SSC CGL 18th April 2022 Shift-3-1148

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SSC CGL 18th April 2022 Shift-3 (Test Code: 1148)

What would be the ratio of the areas of two circles, i.e. Circle-A and Circle-B, the radius of which are 4 cm and 8 cm,

respectively?

1 : 2
1 : 16
1 : 8
1 : 4

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

dictionary.

1. Likelihood

2. Likenesses

3. Likewise

4. Likens

5. Likeliest

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

Qs: 3

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

PRACTISE : ACEIPRST :: TECHNOLOGY : ?

HCETONYGLO
CEGHLNOPTY
CEGHLNOOTY
CEGLHOONTY

Qs: 4

Anamika, Gopal, Nischal, Vanmayi, Shresta and Sripad are sitting in a straight line facing the north. Nischal is to the immediate

left of Gopal. Shresta is between Anamika and Sripad. Sripad is at the second place from the right end. Four persons are sitting

between Nischal and Vanmayi. If Gopal and Sripad interchange their positions, then

who will be sitting between Vanmayi and Shresta?

Anamika
Gopal
Sripad
Nischal

Qs: 5

If 'sky' is called 'cloud', 'cloud' is called 'thunder', 'thunder' is called 'water', 'water' is called 'pot', 'pot' is called 'desert', and 'desert'

is called 'sky', then where do fish live?

cloud
pot
water
desert

Qs: 6

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following

figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

Qs: 7

At the time of sunset, Lopa and Kritika are sitting facing each other. If the shadow of Lopa falls to the right of Kritika, in which

direction is Kritika facing?

Sorth
North
East
West

Qs: 8

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

GKH, DNL, WQO, TTS, GWH, ?

Qs: 9

In a certain code language, ‘BHOPAL’ is coded as ‘6-24-45-48-3-36’, and ‘IMPHAL’ is coded as ‘27-39-48-24-3-36’. How will

‘KOHIMA’ be coded in that language?

22-30-27-24-39-6
33-45-24-27-39-3
33-30-24-18-39-9
22-45-24-18-26-3

Qs: 10

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it

appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the

statements.

Statements:

Some lions are tigers.

All tigers are leopards.

All lions are animals.

Conclusions:

I. Some animals are leopards.

II. Some leopards are lions.

III. Some animals are tigers.

Only conclusions II and III follow.
Only conclusions I and III follow.
All conclusions I, II and III follow.
Only conclusions I and II follow.

Qs: 11

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

Qs: 12

In the following Venn diagram, the hexagon stands for 'captains',the triangle stands for 'girls', the rectangle stands for 'toppers',

and the circle stands for 'social activists'. The given numbers represent the number of persons in that particular category.

How many girls are toppers and captains also?

Qs: 13

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.

d _ a _ b _ q d h _ a _ c q _ h _ a _ c q

h a c a b d a b
h a b a b d a b
h a c a b d q b
h a q a b d a b

Qs: 14

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

Qs: 15

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

578, 577, 568, 543, ?

Qs: 16

If ‘A’ denotes ‘addition’, ‘B’ denotes ‘multiplication’, ‘C’ denotes ‘subtraction’, and ‘D’ denotes ‘division’, then what will be the

value of the following expression?

441 D 7 A 21 B 6 C (189 D 7) A (46 C 12)

Qs: 17

A cube of side 12 cm is painted green on all the faces and then cut into smaller cubes of sides 2 cm each. Find the number of

smaller cubes that have only one face painted.

Qs: 18

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and make the given equation

correct.

63 * 90 * 42 * 230 * 46 * 3

=,× , +,÷ , -
+,÷ , -, =,×
=, -, +,÷ ,×
×,÷ , =, -, +

Qs: 19

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.

16 : 263 :: 18 : ? :: 22 : 491

Qs: 20

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

that is different.

FCHP
JGLS
WTYF
NKPW

Qs: 21

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

2, 6, 10, 17, 52, 94, 472, ?

Qs: 22

2 In a certain code language ‘TEDIOUS’ is written as ‘HAMKWPY’. How will ‘PROFUSE’ be written in that language?

IBSLVOY
AJLSOVY
IBLSNXY
BISLOYV

Qs: 23

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

60 152 161

14 18 17

15 19 ?

Qs: 24

Jahnavi is the sister of Taruni. Taruni is married to Dilip. Dilip is the father of Raghu.

Manoj is the son of Hema. Taruni is the mother-in-law of Hema. Dilip has only one son and no daughter. Jahnavi is married to

Barun. Lekha is the daughter of Barun.

How is Jahnavi’s sister related to Manoj’s paternal grandfather?

Sister
Wife
Mother-in-law
Mother

Qs: 25

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark( ?) in the following series.

Qs: 26

The 40th Amendment Act of 1976 was applied to which Article of the Constitution of India?

Qs: 27

What is the study of the production and propagation of sound waves called?

Optics
Photonics
Astrophysics
Acoustics

Qs: 28

Who among the following science fiction/ popular science writers wrote ‘2001 : A Space Odyssey’ and held the position of a

Professor at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad?

Isaac Asimov
Arthur C Clarke
Jules Verne
HG Wells

Qs: 29

India lost a large proportion of ______ growing area to Pakistan during partition.

sunflower
jute
soyabean
cotton

Qs: 30

The First Amendment Act of the Constitution of India came up in _______.

1954
1951
1952
1953

Qs: 31

‘Ashtadhyayi’, written by Sanskrit scholar Panini, is a book on ______.

medicine
law
economy
grammar

Qs: 32

Which of the following is a dance form that originated in Assam?

Sattriya
Lavani
Gotipua
Chhau

Qs: 33

Which of the following is the study of insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and other organisms?

Ornithology
Entomology
Ethology
Mycology

Qs: 34

Who among the following was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science?

Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay
Mahendra Lal Sircar
Prafulla Chandra Roy
Jagadish Chandra Bose

Qs: 35

Who among the following table tennis players won nine Senior National Championships as of April 2021?

Soumyajit Ghosh
Sujay Ghorpade
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
A Sharath Kamal

Qs: 36

In October 2020, the Haryana Government launched a ______ under the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.

mobile app to test pH level in water
mobile water testing laboratory
training programme to test water salinity
household water testing kit

Qs: 37

What is the atomic mass of oxygen (expressed in ‘u’)?

Qs: 38

In the year ______, Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, issued special stamps titled ‘Wheat Revolution’ to usher in the

Green Revolution.

1987
1975
1943
1968

Qs: 39

As per the press release dated September 2020 of the Government of India, what is the payment made by the Government of

India at Minimum Support Price (MSP) rates in the last 6 years?

Rs9 lakh crore
Rs7 lakh crore
Rs5 lakh crore
Rs3 lakh crore

Qs: 40

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Mrs Funnybones’?

Rekha
Juhi Chawla
Twinkle Khanna
Sonali Bendre

Qs: 41

Which of the following belongs to the family of ‘Hominidae’?

Mango
Housefly
Wheat
Man

Qs: 42

As per Economic Survey of India 2020-21, India is expected to have a Current Account Surplus of ______ of GDP in FY21.

Qs: 43

According to the 2011 Census of India, which of the following states has a population density of 17 persons per sq km?

Assam
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim

Qs: 44

How many protons are there in a lithium nucleus?

Qs: 45

With reference to the administration of Delhi Sultanate, which of the following was the department of State Correspondence?

Diwan-i-arz
Diwan-i-khairat
Diwan-i-risalt
Diwan-i-insha

Qs: 46

Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from______ the then Nawab of Bengal, to

establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.

Mansur Ali Khan
Murshid Quli Khan
Ibrahim Khan
Mir Zafar

Qs: 47

Which Article of the Constitution of India prohibits anyone from employing children below the age of fourteen in factories,

mines, etc?

Qs: 48

The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh was designed by ______.

Matthew Nowicki
Maxwell Fry
Le Corbusier
Albert Mayer

Qs: 49

Who among the following became the first Indian woman to score 10,000 runs in international cricket across all formats in

March 2021?

Mithali Raj
Jhulan Goswami
Priya Punia
Taniya Bhatia

Qs: 50

Which of the following does NOT come under the category of Public Goods?

Government administration
Food items
National defence
Roads

Qs: 51

study the given histogram and answer the question chat follows.

The total number of workers whose daily wages are less than Rs500 is what percentage more than the total number of workers

whose daily wages are Rs650 and above (correct to one decimal place)?

111.8%
110.5%
101.2%
114.3%

Qs: 52

If $\sqrt{x}-_{\sqrt{x}}^{1}=\sqrt{3}$ , then what is the value of $x^{4}+_{x^{4}}^{1}$

Qs: 53

$_{\left ( 9-2\sqrt{2} \right )}^{6\sqrt{2}+5}$
$_{\left ( 9-2\sqrt{2} \right )}^{6\sqrt{2}-5}$
$_{6\sqrt{2}+5}^{\left ( 9-2\sqrt{2} \right )}$
$_{\left ( 9+2\sqrt{2} \right )}^{6\sqrt{2}+5}$

Qs: 54

The area of similar triangles PQR and MNT are 196 cm² and 169cm² respectively. If the longest side of the larger $\bigtriangleup$ PQR be

28 cm then what is the length (in cm) of the longest side of the smaller $\bigtriangleup$ MNT?

Qs: 55

A circle with centre O has and 15 cm. D is a point on the circle such that a 24 cm long chord AB is bisected by OD at point C.

Find the length of CD (in cm).

Qs: 56

From the top of a 195-m high cliff, the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a tower are 30^oand 60^o , respectively. Find

the height of the rower (in m).

195 $\sqrt{3}$
195
130
65

Qs: 57

AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O. The tangent at a point C on the circle and AB. when produced, meet at the point P. If

$\angle APC=38^{\circ }$ , when what is the measure of $\angle$ PCB?

23^o
26^o
29^o
19^o

Qs: 58

If the volume of a sphere is 4,851cm³ , then what is its diameter ( in cm )?

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

Qs: 59

A sum of Rs17,200 is lent out at simple interest in two parts for 2 years at 8% p.a. and 10% p.a., respectively. If the total interest

received after years is Rs3,008, then the money lent (in Rs) at the rate of 8% p.a. is:

6,400
9,200
9,800
10,800

Qs: 60

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 17% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. If the cost price is Rs500, then the

printed price (in Rs) is:

Qs: 61

In an election between two candidates. 5% of the registered voters did not cast their vote. 10% of the votes were found to be

either invalid or of NOTA. The winning candidate received 60%, votes in his favour and won the election by 17271 votes. Find

the number of registered voters.

90525
100000
101000
103400

Qs: 62

A manufacturer who marks the price of an article at Rs1800, sells it to a dealer at a discount of 15%. The dealer gets a further

discount of 8%, on his net payment for paying in cash. What amount (to the nearest rupee) does the dealer pay to the

manufacturer?

1,500
1,408
1,530
1,378

Qs: 63

The area of a cardboard (in CM² ) needed to make a closed box of size 20 cm x 10 cm x 8 cm will be:

Qs: 64

The given bar graph shows the income and expenditure (in crores Rs) of a company over 5 years. from 2011 to 2018.

Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.

In which of the following years is the ratio of income to expenditure the minimum?

2017
2018
2014
2016

Qs: 65

Anup can row 33 km downstream and 35 km upstream in 8 hours. He can also row 44 km downstream and 28 km upstream in

the same time. How much time (in hours) will be take to row 55 km downstream and 14km upstream?

Qs: 66

Find the value of the following expression:

$_{3\times 3-2}^{3\div\times 2+5-2 }$

9/7
19/3
4/7
4/3

Qs: 67

The bar graph shows the number of people who visited Mall A and Mall B on different days of a week.

The total number of people visiting Mall A on Monday. Tuesday, Friday and Sunday is what percentage of the total number of

people visiting Mall B on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday? Express your answer correct to one place of decimal.

86.5%
92.3%
95.7%
82.4%

Qs: 68

If $2\sin ^{2}\theta +3\cos \theta =3,0^{\circ }< 0< 90^{\circ }$ , then the value of $\left ( \sec ^{2}\theta +\cot ^{2} \theta \right )$

$3_{3}^{2}$
$3_{3}^{1}$
$4_{3}^{1}$
$4_{2}^{1}$

Qs: 69

Monthly expenditure of a family on different heads is shown in the following pie chart. The family earns Rs1,08,000

every month.

How much (in Rs) does the family spend on food and transport?

34,000
35,250
34,800
34,500

Qs: 70

LCM of two numbers is 22 times their HCF. If one of the numbers is 132 and the sum of LCM and HCF is 276, then what is the

other number?

Qs: 71

The average of a set of 18 consecutive integers is 22.5. What is the largest integer in the set?

Qs: 72

A number 'n' when divided by 6 leaves remainder 2. What will be the remainder when $\left ( n^{2}+n+2 \right )$ is divided by 6?

Qs: 73

A can do a certain work in 15 days, while B can do the same work in 21 days. If they work together, then in how many days will

the same work be completed?

$7_{4}^{3}$
$9_{4}^{3}$
$6_{4}^{3}$
$8_{4}^{3}$

Qs: 74

In $\bigtriangleup$ PQR, S is a point on the side QR such that PS is the bisector of $\angle$ QPR. If PQ = 12 cm, QS = 3 cm and QR = 7 cm, then what

is the length of side PR?

18 cm
14 cm
15 cm
16 cm

Qs: 75

Three years ago, the ratio of the age of father to that of his son was 8 : 3. After 4 years, their ages will be in the ratio 11 : 5. What

is the present age (in years) of the father.

Qs: 76

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

Unfairly take something belonging to another for one’s use

Misconstrue
Misinterpret
Misappropriate
Misapprehend

Qs: 77

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 required’.

All the buses leaving between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. has been cancelled.

No substitution required
were been cancelled
were cancelled
being cancelled

Qs: 78

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

sober

straight
calm
drunk
unwell

Qs: 79

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Aarav’s mother / speaks four languages / fluently.

fluently
Aarav’s mother
speaks four languages
No error

Qs: 80

The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a

grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

I had all / the comforts to life / in my childhood.

No error
the comforts to life
I had all
in my childhood

Qs: 81

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

Most lizards rely on camouflage to hide from their enemies.

Camouflage has been relied on by most lizards to hide from their enemies.
Camouflage is relied on by most lizards to hide from their enemies.
Camouflage was relied on by most lizards to hide from their enemies.
Most lizards are being relied on by camouflage to hide from their enemies.

Qs: 82

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

A problem that is so difficult that it cannot be answered

Impossible
Insoluble
Terrible
Solvable

Qs: 83

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. It coincided with the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

B. Through this innovative measure, the knowledge of the traditions and culture of different states is being shared.

C.The initiative ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ was launched by the Honourable Prime Minister on 31st October 2015.

D. This will lead to an enhanced bonding and national integration.

CBDA
ADBC
ABCD
CABD

Qs: 84

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

What would / happen if / human beings were / govern by robots?

happen if
What would
govern by robots
human beings were

Qs: 85

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To fight shy of

To overcome one’s weakness
To try to avoid something
To attack without warning
To struggle hard

Qs: 86

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The teacher kept stopping her online lesson ______ to check if her students were following it.

occasionally
indifferently
impartially
unresponsively

Qs: 87

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Amass

Gather
Spread
Divide
Scatter

Qs: 88

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Authentic

Incredible
Meagre
Genuine
Notorious

Qs: 89

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Relay

Send
Pass
Spread
Hold

Qs: 90

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

The increase in irrigated areas / has resulted on achieving / record food grain production.

The increase in irrigated areas
has resulted on achieving
record food grain production
No error

Qs: 91

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No

improvement required'.They each listened carefully to what each other said.

each another
No improvement required
the other
one another

Qs: 92

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

They cried, “Bravo! Well done.”

They shouted in joy that they had done well.
They cried in joy for doing well.
They cried loudly for doing well.
They exclaimed with wonder that they had done well.

Qs: 93

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

People all over the world are concerned about the human right to live with ______.

poise
delight
dignity
grandeur

Qs: 94

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

It is time to revise the syllabi.

It is time for the syllabi to be revised.
It is time for the syllabi to revise.
It has been time for the syllabi to revise.
It was time for the syllabi to be revised.

Qs: 95

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Keep someone at arm’s length

Restrict someone to a small space to stand
Allow someone to talk only from a distance
Make someone stay outside
Avoid being friendly with someone

Qs: 96

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
Listening plays (1) ______ role in the interactive process of business transactions. It enables a person to gather proper and (2) ______
information so that he can understand the matter with clarity. For this, he should have a positive attitude towards the speaker and the
(3) ______. He should also (4) ______ on what is being spoken and then evaluate it with reference to the (5) ______.

Question:

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