SSC CGL 13th August 2021 Shift-1-1156

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SSC CGL 13th August 2021 Shift-1 (Test Code: 1156)

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

Horses : Neigh

Pigs : Buzz
Hares : Boom
Ducks : Quack
Parrots : Bray

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(s) from the

statements.

Statements:

All polygons are angles.

All angles are diagonals.

All cones are cubes.

All cubes are decagons.

No diagonal is a cube.

Conclusions:

I. Some diagonals are polygons.

II. All diagonals are decagons.

III. No polygon is a cone.

IV. Some cubes are angles.

Both conclusions II and IV follow
Both conclusions I and III follow
Both conclusions I and II follow
Only conclusion I follows

Qs: 3

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

Qs: 4

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

24, 35, 51, 73, 102, ?

Qs: 5

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

Qs: 6

P, L, T, B, N and D are six members of a business family. N is the son of B, who is not the mother of N. L is the brother of B. D

and B are a married couple. T is the daughter of D, who is the sister of P. How is N related to T?

Sister
Mother
Father
Brother

Qs: 7

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.

FBXT
TPLH
CYUQ
NJFA

Qs: 8

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

12 : 60 :: 16 : ?

Qs: 9

A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, what would be the symbol on the opposite side of the #

symbol?

Qs: 10

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

dictionary.

1. Freeze

2. Freedom

3. Fryer

4. Frozen

5. Fraud

6. Fringe

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English
dictionary.
1. Freeze
2. Freedom
3. Fryer
4. Frozen
5. Fraud
6. Fringe
5, 6, 2, 1, 4, 3
5, 1, 2, 6, 4, 3
5, 2, 1, 6, 3, 4

Qs: 11

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

42 * 7 * 64 * 11 * 6 *4

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

Qs: 12

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: 13

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

Qs: 14

Out of the total number of players, 100/3 % are in hotel X and the remaining are in hotel Y. If 20 players from hotel Y are shifted

to hotel X, then the number of players in hotel X becomes 50% of the total number of players. If 20 players from hotel X are

shifted to hotel Y, then the number of players in hotel X becomes what per cent of the total number of players?

16.67%
20.67%
12.75%
26.34%

Qs: 15

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

Depression : Mood :: Insomnia : ?

Dreams
Night
Thinking
Sleep

Qs: 16

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

PNNA, RPPE, TRRI, VTTO, ?

YVVU
XWWU
YUUV
XVVU

Qs: 17

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.

12 : 156
18 : 342
17 : 307
14 : 210

Qs: 18

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

Qs: 19

Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship among the following classes.

Women, Researchers, Introverts

Qs: 20

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

Qs: 21

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

L_UA_Z_N_AP_L_U_PZ

N, L, P, A, N, U, Z
N, P, L, U, Z, N, A
P, L, U, Z, N, A, N
P, N, L, Z, U, A, N

Qs: 22

In a certain code language, ‘AROUND’ is coded as ‘52182412144’ and ‘FIX’ is coded as ‘63624’. How will ‘PLASTIC’ be coded in

that language?

1612522021363
1612261920183
1812521920383
1612521920363

Qs: 23

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.

(25, 18, 225)

(24, 22, 264)
(17, 15, 220)
(9, 16, 170)
(15, 34, 190)

Qs: 24

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

Intelligence
Aptitude
Weight
Memory

Qs: 25

In a certain code language, 'PERMIT' is written as 'VVLNOG'. How will 'INERTIA' be written in that language?

OMYIZRU
XOYHCZU
XYOHBCU
OHYXZCU

Qs: 26

Which of the following schemes is aimed at helping accelerate the uptake of broadband internet services?

PM-INTERNET
PM-WANI
PM-DHWANI
PM-VAARTA

Qs: 27

Which of the following is the application of sciences such as physics, chemistry, biology, computer science and engineering to

matters of law and to the identification of various facts of civilian investigation?

Kalology
Morphology
Forensic science
Psychology

Qs: 28

Who won the Toyota Thailand Open Women’s Singles Title in Bangkok in January 2021?

Tai Tzu-ying
Ashwini Ponnappa
Carolina Marin
PV Sindhu

Qs: 29

Which of the following is NOT a town/city on the west coast of India?

Karwar
Gopalpur
Mangalore
Surat

Qs: 30

Who among the following had written Kitab-ul-Hind that gave an incisive description of early 11th Century India?

Al-Khwarizmi
Al-Biruni
Al-Kindi
Al-Bukhari

Qs: 31

Which of the following statements about Swami Dayanand Saraswati is INCORRECT?

His birthplace was Gujarat.
He authored the book 'Satyarth Prakash'.
He was the founder of Brahmo Samaj.
He was the founder of Arya Samaj.

Qs: 32

Who among the following is a Padma Vibhushan awardee of 2021?

Tarlochan Singh
Mouma Das
Sudarshan Sahoo
Sumitra Mahajan

Qs: 33

Who among the following was one of the founders of the Hindustan Republic Association?

Ram Prasad Bismil
Lala Lajpat Rai
Jatindranath Mukherjee
Surya Sen

Qs: 34

In which of the following years was the Second Round Table Conference in London held?

1925
1939
1931
1941

Qs: 35

In which of the following years was the Planning Commission of India set up?

1962
1950
1958
1945

Qs: 36

As per the Union Budget of 2021-22, how many regional national institutes of virology will be set up?

Four
Two
Three
Six

Qs: 37

Electron-volt is a unit of ______.

energy
power
current
potential difference

Qs: 38

Who among the following was elected as the President of Veterinary Council of India in January 2021?

KK Verma
Dipankar Seth
Umesh Sharma
Rajeev Arora

Qs: 39

Which of the following places is famous for a copper mine?

Gaya
Keonjhar
Khetri
Satna

Qs: 40

______ is the structural and functional unit of kidney.

Medulla
Ureter
Cortex
Nephron

Qs: 41

Unique Transaction Reference number is a ______ character code used to uniquely identify a transaction in the RTGS system.

Qs: 42

Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib is located on the bank of river ______.

Ganga
Beas
Yamuna
Sutlej

Qs: 43

Who among the following won the ‘3rd Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize’ for his novel ‘The City and The Sea’ in December

2020?

Shekhar Gupta
Rajdeep Sardesai
Siddhartha Sarma
Raj Kamal Jha

Qs: 44

Which of the following has the same dimension as that of linear momentum?

Work
Energy
Impulse
Stress

Qs: 45

In December 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs declared the entire State of ______ as a ‘disturbed area’ for six more months

under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA).

Punjab
Jharkhand
Nagaland
West Bengal

Qs: 46

For which of the following franchise teams did AB de Villiers play in IPL 2020?

Delhi Capitals
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai Indians
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Qs: 47

In Leh, the first ever ice climbing festival was celebrated in ______ valley in January 2021.

Dras
Ripchar
Markha
Nubra

Qs: 48

Which of the following is a process in which hot, less dense materials rise upward and are replaced by colder, more dense

materials?

Conduction
Radiation
Condensation
Convection

Qs: 49

Baghmara Pitcher Plant Sanctuary is located in which of the following states?

Assam
Goa
Karnataka
Meghalaya

Qs: 50

Who among the following replaced Morarji Desai as the Prime Minister of India in 1979?

Chandrasekhar
Jagjivan Ram
Charan Singh
Devi Lal

Qs: 51

Study the following table and answer the question:

Number of cars sold by dealers A, B, C, D & E during first six months of 2018.

The ratio of the total number of cars sold by dealer B in January. April and June to the total number of cars sold by dealers A

and D in March is:

8 : 9
4 : 3
10 : 9
7 : 5

Qs: 52

Let $\bigtriangleup ABC\sim \bigtriangleup PQR$ and . $_{ar\left ( \bigtriangleup QPR \right )}^{ar\left ( \bigtriangleup ABC \right )}=_{49}^{144}$ If AB = 12 cm, BC = 7 cm and AC = 9 cm, then PR(in cm) is equal to:

$_{12}^{49}$
$_{7}^{108}$
$_{4}^{21}$
12

Qs: 53

If $_{\cot ^{2}\theta +\sin ^{2}\theta -1}^{\cos ^{2}\theta }=3,0^{\circ }< \theta < 90^{\circ }$ , then the value of $\left ( \tan \theta +cosec\theta \right )$ is:

$_{3}^{5\sqrt{3}}$
$3\sqrt{3}$
$2\sqrt{3}$
$_{3}^{4\sqrt{3}}$

Qs: 54

If $8\left ( x+y \right )^{3}-27\left ( x-y \right )^{3}=\left ( 5y-x \right )\left ( Ax^{2}+By^{2}+Cxy \right )$ , then what is the value of $\left ( A+B-C \right )$ ?

Qs: 55

If $x+y=4$ and $_{x}^{1}=_{y}^{1}=_{15}^{16}$ , then what is the value of $\left ( x^{3}+y^{3} \right )$ ?

Qs: 56

A chord 21 cm long is drawn in a circle of diameter 25 cm. The perpendicular distance of the chord from the centre is:

$\sqrt{41}$
$\sqrt{23}$
$\sqrt{56}$
$\sqrt{46}$

Qs: 57

Study the table and answer the question.

Table shows District-wise data of the number of primary school teachers posted in schools of a city.

What is the ratio of the number of male teachers to the number of female teachers in the city?

586 : 849
391 : 566
78 : 113
195 : 283

Qs: 58

X, Y are two points in a river. Points P and Q divide the straight line XY into three equal parts. The river flows along XY_andthe

time taken by a boat to row from X to Q and from Y to Q are in the ratio 4 : 5. Theratio of the speed of the boat downstream to

that of the river current is equal to:

3 : 10
10 : 3
3 : 4
4 : 3

Qs: 59

When x is subtracted from each of 19, 28, 55 and 91. the numbers so obtained in this order are in proportion. What is the value

of x?

Qs: 60

$\bigtriangleup ABC\sim \bigtriangleup PQR$ The areas of $\bigtriangleup ABC$ and $\bigtriangleup PQR$ are 64 cm² and 81 cm² , respectively and AD and PT are the medians

of $\bigtriangleup ABC$ and $\bigtriangleup PQR$ , respectively. If PT = 10.8 cm, then AD =?

8.4 cm
9 cm
9.6 cm
12 cm

Qs: 61

$_{cosec\theta -1}^{cosec\theta }+_{cosec\theta +1}^{cosec\theta }-\tan ^{2}\theta ,0^{\circ }< \theta < 90^{\circ }$ is equal to:

$\sec ^{2}\theta +1$
$\sec ^{2}\theta$
$2\sec ^{2}\theta$
$1-\sec ^{2}\theta$

Qs: 62

The income of A is 45% more than the incomeof B and the incomeof C is 60% less than the sum of the incomes of A and B. The

income of D is 20%more than that of C. If the difference between the incomes of B and D is Rs13200, then the income (in Rs) of C

is:

72000
72500
73500
75000

Qs: 63

Length of eachside of a rhombusis 13 cm and oneof the diagonal is 24 cm. Whatis the area (in cm ² ) of the rhombus?

Qs: 64

Study the following table and answer the question:

Number of cars sold by dealers A, B, C, D & E during first six months of 2018.

In July 2018, if the sales of cars by the dealer D increases by the same percentage as in June 2018 over its previous month,

then what is the number of cars sold by D in July 2018?

1020
959
1014
975

Qs: 65

Sides AB and DCof a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD are produced to meetat E and sides AD and BC are produced to meet at F. If

$\angle ADC=78^{\circ }$ and $\angle BEC=52^{\circ }$ , then the measure of $\angle AFB$ is:

28^o
26^o
32^o
30^o

Qs: 66

Study the table and answer the question.

In the table, production and sale (in 1000 tonnes) of a certain product of a company over 5 years is given.

In which year(s) sale is more than 90% of the production?

2015, 2017, 2019
2017, 2018
2016, 2017
2016, 2018

Qs: 67

Find the value of $\cot 25^{\circ }\cot 35^{\circ }\cot 45^{\circ }\cot 55^{\circ }\cot 65^{\circ }$

$_{\sqrt{3}}^{1}$
$\sqrt{3}$
$_{2}^{\sqrt{3}}$
1

Qs: 68

Some fiuits are boughtat 15 for Rs140 and an equal number of fruits at 10 for Rs120.If all the fruits are sold at Rs132 per dozen,

then whatis the profit percent in the entire transaction?

$3_{8}^{1}$
$4_{2}^{1}$
$2_{4}^{1}$
3

Qs: 69

What is the compound interest (in Rs ) on a sum of 28192 for $1\frac{1}{4}$ years at 15% per annum, if interest is compounded 5- monthly?

1634
1740
1735
1640

Qs: 70

To do a certain work, A and B work onalternate days with B beginning the work onthefirst day. A alone can complete the same

work in 24 days.If the work gets completed in $11\frac{1}{3}$ days. then B alone can complete $_{9}^{7}$ th part of the original work in:

$4_{2}^{1}$ days
6 days
$5_{2}^{1}$ days
4 days

Qs: 71

If $x+_{x}^{1}=4$ , then the value of $x^{5}+_{x^{5}}^{1}$ is:

Qs: 72

The average of 28 numbers is 77. The averageoffirst 14 numbers is 74 and the average of last 15 numbers is 84. If the 14^th

number is excluded, then whatis the average of remaining numbers? (correct to one decimal places)

76.9
77
73.1
74.7

Qs: 73

The value of $20\div 5of8\times \left [ 9\div 6\times \left ( 6-3 \right ) \right ]-\left ( 10\div 2of20 \right )$ is:

Qs: 74

If the 5-digit number 676xy is divisible by 3, 7 and 11, then whatis the value of (3x - 5y)?

Qs: 75

A shopkeeperearns a profit of 21%after selling a book at 21% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and

selling price of the book is:

79 : 100
100 : 79
121 : 100
100 : 121

Qs: 76

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required,

select ‘No substitution’.

While washing your hands, rub them together for 20 seconds to remove the microbes on them.

the microbes on those
the microbes on they
the microbes on their
No substitution

Qs: 77

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

The invigilator is advising the students not to carry calculators into the examination hall.

The students were advised not to carry calculators into the examination hall.
The students are being advised by the invigilator not to carry calculators into the examination hall.
The students have been advised not to carry calculators into the examination hall by the invigilator.
The students were advised the invigilator not to carry calculators into the examination hall.

Qs: 78

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Voilence
Exterminated
Wildernesses
Unmanageable

Qs: 79

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

“Everything is going to be alright,” said the doctor.

The doctor said that everything is going to be alright.
The doctor said that everything are going to be alright.
The doctor said that everything was going to be alright.
The doctor said that everything will be alright.

Qs: 80

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

A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body

Drove
Crowd
Cluster
Throng

Qs: 81

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Gradual

Gentle
Abrupt
Regular
Slow

Qs: 82

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

India is formally moving ahead to ______ 21 MIG-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from Russia along with upgrades of their

existing fleets.

advance
accomplish
achieve
procure

Qs: 83

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

Had you / not reached in time, / we will have / lost our lives.

not reached in time
Had you
lost our lives
we will have

Qs: 84

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bang for the buck

More value for money
Less value for money
A sorrowful heart
Dash against something

Qs: 85

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from

the given options.

You must avoid riding in a crowded bus / or travelling in a metro / during rush hour / as both are quiet unpleasant experiences.

during rush hour
or travelling in a metro
You must avoid riding in a crowded bus
as both are quiet unpleasant experiences

Qs: 86

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

coherent paragraph.

A. But the eagle, in wrath, gave the beetle a flap of his wing, and straightaway seized upon the hare and devoured him.

B. The beetle therefore interceded with the eagle, begging of him not to kill the poor suppliant, and pleaded with him not to kill

so small an animal.

C. When the eagle flew away, the beetle flew after him, to learn where his nest was.

D. A hare, being pursued by an eagle, took himself for refuge to the nest of a beetle, whom he begged to save him.

CBAD
DBAC
DCAB
ACDB

Qs: 87

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Raise the bar

To grow taller
To win a competition
To raise the price
To set higher goals

Qs: 88

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

A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself

Triplet
Trivet
Triumvir
Trilogy

Qs: 89

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Regime

Country
Space
Territory
Rule

Qs: 90

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Work and domestic ______ made Kajal short-tempered.

weights
gravities
pressures
forces

Qs: 91

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

coherent paragraph.

A. When we got near, we saw it was the steam rising from hot springs.

B. We saw in the distance a great column of smoke.

C. We wondered if it came from a chimney or a burning house.

D. We thought of taking a bath in the hot water.

ACDB
ABCD
BCAD
BCDA

Qs: 92

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required,

select ‘No substitution’.

The toy drummer plays the drum if you press the button at the back.

No substitution
will play the drum if you will press
playing the drum if you pressed
played the drum if you are pressing

Qs: 93

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Generic

Definite
Specific
Precise
Universal

Qs: 94

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Creature
Specified
Decrease
Pieceful

Qs: 95

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Seize

Grab
Loosen
Snatch
Catch

Qs: 96

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:
What every tourist must take back from Bhutan is pure honey, especially Putka, “Antibiotic” honey produced (1)______ Melipona Bees
(stingless bees) a breed found in protected areas (2)______ 700 to 1,500 metres above sea level. Due (3)______ their small size, they can
get larger nutrients (4)______ regular honeybees. It has a tangy/sour taste and can (5)______ your sore throat in a matter of minutes.

Question:

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