SSC-CHSL 2017 Questions
13 Mar 2018 • Shift 2
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Question 1
Comprehension
In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
A
inundateB
inundatC
inunndateD
inunndatQuestion 2
Comprehension
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. Although not all those who study A-better thinkers and leaders B-become philosophers, they become C-logic or philosophy may
A
CABB
BCAC
CBAD
BACQuestion 3
Comprehension
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 in needed , select “no improvement”. If all of us (had been) philosophical thinkers, we would not have been deceived by scheming politicians all these years.
A
has beenB
have beenC
had beingD
no improvementQuestion 4
Comprehension
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 in needed , select “no improvement”. Whether it (were balancing) the budget or the day-to-day menu, grandma was the expert.
A
has balancingB
was balancedC
was balancingD
no improvementQuestion 5
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Comfort someone at a time of grief of disappointment
A
ArouseB
PiqueC
FlusterD
ConsoleQuestion 6
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity
A
ExpediteB
SlackenC
ImpelD
SpurQuestion 7
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the four alternative, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Excuse my French
A
Used to apologize for swearingB
Said when one cannot speak the language of the other person correctly.C
Used to make a flimsy excuse.D
Used when you give up easily.Question 8
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the four alternative, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. To quit on someone
A
To fire someone from a jobB
To cheat with someoneC
To give up on a difficult person.D
To stop helping someone, especially when the support is needed.Question 9
Comprehension
and yet each of us ___________ formed the habit
A
certainB
certaintyC
certainlyD
be certainQuestion 10
Comprehension
which arm he puts ________ the sleeve
A
intoB
onC
uponD
toQuestion 11
Comprehension
Probably _______ one of us could
A
negativeB
neverC
noD
norQuestion 12
Comprehension
own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts
A
individualB
individualsC
individualityD
individualistQuestion 13
Comprehension
twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person
A
henceB
ifC
butD
alsoQuestion 14
Comprehension
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
PharaohB
FaraohC
PharoahD
PharoarQuestion 15
Comprehension
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. He said to me, “I have often told you not to play in the dark.”
A
He said to him that he shouldn’t play in the dark.B
He reminded me that he had often told me not to play in the dark.C
He asked him to not play in the dark.D
He asked me that he had told me to not play in the dark.Question 16
Comprehension
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 assassin shot the President.
A
The President shot by the assassin.B
The President was shoot by the assassin.C
The President got shot by the assassin.D
The President was shot by the assassin.Question 17
Comprehension
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. An inference is P: the direct, logical one Q: the likely or probable R: conclusion rather than
A
PRQB
QPRC
RQPD
QRPQuestion 18
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Peer
A
EqualB
LookC
MatchD
InferiorQuestion 19
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Altruism
A
CharityB
KindnessC
CompassionD
SpiteQuestion 20
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Excogitate
A
CommunicationB
DieC
InventD
IgnoreQuestion 21
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Abeyance
A
RevivalB
InactiveC
OperationD
ContinuationQuestion 22
Comprehension
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. Without education we are ______ and our lives are useless without any meaning attached to it.
A
someoneB
uncompleteC
completeD
incompleteQuestion 23
Comprehension
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. He is a man of ______.
A
principalB
dustyC
principleD
enthusiasmQuestion 24
Comprehension
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'. In 1961, a meteoroid was defined as "a solid object moving in (1)/ interplanetary space, of a size considerably smaller than (2)/ an asteroid and considerably larger then an atom". (3)/ No error (4)
A
1B
2C
3D
4Question 25
Comprehension
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'. His hard (1)/ punch lay (2)/ him on the road . (3)/ No error (4)
A
1B
2C
3D
4Question 26
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives. Grapes : Fruit :: ? : ?
A
Stem : PotatoB
Ginger : BranchC
Tomato : RedD
Ladyfinger : VegetableQuestion 27
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, select the related number pair from the given alternatives. 42 : 55 :: ? : ?
A
35 : 48B
64 : 80C
52 : 69D
36 : 54Question 28
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives. NPQ : SUV :: JLM : ?
A
PQSB
ORSC
PQRD
OQRQuestion 29
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.
A
Cricket – PitchB
Skating - RingC
Hockey – GroundD
Wrestling – ArenaQuestion 30
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, four number pairs are given. The number on left side of (–) is related to the number on 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
13 – 15B
17 – 19C
11 – 13D
15 – 19Question 31
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.
A
KQWB
BGNC
MSYD
NTZQuestion 32
Logical Reasoning
From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at FIRST position? 1. Glorious 2. Glider 3. Golden 4. Glisten 5. Grapes
A
GliderB
GoldenC
GrapesD
GlistenQuestion 33
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, select the missing number from the given series. 21, 11, 32, 43, 75, ?
A
125B
153C
118D
97Question 34
Logical Reasoning
A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. GX, HW, IV, ?, KT
A
JUB
KUC
JVD
JSQuestion 35
Logical Reasoning
Rajan walks 24 metres towards east. Then turns right and walk another 24 metres. Then turn right and walks for 31 metres to reach shop A. He again turns to his right and walks for 24 metres. What is the straight line distance (in metres) between the starting point and shop A?
A
14√2B
15√2C
25D
26Question 36
Logical Reasoning
From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word. Ancillary
A
AilB
NavyC
NillD
AnyQuestion 37
Logical Reasoning
In a certain code language, “POLIS” is written as “SROLV”. How is “MRUGS” written in that code language?
A
JLNQFB
PUXJVC
FNPRAD
VJQZTQuestion 38
Logical Reasoning
In a certain code language, '÷' represents '+', '-' represents '×', '+' represents '÷' and '×' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question. 20 × 12 ÷ 3 - 40 + 12 = ?
A
25B
32C
18D
7Question 39
Logical Reasoning
The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation? 14 ÷ 10 × 20 - 40 + 34 = 1
A
× and -B
÷ and -C
÷ and ×D
and +Question 40
Logical Reasoning
If 30% 6 = -5, 10 % 5 = -2 and 10% 2 = -5, then find the value of 80 % 8 = ?
A
40B
25C
-10D
5Question 41
Logical Reasoning
Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list? aAAAAAA, AaAAAAA, AAaAAAA, AAAaAAA, AAAAaAA, _________.
A
AAAAAAaB
aAAAAAAC
AaAAAAAD
AAAAAaAQuestion 42
Logical Reasoning
A helicopter flies 80 km north, then it turns West and flies 50 km, then it turns North and flies 120 km, then it turns to its right and flies 50 km. Where is it now with reference to its starting position?
A
40 km NorthB
220 km SouthC
40 km SouthD
200 km NorthQuestion 43
Logical Reasoning
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: some genies are ogres Statement II: No magic are genies Conclusion I: Some ogres are magic Conclusion II: All magic are ogres
A
Only conclusion I followB
Only conclusion II followsC
Both conclusions I and II followD
Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II followsQuestion 44
Logical Reasoning
In the following figure, rectangle represents Web designers, circle represents Athlete, Triangle represents Sculptors and square represents Asians. Which set of letters represents Asians Who are not Athletes?
A
DEFB
DC
GFD
DEQuestion 45
Logical Reasoning
A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. RMT, PKR, NIP, ?, JEL
A
KNLB
LGNC
MHOD
KFMQuestion 46
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, select the missing number from the given series. 144, 139, 133, 128, ?, 117, 111
A
124B
123C
122D
126Question 47
Logical Reasoning
In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group, the second and third numbers are related to the first number by a Logic/Rule/Relation. Three of them are similar on the basis of the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.
A
(16, 48, 49)B
(23, 69, 70)C
(17, 51, 52)D
(34, 112, 113)Question 48
Logical Reasoning
A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are resented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matix - I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that a Matrix - II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and row and next by its column, for example, ‘B’ can be represented by 24, 31 etc., and ‘V’ can be represented by 86, 89 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word “VAMP”. Matrix - I Matrix - II 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 M I G A L 5 S S W Q N 1 G K K C J 6 U N P Q U 2 M K L I B 7 U R Q N T 3 J B H I H 8 U V Y X V 4 L D B L A 9 Y O S U X
A
31, 78, 23, 59B
86, 44, 20, 67C
13, 87, 10, 67D
21, 88, 32, 96Question 49
Arithmetic
What is the place value and face value of 9 in 68956 respectively?
A
9, 900B
900, 9C
9, 9D
9000, 900Question 50
Arithmetic
Find the unit place digit in 71 × 72 × 73 × 74 × 76 × 77 × 78 × 79.
A
2B
0C
4D
6Question 51
Arithmetic
The value of 1 + 2 2 + 2 3 + 2 4 + ……… + 2 9 is _________.
A
255B
511C
1021D
2047Question 52
Arithmetic
What will be the value of a 3 + b 3 , if a 2 + b 2 = 32 and a + b = 8
A
8B
32C
128D
256Question 53
Arithmetic
The line bisecting all the three angles of a triangle meets at a common point. This point is known as ___________.
A
circum-center B
centroid C
orthocentre D
in-center Question 54
Arithmetic
The point of the intersection of three medians is known as the __________.
A
circum-centreB
in-centerC
centroidD
orthocenterQuestion 55
Arithmetic
If P = 5X and Q = X, then P is how much percentage more than Q?
A
80B
320C
500D
400Question 56
Arithmetic
The ratio of three numbers is 2 ∶ 5 ∶ 7. If their product is 1890, then what is the sum of the three numbers?
A
82B
140C
42D
72Question 57
Arithmetic
P starts a business with Rs. 14000. After 8 months Q joins P with Rs. 8000. After 3 years, what will be the ratio of the profit of P and Q?
A
12 : 5B
9 : 4C
14 : 9D
15 : 8Question 58
Arithmetic
A person bought 100 cars for Rs. 40000. If the average price of 60 cars is Rs. 500, then what will be the average price (in Rs.) of remaining cars?
A
200B
250C
300D
350Question 59
Arithmetic
The simple interest on a sum for 5 years is Rs. 16800. The rate of interest for the first 3 years is 8% per annum and for the next 2 years is 12% per annum. What is the value (in Rs) of the sum?
A
30000B
38000C
32000D
35000Question 60
Arithmetic
Selling price of an article is Rs. 1144. If loss percentage is 12%, then what is the cost price (in Rs.) of the article?
A
1300B
1006C
1242D
1440Question 61
Arithmetic
Marked price of a chair is Rs 800 and discount is 15%. What is additional discount (in percentage) should be offered to the customer to bring the price of chair to Rs. 578?
A
15%B
10%C
16.5%D
17.5%Question 62
Arithmetic
Which of the following statement (s) is/are TRUE? I. \(\sqrt[3]{{512}} \times \sqrt {256} > \sqrt[3]{{343}} \times \sqrt {289} \) II. \(\sqrt {121} + \sqrt[3]{{1331}} > \sqrt[3]{{125}} \times \sqrt {125} \)
A
Only IB
Only IIC
Neither I nor IID
Both I and IIQuestion 63
Arithmetic
Two pipes can fill a cistern in 28 and 21 hours respectively and another pipe can empty 3 gallons of water per hour. All the three pipes working together can fill the empty cistern in 84 hours. What is the capacity (in gallons) of the cistern?
A
32B
36C
42D
40Question 64
Arithmetic
A train is moving at the speed of 36 km/hr. How many seconds it will take to cover a distance of 600 meters?
A
60B
120C
30D
40Question 65
Arithmetic
In which year were failures greater than that of the previous year?
A
2014B
2013C
2015D
2016Question 66
Arithmetic
What was the difference in failures between the years 2011 and 2013?
A
6000B
4500C
6500D
4000Question 67
Arithmetic
Failures in 2014 were greater than that in 2012 by ________.
A
25%B
16.67%C
20%D
15%Question 68
Arithmetic
What is the average number of failures in the last three years?
A
1500B
1250C
1350D
1400Question 69
Arithmetic
The area of a square is 40.5 cm 2 . Find the length of its diagonal (in cm).
A
9B
4.5C
18D
13.5Question 70
Arithmetic
What is the measure of an exterior angle of a regular polygon of 10 sides?
A
30°B
24°C
36°D
20°Question 71
Arithmetic
The total surface area of a hemisphere is 462 cm 2 . Find its diameter (in cm).
A
7B
28C
21D
14Question 72
Arithmetic
What is the value of (sin 60° - 2/√3)?
A
-1/2√3B
-1/2C
1/√3D
(1 - 2√3)/2Question 73
Arithmetic
ΔPQR is right angled at Q. If tan P = 24/7, then what is the value of cos R?
A
25/7B
24/25C
24/7D
7/24Question 74
GK
Deindustrialisation means: _________.
A
Uprooting of people from agriculture and planting them in industriesB
Movement of workforce from the industrial sector to the service sectorC
A deliberate effort to compel the existing industries to shut downD
A deliberate effort to promote the new industriesQuestion 75
GK
Why are the Indian workers less skilled than the workers of western countries?
A
Low level of wagesB
Inferior quality of capital provided to labourersC
High level of illiteracyD
Strong trade unionsQuestion 76
GK
Junagadh inscription is written in which of the following languages?
A
PrakritB
PaliC
KharoshthiD
SanskritQuestion 77
GK
Who among the following is considered as a political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?
A
Dadabhai NaorojiB
Gopal Krishna GokhaleC
Lala Lajpat RaiD
Bal Gangadhar TilakQuestion 78
GK
What is the main cause of temperature rise in the interior of the Earth?
A
PressureB
Breakdown of radioactive substancesC
Both the pressure and breakdown of radioactive substancesD
No option is correct.Question 79
GK
The two volcanic islands located in the Indian Territory are: _________.
A
Kavaratti and New MooreB
Pamban and BarrenC
Barren and NarcondamD
Great Andaman and Little NicobarQuestion 80
GK
Sadir is a name of which ancient dance style of India?
A
KathakB
OdissiC
BharatanatyamD
MohiniattamQuestion 81
GK
Which country has made world's first all-electric ship, which can travel up to 80 Km with 200 tons cargo after a two-hour charge?
A
JapanB
South KoreaC
ChinaD
AustraliaQuestion 82
GK
Who among the following has been awarded the ‘German Green Talent Award 2017’?
A
Sukhveer RohillaB
Pushpa NegraniC
Shamik ChaudharyD
Rishi DholakiyaQuestion 83
GK
Where is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka?
A
TrincomaleeB
ColomboC
GalleD
KandyQuestion 84
GK
Which unit is most commonly used to measure atomic radius?
A
FermiB
MillimetreC
AngstromD
MicrometreQuestion 85
GK
Which of the statement(s) about the reaction given below is/are INCORRECT? 2PbO (s) + C (s) ⟶ 2Pb (s) + CO 2 (g) I. Lead is getting reduced. II. Carbon is getting reduced. III. Lead oxide is getting reduced.
A
Only I and IIB
Only I and IIIC
Only II and IIID
All I, II and IIIQuestion 86
GK
Who appoints Chairman of Union Public Service Commission in India?
A
Prime Minister of IndiaB
Home Minister of IndiaC
President of IndiaD
Chief Election Commissioner of IndiaQuestion 87
GK
Part of XVII of India Constitution deals with ________.
A
ElectionsB
Official languageC
PanchayatD
Fundamental rightsQuestion 88
GK
Breaking down of fats from large globules to smaller globules by Bile juice is similar to which of the following?
A
Emulsification of soapsB
Esterification of alcoholC
Fermentation of glucoseD
Eutrophication of waterQuestion 89
GK
Robert Hooke discovered cells by observing them in a ________.
A
Onion peelB
Cork sliceC
Pond waterD
No option is correct.Question 90
GK
In September 2017, Government of India approved the revamped ‘Khelo India Programme’ at a cost of Rs. 1756 crore for the period ________.
A
2017-18 to 2019-20B
2017-18 to 2018-19C
2018-19 to 2019-20D
2018-19 to 2020-21Question 91
GK
In December 2017, as per the announcement made by the Finance Ministry, nearly how much amount have banks lost on account of frauds in the fiscal?
A
Rs 50,000 croreB
Rs 5000 croreC
Rs 17,000 croreD
Rs 1,000 croreQuestion 92
GK
On 26 July 2017, the Parliament passed the Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017. This Bill extends jurisdiction of the act to which state?
A
ManipurB
AssamC
Jammu and KashmirD
NagalandQuestion 93
GK
What is the effective resistance (in Ω) of two resistors 12 Ω and 24 Ω connected in parallel?
A
36B
8C
16D
72Question 94
GK
If the Distance-Time graph is a straight inclined line, then it represents _________.
A
Uniform speedB
Non-uniform speedC
Constant displacementD
Non-uniform velocityQuestion 95
GK
When warm air rises up and cold air from the surrounding areas rushes in to fill its place then this sets up ________ in air.
A
ConductionB
ConvectionC
RadiationD
AgitationQuestion 96
GK
Which of the statements given below are correct? A) In 2018 IPL auctions, Sunrisers Hyderabad retained Steve Smith. B) Lewis Hamilton won the Formula One 2017 Japanese Grand Prix. C) Ma Long won the 2017 San Marino and Rimini's Coast Motorcycle Grand Prix.
A
Only AB
Only BC
A and CD
A and BQuestion 97
GK
In Microsoft Word, ________ view enables us to view our document as it would appear in a web browser such as the Internet Explorer.
A
Web LayoutB
Normal LayoutC
Reading LayoutD
Print LayoutQuestion 98
GK
Which organization will launch two missions named GOLD and ICON to explore the ionosphere?
A
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)B
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)C
China National Space Administration (CNSA)D
European Space Agency (ESA)