SSC Selection Post 2022 Graduation Level Question Paper (05 Aug, ..

Select the option that represents the letters which when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.
L _ J _ G _ K _ H G _ K J H _ L _ _ H G

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

Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)

Hockey : Stick

Select a suitable figure from the answer figures which would replace the question mark (?).

Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)

Admit : Deny

In a certain code language, 'CRAFTED' is written as 'ETYHVCF' and 'IMAGE' is written as 'GOYIC'. How will 'HAUNT' be written in that language?

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)
Lizard : Crawl :: Snake : ?

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.)

(7, 1, 72)
(5, 2, 18)

'A # B' means 'A is the brother of B'.
'A @ B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
'A & B' means 'A is the husband of B'.
'A % B' means 'A is the wife of B'.

If V & S @ F % H # T & Q, then how is S related to H?

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) and complete the given series?
MCRV, PFQU, ?, VLOS, YONR

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
14, 23, 38, 59, ?, 119

In a certain code language, 'CAMERA' is written as 'NBDBSF' and 'DOCTOR' is written as 'DPESPU'. How will 'CHURCH' be written in that language?

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

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
Assured

Atmosphere

Associated

Astronaut

Attract

Attention

Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take these statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
Statements:
All biscuits are candy.
All candies are chocolates.
All chocolates are snacks.

Conclusions:
(I) All chocolates are biscuits.
(II) Some snacks are candy.
(III) All snacks are chocolates.

In a certain code language, 'BEAUTY' is written as 'CGDXST' and 'CAMERA' is written as 'OCEZQD'. How will 'BELONG' be written in that language?

In a certain code language, 'EASILY' is written as '142', 'ESCAPE' is written as '98', how will 'FAMILY' be written in that language?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
Statements:
Some bulbs are tube lights.
Some tube lights are switches.
No switch is wire.

Conclusions:
I. Some tube lights are bulbs.
II. No switch is bulb.
III. No wire is tube light.

Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
FLOWER : DJMUCP :: GARDEN : EYPBCL :: FOREST : ?

Pointing towards a man, Joshua said, "He is the father of my father's brother's wife's son's sister." How is that man related to Joshua?

In a certain code language, 'CHILD' is written as 'YTSPX' and 'ADULT' is written as 'AXGPH'. How will 'YOUNG' be written in that language?

In a certain code language, 'KITCHEN' is written as 'OQFWRUL' and 'COOKER' is written as 'WKKOUH'. How will 'CUTTER' be written in that language?

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. (Note: the given words may or may not be meaningful words).
Fancy

Faith

Fabric

Failure

Familiar

Four different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the one having '5'.

Which two numbers (not the digits of the numbers) and two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
19−2+4÷5×4=27

Which of the following dances is traditionally performed by tea cultivators in Assam?

What happens to the magnetic field produced by a given current in the conductor when the distance increases?

Which of the following statements about Bharat Naujawan Sabha is INCORRECT?

Which is the most suitable soil for growing coffee in India?

Who among the following is NOT appointed by the President of India?

In Union Budget 2021-22, PLI schemes for 13 key sectors of manufacturing starting from fiscal year (FY) 2021-22 have been announced. The full form of PLI is:

Deficiency of which vitamin causes symptoms like tingling in the tongue, anaemia, white patches on the skin, mouth ulcers and shortness of breath?

Shakoor Khan, Pandit Ram Narayan, Ramesh Mishra, Sultan Khan and Ustad Binda Khan are noted players of which of the following instruments?

Who is recognised as the founder of the Lucknow Gharana of Kathak?

Which is NOT correct about the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

Builders of which of the following temples had constructed a 4 km long incline for placing 90 tonnes of stone on top of the tallest shikhara amongst temples of its time?

Which is NOT correct about the Directive Principles of the State Policy?

According to the Census of India 2011, what is the percentage of the urban population?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a PCA framework for large nonbanking financial companies (NBFCs) with effect from October 2022, putting restrictions whenever vital financial metrics dip below the prescribed threshold. What is PCA?

Which of the following launched 'SAGE' initiative on 4 June 2021?

According to poverty statistics in India (2011-12), what is the percentage of the population in Chandigarh, below the poverty line?

Which mineral found in the Koderma and Giridih districts of Jharkhand is used for power industry, paint and pigment industry etc.?

________ introduced the daroga system, replacing zamindari thanedars under the direct control of the district head and on its payroll.

The Vidhava Vivaha Uttejaka Mandal (Society for Encouragement of Widow Marriage) was established in _________ in the second half of the nineteenth century.

In the 1920s, who created the Left-Step Periodic Table (LSPT) of the chemical elements, basing the positions of the elements on patterns in the arrangement of electrons around the atomic nucleus?

Who among the following as the Governor administered the oath to the CM of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, in 2021?

Where is the headquarters of the Food Corporation of India located?

Who among the following was the Wazir of Sultan Iltutmish?

The Champaran Mela is celebrated every year in which city of Chhattisgarh?

Who is the head of the committee constituted by the Central Government to consider the withdrawal of AFSPA from Nagaland?

A and B can separately finish a work in 15 and 20 days, respectively. A starts the work and B joins him from the fifth day. How much time will it take to finish the complete work?

₹21,000 is lent at compound interest of 10% p.a. for three years. Find the amount.

Joy and Kat run around a circular track of length 1100 m in opposite directions with initial speed of 6 m/sec and 4 m/sec, respectively. Starting from the same point whenever they meet, Joy's speed halves and Kat's speed doubles. After how much time from the beginning will they meet for the second time?

Find the ratio of the curved surface area to the total surface area of a cylinder with diameter of base 14 cm and height 10 cm.

Which of the following is a prime number?

What is the third proportional of 6 and 18?

The following question refers to the distribution of expenditures incurred by Rohan under different heads. Rohan has a monthly income of ₹50,000 out of which he spends 60% on different expenditures. What is the total expenditure (in ₹) incurred on Health, Education and Transportation together if they comprise 14%, 25%, and 17% of the total spent amount respectively?

If P=
x
2
−16
x
2
−100
​
and Q=
x−4
x+10
​
, then the value of
Q
P
​
is:

What is the average of the following observations?
2.5,3.25,4.75,7.5,3,4,3

If y+
y
1
​
=5, then the value of y
6
+
y
6

1
​
is:

P buys an article for Rs. 280 and sells it to Q at a profit of 25%. Q sells it to R at some profit. R sells it to S for Rs. 560 making a profit of 40%. What percentage profit (rounded off to the nearest integer) did Q make?

The least value of cosθsinθ is:

Mukesh sells 80% part of a commodity at a profit of 20% and rest of the part at a loss of 5% and in this way earns a profit of ₹9,300. What was the cost price of the commodity for Mukesh?

In a data analysis from 2016 to 2021, the production values of rice recorded for each year show a clear pattern. If the recorded peak is observed at the end of this range in the final year, during 2016 to 2021, for which year is the production of rice highest?

At a workplace, one man alone can complete a work in 36 days. If the entire staff, i.e., 6 women and 4 men can complete the work in 6 days, how many days will one woman alone take to complete the entire work?

Study the given table and answer the question that follows.
The table shows the production (in thousands) of four different types of tractors by a company during five years.

Year/Tractor Type
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
​

Type - A
18
15
23
17
14
​

Type - B
25
24
13
23
26
​

Type - C
12
14
17
12
20
​

Type - D
19
10
13
11
18
​

​

Which type of tractor has same production in the years 2010 and 2013?

Find the value of x
3
−
x
3

1
​
when x−
x
1
​
=5.

Only two candidate were contesting against each other in an election of a village. One candidate got 43.5% votes and was defeated by 3744 votes. How many votes did the winning candidate get?

The sum of three prime numbers is 90. If one of them exceeds another by 30, then one of the numbers is:

The mean weight (in kg) of four students is 30. The weights of three of them are 42 kg, 28 kg, and 24 kg. What is the weight (in kg) of the fourth student?

A retailer offers the following discount schemes for buyers on an item.
i) Two successive discount of 20%.
ii) A discount of 25% followed by a discount of 15%.
iii) A discount of 40%.
Under which scheme(s) will the selling price be minimum?

If cosθ=sin(2θ)

=0, what is the value of cos
4
θ+sin
4
θ+cos
3
θ+sin
3
θ+sin
2
θ+cos
2
θ+sinθ+cosθ?

A student wants to know the area of a rhombus, one of whose diagonals is 6 cm. He measures another diagonal as 8 cm. What is the area of the rhombus?

What is the fourth proportional of 21,56 and 27?

A person received a yearly salary hike of 15%, 20%, and 25% in 3 successive years. What is the total salary of the person after 3 years if his initial salary was Rs. 20,000?

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Tarika dances swiftest than others and misses all the steps.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Pull someone's leg

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
Sugar ________ in water because it is made up of molecules of sucrose, a compound held together by relatively weak bonds. When the sucrose molecules mix with water, the water molecules ________ and break the bonds holding together the sugar molecule.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word kindness from the given sentence:
Laboni is a perfect combination of intelligence, kindness, honesty, and patience and feels no animosity towards others.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Harish took a broom and started to dust in floor.

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a spelling error. Select the option that rectifies the error.
At some point in your life, you may have met a person who had a stamer or speech impediment.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
My father had to attend the meeting on Saturday.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
EMBELLISH

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
The student's incautious rebuttal illustrated not only his arrogance and ignorance, but also created an embarrasing moment for the entire class.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Really coming from its stated, advertised or reputed source

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An expert in writing by hand

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
I have published many research papers.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Donna posted an article on health care.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Stereotypes may be used to justify ill-founded ____________ or ignorance, and prevent people of stereotyped groups from entering or succeeding in various activities or fields.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
His father asked, "What time do you have class tomorrow, Tom?"

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A (1) ______ thunderstorm rolled across the Delta before dawn, and Sam was (2) _________ by the crack of lightning. He heard raindrops dropping hard against the open windows above the hallway. Then he heard them drip and (3)________ against the wall under the windows not far from his cell. The (4) _______- of his bed was suddenly cool. Maybe today (5) _________ not be so hot.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A (1) ______ thunderstorm rolled across the Delta before dawn, and Sam was (2) _________ by the crack of lightning. He heard raindrops dropping hard against the open windows above the hallway. Then he heard them drip and (3)________ against the wall under the windows not far from his cell. The (4) _______- of his bed was suddenly cool. Maybe today (5) _________ not be so hot.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A (1) ______ thunderstorm rolled across the Delta before dawn, and Sam was (2) _________ by the crack of lightning. He heard raindrops dropping hard against the open windows above the hallway. Then he heard them drip and (3)________ against the wall under the windows not far from his cell. The (4) _______- of his bed was suddenly cool. Maybe today (5) _________ not be so hot.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A (1) ______ thunderstorm rolled across the Delta before dawn, and Sam was (2) _________ by the crack of lightning. He heard raindrops dropping hard against the open windows above the hallway. Then he heard them drip and (3)________ against the wall under the windows not far from his cell. The (4) _______- of his bed was suddenly cool. Maybe today (5) _________ not be so hot.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A (1) ______ thunderstorm rolled across the Delta before dawn, and Sam was (2) _________ by the crack of lightning. He heard raindrops dropping hard against the open windows above the hallway. Then he heard them drip and (3)________ against the wall under the windows not far from his cell. The (4) _______- of his bed was suddenly cool. Maybe today (5) _________ not be so hot.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Residents of Bhavanpur, a village about 15 km outside Ahmedabad, have been protesting against their inclusion in the city's urban area by the local urban development authority.
Similar protests have been observed in villages elsewhere in Gujarat. It's a strange trend, the fruits of urban development seemingly rejected. Meanwhile, pollution in India's urban areas seems to have sparked off a reverse migration. Farmers from Haryana who had migrated to Delhi and Gurugram for work to escape an agricultural crisis are increasingly going back to their farms during winter, unable to take the toxic pollution. And it's not just big cities. India's urbanisation template is clearly ripe for change. Over 34% of India's current population lives in urban areas, rising by 3% since 2011. More importantly, while existing large urban agglomerations (those with a population above 50 lakh) have remained mostly constant in number since 2005 , smaller clusters have risen significantly (from 34 to 50 clusters with 10-50 lakh population). By some estimates, India's urban population could increase to 814 million by 2050. And yet, cities look and feel downtrodden, driven with poverty and poor infrastructure, with little semblance of urban planning. With an increase in urban population will come rising demands for basic services such as clean water, public transportation, sewage treatment and housing.

What does the term 'reverse migration' refer to?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Residents of Bhavanpur, a village about 15 km outside Ahmedabad, have been protesting against their inclusion in the city's urban area by the local urban development authority.
Similar protests have been observed in villages elsewhere in Gujarat. It's a strange trend, the fruits of urban development seemingly rejected. Meanwhile, pollution in India's urban areas seems to have sparked off a reverse migration. Farmers from Haryana who had migrated to Delhi and Gurugram for work to escape an agricultural crisis are increasingly going back to their farms during winter, unable to take the toxic pollution. And it's not just big cities. India's urbanisation template is clearly ripe for change. Over 34% of India's current population lives in urban areas, rising by 3% since 2011. More importantly, while existing large urban agglomerations (those with a population above 50 lakh) have remained mostly constant in number since 2005 , smaller clusters have risen significantly (from 34 to 50 clusters with 10-50 lakh population). By some estimates, India's urban population could increase to 814 million by 2050. And yet, cities look and feel downtrodden, driven with poverty and poor infrastructure, with little semblance of urban planning. With an increase in urban population will come rising demands for basic services such as clean water, public transportation, sewage treatment and housing.

Why is the template of urban development NOT working successfully?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Residents of Bhavanpur, a village about 15 km outside Ahmedabad, have been protesting against their inclusion in the city's urban area by the local urban development authority.
Similar protests have been observed in villages elsewhere in Gujarat. It's a strange trend, the fruits of urban development seemingly rejected. Meanwhile, pollution in India's urban areas seems to have sparked off a reverse migration. Farmers from Haryana who had migrated to Delhi and Gurugram for work to escape an agricultural crisis are increasingly going back to their farms during winter, unable to take the toxic pollution. And it's not just big cities. India's urbanisation template is clearly ripe for change. Over 34% of India's current population lives in urban areas, rising by 3% since 2011. More importantly, while existing large urban agglomerations (those with a population above 50 lakh) have remained mostly constant in number since 2005 , smaller clusters have risen significantly (from 34 to 50 clusters with 10-50 lakh population). By some estimates, India's urban population could increase to 814 million by 2050. And yet, cities look and feel downtrodden, driven with poverty and poor infrastructure, with little semblance of urban planning. With an increase in urban population will come rising demands for basic services such as clean water, public transportation, sewage treatment and housing.

What are the views of the author of the passage?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Residents of Bhavanpur, a village about 15 km outside Ahmedabad, have been protesting against their inclusion in the city's urban area by the local urban development authority.
Similar protests have been observed in villages elsewhere in Gujarat. It's a strange trend, the fruits of urban development seemingly rejected. Meanwhile, pollution in India's urban areas seems to have sparked off a reverse migration. Farmers from Haryana who had migrated to Delhi and Gurugram for work to escape an agricultural crisis are increasingly going back to their farms during winter, unable to take the toxic pollution. And it's not just big cities. India's urbanisation template is clearly ripe for change. Over 34% of India's current population lives in urban areas, rising by 3% since 2011. More importantly, while existing large urban agglomerations (those with a population above 50 lakh) have remained mostly constant in number since 2005 , smaller clusters have risen significantly (from 34 to 50 clusters with 10-50 lakh population). By some estimates, India's urban population could increase to 814 million by 2050. And yet, cities look and feel downtrodden, driven with poverty and poor infrastructure, with little semblance of urban planning. With an increase in urban population will come rising demands for basic services such as clean water, public transportation, sewage treatment and housing.

How much percentage of India's current population lives in rural areas?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Residents of Bhavanpur, a village about 15 km outside Ahmedabad, have been protesting against their inclusion in the city's urban area by the local urban development authority.
Similar protests have been observed in villages elsewhere in Gujarat. It's a strange trend, the fruits of urban development seemingly rejected. Meanwhile, pollution in India's urban areas seems to have sparked off a reverse migration. Farmers from Haryana who had migrated to Delhi and Gurugram for work to escape an agricultural crisis are increasingly going back to their farms during winter, unable to take the toxic pollution. And it's not just big cities. India's urbanisation template is clearly ripe for change. Over 34% of India's current population lives in urban areas, rising by 3% since 2011. More importantly, while existing large urban agglomerations (those with a population above 50 lakh) have remained mostly constant in number since 2005 , smaller clusters have risen significantly (from 34 to 50 clusters with 10-50 lakh population). By some estimates, India's urban population could increase to 814 million by 2050. And yet, cities look and feel downtrodden, driven with poverty and poor infrastructure, with little semblance of urban planning. With an increase in urban population will come rising demands for basic services such as clean water, public transportation, sewage treatment and housing.

What was the protest of the residents of Bhavanpur about?