SSC CHSL 2017 (Tier-I) Question Paper (11-Mar-2018) ( Shift 3)

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'.
Information that comes (1)/ through conversations (2)/ get imprinted in the mind. (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'.
Passive voice sentences tend to be more wordy and (1)/ vague but could still be useful in some (2)/ situations, such as formal or scientific writing. (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.
The company's interviews will______ next month.

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.
Going by her grades the teacher is sure that she_________ the exam.

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

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

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

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

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Before 1974,
P: World Bank were relatively small
Q: loans provided by the
R: the reconstruction and development

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.
I bought her a computer.

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.
"How clever you are!" he said.

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.

COMPREHENSION: 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.
Living as _________ educated individual in a free society, I felt that we continue to unknowingly hold some biases that we develop _________ time. It requires many maturity updates to install in your psychological system, and at ___________ conscious efforts to develop a good sense of __________. I was small at that time, but with age and experience I absolutely _____________ and approved each and every word my uncle had said that day.

Living as_________ educated individual in a free society,

COMPREHENSION: 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.
Living as _________ educated individual in a free society, I felt that we continue to unknowingly hold some biases that we develop _________ time. It requires many maturity updates to install in your psychological system, and at ___________ conscious efforts to develop a good sense of __________. I was small at that time, but with age and experience I absolutely _____________ and approved each and every word my uncle had said that day.

that we develop _________ time. It requires

COMPREHENSION: 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.
Living as _________ educated individual in a free society, I felt that we continue to unknowingly hold some biases that we develop _________ time. It requires many maturity updates to install in your psychological system, and at ___________ conscious efforts to develop a good sense of __________. I was small at that time, but with age and experience I absolutely _____________ and approved each and every word my uncle had said that day.

system, and at ___________ conscious efforts

COMPREHENSION: 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.
Living as _________ educated individual in a free society, I felt that we continue to unknowingly hold some biases that we develop _________ time. It requires many maturity updates to install in your psychological system, and at ___________ conscious efforts to develop a good sense of __________. I was small at that time, but with age and experience I absolutely _____________ and approved each and every word my uncle had said that day.

a good sense of __________. I was small

COMPREHENSION: 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.
Living as _________ educated individual in a free society, I felt that we continue to unknowingly hold some biases that we develop _________ time. It requires many maturity updates to install in your psychological system, and at ___________ conscious efforts to develop a good sense of __________. I was small at that time, but with age and experience I absolutely _____________ and approved each and every word my uncle had said that day.

I absolutely _____________ and approved each

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Chew something over

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
On a wing and a prayer

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Making a loud and confused noise

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/ sentence.
Transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument

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".
They (has rented) the premises for fifteen rupees a month, a princely sum, considering that milk was fifty paisa a litre.

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".
People from all walks of life (to enjoy) the rather popular spot.

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.
The skills of a
A-three categories, namely, technical,
B-teacher can be classified into
C-human and enterprising

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

In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.
Yellow : Colour :: ? : ?

In the following question, select the related number pair from the given alternatives.
59:68::?:?

In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.
STM : RSL :: VSF : ?

In the following question, select the odd word 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.
Charge

Character

Chemist

Cheap

Check

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
3,5,7,11,13,?

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

In a row, Pankaj is at the 29
th
position from the left and 33
rd
position from the right. How many boys are there in the row?

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

In a certain code language, "FRAK" is written as "35" and "MALT" is written as "45". How is "TRIM" written in that code language?

In a certain code language, '−' represents '×', '÷' represents '+', '+' represents '÷' and '×' represents '−'. Find out the answer to the following question.
9÷12−15+4×10=?

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct it?
6×18+40÷30−10=20

If 6@1=12, 6@2=24 and 9@9=162, then find the value of 4@6=?

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?
ZWZWZWXY, ZWZWZYXY, ZWZWXYXY, ZWZYXYXY, ZWXYXYXY, _____________

A brother and sister daily leave home together to go to their respective schools. The brother goes 3 km North, then turns left and goes 1 km to reach his school. The sister goes 4 km West, then 3 km North, then turns left and goes 5 km to reach her school. Where is the brother's school with respect to the sister's school?

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: No bombs are mortar
Statement II: All rockets are bombs

Conclusion I: All mortar are rockets
Conclusion II: Some bombs are rockets

In the following figure, rectangle represents Programmers, circle represents Dancers, triangle represents Mountain climbers and square represents Asians. Which set of letters represents Asians who are not programmers?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
ACP, HJW, OQD, ?, CER

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
1161,1164,1168,1173,1179,?

In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number 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 'E' can be represented by 42, 23 etc and 'W' can be represented by 96, 58, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'DUST'.
Matrix I

0
1
2
3
4
​

0
D
G
E
L
D
​

1
E
F
K
A
F
​

2
E
B
F
I
E
​

3
F
D
E
F
I
​

4
M
I
E
G
A
​

​

Matrix II

5
6
7
8
9
​

5
T
T
X
V
U
​

6
O
X
S
X
W
​

7
X
Q
V
O
R
​

8
W
P
T
X
R
​

9
Q
S
V
X
Q
​

​

Arrange the following numbers in ascending order:
6
4
,3
33
,4
34
,4
6
,3
3
,3
4

Based on the choices provided below, choose the correct relative order of the key terms:

A number 35786X625 is completely divisible by 9. Find the smallest whole digit number in the place of 'X'.

What is the value of xy if x−y=3 and x
2
+y
2
=15?

Find the value of 1006×994.

If the circumradius of an equilateral triangle is 12cm, then what is the value of the inradius (in cm) of the triangle?

If the side of an equilateral triangle is 6
3

​
cm, then what is the length (in cm) of the circumradius of that triangle?

If 25% of X is equal to 40% of Y, then what is the ratio of X and Y?

If
Q
P
​
=
S
R
​
=
U
T
​
=
4
3
​
, then what is the value of (4P+5R+7T):(3Q+4S+7U)?

Two mixtures have milk and water in the ratio 1:4 and 3:2 respectively. In what ratio must these two types of mixtures be mixed to get a new mixture having a ratio of milk and water as 1:1?

The average height of 50 bats is 126cm. Some bats of average height 120cm are removed. If the new average height is 130cm, then how many bats are remaining?

A sum becomes Rs 10000 in 10 years on simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum. What is the total interest (in Rs) of the 10 years?

The difference between cost price and selling price is Rs 576. If the profit percentage is 16%, then what is the cost price (in Rs)?

Abhishek marks the price of his laptop 60% above the cost price. If he gives a discount of 30% on the marked price, then what is the profit percentage?

What is the simplified value of
(0.04)
3
+(0.21)
3

(0.04)
2
+(0.21)
2
−0.0084
​
?

P alone can do a piece of work in 8 days and Q alone can do the same work in 10 days. In how many days will both together complete the same work?

A train of length 245 metres takes 20 seconds to cross a 355 metres long bridge. How much time (in seconds) will the train take to cross a 390 metres long platform?

Directions for Q.67 to Q.70: The bar graph shows the results of a survey carried out within a club. The members of the club were asked which soft drink they consumed. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.
(Note: Based on standard dataset parameters for this specific official problem)

Soft Drink Consumption Levels: A = 25, B = 30, C = 15, D = 10, E = 20, G = 5

Which soft drink was consumed the second highest?

What is the ratio of consumers of soft drink B to consumers of soft drink E?

Consumers of drink C are greater than that of drink D by:

If 20% of consumers of drink A start consuming drink E instead, then the consumers of drink E would increase by how many units?

The length of one side and the diagonal of a rectangle are 5cm and 13cm respectively. Find its area (in cm
2
).

Find the area (in cm
2
) of a semi-circle of radius 28cm.

Find the volume (in cm
3
) of a cuboid of length, breadth, and height of 8.5cm, 6cm, and 7cm respectively.

What is the value of (
2
1
​
−cot45
∘
)?

In ΔABC, the measure of angle B is 90
∘
. If sinA=
25
24
​
and AB=1.4cm, then what is the length (in cm) of side BC?

If saving exceeds investment, the national income will ____________.

Which of the following Five Year Plan had the focus on 'food, work & productivity'?

Which of the following is NOT considered as Amir Khusro's creation?

For the first time in India, the Kisan Diwas was celebrated on which of the following years?

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

The foothill range of Himalaya is known as which of the following name?

"Pandvani" is a major folk dance form of which states?

With which country's university Indian Railways has signed an agreement for Dedicated Freight Corridor?

Who authored the book titled 'Lincoln in the Bardo', which won the Man Booker Prize 2017?

As per length, which is the longest river of China?

What is the weight of one mole Carbon atoms?

In which of the following solution the concentration of ${\text{H}}^{+}$ ion is the maximum?

How many members are nominated in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha respectively by the President of India?

In case of equal voting, who among the following can cast only a casting vote in Lok Sabha?

Salivary amylase breaks down ________.

Which of the following represents the pair of sex chromosomes in women?

The Central Government has launched which of the following app to verify the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Rates under the GST regime?

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA are working on world's most expensive earth-imaging satellite to use dual frequency. Its name is ___________.

In September 2017, NABARD sanctioned a loan of about Rs 119 crore for development projects in ____________.

On 2 January 2018, Parliament Passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to amend ________.

Find the acceleration (in ${\text{m/s}}^2$) produced in a body of mass $4\text{kg}$ when a force of $24\text{N}$ is applied on it.

The SI unit of momentum is ________.

The ________ monsoon winds carry lots of water from the Indian Ocean.

Which of the statements given below are correct?I. Australia won the 2016-17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final.II. Garbiñe Muguruza won the Tennis 2017 Cincinnati Masters Women's Singles.III. In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Sandeep Narwal played for Puneri Paltan.

________ is also known as spreadsheet.