chin

4. Waist

5. Chest

  1. 2, 1, 3, 5, 4

  2. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5

  3. 3, 2, 4, 2, 1

  4. 2, 4, 1, 5, 3

Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

PROGRESS, QTOGRESS, QTRKRESS, ? , QTRKWKZA

  1. QTRKWKTY

  2. PRRKWKSS

  3. QTRKWKSS

  4. QTRKVMSS

Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.

Arteries : Circulatory System

  1. Nerves : Nervous System

  2. Lungs: Olfactory system

  3. Eyes : Endocrine System

  4. Kidney : Respiratory System

What day of the week was 5 February 2008?

  1. Thursday

  2. Monday

  3. Tuesday

  4. Wednesday

In certain code language, 'FOX' is coded as '108' and 'SOUP' is coded as '148'. How will 'UPSIDE' be coded as in that language?

  1. 528

  2. 590

  3. 385

  4. 494

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set. (14, 17, 961)

  1. (11, 12, 729)

  2. (12, 18, 851) 

  3. (13, 19, 1024)

  4. (15, 14, 743) 

‘Family’ is related to ‘Upbringing’ in the same way as ‘School’ is related to ‘_____’.

  1. Children

  2. Education

  3. Parents

  4. Curriculum

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

23 : 527 :: 19 : ?

  1. 363

  2. 402

  3. 359

  4. 325

Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair

that is different from the rest.

  1. 76 : 42

  2. 44 : 16

  3. 55 : 25

  4. 28 : 56

Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd word.

  1. Russia

  2. Africa

  3. Asia

  4. Europe

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

A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. Select from the given answer figures, how it will appear when unfolded. 

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

  1. @ and %

  2. $ and +

  3. & and %

  4. # and @

 Select the option in which the given figure X is embedded(rotation is not allowed).

Select the correct mirror image of the given alphanumeric-cluster when a mirror is placed on the right side of the cluster.

Pointing to the photograph of a girl Akanksha, Rajeev said, "Her daughter's father's wife's mother is my wife's daughter's

mother’s mother-in-law". How is Rajeev related to Akanksha?

  1. Paternal uncle

  2. Brother

  3. Father

  4. Maternal uncle

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series

45, 63, 101, 160, 241, ?

  1. 368

  2. 345

  3. 305

  4. 319

In a certain code language, 'TAPE’ is written as 'SUZBOQDF'. How will 'MOCK' be written as in that language?

  1. MOPQDELM

  2. LNNPBDJL

  3. LOPQBCKL

  4. KNNPBEBL

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(s) follow from the

statements.

Statements:

1. Some bottles are glasses.

2. Some glasses are bowls.

Conclusions:

I. Some bowls are bottles.

II. Some glasses are bottles.

III. No bow!is a bottle.

  1. All conclusions I, II and III follow.

  2. Either conclusion II or III follows.

  3. Only conclusions II and III follow.

  4. Only conclusion II and either conclusion I or III follow.

Crocodiles have a _____ chambered heart.

  1. two

  2. four

  3. three

  4. single

The spice, cinnamon, is native to:

  1. Bhutan

  2. Afghanistan

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. Malaysia

_____ was appointed Chief Justice of India with effect from 18 November 2019.

  1. Ranjan Gogoi

  2. Dipak Misra

  3. Sharad Arvind Bobde

  4. Ashok Bhushan

______ was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 and a knighthood in 1915.

  1. Sarojini Naidu

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Rabindranath Tagore

  4. Mother Teresa

Article _____ of the Constitution of India deals with provisions related to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.

  1. 222(1)

  2. 244(1)

  3. 222(2)

  4. 244(2)

The Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda is located in:

  1. Nepal

  2. Mayanmar

  3. Bhutan

  4. Sri Lanka

Which of the following is the only correct pair as described by Chola inscriptions?

  1. Pallichchhandam - land donated to Jaina institutions

  2. Shalabhoga - land gifted to Brahmanas

  3. Vellanvagai - land of Brahmana peasant proprietors

  4. Brahmadeya - land gifted to temples

Which of the following was NOT a type of sacrifice performed by kings in ancient India to establish their position?

  1. Vajapeya

  2. Rajasuya

  3. Ashvamedha

  4. Muvendavelan

Which of the following monuments bears a similarity to the French war memorial, the Arc-de-Triomphe?

  1. India Gate

  2. Gateway of India

  3. Victoria Memorial

  4. Charminar

_____ was the first host country of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup.

  1. Italy

  2. Uruguay

  3. Brazil

  4. France

Which of the following is an inert gas most commonly found in light bulbs?

  1. Argon

  2. Hydrogen

  3. Oxygen

  4. Radon

_____ was executed at Lahore in November 1915 for his role in the Ghadar Conspiracy in February 1915

  1. Kartar Singh Sarabha

  2. Tantia Mama

  3. Maganbhai Patel

  4. Vijay Singh Pathik

The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB) came into effect from:

  1. 1 June 2019

  2. 1 January 2019

  3. 1 April 2019

  4. 1 April 2018

Which of the following books is NOT authored by RK Narayan?

  1. Malgudi Days

  2. The Guide

  3. Swami and Friends

  4. The Jungle Book

As of January 2020, _____ has the maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha.

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Karnataka

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Maharashtra

Christiaan Barnard is famous for:

  1. first publishing tables of logarithms

  2. performing the world's first human heart transplant

  3. delivering the world's first test-tube baby

  4. cloning the first mammal ever

Name the state capital located 530 metres above sea level between 93 East longitude and 27 North latitude

  1. Dispur

  2. Itanagar

  3. Patna

  4. Hyderabad

The first Wimbledon Championship was held in:

  1. 1896

  2. 1877

  3. 1884

  4. 1863

Kandhamal Haldi, a variety of turmeric indigenous to ______, earned the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from Intellectual

Property (India) in April, 2019.

  1. Odisha

  2. Meghalaya

  3. Assam

  4. Nagaland

In January 2020, China tested the world’s first high-speed driverless bullet train between Beijing and:

  1. Lhasa

  2. Shanghai

  3. Zhangjiakou

  4. Haikou

The Government of India launched the _____ Initiative on 16 January 2016, with the objective of supporting entrepreneurs,

building a robust start-up ecosystem and transforming India into a country of job creators instead of job seekers.

  1. Skill India

  2. Empower India

  3. Start-up India

  4. Digital India

Snails belong to Phylum:

  1. Echinodermata

  2. Mollusca

  3. Arthropoda

  4. Chordata

Which of the following is a beach in Goa?

  1. Marina

  2. Palolem

  3. Varkala

  4. Kudle

Haemophobia is the fear of:

  1. darkness

  2. heights

  3. Water

  4. Blood

The Mission Indradhanush, an initiative of Govt. of India, is associated with:

  1. immunisation

  2. highway development

  3. digitalisation

  4. cleanliness

The value ofis :

  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 1

  4. 2

The perimeter of a square plot is the same as that of a rectangular plot with sides 35 m and 15 m. The side of the square plot is:

  1. 25 m

  2. 20 m 

  3. 100 m 

  4. 50 m

The value of 515 x 485 is: 

  1. 249775

  2. 250225

  3. 20825

  4. 200825

The following table shows the number of students enrolled in different streams in a particular college.

The ratio of the number of girls studying Arts to the number of girls studying in all other streams is:

  1. 1 : 3

  2. 2 : 1

  3. 1 : 2

  4. 3 : 1

The compound interest on a certain sum at the end of two years is Rs.408. The simple interest on the same sum for the same

time is Rs.400. The rate of interest per annum is:

  1. 2%

  2. 80%

  3. 40%

  4. 8%

A car dealer purchased an old car for Rs.1,08,500 and spent some amount on its maintenance. He sold it for Rs.1,56,250, there

by earning a profit of 25%. How much money did he spend on the maintenance of the car?

  1. Rs. 16,500

  2. Rs. 20,625

  3. Rs. 8,687.5

  4. Rs. 47,750

The following table gives the frequency of vowels used in the page of a book.

As per the given data, which vowels occur less than 80 times?

  1. a, e, i

  2. a, i, o, u

  3. a, o, u

  4. a, e

Eight persons can finish a work in 20 days. After 5 days they were requested to complete the work in the next 8 days. How

many more persons should join the group to fulfil the requirement?

  1. 23

  2. 15

  3. 7

  4. 12

The following table shows the income(in rupees) for a particular month, together with their source, in respect of 5 employees

(A, B, C, D and E).

For employee D, the income from overtime is what percentage of his total income?

  1. 5%

  2. 7.5%

  3. 6.25%

  4. 22.5%

Ina class, the average score of thirty students on a test is 69. Later on it was found that the score of one student was wrongly

read as 88 instead of 58. The actual average score is:

  1. 58

  2. 88

  3. 69

  4. 68

PAQ is a tangent to circle with centre O, at a point A on it. AB is a chord such that . C is a point on the

major arc AB such that . If , then the value of is:

  1. 98

  2. 112

  3. 110

  4. 116

The smallest number which may replace * in the number 1190*6 to make the number divisible by 9 is:

  1. 1

  2. 9

  3. 3

  4. 0

The value of (26 − 13 × 2) ÷ 2 + 1 is:

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 26/3

  4. 14

The value of  cos10^{\cdot } cos30^{\cdot } cos50^{\cdot } cos70^{\cdot } cos90^{\cdot } is:

  1. 3

  2. 0

  3. 5

  4. 1

A cell phone was marked at 20% above the cost price and a discount of 10% was given on its marked price. What is the profit  percentage?

  1. 10%

  2. 8%

  3. 11%

  4. 9%

The value of  \left ( cosec30^{\cdot } - tan 45^{\cdot }\right ) cot 60^{\cdot } tan 30^{\cdot }is:

  1. \frac{1}{3}

  2. 1

  3. 3

  4. \sqrt[1]{3}

if x + 3y + 2 = 0   than value of x^{3} + 27y^{2} + 8 - 18 xy is:

  1. -2

  2. 2

  3. 1

  4. 0

As per data shown in the following table, what is the percentage of students who got less than 50 marks?

  1. 74%

  2. 48%

  3. 72%

  4. 38%

 In the triangle, If AB = AC and \angle ABC = 42^{\cdot } , then \angle BAC is:

  1. 36^{\cdot }

  2. 30^{\cdot }

  3. 54^{\cdot }

  4. 18^{\cdot }

 In a circle, AB is a the diameter and CD is a chord. AB and CD produced meet at a point P, outside the circle. If PD = 15.3 cm, CD = 11.9 cm and AP = 30.6 cm,then the radius of the circle is is: 

  1. 8 cm

  2. 8.5 cm

  3. 9cm

  4. 7.5 cm

From an external point P, a tangent PQ is drawn to a circle, with the centre O, touching the circle at Q. If the distance of P from

the centre is 13 cm and length of the tangent PQ is 12 cm, then the radius of the circle is:

  1. 3cm

  2. 5 cm

  3. 10 cm

  4. 12.5 cm

If p+q=7  andpq=5 then the value of p^{3}+ q^{3} is:

  1. 34

  2. 238

  3. 448

  4. 64

If an amount of Rs.990 is divided among A, B and C in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 2, then B will get:

  1. Rs. 247.5

  2. Rs. 440

  3. Rs. 110

  4. Rs. 350

The price of cooking oil increased by 25%. Find by how much percentage a family must reduce its consumption in order to

maintain the same budget?

  1. 70%

  2. 80%

  3. 30%

  4. 20%

The distance between two stations A and B is 575 km. A train starts from station ‘A’ at 3:00 p.m. and moves towards station ‘B’

at an average speed of 50 km/h. Another train starts from station ‘B’ at 3:30 p.m. and moves towards station ‘A’ at an average

speed of 60 km/h. How far from station ‘A’ will the trains meet ?

  1. 275 km

  2. 325 km

  3. 300 km

  4. 225 km

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The popular leader is remarkable for the way in which he ______ the qualities of a good politician and a world class thinker.

  1. shows

  2. portrait

  3. controls

  4. conditions

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Humane

  1. Sympathetic

  2. Kind

  3. Living

  4. Cruel

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A building where grain is kept or stored

  1. Greenery

  2. Granary

  3. Grandstand

  4. Grate

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute

it, select No improvement.

Long after those five horses finish drinking water from the trough, an old horse appeared over the brow of the hill.

  1. had finished

  2. have finished

  3. No Improvement

  4. had been finishing

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Relief

  1. Anger

  2. Aid

  3. Emotion

  4. Stress

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. So, in the agrarian era, you destroy your enemy’s productive capacity by burning his crops or fields.

B. Now, in the information era, destroying the enemy’s productive capacity means destroying their information infrastructure.

C. You battle with your enemy by destroying the enemy’s productive capacity, which will be different depending upon the

foundation of economy.

D. But in the industrial era, ending productive capacity meant bombing of the factories that are located in cities and main

industrial areas.

  1. ACBD

  2. ACDB

  3. BDAC

  4. CADB

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1)______ and you are served a glass of water. You take your (2)______ to decide what you
should order. When a (3)______ appears, you ask him the routine question, “(4)______ do you have?” The waiter will begin to recite
(5)______ day’s menus, generally with nothing new in it, but you like to hear it all over again.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 1.

  1. seat

  2. stage

  3. counter

  4. plate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1)______ and you are served a glass of water. You take your (2)______ to decide what you
should order. When a (3)______ appears, you ask him the routine question, “(4)______ do you have?” The waiter will begin to recite
(5)______ day’s menus, generally with nothing new in it, but you like to hear it all over again.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 2.

  1. place

  2. wallet

  3. pen

  4. time

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1)______ and you are served a glass of water. You take your (2)______ to decide what you
should order. When a (3)______ appears, you ask him the routine question, “(4)______ do you have?” The waiter will begin to recite
(5)______ day’s menus, generally with nothing new in it, but you like to hear it all over again.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 3.

  1. cleaner

  2. waiter

  3. manager

  4. friend

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1)______ and you are served a glass of water. You take your (2)______ to decide what you
should order. When a (3)______ appears, you ask him the routine question, “(4)______ do you have?” The waiter will begin to recite
(5)______ day’s menus, generally with nothing new in it, but you like to hear it all over again.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 4.

  1. When

  2. What

  3. How

  4. Why

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1)______ and you are served a glass of water. You take your (2)______ to decide what you
should order. When a (3)______ appears, you ask him the routine question, “(4)______ do you have?” The waiter will begin to recite
(5)______ day’s menus, generally with nothing new in it, but you like to hear it all over again.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 5.

  1. a

  2. the

  3. an

  4. this

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.

To take a back seat

  1. To become less important or to give up control over things

  2. To lecture or criticise the person who is actually in control of something

  3. To be less successful in one’s efforts

  4. To go through a short but unpleasant period of time

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Extol

  1. Realistic

  2. Censure

  3. Exposure

  4. Boorish

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that

gives their correct order.

A. They were all very bright and eager to learn, and the sage was proud of them.

B. One day he realized that he had imparted sufficient knowledge to his disciples.

C. Once upon a time, a great sage had a group of obedient disciples.

D. There was only one thing that he had not taught them - a special mantra that could

bring the dead back to life.

  1. DBAC

  2. ADBC

  3. CABD

  4. ACBD

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.

To bark up the wrong tree

  1. To do something that will not get the result you want

  2. To sound or appear ferocious but not actually so

  3. To cover oneself with the outer covering of a wrong tree

  4. To make a sound like that of a dog

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Conduct all the exams in a fair and proper manner.

  1. Let all the exams be conducted in a fair and proper manner.

  2. Let all exams should be conducted in fair and proper manner.

  3. All the exams are conducted in a fair and proper manner.

  4. The exams were all conducted in a fair and proper manner.

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The big ship sank and everyone abroad drowned.

  1. sank

  2. and everyone

  3. The big ship

  4. abroad drowned

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Inclement

  1. Pleasant

  2. Dignified

  3. Wonderful

  4. Stormy

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

Working very hard and very carefully

  1. Dilatory

  2. Indulgent

  3. Diligent

  4. Indigent

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Johnny’s mother said, “Johnny, run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.”

  1. Johnny’s mother asked him to run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French
    bread and a pound of cheddar cheese

  2. Johnny’s mother pleaded with John to run down to the grocer’s and get her a loaf of
    French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese

  3. Johnny commanded his mother to go down to the grocer and buy a loaf of French
    bread and a pound of cheddar cheese

  4. Johnny asked his mother to run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread
    and a pound of cheddar cheese.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Fasineting

  2. Professional

  3. Grammatical

  4. Occurrence

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Today’s graduates should ______ their skills constantly to be able to excel in their career and life.

  1. encourage

  2. upgrade

  3. dilute

  4. active

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

You must go to the book fair if you are liking it or not.

  1. if you like it

  2. although you are liking it

  3. whether you have liked

  4. whether you like it

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

It’s raining heavily, so you should take an umbrella, but you will get wet.

  1. It’s raining heavily

  2. should take an umbrella

  3. but you will get wet

  4. so you

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Presence

  2. Absence

  3. Definite

  4. Labarotary

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