SSC CGL 4th March 2020 Shift-3-1027

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SSC CGL 4th March 2020 Shift-3 (Test Code: 1027)

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when a mirror is placed on the right side of the figure.

In a certain code language, 'EARTH' is coded as '8201815'. How will 'ORBIT' be coded as in that language?

  1. 18172372

  2. 20921815

  3. 37681026

  4. 17113912

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same wayasthe secondterm is related to the first term and sixth term is

related to fifth term.

72 : 14 :: 87 : ? :: 96 : 54

  1. 56

  2. 52

  3. 29

  4. 15

Select the option that depicts how the given transparent sheet of paper would appear if it is folded at the dotted line.

 How many rectangles are there in the given figure?

  1. 15

  2. 17

  3. 11

  4. 13

In the given Venn diagram, the ‘rectangle’ represents ‘engineers’, the ‘circle’ represents ‘managers’, and the ‘triangle’ represents

‘married’. The numbers given in the diagram represent the number of persons in that particular category.

How many people are married but are NOT engineers?

  1. 29

  2. 16

  3. 70

  4. 13

In a certain code language, 'JUPITER' is written as ' JVOJSFR '. How will 'NEPTUNE'be written as in that language?

  1. NDPSVME

  2. NGOUTOE

  3. NFOUTOE

  4. NFOSTOE

A product was marked for sale with a label price, which is at 20% discount on the printed price. At the time of sale, the

shopkeeper gave an additional 10% discount on the label price. If a customer bought the product at Rs468, then what is the

printed price of the product?

  1. Rs700

  2. Rs650

  3. Rs520

  4. Rs600

A + B means ‘A is the wife of B’;

A − B means ‘B is the daughter of A’;

A × B means ‘B is the brother of A’;

A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’.

If,P + R × T − Q + S ÷ U P U , then how is related to the mother of ?

  1. Maternal grandmother

  2. Mother

  3. Paternal grandmother

  4. Aunt

Arrange the following wordsin a logical and meaningful order (according to population).

1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Arunachal Pradesh

4. Uttar Pradesh

5. Himachal Pradesh

  1. 4-1-2-3-5

  2. 4-2-1-5-3

  3. 4-1-2-5-3

  4. 4-2-1-3-5

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

Dentist : Doctor

  1. Line : Circle

  2. Algebra : Geometry

  3. Chemistry : Science

  4. Biology : Astrology

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

121 + 11 − 42 × 6 ÷ 7 = 83

  1. −and÷

  2. +and÷

  3. ÷and×

  4. ×and−

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

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

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.

  1. 10 : 123

  2. 17 : 290

  3. 14 : 227

  4. 11 : 146

Select the option in which the number set shares the same relationship as that shared by the given number set.

(17, 24, 45)

  1. (18, 23, 46)

  2. (19, 26, 34)

  3. (15, 20, 43)

  4. (12, 19, 40)

Read the given statement(s) 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

statement(s).

Statements:

All singers are dancers.

No dancer is a plumber.

Conclusions:

I. No plumber is a singer.

II. Some singers are plumbers.

III. Some dancers are singers.

  1. Only conclusion I follows.

  2. Only conclusions II and III follow.

  3. Only conclusions I and III follow.

  4. Only conclusion II follows.

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
1537, 1539, 1543, ?, 1557, 1567

  1. 1553

  2. 1550

  3. 1546

  4. 1549

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

  1. Hyderabad

  2. Aurangabad

  3. Chennai

  4. Gangtok

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

DAG, FCI, ? , JGM, LIO

  1. GDJ

  2. IFL

  3. HKE

  4. HEK

‘Wheat’ is related to ‘Bread’ in the same way as ‘Sugarcane' is related to '..................'

  1. Jaggery

  2. Mayonnaise

  3. Grass

  4. Ketchup

Fourletter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner andone is different. Select the odd lettercluster.

  1. FGL

  2. ABF

  3. IJN

  4. MNR

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

A, E, J, ?, W

  1. R

  2. P

  3. S

  4. Q

 Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the symbol that will be on the face opposite to the one showing ‘ =

  1. $

  2. #

  3. %

  4. *

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

  1. 64

  2. 96

  3. 82

  4. 74

Four multi-storied illegal constructions - Jain Coral Cove, H20 Holy Faith, Alfa Serene and Golden Kayaloram - were razed to the

ground in January 2020 following Supreme Court instructions. In which state did this happen?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Goa

  3. Kerala

  4. Tamil Nadu

Name the company that has acquired an online travel portal Yatra Online Inc., for an enterprise value of $337.8 million, in an allstock transaction.

  1. Make my trip.com

  2. Trivago

  3. Ebix Inc.

  4. Trip Advisor

Which of the following is an INCORRECT sequence of Mughal rulers?

  1. Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb

  2. Akbar, Shah Jahan, Jahangir

  3. Babur, Humayun, Akbar

  4. Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan

The recently revoked 'Article 370' is associated with which of these states of India?

  1. Assam

  2. Sikkim

  3. Nagaland

  4. Kashmir

Bhavai and Kalbelia as traditional dance forms, owe their genesis to which Indian state?

  1. Punjab

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Assam

  4. Odisha

Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was recently (2020) assassinated by the US military in ______.

  1. United Arab Emirates

  2. Iraq

  3. Saudi Arabia

  4. Pakistan

Who is the only scientist in the world to have won the Nobel prize in Chemistry twice?

  1. Linus Carl Pauling

  2. Roger D. Kornberg

  3. Madame Curie

  4. Frederick Sanger

The American scientist Edwin Hubble's name is associated with which of these theories?

  1. Lattice Gauge Theory

  2. Quantum Chromodynamics Theory

  3. Partial Coherence of Light Theory

  4. The Big Bang Theory

The city of Vijayawada lies on the banks of which of these rivers?

  1. Mahanadi

  2. Tapti

  3. Krishna

  4. Godavari

Only one Indian batsman has scored a triple century in test cricket other than Virender Sehwag. Name this batsman.

  1. Ajinkya Rahane

  2. Rohit Sharma

  3. Shikhar Dhawan

  4. Karun Nair

What is the name of the phenomena in physics and astronomy which involves the splitting of a spectral line into two or more

components of slightly different frequency when the light source is placed in a magnetic field?

  1. Lumen Effect

  2. Alpenglow Effect

  3. Zeeman Effect

  4. Raman Effect

When does the entire earth experience equal days and nights?

  1. Day of winter solstice

  2. Day of summer solstice

  3. At orbital plane

  4. Day of equinox

Who among the following is the current (January 2020) Governor of Kerala?

  1. Arif Mohammed Khan

  2. Satya Pal Mallik

  3. Lalji Tandon

  4. B.D. Mishra

Name the two Indian actors who shared the National Best Actor Award (Male) in the 66th National Film Awards 2019.

  1. Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal

  2. Ranbir Kapoor and Akshay Kumar

  3. Nana Patekar and Mohanlal

  4. Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor

Former union minister and former Karnataka CM, D.V. Sadananda Gowda is a cabinet minister in the current central cabinet

(February-2020). What is his portfolio?

  1. Law and Justice

  2. Chemicals and Fertilizers

  3. Public Distribution

  4. Tribal Affairs

Who among the following is known as the 'father of Muslim renaissance' in Bengal?

  1. Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan

  2. Ameer Ali

  3. Nawab Abdul Latif Khan

  4. Nawab Salimullah Khan

Name the author of the 2019 released book - 'The Scent of God'.

  1. Nayantara Sehgal

  2. Githa Hariharan

  3. Saikat Majumdar

  4. Himanjali Sankar

What is the name of the phenomena (driven by the scattering of light) in which mountain tops acquire a rosy or orange hue

around sunrise and sunset?

  1. Brillouin scattering

  2. Circle of confusion

  3. Alpenglow

  4. Barrel distortion

How many members did the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have as of January 2020?

  1. 164

  2. 174

  3. 189

  4. 182

The 3rd Khelo India Youth Games 2020 is hosted by which Indian state?

  1. Assam

  2. Kerala

  3. Karnataka

  4. Punjab

From which of the following states does 2019 Padma Vibhushan winner, Teejan Bai hail?

  1. Chhattisgarh

  2. Gujarat

  3. Odisha

  4. Telangana

Which of these is the energy conversion that happens in the process called photosynthesis?

  1. Potential energy to chemical energy

  2. Light energy to chemical energy

  3. Heat energy to chemical energy

  4. Heat energy to light energy

Who was the then Governor-General of British India, when ‘Sati Pratha’ became illegal and punishable?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord William Bentinck

  4. Warren Hastings

Which of the following is an Indian Research Station in the Antarctica Region?

  1. Orcadas

  2. Maitri

  3. Hope Bay

  4. Mawson

Who is the author of the delightful and anecdotal history of Indian cricket titled - 'A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History

of a British Sport'?

  1. Sanjay Singh

  2. Ramachandra Guha

  3. Bipin Chandra

  4. Romila Thapar

The given table represents the production of different types of motorcycles (in thousands)over a period of six years.

Study the table carefully and answer the question that follows.

During 2015, the production of which type of motorcycle was more than 25% of the total production of all types of motorcycles

in 2017?

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

The average age of a number of persons in a group was calculated as 35 years, which was 2.5 years more than the correct

average as there was an error in recording the age of two persons as 38.5 years and 40 years instead of 29 years and 22 years

respectively. The number of persons in the group was:

  1. 11

  2. 12

  3. 15

  4. 13

If \sec \theta +\tan \theta =p,0^{\circ }< \theta < 90^{\circ } , then  _{p^{2}+1}^{p^{2}-1}is equal to:

  1. cosec θ

  2. sin θ

  3. cos θ

  4. 2 cosec θ

The chords AB and CD ofa circle intersect at E. IfAE = 12 cm, BE = 20.25 cm and CE = 3 DE,thenthe length (in cm) of CE is:

  1. 27

  2. 25.5

  3. 18

  4. 28.5

 If x + y + z = 3, and x2 +y2+ z2,=101 then what is the value of  \sqrt{x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}-3xyz} ?    

  1. 19 

  2. 21

  3. 24

  4. 28

If 12x^{2}-21x+1=0 then what is the value of  9x2+ (16x2)-1

  1. 429/8

  2. 465/16

  3. 417/16

  4. 453/8

A sum of Rs x was divided between A, B, C and D in the ratio _{3}^{1}:_{5}^{1}:_{6}^{1}:_{9}^{1}. If the difference between the shares of B and D is

Rs832, then the value of x is:

  1. Rs7,592

  2. Rs7,384

  3. Rs7,696

  4. Rs7,488

The area of a field in the shape of a regular hexagon is  2400\sqrt{3m^{2}}. The cost of fencing the field at Rs16.80/metre is:

  1. Rs4,536

  2. Rs3,024

  3. Rs4,032

  4. Rs3,528

Places A and B are 144 km apart. Two cars start simultaneously, one from A and the other from B. If they move in the same

direction, they meet after 12 hours, but if they move towards each other they meet after 9/8 hours. The speed (in km/h)of the car

moving at a faster speed, is:

  1. 70

  2. 72

  3. 60

  4. 64

A, B and C donate 8%, 7% and 9%,of their salaries, respectively to a charitable trust. The salaries of A and B are same and the

difference between their donations is Rs259. Thetotal donation of A and B is Rs1,185 more than that of C. The total donation ofA

and C is what percentage ofthe total salaries of A, B and C? (Correct to one decimalplace)

  1. 6.2%

  2. 5.8%

  3. 6.4%

  4. 7.1%

Four men and 6 women can complete a certain piece of work in 5 days whereas three men and 4 women can complete it in 7

days. How many men should assist 25 women to complete times the same work in 5 days?

  1. 8

  2. 10

  3. 4

  4. 5

If  2x^{2}+y^{2}+8z^{2}-2\sqrt{2xy}+4\sqrt{2yz}-8zx=\left ( Ax+y+Bz \right )^{2}  then the value of  \left ( A^{2} +B^{2}-AB\right ) is

  1. 16

  2. 14

  3. 6

  4. 18

How many numbers are there from 200 to 800 which are neither divisible by 5 nor by 7?

  1. 407

  2. 410

  3. 413

  4. 411

In \bigtriangleup ABC,\angle B =72^{\circ } and \angle C =44^{\circ } . Side BC is produced to D. The bisectors of \angle B  and \angle ACD meet at E. What is the

measure of \angle BEC?

  1. 58o

  2. 46o

  3. 32o

  4. 36o

If the selling price of an article is 8% more than the cost price and the discount offered is 10% on the marked price of the article,

then what is the ratio of the cost price to the marked price?

  1. 5 : 6

  2. 8 : 9

  3. 3 : 4

  4. 4 : 5

The value of  is

  1. _{8}^{17}

  2. _{3}^{8}

  3. _{170}^{16}

  4. _{17}^{2}

In \bigtriangleup ABC,AC= 8.4cm and .BC= 14cm P is a point on AB such that CP= 11.2 cm and \angle ACP = \angle B . What is the length

(in cm) of BP?

  1. 4.12

  2. 2.8

  3. 3.78

  4. 3.6

The given table represents the production of different types of motorcycles (in thousands) over a period of six years. Study the table carefully and answer the question that follows.

By what percentage is the total production of type A motorcycles over six years, less than the total production of all types of

motorcycles in 2013 and 2016?

  1. 32.2

  2. 32.8

  3. 31.6

  4. 30.5

Two circles of radii 7 cm and 5 cm intersect each other at A and B, and the distance between their centres is 10 cm. The length (in cm) of the common chord AB is:

  1. 3\sqrt{_{5}^{66}}     

  2. 4\sqrt{_{5}^{66}}

  3. 2\sqrt{_{5}^{74}}

  4. 3\sqrt{_{5}^{74}}

The given table represents the production of different types of motorcycles (in thousands) over a period of six years. Study the table

carefully and answer the question that follows.

What is the percentage increase in the total production of all types of motorcycles from 2014 to 2018?

  1. 14_{7}^{3}

  2. 17_{3}^{1}

  3. 16_{3}^{2}

  4. 14_{7}^{2}

The given table represents the production of different types of motorcycles (in thousands) over a period of six years. Study the

table carefully and answer the question that follows.

What is the ratio of the total number of motorcycles of type B produced in 2016 and 2018 to the total number of motorcycles of

type D produced in 2013, 2015 and 2016?

  1. 1 : 2

  2. 3 : 4

  3. 3 : 5

  4. 2 : 3

A sum of Rs8,000 invested at 10% p.a. amounts to Rs9,261 in a certain time, interest compounded half-yearly. What will be the

compoundinterest (in Rs) on the same sum for the same time at doublethe earlier rate of interest, when interest is compounded

annually?

  1. Rs2,520

  2. Rs2,480

  3. Rs2,560

  4. Rs2,500

A sells an article to B at a loss of 20%, B sells it to C at a profit of 12.5% and sells it to D at a loss of 8%. If D buys it for Rs248.40,

then what is the difference between the loss incurred by A and C?

  1. Rs36.80

  2. Rs38.40

  3. Rs42.60

  4. Rs39.20

If  7\cos ^{2}\theta +3\sin ^{2}\theta =6,0^{\circ }< \theta < 90^{\circ } then the value of  _{\tan ^{2}2\theta -\sin ^{2}2\theta }^{\cot ^{2}2\theta +\sec ^{2}2\theta}  is:     

  1. _{27}^{52}

  2. _{15}^{26}

  3. _{27}^{28}

  4. _{45}^{49}

The value of   is:

  1. 1/2

  2. 4/3

  3. 2

  4. 1

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Being a millionaire, he is leading a ______ life.

  1. expensive

  2. conducive

  3. destitute

  4. luxurious

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Sparse

  1. Costly

  2. Tranquil

  3. Scanty

  4. Abundant

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Did the problems you had to face discourage you?

  1. Are you being discouraged by the problems you had to face?

  2. Have you been discouraged by the problems you have to face?

  3. Are you discouraged by the problems you had to face?

  4. Were you discouraged by the problems you had to face?

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

One who is preoccupied with his own interests

  1. Egoist

  2. Pessimist

  3. Atheist

  4. Optimist

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

A. Upon returning from his travels, he was forced to live in a house where his large family lived.

B. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer from Vaikom in Kerala.

C. The household was always noisy and full of chaos, no place for a writer surely!

D. Apart from family members, myriads of domestic animals also treated the house as their own.

  1. BCAD

  2. BCDA

  3. BADC

  4. BDCA

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Ignorance

  2. Influence

  3. Itinerent

  4. Impeach

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country. He opened his chocolate manufacturing
plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______
opened in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The confections created here are (5)______
around the world.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.

  1. to

  2. at

  3. in

  4. on

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country. He opened his chocolate manufacturing
plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______
opened in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The confections created here are (5)______
around the world.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.

  1. considered

  2. kneaded

  3. distributed

  4. needed

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country. He opened his chocolate manufacturing
plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______
opened in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The confections created here are (5)______
around the world.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3.

  1. that

  2. when

  3. who

  4. what

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country. He opened his chocolate manufacturing
plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______
opened in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The confections created here are (5)______
around the world.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 4.

  1. large

  2. most largest

  3. largest

  4. larger

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country. He opened his chocolate manufacturing
plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______
opened in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The confections created here are (5)______
around the world.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 5.

  1. choices

  2. favourites

  3. collections

  4. selections

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Children under five years are ______ from passport biometrics.

  1. acquitted

  2. exempted

  3. escaped

  4. allowed

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

A geometrical figure with eight sides

  1. Octagon

  2. Pentagon

  3. Hexagon

  4. Heptagon

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bring to light

  1. Reveal clearly

  2. Cheer someone

  3. Praise in public

  4. Brighten up

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fury

  1. Sin

  2. Risk

  3. Anger

  4. Crime

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hold water

  1. To be fickle

  2. To be busy

  3. To be valid

  4. To be deep

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select
'No substitution'.

Question:

Your advice will benefit to me.

  1. benefit from me

  2. benefit me

  3. No substitution

  4. benefit for me

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select
'No substitution'.

Question:

Where you left your bag yesterday?

  1. No substitution

  2. Where did you left

  3. Where were you leaving

  4. Where did you leave

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Friendship

  1. Enmity

  2. Amity

  3. Slavery

  4. Arrogance

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The lawyer said to me, "There is no proof of your involvement in this case."

  1. The lawyer told that there is no proof of my involvement in that case.

  2. The lawyer told me that there was no proof of my involvement in that case.

  3. The lawyer told me that there is no proof of your involvement in this case.

  4. The lawyer said me that there was no proof of my involvement in this case.

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

I am believing you have submitted all the necessary documents.

  1. I am believing

  2. necessary documents

  3. you have submitted

  4. all the

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

No sooner did we receive your message when we heaved a sigh of relief.

  1. did we receive

  2. a sigh of relief

  3. your message

  4. when we heaved

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

A. Even the most ill-equipped laboratory would have been better than their shed.

B. Thus, they did not allow any difficulties to come in their way.

C. But their mind was set upon the discovery of radium.

D. The Curies had to work in extreme poverty

  1. DACB

  2. ABCD

  3. ADBC

  4. DBCA

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Solitary

  1. Singular

  2. Stubborn

  3. Splendid

  4. Sensible

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Diliver

  2. Denial

  3. Decision

  4. Deter

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