SSC CHSL 30th May 2022 Shift-3-1106

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

The South Indian dish was approved by the guests as it was tasty.

accepted by the visitors
gratified by the visitors
doomed by the visitors
condemned by the visitors

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She's been off work with __________ stomach.

an upset
an overset
an agitated
a perturbed

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Rohan is _______ self-sufficient man who needs no assistance.

in
a
the
of

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Correspondence
Campaign
Experiment
Accommadation

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.

My friend was playing the devil’s advocate in the discussion.

One who is composed at all times
One who argues against something just for the sake of arguing
One who is good at judgement
One who pits the culprit against the lawyer

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Suffice

Excessed
Immatured
Satirize
Dissatisfy

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Opulence

View
Sagacity
Recognition
Prosperity

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Back out

To stand out
To move backwards
To withdraw from
To pull over

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

Suchitra will have / to wait another month / before she received / any reply to her letter.

any reply to her letter
to wait another month
Suchitra will have
before she received

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

My mom told me to have cleaning up the kitchen before I go outside.

to have clean out
to clean up
to clean over
to clean out

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Protocol
Medal
Opponents
Immitate

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

You are so efficient as he

as efficient as him
far efficient as he
so efficient as him
also efficient as he

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Comparing apples with oranges

Calculation of proteins
Comparison between two kinds of fruits
To have a health issue
Unequal comparisons

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Their new house costed them _______ hundred and fifty-six thousand pounds.

a
the
an
few

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The new software provides a perfect solution to the complex issues pertaining to pick up and delivery.

Promoting
Denying
Trusting
Referring

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

Shrija enquired about his daughter’s reputation.

assessed about his daughter’s strength
condemned about his daughter’s well-being
poked about his daughter’s role
asked about his daughter’s character

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.In its most humble function, it is a necessary guide without which progress from place to place would be a ceaseless

experiment; it is a sustenance without which organised society would be impossible, thus the Road moves and controls all

history.

B.The Road is one of the great fundamental institutions of mankind.

C.It is the Road which controls the development of strategies and fixes the sites of battles. It is the Road that gives framework to

all economic development. It is the Road which is the channel of all trade, and, what is more important, of all ideas.

D.Not only is the Road one of the great human institutions because it is fundamental to social existence, but also because its

varied effects appear in every department of the State. It is the Road which determines the sites of many cities and the growth

and nourishment of all.

BDCA
DBAC
CDAB
ABCD

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

A sudden unsteady movement ; a stagger

Lupin
Lurch
Lugger
Lumen

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

His poems are recondite in subject matter

brief
simple
mystical
obscure

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

Absolute
Abscent
Absorb
Abstract

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In everyday language, the phrase ‘sleepwalking’ can be used (1)____________ informally and symbolically to describe a lack of energy or
attention. However, for (2)_________ infants and adults, sleepwalking is a genuine disorder with serious (3)___________. Sleepwalking,
also known as somnambulism, is a sleep-related behaviour condition that causes people to walk or execute other (d:___________ acts
while they are still partly sleeping. It is more (5)____________ in children than in adults, and it is more likely to develop if a person has a
family history of the illness, is sleep deprived or has many nightly awakenings.

Question:

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

neither
like
both
to

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In everyday language, the phrase ‘sleepwalking’ can be used (1)____________ informally and symbolically to describe a lack of energy or
attention. However, for (2)_________ infants and adults, sleepwalking is a genuine disorder with serious (3)___________. Sleepwalking,
also known as somnambulism, is a sleep-related behaviour condition that causes people to walk or execute other (d:___________ acts
while they are still partly sleeping. It is more (5)____________ in children than in adults, and it is more likely to develop if a person has a
family history of the illness, is sleep deprived or has many nightly awakenings.

Question:

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

both
some
few
all

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In everyday language, the phrase ‘sleepwalking’ can be used (1)____________ informally and symbolically to describe a lack of energy or
attention. However, for (2)_________ infants and adults, sleepwalking is a genuine disorder with serious (3)___________. Sleepwalking,
also known as somnambulism, is a sleep-related behaviour condition that causes people to walk or execute other (d:___________ acts
while they are still partly sleeping. It is more (5)____________ in children than in adults, and it is more likely to develop if a person has a
family history of the illness, is sleep deprived or has many nightly awakenings.

Question:

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

impetus
impulsions
repercussions
causes

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In everyday language, the phrase ‘sleepwalking’ can be used (1)____________ informally and symbolically to describe a lack of energy or
attention. However, for (2)_________ infants and adults, sleepwalking is a genuine disorder with serious (3)___________. Sleepwalking,
also known as somnambulism, is a sleep-related behaviour condition that causes people to walk or execute other (d:___________ acts
while they are still partly sleeping. It is more (5)____________ in children than in adults, and it is more likely to develop if a person has a
family history of the illness, is sleep deprived or has many nightly awakenings.

Question:

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

comprehensive
complicated
compound
combined

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
In everyday language, the phrase ‘sleepwalking’ can be used (1)____________ informally and symbolically to describe a lack of energy or
attention. However, for (2)_________ infants and adults, sleepwalking is a genuine disorder with serious (3)___________. Sleepwalking,
also known as somnambulism, is a sleep-related behaviour condition that causes people to walk or execute other (d:___________ acts
while they are still partly sleeping. It is more (5)____________ in children than in adults, and it is more likely to develop if a person has a
family history of the illness, is sleep deprived or has many nightly awakenings.

Question:

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

triumphant
prevalent
swift
hidden

In a certain code language, 'CHILD' is written as ‘6169248' and 'GUEST' is written as '142153840'. How will 'BOOK' be written in

that language?

2303011
41522
4151522
23011

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 : 80 :: 7 : 392 :: 5 : ?

148
136
162
150

Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?

YXZ, VUW, SRT, POQ, ?

LMN
MLN
NML
LNM

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

25
28
24
22

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

4, 8, 5, ?, 15, 90

18
13
22
20

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

NHMS, HNOU, ?, HNSY, NHUA

HNOX
NHSX
HNPY
NHQW

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.

GREATLY : ERGAYLT :: MIXTURE : XIMTERU :: TROUBLE : ?

BORTUEL
ORTUEBL
TUELBOR
ORTUELB

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

Tw o different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are marked as

Select the symbol that will be on the face opposite to the one showing

K
S
T
E

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:

All towels are cloths.

No cloth is a blanket.

Some blankets are cushions.

Conclusions:

I. Some towels are cushions.

II. No cushion is a cloth.

III. No towel is a blanket.

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

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

43*11*4*71*16

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

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

57*35*7*14*2*80

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

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.

16 : 8
4 : 5
9 : 6
36 : 9

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would

appear in an English dictionary.

1.Resolve

b:Rodent

c:Resonant

d:Return

5.Respond

6.Rigidity

1, 3, 5, 4, 2, 6
3, 1, 5, 4, 2, 6
1, 3, 5, 4, 6, 2
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2

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

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

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

13, 25, 38, 62, 88, 124, 163, 211, ?

253
263
235
236

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 fourth term

related to third term.

13 : 130 :: 15 : 180 :: 27 : ?

649
658
650
648

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

term is related to the sixth term

7 : 58 :: ? : 370 :: 12 : 153

20
18
21
19

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.

53 : 2916
41 : 1765
23 : 576
19 : 400

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

term is related to the sixth term

64 : 320 :: ? : 70 :: 22 : 110

12
14
8
17

In a certain code language, 'RAIN' is written as 'MHZQ' and ‘COAT’ is written as ‘SZNB’.

How will 'ROLE' be written in that language?

DKNQ
QDKN
KQDN
NDKQ

In a certain code language, 'SITAR' is written as 'RHSZQ' and ‘BANJO’ is written as ‘AZMIN’. How will 'TABLA' be written in that

language?

SAZKZ
SZAKZ
SZKAZ
SZAZA

Pointing to a man, Rahul said - "The son of his son is the father of my mother's daughter."

How is that person related to Rahul?

Grandpa
father's father's brother
Great grandfather
father's brother

Select the option figure which is embedded in the given figure as its part (rotation is OT allowed).

Study the given bar-graph and answer the question that follows.

The given bar-graph shows the exports and imports (in crores of rupees) of five companies in a particular financial year.

Based on the given information, the ratio of exports to imports is highest in company _____ .

A
D
B
C

The average runs scored by Sunil in 17 innings is 37. What is his score in the 17th inning, thereby, increasing his average score

by 9 runs?

81
108
181
167

If α is an acute angle, which of the following options will NOT necessarily be equal to the value of $\sec a$ ?

$_{\cos a}^{1}$
$_{\sin a}^{1}$
$\sqrt{1+\tan ^{2}a}$
$_{\sin a}^{\tan a}$

What is the volume of a right circular cylinder whose curved surface area is 12 π cm2 and the circumference of its base is 4 π cm?

48 π cm³
36 π cm³
12 π cm³
24 π cm³

The curved surface area of a right circular cone of radius 28 cm is 4664 cm2. What is the slant height of the cone?(Use $\pi =_{7}^{22}$

53 cm
53 cm
64 cm
48 cm

In a company, there are only two types of employees: workers and officers. The average monthly salary of an officer is Rs78,000

more than the combined average monthly salary of an employee, while the combined average monthly salary of an employee is

Rs42,000 more than the average monthly salary of a worker. What percentage of all the employees are officers?

28%
35%
30%
32%

The number 36 is increased by a certain percentage and becomes 6c: Calculate that percentage.

50%
75%
60%
85%

Find the third proportion to 16 and 24:

30
32
36
42

If a+b = 25 , then $\left ( a-15 \right )^{3}+\left ( b-10 \right )^{3}$ is:

125
0
625
225

If $p^{3}+3p^{2}+3p=26$ , then the value of $p^{2}+2p$ is:

8
12
10
15

In a triangle ABC, CA is produced to P, $\angle BAP=126^{\circ }$ . If $\angle B:\angle C=5:2$ , the degree measures of $\angle B$ and $\angle C$ are respectively:

$90^{\circ } and 36^{\circ }$
$84^{\circ } and 42^{\circ }$
$78^{\circ } and 48^{\circ }$
$70^{\circ } and 56^{\circ }$

When the price of a watch was reduced by 20%, the number of watches sold is increased by 40%. What was the effect on the

sales in percentage?

12% increase
30% decrease
12% decrease
30% increase

Study the given table and answer the question that follows.

The average number of tests per day per lakh in the four countries is:

15400
15500
15600
15000

Simplify $\left [ \left (5 _{2}^{1} \right )^{2} -\left (2_{4}^{3} \right )^{2}\right ]\div2 _{4}^{3}$

$8_{4}^{1}$
$5_{2}^{1}$
$8_{4}^{3}$
$2_{4}^{3}$

Simplify the following : $6x\left \{ 6of\left ( 6+6 \right ) \right \}\div \left \{ \left ( 6\div 6 \right ) \times \left ( 600%of6 \right )\right \}$

12
15552
108
6

Malay walks around a circular field at the rate of 7 rounds per hour,while Neha runs around it at the rate of 11 rounds per hour.

They start in the same direction from the same point at 02:45 p.m. They shall first cross each other at:

03:00 p.m.
03:05 p.m.
02:50 p.m.
03:00 a.m.

A book is sold for Rs1,554 by allowing a discount of 26% on its marked price. Find the marked price of the book.

Rs1,854
Rs2,100
Rs1,750
Rs2,000

The Earth makes a complete rotation about its axis in 24 hours. Through what angle will it turn in 3 hours 30 minutes?

60^o
65^o
50^o
5b:5^o

The given table shows the revenue, cost and tax rate for a company for a period of 6 years. The revenue and cost are given in

Rs. lakhs.

Profit = Revenue - Cost

Profit after tax for any year = Profit for that year - Tax for that year

Tm, for any year = Tax rate for that year Profit for that year

Find the total sum (in Rs. lakhs) of profit after tax for 20 15 to 2020 .

206.6
19b:8
220.2
215.3

A can do a piece of work alone in 96 days and B can do it alone in 104 days. In how many days can the duo, working together,

complete the work?

49.94
49.92
49.96
49.88

What is the compound interest on Rs20,000 for 9 months at the rate of 4% per annum, when interest is compounded quarterly?

Rs610
Rs606.02
Rs609.05
Rs605

The marked price of a shirt is Rs2,150. Let two successive discounts offered by the store be 10% and ‘x%’. If the selling price of

the shirt is Rs1,505, then calculate the value of ‘x’. [Give your answer correct to two decimal places.]

24.44%
24.24%
22.22%
22.42%

Romesh opened a fixed deposits account in his bank for 3 years by depositing Rs80,000.The bank has promised to pay him

compound interest annually at the rate of 7% per annum. What is the maturity value of his FDR? (Nearest to a Rs)

Rs98,003
Rs98,970
Rs98,010
Rs98,900

If the number 5X8146Y is divisible by 88, then what is the value of X?

3
1
2
4

A man bought a piece of land for Rs48,000. He sold two-fifth of it at a loss of 10%. At what gain percentage (rounded off to 1

decimal place) should he sell the remaining land to earn an overall profit of 42%?

76.7%
84.3%
79.5%
89.8%

Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan is also known as ______.

Sitar maestro
Alla Rakha
the Bharat Ratna recipient
Tansen of the 20th century

In which track and field event is the hop used?

Javelin throw
High jump
Triple jump
Broad jump

In December 2021, who among the following inaugurated the ‘Bharat Darshan Park’ in Delhi, which has replicas of major

monuments from across the country created by a group of artists?

Amit Shah
Dharmendra Pradhan
Nirmala Sitharaman
Smriti Irani

Which of the following books is an autobiography of the Indian novelist Khushwant Singh?

My Confession
Truth, Love & A Little Malice
My Story
My Autobiography

A batsman can be given out in_________ ways.

6
8
10
5

The Sangeet Natak Akademi is a body working under which of the following ministries of the Government of India?

Ministry of Education
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Tourism

In cell biology, what is a large double-membraned organelle that is sometimes referred to as the ‘central unit’ of the cell because

it contains the chromosomes that bear genetic material?

Peroxisome
Nucleus
Mitochondrion
Lysosome

Match the column A with column B.

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

Lemon juice contains ________ which when mixed with baking soda reacts to form carbon dioxide and sodium citrate causing the liquid to fizz and bubble.

acetic acid
formic acid
citric acid
tartaric acid

Rukmini Devi Arundale, awarded with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1957, was a _________ dancer.

Bharatanatyam
Manipur
Kathak
Kathakali

‘The Private life of an Indian Prince’ is a novel written by whom among the following authors?

Mulk Raj Anand
Ruskin Bond
R K Narayanan
Arvind Adiga

The valleys lying between the lesser Himalayas and Shivaliks are called:

Duars
Tehri
Terai
Duns

When was the Lalit Kala Akademi established?

1965
1956
1951
1954

The micro finance movement in India was formally launched on a pilot basis by the _______________in __________.

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); 1992
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); 1994
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI); 1994
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI); 1992

When do electrons move for the flow of charges in a conducting metallic wire?

When there is no difference of electric pressure
When the charges stop flowing
Only if there is a difference of electric pressure
Due to gravity

A Minister who for any period of ______ is not a member of either House of Parliament shall at the expiration of that period

cease to be a Minister.

six consecutive months
three consecutive months
four consecutive months
eight consecutive months

A balanced diet takes care of all the following aspects, EXCEPT one. Identify the aspect.

Promotes a healthy mind
Meets the RDA for all nutrients
Includes nutrients in correct proportions
Includes a variety of food items

Which of the following novels was written by the Indian author Anuradha Roy?

Tell Her Everything
Sleeping on Jupiter
Midnight’s Children
The Illicit Happiness of Other People

Which state of India launched the ‘Ashirbad’ scheme for education, health and maintenance of Covid orphans in June 2021?

Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Odisha

As per statistics published by National Crime Records Bureau for 2020, which state tops in total number of crime incidences

against senior citizens (60 years and above)?

Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh

Ustad Bismillah Khan is best known for playing which of the following instruments?

Tambura
Sitar
Sarod
Shehnai

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award was constituted in which of the following years?

1969
1947
1952
1961

Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay was a _________ player of the Banaras gharana.

sarangi
sarod
sitar
tabla

How is food stored in brown algae?

In the form of glucose
In the form of complex carbohydrates that may be in the form of laminarin or mannitol
In the form of complex lipids
In the form of oil droplets

Who among the following is credited with building Delhi’s Lal Quila (Red Fort)?

Akbar
Jahangir
Sher Shah Suri
Shah Jahan

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