SSC-CGL 2020 Questions

9 March 2020 • Shift 1

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Question 1

Fatehabad district derives its name from the eponymous headquarters town founded by ______ in the 14th century, who named it after his son Fateh Khan.

Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Allauddin Khilji

Humayun

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Question 2

________ are called the ‘Powerhouses’ of the cell.

Mitochondria

Arteries

Pituitary glands

Lungs

Question 3

What does the writ of ‘Mandamus’ mean?

We Command

By What Warrants

You May Have the Body

To be Certiﬁed

Question 4

Which of the following years is called the Year of the Great Divide in the demographic history of India?

1931

1911

1921

1951

Question 5

Name the ﬁrst actor to win the Oscar Awards.

Lionel Barrymore

Emil Jannings

Warner Baxter

Charlie Chaplin

Question 6

Name the author of the book ‘Ain-i-Akbari’?

Dara Shikoh

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana

Abu’l Fazl

Todar Mal

Question 7

Which of the following Acts was amended to provide a statutory basis for the implementation of the ﬂexible inﬂation targeting (FIT) framework?

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961

The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act, 1948

Banking Regulation Act, 1949

Question 8

What is the yellow dust present in the middle of a ﬂower called?

Zygote

Sperm

Stomata

Pollen

Question 9

The wood of which of the following trees is used to make the large plucked string instrument used in Carnatic classical music known as Bobbili Veena / Saraswathi Veena?

Jackfruit wood

Sandal wood

Walnut wood

Teak wood

Question 10

Deﬁciency of which of the following vitamins causes Night Blindness?

Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin A

Question 11

Shaukat Kaiﬁ passed away in 2019. She was the mother of which famous actress?

Shabana Azmi

Dia Mirza

Fatima Sana Shaikh

Urmila Matondkar

Question 12

Who launched the ﬁrst phase of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) on 15th January 2020?

Devendra Fadnavis

Uddhav Thackeray

Narendra Modi

Ajit Pawar

Question 13

Jai Prakash Narayan Museum of Socialism is situated in:

New Delhi

Lucknow

Vadodara

Amritsar

Question 14

Protium, deuterium and tritium are the naturally occurring isotopes of:

hydrogen

carbon

nitrogen

gold

Question 15

The Legislative Assembly of which state adopted a new logo on the 9th January 2020?

Assam

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Tripura

Question 16

In which of the following is citric acid present?

Black Gram

Curd

Lemon

Tamarind

Question 17

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its ___________ foundation day on January 15, 2020.

135th

139th

145th

140th

Question 18

Name the Indian equestrian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics oﬃcially after a wait / span of two decades.

Bishal Singh

Ghulam Mohammed Khan

Fouaad Mirza

Raghubir Singh

Question 19

What does GNP stand for?

Gramin Nigam Parishad

Gramin Nisak Praman

Gross National Product

Gross National Produce

Question 20

Who designed the logo for Lokpal in India?

B.P . Raju

Kamareddy

Prashant Mishra

Deepak Punia

Question 21

On which country has the World Anti-doping Agency recently imposed a 4-year ban?

Pakistan

China

Brazil

Russia

Question 22

In which year was the ﬁrst Round Table Conference held in London?

1930

1919

1923

1907

Question 23

What is the pass at the southern end of the Nilgiri hills called?

Chorla ghat pass

Palakkad gap

Goran ghat pass

Malshej ghat pass

Question 24

In which year did the Portuguese capture Goa?

1510 AD

1475 AD

1540 AD

1610 AD

Question 25

The Paithan Hydro - Electric Project is on river _______.

Brahmaputra

Yamuna

Narmada

Godavari

Question 26

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. Our new oﬃce will become operational from a weeks time.

for a weeks time

by the week's time

in a week's time

No improvement

Question 27

Comprehension

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Fortunately, the ﬁre did not cause much damage.

Fortunately, not much damage was caused by the ﬁre.

Fortunately, not much damage was being caused by the ﬁre.

Fortunately, not much damage is caused by the ﬁre.

Fortunately, not much damage is being caused by the ﬁre.

Question 28

Comprehension

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Rahul said to his mother, "Can I go out and play now?"

Rahul asked his mother if he could go out and play then.

Rahul asked his mother that could he go out and play then.

Rahul asked his mother if can he go out and play now.

Rahul asked to his mother could he go out and play now.

Question 29

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Kill two birds with one stone

To plan two murders simultaneously

To try something impossible

To achieve two results with a single effort

To be an expert shooter

Question 30

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. You will not learn cycling unless you don't try.

until you don't try

unless you didn't try

unless you try

until you are not trying

Question 31

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Solemn

Ignorant

Serious

Ordinary

Furious

Question 32

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to ﬁll in blank number (1).

one

the

Question 33

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to ﬁll in blank number (2).

stretching

sprawling

spreading

scheming

Question 34

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to ﬁll in blank number (3).

none

nor

Question 35

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to ﬁll in blank number (4).

dismayed

distracted

displayed

destroyed

Question 36

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to ﬁll in blank number (5).

but

also

and

Question 37

Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. These baits were temptations that people couldn't resist. B. He evolved a theory that the world was a rat-trap. C. Once, a peddler sat looking at his rat-traps. D. Here, people lay baits for others.

CBDA

BDAC

CADB

DACB

Question 38

Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Central character in a story or play

Cartoonist

Hedonist

Opportunist

Protagonist

Question 39

Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Mohit did not went to school yesterday as he was unwell.

went to school

was unwell

Mohit did not

yesterday as he

Question 40

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Eradicate

Uproot

Approve

Condense

Magnify

Question 41

Comprehension

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. Your demands are bound to lead to ______ in the family.

absence

discord

decrease

barrier

Question 42

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Persuade

Impress

Pervade

Induce

Dissuade

Question 43

Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Person or animal living on another

Parasite

Pupil

Successor

Heir

Question 44

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTL Y spelt word.

Furious

Journy

Delicious

Failure

Question 45

Comprehension

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. Do you want to ______ to Reader's Digest magazine?

prescribe

describe

transcribe

Question 46

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Rear

Front

Lower

Back

Hind

Question 47

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTL Y spelt word.

Potraite

Pageant

Pamphlet

Persevere

Question 48

Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If a few drops of lemon are put in the milk, it has turned sour.

drops of lemon

If a few

it has turned sour

are put in the milk

Question 49

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Make off with

To understand

To run away

To transfer

To discover

Question 50

Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. Their prestige and glory spread far and wide. B. The ﬁrst Olympics were held at Olympia in Greece in 776 B.C. C. It was because the Christians believed that they encouraged pagan worship in temples. D. However, with the advent of Christianity, the games lost their importance.

BADC

BCDA

ACDB

DCAB