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SSC CHSL Tier 1

2016

(2nd Feb - Shift 2)

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1. Select the related word/letters/number 10. A series is given with one term missing.
from the given alternatives. Select the correct alternative from the
Cup : Coffee:: Bowl : ? given ones that will complete the series.
A. Dish B. Spoon FU, LO, RI, ?
C. Soup D. Food A. PK B. XC
Ans. C C. UF D. RI
Ans. B
2. Select the related word/letters/number
11. A series is given with one term missing.
from the given alternatives.
Select the correct alternative from the
ZYX : ABC:: VUT : ? given ones that will complete the series.
A. EFG B. FGH DE, GI, KN, ?
C. DEF D. CDE A. PS B. PR
Ans. A C. PT D. TP
3. Select the related word/letters/number Ans. C
from the given alternatives. 12. A series is given with one term missing.
ACE : HJL:: LNP : ? Select the correct alternative from the
A. SUW B. MOQ given ones that will complete the series.
C. IJK D. BDF 2, 7, 16, ? , 46, 67
Ans. A A. 26 B. 27
4. Select the related word/letters/number C. 29 D. 31
from the given alternatives. Ans. C
96 : 32:: 48 : ? 13. In the following question, two statements
are given each followed by two conclusions
A. 14 B. 12
I and II. You have to consider the
C. 16 D. 18 statements to be true even if they seem to
Ans. C be at variance from commonly known
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ facts. You have to decide which of the
number pair from the given alternatives. given conclusions, if any, follows from the
A. Blend B. Mingle given statements.
C. Jumble D. Clash Statement:
Ans. D (I) Determination is the key to success. If
a person determines to achieve a
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/
certain goal in his or her life, no one
number pair from the given alternatives.
can stop him/her from achieving it.
A. ACE B. ONE (II) Prioritizing various determined goals is
C. EON D. RED another important aspect of decision
Ans. D making.
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ Conclusions:
number pair from the given alternatives. (I) If I determine to achieve three goals in
A. 1716 B. 2730 near future, my energy will get divided
C. 3360 D. 4086 into three parts and I can never
Ans. D succeed.
(II) Making a prior plan for achieving those
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/
three things I can get near to all my
number pair from the given alternatives.
goals.
A. 211 B. 287 A. Only conclusion II follows
C. 283 D. 277 B. Conclusion I and II both follow
Ans. B C. Neither I nor II follow
9. A series is given with one term missing. D. Only conclusion I follows
Select the correct alternative from the Ans. A
given ones that will complete the series. 14. Five boys are sitting facing towards South.
Narendra Modi, Manmohan Singh, Atal Raj is between Rohit and Vishal. Vishal is
Bihari Vajpayee, ? to the immediate right of Manoj and Manoj
A. V.P. Singh is to the immediate right of Shekhar. Who
B. P.V. Narasimha Rao is sitting in the middle?
C. Chandra Shekhar A. Vishal B. Manoj
C. Raj D. Shekhar
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. A
Ans. B

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15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in represented first by its row and next by its
which they occur in the dictionary. column, for example, ‘Q’ can be
i. Application ii. Approve represented by 22, 33 etc. and ‘G’ can be
iii. Appeal iv. Astonishing represented by 86, 89 etc. Similarly, you
A. ii, iii, iv, i B. iii, ii,i, iv have to identify the set for the word
C. iii, i, ii, iv D. i, ii, iii, iv ‘CREED’.
Ans. C
16. If in a certain code language, "STUBBORN"
is written as "TUVCANQM". How is
"TRAINING" written in that code language?
A. USBJMHFM B. USBJMHMF
C. JBSUFMHM D. USBJMHME
Ans. B
17. If "+" means "minus", "x" means "divided
by", "÷" means "plus" and "-" means
"multiplied by", then A. 32, 76, 65, 56, 77
300  10  5  36  57  ? B. 54, 67, 78, 56, 79
A. 150 B. 171 C. 43,32, 65, 56, 77
C. 230 D. 234 D. 32, 85, 56, 65, 78
Ans. B Ans. A
18. Which of the following interchanges in 22. While posing for a family photo, the father
signs and numbers will make the given is standing to the right of the son and left
equation correct? of the grandmother. The mother is sitting
7  9  5  68 to the left of her daughter and right of the
grandmother. Who is seated in the middle?
A. + and =, 5 and 6
A. Grandmother B. Son
B. + and =, 7 and 9
C. Father D. Mother
C. x and +, 5 and 7
Ans. A
D. x and +, 7 and 9
23. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
Ans. C
which of the answer figures is the right
19. If "+" means "minus", "x" means "divided
image of the given figure?
by", "÷" means "plus" and "-" means
"multiplied by", then
76  4  4  12  37  ?
A. 9 B. 7
C. 8 D. 3
Ans. C
20. A man walks 20 m towards north, then he
turns right and walks 3 m, then turns left
and walks 4 m and from there he walks 4 A. B.
m towards east. How far and in which
direction is he from his initial position?
A. 25 m east B. 25 m north-east
C. D.
C. 20 m north D. 24 m north
Ans. C
Ans. B
24. Identify the diagram that best represents
21. A word is represented by only one set of the relationship among the given classes.
numbers as given in any one of the Country, State, City
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
the alternatives are represented by two
classes of alphabets as shown in the given A. B.
two matrices. The columns and rows of
Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that
of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A C. D.
letter from these matrices can be Ans. D

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25. A piece of paper is folded and punched as 34. English is the official language of _______.
shown below in the question figures. From A. Chandigarh
the given answer figures, indicate how it B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
will appear when opened. C. Daman and Diu
D. Delhi
Ans. A
35. If demand curve for roller skates is
D  23000  19P and supply curve is
S  18000  6P, find the equilibrium Price?
A. B. A. Rs 100 B. Rs 400
C. Rs 50 D. Rs 200
Ans. D
C. D. 36. Match the characteristics with their market
Ans. A structure:
26. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka is in _______. (a) Expand out put until MC = MR
A. Maharashtra B. Himachal Pradesh (b) Elasticity of demand depends on pricing
C. Karnataka D. Madhya Pradesh policies of rivals
Ans. D A. (a) Pure competition, (b) Pure
27. Highest Civilian Honour received by Monopoly
Anupam Kher is _______. B. (a) Pure Monopoly, (b) Monopolistic
A. Padma Shri competition
B. Padma Bhushan C. (a) Pure competition, (b) Oligopoly
C. Padma Vibhushan D. (a) Monopolistic competition, (b)
D. Bharat Ratna Oligopoly
Ans. B Ans. D
28. _______is a strong drug that doctors give 37. Panna National Park is in which state?
to people to make them calm or help them A. Rajasthan B. Maharashtra
sleep. C. Gujarat D. Madhya Pradesh
A. Barbiturate B. Antidepressant Ans. D
C. Antihistamine D. Beta-Blocker 38. BSE SENSEX Constitutes number _______
Ans. A of companies.
29. Artocarpus integra is the scientific name of A. 30 B. 40
_______. C. 50 D. 60
A. Guava B. Pineapple Ans. A
C. Silver Oak D. Jack fruit 39. International Date line passes through
Ans. D middle of _______Ocean.
30. Which organ stores fat soluble vitamins? A. Arctic B. Indian
A. Blood B. Skin C. Atlantic D. Pacific
C. Liver D. Pancreas
Ans. D
Ans. C
40. What is the capital of Turkey?
31. Fe has 26 protons in its nucleus. What are
A. Jerusalem B. Canberra
the number of electrons in Fe2+ (II) ion?
C. Wellington D. Ankara
A. 24 B. 26
Ans. D
C. 28 D. 13
41. Before its Independence, Bangladesh was
Ans. A
part of _______.
32. Which of the following elements has the
A. India B. China
lowest melting point?
A. Titanium B. Sulphur C. Pakistan D. United Kingdom
C. Argon D. Zinc Ans. C
Ans. C 42. Humayun was born in the year _______.
33. ALU is a part of a computer is _______. A. 1508 B. 1608
A. Application B. ROM C. 1708 D. 1808
C. RAM D. Processor Ans. A
Ans. D

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43. Who Invented the 3-D printer? 52. Badki can bake 45 cakes in 9 hours, Badki
A. Nick Holonyak and Chutki together can bake 80 cakes in
B. Elias Howe 10 hours. How many cakes Chutki can
C. Chuck Hull bake in 40 hours?
D. Christiaan Huygens A. 125 B. 10
Ans. C C. 120 D. 20
44. Alpha particles are _______. Ans. C
A. twice the mass of beta particles 53. Of the 5 numbers whose average is 72, the
B. negatively charged first is 1/8 times the sum of other 4. The
C. just like helium nuclei first number is _______.
D. lower in ionizing power as compared to
A. 60 B. 26
gamma rays
C. 40 D. 80
Ans. C
Ans. C
45. Unit of impedance is _______.
A. ohm B. henry 54. If 6/7th of 8/5th of a number is 192, then
C. tesla D. hertz 3/4th of that number is _______.
Ans. A A. 105 B. 77
46. Who has served maximum time as the C. 36 D. 80
Prime Minister of India? Ans. A
A. Jawaharlal Nehru 55. The value of x for which the expressions
B. Indira Gandhi 5x  17 and 17x  5 become equal is
C. Manmohan Singh _______.
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri A. 11/6 B. -11/6
Ans. A C. 6/11 D. -6/11
47. What is the maximum number of Members Ans. A
in Lok Sabha?
56. On dividing 111a2b2c2 by 37a2 , we get
A. 512 B. 542
C. 552 D. 532 __________.
Ans. C A. 2c2 B. 2b2
48. In 2012 London Olympics, Saina Nehwal
C. 3 D. 3b2c2
won the _______.
Ans. D
A. Gold Medal
B. Silver Medal 57. If a merchant offers a discount of 30% on
C. Bronze Medal the list price, then he makes a loss of 16%.
D. Didn't win any Medal What % profit or % loss will he make if he
Ans. C A. 14 percent profit
49. Who is the author of "Go Clown: B. 4 percent loss
#AccheDin for Comedy"? C. 26 percent profit
A. Preeti Shenoy D. 8 percent profit
B. Nikita Singh Ans. B
C. Shatrugna Vadwlas 58. If 5x  4  2  x and 4x  5  2x  5, then x
D. Ashwin Sanghi can take which of the following values?
Ans. C A. 3 B. 6
50. Periyar Tiger Reserve is in which state?
C. -7 D. -1
A. Telangana B. Tamil Nadu
Ans. D
C. Kerala D. Uttarakhand
59. A bank offers 15% compound interest per
Ans. C
half year. A customer deposits Rs 8800
51. A trader had 6 quintals of wheat. He sold a
each on 1st January and 1st July of a year.
part of it at 7% profit and the rest at 17%
At the end of the year, the amount he
profit, so that he made a total profit of
would have gained by way of interest is
11%. How much wheat did he sell at 17%
__________.
profit?
A. 360 kg B. 240 kg A. Rs 8315 B. Rs 2079
C. 120 kg D. 480 kg C. Rs 4158 D. Rs 1039
Ans. D Ans. C

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60. If 4x  5y  37 and 7x  t  16, then 69. If cos  A  B  cos  A  B  x, then the
x  y  _______
value of x is
A. -8 B. 8 A. 2sinAsinB B. 2cosAcosB
C. 2 D. -2
C. 2cosAsinB D. 2sinAcosB
Ans. A
Ans. A
61. The co-ordinates of the centroid of a
70. A car travels a certain distance at 24 km/h
triangle ABC are (3,-2). What are the co-
and comes back at 36 km/h. Find the
ordinates of vertex C if co-ordinates of A
average speed for total journey.
and B are (-2,5) and (6,-2) respectively?
A. (-5,-9) B. (5,-9) A. 28.8 km/hr B. 30 km/hr
C. (5,9) D. (-5,9) C. 27.6 km/hr D. 31.2 km/hr
Ans. B Ans. A
62. The slope of the line passing through the 71. If sec A  tan A  x, then the value of x is
points (-5,1) and (x,-4) is -5/8. Find x.
A. 4 B. 3
A. 
1 / sec2 A  tan2 A 
C. 2 D. -1 B. 1 / sec 2
A  tan2 A
Ans. B
63. A triangular prism has 9 edges. How many C. 1/ sec 2
A  tan2 A 
vertices does it have?
D. 1 /  sec A  tan A 
A. 8 B. 6
C. 12 D. 10 Ans. D
Ans. B 72. Refer the below data table and answer the
64. The diagonal of a square equals the side of following Question.
an equilateral triangle. If the area of the
Boys/लड़के Girls/लडककय ाँ
square is 12 sq cm, what is the area of the
equilateral triangle? Medical/ मेडडकल 40 75

A. 12√3 sq cm B. 6√3 sq cm Engineering/इंजीनियर ग

ं 100 25
C. 12√2 sq cm D. 24 sq cm
What percent student who chose
Ans. B
Engineering are girls?
65. The ratio of present ages of Ranjini and
A. 20 B. 10.42
Shahid is 5:4. After 13 years the ratio of
C. 50 D. 25
their ages will be 6:5. What is Ranjini's
present age? Ans. A
A. 52 B. 65 73. Refer the below data table and answer the
following Question.
C. 60 D. 32
Ans. B Cumulative production
66. If the curved surface area of a right circular संचयी उत्प दि
cone is 10010 sq cm and its slant height is
January/जिव ी 200
91 cm, find its total surface area.
A. 27720 sq cm B. 4620 sq cm February/फ व ी 850
C. 6930 sq cm D. 13860 sq cm
March/म चच 1450
Ans. D
67. If sin 4 /3  x, then the value of x is April/अप्रैल 1950

A. -2 B. -2/√3 May/मई 2320

C. √3/2 D. √2
June/जूि 2600
Ans. C
68. When a number is increased by 28, it
How many cars were manufactured in the
becomes 107% of itself. What is the
months of April and May?
number?
A. 650 B. 1100
A. 336 B. 420
C. 4270 D. 870
C. 400 D. 252
Ans. D
Ans. C

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74. Refer the below data table and answer the A. The Taj Mahal is being viewed by lakhs
following Question. of tourists every year.
Days of the week Distance jogged (in kms) B. Every year the Taj Mahal is being
सप्त ह क ददि दौड़ी गयी द ू ी (ककलोमीट में ) viewed by lakhs of tourists.
Monday/सोमव 3.5 C. Every year the Taj Mahal was being
Tuesday/मंगलव 2 viewed by lakhs of tourists.
D. The Taj Mahal is viewed by lakhs of
Wednesday/बध
ु व 3
tourists every year.
Thursday/गरु
ु व 0.5
Ans. D
Friday/शुक्रव 3.5
78. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
Saturday/शनिव 2.5 correct order.
They have now
Sunday/ ववव 3.5
P-by a paternalistic state
If 400 calories are burned by jogging 5 km, Q-of goods mandated
how many calories were burnt in the given R-been turned into consumers
week? A. QRP B. QPR
A. 1480 calories B. 1530 calories C. PRQ D. RQP
C. 1430 calories D. 1380 calories Ans. D
Ans. A 79. In the following question, out of the four
75. Refer the below data table and answer the alternatives, select the alternative which is
following Question. the best substitute of the phrase.
Causing a burning sensation like that of hot
Item Yearly Expense in Rs lakhs
liquid on the skin
वस्तु ल ख रुपये में व वषचक खचच
A. piping B. igneous
Raw Materials/ 12
C. sizzling D. scalding
कच्च म ल
Ans. D
Labour/क्ष्रम 6
80. In the following question, out of the four
Rent/कक य 6 alternatives, select the alternative which
Interest/ब्य ज 4 best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
Taxes/क 4
dead ringer
A. a competition whose outcome is
Labour and Interest are what percent of
already decided (by unfair means)
total expenses?
B. a candidate fraudulently substituted for
A. 31.25 percent B. 24 percent
another in a competition
C. 16.75 percent D. 38.5 percent
C. a person who was in a situation to
Ans. A warn others is now missing
76. In the following question, the sentence D. a warning which comes too late, after
given with blank to be filled in with an the damage is done
appropriate word. Select the correct Ans. B
alternative out of the four and indicate it 81. Select the antonym of
by selecting the appropriate option. pervert
Brijesh said that he has no A. virtuous B. libertine
_____________ of stepping down, C. deviant D. debauchee
although he is under a lot of pressure to do Ans. A
so. 82. In the following question, some part of the
A. intuition B. intention sentence may have errors. Find out which
C. point D. object part of the sentence has an error and
Ans. B select the appropriate option. If a sentence
77. In the following question, a sentence has is free from error, select 'No Error'.
been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of The Directors are(A)/now inquiring(B)/in
four alternatives suggested, select the one, the cause of the fire.(C)/No error(D)
which best expresses the same sentence in A. A B. B
Passive/Active voice. C. C D. D
Lakhs of tourists view the Taj Mahal every Ans. C
year.

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83. In the following question, the sentence 91. In the following question, out of the four
given with blank to be filled in with an alternatives, select the alternative which is
appropriate word. Select the correct the best substitute of the phrase.
alternative out of the four and indicate it An organization set up to provide help
by selecting the appropriate option. and raise money for those in need.
As the judge enters the courtroom, A. conglomerate B. donation
_____________ calls upon all occupants in
C. charity D. dole
the room to stand.
A. formality B. pattern Ans. C
C. culture D. habit 92. In the following question, some part of the
Ans. A sentence may have errors. Find out which
84. In the following question, out of the four part of the sentence has an error and
alternatives, select the alternative which select the appropriate option. If a sentence
best expresses the meaning of the is free from error, select 'No Error'.
idiom/phrase. She was an(A)/only child who(B)/had
dark horse been very welcome.(C)/No error(D)
A. a candidate about whom little is known A. A B. B
but who unexpectedly wins C. C D. D
B. a good person who has been unfairly
Ans. D
maligned
C. a person despised by everybody wins 93. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
D. a very unpredictable contestant, correct order.
sometimes wins sometimes loses Elections globally
Ans. A P-dominated by numbers, percentages
85. Select the synonym of Q-and tallies
parlance R-can be dry affairs
A. definitive B. lingo
A. RQP B. PQR
C. canonical D. classic
Ans. B C. RPQ D. QRP
86. Select the word with the correct spelling. Ans. C
A. bordeux B. ambienc 94. In the following question, a sentence has
C. macakues D. culinary been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out
Ans. D of the four alternatives suggested, select
87. Select the synonym of the one, which best express the same
obstreperous sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
A. boisterous B. bashful "Alas! I have broken my grandfather's
C. reticent D. taciturn watch" said Amit.
Ans. A A. Amit was sorrowful that he broke his
88. Select the word with the correct spelling. grandfather's watch.
A. metaled B. lonsome
B. Amit exclaimed sorrowfully that he has
C. piquancy D. shufled
broken his grandfather's watch.
Ans. C
89. Improve the bracketed part of the C. Amit was sorrowful that he had broken
sentence. his grandfather's watch.
We were still waiting in the queue for D. Amit exclaimed sorrowfully that he had
tickets when the show (had begun). broken his grandfather's watch.
A. was beginning B. begins Ans. D
C. began D. no improvement 95. Improve the bracketed part of the
Ans. C sentence.
90. Select the antonym of It was so hot during the concert that some
frazzle spectators passed (out).
A. prostration B. vigour
A. away B. by
C. enervation D. lassitude
Ans. B C. over D. no improvement
Ans. D

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96. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct Ans.
answer for the given blank out of the four 99.
alternatives.
_____________ various signs of economic
slowdown such as languishing industrial
production and adverse _____________of
the drought on rural livelihoods and
demand, the government is apparently
unable ____________ unwilling to increase
public spending to ____________ people’s
material distress or to kick-start economic
___________ to increase employment.
____________various signs of economic
slowdown such as languishing industrial
production
A. As B. Despite
C. So D. Because
Ans. B
97. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the Ans.
passage carefully and select the correct 100.
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
_____________ various signs of economic
slowdown such as languishing industrial
production and adverse _____________of
the drought on rural livelihoods and
demand, the government is apparently
unable ____________ unwilling to increase
public spending to ____________ people’s
material distress or to kick-start economic
___________ to increase employment.
adverse _________ of the drought on rural
livelihoods and demand
A. effects B. effect
C. affects D. affect
Ans. A
98. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the Ans.
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
_____________ various signs of economic
slowdown such as languishing industrial
production and adverse _____________of
the drought on rural livelihoods and
demand, the government is apparently
unable ____________ unwilling to increase
public spending to ____________ people’s
material distress or to kick-start economic
___________ to increase employment.
the government is apparently unable
_____________
A. hence B. but
C. or D. nor
C
In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
_____________ various signs of economic
slowdown such as languishing industrial
production and adverse _____________of
the drought on rural livelihoods and
demand, the government is apparently
unable ____________ unwilling to increase
public spending to ____________ people’s
material distress or to kick-start economic
___________ to increase employment.
spending to __________ people's material
distress
A. cool off B. cut
C. less D. mitigate
D
In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
_____________ various signs of economic
slowdown such as languishing industrial
production and adverse _____________of
the drought on rural livelihoods and
demand, the government is apparently
unable ____________ unwilling to increase
public spending to ____________ people’s
material distress or to kick-start economic
___________ to increase employment.
distress or to kick-start economic
___________ to increase employment.
A. activity B. happening
C. performance D. acts
A