SSC CHSL 30th May 2022 Shift-2-1105

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SSC CHSL 30th May 2022 Shift-2 (Test Code: 1105)

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Clamoura

  1. Quiet

  2. Complaint

  3. Babble

  4. Danger

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.

This is credible information provided by the informer.

  1. detachable

  2. commendable

  3. digestible

  4. dependable

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The thief / entered the house, / in the middle of the night, / quiet.

  1. The thief

  2. in the middle of the night

  3. entered the house

  4. quiet

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has

the error.

He is such an untruthful man, that no one will believing him.

  1. will believing him

  2. He is such

  3. that no one

  4. an untruthful man,

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

The sweet and bitter memories of her past make her weak and sad.

  1. ought to make her pallid and unhappy

  2. had to make her pale and unhappy

  3. must make her pastel and unhappy

  4. made her feeble and unhappy

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Have a soft spot for someone

  1. To argue something with no effect

  2. To like someone a lot

  3. To show the true nature of someone

  4. To resolve a problem successfully

In the following passage, a word has been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in

the blank.

In a ________ move, the robbers chose their next place of attack over 255 km away from the locations they had earlier ________ in

Dewas.

  1. righteous, incorporated

  2. noble, decided

  3. shrewd, targeted

  4. corrupt, vanished

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Reconnoitre

  1. Glance

  2. Disclaim

  3. Inspect

  4. Overlook

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Rescind

  1. Revoke

  2. Sign

  3. Validate

  4. Accredit

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

The thieves were caught by the police.

  1. The police was caught the thieves.

  2. The police were caught the thieves.

  3. The police had caught the thieves.

  4. The police caught the thieves.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Pull the plug

  1. End something

  2. Distract someone

  3. Launch something

  4. Annoy someone

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Possession

  2. Jealous

  3. Suspecious

  4. Luxurious

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

One expects better behaviour from a senior student.

  1. Better behaviour was expected from senior student.

  2. As a senior student you need to behave.

  3. Better behaviour is expected from a senior student.

  4. Senior student behaviour is expected better.

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

coherent paragraph.

A. One morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard some lovely music.

B. Then the Hail stopped dancing over his head, and the North Wind ceased roaring, and a delicious perfume came to him

through the open casement. “I believe the Spring has come at last,” said the Giant; and he jumped out of bed and looked out.

C. It was really only a little linnet singing outside his window, but it was so long since he had heard a bird sing in his garden that

it seemed to him to be the most beautiful music in the world.

D. It sounded so sweet to his ears that he thought it must be the King’s musicians passing by.

  1. ADCB

  2. BACD

  3. BADC

  4. ACDB

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At loggerheads

  1. In one’s absence

  2. At mercy

  3. Disagreeing with

  4. To write down

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.

Let’s ascertain whether his claims have any truth.

  1. detect

  2. approve

  3. disprove

  4. prove

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

A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration or research.

  1. Voyage

  2. Expedition

  3. Sojourn

  4. Pilgrimage

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.

She couldn’t eat the________ pizza by herself

  1. whole

  2. heal

  3. hole

  4. haul

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

substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

I am watching a movie, when my mother came into the room.

  1. I watched a movie

  2. I was watching

  3. I would be watching

  4. No substitution required

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The notice / that the office / posted over the wall / is very appropriate.

  1. that the office

  2. posted over the wall

  3. The notice

  4. is very appropriate

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 contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western
civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no
one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

  1. as

  2. between

  3. before

  4. beside

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 contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western
civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no
one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

  1. in

  2. of

  3. since

  4. about

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 contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western
civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no
one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

  1. plausible

  2. imaginary

  3. drastic

  4. transparent

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 contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western
civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no
one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

  1. beside

  2. across

  3. beyond

  4. because

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 contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western
civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no
one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

  1. prejudiced

  2. neglected

  3. heard

  4. removed

In a certain code language, ‘PULSE’ is written as ‘QTMRF’ and ‘HEART’ is written as

‘IDBQU’. How will ‘LIVER’ be written in that language?

  1. KJWFS

  2. MHWDS

  3. MJUFS

  4. MKWFQ

If 13 September 2003 is a Saturday, then what will be the day of the week on 14 February 2005?

  1. Friday

  2. Wednesday

  3. Monday

  4. Saturday

In a certain code language, 'GRAPES' is written as 'EPYNCQ' and ‘ROSE’ is written as ‘PMQC’. How will 'SAGE' be written in that

language?

  1. QYCE

  2. CYEQ

  3. QEYC

  4. QYEC

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.

9 : 17 :: 22 : ? :: 30 : 59

  1. 22

  2. 56

  3. 43

  4. 72

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

67, 79, 64, ?, 61, 85

  1. 82

  2. 84

  3. 80

  4. 83

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

2, 26, ?, 170, 290, 442

  1. 50

  2. 37

  3. 65

  4. 82

Two different positions of the same dice are shown. What is the number of dots on the face opposite to the one with four dots?

  1. 5

  2. 1

  3. 3

  4. 2

Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth

term is related to the third term.

ABILITY : ITYLABI :: INSTEAD : EADTINS :: ENGLISH : ?

  1. ISHLENG

  2. LISHNGE

  3. ESHLING

  4. IHSLEGN

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

12,37,114,347,1048,?

  1. 3252

  2. 3153

  3. 3253

  4. 3152

If I denotes ‘ ’, J denotes ‘ ’, K denotes ‘−’ and L denotes ‘+’, then what will come in place of ‘?’ in the following equation?

15 L (3 J 9) K (12 J 2) L (189 I 9) L 29 = ?

  1. 72

  2. 65

  3. 62

  4. 68

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

  1. 72

  2. 65

  3. 62

  4. 68

 Select the option that is embedded in the given figure as its pan (rotation is NOT allowed).

Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the blanks, will complete the letter series.

D _ R X E C M R _ E _ M R X _ A M _ X E

  1. B X M E R

  2. E B X M R

  3. M X B E R

  4. X M B E R

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

16*4*8*10*2*16

  1. ×, ÷, −, +, =

  2. −, ÷, +, ×, =

  3. ÷, +, ×, −, =

  4. ÷, −, +, ×, =

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?

RJGZ, NQWM, ?, FECM, BLSZ

  1. JXMZ

  2. KQDZ

  3. KWMZ

  4. JWZM

Select the option that is related to the fifth word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word and the fourth

word is related to the third 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)

Bear : Cub :: Owl : Owlet :: Deer : ?

  1. Fawn

  2. Pup

  3. Calf

  4. Foal

 A pa per is folded and cut as shown. How will it appear when unfolded?

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

209, 318, 427, 536, ?, 754

  1. 655

  2. 645

  3. 664

  4. 635

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

2168,1979,1790,1601,1412,?

  1. 1223

  2. 1301

  3. 1212

  4. 1179

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.

4 : 31::7 : 223::6 : ?

  1. 137

  2. 133

  3. 123

  4. 131

Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.

Select the option figure which is embedded in the given figure as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).

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

48*6*17*3*12*5*1

  1. ×, −, =, +, ×, +

  2. ÷, +, −, =, +, ×

  3. +, =, −, ×, +, ÷

  4. ÷, +, ×, =, ×, −

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

1.Solar System

2.Earth

3.India

4.Asia

5.Milky way

  1. 5,1,2,4,3

  2. 1,2,3,4,5

  3. 5,4,3,2,1

  4. 2,1,3,4,5

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 with commonly known facts, decide which of the

conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some rains are cyclones.

Some cyclones are draughts.

No draught is a thunder.

Conclusions:

I. Some cyclones are rains.

II. No thunder is a cyclone.

III. No draught is a rain.

  1. Only conclusion I follows

  2. Only conclusion II follows

  3. Only conclusions I and III follow

  4. Only conclusions I and II follow

A can do a piece of work in 15 days, but with the help of B, he can do it in 9 days. In what time can B do it alone?

  1. 22.5 days

  2. 18 days

  3. 21 days

  4. 20.5 days

Find the total surface area of a container in cylindrical shape whose diameter is 14 cm and height is 25 cm. [Use x=_{7}^{22} ]  

  1. 1452cm^{2}

  2. 1392cm^{2}

  3. 1408cm^{2}

  4. 1424cm^{2}

Two trains leave Agra for Calcutta at 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively, and travel at 240 km/h and 300 km/h, respectively.

How many kilometres from Agra will the two trains meet?

  1. 270 km

  2. 300 km

  3. 600 km

  4. 240 km

The identity  4\left ( z+7 \right )\left ( 2z-1 \right )=Az^{2}+Bz+C holds for all real values of z. Find the value of A^{2}-B-C

  1. -16

  2. 40

  3. 36

  4. 16

A shopkeeper mixes two qualities of rice, which cost him Rs40 per kg and Rs47.50 per kg respectively, in such a way that he has

15 kg of the blended rice costing him a total of Rs645. What is the weight (in kg) of the rice that cost him Rs47.50 per kg?

  1. 5

  2. 6

  3. 10

  4. 9

The following table shows the marks of four students in four different subjects in an examination. Who among the four students

scored the lowest aggregrate marks, when marks obtained in all the four subjects were taken together?

  1. P

  2. R

  3. S

  4. Q

On buying 24 bangles Isha gets 6 bangles free of cost. What percent does Isha get as a discount?

  1. 25%

  2. 20%

  3. 10%

  4. 15%

The following bar charts provides information on the income and the expenditure of a company in five consecutive years from

2014 to 2018.

Find the difference between the profits made by the company in the years 2015 to 2017 .

  1. Rs10 lakhs

  2. Rs12 lakhs

  3. Rs5 lakhs

  4. Rs15 lakhs

The value of is given as _{4}^{\sqrt{5}-1}  Using this value, find the value of \cos 18^{\circ } .   

  1. _{4}^{\sqrt{10+2\sqrt{5}}}

  2. _{4}^{\sqrt{5+1}

  3. _{4}^{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}

  4. _{4}^{\sqrt{10-2\sqrt{5}}}

A is the average marks of a group of 10 students in a class and A+8 is the average of a group of 15 students which includes the

group of 10 students as given. The total marks obtained by the group of 10 students is X and the total marks obtained by the

group of 15 students is Y. If X : Y = 3 : 5, then the value of A+X+Y is _________.

  1. 1964

  2. 1845

  3. 2012

  4. 1992

What is the difference between the compound interest on Rs10,000 for years at 4% per annum compounded yearly and halfyearly?

  1. Rs4.80

  2. Rs5.01

  3. Rs6.02

  4. Rs4.08

The following table gives the marks scored out of 100 by Amit, Bablu, Cavin and Darshan in 5 subjects.

Who among the following secured an average score of exactly 94%?

  1. Darshan

  2. Cavin

  3. Bablu

  4. Amit

A shopkeeper wanted to sell Rs3,000 worth of products. He gave two options — giving three successive discounts of 10% each, or

giving a single discount of 30%. If a buyer chooses the former option how much extra/less does he pay as compared to the

second option?

  1. Rs87 less

  2. Rs60 extra

  3. Rs87 extra

  4. Rs60 less

If a company gives a discount of 20% on the marked price of an article and gains 20% on that particular article, then at what

percentage above the cost price did the company mark its goods?

  1. 50 %

  2. 20 %

  3. 40 %

  4. 25 %

At an election there were two candidates. A candidate got 38% of votes and lost by 7200 votes. The total number of valid votes

is ________.

  1. 27360

  2. 30000

  3. 273600

  4. 3600

If x=9, then the value of x^{5}-10x^{4}+10x^{3}-10x^{2}+10x-1 is: 

  1. 10

  2. 8

  3. 9

  4. 1

The third proportional of 42 and 63 is:

  1. 96.2

  2. 63.8

  3. 94.5

  4. 42.5

A man travelled by car from city A to city B at a speed of 24 km/h and returned from city B to city A at 16 km/h. Find his average

speed over the whole journey

  1. 19.5 km/h

  2. 20 km/h

  3. 19 km/h

  4. 19.2 km/h

A solid toy is in the shape which is a combination of a cylinder, cone and a hemispherical bowl. The cylinder contributes to 50%

of the total volume of the toy, the cone contributes to 20% of the volume. Find the ratio of the contribution (in terms of volume)

of the cone, cylinder and hemisphere.

  1. 2 : 3 : 5

  2. 5 : 2 : 3

  3. 2 : 5 : 3

  4. 4 : 5 : 3

\left \{ \left ( 28-33 \right )+99 \right \}+136\div 4\times 5-\left ( 44-2^{2} \right )=?

  1. 250

  2. 200

  3. 230

  4. 270

Find the area of the sector of a circle of radius 7 cm with a central angle of  90o

  1. 38.50 cm2

  2. 35 cm2

  3. 20.67 cm2

  4. 28 cm2

The total surface area of a cuboid of length 90 cm, breadth 50 cm and height 4 m is:

  1. 18.15 M2

  2. 1.21 M2

  3. 6.05 M2

  4. 12.1 M2

The average of the natural numbers divisible by 5 from the integers −10 to 35 is:

  1. -13.88

  2. 17.5

  3. 15

  4. 20

If 2x + y = 8 and xy = 6 , then find the value of  4x^{2}+y^{2}.

  1. 24

  2. 16

  3. 28

  4. 40

The length of the longest stick that can be fitted in a cubical vessel having an edge of length 20 cm, is _______.

  1. 20cm

  2. 20\sqrt{2} cm

  3. 10\sqrt{3} cm

  4. 20\sqrt{3} cm

__________ is a world-renowned exponent of the Bansuri or bamboo flute.

  1. Anjanibai Malpekar

  2. Meera Banerjee

  3. Ajoy Chakrabarty

  4. Hari Prasad Chaurasia

As of March 2021, with a throw of 88.07 m, javelin star Neeraj Chopra set a national record in the third Indian Grand Prix in

_________________

  1. Jallandhar

  2. Bhatinda

  3. Patiala

  4. Ludhiana

Which of the following freedom fighters wrote ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’?

  1. BR Ambedkar

  2. Jawahar Lal Nehru

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Rajeev Taranath, a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan, is a __________ player

  1. tabla

  2. Flute

  3. Sarod

  4. Santoor

Kum Kum Mohanty received the Padma Shri award for her contribution to which of the following dance forms?

  1. Chhau

  2. Manipuri

  3. Bharatanatyam

  4. Odissi

Which of the following angles of the flow of factor payments forms the basis to estimate the national income?

  1. Consumption angle

  2. Expenditure angle

  3. Income distribution angle

  4. Production angle

‘Straight from the Heart: An Autobiography’ is the autobiography of which of the following Indian cricketers?

  1. Kapil Dev

  2. Sourav Ganguly

  3. Sachin Tendulkar

  4. Yuvraj Singh

Which of the following cities will be the host of Summer Olympics 2028?

  1. Michigan

  2. Chicago

  3. New York

  4. Los Angeles

In the case of Vikas KishanRao Gawali vs _________, in January 2021, the Supreme Court observed that OBC reservation cannot

exceed 50%.

  1. State of Madhya Pradesh

  2. State of Maharashtra

  3. State of Goa

  4. State of Telangana

Famous classical dancer Tanjore Balasaraswati was awarded the _________ in 1977.

  1. Padma Vibhushan

  2. Padma Bhushan

  3. Padma Shri

  4. Bharat Ratna

How many seats of Rajya Sabha are present in the state of Maharashtra?

  1. 19

  2. 10

  3. 31

  4. 25

Solanum lycopersicum L. is the scientific name of which of the following highly consumed vegetables?

  1. Potato

  2. Tomato

  3. Onion

  4. Garlic

'Third man' is related to which of the following sports?

  1. Hockey

  2. Football

  3. Tennis

  4. Cricket

How is the voltmeter connected across the points between which the potential difference is to be measured?

  1. Along the same magnetic field

  2. In parallel

  3. In concentric circles

  4. Perpendicular to each other

As of June 2021, India men's football team captain ____________ became the second - highest goal-scorer among the active

international footballers.

  1. Anirudh Thapa

  2. Sahal Samad

  3. Sunil Chhetri

  4. Sandesh Jhingan

Who among the following Indian Carnatic musicians received the Padma Vibhushan award in 1991 and established the Academy

of Performing Arts and Research in Switzerland?

  1. Kishan Maharaj

  2. Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna

  3. Ghulam Mustafa Khan

  4. Chhannulal Mishra

Which outside layer of the Earth is less dense, thick, and andesitic to granite composition?

  1. Oceanic crust

  2. Continental crust

  3. Mantle

  4. Outer core

Identify the solution extracted from a plant belonging to division Thallophyta.

  1. Turmeric solution

  2. Phenolphthalein solution

  3. Litmus solution

  4. Cabbage solution

Titanium dioxide, which is used as a white pigment in products such as toothpaste, is derived from which mineral?

  1. Fluorite

  2. Ilmenite

  3. Silica

  4. Mica

Soorya Classical Dance Festival is held in , __________ for 10 days every year.

  1. Rameshwaram

  2. Madurai

  3. Thiruvananthapuram

  4. Mysuru

Kanaka Raju was awarded Padma Shri in 2021 for contribution to which of the following dance forms?

  1. Gussadi

  2. Chhau

  3. Sattriya

  4. Sadhir

The electromagnetic spectrum describes the full range of light that is generally divided into ________ regions of wavelength and

in the order of increasing energy and frequency.

  1. six

  2. eight

  3. seven

  4. Five

Which artist’s musical album is titled ‘Land of Gold’?

  1. Mita Nag

  2. Anupama Bhagwat

  3. Anoushka Shankar

  4. Rajna Swaminathan

Who among the following is the author of the famous classic ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’?

  1. Roald Dahl

  2. Ruskin Bond

  3. Lewis Carroll

  4. Ernest Hemingway

Sandalwood is found in which type of forests in India?

  1. Tropical thorn forests and scrubs

  2. Tropical deciduous forests

  3. Mangrove forests

  4. Tropical evergreen forests

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