SSC-GD 2021 Questions
8 Dec 2021 • Shift 1
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Question 1
Logical Reasoning
In a certain code language, 'match is over' is written as 'en jo hi', 'the cricket match' is written as 'lu mo en', and 'over the globe' is written as' hi lu nok'. How will 'cricket' be written in that language?
A
moB
hiC
nokD
joQuestion 2
Logical Reasoning
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 24, 27, 33, 42, 54, ?
A
69B
68C
64D
66Question 3
Logical Reasoning
Rohit told Ruchi, “Your mother’s father is the father-in-law of my son”. How is Ruchi related to Rohit?
A
DaughterB
AuntC
GranddaughterD
SisterQuestion 4
Logical Reasoning
‘Marigold’ is related to ‘Flower’ in the same way as ‘Barley’ is related to ‘_______’.
A
StemsB
CerealsC
PulsesD
SpicesQuestion 5
Logical Reasoning
In a certain code language, PARENTS is written as JYHULFG. How will ASTONISH be written in that language?
A
YGEKKQGRB
YHEKLQGRC
YHEKKQGSD
YGFKLQGRQuestion 6
Logical Reasoning
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order. i. Class ii. Family iii. Kingdom iv. Order v. Phylum
A
iii, v, ii, iv, iB
iii, v, i, iv, iiC
iii, ii, iv, i, vD
iii, iv, ii, v, iQuestion 7
Logical Reasoning
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. c _ _ w z c _ n _ z c j _ w _ _ j n _ z
A
j, n, j, w, n, z, c, wB
n, j, j, w, n, c, z, wC
j, n, j, w, z, n, c, wD
n, j, n, w, n, z, c, wQuestion 8
Logical Reasoning
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. ? 23 17 74 95 62 44 49 28
A
16B
32C
15D
36Question 9
Logical Reasoning
Select the dice that can be formed by folding the given sheet along the lines.
A
Only A and CB
Only A and BC
Only BD
Only DQuestion 10
Logical Reasoning
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 32, 33, 37, 46, ?, 87
A
77B
52C
62D
60Question 11
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster. BFX : PTL :: UHE : ?
A
IVTB
HVSC
IUSD
IVSQuestion 12
Logical Reasoning
Ramesh has an equal number of coins of one-rupee, five-rupee and ten-rupee. He has a total of ₹640. How many total coins does he have?
A
90B
60C
120D
40Question 13
Logical Reasoning
If 'A' denotes 'addition', 'B' denotes' subtraction', and the signs '×' and '÷'are interchanged, then what will be the value of the following expression? 12 ÷ (81 B 18) × 9 B 34 A 12 × 6
A
52B
58C
76D
54Question 14
Logical Reasoning
Seven friends, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are sitting in a row facing north. B is not sitting in the middle of the row. A is sitting second to the right of B. D is sitting second to the left of F. G is sitting to the immediate left of F. C is sitting second to the right of G. E is sitting between B and A. Who is sitting in the middle of the row?
A
FB
DC
GD
EQuestion 15
Logical Reasoning
Five friends P, Q, R, S and T are travelling in a bus. All are sitting in five different rows one after the other, facing the same direction. P is sitting just ahead of S. T is after Q. Equal number of persons are sitting before and after R. T is before R. Who is sitting at the end?
A
QB
TC
SD
PQuestion 16
Logical Reasoning
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 12 : 67 :: 16 : ?
A
80B
72C
70D
91Question 17
Logical Reasoning
In a code language, FLEW is coded as 1212546. How will RODE be coded in that language?
A
3612411B
3615410C
341319D
3615210Question 18
Logical Reasoning
In the following diagram, the circle stands for 'policemen', the square stands for 'sportspersons' and the 'triangle' stands for 'tax-payers' the numbers given in the different segments represent the number of persons in that category. How many policemen are tax-payers but are NOT sportspersons?
A
22B
33C
6D
27Question 19
Logical Reasoning
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All vegetables are foods. Some foods are drinks. Conclusions: I. Some drinks are foods. II. Some vegetables are drinks.
A
None of the conclusions followB
Both the conclusions followC
Only conclusion II followsD
Only conclusion I followsQuestion 20
Logical Reasoning
Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
A
ZBFLB
OQUBC
MOSYD
BDHNQuestion 21
Logical Reasoning
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. GRTD, KNXZ, OJBV, SFFR, ?
A
VBKNB
WBKOC
WBJND
WAJOQuestion 22
GK
Which of the following incidents occurred before the partition of Bengal in 1905?
A
Jallianwala Bagh MassacreB
Assassination of plague commissioner by Chapekar brothersC
Kakori ConspiracyD
Chauri Chaura IncidentQuestion 23
GK
Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs?
A
Article 41B
Article 49C
Article 32D
Article 53Question 24
GK
The slogan, “Freedom is my birth right and I shall have it”, was raised by:
A
Lala Lajpat RaiB
Mahatma GandhiC
Bal Gangadhar TilakD
Bipin Chandra PalQuestion 25
GK
Who among the following has NEVER played professional cricket for India?
A
Sourav GanguliB
Vijendra SinghC
Virender SehwagD
Harbhajan SinghQuestion 26
GK
The Zabo system of rice cultivation is an indigenous method of water harvesting practiced in which of the following states of India?
A
KeralaB
Uttar PradeshC
NagalandD
KarnatakaQuestion 27
GK
To which of the following states does the folk dance form ‘Grida’ belong?
A
JharkhandB
Madhya PradeshC
West BengalD
ChhattisgarhQuestion 28
GK
In which year did Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the Wimbledon Men's Doubles Title?
A
1997B
1995C
1999D
1998Question 29
GK
What was the Repo Rate in October 2020?
A
4.5%B
5%C
3.5%D
4%Question 30
GK
In which state was the ‘Portable Transit Hospital Structure’ inaugurated in November 2020 by the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan?
A
Tamil NaduB
MaharashtraC
Andhra PradeshD
KarnatakaQuestion 31
GK
Burhi dihing is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
A
BrahmaputraB
GangesC
YamunaD
GodavariQuestion 32
GK
Which of the following literary works was created by Sandhyakar Nandi?
A
BuddhacharitaB
Ramacharitam/RampalcharitC
ArthashastraD
Gita GovindaQuestion 33
GK
What is the chemical formula of muriatic acid?
A
A s H 3B
HClC
HNO 3D
H 2 SO 4Question 34
GK
Which of the following books is written by Megasthenes?
A
ArthashastraB
Periplus of the Erythraean SeaC
Natural HistoryD
IndicaQuestion 35
GK
The value of which of the following work is NOT recognised in the national income?
A
Housewife's workB
Working in a firmC
Construction of a new houseD
Selling fish in the marketQuestion 36
GK
Who among the following was the President of Delhi District Cricket Association as of November 2020?
A
AK SinghB
Rohan JaitelyC
Rajiv JalotaD
Nilesh ShahQuestion 37
GK
Which of the following is NOT known as a greenhouse gas?
A
OxygenB
Water vapourC
Carbon dioxideD
MethaneQuestion 38
GK
_______ states that temperature and other physical conditions remaining the same, the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points.
A
Pascal’s lawB
Hooke’s lawC
Newton’s lawD
Ohm’s lawQuestion 39
GK
In September 2021, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) developed a device that could enable _______.
A
scientists to carry out biological experiments in spaceB
astronauts to wash clothes in spaceC
scientists to launch satellites from spaceD
astronauts to heat food in spaceQuestion 40
GK
Who had the charge of education portfolio in the first cabinet of free India in 1947?
A
Dr BR AmbedkarB
Liaquat Ali KhanC
Dr Rajendra PrasadD
Maulana Abul Kalam AzadQuestion 41
GK
The festival of Dussehra is also known as _______.
A
DhanterasB
NavratriC
VijayadashamiD
DurgashtamiQuestion 42
GK
When more than the required number of people are engaged in a job, it is known as:
A
seasonal unemploymentB
total unemploymentC
partial unemploymentD
disguised unemploymentQuestion 43
GK
Tulsidas's composition, the Ramcharitmanas, was written in _______ language.
A
SanskritB
UrduC
AwadhiD
AssameseQuestion 44
GK
Who among the following wrote the novel ‘The Last Queen of Kashmir’?
A
Rakesh KaulB
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniC
Chetan BhagatD
Sudha MurthyQuestion 45
GK
Nitish Kumar, who took an oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 16 November 2020, belongs to which of the following parties?
A
Indian National CongressB
Bharatiya Janata PartyC
Janata Dal UnitedD
Rashtriya Janata DalQuestion 46
GK
The river Mandakini joins the river Alaknanda at _______.
A
VishnuprayagB
RudraprayagC
KarnaprayagD
DevprayagQuestion 47
Arithmetic
With the grant of annual increment, salary of Neera increased from ₹45000 to ₹48150. Find the increase percent
A
6.75%B
7%C
7.5%D
6.25%Question 48
Arithmetic
Find the value of [78 - {5 + 3 of (25 – 2 x 10)}] ÷ 29.
A
4B
2C
8D
58Question 49
Arithmetic
Eight years ago, the average age of a family of 4 persons was 19 years. A baby girl is a new addition to the family and now the average age of the family is 4 years more than it was 8 years ago. How old is baby girl?
A
6 yearsB
7 yearsC
3 yearsD
5 yearsQuestion 50
Arithmetic
A wheel makes 1000 revolutions in covering a distance of 44 km. Find the radius of the wheel.
A
7 mB
14 mC
6 mD
22 mQuestion 51
Arithmetic
A sum of ₹x amounts to ₹10,483 after 3 years and to ₹12,727 after 7 years at the same rate percent per annum simple interest. The value of x is :
A
₹5,000B
₹8,800C
₹6,600D
₹7,500Question 52
Arithmetic
Arti and Rita can do a job in 8 hours (working together at their respective constant rates) and Arti can do the job alone in 10 hours. In how many hours can Rita do the job alone?
A
40B
20C
15D
10Question 53
Arithmetic
What is the single discount equivalent to three successive discounts 10%, 15% and 20%?
A
45%B
39.8%C
38.8%D
61.2%Question 54
Arithmetic
A and B can do a work in 30 and 40 days respectively. They began the work together. A left the work after some days and B finished the remaining work in 5 days. After how many days did A leave?
A
15B
20C
12D
16Question 55
Arithmetic
The ratio of two numbers is 3 ∶ 8. On adding 8 to both the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 ∶ 5 . What is the sum of the numbers?
A
288B
264C
240D
120Question 56
Arithmetic
I walk at a speed of 10 km/h and cover a distance in 2 hours. If I increase my speed by 5 km/h, how early would I reach my destination?
A
20 minB
10 minC
40 minD
50 minQuestion 57
Arithmetic
Rakhi offers a discount of 30% on all the items at her shop and still makes a profit of 12%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of an article marked at ₹280?
A
275B
185C
170D
175Question 58
Arithmetic
A man bought some toys at the rate of 12 for ₹48 and sold them at the rate of 8 for ₹48. Find his gain or loss percentage.
A
5.0%B
50%C
0.50%D
2.5%Question 59
Arithmetic
A box contains 50p and 25p coins in the ratio 9 ∶ 5, amounting to ₹207. Find the number of 50p coins.
A
180B
324C
226D
150Question 60
Arithmetic
A man sold two TV sets for ₹7,200 each for neither gain nor loss. If he sold one TV set at a loss of 10%, then the other TV set is sold at a profit of :
A
17 \({1 \over 2}\) %B
12 \(1\over2\) %C
15 \(1\over2\) %D
8 \(1\over2\) %Question 61
Arithmetic
A man sold three-fifth of his articles at a gain of 16% and the remaining at the cost price. Find the gain earned by him in the whole transaction
A
\(9{3 \over 5}\% \) gainB
\(12{1 \over 5}\% \) lossC
\(7{3 \over 4}\% \) gainD
\(11{1 \over 2}\% \) lossQuestion 62
Arithmetic
If (x - 3) is the HCF of x 2 – 5x + 6 and x 2 + mx + 12, then what is the value of m?
A
2B
-2C
-1D
-7Question 63
Arithmetic
What is the average of the prime numbers between 20 and 50?
A
35.857B
35.917C
35.234D
35.123Question 64
Arithmetic
In a restaurant, 40% customers had a non-vegetarian lunch, 52% had a vegetarian lunch, and 20% had both types of lunches. If 125 customers were present, how many did NOT eat either type of lunch?
A
30B
25C
35D
27Question 65
Arithmetic
Three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5 and the sum of their cubes is 34560. What is the second number?
A
12B
30C
18D
6Question 66
Arithmetic
The perimeter of a rhombus is 148 cm and one of its diagonals is 70 cm. The area (in cm 2 ) of the rhombus is:
A
1680B
410C
840D
750Question 67
Arithmetic
The value of \(\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)\) [{–2(12 + 2)}10] is:
A
-140B
-160C
-100D
-35Question 68
Arithmetic
Ramu had borrowed ₹20,000 from a bank at simple interest, and after 5 years he repaid an amount of ₹25,000 to the bank. What was the rate of interest per year?
A
6%B
8%C
7%D
5%Question 69
Arithmetic
In how much time will ₹6,25,000 become ₹8,31,875 at 10% per annum, compounded annually?
A
2 yearsB
4 yearsC
3 yearsD
6 yearsQuestion 70
Arithmetic
What is the number which when divided by 39, 52 and 60 leaves the remainders 30, 43 and 51, respectively?
A
790B
780C
771D
781Question 71
Arithmetic
A man travelled a distance of 54 km in 4 hours, partly on foot at 6 km/h and partly on bicycle at 18 km/h. Find the distance (in km) travelled on foot.
A
8B
18C
9D
12Question 72
Comprehension
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A
MedallionB
MeddleC
MechanicelD
MediateQuestion 73
Comprehension
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Written law passed by a law-making body
A
StatuteB
RuleC
SummitD
OrdealQuestion 74
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. He asked me _______ I knew you.
A
unlessB
althoughC
sinceD
whetherQuestion 75
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. This case is limited to state _______.
A
preparationB
jurisdictionC
radicalisationD
ramificationQuestion 76
Comprehension
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Divya have little chance / of winning / the gold medal / this year.
A
the gold medalB
Divya have little chanceC
of winningD
this yearQuestion 77
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Assert
A
InsistB
RequestC
AbandonD
UrgeQuestion 78
Comprehension
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. The sun had set by the time we reached the hilltop.
A
we had reachedB
we reachC
we were reachingD
No improvement requiredQuestion 79
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Hang up one’s boots
A
Challenge someoneB
Tease an opponentC
Retire from a sportD
Show disrespectQuestion 80
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. He was _______ from Turkey for his public condemnation of the Shah.
A
exiledB
evacuatedC
excludedD
escapedQuestion 81
Comprehension
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you want to / win the race, / you need to / believe in you.
A
win the raceB
If you want toC
you need toD
believe in youQuestion 82
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. General speaking, the great discoverers were people with great courage.
A
Generally speakB
No substitution requiredC
Generally spokenD
Generally speakingQuestion 83
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Out of the blue
A
Completely unexpectedB
Always dressing up in blue clothesC
Caught in a fightD
Coming out of a blue boxQuestion 84
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Investigate
A
ExamineB
RelateC
CalculateD
SuperviseQuestion 85
Comprehension
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Study of insects
A
OrnithologyB
EntomologyC
GeologyD
TerminologyQuestion 86
Comprehension
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The manager told / the staff to complete / all the works / before going home.
A
all the worksB
The manager toldC
before going homeD
the staff to completeQuestion 87
Comprehension
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A
AlliterationB
ProcastinationC
HallucinationD
SuperintendentQuestion 88
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Demolish
A
DivideB
ConstructC
DiminishD
DestroyQuestion 89
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Obvious
A
ThickB
DullC
VagueD
ClearQuestion 90
Comprehension
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something
A
FanaticB
PessimistC
OpportunistD
OptimistQuestion 91
Comprehension
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. Your brother can’t drive, is it ?
A
couldn’t heB
will heC
No improvement requiredD
can heQuestion 92
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.
A
throughB
withC
atD
byQuestion 93
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.
A
higherB
most highC
highestD
highQuestion 94
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.
A
climbedB
pausedC
backedD
watchedQuestion 95
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.
A
theB
aC
oneD
anQuestion 96
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.
A
stunnedB
wonderedC
surprisedD
shocked