SSC CGL Mock Test 27 — 2024 Tier-I PYQ (18 Sept 2024, Shift 1)

Question 1

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. 3 — 20 — 7 5 — 26 — 8 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

C) 8 — 28 — 6

Question 2

In a certain code language, ‘she is girl’ is coded as ‘7 3 9’; ‘he is boy’ is coded as ‘9 6 5’ and ‘girl is tall’ is coded as ‘9 3 8’. How is ‘she’ coded in that language?

Accepted Answer

A) 7

Question 3

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 300, 152, 80, 48, 40, 52, ?

Accepted Answer

C) 90

Question 4

Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? WIX, VHW, UGV, TFU, ?

Accepted Answer

C) SET

Question 5

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) Sugar : Sweet :: Habanero : ?

Accepted Answer

D) Spicy

Question 6

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.) (5, 80, 16) (18, 108, 6)

Accepted Answer

B) (13, 91, 7)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

B) XYKZK

Question 8

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: Some pineapples are oranges. All oranges are bananas. All bananas are plums. Conclusions: I. Some pineapples are plums. II. All oranges are plums. III. No pineapple is a banana.

Accepted Answer

B) Only conclusions I and II follow

Question 9

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 1064 × 2 – 653 ÷ 2 + 89 = ?

Accepted Answer

B) 1749

Question 10

Three of the following numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out. (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.)

Accepted Answer

B) 25 – 7 – 175

Question 11

51 is related to 256 by certain logic. Following the same logic, 53 is related to 266. To which of the following is 55 related, following the same logic? (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.)

Accepted Answer

A) 276

Question 12

In a certain code language, 'TABU' is written as 'SBAV' and 'TANK’ is written as 'SBML'. How will 'TAIL’ be written in that language?

Accepted Answer

C) SBHM

Question 13

The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word MENTOR are arranged in English alphabetical order?

Accepted Answer

B) One

Question 14

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘÷’ and ‘–‘ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘+’ are interchanged? 37 ÷ 56 – 7 × 2 + 6 = ?

Accepted Answer

A) 41

Question 15

In a certain code language, ‘DRIVE’ is coded as ‘62749’ and ‘RIDES’ is coded as ‘76284’. What is the code for ‘V’ in that language?

Accepted Answer

C) 9

Question 16

The question contains pairs of words that are related to each other in a certain way. Three of the following four word pairs are alike as these have the same relationship and thus form a group. Which word pair is the one that DOES NOT belong to that group? (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.)

Accepted Answer

C) Close - open

Question 17

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. JAP: BSH :: NDZ: FVR ::LCX:?

Accepted Answer

B) DUP

Question 18

Find out why white silver chloride turns grey in sunlight.

Accepted Answer

C) Due to the decomposition of silver chloride into silver and chlorine by light

Question 19

Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta in 1828?

Accepted Answer

A) Ram Mohan Roy

Question 20

Which of the following are west flowing rivers?

Accepted Answer

D) Mahi and Sabarmati

Question 21

Part IV A of the Indian Constitution was inserted in the Indian Constitution through _____________ Constitutional Amendment Act.

Accepted Answer

D) 42nd

Question 22

Sido and Kanhu were leaders of which of the following tribal rebellions?

Accepted Answer

B) Santhal Rebellion

Question 23

The outermost part of the Earth is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

B) the crust

Question 24

The Upper House of a State Legislature is known as the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Vidhan Parishad

Question 25

According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ annual report (2020-2021), which position does India have in terms of road networks in the world?

Accepted Answer

B) Second

Question 26

Why does the milkman add a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk?

Accepted Answer

B) To increase the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline

Question 27

In the context of periodicity, a unit called picometre is used to measure the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) atomic radius

Question 28

Who among the following was the Former Secretary (HRD), Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and has been appointed as the advisor to the Prime Minister of India in October 2021?

Accepted Answer

D) Amit Khare

Question 29

Harrod Domar model was the main idea behind the __________ Five Year Plan.

Accepted Answer

B) First

Question 30

When was the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana introduced to provide health insurance to people below the poverty line?

Accepted Answer

D) 2008

Question 31

Money supply is a _____ concept.

Accepted Answer

A) stock

Question 32

The ________ of every state unfurls the flag in its capital on the Republic Day.

Accepted Answer

C) Governor

Question 33

Who among the following is one of the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh as of July 2023?

Accepted Answer

D) Keshav Prasad Maurya

Question 34

Who among the following is/was a famous sitarist?

Accepted Answer

A) Ravi Shankar

Question 35

Three Poets Pampa, Ponna and Ranna are called as the ‘Three Jewels’ of:

Accepted Answer

A) Kannada Literature

Question 36

Indian classical violinist Annavarapu Rama Swamy was awarded with the _____________ in 2021.

Accepted Answer

A) Padma Shri

Question 37

Under which of the following Acts, the Board of Control was established in England to control and supervise the administration of British India?

Accepted Answer

D) Pitt’s India Act of 1784

Question 38

Which of the following states was the overall champion in both men and women categories in the first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav?

Accepted Answer

D) Odisha

Question 39

According to the Varna system that was prevalent in the Vedic period, which of the following was NOT a Varna?

Accepted Answer

C) Samiti

Question 40

Who was the first Indian woman wrestler to represent the country at the 2012 London Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

D) Geeta Phogat

Question 41

Which marine carotenoid is abundant in brown seaweed, macroalgae and diatoms?

Accepted Answer

A) Fucoxanthin

Question 42

The Parliament passed the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 in August 2021. Which of the following is an objective behind passing it?

Accepted Answer

B) To prohibit strikes, lockouts and layoffs in units engaged in essential defence services

Question 43

A certain sum of money is given at a certain rate of simple interest for 6 years. Had it been given at 7% higher rate, it would have fetched ₹1,512 more. Find the sum (in ₹).

Accepted Answer

B) 3,600

Question 44

A chord of length 32 cm is drawn at a distance of 12 cm from the centre of a circle. Find the radius of the circle.

Accepted Answer

C) 20 cm

Question 45

A shopkeeper offers the following discount schemes for buyers. I. Two successive discounts of 15% and 20% II. Successive discount of 25 % and 10% III. A discount of 33% The selling price will be minimum under the scheme:

Accepted Answer

C) III

Question 46

The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 48 m. If the length is 6 m more than the breadth, the area (in m2) of the garden is:

Accepted Answer

A) 135

Question 47

If three cubes of volume 512 cm3 each are joined end to end, find the surface area of the resulting cuboid.

Accepted Answer

A) 896 cm2

Question 48

A number r when divided by 8 leaves remainder 3. What will be the remainder when (r2+6r+7) is divided by 8?

Accepted Answer

A) 2

Question 49

Find the mean proportional of 36 and 100.

Accepted Answer

B) 60

Question 50

In a constituency, 45% of the total number of voters are males and the rest are females. If 60% of the males are illiterate and 60% of the females are literate, then by what per cent is the number of illiterate females more than that of literate males? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)

Accepted Answer

D) 22.22%

Question 51

The sum of five consecutive numbers is 80. Find the largest number.

Accepted Answer

A) 18

Question 52

If the system of the following equations has the value of the variables as three consecutive integers, then the value of a is ____. x - y + z = 2a x + 4y - 2z = 3(4 - a) 2x - 3y + 4z = 6 - 2a

Accepted Answer

C) 1

Question 53

At what angle θ, the value of sin (θ) and cos (θ) will have the same value?

Accepted Answer

A) 45°

Question 54

A circular arc whose radius is 24 cm makes an angle of 60° at the centre. The perimeter of the sector formed is: (Use π = 3.14)

Accepted Answer

D) 73.12 cm

Question 55

A motorboat travelling at some speed can cover 24 km upstream and 40 km downstream in 17 hours. At the same speed it can travel 32 km downstream and 12 km upstream in 10 hours. The speed of the stream is:

Accepted Answer

D) 3 km/h

Question 56

If ∆ABC and ∆QPR are congruent triangles such that AB = 7 cm, AC = 8 cm, ∠B = 65° and ∠C = 75°, then which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

B) PQ = 7 cm and ∠R = 75°

Question 57

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Accepted Answer

B) Mischievious

Question 58

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank. Helium is used with oxygen for asthma treatment because it ____________ very easily.

Accepted Answer

C) diffuses

Question 59

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Exceptional

Accepted Answer

D) Outstanding

Question 60

Select the sentence in which the ‘-ing’ form of verb expresses the continuity of an action/event.

Accepted Answer

C) Please do not disturb me. I am preparing for exams.

Question 61

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who eats the flesh of his own species

Accepted Answer

C) Cannibal

Question 62

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. The appearance of most of the animals in jungle is deceptive in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) honest

Question 63

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Dipesh will send Rakesh away to college for certain reasons.

Accepted Answer

B) Rakesh will be sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Question 64

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The long-standing feud between the two villages was settled due to the intervention of the two chiefs.

Accepted Answer

B) Harmony