SSC CHSL 15th October 2020 Shift-1

For the following questions answer them individually

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

Over 7,50,000 people from 192 countries have pledged to go vegan for a month which, they say, would reduce carbon ______ by 45000 tons.

Select the option that is the passive form of the given sentence.

The Principal gave her a warning about coming late to school every day.

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.

Simply put, happiness is satisfaction of mind. However, different individuals (1)______ different perceptions of how to achieve (2)______. For some, happiness lies (3)______ wealth; for others, it is in (4)______ and position; yet happiness is (5)______ to most

For the following questions answer them individually

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom

Looking for a needle in a haystack.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. While an average person lives up to 72 years of age, the life expectancy of doctors is only about 59 years, the shocking IMA study concluded.
B. The sudden death of Dr. Meena Kumar at an International Conference in London after suffering a cardiac arrest has alarmed the medical community.
C. She was a well-known medico recognised for her services as a consultant neurologist with a career of over 25 years.
D. Her death brings to the fore the fact that even doctors have risky life-styles and a hard life, a study by the Indian Medical Association conducted on doctors, said.

Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Have I ever told you what lovely pickles my grandmother used to made when she was in Visakhapatnam?

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

There is a double-digit growth in salaries of vocational jobs now and the trend are likely to continue in the coming years.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

His uncle advised Naveen to keep away from involving himself in the controversy.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A group of people who have come together in a religious building for worship and prayer

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Anu jumped the gun and announced their plans at the dinner table.

Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Aryan told Sriram, “Don’t worry I can be able to climb that tree to reach the fruit.”

Select the option that is the direct form of the given sentence.

The child asked his mother if he could swim in the pool there.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. So, clearly, where you get your news from matters, since you can’t possibly be expected to verify and authenticate every bit of ‘news’ you receive.
B. Are you really sure those apparently sound bits of medical advice you received as forwards would pass muster with your doctor?
C. Yet, we do often forward these in the belief that we are doing a good deed to our friends and relatives.
D. Being educated is no guarantee against falling prey to fake news.

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:
1. All cars are motors.
2. All motors are cycles.

Conclusions:
I. All cycles are cars.
II. All cars are cycles.

Introducing a lady, Raman said, "She is the wife of my father's father-in-law". How is the lady related to Raman?

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.

(26, 63, 124)

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(11, 57, 8)

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?

Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.

STOP : HGLK :: LAMB : ?

Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?

$$78 \div 6 \times 4 - 3 + 9 = 10$$

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

Syringe : Piston

If '+' means '$$\div$$' ; '$$\times$$' means '-' ; '$$\div$$' means '+' and '-' means '$$\times$$'. Then find the value of following expression.

$$18 + 2 - 5 \times 6 \div 4 = ?$$

A circle is centred at O. Two tangents AP and AQ are drawn from an external point A. If $$\angle$$POQ = 118$$^\circ$$, then $$\angle$$PAQ is equal to:

If $$\cos x = \frac{p}{q}$$ and $$0^\circ < x < 90^\circ$$, then the value of $$\tan x$$ is:

In a circle, two equal and parallel chords are 6 cm apart and they lie on the opposite sides of the centre of the circle, whose radius is 5 cm. The length of each chord (in cm), is:

If an amount of $$₹ 800$$ is distributed between Ravi, Mohan and Govind in the proportions 2 : 5 : 3, then the sum of the shares of Mohan and Govind,is:

The given bar graph represents the pass percentage of the 10th and 12th classes of a school during the consecutive four year period 2016-2019.

What is the average of pass percentage of the 10th class for all four years?

In $$\triangle$$PQR, the side QR is extended to S such that RS = PR. If $$\angle$$QPS = 110$$^\circ$$ and $$\angle$$PRQ = 70$$^\circ$$, then the value of $$\angle$$PQR is

The given bar graph represents the pass percentage of 10th and 12th classes of a school during the consecutive four year period 2016-2019.

What is the average of percentage of the failed students of the 12th class for all four years?

Study the given pie-chart and table carefully and answer the question that follows. The percentage-wise distribution of lecturers in five different subjects in a university is shown in the pie-chart. The total number of lecturers is 500.

Find the number of male lecturers in Physics.

The given graph represents the rainfall (in cm) in a city, over a period of six years. Study the graph and answer the question that follows.

In which two consecutive years was the difference of the rainfall minimum?

Tap A can fill a tank in 6 hours and tap B can empty the same tank in 10 hours. If both taps are opened together, then how much time (in hours) will be taken to fill the tank?

If the marked price of a television set is $$₹ 24,500,$$ then its selling price after a 12% discount on it is:

Which among the following is a vaccine developed by CSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology for Johne’s disease affecting sheep, Goat, Cow and Buffalo so as to immunize them and increase milk and meat production ?

As per the Constitution ninety-first amendment act, 2003, the total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State cannot exceed ______ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.

Which of the following environmental movements/conflicts of India was directly related to the prevention of felling of trees?

Which of the following teams won the Diamond Jubilee edition of the ‘Subroto Cup International Football Tournament’ for sub-junior boys (under-14) category in August 2019?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Who among the following formulates the monetary policy in India?

The ______ layer starts at Earth's surface and extends 8 to 14.5 km high (5 to 9 miles). This part of the atmosphere is the densest and almost all weather is in this region.

Who among the following won the ‘Golden Globe 2020’ award for ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama’?

As of 15 January 2020, who among the following was the Number one ranked women tennis player in the WTA rankings?

The State Government of Goa launched the ‘Swasthya Sakhi Project’ in January 2020 to ensure the:

Hardwood trees like sal, teak, neem and shisham (useful for making furniture, transport and constructional material) are found in which type of forests?

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