Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case there is no improvement select ‘No improvement’.
Priya has been working in this school from June 2017 .
SSC CHSL 18th March 2020 Shift-2
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
VERSATILE
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.
Touch all bases
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
KIT
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.
The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India. It was originally commissioned (1)______ Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE. Its nucleus (2)______ a simple hemispherical brick structure built (3)______ the relics of the Buddha. It was crowned by the chhatri, a parasol-like (4)______ symbolising high rank, which was (5)______ to honour and shelter the relics.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
For the following questions answer them individually
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
It is difficult to make out that they are twins because they do not resemble to each other.
Select the option that is the passive form of the sentence.
The batsman had hit the ball towards the boundary.
Select the option that is the direct form of the sentence.
Kirti asked me if I had watched the movie on television the previous night.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
NEBULOUS
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ANODYNE
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The police was able to find the guilty but the big fish escaped.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Earthquake inspection ______ that the two ancient buildings that remained intact after the Hiroshima bombing in Tokyo would not withstand a strong tremor.
Select the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
Oh dear! The audio in one of the channel on television is not clear at all.
Select the word with the INCORRECT spelling.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The reporter asked the politician, “As a woman leader, what are some of the major ______ that you face?”
Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case there is no improvement select ‘No improvement’.
The struggle for climate change must be prioritised given that our population is increasing and not decreasing.
Select the word with the correct spelling.
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Small room where dishes are washed
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Waqar instead gave it to Afridi, who went on to score a 37-ball century, the fastest ODI century.
B. That was when his teammate Waqar Younis handed him over a bat that belonged to Sachin Tendulkar.
C. When Shahid Afridi had flown in to join the Pakistan team 1996, he did not even have a proper bat to play with.
D. Sachin had earlier gifted Waqar his bat to take to Sialkot, Pakistan’s world famous sports goods manufacturing capital and get a custom-made one replicated there.
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Person or thing that is the centre of attention
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Mulla Nasruddin opened a hair-cutting salon and was ready to welcome his customers.
B. “Mulla,” he said sheepishly, “my new wife is coming home today.”
C. “Just take out all the grey strands from my beard and make me look very young.”
D. Being the first day, a lot of people came and among them was a man in his early fifties with a flowing beard.
Four numbers have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number that is different from the rest.
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How many squares are there in the following figure?
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In a certain code language, STAR is coded as 55 and CUT is coded as 42. How will 'PEN' be coded as in that language?
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Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
8, 13, 23, 43, ?, 163, 323
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Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one.
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Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series will complete the series.
cc_e_ _gcccdeff_ _ _cd_ _ fgc
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Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster.
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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.
GROW : IMRS :: PEST : ?
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Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)
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Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given number-pair.
23 : 120
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Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace 'Y’ sequentially and balance the following equation.
18 Y 2 Y 3 Y 3 Y 9
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B does not have a sister. A is the sister-in-law of B. D is the only brother of B, while B is unmarried. F is the father-in-law of D. K is the wife of F. How is K related to A?
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Select the correct mirror image of the given figure.
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Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set.
(36, 10, 16)
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Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Gradual : Abrupt :: Factual : ?
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In a certain code language, ‘SURGEON’ is written as '5-3-6-17-19-9-10' then how will ‘DENTIST’ be written in the same code language?
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Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the face showing the number '1'.
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The sequence of folding a 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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Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
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In a certain code language, 'MARINE' is written as 'IRMVEQ'. How will 'BEAUTY' be written as in that language?
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Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Exercise : Gymnasium :: Boxing : ?
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Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes.
Tortoise, Mammal, Amphibian
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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. No cup is a book.
2. Apple is a cup.
Conclusions:
I. Apple is not a book.
II. Apple may or may not be a book.
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Select the option figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
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One pound is approximately equal to 0.453 kg. Jennifer bought 4.409 pounds of custard apple. How many kilograms of custard apple did she buy (approximately)?
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P can work thrice as fast as Q. Working independently, Q can complete a task in 24 days. In how many days can P and Q together finish the same task?
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The given bar chart shows the number of students in a class who have secured marks in three ranges: >=75%, 60%-74% and <60%.
What is the ratio of percentages of boys and girls who got marks from 60% to 74%?
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If $$\sin \theta - \cos \theta = \frac{1}{29}$$ find the value of $$\sin \theta + \cos \theta$$.
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If a + b + c + d = 2, then the maximum value of (1 + a)(1 + b)(1 + c)(1 + d) is
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The sum of the number of male and female students in an institute is 100. If the number of male students is $$x$$ , then the number of female students becomes $$x$$% of the total number of students. Find the number of male students.
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The given bar chart shows the number of students in a class who have secured marks in three ranges: >=75%, 60%-74% and <60%.
From the given information, identify the per cent of boys who got distinction.
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If the present amount is ₹ 87,750 with 8% rate of interest in four years, then what was the principal amount?
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If a positive integer n is divided by 7, the remainder is 2. Which of the numbers in the options yields a remainder of 0 when it is divided by 7?
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If the perimeter and length of a rectangle are in the ratio 6:1 and the area of the rectangle is 288 cm$$^2$$. Find the length of the rectangle.
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Find the value of $$\sqrt {30 + \sqrt{ 30 +\sqrt {30 + \sqrt { 30 + ... ... ... ... ... . \infty}}}}$$
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A dozen pairs of gloves worth ₹ 600 are available at a discount of 10%. Find out how many pairs of gloves can be bought for ₹ 270.
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The given bar chart shows the number of students in a class who have secured marks in three ranges: >=75%, 60%-74% and <60%.
What is the total number of girls and boys?
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Find the value of $$\sin (60 + \theta) - \cos(30 - \theta)$$.
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The incomes of two persons P and Q are in the ratio 5 : 6. If each of them saves ₹ 200 per month, the ratio of their expenditures is 3 : 4. Find the income of Q.
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A person covers 700 m distance in 6 minutes. What is his speed in km/h?
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Two circles touch each other externally. The distance between their centres is 8 cm. If the radius of one circle is 3 cm, then the radius of the other circle is:
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If $$p + \left(\frac{1}{p}\right) = 2$$ find the value of $$p \times p \times p$$
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The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27. By adding which number does the average become 28?
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The selling price of a book, including the sales tax, is ₹ 956.34. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit of 15%, then the cost price of the book is:
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The given bar chart shows the number of students in a class who have secured marks in three ranges: >=75%, 60%-74% and <60%.
From the given information, identify how much percent of girls got distinction.
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The wheel of a car has 210 cm diameter. How many revolutions per minute must the wheel make so that the speed of the car is kept at 120 km/h ?
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Find the perimeter of a right angle triangle whose sides have sizes of 5 cm and 12 cm.
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The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 125 cm. If the base is 33 cm, find the length of the equal sides.
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Find $$x$$ if $$\sin x = -\frac{1}{2}$$
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Find x , if 30% of 400 + x % of 70 = 25% of 536.
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The process of impeachment of the President of India can be initiated in:
The speed of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) is measured in_________, which represents a CPU cycle.
Which of the following activities can be classified as a part of secondary sector of an economy?
Which of the following nations ‘unintentionally’ shot down a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft in January 2020?
Which of the following rivers flows into the Bay of Bengal?
Which causative microorganism is responsible for the common cold and influenza (flu)?
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain/UK when British Parliament passed an independence bill for India in July 1947?
Which one of the following nations finished the year 2019 as the top shooting nation in the world as per the International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) overall rankings for 2019?
What was the focal theme of the 107th Indian Science Congress held at Bengaluru in January 2020?
The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, particularly for his efforts to resolve border dispute with:
In which of the following states is the Phodong monastery situated?
Who among the following won ICC’s '2019 ODI Cricketer of The Year' award?
Which among the following is the oldest mountain/hill range in India?
The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument called:
Who among the following was chosen as the Time Magazine’s 2019 Person of the year?
With which of the following states/union territories is the Dumhal folk dance associated?
Which of the following nations won the inaugural ATP Cup tennis tournament in January 2020?
Which of the following is an input device that utilises a light-sensitive detector to select objects on a display screen?
Which among the following states has the highest representation in the Lok Sabha?
Which of the following statements about Sambhar lake is true?
Who has been appointed the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG) in October 2019?
In which year did Telangana become the 29th state of India?
Which of the following crops is an example of Kharif Crops?
Which among the following financial institutions was nationalised in 1949?
Which of the following nations defeated India in the semi-final of the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2019 ?
