SSC CGL Mock Test 28 — 2024 Tier-I PYQ (11 Sept 2024, Shift 2)

Question 1

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘÷’ and ‘–‘ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘+’ are interchanged? 8 + 6 ÷ 51 – 17 × 13 = ?

Accepted Answer

B) 58

Question 2

Select the triad in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as the numbers in the following triads. 8-17-35 23-47-95 (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) 12-25-51

Question 3

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All apples are mangoes. All mangoes are lemons. All lemons are kiwis. Conclusions: (I) All apples are lemons. (II) All mangoes are kiwis.

Accepted Answer

D) Both conclusions I and II follow.

Question 4

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

C) 45 – 70

Question 5

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (34, 15, 64) (29, 17, 63) (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

C) (25, 14, 53)

Question 6

Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? DBOI, FEQL, ?, JKUR, LNWU

Accepted Answer

C) HHSO

Question 7

In a certain code language, ‘BUZZY’ is coded as ‘10’ and ‘KING’ is coded as ‘8’. How will ‘ABROAD’ be coded in that language?

Accepted Answer

D) 12

Question 8

Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers. (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.) 186 : 103 156 : 73

Accepted Answer

D) 95 : 12

Question 9

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 3, 20, 121, 604, 2417, ?

Accepted Answer

B) 7250

Question 10

Select the number that will come in the place of the question mark(?), if ‘+’ and ‘ – ‘ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged 41 – 54 × 6 ÷ 9 + 7 = ?

Accepted Answer

D) 115

Question 11

Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All pens are pages. Some pages are pins. Some pins are boards. Conclusions: (I) Some pins are pens. (II) Some boards are pages. (III) Some pens are boards.

Accepted Answer

B) None of the conclusions follow.

Question 12

In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the wife of B’. A − B means ‘A is the son of B’. A × B means ‘A is the husband of B’. A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’. Based on the above, how is P related to T if ‘P − Q + R ÷ S × T’?

Accepted Answer

C) Husband’s brother

Question 13

‘Lavish’ is related to ‘Austere’ in the same way as ‘Prejudiced’ is related to ‘________’. (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

A) Impartial

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

C) Three

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

B) WWCWWWCW

Question 16

Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and fourth term is related to third term. TRAINER : VTCIQHU :: RADIANT : TCFIDQW :: CUSHION : ?

Accepted Answer

A) EWUHLRQ

Question 17

In a certain code language, 'VAIN' is written as 'OKBY’ and 'VAST' is written as 'UUBY'. How will 'VERB’ be written in that language?

Accepted Answer

B) CTFY

Question 18

Four letter-clusters have been given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different. Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster

Accepted Answer

C) LKP

Question 19

Taxus wallichiana Zucc (Himalayan yew) is a medicinal plant found in which of the following states?

Accepted Answer

C) Himachal Pradesh

Question 20

Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?

Accepted Answer

A) Nucleus: Lipid metabolism

Question 21

Which of the following battles is considered the formal beginning of the British Raj in India?

Accepted Answer

B) Battle of Plassey

Question 22

Which of the following Indian states has the least number of operational airports as of 2022?

Accepted Answer

C) Mizoram

Question 23

Who among the following, while praising the amending feature of the Indian Constitution said that ‘This variety in the amending process is wise but is rarely found’?

Accepted Answer

C) K C Wheare

Question 24

Tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain was awarded which of the following awards by the Government of India in 2023?

Accepted Answer

C) Padma Vibhushan

Question 25

Gangu bai Hangal and Prabha Atre were exponents of the ___________ Gharana.

Accepted Answer

C) Kirana

Question 26

Which of the following famous Indian athletes won the Zurich Diamond League final 2022 in September 2022?

Accepted Answer

C) Neeraj Chopra

Question 27

When haloalkanes and aryl and vinyl halides react with magnesium metal they yield which reagent?

Accepted Answer

B) Grignard reagent

Question 28

How many chambers are there in the heart of fishes?

Accepted Answer

B) 2

Question 29

As per the report of the NITI Aayog in 2023, which among the following states in India has the lowest percentage of the total population that is multidimensionally poor?

Accepted Answer

B) Kerala

Question 30

What is the unit of measurement for optical power of the lens?

Accepted Answer

D) Diopter

Question 31

The Government of India allowed automatic approval of _____% of FDI by Reserve Bank of India in nine categories of industries.

Accepted Answer

D) Up to 74

Question 32

Who among the following was the last sultan of Delhi sultanate?

Accepted Answer

D) Ibrahim Lodi

Question 33

Which of the following cups/trophies is NOT related to the Indian domestic cricket?

Accepted Answer

B) Durand Cup

Question 34

In the context of water bodies, Neap Tides occur:

Accepted Answer

D) when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other

Question 35

Chittani Ramachandra Hegde was associated with which of the following dances?

Accepted Answer

C) Yakshagana dance

Question 36

The idols of which three Gods are installed in Jagannath Temple, Puri?

Accepted Answer

C) Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra

Question 37

Anna Chandy, the first Indian woman to serve as a judge at a high court was oppointed in which High Court?

Accepted Answer

B) Kerala

Question 38

As in July 2021,The NIPUN Bharat Scheme was launched by which of the following Ministries?

Accepted Answer

B) Ministry of Education

Question 39

Which Article of the Constitution of India expressly provides that the President is eligible for re-election?

Accepted Answer

D) Article 57

Question 40

In which of the following cities did Mahatma Gandhi lead the peasant movement against the imposed indigo cultivation by the British planters?

Accepted Answer

D) Champaran

Question 41

According to the Ashrama system of Vedic life, which of the following was the third stage of life?

Accepted Answer

D) Vanaprastha

Question 42

In ∆ PQR, M, N, and S are the mid-points of sides PQ, PR and QR, respectively. If the area of the ∆ PQR is 46 cm2, what is the area (in cm2) of the quadrilateral MNRQ?

Accepted Answer

D) 34.5

Question 43

The salary of a worker is first increased by 25%, then it is decreased by 12%. The percentage change in his salary is:

Accepted Answer

A) 10% increase

Question 44

Pipe A usually fills a tank in 6 hours. But due to a leak at the bottom of the tank, it takes extra 2 hours to fill the tank. If the tank is full, then how much time will it take to get emptied due to the leak?

Accepted Answer

D) 24 hours

Question 45

How many years will it take for ₹8,400 to amount to ₹11,928 at a simple interest rate of 7% per annum?

Accepted Answer

D) 6

Question 46

Which of the following numbers is divisible by both 2 and 5?

Accepted Answer

A) 63840

Question 47

If the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is 25 : 144, the ratio of their corresponding sides is:

Accepted Answer

A) 5 : 12

Question 48

Find the average of the prime numbers lying between 50 and 76.

Accepted Answer

D) 64

Question 49

If 0.4x + 0.16y = 1.7 and 0.3x + 0.12y = 3.4, then which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

C) The system has no solution.

Question 50

S borrowed some amount from R and promised to pay him 8% interest. Then S invested the borrowed amount in a scheme, upon which he earned a profit of 5% after paying R, the principal amount with interest. How much percentage R would have gained, if he would have invested in the scheme directly?

Accepted Answer

B) 13%

Question 51

△ABC and △RPQ are congruent, then the side of △ABC that corresponds to PQ is:

Accepted Answer

D) BC

Question 52

A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km/h and 11 km/h, respectively. What is the distance (in metres) between them after 9 minutes?

Accepted Answer

B) 50

Question 53

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Neither my brother nor my brothers-in-law / attended the meeting / as his health is not more good.

Accepted Answer

D) as his health is not more good

Question 54

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the given sentence . She recieved an award for her outstanding performance.

Accepted Answer

A) recieved

Question 55

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To read between the lines

Accepted Answer

D) To understand more than what the words suggest

Question 56

Select the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word. Deficient

Accepted Answer

C) Ample

Question 57

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Meander

Accepted Answer

D) Direct

Question 58

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence. In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Shylock's connivance aimed to jeopardise Antonio's life.

Accepted Answer

A) Safeguard

Question 59

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Two of the fugitives managed to remain free by adeptly avoiding the____________ of the police.

Accepted Answer

C) pursuit

Question 60

Select the correctly spelt word.

Accepted Answer

C) Conscientious

Question 61

Select the option that can replace the underlined phrase and make the sentence grammatically correct. The programme on TV was now shown the blurring faces of the inmates of the rehabilitation centre .

Accepted Answer

B) was now showing the blurred faces of the inmates of the rehabilitation centre

Question 62

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.

Accepted Answer

A) Astronaut

Question 63

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Merit

Accepted Answer

C) Virtue

Question 64

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Jovial

Accepted Answer

C) Cheerful