SSC CGL Mock Test 3 — 2024 Tier-I PYQ (13 Sept 2024, Shift 2)

Question 1

Select the option that represents the letters which, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. f h _ h _ g f _ h g _ h _ f f _ g _ h _ f

Accepted Answer

D) g h f h g h h g

Question 2

Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? RLYV, PJWT, NHUR, ? , JDQN

Accepted Answer

D) LFSP

Question 3

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 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 husband of B’. Which of the following means P is the Son's wife of T? i. T / B – K * P + O ii. T + K * P + B % O iii. K * P + B % T + P iv. P + T * K + B % O

Accepted Answer

B) Both i and ii

Question 4

Select the triad in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as the numbers in the following triads. 16-40-100 8-20-50 (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

D) 24-60-150

Question 5

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: Some Toys are Plastic. Some Plastic are Metal. No Metal is Chemical. Conclusions: (I) Some Chemicals are Plastic. (II) No Toy is a Chemical.

Accepted Answer

C) Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Question 6

Select the triad in which the numbers are related to each other in the same way as are the numbers of the given triads. (148, 126, 104), (98, 76, 54) (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) (157, 135, 113)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

D) Two

Question 8

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true 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 fruit are sour. Some sour are vegetables. Some vegetables are green. Conclusions: (I) All vegetables are sour. (II) Some sour are green.

Accepted Answer

B) Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

Question 9

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 9 17 33 65 129 ?

Accepted Answer

C) 257

Question 10

In a certain code language, ‘RETAINED’ is written as ‘ENIATERD’ and ‘MATURITY’ is written as ‘TIRUTAMY’. How will ‘FIREWALL’ be written in that language?

Accepted Answer

B) LAWERIFL

Question 11

In a certain code language, 'GLOBAL' is written as '221714272817', 'FOREST' is written as '23141124109', how will 'IMPACT' be written in that language?

Accepted Answer

B) 20161328269

Question 12

Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which number-pair does NOT belong to that group? (NOTE: The relation should be found without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits)

Accepted Answer

B) 73, 79

Question 13

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 107 + 2028 × 6 – 427 ÷ 7 = ?

Accepted Answer

A) 2758

Question 14

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

A) SVXZ

Question 15

‘Vacant’ is related to ‘Empty’ in the same way as ‘Crowd’ is related to ‘________’.

Accepted Answer

C) Throng

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 the fourth term is related to the third term. READER : ERZWRE :: SERIAL : ESIRLA :: JINGLE : ?

Accepted Answer

D) IJMTEL

Question 17

What is the number of triangles in the following figure?

Accepted Answer

B) 8

Question 18

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘×’ is replaced by ‘÷’, ‘÷’ is replaced by ‘+’, ‘+’ is replaced by ‘×’ and ‘−’ remains unchanged? 42 × 3 ÷ 4 + 9 − 17 = ?

Accepted Answer

B) 33

Question 19

16 is related to 30 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 81 is related to 110. To which of the following is 49 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

C) 72

Question 20

After the fall of the Guptas, different kingdoms emerged in various parts of India. Among them, the Maukharis emerged in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

D) Kannauj

Question 21

Which of the following nations won the ICC World Test Championship, defeating India, in 2023?

Accepted Answer

B) Australia

Question 22

Presently, which of the following countries is NOT a beneficiary of India's Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) Scheme?

Accepted Answer

D) Angola

Question 23

Which of the following Articles deals with the composition of the Rajya Sabha?

Accepted Answer

B) Article 80

Question 24

The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated as the national festival of India. In which of the following years was Gandhi ji born?

Accepted Answer

B) 1869

Question 25

What kind of phyllotaxy was examined in the Guava plant?

Accepted Answer

D) Opposite

Question 26

The Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer was instituted by which state in the year 1977?

Accepted Answer

B) Andhra Pradesh

Question 27

Indian Olympic Association was established in which of the following years?

Accepted Answer

A) 1927

Question 28

Which of the following is a public sector industry?

Accepted Answer

A) BHEL

Question 29

Which of following is NOT a device of parliamentary proceedings?

Accepted Answer

D) Full-day discussion

Question 30

Which of the following rivers marks the eastern-most boundary of the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

D) Brahmaputra

Question 31

What is the empirically fitted relationship between the rate of change of money, wage, and rate of unemployment known as?

Accepted Answer

D) Philips curve

Question 32

Which of the following is India’s national academy of dance?

Accepted Answer

D) Sangeet Natak Akademi

Question 33

Padma Bhushan awardee, Ustad Sabri Khan played which of the following musical instruments?

Accepted Answer

D) Sarangi

Question 34

Transition elements are the elements that are found in Groups 3-12 of the modern periodic table, that constitute the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) d-block

Question 35

A small object is placed on the focus on the left side of a convex lens. Where will be the image formed?

Accepted Answer

C) At infinity on the right side of the lens.

Question 36

One of the greatest of Chola ruler Rajaraja I ruled from 985 AD to ______.

Accepted Answer

C) 1014 AD

Question 37

Who asked James Rennel to prepare the map of Hindustan?

Accepted Answer

D) Robert Clive

Question 38

Who among the following is appointed as the new Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in March 2023?

Accepted Answer

D) Deepak Mohanty

Question 39

Indian National Army was formed in which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Singapore

Question 40

Match the following neighbouring countries with their official languages correctly.

Accepted Answer

B) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

Question 41

Which Article in the fundamental duty applies, when a construction worker takes his 8-year son to the site rather than sending him to school?

Accepted Answer

B) Article 51A (k)

Question 42

Exfoliation is a form of _________.

Accepted Answer

A) physical weathering

Question 43

Which Bill was passed by the Parliament, in July 2021, to help in the availability of working capital for the micro, small and medium enterprises sector?

Accepted Answer

C) The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Question 44

Identify the structural formula for magnesium hydroxide.

Accepted Answer

D) Mg(OH)2

Question 45

A trader owes a merchant ₹9,810 due in 1 year, but the trader wants to settle the account after 6 months. If the rate of simple interest is 9% per annum, how much cash (in ₹) should he pay?

Accepted Answer

D) 9,405

Question 46

The radius of the circle is 8 cm. The distance of a point lying outside the circle from the centre is 17 cm. The length of the tangent drawn from the outside point to the circle is:

Accepted Answer

B) 15 cm

Question 47

2 varieties of tea powders worth ₹250/kg and ₹300/kg are mixed with a third variety of tea powder in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth ₹350/kg, find the price of the third variety tea powder.

Accepted Answer

C) ₹425/kg

Question 48

A discount series of 10% and 16% on an invoice is the same as a single discount of:

Accepted Answer

A) 24.4%

Question 49

P and Q start running in opposite directions on a circular track from the same point. If their speeds are 10 m/s and 8 m/s, respectively, then after what time will they meet if the length of the track is 1620 m?

Accepted Answer

D) 90 seconds

Question 50

Two different quantities of the same solution having ingredients A and B are stored in two different containers. In the first container, there are 252 litre of A and 441 litre of B. In the second container, the total quantity of the solution was 1188 litre. How much of the solution in the second container was made up of ingredient B?

Accepted Answer

B) 756 litre

Question 51

Which digits should come in the place of x and y, respectively, if the number 62684xy is divisible by both 8 and 5?

Accepted Answer

B) 4 and 0

Question 52

For which of the following values of a and b do the given equations, have NO solution? x - ay = 2 - a (1 - a)x + 6y = a + b

Accepted Answer

B) a = 3,b ≠-1

Question 53

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. I have the hundred reasons to not attend the meeting tomorrow.

Accepted Answer

A) I have the hundred reasons

Question 54

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in brackets to fill in the blank. Sheila ________ (failed) all her classes.

Accepted Answer

A) passed

Question 55

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. All his friends admired him because he was a straight shooter.

Accepted Answer

D) A thoroughly upright straightforward person

Question 56

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. a large, flat area surrounded by seats used for sports or entertainment

Accepted Answer

B) Arena

Question 57

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. After I retire, I started a second career / as a writer and published several books / which allowed me to share my stories / and insights with a wider audience.

Accepted Answer

B) After I retire, I started a second career

Question 58

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Celebrate

Accepted Answer

B) Rejoice

Question 59

Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank. The ____________ was decorated with candles and chocolates everywhere.

Accepted Answer

C) floor

Question 60

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

Accepted Answer

A) Tangiable

Question 61

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Accepted Answer

A) Occurence

Question 62

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in the brackets to fill in the blank. She ________ the target by an inch and lost the gold medal. [hit]

Accepted Answer

C) missed

Question 63

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A period of ten years

Accepted Answer

B) Decade

Question 64

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. My uncle lives in New York, so I only see him once in a blue moon.

Accepted Answer

A) Not very often