SSC CGL 18th August 2021 Shift-1

For the following questions answer them individually

A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, which of the following pairs of letters would be opposite to each other?

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(7, 9, 252)

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cutis shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
r_ uktrj_ kt_ juk_rju_trj_kt

In a certain code language, ‘YOU TOOK MY PLACE IN’ is written as ‘COU POON LC QVAKE IJ’. How will ‘COMPILE’ be written in that language?

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Recreation
2. Recede
3. Recorder
4. Recliner
5. Reconcile
6. Recognition

The total of three numbers is 240. The second number is four times the first number. The third number is three times the first number. What will be the average of the three numbers?

Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Swan : Cygnet

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation.
14 * 7 * 39 * 133 * 19 * 130

In a certain code language, ‘FORENSIC’ is coded as ‘61218221419183’ and‘DORM’ is coded as ‘4121813’.How will ‘CARAMEL’ be coded in that language?

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 follows from the statements.
Statements:
Some bowls are cups.
All cups are glasses.
Some glasses are plates.
All plates are utensils.
Conclusions:
I. All bowls cannot be utensils.
II. All glasses cannot be utensils.

Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different.

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.

Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.

Identify the word in the option which is related to the third word in the same way like second word is related to the first word

Poor : Rich :: revenge : ?

Ramesh is the father of Manideep. Ramesh has only two children. Manideep is the brother of Niharika. Niharika is the daughter of Kavita. Ananya is the granddaughter of Kavita. Sujit is the father of Ananya. How is Sujit related to Manideep?

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
DOWN, CRRU, BUMB, AXHI, ?

As of January 2021, who among the following is the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting?

In 2020, which of the following tiger reserves won the ‘TX2 Award’ for its efforts to increase the tiger population?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Who among the following was the first Indian table tennis player ever to become a nine times senior national champion as of January 2021?

In 2020, who among the following became the most successful F1 driver with the most career wins, overtaking Michael Schumacher?

Study the following table and answer the question:
Number of students Appeared (A) and Passed (P) in an annual examination from four schools Q, R, S & T in five years (2014 to 2018)

The total number of students passed from school Q in 2014 and 2018 is what percent less than the total number of students appeared from schools R and S in 2017?

If $$3 \sin^2 \theta - \cos \theta - 1 = 0, 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$$, then what is the value of $$\cot \theta + \cosec \theta ?$$

Point P lies outside a circle with centre O. Tangents PA and PB are drawn to meetthe circle at A and respectively. If $$\angle APB = 80^\circ$$, then $$\angle OAB$$ is equal to:

If $$x^4 + y^4 + x^2y^2 = 21$$ and $$x^2 + y^2 - xy = 7$$, then what is the value of $$\frac{x}{y} + \frac{y}{x} ?$$

Simplify the following expression.
$$\frac{(375 + 125)^2 - (125 - 375)^2}{375 \times 375 - 125 \times 125}$$

Chord AB of circle of radius 10 cm is at a distance 8 cm from the centre O. If tangents drawn at A and B intersect at P, then the length of the tangent AP (in cm) is:

Study the following table and answer the question:
Number of students Appeared (A) and Passed (P) in an annual examination from four schools Q, R, S & T in five years (2014 to 2018)

The ratio of the total number of students appeared from school Q in 2017 and from school S$ in 2018 to the total number of students passed from school R in 2018 and school T in 2014, is:

The following Bar Graphs represent the Export of Tea (in lakh tonnes) by two companies A and B during the years 2010 to 2015.
Study the chart and answer the question written below:
(Note: The data shown below is only for mathematical exercise. They do not represent the actual figures).

What is the ratio of the total exports of company B in 2011 and 2014 to the total exports of company A in 2012 and 2015?

The value of
$$(\sin 37^\circ \cos 53^\circ + \cos 37^\circ \sin 53^\circ) - \frac{4 \cos^2 37^\circ - 7 + 4 \cos^2 53^\circ}{\tan^2 47^\circ + 4 - \cosec^2 43^\circ}$$ is:

In an examination, 45% of all the students who appeared are boys and therest are girls. If 60% of the boys and 70% of the girls passed, then what is the percentage of students who failed?

A and B together can complete a certain work in 20 days whereas B and C together can complete it in 24 days. If A is twice as good a work man as C, then in what time will B alone do 40% of the same work?

The data given in the table shows the number of boys and girls enrolled in three different streams in a school over 5 years. (2012 to 2020)

What is the difference between the average of the number of boys in the Commerce stream for the 5 years and the average of the number of girls in the Arts stream for the 5 years?

What is the difference (in ₹) between the simple interest and the compound interest on a sum of ₹8000 for $$2\frac{2}{5}$$ years at the rate of 10% p.a., when the interest is compounded yearly?

The average of x occurring 5 times and y occurring 7 times is 37. Also, the average of x occurring 7 times and y occurring 5 times is 35. The value of y is:

A trader sells an article at 16% below its cost price. Had he sold it for ₹192.20 more, he would have gained 15%. The cost price (in ₹)of the article is:

AB is a chord of a circle in minor segment with center O.C is a point on the minorarc of the circle between the points A and B. The tangents to the circle at A and B meetat the point P. If $$\angle ACB = 102^\circ$$, then whatis the measure of $$\angle APB$$?

A shopkeeper marked every item 25%abovethe cost price and allowed 10% discount. Shruti being a regular customer got 5% additional discount onthe bill and paid ₹2394 for the item purchased. What is the cost price of the item (in ₹)?

Find the value of $$\sin^4 30^\circ + \cos^4 30^\circ - \sin 25^\circ \cos 65^\circ - \sin 65^\circ \cos 25^\circ$$

The value of $$18 \div [26 - \left\{25 - (15 - 5) \div 2\right\}] of 12 + 2 - 2 \div 4 \times 16$$ is:

$$\triangle ABC \sim \triangle DEF$$. If the areas of $$\triangle ABC$$ and $$\triangle DEF$$ are 100 cm$$^2$$ and 81 cm$$^2$$, respectively and the altitude of $$\triangle DEF$$ is 6.3 cm, then the corresponding altitude of $$\triangle ABC$$ is:

Akhil takes 30 minutes extra to cover a distance of 150 km if he drives 10 km/h slower than his usual speed. How much time will he take to drive 90 km if he drives 15 km per hourslowerthan his usual speed?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A stumbling block

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
To throw an event into confusion or disorder

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Some people were tired of the long ______ in front of the mall and left without entering.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. However, its importance is primarily for its location.
B. But unlike other rivers, it is not used for shipping.
C. Although not the longest river, the Rio Grande is the most important river in America.
D. America has several long river systems.

Select the option that will substitute the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no substitution is needed, select ‘No substitution required’.
When I met the couple yesterday I noticed that the wife was more taller than her husband.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something that is to your advantage but happened by chance

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Sneha said to me, “I was watching TV.”

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Keats and Shelley were poets of the same period; they were ______.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
We don't really / want a large house; / we are looking for some comfort / and some convenience on a moderate price.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. But a dove that happened to be sitting on a neighbouring tree saw the ant’s danger and, plucking off a leaf, let it drop into the water before him.
B. Just at that time, a fowler was spreading his net and was in the act of ensnaring the dove, when the ant, perceiving his object, bit his heel.
C. An ant went to a fountain to quench his thirst and, tumbling in, almost drowned.
D. The ant mounting upon it, was presently wafted safely ashore.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Lalitha will go / to sister’s house / in Mumbai / this summer.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Imran has found two good jobs in the advertisements of the newspaper.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.
The teacher advised the children to not went near the lake.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Comprehension:
The Panchatantra is a legendary collection of short stories from India. (1)______ composed in the 2nd century BC, Panchatantra is (2)______ to be written by Vishnu Sharma (3)______ with many other scholars. The purpose behind the composition (4)______ to implant moral values and governing (5)______ in the young sons of the king.

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