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SSC-CGL EXAM

SSC-CGL PAST YEAR PAPER

2 IMS-40-BGE-SSC-PP-4

SECTION - IDIRECTION for questions 1, 2 and 3: Select the related word/letters/number from the givenalternatives.

1. Owl : Hoots :: Hen : ?

1] Chirps 2] Clucks 3] Coos 4] Cackles

2. AKU : ? :: CMW : DNX

1] BGL 2] BLQ 3] BGQ 4] BLV

3. 5 : 100 :: 7 : ?

1] 49 2] 196 3] 91 4] 135

DIRECTION for questions 4, 5 and 6: Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the givenalternatives.

4. 1] Time 2] Skill 3] Interest 4] Knowledge

5. 1] CPA 2] REB 3] QUD 4] AOT

6. 1] 15 - 21 2] 32 - 41 3] 22 - 27 4] 31 - 35

DIRECTION for questions 7 to 25: Choose the correct alternative :

7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary and then choose the one which comes last.

1. Qualify 2. Quarter 3. Quarrel 4. Quaver

1] Qualify 2] Quarter 3] Quarrel 4] Quaver

8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that willcomplete the series.

DF, GJ, KM, NQ, RT, ?

1] EI 2] UX 3] UV 4] XY

9. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that willcomplete the series.

2, 7, 14, 23, 34, ?

1] 47 2] 39 3] 42 4] 46

10. A and B are standing at place “P”. They start moving in the opposite directions at the speed of 5 Kmphand 4 Kmph respectively. What will be the distance between them after 3 hours?

1] 3 kms 2] 21 kms 3] 18 kms 4] 27 kms


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11. If Usha is taller than Nisha; Nisha is taller than Asha; Alka is taller then Usha. Harsha is shorter thanAsha; then who among them is the tallest?

1] Usha 2] Alka 3] Nisha 4] Asha

12. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the givenword:

DHARAMSALA

1] MASALA 2] ARAMANA 3] RAMA 4] SAHARA

13. If in a code GONE is written as ILPB then how may CRIB be written in that code?

1] EUKY 2] EKUY 3] EYUK 4] EOKY

14. In a certain code language, @ represents +, ⊕ represents ‘–’, α represents ‘ ÷ ’ and θ represents ‘x’.Find out the answer to the following question.

107 θ 3 ⊕ 64 α 8 ⊕ 2 θ 9

1] 295 2] 290 3] 209 4] 105

15. If 12 × 16 = 188 and 14 × 18 = 248, then find the value of 16 × 20 = ?

1] 320 2] 360 3] 316 4] 318

16. Find the missing number from the given alternatives.

8

16

24

32

40

48

56

?

1] 60 2] 62 3] 64 4] 66



17. One morning, Raju walked towards the sun. After some time he turned left and again to his left. Whichdirection is he facing?

1] North 2] South 3] East 4] Wes t

18. One or two statements are given followed by two conclusions/assumptions, I and II. You have to considerthe statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decidewhich of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicateyour answer.

Statements: 1. If people are intelligent, they should be creative.Assumptions: I. Creativity and intelligence are related.

II. Creative people are intelligent.1] Only conclusion I follows2] Only conclusion II follows3] Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow4] Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

19. How many rectangles are there in the given figure?

1] 8 2] 15 3] 24 4] 30

20. In a village some of the goldsmiths are literates. Which diagram shows literate goldsmiths?

1]G L

2]G L

3]G L

4]GL



21. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1] 2]

3] 4]

22. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

1] 2]

3] 4]



23. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures,indicate how it will appear when opened.

1] 2]

3] 4]

24. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the givenfigure?

M N

1] 2]



3] 4]

25. In this question, the sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented. The columns and rows ofMatrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from thesematrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., O can be represented by 03,11,etc., and 'F' can be represented by 55, 68, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'BEAD'

0 1 2 3 4

0 I E A O U1 A O U I E

2 E I O U A3 O U E A I

4 U A I E O

MATRIX I5 6 7 8 9

5 F D B G H6 B G H F D

7 D F G H B8 G H D B F

9 H B F G D

MATRIX II

1] 97, 32, 14, 56 2] 88, 41, 20, 57

3] 57, 32, 41, 87 4] 75, 14, 20, 57

END OF SECTION - I



SECTION - IIDIRECTION for questions 26 to 50: Choose the correct alternative.

26. Which is the heaviest metal among the following?

1] Gold 2] Silver 3] Iron 4] Copper

27. Which of the following uses the spawn mechanism to duplicate itself ?

1] Trojan horse 2] Worm

3] Keystroke logger 4] Logic bomb

28. Sun appears red in colour at sunrise and sunset due to

1] the fact that sun emits only red colour at that time2] red light having longer wave length scatters away3] that sun comes out of the mountains4] that all other colours scatter away except red

29. What is the main purpose of white blood corpuscles?

1] to carry nutrients 2] to combat infection

3] to carry oxygen 4] to give strength

30. The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is

1] Troposphere 2] Ionosphere 3] Stratosphere 4] Mesosphere

31. At hill stations, the boiling point of water will be

1] same as at sea level 2] less than that at sea level

3] more than that at sea level 4] equal to the melting point of ice

32. Gandhiji’s ‘Satyagraha’ meant an attachment to the following two elements

1] Knowledge and religion 2] Truth and non-violence

3] Truth and chastity 4] Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters

33. What do you mean by ‘Density of Population’?

1] Ratio of people living below poverty line to total population

2] Number of persons live per square kilometre3] Number of persons in a city4] Number of persons living per kilometre

34. Which of the following is not a feature of a capitalist economy?

1] Right to private property 2] Existence of competition

3] Service motive 4] Freedom of choice to consumers



35. Sunita Williams is a

1] Astronaut 2] Missile scientist

3] Nuclear scientist 4] Astro physicist

36. Who is the writer of the famous book ‘Kabuliwala’?

1] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 2] Ravindra Nath Tagore

3] Munshi Prem Chand 4] Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

37. The term ‘bully’ is connected with which sport ?

1] Cricket 2] Hockey 3] Badminton 4] Tennis

38. Who amongst the following Wrestlers has been the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

1] Vijender Singh 2] Sushil Kumar

3] Anand Kumar Singh 4] Zoravar Singh Faujdar

39. Siderosis is a disease caused by the inhalation of

1] silica dust 2] iron dust 3] zinc dust 4] coal dust

40. The term “Doab” means

1] a land between two mountains 2] a land between two lakes

3] a land between two rivers 4] a land between two seas

41. Which of the following is used as anaesthetics?

1] N2 2] N2O 3] CH4 4] CO2

42. Clove is obtained from

1] Root 2] Stem 3] Leaves 4] Flower buds

43. What is Dakshin Gangotri ?

1] River valley in Andhra Pradesh2] Unmanned station located in Antarctica3] Second source of River Ganga

4] Island in the Indian Ocean

44. Japan is called the ‘Land of the rising sun’ because

1] Sun rises there as soon as it sets2] Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan3] Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise4] The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful

in Japan



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45. Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir’s reign?

1] Paul Canning 2] Captain William Hawkins

3] William Edward 4] Ralph Fitch

46. The' Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal' was constituted to resolve the water sharing between

1] Gujarat and Rajasthan2] Gujarat and Maharashtra3] Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh4] Gujarat and Daman and Diu

47. In which way the President can assign any of the functions of the Union Government to the StateGovernment ?

1] In his discretion2] In consultation with the Chief Justice of India3] In consultation with the Government of the State4] In consultation with the State Governor

48. Where is the Indian National Rail Museum situated?

1] Delhi 2] Uttar Pradesh

3] Punjab 4] Himachal Pradesh

49. Which of the following is not true about Ajanta Caves?

1] They are in Maharashtra2] They are decorated with Buddhist Art3] They depict the techniques used in Ancient India4] They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna

50. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?

1] Acharya Narendra Dev 2] Dayanand Saraswati

3] Raja Ram Mohan Roy 4] Acharya Vinoba Bhave



SECTION - III

DIRECTION for questions 51 to 71: Choose the correct alternative.

51. Koushik can do a piece of work in X days and Krishnu can do the same work in Y days. If they worktogether, then they can do the work in

1] (X + Y) days 2] days)YX(

1+

3] days)YX(

XY+ 4] days

XY)YX( +

52. A hollow hemispherical bowl is made of silver with its outer radius 8 cm and inner radius 4 cm respectively.The bowl is melted to form a solid right circular cone of radius 8 cm. The height of the cone formed is

1] 7 cm 2] 9 cm 3] 12 cm 4] 14 cm

53. While selling a shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 7%. If he gives discount of 9% he earns Rs. 15 lesson profit. The market price of the shirt is :-

1] 712 2] 787 3] 750 4] 697

54. The railway fares of air conditioned sleeper and ordinary sleeper class are in the ratio 4:1. The number ofpassengers travelled by air conditioned sleeper and ordinary sleeper classes were in the ratio 3:25. If thetotal collection was Rs. 37,000, how much did air conditioner sleeper passengers pay?

1] Rs. 15,000 2] Rs. 10,000 3] Rs. 12,000 4] Rs. 16,000

55. If the cost price of 20 books is the same as selling price of 25 books, then the loss percentage is

1] 20 2] 25 3] 22 4] 24

56. The number of students in a class is increased by 20% and the number now becomes 66. Initially thenumber was

1] 45 2] 50 3] 55 4] 60

57. Two trains start from a certain place on two parallel tracks in the same direction. The speed of the trainsare 45 Km/hr and 40 Km/hr respectively. The distance between the two trains after 45 minutes will be

1] 2.5 km 2] 2.75 km 3] 3.7 km 4] 3.75 km

58. If 61x

15x =+

++ , then the value of 33

)1x(1)1x(+

++ is

1] 2 2] 0 3] – 2 4] 4

59. If a2 + 1 = 9a, (a ≠ 0) then the value of 22

)a(1)a( + is

1] 81 2] 18 3] 79 4] 83



60. The vertical angle A of an isosceles triangle ABC∆ is three times the angle B of it. The measure of theangle A is

1] 90° 2] 108° 3] 100° 4] 36°

61. Two circles touch each other internally. The radius of the larger circle is 6 cm and the distance betweenthe centre is 2 cm, then the radius (in cms) of the other circle is

1] 8 2] 2 3] 4 4] 3

62. If y = 2 sec θ and x = 3 tan θ then 4y–

9x 22

1] 0 2] – 1 3] 2 4] 1

63. When n is divided by 4, the remainder is 3. The remainder when 2n is divided by 4 is:

1] 1 2] 2 3] 3 4] 6

64. Eight members of a club donate Rs. 1 00 each towards a Relief Fund and the President of the club donatesRs. 50 more than the average donation of all (including President) of them. Then the contribution of thepresident is

1] 106.25 2] 156.25 3] 56.25 4] 206.25

65. If a + b + c = 15 and abc71

c1

b1

a1

=++ , then the value of a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc is

1] 160 2] 160 3] 200 4] 220

66. If k is the largest possible real number such that p 4 + q4 = (p2 + kpq + q2)(p2 – kpq + q2), then the value ofk is

1] 1 2] 2– 3] 2 4] 2

67. ABC∆ is similar to DEF∆ . If the ratio of similar sides is K:1, the ratio of their areas is

1] k2 : 1 2] 2k : 1 3] 1:2k2

4] 2k2 : 1

68. ABC∆ inscribed in a circle so that BC is diameter. THe tangent at a point C intersects BA when producedat a point D. If ABC∠ = 36º then the value of ADC∠ is

1] 36° 2] 44° 3] 48° 4] 54°

69. If the length of the shadow of a vertical pole be “3 times the height of the pole, the angle of elevation ofthe sun is:-

1] 60° 2] 45° 3] 30º 4] 90º



70. If the simple interest on a sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs. 50, the compound interest onthe same at the same rate and for the same time is:-

1] Rs. 50.50 2] Rs. 51.25 3] Rs. 51.50 4] Rs. 50.05

71. If r sin θ = 3 , and r cos θ = 1, then the values of r and θ are : (0º < θ < 90º)

1] r = 1, θ = 30° 2] r = 21

, θ = 30°

3] r = 3 , θ = 30° 4] r = 2, θ = 60°

DIRECTION for questions 72 to 75: Study the bar diagram carefully and answer the followingquestions. Export (in Billion Rupees) of gems and jewellry in the year 1991-1992 is given.

1.11.61.61.6

2.53.3

10.612.1

12.522.6

0 5 10 15 20 25

GermanyUK

IsraelSwitzerland

ThailandUAE

HongknogBelgium

JapanUSA

72. The ratio of the sum of the exports to the bottom six countries to the total exports to all the givencountries in 1991-1992 is approximately:

1] 61

2] 51

3] 81

4] 92

73. The country to which twice the export is nearly equal to the average exports in 1991-92 is

1] U.K 2] Thailand 3] Israel 4] UAE

74. The ratio of the total exports to Japan, Belgium and HongKong to the export to rest of the countries in1991-92 is nearly:

1] 35:34 2] 35:69 3] 69:35 4] 35:35

75. The export to Hongkong is approximately how many times the export to Germany?

1] 8 2] 9 3] 10 4] 11

END OF SECTION - III



SECTION-IV

DIRECTION for questions 76 and 77: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choosethe word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button correspondingto it.76. ADVERSITY

1] CHANCE 2] CAPACITY 3] JOY 4] MISFORTUNE

77. TERMINATE

1] CONFINE 2] REPEAL 3] COMMENCE 4] PROGRESS

DIRECTION for questions 78: Choose the correct alternative.

78. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word andclick the button corresponding to it.

1] Quintessance 2] Quintessence

3] Quaintessence 4] Quintassence

DIRECTION for questions 79 to 81: In the following questions, one part of the sentence mayhave an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button correspondingto it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

79. If the farmer got a washing machine(A)/ his wife can(B)/ do the laundry quickly(C)/ No error(D)

1] A 2] B 3] C 4] D

80. They had often heard(A)/about the ship(B)/they have to travel on(C)/No error(D)

1] A 2] B 3] C 4] D

81. He’d no sooner(A)/seen one continent(B)/when he saw another(C)/No error(D)

1] A 2] B 3] C 4] D

DIRECTION for questions 82 to 84: The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriateword(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correctalternative and click the button corresponding to it.

82. The ship with its crew ______ gone to the bottom of the sea.

1] ha s 2] have 3] are 4] none

83. The peon respectfully asked if he ______ go there.

1] may 2] might 3] can 4] will

84. I know _____ certain that he has gone to England

1] with 2] of 3] b y 4] for



DIRECTION for questions 85 to 87: In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for theIdiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase andclick the button corresponding to it.

85. To eat humble pie

1] To eat an unsavoury pie2] To be served food that is rotten3] To yield under humiliating circumstances4] To give in to political pressure

86. To end in smoke

1] To fail 2] To create smoke

3] To end 4] To emit smoke

87. To spill the beans

1] To reveal partial truth 2] To be untidy

3] To reveal a secret 4] To conceal a fact

DIRECTION for questions 88 to 90: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can besubstituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

88. Committing murder in revenge

1] Massacre 2] Vendetta 3] Homicide 4] Regicide

89. The thing that can be easily broken

1] Amorphous 2] Brittle 3] Subtle 4] Solid

90. An unimportant person

1] Nonagenarian 2] Nonentity 3] Nonpareil 4] Nonconformist

DIRECTION for questions 91 to 95: A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternativesare given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternativeand click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the buttoncorresponding to "No improvement".

91. The tribe lived with different customs

1] on 2] b y 3] through 4] No improvement

92. Dumbfounded by the accusation, he could offer no serious defence

1] correct 2] certain 3] severe 4] No improvement

93. Ramu never makes at least a century each time he plays cricket

1] seldom 2] forever 3] always 4] No improvement



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94. He is given to gambling and drinking

1] given away 2] given in 3] given up 4] No improvement

95. I would soon walk than stand in the cold waiting for the bus

1] hardly 2] longer 3] sooner 4] No improvement

DIRECTION for questions 96 to 100: A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read thepassage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives andclick the button corresponding to it.

The stranger agreed to join Robin’s band only on one condition. He wanted to join a competition of shootingarrows with Robin. If he was defeated in that competition, he would gladly join Robin and his men. Soonarrangements for the competition was made. Robin’s men carved bull’s eye on the trunk of a tree at adistance of about fifty yards. Taking out his bow and arrow the man carefully shot an arrow which struckright into the centre of the bull’s eye. Robin’s men were surprised at the man’s skill. Then Robin tookthe bow and shot an arrow which not only hit the bull’s eye in the centre but broke the strangers arrowin the middle. Robin thus proved that he had better skills than the stranger. The stranger was amazedto see this and said,” I have never seen such a skill in all my life. it will be a pleasure for me to joinyou and your men. My name is John Little. Robin and his men gladly welcomed him. But Robin said thatfrom then on he would be known as Little John.

96. What was the stranger’s condition for joining Robin’s band?

1] Only if he and Robin have a competition of shooting arrows2] Only if he is defeated by Robin in a competition of shooting arrows3] Only if he should be better than Robin in shooting arrows4] Only if Robin would let him be better at shooting arrows

97. What did Robin’s men do?

1] They refused to let the stranger prove his skills2] They sent the stranger away3] They made arrangements for the competition4] They made the stranger prove his skill

98. How did the stranger know that Robin had better skill than him?

1] When Robin’s arrow hit the bull’s eye2] When Robin agreed to let him compete with him3] When Robin beat him in the competition4] When Robin’s arrow hit the bull’s eye and broke the stranger’s arrow

99. What name did Robin give him?

1] Robin Little 2] John Little 3] Robin 4] Little John

100. What did Robin do after the competition?

1] He welcomed the stranger to the band and changed his name2] He changed the stranger’s name3] He welcomed the stranger4] He sent the stranger away

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