SSC CHSL 2016 (Tier-I) Question Paper (15-Mar-2018) ( Shift 2)

In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.
Pressure : Pascal :: ? : ?

In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
31:3::23:?

In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.
KMN : OQR :: SUV : ?

In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.

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

In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.

From the given alternatives, according to the dictionary, which word will come at the LAST position?
Armed

Atlas

Armour

Aspirin

Arrival

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
42, 21, 21, ?, 63, 157.5

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
F, J, M, Q, T, X, ?

In a row of students, Ankit is 26th from the left end. Poonam is 18 ranks to the right of Ankit. If Poonam is 32nd from the right end, then what will be the rank of Ankit from the right end?

From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.
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In a certain code language, "TRUCKS" is written as "WPXANQ". How is "MOPERS" written in that code language?

In a certain code language, '−' represents '+', '+' represents '×', '×' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '−'. Find out the answer to the following expression:
16×4÷15−9+4=?

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?
15×2+10−8÷20=15

If 15#2=26, 11#3=16 and 10#9=2, then find the value of 11#4=?

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?
YXZYXYXY, YXYXZYXY, YΧΥΧΥΧΖΥ, ΥΖΧΥΧΥΧΥ, ΥΧΥΖΧΥΧΥ, ________________.

Two women A and B start their morning run from the same point. A runs 3 km North, then turns West and runs 2 km, then turns to her right and runs 5.5 km. B runs 4 km West then turns to her right and runs 8.5 km. Where is B with respect to A now?

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 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.
Statement I: No cans are jars
Statement II: All tins are cans

Conclusion I: All jars are tins
Conclusion II: No tins are jars

In the following figure, rectangle represents Plumbers, circle represents Bakers, triangle represents Jugglers and square represents Joggers. Which set of letters represents Plumbers who are either Bakers or Jugglers?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
HIG, EFD, BCA, ?, VWU

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
3, 5, 7, 9, ?

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

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

Which of the following cubes in the answer figure cannot be made based on the unfolded cube in the question figure?

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 'B' can be represented by 34, 42 etc and 'W' can be represented by 97, 89 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'DAMP'.
Matrix-I

0
1
2
3
4
​

0
L
A
K
J
D
​

1
C
E
M
F
G
​

2
L
K
I
M
B
​

3
B
F
A
D
M
​

4
J
J
D
B
E
​

​

Matrix-II

5
6
7
8
9
​

5
X
Z
N
T
P
​

6
O
T
Y
X
S
​

7
T
T
N
Y
W
​

8
X
R
T
V
U
​

9
S
R
P
W
X
​

​

Rate of the growth of an economy is measured in terms of __________

Which of the following Five Year Plan can be strategically associated with the Green Revolution?

Which of the following is a Block Mountain?

Burzil Pass is situated in which of the following states?

Kautilya was the Prime Minister of:

Whom did Lord Minto send to Ranjit Singh to make a peace immediate before the Treaty of Amritsar (1809)?

S. Balachander is associated to which musical instrument?

Which country has replaced Saudi Arabia for the first time to become India's top crude oil supplier in the current fiscal year?

In January 2018, who has been awarded the 9th Infosys award for engineering and computer science?

The oldest form of cultivation in Sri Lanka is known as __________

What charge is present on a neutron?

Which of the following statements are CORRECT?I. Esters are sweet smelling substance.II Esters are used in making perfumes.III. Functional group of ester is R-O-R'.

Article 12 to Article 35 of Indian Constitution mainly deals with Fundamental Rights, given in __________ of Indian Constitution.

Out of the 22 parts of the Indian Constitution that originally existed during its formation, the only part which has been deleted is __________

The skin, the lining of the mouth, the lining of the blood vessels, lung alveoli and kidney tubules are all made of which type of tissue?

Which of the following represents the CORRECT scheme of sub-groups at various levels in classification?

In September 2017, a Nation Wide campaign was launched to sensitise women about the preventive care for cancer. The theme of this Campaign was 'Nurturing the Nurturer'. Who launched this Campaign?

What is the name of the balloon - borne instrument set to be launch by NASA to study heavy cosmic particles?

According to World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2017, Indian has closed __________ percentage of its gender gap.

Who has been appointed as the Head of the Committee constituted to frame guidelines on playing National Anthem in cinemas?

A force of 200 N displaces a body by 4 m, calculate the work done (in J).

The __________ of a substance is defined as the mass per unit volume.

__________ is produced from incomplete burning of fuels such as petrol and diesel.

Which of the statements given below are correct?A) Garbine Muguruza won the Tennis 2017 French Open Women's Singles.B) Rafael Nadal won the Tennis 2017 US Open Men's Singles.C) Valtteri Bottas won the Formula One 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix.

In Microsoft Word, __________ is a position we set for placing and aligning text on a page.

Find the unit place digit in (192)
102
+(193)
103
.

Find the greatest number among (2)
1/3
,(3)
1/2
,1,(5)
1/6
.

Find the value of 27a
3
+
a
3

1
​
, if 9a
2
+
a
2

1
​
=43.

If y=
3

​
−
2

​
, then find the value of (
y
3

1
​
−y
3
).

In an isosceles triangle ABC, the angle bisectors of ∠B and ∠C intersect at point O. Find the angle ∠BOC (in degrees), when ∠ABC=∠ACB=75
∘



.

Find the in-radius (in cm) of an equilateral triangle whose sides are 6 cm each.

What is the value of 64% of 75% of 8100?

If A:B=3:5, then what is the value of (A+B):B?

In a mixture, water and milk are in the ratio of 3:5. In the second mixture, the ratio of water and milk is 9:11. If these two mixtures are mixed to form a new mixture in which water and milk are in the ratio 5:7, then what is the ratio of these two mixtures in the new mixture?

The average of 10 numbers is 30. If at the time of calculation one number was wrongly taken as 36 instead of 69, then what will be the correct average?

Two equal sums are invested in two different schemes. One scheme gives simple interest and the other gives compound interest (annual compounding). The sum of interest obtained after 2 years from both the schemes is ₹3717. If both schemes have a 13% per annum interest rate, then what is the first-year interest (in ₹) for the simple interest scheme?

If 70% of total articles are sold at a profit of 20% and the remaining articles are sold at a loss of 20%, then what will be the overall profit percentage?

A shopkeeper purchased a chair whose marked price is ₹1400, at two successive discounts of 20% and 30% respectively. If he sells the chair for ₹1176, then what is the profit percentage?

What is the value of
289

​
−
169

​

3

64

​
×
121

​

​
?

X is 25% more efficient than Y. If Y alone can make a chair in 10 days, then X alone can make the chair in how many days?

A train starts moving from X at 5:00 p.m. and moves towards Y with a speed of 55km/hr. Another train starts moving from Y at 7:00 p.m. and moves towards X with a speed of 40km/hr. Both of them meet at 11:00 p.m. at Z. What is the ratio of XZ and YZ?

Directions for Q.67 to Q.70: Based on typical data interpretation line graphs showing vacancies for accountants in a company over the years where the data values are:
2011: 30

2012: 40

2013: 80

2014: 90

2015: 110

2016: 60

2017: 70

In which year were the number of vacancies lesser than that of the previous year?

What was the difference in the number of vacancies between the years 2012 and 2014?

The number of vacancies in 2014 were lesser than that in 2015 by:

The salary of an accountant in the company is ₹40,000, then what was the increase in the expense (in ₹ lakhs) due to salaries that had to be paid when posts were filled for the vacancies in the year 2014?

The area of a square is 60.5cm
2
. Find the length of its diagonal (in cm).

What is the sum of the measures of all the interior angles of a regular polygon of 6 sides?

The total surface area of a cube is 181.5cm
2
. Find its side (in cm).

△XYZ is right-angled at Y. If m∠Z=45
∘
, then find the value of (cscX−
3

​

2
​
).

In △PQR, the measure of angle Q is 90
∘
. If tanP=
3
4
​
and 1.5cm, then what is the length (in cm) of side PR?

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'.
The fire in the (1)/ chemistry lab was (2)/ difficult to put off. (3)/ No error (4)

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'.
Saving water and ensuring that our stocks of water (1)/ are fair distributed to everyone who needs them, (2)/ is absolutely crucial for keeping us alive. (3)/ No error (4)

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.
She __________ in a small European country.

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.
When bad things happen to good people they become __________ not worse.

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

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

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

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

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
North India
P: needs a more holistic solution
Q: to the toxic air that residents
R: breathe at the onset of winter

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 girl is ascending the Everest.

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.
The contractor said, "She has finished the designs."

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.
The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, __________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English __________ bad English.

For the first blank: "can be checked __________ diligent exercises"

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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, __________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English __________ bad English.

Note: Based on the full context of the sentence structure, the second sentence begins with an implied reference to the exercises, accompanied by a coordinating modifier.

For the second blank: "this book provides. __________ exercises," (or selecting the appropriate demonstrative pronoun/determiner to begin the new idea/phrase):

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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, __________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English __________ bad English.

For the third blank: "in conjunction __________ others to be found"

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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, __________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English __________ bad English.

For the fourth blank: "after all, __________ in the use of words"

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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, __________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English __________ bad English.

For the fifth blank: "write good English __________ bad English."

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Be glad to see the back of

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

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Place or insert between one thing and another

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation

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".
No two individuals (arriving) at the same conclusions and associations.

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".
The bigger a group the less are the chances of an individual (get) the requisite attention when necessary.

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.
I am also a
A-mother of three children in their
B-the wanderlust generation
C-twenties who belong to

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.