SSC CGL Past Year Paper 2018 (10 June 2019) PDF Download

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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
2 . Three of the follow ing four w ords are alike in a certain
way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
(a) Big (b) Expensive (c) Costly
(d) V aluable
3. How many triangles are there in the following
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 24
4 . Nisha and Deepak are a married couple and have
a daughter named Tanya. Currently , Deepak is 5
years older than Nisha and Nisha is thrice the age
of Tanya. If Tanya is 10 years old, what was her
father’s age at the time of his daughter’s birth?
(a) 35 years (b) 25 years (c) 30 years
(d) 20 years
5 . Find the missing number from the below options.
19 78 20
25 14 4 47
16? 13
( a) 96 (b) 7 6 (c ) 58 (d) 2 9
6. Which two signs should be interchanged in the
following equation to make it correct?
8 ´ 2 + 5 – 16 ¸ 4 = 14
(a)´ and – (b)´ and +
(c)¸ and ´ (d)¸ and +
7. Select the word pair in which the two words are
related in the same way as the two words in the
following word-pair.
Season : Winter
(a) Week : Calendar (b) Summer : Autumn
(c) Y ear : Century (d) Month : April
8 . Three of the following four number-pairs are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
odd one out.
(a) 56 : 49
(b) 64 : 54
(c) 104 : 91
(d) 32 : 28
9 . Find the missing number from the below options.
127 95
148 1 32
169 ?
(a) 1 75 (b) 1 64 (c) 1 85 (d) 1 54
10. In a code language, COMPUTER is written as
IVGFKNLX. How will TELEPHONE be written in
that language?
(a) VMNSKVOVG
(b) GVOVKSLMV
(c) VMLSKUOVG
(d) VMLSKVOVG
11. Select the term that will come next in the following
series.
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, ?
(a) 16 (b) 1 7 (c) 14 (d) 1 8
12. Select the V enn diagram that best represents the
relationship among the given set of classes.
Students, Teachers, School
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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
2 . Three of the follow ing four w ords are alike in a certain
way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
(a) Big (b) Expensive (c) Costly
(d) V aluable
3. How many triangles are there in the following
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 24
4 . Nisha and Deepak are a married couple and have
a daughter named Tanya. Currently , Deepak is 5
years older than Nisha and Nisha is thrice the age
of Tanya. If Tanya is 10 years old, what was her
father’s age at the time of his daughter’s birth?
(a) 35 years (b) 25 years (c) 30 years
(d) 20 years
5 . Find the missing number from the below options.
19 78 20
25 14 4 47
16? 13
( a) 96 (b) 7 6 (c ) 58 (d) 2 9
6. Which two signs should be interchanged in the
following equation to make it correct?
8 ´ 2 + 5 – 16 ¸ 4 = 14
(a)´ and – (b)´ and +
(c)¸ and ´ (d)¸ and +
7. Select the word pair in which the two words are
related in the same way as the two words in the
following word-pair.
Season : Winter
(a) Week : Calendar (b) Summer : Autumn
(c) Y ear : Century (d) Month : April
8 . Three of the following four number-pairs are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
odd one out.
(a) 56 : 49
(b) 64 : 54
(c) 104 : 91
(d) 32 : 28
9 . Find the missing number from the below options.
127 95
148 1 32
169 ?
(a) 1 75 (b) 1 64 (c) 1 85 (d) 1 54
10. In a code language, COMPUTER is written as
IVGFKNLX. How will TELEPHONE be written in
that language?
(a) VMNSKVOVG
(b) GVOVKSLMV
(c) VMLSKUOVG
(d) VMLSKVOVG
11. Select the term that will come next in the following
series.
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, ?
(a) 16 (b) 1 7 (c) 14 (d) 1 8
12. Select the V enn diagram that best represents the
relationship among the given set of classes.
Students, Teachers, School
                            1 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
13. A square paper is folded and cut as shown below .
How will it appear when unfolded?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
14. Which letter will replace the question mark (?) in
the following series?
A, B, E, J, Q, ?
(a)A (b) Y (c)X (d) Z
15. Select the option that is related to the third
number in the same way as the second number
is related to the first number.
12 : 68 :: 21 : ?
(a) 49 (b) 1 17 (c) 1 19 (d) 7 9
16. Saksham introduced Nidhi to his friend, “She is
the daughter of the only son of my father’s wife.”
How is Saksham related to Nidhi?
(a) Son (b) Cousin (c) Father
(d) Brother
17. Select the option that will come next in the
following series.
BOP , DPN, FQL, HRJ, ?
(a) JSH (b) JSI (c) ISH (d) ITI
18. Three different positions of a dice are shown
below. Which number appears on the face
opposite number 3?
1
5
4
5
6
2
1
3
6
(a)5 (b) 6 (c)2 (d) 4
19. Three of the following four letter - clusters are
alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the odd one out.
(a) PO WZ
(b) KNQT
(c) FILO
(d) QTWZ
20. Two statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the
statements to be true, even if they seem to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from
the statements.
Statements:
Some teachers are philosophers.
Some philosophers are writers.
Conclusions:
I. Some writers are teachers.
II. No writer is a teacher.
(a) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Either conclusion I or II follows
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(d) Only conclusion I follows
21. If EAGER is co ded as 51759 then how will CADET
be coded?
(a) 31457 (b) 34157
(c) 31547 (d) 31450
22. Arrange the following words in a logical and
meaningful order.
(1) Egypt ( 2) Africa
(3) Great Pyramid ( 4) W orld
( 5 ) G i za
(a) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
(c) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
23. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure
when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
                   
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
2 . Three of the follow ing four w ords are alike in a certain
way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
(a) Big (b) Expensive (c) Costly
(d) V aluable
3. How many triangles are there in the following
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 24
4 . Nisha and Deepak are a married couple and have
a daughter named Tanya. Currently , Deepak is 5
years older than Nisha and Nisha is thrice the age
of Tanya. If Tanya is 10 years old, what was her
father’s age at the time of his daughter’s birth?
(a) 35 years (b) 25 years (c) 30 years
(d) 20 years
5 . Find the missing number from the below options.
19 78 20
25 14 4 47
16? 13
( a) 96 (b) 7 6 (c ) 58 (d) 2 9
6. Which two signs should be interchanged in the
following equation to make it correct?
8 ´ 2 + 5 – 16 ¸ 4 = 14
(a)´ and – (b)´ and +
(c)¸ and ´ (d)¸ and +
7. Select the word pair in which the two words are
related in the same way as the two words in the
following word-pair.
Season : Winter
(a) Week : Calendar (b) Summer : Autumn
(c) Y ear : Century (d) Month : April
8 . Three of the following four number-pairs are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
odd one out.
(a) 56 : 49
(b) 64 : 54
(c) 104 : 91
(d) 32 : 28
9 . Find the missing number from the below options.
127 95
148 1 32
169 ?
(a) 1 75 (b) 1 64 (c) 1 85 (d) 1 54
10. In a code language, COMPUTER is written as
IVGFKNLX. How will TELEPHONE be written in
that language?
(a) VMNSKVOVG
(b) GVOVKSLMV
(c) VMLSKUOVG
(d) VMLSKVOVG
11. Select the term that will come next in the following
series.
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, ?
(a) 16 (b) 1 7 (c) 14 (d) 1 8
12. Select the V enn diagram that best represents the
relationship among the given set of classes.
Students, Teachers, School
                            1 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
13. A square paper is folded and cut as shown below .
How will it appear when unfolded?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
14. Which letter will replace the question mark (?) in
the following series?
A, B, E, J, Q, ?
(a)A (b) Y (c)X (d) Z
15. Select the option that is related to the third
number in the same way as the second number
is related to the first number.
12 : 68 :: 21 : ?
(a) 49 (b) 1 17 (c) 1 19 (d) 7 9
16. Saksham introduced Nidhi to his friend, “She is
the daughter of the only son of my father’s wife.”
How is Saksham related to Nidhi?
(a) Son (b) Cousin (c) Father
(d) Brother
17. Select the option that will come next in the
following series.
BOP , DPN, FQL, HRJ, ?
(a) JSH (b) JSI (c) ISH (d) ITI
18. Three different positions of a dice are shown
below. Which number appears on the face
opposite number 3?
1
5
4
5
6
2
1
3
6
(a)5 (b) 6 (c)2 (d) 4
19. Three of the following four letter - clusters are
alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the odd one out.
(a) PO WZ
(b) KNQT
(c) FILO
(d) QTWZ
20. Two statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the
statements to be true, even if they seem to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from
the statements.
Statements:
Some teachers are philosophers.
Some philosophers are writers.
Conclusions:
I. Some writers are teachers.
II. No writer is a teacher.
(a) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Either conclusion I or II follows
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(d) Only conclusion I follows
21. If EAGER is co ded as 51759 then how will CADET
be coded?
(a) 31457 (b) 34157
(c) 31547 (d) 31450
22. Arrange the following words in a logical and
meaningful order.
(1) Egypt ( 2) Africa
(3) Great Pyramid ( 4) W orld
( 5 ) G i za
(a) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
(c) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
23. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure
when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
                   
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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24. Select the figure in which the given figure is
embedded.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
25. ‘China’ is related to ‘Y uan’ in the same way as
‘Japan’ is related to ‘________’.
(a) Rand (b) Sushi (c) L ira (d) Y en
PART-B  :  GENERAL AWARENESS
26. Who among the following was the first Indian
origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
(a) Geeta Anand
(b) Gobind Behari Lal
(c) Siddhartha Mukherjee
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri
27. Of which Indian state is ‘Gamocha’ a cultural
symbol?
(a) Kerala (b) Assam (c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
28. How many members are present in the Sri Lankan
parliament?
(a) 2 10 (b) 2 15 (c) 2 32 (d) 2 25
29. What is the popular name of ‘Ascorbic Acid’?
(a) V itamin A (b) V itamin B 12
(c) V itamin K (d) V itamin C
30. Viyahula Giddha’ is a popular folk dance
performed during marriages in the Indian state
of ______·
(a) Odisha (b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab (d) Jharkhand
31. Who became the first Indian player to represent
India at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship
of Independent India?
(a) Ramesh Krishnan
(b) V ij ay Amritraj
(c) Leander Paes
(d) Ramanathan Krishnan
32. The explosion of crackers is an example of ___.
(a) Combustion (b) Precipitation
(c) Decomposition (d) Evaporation
33. World Global Recycling Day was observed on _
in 2019.
(a) 2nd January (b) 10th February
(c) 18th March (d) 16th February
34. Who among the following was the first president
of Pakistan?
(a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (b) Y ahya Khan
(c) Iskander Mirza (d) Ayub Khan
35. An economic condition when there is one buyer
and many sellers is called _________.
(a) Oligopoly (b) Monopoly
(c) Perfect Co mpetitio n (d) Monopsony
36. Which of the following is a vestigial organ?
(a) Heart (b) Kidney (c) Lungs
(d) Appendix
37. Which of the following countries has the largest
parliament in the world?
(a) U K (b) India (c) China (d) Japan
38. Which one of the following is the brightest star
in the Orion Constellation?
(a) Betelgeuse (b) Alnilam
(c) Rigel (d) Eta Orionis
39. What is the dominant chemical present in
vinegar?
(a) Malic acid (b) Formic acid
(c) Sulphuric acid (d) Ethanoic acid
40. Which of the following Indian islands lies in the
Bay of Bengal?
(a) Andaman & Nicobar
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Diu
(d) Daman
41. Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian
Congress in the year ________.
(a) 1874 (b) 1894 (c) 1854 (d) 1863
42. What is the geographic name given to a deep
and narrow valley consisting of steep sides
created by weathering and erosion by rivers,
wind, rain and tectonic activity?
(a) Buttes (b) Ridge (c) Canyon
(d) Basin
43. The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the
signing of the ________.
(a) Treaty of Yandabo (b) Treaty of Titalia
(c) Treaty of Purandar (d) Treaty of Salbai
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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
2 . Three of the follow ing four w ords are alike in a certain
way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
(a) Big (b) Expensive (c) Costly
(d) V aluable
3. How many triangles are there in the following
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 24
4 . Nisha and Deepak are a married couple and have
a daughter named Tanya. Currently , Deepak is 5
years older than Nisha and Nisha is thrice the age
of Tanya. If Tanya is 10 years old, what was her
father’s age at the time of his daughter’s birth?
(a) 35 years (b) 25 years (c) 30 years
(d) 20 years
5 . Find the missing number from the below options.
19 78 20
25 14 4 47
16? 13
( a) 96 (b) 7 6 (c ) 58 (d) 2 9
6. Which two signs should be interchanged in the
following equation to make it correct?
8 ´ 2 + 5 – 16 ¸ 4 = 14
(a)´ and – (b)´ and +
(c)¸ and ´ (d)¸ and +
7. Select the word pair in which the two words are
related in the same way as the two words in the
following word-pair.
Season : Winter
(a) Week : Calendar (b) Summer : Autumn
(c) Y ear : Century (d) Month : April
8 . Three of the following four number-pairs are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
odd one out.
(a) 56 : 49
(b) 64 : 54
(c) 104 : 91
(d) 32 : 28
9 . Find the missing number from the below options.
127 95
148 1 32
169 ?
(a) 1 75 (b) 1 64 (c) 1 85 (d) 1 54
10. In a code language, COMPUTER is written as
IVGFKNLX. How will TELEPHONE be written in
that language?
(a) VMNSKVOVG
(b) GVOVKSLMV
(c) VMLSKUOVG
(d) VMLSKVOVG
11. Select the term that will come next in the following
series.
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, ?
(a) 16 (b) 1 7 (c) 14 (d) 1 8
12. Select the V enn diagram that best represents the
relationship among the given set of classes.
Students, Teachers, School
                            1 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
13. A square paper is folded and cut as shown below .
How will it appear when unfolded?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
14. Which letter will replace the question mark (?) in
the following series?
A, B, E, J, Q, ?
(a)A (b) Y (c)X (d) Z
15. Select the option that is related to the third
number in the same way as the second number
is related to the first number.
12 : 68 :: 21 : ?
(a) 49 (b) 1 17 (c) 1 19 (d) 7 9
16. Saksham introduced Nidhi to his friend, “She is
the daughter of the only son of my father’s wife.”
How is Saksham related to Nidhi?
(a) Son (b) Cousin (c) Father
(d) Brother
17. Select the option that will come next in the
following series.
BOP , DPN, FQL, HRJ, ?
(a) JSH (b) JSI (c) ISH (d) ITI
18. Three different positions of a dice are shown
below. Which number appears on the face
opposite number 3?
1
5
4
5
6
2
1
3
6
(a)5 (b) 6 (c)2 (d) 4
19. Three of the following four letter - clusters are
alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the odd one out.
(a) PO WZ
(b) KNQT
(c) FILO
(d) QTWZ
20. Two statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the
statements to be true, even if they seem to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from
the statements.
Statements:
Some teachers are philosophers.
Some philosophers are writers.
Conclusions:
I. Some writers are teachers.
II. No writer is a teacher.
(a) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Either conclusion I or II follows
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(d) Only conclusion I follows
21. If EAGER is co ded as 51759 then how will CADET
be coded?
(a) 31457 (b) 34157
(c) 31547 (d) 31450
22. Arrange the following words in a logical and
meaningful order.
(1) Egypt ( 2) Africa
(3) Great Pyramid ( 4) W orld
( 5 ) G i za
(a) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
(c) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
23. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure
when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
                   
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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24. Select the figure in which the given figure is
embedded.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
25. ‘China’ is related to ‘Y uan’ in the same way as
‘Japan’ is related to ‘________’.
(a) Rand (b) Sushi (c) L ira (d) Y en
PART-B  :  GENERAL AWARENESS
26. Who among the following was the first Indian
origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
(a) Geeta Anand
(b) Gobind Behari Lal
(c) Siddhartha Mukherjee
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri
27. Of which Indian state is ‘Gamocha’ a cultural
symbol?
(a) Kerala (b) Assam (c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
28. How many members are present in the Sri Lankan
parliament?
(a) 2 10 (b) 2 15 (c) 2 32 (d) 2 25
29. What is the popular name of ‘Ascorbic Acid’?
(a) V itamin A (b) V itamin B 12
(c) V itamin K (d) V itamin C
30. Viyahula Giddha’ is a popular folk dance
performed during marriages in the Indian state
of ______·
(a) Odisha (b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab (d) Jharkhand
31. Who became the first Indian player to represent
India at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship
of Independent India?
(a) Ramesh Krishnan
(b) V ij ay Amritraj
(c) Leander Paes
(d) Ramanathan Krishnan
32. The explosion of crackers is an example of ___.
(a) Combustion (b) Precipitation
(c) Decomposition (d) Evaporation
33. World Global Recycling Day was observed on _
in 2019.
(a) 2nd January (b) 10th February
(c) 18th March (d) 16th February
34. Who among the following was the first president
of Pakistan?
(a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (b) Y ahya Khan
(c) Iskander Mirza (d) Ayub Khan
35. An economic condition when there is one buyer
and many sellers is called _________.
(a) Oligopoly (b) Monopoly
(c) Perfect Co mpetitio n (d) Monopsony
36. Which of the following is a vestigial organ?
(a) Heart (b) Kidney (c) Lungs
(d) Appendix
37. Which of the following countries has the largest
parliament in the world?
(a) U K (b) India (c) China (d) Japan
38. Which one of the following is the brightest star
in the Orion Constellation?
(a) Betelgeuse (b) Alnilam
(c) Rigel (d) Eta Orionis
39. What is the dominant chemical present in
vinegar?
(a) Malic acid (b) Formic acid
(c) Sulphuric acid (d) Ethanoic acid
40. Which of the following Indian islands lies in the
Bay of Bengal?
(a) Andaman & Nicobar
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Diu
(d) Daman
41. Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian
Congress in the year ________.
(a) 1874 (b) 1894 (c) 1854 (d) 1863
42. What is the geographic name given to a deep
and narrow valley consisting of steep sides
created by weathering and erosion by rivers,
wind, rain and tectonic activity?
(a) Buttes (b) Ridge (c) Canyon
(d) Basin
43. The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the
signing of the ________.
(a) Treaty of Yandabo (b) Treaty of Titalia
(c) Treaty of Purandar (d) Treaty of Salbai
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44. Who among the following is the author of the
book ‘A Passage to England’?
(a) Nirad C Chaudhuri
(b) V S Naipaul
(c) Salman Rushdie
(d) Khushwant Singh
45. Who authored ‘A Century is not Enough’in
2018?
(a) Sourav Ganguly (b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) MS Dhoni (d) V irat Kohli
46. Who among the following became the first
woman to win the Abel Prize 2019?
(a) Sophie Germain
(b) Maryam Mirzakhani
(c) Karen Uhlenbeck
(d) Julia Robinson
47. In which year did Independent India win its first
Olympic Gold in the game of hockey?
(a) 1952 (b) 1960 (c) 1948 (d) 1956
48. Silent V alley National Park is located in the Indian
state of _________.
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala (d) Uttarakhand
49. The Bangladesh Liberation War ended on __.
(a) 14th No vemb er 1972 (b) 16th De ce mb er 1971
(c) 17th October 1971 (d) 2nd October 1974
50. What is the name given to the graph that shows all
the combinations of two commodities that a
consumer can afford at given market prices and
w ithin the particular income level in economic terms?
(a) Demand Curve (b) Isocost Line
(c) Supply Curve (d) Budget Line
PART-C :    Quantitative Aptitude
51. An article is sold for `528 after successive
discounts of 20% and 12%. What is the marked
price of the article?
(a) `760 (b) `740 (c) `750 (d) `780
52. The price of sugar is increased by 20%. A person
wants to increase his expenditure by 8% only . By
what percent should he decrease his consumption?
(a) 10% (b) 11% (c) 9% (d) 12%
53. A train without stoppage travels with an average
speed of 50 km/h, and with stoppage, it travels
with an average speed of 40 km/h. For how many
minutes does the train stop on an average per hour?
(a) 12 (b) 1 3 (c) 14 (d) 1 5
54. If x + 
1
x
 = 3, then x
3
 + 
3
1
x
 is equal to:
(a) 27 (b) 3 6 (c) 24 (d) 1 8
55. A is 40% more efficient than B and C is 20% less
efficient than B. W orking together, they can finish
a work is 5 days. In how many days will A alone
complete 70% of that work?
(a)9 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 8
56. If tan q = 
2
,
3
 then 
3sin 4cos
3sin 4cos
q-q
q+q
 is equal to:
(a)
1
3
- (b)
2
3
(c)
2
3
- (d)
1
3
57. If sec 4q = cosec(q + 20°), then q is equal to:
(a) 22° (b) 18° (c) 14° (d) 20°
58. In a circle with centre O, AB is the diameter and
CD is a chord such that ABCD is a trapezium. If
ÐBAC = 40°, then ÐCAD is equal to:
(a) 15° (b) 20° (c) 50° (d) 10°
59. The value of sin
2
38° + sin
2
52° + sin
2
30° –
tan
2
45° is equal to:
(a)
1
3
(b)
1
4
(c)
3
4
(d)
1
2
60. DABC ~ DRQP and AB = 4 cm, BC = 6 cm and
AC = 5 cm. If ar(DABC) : ar(DPQR) = 9 : 4, then
PQ is equal to:
(a)
20
cm
9
(b)
8
cm
3
(c) 4 cm (d)
10
cm
3
Directions (Qs. 61-64) : The table below shows the
number of students enrolled in five colleges over the
five years (2010 to 2014).
Colleges 
Y ear
A B C D E
2010 400 270 350 430 470
2011 430 300 330 450 490
2012 370 250 360 470 410
2013 410 310 370 420 430
2014 420 290 340 480 480
61. In the year 2014, what percent of students were
enrolled in college C (correct to one decimal place)?
(a) 16.9% (b) 17.3% (c) 16.7% (d) 17.1%
62. What is the ratio of the total students enrolled in
colleges A and B in the y ear 2012 to the total students
enrolled in colleges D and E in the year 2013?
(a)   62 : 85 (b)  62 : 88  (c)  63 : 86 (d)  58 : 63
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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
2 . Three of the follow ing four w ords are alike in a certain
way and one is different. Pick the odd word out.
(a) Big (b) Expensive (c) Costly
(d) V aluable
3. How many triangles are there in the following
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 24
4 . Nisha and Deepak are a married couple and have
a daughter named Tanya. Currently , Deepak is 5
years older than Nisha and Nisha is thrice the age
of Tanya. If Tanya is 10 years old, what was her
father’s age at the time of his daughter’s birth?
(a) 35 years (b) 25 years (c) 30 years
(d) 20 years
5 . Find the missing number from the below options.
19 78 20
25 14 4 47
16? 13
( a) 96 (b) 7 6 (c ) 58 (d) 2 9
6. Which two signs should be interchanged in the
following equation to make it correct?
8 ´ 2 + 5 – 16 ¸ 4 = 14
(a)´ and – (b)´ and +
(c)¸ and ´ (d)¸ and +
7. Select the word pair in which the two words are
related in the same way as the two words in the
following word-pair.
Season : Winter
(a) Week : Calendar (b) Summer : Autumn
(c) Y ear : Century (d) Month : April
8 . Three of the following four number-pairs are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
odd one out.
(a) 56 : 49
(b) 64 : 54
(c) 104 : 91
(d) 32 : 28
9 . Find the missing number from the below options.
127 95
148 1 32
169 ?
(a) 1 75 (b) 1 64 (c) 1 85 (d) 1 54
10. In a code language, COMPUTER is written as
IVGFKNLX. How will TELEPHONE be written in
that language?
(a) VMNSKVOVG
(b) GVOVKSLMV
(c) VMLSKUOVG
(d) VMLSKVOVG
11. Select the term that will come next in the following
series.
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, ?
(a) 16 (b) 1 7 (c) 14 (d) 1 8
12. Select the V enn diagram that best represents the
relationship among the given set of classes.
Students, Teachers, School
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(a) (b)
(c) (d)
13. A square paper is folded and cut as shown below .
How will it appear when unfolded?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
14. Which letter will replace the question mark (?) in
the following series?
A, B, E, J, Q, ?
(a)A (b) Y (c)X (d) Z
15. Select the option that is related to the third
number in the same way as the second number
is related to the first number.
12 : 68 :: 21 : ?
(a) 49 (b) 1 17 (c) 1 19 (d) 7 9
16. Saksham introduced Nidhi to his friend, “She is
the daughter of the only son of my father’s wife.”
How is Saksham related to Nidhi?
(a) Son (b) Cousin (c) Father
(d) Brother
17. Select the option that will come next in the
following series.
BOP , DPN, FQL, HRJ, ?
(a) JSH (b) JSI (c) ISH (d) ITI
18. Three different positions of a dice are shown
below. Which number appears on the face
opposite number 3?
1
5
4
5
6
2
1
3
6
(a)5 (b) 6 (c)2 (d) 4
19. Three of the following four letter - clusters are
alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the odd one out.
(a) PO WZ
(b) KNQT
(c) FILO
(d) QTWZ
20. Two statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the
statements to be true, even if they seem to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from
the statements.
Statements:
Some teachers are philosophers.
Some philosophers are writers.
Conclusions:
I. Some writers are teachers.
II. No writer is a teacher.
(a) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Either conclusion I or II follows
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(d) Only conclusion I follows
21. If EAGER is co ded as 51759 then how will CADET
be coded?
(a) 31457 (b) 34157
(c) 31547 (d) 31450
22. Arrange the following words in a logical and
meaningful order.
(1) Egypt ( 2) Africa
(3) Great Pyramid ( 4) W orld
( 5 ) G i za
(a) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
(c) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
23. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure
when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.
                   
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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24. Select the figure in which the given figure is
embedded.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
25. ‘China’ is related to ‘Y uan’ in the same way as
‘Japan’ is related to ‘________’.
(a) Rand (b) Sushi (c) L ira (d) Y en
PART-B  :  GENERAL AWARENESS
26. Who among the following was the first Indian
origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
(a) Geeta Anand
(b) Gobind Behari Lal
(c) Siddhartha Mukherjee
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri
27. Of which Indian state is ‘Gamocha’ a cultural
symbol?
(a) Kerala (b) Assam (c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
28. How many members are present in the Sri Lankan
parliament?
(a) 2 10 (b) 2 15 (c) 2 32 (d) 2 25
29. What is the popular name of ‘Ascorbic Acid’?
(a) V itamin A (b) V itamin B 12
(c) V itamin K (d) V itamin C
30. Viyahula Giddha’ is a popular folk dance
performed during marriages in the Indian state
of ______·
(a) Odisha (b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab (d) Jharkhand
31. Who became the first Indian player to represent
India at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship
of Independent India?
(a) Ramesh Krishnan
(b) V ij ay Amritraj
(c) Leander Paes
(d) Ramanathan Krishnan
32. The explosion of crackers is an example of ___.
(a) Combustion (b) Precipitation
(c) Decomposition (d) Evaporation
33. World Global Recycling Day was observed on _
in 2019.
(a) 2nd January (b) 10th February
(c) 18th March (d) 16th February
34. Who among the following was the first president
of Pakistan?
(a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (b) Y ahya Khan
(c) Iskander Mirza (d) Ayub Khan
35. An economic condition when there is one buyer
and many sellers is called _________.
(a) Oligopoly (b) Monopoly
(c) Perfect Co mpetitio n (d) Monopsony
36. Which of the following is a vestigial organ?
(a) Heart (b) Kidney (c) Lungs
(d) Appendix
37. Which of the following countries has the largest
parliament in the world?
(a) U K (b) India (c) China (d) Japan
38. Which one of the following is the brightest star
in the Orion Constellation?
(a) Betelgeuse (b) Alnilam
(c) Rigel (d) Eta Orionis
39. What is the dominant chemical present in
vinegar?
(a) Malic acid (b) Formic acid
(c) Sulphuric acid (d) Ethanoic acid
40. Which of the following Indian islands lies in the
Bay of Bengal?
(a) Andaman & Nicobar
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Diu
(d) Daman
41. Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian
Congress in the year ________.
(a) 1874 (b) 1894 (c) 1854 (d) 1863
42. What is the geographic name given to a deep
and narrow valley consisting of steep sides
created by weathering and erosion by rivers,
wind, rain and tectonic activity?
(a) Buttes (b) Ridge (c) Canyon
(d) Basin
43. The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the
signing of the ________.
(a) Treaty of Yandabo (b) Treaty of Titalia
(c) Treaty of Purandar (d) Treaty of Salbai
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44. Who among the following is the author of the
book ‘A Passage to England’?
(a) Nirad C Chaudhuri
(b) V S Naipaul
(c) Salman Rushdie
(d) Khushwant Singh
45. Who authored ‘A Century is not Enough’in
2018?
(a) Sourav Ganguly (b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) MS Dhoni (d) V irat Kohli
46. Who among the following became the first
woman to win the Abel Prize 2019?
(a) Sophie Germain
(b) Maryam Mirzakhani
(c) Karen Uhlenbeck
(d) Julia Robinson
47. In which year did Independent India win its first
Olympic Gold in the game of hockey?
(a) 1952 (b) 1960 (c) 1948 (d) 1956
48. Silent V alley National Park is located in the Indian
state of _________.
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala (d) Uttarakhand
49. The Bangladesh Liberation War ended on __.
(a) 14th No vemb er 1972 (b) 16th De ce mb er 1971
(c) 17th October 1971 (d) 2nd October 1974
50. What is the name given to the graph that shows all
the combinations of two commodities that a
consumer can afford at given market prices and
w ithin the particular income level in economic terms?
(a) Demand Curve (b) Isocost Line
(c) Supply Curve (d) Budget Line
PART-C :    Quantitative Aptitude
51. An article is sold for `528 after successive
discounts of 20% and 12%. What is the marked
price of the article?
(a) `760 (b) `740 (c) `750 (d) `780
52. The price of sugar is increased by 20%. A person
wants to increase his expenditure by 8% only . By
what percent should he decrease his consumption?
(a) 10% (b) 11% (c) 9% (d) 12%
53. A train without stoppage travels with an average
speed of 50 km/h, and with stoppage, it travels
with an average speed of 40 km/h. For how many
minutes does the train stop on an average per hour?
(a) 12 (b) 1 3 (c) 14 (d) 1 5
54. If x + 
1
x
 = 3, then x
3
 + 
3
1
x
 is equal to:
(a) 27 (b) 3 6 (c) 24 (d) 1 8
55. A is 40% more efficient than B and C is 20% less
efficient than B. W orking together, they can finish
a work is 5 days. In how many days will A alone
complete 70% of that work?
(a)9 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 8
56. If tan q = 
2
,
3
 then 
3sin 4cos
3sin 4cos
q-q
q+q
 is equal to:
(a)
1
3
- (b)
2
3
(c)
2
3
- (d)
1
3
57. If sec 4q = cosec(q + 20°), then q is equal to:
(a) 22° (b) 18° (c) 14° (d) 20°
58. In a circle with centre O, AB is the diameter and
CD is a chord such that ABCD is a trapezium. If
ÐBAC = 40°, then ÐCAD is equal to:
(a) 15° (b) 20° (c) 50° (d) 10°
59. The value of sin
2
38° + sin
2
52° + sin
2
30° –
tan
2
45° is equal to:
(a)
1
3
(b)
1
4
(c)
3
4
(d)
1
2
60. DABC ~ DRQP and AB = 4 cm, BC = 6 cm and
AC = 5 cm. If ar(DABC) : ar(DPQR) = 9 : 4, then
PQ is equal to:
(a)
20
cm
9
(b)
8
cm
3
(c) 4 cm (d)
10
cm
3
Directions (Qs. 61-64) : The table below shows the
number of students enrolled in five colleges over the
five years (2010 to 2014).
Colleges 
Y ear
A B C D E
2010 400 270 350 430 470
2011 430 300 330 450 490
2012 370 250 360 470 410
2013 410 310 370 420 430
2014 420 290 340 480 480
61. In the year 2014, what percent of students were
enrolled in college C (correct to one decimal place)?
(a) 16.9% (b) 17.3% (c) 16.7% (d) 17.1%
62. What is the ratio of the total students enrolled in
colleges A and B in the y ear 2012 to the total students
enrolled in colleges D and E in the year 2013?
(a)   62 : 85 (b)  62 : 88  (c)  63 : 86 (d)  58 : 63
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63. The number of students studying in college E in
the year 2013 is approximately what percent of
the number of students studying in colleges B,
C and D taken together in the year 2013 (nearest
to one decimal place)?
(a) 38 .2% (b) 38 .6% (c) 39 .1% (d) 39 .4%
64. What is the average number of students
studying in college D over the given years?
(a) 450 (b) 420 (c) 430 (d) 440
65. The radius of a sphere is reduced by 40%. By
what percent will its volume decrease?
(a) 60% (b) 64% (c)   72.5% (d) 78.4%
66. The value of 4.5 – (3.2 ¸ 0.8 ´ 5) + 3 ´ 4 ¸ 6 is:
(a) – 13.5 (b) 4.2 (c) – 8.5 (d) 5.7
67. From a point P outside a circle, PAB is a secant
and PT is a tangent to the circle, where, A, B and
T are points on the circle. If PT = 5 cm, P A = 4 cm
and AB = x cm, then x is equal to:
(a) 2.25 cm (b) 2.75 cm
(c) 2.45 cm (d) 1.75 cm
68. The average marks of 40 students was found to
be 68. If the marks of two students were incorrectly
entered as 48 and 64 instead of 84 and 46
respectively , then what is the correct average?
(a) 68.25 (b) 68.15
(c) 68.45 (d) 68.35
69. If a + b + c = 13 and ab + bc + ca = 54, then
a
3
 + b
3
 + c
3
 – 3abc is equal to:
(a) 793 (b) 273 (c) 91 (d) 182
70. If a : b = 3 : 2, then (5a + 2b) : (3a + 4b) is equal to:
(a) 16 : 15 (b) 8 : 7 (c) 19 : 17 (d) 17 : 14
71. Two articles are sold for `9,720 each. On one,
the seller gains 8% and on the other, he loses
10%. What is his overall gain or loss?
(a) ` 380 gain (b) ` 380 loss
(c) ` 360 loss (d) ` 360 gain
72. The difference between the compound interest
and simple interest on `x at 8% per annum for 2
years is `19.20. What is the value of x?
(a) 2,500 (b) 3,200 (c) 2,800 (d) 3,000
73. If 
1
4, x
x
-= then 
2
2
1
x
x
+ is equal to:
(a) 192 (b) 326 (c) 322 (d) 256
74. In DABC, AD is the median and G is a point on
AD such that AG : GD = 2 : 1. Then ar(DBDG) :
ar(DABC) is equal to:
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 9 (c) 1 : 6 (d) 1 : 3
75. If the six digit number 15x
1 
y
2
 is divisible by 44,
then (x + y) is equal to:
(a)8 (b) 7 (c)6 (d) 9
PART-D :  ENGLISH LANGUAGE
76. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given
word.
ACCEPT
(a) reject (b) acquire (c) obtain
(d) release
77. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the
blank.
Technology can be ________ and people seem
to be more attached to screens than ever before.
(a) addictive (b) infatuated (c) incorrigible
(d) contagious
78. Select the correctly spelt word.
(a) challeng (b) challange (c) chalenge
(d) challenge
79. Select the correct active form of the given
sentence.
Let the bell be rung every forty minutes.
(a) The bell should be rung every forty minutes
(b) Ring the bell every forty minutes.
(c) The bell ought to be rung every forty
minutes
(d) Let the bell keep ringing every forty minutes.
80. Select the word which means the same as the
group of words given.
Something which is fit to be eaten
(a) unpalatable (b) delicious
(c) edible (d) tasty
81. Select the most appropriate option to substitute
the underlined segment in the given sentence. If
no substitution is required, select No improvement.
Biologists believe that increased human activity
means an accelerated rate of change in habitat
for all creatures of the world.
(a) No improvement
(b) human activity meant a acelerated rate in
change
(c) human activities mean an acelerated rate
from change
(d) human activity is meaning an acelerated rate
of change
82. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select
the option that gives their correct order.
A. Here, the picture perfect French Quarter and
heritage laden Tamil streets blend into one
another.
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