SSC CHSL 2016 (Tier-I) Question Paper (20-Mar-2018) ( Shift 2)

In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.
Pyramid : Figure : : ? : ?

In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
14:17::16:?

In the following question, select the related letter pair from the given alternatives.
GUN : FTM : : ? : ?

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.

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
Shore

Shift

Shimmer

Ship

Shiny

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
56, 65, 81, 106, ?, 191

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
YRST, WPQR, UNOP, SLMN, ?

Rohit is taller than Punit but shorter than Mayank. Rohan is the shortest and Mohan is taller than Rohit but not the tallest. Who is tallest?

From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.
Unquestionable

In a certain code language, “FRUST” is written as “HTWUV”. How is “LUKES" written in that code language?

In a certain code language, '−' represents '+', '+' represents '×', '×' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '−'. Find out the answer to the following expression:
11−18+15×10÷6=?

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?
2×12+15÷4−14=33

If 11$9=4,15$ 2=26 and 15$5=20,thenfindthevalueof17$ 8=?

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?
AAAAABAB, AAAABAAB, AAABAAAB, AABAAAAB, ABAAAAAB, ________

A luxury yacht starts from the port and sails 35 miles West, then it turns North and sails 10 miles, then it turns East and sails 20 miles, then it turns to its right and sails 10 miles. Where is it with respect to the port from where it started?

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: Some phones are devices
Statement II: All mobiles are phones

Conclusion I: All devices are mobiles
Conclusion II: No mobiles are devices

In the following figure, rectangle represents Technicians, circle represents Bikers, triangle represents Tattooists and square represents Fathers. Which set of letters represents Fathers who are not Bikers?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
GMJ, LRO, QWT, VBY, ?

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
60, 53, 47, 42, 38, ?

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 figures 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 'H' can be represented by 31, 23 etc and 'W' can be represented by 75, 89 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'LAUD'.
Matrix-I

0
1
2
3
4
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0
A
B
E
M
I
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1
I
L
J
H
L
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2
L
I
K
K
C
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3
F
H
A
E
K
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4
F
D
J
G
B
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Matrix-II

5
6
7
8
9
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5
U
X
W
R
S
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6
S
R
P
P
W
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7
O
P
X
V
P
​

8
O
S
V
O
N
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9
Z
P
T
W
Z
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Which of the following is a characteristic of pure monopoly?

When was the first EPZ set up in Kandla?

Which of the following is NOT a salt water lake?

Which lake is located between Hyderabad and Secunderabad?

Who was the founder of the Mughal empire?

Who of the following Viceroy is related to the Burma war?

What did Mahavira Swami add in form of fifth vrata in the Four Mahavrata, which was compiled by Jain Tirthankar Parshvanath?

In which predominantly Buddhist nation of Asia did Pope Francis, in November 2017, preached a message of forgiveness to a huge crowd?

Which of the following organisation is winner of "Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2017" for its exceptional work worldwide?

What is the national tree of Bhutan?

Which of the following statement are CORRECT?
I. Metals have the tendency to accept electrons while forming bonds.
II. In modern periodic table, metallic properties decreases in a period while moving left to right.
III. In modern periodic table, metallic properties increases while going top to bottom in group.

Which one of the following mixture is NOT homogeneous?

The principle of collective responsibility implies that the Lok Sabha can remove the Government i.e., Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister from office ________.

Who among the following can direct the states to reserve money bills and other financial bills passed by the state legislature for consideration during a financial emergency in India?

The voluntary muscles are also called ________ muscles.

The thallophytes, the bryophytes and the pteridophytes have naked embryos that are called ________.

In January 2018, 'Electoral Bonds' Scheme was launched. Under this scheme, the electoral bonds will be valid for how many days?

Researchers from which institute have developed a low cost piezo resistive vibration sensor using polyurethane foam?

In August 2017, RBI Constituted an Internal Study Group to study the MCLR. This was done to ________.

What was India's rank in the Political Empowerment pillar as per the Global Gender Gap report 2017?

A body is initially moving with a velocity of 15m/s. It undergoes an acceleration of 4m/s
2
for 6 seconds. Find the displacement (in m) of this body in these 6 seconds.

________ is defined as the rate of transfer of energy.

Chlorination can be done by adding ________ to the water.

Which of the statements given below are correct?
A) Roger Federer won the Tennis 2017 ATP World Tour Finals Men's Singles.
B) Serena Williams won the Tennis 2017 Australian Open Women's Singles.
C) Canada hosted the 2017 ITTF Men's World Cup.

In HTML, ________ contains all the content that you wish to present.

$\frac{9}{15}$ of $\frac{7}{3}$ of a number is greater than $\frac{7}{12}$ of $\frac{3}{5}$ of the same number by $7$. Find twice the number.

The addition of a rational number and its reciprocal is $\frac{74}{35}$. Calculate the number.

How many solutions will a pair of linear equations have, if the equations are $7x+4y-16=0$ and $14x+6y-32=0$?

If $(x-1)$ is a factor of $x^2-7qx+12q=0$, then find the possible values of $q$.

If $\angle A=\angle D$ and $\frac{AB}{DE}=\frac{AC}{DF}$, then both triangles $ABC$ and $DEF$ are similar by which of the following criteria?

The chord of a circle is $10\text{cm}$ in length and at a distance of $\frac{10}{\sqrt{3}}\text{cm}$ from the centre. Calculate the angle subtended by the chord at the centre of the circle.

The length of a rectangular plot is increased by $60\%$. By how much percentage should its breadth be decreased so that the total area remains the same?

The sum of two numbers is $80$ and their difference is $8$. What is the ratio of the two numbers?

In what ratio must a mixture of $40\%$ acid be mixed with that of $60\%$ acid to get a mixture of $49\%$ acid?

If the average of $46,x,30,36,59,82,68,$ and $94$ is $56.5$, then what is the value of $x$?

The difference between simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of $8\%$ per annum for $18$ months and $24$ months is $\text{Rs }452$. What is the sum (in $\text{Rs}$)?

If the loss incurred on selling an article is $23\%$, then what will be the ratio of its cost price and selling price?

An item is sold at two successive discounts of $20\%$ and $20\%$. The selling price of the article after the two discounts is $\text{Rs }1280$. If it is sold only at one discount of $30\%$, then what will be the selling price (in $\text{Rs}$) of the article?

If $x=\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{\sqrt{5}+1}$ and $y=\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{\sqrt{5}-1}$, then what is the value of $x-y$?

A, B and C can complete a work in $5$, $12$ and $30$ days respectively. In how many days can A, B and C together do $\frac{4}{7}$ of the same work?

A train starts from a place S at 11:00 a.m. and arrives at another place T at 2:30 p.m. on the same day. If the speed of the train is $25\text{m/s}$, then what will be the distance (in $\text{km}$) covered by the train?

The bar graph shows the number of SUVs of different brands sold by a dealer in a month. Study the diagram and answer the following question.Units sold of which SUV brand were the lowest?

The bar graph shows the number of SUVs of different brands sold by a dealer in a month. Study the diagram and answer the following question.What is the ratio of units sold of brand G to that of brand A?

The bar graph shows the number of SUVs of different brands sold by a dealer in a month. Study the diagram and answer the following question.Units sold of brand B was lesser than that of brand D by ________.

The bar graph shows the number of SUVs of different brands sold by a dealer in a month. Study the diagram and answer the following question.If the average price of a SUV sold by the dealer is $\text{Rs }8\text{ lakhs}$, then what is the sales (in $\text{Rs lakhs}$) of all the SUVs sold by the dealer in the month?

The length and breadth of a rectangle are $12\text{cm}$ and $5\text{cm}$ respectively. What must be the length of its diagonal (in $\text{cm}$)?

The area of a circle is $38.5{\text{cm}}^2$. Find its radius (in $\text{cm}$).

Find the surface area (in ${\text{cm}}^2$) of a sphere of diameter $7\text{cm}$.

What is the value of $\left(\csc 60^{\circ }+\frac{1}{2}\right)$?

In $△DEF$, the measure of angle $E$ is $90^{\circ }$. If $\cos D=\frac{5}{13}$ and $DE=1\text{cm}$, then what is the length (in $\text{cm}$) of side $EF$?

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'.
Mere adoption of a new technology (1)/ may not be enough to addressing (2)/ India's urban challenges. (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'.
Neanderthals used fire to create wooden tools (1)/ for hunting and forage 170,000 years ago (2)/ according to the ancient charred sticks found in Tuscany. (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.
I believe that I ________ got no right.

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.
If I ________ you, I would buy this mobile phone.

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

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

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

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

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Deforestation, land clearance and use
P: of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Q: of fossil fuels causes soaring
R: which are responsible for global warming

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.
A hunter whipped the bear.

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.
She responds, "I don't eat meat at all."

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.
According to some philosophers, thinking philosophically is not the same as thinking ________ Philosophers have a passionate ________ for analytical thinking. On the other hand, most ordinary people do ________ have a passionate curiosity when it comes to thinking. What they want is to think logically and arrive at a solution. ________ this sense, you do not have to be a philosopher to think philosophically. However, ________ you are grappling with a problem of great magnitude, you have to think philosophically.

same as thinking ________ . Philosophers

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.
According to some philosophers, thinking philosophically is not the same as thinking ________ Philosophers have a passionate ________ for analytical thinking. On the other hand, most ordinary people do ________ have a passionate curiosity when it comes to thinking. What they want is to think logically and arrive at a solution. ________ this sense, you do not have to be a philosopher to think philosophically. However, ________ you are grappling with a problem of great magnitude, you have to think philosophically.

have a passionate ________ for analytical thinking.

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.
According to some philosophers, thinking philosophically is not the same as thinking ________ Philosophers have a passionate ________ for analytical thinking. On the other hand, most ordinary people do ________ have a passionate curiosity when it comes to thinking. What they want is to think logically and arrive at a solution. ________ this sense, you do not have to be a philosopher to think philosophically. However, ________ you are grappling with a problem of great magnitude, you have to think philosophically.

ordinary people do ________ have a passionate curiosity

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.
According to some philosophers, thinking philosophically is not the same as thinking ________ Philosophers have a passionate ________ for analytical thinking. On the other hand, most ordinary people do ________ have a passionate curiosity when it comes to thinking. What they want is to think logically and arrive at a solution. ________ this sense, you do not have to be a philosopher to think philosophically. However, ________ you are grappling with a problem of great magnitude, you have to think philosophically.

arrive at a solution. ________ this sense, you do

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.
According to some philosophers, thinking philosophically is not the same as thinking ________ Philosophers have a passionate ________ for analytical thinking. On the other hand, most ordinary people do ________ have a passionate curiosity when it comes to thinking. What they want is to think logically and arrive at a solution. ________ this sense, you do not have to be a philosopher to think philosophically. However, ________ you are grappling with a problem of great magnitude, you have to think philosophically.

However, ________ you are grappling

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

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

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Steal or misappropriate money placed in one's trust

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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".
She flew in and snatched the fire stick, and before he realised what (have happened), she was up in her tree once again.

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".
We (are struggling) to measure our success in life with some numbers.

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.
All my sympathies lined
A: up for the butterfly and I
B: this damsel in distress
C: decided to be the hero for

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