SSC Selection Post (Higher Secondary Level) Official Paper (Held On 30 June, 2023 Shift 2) (English)

SSC Selection Post (Higher Secondary Level) Official Paper (Held On 30 June, 2023 Shift 2) (English) with official questions, answers, and practice mock test.

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Section 1

General Intelligence and Reasoning

22 questions Section Test

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 18, 54, 29, 87, 62, 186, ?

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Which of the following interchanges of signs would make the given equation correct? 288 × 72 + 36 ÷ 12 - 6 = 20770

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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 from the statements. Statements: All streams are rivers. All ponds are rivers. All rivers are oceans. Conclusions: I. Some oceans are streams. II. All ponds are oceans. III. Some oceans are not rivers.

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Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary. 1. Glacier 2. Gloomy 3. Glossy 4. Glorious 5. Glitter

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In a certain code language, ‘OFFCUTS’ is written as ‘LUUXDEF’ and ‘PARADOX’ is written as ‘KZIZUJA’. How will ‘NAILING’ be written in that language?

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Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1.Bachelor 2.Backdoor 3.Bacteria 4.Backbone 5.Badgered

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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.) Omelette : Egg :: Metal : ?

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यदि, 'A % Z' का अर्थ है 'A, Z का पुत्र है', ‘A & Z' का अर्थ है ‘A, Z के पिता है', 'A × Z' का अर्थ है 'A, Z की बहन है', ‘A # Z' का अर्थ है ‘A, Z की माता है', ‘A $ Z' का अर्थ है ‘A, Z की पुत्रीी है', ‘A @ Z' का अर्थ है ‘A, Z की पुत्रवधू है', तो दिए गए व्‍यंजक में, C का D से क्‍या संबंध है? C $ A # E & B % G @ D

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Select the option that is related to the fifth word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word and the fourth word is related to the third 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) APPOINT : APPOINTMENT :: ARRANGE : ARRANGEMENT :: ADJUST : ?

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In a code language, 'STATE' is written as ‘19-20-1-20-5’ and ‘HOME’ is written as ‘8-15- 13-5’. How will 'TELEVISION' be written in that language?

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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. SHIRT : RGISU :: KNIFE : JMIGF :: CHAIR : ?

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Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks of the given series will complete the letter series. G _ _ A B G H I _ _ G _ I _ B _ H I _ B

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Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at MiNas shown MUD 23 X 87

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Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series. CFL, EIK, GLJ, IOI, _ _ _

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In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements. Statements: I. All pens are sketches. II. All sketches are books. III. Some books are colours. Conclusions: I. Some books are pens. II. Some colours are sketches.

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Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 287, 195, 286, 189, 284, 184, 281, 180, ?

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Select the figure that will replace the question mark in the following series

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'A + B' का अर्थ है 'A, B का पुत्र है'। 'A - B' का अर्थ है 'A, B की माता है'। 'A × B' का अर्थ है 'A, B का पिता है'। 'A ÷ B' का अर्थ है 'A, B की बहन है'। यदि J ÷ K × L + M – N है, तो निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन सही नहीं है?

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Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Month 2. Day 3. Decade 4. Year 5. Century

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In a code language, 'BOARD' is written as ‘40’ and ‘TIME’ is written as ‘47’. How will 'CUDDLE' be written in that language?

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Two different positions of the same dice are shown the six faces of which are numbered from to 6.what will be the sum of the expected numbers on the face opposite to the one showing i '

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‘F + C’ का अर्थ है कि ‘F, C की बहन है’, ‘F – C’ का अर्थ है कि ‘F, C का पति है’, ‘F × C’ का अर्थ है कि ‘F, C के पिता है’, ‘F ÷ C’ का अर्थ है कि ‘F, C की पुत्रीी है’। यदि ‘R+ T÷P × Q’ है, तो P का R से क्‍या रिश्‍ता है?

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Section 2

General Awareness

25 questions Section Test

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. ISLE : GNVL :: JUMP : ROXM :: KATE : ?

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In a certain code language, 'ALUMNUS' is written as 'ZOFMMFH' and ‘EMINENT’ is written as ‘VNRNVMG’. How will 'HAPPENS' be written in that language?

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In a certain code language, 'MATURE' is coded as '7 26 14 22 9 6', and 'OUTPUT' is coded as '7 6 12 7 6 11'. How will 'REMOVE' be coded in that language?

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Who among the following musicians was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999?

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Ganesh Chaturthi is observed in __________ month of Hindu calendar.

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On the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, which of the following departments of the Government of India organised ‘Nari Samagam & Spardha’ – a Women Sports Meet in January 2023?

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Who among the following was the author of the book ‘Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi’?

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Who among the following is the first Indian girl to win Jr. Squash Open in the US in December 2021?

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Which Indian musician’s autobiography is titled ‘Raga Mala’?

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Which of the following is a Rabi crop in Northern India?

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Which of the following pair of dances belongs to Kerala?

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What is the ratio by mass of carbon and oxygen in carbon dioxide?

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Who was appointed as the Union Minister of Law and Justice in July 2021?

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Under _____ a new policy of “paramountcy” was initiated. In this policy the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.

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Which union territory has the highest sex ratio value according to the 2011 census?

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The Kandariya Mahadeva temple, which is dedicated to Shiva and was constructed in 999 by the Chandela dynasty, is an example of which of the following styles of architecture?

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Who among the following was the founder and director of the ‘Darpana Academy of Performing Arts’, an institute that focuses on training students in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad?

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From the given alternatives, identify the dwarf planet.

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Which of the following is the oldest text of ancient India?

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The Jhelum River rises from which of the following sources?

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According to recent UNFPA estimates, 68 per cent of India’s population is between _____ years of age in 2022.

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How many Fundamental Duties are there in the Indian Constitution?

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भारत में संघ की कार्यपालिका शक्ति _______ को प्रााप्त है।

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There shall be a _______ with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President of India.

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Which of the following does NOT belong to class Insecta?

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Section 3

Quantitative Aptitude

24 questions Section Test

What is the distance between the two goal posts in a football match?

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Peeling, cutting or crushing onion tissue releases which enzyme that makes our eyes water?

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Which of the following women personalities has the honour of being a ‘Double Medalist’ at the Olympics?

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The value of cosec $41^\circ$ – sec $49^\circ$ is:

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For what value of p does the system of equations 18x + 36y + 45 = 0 and px - 54y + 67 = 0 have no solution?

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विक्टोोरिया ने ऐसी वस्तुुएँ खरीदीं जिनका संयुक्त अंकित मूल्य $4,00,000 था। उसे नकद में किए गए भुगतान के हिस्सेे पर 10% की छूट और क्रेेडिट कार्ड के माध्यम से किए गए भुगतान के हिस्सेे पर 2% अधिभार की पेशकश की गई थी। यदि विक्टोोरिया ने कुल $3,78,000 का भुगतान किया, तो उसने क्रेेडिट कार्ड के माध्यम से अधिभार सहित कितना भुगतान किया?

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Two numbers are in the ratio of 7 : 6. If the difference between their squares is 637, then the numbers are:

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Two triangles PRS and DEF are similar whose perimeters are 36 cm and 40 cm, respectively. If length of DE is 10 cm, then what is the length (in cm) of PR?

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A car starts running at an initial speed of 60km/h, with its speed increasing every hour by 10km/h. How many hours will it take to cover a distance of 1210km?

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Muskan buys two kg of pulses for ₹400 and sells it for ₹440. She also uses the weight of 850 gm instead of 1 kg. What is Muskan’s actual profit percentage?

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13 विद्याार्थियों के औसत अंक 67 हैं। यदि पहले सात विद्याार्थियों के औसत अंक 61 हैं और अंतिम सात विद्याार्थियों के औसत अंक 65 हैं, तो सातवें विद्याार्थी के अंक क्याा हैं?

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Mohan divides 14817 by a certain number. If the quotient and the remainder he gets are 98 and 117, respectively, then the divisor is:

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The driver of a car travelling at a speed of 60 km/h decides to slow down to 40 km/h after covering half of the distance. What is the average speed of the car (in km/h)?

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[Image / Diagram based question]

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A merchant purchases a smartwatch for ₹1,800 and fixes its list price in such a way that, after allowing a discount of 10%, he earns a profit of 22%. The list price of the smartwatch (in ₹) is:

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The following pie chart shows the number of workers of different categories A B, C, D, E, F, G and H of a factory in 1995. H: 9.0% A:10.0% G: 6.0% B: 15.0% F:15.0% C: 12.0% E:8.0% D:25.0% What is the central angle (angular value) for the category D of the pie chart?

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Which of the following numbers will completely divide (661 + 662 + 663 + 664)?

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The given graph shows the number (in hundreds) of trees axed in four cities during the period 2016 2020 Ch an dig a rh Ahmad a bad Pune Kolkata 25 24 23 23 24.4 22.5 20 21 19.5 18.4 18.5 20 18 18 18 19 17.6 16 17.5 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Find the average number of trees axed from all the four cities in 2019(neglectthe decimal part).

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Two numbers are, respectively, 16% and 30% less than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

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Anita travelled a distance for 11 minutes at the speed of 35 km/h in an autorikshaw. She travelled for 11 minutes in a taxi at 55 km/h and finally she travelled for 11 minutes by bus at 42 km/h to reach home. Find her average speed for the whole journey.

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The area of the triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 5 cm, and 6 cm is:

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In an election between two candidates, 80% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 10% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9,936 votes which were 60% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election.

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The monthly income of a person was Rs.80,000 and his monthly expenditure was Rs.45,000. Next year, his income increased by 16% and his expenditure increased by 8%. Find the percentage increase in his savings (correct to 2 decimal places).

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Which of the following is perfectly divisible by 11?

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Section 4

English Comprehension

29 questions Section Test

At what rate per annum will the simple interest on Rs.550 be Rs.33 in 3 years?

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The diagonal (in cm) of a cuboid with dimensions 9cm × 12cm × 20cm is:

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Solve.8

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What sum of money amounts to Rs. 2,600 in 2 years and to Rs. 2,700 in 3 years at a fixed rate of simple interest annually?

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. My cousin’s fanatical views made him very unpopular with his friends.

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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. After that long afternoon, / when I quietly entered her room / to hand over the packet to her, / she asked me to sit reluctant

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. Anant said that he was feeling sleepy.

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Something which lasts forever

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. A diamond necklace was to be bought by my wife.

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Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. We always love to get the updated version of gadgets we use.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. ______ for an hour made me lose my breath.

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Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word from the following sentence. Elegant The table cloth on my brother’s study table was classic and splendid, yet my mother found it very awkward and odd.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Ravi _______ to my house yesterday.

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Hand and glove

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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Paranoia

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Identify the sentence that contains no spelling errors.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. It is only a rope, she ______ herself, though it looked very much like a snake.

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. Bidding farewell to me, my juniors wished me a bright and successful career ahead.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘endeavour’ given in the second paragraph.

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What should be done in order to achieve success in whatever you do?

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What do great leaders have in common?

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Identify the tone of the passage.

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘laziness’ given in the second paragraph.

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