SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1

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SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 1

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
MEND, PHJZ, SKFV, VNBR, ?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 2

In the following diagram, the circle represents ‘rural folk’, the triangle represents ‘businessmen’ and the rectangle represents ‘graduates’. Study the diagram carefully and answer the question that follows.

What is the number of rural businessmen, who are NOT graduates?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 3

Pointing to a baby girl in a cradle, Sripad said, "She is the daughter of my father's mother's only daughter's elder daughter".
How is the baby girl's mother related to Sripad?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 4

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.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 5

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(12, 14, 143)

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 6

Select the option in which the numbers are NOT related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(64, 91, 118)

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 8

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$156 - 13 + 9 \times 18 \div 5 = 169$$

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 9

Akshar and Manvita recently celebrated their silver wedding anniversary and their older son Sanju’s birthday. If the age of Sanju 18 years after his parent’s marriage, and his age at their golden anniversary is in the ratio 5 : 21, how many years after their marriage was Sanju born?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 10

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?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 12

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
r_vql_mv_lrm_q_rm_ql

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 13

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

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 14

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Canada : Ottawa :: Cuba : ?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 15

In a certain code language, ‘COW’ is written as ‘ZRF’ and ‘DOG’ is written as ‘JRG’. How will ‘RAT’ be written in that language?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 17

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Topology
2. Topper
3. Toleran ce
4. Together
5. Tomorrow

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 19

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 pencils ar e erasers.
Some sharpeners are p encils.
Conclusions:
I. Some sharp eners are erasers.
II. All pencils are sharpeners.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 20

In a certain code language, ‘MINT’ is coded as ‘224’ and‘FANCY’ is coded as ‘245’. How will ‘CONTOUR’ be coded in that language?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 21

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.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 24

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

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 33

A/an ______ is a natural geo-hydrological unit of land, which collects water and drains it through a common point by a system of streams.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 34

Who among the following Indian-American scientists was appointed as the acting chief of staff of the US space agency NASA, in February, 2021?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 35

Who among the following Indian actresses joined the list of Young Global Leaders (YGL) compiled by the World Economic Forum in March 2021?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 42

Which of the following states became the first one to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading in December 2020?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 45

______ is an economic scenario where a peculiar combination of low growth and rising inflation leads to high unemployment.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 48

Who among the following was the first player from the Indian sub-continent to play for a European Football club (Celtic FC)?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 50

______ is a sessile animal, that relies upon its relationship with plants like algae to build the largest structures of biological origin on earth.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 51

If $$a^4 + b^4 + a^2b^2 = 273$$ and $$a^2 + b^2 - ab = 21$$, then one of the values of $$\left(\frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b}\right)$$ is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 52

A train covers 450 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour less to cover the same distance. How much time will it take to cover 315 km at its usual speed?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 53

If selling price of 75 articles is equal to cost price of 60 articles, then the approximate loss or gain percent is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 55

Let $$\triangle$$ABC $$\sim$$ $$\triangle$$RPQ and $$\frac{ar(\triangle \text{ABC})}{ar(\triangle \text{PQR})}=\frac{16}{25}$$. If PQ = 4 cm, QR = 6 cm and PR = 7 cm, then AC (in cm) is equal to:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 56

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 S in 2014 and 2017 is what percent of 90% of the total number of students appeared from school T in 2015, 2016 and 2017? (correct to one decimal place)

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 58

A customer wanted to purchase an item marked for ₹10000. Shopkeeper offered two types of discounts, 25% flat discount or successive discounts of 14% and 12%. Which is the better offer for the customers and by how much?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 59

If $$\tan \theta + 3 \cot \theta - 2\sqrt{3} = 0, 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$$, then what is the value of $$(\cosec^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta)?$$

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 60

ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that when sides AB and DC are produced, they meet at E, and sides AD and BC meet at F, when produced. If $$\angle$$ADE = 80$$^\circ$$ and $$\angle$$AED = 50$$^\circ$$, then what is the measure of $$\angle$$AFB?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 63

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 difference between the average number of students passed from school R in 2015 to 2017 and the number of students passed from school Q in 2015 is x. The value of x lies between:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 64

Table shows the number of trees planted in 4 cities from 2016 to 2020.

What is the total number of trees planted in Chandigarh in 2017 and in Kolkata in 2020?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 65

The vertices of a $$\triangle ABC$$ lie on a circle with centre O. AO is produced to meetthe circle at the point P. D is a point on BC such that $$AD \perp BC$$. If $$\angle B = 68^\circ$$ and $$\angle C = 52^\circ$$, then the measure of $$\angle DAP$$ is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 66

A can complete a work in $$11\frac{1}{2}$$ days. B is 25% more efficient than A and C is 50% less efficient than B. Working together A, B and C will complete the same work

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 67

The average of 23 numbers is 51. The average of first 12 numbers is 49 and the average of last 12 numbers is 54. If the twelfth number is removed, then the average of the remaining numbers (correct to two decimal places) is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 68

The total number of students in a school is 1400, out of which 35% of the students are girls and the rest are boys. If 80% of the boys and 90% of the girls passed in an annual examination, then the percentage of the students who failed is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 70

In a triangle ABC, length of the side AC is 4 cm more than 2 times the length of the side AB. Length of the side BC is 4 cm less than the three times the length of the side AB. If the perimeter of $$\triangle$$ABC is 60 cm, then its area (in cm$$^2$$) is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 72

A sum of ₹9500 amounts to ₹11495 in 2 years at a certain rate percent per annum, interest compounded yearly. What is the simple interest (in ₹) on the same sum for the same time and double the rate?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 73

Table shows income (in ₹) received by 4 employees of a company during the month of December 2020 and all their income sources.

What is the ratio of salary of Varun to his income other than salary?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 75

The value of $$3\frac{1}{5} \div 4\frac{1}{2}  \text{of}   5\frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{8} \div \frac{1}{2}  \text{of}   \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4}\left(\frac{1}{2} \div \frac{1}{8} \times \frac{1}{4}\right)$$ is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 76

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. “Buy sweet apples, or none at all”, he instructed his servant.
B. A rich man sent his servant to an orchard to buy some apples .
C. The servant asked, “How am I to know that all of them are swe et if I taste just one?”
D. The owner of the orchard said to the servant, “All my apples are sweet. Try one.”

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 77

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
His ______ of the topic was so good that students had few doubts at the end of the class.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 79

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The gift of the gab

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 81

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.
The food / in the new eatery / is much best than / the one in RK Puram.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 82

Select the option that will substitute the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no substitution is needed, select ‘No substitution required’.
Japan has made important and original contributions inside some fields like photography and electronics.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 85

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed select ‘No improvement required’.
A need of an hour is to provide employment to the youth of the country.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 87

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The lack of regular academic sessions has meant that in 2020 the country has had the ______ share of students who have attended educational institutions.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 88

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
"I live in Mumbai," she said.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 90

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 93

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. It is also a rich source of news updates around the world.
B. Older people and children remain glued to it.
C. It has become a great source of entertainme nt for all.
D. TV has become a powerful medium these days.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 94

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Richard wore a broad belt with shiny buckles.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 95

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.
The Committee agreed / that small businesses / has been adversely affected / by COVID - 19.

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:
Smoking causes mutation in cells leading to cancer. Quitting smoking can help reverse the (1)______ risk; and it can replenish cells that actually (2)______ those of a person who has never smoked. The (3)______ you smoke the more mutations you have. The (4)______ damage to the cells lining the airway and lungs can (5)______ to cancers in the lungs, oesophagus, larynx and pharynx.

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