SSC CHSL 7th June 2022 Shift-3-1130

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’.

The train was already left before we reached the platform.

the train left
train will have left
train had already left
No substitution required

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. The two children were so like, that without much difficulty it could not be discerned of their proper parents, which was Titus

from Gisippus, or Gisippus from Titus.

B. There was in the city of Rome a noble senator, named Fulvius, who sent his son, called Titus, being a child, to the city of

Athens, in Greece (which was the fountain of all manner of doctrine), there to learn good letters : and caused him to be hosted

with a worshipful mart of that city, called Chremes.

C. This Chremes happened to have also a son named Gisippus, who not only was equal to the said young Titus in years, but also

in stature, proportion of body, favour, and colour of visage, countenance and speech

D. These two young gentlemen, as they seemed to be one in form and personage, so shortly after acquaintance, the same

nature wrought in their hearts such a mutual affection, and their wills and appetites daily more and more so confederated

themselves, that it seemed none other, when their names were declared, but that they had only changed their places, issuing (as

I might say) out of the one body, and entering into the other.

ADBC
BACD
BCAD
DBCA

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Absurd

Amaze
Anxious
Sensible
Ramble

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Quintessential

Fantastic
Typical
Initial
Charming

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

Their behaviour vexes us.

We had been vexed by their behaviour.
We are vexed by their behaviour.
We have been vexed by their behaviour.
We are being vexed by their behaviour

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To bite the bullet

To reject doing something difficult or unpleasant
To be upset or annoyed
To be brave in a difficult situation
To state your opinion openly

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Succesion
Assassinate
Complacent
Aquarium

Complete the sentence with an appropriate ANTONYM of the word mentioned in the bracket.

Many Bollywood movies show _________(cheerful) stories nowadays.

chirpy
gloomy
radiant
jaunty

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in bold in the following sentence.

Her father was quick to detect her concealed emotion.

annoyed
disclosed
arrogant
excited

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in bold in the following sentence.

The patient complained of giddiness after surgery.

opponent
unsteadiness
enthusiasm
pride

Spot the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the options given.

When the villagers put up a firm resistance to the fearsome bandit with all their might, he ultimately fleed the spot

When the villagers put up a firm resistance to the fearsome bandit with all their might, he ultimately flew the spot.
When the villagers putted up a firm resistance to the fearsome bandit with all their might, he ultimately fleed the
spot.
When the villagers put up a firm resistance to the fearsome bandit with all their might, he ultimately flown the
spot.
When the villagers put up a firm resistance to the fearsome bandit with all their might, he ultimately fled the spot.

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

The art of beautiful handwriting

Calligraphy
Monography
Epigraphy
Catastrophe

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

I can see lots of colours on the picture.

over
at
for
in

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

The work inscribed on the tomb in the memory of the person

Epigraph
Excerpt
Euphoria
Epitaph

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

The meal is being prepared by the chef.

The chef is preparing the meal.
The chef will prepare the meal.
The chef did prepare the meal.
The chef was preparing the meal.

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 app gets Larry’s parents involved in the learning and improvement process, sending them advice about Larry’s behaviours

and progress, and recommending motivational _______ they might undertake that are _______ to Larry’s situation and the

program’s _________ about his attitudes and behaviours.

intermissions, directed, injunctions
interpolations, disrupted, inventions
interventions, targeted, inferences
interruptions, disillusioned, invasions

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

I cannot sit up with this sort of insult in office.

go up with
put up with
get up with
do up with

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

The athlete’s________ was badly injured due to a fall on the track.

toe
toad
tow
to

In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with

correct idiom or phrase.

He is known for talking too frankly.

Lose one’s marbles
Go the extra mile
Snug as a bug in a rug
Call a spade a spade

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She swallowed ______ her breakfast in a hurry.

in
up
into
down

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
One of the most devastating periods in European history came (1)_______ the fourteenth century, with the epidemic of bubonic plague,
also known as the ‘Great Plague’ and later dubbed the ‘Black Death’. At the time of its first pandemic, the bubonic plague was a
terrifying disease, killing indiscriminately and (2)________ cities and towns devastated in its wake. It appeared to spread just by touching
clothes and people who (3)_____ healthy one day might be dead the next. Faced with such a mysterious and horrifying illness, many
believed that this was a divine (4)_________ for their sins. Researchers in Hong Kong at the end of the nineteenth century discovered that
the disease is caused by the bacteria ‘Yersinia Pestis’. Modern (5)_______ practices and medicine have greatly subdued the impact of
the bubonic plague, but have never completely eliminated it.

Question:

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

by
at
through
during

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
One of the most devastating periods in European history came (1)_______ the fourteenth century, with the epidemic of bubonic plague,
also known as the ‘Great Plague’ and later dubbed the ‘Black Death’. At the time of its first pandemic, the bubonic plague was a
terrifying disease, killing indiscriminately and (2)________ cities and towns devastated in its wake. It appeared to spread just by touching
clothes and people who (3)_____ healthy one day might be dead the next. Faced with such a mysterious and horrifying illness, many
believed that this was a divine (4)_________ for their sins. Researchers in Hong Kong at the end of the nineteenth century discovered that
the disease is caused by the bacteria ‘Yersinia Pestis’. Modern (5)_______ practices and medicine have greatly subdued the impact of
the bubonic plague, but have never completely eliminated it.

Question:

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

settling
reckoning
keeping
leaving

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
One of the most devastating periods in European history came (1)_______ the fourteenth century, with the epidemic of bubonic plague,
also known as the ‘Great Plague’ and later dubbed the ‘Black Death’. At the time of its first pandemic, the bubonic plague was a
terrifying disease, killing indiscriminately and (2)________ cities and towns devastated in its wake. It appeared to spread just by touching
clothes and people who (3)_____ healthy one day might be dead the next. Faced with such a mysterious and horrifying illness, many
believed that this was a divine (4)_________ for their sins. Researchers in Hong Kong at the end of the nineteenth century discovered that
the disease is caused by the bacteria ‘Yersinia Pestis’. Modern (5)_______ practices and medicine have greatly subdued the impact of
the bubonic plague, but have never completely eliminated it.

Question:

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

departed
seemed
became
kept

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
One of the most devastating periods in European history came (1)_______ the fourteenth century, with the epidemic of bubonic plague,
also known as the ‘Great Plague’ and later dubbed the ‘Black Death’. At the time of its first pandemic, the bubonic plague was a
terrifying disease, killing indiscriminately and (2)________ cities and towns devastated in its wake. It appeared to spread just by touching
clothes and people who (3)_____ healthy one day might be dead the next. Faced with such a mysterious and horrifying illness, many
believed that this was a divine (4)_________ for their sins. Researchers in Hong Kong at the end of the nineteenth century discovered that
the disease is caused by the bacteria ‘Yersinia Pestis’. Modern (5)_______ practices and medicine have greatly subdued the impact of
the bubonic plague, but have never completely eliminated it.

Question:

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

order
accolade
oracle
punishment

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
One of the most devastating periods in European history came (1)_______ the fourteenth century, with the epidemic of bubonic plague,
also known as the ‘Great Plague’ and later dubbed the ‘Black Death’. At the time of its first pandemic, the bubonic plague was a
terrifying disease, killing indiscriminately and (2)________ cities and towns devastated in its wake. It appeared to spread just by touching
clothes and people who (3)_____ healthy one day might be dead the next. Faced with such a mysterious and horrifying illness, many
believed that this was a divine (4)_________ for their sins. Researchers in Hong Kong at the end of the nineteenth century discovered that
the disease is caused by the bacteria ‘Yersinia Pestis’. Modern (5)_______ practices and medicine have greatly subdued the impact of
the bubonic plague, but have never completely eliminated it.

Question:

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

cultural
unhygienic
ongoing
sanitary

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.

ANOXIC : ONACIX :: EQUITY : UQEYTI :: REFUND : ?

FERDUN
UNDFER
DREFND
FERDNU

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

14, 28, 31, ?, 129, 774

124
117
119
106

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

First row:7, 9, 39

Second row:4, 8, 28

Third row:6, 7, ?

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the number into its constituent digits.

For example, 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/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.)

32
38
40
37

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

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.

3 : 19::2 : 7::5 : ?

69
51
59
61

A paper 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 series?

249, 255, 238, ?, 227, 277

241
257
266
229

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

UYBD, ZDGI, ? , JNQS

DHKM
FJMO
CGJL
EILN

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

IZDK, OHVO, UPNS, AXFW, ?

EEYZ
EFXA
EEXZ
EEYA

In a certain code language, ‘PEN’ is written as ‘OCK’, and ‘ZEN’ is written as ‘YCK’.

How will ‘TON’ be written in that language?

RNJ
SNK
SMK
RMK

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete

the letter series.

C _ _ r E _ t C U r _ _ n t C _ r _ E n t

E r n r E U r
U r U r E U r
U r n r U U r
U r n r E U r

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

1.Sarcastic

2.Satisfaction

3.Salutation

4.Sanctions

5.Sacrifice

3,5,4,1,2
5,3,4,1,2
4,5,3,1,2
4,5,2,1,3

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

45*17*3*41*81*9*56

+, =, −, ×, ÷, +
+, −, =, ×, +, −
=, −, ×, +, −, +
=, ×, +, +, ÷, −

Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are numbered from 1 to 6. Select the number that will

be on the face opposite to the one showing '4'.

2
5
1
3

In a certain code language, ‘KITCHEN’ is written as NJUDIFK’ and ‘RESPECT’ is written as ‘TFTQFDR’. How will ‘WELCOME’ be

written in that language?

EFMDQNE
EFMDPNW
ZLEOCEW
ZDMBONW

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

65*50*5*2*4*63

÷, −, ×, +, =
+, ×, ÷, −, =
+, ×, −, ÷, =
−, ÷, +, ×, =

The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number.

The same operation(s) are followed in all the number pairs except one. Find that odd number pair.

14 : 512
22 : 1728
46 : 12167
38 : 8000

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

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

The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number.

The same operation(s) are followed in all the number-pairs EXCEPT one. Find that odd number-pair.

64 : 6
25 : 2
225 : 12
169 : 10

If 28 February 2020 was Friday, then what was the day of the week on 30 December 2015?

Wednesday
Tuesday
Sunday
Monday

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

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

93*65*3*56*14*146

×, +, −, ÷, =
+, −, ÷, ×, =
−, +, ×, ÷, =
+, −, ×, ÷, =

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

134,186,238,290,342,?

370
386
394
378

Seven friends S, T, U, V, W, X and Y, each has a different height. W is taller than X but shorter than V. Only three people are taller

than V. T is taller than U but shorter than S. Y is the shortest among all. How many persons are taller than U?

1
5
2
4

In an examination, Gopal secured 15% more marks than Asha, and Asha secured 10% more marks than Sachin. How much per

cent more marks did Gopal secure than Sachin?

25.5%
26.5%
25%
24.5%

Pranjal takes twice as much time as Vikram or thrice as much time as Ashwin to finish a piece of work. Working together, they

can finish the work in 6 days. Vikram can do the work alone in:

18 days
9 days
15 days
12 days

If 60% of a number is equal to three-fourth of another number, what is the ratio of the first number to the second number?

3 : 7
2 : 5
7 : 3
5 : 4

It is given that the average of 19 numbers is 8.5. If one number with value 63 was entered incorrectly as 25,then the corrected

average is:

9.5
11.5
7.5
10.5

The volume of a sphere is 38808 . What is its surface area (in $cm^{2}$ )?

(Take $\pi =\frac{22}{7}$ )

6655
5544
5040
5599

Find the value of $\left ( 625 \right )^{0.07}\times \left ( 625 \right )^{0.18}$

25
625
5
125

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 360?

171720
176600
166200
171080

Under a sale offer, Suresh was offered 20% discount on the part of the marked price that was paid in cash, but was charged

0.5% on the part of the marked price paid through a credit card. If Suresh paid 40% of the marked price in cash and the rest

through a credit card, what percentage of the marked price was his total final payment?

93.2%
92.6%
92.8%
92.3%

A woman can row 36 km downstream in 4 hours and 49 km upstream in 7 hours. What is the speed of the current?

2 km/h
1.5 km/h
3 km/h
1 km/h

The marked price of a cell phone is Rs23,000.The shopkeeper offers successive discounts of 14% and 16%. How much,

approximately,does a customer have to pay?

Rs16,615
Rs16,100
Rs16,425
Rs16,585

The expenses of a family on rice, vegetables and cooking oil are in the ratio 9 : 11 : 5. If the prices of these items increases by

10%, 20% and 30%, respectively, then the total expenses of the family on these items will increase by:

14.8%
19.2%
18.4%
16.2%

A library has an average of 330 visitors on Sundays and 240 on the other days. Find the average of the number of visitors per

day in a month of 30 days, beginning with a Saturday.

260
255
270
265

Simplify $\left ( _{226+506}^{3294} \right )of_{4}^{3}+500$

506
444
501
502

If x + y + z = 0, then find the value of $_{x^{2}-yz}^{x^{2}}+_{y^{2}-xx}^{y^{2}}+_{2^{2}-xy}^{z^{2}}$

2
1
3
0

The pie-chart below represents the number of hours as percent of 24 hours of a day, spent on different activities by a student,

Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.

If the pie-chart is a visual representation of the number of hours spent on different activities by a student during a day, then the

student spends the maximum number of hours in a day:

doing homework
playing
sleeping
at school

The value o $\sin 35^{\circ }\cos 55^{\circ }+\cos 35^{\circ }\sin 55^{\circ }$ is

0
$\frac{3}{4}$
$\frac{1}{2}$
1

If $r+_{r}^{1}=11$ , then the value of $_{r^{2}-r+1}^{r^{3}+\frac{1}{r}}$ is ________.

$\frac{119}{10}$
$\frac{10}{119}$
$\frac{19}{10}$
$\frac{10}{109}$

Three smaller cubes with sides of 3, 4, and 5 cm are melted together to form a large cube. What is the ratio of the smaller cubes'

total surface area to the larger cube's total surface area?

16 : 21
5 : 4
25 : 18
3 : 5

Rajesh purchased a machine for Rs5,000 and paid Rs250 for its transportation. If he sells the machine for Rs5,075, what is his

percentage profit or loss? (Correct to two decimal places)

Profit of 3.33%
Profit of 6.66%
Loss of 3.33%
Loss of 6.66%

The effective annual rate of interest, corresponding to a nominal rate of 6% per annum, compounded half-yearly, is:

0.0608
0.0609
0.0606
0.0607

The given graph shows the number of students who passed SSC in two institutes (P and Q) during four years.

What is the difference between the average number of students who passed in institute P in 2015 and 2016 and that in institute

Q in 20 17 and 2018?

200
275
125
150

An arc on a circle that is 18 cm long, subtends a 28.8^oangle at the centre. What is the circumference of the circle?

180 cm
216 cm
225 cm
240 cm

The-following table gives data about literacy rates of four different states obtained during four censuses in the country.

Which state has the lowest literacy rates as per all the four censuses from which data is provided

Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala

Find the volume of the cylinder circumscribing a sphere with a diameter of 14 cm. (Use $\pi =\frac{22}{7}$ )

2156 $cm^{3}$
2158 $cm^{3}$
2155 $cm^{3}$
2157 $cm^{3}$

A sum of money was invested at 10% interest per year, compounded half-yearly for 18 months. If the amount payable on

maturity was Rs83,349, what was the sum invested?

Rs 80,000
Rs 68000
Rs 75000
Rs 72,000

Identify the alga that is NOT a marine algae.

Sargassum
Porphyra
Chlorella
Laminaria

In the given main characteristics of farming of India,which is the characteristic of primitive subsistence farming?

Slash and burn
Chemical fertilisers
Insecticides and pesticides
High yielding variety seeds

Match column A with column B.

i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c
i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a
i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Who among the following personalities, also associated with poetry and Music has been conferred with the Noble Prize?

Rabindra Nath Tagore
Dwijendra Lal Ray
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Purandar Das

‘The Palace of Illusions’ is an award-winning novel that retells the Hindu mythological epic Mahabharata from the perspective of

Draupadi, it’s lead female character. Who among the following is the author of this novel?

Kamala Markandaya
Anita Desai
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Arundhati Roy

Who among the following won the ‘Dronacharya Award’ (Regular Category) 2021 in Athletics discipline?

Harbans Singh
V R Beedu
Radhakrishnan Nair P
Purushotham Rai

Which singer, music director was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2021?

Sudarshan Sahoo
Shravan Kumar Rathod
SP Balasubrahmanyam
Jagdish Chaudhary

Identify the shallowest part of the ocean.

Continental shelf
Continental slope
Deep sea plains
Trenches

What was India's ranking in Paralympic 2020 medal tally?

20
24
13
10

Which of the following dance forms is performed by Sonal Mansingh?

Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam
Bharatanatyam and Odissi
Bharatanatyam and Kathak
Kathak and Odissi

Name the classical dancer who is associated with the Kuchipudi classical dance.

Vempati Chinna Satyam
A Lakshmana Swamy
Sharmila Biswas
Sanchita Bhattacharya

Who among the following is an outstanding player to have mastered the surbahar instrument?

Ustad Imrat Khan
Allaudin Khan
Ali Akbar Khan
Abdul Karim Khan

Part III of the Constitution of India deals with:

Fundamental Duties
Fundamental Rights
Citizenship
Directive Principles of State Policy

Which of the following pairs of authors and autobiographies is CORRECTLY matched?

Jahangir - Baburnama
Satyajit Ray - Living Shadows
JB Kripalani - My Times
Aribam Syam Sharma - Jakhan Choto Chilam

In November 2021 at Zonal Council Meet, Chief Minister N Rangaswamy made the statement regarding which union territory

that upgrading the status of the Union Territory is critical to its survival?

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Puducherry
Lakshadweep

Which of the following leucoplasts store oil and fat?

Aleuroplasts
Plastids
Elaioplasts
Amyloplasts

__________ and _________ are called as narrow and broad money, respectively, in the context of money supply in an economy.

M1 and M3
M1 and M2
M0 and M3
M3 and M4

Who was appointed as the Chairman of ISRO in January 2022?

K Radhakrishnan
K Sivan
S Somanath
G Madhavan

Which of the following is the Galilean moon that was observed in 1610 by the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei using a

homemade telescope?

Namaka
Phobos
Titan
Ganymede

Famous playback singer Kishore Kumar was born in 1929 in _________.

Bhopal
Calcutta
Delhi
Khandwa

The Amazon River, considered the longest river in the world, with a length of 6,400 km, is located in the northern part of

_________.

North America
Australia
Africa
South America

Australia won the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Cricket by defeating _________.

India
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
New Zealand

‘Finding My Way’ is a famous autobiography written by which of the following Gond artists of India with the help of Mukul S

Anand?

Venkat Raman Singh Shyam
Dhavat Singh Uikey
Bhajju Shyam
Jangrah Singh Shyam

Maguni Charan Das was awarded Padma Shri for his contribution to which of the following forms of dances?

Gotipua
Chhau
Jhumair
Kharia

Alarmel Velli is recognised as a classical dancer of ________ dance form.

Manipuri
Sattriya
Kuchipudi
Bharatanatyam

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