The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
SSC CGL 18th August 2021 Shift-3
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
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 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. (Any operation on digits is not allowed)
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Gravity
2. Glycogen
3. Gestation
4. Glycerine
5. Gesture
Select the letter from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
H, Q, I, T, K, ?, N
In a certain code language, 'VIRTUE' is written as 'DBZBNX'. How will 'OMINOUS' be written in that language?
Three different positions of the same dice are shown, the faces of which are marked with the letters A, B, C, D . E and F. Select the letter that will be on the face opposite to the face having the letter “D’.
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Jharkhand : Ranchi
Find the number of triangles in the given figure.
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(4, 10, 53)
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
6, 6, 8, 24, 28, 140, ?
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship among the following classes.
Neptune, Planet, Moon
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number.
16 : 8 :: 21 : ? :: 11 : 6
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
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:
Some mats a re carpets.
Some carpets are blanke ts.
No blanket is a quilt.
Conclusions:
I. No quilt is a carpet.
II. No blanket is a mat .
III. Some carpets are m ats.
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Circle : Arc : : Plant : ?
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirroris placed at 'AB' as shown.
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and balance the equation.
483 * 23 * 93 * 16 * 4 * 50
The present age of Ramesh is 7 years more than the present age of his wife Sangeeta. 6 years hence, the age of Ramesh will be three times that of his son Mayank. If the present age of Mayank is 10 years, then what is the present age of Sangeeta?
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
CUH, HQK, MMN, RIQ, ?
In a certain code language, 'REFUSAL' is coded as '2101239103' and 'POETRY' is coded as '1067927'. How will 'PROFIT' be coded in that language?
Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Rani is the sister of Piyush and the daughter of Kamal. Kamal is the son of Gaurav and the brother of Aryan. Aryan is the father of Rajneesh. How is Aryan related to Piyush?
In which of the following years was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament?
The total membership of the Constituent Assembly was 389, of which ______ were representatives of princely states.
Who among the following became the co-chair of 17th ASEAN-India Summit in November 2020?
Which of the following states’ tourism ministry announced the launch of India’s first Labour Movement Museum in January 2021?
Which of the following is a coarse grained igneous rock that contains quarts and feldspar?
______ is the pattern of veins in the blade of a leaf.
Which of the following acids is used in the purification of gold and silver?
Which of the following states inaugurated its first bird festival ‘Kalrav’ in January 2021?
What was the name of the women's regiment in the Indian National Army founded by Subhash Chandra Bose?
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched by India in 1975?
In which of the following states is the Kolleru Lake located?
Who was appointed as the middle and long distance coach of the Indian athletics team in January 2021?
In which of the following Indian states will you find the ‘Kunchikal Falls’?
SP Balasubramaniam was a ______ who was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in January 2021.
Who among the following Indian actors was honoured with the ‘Best Actor’ award at the Indo-German Film week held in Europe in 2020?
When we cut an onion, the vegetable emits an odour and our eyes tear up. Which of the following compounds is responsible for the tears and odour resulting from freshly cut onions?
Makaravilakku is an annual festival held on Makar Sakranti in which of the following states?
According to Malthusian theory which of the following grows in geometric progression?
Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of the Independent India?
On which of the following days is National Disaster Response Force Raising Day celebrated annually?
Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India defines for a separate secretarial staff for each House of the Parliament?
Which of the following states launched the scheme ‘Sujal - Drink from Tap Mission’ that aims to provide quality drinking water directly from tap to all households in urban areas?
Who has been re-appointed as the MD and CEO of the RBL Bank in January 2021 for three years?
Who among the following established the Rashtrakuta Kingdom?
In which of the following countries was the headquarters of International Olympic Committee located as of February 2021?
Study the table and answer the question.
The data given in the table shows the number of students studying in four different disciplines in 5 institutes.
Number of students studying commerce in institute D is what percent of the total number of students of the 5 institutes?
In $$\triangle ABC, AB$$ and AC produced to points D and E respectively. If the bisectors of angle CBD and angle BCE meet at point O, such that $$\angle BOC = 63^\circ$$, then $$\angle A = ?$$
Simplify the expression $$441 \div \left[270 \div \frac{3}{7} + \left(17 \div \frac{1}{3}\right) - \left(8\frac{1}{2} - \frac{5}{2}\right)\right]$$
Points A and B are on a circle with centre O. Point C is on the major are AB. If $$\angle OAC = 35^\circ$$ and $$\angle OBC = 45^\circ$$, then what is the measure (in degrees) of the angle subtended by the minor are AB at the centre?
The given Pie-Chart shows the degree wise breakup of expenditure of a family in a month. Total income of a family is ₹43,200.
Expenditure on food is what percent more than expenditure on rent?
Five men can complete a work in 20 days. Ten women can complete the same work in 15 days. Two men and six women started working together. After 5 days, three women left the work and a new man joined the work. The group continued working togethertill the end of the work. In how many days will they be able to do the remaining work?
A T.V. is sold at 8%gain. Hadit been sold for ₹2553 less; there would have beenloss of 15%. To gain 18%, the selling price (in ₹) of T.V. would be:
If a train runs with the speed of 72 km/h, it reaches its destination late by 15 minutes. However,if its speed is 90 km/h, it is late by only 5 minutes. The correct time to cover its journey in minutes is:
What is the length (in cm) of the smallest altitude of the triangle whose sides are 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm? (correct to one decimal place)
In a right angled triangle ABC, the lengths ofthe sides containing the right angle are 5 cm and 12 cm respectively. A circle is inscribed in the triangle ABC. Whatis the radius ofthe circle (in cm)?
Alloy A contains metals x and y in the ratio 5 : 2 and alloy B contains these metals in the ratio 3 : 4. Alloy C is prepared by mixing A and in theratio 4 : 5. The percentageofy in alloy C is:
Keshav, Surjeet and Thomasstarted a business with investments in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The ratio of their period of investments is 5 : 6 : 9. Twenty percentof the profit was spent on rent and maintenanceof the office. Remaining profit was distributed among themselves.If the difference in the shares of profit of Keshav and Surjeet is ₹7264, then how muchis the total profit (in ₹)?
If $$a + b + c = 0$$, then what is the value of $$\frac{(b + c)^2}{bc} + \frac{(c + a)^2}{ca} + \frac{(a + b)^2}{ab} ?$$
If $$x - \frac{1}{x} = \sqrt{77}$$, then one of the values of $$x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3}$$ is:
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The average daily production of toys in a factory in the month of December is 512. If the average production during first 20 days is 515 and that of the last 13 days is 510, then what is the average of production on 19 and 20 December?
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A sum of money was lentin two parts in the ratio 4 : 5 for 4 years and 5 years respectively, both at the rate of 8% per annum simple interest. If the difference between the interests earned from the twoparts is ₹ 4680, then what was the total sum lent(in ₹)?
A shopkeeper bought a machine for ₹4600 and spent ₹500 on its repairs and transport. He marked the machine at 8% above the over all cost price. If he sold the machine for ₹4681.80 after giving x% discount, then the value of x is:
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In a circle with centre O, AB and CD are parallel chords on the opposite sides of a diameter. If AB = 12 cm, CD = 18 cm and the distance between the chords AB and CD is 15 cm, then find the radius of the circle (in cm).
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If $$\sin(A + B) = 1$$ and $$\cos(A - B) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, A + B \leq 90^\circ$$ and $$A > B$$, then the value of $$\frac{5 \sin^2 B + 4 \tan^2 A}{2 \sin B \cos A}$$ is:
If $$\sin^6 \theta + \cos^6 \theta = \frac{1}{3}, 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$$, then what is the value of $$\sin \theta \cos \theta$$?
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If $$a^3 - b^3 = 2349$$ and $$(a - b) = 9$$, then $$(a + b)^2 - ab$$ is equal to:
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If a number P is divisible by 2 and another number Q is divisible by 3, then which of the following is true?
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Study the table and answer the question.
The table shows the daily income of 50 persons.
How many persons earn ₹250 or more but less than ₹350 daily?
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$$(\sec \theta + \tan \theta)^2 + \frac{1 + \cosec \theta}{1 - \cosec \theta}, 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$$ is:
The following table shows the daily seats occupancy in different classes of a train. Numbers in bracket represent the total seats available for a particular class.
What is the ratio of number of seats that remained vacant in all the Non-AC classes on Wednesday and Thursday taken together to number of seats remained vacant in AC classes on Monday, Tuesday and Friday?
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Raj said to his friend, “Please help me in this task.”
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She knew that to apologise would ______ to admitting she had failed.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It was difficult to ______ Gopal to watch a horror movie.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Fifty litres of milk are donated by the committee to the orphanage every week.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The weather / is much / more warmer / than it was a few days before.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fair and square
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed select ‘No improvement required’.
He fell over in studies owing to his illness.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hassled
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Calm
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
I am paid weekly by my organisation.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Poignant
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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. When it was time to divide the spoils, the lion took one portion for his title as king of the forest.
B. He t ook another portion because he was a partner, and yet another because he was the strongest.
C. He took the last portion because an accident would befall anyone who laid a paw upon it.
D. Once a lion went hunting with three other beasts.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Fallacy
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. The festival is named after the Indian Hornbill.
B. The Hornbill festival is the most anticipated cu ltural carnival of this state.
C. Located in Northeast India, Nagaland is very a beautiful and an ethnically diverse state.
D. The Hornbill is often displayed on the traditional tribal headgears worn during Naga festivities.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A dynamic campaign for political, social or religious change
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The visitors complained / at the poor accommodation / they were provided / during the tour.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Sit on the fence
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 first human beings to control fire gradually learned (1)______ many uses. Not only did they (2)______ fire to keep warm and cook their food; they (3)______ learned to use it in hunting or warfare, to kill insects, to (4)______ berries, and to clear forests of underbrush so that game (5)______ be better seen and hunted. Eventually they learned that the burning of brush produced better grasslands and therefore more game.
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.
