SSC CGL 4th March 2020 Shift-2-1175

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SSC CGL 4th March 2020 Shift-2 (Test Code: 1175)

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

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. <

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

Turmeric : Spices

  1. Fig : Cashew Nuts

  2. Nutmeg : Chilli Flakes

  3. Dates : Dry Fruits

  4. Apricot : Pear

In the given Venn diagram, ‘Group A’ represents those who can speak 'English’, ‘Group B’ represents those who can speak

‘Hindi’, and ‘Group C’ represents those who can speak ‘Marathi’. The numbers given in the diagram represent the number of

persons in that particular category.

How many persons can speak exactly two languages?

  1. 12

  2. 3

  3. 21

  4. 18

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

AOS, CQU, ? , GUY, IWA

  1. ESW

  2. GSW

  3. FSX

  4. DRV

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

4, 25, 121, ? , 529, 961

  1. 361

  2. 289

  3. 256

  4. 324

In a certain code language, 'GUM is coded as '49441169'. How will 'WAX' be coded as in that language?

  1. 5291576

  2. 8412525

  3. 3611121

  4. 2891400

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

  1. 27

  2. 28

  3. 29

  4. 25

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

W, Q, ?, H, E, C

  1. N

  2. L

  3. K

  4. M

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

  1. 446

  2. 444

  3. 4126

  4. 464

Product A is costlier than product B by Rs2. If the price of product A is increased by two times the price of product B, the new

price of product A becomes Rs17. What is the price of product B?

  1. Rs5

  2. Rs7

  3. Rs3

  4. Rs6

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

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

  1. 12

  2. 10

  3. 11

  4. 9

Arrange the following wordsin a logical and meaningful order.

1. Micron

2. Metre

3. Mile

4. Millimetre

5. Kilometre

6. Centimetre

  1. 1-4-6-2-3-5

  2. 1-4-6-2-5-3

  3. 4-6-2-5-1-3

  4. 4-6-2-5-3-1

‘Grapes’ is related to ‘Fruit’ in the same way as ‘Pepper’ is related to '................'

  1. Cereals

  2. Spices

  3. Pulses

  4. Dry Fruits

In a certain code language, PYTHON' is written as 'LMFRWN'. How will 'RHYTHM' be written asin that language?

  1. MFRWFX

  2. NFRWFS

  3. KFRWFP

  4. MFRWFT

Select the optionthatis related to the third numberin the same wayas the second number is related to the first number.

6 : 252 :: 5 : ?

  1. 175

  2. 150

  3. 125

  4. 225

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

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

  1. HFE

  2. HVG

  3. GMF

  4. DVR

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:

1. All cars are trucks.

2. Some buses are cars.

Conclusions:

I. All cars are buses.

II. Some buses are trucks.

III. All trucks are buses.

  1. Only conclusions II and III follow.

  2. Only conclusions I and III follow.

  3. Only conclusion I follows.

  4. Only conclusion II follows.

A + B means ‘B is the sister of A’:

A − B means ‘A is the father of B’:

A × B means ‘B is the son of A’;

A ÷ B means ‘B is the husband of A’.

If E ÷ F − H + J × G + D, then how is D related to H?

  1. Father

  2. Niece

  3. Uncle

  4. Aunt

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

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

  1. Rajkot

  2. Ahmedabad

  3. Surat

  4. Jhalrapatan

Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some mannerand oneisdifferent. Select the number-pair

that is different from the rest.

  1. 6-174

  2. 8-138

  3. 5-155

  4. 11-143

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

32 ÷ 6 + 26 − 13 × 6 = 54

  1. 3 and 1

  2. 3 and 6

  3. 6 and 2

  4. 2 and 3

Which of the following is NOT a twin city of India?

  1. Hubli and Dharwad

  2. Cuttack and Bhubaneswar

  3. Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar

  4. Thrissur and Thiruvalla

Who is the first Indian to bag two International hat-tricks in cricket?

  1. Virat Kohli

  2. Kedar Jadhav

  3. Rohit Sharma

  4. Kuldeep Yadav

Who chaired the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency in New Delhi in January 2020?

  1. Narendra Modi

  2. Nirmala Sitharaman

  3. Nitin Gadkari

  4. Amit Shah

In which state did the second phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 begin in January 2020?

  1. Kerala

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Punjab

  4. Bihar

Who was chosen as foreign secretary of India in January 2020?

  1. Harsh Vardhan Shringla

  2. Nirupama Rao

  3. Ranjan Mathai

  4. Vijay Keshav Gokhale

In which city was the Jhanda Satyagraha or Flag Satyagraha of 1923 held?

  1. Bombay

  2. Nagpur

  3. Calcutta

  4. Ahmedabad

Which part of the body is responsible for the manufacture of red blood cells?

  1. Heart

  2. Brain

  3. Lungs

  4. Bone marrow

Which pillar inscriptions has recorded the achievements of Samudra Gupta, who was known as the 'Napoleon of India' for his

conquests?

  1. Allahabad Pillar

  2. Iron Pillar

  3. Vijaya Stambha

  4. Sun Pillar

Which of the following is NOT a nationalised bank?

  1. United Bank of India

  2. State Bank of India

  3. Punjab National Bank

  4. Punjab and Sind Bank

Who was appointed as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in October, 2019?

  1. Rodrigo Rato

  2. Christine Lagarde

  3. Kristalina Georgieva

  4. Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Which city of India is known as 'The Athens of the East'?

  1. Patna

  2. Allahabad

  3. Kochi

  4. Madurai

Jellyfish are an example of which type of phylum?

  1. Phylum -Porifera

  2. Phylum -Protozoa

  3. Phylum -Ctenophora

  4. Phylum - Cnidaria

In which period was the legendary Victoria Terminus station (currently Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai built?

  1. 1933 to 1943

  2. 1911 to 1921

  3. 1843 to 1853

  4. 1878 to 1888

Which Tennis star will have a Swiss coin minted in his/her honour?

  1. Rafael Nadal

  2. Novak Djokovic

  3. Serena Williams

  4. Roger Federer

In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn?

  1. Uranus

  2. Venus

  3. Jupiter

  4. Mercury

In which state has the Jawara Dance, a dance form to celebrate wealth, originated?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Gujarat

  4. Kerala

Which Union Minister of Home Affairs released a book titled Karmayodha Granth in New Delhi?

  1. P Chidambaram

  2. Amit Shah

  3. Sushilkumar Shinde

  4. Rajnath Singh

Which city in India is world renowned for one of the most traditional embroidery styles, Chikankari?

  1. Ahmedabad

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Udaipur

  4. Lucknow

John Maynard Keynes, best known for his economic theories (Keynesian economics), hailed from which country?

  1. England

  2. Australia

  3. Denmark

  4. Sweden

Who was the first Governor of Madhya Pradesh?

  1. BD Sharma

  2. GP Singh

  3. NN Wanchu

  4. Dr. Sitaramayya

The development of a fruit without fertilization is called ______.

  1. Parthenocarpy

  2. Gametogamy

  3. Hybridogenesis

  4. Apomixis

Freedom fighter Sucheta Kripalani, became the first woman chief minister of which state?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Gujarat

  4. Rajasthan

Methane is a colourless, odourless, non-toxic but flammable gas. What is its common name?

  1. Laughing gas

  2. Heating gas

  3. Blue vitriol

  4. Marsh gas

Georg Simon Ohm in whose honour we have the famous Ohm’s Law, hailed from which country?

  1. Russia

  2. Spain

  3. Poland

  4. Germany

Which US based Indian topped the Forbes India's ‘20 people to watch in the 2020s’ list?

  1. Prashant Kishor

  2. Hasan Minhaj

  3. Mahua Moitra

  4. Dushyant Chautala

The time taken by a boat to travel 13 km downstream is the same as time taken by it to travel 7 km upstream. If the speed of

the stream is 3 km/h, then how much time (in hours) will it take to travel a distance of 44.8 km in still water?

  1. 4_{25}^{12}        

  2. 5_{5}^{3}

  3. 5_{5}^{2}

  4. 4_{25}^{13}

The given table represents the revenue (in Rs crores) of a company from the sale of four products A. B. C and D in 6 years. Study

the table carefully and answer the question that follows.

The number of years in which the revenue of the company from the sale of product D is more than the average revenue from

the sale of product A over six years, is:

  1. 4

  2. 1

  3. 3

  4. 2

In \bigtriangleup PQR,\angle Q=85^{\circ } and \angle R=65^{\circ }. Points S and T are on the sides PQ and PR, respectively such that \angle STR=95^{\circ }, and

the ratio of the QR and ST is 9 : 5. If PQ = 21.6 cm, then the length of PT is:

  1. 10.5 cm

  2. 9.6 cm

  3. 12 cm

  4. 9 cm

The income of A is 60% less than that of B, and the expenditure of A is equal to 60%of B’s expenditure. If A’s income is equal to

70% of B’s expenditure, then whatis the ratio of the savings of A and B?

  1. 3 : 8

  2. 5 : 9

  3. 4 : 7

  4. 2 : 15

If 30x^{2}-15x+1=0, then what is the value of 25x^{2}+\left ( 36x^{2} \right )^{-1}?         

  1. _{2}^{9}

  2. 6_{4}^{1}

  3. _{12}^{65}

  4. _{12}^{55}

If 7\sin ^{2}\theta -\cos ^{2}\theta +2\sin \theta =2,0^{\circ }< \theta < 90^{\circ } , then the value of  _{cosec2\theta +\tan 2\theta }^{\sec 2\theta +\cot 2\theta }  is:      

  1. _{3}^{2\sqrt{3}+1}

  2. 1

  3. _{5}^{1}\left ( 1+2\sqrt{3} \right )

  4. _{5}^{2}\left ( 1+\sqrt{3} \right )

The given table represents the revenue (in Rs crores) of a company from the sale of four products A. B. C and D in 6 years. Study

the table carefully and answer the question that follows.

The total revenue of the company from the sale of products B, C and D in 2014 is what percentage of the total revenue from the

sale of products C and D in 6 years?

  1. 18

  2. 25

  3. 28

  4. 20

A cylindrical vessel of radius 30 cm and height 42 cm is full of water. Its contents are emptied into a rectangular tub of length

75 cm and breadth 44 cm. The height (in cm) to which the water rises in the tub is: (Take \pi =\frac{22}{7} )

  1. 36

  2. 30

  3. 40

  4. 45

  1. 1_{5}^{4}      

  2. 1_{10}^{9}

  3. 3_{5}^{4}

  4. 9_{2}^{1}

The ratio of boys and girls in a groupis 7 : 6. If 4 more boys join the group and 3 girls leave the group, then the ratio of boys to

girls becomes 4 : 3. Whatis the total number of boys and girls initially in the group?

  1. 117

  2. 78

  3. 91

  4. 104

The difference in compound interest on a certain sum at 10% p.a. for one year, when the interest is compounded half yearly

and yearly, is Rs 88.80. What is the simple interest on the same sum for years at the same rate?

  1. Rs 5,916

  2. Rs 5,986

  3. Rs 5,980

  4. Rs 5,920

The expression  3\sec ^{2}\theta \tan ^{2}\theta +\tan ^{6 }\theta-\sec ^{6}\theta  is equal to:

  1. -2

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. -1

One-third of goods are sold at a 15% profit. 25% of the goods are sold at a 20% profit and the rest at a 20% loss. If the total

profit of Rs138.50 is earned on the whole transaction, then the value(in Rs) of the goods is:

  1. Rs8,587

  2. Rs8,030

  3. Rs7,756

  4. Rs8,310

The given table represents the revenue (in Rs crores) of a company from the sale of four products A. B. C and D in 6 years. Study

the table carefully and answer the question that follows.

What is the ratio of the total revenue of the company in 2014 from the sale ofall the four products to the total revenue from the

sale of product C in 2014 to 2017?

  1. 14 : 23

  2. 18 : 19

  3. 18 : 19

  4. 7 : 9

If the 6-digit numbers x35624 and 1257y4 are divisible by 11 and 12, respectively, then what is the value of (5x - 2y ) ?

  1. 26

  2. 12

  3. 10

  4. 13

If a + b + c = 7 and ab + bc + ca = -6, then the value of a3 +b3+c3-3abc is:

  1. 469

  2. 472

  3. 463

  4. 479

The given table represents the revenue (in Rs crores) of a company from the sale of four products A, B, C and D in 6 years. Study

the table carefully and answer the question that follows.

By what percentage is the total revenue of the company from the sale of products A, B and D in 2012 and 2013 more than the

total revenue from the sale of product B in 2013 to 2016?(Correct to one decimal place)

  1. 44.5

  2. 31.2

  3. 43.6

  4. 45.4

A and B, working together, can complete a work in d days. Working alone, A takes (8 + d) days and B takes (18 + d) days to

complete the same work. A works for 4 days. The remaining work will be completed by B alone, in:

  1. 24 days

  2. 16 days

  3. 18 days

  4. 20 days

Two chords AB and CD of a circle are produced to intersect each other at a point P outside the circle. If AB = 7 cm, BP = 4.2 cm

and PD = 2.8 cm, then the length of CD is:

  1. 12 cm

  2. 14.6 cm

  3. 15.8 cm

  4. 14 cm

The marked price of an article is Rs740. After two successive discounts of 15% and x %,it is sold for Rs566.10. What is the value

of x ?

  1. 12

  2. 5

  3. 10

  4. 20

The average weight of some students in a class was 58.4 kg. When 5 students having the average weight 62.8 kg joined the

class, the average weight of all students in the class increased by 0.55 kg. The number of students initially in the class, were:

  1. 30

  2. 35

  3. 25

  4. 40

The value of  _{2+\tan ^{2}\theta +\cot ^{2}\theta }^{\tan ^{2}\theta -\sin ^{2}\theta }  is         

  1. cosec^{6}\theta

  2. cos^{4}\theta

  3. \sin ^{6}\theta

  4. \sec ^{4}\theta

In \bigtriangleup ABC, D and E are the points on sides AC and BC, respectively such that DE \parallel AB. F is a point on CE

such that DF \parallel CE. If CE = 6 cm, and CF = 2.5 cm, then BC is equal to:

  1. 14.4 cm

  2. 15.6 cm

  3. 14 cm

  4. 12 cm

PRT is a tangent to a circle with centre O, at the point R on it. Diameter SQ of the circle is produced to meet the tangent at P and

QRis joined. If \angleQRP = 28, then the measure of \angleSPR is:

  1. 62o

  2. 32o

  3. 29o

  4. 34o

If P=_{x^{3}-x^{2}-2x}^{x^{4}-x8},Q=_{x^{2}-4x-5}^{x^{2}+2x+1} and R=_{x-5}^{2x^{2}+4x+8} then  \left ( P\times Q \right )\div R is equal to:

  1. \frac{1}{2}

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 4

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

A reward is a ______ which motivates a person to achieve excellence in his field.

  1. memorial

  2. collection

  3. recognition

  4. monument

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom.

The bee’s knees

  1. Observant

  2. Extraordinary

  3. Problematic

  4. Foolish

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Embarasment

  2. Encouragement

  3. Comotion

  4. Conscinteous

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Obsolete

  1. Rigid

  2. Remote

  3. Outdated

  4. Recent

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

A sudden rush of a large number of frightened people or animals.

  1. Lunacy

  2. Recluse

  3. Stampede

  4. Scapegoat

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

One who loads and unloads ships.

  1. Spinster

  2. Stevedore

  3. Rustic

  4. Captain

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:
Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life
organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students
and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a
disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number (1)

  1. happily

  2. usually

  3. proudly

  4. slowly

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:
Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life
organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students
and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a
disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number (2)

  1. virtue

  2. curse

  3. dream

  4. disadvantage

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:
Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life
organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students
and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a
disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number (3)

  1. successful

  2. success

  3. succeeds

  4. succeed

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:
Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life
organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students
and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a
disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number (4)

  1. made

  2. makes

  3. had made

  4. make

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:
Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life
organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students
and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a
disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number (5)

  1. adorned

  2. imposed

  3. curbed

  4. reposed

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

A. They can then purchase them on subsidized rates with additional loan facilities.

B. It will import technologically advanced medical instruments and provide them to entrepreneurs.

C. The Indian Government has announced certain facilities in the budget session.

D. This will help in strengthening the economic condition of entrepreneurs.

  1. CBAD

  2. CADB

  3. BDCA

  4. DCAB

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Acknowledgement

  1. Confirmation

  2. Elimination

  3. Compensation

  4. Confusion

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

A. This is because of its aroma, flavour and variety in the market.

B. Thus, it leads to poor health and mental disorders among children.

C. Children as well as teenagers are tempted towards junk food.

D. It has no or negligible nutritional value and high content of sugar and salt.

  1. BCDA

  2. CADB

  3. CDAB

  4. ACDB

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

When I reached the cinema hall, the movie had already began.

  1. already began

  2. the movie had

  3. the cinema hall

  4. When I reached

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The government should take stringent steps against terrorists and foil their ______ designs.

  1. conducive

  2. benevolent

  3. malicious

  4. exemplary

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To throw a fit

  1. Caution someone about fitness

  2. Become unconscious

  3. Faint and fall down

  4. Express extreme anger

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. Rehersal

  2. Employeed

  3. Seperable

  4. Veterinary

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Prodigal

  1. Humble

  2. Trivial

  3. Arrogant

  4. Extravagant

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

His elder sister taught him English.

  1. He has been taught English by his elder sister.

  2. He was taught English by his elder sister.

  3. He is being taught English by his elder sister.

  4. His elder sister is taught English by him.

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

it, select No improvement.

The mathematical calculation of this problem is easy than a previous one.

  1. easiest than the

  2. No Improvement

  3. easy than the

  4. easier than the

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

Those who follow a healthy routine is likely enjoying good health.

  1. is likely enjoying

  2. good health

  3. Those who follow

  4. a healthy routine

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The teacher said to me, “You have not submitted the assignment.”

  1. The teacher said to me that I have not submitted the assignment.

  2. The teacher said me that I had not submitted the assignment.

  3. The teacher told to me that I have not submitted that assignment.

  4. The teacher told me that I had not submitted the assignment.

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

No effort has been made by the Indian cricket team to cash off on its vibrant image in the World Cup.

  1. to cash in on

  2. for cash through in

  3. to cash up on

  4. for cashing off on

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Derogatory

  1. Depreciating

  2. Insulting

  3. Intricate

  4. Complimentary

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