SSC CHSL 2016 (Tier-I) Question Paper (31-Jan-2017) ( Shift 2)

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
Pardon : Exonerate :: Connoisseur : ?

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
? : KM :: BC : HJ

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
DE : LM :: ? : PQ

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
2:14::21:?

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.
China, ?, United States of America, Indonesia

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
20, 400, 22, 484, 24, 576, ?

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.
Statement:
(I) There are many people interested to step into journalism, writing blogs, books, columns and so on.
(II) Writing is an art and to write better, reading is necessary.

Conclusions:
(I) Reading should include all kind of styles as journalism involves multi fold facets of writing and expressing.
(II) Reading should be thorough and absorbing. Recording all those observations while reading is necessary.

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
QR, VW, BC, ?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
I, M, ?, U, Y

Anuradha, Priya, Riya, Zeeshan, Sneha and Amrit are sitting in a row. Riya and Anuradha are sitting at extreme ends while Zeeshan is sitting to the immediate right of Riya. Who is sitting fourth to the right of Zeeshan?

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Ameliorate
ii. Abrogate
iii. Adorable
iv. Academic

In a certain code language, "NATIONAL" is written as "ONALNATI". How is "ZENITH" written in that code language?

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
5, 29, 73, 141, 237, 365, ?

If "S" denotes "multiplied by", "V" denotes "subtracted from", "M" denotes "added to" and "L" denotes "divided by", then find the value of:
9 V 11 M 84 L 12 S 6=?

In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
cd _ de _ dd _ ecdd _ e

Raju cycles 6km in east direction and takes a right turn to move another 8km. He again takes a left turn and moves 16km. In which direction is he now from his original position?

A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example, 'N' can be represented by 21, 44 etc. and 'R' can be represented by 66, 57 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'SIGN'.
Matrix - I

0
1
2
3
4
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0
S
G
E
N
R
​

1
O
I
N
Y
T
​

2
G
N
S
D
O
​

3
N
H
G
O
F
​

4
K
L
O
M
N
​

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Matrix - II

5
6
7
8
9
​

5
Z
X
I
S
V
​

6
M
R
S
N
B
​

7
R
N
Y
T
E
​

8
S
W
E
I
R
​

9
Q
A
I
S
D
​

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Introducing a girl, Sangeeta says, "She is the daughter of the brother-in-law of my husband". How is the girl related to Sangeeta?

If a mirror is placed on the vertical line MN to the right of the given shape, then which of the answer figures is the correct mirror image?

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes:
Holy Book, Geeta, Ignited Minds

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

The Mountain Railways of India are ______ railway lines built in the mountains of India.

Pratibha Ray won Jnanpith Award for work in which language?

Hay fever is a sign of which of the following?

Which of the following is not true about Bryophyta?

Which aquatic animal has trailing tentacles?

How many lone electron pairs are present in ${\text{N}}_2$?

Chemical Formula of Aluminium Nitride is

______ is a global system of interconnected governmental, academic, corporate, public, and private computer networks.

Zardozi embroidery became popular under ______.

If price of an article decreases from Rs $P_1$ to Rs $150$, quantity demanded increases from $1000$ units to $1250$ units. If point elasticity of demand is $-1$, then find $P_1$?

Customs duty is an instrument of which of the following government policies?

Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Poliomyelitis (Polio)?

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas which can deplete the ozone layer?

Name the first Indian to go into Space.

______ is called China's sorrow.

West Bengal is bordered by all these countries except ______.

Battle for Delhi was fought in the year ______.

Baji Rao II ($1796\text{–}1818\text{ A.D.}$) was the ruler of which dynasty?

Bar code scanners were invented in______.

Splitting of light into different colours is called ______.

What is the unit of the physical quantity, (Radioactive) Activity?

Building of the Parliament of India is called ______.

Article 48A of the Indian Constitution "Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life" deals with?

Who sang the theme song of FIFA world cup 2014?

Who is the author of "The Palace of Illusions"?

HCF and LCM of two numbers are 19 and 969 respectively. If one number is 57, find the other number.

The average weight of Sourabh, Juana and Rina is 90kg. If the average weight of Sourabh and Juana be 69kg and that of Juana and Rina be 94kg, then the weight of Juana is:

Coefficient of x in (x+6)(7−3x) is:

A brother is elder to his sister by 7 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages was 30. What is the current age of the brother?

42 is 1.6% of?

If 5−x>1+5x and 5−3x≥2−4x, then x can take which of the following values?

A shopkeeper by selling 11 Tag Heuer watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 3 Tag Heuer watches. His profit percentage is:

The 8
th
term of an arithmetic progression is −17, and the 17
th
term is −71. Find the 13
th
term.

4 hours after a goods train passed a station, another train travelling at a speed of 65km/hr following that goods train passed through that station. If after passing the station the train overtakes the goods train in 9 hours, what is the speed of the goods train?

The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs 144. The sum is:

In what ratio is the line segment joining (2,−4) and (−3,2) divided by the Y-axis?

A bag has Rs 34.2 in the form of 1-rupee, 50-paise and 10-paise coins in the ratio of 3:5:2. Find the number of 50-paise coins.

Which of the following points lie on the line 7x+3y=4?

A can do a work in 12 days and B in 18 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then what fraction of work is left?

Line segment AB is parallel to line segment CD. AD intersects BC in E. If lengths of AE, BC and ED are 18cm, 13.6cm and 6cm, what is the length of EC?

In a triangle, the length of the side opposite the angle which measures 60
∘
is 6cm. What is the length of the side opposite to the angle which measures 90
∘
?

Curved surface area of a cylinder is 1760sq cm. If the circumference of its base is 88cm, find the volume of the cylinder.

At 10% discount, the selling price of a grinder is Rs 48000. What is the selling price if the discount is 25%?

What is the value of sin
4
7π
​
?

cos
3
A is equal to:

cot
4
A+cot
2
A is equal to:

Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.
Weight (kg) Height in meter
Aditi 56
Advika 64
Aesha 51
Agrima 52
Who has the least weight to height ratio?

Refer 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 3
1 9
2 18
3 3
What is the average number of children per house?

Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.
Partners Present % share
Anand 20
Basu 20
Chinmay 10
Dhiraj 30
Ejaz 20
If the company has issued six lakh (6,000,000) shares between its five partners and if Basu offers to sell 15,000 of his shares to Dhiraj, then Dhiraj will have how many shares?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To jump or dance around excitedly.

Select the word with the correct spelling.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
finding your feet

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.
Some farmers raise sugarcane in Kerala.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Out-of-the-box statecraft
P-economic growth
Q-would bring dividends
R-in peace of mind, savings and

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The intern said to the manager, 'Can I go?'

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'.
You should never look(A)/down to a man merely(B)/ because he is poor.(C)/No error(D)

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The two scammers divided the loot (among) themselves.

Select the word with the correct spelling.

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.
Hopefully the architect will be able to turn my ______ ideas into the house of my dreams.

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.
Because I'm too ______ and want everyone to be happy, people often take advantage of my kindness.

Select the antonym of
jaunt

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Is our national identity
P-needs to be shrouded in a
Q-of such a loose character that it
R-cloak of anodyne conformity?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Tell me (what is hers number)?

Select the antonym of
thug

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
To have a field day

Select the synonym of
invincible

Select the synonym of
to proselytise

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'.
What to speak of(A)/shelter even food(B)/ was not available(C)/No error(D)

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.
Immigration was exploited in the campaign with ______ cynicism, ______ by populist politicians from the lunar right, but by Labour politicians drawing on their own venerable tradition of promoting and nurturing racism, a symptom corruption not at the bottom but at the top. The reason millions of refugees ______ the Middle East ______ now Syria – are the invasions and imperial mayhem of Britain, the United States, France, the European Union and NATO.

Immigration was exploited in the campaign with ______ cynicism,

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.
Immigration was exploited in the campaign with ______ cynicism, ______ by populist politicians from the lunar right, but by Labour politicians drawing on their own venerable tradition of promoting and nurturing racism, a symptom corruption not at the bottom but at the top. The reason millions of refugees ______ the Middle East ______ now Syria – are the invasions and imperial mayhem of Britain, the United States, France, the European Union and NATO.

______ by populist politicians from the lunar right, but by Labour politicians...

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.
Immigration was exploited in the campaign with ______ cynicism, ______ by populist politicians from the lunar right, but by Labour politicians drawing on their own venerable tradition of promoting and nurturing racism, a symptom corruption not at the bottom but at the top. The reason millions of refugees ______ the Middle East ______ now Syria – are the invasions and imperial mayhem of Britain, the United States, France, the European Union and NATO.

a symptom ______ corruption not at the bottom but at the top

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.
Immigration was exploited in the campaign with ______ cynicism, ______ by populist politicians from the lunar right, but by Labour politicians drawing on their own venerable tradition of promoting and nurturing racism, a symptom corruption not at the bottom but at the top. The reason millions of refugees ______ the Middle East ______ now Syria – are the invasions and imperial mayhem of Britain, the United States, France, the European Union and NATO.

The reason millions of refugees ______ the Middle East

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.
Immigration was exploited in the campaign with ______ cynicism, ______ by populist politicians from the lunar right, but by Labour politicians drawing on their own venerable tradition of promoting and nurturing racism, a symptom corruption not at the bottom but at the top. The reason millions of refugees ______ the Middle East ______ now Syria – are the invasions and imperial mayhem of Britain, the United States, France, the European Union and NATO.

the Middle East ______ Iraq, now Syria – are the invasions and imperial mayhem of Britain