2017 SSC CGL 19 Aug Shift-1

For the following questions answer them individually

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Several great battles (a:/ took place among (b:/ the British and the Americans. (c:/No Error (d:

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The stream gurgled (a:/ contentedly as it (b:/ slowed to rounding the bend. (c:/No Error (d:

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The criminal changed his name to an ___________ in order to elude the police.

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The ___________ my husband and I had was so loud it woke our children.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Litter

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Obliterate

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Scrimp

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Guzzle

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To heave a sigh of relief

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To be on cloud nine

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

She was uneasy because she (never be) on a plane before.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

No one knows how he escaped (dash) to pieces.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

As for ourselves, we

X-combing our hair
Y-a good wash and
Z-were contented with

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

If there is a

X-corresponding sensation
Y-kind, there has to be a
Z-change in brain activity of a certain

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The fire destroyed the whole neighbourhood.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The accused said to the judge, "Let me meet my children before I die, sir."

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and _____(1)_____ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has ______(2)_______ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ____(3)_______ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______(4)________ the birds of the East and ___(5)______ of the West.

For the following questions answer them individually

A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

win, note, grain, broker, ?

A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

KlMnO, qRsTu, WxYzA, cDeFg, ?

A series is given, with one number missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

0, 3, 8, ? , 24, 35

Faiyaz's birthday is on Wednesday 12th April. On what day of the week will be Shray's Birthday in the same year if Shray was born on 2nd October?

The weights of 4 boxes are 20, 90, 40 and 60 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight,in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

In a certain code language, '+' represents 'x', '-' represents '+', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. What is the answer to the following question?

80 + 2 ÷ 25 + 5 - 10 = ?

Two cars C and D start from the same point. C travels 9 km South, then turns to its left and travels another 11 km. D travels 3 km East, then turns South and travels 5 km, then turns to its left and travels another 8 km. Where is D with respect to C now?

In the question a statement is given, followed by two arguments, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given arguments, if any, is a strong argument.

Statement : Should street lights be switched off after midnight?

Argument I : No, statistics show that crime and accidents increase if street lights are switched off.
Argument II : Yes, few vehicles ply after midnight, expensive electricity will be wasted.

In the following figure, square represents Painters, triangle represents women, circle represents Accountants and rectangle represents Americans. Which set of letters represents Americans who are not accountants? 

A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened. 

A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example 'K' can be represented by 42, 34 etc and 'Z' can be represented by 76, 59 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'SELF'. 

The collection of all possible combinations of the goods and services that can be produced from a given amount of resources and a given stock of technological knowledge is called the ____________ of the economy.

If at a price, market supply is greater than market demand, we say that there is ________ in the market at that price.

Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution includes equal access to shops, bathing, ghats, hotels etc?

The web uses the __________ to request and serve web pages and programs.

______________ scheme was launched by the Central Government to give financial services to weaker section of society.

Who is not amongst the winners of Nobel Prize 2016 for Chemistry?

Which of the statements given below are correct?

1. The author of the novel 'Missile Gap' is Charles Stross.
2. The author of the novel 'Bird Box' is Victor LaValle.
3. The author of the novel 'The City and the City' is China Mieville.

A and B together do a job in 6.75 days and A could do the job in 9 days if he worked alone. How many days would B take to do the job if he worked alone?

A Rs 100 shirt is offered at 10% discount and a Rs 300 pair of trousers at 20% discount. If Pritam bought 1 shirt and 3 pairs of trousers, what is the effective discount (in %) he got?

If a wholesaler, sells a box of chocolates at Rs 960 he gains 20%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1120, what is his profit percentage?

A man wills 25% of his wealth to charity and rest to his family. What percent of the wealth willed to charity does the family get?

If a person walks at 15 km/hr instead of 9 km/hr, he would have walked 3 km more in the same time. What is the actual distance (in kms) travelled by him?

Ganesh invested an amount of Rs x in a fixed deposit scheme offering 5% per annum for 1st year and 15% per annum for 2nd year and received an amount of Rs 9660 after two years. What is the value of x (in Rs)?

What is the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 5x + 3y = 6 and having Y-intercept -3?

D and E are points on side AB and AC of ΔABC. DE is parallel to BC. If AD:DB = 2:7 and area of ΔADE is 8 cm sq, what is the area (in sq cm) of quadrilateral BDEC?

The bar graph shows revenues in rupees lakhs from selling four different products (A, B, C, D) by a  certain company. Study the diagram and answer the following questions. 


If the cost of producing and selling the four products was Rs 10 crores each in 2015 and 2016 then what is the cumulative profit (in Rs Lakhs) earned in the years 2015 and 2016?

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