SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3

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

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Libya : Tripoli : : Ireland : ?

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

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
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SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 7

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-3 - Question 9

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and balance the equation.
512*32*9*100*6*25*2

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 11

The income of three playback singers Aswath, Sunita and Ramdin are in the ratio of 12 : 9 : 7 and their expenditures are in the ratio 15 : 9 : 8. If Aswath saves 25% of his income, what is the ratio of the savings of Aswath, Sunita and Ramdin?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 12

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
CLAP, HLVP, HQVK, MQQK, ?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 13

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:
All lemons are plums.
All plums are dates.
Some dates are mangoes.

Conclusions:
I. Some lemons are mangoes.
II. Some mangoes are plums.
III. All lemons are dates.
IV. Some mangoes are dates.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 14

Three different positions of the same dice are shown, the faces of which are marked with the letters L,M,N,O,P and Q. Select the letter that will be on the face opposite to the face having the letter 'M'.

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SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 15

Pointing to a girl in a college poster, Deepika said, "She is my mother-in-law's only son’s niece". How is that girl's mother related to Deepika?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 19

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

Golf : Course

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 22

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?

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SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 23

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Publicity
2. Precision
3. Puberty
4. Pneumonia
5. Perturb

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

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
68, 3, 63, 3, 57, 9, 50, 15, 42, 33, 33, ?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 25

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-3 - Question 26

Which of the following pairs of cities became a part of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network in 2019?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 28

Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman of Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) in January 2021?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 30

Who among the following was appointed as the Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation in February 2021?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 31

Which phenomenon deals with the scattering of light by molecules of a medium when they are excited to vibrational energy levels?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 36

According to which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India can the Parliament amend the Constitution?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 38

Which of the following is the only floating national park in India and the world?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 39

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that there would be no tax levied or collected EXCEPT by the authority of law?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 42

On which of the following dates has the Government of India decided to commemorate the birth anniversary of Subash Chandra Bose as ‘Parakram Diwas’?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 44

Who wrote Samudragupta's prashasti (a eulogy written in the form of poetry or prose, usually by court poets) at Allahabad?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 45

Which of the following gases is naturally formed via the anaerobic decay of phosphorus containing organic matter?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 47

Who among the following was appointed as the first woman Chairperson of BCCC (Broadcasting Content Complaints Council) by IBF (Indian Broadcasting Foundation)?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 48

The ‘Hemis Festival’ is celebrated in Ladakh on the 10th day of the Tibetan Lunar month. To which of the following lords is the festival dedicated?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 49

Who among the following wrote the non-fiction ‘The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and His India’?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 51

Table shows District-wise data of number of primary school teachers posted in schools of a city.

What is the difference between the total number of male teachers in the districts East, North, West taken together and the total number of female teachers in the districts East and South?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 54

If $$\frac{\sin\theta+\cos\theta}{\sin\theta-\cos\theta}=5$$, then the value of $$\frac{4\sin^2\theta+3}{2\cos^2\theta+2}$$ is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 55

In a circle with centre O, points A, B, C and D in this order are concyclic such that BD is a diameter of the circle. If $$\angle$$BAC = 22$$^\circ$$, then find the measure (in degrees) of $$\angle$$COD.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 57

A shopkeeper marks an article at a price such that after giving a discount of x%, he gains 20%. If the cost price and the marked price of the article are ₹920 and ₹1472 respectively, then what is the value of x?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 58

In the table, the production and the sale (in 1000 tonnes) of a certain product of a company over5 years is given.

In which year(s) the production increases by more than 10% of that in the previous year?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 61

Study the following table and answer the question:
Percentage of marks obtained by six students A, B, C, D, E and in five subjects.

Total marks obtained by student in all the five subjects are ?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 62

If $$\sec 31^\circ = x,$$ then $$\sin^2 59^\circ + \frac{1}{\sec^2 31^\circ} - \frac{1}{\sec^2 59^\circ \cosec^2 59^\circ}$$ is equal to:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 63

A certain sum is divided among A, B, C and D such that the ratio of the shares is A : B : C : D = 4 : 12 : 30 : 45. If the difference between the shares of A and D is ₹5,535, then the total sum (in ₹) is:

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 64

The speed of a motor boat in still water is 20 km/h.It travels 150 km downstream and then returns to the starting point. If the round trip takes a total of 16 hours, what is the speed (in km/h) of the flow of river?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 66

tank is filled in 4 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is $$1\frac{1}{2}$$ timesas fast as B and is 3 times as fast as A. How many hours will pipe A alone taketo fill the tank?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 67

Triangle ABC is right angled at B. BDis an altitude intersecting AC at D. If AC = 9 cm and CD = 3 cm, then find the measure of AB (in cm).

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 68

A shopkeeper sold an article for ₹455 at a loss (in ₹). If he sells it for ₹490, then he would gain an amount four times the loss. At what price (in ₹) should he sell the article to gain 25%?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 70

Simplify the following expression:
$$\left(\frac{3}{4}-\frac{1}{4}\div\frac{1}{4}  \text{of}  \frac{2}{5}\right)\div\left(\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{2}{3}  \text{of}  \frac{3}{5}\right)$$

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 72

By mistake, the reciprocal of a positive fraction got typed in place of itself, and thereby its value got reduced by $$\frac{175}{4}\%$$. What was the value of the fraction?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 73

Ina circle with centre O, a diameter AB is produced to a point P lying outside the circle and PT is a tangent to the circle at a point C onit. If $$\angle BPT = 28^\circ$$, then what is the measure of $$\angle BCP$$?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 74

Study the following table and answer the question:
Percentage of marks obtained by six students A, B, C, D, E and F in five subjects.

The total marks obtained by students C, D and F in Science is what percent more than the total marks obtained by B in Science, Hindi and Social Studies?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 75

What is the difference between the compound interest (in ₹) compounded yearly and compounded half yearly for 18 months at 20% per annum on a sum of ₹12,000?

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 76

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.

Mithila art tradition is passed on / from one generation through a next / by children watching and helping / their mothers and grandmothers.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 77

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 78

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. At its height, around 1,200 years ago, the city of Calakmul had a population of about 50,000 people, but the kingdom as a whole numbered more than 1.5 million.
B. Deep in the jungle of southern Mexico lie the ruins of a city that thrived for centuries before it was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago.
C. Archaeologists have uncovered 6,750 structures here—the largest is this pyramid temple, called, simply, 'Structure 2.'
D. Calakmul was once one of the two duelling superpowers—along with Tikal—of the Classical Mayan civilisation.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 79

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.

The prisoners are kept at constant surveillance.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 80

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.

Raman went / with his wife / to the village / to sold their land.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 84

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fight tooth and nail

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 85

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fan the flames

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 86

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution required’.

The crowd have gathered around the area to watch the actors.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 87

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The fielder at the slip position took a brilliant catch.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 90

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Nelson said, “I was playing cricket.”

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 91

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. “I have already spent it,” the thief replied.
B. “What! I will take you to the police right now,” Arun thundered.
C. “Give me back my money,” Arun said to the thief.
D. “Sir, please have some mercy on me,” the thief pleaded.

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 92

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person employed to drive a private or hired car

SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-3 - Question 95

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The worst possible ______ for human society is that we will destroy ourselves with nuclear weapons.

Comprehension:
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.

Moore worked without stopping until eleven o’clock. Then he made (1)______ a cup of tea. He was enjoying himself sitting alone (2)______ the fireside. The firelight danced on the walls and (3)______ strange shadows around the room. His tea tasted (4)______ and there was nobody to disturb him. Then, for (5)______ first time he noticed how much noise the rats were making.

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