SSC CHSL 2016 (Tier-I) Question Paper (02-Feb-2017) ( Shift 1)

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
Frog : Amphibian :: Cobra : ?

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
EFGH : LNPR :: ABCD : ?

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
JS : QH :: VW : ?

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
25:260::30:?

Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
RS, ZA, HI, ?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
PON, LKJ, GFE, ?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
250, 275, 301, ?

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.
Statements:
(I) Children start writing with a pen in sixth standard.
(II) Ink pen is prescribed by most of the schools for school kids to write with as it maintains the handwriting and comfort of child.

Conclusions:
(I) Till fifth standard kids are unable to use pen on their own completely.
(II) Ink pen maintains a proper flow of ink on paper and takes less effort to put words on paper.

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
Millimetre, Micrometre, Nanometre, ?

A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. D is the immediate neighbour of A and E. B is at the right of E and C is in the extreme right. Who is fourth to the left of C?

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Shortage
ii. Shore
iii. Shamelessly
iv. Shadiness
v. Shallow

In a certain code language, "SPARROW" is written as "1326654", and "RING" is written as "6978". How is "RAINS" written in that code language?

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
36, 44, 32
72, 88, 64
54, 66, ?

Which of the following interchanges in signs will make the given equation correct?
17−15×5=250

In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
_ k _ m _ k l _ j k _ m

Rahul leaves his home and walks 5km towards east, turns in the south-east direction and walks for 10km, then he turns north-east and moves 10km. Again, he moves towards the north for 10km. In which direction is he now from starting point?

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-II 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, 'J' can be represented by 20, 58 etc. and 'A' can be represented by 12, 69 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'ANIMAL'.
Matrix-I

0
1
2
3
4
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0
Y
K
J
V
D
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1
L
S
L
C
K
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2
U
A
N
E
D
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3
A
O
L
F
U
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4
C
L
T
U
A
​

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Matrix-II

5
6
7
8
9
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5
Q
F
N
J
O
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6
M
O
H
N
R
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7
O
D
I
G
T
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8
Y
L
O
Q
H
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9
S
A
R
O
I
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Introducing a boy, Ankit said, "He is the son of daughter of my grandfather's son". How is that boy related to Ankit?

If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes:
Sweets, Sugar, Salt, Jaggery

A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown in the below question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.

____ is a drug or substance that makes you feel relaxed and makes your body work and react more slowly.

Carica papaya is the scientific name of ____.

Muscles get tired when there is shortfall of ____.

The Chemical formula of Ammonium nitrate is ____.

Which of the following elements has the lowest melting point?

Choose odd one out

Which of these is not an Indian Musical Instrument?

If price of an article decreases from Rs 240 to Rs 220, when quantity demanded increases from 200 units to 210 units. Find point elasticity of demand?

Match the characteristics with their market structure:(a) Firm has control over quantity of output but it must take into account reactions of competitors.(b) Firm will tend to set output so that it earns maximum profits.

People in all the following countries had to be resettled after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, except

The outermost layer of the earth's atmosphere is ____.

____ is the first Indian company to list on NASDAQ.

Which city is located on the banks of the river Narmada?

Which of these countries got Independence from United Kingdom?

Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor died in?

Who Invented Induction Coil?

Find the power of a convex lens if the image formed is at a distance of 16 cm from the lens when the object is placed on the other side of the lens at 20 cm from the optical centre?

What is the unit of the physical quantity "Inductance"?

In which form of government priests rule in the name of God?

Who was the first temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

Who won the first T-20 Cricket World Cup?

Who is the author of "Chokher Bali"?

Shiva cave is located in ____.

Vikas Khanna is an award winning ____ starred Indian chef.

Triton is the moon of which planet?

Which of the following is correct?

If the radius of a circle is increased by 15%, its area increases by ____.

Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is Rs 600. One child goes free with two adults. If a group has 17 adults and 7 children, what is the discount the group gets?

When 0.090909… is converted into a fraction, then the result is

The bus fare between two cities is increased in the ratio 5:11. Find the increase in the fare, if the original fare is Rs. 275.

The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 9% per annum is Rs 405. The sum is ____.

Which of the following quadratic equations has real roots?

If 5x+5>2+2x and 5x+3≤4x+5, then x can take which of the following values?

The 4
th
term of an arithmetic progression is 15, and the 15
th
term is −29. Find the 10
th
term.

In what ratio is the segment joining (−1,−12) and (3,4) divided by the x-axis?

A can do a work in 20 days and B in 50 days. If they work on it together for 5 days, then what fraction of work is left?

At what point does the line 4x−3y=−6 intercept the y-axis?

In △DEF, G and H are points on side DE and DF respectively. GH is parallel to EF. If G divides DE in the ratio 1:3 and HF is 7.2cm, find the length of DF.

The mean of marks secured by 65 students in division A of class X is 54, 30 students of division B is 50 and that of 55 students of division C is 48. Find the mean of marks of the students of three divisions of Class X.

In a right-angled triangle, the length of the side opposite the right angle is 9
3

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cm. What is the length of the side opposite to the angle which measures 30
∘
?

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 44km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is:

Rajeev sells a machine for Rs 55 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 67 lakh, his gain would have been 5 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.

Curved surface area of a cylinder is 528sq cm. If the circumference of its base is 44cm, find the height of the cylinder.

What is the value of sin(
3
5π
​
)?

cos3A is equal to:

2sec
2
A is equal to:

Refer to the below data table and answer the following question.
Partner Weight (kg) Height (meter)
Anita 56 1.71
Anjali 64 1.52
Anjalika 51 1.72
Anjana 52 1.59
Who has the least weight to height ratio?

Refer to the below data table and answer the following question.

The following table shows the number of children in each house of a society.
Number of Children Number of Houses
0 7
1 9
2 20
3 3
What is the average number of children per house?

Refer to the below data table and answer the following question.
Partners Present % share
Anand 5
Basu 10
Chinmay 30
Dhiraj 5
Ejaz 50
If the company has issued six lakh (600,000) shares between its five partners and if Basu offers to sell 15,000 of his shares to Ejaz, then Ejaz will have how many shares?

In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
The recession is going to cause ____ times for families who are already struggling to pay their bills.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Mother said, "Lie down, Arjun."

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

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
I don't want an award (for help to you).

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Very rude or coarse; vulgar.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To stop doing something; cease or abstain.

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'.
I have sign over(A)/the cheque, you can(B)/collect it tomorrow. (C)/No error(D)

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
every cloud has a silver lining

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It is a crisis which
P-unless policymakers
Q-exercise some intelligence
R-will get even worse

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Shouts of the crowd cheering the home team now (stuff) the air.

Select the word with the correct spelling.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
In Tamil nadu,
P-cows and bulls are worshipped and celebrated
Q-on Maattu Pongal,
R-and the finale is Jallikattu

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The seawater eventually corroded the pillars of the bridge.

In the following question, the sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
On the trip, we needed a guide to ____ the foreign language for us.

Select the antonym of
to remand

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'.
He told me the same(A)/story which he told(B)/you yesterday. (C)/No error(D)

Select the synonym of
proximal

Select the antonym of
eternity

Select the synonym of
to alight

Select the word with the correct spelling.

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.
The answer to the third question is ____ answered; State leaders ____ great willingness to play into the hands of the Central government, presumably for a price. ____ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies. But they fail to ____ that history cannot be disremembered, it constantly nudges us to recollect past struggles ____ injustice in these States.

The answer to the third question is ____ answered

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.
The answer to the third question is ____ answered; State leaders ____ great willingness to play into the hands of the Central government, presumably for a price. ____ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies. But they fail to ____ that history cannot be disremembered, it constantly nudges us to recollect past struggles ____ injustice in these States.

State leaders ____ great willingness to play into the hands of the Central government

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.
The answer to the third question is ____ answered; State leaders ____ great willingness to play into the hands of the Central government, presumably for a price. ____ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies. But they fail to ____ that history cannot be disremembered, it constantly nudges us to recollect past struggles ____ injustice in these States.

____ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies.

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.
The answer to the third question is ____ answered; State leaders ____ great willingness to play into the hands of the Central government, presumably for a price. ____ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies. But they fail to ____ that history cannot be disremembered, it constantly nudges us to recollect past struggles ____ injustice in these States.

But they fail to ____ that history cannot be disremembered,

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.
The answer to the third question is ____ answered; State leaders ____ great willingness to play into the hands of the Central government, presumably for a price. ____ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies. But they fail to ____ that history cannot be disremembered, it constantly nudges us to recollect past struggles ____ injustice in these States.

it constantly nudges us to recollect past struggles ____ injustice in these States.