SSC Selection Post 2024 Graduate Level Question Paper (26-Jun-202..

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.
COMBINE : MOCENIB :: FURTHER : RUFREHT :: REVERSE : ?

In a code language, 'ELASTCY' is coded as 'GNCSVEA' and 'VIRTUAL' is coded as 'XKTTWCN'. How will 'TANGLED' be coded in the same language?

Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter series.
Z _ _ O _ _ E _ _ F _ E M _ F

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
552, ?, 650, 702, 756

In a certain code language,
A + B means 'A is the mother of B'

A - B means 'A is the brother of B'

A x B means 'A is the wife of B'

A # B means 'A is the son of B'

Based on the above, how is W related to P if 'W x V # T - R + P'?

425 is related to 11 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 482 is related to 14. Which of the following is related to 16 using the same logic?

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

In a certain code language, 'he knows spanish' is coded as 'ty fr op' and 'spanish is difficult' is coded as 'fr hg df'. How will 'spanish' be coded in that language?

Identify the figure which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.

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)

Dermatologist: Skin :: Ophthalmologist: ?

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.
EMAILS: VILXPB :: JOINED: GBQFRG :: MAKERS : ?

Three statements are given, followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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:

No chess is a can.

Not a single can is a horn.

Every horn is an adapter.

Conclusions:
I. Some adapters which are horns are chess as well.
II. No chess is a horn.
III. Some adapters are horns.

Six numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are written on different faces of a dice. Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the number on the face opposite to the one having 4.

Pointing towards the photograph of a person, Saksham said, "She is the only daughter of the only daughter of my father". How is Saksham related to the person in the photograph?

In a certain code language, ‘MOBILES’ is written as ‘N12Y18O22H’ and ‘VEHICLE’ is written as ‘E22S18X15V’. How will ‘NEUTRON’ be written in the same code language?

In a certain code language, 'BELO' is coded as '271217' and 'IGJA' is coded as '117103'. How will 'DUXE' 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:

No code is a knuckle.

No eel is a code.

Some codes are bulldozers.

Conclusions:
(I) Some bulldozers are codes.
(II) Some bulldozers are not knuckles.
(III) Some bulldozers are not eels.

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

If ‘+’ means ‘subtraction’, ‘−’ means ‘multiplication’, ‘÷’ means ‘addition’ and ‘×’ means ‘division’, then what is the value of the following expression?
22−4+72×18÷31

Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order.
Rinse

Iron

Soak

Dry

Wash

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order.
Block

Province

District

Country

Street

Village

In a code language, 'MAINTY' is coded as 'SGOTZE' and 'GENIOUS' is coded as 'MKTOUAY'. How will 'POPULAR' be coded in the same 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)

USA: Dollar :: Bangladesh: ?

In a certain code language, 'YOUR' is coded as '6543' and 'LOAD' is coded as '3129'. What is the code for 'O' in that code language?

Which of the following government schemes was launched to provide financial assistance to start-ups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialisation on 19 April 2021?

The novel 'The White Tiger' was written by:

In which of the following dance forms is Mati-Akhora used as the basic exercise pattern that facilitates various dance poses?

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005) provides work for how many days?

How many countries participated in the 2016 South Asian Games?

Who among the following founded the Khudai Khidmatgars or the Red Shirts, a powerful non-violent movement?

Who elects the Presiding Officer (the speaker) in the State legislature?

Who has taken the oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya in March 2023?

Which of the following statements best describes Le Chatelier's principle?

Which of the following statements about the Kushana dynasty is INCORRECT?

What is the percentage of concession on fares provided to women on HRTC buses under the 'Nari ko Naman' scheme launched by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in 2022?

The Ryotwari system, devised by Thomas Munro, in which peasant cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was prevalent in which of the following present-day states/provinces?

Which of the following statements is/are true for the recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards?
Sonal Mansingh was elected as Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi in the year 2018.

Jatin Goswami was elected as Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi in the year 2018.

Radha Sridhar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 2018 for her contribution to Kathak.

______ is associated with the production and metabolism of fats and steroid hormones.

Which of the following does NOT come under Directive Principles of State Policy?

Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that the President is eligible for re-election?

Select the correct statement about climax community.

Geologically, which of the following physiographic divisions of India is supposed to be one of the most stable land blocks?

Which of the following is NOT among the commercial sources of energy?

Which ministry started the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana?

Select the INCORRECT statement from among the following.

Who among the following is called 'father of Indian constitution'?

Atmospheric temperature does NOT depend on __________.

Who among the following was honored with the title of Khan-e-Khana during Akbar's reign?

Identify the Indian musician who is associated with wind instrument (played by blowing).

The marks (out of 150) of five students in different subjects are given in the following table.
Subject/Student Hindi English Physics Chemistry Mathematics
Ravi 135 140 132 121 141
Deepak 120 135 139 112 136
Sarita 110 126 120 97 130
Kamal 130 125 98 102 120
Divya 136 130 101 100 115
The percentage of marks scored by Ravi in Mathematics is:

The difference between the total surface area and lateral surface area of a cube, if side of the cube is 11cm (in square cm), is ___________.

An amount will be triple itself in 15 years at a certain rate of simple interest per annum. The rate of interest per annum is:

If 12 students can read 4800 pages of a book in 15 days, then how many students can read 7200 pages of the same book in 10 days?

Four distinct positive numbers, 'a', 'b', 'c' and 'd', in the order given, are in proportion. 'b' is 35 more than 'a' and 'd' is 60 more than 'c'. The product of 'a' and 'c' is 5376. What is the sum of 'a', 'b', 'c' and 'd'?

A dishonest dealer professes to sell grains at cost price, but he uses a weight of 925g for 1kg weight. Find his gain percentage. (Approximate to two decimals.)

Vinod and Sanjay were fighting against each other for the post of a village Pradhan. Sanjay got 47.5% votes and lost the election by 270votes. How many votes did Vinod get (assuming that all the villagers participated in the voting)?

A pie-chart illustrates the different fruit yields from a farmer's land that were sold to a fruit shop during a specific week. The distribution of sales by angle is as follows: Oranges (140
∘
), Grapes (120



∘
), Apples (60
∘
), and Bananas (40
∘
).

If a total of 900kg of fruits were sold that week, find the difference in sales (in kg) between oranges and grapes.

If the average score of a cricketer in three matches is 38 and in two other matches is 23, then what is the average score in all five matches?

If
1+
39
x
​


​
=5, then the value of x is equal to:

Simplify the following expression:
(x+y)(x−y)(x
2
+y
2
)(x
4
+y
4
)(x
8
+y
8
)(x
1
6+y
1
6)

If sinθ+cscθ=5, then the value of sin
3
θ+csc
3
θ is:

A person spends 40% of his salary on food items, 50% of the remaining on transport, and 30% of the remaining on clothes. After spending on food, transport and clothes, he saves ₹1,260 every month, what is his monthly salary?

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 8?

△XYZ is an isosceles triangle such that XY=XZ. It is given that YS⊥XZ and ZT⊥XY. What is the relation between YS and ZT?

If ∗ is a digit such that 7235∗ is divisible by 11, then the value of ∗ is:

The lengths of the three sides of a triangle are given as 3cm, 4cm and 5cm. The ratio of their corresponding altitudes to the opposite vertices will be:

On an item there is 8% discount on the marked price of ₹32,000. After giving an additional season's discount, the item is sold for ₹25,000. How much is the season's discount (in %)? (Correct to two places of decimal)

A stock portfolio consists of three stocks. Stock A represents 30% of the portfolio and has a return of 5%. Stock B represents 40% of the portfolio and has a return of 10%. Stock C represents the remaining 30% of the portfolio and has a return of 8%. What is the average return of the portfolio?

The distribution of female employees working in a company across five different districts (A, B, C, D and E) is represented in a pie chart where the percentages are given as: District A (25%), District B (20%), District C (15%), District D (30%), and District E (10%).
Total number of female employees in all five districts = 136000

What is the total number of female employees working in a company in district C and district D?

If cos2θ=0, where θ is an acute angle, then find the value of sin(75
∘
−θ).

A thief steals an item and escapes, running at 13.5km/h. A policeman arrives at the spot of the crime after 8 minutes and immediately starts chasing the thief. 28 minutes after the policeman started to chase the thief, there is still a gap of 540m between the two. At what distance from the spot of the crime would the policeman catch up with the thief, and what is the speed (in km/h) at which the policeman ran?

If x+
x
1
​
=15, then the value of (x
2
+
x
2

1
​
) is:

On two items of equal prices, T gets 12% profit on one item and incurs 8% loss on other. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

30 persons working 10 hours a day can do 5 units of work in 12 days. How many people are required to do 8 units of that work in 16 days if they work for 8 hours a day?

Select the correct option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution'.
The train left before I reached the station.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Loathe

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Lift the veil!

A word in the following sentence is INCORRECTLY spelt. Select that word from the given options.
Fungal diseases in the lungs are often similar to other illnesses such as bacterial or viral pneumoniia

A word in the following sentence is INCORRECTLY spelt. Select that word from the given options.
It's better to think about what you are doing right now—without worying about the unknown.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
She is enough wise not to interfere in their matter, once being insulted publicly by them.

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Generally, a cycle has an seat and handle along with two pedals and a bell, sometimes a carrier too.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The question is being answered by Sherry.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Intelligible

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
At sixes and sevens

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We met a lot of people _________ our stay in Ahmedabad.

Select the option that correctly expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The coach asked us when we were planning to begin practice.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
They said to him, "Do not jump into the pond today."

Select the most appropriate word opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the underlined word in the given sentence.
Human life is transient.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Can we see (1) _________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2) _________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) _________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) _________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5) _________ a ship does on the earth.

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.
Can we see (1) _________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2) _________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) _________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) _________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5) _________ a ship does on the earth.

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.
Can we see (1) _________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2) _________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) _________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) _________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5) _________ a ship does on the earth.

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.
Can we see (1) _________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2) _________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) _________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) _________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5) _________ a ship does on the earth.

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.
Can we see (1) _________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2) _________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) _________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) _________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5) _________ a ship does on the earth.

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

Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
Judicial activism in India has been a topic of great significance and debate. The judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, has played a proactive role in shaping and interpreting laws to ensure justice and protect fundamental rights. Through landmark judgements, the court has expanded the scope of constitutional principles and acted as a check on the executive and legislative branches. However, this activism has sparked discussions about the limits of judicial power and the need to strike a balance between activism and restraint. Critics argue that excessive judicial intervention can encroach upon the domain of the other branches, while proponents see it as a necessary tool to safeguard democracy, uphold constitutional values and advance social justice. The evolution of judicial activism continues to influence the dynamics of governance in India.

Select the most appropriate title of the passage.

Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
Judicial activism in India has been a topic of great significance and debate. The judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, has played a proactive role in shaping and interpreting laws to ensure justice and protect fundamental rights. Through landmark judgements, the court has expanded the scope of constitutional principles and acted as a check on the executive and legislative branches. However, this activism has sparked discussions about the limits of judicial power and the need to strike a balance between activism and restraint. Critics argue that excessive judicial intervention can encroach upon the domain of the other branches, while proponents see it as a necessary tool to safeguard democracy, uphold constitutional values and advance social justice. The evolution of judicial activism continues to influence the dynamics of governance in India.

Identify the central theme of the passage.

Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
Judicial activism in India has been a topic of great significance and debate. The judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, has played a proactive role in shaping and interpreting laws to ensure justice and protect fundamental rights. Through landmark judgements, the court has expanded the scope of constitutional principles and acted as a check on the executive and legislative branches. However, this activism has sparked discussions about the limits of judicial power and the need to strike a balance between activism and restraint. Critics argue that excessive judicial intervention can encroach upon the domain of the other branches, while proponents see it as a necessary tool to safeguard democracy, uphold constitutional values and advance social justice. The evolution of judicial activism continues to influence the dynamics of governance in India.

What can be inferred about the Supreme Court's role in shaping laws?

Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
Judicial activism in India has been a topic of great significance and debate. The judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, has played a proactive role in shaping and interpreting laws to ensure justice and protect fundamental rights. Through landmark judgements, the court has expanded the scope of constitutional principles and acted as a check on the executive and legislative branches. However, this activism has sparked discussions about the limits of judicial power and the need to strike a balance between activism and restraint. Critics argue that excessive judicial intervention can encroach upon the domain of the other branches, while proponents see it as a necessary tool to safeguard democracy, uphold constitutional values and advance social justice. The evolution of judicial activism continues to influence the dynamics of governance in India.

Find the correct ANTONYM of the following word from the passage.

Proactive

Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
Judicial activism in India has been a topic of great significance and debate. The judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, has played a proactive role in shaping and interpreting laws to ensure justice and protect fundamental rights. Through landmark judgements, the court has expanded the scope of constitutional principles and acted as a check on the executive and legislative branches. However, this activism has sparked discussions about the limits of judicial power and the need to strike a balance between activism and restraint. Critics argue that excessive judicial intervention can encroach upon the domain of the other branches, while proponents see it as a necessary tool to safeguard democracy, uphold constitutional values and advance social justice. The evolution of judicial activism continues to influence the dynamics of governance in India.

According to the passage, what do critics argue regarding judicial activism?