SSC CGL Mock Test 15 — 2024 Tier-I PYQ (26 Sept 2024, Shift 1)

Question 1

Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. OA33, RD36, UG39, XJ42, ?

Accepted Answer

B) AM45

Question 2

In a certain code language, FIGURE is coded as ‘VSUGJW’ and COPIED is coded as ‘YMLSWX’. What will be the code for BLANKET?

Accepted Answer

A) ZPANQWH

Question 3

‘Simple’ is related to ‘Basic’ in the same way as ‘Difficult’ is related to ‘________’.

Accepted Answer

D) Complex

Question 4

In a certain code language, ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the son of B’; ‘A # B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’; ‘A × B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’; and, ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’. Based on the above, how is M related to T if ‘M # N @ L × P + T’?

Accepted Answer

B) Son’s wife’s father’s sister

Question 5

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 229 ÷ 41 + 502 × 2 – 44 = ?

Accepted Answer

D) 9182

Question 6

Select the triad in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given triads. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g., 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (3, 5, 32) (9, 1, 26)

Accepted Answer

C) (6, 1, 23)

Question 7

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–‘ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 4 – 5 ÷ 9 + 6 × 2 = ?

Accepted Answer

B) 46

Question 8

Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? OPOR, NOPS, ?, LMRU, KLSV

Accepted Answer

A) MNQT

Question 9

Select the option that represents the letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series. Y _ Y _ _ Y _ T _ Y _ Y

Accepted Answer

C) TYTYYT

Question 10

Three of the following four options are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group? (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

Accepted Answer

D) 90 – 51 – 13

Question 11

Based on the position in the English alphabetical order, three of the following letter-clusters are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster. Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.

Accepted Answer

B) MPUT

Question 12

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (108, 12, 9) (114, 19, 6)

Accepted Answer

A) (136, 17, 8)

Question 13

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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All pastries are chocolates. Some chocolates are cookies. All cookies are cakes. Conclusions: (I) No pastry is a cake. (II) Some cakes are chocolates.

Accepted Answer

D) Only conclusion II follows.

Question 14

In a certain code language, ‘FRAMED’ is coded as ‘497621’ and ‘DREAMT’ is coded as ‘769542’. What is the code for ‘T’ in that language?

Accepted Answer

A) 5

Question 15

In this question, 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 red are green. All green are pink. No pink is blue. Conclusions: I. No green is blue. II. Some blue are red.

Accepted Answer

C) Only conclusion I follows.

Question 16

The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word ‘SPIDER’ is arranged in the English alphabetical order?

Accepted Answer

D) One

Question 17

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 30, 22, 36, 75, 178, ?

Accepted Answer

B) 480

Question 18

Which part of Indian Constitution deals with the election of the Vice President?

Accepted Answer

D) Part V

Question 19

In which of the following games is the ‘Baulk Line’ used?

Accepted Answer

A) Kabaddi

Question 20

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

C) Light year is the unit of time.

Question 21

What is the economic justification for subsidies in the agriculture sector?

Accepted Answer

C) It is an incentive to provide the benefits of advanced technology and decrease the cost of production.

Question 22

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 empowers the _________ to establish authorities charged with the mandate of preventing environmental pollution in all its forms.

Accepted Answer

B) Central Government

Question 23

Which of the following Articles and Parts of the Indian Constitution deal with the State Legislature?

Accepted Answer

B) Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI

Question 24

The upper portion of the Earth is known as:

Accepted Answer

C) Lithosphere

Question 25

In West Bengal, how many rice crops are grown in a year?

Accepted Answer

A) Three

Question 26

Which of the following sectors in India faces seasonal unemployment?

Accepted Answer

A) Agriculture

Question 27

The revolution of 1857 started in May from which of the following cantonments in India?

Accepted Answer

D) Meerut

Question 28

Which of the following is a characteristic of both mammals and birds?

Accepted Answer

D) Warm blooded

Question 29

To promote agriculture, Muhammad Tughlaq founded which of the following new ministries?

Accepted Answer

B) Diwan-i Amir-i kohi

Question 30

In the context of cell division, which chromosomal behaviour takes place at the leptotene stage?

Accepted Answer

D) Chromosomes begin to condense

Question 31

Arvind Parikh, a Padma Bhushan awardee, plays which of the following musical instruments?

Accepted Answer

A) Sitar

Question 32

Which playback singer was honoured with the Nightingale of Asia Award in 1987?

Accepted Answer

B) Asha Bhosle

Question 33

How many carbon dioxide and water molecules will be there in the product side, if the following equation is made balanced? C2H5OH+O2→CO2+H2O

Accepted Answer

C) 2 and 3, respectively

Question 34

‘Kuki dance’ is a folk dance of India that is predominantly performed in _________.

Accepted Answer

A) Nagaland

Question 35

The term ‘Microfinancing’ was first used in the 1970s during the development of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, which was founded by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Muhammad Yunus

Question 36

Nirupama Sanjeev is a famous ______ player of India?

Accepted Answer

C) tennis

Question 37

Who among the following Pallava kings occupied Vatapi (Badami) and defeated the Chalukyas?

Accepted Answer

D) Narasimhavarman

Question 38

Who among the following famous badminton players won Singapore Open 2022?

Accepted Answer

D) PV Sindhu

Question 39

The ‘Lokranjan’ festival celebrates the folk and tribal culture of which Indian state?

Accepted Answer

A) Madhya Pradesh

Question 40

Which of the following are enumerated in Part IV of the Indian Constitution, from Articles 36 to 51?

Accepted Answer

C) Directive Principles of State Policy

Question 41

The Gandak river is a tributary of which river?

Accepted Answer

B) Ganga river

Question 42

Annual income of five schools (in lakhs) In case of how many schools, the income by semester fee, is less than three times of donation?

Accepted Answer

A) 2

Question 43

One pipe can fill a tank four times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill the tank in 48 minutes, the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in:

Accepted Answer

C) 240 minutes

Question 44

A number whose fifth part increased by 5 is equal to its third part decreased by 7. Find half of the number.

Accepted Answer

A) 45

Question 45

Two successive percentage decrease of 25% each is by what percentage less than two successive percentage increase of 25% each? (Round to two decimal places.)

Accepted Answer

C) 22.22%

Question 46

If (48°+ k) is an acute angle and sin(48°+ k) = cos13°, what is the value of k(in °)?

Accepted Answer

C) 29

Question 47

If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 7 : 8 : 3, then the value of the largest angle is:

Accepted Answer

B) 80°

Question 48

Evaluate the given expression.

Accepted Answer

C) 5

Question 49

In a room, there are some chairs and some people. If on each chair, only one person is seated, then there is no chair for exactly one person. If on each chair, two persons sit, then there is one vacant chair. What is the number of chairs in the room?

Accepted Answer

C) 3

Question 50

A person first increases the price of a commodity by 8% and then he announces a discount of 18%. The actual discount (in%) on the original price is:

Accepted Answer

A) 11.44

Question 51

Two athletes are participating in a race on a circular track of 220 m. Ravi runs at the speed of 22 m/s, while Kapil runs at the speed of 11 m/s. They start from the same point, at the same time and in the same direction. After how many seconds will they meet for the first time?

Accepted Answer

C) 20 seconds

Question 52

If books bought at prices ranging from ₹200 to ₹260 are sold at prices ranging from ₹250 to 300, what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 25 books?

Accepted Answer

B) ₹2,500

Question 53

Three people, A, B and C, invest in a business in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. It was decided that 9% of the profits will go to charity. If the total profit was ₹2,50,000, then find the share of C in the profit (in ₹).

Accepted Answer

D) 1,13,750

Question 54

In a class of 150 students (boys and girls only), the girls are 60. The average weight of boys is 52 kg and that of girls is 48 kg. What is the average weight (in kg) of the whole class?

Accepted Answer

A) 50.4

Question 55

If ₹1,875 becomes ₹2,625 in 4 years, what will ₹24,000 become at the end of 9 years at the same rate of interest, under simple interest?

Accepted Answer

A) ₹45,600

Question 56

Given a linear equation in two variables: 5x + 7y - 8 = 0, which of the following linear equations, along with the given equation, forms a system of linear equations having no solution?

Accepted Answer

A) 5x + 7y - 16 = 0

Question 57

Find the remainder when 920 + 2 is divided by 4.

Accepted Answer

B) 3

Question 58

From a point A, which is at a distance of 17 cm from the centre C of a circle with radius 8 cm, the pair of tangents AB and AD to the circle are drawn. The area of the quadrilateral ABCD is _____ cm2.

Accepted Answer

B) 120

Question 59

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to replace the word in brackets. The author's writing was so captivating that readers were [enthralled], while the other book left them completely uninterested.

Accepted Answer

C) bored

Question 60

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. This library building is very high and has 25 floors.

Accepted Answer

A) Low

Question 61

In the given question, a statement divided into different segments is given. Rearrange all the segments to form a coherent statement. O: that the Soviet army had liberated P: from the fascist forces came under Q: the east European countries R: the control of the USSR S: after the Second World War

Accepted Answer

D) SQOPR

Question 62

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Ranveer never has the habit of making a beeline for his academic activities.

Accepted Answer

C) going straight and quick

Question 63

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Rohit did not slap Kunal.

Accepted Answer

C) Kunal was not slapped by Rohit.

Question 64

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. The company understood that these small protests of employees regarding low wages were just the tip of the iceberg.

Accepted Answer

D) A small, noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater