SSC Selection Post 2024 Higher Secondary Level Question Paper (21..

In a certain code language, 'DESTROY' is written as 'DYORTSE' and 'EFFECTS' is written as 'ESTCEFF'. How will 'FOUNDED' be written in that language?

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
_ A T _ R L A _ E R L _ _ E _ _ A _ E R

Arrange the following countries according to the world map from East to West.
Canada

Japan

India

Uzbekistan

Germany

Malaysia

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

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)

Cat : Kitten :: Lion : ?

The numbers in each set are related to each other in a certain way.
(2,8,100), (7,2,81), (4,7,?)

Based on the relationship among the numbers in the first two sets, select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the third set.

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
36+8×184−23÷10=90

In a certain code language, 'QUOD' is written as 'GCIT' and 'CRY' is written as 'UFY'. How will 'QUIP' be written in that language?

In a code language, some statements are coded as follows:
"Economy growth level down" is coded as "77 42 11 36".

"Slow percentage rate range" is coded as "55 91 23 82".

"Economy growth rate index range" is coded as "77 64 91 11 82".

"Economy range level down" is coded as "36 11 42 82".

What is the code for "Growth"?

Three 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 follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
I. Some tables are chairs.
II. All desks are chairs.
III. No chair is a fan.

Conclusions:
I. Some desks are tables.
II. Some fans are desks.

A and C are sisters. A is the daughter of D. D is the mother of B. How is A related to B?

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.
PORTRAY : YARTROP :: CONCEPT : TPECNOC :: REGULAR : ?

Three 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 follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
I. All tables are charts.
II. Some charts are graphs.
III. Some graphs are pies.

Conclusions:
I. No table is a graph.
II. Some pies are charts.

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

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.
ONGOING : HOIOHOO :: PROJECT : UDEKOSQ :: REPORTS : ?

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

Car

Train

Bicycle

Bus

Radha visits her brother Rohan, who stays with their father Prasant, mother Sarala and grandfather Raghuvir. Rohan has two children, Binny and Champak. Binny's husband is Keshab, and Champak's wife is Tina. Tina's daughter helped Radha to find their home. How is Tina's daughter related to Rohan?

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
3,14,20,31,?,48

In a certain code language, 'FEATURE' is coded as 1001010 and 'CANDID' is coded as 101101. How will 'HOLIDAY' be coded in the same language?

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

Six numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the following figure. Find the number on the face opposite to 2.

The position of how many letters will change if each of the letters in the word CUSHION is arranged in alphabetical order?

Three 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 follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
All boxes are squares.
All squares are rectangles.
All rectangles are figures.

Conclusions:
I. All boxes are figures.
II. All squares are figures.

In a certain code language,
'A B' means 'A is the mother of B', 'A # B' means 'A is the father of B', 'A ! B' means 'A is the sister of B', 'A @ B' means 'A is the brother of B', 'A * B' means 'A is the wife of B', 'A > B' means 'A is the husband of B', 'A % B' means 'A is the father-in-law of B', 'A ^ B' means 'A is the mother-in-law of B'. Based on the above, how is U related to A if: a) 'P > Q R > S ! T',
b) 'U # T',
c) 'R # A'?

Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks below will complete the letter series.
S _ P _ _ G _ I S G _ I _ _ P I

Sriharikota island is located in which of the following states?

Rickets is caused by deficiency of:

Who among the following wrote the book 'Long Walk to Freedom'?

A western disturbance is the extra-tropical storm that brings rainfall over northeast India during winter. From which ocean does this disturbance originate?

If the recipient of Employee provident Fund (EPF) withdrawal does not provide his PAN, TDS on the withdrawal will be _________, instead of the maximum marginal rate as per new budget of 2023.

The Greek ambassador Megasthenes was sent to the court of Chandra Gupta Maurya by which of the following Greek kings?

Who unfurls the flag at Rajpath on the Republic Day?

The famous musician Vishnu Govind Jog is primarily associated with which of the following musical instruments?

How many Lok Sabha seats are there for the state of Meghalaya?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Rabi crops?

'Sacred Games' is a novel written by which of the following writers?

Which of the following is NOT a directive principle of international peace and security?

Which glands help in digestion in the stomach?

In which of the following cities is the Agera festival celebrated?

Which metallic element is called 'ferromagnetic' because of its strong attraction?

Which of the following statements are true regarding the Ravana Phadi cave at Aihole.
1.Nataraja is the important structure at this site.
2.This Nataraja image is surrounded on the right by four large saptamatrikas and on the left by three large ones.
3.The figures have slim, graceful bodies with long oval faces.
4.The temple shows a distinct feature of Pandya architecture of mixing and incorporation of several styles.

____________ unemployment refers to the time lag between jobs when an individual is searching for a new job or is switching between jobs.

In the context of British rule in India, who among the following Governor-Generals created a professional cadre of company servants making provisions for them for generous salaries?

Under Phase I of Mission COVID Suraksha, the Government of India had sanctioned an amount of ____________ in November 2020.

Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre in December 2022?

Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha after India's Independence?

McMahon Line is the boundary line between India and ____________.

In the context of British rule in India, who among the following became the first Governor-General after the post of Governor was elevated to Governor-General of Bengal?

The Finance Commission of India consists of ____________.

Who among the following was chosen by Shahjahan as his successor to the Mughal throne?

3 men can finish a work in 10 days, 4 women can finish it in 12 days and 10 qualified workers can finish it in 6 days. In how many days is the work finished by 4 men, 4 women and 4 qualified workers, working together every day?

A person, while trading the shares of a particular company, observes that its price has gone down by 10% from the previous day. In anticipation of increment on the next day, he holds it for the next day. But the share price further falls down by another 8% of the previous day. Then he sells his shares and gets ₹12,420. How much could he have saved had he sold it the previous day?

Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 hours and 27 hours, respectively, whereas pipe C can empty the full tank in 54 hours. All three pipes are opened together, but pipe C is closed after 12 hours. In how much time (in minutes) will the one-third of the remaining part of the tank be filled by A and B together?

If x
3
=184+y
3
and x=4+y, then the value of (x+y) is (given that x>0 and y>0):

The difference between the simple interest on a sum of money for 3
2
1
​
years at the rate of 12% per annum and simple interest on the same sum of money for 4
2
1
​
years at 10% per annum is ₹360. Find the sum (in ₹).

Veena and Karmesh were at different places in Delhi. They fixed a meeting point to meet to settle some issue. Veena started her journey at 8:00 a.m. from place A and reached place B at 4:00 p.m. and Karmesh started moving from place B 2 hours later than the time Veena started and could reach place A at 5:00 p.m. the same day, via the same route. At what time will Karmesh and Veena meet each other?

The price of an AC increases and decreases in every alternate year by 13
3
1
​
%. It started with an increase in 2004. The price of the AC in 2007, as compared to that in 2004 (correct to two places of decimals):

The following table shows the expenditure of a school (in ₹ lakh) per annum on different heads over the given years.

Find the surface area of a ball of radius 21 mm. (Use π=
7
22
​
)

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 36 ?

What is the average of the first 10 prime numbers?

If 8tanA=5, what is the value of
8sinA+11cosA
8sinA−7cosA
​
?

The number 1254216 is divisible by which of the following numbers?

A family has a total monthly income of ₹32,000. If the combined expenditure on House Rent and Electricity accounts for 40% of the total income, find the total income that remains after the deduction of House Rent and Electricity.

Rashi travelled a distance of 400 km at an average speed of 50 km/h. She covers the first half distance in the first lag in 2 hours, while she covers another lag at half the speed of that of the first lag in 1 hour. What is the speed (in km/h) of the remaining distance?

The selling price of 84 items is equal to the cost price of 105 items. What is the percentage of profit gained in the transaction?

What is the mean proportional of 45x
4
and 5y
2
?

The following table shows the % of marks obtained by three students in three different subjects in a school exam. (The maximum marks in each subject are shown in the table at the top)
Student English (120) Science (150) Mathematics (200)
Yogesh 81 67 52
Varun 64 70 63
Seema 70 56 72
Find the total marks obtained by Varun and Seema together in Science.

Simplify the following expression: (x−3y)
3
+27(y
3
−xy
2
)

Two articles were sold for Rs.3,000 each, with no loss and profit in the entire transaction. If one was sold at a profit of 25%, then the loss incurred on the second article is:

On a machine there is 12% trade discount on the marked price of ₹2,56,000, but the machine is sold for ₹2,05,000 after giving an additional cash discount. How much is this cash discount (in %)? (Rounded to the nearest whole number)

△ABC is inscribed in a circle with centre O. If AB=35 cm, BC=12 cm and AC=37 cm, then what is the circumradius of the triangle?

The ages of A and B are in the ratio 4:7, respectively. After 8 years, the ratio of their ages will be 2:3. What is the sum of the present ages of A and B (in years)?

P drives a car for 5 hours and after every hour he doubles the speed. In the fifth hour, his speed is 128 km/h. What is his average speed of the journey in km/h?

In a parallelogram ABCD, if vertices are in respective order and diagonals AC and BD intersect at O, then which of the following is NOT always correct?

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Liable to be easily broken

Sentences of a paragraph—labelled A, B, C, D—are given below in jumbled order.
Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct logical order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. "A brilliant story about death and the fear of death," said the original jacket blurb on Don DeLillo's 1985 novel, White Noise, adding that the book "is a comedy, of course."
B. The writer that inspired Netflix's latest hit, White Noise, is a dazzling chronicler of modern America, and one of the country's legendary novelists.
C. So this feels like a good time to look again at White Noise's author, and consider why Don DeLillo is one of the great novelists of our time.
D. This month, Noah Baumbach's Netflix film, White Noise, dazzles its way on to our screens, and we're promised 'a fascinating, invigorating spectacle', a 'thrillingly original' blast of cinematic lustre.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Anita said, "I am happy."

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Jack loves the Christmas break.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the idiom that means the same as the underlined segment in the given sentence.
She forgot to apply for her internship abroad due to the ongoing marriage preparations she had to help with and now that opportunity is lost.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The boss of our organisation is considered a jack of all trades.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence with its ANTONYM.
The teacher filled the students' minds with pessimistic thoughts about their futures.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Have they broken the car?

Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice.
Tara's painting was stolen from the museum.

Select the sentence that does NOT have a spelling error.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment.
Ruby fell victim to the green eyed monster.

Select the correct option to form a meaningful sentence.
Did(a) offences(b) know(c) you(d) that(e) men(f) four times(g) commit(h) driving(i) as many(j) women do?(k)

Identify the error in the verb form in the following sentence and choose the correct sentence from the given options (Present Tense).
Earth revolve around the sun.

Select the most appropriate article to fill in the blank.
Ratan doesn't like _________ tea.

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 new clothing company is hoping to create as (1)_________ as 500 jobs in its factory and nationwide chain of stores. The company, New Trend was set up by Peter Dalton, a 36-year-old businessman (2)_________ Liverpool. The company, which is due to start production early next year, will provide employment for 300 people in its factory on the edge of Liverpool. In 12 months' time, (3)_________ will be a further 200 jobs, as the company begins opening shops in towns in all parts of Britain. Peter Dalton is also (4)_________ to open a shop in new York. "This project has (5)_________ me over four years to finalise," says Peter Dalton.

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 new clothing company is hoping to create as (1)_________ as 500 jobs in its factory and nationwide chain of stores. The company, New Trend was set up by Peter Dalton, a 36-year-old businessman (2)_________ Liverpool. The company, which is due to start production early next year, will provide employment for 300 people in its factory on the edge of Liverpool. In 12 months' time, (3)_________ will be a further 200 jobs, as the company begins opening shops in towns in all parts of Britain. Peter Dalton is also (4)_________ to open a shop in new York. "This project has (5)_________ me over four years to finalise," says Peter Dalton.

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 new clothing company is hoping to create as (1)_________ as 500 jobs in its factory and nationwide chain of stores. The company, New Trend was set up by Peter Dalton, a 36-year-old businessman (2)_________ Liverpool. The company, which is due to start production early next year, will provide employment for 300 people in its factory on the edge of Liverpool. In 12 months' time, (3)_________ will be a further 200 jobs, as the company begins opening shops in towns in all parts of Britain. Peter Dalton is also (4)_________ to open a shop in new York. "This project has (5)_________ me over four years to finalise," says Peter Dalton.

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 new clothing company is hoping to create as (1)_________ as 500 jobs in its factory and nationwide chain of stores. The company, New Trend was set up by Peter Dalton, a 36-year-old businessman (2)_________ Liverpool. The company, which is due to start production early next year, will provide employment for 300 people in its factory on the edge of Liverpool. In 12 months' time, (3)_________ will be a further 200 jobs, as the company begins opening shops in towns in all parts of Britain. Peter Dalton is also (4)_________ to open a shop in new York. "This project has (5)_________ me over four years to finalise," says Peter Dalton.

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 new clothing company is hoping to create as (1)_________ as 500 jobs in its factory and nationwide chain of stores. The company, New Trend was set up by Peter Dalton, a 36-year-old businessman (2)_________ Liverpool. The company, which is due to start production early next year, will provide employment for 300 people in its factory on the edge of Liverpool. In 12 months' time, (3)_________ will be a further 200 jobs, as the company begins opening shops in towns in all parts of Britain. Peter Dalton is also (4)_________ to open a shop in new York. "This project has (5)_________ me over four years to finalise," says Peter Dalton.

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

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing the world today. It is a phenomenon that has been caused by human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. This has led to an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere. The consequences of climate change are far-reaching and can be felt in many different ways.
One of the most significant impacts of climate change is the rise in global temperatures. The average temperature of the Earth's surface has increased by 1.1 degrees Celsius since the pre-industrial era, and this rise is expected to continue in the coming years. This increase in temperature is causing a range of changes in the Earth's climate, including more frequent and intense heatwaves, droughts, and floods.
Another consequence of climate change is the loss of biodiversity. As temperatures rise and weather patterns change, many species of plants and animals are struggling to adapt. This is leading to a decline in biodiversity, which is essential for maintaining the balance of ecosystems.
Climate change is also having a significant impact on human societies. Rising sea levels, for example, are putting millions of people at risk of flooding and displacement. In addition, changes in weather patterns are leading to crop failures and food shortages, particularly in developing countries where many people rely on subsistence agriculture.
To address the issue of climate change, there needs to be a concerted effort at the global level. Governments, businesses, and individuals all have a role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the changes that are already taking place.
One of the most important steps that can be taken is to transition to renewable energy sources. This means reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and investing in technologies such as wind, solar, and hydropower. Governments can incentivise the adoption of renewable energy by providing subsidies and tax breaks, while businesses can invest in new technologies and sustainable practices.
Individuals can also play a role in reducing their carbon footprint. This can be achieved by using public transport instead of driving, reducing meat consumption, and reducing energy consumption at home. Small changes in individual behaviour can add up to make a significant difference in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
In conclusion, climate change is a complex issue that requires a global response. The consequences of inaction are severe, and urgent action is needed to mitigate its impact. By working together, we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect biodiversity, and create a more sustainable future for generations to come.

Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
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Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of climate change, discussed in the passage?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[The passage is the same as provided in previous questions]

How can individuals contribute to reducing their carbon footprint?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
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What is one of the most important steps that can be taken to address climate change?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
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What is the central theme of the passage?