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SSC Selection Post (Matric Level) Official Paper (Held On 30 June, 2023 Shift 4) (English)

SSC Selection Post (Matric Level) Official Paper (Held On 30 June, 2023 Shift 4) (English) with official questions, answers, and practice mock test.
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Section 1

General Intelligence and Reasoning

22 questions Section Test
1

Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at ' PQ ' as shown below. 6 jD gf 5 gh j lP 68

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Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 3, 12, 30, 57, 93, 138, 192, ?

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3

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 : 512 :: ? : 1728 :: 18 : 5832

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4

A # B means ‘A is the husband of B’. A & B means ‘A is the daughter of B’. A @ B means ‘A is the grandmother of B’. A % B means ‘A is the son of B’. If E @ F % G # H & I @ J, then how is G related to J if I has only one child?

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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) Termites : Colony :: Musicians : ?

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Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) and complete the given series? HERO, GISM, ?, EQUI, DUVG

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‘P # Q’ means ‘P is the wife of Q’. ‘P % Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’. ‘P & Q’ means ‘P is the son of Q’. ‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’. If A % B # C % D & B @ E, then how is A related to E?

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8

In a certain code language, ‘DEVOUT’ is written as ‘FIXSWX’ and ‘BLAMED’ is written as ‘DPCQGH’. How will ‘SWEET’ be written in that language?

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9

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the signs and to balance the given equation. 41 5 3 10 * 2 = 31

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10

In a certain code language, ‘GOLDEN’ is written as ‘OFEMPH’ and ‘INCOME’ is written as ‘FNPDOJ’. How will ‘METHOD’ be written in that language?

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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 V & S @ F % H # T @ Q, then how is F related to Q?

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12

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Earn 2. Efficient 3. Educator 4. Effort 5. Elite 6. Eloquence

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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. h f _ _ r p i _ _ x t _ p i h f _ t r _ _

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14

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 64 : 320 :: ? : 70 :: 22 : 110

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15

Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Shear 2. Wool 3. Knit 4. Sweater 5. Sheep

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Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) and complete the given series? STAR, PUBO, ?, JWDI, GXEF

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17

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: Some horses are donkeys. Some goats are sheep. All sheep are fishes. Conclusions: (I) Some goats are donkeys. (II) Some fishes are goats. (III) Some horses are sheep.

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18

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following 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: All beds are pillows. No pillow is a chair. Some tables are chairs. Conclusions: I. Some tables are pillows. II. Some beds are tables. III. No bed is a chair.

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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) Sculptor : Chisel :: Woodcutter : ?

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21

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. SCENE : DMDBR :: STORY : XQNSR :: WRITE : ?

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22

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

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Section 2

General Awareness

23 questions Section Test
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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: Some shops are houses. Some houses are garages. Some garages are cameras. Conclusions: I. Some cameras are shops. II. All cameras are houses. III. Some cameras are garages.

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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. LARGEST : ESTGLAR :: QUALITY : ITYLQUA :: QUICKLY : ?

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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: Some chairs are tables. All chairs are stairs. All tables are roofs. Conclusions: I. Some roofs are stairs. II. Some roofs are chairs. III. All tables are stairs.

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26

What is another name for centre-seeking force?

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27

Which cell organelle containing millions of membrane-bound ribosomes is involved in the production, folding, quality control and dispatch of certain proteins?

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28

Which is the oldest oil producing state of India?

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29

Who among the following Gupta king adopted the title of Vikramaditya?

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30

Which mobile app was launched to strengthen the pre-litigation mechanism in the country in November 2021?

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31

What does the Lincoln index measure?

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32

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India lays down the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha as 250?

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33

In January 2022, which Indian badminton player won the Yonex-Sunrise India Open with a straight-game victory over the reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men's singles final in Delhi?

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34

Who among the following was given the Filmfare Award in the Best Choreographer category in 2008?

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35

Which of the following states has the highest literacy rate as per the census of India 2011?

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36

The second session of Round Table Conference was held in:

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37

Which clause of Article 51A of the Constitution of India requires to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture?

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38

Which sea, located in the north-western part of the Indian Ocean, joins the Gulf of Oman in the north-west and the Gulf of Aden in the south-west and covers a total area of 1,491,000 square miles?

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39

Who among the following musicians was awarded Grammy in Music Album category for his collaborative album ‘Global Drum Project’ along with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo?

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40

Who among the following succeeded K Sivan as the ISRO chairman, in January 2022?

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41

Who among the following sportspersons is credited with the autobiography ‘Undisputed Truth’?

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42

‘Amuktamalyada’, a Telugu work, is composed by which of the following rulers?

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43

What was the minimum consumption expenditure (₹ per capita per month) set as a benchmark of the poverty line for rural India in 1979?

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44

In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress was Dadabhai Naoroji the President?

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45

How many urban post offices are there in India in 2020?

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Section 3

Quantitative Aptitude

28 questions Section Test
46

The first ICC T20 Cricket World Cup was held in the year_______.

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47

Which of the following terms is NOT related to the structure of a stupa?

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48

Who among the following has won the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2021?

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49

Which of the following steps must be performed first in the classical Odissi dance?

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50

In which year did Rajpath become the permanent venue for the Republic Day parade?

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51

S and M can do a piece of work in 9 days, while M alone can finish it in 12 days. In how many days can S alone finish the work?

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52

What is the average marks of all the students if the average marks of three batches of 55, 60, and 45 students is 50, 55, and 60, respectively?

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53

A starts a business with ₹45,000 and was joined afterwards by B with ₹30,000. When did B join if the profit at the end of the year was divided in the ratio 2 : 1?

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54

p-q Find the mean proportion between and (pq)2 b+d p 2-q 2

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55

Ram reads 200 pages at the rate of 70 pages/hour in the morning. In the evening, when he was tired, he read 200 pages at the rate of 30 pages/hour. What was his average rate of reading, in pages per hour?

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56

The six-digit number 7x1yyx is a multiple of 33 for non-zero digits x and y. Which of the following could be a possible value of (x + y)?

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57

A book seller bought a book for Rs.40 and sold it for Rs.45. Find his gain percentage.

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58

Despite giving 23% discount on the book, Raj makes 10% profit. If Raj earns Rs.63 profit, then find the marked price of the book.

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59

A family member spends 25% of his monthly income on food, 35% of the remaining on a home loan and other bank debts, and half of the rest on the education of the children. If the member saves $46,215 every year, then the monthly income of the member is:

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60

In a grocery shop, Samarth sold 950 g of sugar to a customer in place of 1 kg for ₹54. The cost price of 1 kg sugar was ₹36. How much profit (in ₹) did he earn on selling the sugar?

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61

Find the simple interest on ₹24,000 at 18% per annum for a period of 7 months.

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62

In an 800 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two contestants Alka and Mira is 4 : 7. If Alka has a start of 520 m, then, Alka will win by:

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63

The perimeter of equilateral triangle is 3 *(units Determine the area of the triangle

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64

If 30 of P 0 25 of Q of S, then P:Q:R is

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65

A certain amount of work can be done by a man, a woman and a boy in 20, 30 and 60 days, respectively. How many boys should be there in order to complete the work in 2 days with 2 men and 8 women?

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66

What annual payment will discharge a debt of ₹1,936 in four annual equal instalments at the rate of 14% on simple interest?

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67

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 12?

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68

A person covers 35 km distance at the speed of 45 km/h, and after that he covers 95 km distance at the speed of 105 km/h. What is the average speed during the whole journey?

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69

To pack a set of books, Surbhi made a carton that was 48 inches long, 27 inches wide and 30 inches tall. What will be the total surface area (in square feet) of this carton, once it closed from all sides? [Use 1 foot = 12 inches]

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70

Simple interest gained on ₹9,000 at the rate of 8% is equal to ₹2,160. Calculate the time.

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71

The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in a village is 5 : 3. If 40% of the boys and 60% of the girls appeared in an examination, then the ratio of the number of boys and girls who appeared in the examination to the number who did not appear in the same examination, is:

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72

After offering two successive discounts of 10% each, the seller earns 10% profit. The cost price is what per cent (rounded off to 2 decimal places) of the tag price?

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73

The cost price of 15 apples is the same as the selling price of 12 apples. Find the percentage profit.

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Section 4

English Comprehension

27 questions Section Test
74

Rekha has two laptops of the same kind. She sold one of them at ₹32,000 and incurred a loss of 20%. At what price (in ₹) should she sell the second laptop to gain a profit of 20%?

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75

A runs $\frac{4}{3}$ times as fast as B. In a race, if A gives a lead of 80 m to B, find the distance from the starting point where they both will meet.

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76

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The first prize will be won by Williams in the singing competition.

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77

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The Thar desert is _____________ in the state of Rajasthan.

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78

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. A piece of information received by word of mouth has no authenticity.

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79

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I hope you ___________ what I taught you today.

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80

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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81

Select the idiom that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence. I finally understood how to operate the new smart television.

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82

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The propaganda was made to invade ________ neighbouring countries.

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83

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Awful

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84

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Athira would like to get him a special birthday present, but nothing springs to mind.

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85

Identify the sentence that contains no spelling errors.

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86

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Arya said, “I am very busy now.”

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87

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. Students were asked to write the historical events in the order of their occurrence.

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88

Identify the idiom/phrase that can best substitute the underlined segment. They discussed everything in the meeting and finalised the next step.

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89

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence. UNESCO is committed to protecting individual privacy and securing the personal information made available to us when you visit unesco.org, as well as UNESCO pages on other sites.

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90

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word. Since the health hazards have reduced, / the ministry has relaxed the earlier regulations / and has suggested only a short period / of quarrantine for the affected people.

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91

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

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92

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

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93

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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95

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

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96

Select the most appropriate title for the passage.

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97

In light of the above passage, which of the following toys may help in the development of fine motor skills?

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98

When do children learn to regulate the release of the objects that they are gripping?

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99

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Systematically

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100

When do children get interested in playing with building blocks?

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