SSC-GD 2019 Questions
11 Feb 2019 • Shift 3
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Question 1
Logical Reasoning
Assume that the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with generally established facts, decide which conclusion(s) logically and definitely follow(s) from the information given in the statements. Statements: 1) Some cats are goats. 2) All goats are cows. Conclusion: I. All cows are goats. II. Some cats are cows.
A
Both conclusions I and II followB
Either conclusion I or II followsC
Only conclusion II followsD
Only conclusion I followsQuestion 2
Logical Reasoning
Find the next number in the given series. 101, 123, 147, 173, ?
A
236B
201C
214D
223Question 3
Logical Reasoning
Pick the odd one out.
A
FGHB
AEIC
IOUD
OUAQuestion 4
Logical Reasoning
If in a certain code language TERRACE is written as 70, then in the same code language how will you write the word BALCONY?
A
74B
73C
72D
71Question 5
Logical Reasoning
Identify the odd pair from the following.
A
Grapes : BunchB
Flowers : BouquetC
Bees : SwarmD
Man : ClassQuestion 6
Logical Reasoning
Select the pair of letters that will follow next in the given series. AB, GH, MN, ST, ?
A
YZB
VWC
UVD
XYQuestion 7
Logical Reasoning
The statements below are followed by two conclusions labelled I and II. Assuming that the information in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with generally established facts, decide which conclusion(s) logically and definitely follow(s) from the information given in the statements. Statements: 1) All women are girls. 2) Some girls are painters. Conclusion: I. All girls are women. II. Some women are painters.
A
Only conclusion I followsB
Both conclusions I and II followC
Neither conclusion I nor II followsD
Only conclusion II followsQuestion 8
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. PURSE : UPRES :: RAZOR : ?
A
AROZRB
AZRORC
ARZROD
ARRZOQuestion 9
Logical Reasoning
Five men P, Q, R, S and T are reading a newspaper. The one who reads it first, gives it to T. The one who reads it last, had taken it from R. Q is not the first or last one to read it. There were two readers between P and R. Who is the third one to have read the newspaper?
A
RB
QC
SD
PQuestion 10
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that will replace the question mark and complete the given pattern. 1) 2) 3) 4)
A
AB
BC
CD
DQuestion 11
Logical Reasoning
A, B, C, D, E, and F are six friends seating in a long bench. E and F are at the centre while A and B are at the two extreme ends. C is sitting to the immediate left of A. Can you identify who is sitting to the immediate right of B?
A
CB
DC
FD
EQuestion 12
Logical Reasoning
Four numbers have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose the odd one.
A
68B
72C
48D
96Question 13
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. 144 : 12 :: 576 : ?
A
28B
26C
21D
24Question 14
Logical Reasoning
Complete the number triad: 12 20 28 21 19 ? 31 21 11
A
8B
17C
12D
15Question 15
Logical Reasoning
If in a certain code language the word POLITICAL is written as QNMHUHDZM, then in the same code language how will you write the word SOCIAL?
A
DBKNTHB
NTHDBKC
DHBKIND
TNDHBKQuestion 16
Logical Reasoning
Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship among the given set of classes: Metals, Silver, Gold A) B) C) D)
A
AB
BC
CD
DQuestion 17
Logical Reasoning
Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting at a circular table facing the centre. S is sitting third to the left of T. R is not sitting between T and U. S is not the immediate neighbour of R. Q is seated second to the right of T and U is sitting second to the left of T. Who is sitting between U and Q?
A
SB
RC
PD
TQuestion 18
Logical Reasoning
Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words. Heart : Cardiology
A
Plants : ZoologyB
Phycology : FungiC
Disease : HospitalD
Virus : VirologyQuestion 19
Logical Reasoning
What will be the value of the following equation if ‘÷ ’ means ‘addition’,’+ ‘ means ‘subtraction’, ‘-’ means ‘multiplication’ and ‘× ’ means 'division'? 49 × 7 – 3 ÷ 9 + 4 = ?
A
31B
26C
35D
39Question 20
Logical Reasoning
Find the next number in the given series. 2, 10, 84, ?
A
1028B
1229C
1124D
1032Question 21
Logical Reasoning
Pick the odd one out.
A
DetectB
PerceiveC
IgnoranceD
ObserveQuestion 22
GK
Who among the following is a famous singer of Hindustani classical music?
A
Shubha MudgalB
Poornima SharmaC
Rita GanguliD
Naina DeviQuestion 23
GK
M.K Gandhi attended highly official meeting with ________ on the behalf of the Indian National Congress on negotiating terms of Constitutional reforms on 5 March 1931
A
Lord CurzonB
Lord RiponC
Lord IrwinD
Lord CliveQuestion 24
GK
________ was the first woman Chief Election Commissioner of India.
A
Pratibha Devi Patil B
Meira KumarC
Rama DeviD
Nirmala SitaramanQuestion 25
GK
Kathakali has its roots in the state of ________.
A
KeralaB
KarnatakaC
Andhra PradeshD
Tamil NaduQuestion 26
GK
India and Srilanka are divided by ________ .
A
Gibraltar StraitB
Bering StraitC
Hormuz StraitD
Palk StraitQuestion 27
GK
The Banaras Hindu University was founded by:
A
Bal Gangadhar TilakB
Jawaharlal NehruC
Sir Syed MohammadD
Pandit Madan Mohan MalaviyaQuestion 28
GK
Kharif crops can be described as the crops which are sown with the beginning of the ________ season.
A
WinterB
SummerC
SpringD
RainyQuestion 29
GK
________ is the smallest bone in the human body.
A
CarpalsB
UlnaC
RadiusD
StapesQuestion 30
GK
Ag is the chemical symbol of an expensive, soft, white and lustrous metal which commonly known as ________
A
AluminiumB
NickelC
MercuryD
SilverQuestion 31
GK
In August 1858, the British parliament passed an act that set an end to the rule of the company, It was called ________ .
A
Government of India ActB
Indian Trusts ActC
Kazis ActD
Fort William ActQuestion 32
GK
The 2018 National Film Award for Best Actress was won by ________ .
A
Deepika PadukoneB
Katrina KaifC
SrideviD
Alia BhattQuestion 33
GK
The Blue Revolution in India is related to ________
A
jute productionB
indigo productionC
agricultureD
fish productionQuestion 34
GK
The right of a person, party or nation to stop a certain decision or law is called ________
A
AuthorityB
VoteC
VetoD
Power of attorneyQuestion 35
GK
Which of the following Steel plants of India does NOT come under the Public Sector?
A
TISCOB
Rourkela Steel PlantC
Bhilai Steel PlantD
Durgapur Steel PlantQuestion 36
GK
Sodium hydroxide is NOT used for ________.
A
making soapB
making newspapersC
degreasing metalsD
preserving pickleQuestion 37
GK
The Pakistani General ________ imposed military rule in his country in the year 1999.
A
Ziauddin ButtB
Qamar JavedC
Raheel SharifD
Parvez MusharrafQuestion 38
GK
Where is the Charminar monument located?
A
SecunderabadB
MumbaiC
PanajiD
HyderabadQuestion 39
GK
________ took a hat-trick (three wickets) in the first over of the match against Pakistan in 2006, becoming the first and, to date, the only bowler to do so.
A
Parthiv PatelB
Rohit SharmaC
Irfan PathanD
Sachin TendulkarQuestion 40
GK
Who was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India who submitted his resignation in Dec 2018?
A
Urjit PatelB
P ChidambaramC
Narendra ModiD
Dr. Manmohan SinghQuestion 41
GK
Which of the following are NOT a part of the circulatory system?
A
CapillariesB
VilliC
VeinsD
ArteriesQuestion 42
GK
The 2020 Olympic Games held in ________
A
TokyoB
Rio de JaneiroC
ParisD
BeijingQuestion 43
GK
Majuli, the largest riverine Island is found in which of the following rivers?
A
NarmadaB
KaveriC
BrahmaputraD
GodavariQuestion 44
GK
The book ‘The Origin of Species’ was written by ________.
A
Louis PasteurB
James WatsonC
Charles Robert DarwinD
Jane goodallQuestion 45
GK
The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the ________
A
Kaimur HillsB
HimadriC
Nilgiri HillsD
Aravalli HillsQuestion 46
GK
Who is the acting President of the BCCI as on Feb 2019?
A
Shashank ManoharB
CK KhannaC
Vinod RaiD
Anurag ThakurQuestion 47
Arithmetic
Ravi, Manish and Naveen alone can complete a work in 30 days, 15 days and 10 days respectively. They start the work together but Ravi leaves the work after 2 days of the starting of the work and Manish leaves the work after 3 days more. In how many days Naveen will complete the remaining work?
A
3 daysB
4 daysC
1 dayD
2 daysQuestion 48
Arithmetic
If A is 25% less than B, then what will be the value of (2B - A)/A ?
A
5/4B
3/2C
3/4D
5/3Question 49
Arithmetic
Puneet goes to his office at the speed of 60 km/hour and returns to his home at the speed of 90 km/hr. What will be the average speed of Puneet for the whole journey?
A
20 km/hrB
25 km/hrC
72 km/hrD
30 km/hrQuestion 50
Arithmetic
A sum becomes 6 times of itself in 4 years at compound interest (interest is compounded annually). In how many years will the sum becomes 216 times of itself?
A
12B
20C
16D
8Question 51
Arithmetic
Height of the right circular cylinder is 16 cm. If the diameter of its base is 3.5 cm, then what will be the volume of the cylinder?
A
308 cm 3B
616 cm 3C
176 cm 3D
154 cm 3Question 52
Arithmetic
A and B starts a business with investment of Rs. 28000 and Rs. 42000 respectively. A invests for 8 months and B invests for one year. If the total profit at the end of year is Rs. 21125, then what is the share of B?
A
Rs. 14625B
Rs. 12625C
Rs. 13575D
Rs. 14285Question 53
Arithmetic
If the length of the diagonal of a square is 14 cm, then what will be area of the square?
A
156 cm 2B
196 cm 2C
98 cm 2D
40 cm 2Question 54
Arithmetic
A sum of Rs. 10640 gives interest of Rs. 3724 in x years at 5% simple interest. What will be the value of x ?
A
8 yearsB
6 yearsC
7 yearsD
9 yearsQuestion 55
Arithmetic
A alone can make a chair in 40 days and B alone can make the same chair in 24 days. If A and B are working on alternate days and A works on the first day, then in how many days will the chair be completed?
A
34 daysB
32 daysC
28 daysD
30 daysQuestion 56
Arithmetic
The average of 35, 39, 41, 46, 27 and x is 38. What is the value of x?
A
44B
40C
38D
42Question 57
Arithmetic
Piyush is running at the speed of 8 km/hour and he stops for 5 minutes to take rest at the end of every third km. What will be the time taken by Piyush to cover a distance of 56 km?
A
7 hourB
8 hour 20 minutesC
8 hourD
8 hour 30 minutesQuestion 58
Arithmetic
After giving a discount of 20%, a shopkeeper earns 36% profit. Marked price is what percent more than the cost price?
A
60%B
76%C
68%D
70%Question 59
Arithmetic
The average of six numbers N 1 , N 2 , N 3 , N 4 , N 5, and N 6 is A. 5 is subtracted from each number. What is the new average?
A
A - 30B
A - 10C
A - 6D
A - 5Question 60
Arithmetic
Sumit, Ravi and Puneet invest Rs. 45000, Rs. 81000 and Rs. 90000 respectively to start a business. At the end of the year the total profit is Rs. 4800. 30% of the total profit gives in charity and rest is divided among them. What will be the share of Sumit?
A
Rs. 700B
Rs. 1260C
Rs. 131D
Rs. 1400Question 61
Arithmetic
the cost price of an article is 30% less than the selling price of that article, then what will be the profit percentage?
A
37.5%B
33.33%C
30%D
42.86%Question 62
Arithmetic
What is the value of \(\frac{{4 \div 2\; + \;2 - \frac{1}{2}\; \times \;\frac{1}{4}}}{{8 - 3 \div \frac{1}{4}\; + \;6}}\) ?
A
15/16B
31/16C
19/16D
17/16Question 63
Arithmetic
What is the value of \(6\frac{1}{2}\; + \;80 \div 40 - \frac{{30}}{7}\;of\;\left( {5 - \frac{1}{3}} \right)\) ?
A
–21/2B
–17/2C
–23/2D
–13/19Question 64
Arithmetic
The data given below shows the number of people who have saved a certain amount of money. Saving (In Rs.) Number of people 5 1 15 3 20 4 25 2 30 1 35 1 40 2 What is the median of the given data?
A
Rs. 17.5B
Rs. 25C
Rs. 22.5D
Rs. 20Question 65
Arithmetic
If Manoj purchases 324 toffees for ₹ 486, then how many toffees should he sell for ₹ 90 to earn 50% profit?
A
40B
60C
55D
45Question 66
Arithmetic
If x : y = 6 : 5 and z : y = 9 : 25, then what is the ratio of x : z?
A
50 : 33B
54 : 125C
10 : 3D
48 : 25Question 67
Arithmetic
The Least Common Multiple and Highest Common Factor of two numbers are 60 and 4 respectively. If their sum is 32, then what will be the difference of these two numbers?
A
4B
8C
12D
20Question 68
Arithmetic
The bar chart given below shows the amount of sugar used in making 7 different varieties of sweets S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 and S7 has been shown as a percentage of total weight of the sweet. The total weight of sweet S3 is 450 kg. What is the amount of sugar used in sweet S3?
A
72 kgB
35 kgC
25 kgD
31 kgQuestion 69
Arithmetic
The line chart given below shows the ratio of imports to exports for a country for 5 consecutive years Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5. the imports for year Y5 is Rs. 76000 crore, then what will be exports (in crores) for the year Y5?
A
Rs. 82000 croreB
Rs. 80000 croreC
Rs. 84000 croreD
Rs. 78000 croreQuestion 70
Arithmetic
The perimeter of a square and a circle are the same. If the area of the circle is 2464 cm 2 , then what will be the area of the square?
A
1936 cm 2B
2116 cm 2C
1296 cm 2D
1764 cm 2Question 71
Arithmetic
The line chart given below shows the ratio of imports to exports for a country for 5 consecutive years Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5. Which of the following statement is true?
A
Exports for year Y3 are more than the exports for year Y2.B
Imports for year Y3 are maximum for the given 5 years.C
Data is Insufficient.D
Imports for year Y1 are least for the given 5 years.Question 72
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. The movie Uri tells the story of a surgical strike by the Indian army towards militants in POK .
A
For militants in POKB
Over militants at POKC
Against militants in POKD
No improvement.Question 73
Comprehension
From the given options, identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. They visited the Qutub Minar, which is most attractive spot in Delhi.
A
Attractive spotB
Which is mostC
They visitedD
In DelhiQuestion 74
Comprehension
From the given options, identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. The road was blocked since it was in repair.
A
Since it wasB
In repairC
Was blockedD
The roadQuestion 75
Comprehension
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given. FOYER
A
KitchenB
VerandahC
BedroomD
LobbyQuestion 76
Comprehension
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A short speech at the end of a play
A
EulogyB
PrologueC
EpilogueD
ChorusQuestion 77
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. The ________ of the museum showed us some ancient coins.
A
ControllerB
ConservatorC
CollectorD
CuratorQuestion 78
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Cutting corners
A
Spending too much moneyB
Saving moneyC
Making moneyD
Lending moneyQuestion 79
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. LENIENT
A
GenerousB
HelpfulC
StrictD
DefensiveQuestion 80
Comprehension
Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. She complained about her (A)/ weak eyes and lamented about (B)/ the necessity from spectacles. (C)/ No error (D)
A
DB
CC
AD
BQuestion 81
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. A blessing in disguise
A
A hidden misfortune B
An apparent fortuneC
An apparent blessingD
A hidden favourQuestion 82
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. The questions are so simple that a child can understand it .
A
Can understand themB
Can understand thisC
Is understanding themD
No improvementQuestion 83
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word CONVEX
A
OpaqueB
DenseC
ConcaveD
TransparentQuestion 84
Comprehension
Select the correctly spelt word.
A
EmbarrasmentB
EmbarrassmmentC
EmbarrassmentD
EmbarassmentQuestion 85
Comprehension
Select the correctly spelt word.
A
HiearchyB
HierarkyC
HierarchyD
HirarchyQuestion 86
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. They showed her the greatest ________.
A
PraiseB
TributeC
HonourD
RespectQuestion 87
Comprehension
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A song written in the praise of God
A
HymnB
ElegyC
OdeD
EpicQuestion 88
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. The furniture in this room are old and need to be replaced.
A
Are old and needingB
Is old and needsC
Is old and needD
No improvementQuestion 89
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word. FRUITFUL
A
UselessB
ProductiveC
BarrenD
JuicyQuestion 90
Comprehension
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. ________ taught you such lessons as these?
A
WhatB
WhichC
WhomD
WhoQuestion 91
Comprehension
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Shakespeare ________ this play.
A
WriteB
Is writingC
Has been writingD
WroteQuestion 92
Comprehension
Fill in blank (1) with the most appropriate option.
A
FondB
AttachedC
HeldD
StuckQuestion 93
Comprehension
Fill in blank (2) with the most appropriate option.
A
OwnerB
LadyC
MasterD
HouseQuestion 94
Comprehension
Fill in blank (3) with the most appropriate option.
A
WhenB
WheneverC
ThenD
WhereQuestion 95
Comprehension
Fill in blank (4) with the most appropriate option.
A
BadlyB
KindlyC
SoftlyD
HarshlyQuestion 96
Comprehension
Fill in blank (5) with the most appropriate option.
A
LoyaltyB
KeennessC
KindnessD
Hatred