SSC CGL Tier 1 (19 August) Shift 1 Past Year 2017 Paper - SSC CGL

In the following question, the sentence given with blank 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 ___________ my husband and I had was so loud it woke our children.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Litter

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Obliterate

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Scrimp

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Guzzle

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

To heave a sigh of relief

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

To be on cloud nine

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

She was uneasy because she (never be) on a plane before.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

No one knows how he escaped (dash) to pieces.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

As for ourselves, we

X-combing our hair 
Y-a good wash and 
Z-were contented with

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

If there is a

X-corresponding sensation
Y-kind, there has to be a
Z-change in brain activity of a certain

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

The fire destroyed the whole neighbourhood.

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

The accused said to the judge, "Let me meet my children before I die, sir."

Direction (Q.21-25) : 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.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and _____(1)_____ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has ______(2)_______ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ____(3)_______ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______(4)________ the birds of the East and ___(5)______ of the West.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and _____(1)_____ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has ______(2)_______ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ____(3)_______ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______(4)________ the birds of the East and ___(5)______ of the West.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and _____(1)_____ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has ______(2)_______ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ____(3)_______ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______(4)________ the birds of the East and ___(5)______ of the West.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and _____(1)_____ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has ______(2)_______ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ____(3)_______ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______(4)________ the birds of the East and ___(5)______ of the West.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and _____(1)_____ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has ______(2)_______ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ____(3)_______ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______(4)________ the birds of the East and ___(5)______ of the West.

Select the related word from the given alternatives.

Product : Multiplication :: Sum : ?

Select the related letters from the given alternatives.

FHK : DFI :: OQT : ?

Select the related number from the given alternatives.

10001 : 10101 :: 101 : ?

Select the odd word from the given alternatives.

Select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

Select the odd number from the given alternatives.

A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.win, note, grain, broker, ?

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

KlMnO, qRsTu, WxYzA, cDeFg, ?

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

0, 3, 8, ? , 24, 35

Faiyaz's birthday is on Wednesday 12th April. On what day of the week will be Shray's Birthday in the same year if Shray was born on 2nd October?

The weights of 4 boxes are 20, 90, 40 and 60 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight,in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

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

SMOTHERS

If FRISKED is coded as HTKUMGF, then how will SUN be coded as?

In a certain code language, '+' represents 'x', '-' represents '+', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. What is the answer to the following question?

80 + 2 ÷ 25 + 5 - 10 = ?

If 45 % 11 = 7, 59 % 34 = 7 then what is the value of 55 % 4 = ?

Select the missing number from the given responses ?

Two cars C and D start from the same point. C travels 9 km South, then turns to its left and travels another 11 km. D travels 3 km East, then turns South and travels 5 km, then turns to its left and travels another 8 km. Where is D with respect to C now?

In the question a statement is given, followed by two arguments, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given arguments, if any, is a strong argument.

Statement : Should street lights be switched off after midnight?

Argument I : No, statistics show that crime and accidents increase if street lights are switched off.
Argument II : Yes, few vehicles ply after midnight, expensive electricity will be wasted.

Which of the following cube in the answer figure cannot be made based on the unfolded cube in the question figure?

In the following figure, square represents Painters, triangle represents women, circle represents Accountants and rectangle represents Americans. Which set of letters represents Americans who are not accountants?

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure

From the given answer select in one in which the question figure is hidden / embedded

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.

If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

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 'K' can be represented by 42, 34 etc and 'Z' can be represented by 76, 59 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'SELF'.

The collection of all possible combinations of the goods and services that can be produced from a given amount of resources and a given stock of technological knowledge is called the ____________ of the economy.

If at a price, market supply is greater than market demand, we say that there is ________ in the market at that price.

In which year was All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) founded?

Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution includes equal access to shops, bathing, ghats, hotels etc?

For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi's volunteers of the Salt satyagrah walked?

The Tomara Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of _________.

India is the ______ largest country in the world.

The place on the earth's surface above the focus is called the __________.

The male sex accessory ducts include vasa efferentia, epididymis, vas deferens and______.

The meristem which occurs between mature tissues is known as _________meristem.

Which of the following Phylum are also called flatworms?

In the formula average velocity = (u + v) /2, u is the ___________.

Vocal chords in women are _______________ than vocal chords in men.

The web uses the __________ to request and serve web pages and programs.

What is the name of the acid in grapes?

Which fibre is also called as artificial silk?

During the past century, the temperature of Earth has increased by ________.

______________ scheme was launched by the Central Government to give financial services to weaker section of society.

Who discovered Uranus?

Who was the host nation of 2015 Men's Rugby World Cup?

Who started construction of Nalanda (Mahavihara) ?

Who is not amongst the winners of Nobel Prize 2016 for Chemistry?

Which of the statements given below are correct?

1. The author of the novel 'Missile Gap' is Charles Stross.
2. The author of the novel 'Bird Box' is Victor LaValle.
3. The author of the novel 'The City and the City' is China Mieville.

Which country was India's largest overseas investment destination in the year 2015-16?

China does not share its border with which Indian state?

What is the LCM of 64 and 56?

A and B together do a job in 6.75 days and A could do the job in 9 days if he worked alone. How many days would B take to do the job if he worked alone?

What is the diameter (in cm) of a sphere of surface area 154 sq cm?

A Rs 100 shirt is offered at 10% discount and a Rs 300 pair of trousers at 20% discount. If Pritam bought 1 shirt and 3 pairs of trousers, what is the effective discount (in %) he got?

A's wealth is 5/7 times of B's and C's is 10/7 times of B's. What is the ratio of C's wealth to A's?

The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 64. What is the value of largest number?

If a wholesaler, sells a box of chocolates at Rs 960 he gains 20%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1120, what is his profit percentage?

A man wills 25% of his wealth to charity and rest to his family. What percent of the wealth willed to charity does the family get?

If a person walks at 15 km/hr instead of 9 km/hr, he would have walked 3 km more in the same time. What is the actual distance (in kms) travelled by him?

Ganesh invested an amount of Rs x in a fixed deposit scheme offering 5% per annum for 1st year and 15% per annum for 2nd year and received an amount of Rs 9660 after two years. What is the value of x (in Rs)?

If [4(2x/5 - 3/2)]/3 + 7/5 = 37/5, then what is the value of x?

If a - b = 4 and ab = -3, then what is the value of a³−b³?

Sum of twice a fraction and 3 times its reciprocal is 29/3. What is the fraction?

The 7th and 12th term of an arithmetic progression are -15 and 5 respectively. What is the 16th term?

What is the reflection of the point (4, -3) in the line y = -2?

The distance between the points (2, 7) and (k, -5) is 13. What is the value of k?

What is the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 5x + 3y = 6 and having Y-intercept -3?

D and E are points on side AB and AC of ΔABC. DE is parallel to BC. If AD:DB = 2:5 and area of ΔADE is 8 cm sq, what is the area (in sq cm) of quadrilateral BDEC?

What is the value of Sin 30° - √2 Cos 30°?

Δ XYZ is right angled at Y. If m ∠Z = 60°. What is the length (in cm) of YZ, if ZX = 9√3 cm?

If Sec θ = 13/12, then what is the value of Sin θ?

The bar graph shows revenues in rupees lakhs from selling four different products (A, B, C, D) by a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

Q. Revenues from which product were the least in both the years 2015 and 2016?

The bar graph shows revenues in rupees lakhs from selling four different products (A, B, C, D) by a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

Q. By what value (in %) the revenue from sale of product B in 2016 was greater than that of 2015?

The bar graph shows revenues in rupees lakhs from selling four different products (A, B, C, D) by a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

Q. By what amount (in Rs crore) the total revenue by selling all the four products in 2016 is greater than that of 2015 ?

The bar graph shows revenues in rupees lakhs from selling four different products (A, B, C, D) by a certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

Q. If the cost of producing and selling the four products was Rs 10 crores each in 2015 and 2016 then what is the cumulative profit (in Rs Lakhs) earned in the years 2015 and 2016?