SSC_CGL_PRE_2024 TEST ID - SHP - 87396596

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Total Questions : 100
Time Allowed : 60 Min.

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• Part-(I) : Reasoning Aptitude (25 Questions)
Maximum Marks : 100
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• Part-(III) : Quantitative Aptitude Total Questions :
(25 Questions) 100
• Part-(IV) : English Language (25 Questions)
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Reasoning Aptitude
1. Which is the third word according to dictionary order?
1. Habendum 2. Habituate
3. Habilimented 4. Haberdasher
(A) 1, 3, 4, 2 (B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 1, 4, 2, 3 (D) 1, 4, 3, 2

2. Select the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

(A) (85, 117) (B) (68, 134)
(C) (57, 145) (D) (70, 102) (A) (B)

3. If 11 & 16 = 135 and 17 & 14 = 93, then 18 & 13 = ?

(A) 155 (B) 345
(C) 245 (D) 125
(C) (D)
4. Sanaya's birthday is on Thursday, 05 th July. On what
day of the week will be Karishma's birthday in the same Direction (11-12): Select the related word/letters/numbers
year if Karishma was born on 01st September? from the given alternatives:
(A) Friday (B) Thursday
(C) Saturday (D) Tuesday 11. 764 : 289 :: 953 : ?
(A) 256 (B) 289
5. If 70 $ 6 $ 32 = 36 and 95 $ 16 $ 33 = 48, then 36 $ 48 (C) 324 (D) 296
$ 72 = ?
(A) 52 (B) 48 12. BAC : 8127 :: EDF : ?
(C) 60 (D) 45 (A) 12564216 (B) 12521824
(C) 18242416 (D) 48680212
6. A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below
in the question figures. From the given answer figures, 13. In the following question, two statements are given
indicate how it will appear when opened. each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to
consider the statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts. You have
to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows
from the given statements.
Statements: All cars are trucks. All trucks are buses.
Conclusions: I. Some buses are cars.
II. No car is bus.
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(A) (B) (C) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(D) Both conclusions I and II follow

14. A series is given with one term missing. Choose the

correct alternative from the given ones that will
(C) (D) complete the series.
7 10 22 49 97 ?
7. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given (A) 181 (B) 172
alternatives: (C) 117 (D) 170
13 : 676 :: 17 : ?
(A) 1089 (B) 1156 15. If in a certain language, “TOGETHER” is coded as
(C) 1225 (D) 1024 “73147945”. How is ‘OTHER’ coded in that code?
(A) 37945 (B) 39754
8. Select the missing number from the given responses. (C) 32674 (D) 38945

16. How many triangles are present in the figure?

(A) 408 (B) 343

(C) 246 (D) 205

9. If in a certain language SUPER is coded as SFQVT, (A) 4 (B) 8

then how is PAINT coded in the same language? (C) 6 (D) 9
(A) UPLFU (B) UOJBQ
(C) QCLRY (D) QBJOU 17. A person starts walking from point P in west direction.
After walking for 4m, he turned left and walked for 4m.
10. If a mirror is placed on the line PQ, then which of the He then turned left and walked for 6m. He then turned
answer figures is the right image of the given figure? left and walked for 8m. He then turned left and walked
for 8m. He then turned left and walked for 4m and
stopped at point Q. What is the distance between point
Q and point P?
(A) 3m (B) 4m
(C) 6 m (D) 5m
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18. Which is the second word according to reverse 27. Why ventilators are provided near the ceiling of the
dictionary order? room?
‘Wagonette’, ‘Wagnerian’, (A) They provide cross ventilation in the room
‘Wahhabism’, ‘Wagonwright’ (B) They provide some sunlight in the room
(A) Wahhabism (B) Wagonette (C) The exhaled warmer air rises up and goes out
(C) Wagonwright (D) Wagnerian (D) They do not look nice in the lower part

19. Pointing to P, Q said “He is the only son of my mother- 28. Which city of Himachal Pradesh has the highest sky
in-law’s mother-in-law”. How is P related to Q? cycling track in the country at a height of 9,000 feet at
(A) Mother (B) Mother-in-law the tourist spot Gulaba?
(C) Father-in-law (D) Son-in-law (A) Manali (B) Shimla
(C) Dharamshala (D) Kullu
20. In a certain code language, 'DEMANDING' is written as
‘$&@!#$?#+’. How is 'MIND' written in that code 29. Indian Space Research Organisation has been working
language? to replace its existing hazardous fuel with environment-
(A) @?## (B) @?#$ friendly and non-hazardous fuels for its satellites and
(C) @?#? (D) @?#@ rockets. In context to the same tell us which of the
following is not use as rocket fuel?
Direction (21-22): Which of the operators given in the options (A) Hydrazine (B) Petrol
should replace the “?” (in the same order) in the given (C) Kerosene (D) Alcohol
expression below:
30. Incident at which place forced Gandhiji to withdraw
21. 17?4?2?34 “Non-Cooperation Movement”?
(A) -, ×, = (B) ×, =, × (A) Chauri Chaura (B) Champaran
(C) +, ×, = (D) +, +, = (C) Kakori (D) Bardoli

22. 10 * 8 * 5 * 50 31. Which of the following gas is used as fire extinguisher?

(A) +, ×, = (B) ×, -, = (A) Carbon dioxide (B) Carbon monoxide
(C) +, +, = (D) -, +, = (C) Carbon suboxide (D) Sulphur dioxide

23. Find out the odd word/letters/number/number pair from 32. India celebrates National Science Day every year on
the given alternatives. February 28 to mark a significant discovery by which
(A) D6 (B) P18 Indian Physicist in the field of Spectroscopy?
(C) L14 (D) X25 (A) Homi J Bhabha (B) Vikram Sarabhai
(C) C V Raman (D) Lokasundari Ammal
24. Select the related word/letters/number from the given
alternatives. 33. Which properties make metal a good conductor of
HR: FP:: LT: ? electricity?
(A) MN (B) JR (A) They contain free electrons
(C) IP (D) FT (B) The molecules in them are very close to each other
(C) The molecules in them collide Very freely
25. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as (D) They contain reflecting surface
given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of
numbers given in the alternatives are represented by 34. Which of the following players' birthday is celebrated as
two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two National Sports Day?
matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix I are (A) Major Dhyanchand (B) Milkha Singh
numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are (C) PT Usha (D) Sachin Tendulkar
numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can
be represented first by its row and next by its column, 35. Which of the following disease is caused by virus?
for example, 'N' can be represented by 01, etc., and 'B’ (A) Tetanus (B) Cholera
can be represented by 04, etc. Similarly, you have to (C) Common Cold (D) Typhoid
identify the set for the word 'RHYTHM'.
Matrix I Matrix II 36. The Indian Coast Guard ship "Kamla Devi" is designed
and built by which company?
(A) NHPC (B) BEML
(C) GRSE (D) HSL

37. Sound travels fastest in which of the following material?

(A) Air (B) Steel
(C) Vacuum (D) Water

(A) 59, 58, 41, 88, 58, 65 (B) 33, 42, 87, 88, 85, 86 38. Which day was declared as the “Direct Action Day” by
(C) 86, 58, 78, 88, 58, 68 (D) 59, 24, 23, 13, 58, 41 the Muslim League?
(A) 3rd June 1946 (B) 9th March 1946
General Studies (C) 16th August 1946 (D) 13th December 1946
26. What is the target of tree plantation set by the Air
Quality Management Commission in NCR? 39. What is the other name of “Fish Farming” or rearing fish
(A) Rs 4.0 crore (B) Rs 5.0 crore artificially?
(C) Rs 4.5 crore (D) Rs 5.5 crore (A) Silviculture (B) Pisciculture
(C) Apiculture (D) None of these

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40. Which lens/ glass is used in spectacles used for
viewing 3D films?
(A) Bifocal lens (B) Convex lens
(C) Concave lens (D) Polaroid Glass

41. Who has been elected President of the Professional

Golf Tour of India (PGTI)?
(A) Harbhajan Singh (B) Kapil Dev
(C) Yuvraj Singh (D) MS Dhoni

42. Which Muslim invader destroyed the Nalanda University?

(A) Allauddin Khilji
(B) Muhammadbin Tughlak
(C) Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar 51. Find the difference between the quantity of fruits sold
(D) Muhammad bin kashim by fruit seller A and the quantity of fruits sold by fruit
seller D.
43. Which of the following amendments in the Constitution
of India are related with the institution of ‘Panchayati (A) 32 kg (B) 28 kg
Raj’ in India? (C) 20 kg (D) 24 kg
(A) 72ndConstitutional Amendment
(B) 93rd Constitutional Amendment 52. Find the ratio of the quantity of fruit sold by fruit seller C
(C) 73rd Constitutional Amendment to that of the same by fruit seller E.
(D) 89th Constitutional Amendment (A) 5:6 (B) 7:6
(C) 4:5 (D) 3:4
44. Famous “Battle of Talikota” was fought in which year?
(A) 1757 A.D. (B) 1899 A.D. 53. Find the average of the quantity of mangoes sold by all
(C) 1565 A.D. (D) 1707 A.D. five fruit sellers in the given week.
(A) 41 kg (B) 44 kg
45. Which article of Indian constitution is associated with (C) 46 kg (D) 38 kg
“Abolition of Untouchability”?
(A) 16 (B) 18 54. Quantity of mango sold by fruit seller B is what
(C) 15 (D) 17 percentage more or less than quantity of apple sold by
the same fruit seller?
46. Which of the following is the meeting point of the (A) 26.74% less (B) 24.22% more
‘Eastern Ghats’ and ‘Western Ghats’? (C) 19.48% less (D) 21.88% more
(A) Annamali Hills (B) Nilgiri Hills
(C) Javadi Hills (D) Shevaroy Hills 55. A shopkeeper sold 5 pens at the cost price of 7 pens.
Find his profit/loss percent.
47. What is the base in “Hexadecimal Number System”? (A) 25% profit (B) 33.33% loss
(A) 16 (B) 8 (C) 40% profit (D) None of these
(C) 1 (D) 0
56. A and B alone can complete a work in 8 days and 24
48. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General days respectively. If both of them started the work and
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)? worked for 4 days and then both left the work, find the
(A) Geert Wilders (B) Dilan Yeşilgöz percentage of work that remains incomplete.
(C) Pieter Omtzigt (D) Mark Rutte (A) 25% (B) 33.33%
(C) 20% (D) 40%
49. What is the chemical name for Baking Soda?
(A) Sodium Carbonate (B) Sodium Bicarbonate 57. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle having
(C) Ammonia Nitrite (D) Sodium Nitrate the circumference, 96 cm. Find the area of the major
sector. [Use π = 3]
50. Which is the second military station in the country to
have a road made of plastic waste?
(A) Jaipur Military Station
(B) Agra Military Station
(C) Allahabad Military Station
(D) Bareilly Military Station

Quantitative Aptitude (A) 456 cm2 (B) 636 cm2

Directions (51-54): Answer the questions based on the (C) 512 cm2 (D) 424 cm2
information given below.
58. Find the area of the circle whose radius is equal to the
The bar chart represents the quantity of apple and side of cube of volume 729 cm3. (Take π = 3)
mango (in kg) sold by five different fruit sellers in a (A) 192 cm2 (B) 243 cm2
week. (C) 272 cm 2 (D) 157 cm2
Total quantity of fruits sold by a fruit seller
= quantity of apple sold + quantity of mango sold. 59. If [(3x + y)2 – (3x – y)2]2 = 288 × ax2y2, then find the
value of a.
(A) 0.5 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3

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60. If x = {(70 – 50)(50 – 30)(30 – 70)}/ {(70 – 50)3 + (50 – (C) Rs. 3120 (D) Rs. 3060
30)3 +(30 – 70)3}, then find the value of ‘x’.
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/3 72. A mixture of diesel and petrol contains 80% petrol. If 25
(C) 1/2 (D) 1/5 litres of diesel is added to the mixture, the quantity of
diesel in the resultant mixture becomes 40 litres, find
61. The angle of elevation of a building of height 160 m by the quantity of petrol initially.
a boy standing at a distance of 200 m away from the (A) 54 litres (B) 60 litres
building on the ground is β. If the boy moves certain (C) 72 litres (D) 80 litres
distance towards the building, then the angle of
elevation changes to 45o. Find the distance he walked 73. Find the average of first 17 consecutive natural numbers.
towards the building. (A) 8.5 (B) 9
(A) 20 m (B) 40 m (C) 9.5 (D) 11
(C) 60 m (D) 80 m
74. A man covers 60% of his total distance at the speed of
62. If sin 2x = 1, find the value of (sin x + cos x)2. 18 km/hr in 2 hours. If the remaining distance is
(A) -1 (B) 1 covered by him in 2.5 hours, find his average speed for
(C) 0 (D) 2 the whole journey.
(A) 50/3 km/hr (B) 25/2 km/hr
63. The ratio of the radius of the cylinder to its height is 1:2. (C) 40/3 km/hr (D) 15 km/hr
If the volume of the cylinder is 1296 cm3, then find the 75. A man deposits Rs. ‘x’ in bank offering compound
radius of the cylinder. [Use π = 3] interest at the rate of 10% p.a. for 2 years, and Rs. ‘2x’
(A) 4 cm (B) 6 cm in a scheme offering simple interest at the rate of 7%
(C) 7 cm (D) 8 cm p.a. for 3 years. The interest earned from scheme is
what percentage more than the interest earned from the
64. A can do a piece of work in 12 days; while A along with bank?
B can do the same work in 8 days. Find the time taken (A) 90% (B) 66.66%
by B alone to complete the work. (C) 75% (D) None of these
(A) 20 days (B) 18 days
(C) 24 days (D) None of these English Language
Direction (76-80): Four words are given, out of which only one
65. A shopkeeper sold a book at a discount of 20%. If the word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word
cost price of the book is Rs. 540, which is Rs. 60 less and click the button corresponding to it.
than the selling price of the book, then find the marked
price of the book. 76. (A) Unembellished (B) Unemballished
(A) Rs. 660 (B) Rs. 780 (C) Unembalished (D) Unembelished
(C) Rs. 720 (D) Rs. 750
77. (A) Circomambiant (B) Circamambient
66. A boat covers a certain distance upstream at a speed of (C) Circumambient (D) Carcumambeant
18 km/hr in 20 minutes. Find the time taken to cover the
same distance downstream at the speed of 24 km/hr. 78. (A) Burocracy (B) Bureocracy
(A) 12 minutes (B) 15 minutes (C) Bureaucracy (D) Bureuacracy
(C) 16 minutes (D) 10 minutes
79. (A) Scrimage (B) Scrimmage
67. If (p/a) sin x + (q/b) cos x = 1 and (p/a) cos x – (q/b) sin (C) Scremage (D) Scremmage
x = 1, then find the value of (p2/a2 + q2/b2).
(A) -1 (B) 1 80. (A) Mischivious (B) Mischevious
(C) 2 (D) -2 (C) Mischievous (D) Mischevous
68. ABC is a triangle in which P and Q are points on sides Direction (81-85): In the question below, a sentence is given,
AB and AC respectively. If PQ || BC, PA = 6 cm, PB = 4 divided into parts. One of the parts may contain a
cm and BC = 15 cm, then find the value of PQ. grammatical error. Choose the part that contains the
(A) 12 cm (B) 9 cm error as your answer.
(C) 8 cm (D) 6 cm
81. (A) The current trend towards
69. P alone can do a piece of work in 24 days. If Q is 20% (B) veganism forbid any form of
more efficient than P, find the time taken by Q alone to (C) dairy products such as milk, cheese, curds.
complete the same work. (D) No error
(A) 15 days (B) 18 days
(C) 20 days (D) 21 days 82. (A) Scientists working in several seed
(B) banks around the world currently
70. If N = 3032 × 3028 × 3024, then what is the remainder (C) conserve seeds by drying them before freezing.
when N is divided by 18? (D) No error
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 5 83. (A) The Antarctic ozone hole was
(B) expect to gradually close,
71. A and B started a business together with an investment (C) returning to 1980 levels in the 2060s.
of Rs. 1500 and Rs. 2000, respectively. After one year, (D) No error
A increased his investment by Rs. 500 with B’s
investment remaining the same. Find the profit share of 84. (A) This novels are being distributed to
A out of the total profit of Rs. 6300 at the end of two (B) children through school outreach programmes
years. (C) and at different fairs and festivals.
(A) Rs. 2940 (B) Rs. 2880
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(D) No error in use today and the complex burden drugs __94___
upon the liver, it is not surprising that a broad spectrum
85. (A) The plan is to raised awareness among of adverse drug's __95___ on liver functions and
(B) villagers about the effects of forest fire, structures __96___ been documented.
(C) and curb intentional setting of fires.
(D) No error 92. (A) drained (B) assuaged
(C) capable (D) nomination
86. In the question below, a sentence is given with a part
missing. From the options, choose the word that will fit 93. (A) diversity (B) substitution
in the blank to make the sentence grammatically and (C) effectiveness (D) animosity
contextually correct.
While wine consumption is _____ in China, it is not 94. (A) yeast (B) instigate
known as a major producer. (C) impose (D) lure
(A) souring (B) serving
(C) soaring (D) swerving 95. (A) grasps (B) effects
(C) turfs (D) censure
Direction (87-88): In the question below, a sentence is given
with a part missing. From the options, choose the word 96. (A) were (B) has
that will fit in the blank to make the sentence (C) have (D) would
grammatically and contextually correct.
Direction (97-98): In the following question, a sentence has
87. Archaeologists have long wondered exactly how the been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four
ancient Egyptians __________ the world’s biggest alternatives suggested, select the one which best
pyramid, the Great Pyramid. expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
(A) constructed (B) inspected
(C) confided (D) committed 97. No reliable information was given to the people by the
authorities.
88. Everyone knows flu _______ most often during (A) The authorities had given no reliable information to
wintertime, but new research indicates a number of the people.
other infectious diseases are seasonal, too. (B) The authorities have given no reliable information to
(A) strikes (B) spike the people.
(C) stings (D) sticks (C) People were given no reliable information by the
authorities.
Direction (89-91): In the following question, a sentence is (D) The authorities gave no reliable information to the
given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Select the people.
option given below that can replace the highlighted
phrase and mark that as your answer. 98. The pills contained much higher doses of hormones.
(A) Much higher doses of hormones were being
89. Apart for a bacterial pneumonia, the secondary contained by the pills.
complications of the flu are numerous and range from (B) Much higher doses of hormones were contained by
mild to severe. the pills.
(A) Partly from (B) Other that (C) Much higher doses of hormones had been
(C) Apart from (D) No Improvement contained by the pills.
(D) The pills contain much higher doses of hormones.
90. Our future will dependent on finding every possible
source of reliable, carbon-free energy. Direction (99-100): In the question below, a sentence is given,
(A) rely at (B) depend upon three words have been highlighted in bold. Find out if
(C) count in (D) No Improvement the words are appropriate (grammatically and
contextually). Only one word will be inappropriate, mark
91. Some studies suggest that during the infamous 1918 that as your answer. If all are appropriate, mark "all are
global flu pandemic, most people died by subsequent correct".
bacterial infections.
(A) died of (B) died for 99. Researchers in academia and at national labs had
(C) died out (D) No Improvement explored lots of promising alternative reproaches.
(A) explored (B) promising
Direction (92-96): In the following passage some of the words (C) reproaches (D) All are correct
have been left out. Read the passage carefully and
select the correct answer for the given blank out of the 100. It was already obvious in 2006 that the world is not
four alternatives. going to halt global warming, ocean acidification and air
pollution just by conversing energy.
The liver is the main organ in our body. It is __92___ of (A) obvious (B) halt
converting drugs into forms that can be readily (C) conversing (D) All are correct
eliminated from the body. Given the __93___ of drugs
Space for rough work

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