SSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level Question Paper (07-Fe..

P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Z is second to the right of R, who is fourth to the right of P. S is sitting between R and Z. S is third to the left of Q. V is the second to the left of P, who is between of W and Q. Y is sitting between R and T. Who is second to the right of Z?

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern (rotation is NOT allowed).

Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.
SNR: QMP :: PGH: ?

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
EIM, QUY, CGK, ?

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
Graduate

Gypsum

Geosciences

Gradient

Gymnasium

Geographical

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements.
Statements:

Some Toys are Dolls.

All Dolls are Beautiful.

All Cars are Toys.
Conclusions:
I. All Cars are Beautiful.
II. Some Toys are Beautiful.

Seven persons, Giri, Mrunali, Anita, Divija, Jagan, Tiana and Hema, belong to a family. Mrunali is the daughter-in-law of Jagan. Tiana is the grandmother of Divija. Hema is the sister of Jagan's wife. Giri has two children, Anita and Divija. Tiana is the only sibling of Hema. Mrunali has no son.How is Divija related to Jagan?

In a certain code language, 'SIGN' is coded as '3614', and 'RISK' is coded as '7639'. How will 'KING' be coded in that language?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All balls are rackets.
All rackets are bats.
All bats are pads.
Conclusions:
I. No ball is a pad.
II. All bats are rackets.

Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?
31+69÷23×5−83=99

Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number.
486:9::464:?::352:5

In a certain code language, 'HASTY' is coded as '2782619'. How will 'BLAME' be coded in that language?

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at 'AB' as shown.

How many terms are there in the series 199,208,217,…,406?

Identify the number that does NOT belong to the following series.
209,160,124,95,83,74

Five letter-clusters have been given, out of which four are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
WXZ, RSU, MNP, KLM, EFH

Six friends J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting around a circular table facing away from the centre. M and J are not the immediate neighbours of L. L is sitting second to the right of N. K is sitting to the immediate left of L. Who is sitting third to the right of N?

In a certain code language, 'CACTUS' is written as 'GCGVYU', and 'DAHLIA' is written as 'HCLNMC'. How will 'ORCHID' be written in that language?

In a certain code language, 'SLICE' is coded as '222418310', and 'FRIGHT' is coded as '2192018921'. How will 'PLUNGE' be coded in that language?

If cake is called 'bread', bread is called 'pastry', pastry is called 'coffee', and coffee is called 'cookies', then which product contain caffeine?

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H belong to a family which consists of three generations, including two married couples. B is the mother of C. E is the sister of the only son of C. A is the paternal grandfather of G, who is the daughter of D. D is the daughter-in-law of A. H is the paternal uncle of F, who is the son of C. How is F related to B?

'Humble' is related to 'Modest' in the same way as 'Enormous' is related to '_________'.

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
cc_d_ch_c_h _ch

Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).

In a certain code language, 'PHASE' is written as 'AEHPS'. How will 'TONIC' be written in that language?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
More or less

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Let the children be given enough time to read.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The ancient Indian texts _________ trees and plants to be animate beings that should never be harmed.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Release

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On the back burner

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The king often went on a hunting _________ in the nearby forest.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The gardener said, "These roses will bloom early."

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The belief that people cannot change or avoid what happens

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Recede

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A given space, time or position

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Condone

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Fasten

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Do you know that fashion accounts for around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity?
It is imperative that we educate ourselves about the ways in which we can reduce the impact our wardrobe has on the climate.
We are a society that is addicted to mindless consumerism. Each of us needs to think deeply about the ways and means through which we can reduce our carbon footprint on the environment. Let us begin with our wardrobe. What is it that leads us to over-purchase? Is there an underlying reason for our compulsive buying?
Psychologists say that underlying the impulse to buy is our need for self-esteem, status and belonging. They also say that the impulse to shop is difficult to control with the emergence of online shopping 24/7 over the internet.
One way to beat this is to simply ration the time you spend looking at clothes online. Another way is to open vintage or second-hand clothes stores. The latter can be more successful as it still gives the buyer the thrill of buying and experiencing the sense of reward and fulfillment. In doing so, one slows down the fast-fashion cycle by giving a second life to clothes. Besides buying less, one can extend the life of our clothes by mending and repairing them. Websites like Love your Clothes encourage this and also offer tips on how to do this. Finally, how one disposes one’s worn out clothes at the end of their useful life is also very important. Dumping them only adds to the huge landfills or to increased harmful emissions through incineration. The most environmentally sound way of disposing them is to send them for recycling. Some major manufacturers have now started using recycled fabrics, but it is often hard for consumers to find places to take their old clothes.

Love your Clothes is an organisation that works for a sustainable environment by teaching people how to _________ their clothes.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Do you know that fashion accounts for around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity?
It is imperative that we educate ourselves about the ways in which we can reduce the impact our wardrobe has on the climate.
We are a society that is addicted to mindless consumerism. Each of us needs to think deeply about the ways and means through which we can reduce our carbon footprint on the environment. Let us begin with our wardrobe. What is it that leads us to over-purchase? Is there an underlying reason for our compulsive buying?
Psychologists say that underlying the impulse to buy is our need for self-esteem, status and belonging. They also say that the impulse to shop is difficult to control with the emergence of online shopping 24/7 over the internet.
One way to beat this is to simply ration the time you spend looking at clothes online. Another way is to open vintage or second-hand clothes stores. The latter can be more successful as it still gives the buyer the thrill of buying and experiencing the sense of reward and fulfillment. In doing so, one slows down the fast-fashion cycle by giving a second life to clothes. Besides buying less, one can extend the life of our clothes by mending and repairing them. Websites like Love your Clothes encourage this and also offer tips on how to do this. Finally, how one disposes one’s worn out clothes at the end of their useful life is also very important. Dumping them only adds to the huge landfills or to increased harmful emissions through incineration. The most environmentally sound way of disposing them is to send them for recycling. Some major manufacturers have now started using recycled fabrics, but it is often hard for consumers to find places to take their old clothes.

The main idea of this text is that one must:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Do you know that fashion accounts for around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity?
It is imperative that we educate ourselves about the ways in which we can reduce the impact our wardrobe has on the climate.
We are a society that is addicted to mindless consumerism. Each of us needs to think deeply about the ways and means through which we can reduce our carbon footprint on the environment. Let us begin with our wardrobe. What is it that leads us to over-purchase? Is there an underlying reason for our compulsive buying?
Psychologists say that underlying the impulse to buy is our need for self-esteem, status and belonging. They also say that the impulse to shop is difficult to control with the emergence of online shopping 24/7 over the internet.
One way to beat this is to simply ration the time you spend looking at clothes online. Another way is to open vintage or second-hand clothes stores. The latter can be more successful as it still gives the buyer the thrill of buying and experiencing the sense of reward and fulfillment. In doing so, one slows down the fast-fashion cycle by giving a second life to clothes. Besides buying less, one can extend the life of our clothes by mending and repairing them. Websites like Love your Clothes encourage this and also offer tips on how to do this. Finally, how one disposes one’s worn out clothes at the end of their useful life is also very important. Dumping them only adds to the huge landfills or to increased harmful emissions through incineration. The most environmentally sound way of disposing them is to send them for recycling. Some major manufacturers have now started using recycled fabrics, but it is often hard for consumers to find places to take their old clothes.

Manufacturers can contribute to the environment by motivating people to return their worn out clothes for:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Do you know that fashion accounts for around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity?
It is imperative that we educate ourselves about the ways in which we can reduce the impact our wardrobe has on the climate.
We are a society that is addicted to mindless consumerism. Each of us needs to think deeply about the ways and means through which we can reduce our carbon footprint on the environment. Let us begin with our wardrobe. What is it that leads us to over-purchase? Is there an underlying reason for our compulsive buying?
Psychologists say that underlying the impulse to buy is our need for self-esteem, status and belonging. They also say that the impulse to shop is difficult to control with the emergence of online shopping 24/7 over the internet.
One way to beat this is to simply ration the time you spend looking at clothes online. Another way is to open vintage or second-hand clothes stores. The latter can be more successful as it still gives the buyer the thrill of buying and experiencing the sense of reward and fulfillment. In doing so, one slows down the fast-fashion cycle by giving a second life to clothes. Besides buying less, one can extend the life of our clothes by mending and repairing them. Websites like Love your Clothes encourage this and also offer tips on how to do this. Finally, how one disposes one’s worn out clothes at the end of their useful life is also very important. Dumping them only adds to the huge landfills or to increased harmful emissions through incineration. The most environmentally sound way of disposing them is to send them for recycling. Some major manufacturers have now started using recycled fabrics, but it is often hard for consumers to find places to take their old clothes.

According to the passage, we can all contribute towards a healthy environment by rethinking about our:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Do you know that fashion accounts for around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity?
It is imperative that we educate ourselves about the ways in which we can reduce the impact our wardrobe has on the climate.
We are a society that is addicted to mindless consumerism. Each of us needs to think deeply about the ways and means through which we can reduce our carbon footprint on the environment. Let us begin with our wardrobe. What is it that leads us to over-purchase? Is there an underlying reason for our compulsive buying?
Psychologists say that underlying the impulse to buy is our need for self-esteem, status and belonging. They also say that the impulse to shop is difficult to control with the emergence of online shopping 24/7 over the internet.
One way to beat this is to simply ration the time you spend looking at clothes online. Another way is to open vintage or second-hand clothes stores. The latter can be more successful as it still gives the buyer the thrill of buying and experiencing the sense of reward and fulfillment. In doing so, one slows down the fast-fashion cycle by giving a second life to clothes. Besides buying less, one can extend the life of our clothes by mending and repairing them. Websites like Love your Clothes encourage this and also offer tips on how to do this. Finally, how one disposes one’s worn out clothes at the end of their useful life is also very important. Dumping them only adds to the huge landfills or to increased harmful emissions through incineration. The most environmentally sound way of disposing them is to send them for recycling. Some major manufacturers have now started using recycled fabrics, but it is often hard for consumers to find places to take their old clothes.

Select the option that does NOT correctly complete the given sentence.

Psychologists state that addictive buying can be a result of the ________.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
There is a fantastic body of evidence which indicates that (1) ________ brings down the stress chemical and it enhances (2) ________ happiness chemical. The videos of medicos (3) ________ in hospital corridors have helped us (4) ________ in these gloomy times. Indeed optimism and (5) ________ are the need of the hour.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
There is a fantastic body of evidence which indicates that (1) ________ brings down the stress chemical and it enhances (2) ________ happiness chemical. The videos of medicos (3) ________ in hospital corridors have helped us (4) ________ in these gloomy times. Indeed optimism and (5) ________ are the need of the hour.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
There is a fantastic body of evidence which indicates that (1) ________ brings down the stress chemical and it enhances (2) ________ happiness chemical. The videos of medicos (3) ________ in hospital corridors have helped us (4) ________ in these gloomy times. Indeed optimism and (5) ________ are the need of the hour.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
There is a fantastic body of evidence which indicates that (1) ________ brings down the stress chemical and it enhances (2) ________ happiness chemical. The videos of medicos (3) ________ in hospital corridors have helped us (4) ________ in these gloomy times. Indeed optimism and (5) ________ are the need of the hour.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
There is a fantastic body of evidence which indicates that (1) ________ brings down the stress chemical and it enhances (2) ________ happiness chemical. The videos of medicos (3) ________ in hospital corridors have helped us (4) ________ in these gloomy times. Indeed optimism and (5) ________ are the need of the hour.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

If 80 is the fourth proportional to 10, 16 and x, then the value of x is:

If a+b=2 and ab=4, then find the value of a
4
+b
4
+ab
3
+ba
3
.

A shopkeeper bought a sofa-set, a centre table and a dining table for ₹15,000, ₹3,000 and ₹7,000, respectively. He sold the sofa-set at 20% profit and the centre table at 15% profit. At what profit percentage should he sell the dining table to earn 18% on the whole transaction?

A shopkeeper sold sarees at ₹529 each after giving an 8% discount on their marked price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 15% on their cost. What was the cost price (in ₹) of each saree?

The average of n numbers is 55. If 70% of the numbers are decreased by 3 each and the remaining numbers are increased by 5 each, then what is the average of the resulting numbers?

Suraj bought 90 articles at ₹12.50 per article. He sold 60% of them at ₹15 per article and 50% of the remaining at ₹10.50 per article. At what price (in ₹) per article should he sell the remaining articles to get 20% profit in the entire transaction?

In a class, the average marks of girls in an examination is 75 and that of the boys is 64. The average score of the whole class is 68.4. What is the percentage of the girls in the class?

Simplify (x−2y)
3
−6xy(x−2y).

What is the difference between the compound interest and simple interest (in ₹, to the nearest integer) on ₹12,000 in 2 years at 8% per annum, compounded annually?

A garment company offers two successive discounts of 20% and 48% on the list price of the dresses. What is the final sale price (in ₹) of a dress listed at ₹6000?

The average time taken by 6 athletes in a race is 1 minute 50 seconds. The winner completed the race in 1 minute 20 seconds. What is the average time taken by the other 5 athletes?

Two buses cover the same distance moving at speeds of 40 km/h and 50 km/h, respectively. What is the distance covered by each of them (in km) if the slower bus takes one hour more than the faster bus?

A sum of money amounts to ₹16,800 in one year and to ₹17,472 in one and a half years on the basis of interest compounded semi-annually. What is the rate of interest per annum?

If the number 321a9246b is divisible by 72, then find the value of a
2
−b
2
.

What will be the compound interest on a sum of ₹3,750 when interest is compounded semi-annually at 16% per annum for one year?

10 men and 8 women can do a piece of work in 7
2
1
​
days whereas 6 men and 9 women can do the same work in 10 days. In how many days will 35 women complete the same work?

The ratio of the length and breadth of a rectangular garden is 14: 11 and its perimeter is 800 m. Its area is equal to the area of a circular field. What is the perimeter (in m) of the circular field? (Take π=
7
22
​
)

A takes 84 hours to finish a work. B completes the same work in one-fourth of the time taken by A. What fraction of work will they complete in 12 hours?

The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5: 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 3: 4. If A and B save ₹5,000 and ₹9,000, respectively, then what is the difference (in ₹) between the income of A and two times the savings of B?

Find the value of k in the following.
45% of 880−k% of 450=61.2% of 500

Find the sum of all the possible values of k in the number 341k145k so that the number is divisible by 3.

Arvind goes to his school by cycle at a speed of 4 km/h and reaches his school 15 minutes late. If he moves at a speed of 4
2
1
​
km/h, he reaches the school 10 minutes early. What is the distance (in km) of his school from his home?

Four years ago, the ratio of the ages of A and B was 3: 5. Six years hence, the ratio of the ages of A and B will be 2: 3. What is the sum (in years) of the present ages of A and B?

The price of notebooks increased by 15%. How many notebooks can be purchased for the amount of money that was sufficient to purchase 253 notebooks?

A shopkeeper sold 6 shirts of company A for ₹4,290 at 10% profit and 8 shirts of company B for ₹6,156 at 14% profit. What was his profit percentage (correct to 2 decimal places)?

The shipyard that built India's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) 'Vikrant', which underwent its first trial in August 2021, is located in ________.

Who is the author of the book 'Of Gifted Voice: The Life and Art of M.S. Subbulakshmi'?

Where did the Tebhaga Movement, an indigenous peasant agitation, take place between 1946 and 1947?

The stock of food grains like wheat and rice procured by the government through Food Corporation of India (FCI) is called ________ stock.

Which of the following temples was built by Queen Lokamahadevi in the 8th century in Karnataka?

On which of the following rivers would you find the Massanjore Dam?

In which of the following years did Mahatma Gandhi represent India in the Second Round Table Conference to discuss constitutional reform in India?

Which of the following African nations does NOT have a coastline along the Indian Ocean?

Under which of the following rates can scheduled commercial banks borrow funds overnight from the Reserve Bank of India?

In order to facilitate farmers to get 'right information at right time' in their desired language, a digital platform called ________ was launched in July 2021.

Sugarcane feedstock is readily fermented into ________.

In which of the following years was Super Over introduced in cricket to replace the bowl-out method to break a tie?

Through which of the following does life NOT manifest?

Which of the following vitamin dependent carboxylase is found in the liver?

Mountaineer Edmund Hillary was of ________ nationality.

Through which of the following states does the river Brahmaputra NOT flow?

In February 2021, the Mukhyamantri Vigyan Pratibha Pariksha Scheme has been approved by the cabinet of:

Which of the following states is associated with the singing of 'Pankhida' by peasants while working in the fields?

Operation ________ was the code name for the police action against the Princely State of Hyderabad in September 1948 by the newly independent republic of India.

R Raja Rithvik became the 70th Grandmaster in September 2021. Which state does he belong to?

Which of the following subjects falls under the Union List?

Which of the following banks appointed Actor Pankaj Tripathi as its first brand ambassador in September 2021?

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that there should be a President of India?

Who among the following succeeded Dantidurga of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom?

Who among the following is an off-break bowler and an all-rounder in the game of Cricket?