SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1

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SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 1

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To add insult to injury

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 2

Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Then he started on his eighteen kilometer expedition back to his village.
B. Mohan first equipped himself with a long, sturdy stick.
C. At several points, he lost the road and had to swim his way ahead.
D. It was a journey he would never forget where he had to use his stick constantly to locate the road.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 3

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
He is very impulsive and does things without rhyme or reason.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 5

Examine the four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Next, keep tapping the pot on all sides and at the bottom until the plant loosens.
B. Finally, slide the plant gently and remove the old potting mix on a newspaper.
C. The first thing to do when repotting is to remove the plant from the current pot.
D. Begin by holding the plant gently, and turning the pot sideways.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 10

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
He drove the car very carefully on the hilly terrain.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 11

In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
If you rent a house near your office, it will save you time as well as also money.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 12

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Small desert animals burrow underground across the days and come out only at night.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 13

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“I love Bollywood music,” Deepu said to Reena.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 15

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
Notwithstanding we were / all busy that weekend / we had to / cancel the outing.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 19

Select the option that will improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'
I must have dropped one of my gloves in the car.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 20

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
It is ______ to see so many of our fellow Indians help the migrants in their struggle to go home.

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 number.

Comprehension:
In the ‘Kingdom of Fools’, both the king and the ministers were complete fools. They didn’t want to do things (1)______ other kingdoms, so they decided to (2)______ night into day and day into night. They (3)______ that everyone should be awake at night, (4)_______ their lands and run their (5)______ only after dark and should go to bed as soon as the sun came up.

For the following questions answer them individually
SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 26

In the given diagram, the circle stands for 'graduates'. the rectangle stands for 'school teachers'. and the triangle stands for 'married persons'. The numbers given in the different segments represent the number of persons in that category.
How many school teachers are either graduates or married persons but NOT both?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 27

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 CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 28

₹481 is distributed among A, B and C in such a way that B gets two-thirds of what A gets and C gets three-fourths of what B gets. How much does B get?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 29

Two statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All statements are answers.
Some statements are questions.
Conclusions:
I. No question is a statement.
II. Some answers are statements.
III. Some questions are statements.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 31

If 'A + B' means 'A is the mother of B', 'A × B' means 'A is the sister of B', and 'A * B' means 'A is the daughter of B', then how is R related to P in the following expression?
'R + V × Q × M * P'

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 35

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
{2, 2, 9}

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 39

Select the option in which the numbers in the set share the same relationship as the numbers in the given set.
(14, 22, 77)

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 44

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Class
2. Admission
3. Certificate
4. Application
5. Assessment

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 45

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$39 \div 3 \times 13 + 26 - 13 = 2$$

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 47

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.
NEED : OGHH : : FAST : ?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 49

Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter sequence correctly.
K _ P _ L C _ R _ C P _ N _ P R

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 50

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

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 51

A sum of money lent ar simple interest amounts to ₹ 9,920 after 2 years and to ₹ 12,800 after 5 years. Find the rate of interest per annum.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 52

If $$a + b - c = 0$$, then what is the value of $$\frac{(b - c)^2}{4bc}\frac{(c - a)^2}{4ca}\frac{(a + b)^2}{4ab}$$?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 53

Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows.
A tea plantation company produces three varieties of tea—black tea, green tea and herbal tea. The production of three varieties (in million tonnes) over a period of six years from 2014 to 2019. has been shown in the bar graph here. The X-axis represents the years and the Y-axis displays the production of the three varieties in million tonnes.

The total production of green tea in 2016 and 2018 is what percent of the total production of herbal tea in 2015 and 2017 ?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 55

D, E and F are the feet of the perpendiculars from the vertices A, B and C, respectively, of a triangle ABC. If angle BED and angle BFE (in degrees) are 24 and 110, respecth·ely, what is the measure (in degrees) of angle EBF?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 56

In $$\triangle PQR$$, points T and S are on PQ and PR, respectively, such that TS is parallel to QR. If TQ = 7.2 cm, PS = 1.8 cm and SR = 5.4 cm, then find the length of PT.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 59

The line graph shows the production (in tonnes) and the sales (in tonnes) of a company.

What is the percentage of maximum increase or reduction in the production of the company in comparison to the previous year?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 60

Ravi can row a boat in still water at the speed of 14 km/h. If a river is flowing at the speed of 2 km/h and Ravi takes 3 hours to cover a certain disiance upstream, then bow much time will he take to cover the same distance downstream?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 61

Simplify the following expression.
$$\frac{3}{5} + 2\frac{2}{5} \div \left[\left(\frac{7}{8} - \frac{3}{4}\right) \times 4 - 6 \frac{2}{3} \div \frac{4}{3}\right]\times \frac{1}{3}$$

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 62

PA and PB are tangents drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point P. If A and B are points on the circle and $$\angle OBA = 42^\circ$$, then $$\angle APB$$ is:

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 63

Simplify the following expression.
$$(2a - b - 3c)(4a^2 + b^2 + 9c^2 + 2ab + 6ac - 3bc)$$

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 64

A soft drink company prepares drinks of three different flavors - A, B and C. The production of the three flavors over a period of five years from 2010 to 2014 has been expressed in the given bar graph.
Study the graph and answer the question that follows.
Production of three different flavors A, B and C (in lakh bottles) by a company over five years.

The difference between the average production of flavor A in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the average production of flavor C in 2012, 2013 and 2014 is:

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 66

In a rectangi1lar park having dimensions 60 m $$\times$$ 40 m, two circular flower beds with radius 7 m are developed. What is the area of the remaining portion of the park?(Use $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 67

Joseph bought two woollen jackets for ₹2,100 and ₹3,150, respectively. By selling the first at a gain of k% and the second at a loss of k%, he found that the selling price of both is the same. What is the value of k?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 69

Evaluate the following expression.
$$\frac{\tan^2 60^\circ + \cosec^2 30^\circ \sin 90^\circ + 3\sec^2 30^\circ}{4\sin^2 45^\circ + \sec^2 60^\circ - \cot^2 30^\circ - 5\cos^2 90^\circ}$$

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 70

Two chords PQ and RS of a circle meet at A when produced. AT is a tangent to the circle meeting it at T. The ratio PA : SA is equal to which of the following?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 71

The average weight of 3 persons A, B and C is 60 kg. When D joins the group, the average weight becomes 65 kg. When another person E whose weight is 3 kg less than that ofD replaces A. the average weight of B, C, D and E becomes 67 kg. What is the weight of A ?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 72

In a triangle ABC, right-angled at C, if $$\sec A = \frac{13}{5}$$, then find the value of $$\frac{1 + \sin A}{\cos B}$$.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 73

Geeta can assemble a toy in 10 minutes. whereas Sudha can assemble the same roy in 15 minures. If they work together. bow nmcb time will they take to assemble 60 toys?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 74

The given line graph shows the production (in tonnes) and the sales (in tonnes) of a company.
How much more is the production in 2015 and 2017 taken together than the sales in 2016 and 2018 taken together (in tonnes)?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 87

Which Indian state was the highest contributor to Food Corporation of India (FCI)’s total paddy procurement across the country till May 2020?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 96

Who among the following presided over the special session of Congress in September 1923 and at the age of 35 became the youngest man to be elected as the President of the Congress?

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 97

______ holds office from the date of his/her election till immediately before the first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the dissolution of the one to which he/she was elected.

SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-1 - Question 100

'Per Drop More Crop' is the goal for which Government of India scheme?

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