SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2

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SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 1

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

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 2

P, Q, R, S, T and U are six friends. They are sitting in a row facing south. P is sitting to the immediate left of R and second to the right of S. T is sitting to the immediate right of R. U is sitting second to the left of R. Q is sitting to the immediate left of S. Who is sitting at the extreme right end of the row?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 3

Six children, Anand, Badri, Chaya, Dhruv, Srikar and Umesh, are standing in a line, facing north. Umesh is standing second to the right of Srikar and to the immediate left of Chaya. Badri is between Dhruv and Chaya. Who is standing fourth to the left of Dhruv?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 4

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
7, 14, 25, 45, 81, ?, 239

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 6

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
LOCK, MMFG, NKIC, OILY, ?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 7

If the signs ‘$$\times$$’ and ‘$$\div$$’ are interchanged and the numbers ‘6’ and ‘5’ are interchanged, then what will be the value of the following expression?
$$48 \times 5 + 9 \div 6 − (32 − 7) + 9$$

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 8

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:
All wells are canals.
All canals are rivers.

Conclusions:
I) Some canals are wells.
II) Some rivers are wells.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 9

‘Numismatics’ is related to ‘Coins’ in the same way as ‘Orography’ is related to ‘________’.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 10

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figmes. How would this paper look when unfolded?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 11

Two train tickets from station A to B and three tickets from station A to C cost ₹8,750, but three tickets from station A to B and two tickets from station A to C cost ₹9,825.
What are the fares for stations B and C from station A?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 12

Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
144 : 14 :: 81 : ?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 14

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. School
2. Stress
3. Source
4. Secure
5. Sweet

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 15

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
42, 24, 34, 43, ?, 89

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 19

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
SLOWER : SFXPMT :: MEAGRE : ?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 21

In a certain code language, PLACE is written as QMZDD, and BEAUTY is written as CDZTUZ. How will MANSION be written in that language?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 22

K is the son of R. V is the wife of J's son. H is K's son. M is the daughter of J. K is the brother of M. How is H related to R?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 23

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
25 49 144
36 64 196
121 225 ?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 24

In a certain code language, ‘PHARMACEUTICAL’ is written as ‘QGBQNZDDVSJBBK’.
How will ‘ELECTRONIC’ be written in that language?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 25

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
_ B I R _ I R B _

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 27

Section 20 of the ______ gives every person with mental illness a right to live with dignity.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 29

The Constitution of a country serves many purposes. Which of the following may NOT be one?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 32

PV Sindhu won the bronze medal in the Badminton Women's singles category at the Olympics held in Tokyo in 2021 by beating ______.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 34

Which of the following projects was launched in November 2020 to combat the rising air pollution in Gurugram?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 35

In September 2021, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that the ______ of the temple is/are the owner/s of the land attached to it.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 37

Which of the following personalities won the Jnanpith Award in 2019?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 38

In September 2020, Vodafone and ______ announced their new unified brand identity by renaming all their products under a new name.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 43

What is ‘Issue Price’?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 44

Which of the following statements about the Great Indian Desert is INCORRECT?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 47

The All-India Muslim League was formed at Dacca. Which of the following statements about it is NOT true?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 48

As of November 2020, who among the following is one of the International Olympic Committee members from India?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 49

________ is the study of the size, territorial distribution and composition of population and how population changes over time due to births, deaths, migration and ageing.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 51

The compound interest on a sum off ₹8,400 in 3 years at a certain rate per cent per annum, is ₹6115.20, interest being
compounded annually. What will be the difference (in ₹) between compound interest on the same sum at the same rate for $$1\frac{1}{2}$$ years, when the interest is compounded half yearly and the simple interest on the same sum for same rate and for the same period?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 52

Two men X and Y working together, completed a job in 6 days. If X had worked thrice as efficiently as he actually worked and Y had worked one-fomth as efficiently as he acn,ally worked, the work would have been completed in 4 days. In how many days X alone could complete the work?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 53

The value of $$72 \div 180 \times 5 - \left[96 \div 64 of 5 - 25 \div 16 \times \left(23-29\right)-11\right] \div 1\frac{23}{30}$$ is:

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 55

Find the HCF of $$\frac{4}{25}, \frac{8}{35}$$ and $$\frac{22}{40}$$.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 56

A cylindrical vessel of base radius 10.5 cm and height 30 cm is $$\frac{4}{5}$$ full of water. The entire water is poured into a rectangular tub of length 44 cm and breadth 36 cm. The height (in cm) to which the water level rises in the tub is:
(Take $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$) (Assuming no overflow of water)

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 57

If the LCM of four distinct numbers is 270 and the HCF of each pair is 9, then what is the product of the four numbers?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 58

A trader sells an article at a discount of 28% on its marked price and still gains 20%. If he gains ₹10.50 on the sale of
one article, then what is the marked price (in ₹) of the article?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 59

A and B can do a cerain work in $$22\fra{1}{2}$$ days and 30 days, respectively. They started the work together but after 6 days, B had to leave. Then, A working with C completed the remaining work in 3 days. C alone can complete the original work in:

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 60

Find the volume of a cone the radius of whose base is 18 cm and its height is 35 cm. (Taken $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 61

A train covers a distance in 12 h if it runs at a speed of 75 km/h. Find the speed at which the train must run to decrease the time of journey by 3 h from the original time.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 62

Lavanya purchased an electric cooker at ninth-tenths of its selling price and sold it at 5% more than its selling price.
Find her percentage gain.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 65

If sum of ₹8,000 invested at 10% per annum, interest compounded half-yearly, amounts to ₹9,261, then what is the time
period?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 66

By selling an article at $$\frac{9}{11}$$ of its selling price, Madhu incurs a loss of 10%. If she sells the article at 95% of its actual selling price, then what is the profit percentage (correct to one decimal place)?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 67

A sum of,8,052 is divided among W, X, Y and Z such that W : X = X : Y = Y : Z = 5 : 6. What is the sum of the shares
of X and Y?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 68

The average of 25 observations is 50. If the average of the first 13 observations is 40 and that of the last 13 observations is 58, then what is the $$13^{th}$$ observation?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 69

The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 8. If A and B spend ₹36,000 and ₹60,000, respectively, then the ratio of their savings is 3: 4. What is the savings (in ₹) of B?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 70

The marked price of a saree is ₹1,800 and the successive discounts offered by a textile shop is 10% and 20%. Calculate the selling price of the saree.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 71

The average age of husband, wife and their child, 5 years ago, was 24 years and that of wife and the child, 6 years ago, was 18 years. Find the present age of the husband.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 73

The amount of a sum invested for 2 years at 15% p.a. is ₹9,982.50, interest compounded 8-monthly. What will be the amount (in ₹) of the same sum at the same rate and same time, if the interest is compounded annually? (Nearest to a ₹)

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 74

Two cyclists start from the same place in opposite directions. One goes towards north at a speed of 14 km/h and the other goes towards south at a speed of 24 km/h. What time will they take to be 47.5 km apart?

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 76

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A mother has / a greatest / influence / over the children.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 78

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A four-footed animal

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - 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'.
Having white hair make him look wise.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 81

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Detailed examination of something complex

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 86

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
If I were late on the first day, it will make me look bad for the rest of the year.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 87

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The teacher / handled the / mischief child / quite easily.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 88

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
As the moon came up / over Himalayan peaks I saw / that the road looked / like a ribbon of moonlight.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 89

Select the option that is closest in meaning to the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence.
My room is always spick and span.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 90

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An edged, bladed weapon that is longer than a knife

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 92

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The leader is popular because of his ______ and devotion towards the cause of the poor villagers.

SSC GD 8th Dec 2021 Shift-2 - Question 94

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’.
Aparna will need a bigger bag than I will to pack her things.

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

It was a cloudy morning. I had just left for school (1) ______I was caught in a heavy storm. I (2)______as it started pouring and I got all (3)______. The clouds were blaring with thunder and lightning. (4)______all this, I managed to find a shelter and (5)______ whether I should go to school or return home.

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