Exam Details

Subject
Paper paper 1
Exam / Course ssc cgl combined graduate level
Department
Organization Staff Selection Commission
Position
Exam Date 09, September, 2016
City, State central government,


Question Paper

1. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
Length:Meter::Power:?
Calories

Degree

Watt

Kilogram

2. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
XVTS

TSQP

SQPM

QOMK

3. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:


31

32

33

34

4. For the following question
Find the odd words/letter/number from the given alternatives:

A

U

T

O

5. For the following questions
Find the odd words/letter/number from the given alternatives:


January

April

July

May

6. For the following questions
Find the odd words/letter/number from the given alternatives:

2821

3138

4552

6471

7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary:

1 Zeal 2 Zebra 3 Zygote 4 Zinc 5 Zest








8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series:
ALZ,CJV,EHR,GFN,?

JDJ

IEK

IDJ

JEK

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

48
36
29
21
10. Chanda is the wife of Bharat. Mohan is the son of Chanda. Ashish is the brother of Bharat and father of Dhruv. How is Mohan related to Dhruv?

Sister

Cousin

Brother

Mother

11. are sitting on the round table with equal distances. F is sitting opposite to E and between A and D. C is sitting right side of E and opposite to A. Who are the neighbours of

F and D

E and F

E and C

B and F

12.From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:

CONCENTRATION

CONCERN

CONTAINER

CONCERT

CENTRAL

13. If stands for how will you code

NLMWZB

PLOWZB

NMLWZB

PQRWZB
14. If means means means then

10

3

12

21

15. In this question, some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis find out the correct answer from amongst the four alternatives for the unsolved equation.
6x5x7=567
5x4x6=?

456

564

645

654

16. Select the missing number from the given alternatives:
<img src='./qimages/1669-16.jpg'><br><br>
9

8

7

6

17. A man starts from a point, walks 5 km towards East, turns right and walks 3 km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction he is facing now?

North

South

West

South-west

18. Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statement All animals are four-footed.
2. Dog has two legs.
Conclusion I:Dog is not an animal.
II. Dog is an animal.

If only I follows

If only II follows

If neither I nor II follows

If both I and II follow

19. In the give cubes, which colour is opposite to purple?
<img src='./qimages/1669-19.jpg'><br><br>

Violet

Red

Yellow

Blue
20. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents elephants, wolves, animals?
<img src='./qimages/1669-20.jpg'><br><br>

21. which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
<img src='./qimages/1669-21-1.jpg'><br><br>

<img src='./qimages/1669-21-2.jpg'><br><br>


22. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
<img src='./qimages/1669-22.jpg'><br><br>

23. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question fifgures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
<img src='./qimages/1669-23-1.jpg'><br><br>

<img src='./qimages/1669-23-2.jpg'><br><br>
24.If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?
<img src='./qimages/1669-24-1.jpg'><br><br>

<img src='./qimages/1669-24-2.jpg'><br><br>

25. In the question, 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 in two matrices given below. 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, e.g., can be represented by 01, 13, etc., and can
be represented by 55, 66, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word
<img src='./qimages/1669-25.jpg'><br><br>

69,67,68,59

75,22,76,79

88,30,85,86

58,02,68,65

26. A 'Market Economy' is one which

is controlled by the Government

is free from the Government control

in influenced by international market forces

All of these

27. The novelist, poet and critic of which language has been conferred with Jnanpith Award for 2015?

Bengali

Telugu

Odia

Gujarati

28. The 'Cabinet Mission' of 1946 was led by
Lord Linlithgow

Lord Mountbatten

Sir Pethic Lawrence

Sir Mountford

29. Mount Abu is a hill station located in ranges.

Vindhya

Satpuda

Aravalli

Sahyadri

30. The only perennial river in Peninsular India is .

Godavari

Kaveri

Krishna

Bhima

31. Which one of the following forms the base of vegetable fibres?

Cellulose

Proteins

Fats

Oils

32. A particle is thrown vertically upward. When it reaches the highest point, it has

a downward acceleration

an upward acceleration

a downward velocity

a horizontal velocity

33. CPU Scheduler is also known as .

Job Scheduler

Resource Scheduler

Shortterm Scheduler

Process Scheduler

34. During fermentation of sugar, the compound which is always formed is

Methyl Alcohol

Ethyl Alcohol

Acetic Acid

Ethylene

35. Which type of democracy do we follow in India?

Direct

Presidential

Representative

Dictatorship

36. Social activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has recently announced to end 16year old hunger strike belongs to which State
Mizoram

Manipur

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

37. The quality or tone of a musical sound produced by a stringed instrument depends on

frequency of vibration

length of the strings in the instrument

Amplitude of vibration

waveform of the sound

38. What did Gandhiji meant by 'Sarvodaya'?

Nonviolence

Upliftment of untouchables or dalits

The birth of a new society based on ethical values

Satyagraha

39. When does solar eclipse take place

When the sun is between the moon and earth

When the earth is between the moon and sun

When the moon is between the sun and earth

When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth

40. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?

Red Sea Mediterranean Sea

Red Sea Arabian Sea

Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea Black Sea

41. The largest solar power plant in India is located at

Nagercoil

Jaisalmer

Madhapur

Rann of Kutch

42. Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by

Nationalised Commercial Bank

Reserve Bank of India

State Bank of India

Government of India

43. Removal of carbon particles from air involves the principle of

Precipitation

Filteration

Electrophoresis

Sedimentation

44. Which light is least effective in photosynthesis?

Blue light

Green light

Red light

Sunlight

45. Which of the following acts as best adsorbent?

Charcoal

Activated Charcoal

Activated Coconut Charcoal

Carbon black

46. The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by

Bacteria

Protozoa

Fungi

Green plants

47.Harsha moved his capital from to .

Thanesar Kanauj

Delhi Deogiri

Kamboj Kanauj

Valabhi Delhi

48. Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India?

Raghu Ram Rajan

Arvind Subramanian

Rajiv Mahirishi

Arvind Pangariya

49. Which type of foreign investment is considered as unsafe?

Foreign Direct Investment

Portfolio investment

NRI deposits

External commercial borrowing

50. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India was

K.M. Munshi

D.P. Khaitan

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

T.T. Krishnamachari

51. A can do 1/3rd of a work in 5 days and B can do 2/5th of this work in 10 days. Both A and together can do the work in

7 3/8days
8 4/5days
9 3/8days
10 days

52. The base area of a right pyramid is 57 sq. units and height is 10 units. Then the volume of the pyramid is

190 c. units

380 c.units

540 c.units

570 c.units

53. The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs. 1200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5 on it. Then selling price of the fan is

Rs. 1410

Rs. 1400

Rs. 1140

Rs. 1104

54. If 35% of income is equal to 25% of income, then the ratio of income to income is

7:5

5:7

4:7

4:3

55. A and B invest Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2400 respectively in a business. If after one year there is a loss of Rs. 720, how much loss will B bear? (Loss or Profit is
in proportion to their investments)

Rs. 72

Rs. 320

Rs..400

Rs. 360

56. <img src='./qimages/1669-56.jpg'><br><br>

100
200
300
400

57. At an average of 80 km/hr Shatabdi Express reaches Ranchi from Kolkata in 7 hrs. Then the distance between Kolkata and Ranchi is

560 Km

506 Km

560 m

650 m

58. <img src='./qimages/1669-58.jpg'><br><br>

12

20

28

32
59. <img src='./qimages/1669-59.jpg'><br><br>

1

0

3

2

60. X and Y are the mid points of sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC. If BC+XY=12 units, then BCXY
is
8 units

4 units

6 units

2 units

61. The length of the base of an isosceles triangle is 2x2y+4z, and its perimeter is 4x2y+6z. Then the length of each of the equal sides is

x+y





x+z
62. <img src='./qimages/1669-62.jpg'><br><br>

90°

30°

45°

60°

63. <img src='./qimages/1669-63-1.jpg'><br><br>

<img src='./qimages/1669-63-2.jpg'><br><br>

64. Visitors to a show were charged Rs. 15 each on the first day, Rs. 7.50 on the second day, Rs. 2.50 on the third day and total attendance on three days
were in the ratio 2:5:13 respectively. The average charge per person for the entire three days is

Rs. 5

Rs. 5.50

Rs. 6

Rs. 7
65. <img src='./qimages/1669-65.jpg'><br><br>

2

1

0

½

66. <img src='./qimages/1669-66.jpg'><br><br>



1



2

67. In .PQR, L and M are two points on the sides PQ and PR respectively such that LM II QR. If PL=2cm; LQ=6cm and PM=1.5 cm, then MR in cm is

0.5

4.5

9

8

68. The length of the radius of a circle with centre O is 5 cm and the length of the chord AB is 8 cm. The distance of the chord AB from the point O is

2 cm

3 cm

4 cm

15 cm
69. The upper part of a tree broke at a certain height makes an angle of 60 with the ground at a distance of 10 m. from its feet. The original height of the
tree was
<img src='./qimages/1669-69.jpg'><br><br>

70. What would be the compound interest of Rs. 25000 for 2 yrs. at per annum

2500

2562.5

2425.25

5512.5

71. <img src='./qimages/1669-71.jpg'><br><br>

0

1

2

route3

72. Study the following histogram of data related to literate people of different age groups Total number of literate people in the age group 15 to 45 years is
15 to 45 years is

2800

3700

4050

2350

73. Study the following histogram of data related to literate people of different age groups Number of people literate in the age group of 20 to 35 years is
20 35 years is
2050

1250

2150

1700

74. Study the following histogram of data related to literate people of different age groups Percentage of the literate people in the age group 30 45 years is
39%

33.33%

46.25%

66.66%

75. Study the following histogram of data related to literate people of different age groups Ratio of literate people in the age group of 2035 years to that in the age group of 3045
years is
40:20

27:41

41:27

42:26

76. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button
corresponding to it.
PROFLIGATE

TALKATIVE

INTELLIGENT

UNCONVENTIONAL

WASTEFUL

77. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding
to it.
CONTEMPLATIVE

WISTFUL

UNREFLECTIVE

NUMBED

AROUSED

78. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

RECONAISSANCE

RECCONAISANCE

RECONNAISSANCE

RECONNAISANCE

79. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button
corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
One should keep his word. No Error

A

B

C

D

80. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button
corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
If you turn the corner, you will found a house built of stone. No Error

A

B

C

D

81. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button
corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
His appearance bears a striking resemblance to your cousin. No Error

A

B

C

D

82. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question,
choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
The director congratulated Mr. Varma his success.

on

for

at

about

83. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question,
choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
The boys were to hear that we were going to build a bridge.

delight

delights

delighted

delighting

84. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question,
choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
The revolting players and the game's administrators held discussions to resolve the payment dispute.

unnecessary

obligatory

preliminary

silent
85. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it. Wild goose chase

An admirable enterprise

An honest effort

A foolish, unprofitable adventure

A powerful effort

86. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it. Smell a rat

Detect bad smell

Suspect a trick or deceit

Misunderstand

See hidden meaning

87. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase
and click the button corresponding to it. A live wire

Industrious and brilliant

Lively and active

Sincere and intelligent

Sincere and efficient

88. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
The ceremony of crowning a sovereign

Felicitation

Promotion

Coronation

Installation

89. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
One who tends to patronize, rebuff or ignore people regarded as social inferiors and imitate, admire people regarded as social superiors
Snob

Fob

Dandy

Freak

90. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A room where dead bodies are kept until burial

Grave

Cemetery

Mortuary

Pyre

91. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
Any ablebodied man is eligible for the job.

Each ablebodied man is

Any ablebodied men have been

Any ablebodied men are

No improvement

92. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
She found a wooden broken table in the room.

wooden and broken table

broken wooden table

broken and wooden table

No improvement

93. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
The truck rumbled to a halt and a man got out and ran.

shrieked at

screeched to

screamed at

No improvement

94. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
The Professor asked the intruder who was he and why was he in his lecture.

who he was and why he was

who he was and why was he

who he had been and why he had been

No improvement

95. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
My uncle goes to office on bicycle or by foot.

by bicycle or by foot

by bicycle or on foot

on bicycle or on foot

No improvement

96. A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and
click the button corresponding to it. We set out for the gallows. Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope; two others marched close against him, gripping him by
his arm and shoulder, as though, at once pushing and supporting him. The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind. Suddenly, when we had gone ten
yards, the procession stopped short without any order or warning. A dreadful thing had happened a
dog, come goodness knows whence, had appeared in the yard.
It came bounding among us with a loud volley of barks, and leapt round us wagging its whole body, wild with glee at finding so many human beings together. It was
a large woolly dog, half Airedale, half Pariah. For a moment, it pranced round us, and then, before anyone could stop it, it had made a dash for the prisoner, and
jumping up tried to lick his face. Everyone stood aghast, too taken aback even to grab at the dog.

What was the tone of the essay at the beginning?

Celebrative

Emotionally charged

Gloomy

Lighthearted

How did the arrival of the dog change the atmosphere of the event?

It caused the people to scatter

It allowed the prisoner to escape

It saddened the prisoner even more

It stunned everyone present there

A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and
click the button corresponding to it. We set out for the gallows. Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope; two others marched close against him, gripping him by
his arm and shoulder, as though, at once pushing and supporting him. The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind. Suddenly, when we had gone ten
yards, the procession stopped short without any order or warning. A dreadful thing had happened a
dog, come goodness knows whence, had appeared in the yard.
It came bounding among us with a loud volley of barks, and leapt round us wagging its whole body, wild with glee at finding so many human beings together. It was
a large woolly dog, half Airedale, half Pariah. For a moment, it pranced round us, and then, before anyone could stop it, it had made a dash for the prisoner, and
jumping up tried to lick his face. Everyone stood aghast, too taken aback even to grab at the dog.
What was the emotion displayed by the dog?

Fear

Joy

Anger

Alarm

A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and
click the button corresponding to it.
We set out for the gallows. Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope; two others marched close against him, gripping him by
his arm and shoulder, as though, at once pushing and supporting him. The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind. Suddenly, when we had gone ten
yards, the procession stopped short without any order or warning. A dreadful thing had happened a
dog, come goodness knows whence, had appeared in the yard.
It came bounding among us with a loud volley of barks, and leapt round us wagging its whole body, wild with glee at finding so many human beings together. It was
a large woolly dog, half Airedale, half Pariah. For a moment, it pranced round us, and then, before anyone could stop it, it had made a dash for the prisoner, and
jumping up tried to lick his face. Everyone stood aghast, too taken aback even to grab at the dog.
What was surprising about the actions of the dog?

It ran up and down the path

It bit the guards

It barked at the magistrates

It licked the prisoner's face

A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and click the button corresponding to it.
We set out for the gallows. Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope; two others marched close against him, gripping him by
his arm and shoulder, as though, at once pushing and supporting him. The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind. Suddenly, when we had gone ten
yards, the procession stopped short without any order or warning. A dreadful thing had happened a
dog, come goodness knows whence, had appeared in the yard.
It came bounding among us with a loud volley of barks, and leapt round us wagging its whole body, wild with glee at finding so many human beings together. It was
a large woolly dog, half Airedale, half Pariah. For a moment, it pranced round us, and then, before anyone could stop it, it had made a dash for the prisoner, and
jumping up tried to lick his face. Everyone stood aghast, too taken aback even to grab at the dog.
How did the author respond to the appearance of the dog?

He jumped at the dog and collared it

He ignored the dog and pretended it was not there

He was taken aback as the others

He yelled at the dog to silence its barking