SSC CHSL 16th October 2020 Shift-1

For the following questions answer them individually

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one thatgives their correct order.
A. While the most common belief is that these traits remain fixed, research studiesshow otherwise!
B. One such research study suggests that we can change our traits provided we wantto change them.
C. We all possess certain personality traits that set us apart from the rest.
D. These traits, a mix of good and bad, define how we respond to situations andpeople.

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The manager said, “I want you to attend the conference.”

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. Red okra from Karnataka. Black rice from Gujarat. Red corn from Tamil Nadu. What you would (1)______ as exotic varieties of food today are (2)______ indigenous crops that belong to a specific region. Many such (3)______ crops have gone extinct. Many more are on the brink. But with Indian households (4)______ more conscious about healthy eating and the natural benefits of consuming local food, (5)______ among both consumers and farmers is increasing.

For the following questions answer them individually

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’.

The teacher said that all that students who did not complete the task in the given time should attempt it again.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. Vijay the bus conductor was always there in one of these trucks.
B. He had now quit his old job and joined politics.
C. In the week before the elections, trucks bumped up and down the dirty streets of Laxmangarh, full of young men holding microphones and shouting: “Stand up to the rich!”
D. That was the thing about Vijay, each time you saw him, he had done better for himself.

In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

A Delhi bound aircraft has to make an emergency landing at Mumbai airport as a woman passenger suddenly developed a serious breathing problem.

In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
According to environment activitists, demolition of unauthorised apartment complexes are became a lesson for land encroachers.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
My friend narrated a very interesting story at the International Storytelling Festival.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Let off the hook

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’.
My doctor knew that I would eventually recover and do the kind of work I would be doing before.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The student has made a ______ to the police about a false video of her that is being circulated by some miscreants.

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Car : Garage : : Aeroplane : ?

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the question figure. Select the figure from the answer figures that would most closely resemble the unfolded paper.

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$(560\div80)+90\times8-38=600$$

Four pairs of letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.

Four numbers have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number number that is different from the rest.

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks of the given series, will complete the series.
a_cd_cba_bcddc_a

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 squares are rectangles.
2. All rectangles are polygons.

Conclusions:
I. Square is not a polygon.
II. Square is both rectangle and polygon.

In the given Venn diagram, different animals are represented by different areas. ‘A’ denotes ‘dogs’, ‘B’ denotes ‘cats’, ‘C’ denotes ‘fishes’, ‘D’ denotes ‘mongooses’, ‘E’ denotes ‘rats’, and ‘F’ denotes ‘rabbits’. Which area represents the group of only dogs, fishes and mongooses?

In a company with 600 employees, the average age of the male employees is 42 years and that of the female employees is 41 years. If the average age of all the employees in the company is 41 years 9 months, then the number of female employees is:

A person invested a total of ₹9,000 in three parts at 3%, 4% and 6% per annum on simple interest. At the end of a year, he received equal interest in all the three cases. The amount invested at 6% is:

If the diameter of a circle bisects each of the two chords of the circle, then both the chords:

A shopkeeper allows a discount of 20% on an article and still makes a profit of 25%. What does he pay for an article whose marked price is $$₹800$$?

The following chart shows the marks (in degrees) scored by a student in different subjects — English, Hindi, History, Economics and Political Science — in an examination. Total marks obtained in the examination are 600. Observe the chart and answer the question.

What is the difference between marks scored in History and marks scored in Hindi?

If $$cosec \theta = \frac{(x^2 + y^2)}{(x^2 - y^2)}$$, then what will be the value of $$\tan \theta$$ ?

The following pie-chart shows the percentage-wise distribution of the number of students in five different schools P, Q, R, S and T. Total number of students in all five schools together is 8400.

The number of students in school T is what percentage of the total number of students in schools Q and S together.



In the given figure, PQR is a triangle in which angle P : angle Q : angle R = 3 : 2: 1, and PR is perpendicular to RS. What will be the measure of angle TRS?

Raju can finish a piece of work in 20 days. He worked at it for 5 days and then Jakob alone finished the remaining work in 15 days. In how many days can both finish it together?

If $$\cos (A + B) = 0$$ and $$\sin (A - B) = \frac{1}{2}$$ , then the value of B is:

(Given $$0^\circ < A, B < 90^\circ$$)

The value of a motorcycle depreciates every year by 4%. What will be its value after 2 years, if its present value is $$₹ 75,000$$?

In the given figure, AP is perpendicular to BC, and AQ is the bisector of angle PAC. What will be the measure of angle PAQ ?

The following graph shows the number of books sold by a book-seller during five months of 2019, April, May, June, July and August. Study the graph and answer the question.

The total number of books sold during these five months is:

When was the Indian national song ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time on a political occasion?

A force due to which moving objects (wind and water current) tend to deflect to the right in Northern hemisphere and left in Southern hemisphere is known as:

International Astronomical Union (IAU) named minor planet 2006 VP32 (number-300128) in September 2019 after a famous Indian. Who is this Indian?

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