SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (7th March 2018 - Shift 1) | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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1. 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'.
Photosynthesis is (1)/ possible (2)/
because of sun. (3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
2. 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'.
Every effect we see, hear or speak in our
outside (1)/ or physical world has a
specific cause that (2)/ have its origin in
the inner or mental world. (3)/ No error
(4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
3. 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.
______ worst is yet to come.
A. The B. An
C. A D. None
Ans. A 
4. 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.
Corruption is an evil generally more
_________ in the underdeveloped and
developing countries of the world.
A. reluctant B. distant
C. rampant D. extravagant
Ans. C 
5. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Turbulence
A. Agitation B. Calmness
C. Repose D. Stillness
Ans. A 
6. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Quiescent
A. Dull B. Questionable
C. Bright D. Alive
Ans. A 
7. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Sordid
A. Dirty B. Black
C. Corrupt D. Reputable
Ans. D 
8. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Relationship
A. Affinity B. Member
C. Leaning D. Opposition
Ans. D 
9. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The art of
P : efforts and practice
Q : fruit of persistent
R : effective presentation is the
A. QPR B. RPQ
C. RQP D. PRQ
Ans. C 
10. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Passive/Active Voice.
The girl caught the kite.
A. The kite was caught by the girl.
B. The kite is caught by the girl.
C. The kite was catch by the girl.
D. The kite is catch by the girl.
Ans. A 
11. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
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1. 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'.
Photosynthesis is (1)/ possible (2)/
because of sun. (3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
2. 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'.
Every effect we see, hear or speak in our
outside (1)/ or physical world has a
specific cause that (2)/ have its origin in
the inner or mental world. (3)/ No error
(4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
3. 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.
______ worst is yet to come.
A. The B. An
C. A D. None
Ans. A 
4. 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.
Corruption is an evil generally more
_________ in the underdeveloped and
developing countries of the world.
A. reluctant B. distant
C. rampant D. extravagant
Ans. C 
5. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Turbulence
A. Agitation B. Calmness
C. Repose D. Stillness
Ans. A 
6. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Quiescent
A. Dull B. Questionable
C. Bright D. Alive
Ans. A 
7. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Sordid
A. Dirty B. Black
C. Corrupt D. Reputable
Ans. D 
8. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Relationship
A. Affinity B. Member
C. Leaning D. Opposition
Ans. D 
9. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The art of
P : efforts and practice
Q : fruit of persistent
R : effective presentation is the
A. QPR B. RPQ
C. RQP D. PRQ
Ans. C 
10. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Passive/Active Voice.
The girl caught the kite.
A. The kite was caught by the girl.
B. The kite is caught by the girl.
C. The kite was catch by the girl.
D. The kite is catch by the girl.
Ans. A 
11. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
Tina said to him, “Please wait here till I 
return.” 
A. Tina asked him to stay there.
B. Tina requested him to wait there till
she returned.
C. Tina request him to wait until she
comes.
D. Tina says he should wait there till her
returned.
Ans. B 
12. In the following question, a word has
been written in four different ways out of
which only one is correctly spelt. Select
the correctly spelt word.
A. Laison B. Liaison
C. Lieison D. Liaisone
Ans. B 
13. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time.
A. close B. closest
C. closeness D. closely
Ans. B 
14. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
to remember it, one that lets you revisit 
________ just people and places and 
ages, but the hidden crannies of 
________ own memory and the strange 
landscape of emotions that lies beyond. 
time machine ever ____________, one 
that transports 
A. build B. built
C. building D. builds
Ans. B 
15. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
everything exists ________ you choose
to
A. so B. to
C. at D. as
Ans. C 
16. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
lets you revisit ________ just people
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1. 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'.
Photosynthesis is (1)/ possible (2)/
because of sun. (3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
2. 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'.
Every effect we see, hear or speak in our
outside (1)/ or physical world has a
specific cause that (2)/ have its origin in
the inner or mental world. (3)/ No error
(4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
3. 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.
______ worst is yet to come.
A. The B. An
C. A D. None
Ans. A 
4. 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.
Corruption is an evil generally more
_________ in the underdeveloped and
developing countries of the world.
A. reluctant B. distant
C. rampant D. extravagant
Ans. C 
5. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Turbulence
A. Agitation B. Calmness
C. Repose D. Stillness
Ans. A 
6. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Quiescent
A. Dull B. Questionable
C. Bright D. Alive
Ans. A 
7. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Sordid
A. Dirty B. Black
C. Corrupt D. Reputable
Ans. D 
8. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Relationship
A. Affinity B. Member
C. Leaning D. Opposition
Ans. D 
9. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The art of
P : efforts and practice
Q : fruit of persistent
R : effective presentation is the
A. QPR B. RPQ
C. RQP D. PRQ
Ans. C 
10. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Passive/Active Voice.
The girl caught the kite.
A. The kite was caught by the girl.
B. The kite is caught by the girl.
C. The kite was catch by the girl.
D. The kite is catch by the girl.
Ans. A 
11. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
Tina said to him, “Please wait here till I 
return.” 
A. Tina asked him to stay there.
B. Tina requested him to wait there till
she returned.
C. Tina request him to wait until she
comes.
D. Tina says he should wait there till her
returned.
Ans. B 
12. In the following question, a word has
been written in four different ways out of
which only one is correctly spelt. Select
the correctly spelt word.
A. Laison B. Liaison
C. Lieison D. Liaisone
Ans. B 
13. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time.
A. close B. closest
C. closeness D. closely
Ans. B 
14. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
to remember it, one that lets you revisit 
________ just people and places and 
ages, but the hidden crannies of 
________ own memory and the strange 
landscape of emotions that lies beyond. 
time machine ever ____________, one 
that transports 
A. build B. built
C. building D. builds
Ans. B 
15. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
everything exists ________ you choose
to
A. so B. to
C. at D. as
Ans. C 
16. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
lets you revisit ________ just people
C. no D. not
Ans. C 
17. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
but the hidden crannies of ________ own
memory and
A. your B. you
C. yourself D. yourselves
Ans. C 
18. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
Be left stranded
A. Unable to leave somewhere because
of a problem.
B. Suffer a bad hair day.
C. Having only a single thing to hold on
to save yourself.
D. To be the last person on whom the
blame falls on eventually.
Ans. D 
19. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
All thumbs
A. Permission from the concerned 
people to go ahead. 
B. A crowd cheering their favourite
team.
C. Physically awkward, especially with
respect to the hands.
D. An illiterate person who cannot sign
his name.
Ans. B 
20. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
A group of people leading the way in new
developments or ideas
A. Sycophant B. Stooge
C. Zealot D. Vanguard
Ans. C 
21. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Eager or quick to argue or fight;
aggressively defiant
A. Docile B. Truculent
C. Pliable D. Pliant
Ans. D 
22. 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".
The base of the cooking vessels would
have a thick coating of carbon deposit
and (clean) it was a pain.
A. cleaned B. cleans
C. cleaning D. no
improvement
Ans. C 
23. 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".
It (has been pointed) out that people’s
Facebook postings are not a real
reflections of who they are.
A. has being pointed
B. has been point
C. has been pointing
D. no improvement
Ans. D 
24. 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.
The introduction of
A-had ruled from the time man learned
to cook food
B-meant the end of firewood, which
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1. 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'.
Photosynthesis is (1)/ possible (2)/
because of sun. (3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
2. 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'.
Every effect we see, hear or speak in our
outside (1)/ or physical world has a
specific cause that (2)/ have its origin in
the inner or mental world. (3)/ No error
(4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
3. 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.
______ worst is yet to come.
A. The B. An
C. A D. None
Ans. A 
4. 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.
Corruption is an evil generally more
_________ in the underdeveloped and
developing countries of the world.
A. reluctant B. distant
C. rampant D. extravagant
Ans. C 
5. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Turbulence
A. Agitation B. Calmness
C. Repose D. Stillness
Ans. A 
6. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Quiescent
A. Dull B. Questionable
C. Bright D. Alive
Ans. A 
7. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Sordid
A. Dirty B. Black
C. Corrupt D. Reputable
Ans. D 
8. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Relationship
A. Affinity B. Member
C. Leaning D. Opposition
Ans. D 
9. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The art of
P : efforts and practice
Q : fruit of persistent
R : effective presentation is the
A. QPR B. RPQ
C. RQP D. PRQ
Ans. C 
10. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Passive/Active Voice.
The girl caught the kite.
A. The kite was caught by the girl.
B. The kite is caught by the girl.
C. The kite was catch by the girl.
D. The kite is catch by the girl.
Ans. A 
11. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
Tina said to him, “Please wait here till I 
return.” 
A. Tina asked him to stay there.
B. Tina requested him to wait there till
she returned.
C. Tina request him to wait until she
comes.
D. Tina says he should wait there till her
returned.
Ans. B 
12. In the following question, a word has
been written in four different ways out of
which only one is correctly spelt. Select
the correctly spelt word.
A. Laison B. Liaison
C. Lieison D. Liaisone
Ans. B 
13. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time.
A. close B. closest
C. closeness D. closely
Ans. B 
14. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
to remember it, one that lets you revisit 
________ just people and places and 
ages, but the hidden crannies of 
________ own memory and the strange 
landscape of emotions that lies beyond. 
time machine ever ____________, one 
that transports 
A. build B. built
C. building D. builds
Ans. B 
15. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
everything exists ________ you choose
to
A. so B. to
C. at D. as
Ans. C 
16. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
lets you revisit ________ just people
C. no D. not
Ans. C 
17. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
but the hidden crannies of ________ own
memory and
A. your B. you
C. yourself D. yourselves
Ans. C 
18. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
Be left stranded
A. Unable to leave somewhere because
of a problem.
B. Suffer a bad hair day.
C. Having only a single thing to hold on
to save yourself.
D. To be the last person on whom the
blame falls on eventually.
Ans. D 
19. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
All thumbs
A. Permission from the concerned 
people to go ahead. 
B. A crowd cheering their favourite
team.
C. Physically awkward, especially with
respect to the hands.
D. An illiterate person who cannot sign
his name.
Ans. B 
20. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
A group of people leading the way in new
developments or ideas
A. Sycophant B. Stooge
C. Zealot D. Vanguard
Ans. C 
21. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Eager or quick to argue or fight;
aggressively defiant
A. Docile B. Truculent
C. Pliable D. Pliant
Ans. D 
22. 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".
The base of the cooking vessels would
have a thick coating of carbon deposit
and (clean) it was a pain.
A. cleaned B. cleans
C. cleaning D. no
improvement
Ans. C 
23. 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".
It (has been pointed) out that people’s
Facebook postings are not a real
reflections of who they are.
A. has being pointed
B. has been point
C. has been pointing
D. no improvement
Ans. D 
24. 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.
The introduction of
A-had ruled from the time man learned
to cook food
B-meant the end of firewood, which
C-the kerosene stove also
A. CAB B. BCA
C. CBA D. BAC
Ans. B 
25. In the following question, four words are
given out of which one word is correctly
spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
A. obsesive B. obsessiv
C. obsessive D. obsesiv
Ans. B 
26. In the following question, select the
related word pair from the given
alternatives.
Rectangle : Four : : ? : ?
A. Square : Seven
B. Polygon : Two
C. Circle : Six
D. Triangle : Three
Ans. D 
27. In the following question, select the
related number pair from the given
alternatives.
13 : 17 : : ? : ?
A. 17 : 24 B. 19 : 23
C. 19 : 27 D. 21 : 23
Ans. B 
28. In the following question, select the
related letter pair from the given 
alternatives. 
EFG : GHI : : ? : ? 
A. RFH : THJ B. NPS : OQT
C. LAN : JYL D. TOP : QLM
Ans. A 
29. In the following question, select the odd
word pair from the given alternatives.
A. Length – Metre
B. Temperature – Degree
C. Ampere – Current
D. Work – Joule
Ans. C 
30. In the following question, four number
pairs are given. The number on left side
of (–) is related to the number of the
right side of (–) with some
Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on
basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select
the odd one out from the given
alternatives.
A. 12 – 121 B. 14 – 169
C. 16 – 215 D. 18 – 289
Ans. C 
31. In the following question, select the odd
letter/letters from the given alternatives.
A. HFD B. SQO
C. ZXV D. BZU
Ans. D 
32. Arrange the given words in the sequence
in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Brides
2. Boastful
3. Blizzard
4. Biology
5. Brilliant
A. 15234 B. 54321
C. 43215 D. 32145
Ans. C 
33. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
12, 15, 19, 24, 30, ?
A. 38 B. 37
C. 39 D. 40
Ans. B 
34. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
A, D, H, M, ?
A. R B. S
C. Q D. T
Ans. B 
35. In a row, there are 8 girls between Aruna
and Bimla and Aruna being the first girl
in row. There are 5 girls between Bimla
and Chetna. If there are 14 girls after
Chetna, then how many minimum girls
are there in the row?
A. 13 B. 15
C. 18 D. 16
Ans. C 
36. From the given alternatives, select the
word which CANNOT be formed using the
letters of the given word.
Precious
A. Pire B. Rise
C. Rose D. Rest
Ans. D 
37. In a certain code language, “RINKS” is
written as “SKOMT”. How is “FRIED”
written in that code language?
A. PQGHJ B. HUKHD
C. KOTGJ D. GTJGE
Ans. D 
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1. 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'.
Photosynthesis is (1)/ possible (2)/
because of sun. (3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
2. 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'.
Every effect we see, hear or speak in our
outside (1)/ or physical world has a
specific cause that (2)/ have its origin in
the inner or mental world. (3)/ No error
(4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C 
3. 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.
______ worst is yet to come.
A. The B. An
C. A D. None
Ans. A 
4. 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.
Corruption is an evil generally more
_________ in the underdeveloped and
developing countries of the world.
A. reluctant B. distant
C. rampant D. extravagant
Ans. C 
5. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Turbulence
A. Agitation B. Calmness
C. Repose D. Stillness
Ans. A 
6. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Quiescent
A. Dull B. Questionable
C. Bright D. Alive
Ans. A 
7. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Sordid
A. Dirty B. Black
C. Corrupt D. Reputable
Ans. D 
8. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Relationship
A. Affinity B. Member
C. Leaning D. Opposition
Ans. D 
9. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The art of
P : efforts and practice
Q : fruit of persistent
R : effective presentation is the
A. QPR B. RPQ
C. RQP D. PRQ
Ans. C 
10. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Passive/Active Voice.
The girl caught the kite.
A. The kite was caught by the girl.
B. The kite is caught by the girl.
C. The kite was catch by the girl.
D. The kite is catch by the girl.
Ans. A 
11. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
Tina said to him, “Please wait here till I 
return.” 
A. Tina asked him to stay there.
B. Tina requested him to wait there till
she returned.
C. Tina request him to wait until she
comes.
D. Tina says he should wait there till her
returned.
Ans. B 
12. In the following question, a word has
been written in four different ways out of
which only one is correctly spelt. Select
the correctly spelt word.
A. Laison B. Liaison
C. Lieison D. Liaisone
Ans. B 
13. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time.
A. close B. closest
C. closeness D. closely
Ans. B 
14. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
to remember it, one that lets you revisit 
________ just people and places and 
ages, but the hidden crannies of 
________ own memory and the strange 
landscape of emotions that lies beyond. 
time machine ever ____________, one 
that transports 
A. build B. built
C. building D. builds
Ans. B 
15. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
everything exists ________ you choose
to
A. so B. to
C. at D. as
Ans. C 
16. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
lets you revisit ________ just people
C. no D. not
Ans. C 
17. 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.
Photography is the _____________ we
can get to stopping time. The camera is
our pause button, the cork we use to
stop time from running out. And the
photo album is the most potent time
machine ever ____________, one that
transports you to a curated past where
everything exists ________ you choose
to remember it, one that lets you revisit
________ just people and places and
ages, but the hidden crannies of
________ own memory and the strange
landscape of emotions that lies beyond.
but the hidden crannies of ________ own
memory and
A. your B. you
C. yourself D. yourselves
Ans. C 
18. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
Be left stranded
A. Unable to leave somewhere because
of a problem.
B. Suffer a bad hair day.
C. Having only a single thing to hold on
to save yourself.
D. To be the last person on whom the
blame falls on eventually.
Ans. D 
19. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
All thumbs
A. Permission from the concerned 
people to go ahead. 
B. A crowd cheering their favourite
team.
C. Physically awkward, especially with
respect to the hands.
D. An illiterate person who cannot sign
his name.
Ans. B 
20. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
A group of people leading the way in new
developments or ideas
A. Sycophant B. Stooge
C. Zealot D. Vanguard
Ans. C 
21. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Eager or quick to argue or fight;
aggressively defiant
A. Docile B. Truculent
C. Pliable D. Pliant
Ans. D 
22. 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".
The base of the cooking vessels would
have a thick coating of carbon deposit
and (clean) it was a pain.
A. cleaned B. cleans
C. cleaning D. no
improvement
Ans. C 
23. 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".
It (has been pointed) out that people’s
Facebook postings are not a real
reflections of who they are.
A. has being pointed
B. has been point
C. has been pointing
D. no improvement
Ans. D 
24. 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.
The introduction of
A-had ruled from the time man learned
to cook food
B-meant the end of firewood, which
C-the kerosene stove also
A. CAB B. BCA
C. CBA D. BAC
Ans. B 
25. In the following question, four words are
given out of which one word is correctly
spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
A. obsesive B. obsessiv
C. obsessive D. obsesiv
Ans. B 
26. In the following question, select the
related word pair from the given
alternatives.
Rectangle : Four : : ? : ?
A. Square : Seven
B. Polygon : Two
C. Circle : Six
D. Triangle : Three
Ans. D 
27. In the following question, select the
related number pair from the given
alternatives.
13 : 17 : : ? : ?
A. 17 : 24 B. 19 : 23
C. 19 : 27 D. 21 : 23
Ans. B 
28. In the following question, select the
related letter pair from the given 
alternatives. 
EFG : GHI : : ? : ? 
A. RFH : THJ B. NPS : OQT
C. LAN : JYL D. TOP : QLM
Ans. A 
29. In the following question, select the odd
word pair from the given alternatives.
A. Length – Metre
B. Temperature – Degree
C. Ampere – Current
D. Work – Joule
Ans. C 
30. In the following question, four number
pairs are given. The number on left side
of (–) is related to the number of the
right side of (–) with some
Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on
basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select
the odd one out from the given
alternatives.
A. 12 – 121 B. 14 – 169
C. 16 – 215 D. 18 – 289
Ans. C 
31. In the following question, select the odd
letter/letters from the given alternatives.
A. HFD B. SQO
C. ZXV D. BZU
Ans. D 
32. Arrange the given words in the sequence
in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Brides
2. Boastful
3. Blizzard
4. Biology
5. Brilliant
A. 15234 B. 54321
C. 43215 D. 32145
Ans. C 
33. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
12, 15, 19, 24, 30, ?
A. 38 B. 37
C. 39 D. 40
Ans. B 
34. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
A, D, H, M, ?
A. R B. S
C. Q D. T
Ans. B 
35. In a row, there are 8 girls between Aruna
and Bimla and Aruna being the first girl
in row. There are 5 girls between Bimla
and Chetna. If there are 14 girls after
Chetna, then how many minimum girls
are there in the row?
A. 13 B. 15
C. 18 D. 16
Ans. C 
36. From the given alternatives, select the
word which CANNOT be formed using the
letters of the given word.
Precious
A. Pire B. Rise
C. Rose D. Rest
Ans. D 
37. In a certain code language, “RINKS” is
written as “SKOMT”. How is “FRIED”
written in that code language?
A. PQGHJ B. HUKHD
C. KOTGJ D. GTJGE
Ans. D 
38. In a certain code language, 'x' represents
'+', '÷' represents 'x', '-' represents '÷'
and '+' represents ''. Find out the answer
to the following question.
5 4 10 7 16 ? ? - + ? = 
A. 50 B. 5
C. 9 D. 11
Ans. D 
39. The following equation is incorrect. Which
two signs should be interchanged to
correct the equation?
18 12 3 10 2 64 ? - ? + =
A. + and x B. + and ÷
C. ÷ and - D. - and +
Ans. C 
40. If 9#3 = 120, 3#4 = 70 and 2#9 = 110,
then find the value of 5#2 = ?
A. 40 B. 50
C. 70 D. 80
Ans. C 
41. Which of the following terms follows the
trend of the given list?
QPPPPPP, QQPPPPP, QQQPPPP, 
QQQQPPP, QQQQQPP, 
_______________. 
A. QQQQQQP B. PPPPPPP
C. QPPPPPP D. QQPPPPP
Ans. A 
42. A pilot takes off and flies 35 km West
then, it turns South and flies 15 km, then
it turns to its left and flies 20 km, then it
turns north and flies 15 km. Where is the
plane now with respect to its starting
position?
A. 55 km West B. 15 km East
C. 15 km West D. 55 km East
Ans. C 
43. In the question two statements are
given, followed by two conclusions, I and
II. You have to consider the statements
to be true even if it seems 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: No rings are bangles
Statement II: All gold are rings
Conclusion I: No bangles are gold
Conclusion II: Some rings are gold
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both conclusions I and II follow
D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
follows
Ans. C 
44. In the following figure, rectangle 
represents Dentists, circle represents 
Bloggers, triangle represents Comedians 
and square represents Boxers. Which set 
of letters represents Dentists who are 
either Bloggers or Comedians? 
A. LKCB B. GLKC
C. FEC D. Kn
Ans. B 
45. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
ANT, CPV, ERX, ?, IVB
A. GTZ B. FSY
C. GTY D. FSZ
Ans. A 
46. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 49, 50, ?
A. 54 B. 53
C. 51 D. 52
Ans. D 
47. In the following question, four groups of
three numbers are given. In each group
the second and third number are related
to the first number by a
Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on
basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select
the odd one out from the given
alternatives.
A. (10, 12, 14) B. (12, 14, 16)
C. (18, 20, 22) D. (24, 26, 30)
Ans. D 
48. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figures is the right
image of the given figure?