SSC CGL Tier 1 (8 July) Past Year 2012 Paper

Which country’s Constitution is a mixture of both Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government?

Who among the following rulers paid considerable attention to irrigation and public works ?

The Ilbert Bill was introduced during the time of

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at

In which language was Chachnama written originally?

Gita Govinda was written by

The 2004-­09 Foreign Trade Policy gave emphasis to

Markets fail when

Monopolistic competition produces

Neglect of agriculture in the development process will lead to

A Socialist economy is

That India is a secular state is implied in the phrase

Opium is a plant product obtained from

Which one among the following is not a unit of weight ?

The materials which are weakly repelled by magnets are called

What is the distance of ‘distinct vision’ for normal eye?

A body which is a good absorber of heat is also a

Which among the following was a precursor to the Internet ?

In Java,____ is an independent sequential flow of control within a process.

The colour of cow’s milk is slightly yellowish due to the presence of

Which of the following is not caused or aggravated by air pollution ?

Magnetic Equator is closely associated with

Lands dependent on rain are

Which of the following mountain systems has the feature of syntaxial bend ?

Palaeontology is the study of

The first fertiliser plant in India was set up at

When dust gets into the eye, the part that becomes inflamed and pink is the

Haemoglobin is a respiratory pigment present in all chordata except in larvae of

Ilium is a part of

The pores in leaves through which liquid water oozes out at times are called

Some oil­rich seeds can be stored for long periods without any change in their oil content because of the presence of

The planet nearest to the Sun is

The least populated State in India is

The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was

The Indian Railways inaugurated the country’s first Green Station in 2011 at

Who is the author of the latest book ‘Journey of a Nation : Indian National Congress - 125 Years’ ?

Which of the following became the first country in Europe to apply a ban on the wearing of full­ face­ coverings in 2011 ?

Who among the following was selected in 2011 for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 ?

Who among the following won the Men’s Singles Title in the Wimbledon 2011 Championship ?

Which of the following is used as a mordant in dyeing ?

Semiconductor materials are

Food chain is present in

Green house effect in the environment is due to the increase of

Which of the following phenomena is considered as associated with global warming ?

Which one of the following countries has the highest natural gas reserves ?

The Book ‘Mein Kampf ‘ was written by

The largest tiger reserve in India is

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d). i.e. No error.

Q. Raghav was unhappy to hear (a) /the news of his son’s failure (b) / in the examination. (c)/ No error (d)

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d). i.e. No error.

Q. Either he (a) / or his wife (b) / are coming to attend the dinner. (c) / No error (d)

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d). i.e. No error.

Q. The launch of the first artificial satellite by the Russians (a) / took the world almost entirely unawares (b) / and provocation flood speculation about its significance. (c) / No Error (d)

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d). i.e. No error.

Q. When an university formulates (a) / new regulations, (b) / it must circulate its decision to the faculty. (c) / No error (d)

In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d). i.e. No error.

Q. The office with all its modern furniture (a)/ and equipments were sold (b) / for a meagre amount. (c)/ No error (d)

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Q. Because it does not aim to ___ to the masses and strives for an ___ view, art is fated to be always under attack.

You must apologise ____him _____the wrong you havedone.

After I_____ dinner, I____ T.V. for a while.

I ____him because of his____

Enemies are almost always _____as they share the same____of hatred, suspicion and betrayal.

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Copious

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Prerogative

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Aggravate

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Sycophants

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Flout

In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

Harbinger

In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

Expeditious

In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

Postponed

In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

Faded

In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

Heterogeneous

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase as your answer.

To account for

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase as your answer.

Gift of the gab

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase as your answer.

Kicked the bucket

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase as your answer.

A wolf in sheep’s clothing

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase as your answer.

She left him in the lurch

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is Underline. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

Q. I want to tidy my room but I had no time.

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is Underline. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

Q. My relative was living in that house during 1965 to ­1975.

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is Underline. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

Q. Contact for Clatterers and Decorators.

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is Underline. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

Q. After my long walk, I was pleased to have an iced drink. I found it lively.

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is Underline. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

Q. The revue at the theatre got excellent reviews from most newspapers.

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.

Q. Having infinite power

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.

Q. One who hates women

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.

Q. A feeling of fondness, mixed with some sadness, for something in the past

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.

Q. One who looks at the bright side of things in life

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.

Q. Dying without making a will

In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

In the following questions, you have a brief passages with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Once upon an unfortunate time, there was a hairy thing called ‘man’. Along with him was a hairier thing called ‘animal’. Man had a larger brain which made him think he was superior to animals. Some men thought they were superior to others. They became leader men. Leader men said, ‘We have no need to work; we will kill animals to eat.’ So they did. Man increased and animals decreased. Eventually leader men said, There are not enough animals left to eat. We must grow our own food.’ So man grew food.

Everywhere man killed all wild life. Soon there was none and all the birds were poisoned. Leader men said, ‘At last we are free of pests.’ Man’s numbers increased. The world became crowded with men. They all had to sleep standing up. One day a leader man saw some new creatures eating his crops. The creature’s name was the starving people’. ‘These creatures are a menace!’ said the leader man.

Q. ‘We have no need to work’ said the leader man because

Once upon an unfortunate time, there was a hairy thing called ‘man’. Along with him was a hairier thing called ‘animal’. Man had a larger brain which made him think he was superior to animals. Some men thought they were superior to others. They became leader men. Leader men said, ‘We have no need to work; we will kill animals to eat.’ So they did. Man increased and animals decreased. Eventually leader men said, There are not enough animals left to eat. We must grow our own food.’ So man grew food.

Everywhere man killed all wild life. Soon there was none and all the birds were poisoned. Leader men said, ‘At last we are free of pests.’ Man’s numbers increased. The world became crowded with men. They all had to sleep standing up. One day a leader man saw some new creatures eating his crops. The creature’s name was the starving people’. ‘These creatures are a menace!’ said the leader man.

Q. The hero of the story is

Once upon an unfortunate time, there was a hairy thing called ‘man’. Along with him was a hairier thing called ‘animal’. Man had a larger brain which made him think he was superior to animals. Some men thought they were superior to others. They became leader men. Leader men said, ‘We have no need to work; we will kill animals to eat.’ So they did. Man increased and animals decreased. Eventually leader men said, There are not enough animals left to eat. We must grow our own food.’ So man grew food.

Everywhere man killed all wild life. Soon there was none and all the birds were poisoned. Leader men said, ‘At last we are free of pests.’ Man’s numbers increased. The world became crowded with men. They all had to sleep standing up. One day a leader man saw some new creatures eating his crops. The creature’s name was the starving people’. ‘These creatures are a menace!’ said the leader man.

Q. Man thought he was superior to other creatures because

Once upon an unfortunate time, there was a hairy thing called ‘man’. Along with him was a hairier thing called ‘animal’. Man had a larger brain which made him think he was superior to animals. Some men thought they were superior to others. They became leader men. Leader men said, ‘We have no need to work; we will kill animals to eat.’ So they did. Man increased and animals decreased. Eventually leader men said, There are not enough animals left to eat. We must grow our own food.’ So man grew food.

Everywhere man killed all wild life. Soon there was none and all the birds were poisoned. Leader men said, ‘At last we are free of pests.’ Man’s numbers increased. The world became crowded with men. They all had to sleep standing up. One day a leader man saw some new creatures eating his crops. The creature’s name was the starving people’. ‘These creatures are a menace!’ said the leader man.

Q. Men had to sleep standing up as

Once upon an unfortunate time, there was a hairy thing called ‘man’. Along with him was a hairier thing called ‘animal’. Man had a larger brain which made him think he was superior to animals. Some men thought they were superior to others. They became leader men. Leader men said, ‘We have no need to work; we will kill animals to eat.’ So they did. Man increased and animals decreased. Eventually leader men said, There are not enough animals left to eat. We must grow our own food.’ So man grew food.

Everywhere man killed all wild life. Soon there was none and all the birds were poisoned. Leader men said, ‘At last we are free of pests.’ Man’s numbers increased. The world became crowded with men. They all had to sleep standing up. One day a leader man saw some new creatures eating his crops. The creature’s name was the starving people’. ‘These creatures are a menace!’ said the leader man.

Q. Pick out a suitable title for the passage.

In the following questions, you have a brief passages with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives for one’s daily work. The early riser is able to complete a lot of work before others even get out of their bed. As the mind is fresh in the morning, free from distractions, one is able to do quality work. One is able, if so inclined, to have early morning exercises which keep one energetic throughout the day Thus one completes one’s work during the day without hurrying much and is left with time in the evening for play or entertainment or relaxation by a leisurely walk. This leads to a good night’s rest after which one is able to rise fresh the next morning to face another day.

Q. An early riser is able to complete his work without hurrying because

The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives for one’s daily work. The early riser is able to complete a lot of work before others even get out of their bed. As the mind is fresh in the morning, free from distractions, one is able to do quality work. One is able, if so inclined, to have early morning exercises which keep one energetic throughout the day Thus one completes one’s work during the day without hurrying much and is left with time in the evening for play or entertainment or relaxation by a leisurely walk. This leads to a good night’s rest after which one is able to rise fresh the next morning to face another day.

Q. An early riser gets ample time in the evening to

The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives for one’s daily work. The early riser is able to complete a lot of work before others even get out of their bed. As the mind is fresh in the morning, free from distractions, one is able to do quality work. One is able, if so inclined, to have early morning exercises which keep one energetic throughout the day Thus one completes one’s work during the day without hurrying much and is left with time in the evening for play or entertainment or relaxation by a leisurely walk. This leads to a good night’s rest after which one is able to rise fresh the next morning to face another day.

Q. Going to bed early is good for health because

The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives for one’s daily work. The early riser is able to complete a lot of work before others even get out of their bed. As the mind is fresh in the morning, free from distractions, one is able to do quality work. One is able, if so inclined, to have early morning exercises which keep one energetic throughout the day Thus one completes one’s work during the day without hurrying much and is left with time in the evening for play or entertainment or relaxation by a leisurely walk. This leads to a good night’s rest after which one is able to rise fresh the next morning to face another day.

Q. How does early rising affect one’s day ?

The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives for one’s daily work. The early riser is able to complete a lot of work before others even get out of their bed. As the mind is fresh in the morning, free from distractions, one is able to do quality work. One is able, if so inclined, to have early morning exercises which keep one energetic throughout the day Thus one completes one’s work during the day without hurrying much and is left with time in the evening for play or entertainment or relaxation by a leisurely walk. This leads to a good night’s rest after which one is able to rise fresh the next morning to face another day.

Q. An early riser gets his work done well because

For the following questions answer them individually

Q. The height of a tower is h and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is a. On moving a distance h/2 towards, the tower, the angle of elevation becomes 0. The value of cotα - cot β is

If sec x + cos x = 3, then tan²x - sin²x is

Given that ∠ABC = 90°, BC is parallel to DE. If AB = 12, BD = 6 and BC = 10, then the length of DE is

AB and CD are two parallel chords drawn on two opposite sides of their parallel diameter such that AB = 6 cm, CD = 8 cm. If the radius of the circle is 5 cm, the distance between the chords, in cm, is

A chord AB of length 3√2 unit subtends a right angle at the centre 0 of a circle. Area of the sector AOB (in sq. units) is

If sin p + cosec p = 2, then the value of sin⁷p + cosec⁷p is

If sin θ + sin²θ + sin³θ = 1, then cos⁶θ - 4cos⁴θ + 8cos²θ is equal to

sin (45 + θ) - cos (45 - θ) is

A man is climbing a ladder which is inclined to the wall at an angle of 30°. If he ascends at a rate of 2 m/s, then he approaches the wall at the rate of

Value of 2 (sin⁶ θ + cos⁶ θ) - 3 (sin⁴ θ + cos⁴ θ) + 1 is

If ab > 0 and the point (a, b) lies in the third quadrant, the quadrant in which the point (­5, - a) lies is

ABC is a triangle with AC = BC and ∠ABC = 50°. The side BC is produced to D so that BC = CD. ∠BAD is

If a straight line L makes an angle θ (θ > 90°) with the positive direction of x­ axis, then the acute angle made by a straight line L 1 , perpendicular to L, with the y­axis is

The radius of a circle is 6 cm. An external point is at a distance of 10 cm from the centre. Then the length of the tangent drawn to the circle from the external point upto the point of contact is

If G be the centroid of AABC and the area of AGBD is 6 sq. cm, where D is the mid­point of side BC, then the area of AABC is

A triangle is inscribed in a circle and the diameter of the circle is its one side. Then the triangle will be

AB and BC are two chords of a circle with centre O. If P and Q are the mid­points of AB and BC respectively, then the quadrilateral OQBP must be

In any triangle ABC, the base angles at B and C are bisected by BO and CO respectively. Then ∠BOC is

An article was sold ford 96. If percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost price of the article is

The average of 7 numbers is 8. If one number is added, their average is 9. Then the added number is

With an average speed of 40 km/ hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 35 km/hr, it is late by 15 minutes. The total journey is

Three students A, B and C play cricket. The runs scored by A and B respectively are in the ratio 3 : 2. B’s runs to C’s runs are also in the same ratio. Together they score 342 runs. Then the runs scored by B are

A trader fixes selling prices of commodities after increasing them by 10% and offers 10% rebate on selling prices. The per cent gain or loss is

If the area of the circle in the figure is 36 sq. cm. and ΔBCD is a square, then the area of ΔACD, in sq. cm, is

If the operation ‘o’ among real numbers is defined by x o y = x² - 2y, then values of x satisfying 2xo 4 =2 ox is

If x = 2 + √3 , the value of

If 50% of (x - y) = 30% of (x + y), then what per cent of x is y?

B borrowed 5,000 from A at 6%, p. a. simple interest and lends it to C at compound interest of 10% p. a. If B collects the money back from C after 2 years and repays A, the profit made by B in the transaction is

Two trains starting at the same time from two stations 200 km apart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. The ratio of their speeds is

The least number which when divided by 25, 40 and 60 leaves the remainder 7 in each case is

The least number which is divisible by all the natural numbers upto and including 10 is

The value of 2 × (2.11 + 2.23 + 2.16) is

40 men can finish a work in 15 days. If the work is to be completed 3 days earlier, how many more people should be employed ?

A father is 7 years older than the mother and the mother’s age now is 3 times the age of the daughter. The daughter is 10 years old now. What was the father’s age when the daughter was born ?

Of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and is half of the third. If the average of these numbers is 56, the numbers in order are

Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions. Profit Earned by a company (in crore rupees) during certain years

Q.

If the income in the year 2003 was 60 crores and the expenditure of that year equals the expenditure of the year 2005, the income of the company (in crore rupees) in 2005 was

Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions. Profit Earned by a company (in crore rupees) during certain years

Q. If the expenditure in the year 2007 was 60 crores, then the income (in crore rupees) in that year was

Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions. Profit Earned by a company (in crore rupees) during certain years

Q. The year in which the percentage increase in the profit from that of the previous year is the highest is

Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions. Profit Earned by a company (in crore rupees) during certain years

Q. What is the approximate per cent (to the nearest integer) r,r it of the year 2006, if the inc. —ne of that year was? 120 crores ?

Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions. Profit Earned by a company (in crore rupees) during certain years

Q. What is the approximate per cent (to nearest integer) increase in the profit in the year 2009 from that of the previous year ?

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

PQR : CBA : : ?

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

2 : 12 :: ? : 80

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

3 : 10 :: 08 : ?

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

? : 233345 : : 51119 : 91523

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

Finger : Hand : : ?

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

Newspaper : Reader : : Bread : ?

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

Axis : Earth : : Hub : ?

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

AZBY : ? : : EVFU : GTHS

In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:

ZXVT : ? : : MKIG : NPRT

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.

For the following questions answer them individually

Find out a set of numbers amongst the alternatives given which is most unlike the set given below.

3, 7, 100

In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

AZ ,YB ,CX ,?

In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

1763, 1992, 2221, ?, 2679, 2908