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SSC Selection Post 2024 (Graduate Level) Official Paper (Held On: 26 Jun, 2024 Shift 3) (English)
SSC Selection Post 2024 (Graduate Level) Official Paper (Held On: 26 Jun, 2024 Shift 3) (English) with official questions, answers, and practice mock test.
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Section 1
General Intelligence and Reasoning
23 questions
Section Test
1
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. COMBINE : MOCENIB :: FURTHER : RUFREHT :: REVERSE : ?
MCQ
Correct answer: VERESRE
2
In a code language, 'ELASTCY' is coded as ‘GNCSVEA’ and 'VIRTUAL' is coded as ‘XKTTWCN’. How will 'TANGLED' be coded in the same language?
MCQ
Correct answer: VCPGNGF
3
Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 3]
4
Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter series. Z _ _ O _ _ E _ _ F _ E M _ F
MCQ
Correct answer: EMFZMOZO
5
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 552, ?, 650, 702, 756
MCQ
Correct answer: 600
6
In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the mother of B’ A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’ A × B means ‘A is the wife of B’ A # B means ‘A is the son of B’ Based on the above, how is W related to P if ‘W × V # T – R + P’?
MCQ
Correct answer: Mother’s brother’s son’s wife
7
425 is related to 11 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 482 is related to 14. Which of the following is related to 16 using the same logic?
MCQ
Correct answer: 286
8
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series, will complete the series. sr_ss_s_s_ss
MCQ
Correct answer: srsr
9
In a certain code language, ‘he knows spanish’ is coded as ‘ty fr op’ and ‘spanish is difficult’ is coded as ‘fr hg df’. How will ‘spanish’ be coded in that language?
MCQ
Correct answer: fr
10
Identify the figure which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 1]
11
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) Dermatologist : Skin :: Ophthalmologist : ?
MCQ
Correct answer: Eyes
12
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. EMAILS : VILXPB :: JOINED : GBQFRG :: MAKERS : ?
MCQ
Correct answer: VOHHDJ
13
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: No chess is a can. Not a single can is a horn. Every horn is an adapter. Conclusions: I. Some adapters which are horns are chess as well. II. No chess is a horn. III. Some adapters are horns.
MCQ
Correct answer: Only conclusion III follows
14
Six numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are written on different faces of a dice. Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the number on the face opposite to the one having 4.
MCQ
Correct answer: 5
15
Pointing towards the photograph of a person, Saksham said, “She is the only daughter of the only daughter of my father”. How is Saksham related to the person in the photograph?
MCQ
Correct answer: Mother's brother
16
In a certain code language, ‘MOBILES’ is written as ‘N12Y18O22H’ and ‘VEHICLE’ is written as ‘E22S18X15V’. How will ‘NEUTRON’ be written in the same code language?
MCQ
Correct answer: M22F7I12M
17
In a certain code language, ‘BELO’ is coded as ‘271217’ and ‘IGJA’ is coded as ‘117103’. How will ‘DUXE’ be coded in that language?
MCQ
Correct answer: 423247
18
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: No code is a knuckle. No eel is a code. Some codes are bulldozers. Conclusions: (I) Some bulldozers are codes. (II) Some bulldozers are not knuckles. (III) Some bulldozers are not eels.
MCQ
Correct answer: All the conclusions I, II and III follow
19
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
MCQ
Correct answer: YOT
20
If ‘+’ means ‘subtraction’, ‘−’ means ‘multiplication’, ‘÷’ means ‘addition’ and ‘×’ means ‘division’, then what is the value of the following expression? 22 − 4 + 72 × 18 ÷ 31
MCQ
Correct answer: 115
21
Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Rinse 2. Iron 3. Soak 4. Dry 5. Wash
MCQ
Correct answer: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
22
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Block 2. Province 3. District 4. Country 5. Street 6. Village
MCQ
Correct answer: 5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 4
23
In a code language, 'MAINTY' is coded as ‘SGOTZE’ and 'GENIOUS' is coded as ‘MKTOUAY’. How will 'POPULAR' be coded in the same language?
MCQ
Correct answer: VUVARGX
Section 2
General Awareness
27 questions
Section Test
24
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) USA : Dollar :: Bangladesh : ?
MCQ
Correct answer: Taka
25
In a certain code language, ‘YOUR’ is coded as ‘6543’ and ‘LOAD’ is coded as ‘3129’. What is the code for ‘O’ in that code language?
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 4]
26
Which of the following government schemes was launched to provide financial assistance to start-ups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialisation on 19 April 2021?
MCQ
Correct answer: Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)
27
The novel 'The White Tiger' was written by:
MCQ
Correct answer: Aravind Adiga
28
In which of the following dance forms is Mati-Akhora used as the basic exercise pattern that facilitates various dance poses?
MCQ
Correct answer: Sattriya
29
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005) provides work for how many days?
MCQ
Correct answer: 100
30
How many countries participated in the 2016 South Asian Games?
MCQ
Correct answer: Eight
31
Who among the following founded the Khudai Khidmatgars or the Red Shirts, a powerful non-violent movement?
MCQ
Correct answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
32
Who elects the Presiding Officer (the speaker) in the State legislature?
MCQ
Correct answer: Members of Vidhan Sabha
33
Who has taken the oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya in March 2023?
MCQ
Correct answer: Conrad K Sangma
34
निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन ले चेटेलियर के सिद्धांांत का सर्वोत्तम वर्णन करता है? A. नियम बताता है कि गैसों के मिश्रण का कुल दाब व्यक्ति गत गैसों के आंशिक दाब के योग के बराबर होता है। B. सिद्धांांत बताता है कि रासायनिक अभिक्रि या की दर अभिकारकों की सांद्रता के सीधे समानुपाती होती है। C. सिद्धांांत बताता है कि संतुलन पर एक प्रणाली का वर्णन करने वाले चर में परिवर्तन, परिवर्तन का प्रतिकार करने के लिए संतुलन स्थिति में बदलाव का कारण बनता है। D. नियम बताता है कि स्थिर तापमान पर गैस का आयतन उसके दाब के व्युुत्क्रमानुपाती होता है।
MCQ
Correct answer: C
35
Which of the following statements about the Kushana dynasty is INCORRECT?
MCQ
Correct answer: The First Buddhist Council was organised by Kanishka.
36
What is the percentage of concession on fares provided to women on HRTC buses under the ‘Nari ko Naman’ scheme launched by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in 2022?
MCQ
Correct answer: 50%
37
The Ryotwari system, devised by Thomas Munro, in which peasant cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was prevalent in which of the following present-day states/provinces?
MCQ
Correct answer: Tamil Nadu
38
Which of the following statements is/are true for the recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards? 1.Sonal Mansingh was elected as Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi in the year 2018. 2.Jatin Goswami was elected as Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi in the year 2018. 3.Radha Sridhar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 2018 for her contribution to Kathak.
MCQ
Correct answer: Both 1 and 2
39
________is associated with the production and metabolism of fats and steroid hormones.
MCQ
Correct answer: Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
40
Which of the following does NOT come under Directive Principles of State Policy?
MCQ
Correct answer: Promotion of Indian Local Languages
41
Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that the President is eligible for re- election?
MCQ
Correct answer: Article 57
42
Select the correct statement about climax community.
MCQ
Correct answer: It is an ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment.
43
Geologically, which of the following physiographic divisions of India is supposed to be one of the most stable land blocks?
MCQ
Correct answer: The Peninsular Plateau
44
Which of the following is NOT among the commercial sources of energy?
MCQ
Correct answer: Fuel wood
45
Which ministry started the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana?
MCQ
Correct answer: Ministry of Labour and Employment
46
Select the INCORRECT statement from among the following.
MCQ
Correct answer: ‘Piprahwa Stupa’ is situated in Sikkim.
47
Who among the following is called 'father of Indian constitution'?
MCQ
Correct answer: Bhim Rao Ambedkar
48
Atmospheric temperature does NOT depend on _________.
MCQ
Correct answer: salinity of oceans
49
निम्नलिखित में से किसे अकबर के शासनकाल में खान-ए-खाना की उपाधि से सम्माानित किया गया था?
MCQ
Correct answer: बैरम खाँ
50
Identify the Indian musician who is associated with wind instrument (played by blowing).
MCQ
Correct answer: Bismillah Khan
Section 3
Quantitative Aptitude
23 questions
Section Test
51
The marks out of 15 o of five students in different subjects are given in the following table Physics Subject Student Hindi English Chemistry Mathematics Ravi 135 140 132 121 141 Deepak 120 135 139 112 136 Sarit a 110 126 120 97 130 Kamal 130 125 98 102 120 Div ya 136 130 101 100 115 The percentage of marks scored by Ravi in Mathematics is
MCQ
Correct answer: 94
52
The difference between the total surface area and lateral surface area of a cube, if side of the cube is 11 cm (in square cm), is _________ .
MCQ
Correct answer: 242
53
An amount will be triple itself in 15 years at a certain rate of simple interest per annum. The rate of interest per annum is:
MCQ
Correct answer: 13%
54
If 12 students can read 4800 pages of a book in 15 days, then how many students can read 7200 pages of the same book in 10 days?
MCQ
Correct answer: 27
55
Four distinct positive numbers, ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’, in the order given, are in proportion. ‘b’ is 35 more than ‘a’ and ‘d’ is 60 more than ‘c’. The product of ‘a’ and ‘c’ is 5376. What is the sum of ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’?
MCQ
Correct answer: 399
56
A dishonest dealer professes to sell grains at cost price, but he uses a weight of 925 g for 1 kg weight. Find his gain percentage. (Approximate to two decimals.)
MCQ
Correct answer: 0.0811
57
Vinod and Sanjay were fighting against each other for the post of a village Pradhan. Sanjay got 47.5% votes and lost the election by 270 votes. How many votes did Vinod get (assuming that all the villagers participated in the voting)?
MCQ
Correct answer: 2835
58
The pie-chart below illustrates the different fruit yields from a farmer's land that were sold to a fruit shop during a specific week. study the chart and answer the question that follows. If a total of 900 kg of fruits were sold that week, find the difference in sales (in kg) between oranges and grapes.
MCQ
Correct answer: 45
59
If the average score of a cricketer in three matches is 38 and in two other matches is 23, then what is the average score in all five matches?
MCQ
Correct answer: 32
60
If - =5, then the value of x is equal to:
MCQ
Correct answer: 6
61
Simplify the following expression: x y x -y)(x 2 + y 2)(x 4 + y x 8 + y x 16 + y 16)
MCQ
Correct answer: 32 -y 32
62
If sin + co sec 0 = V 5, then the value of sin?0 + c co sec 3 e is:
MCQ
Correct answer: 2 V 5
63
A person spends 40% of his salary on food items, 50% of the remaining on transport, and 30% of the remaining on clothes. After spending on food, transport and clothes, he saves ₹1,260 every month, what is his monthly salary?
MCQ
Correct answer: ₹6,000
64
Which of the following numbers is divisible by 8?
MCQ
Correct answer: 6816
65
ΔXYZ is an isosceles triangle such that XY = XZ. It is given that YS ⊥ XZ and ZT ⊥ XY. What is the relation between YS and ZT?
MCQ
Correct answer: YS = ZT
66
If is a digit such that 7235 is divisible by 11, then the value of * is:
MCQ
Correct answer: 8
67
The lengths of the three sides of a triangle are given as 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. The ratio of their corresponding altitudes to the opposite vertices will be:
MCQ
Correct answer: 20∶15∶12
68
On an item there is 8% discount on the marked price of ₹32,000. After giving an additional season’s discount, the item is sold for ₹25,000. How much is the season’s discount (in %)? (Correct to two places of decimal)
MCQ
Correct answer: 15.08%
69
A stock portfolio consists of three stocks. Stock A represents 30% of the portfolio and has a return of 5%. Stock B represents 40% of the portfolio and has a return of 10%. Stock C represents the remaining 30% of the portfolio and has a return of 8%. What is the average return of the portfolio?
MCQ
Correct answer: 7.9%
70
The pie chart below shows the distribution of female employees working in a company in five different districts (A, B, C, Dand E). Total number of female employees in five districts 136000 Distribution of total number of female employees working in a company in five different districts 13% 22% 15% 20% 30% What is the total number of female employees working in a company in district C and district D
MCQ
Correct answer: 61200
71
If cos 2θ = 0, where θ is an acute angle, then find the value of sin ($75^\circ$ - θ).
MCQ
Correct answer: [Diagram / Option 2]
72
A thief steals an item and escapes, running at 13.5 km/h. A policeman arrives at the spot of the crime after 8 minutes and immediately starts chasing the thief. 28 minutes after the policeman started to chase the thief, there is still a gap of 540 m between the two. At what distance from the spot of the crime would the policeman catch up with the thief, and what is the speed (in km/h) at which the policeman ran?
MCQ
Correct answer: 10.8 km, 16.2
73
x^2+- 15,then the value of is:
MCQ
Correct answer: 223
Section 4
English Comprehension
27 questions
Section Test
74
On two items of equal prices, T gets 12% profit on one item and incurs 8% loss on other. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?
MCQ
Correct answer: Profit, 2%
75
30 persons working 10 hours a day can do 5 units of work in 12 days. How many people are required to do 8 units of that work in 16 days if they work for 8 hours a day?
MCQ
Correct answer: 45
76
Select the correct option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution'. The train left before I reached the station.
MCQ
Correct answer: had left before I reached
77
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Loathe
MCQ
Correct answer: Hate
78
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Lift the veil!
MCQ
Correct answer: Let the veil be lifted!
79
A word in the following sentence is INCORRECTLY spelt. Select that word from the given options. Fungal diseases in the lungs are often similar to other illnesses such as bacterial or viral pneumoniia
MCQ
Correct answer: pneumoniia
80
A word in the following sentence is INCORRECTLY spelt. Select that word from the given options. It’s better to think about what you are doing right now—without worying about the unknown.
MCQ
Correct answer: worying
81
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
MCQ
Correct answer: Chronology
82
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. She is enough wise not to interfere in their matter, once being insulted publicly by them.
MCQ
Correct answer: She is enough wise
83
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. Generally, a cycle has an seat and handle along with two pedals and a bell, sometimes a carrier too.
MCQ
Correct answer: Generally, a cycle has an
84
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The question is being answered by Sherry.
MCQ
Correct answer: Sherry is answering the question.
85
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Intelligible
MCQ
Correct answer: Comprehensible
86
Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom. At sixes and sevens
MCQ
Correct answer: In disorder
87
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. We met a lot of people _______ our stay in Ahmedabad.
MCQ
Correct answer: during
88
Select the option that correctly expresses the given sentence in direct speech. The coach asked us when we were planning to begin practice.
MCQ
Correct answer: “When are you planning to begin practice?”, the coach asked us.
89
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. They said to him, “Do not jump into the pond today.”
MCQ
Correct answer: They told him not to jump into the pond that day.
90
Select the most appropriate word opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the underlined word in the given sentence. Human life is transient.
MCQ
Correct answer: permanent
91
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
MCQ
Correct answer: that
92
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
MCQ
Correct answer: to disappear
93
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
MCQ
Correct answer: until
94
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
MCQ
Correct answer: slowly
95
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
MCQ
Correct answer: just as
96
Select the most appropriate title of the passage.
MCQ
Correct answer: The Debate over Judicial Activism
97
Identify the central theme of the passage.
MCQ
Correct answer: The role and impact of judicial activism in India
98
What can be inferred about the Supreme Court's role in shaping laws?
MCQ
Correct answer: It has expanded the scope of constitutional principles.
99
Find the correct ANTONYM of the following word from the passage. Proactive
MCQ
Correct answer: Careless
100
According to the passage, what do critics argue regarding judicial activism?
MCQ
Correct answer: It encroaches on the domains of other branches.