SSC Selection Post (Matric Level) Official Paper (Held On: 27 June, 2023 Shift 2) (English)

SSC Selection Post (Matric Level) Official Paper (Held On: 27 June, 2023 Shift 2) (English) with official questions, answers, and practice mock test.

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Section 1

General Intelligence and Reasoning

24 questions Section Test

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the signs and to balance the given equation. 6214718*26

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Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

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Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at ' PQ ' as shown below. beR 78 erg iH 6 bf

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Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. _G _J Y _ U _ _G _ _Y G U _

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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: All tanks are plates. All cots are plates. Some oats are cots. Conclusions: I. Some tanks are cots. II. Some plates are tanks. III. Some plates are oats.

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‘A # B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’. ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’. ‘A & B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’. ‘A % B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’. If W % D # G @ B & M @ I, then how is D related to M?

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Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the signs and to balance the given equation. 165 33 26 17 2 19 * 16

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Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Seedling 2. Sapling 3. Tree 4. Seed 5. Forest

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Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

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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 mug is a bucket. All mugs are cups. Some cups are spoons. Conclusions: I. Some spoons are buckets. II. Some mugs are spoons. III. Some cups are not buckets.

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Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary. 1. Memoir 2. Menial 3. Melamine 4. Melancholy 5. Memory

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‘A + B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’. ‘A – B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’. ‘A × B’ means ‘A is the father of B’. ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’. If C × M ÷ S × K – T + Q, then which of the following statements is NOT correct?

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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. RED : GHU :: BLUE : HXOE :: PINK : ?

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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: All schools are colleges. All colleges are houses. All houses are roads. Conclusions: I. All schools are roads. II. All schools are houses. III. All colleges are roads.

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Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. Q _ C _ Q S _B _ S _ _Q S _ _

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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) Oology : Eggs :: Palaeontology : ?

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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. MUSLIN 2. MOUSSE 3. MOUTH 4. MOW 5. MOVE 6. MUCK

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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: No pigeon is a dove. Some doves are sparrows. All sparrows are birds. Conclusions: (I) Some sparrows are not pigeons. (II) Some sparrows are doves. (III) Some birds are doves.

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Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? SPIN, RQJM, ?, PSLK, OTMJ

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Which of the following numbers will replace the questionmark (?) in the given number series? 25, 115, 214, 322, ?, 565, 700

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Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term. MISSION : NOSSIIM :: PHOENIX : ? :: ORGANIC: CIGANRO

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

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Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term and the fifth term is related to the sixth term 8 : 508 :: ? : 2193 :: 2 : 4

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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 the fourth term is related to the third term. EARLY :YLRAE :: IMAGE : EGAMI :: LASER : ?

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Section 2

General Awareness

24 questions Section Test

‘A # B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’. ‘A % B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’. ‘A & B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’. ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’. If S # P % Q @ T & V % X , then how is S related to X?

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In which of the following sports is the technique clean and jerk used?

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Which compound is used to remove the skins from tomatoes, potatoes and other fruits and vegetables for canning and as an ingredient in food preservatives that helps prevent mold and bacteria from growing in food?

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How is the molecular weight of fatty acid determined?

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If four resistors of 3 Ω, 4 Ω, 5 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in series, what will be the combined resistance of the four resistors?

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Which of the following instruments is performed by Nandini and Ragini Shankar?

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What was the theme of Independence Day in the year 2015 in India?

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What was the style of architecture used in Laxmi Vilas Palace of Vadodara, Gujarat?

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Which of the following is the highest peak of South India?

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In which of the following years, did the Nawab of Awadh accept the Subsidiary Alliance, introduced by Lord Wellesley, Governor General of British India?

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Kamalini and Nalini Asthana, the dancer duo have been conferred with the Padma Shri in 2022. They are renowned for which of the following dance forms?

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Which of the following is considered as small earthquakes in underground caves and mines which are caused by the seismic waves produced by the eruption of rock on the surface?

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Which of the following classical dance forms begins with a drum playing performance called ‘Kelikottu’?

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Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won Silver and Bronze in which sport at the Tokyo Paralympics?

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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that no religious instructions shall be provided in any education institution wholly maintained out of state funds?

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Who was appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor of the Government of India in January 2022?

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When were the general elections to the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory held for the first time?

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In 1921–22, farmers of the Malabar seacoast of Kerala undertook a great uprising, which is known as the _________.

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Which of the following indicators presents a picture of occupational structure and unemployment in India?

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Karmayogi Bharat owns and operates the digital assets and platforms for the online training of _______________.

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Who is the author of the novel ‘A Suitable Boy’ which is one of the longest novel?

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Who is given the credit for starting the Gupta era?

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Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan got a direct entry into the doubles main draw of the fourth edition of which of the following tennis tournaments that began in January 2022?

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What does the “Green Revolution” refers to in Indian Agriculture?

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Section 3

Quantitative Aptitude

26 questions Section Test

Who is a marginal worker as per the standard census definition in India?

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Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri is a gateway to which of the following mosques?

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P borrows ₹5,00,000 from the bank which charges 18% simple interest per annum at the start of the year. He pays 11 equal monthly instalments of ₹40,000 and his bike at the end of the year to pay the amount. What is the value of the bike given?

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Find the fourth proportion to the numbers 20, 32 and 36.

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The mean proportional between (3+V 5) and (15-V 125) is

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If 45 men can build a wall of 360 m length in 18 days, how many men will take 15 days to build a similar type of wall of length 180 m?

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The curved surface area of a hemisphere is 693 cm 2.Its radius will be (Take Tt = 22

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What is the remainder when 4999 is divided by 7?

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A merchant bought two qualities of rice at the rate of Rs.120/kg and Rs.220/kg. In 72 kg of the second quality rice, how much rice (in kg) of the first quality should be mixed so that the resulting mixture may be sold at the rate of Rs.280/kg to earn a profit of 40%?

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Sanjib's salary was initially reduced by 50% and then boosted by 50%. What percentage of his salary does he lose?

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If the salary of Reeta is 25% more than the salary of Geeta, then the salary of Geeta is how much percentage less than the salary of Reeta?

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A shopkeeper gives a 25% discount on the marked price of an item. If the selling price of the item is ₹150, then its marked price is:

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A bus travels at 70 km/h. How much distance will it travel in 36 minutes?

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A is the average of 10 given numbers. B is the average after 2 of the numbers were replaced by 3 other different numbers. The average of the removed numbers is 48 and the average of the newly included numbers is 56. If A + B = 438, then the value of A − B is:

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A shopkeeper is purchasing goods from a wholesaler. The wholesaler is selling 1265 units of goods to the shopkeeper after gaining the sale price of 165 units of goods. What is the gain percentage of the wholesaler?

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The simple interest on a sum of ₹8,000 for 2 years is ₹720. What is rate of interest per annum?

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In a division problem, the divisor is 12 times the quotient and 9 times the remainder. If the remainder is 96, then find the dividend.

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While playing cards, a man loses 75% of his money in the first round, 75% of the remaining in the second round, and 75% of the remaining in the third round. If he is left with Rs.100, how much money does he have initially?

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The mean proportional of 11 and 44 is:

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A store declares a discount scheme as “Buy 1 shampoo bottle and get 60% off on another shampoo of same quality, size and of the same price.” What is the profit percentage of the store, if each shampoo bottle has the cost price 60% below the marked price?

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A shopkeeper sells pens for ₹12 each, notebooks for ₹25 each and notebook covers for ₹8 each. What is the average price per item (in ₹) if he sells 5 pens, 8 notebooks and 16 notebook covers (rounded off to two decimal places)?

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A and B can do a piece of work in 16 days and 12 days, respectively. Both work for 4 days and then A goes away. Find how long will B take to complete the remaining work.

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By selling 20 items, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 5 items. His gain percentage is:

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A bus is running at a speed of 60 km/h to cover a distance in 50 min. To reduce the time of the journey to 20 min, at what speed (in km/h) should the bus run?

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In a parallelogram, one of the parallel sides is 16 cm and the other side is 12 cm. If the perpendicular distance between the two parallel sides of dimension 16 cm is 24 cm, then the perpendicular distance between its other two parallel sides is :

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A certain sum, at a certain rate of simple interest, amounts to ₹2,225 in 4 years and to ₹2,606 in 8 years. Find the sum (in ₹).

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Section 4

English Comprehension

26 questions Section Test

A TV manufacturer sells an item to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 8%. The wholesaler sells the same to a retailer at a profit of 10%. The retailer in turn sells it to a customer for ₹11,050 thereby earning a profit of 15%. The cost price of the manufacturer is: (Consider integral part only)

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The streets are empty today as ______ a holiday.

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Paddy is grown by the farmers of this village.

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to replace the italicised word. There is a/an abundance of fertile soil and magnificent grazing land.

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Choose the correct spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence. The world is governed by several elemenyts.

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Identify the sentence that contains no spelling errors.

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Choose the option which means the same as the underlined segment. His deep study of the case uncovered more problems .

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words in the given sentence. He was severe in his manner, due to his rigidly puritanical outlook.

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Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the options given.

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Unworthy’ from the given sentence. Unethical behaviour like saying mean or nasty things is intolerable to a noble person

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Although the jury system is fundamentally ________, no one has ever come up with a better one.

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Identify the idiom that best expresses the meaning of the underlined group of words. He is in a very bad situation after being caught with drugs at school.

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A floating container anchored to the sea bottom, so used for directing ships and warning them of possible danger

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence. Henry said he would help with the rent, but he left me in the lurch.

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Select the idiom that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence. My neighbour has decided to join the air force.

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Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence. Prem said that he had been listening to music for an hour.

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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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What is the structure of the passage?

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What is the central theme of the passage?

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How can one describe sparrows?

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What is the tone of the passage?

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Everywhere

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