SSC-CGL 2020 Questions

4 March 2020 • Shift 1

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Question 1

King Harshavardhana ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, ________.

Indravardhana

Suryavardhana

Rajyavardhana

Chandravardhana

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a folk dance belonging to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir?

Dhumal

Haﬁza

Rouf

Dangi

Question 3

Private ownership of the means of production is a feature of a _______ economy.

capitalist

socialist

mixed

dual

Question 4

The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of ________ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah.

Allahabad

Agra

Bijapur

Delhi

Question 5

Who was the President of the World Bank Group as of January, 2020?

David Malpass

Robert Zoellick

Jim Yong Kim

Paul Wolfowitz

Question 6

The 14th Dalai Lama resides in _______.

Gangtok

Dharamsala

Kalimpong

Shillong

Question 7

Who among the following is an Indian Olympic archer and Padma Shri winner?

Kidambi Srikanth

Bajrang Punia

Balbir Singh Dosanjh

Limba Ram

Question 8

The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in ________.

Odisha

Tamil Nadu

Assam

Kerala

Question 9

_______ expansion makes the Eiffel Tower taller during summers.

Thermal

Gradient

Gravitational

Chemical

Question 10

The major component of modern Olympic gold medals is ________.

Bronze

Gold

Silver

Copper

Question 11

The ________ lake in Gujarat was an artiﬁcial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas.

Lonar

Loktak

Sudarshana

Pushkar

Question 12

Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of ________.

sati

untouchability

titles

slavery

Question 13

_________ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE.

Rajagaha

Pataliputra

Varanasi

Mathura

Question 14

Xerophthalmia is caused due to the deﬁciency of vitamin ________.

Question 15

Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the _______.

lunar exosphere

lunar stratosphere

lunar thermosphere

lunar endosphere

Question 16

In May 2019, the International Monetary Fund agreed to bail out ________ with a fund of $6 billion.

Nepal

Pakistan

India

Bangladesh

Question 17

The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, _______.

Dandin

Kamban

Banabhatta

Jinsena

Question 18

The Vedic Civilisation in India ﬂourished along the river__________.

Narmada

Saraswati

Tapi

Godavari

Question 19

Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth?

Article 23

Article 25

Article 19

Article 15

Question 20

Lt. General _______ took charge as the Chief of Army Staff on 31 December 2019.

Ravendra Pal Singh

Bipin Rawat

Manoj Mukund Naravane

Anil Chauhan

Question 21

According to the United Nations' World Economic Situation and Prospects Report, 2019, the Indian economy is expected to expand by _____ in 2020.

7.6%

7.2%

7.8%

7.1%

Question 22

In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ________.

Mathura

Varanasi

Panipat

Pataliputra

Question 23

In biological terms, _______ is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism beneﬁts and the other is unaffected.

Amensalism

Mutualism

Commensalism

Parasitism

Question 24

In April 2019, scientists in ________ produced the world’s ﬁrst 3D printed heart using human tissue.

Ethiopia

Israel

Kenya

Croatia

Question 25

Asia's largest wholesale spice market is located in _______.

Kolkata

Bengaluru

Ahmedabad

Delhi

Question 26

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Back to square one

Neglect something

Come to the original point

Draw a square

Move ahead

Question 27

Comprehension

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Competence

Consumation

Chronology

Compromise

Question 28

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate word to substitute the underlined word of the given sentence. If substitution is not required select ‘No improvement’. To ﬁght on the battleﬁeld for the sake of one's country needs a great strongness.

the greatest strongness

a lots of strength

No improvement

great courage

Question 29

Comprehension

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Tresure

Tamarind

Turmoil

Truthful

Question 30

Comprehension

Select the correct active form of the given sentence. This beautiful story was written by Maya.

Maya writes this beautiful story.

Maya was writing this beautiful story.

Maya wrote this beautiful story.

Maya is writing this beautiful story.

Question 31

Comprehension

Select the antonym of the given word. LIBERTY

Deliverance

Convenience

Dependence

Independence

Question 32

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1

superﬁcial

opposite

appropriate

wrong

Question 33

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2

out

for

Question 34

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3

damages

facilities

advantages

qualities

Question 35

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4

invented

proposed

managed

discovered

Question 36

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5

malady

melody

parody

remedy

Question 37

Comprehension

Select one word for the following group of words. Open refusal to obey orders

Compliance

Adherence

Obedience

Deﬁance

Question 38

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Dead heat

Close contest that ends in a tie

Strong opposition to one's ideas

A deadly blast of hot air

A strong heat wave

Question 39

Comprehension

Select the synonym of the given word. REVERE

Respect

Condemn

Enjoy

Repeat

Question 40

Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The boy which stole the money was caught by the police.

was caught

The boy which

stole the money

by the police

Question 41

Comprehension

Select the synonym of the given word. PREVENT

Construct

Allow

Avert

Provoke

Question 42

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate word to ﬁll in the blank. She ______ on paying the bill at the restaurant.

offered

insisted

suggested

requested

Question 43

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the underlined segment of the given sentence. If substitution is not required select ‘no improvement’. The animal resembled with a cat.

resembled

resembled by

No improvement

resembled to

Question 44

Comprehension

Select the antonym of the given word. BROAD

Long

Narrow

Large

Wide

Question 45

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate word to ﬁll in the blank. The groom stood before the ______ for the wedding ceremony at the church.

atlas

alter

attic

altar

Question 46

Comprehension

Select one word for the following group of words. Morals that govern one's behavior

Intuition

Ethics

Attitude

Psychology

Question 47

Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. Eventually, she overcame adversities and achieved success. B. She engaged herself in ‘earn while you learn’, ﬁnance scheme in her college. C. She needed ﬁnancial support to complete her graduation. D. Rama was a very poor girl.

ABCD

ADCB

DCBA

CBDA

Question 48

Comprehension

Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. The teacher commanded the students not to shout.

The teacher says to the students, "Do not shout."

The teacher said to the students, "Don’t shout.”

The teacher said to the student, "You should not shout.”

The teacher told to the students, "You must not shout.”

Question 49

Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Saraswati college has maintained its reputation as one of the best college in the country.

Saraswati college has maintained

its reputation as

in the country

one of the best college

Question 50

Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. “We are going to the market, ” declared Reetu and Geetu. B. “Where are you going?” the father asked. C. “Take your umbrella, it is going to rain, ” the mother said. D. “Yes, deﬁnitely. We will, ” replied the two.

ABDC

DCAB

BACD

BCDA