SSC Selection Post 2022 Matriculation Level Question Paper (05 Aug, 2022) (Shift 1)

Based on meaning / relevance of the words, Mortality is related to Death in the same way as Morbidity is related to ______.

Which of the given letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
FWJT, IZMW, LCPZ, ?, RIVF

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Note: In the original exam, this question requires analyzing the rotation and displacement of symbols inside a square from step to step.

Given below are two statements and two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they are at variance with commonly known facts, and decide whether the conclusion(s) follow(s) the given statements.
Statements:
I. All ovens are stoves.
II. No stove is a fridge.

Conclusions:
I. No oven is a fridge.
II. Some fridges are ovens.

Pointing at a girl, Sai said, “She is the only daughter of the father, who is the only son of my father’s father.” How is the girl related to Sai?

In a code language, 'SPARKLE' is written as ‘TNBPLJF’ and ‘PRIEST’ is written as ‘QPJCTR’. How will ‘CULTURE’ be written in that language?

‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’
‘P & Q’ means ‘P is the son of Q’
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’

If ‘A # B @ C # D @ E & F’, then how is D related to F?

In a code language, ‘JEALOUS’ is written as ‘QVZOLFH’, ‘SACRIFICE’ is written as ‘HZXIRURXV’. How will ‘SYMPATHY’ 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.
Zebra

Zero

Zephyr

Zealous

Zeppelin

Zen

In a certain code language, ‘SHARE’ is written as ‘TJDVJ’, and ‘TOTAL’ is written as ‘UQWEQ’. How will ‘SMOKE’ be written in that language?

Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
YAK, CEO, GIS, KMW, ?

In a certain code language, 'BEAR' is written as ‘52’ and 'SINK' is written as ‘106’. How will ‘TOYS' be written in that language?

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter-series.
S _ F _ H _ D _ G H S D _ G _ S D _ _ H

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
(Note: The question usually shows a combination of alphanumeric characters or an asymmetric geometric shape with a vertical mirror MN on its right.)

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All rats are cats.
All cats are tigers.

Conclusions:
I. Some tigers are rats.
II. All rats are tigers.

In a certain code language, ‘NOVEL’ is written as ‘LMTCJ’ and ‘OCEAN’ is written as ‘MACYL’. How will ‘PARTY’ be written in that language?

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
First row: 9, 6, 117
Second row: 12, 7, 193
Third row: 13, 8, ?

(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.)

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.
PRAISE : RPIAES :: ACTIVE : CAITEV :: LOVELY : ?

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
11, 30, 68, 144, 296, ?

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter-series.
R _ G _ D _ T G _ D R _ G F _ R T _ _ D

In a certain code language, ‘FATHER’ is written as ‘ETRHFA’ and ‘GALAXY’ is written as ‘XLYAGA’. How will ‘HABITS’ be written in that language?

In a code language, ‘POST’ is written as ‘KLHG’, ‘MAIL’ is written as ‘NZRO’. How will ‘TOKEN’ 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.
Except

Exhale

Example

Exempt

Examine

Excavate

Which two numbers (not the digits of the numbers), from amongst the given options, should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
42 ÷ 2 + 13 − 5 × 7 = 9

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some pants are shirts.
No shirt is a tie.

Conclusions:
I. All pants can never be ties.
II. All ties are pants.

Which of the following statements is correct?

In December 2021, which neighbouring country conferred the Prime Minister of India with its highest civilian award, the Order of the Druk Gyalpo?

'Hawa Mahal’ built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh is situated in which of the following cities?

Which musician is associated with the musical instrument, the Mridangam?

The Nagara and Dravida are architectural styles related with ______.

In March-April 2021, the state legislative assembly elections were held in four Indian states. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Human blood is grouped into ______ main types.

Muhammad bin Tughluq, Sultan of the Delhi sultanate, moved his capital from Delhi to which of the following places?

The 'Arya Samaj' was founded in 1875 by:

Which of the following chemicals is commonly used for preserving tomato sauces?

Who among the following was the writer of Harshacharita?

Who among the following played an important role in the establishment of the Indian National Congress?

In which district of Uttar Pradesh is the Sharda Canal located?

India’s border with Myanmar runs along the states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and ______.

At which of the following Harappan sites has a dockyard been found suggesting the existence of trade?

Tankas are a structure of rain water harvesting system that are generally used in which of the following states?

The finals of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup – 2022 was played in ______.

The principles of “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity” have been adopted in the Indian Constitution from which of the following Constitutions?

‘Hola Mohalla festival’ started by Guru Gobind Singh Ji is majorly celebrated in which of the following states of India?

In December 2021, which State Assembly passed two bills to reserve 50% seats for women for 10 years on a rotational basis in constituencies of the civic bodies in the state?

The super highway connecting Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai and Delhi is known as:

As per the Planning Commission, what percentage of urban India was living below poverty line in 2011-12?

Who among the following has written the book ‘The Last Queen’?

The President of which country was invited as a special guest in the first Republic Day parade held in the year 1950?

Where is the Greenfield International Stadium located?

$60$ is the mean proportional of $36$ and $P$. Find the value of $P$.

A sum at simple interest of $7\%$ per annum amounts to $\text{Rs. }4,368$ in $8$ years. Find the sum.

A train runs at a speed of $90\text{km/h}$ in the first $10\text{min}$, $60\text{km/h}$ in the next $20\text{min}$, and $40\text{km/h}$ in the last $5\text{minutes}$. What is the average speed (in $\text{km/h}$) of the train?

A table is bought for $\text{Rs. }500$ and sold for $\text{Rs. }650$. Find the profit percentage.

A dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight and thus earns $25\%$ profit. For weighing a kilogram, he uses a false weight of ______.

Mukesh buys $15$ bananas for $\text{₹}125$ and sells $20$ bananas for $\text{₹}180$. Find the percentage of his profit.

The income of a branch manager increases by $15\%$ to $\text{Rs. }69,000$ after one year. In the next year, due to economic depression, the income falls by $10\%$ and in the third year, it again falls by $5\%$. What is the income of the branch manager after three years?

If the volume of a cuboid is $440{\text{cm}}^3$ and the area of its base is $88{\text{cm}}^2$, then the height of the cuboid is ______.

To go a distance of $144\text{km}$ upstream, a rower takes $12\text{hours}$ while it takes her only $9\text{hours}$ to row the same distance downstream. The speed of the stream is ______.

The average weight of $10$ students is $42\text{kg}$. If $3$ students of average weight of $43\text{kg}$ are added and two other students of average weight of $48\text{kg}$ are also added, then find the average weight of all the students.

What is the volume of a cube whose side is $2.7\text{m}$ long?

The ratio of the present age of a father to that of his son is $5:2$. After $5$ years their ages will be in the ratio of $7:3$. The present age of the father is:

Which of the following is a pair of coprime numbers?

Find the LCM of $32$ and $640$.

The average of twenty positive numbers is $x$. If each number increases by $20\%$, then $x$ will:

The salary of a typist was first raised by $20\%$ in the first year and then reduced by $15\%$ in the second year. If the typist's present salary is $\text{Rs. }1,224$, then what was his/her salary two years ago?

A can do three-seventh of a work in $15$ days and B can do two-fifth of the same work in $14$ days. If A and B work together, then how long (in days) will they take to complete the work?

An article is listed at $\text{Rs. }900$. A customer pays $\text{Rs. }726.75$ for it after getting two successive discounts. If the rate of first discount is $15\%$, the rate of the second discount is ______.

In a chief election, a candidate got $60\%$ of the total valid votes. $5\%$ of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of votes is $20,800$, then the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate is:

What number will come in place of the question mark?
$$2:5::?:35$$

Arjoo had a sum of $\text{Rs. }5,00,000$. She invested $40\%$ of the money at $6\%$ simple interest for a period of $4$ years, while she invested the remaining part at the rate of $8\%$ simple interest for a period of $5$ years. How much total simple interest (in $\text{Rs.}$) did she receive?

If $72$ persons build a $220\text{-m-long}$ wall in $6$ days, then how many persons will be required to build the same type of wall of $550\text{-m}$ length in $5$ days?

What is the percentage increase in the number if it becomes $6$ times the original number?

A tradesman marks his goods at $15\%$ above the cost price and allows purchasers a discount of $10\%$ for cash. What profit percentage does he make?

A car travels a certain journey at $40\text{km/h}$ and an equal distance more at $60\text{km/h}$. The average speed for the whole journey is:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
"Reghunath usually leaves his native village during the vacation."

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Identical

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Shy

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Submission

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Climate changes can ______ affect the crop diversity.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Throw cold water

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
"A funeral procession"

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Education is one of the most important _______ of empowering women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to participate fully in the development process.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
"Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease crossing international boundaries."

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A dead loss

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
PREVIOUS

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
"By what is she amused?"

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
Many ______ are still ______ in India.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
The film industry is facing the challenge of the television screens which, because of their ready availability and nearness to (1) ______ seekers, are becoming very popular, particularly in the West where television programmes are as (2) ______ to people as newspaper material. Sustained entertainment for multitudes lasting two or three hours is possible only in big cinema halls. Scenic beauty, background effects and colour techniques which have made the products of cinema industry so (3) ______ and delightful may not be reproduced by television programme organisers, and therefore, this important invention in the field of wireless communication, in spite of having become a big rival of the cinema, may not succeed in replacing it.

The motion picture has also stepped into the international sphere as an agent of goodwill and co-operation among nations. Cultural contacts which tend to reduce tension in the world and bring (4) ______ in international relations have been established through the medium of films. The more people understand and appreciate the past history, present aims, customs, habits and beliefs of men and women in foreign lands, the more will they realise that their interests can best be served by establishing friendly relations with them and by removing those irritants which breed (5) _______, lack of cooperation and the desire to punish those whose views and attitudes are such as they do not like. As cultural agents, movies can cement ties of love and brotherhood AMONG nations and teach them to confer on each other the benefits of all the rich and glorious achievements of the present enlightened age. In recent years, artists of the film world have been visiting foreign lands with a view to presenting before audiences in those countries the best products of their cultural heritage. Film festivals, which many European and Asian countries have been organising from time to time, have also proved to be of immense value in reducing social barriers, colour prejudices and other causes of friction between nations.

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.
[Same Passage as Above]

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.
[Same Passage as Above]

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.
[Same Passage as Above]

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.
[Same Passage as Above]

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

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Flamingos are long-legged wading birds that are usually covered in bright pink feathers. With a name that derives from the Spanish or Portuguese word meaning “flame-coloured,” the birds are known for their vibrant appearance. The pink of their feathers, though it is their most famous quality, is not a hereditary trait. Flamingos are in fact born dull grey.

For flamingos, the phrase “You are what you eat” holds more truth than it might for humans. The bright pink colour of flamingos comes from beta-carotene, a red-orange pigment that’s found in high amounts within the algae, brine fly larvae, and brine shrimp that flamingos eat in their wetland environment. In the digestive system, enzymes break down carotenoids into pigments that are absorbed by fats in the liver and deposited in the feathers and skin of Flamingo. To colour those external attributes, carotenoids must be ingested in very large amounts. As the flamingo diet is nearly exclusively carotenoid-filled delicacies, the birds have no problem colouring themselves. Humans, on the other hand, would need to eat quite a lot of carrots, which is rich in carotenoids, to turn their skin a shade of orange.

There are six different species of flamingos, which are found in various places around the world. Because habitat and food sources vary from place to place and season to season, the birds’ colours also vary. Some flamingos are darker or brighter shades of pink, others are more orange or red, and still others are pure white.

Identify the tone of the passage from the following options.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[Same Passage as Above]

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Vibrant

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[Same Passage as Above]

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Flamingo’s exquisite colour is particularly a result of ______.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[Same Passage as Above]

Select an appropriate title for the given passage.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[Same Passage as Above]

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Flamingo chicks hatch with ______ feathers, which later turn into bright pink colours.