SSC CHSL 9th June 2022 Shift-2-1123

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

You have made only perfunctory attempts to understand me!

adamant
careful
basic
casual

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Be under a cloud

To be very happy
To be gloomy
To be untrustworthy
To have a hidden talent

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Imprisonment

Incapacitation
Incarceration
Inarch
Imputation

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hit the sack

Miss the mark
Confirm the target
Complete the assignment
Go to sleep

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Hallucinate
Hiatus
Sacrilage
Launderette

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

In queer street

Among scoundrels
In prison
Lost your way
In debt

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

When we got / to the train station, / the Rajdhani Express / had already been leaving.

the Rajdhani Express
When we got
had already been leaving
to the train station

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

The students / and the teachers / worked hardly / to make the event a success.

and their teachers
worked hardly
The students
to make the event a success

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

I guessed her feelings when she started crying.

estimated her emotions
estimated her rejoinders
estimated her reactions
estimated her ripostes

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

His friends arranged for the ambulance and took him immediately to the hospital.

His friends would have arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.
His friends were arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.
The ambulance arranged for his friends and took him immediately to the hospital.
The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital.

Complete the collocation.

When we met first it was very difficult to ______ the ice.

smash
burst
break
shatter

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Tagore and Gandhi were undoubtedly the two outstanding and _________ figures of India in the first half of twentieth century.

dominating
activating
resuming
appreciating

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

Raman is finding it difficult to adjust as he has come to a different country from his own country for settling

Pilgrim
Immigrant
Globetrotter
Gypsy

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Effervescent
Unorganised
Efficient
Scaleable

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.They also resolved to impose restrictions on the Russian central bank's ability to access and deploy the country's 'war chest'

of an estimated $630 billion in foreign exchange reserves.

B.Saturday's announcement by the US, the UK and European allies, including France and Germany, of a raft of 'further

restrictive economic measures' to increase the costs on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine has just raised the risks of a more

widespread economic fallout from this war.

C.The immediate impact of these moves on Russia's economy and financial markets have manifested in a sharp depreciation

in the value of the Rouble.

D.With a view to further isolating Russia from the international financial system, the Western allies decided to block 'selected'

Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system that banks and financial institutions use to validate and complete

international payment transactions.

BDAC
BACD
ABCD
DBAC

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Defile

Regularize
Labor
Particularize
Purify

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Exorcise

Invent
Expel
Introduce
Expect

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

Who is talking in the phone?

for
on
with
at

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

You can sleep here but this bed is squalid and wet.

disorderly
uncomfortable
clean
painful

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Loquacity
Athiest
Intrepid
Affluence

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Union Budget, 2018-19, has proposed to treat school education holistically without (1)__________ from pre-nursery to Class 1b:
Samagra Shiksha - an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12 has been,
therefore, (2) ______ with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities (3) _______
schooling and equitable learning outcomes. The Goal SDG-4.1 states that, “By 2030, ensure that all boys and girls complete free,
equitable and quality primary and secondary education (4) _______ to relevant and effective learning outcomes”. Further the SDG 4.5
states that, “By 2030, eliminate gender (5)___________ in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational
training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations”.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill blank 1.

attachment
segmentation
accord
agreement

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Union Budget, 2018-19, has proposed to treat school education holistically without (1)__________ from pre-nursery to Class 1b:
Samagra Shiksha - an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12 has been,
therefore, (2) ______ with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities (3) _______
schooling and equitable learning outcomes. The Goal SDG-4.1 states that, “By 2030, ensure that all boys and girls complete free,
equitable and quality primary and secondary education (4) _______ to relevant and effective learning outcomes”. Further the SDG 4.5
states that, “By 2030, eliminate gender (5)___________ in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational
training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations”.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill blank 2.

prepared
prepares
preparing
prepare

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Union Budget, 2018-19, has proposed to treat school education holistically without (1)__________ from pre-nursery to Class 1b:
Samagra Shiksha - an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12 has been,
therefore, (2) ______ with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities (3) _______
schooling and equitable learning outcomes. The Goal SDG-4.1 states that, “By 2030, ensure that all boys and girls complete free,
equitable and quality primary and secondary education (4) _______ to relevant and effective learning outcomes”. Further the SDG 4.5
states that, “By 2030, eliminate gender (5)___________ in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational
training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations”.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill blank 3.

for
to
on
at

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Union Budget, 2018-19, has proposed to treat school education holistically without (1)__________ from pre-nursery to Class 1b:
Samagra Shiksha - an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12 has been,
therefore, (2) ______ with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities (3) _______
schooling and equitable learning outcomes. The Goal SDG-4.1 states that, “By 2030, ensure that all boys and girls complete free,
equitable and quality primary and secondary education (4) _______ to relevant and effective learning outcomes”. Further the SDG 4.5
states that, “By 2030, eliminate gender (5)___________ in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational
training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations”.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill blank 4.

to be leading
leading
leads
lead

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Union Budget, 2018-19, has proposed to treat school education holistically without (1)__________ from pre-nursery to Class 1b:
Samagra Shiksha - an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12 has been,
therefore, (2) ______ with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities (3) _______
schooling and equitable learning outcomes. The Goal SDG-4.1 states that, “By 2030, ensure that all boys and girls complete free,
equitable and quality primary and secondary education (4) _______ to relevant and effective learning outcomes”. Further the SDG 4.5
states that, “By 2030, eliminate gender (5)___________ in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational
training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations”.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill blank 5.

agreement
harmony
similarity
disparities

Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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 sparrows are peacocks.

Some peacocks are birds.

Conclusions:

I. All birds are sparrow.

II. Some sparrows are not birds.

Both conclusions I and II follow
Only conclusion I follows
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Only conclusion II 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

is related to third term.

PLANK : RMDOM :: TABLE : VBEMG :: ZEBRA : ?

BEFSC
CFESC
BFESC
CEFSC

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

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.

34 : 169 :: 42 : 209 :: 28 : ?

119
139
109
129

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.

8 : 48 :: 19 : ? :: 16 : 112

136
142
145
138

If 31 August 2000 was Friday, then what was the day of the week on 31 August 2009?

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday

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

14*11*97*67*10

+,−,=,×
×,−,=,+
×,−,=,−
+,=,−,×

Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are marked from U to Z. Select the letter that will be

on the face opposite to the one showing 'X'.

V
Z
Y
W

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

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

First row: 58,−28,−90

Second row: −17, 21,−12

Third row: −8,−7, ?

(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.)

38
45
−40
−35

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.

4328 : 8324
2437 : 7342
3569 : 9653
1786 : 6871

In a certain code language, 'you can do' is written as 'mat hat pat', 'They can work' is written as 'rat pat ant' and 'they do think' is

written as 'ant hat cat'. How will 'Think' be written in that language?

mat
pat
cat
ant

In a certain code language, 'PIZZA' is written as 'PZZIA' and 'CHEESE' is written as 'CSEEHE'. How will 'PASTA' be written in that

language?

PTSTA
PTASA
PSTAA
PTSAA

Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are marked as P, Q, R. S. T, U. Select the letter that

will be on the face opposite to the one showing 'T'.

U
S
R
P

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

9, 36, 57, 84, ?

171
117
172
127

In a certain code language, “SUIT” is written as “SITU”, and “CUTE” is written as “CTEU”. How will “WASH” be written in that

language?

WHAS
WSHA
WSAH
HAWS

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

79 * 2 * 58 * 2 * 14 * 143

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

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

AXUV, ?, YZWT, XAXS, WBYR

ZYVU
CZSV
BZVW
XWUV

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.

7689 : 120 :: 6178 : 88 :: 3284 : ?

68
70
69
75

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete

the letter series.

p _ r _ p o _ p o r b _ o _ p o r b _ o r

o b p p o p
o b o p r p
o b r p r o
o b r p r p

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.

2834 : 18
8671 : 22
9876 : 30
3427 : 16

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

First row: 32, 51, 33

Second row: 28, 33, 25

Third row: 16, 27, ?

(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.)

19
17
15
18

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

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.

1. Hypocrisy

2. Hilarious

3. Humidity

4. Highlight

5. Hallucinate

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

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

The difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% and 20% on a certain bill, was Rs22. Find the

amount of the bill.

Rs2,800
Rss2,200
Rs3,200
Rs2,000

Riya runs 3/2 times as fast as Prerna. In a race, if Riya gives a lead of 100 m to Prerna, find the distance Riya has to run before

both of them meet.

315 m
300 m
265 m
240 m

Simplify the following: 50% of [6 − {15 − [6 + 8 ÷ (5 − 3)] + 2}] .

12.5
1.5
4
200

The given pie chart presents the monthly expenses on various heads and the savings of Mr.X's family. Study the pie chart and

answer the question that follows.

In the total income of Mr.X is Rs1,20,000, then how much does he pay for transport.

Rs15,000
Rs12,000
Rs20,000
Rs10,000

While selling to the retailer, a company allows 30% discount on the marked price of its products. If the retailer sells those

products at marked price, his profit per cent will be ________.

$42_{7}^{8}$
$42_{7}^{6}$
$42_{7}^{4}$
$42_{7}^{2}$

A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs1,326 after allowing a discount of 15% on its marked price. Find the marked price of the

article.

Rs1,153
Rs 1,560
Rs1,525
Rs1,650

If $\left ( x+2 \right )$ and $\left ( x-3 \right )$ are the factors of $x^{2} + k_{1} x + k _{2}$ , then:

k₁ = 1 and k₂= −6
k₁ = -1 and k₂= −6
k₁ = -1 and k₂= 6
k₁ = 1 and k₂= 6

In a right circular cone, the radius of the base is 14 cm and the height is 48 cm. A cross-section is made through the midpoint

of the height parallel to the base. The volume of the upper portion is: (Take $\pi =_{7}^{22}$ ).

1102 cm³
1232 cm³
1120 cm³
1442 cm³

Find the greatest possible value of ( a + b ) for which the 8-digit number 143b203a is divisible by 15.

15
17
16
14

On a sum of money, when invested for 2 years, compound interest and simple interest are Rs300 and Rs250, respectively. For

both simple and compound interests the rate of interest per annum is the same, and for compound interest, interest is

compounded annually. Find the rate of interest per annum.

10%
20%
40%
30%

Gopal travels from A to B at the speed of 5km/h, from B to C at 10 km/h, and from C to D at 15 km/h. If AB = BC = CD, then find

Gopal’s average speed.

$8_{11}^{2} km/h$
$70_{11}^{2} km/h$
$60_{11}^{2} km/h$
$9_{11}^{2} km/h$

P, Q and R are batsmen. The ratio of the runs scored by them in a certain match was P : Q = 16 : 17 and Q : R = 15 : 16. At the

end of the match, they scored a total of 956 runs. The number of runs scored by R is (nearest to an integer):

440
335
339
430

Study the following table and answer the question that follows.

The following table gives the month-wise number of different types of scooters produced by a company during the first six

months of 1992.

In which month, did the company produce an equal number of scooters of each type?

May
January
March
June

If $k+_{k}^{1}=2$ , find the value of $8k\times k\times k$ .

8
1
4
2

The following table shows the marks (in percentages) obtained by six students in four different subjects in an examination. The

maximum marks in each subject is 100.

Answer the following questions based on the table:

In which of the following subjects is the average of the percentage marks obtained by the six students the highest?

Maths
Geography
Chemistry
Physics

In a circle, AB and CD are two diameters which are perpendicular to each other. Find the length of chord AC.

$\sqrt{2}CD$
$_{\sqrt{2}}^{AB}$
$_{2}^{CD}$
$2AB$

If 15 boys earn Rs900 in 5 days, then how much will 20 boys earn in 7 days?

Rs1,580
Rs1,680
Rs1,540
Rs1,650

The average weight of 8 men is increased by 1.5 kg when one of the men who weighs 65kg is replaced by a new man. The

weight of the new man is:

71 kg
87 kg
81 kg
77 kg

There is a continuous growth in the population of a village at the rate of 5% per annum. If its present population is 18522, what

was the population of the village 3 years ago?

17500
16400
16000
17200

The expenditure of a company increases by 25%, then increases by 30%, then further decreases by 20%.The overall

percentage change in expenditure is:

10
30
34
22

$_{6}^{1}$
$_{2}^{1}$
$_{3}^{1}$
$_{4}^{1}$

By using faulty weight, a shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 6% while buying and selling rice. Find his gain percentage

(rounded to two decimal places).

14.66%
13.65%
12.77%
11.25%

The radius of a roller is 14 cm and its length 20 cm. It takes 235 complete revolutions to move once over to level a playground.

Find the area of the playground.(Use $\pi =_{7}^{22}$ )

4136 CM²
4136 X 10³CM²
14360 CM²
4136 X 10²CM²

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

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

Find the total surface area of a cylinder with diameter of base 28 cm and height 70 cm.

7300 cm²
7932 cm²
8000 cm²
7392 cm²

M S Subbulakshmi, a legend in India is known for which of the following?

Ghazal music
Hindustani music
Sufi devotional music
Carnatic music

Which term is used to describe all living communities on earth, including animals, plants, bacteria, fungi and photosynthetic

microbes?

Biosphere
Community
Habitat
Biome

‘Waiting for A Visa’ is a famous autobiography of ____________.

Swami Acchutanand
Dr. BR Ambedkar
Babu Jagjivan Ram
MC Rajah

Who among the following personalities along with his sons played ‘Raga for Peace’ in the year 2014 at the ‘Nobel Peace Prize

Concert’?

Pandit Ram Narayan
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Who is the author of the historical novel ‘Twilight in Delhi’?

Ahmed Ali
Amrita Pritam
Khushwant Singh
Krishna Sobti

Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman used to play which of the following instruments?

Harmonium
Flute
Mridangam
Violin

‘Sea of Poppies’ is a novel written by which of the following writers?

Amitav Ghosh
Shashi Tharoor
Manohar Malgonkar
Anuj Dhar

Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the definition of the Money Bill?

Article 120
Article 100
Article 115
Article 110

_______________ was established between informal groups (SHGs) and formal financial institutions (banks) for catering to the

financial needs of the poor.

SHG-Bank linkage
SIDBI-MFI linkage
NABARD-Bank linkage
SHG-NABARD linkage

Hydroelectric power stations generate electricity by using the force of water that falls into the turbines and spins the shaft. By

rotating the shaft of the turbine, the potential energy of water is converted into ________ energy.

chemical
thermal
gravitational
kinetic

Which is the highest peak in peninsular India?

K2
Anai Mudi
Kangchenjunga
Kamet

Padma Shri awardee Ileana Citaristi, an Italy born Indian dance exponent was conferred the award for her major contribution to

which of the following dances?

Manipuri
Bharatanatyam
Kathak
Odissi

In 1838, who published an article discussing the structure and origin of plant cells?

Robert Brown
Rudolf Virchow
Matthias Schleiden
Albert von Kölliker

The famous singer Jagjit Singh is known for which of the following genres?

Ghazal
Bhajan
Carnatic music
Hindustani music

The Men's World Boxing Championship 2023 will be hosted by which of the following countries?

Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan

___________ was awarded the title of Hanjaba by the Maharaja of Manipur and the Sangit Natak Akademi Award in 1966.

Guru Amubi Singh
Rajkumar Singhajit Singh
Guru Bipin Singh
Sougaijam Thanil Singh

In July 2021, Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel was appointed as the Governor of _________________.

Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala

What is the name of the zone where trade winds converge?

Forest zone
Intra-terrestrial zone
Inter-continental convergence zone
Inter-tropical convergenInter-tropical convergence zonece zone

__________ was the first woman dancer to receive the Padma Vibhushan, the nation’s second-highest civilian award.

Mrinalini Sarabhai
Padma Subramaniyam
Tanjore Balasaraswati
Alarmel Valli

Who among the following was awarded the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2021 in Boxing

discipline?

Gurcharan Singh
Lekha KC
Akhil Kumar
Devendro Singh

Who found out the relationship between the current I flowing in a metallic wire and the potential difference across its

terminals?

Albert Einstein
Georg Simon Ohm
Rutherford
Niels Bohr

As of August 2021, which Indian state organises Qila Raipur Sports Festival, also known as India’s Rural Olympics, annually?

Gujarat
Punjab
Haryana
Rajasthan

In the early 1980s, an aspartic acid-containing dipeptide sweetener was discovered, that was about 2000 times sweeter than

sucrose. What is the name of that sweetener?

Alitame
Saccharin
Aspartame
Sucralose

US-based Bharatanatyam/Kuchipudi exponent _________ has won the prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National Award 2021 by

the National Institute of Indian Classical Dance at Samarpan on November 15th 2021.

Jeeno Joseph
Aparna Satheesan
Carol Kuruvilla
Sharan Lowen

In which sport is the equipment called antenna used?

Volleyball
Base ball
Basketball
Hockey

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