SSC-CPO 2021 Quantitative Aptitude

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 26

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. "What sort of a house are you looking for, Mr. Barrington?" said the house agent.

The house agent asked Mr. Barrington what sort of a house would he be looking for.

The house agent wanted to know what sort of a house was Mr. Barrington looking for.

The house agent asked Mr. Barrington what sort of a house he was looking for.

The house agent asked Mr. Barrington what sort of a house are you looking for.

Question 27

Arithmetic

Given below are six sentences. A and F are the first and the last sentences. The rest of the sentences namely B, C, D and E are jumbled. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. From a very early age I knew that when I grew up I would be writer. B. For this or the other reasons, I was somewhat lonely. C. I was the middle child among three. D. And I barely saw my father, who was a soldier, till I was eight. E. But there was a gap of five years on either side. F. I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons.

ABCDEF

ACDEBF

ADECBF

ACEBDF

Question 28

Arithmetic

Select the correct active form of the given sentence. You are requested to give me change for ₹2000.

You should give me change for ₹2000.

Are you giving me change for ₹2000?

Please give me change for ₹2000.

Can you give me change for ₹2000?

Question 29

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. Walter said to David, "I am looking forward to tomorrow's auction."

Walter told David that I am looking forward to tomorrow's auction.

Walter told David that he is looking forward to the next day's auction.

Walter told David that he was looking forward to tomorrow's auction.

Walter told David that he was looking forward to the next day's auction.

Question 30

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. SHALLOW

hollow

deep

trivial

narrow

Question 31

Arithmetic

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The storm last night uprooted a large number of trees.

A large number of trees have been uprooted by the storm last night.

The storm last night was uprooted by a large number of trees.

A large number of trees were uprooted by the storm last night.

A large number of trees uprooted the storm last night.

Question 32

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'. The pilot along with his crew have gone on vacation for a month.

have gone to

No substitution required

has gone on

were gone on

Question 33

Arithmetic

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Who has taken away my pen?

By whom has my pen been taken away?

By whom had my pen been taken away?

By whom is my pen taken away?

By whom was my pen taken away?

Question 34

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence. She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.

She said, "How ugly I looked in that dress!"

She said, "I look so ugly in that dress."

She said, "Why do I look so ugly in this dress?"

She said, "How ugly I look in this dress!"

Question 35

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words. One who talks in sleep

ventriloquist

interlocutor

somniloquist

soliloquist

Question 36

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'. Please send me informations with regard of my insurance policy that I took from your company.

No substitution required

information regarding

information in the regard of

informations with a regard to

Question 37

Arithmetic

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. He was possessed by an overwhelming desire to possess them all. B. A man stood holding a pole with yellow, red, green and purple balloons flying from it. C. The child was simply carried away by the rainbow glory of their silken colours. D. But he well knew his parents would never buy him the balloons because they would say he was too old to play with such toys.

DCBA

BACD

BCAD

CBAD

Question 38

Arithmetic

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Ramprasad has not been able to come to work since a week due to fever.

able to come

has not been

due to fever

since a week

Question 39

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. RELEVANT

ineligible

inhabitable

inevitable

Inapplicable

Question 40

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words. One who is violently against established traditions and beliefs

iconoclast

egoist

stoic

agnostic

Question 41

Arithmetic

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. This newspaper has a bigger circulation from any other newspaper in our town.

from any other newspaper

in our town

This newspaper has

a bigger circulation

Question 42

Arithmetic

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. His family lives in Bihar but he works on a factory in Mumbai.

His family lives

in Mumbai

but he works

on a factory

Question 43

Arithmetic

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Instead of attend the class he went to watch the cricket match.

he went

attend the class

to watch

Instead of

Question 44

Arithmetic

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Their names were Amulius and Numitor and both were equally brave. B. The people of Alba could not decide who should be made the King. C. It so happened that the King of Alba died leaving behind two sons. D. In the beautiful land of Italy, there was a city called Alba.

DCAB

DACB

ADCB

ABCD

Question 45

Arithmetic

Given below are six sentences. A and F are the first and the last sentences. The rest of the sentences namely B, C, D and E are jumbled. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. All three went home with the young man, who told them his story. B. The circus people had taken him away from his village. C. Then one day, a rich lady gave the circus people a sum of money and adopted him. D. For three years he had travelled with them through many countries. E. As he was intelligent, he was sent to school and college. F. As the old lady had no children of her own, she left all her money to him.

ABCDEF

AEBCDF

ADBCEF

ABDCEF

Question 46

Arithmetic

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Why do we have to do the house chores during this lockdown period?

The house chores are to be done during this lockdown period by us.

Why are the house chores being done during this lockdown period by us?

Why do the house chores have to be done by us during this lockdown period?

Why will the house chores have to be done by us during this lockdown period?

Question 47

Arithmetic

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The doctor did not put the patient on the ventilator, yet still made him comfortable.

him comfortable

on the ventilator

did not put

yet still made

Question 48

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. We'll accept your application ____ you fulfil all the conditions.

provided

so that

although

even if

Question 49

Arithmetic

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. When the convicts were led out to work, the convoy soldier noticed that one of the prisoners emptied some earth out of his boots. B. They all denied the knowledge of it. C. The prison was searched and a tunnel was found. D. The Governor came and questioned all the prisoners to find out who had dug the tunnel.

ABCD

ACDB

BCAD

BADC

Question 50

Arithmetic

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. Frank said to Albert, "How is your search for a new house coming along?"

Frank asked Albert how his search for a new house was coming along.

Frank asked Albert how was your search for a new house coming along.

Frank asked Albert how is your search for a new house coming along.

Frank wanted to know how was Albert's search for a new house coming along.

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