SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1

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SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 1

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Court
2. Course
3. Courteous
4. Count
5. Courage

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 2

Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number.
78 : 87 :: 43 : ? :: 65 : 56

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 4

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
30, 41, 57, 78, 104, 135, ?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 5

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 GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 6

Five persons, A, B, C, D and E, are sitting at each corner of a pentagonal table, facing the centre. C is to the right of A and is second to the left of D. E is not between A and D. Who is sitting third to the left of E?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 7

In a certain code language, ‘NORVEY’ is written as ‘MNQUDX’. How will ‘SYDNEY’ be written in that language?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 8

In a certain code language, 'PROTECTION' is written as 'QQPSFBUHPM'. How will 'ABSOLUTELY' be written in that language?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 9

If ‘a’ denotes ‘×’, ‘b’ denotes ‘÷’, ‘c’ denotes ‘-’, and ‘d’ denotes ‘+’, then what is the value of the following expression?
55a5b5c5d3

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 11

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:
I) Some dentists are surgeons.
II) All the surgeons are doctors.

Conclusions:
I) Some dentists are doctors.
II) No surgeons are dentists.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 12

Dheeraj is the only son of Santosh and Santosh is the only daughter of my mother.
What is the relationship of my mother with Dheeraj?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 13

Select the option that is related to the fourth letter-cluster in the same way as the first letter-cluster is related to the second letter-cluster.
AF : GL :: ? : SX

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 14

In a certain code language, SINGER is coded as 42-30, and GOALEE is coded as 23-22.
How will FLEXEN be coded in that language?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 15

Sitting in a row, Wilson, Peter, Yagnik and Zohra are watching TV. Yagnik is sitting at the left side of Zohra, who is at the left side of Wilson. Who is at the left side of Yagnik if he is NOT sitting at any end of the row?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 17

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
FJNR, CGKO, IMQU, ?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 20

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
D P _ X _ D _ N _ R _ P _ X R

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 22

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?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 23

In a class, there are 48 boys who are over 157 cm tall. If these constitute four-fifths of the boys and the total number of boys is three-fourths of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 24

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
28, 14, 14, 21, 42, 105, ?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 26

Who among the following won the Booker Prize in the year 2020 in Fiction for his/her debut novel 'Shuggie Bain’?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 29

The ______ chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually in September 2021.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 32

Which of the following cricketers has represented India at the World Youth Chess Championships as a teenager?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 33

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India defines that no child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 39

Which of the following states won the 'Most Film Friendly State Award' at the 67th National Film Awards, 2019?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 41

Indira Gandhi officially recorded the impressive strides in agriculture, by releasing a special stamp in July 1968, entitled:

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 42

Which of the following is an agricultural festival celebrated by tribals in Madhya Pradesh and some other states of India, in the month of September-October every year in honour of the God of youth and power?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 44

Which of the following education commissions was appointed In 1882?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 49

Which election commissioner of India resigned to join as Vice President of the Phillippines-based Asian Development Bank in 2020?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 54

A trader allows a discount of 20% on the marked price and still gains 4% on the whole. At what percentage above the
cost price did he mark his goods?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 55

The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 2 : 5. If each of them saves ₹5500 per
month, then the income of B (in ₹) is:

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 56

Amit sells an item for ₹614.25 after offering a discount of 25% on its marked price. Had he not offered the discount, he would have earned a profit of 17%. The cost price (in ₹) of the item is:

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 57

Three years ago, the ratio of the age of A to that of B was 8 : 9. Five years hence, the ratio of the age of A to that ofB
will be 10 : 11. If at present, C is 8 years younger than A, then the ratio of the present age of B to that of C is:

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 59

The perimeter of a square field is double the circumference ofa circular field. If the area of the square field is
193600 $$m^{2}$$ , then what will be the area of the circular field (in $$m^{2}$$) (Use $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 60

A motorboat goes 33 km upstream and 21 km downstream. The speed of the motorboat in still water is 25 km/h and the
speed of the stream is 3 km/h. Find the total time taken by the boat.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 61

Deepthi loses ₹300 yearly on simple interest when the rate of interest falls from $$12\frac{1}{2}\%$$ to $$10\frac{1}{2}\%$$. The amount invested by Deepthi is:

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 62

If the retail price of a table is ₹1,100 and if the gain percentages of a manufacturer, a wholesale dealer and a retailer are 5%, 10% and 12%, respectively, then find the cost of production of the table. (Round off to the integer value.)

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 64

A sum of ₹725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain percentage rate of interest per annum. After 8 months, a sum
of ₹362.50 more is lent, but at double the previous rate. At the end of the year, ₹53.50 is earned as simple interest from
both the loans. What was the original rate of interest per annum (correct to two decimal places)?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 65

A sum of ₹x is divided between A, B and C in the ratio $$\frac{3}{4} : \frac{4}{5} : \frac{5}{8}$$ . If the difference between the shares of A and C is ₹185, then what is the value of $$x$$ ?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 66

A certain sum amounts to ₹8,330 in $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ years and rto ₹10,166 in $$5\frac{1}{2}$$ years at a certain rate per cent per annum, both at simple interest. What will be the simple interest (in ₹) on the same sum in 4 years ar double the rate?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 67

Simplify the following expression.
$$2-\left[2\frac{1}{2} \times\left(-\frac{2}{3}\right)-5 \left\{\frac{1}{5} - \left(\frac{5}{3} - \frac{7}{10}\right)\right\}\right]$$

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 68

Madhur is thrice as good as Manisha, and together they complete a task in 15 days. In how many days will Madhur alone complete the task?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 69

A man wanted to sell an item at 25% profit, but he actually sold it at 25% loss for ₹870. At what price did he want to
sell it to earn the profit of 25%?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 70

A and B worked together and received a salary of ₹20,800 for 13 days. A's efficiency in the work was 7 times that of
B's. The daily wages of B were:

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 72

A man wants to purchase wheat. Due to a reduction of $$6\frac{1}{4}\%$$ in the price of wheat, he is able to buy $$\frac{1}{2}$$ kg more for ₹150. Find the difference between the original and the reduced rates of wheat.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 73

A library has an average of 240 visitors on Sundays and 150 visitors on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days, which begins with Monday, is:

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 74

The area of a rectangular field is equal to the area of a triangular plot whose sides are 64 m, 120 m and 136 m. If the
ratio of the sides of the rectangular field is 5 : 3, its perimeter (in m) is:

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 75

A train travelling at a speed of 60 km/h crosses another train travelling in the same direction at a speed of 24 km/h in 30 sec. What is the sum of lengths of the two trains?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 76

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who walks, especially in an area where vehicles go

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 78

Select the option that is closest in meaning to the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence.
My mother said, “Think carefully about your life’s goal and then don’t give up till you achieve it.”

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 79

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
What is the average height of an American male?

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 80

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The UK government has decided to ______ a further one-year extension for foreign doctors and nurses whose visas are set to expire before 31 March 2021, as they battle the Covid -19 pandemic.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 81

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
We are all / familiar to a / use of fingerprints / in solving crimes.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 82

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Ability to see what might happen in the future

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 84

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A condition in which one is unable to sleep over a period of time

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 85

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
She succeeded in convincing her family that her chosen path was the one she just had to depend upon.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 89

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The head office is ______ overseas but has branches in many cities in India.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 92

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The people of Himachal Pradesh are known for their rich cultural ______.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 93

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My friend sold / all the furnitures / he had before / leaving the city.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 94

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The young girl’s / long black hair / that reached her waist / were loosely plaited.

SSC GD 14th Dec 2021 Shift-1 - Question 95

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Lot of people want to go on the excursion.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A poor Arab was travelling in the desert, thirsty and tired. He soon came (1) ______ an oasis and drank water from (2) ______. Filling his leather bottle with the water, he (3) ______his journey to Baghdad. After (4) ______an audience with the Caliph there, he (5) ______ him with the bottle of water. It was the only gift he had.

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