SSC CHSL 27th May 2022 Shift-3-1109

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A student __________ in ragging can be expelled from the institution

avoiding
curbing
contrasting
indulging

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.

Two original manuscripts of this text are still extant.

negotiate
extinct
drool
persist

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

Four grams of sodium chloride was added to the mixture by the research team.

The research team added the mixture to four grams of sodium chloride.
Four grams of sodium chloride added the mixture to the research team.
The research team added four grams of sodium chloride to the mixture.
The mixture added four grams of sodium chloride to the research team.

From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

The Imitations of Horace raise issues of political nautrality, partisanship and moral satire, and as such are key texts of the

Augustan age.

nautrality
satire
Augustan
partisanship

Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

a) However, through sheer grit and determination

b) Nick was able to get admission to a high school

c) Nick Vujicic was prevented from

d) attending mainstream middle schools.

d,c,a,b
a,b,c,d
b,c,a,d
c,d,a,b

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

Ronaldo is / a famous / player of / the football.

a famous
Ronaldo is
the football
player of

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Sceptic

Doubter
Believer
Disbeliever
Receiver

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence.

The uneducated man was flummoxed by the legal document.

happy
annoyed
comfortable
scared

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

One who gives money or help to another person or cause

Anarchist
Agnostic
Benefactor
Amateur

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He was a ______ stranger to me.

settled
full
complete
entire

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Red letter day

Memorable day
Rose day
Holiday
Birthday

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

Elina is / travelling / since / yesterday.

since
yesterday
Elina is
travelling

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Discipline
Conscious
Previlege
Believe

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

The love of man or mankind

Philology
Philanthropy
Phylactery
Philosophy

Select the sentence which has no spelling error.

Beethoven is known to be a prodigious musician of all times.
His business gives him cash in prodigeous amounts.
Ashley caught the spectators by his prodigiuos tricks.
Dusty is a prodegious novelist of the present era.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Read between the lines

Be afraid of doing something again
Harm someone who trusts you
Speak the truth even if it is unpleasant
Understand something that is not said outright

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

Reema and Aasha were frolicking in the park

were enjoying in the garden
were participating in the garden
were playing in the garden
were performing in the garden

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A kick in the teeth

Great disappointment
Extraction of a tooth
Toothache
Alcohol consumption

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Pace

Target
Corner
Angle
Speed

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

My father teaches students.

My father is teaching students.
Students are being taught by my father
Students are taught by my father.
A student is taught by my father.

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 April 1945, during the Conference to set up the United Nations (UN) held in San Francisco, representatives of Brazil and China
proposed that an international health organization be (1) ______ and a conference to frame its constitution convened. On 15 February
1946, the Economic and Social Council of the UN instructed the Secretary-General to (2)___________ such a conference. A Technical
Preparatory Committee met in Paris from 18 March to 5 April 1946 and (3)___________ proposals for the Constitution which were
presented to the International Health Conference in New York City (4) _______ 19 June and 22 July 1946. On the basis of these proposals,
the Conference drafted and (5)___________ the Constitution of the World Health Organization, signed 22 July 1946 by representatives of
51 Members of the UN and of 10 other nations.

Question:

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

establishes
established
establish
establishing

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 April 1945, during the Conference to set up the United Nations (UN) held in San Francisco, representatives of Brazil and China
proposed that an international health organization be (1) ______ and a conference to frame its constitution convened. On 15 February
1946, the Economic and Social Council of the UN instructed the Secretary-General to (2)___________ such a conference. A Technical
Preparatory Committee met in Paris from 18 March to 5 April 1946 and (3)___________ proposals for the Constitution which were
presented to the International Health Conference in New York City (4) _______ 19 June and 22 July 1946. On the basis of these proposals,
the Conference drafted and (5)___________ the Constitution of the World Health Organization, signed 22 July 1946 by representatives of
51 Members of the UN and of 10 other nations.

Question:

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

sit
collect
convene
disperse

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 April 1945, during the Conference to set up the United Nations (UN) held in San Francisco, representatives of Brazil and China
proposed that an international health organization be (1) ______ and a conference to frame its constitution convened. On 15 February
1946, the Economic and Social Council of the UN instructed the Secretary-General to (2)___________ such a conference. A Technical
Preparatory Committee met in Paris from 18 March to 5 April 1946 and (3)___________ proposals for the Constitution which were
presented to the International Health Conference in New York City (4) _______ 19 June and 22 July 1946. On the basis of these proposals,
the Conference drafted and (5)___________ the Constitution of the World Health Organization, signed 22 July 1946 by representatives of
51 Members of the UN and of 10 other nations.

Question:

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

drew off
drew down
drew up
drew away

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 April 1945, during the Conference to set up the United Nations (UN) held in San Francisco, representatives of Brazil and China
proposed that an international health organization be (1) ______ and a conference to frame its constitution convened. On 15 February
1946, the Economic and Social Council of the UN instructed the Secretary-General to (2)___________ such a conference. A Technical
Preparatory Committee met in Paris from 18 March to 5 April 1946 and (3)___________ proposals for the Constitution which were
presented to the International Health Conference in New York City (4) _______ 19 June and 22 July 1946. On the basis of these proposals,
the Conference drafted and (5)___________ the Constitution of the World Health Organization, signed 22 July 1946 by representatives of
51 Members of the UN and of 10 other nations.

Question:

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

between
from
among
while

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 April 1945, during the Conference to set up the United Nations (UN) held in San Francisco, representatives of Brazil and China
proposed that an international health organization be (1) ______ and a conference to frame its constitution convened. On 15 February
1946, the Economic and Social Council of the UN instructed the Secretary-General to (2)___________ such a conference. A Technical
Preparatory Committee met in Paris from 18 March to 5 April 1946 and (3)___________ proposals for the Constitution which were
presented to the International Health Conference in New York City (4) _______ 19 June and 22 July 1946. On the basis of these proposals,
the Conference drafted and (5)___________ the Constitution of the World Health Organization, signed 22 July 1946 by representatives of
51 Members of the UN and of 10 other nations.

Question:

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

adapted
adopted
maintained
revoked

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

First row : 24, 9, 108

Second row : 38, 5, 95

Third row : 12, 17, ?

(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.)

112
96
90
102

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

14*11*22*56*8

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

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

is related to the fifth term.

24 : 137 :: 14 : ? :: 18 : 101

87
65
82
77

Which two numbers, from amongst the given options, should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

82 − 5 + (24 ÷ 6) + 17 + (5 × 8) = 127

82 and 24
6 and 8
5 and 17
5 and 8

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.

NEUTRAL : NAUTREL :: PACIFIC : PICIFAC :: LOYALTY : ?

LTYALOY
LOAYLTY
LTAYLOY
LOYLATY

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.

537 : 15
917 : 17
459 : 19
673 : 16

In a certain code language, 'MUSIC' is written as ‘LNTVRTHJBD’ and 'VIOLIN' is written as 'UWHJNPKMHJMO’. How will 'CHORD'

be written in that language?

BDGPIPQSCE
BDGINPQSCE
DBGINPQSCE
BDGINPQECS

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

RRQZ, MADQ, ?, CSDY, XBQP

HJQH
HLQJ
GYJZ
GJPQ

If 30 January 2010 was Saturday, then what was the day of the week on 01 March 2011?

Monday
Tuesday
Sunday
Wednesday

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?

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

8
6
10
12

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

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 '6'.

1
3
4
2

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

41*3*53*48*3*18*5*36

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

If January 2011 was a Saturday, then what was the day of the week on 23^rd

January 2015?

Saturday
Friday
Monday
Sunday

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

1244, 624, 314, ?, 81.5, 42.75

156
159
155.5
157

Two different positions of the same dice are shown. the six faces of which are marked as A, B. C, D , E, F. Select the letter that

will be on the face opposite to the one showing 'B'.

A
D
C
E

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

word is related to the third word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each

other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)

Centre : Central :: Character : Characteristic : : Ambition : ?

Ambitious
Amusing
Astounding
Amazing

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

DPSQ, GTXW, ?, MBHI, PFMO

HWBC
KXDC
IJDE
JXCC

A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

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

7, 8, 12, 39, 55, 180, 216, ?

555
559
595
599

In a certain code language, 'THEORY' is written as ‘YROEHT’ and ‘OPTION’ is written as ‘NOITPO’. How will 'EXPERT' be written in

that language?

RTEPXE
TRERTE
TREPXE
TREPEX

If ‘A’ denotes ‘+’, ‘B’ denotes ‘x ’, ‘C’ denotes ‘-’ and ‘D’ denotes ‘ ÷’, then what will come in place of ‘?’ in the following equation?

(48 D 12) C 71 A 14 B (96 D 6) A 3 B 12 = ?

133
193
162
172

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 plants are herbs.

Some herbs are trees.

All trees are shrubs.

Conclusions:

I. Some shrubs are plants.

II. Some shrubs are herbs.

III. Some trees are plants.

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

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.

8 : 516 :: 6 : 219 :: 4 : ?

69
72
66
68

The table below shows the number of cakes sold by six different bakeries in a town on

What is difference between the highest number of the cakes sold by bakery Fin a single day and the lowest numbers of cake sold

by bakery B in a single day?

139
125
103
100

If a positive integer N is divided by 7, the remainder is 3. Which of the following numbers yields a remainder of 0 when it is

divided by 7?

N + 5
N + 2
N + 4
N + 3

If $x^{2}-8x1=0$ , what is the value of $x^{2}-3842x^{4}+1?$ ?

-1
0
2
1

The population of a town is increasing at the rate of 5% per annum. What will be the population of the town on this basis after

two years, if the present population is 16000?

17600
17640
17620
17680

The price of a TV has been reduced by 20%. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be increased by:

20%
28%
31%
25%

A discount of 20% on the marked price of an article is allowed and then the article is sold for Rs1,380. The marked price of the

article is _________.

Rs1,850
Rs1,800
Rs1,725
Rs1,625

The difference between the compound and the simple interests for 3 years at the rate of 20% per annum is Rs432. What is the

principal lent?

Rs3,378
Rs3,375
Rs3,385
Rs3,380

One candidate received 60% of the total valid votes in an election between two candidates. A total of 20% of the votes were

invalid. What is the number of valid votes the other candidate received if the total votes were 16250?

2990
4760
5200
5800

In a circle with centre at O and radius 8 cm, AB is a chord of length 14 cm. If OM is perpendicular to AB, then the length of OM is:

$\sqrt{10} cm$
$\sqrt{5} cm$
$\sqrt{12} cm$
$\sqrt{15} cm$

56% of $4800-\left \{ \left ( 93\times 8 \right ) \div \sqrt{6561}\right \}-48% of \left ( 81\div 8 \right)=?$

2612.14
2611.86
2611.86
2611.14

A car covers a certain distance travelling at a speed of 60 km/h and returns to the starting point at a speed of 40 km/h. The

average speed of the car for the entire journey is:

20 km/h
48 km/h
120 km/h
50 km/h

The given pie chart shows the percentage wise distribution of an item in 6 different states A, B, C, D, E and F. Find the central

angle for sale D

40^o
25^o
18^o
20^o

A can complete a task in 12 days and B can complete the same task in 18 days. They start working together but A works for only

2 days. The remaining work is completed by B. If the total wage is Rs2,400, then what is B's share (in Rs)?

1600
1800
1200
2000

A solid right-circular cylinder, whose radius of the base is 15 cm and height is 12 cm, is melted and moulded into the solid rightcircular cone, whose radius of the base is 24 cm. What will be the height of this cone?

14.0625 cm
14.0675 cm
14.6025 cm
14.0525 cm

A shopkeeper makes a profit of 12.5% after allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article. Find his profit

percentage if the article is sold at the marked price, allowing no discount.

25%
30%
22.5%
27%

With an average speed of 42 km/h, a train reaches its destination in time. If it moves with an average speed of 14 km/h, it is late

by 35 minutes. The length of the journey is:

12.25 km
12.15 km
10.25 km
11.25 km

The first number is one-third of the second number. The second number is 1.5 times of the third number. The third number is

three times the fourth number. If the average of the four numbers is 10, find the largest of the number.

12
18
16
15

$144x^{2}-36x+_{4}^{9}$ can be expressed as the square of __________.

$14x-_{2}^{3}$
$12x-_{4}^{9}$
$12x-_{2}^{3}$
$12x-9$

A solid cylinder has a radius of 9 cm and a height of 25 cm. What is the ratio of its total surface area to its curved surface area?

9 : 25
25 : 9
25 : 34
34 : 25

Find the fourth proportional to 18, 36 and 52.

48
104
127
81

Find the value of the following.

$_{\cos 13^{\circ } \cos 17^{\circ } - \sin 13^{\circ }\sin 17^{\circ }}^{\sin 67^{\circ }\cos 37^{\circ }-\sin 37^{\circ }\cos 67^{\circ }}$

$_{\sqrt{3}}^{1}$
$_{\sqrt{3}}^{4}$
$_{\sqrt{3}}^{2}$
7

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.

How many hours per day does the student spend in school ?

7 hours 20 minutes
8 hours 15 minutes
8 hours 10 minutes
7 hours 12 minutes

The radius of a solid metallic sphere is equal to 15 cm. It is melted and drawn into a long wire of radius 15 mm having uniform

cross-section. Find the length of the wire.

2100 cm
1900 cm
1800 cm
2000 cm

If $b^{2}-4b-1=0$ , then find the value of $b^{2}+_{b^{2}}^{1}+3b-_{b}^{3}$

32
30
18
24

If a tradesman marks his goods 25% above the cost price and allows his customers a 12% reduction on their bill, then the

percentage profit he makes is ______.

30%
20%
40%
10%

In 2017, Deepika Reddy got the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017 for her contribution in the field of ____________ dance.

Odissi
Bharatanatyam
Kuchipudi
Manipuri

Which of the following is the autobiography of Dr. Manmohan Singh, the ex-Prime Minister of India?

A Shot at history
Ace Against Odds
Changing India
My Country My Life

Which of the following is the autobiography of the first female judge of India, Anna Chandy?

Atmavrittanta
Majya Jalmachi Chittarkatha
Ente Katha
Atmakatha

In 2020,VP Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan were honoured with Sri Shanmukh ananda National Eminence Award in the

field of ______.

Dance
Carnatic vocal
Sarangi
Tabla

Which of the following countries was ranked first in Paralympic 2020 medal tally?

England
China
Australia
The US

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1926,‘for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter’?

Charles Wilson
Murray Gell-Mann
Jean Baptiste Perrin
Owen Willans Richardson

Which base unit, discovered in 1820, represents one coulomb of electric current per second?

Volt
Kelvin
Candela
Ampere

‘The Wings of Fire’ is an autobiography of which of the following Presidents of India?

Ram Nath Kovind
Pranab Mukherjee
APJ Abdul Kalam
Kocheril Raman Narayanan

Who among the following Khayal singers of 19th century was given the title of ‘Tanras” by Bahadur Shah Jaffar, the last Mughal

Emperor of India?

Bade Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan
Meer Qutub Baksh
Ustad Amir Khan
Sadarang

Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman of ICC Men's Cricket Committee in November 2021?

Kapil Dev
Anil Kumble
Sunil Gavaskar
Sourav Ganguly

Which structural layer surrounds the algal, fungal and plant cells and provides tensile strength and protection against

mechanical and osmotic stress?

Cell membrane
Plastids
Cell wall
Vacuole

Who won the Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Regular Category) in Table Tennis

discipline?

Manika Batra
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Mouma Das
Subramanian Raman

In which state of matter is the kinetic energy of molecules greater than the forces of attraction between them, such that they are

so far apart and move independently of each other?

Liquid
Plasma
Gas
Solid

In February 2021, in the Devilal vs ____________ case, the Supreme Court observed that juvenile offenders under 18 years and

above 16 years are to be remitted to the jurisdictional Juvenile Justice Board.

State of Punjab
State of Madhya Pradesh
State of Uttar Pradesh
State of Bihar

Which Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Union Executive?

Articles 38 to 50
Articles 52 to 78
Articles 80 to 86
Articles 112 to 118

What was India's rank in the world in 2019 for crude steel production?

2^nd
1^st
4^th
3^rd

The Kathak dance exponent Birju Maharaj is associated with which of the following Gharana?

Raigarh Gharana
Jaipur Gharana
Lucknow Gharana
Banaras Gharana

GDP that takes into account the costs in terms of environmental pollution and exploitation of natural resources is called

__________.

white GDP
green GDP
brown GDP
blue GDP

Which of the following civilian awards was conferred to Ustad Bismillah Khan in 2001?

Padma Vibhushan
Padma Shri
Bharat Ratna
Padma Bhushan

In which track and field event is the baton used?

Hammer throw
Relay race
High jump
Steeple chase

Alarmel Velli was awarded with the ‘Chevalier of Arts and Letters award’ from the Government of _________ in 2004.

Germany
England
France
Spain

Identify the structural formula for ethene.

$H_{2}C=CH_{3}$
$H_{}C=CH_{3}$
$H_{3}C=CH_{3}$
$H_{2}C=CH_{2}$

Bickram Ghosh, a recipient of Global Indian Music Award, is a music composer and an Indian classical _________ player.

tanpura
sarangi
tabla
bansuri

Which is a perennial carnivorous plant of the sundew family that attracts preys and usually traps insects and then breaks them

down with digestive enzymes?

Phytoplankton
Bladderwort
Venus flytrap
Seaweed

India’s last living Sadir dancer from Tamil Nadu, Muthukannammal, was honoured with which of the following highest Indian

civilian awards in 2022?

Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Bharat Ratna

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