SSC-CGL 2023 Questions

18 July 2023 • Shift 1

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Question 1

Logical Reasoning

The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word MENTOR are arranged in English alphabetical order?

Three

One

Two

None

Question 2

Logical Reasoning

Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster. JAP: BSH :: NDZ: FVR ::LCX:?

DUP

DVP

EUP

EVP

Question 3

Logical Reasoning

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. 3 — 20 — 7 5 — 26 — 8 NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

8 — 28 — 6

17 — 20 — 13

18 — 70 — 6

5 — 20 — 8

Question 4

Logical Reasoning

51 is related to 256 by certain logic. Following the same logic, 53 is related to 266. To which of the following is 55 related, following the same logic? (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

276

213

249

290

Question 5

Logical Reasoning

Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? WIX, VHW, UGV, TFU, ?

TEU

SFT

SEU

SET

Question 6

Logical Reasoning

The question contains pairs of words that are related to each other in a certain way. Three of the following four word pairs are alike as these have the same relationship and thus form a group. Which word pair is the one that DOES NOT belong to that group? (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)

Loud - noisy

Honest - truthful

Tired - exhausted

Close - open

Question 7

Logical Reasoning

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Sugar : Sweet :: Habanero : ?

Sour

Spicy

Salty

Bitter

Question 8

Logical Reasoning

In a certain code language, ‘DRIVE’ is coded as ‘62749’ and ‘RIDES’ is coded as ‘76284’. What is the code for ‘V’ in that language?

Question 9

Logical Reasoning

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 1064 × 2 – 653 ÷ 2 + 89 = ?

1749

1497

1974

1947

Question 10

Logical Reasoning

In a certain code language, ‘she is girl’ is coded as ‘7 3 9’; ‘he is boy’ is coded as ‘9 6 5’ and ‘girl is tall’ is coded as ‘9 3 8’. How is ‘she’ coded in that language?

Question 11

Logical Reasoning

In a certain code language, ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’; ‘A − B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’; ‘A × B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’ and ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’. Based on the above, how is S related to P if ‘P × Q ÷ R − S × A’?

Mother

Son

Daughter

Father

Question 12

Logical Reasoning

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘÷’ and ‘–‘ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘+’ are interchanged? 37 ÷ 56 – 7 × 2 + 6 = ?

Question 13

Logical Reasoning

Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series. _ Y Z K X K X _ Z K X _ X Y _ K X K X Y Z _ X K X Y

KXYKZ

XYKZK

XYZKK

KYXZK

Question 14

Logical Reasoning

Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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 pineapples are oranges. All oranges are bananas. All bananas are plums. Conclusions: I. Some pineapples are plums. II. All oranges are plums. III. No pineapple is a banana.

Only conclusions I and III follow

Only conclusions II and III follow

Only conclusions I and II follow

Only conclusion III follows

Question 15

Logical Reasoning

How many triangles are there in the figure shown below?

Question 16

Logical Reasoning

In a certain code language, 'TABU' is written as 'SBAV' and 'TANK’ is written as 'SBML'. How will 'TAIL’ be written in that language?

SMBH

SBMH

SBHM

SMHB

Question 17

Logical Reasoning

Six letters A, B, C, D, E and F are written on different faces of a dice. Three positions of this dice are shown in the figure. Find the letter on the face opposite to A.

Question 18

Logical Reasoning

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (5, 80, 16) (18, 108, 6)

(15, 185, 14)

(17, 8, 135)

(13, 91, 7)

(9, 81, 8)

Question 19

Logical Reasoning

Three of the following numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

16 – 9 – 139

12 – 7 – 79

17 – 5 – 80

25 – 7 – 175

Question 20

Logical Reasoning

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 300, 152, 80, 48, 40, 52, ?

100

Question 21

According to the Varna system that was prevalent in the Vedic period, which of the following was NOT a Varna?

Kshatriyas

Vaishyas

Brahmanas

Samiti

Question 22

Sido and Kanhu were leaders of which of the following tribal rebellions?

Munda Rebellion

Santhal Rebellion

Moplah Rebellion

Kol Rebellion

Question 23

Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta in 1828?

Ramabai Ranade

Ram Mohan Roy

Swami Vivekanand

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question 24

According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ annual report (2020-2021), which position does India have in terms of road networks in the world?

Third

First

Second

Fourth

Question 25

The outermost part of the Earth is known as __________.

the core

the mantle

the crust

volcano

Question 26

Who among the following is one of the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh as of July 2023?

Keshav Prasad Maurya

Manoj Sinha

Narottam Mishra

Yogi Adityanath

Question 27

Find out why white silver chloride turns grey in sunlight.

Due to rusting of silver in presence of oxygen

Due to redox reaction

Due to the decomposition of silver chloride into silver and chlorine by light

Due to the displacement of silver chloride to silver oxide

Question 28

Why does the milkman add a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk?

To maintain the pH of the fresh milk at 6 for a longer time

To reduce the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline

To increase the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline

To reduce the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly more acidic

Question 29

Under which of the following Acts, the Board of Control was established in England to control and supervise the administration of British India?

Charter Act of 1793

Regulating Act of 1773

Charter Act of 1813

Pitt’s India Act of 1784

Question 30

The ________ of every state unfurls the flag in its capital on the Republic Day.

Judge of High Court

Speaker

Governor

Chief Minister

Question 31

Which marine carotenoid is abundant in brown seaweed, macroalgae and diatoms?

β-cryptoxanthin

Neoxanthin

Astaxanthin

Fucoxanthin

Question 32

Harrod Domar model was the main idea behind the __________ Five Year Plan.

First

Third

Fourth

Second

Question 33

Which of the following are west flowing rivers?

Godavari and Mahanadi

Ganga and Yamuna

Mahi and Sabarmati

Krishna and Kaveri

Question 34

The Upper House of a State Legislature is known as the ____________.

Lok Sabha

Vidhan Parishad

Vidhan Sabha

Rajya Sabha

Question 35

When was the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana introduced to provide health insurance to people below the poverty line?

2014

2008

2017

2009

Question 36

Part IV A of the Indian Constitution was inserted in the Indian Constitution through _____________ Constitutional Amendment Act.

44th

46th

42nd

48th

Question 37

Which of the following states was the overall champion in both men and women categories in the first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav?

Jharkhand

Odisha

Chhattisgarh

Maharashtra

Question 38

Money supply is a _____ concept.

flow

stock

non-measurable

measurable

Question 39

The Parliament passed the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 in August 2021. Which of the following is an objective behind passing it?

Which of the following is an objective behind passing it? Ans 1. To prohibit strikes, lockouts and layoffs in units engaged in essential defence services

To appoint more women in defence services

To encourage more FDI in defence services

To implement one rank one pension

Question 40

In the context of periodicity, a unit called picometre is used to measure the __________.

molar mass

atomic radius

atomic density

spin quantum number

Question 41

Who among the following was the Former Secretary (HRD), Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and has been appointed as the advisor to the Prime Minister of India in October 2021?

Amit Khare

PK Sinha

Amarjeet Sinha

Shri Apurva Chandra

Question 42

Who among the following is/was a famous sitarist?

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Ravi Shankar

Zakir Hussain

Ustad Bismillah Khan

Question 43

Three Poets Pampa, Ponna and Ranna are called as the ‘Three Jewels’ of:

Kannada Literature

Sanskrit Literature

Telugu Literature

Tamil Literature

Question 44

Who was the first Indian woman wrestler to represent the country at the 2012 London Olympic Games?

Sakshi Malik

Vinesh Phogat

Babita Phogat

Geeta Phogat

Question 45

Indian classical violinist Annavarapu Rama Swamy was awarded with the _____________ in 2021.

Ans 1. Sangeet Natak Akademi

Padma Vibhushan

Padma Bhushan

Padma Shri

Question 46

Arithmetic

The following table shows the expenditures (in thousands of rupees) of a company in different categories from 2015 to 2019. What is the average amount (in ₹) paid by the company on fuel and transport per year from 2015 to 2019?

1,15,200

1,17,200

1,16,500

1,18,200

Question 47

Arithmetic

Study the given pie chart and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The given pie chart shows the sales of different fruits in a day for a shop. If the total number of fruits sold by a fruit seller in a day is 1200, then the number of bananas sold is ___.

520

360

480

240

Question 48

Arithmetic

A circular arc whose radius is 24 cm makes an angle of 60° at the centre. The perimeter of the sector formed is: (Use π = 3.14)

73.22 cm

73.12 cm

74.32 cm

Question 49

Arithmetic

If three cubes of volume 512 cm3 each are joined end to end, find the surface area of the resulting cuboid.

986 cm2

895 cm2

869 cm2

896 cm2

Question 50

Arithmetic

A shopkeeper offers the following discount schemes for buyers. I. Two successive discounts of 15% and 20% II. Successive discount of 25 % and 10% III. A discount of 33% The selling price will be minimum under the scheme:

I or II

III

Question 51

Arithmetic

At what angle θ, the value of sin (θ) and cos (θ) will have the same value?

60°

45°

30°

75°

Question 52

Arithmetic

A number r when divided by 8 leaves remainder 3. What will be the remainder when (r2+6r+7) is divided by 8?

What will be the remainder when (r2+6r+7) is divided by 8? Ans 1. 4 2. 3 3. 1

Question 53

Arithmetic

If ∆ABC and ∆QPR are congruent triangles such that AB = 7 cm, AC = 8 cm, ∠B = 65° and ∠C = 75°, then which of the following is true?

AC = PR and ∠P = 65°

PQ = 7 cm and ∠R = 75°

∠Q = 40° and RQ = 7 cm

∠R = 75° and PQ = 8 cm

Question 54

Arithmetic

The sum of five consecutive numbers is 80. Find the largest number.

Question 55

Arithmetic

A certain sum of money is given at a certain rate of simple interest for 6 years. Had it been given at 7% higher rate, it would have fetched ₹1,512 more. Find the sum (in ₹).

3,600

3,100

3,200

4,200

Question 56

Arithmetic

If the system of the following equations has the value of the variables as three consecutive integers, then the value of a is ____. x - y + z = 2a x + 4y - 2z = 3(4 - a) 2x - 3y + 4z = 6 - 2a

Question 57

Arithmetic

In a constituency, 45% of the total number of voters are males and the rest are females. If 60% of the males are illiterate and 60% of the females are literate, then by what per cent is the number of illiterate females more than that of literate males? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)

30.24%

19.11%

27.23%

22.22%

Question 58

Arithmetic

A motorboat travelling at some speed can cover 24 km upstream and 40 km downstream in 17 hours. At the same speed it can travel 32 km downstream and 12 km upstream in 10 hours. The speed of the stream is:

5 km/h

2 km/h

3 km/h

4 km/h

Question 59

Arithmetic

The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 48 m. If the length is 6 m more than the breadth, the area (in m2) of the garden is:

135

112

Question 60

Arithmetic

Find the mean proportional of 36 and 100.

Question 61

Arithmetic

A chord of length 32 cm is drawn at a distance of 12 cm from the centre of a circle. Find the radius of the circle.

18 cm

22 cm

28 cm

20 cm

Question 62

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. The appearance of most of the animals in jungle is deceptive in nature.

honest

ugly

illusive

beautiful

Question 63

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank. He ________ his bike as fast as he could to reach home.

rote

rowed

rode

road

Question 64

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who eats the flesh of his own species

Vegan

Non-vegetarian

Mammal

Cannibal

Question 65

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Forsake

Abandon

Accelerate

Reveal

Clutch

Question 66

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the idiom in the given brackets. His PhD degree seems to be (Penelope’s web).

An endless task

A difficult task

An important task

A secret task

Question 67

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The long-standing feud between the two villages was settled due to the intervention of the two chiefs.

Harmony

Humility

Honesty

Humble

Question 68

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill the blank in the given situation. I thought Sadhna would always stick by me, but when I got into trouble, she turned out to be a/an ___________.

white elephant

fair-weather friend

hard nut to crack

open secret

Question 69

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. An intense wish to learn something keeps the nerves active.

lazy

half-hearted

fixed

powerful

Question 70

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Autonomy

Dependence

Permanence

Economical

Independence

Question 71

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Accommodate

Conscientious

Mischievious

Ostentatious

Question 72

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. Humour that describes the weaknesses of the other person is itself a crime among peer groups.

Satire

Attire

A curse

A joke

Question 73

Comprehension

Select the sentence in which the ‘-ing’ form of verb expresses the continuity of an action/event.

I am fond of reading science fiction.

The optician advised me to use reading glasses.

Reading novels is my favourite pastime.

Please do not disturb me. I am preparing for exams.

Question 74

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Exceptional

Emotional

Trivial

Outstanding

Total

Question 75

Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank. Helium is used with oxygen for asthma treatment because it ____________ very easily.

difusez

difuses

diffuses

diffuzes

Question 76

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Sivamani is working as an electrician for the past 22 years.

had been worked

has been working

have been working

would work

Question 77

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Dipesh will send Rakesh away to college for certain reasons.

Rakesh would have been sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Rakesh will be sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Rakesh will have to be sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Rakesh would be sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Question 78

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined segment. My father always tells amusing and true stories from his childhood at bedtime.

anecdotes

fables

sonnets

allegories

Question 79

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word segment in the given sentence. Her thinning grey hair was hanging on her bony forehead.

urging ahead

straggling over

sinking from

falling about

Question 80

Comprehension

Select the option that spots the error in the use of preposition in the given sentence. Deepa and Seema are both good with running, but Deepa is also good at catching the ball and throwing it to the right corner in time.

in time

at catching the ball

to the right corner.

good with running

Question 81

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Why are you repeatedly called by her?

Why she calls you repeatedly?

Why had she called you repeatedly?

Why was she calling you repeatedly?

Why does she call you repeatedly?

Question 82

Comprehension

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

Ans 1. cross

leaps

hurdle

spring

Question 83

Comprehension

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

skate

Ans 1. skate 2. skim

glide

wheel

Question 84

Comprehension

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

fancy

suspicion

Ans 1. fancy 2. suspicion 3. affect

impression

Question 85

Comprehension

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

motion

wave

sign

Question 86

Comprehension

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

adept

replace

adopt

swap