SSC-GD 2023 Questions

16 Jan 2023 • Shift 3

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Question 1

Logical Reasoning

Eight people, D, E, M, P, T, W, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line, facing north. M sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. Only two people sit between M and E. D sits third to the right of E. Only four people sit between D and T. Z sits to the immediate right of P. W does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. How many people sit to the right of Y?

One

None

Three

More than three

Question 2

Logical Reasoning

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? AFIN, EJMR, ?, MRUZ, QVYD

JNRV

INQV

JNQV

INRV

Question 3

Logical Reasoning

Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing '5'.

Question 4

Logical Reasoning

Which of the following options will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 3, 8, 18, 38, ?, 158, 318

128

108

Question 5

Logical Reasoning

In a certain code language, 'DAINTY' is written as 'GCKQWB' and 'PROMISE' is written as 'SUQPKVG'. How will 'CERTAIN' be written in that language?

GGTUYKP

EHTVDLP

EHUVCLQ

FGUWCKQ

Question 6

Logical Reasoning

Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary? 1 jumping 2 juice 3 jumble 4 jupiter 5 junior

2,3,4,1,5

2,3,1,5,4

3,4,2,1,5

3,2,1,5,4

Question 7

Logical Reasoning

Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. $9 : 11 :: 29 : 21 :: 37 : ?$

Question 8

Logical Reasoning

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. OL, VE, CX, JQ, ?

Question 9

Logical Reasoning

Which two signs and two numbers (not digits) should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct? $19 \div 14 + 7 \times 2  \times  4 = 80$

14 and 2; + and x

7 and 2; + and x

19 and 14; + and ÷

 4 and 19; + and ÷

Question 10

Logical Reasoning

Seven people K, L, M, N, O, P and Q, are sitting in a straight row, facing the north. Only four people sit to the left of P. Q sits third to the left of N. N is not an immediate neighbour of P. M sits third to the left of L. K sits to the immediate left of M. Who sits at the extreme left end of the row?

Question 11

Logical Reasoning

'A + B' means 'A is the brother of B'. 'A / B' means 'A is the mother of B'. 'A ^ B' means 'A is the husband of B'. 'A % B' means 'A is the sister of B'. 'A @ B' means 'A is the son of B'. If U ^ V / W + X % Y, how is U related to Y?

Father's brother

Father

Son

Brother

Question 12

Logical Reasoning

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 113, 114, 110, 119, 103, 128, ?

Question 13

Logical Reasoning

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the below equation mathematically correct? $36 + 27 - 75 \times 5 \div 25 = 24$

÷ and -

+ and  ÷ 

÷ and x

- and +

Question 14

Logical Reasoning

In a certain code language, 'FLEET' is written as 'TFMFF', 'OUTLET' is written as 'TOVUMF', how will 'LABOUR' be written as in that language?

RLBCPV

RLABOU

LRBCPV

LRABOU

Question 15

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. ZINCKY : XGLAIW :: ZIGZAG : XGEXYE :: JOCKEY : ?

XJASIH

HSIAJX

HMAICW

HISAJX

Question 16

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.) Author : Pen :: Carpenter : ?

Wood

Wrench

Saw

Furniture

Question 17

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: All birds are cows. Some cows are hens. Some dogs are birds. Conclusions: I. Some dogs are hens. II. No hens are birds. III. Some cows are dogs.

Only conclusions II and III follow

Only conclusions I and II follow

All conclusions follow

Only conclusion III follows

Question 18

Who among the following personalities received the Padma Shri award in the year 2008 for his contributions in Odissi dance?

Shambhu Maharaj

Kalkaprasad

Ramlal Bareth

Gangadhar Pradhan

Question 19

Use of bauxite as a raw material is mainly for which industry?

Aluminium industry

Jute industry

Steel industry

Cement industry

Question 20

Which state/Union Territory hosted the Lusofonia Games in the year 2014?

Goa

Delhi

Madhya Pradesh

Pondicherry

Question 21

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh's first greenfield airport in which city?

Dirang

Hollongi

Khonsa

Anini

Question 22

The Hampi Utsav is celebrated every year in which of the following states?

Karnataka

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Question 23

Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as _______.

regular salried workers

skill workers

self-employed

casual labourers

Question 24

Which of the following is the chemical formula of washing soda?

$Na_2CO_3.10H_2O$

$Na_2CO_2$

$Na_2CO_3.H_2O$

$NaCO_2.H_2O$

Question 25

Consider a market structure where the number of firms is large, there is free entry and exit of firms, but the goods produced by them are not homogeneous. Such a market structure is called ________.

monopsony

oligopoly

monopoly

monopolistic competition

Question 26

Which of the following is known as Fool's Gold?

$Fe_2S_3$

$FeS_2$

$FeS$

$FeS_3$

Question 27

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 was passed in 2019 and came into force in ________.

2019

2021

2020

2022

Question 28

Aga Khan Gold Cup is associated with which of the following Sports?

Golf

Hockey

Basketball

Tennis

Question 29

Emperor Ashoka was the son of ________.

Bimbisara

Bindusara

Chandragupta Maurya

Ajatashatru

Question 30

The upper house of a state legislature is known as _______.

Lok Sabha

Vidhan Parishad

Vidhan Sabha

Rajya Sabha

Question 31

What was the actual growth rate of the seventh five year plan of India?

12%

Question 32

As of November 2022, who is the Union Minister for Health in India?

Hardeep Singh Puri

Mansukh Mandaviya

Parshottam Rupala

Narayan Rane

Question 33

In _________, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India.

1819

1831

1821

1817

Question 34

Sharodi Saikia is an Indian classical dancer known for _________ dance form.

Fusion

Kuchipudi

Manipuri

Sattriya

Question 35

Rule of Law is the foundation of any _________, which means that no person is above the law.

communism

autocracy

democracy

dictatorship

Question 36

Visakhapatnam is the _________ landlocked and well-protected port.

deepest

shallowest

longest

shortest

Question 37

Dead Sea is bordered by which two countries?

Israel and Tunisia

Jordan and Turkey

Israel and Jordan

Syria and Jordan

Question 38

Arithmetic

The value of an Apple laptop depreciated from Rs.1,33,100 to Rs.72,900 in 3 years. Find the yearly rate of depreciation. (Correct to 2 decimal places.)

25.32%

21.34%

20.75%

18.18%

Question 39

Arithmetic

In a mixture of 624 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 5:3. The amount of water to be further added to the mixture so as to make the ratio of the milk to water 5:4 will be:

84 litres

78 litres

64 litres

54 litres

Question 40

Arithmetic

A man sold two pens at Rs. 12 each. On one, he gained 20% and on the other, he lost 20%. On the whole, he:

lost Rs.1

neither gained nor lost

gained Rs.1

gained Rs.2

Question 41

Arithmetic

Two trains of same length are running on parallel tracks in opposite directions with speeds of 54 km/h and 90 km/h respectively. They cross each other in 12 sec. Find the length (in metres) of each train.

240

220

210

230

Question 42

Arithmetic

The Time taken by Anjali to finish a piece of work is four times the time taken by Ron and Three times the time taken by John. If all three of them work together, it takes them 4 days to complete the entire work. How much time Ron alone take to finish the work?

11 days

7 days

6 days

8 days

Question 43

Arithmetic

Calculate the cost to paint a water tank in the shape of a sphere having a radius of 7cm, if the cost of painting is Rs.4.5/cm². ($\pi = 22/7$)

Rs. 2,272

Rs. 2,277

Rs. 2,727

Rs. 2,772

Question 44

Arithmetic

Mohan and Sohan invested Rs.3,000 and Rs.4,000 respectively in a property and after 6 month Sohan withdraws. If in the end of the year their profit is Rs.540, then what is the profit earned by Mohan?

Rs.288

Rs.296

Rs.344

Rs.324

Question 45

Arithmetic

Seats for Engineering, Management and Science in a University are in the ratio of 7: 8 : 9. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 20%, 30% and 60% respectively. What will be the ratio of the increased seats?

17:19:21

8:9:11

21:26:36

23:25:27

Question 46

Arithmetic

Two trains running in the same direction at 110 km/h and 90 km/h completely pass one another in 54 sec. If the length of the first train is 130 metres, then find the length of the second train.

165 metre

180 metre

170 metre

160 metre

Question 47

Arithmetic

A cyclist moving on a circular track of radius 140 m completes one revolution in 2 min. What is the average speed of the cyclist?

660 $\frac{m}{min}$

880 $\frac{m}{min}$

440 $\frac{m}{min}$

550 $\frac{m}{min}$

Question 48

Arithmetic

Find the mean proportional of 0.75 and 3?

1.25

1.5

Question 49

Arithmetic

If a reduction of 10% in the price of rice enables a person to obtain 22 kg more for ₹250, then the original price of rice per kg is:

₹2.42

₹1.62

₹1.26

₹1.86

Question 50

Arithmetic

The HCF and LCM of 2 numbers are 32 and 192. One of the numbers is 64. Find the absolute difference between the numbers.

Question 51

Arithmetic

Simplify $6 + [(16-4) \div (2^2+2)] -2$.

Question 52

Arithmetic

The expenses on rice, petrol and oil of a family are in the ratio 8 : 11 : 6. If the prices of these items are increased by 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively, then the total expenses of the family on these items are increased by:

20.80%

20.20%

19.2%

19.80%

Question 53

Arithmetic

A school manager decides to build a new school building in 40 days. He employs 100 men in the beginning and 100 men after 35 days and completes the construction within the stipulated time. If he had not employed the additional men, how many days behind schedule would the school building have been completed?

2 days

3 days

5 days

4 days

Question 54

Arithmetic

₹12,000 becomes ₹15,972 in a certain period of time at the rate of 10% per annum on compound interest, compounding annually. Find the period of time.

1 year

4 years

2 years

3 years

Question 55

Arithmetic

The marked price of a hair dryer is Rs.10,550. The shopkeeper offers a discount of 18% on it. Find its selling price.

Rs.8,453

Rs.8,651

Rs.8,052

Rs.7,652

Question 56

Arithmetic

The marked price of a mobile phone was ₹10,000. The shop owner offered 10% discount but on further request by the customer, he sold it at ₹8500 after giving a cash discount. How much is this cash discount in percentage (up to 2 decimal places)?

6.25%

5.56%

6.65%

5.25%

Question 57

Arithmetic

What is the volume of a cone whose height is 24 cm and radius is 14 cm?

4298 $cm^3$

4928 $cm^3$

9428 $cm^3$

4982 $cm^3$

Question 58

Comprehension

Fill in the blanks with appropriate homonym. At a particular ______ of life, the body goes through some unnecessary changes.

Stage (a raised platform)

Plane

Stage (step)

Plain

Question 59

Comprehension

Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error. Jiten and Hiru loves to eat French fries for lunch .

French fries

loves

lunch

eat

Question 60

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate homonym of the given word. Blue

Bellow

Blew

Below

Blow

Question 61

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. Mr. Saxena has espoused a child from an orphanage.

adapted

adepted

accepted

adopted

Question 62

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Accurate

Heist

Proficient

Unreliable

Fiesta

Question 63

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. His seat was the ______ in our row.

farthest

near to

further

far

Question 64

Comprehension

The sentence given below has one misspelt word. Spot the INCORRECTLY spelt word and select its correct spelling. Abreviations are not understood by everyone.

Abreviashions

Abbriviations

Abbreviations

Abriviations

Question 65

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Put forth

Stop

Against

Apply

Conceal

Question 66

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence. No one can exterminate poverty from this world.

plant

endure

secure

eradicate

Question 67

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. We had to move slowly through the narrow alley.

Imminent

Dreary

Maximum

Cramped

Question 68

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. We should also learn to trust what he says . After all, he is a reformed person now.

to give someone the benefit of the doubt

to make matters worse

no pain, no gain

to wrap our head around something

Question 69

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The manager have get hot under the collar when the workers demanded higher wages.

had get under the collar

got hot under the collar

get hot under the collar

will got under the collar

Question 70

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The bufotoxin present on a toad's skin can irritate you but touching a toad shall not cause you warts.

was not cause

 won't give

has not give

do not cause

Question 71

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Manifest

Apparent

Cryptic

Natural

Concealed

Question 72

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The minister reached the venue of the programme before time which ______ wonder and awe among the organisers.

strengthened

draped

created

lagged

Question 73

Comprehension

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

lot of

as much as

as much 

much of

Question 74

Comprehension

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

regulating

repressing

taming

constraining

Question 75

Comprehension

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

vary

revise

convert

displace

Question 76

Comprehension

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

burdened

condensed

overstuffed

packed

Question 77

Comprehension

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

anon

presently

ultimately

directly

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? AFIN, EJMR, ?, MRUZ, QVYD

Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing '5'.

Which of the following options will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 3, 8, 18, 38, ?, 158, 318

In a certain code language, 'DAINTY' is written as 'GCKQWB' and 'PROMISE' is written as 'SUQPKVG'. How will 'CERTAIN' be written in that language?

Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary? 1 jumping 2 juice 3 jumble 4 jupiter 5 junior

Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. $9 : 11 :: 29 : 21 :: 37 : ?$

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. OL, VE, CX, JQ, ?

Which two signs and two numbers (not digits) should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct? $19 \div 14 + 7 \times 2 &nbsp;\times &nbsp;4 = 80$

'A + B' means 'A is the brother of B'. 'A / B' means 'A is the mother of B'. 'A ^ B' means 'A is the husband of B'. 'A % B' means 'A is the sister of B'. 'A @ B' means 'A is the son of B'. If U ^ V / W + X % Y, how is U related to Y?

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 113, 114, 110, 119, 103, 128, ?

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the below equation mathematically correct? $36 + 27 - 75 \times 5 \div 25 = 24$

In a certain code language, 'FLEET' is written as 'TFMFF', 'OUTLET' is written as 'TOVUMF', how will 'LABOUR' be written as in that language?

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. ZINCKY : XGLAIW :: ZIGZAG : XGEXYE :: JOCKEY : ?

Who among the following personalities received the Padma Shri award in the year 2008 for his contributions in Odissi dance?

Use of bauxite as a raw material is mainly for which industry?

Which state/Union Territory hosted the Lusofonia Games in the year 2014?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh's first greenfield airport in which city?

The Hampi Utsav is celebrated every year in which of the following states?

Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as _______.

Which of the following is the chemical formula of washing soda?

Consider a market structure where the number of firms is large, there is free entry and exit of firms, but the goods produced by them are not homogeneous. Such a market structure is called ________.

Which of the following is known as Fool's Gold?

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 was passed in 2019 and came into force in ________.

Aga Khan Gold Cup is associated with which of the following Sports?

Emperor Ashoka was the son of ________.

The upper house of a state legislature is known as _______.

What was the actual growth rate of the seventh five year plan of India?

As of November 2022, who is the Union Minister for Health in India?

In _________, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India.

Sharodi Saikia is an Indian classical dancer known for _________ dance form.

Rule of Law is the foundation of any _________, which means that no person is above the law.

Visakhapatnam is the _________ landlocked and well-protected port.

Dead Sea is bordered by which two countries?

The value of an Apple laptop depreciated from Rs.1,33,100 to Rs.72,900 in 3 years. Find the yearly rate of depreciation. (Correct to 2 decimal places.)

In a mixture of 624 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 5:3. The amount of water to be further added to the mixture so as to make the ratio of the milk to water 5:4 will be:

A man sold two pens at Rs. 12 each. On one, he gained 20% and on the other, he lost 20%. On the whole, he:

Two trains of same length are running on parallel tracks in opposite directions with speeds of 54 km/h and 90 km/h respectively. They cross each other in 12 sec. Find the length (in metres) of each train.

The Time taken by Anjali to finish a piece of work is four times the time taken by Ron and Three times the time taken by John. If all three of them work together, it takes them 4 days to complete the entire work. How much time Ron alone take to finish the work?

Calculate the cost to paint a water tank in the shape of a sphere having a radius of 7cm, if the cost of painting is Rs.4.5/cm². ($\pi = 22/7$)

Mohan and Sohan invested Rs.3,000 and Rs.4,000 respectively in a property and after 6 month Sohan withdraws. If in the end of the year their profit is Rs.540, then what is the profit earned by Mohan?

Seats for Engineering, Management and Science in a University are in the ratio of 7: 8 : 9. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 20%, 30% and 60% respectively. What will be the ratio of the increased seats?

Two trains running in the same direction at 110 km/h and 90 km/h completely pass one another in 54 sec. If the length of the first train is 130 metres, then find the length of the second train.

A cyclist moving on a circular track of radius 140 m completes one revolution in 2 min. What is the average speed of the cyclist?

Find the mean proportional of 0.75 and 3?

If a reduction of 10% in the price of rice enables a person to obtain 22 kg more for ₹250, then the original price of rice per kg is:

The HCF and LCM of 2 numbers are 32 and 192. One of the numbers is 64. Find the absolute difference between the numbers.

Simplify $6 + [(16-4) \div (2^2+2)] -2$.

The expenses on rice, petrol and oil of a family are in the ratio 8 : 11 : 6. If the prices of these items are increased by 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively, then the total expenses of the family on these items are increased by:

₹12,000 becomes ₹15,972 in a certain period of time at the rate of 10% per annum on compound interest, compounding annually. Find the period of time.

The marked price of a hair dryer is Rs.10,550. The shopkeeper offers a discount of 18% on it. Find its selling price.

The marked price of a mobile phone was ₹10,000. The shop owner offered 10% discount but on further request by the customer, he sold it at ₹8500 after giving a cash discount. How much is this cash discount in percentage (up to 2 decimal places)?

What is the volume of a cone whose height is 24 cm and radius is 14 cm?

Fill in the blanks with appropriate homonym. At a particular ______ of life, the body goes through some unnecessary changes.

Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error. Jiten and Hiru loves to eat French fries for lunch .

Select the most appropriate homonym of the given word. Blue

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. Mr. Saxena has espoused a child from an orphanage.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Accurate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. His seat was the ______ in our row.

The sentence given below has one misspelt word. Spot the INCORRECTLY spelt word and select its correct spelling. Abreviations are not understood by everyone.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Put forth

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence. No one can exterminate poverty from this world.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. We had to move slowly through the narrow alley.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. We should also learn to trust what he says . After all, he is a reformed person now.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The manager have get hot under the collar when the workers demanded higher wages.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The bufotoxin present on a toad's skin can irritate you but touching a toad shall not cause you warts.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Manifest

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The minister reached the venue of the programme before time which ______ wonder and awe among the organisers.

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

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

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

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

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

Which two signs and two numbers (not digits) should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct? $19 \div 14 + 7 \times 2 \times 4 = 80$