SSC CHSL 8 March 2018 Afternoon Shift

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AB is a chord of the circle and its center is “O”. OM is perpendicular to AB. If the length of AB=20 cm, OM = $$(2\sqrt11)$$ cm, find the radius (in cm) of the circle.

U and V started a business by investing amounts Rs 184000 and Rs 224000 respectively. If U’s share in the profit received at the end of year is Rs 20700, then what will be the total profit (in Rs) earned by them together?

X, Y and Z can do a piece of work in 30, 40 and 50 days respectively. All three of them began the work together but Y left 4 days before completion of the work. In how many days was the work completed?

The pie chart shows the breakup of expenditure of a mining company for the year 2017. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.


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In the following question, four number pairs are given. The number on left side of (-) is related to the number of the right side of (-) with some Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.

In a row of boys, Punit’s position from the left end is 33rd and Ankit’s position from the right end is 25th. After interchanging their position, Punit’s position becomes 45th from the left end. How many boys are there in the row?

In a certain code language, “book is tough” is written as “fu la mi”, “tough can easy” is written as “fu muk po” and “easy not book” is written  as “ti po la”. What is the code for “tough” in that code language?

In a certain code language, '-' represents '+', '+' represents 'x', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question. 

2 - 12 + 10 x 5 ÷ 12 = ?

An auto-rickshaw picks a passenger and travels North 6.5 km, then it turns to its left and rides for another 1.5 km, then it turns South and rides for 2.5 km, then it turns to its left and rides 1.5 km. Where is the auto now with respect to its starting position?

In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.
Statement I: No bikes are two:wheelers
Statement II: All wheels are bikes
Conclusion I: No two:wheelers are wheels
Conclusion II: All wheels are two:wheelers

In the following figure, rectangle represents Physicians, circle represents Floral designers, triangle represents Sculptors and square represents Americans. Which set of letters represents Americans who are either Floral designers or Sculptors?

In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number are related to the first number by a Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.

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 shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix•I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix•1 are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example 'W can be represented by 12,34 etc and 'Q' can be represented by 95,86 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'BURN'.

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars as to low (a)/ atmospheric pressure, which is less than 1% of Earth's, (b)/ except at the lowest elevations for short periods. (c)/ No error (d)

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
The workers are building the house.

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
Sneha said to Arjun, “Go away.”

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt . Select the correctly spelt word?

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

When the kerosene burned, the fuel in the tank below would be __________ pressure, and __________ a small circular flame would appear in the burner. The valve had to be opened to let more kerosene vapour to the burner and pumping resumed. With the increase in pressure, the burner flame would spread _________ a loud noise. To lower the flame, the valve had to be_________ opened to reduce the pressure and then tightened until the desired flame size was achieved. _________ you wanted the flame to be bigger, you had to hit the piston again. Pump stoves are still in vogue.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

A bone of contention

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

Cars were owned by
A: only a privileged few and
B: my class of society was
C: as yet untouched by it

According to the distance of planets from the Sun, which of the following order is
correct?

Krishna Sobti is the recipient of the 53rd Jnanpith Award. Which of the following books has not been written by her?

Prime Minister of India is de:facto head of which of the following bodies?
I. NITI Aayog
II. National Integration Council
III. Indian Board of Wildlife

Which among the following is NOT an event during the photosynthesis process?

On 10 April 2017, Lok Sabha Passed the Motor Vehicles Act (Amendment) Bill,2016. Under the new provisions, the compensation for death increased from Rs 25,000 to ______.

Which of the statements given below are correct?
A) United Arab Emirates hosted the Badminton 2017 BWF World Senior Championships.
B) Johanna Konta won the Tennis 2017 Miami Open Women's Singles.
C) Grigor Dimitrov won the Tennis 2017 US Open Men's Singles.

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