SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) - 2016 held on 08 February 2017 - Morning Shift

Reasoning [25 Questions]

1. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Mughals : History : : Rivers : ?

1) Geography
2) Physics
3) Psychology
4) Biology

1) Geography

2. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

ADH : ILP : : GJN : ?

1) OVR
2) ORV
3) PVR
4) PWR

2) ORV

3. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

WD : TF : : TG : ?

1) QR
2) QI
3) IQ
4) IP

2) QI

4. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

9 : 27 : : 64 : ?

1)  225
2) 216
3) 512
4) 324

3) 512

5. Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

1) Igloo
2) Den
3) Stables
4) Rock

4) Rock

6. Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

1) CUD
2) SIP
3) SET
4) NTR

4) NTR

7. Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

1) 132
2) 145
3) 187
4) 144

4) 144

8. Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

1) 361
2) 289
3) 225
4) 216

4) 216

9. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

Ace, King, Queen, ?

1) Jack
2) Club
3) Heart
4) Diamond

1) Jack

10. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

BB, DZ, GW, KS, ?

1) IK
2) IG
3) PN
4) PS

3) PN

11. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

HI, MN, RS, ?

1) XY
2) WX
3) WY
4) WE

2) WX

12. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

80, 130, 190, 260, ?

1) 350
2) 340
3) 300
4) 320

2) 340

13. In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statement:
(I) Kids rejoice with toys and toys give them new opportunities to think in various ways.
(II) Toys are non-living things that create a virtual world around kids to think and perceive in various ways.

Conclusions:
(I) If children don't play with toys some part of the personality is underdeveloped.
(II) Toys are mandatory and undetachable part of their personality.

1) Only conclusion II follows
2) Conclusion I and II both follow
3) Neither I nor II follow
4) Only conclusion I follows

3) Neither I nor II follow

14. Five students P, Q, R, S and T are sitting on a bench. Q is to the left of P and right of T. S is at the extreme right end and R is to the left of S. Who is sitting third from the left?

1) P
2) Q
3) R
4) T

15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Temerity
ii. Temporary
iii. Tempered
iv. Temperature

1) i, iv, iii, ii
2) iii, ii, iv, i
3) i, ii, iii, iv
4) iv, iii, i, ii

1) i, iv, iii, ii

16. In a certain code language, "DONKEY" is written as "YEKNOD". How is "RAINBOW" written in that code language?

1) WOBNAIR
2) WOBNIAR
3) WONBAIR
4) WOBNRAI

2) WOBNIAR

17. In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
3x3 Grid
3
7
21
5
6
30
8
1
?

1) 9
2) 8
3) 16
4) 12

18. If "S" denotes "multiplied by", "V" denotes "subtracted from", "M"denotes "added to" and "L" denotes "divided by", then 96 L 12 S 7 V 49 M 10 =?

1) 18
2) 20
3) 21
4) 17

4) 17

19. In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

A_C_E_B_DE

1) CADB
2) DBAC
3) BDAC
4) BADC

3) BDAC

20. Amar moved 20km towards east in car from his home to reach hospital. From there he turned left and moved 30km and again move 20km left to reach his school. How far is his school from hospital?

1) 25 km
2) 30 km
3) 27 km
4) 35 km

2) 30 km

21. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example, 'A' can be represented by 02, 13 etc. and 'I' can be represented by 85, 95, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'INSERT'. 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-21-1

1) 78, 43, 86, 01, 77, 89
2) 89, 42, 97, 01, 66, 23
3) 56, 31, 76, 23, 66, 23
4) 11, 66, 23, 87, 10 ,78

4) 11, 66, 23, 87, 10 ,78

22. Introducing a boy, Amar said, "He is the son of my maternal grandfather's son." How is that boy related to Amar?

1) Maternal Uncle
2) Nephew
3) Brother
4) Cousin

4) Cousin

23. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the following figures is the right image of the given figure?
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1)08-February-2017-Morning-Q-23-1 2) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-23-2 3) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-23-3 4)08-February-2017-Morning-Q-23-4
24. Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Asia, America, India, Delhi
1) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-24-1 2) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-24-2 3) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-24-3 4) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-24-4
25. A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened. 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-25
1) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-25-1 2) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-25-2 3) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-25-3 4) 08-February-2017-Morning-Q-25-4

Quantitative Aptitude [25 Questions]

26. When a number is increased by 24, it becomes 110% of itself. What is the number?

1) 288
2) 360
3) 216
4) 240

4) 240

27. Reduce 3596 / 4292 to lowest terms.

1) 29/37
2) 17/43
3) 31/37
4) 19/23

3) 31/37

28. A does 60% of a work in 15 days. He then calls B, and they together finish the remaining work in 5 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work?

1) 25 days
2) 20 days
3) 80 days
4) 24 days

1) 25 days

29. If cot 60° + cosec 60° = x, then the value of x is

1) (1-2√2)/√2
2) (√3-4)/2√3
3) 1
4) √3

4) √3

30. Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 42 and 60 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is:

1) 336 km
2) 280 km
3) 420 km
4) 224 km

2) 280 km

31. If √[(1 - cosA)/2] = x, then the value of x is

1) cos(A/2)
2) tan(A/2)
3) sin(A/2)
4) cot(A/2)

3) sin(A/2)

32. If 1 + secA = x, then the value of x is

1) sinAtanA/(1 + cosA)
2) √[sinAtanA/(1 – cosA)]
3) sinAtanA/(1 – cosA)
4) √[sinAtanA/(1 + cosA)]

2) √[sinAtanA/(1 – cosA)]

33. A cone of radius 7 cm and height 12 cm is completely filled with water. This water is emptied into an empty cylindrical vessel of radius 3.5 cm. What will be the height of water in this vessel?

1) 16 cm
2) 32 cm
3) 5.33 cm
4) 8 cm

1) 16 cm

34. What is the length of the side of an equilateral triangle, if its area is 64√3 sq cm?

1) 8 cm
2) 16 cm
3) 16√3 cm
4) 8√3 cm

2) 16 cm

35. A vendor buys pens at the rate of 4 for Rs 5 and sells at the rate of 4 for Rs 3. What will be the result?

1) 40 percent gain
2) 66.6 percent loss
3) 66.66 percent gain
4) 40 percent loss

4) 40 percent loss

36. Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 18% per annum is half the compound interest on Rs. 9000 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple interest is:

1) Rs 3500
2) Rs 875
3) Rs 1750
4) Rs 1400

3) Rs 1750

37. Find k, if the line 4x - y = 1 is perpendicular to the line 5x - ky = 2?

1) 20
2) -20
3) 4
4) -4

2) -20

38. The mean of marks secured by 55 students in division A of class X is 58, 45 students of division B is 54 and that of 75 students of division C is 52. Find the mean of marks of the students of three divisions of Class X.

1) 53.7
2) 54.4
3) 53
4) 55.8

2) 54.4

39. Find length of the arc whose central angle is 90° and radius of the circle is 3.5 cm?

1) 11 cm
2) 5.5 cm
3) 16.5 cm
4) 22 cm

2) 5.5 cm

40. The ratio of present ages of Ratnabali and Shaukat is 8:5. After 22 years the ratio of their ages will be 10:9. At present, what is Ratnabali's age?

1) 5
2) 14
3) 81
4) 8

41. The area of an equilateral triangle is 9√3 sq cm, find height of the triangle?

1) 6 cm
2) 6√3 cm
3) 3√3 cm
4) 9 cm

3) 3√3 cm

42. Ticket for an adult is Rs 2200 and a child is Rs 990. One child goes free with two adults. If a group has 23 adults and 11 children, what is the discount the group gets?

1) 17.71 percent
2) 32.30 percent
3) 26.47 percent
4) 25.77 percent

1) 17.71 percent

43. If (8 - 10x) - (13x - 2) = -9, then the value of x is

1) -19/23
2) 19/23
3) -1/23
4) 1/23

2) 19/23

44. If xy = -18 and x2 + y2 = 85, then find the value of (x + y).

1) 8
2) 10
3) 9
4) 7

45. A number is greater than twice its reciprocal by 31/4. Find the number.

1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
4) 6

46. If 2x -3(x + 2) < 5 - 2x < -x + 2, then find the value of x.

1) 2
2) 0
3) 10
4) 12

3) 10

47. Refer the below data table and answer the following question. Who has the least weight to height ratio?

08-February-2017-Morning-Q-47

1) Ahilya
2) Aishwarya
3) Akanksha
4) Alisha

1) Ahilya

48. Refer the below data and answer the following question.

08-February-2017-Morning-Q-48

What was the revenue of the company if its Expenditure was Rs. 350 crores in the year when its % profit was the least?

1) 367.5
2) 385
3) 402.5
4) 350

1) 367.5

49. The following table shows the number of children in each house of a society.

08-February-2017-Morning-Q-49

What is the average number of children per house?

1) 1.79
2) 1.54
3) 2.04
4) 1.29

2) 1.54

50. Refer the below data table and answer the following question.08-February-2017-Morning-Q-50

If the company has issued six lakhs shares between its five partners and if Chinmay offer to sell 15,000 of his shares to Dhiraj, then Dhiraj will have how many shares?

1) 60,000 shares
2) 75,000 shares
3) 90,000 shares
4) 45,000 shares

2) 75,000 shares

English Comprehension [25 Questions]

51. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to get over it

1) to accept something that happened in the past and move on
2) to complete a project  or task
3) to control one’s anger
4) to achieve something seemingly easy, but with a lot of difficulty

1) to accept something that happened in the past and move on

52. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. I wish I (knew what was) wrong with my daughter.

1) had known what is
2) knew what is
3) had knew what was
4) no improvement

4) no improvement

53. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

1) pique
2) vexation
3) chagrin
4) distress

4) distress

54. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. Accepting that one form
P-of price discrimination is okay opens
Q-the door to all other forms
R-of discrimination as well

1) QRP
2) RPQ
3) PRQ
4) PQR

4) PQR

55. Select the synonym of "dare"

1) cohort
2) taunt
3) patronize
4) chum

2) taunt

56. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Seven decades ago, P-Orwell wrote a clutch
Q-for the post-World War II British journal Polemic
R-of essays

1) RPQ
2) QRP
3) PRQ
4) QPR

3) PRQ

57. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.

1) pustule
2) knurl
3) contusion
4) tumour

3) contusion

58. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
'to get up on the wrong side of the bed'

1) to find oneself in a strange place  when one wakes  up especially after drinking a lot previous  night
2) to start the day in a bad mood  which continues all day long
3) to argue with your spouse
4) to roll a lot in bed while sleeping

2) to start the day in a bad mood  which continues all day long

59. Select the antonym of 'snag'

1) hurdle
2) boon
3) bug
4) glitch

2) boon

60. Select the synonym of 'to delude'

1) hoodwink
2) conscientious
3) scrupulous
4) bona fide

1) hoodwink

61. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

'The candidates are writing an essay.'

1) An essay  was wrote by the candidates.
2) An essay  is being written by the candidates.
3) An essay  has  had been  written by the candidates.
4) An essay  had been  written by the candidates.

2) An essay  is being written by the candidates.

62. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Bunty said, "I have done my class work".

1) Bunty said, he had done his class work.
2) Bunty said that he had done his class work.
3) Bunty was saying, he has  done his class work.
4) Bunty said that he did his class work.

2) Bunty said that he had done his class work

63. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. If I (just had) the money I would have bought the car.

1) have had
2) was having
3) had
4) no improvement

3) had

64. Select the antonym of 'diligence'

1) lethargy
2) exertion
3) vigour
4) assiduity

1) lethargy

65. In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The relocation of the car factory to our struggling town is an economic_______ .

1) boon
2) good
3) donation
4) present

1) boon

66. Select the word with the correct spelling.

1) thrashere
2) fiefedoms
3) snifing
4) squashed

4) squashed

67. In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Her heart was(A)/pounding as he(B)/stopped front of her.(C)/No error(D)

1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D

68. In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

He only plays a subsidiary(A)/ role in the management(B)/of this organization.(C)/No error(D)

1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D

69. In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

My grandmother's exercise regime is to walk the mall at a______________ pace.

1) potent
2) brisk
3) strong
4) vital

2) brisk

70. Select the word with the correct spelling.

1) insolente
2) saphire
3) immersed
4) peperony

3) immersed

71. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. __________reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics ___________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________ The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness____________ethical thinking which_________new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

__________ reader can add to the list.

1) One
2) Some
3) Each
4) Anyone

3) Each

72. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. __________reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics_____________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a _________________ The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness_____________ ethical thinking which___________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

moral politics ____________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics.

1) which
2) why
3) where
4) what

1) which

73. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. _____________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics______________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________ The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness ______________ ethical thinking which_____________new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

What I wish to add is a ______________

1) fear
2) panic
3) warn
4) caveat

4) caveat

74. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a______________ The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness_____________ethical thinking which______________new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

They require a rigour and an inventiveness___________ethical thinking

1) with
2) of
3) to
4) against

2) of

75. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. ______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a____________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness__________ethical thinking which________________new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

which______________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

1) necessitate
2) ask
3) take
4) oblige

1) necessitate

General Awareness [25 Questions]

76. Which programming language is developed by James A Gosling?

1) ASP.Net
2) Java
3) PHP
4) C#

2) Java

77. Kaleidoscope was invented by ________.

1) John Barber
2) Tim Berners-Lee
3) Alan Blumlein
4) David Brewster

4) David Brewster

78. The nitrogenous waste of Human Beings is

1) Ammonia
2) Urea
3) Ammonium Nitrate
4) Uric Acid

2) Urea

79. Haustoria or sucking roots are found in which of the following?

1) Wheat
2) Mango
3) Chestnut
4) Cuscuta

4) Cuscuta

80. Equs Asinus is the scientific name of

1) Donkey
2) Cow
3) Deer
4) Kangaroo

1) Donkey

81. _______ is an anaesthetic agent.

1) Acetylene
2) Glycol
3) Diethylether
4) Ethylene

3) Diethylether

82. ______ is used for making chemical apparatus like beakers, flasks etc.

1) Potash glass
2) Hard glass
3) Soda glass
4) Jena glass

2) Hard glass

83. Rashtrapati Bhavan was built in _________.

1) 1852
2) 1910
3) 1947
4) 1986

2) 1910

84. Santhara is a religious ritual of ______ community.

1) Sikhs
2) Jews
3) Jain
4) Buddhists

3) Jain

85. If for a perfectly competitive firm, price is Rs. 60, output is 300 units, average variable costs are Rs. 18, and average total costs are Rs. 36. The firm's profits are equal to

1) Rs. 5400
2) Rs. 3600
3) Rs. 7200
4) Rs. 1800

3) Rs. 7200

86. Which of the following will cause an increase in demand for a good?

1) an increase in income if the good is an inferior goods
2) a decrease in the price of the goods
3) a decrease in income if the good is a normal goods
4) an increase in the price of its substitute goods

4) an increase in the price of its substitute goods

87. The ionosphere overlaps which two layers of the atmosphere?

1) Troposphere and Mesosphere
2) Mesosphere and Stratosphere
3) Ionosphere and Homosphere
4) Exosphere and Thermosphere

4) Exosphere and Thermosphere

88. Carcinogenic chemicals cause

1) Heart diseases
2) Diabetes
3) Cancer
4) Asthma

3) Cancer

89. First country to appoint Lokpal or equivalent to a Lokpal is ________.

1) Brazil
2) Burma
3) Sweden
4) India

3) Sweden

90. Which are the oldest mountains in India?

1) Western Ghats
2) Satpura Range
3) Aravallis
4) Eastern Ghats

3) Aravallis

91. Which country is the largest producer of Rice?

1) Brazil
2) China
3) United States
4) India

2) China

92. Who built Jama Masjid?

1) Guru Ramdas
2) Shah Jahan
3) Rao Jodhaji
4) Mahatma Gandhi

2) Shah Jahan

93. Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year ________.

1) 1764
2) 1526
3) 1576
4) 1857

3) 1576

94. First Indian woman to get Bharat Ratna.

1) Indira Gandhi
2) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
3) Mother Teresa
4) Leela Seth

1) Indira Gandhi

95. When ice floats on water, its _____ part remains outside the water.

1)  0.5
2) 0.3
3) 0.1
4) 1

3) 0.1

96. Instrument for measuring low temperatures is called

1) Diagometer
2) Cryometer
3) Chromatoptometer
4) Cymometer

2) Cryometer

97. In Lok Sabha the total number of members from states is

1) 630
2) 530
3) 430
4) 330

2) 530

98. At the time of emergency in 1975, who was serving as the President of India?

1) Morarji Desai
2) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
3) V P Singh
4) Indira Gandhi

2) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

99. Kevin Durant plays which International Sport?

1) Golf
2) Baseball
3) Basketball
4) Boxing

3) Basketball

100. Who is the author of the book -"My Experiments with Truth"?

1) Aristotle
2) Winston Churchill
3) Jarnes Morris
4) Mahatma Gandhi

4) Mahatma Gandhi

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