2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift

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2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 10

The age of Rakhi is twelve times that of her daughter Anubha. If age of Anubha is 3 years now, then what was the age of Rakhi, 2 years earlier?

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 11

Satya's birthday falls on 15th August and Meena's birthday falls on 25th June. If Meena's birthday was on Wednesday, what was the day on Sathya's birthday in the same year?

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 15

In the following problem, '=' stands for '÷' , '+' stands for '-' , 'x' stands for '=', '-' stands for '+' and '÷' stands for 'x'. Find the correct equation.

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 18

Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

Statement: Poverty is a symptom as well as a consequence of social disorder.

Assumptions:
I. Poverty is a type of social order
II. Poverty is related to social order

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 25

In the question, 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 in two matrices given below. 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, e.g., G can be represented by 04, 40, etc., and 'K' can be represented by 56, 75, etc.

Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'NILE'

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 30

Sex-ratio in India is measured as

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 33

Bubbles of air rise up through liquids due to:

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 38

The minimum number of members that must be present to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 39

India's population growth is characterized by

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 40

What will you call a system of taxation under which the poorer sections are taxed at higher rates than the richer sections?

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 46

Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 54

A bookseller bought 500 text books for ₹ 20,000. He wanted to sell them at a profit so that he get 50 books free. At what profit percent should he sell them?

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 55

20% of a man's salary is paid as rent, 60% are his living expenses and 10% are his savings. If he spends remaining ₹ 30 on the education of his children, find his salary

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 64

The average of fruits offered in a temple in a week was 75. The average of fruits offered in six days excluding Tuesday was 72. How many fruits were offered on Tuesday?

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 65

If $$a=x^\frac{1}{3}y^\frac{1}{3}+x^\frac{-1}{3}y^\frac{-1}{3}$$, then $$a^3-3ay-x$$ is

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 68

PR is a tangent to a circle with centre O and radius 4 cm at point Q. If ∠POR = 90°, OR = 5 cm and OP = 20/3 cm, then the length of PR is:

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 69

From a point, 40 m apart from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of its top is 60°. The height of the tower is

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions:


2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 73

If the Central Government desires to give aid for speedy electrification starting from states with least electrification, which state will get fourth rank in order of priority? (The graph shows the percent of villages which are not electrified).

For the following questions answer them individually
2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 76

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 77

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

SOOTHE

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 78

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

DEVASTATION

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 79

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

An exact copy

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 80

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

To give money to agents for sales.

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 81

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A person who is working in the same institution.

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 82

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Cat-nap

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 83

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To pull a long face

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 84

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Fit her like a glove.

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 85

The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Health is too important to be ___________.

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 86

The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

I am .............. this crime.

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 87

The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

I was _____________ paying the toll tax.

In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.

A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

My mom grew up in a traditional Chinese family in which open expressions of love were never encouraged. When she had me and my three siblings, she treated us with the same hard hand. It was not that she was a slave driver or anything, but she never openly showed affection. Instead, she demonstrated that she cared in more practical ways.

My parents couldn't have been more different emotionally. My dad is a really open-hearted person who constantly showers us with hugs and kisses no matter the occasion. After much persuasion from him, my mother did try to change, but it was clear that she never felt quite right expressing her emotions. Eventually, she reverted to her old self.

The difference between my parents was never starker than whenever I brought home good test results from school. My dad would practically jump with joy, offering warm and affectionate words of congratulations, and my mother? "Ah, good, good" she would typically say with a tense smile etched on her face. "Do better next time, OK?"

I tried not to hold a grudge against her for being so reserved. That was just her way. I reasoned.

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 91

Why did the narrator not bear a grudge against her mother?

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 92

The narrator's mother reverted to her old self because

2016 SSC CGL 27 Aug Morning Shift - Question 95

Why was the narrator's mother not expressive of her love?

A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.

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