SSC CGL 2021 ( Held on 2021 )
General Instructions
General Intelligence and Reasoning
In the following question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions, and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: All book are pencil. All pencil are eraser. All eraser are bottle. All bottle are black. Conclusions: I. Some eraser are black. II. Some bottle are pencil. III. All book are bottle.
MCQExplanation:
All follow
Find the best relationship among the three classes in the following diagrams: Women, Mother, Psychologist
MCQExplanation:
Diagram 2
In a certain code language, "MANAGE" is written as "VTZMZN", how can "GOOGLE" be written in that code language?
MCQExplanation:
VOTLLT
In a certain code language, "SYSTEM" is written as "UAUVGO", how can "CHUNKS" be written in that code language?
MCQExplanation:
EJWPMU
If in a certain coding language, 'DUSTBIN' is written as '28-18-4-40-38-42-8'. How will 'ANDROID' be written in that code language?
MCQExplanation:
8-18-30-36-8-28-2
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
MCQExplanation:
11
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
MCQExplanation:
16
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace * signs and to balance the following equation: $8^{}5^{}27^{}3^{}16$
MCQExplanation:
$x=-+$
Choose the correct mirror image of the given problem figure when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure. DIVIsible
MCQExplanation:
eldialVIO
From the given responses, find the missing alphanumeric cluster in the series. R3F, P6J, N9N, L12R, ?
MCQExplanation:
J15V
Directions: Answer the questions based on the information given below. There are five members in a family i.e. A, B, C, E and F. A has two children. E is daughter of F who is not a female. B is the only son of A. E is the granddaughter of A. How is B related to C?
MCQExplanation:
Brother
Select the pair from the options below that shares the same relation as the relation present between the word pair below. Horse : Neigh
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Not provided
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LVO
Find the missing number from the given alternatives. $$\begin{array}{cccc} & 897 & & \ 4 & & & 5 \ 3 & & & \ 45 & 3 & & \ 96 & & & 36 \ ? & & & \end{array}$$
MCQExplanation:
180
Find the odd one out:
MCQExplanation:
SUWX
Select the related number from the given alternatives. $20:30::?:72$
MCQExplanation:
56
In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives. ADGJ: MPSV :: ? : NQTW
MCQExplanation:
ВЕНК
In each of the following questions, a series is given. Find the term that will replace the question mark. 23, 25, 29, ?, 53, 85
MCQExplanation:
37
A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figure. From the given answer figure indicate how it would appear when unfolded.
MCQExplanation:
Option 3
In which answer figure the given figure is embedded (Rotation not allowed)?
MCQExplanation:
Option 3
What will be the next figure in the series?
MCQExplanation:
Option 1
By folding the given paper, which of the following cube can be made?
MCQExplanation:
Option 4
Arrange the following words according to the dictionary order: 1. Programmer 2. Processor 3. Progress 4. Permanent 5. Persistent
MCQExplanation:
4, 5, 2, 1, 3
In this question, which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words. 1. Flower 2. Seed 3. Plant 4. Fruits 5. Tree
MCQExplanation:
2, 3, 5, 1, 4
General Awareness
Who is the author of the famous Arabic book "Kitab ul Hind"?
MCQExplanation:
Al-Biruni
Which of the following festivals celebrated in Odisha?
MCQExplanation:
Chandan Yatra
The structural and functional units of kidney is called
MCQExplanation:
Nephrons
What was the main objective of the digital India scheme ?
MCQExplanation:
To increase the internet and broadband connection in rural areas
As of December 2020, who among the following is the Governor of Odisha?
MCQExplanation:
Ganeshi Lal
Which player has recently won the little of Yonex Thailand Badminton Open 2021 in women's category?
MCQExplanation:
Carolina Marine
In IPL, AB De Villiers plays for which team?
MCQExplanation:
Royal Challengers Banglore
What is the capital of New Zealand?
MCQExplanation:
Wellington
Electron volt is a unit of:
MCQExplanation:
Energy
Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following? 1. Chaudhary Charan Singh 2. Morarji Desai 3. Indira Gandhi 4. Jawaharlal Nehru 5. Lal Bahadur Shastri
MCQExplanation:
4, 5, 3, 2, 1
Eastern Ghats passes through which of the following states?
MCQExplanation:
Odisha
What is the national game of Thailand?
MCQExplanation:
Boxing
Recently the 2021 Padma Awards were announced by the Indian government. Which of the following people are not among the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan 2021?
MCQExplanation:
Tarun Gogoi
_______ was one of the founders of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.
MCQExplanation:
Chandrashekhar Azad
Siju bird sanctuary is located in which state?
MCQExplanation:
Meghalaya
Who has won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?
MCQExplanation:
Raj Kamal Jha
Kartarpur Sahib corridor connects Dera Baba Nanak Shrine in Gurdaspur, India to Kartarpur Gurudwara in Pakistan, which is located near the banks of the river
MCQExplanation:
Ravi
Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of which of the following missions?
MCQExplanation:
Arya Samaj
Van Dhan Vikas Yojana programme is of which state?
MCQExplanation:
Manipur
What is the total number of districts in Madhya Pradesh?
MCQExplanation:
52
The dimensional formula of linear momentum of a system is:
MCQExplanation:
$[M^{1}L^{1}T^{-1}]$
Which river is also known as 'Dakshin Ganga'?
MCQExplanation:
Godavari river
When did the second round table conference happened?
MCQExplanation:
September, 1931
When was the Planning Commission of India established?
MCQExplanation:
1950
Which state government launched Arthika Spandana Yojana?
MCQExplanation:
Karnataka
Quantitative Aptitude
A person sells an article at 21% discount and gets 21% profit on it, then find the ratio of cost price and marked price.
MCQExplanation:
$79:121$
Simplify the expression:$$\frac{\csc\theta}{\csc\theta + 1} + \frac{\csc\theta}{\csc\theta - 1} - 2\tan^2\theta$$
MCQExplanation:
2
If $8(x+y)^3 - 27(x-y)^3 = (5y-x)(Ax^2 + By^2 + Cxy)$ then find $A+B-C$.
MCQExplanation:
36
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Not provided
The table shows units of electricity consumed in four cities in the following years:Kolkata (2013-2017), Mumbai (2013-2017), Delhi (2013-2017), Lucknow (2013-2017).Electricity consumption in Mumbai in 2018 is 12% less than electricity consumption in Kolkata in 2016. What is the electricity consumption in Mumbai in 2018?
MCQExplanation:
4400 units
If $\frac{\cos^2\theta}{\cot^2\theta - \cos^2\theta} = 3$, find $\tan\theta + \csc\theta$.
MCQExplanation:
$5/\sqrt{3}$
If a number $676xy$ is divisible by 3, 7, and 11 then find the value of $(3x-5y)$.
MCQExplanation:
9
$\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle PQR$ are two similar triangles and their respective areas are $81\text{ cm}^2$ and $64\text{ cm}^2$. If the length of the median of $\triangle ABC$ is 10.8 cm then find the length of the median of $\triangle PQR$.
MCQExplanation:
$9.6\text{ cm}^2$
If $x+y=4$ and $1/x + 1/y = 16/15$, find $x^3+y^3$.
MCQExplanation:
19
Study the table chart carefully. It shows the number of employees in various departments in 5 companies.Find the average number of employees from the technical department hired by all companies taken together.
MCQExplanation:
202
In a circle, O is the center and the length of the diameter and one chord is 25 cm and 21 cm respectively. Then find the perpendicular distance from the center to the chord.
MCQExplanation:
$\sqrt{46}$ cm
The average of 28 numbers is 77 and the average of the first 14 numbers is 72 and the average of the last 15 numbers is 79. If we remove the 14th number, then find the new average of the remaining numbers to one decimal place.
MCQExplanation:
78.4
Two-person A and B can do a piece of work alternately when B starts the work in 11 days and A can do the same work in 24 days, then find the time taken by B to complete the $5/6$ unit of work.
MCQExplanation:
12 days
The table presents the number of units of the product produced and sold by a company during six years (2012–2017). Find the ratio between total production and total sales.
MCQExplanation:
253:227
ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral having $\angle ADC = 78^\circ$, where DC and AB are extended so that they meet at E such that $\angle CEB = 52^\circ$ and AD and BC are extended to meet at F. Find the value of $\angle AFB$.
MCQExplanation:
$28^\circ$
A person invests Rs. 8192 at 15% compounded every 5 months for $1\frac{1}{4}$ years. Then find the compound interest.
MCQExplanation:
Rs. 1634
A merchant purchases 15 articles in Rs. 140 each and other 10 articles in Rs. 120 each and if he sells each article at Rs. 143, then find the profit percent of merchant.
MCQExplanation:
8.33%
What must be subtracted from 19, 28, 55, 91 so that they are in the same proportion?
MCQExplanation:
7
The area of $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle PQR$ is $144\text{ cm}^2$ and $49\text{ cm}^2$ respectively, if the length of the side AC is 9 cm, then find PR.
MCQExplanation:
5.25 cm
If the side of a rhombus is 13 cm and the length of one of its diagonals is 24 cm. Find the area of the rhombus.
MCQExplanation:
$120\text{ cm}^2$
Items sold in 2014 is how much percent more than items produced by company in 2017.
MCQExplanation:
55.88%
Simplify the given expression:$${2 + (45% \text{ of } 400 - 20 \times 6)} \div {25% \text{ of } 72 + (11 \times 3 - 4 \times 7)}$$
MCQExplanation:
4
Find the value of $\cot 25^\circ \times \cot 35^\circ \times \cot 45^\circ \times \cot 55^\circ \times \cot 65^\circ$.
MCQExplanation:
1
P and Q are two points that divide the total length of X and Y into 3 equal parts. The ratio of time taken by a boat from X to Y and Y to X is 4 : 5. Find the ratio of Downstream speed to the speed of the stream.
MCQExplanation:
10:1
English Comprehension
Choose the correct synonym:GENERIC
MCQExplanation:
Universal
Choose the correct synonym:REGIME
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Rule
Choose the correct antonym:GRADUAL
MCQExplanation:
abrupt
Choose the correct antonym:SEIZE
MCQExplanation:
release
Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:Raise the bar
MCQExplanation:
raise the standards which need to be met in order to qualify for something.
Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:Bang for one's buck
MCQExplanation:
Value for one's money
Choose one word for the following meaning:A group of cattle or sheep
MCQExplanation:
herd
Choose the most appropriate word for the given meaning:group of three novels
MCQExplanation:
trilogy
Choose the correct spelling:
MCQExplanation:
manageable
Choose the correct spelling:
MCQExplanation:
wilderness
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.A. For example, Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi wanted the Company to recognise her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her husband.B. Since the mid-eighteenth century, nawabs and rajas had seen their power erode.C. Many ruling families tried to negotiate with the Company to protect their interests.D. They had gradually lost their authority and honour.
MCQExplanation:
BDCA
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.A. So desert animals have had to find different ways of coping with the harsh conditions.B. For example, gerbils spend the hottest part of the day in cool underground burrows.C. And strange insects called darkling beetles are experts at catching drops of moisture through their legs.D. Deserts are the driest places on earth and sometimes go for months, or even years, without rain.
MCQExplanation:
DABC
In the question given below, there are five blanks. Choose the appropriate answers for the blank as per the question asked:Among 20,000 bee species globally, honey bees (1) the well-known taxa because of their apicultural use and (2) pollinating agents. Ten extant species, the dwarf, the giant and the cavity nesting honey bees including the imported European honey bee, Apis mellifera, are found in Asia. Four species each in India and Thailand, five species each (3) China and Indonesia, are reported besides mellifera. Only recently, Apis indica (Fabriciuos, 1798), the Plains Honey Bee of south India, and breviligula, the Giant Philippine Honey Bee, are recognized as valid species. Many works had been done on the honey bees nevertheless, there is no report on the indigenous honey bee species of Bhutan (4) Apis laboriosa, dorsata and florae are regarded as native to Bhutan without (5) authentic study. This information reports five indigenous species and mellifera, which is imported from India in 1986.What will come in blank 1?
MCQExplanation:
are
[Same passage as Q88]What will come in blank number 2?
MCQExplanation:
effective
[Same passage as Q88]What will come in blank number 3?
MCQExplanation:
in
[Same passage as Q88]What will come in blank number 4?
MCQExplanation:
although
[Same passage as Q88]What will come in blank number 5?
MCQExplanation:
any
Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.They expected that (1)/ Mr. Yadav would (2)/ joined them (3)/ No error (4)
MCQExplanation:
3
In the given question, a sentence is divided into four parts. Read the sentence given below to find out if it contains any error.Each of (A)/ the girls (B)/ has their (C)/ own kitchen set. (D)
MCQExplanation:
C
Direction: Spot the erroneous parts, if any, in the following sentences:(a) Unless I do not hear / (b) from you, I will not see you / (c) at two o'clock. / (d) No error
MCQExplanation:
(a)
Direction: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.You are forbidden to go out until we come back from work.
MCQExplanation:
Do not go out until we come back from work.
Direction: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.The queen, as well as her sons, was sent into exile by the king.
MCQExplanation:
The king sent the queen, as well as her sons, into exile.
Direction: In these questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.He told me that he had expected me to attend the function.
MCQExplanation:
He said to me, "I expected you to attend the function."
Direction: In these questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.Tim said, "I went to Australia to visit my family".
MCQExplanation:
Tim said that he had gone to Australia to visit his family.
Choose the correct spelling:
MCQExplanation:
peacefully