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 Total: 100 Que. SSC CGL | Tier I | Mock Test 06 Time: 60 Min.

5). A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the

General Intelligence & Reasoning cube so formed, what would be the symbol of the
opposite side of the ‘#’ symbol?
1). Select the option that is related to the third
number in the same way as the second number is
related to the first number.

12 : 60 :: 16 : ?

(a) 210 (b) 112 (c) 121 (d) 201

2). Select the option that is related to the third in the

same way as the second word is related to the first
word. (a) + (b) % (c) & (d) $

Depression : Mood :: Insomnia : ?

6). Select the option figure that is embedded in the
(a) Sleep (b) Night (c) Thinking (d) Dreams given (rotation is NOT allowed).

3). Study the given pattern carefully and select the

number that can replace the question mark(?) in it.

(a) (b) (c)

(a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 24

4). Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the

relationship among the following classes. (d)

Women, Researchers, Introverts

(a) 7). Select the correct mirror image of the given

combination when the mirror is placed at ‘PQ’ as
shown.

(b)

(c) (d) (a)

(b)
(c)

(d)
(c)

8). How many triangles are there in the given

figure?

(d)

10). In a certain code language, ‘PERMIT’ is written

as ‘VVLNOG’. How will ‘INERTIA’ be written in that
(a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 12 language.
(a) OHYXZCU (b) XOYHCZU (c) OMYIZRU
(d) XYOHBCU
9). Select the figure from among the given options
that can replace the question mark(?) in the
following series.
11). P, L, T, B, N and D are six members of a
business family. N is the son of B, who is not the
mother of N. L is the brother of B . D and B are the
married couple. T is the daughter of D, who is
sister of P. How is N related to T?
(a) Sister (b) Mother (c) Father (d) Brother

12). Four words have been given, out of which three

are alike in some manner and one is different.
(a) Select the word that is different.
(a) Memory (b) Weight (c) Intelligence
(d) Aptitude

13). Select the number from the given options that

can replace the question mark (?) in the following
series.
(b)
24, 35, 51, 73, 102, ?

(a) 139 (b) 151 (c) 149 (d) 131

14). Out of the total number of players, 100/3% are

in hotel X and the remaining are in hotel Y. If 20
players from hotel Y are shifted to hotel X, then the
number of players in hotel X becomes 50% of the
total number of players. If 20 players from hotel X
are shifted to hotel Y, then the number of players in
hotel X becomes what per cent of the total number
of players?
(a) 26.34% (b) 12.75% (c) 20.67% (d) 16.67%

15). Four number-pairs have been given, out of

which three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the number-pair that is different.
(a) 14:210 (b) 18:342 (c) 17:307 (d) 12:156
 (a) (15, 34, 190) (b) (24, 22, 264) (c) (9, 16, 170)

16). Read the given statements and conclusions (d) (17, 15, 220)
carefully. Assuming that the information given in
the statements is true, even if it appears to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide 21). In a certain code language, ‘AROUND’ is coded
which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) as ‘52182412144’ and ‘FIX’ is coded s ‘63624’.
from the statements. How will ‘PLASTIC’ be coded as that language?

Statements: (a) 1612521920363 (b) 1612261920183

(c) 1612522021363 (d) 1812521920383
All polygons are angles.

All angles are diagonals.

22). Four letter-clusters have been given, out of
All cones are cubes. which three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
All cubes are decagons.
(a) CYUQ (b) TPLH (c) NJFA (d) FBXT
Conclusions:

I. Some diagonals are polygons. 23). Select the correct combination of mathematical
signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and
II. All diagonals are decagons.
balance the given equation.
III. No polygons is a cone.
42 * 7 * 64 * 11* 6 * 4
IV. Some cubes are angles.
(a) ×, +, -, ÷, = (b) ×, -, +, ÷, = (c) ÷, +, -, ×, =
(a) Both conclusions II and IV follow (d) ÷, -, +, ×, =
(b) Only conclusions I follow
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow
24). The sequence of folding a piece of paper and
(d) Both conclusions I and III follow the manner in which the folded paper has been cut
is shown in the following figures. How would this
paper look when unfolded?
17). Select the option in which the words share the
same relationship as that shared by the given pair
of words.

Horse : Neigh

(a) Parrots : Bray (b) Pigs : Buzz (c) Hares : Boom

(d) Duck : Quack

18). Select the combination of letters that when (a)

sequentially placed in the blanks of the given
series will complete the series.

L _ UA _ Z _ N _ AP _ L _ U _ PZ

(a) N, P, L, U, Z, N, A (b) N, L, P, A, N, U, Z
(c) P, N, L, Z, U, A, N (d) P, L, U, Z, N, A, N
(b)

19). Select the letter-cluster from the among given

options that can replace the question mark(?) in
the following series.

PNNA, RPPE, TRRI, VTTO, ?

(a) YUUV (b) XWWU (c) YVVU (d) XVVU
(c) (d)

20). Select the option in which the numbers are

related in the same way as are the numbers of the
following set.

(25, 18, 225)

25). Select the correct option that indicates the
arrangement of the given words in the order in
 which they appear in an English dictionary.

1. Freeze 8). Where has the 9th India International MSME

Expo and Conference 2023 been organized
2. Freedom recently?

3. Fryer (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) New Delhi (d) Pune

4. Frozen

5. Fraud
9). Recently the Chief Minister of which state has
6. Fringe unveiled the 'Singh Soochna' web app?

(a) 5, 2, 1, 6, 4, 3 (b) 5, 1, 2, 6, 4, 3 (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh

(c) 5, 2, 1, 6, 3, 4 (d) 5, 6, 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) Kerala

General Awareness 10). Which payment bank has recently launched

India's first eco-friendly debit card?
1). Electron-volt is a unit of _____.
(a) fino payment bank (b) India Post Payment Bank
(a) potential difference (b) current (c) energy
(c) Airtel Payment Bank (d) Paytm Payments Bank
(d) power

11). Baghmara Pitcher Plant Sanctuary is located in

2). Who among the following had written Kitab – ul –
which of the following states?
Hind that gave an incisive description of early 11th
century India? (a) Karnataka (b) Assam (c) Goa (d) Meghalaya
(a) Al - Kindi (b) Al - Biruni (c) Al - Bukari
(d) Al - Khwarizmi
12). Who has recently become the highest paid
Instagram celebrity in Asia?
3). Which of the following schemes is aimed at
helping accelerate the uptake of broadband (a) Akshay Kumar (b) Virat Kohli
internet services?
(c) Shahrukh khan (d) Salman Khan
(a) PM-DHWANI (b) PM-INTERNET (c) PM-WANI
(d) PM-VAARTA
13). Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib is located on the
bank of river.
4). ______ is the structural and functional unit of the (a) Sutlej (b) Yamuna (c) Ganga (d) Beas
kidney.
(a) Medulla (b) Nephron (c) Cortex (d) Ureter
14). In which of the following years was the
Planning Commission of India set up?
5). Which of the following is the application of (a) 1950 (b) 1945 (c) 1958 (d) 1962
science such as physics, chemistry, biology,
computer service and engineering to the matter of
law and to the identification of various facts of 15). In which of the following years was the Second
civilian investigation? Round Table Conference in London held?
(a) Kalology (b) Morphology (c) Psychology (a) 1939 (b) 1925 (c) 1941 (d) 1931
(d) Forensic science

16). Which of the following statements about Swami

6). Which of the following is a process in which hot, Dayanand Saraswati is INCORRECT?
less dense materials rise upward and are replaced (a) He was the founder of Arya Samaj.
by colder, more dense materials?
(b) His birthplace was Gujarat.
(a) Convection (b) Conduction (c) Radiation
(c) He authored the book ‘Satyarth Prakash’.
(d) Condensation
(d) He was the founder of Brahmo Samaj.

7). Which of the following places is famous for a

copper mine? 17). Who among the following was one of the
founders of the Hindustan Republican
(a) Satna (b) Gaya (c) Khetri (d) Keonjhar Association?
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (a) Snatch (b) Catch (c) Loosen (d) Grab
(c) Jatindranath Mukherjee (d) Surya Sen

2). Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

18). Which of the following has the same (a) Creature (b) Specified (c) Decrease
dimensions as that of linear momentum?
(d) Pieceful
(a) Impulse (b) Energy (c) Work (d) Stress

3). Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the

given word.
19). In Leh, the first ever snow climbing festival was
held in which valley? Gradual

(a) Markha (b) Ripchar (c) Dras (d) Nubra (a) Slow (b) Regular (c) Gentle (d) Abrupt

4). Select the option express the given sentence in

20). At present who is working on the post of passive voice.
President of Veterinary Council of India?
The invigilator is advising the students not to carry
(a) Umesh Sharma (b) Dipankar Seth calculators into the examination hall.
(c) Rajeev Arora (d) KK Verma
(a) The students were advised not to carry calculators
into the examination hall.

21). Which of the following is NOT a town/city on the (b) The students are being advised by the invigilator
west coast of India? not to carry calculators into the examination hall.

(a) Karwar (b) Mangalore (c) Surat (d) Gopalpur (c) The students have been advised not to carry
calculators into the examination hall by the invigilator.
(d) The students were advised the invigilator not to
carry calculators into the examination hall.
22). Where has the India Startup Festival 2023
started recently?
5). Select the most appropriate synonym of the
(a) Mumbai (b) Gurugram (c) Bangalore given word.
(d) Bhopal
Regime

(a) Country (b) Rule (c) Space (d) Territory

23). Unique Transaction Reference number is a ___
character code used to uniquely identify a
transaction in the RTGS system.
6). Select the most appropriate synonym of the
(a) 45 (b) 22 (c) 34 (d) 17 given word.

Generic
24). Who among the following replaced Moraji Desai
as the Prime Minister of India in 1979? (a) Definite (b) Universal (c) Precise (d) Specific

(a) Jagjivan Ram (b) Charan Singh (c) Devi Lal

(d) Chandrasekhar 7). Select the most appropriate meaning of the
given idiom.

Raise the bar

25). Recently India's first post office near LOC has
been inaugurated in which district of Jammu and (a) To raise the price (b) To grow taller
Kashmir? (c) To set higher goals (d) To win a competition

(a) Rajouri (b) Kupwara (c) Kishtwar (d) leh

8). The following sentence has been split into four
segments. Identify the segment that contains a
grammatical error.
English Comprehension
Had you/ not reached in time,/ we will have/ lost
1). Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the our lives.
given word.
(a) not reached in time (b) Had you
SEIZE
(c) we will have (d) lost our lives
9). Select the most appropriate meaning of the 15). Sentence of a paragraph are given in jumbled
given idiom. order. Arrange the sentence in the right order to
form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
Bang for the buck
A. When we got near, we saw it was the steam
(a) More value for money (b) Less value for money rising from hot springs.
(c) Dash against something (d) A sorrow heart B. We saw in the distance a great column of
smoke.

10). Select the most appropriate option to substitute C. We wondered if it came from a chimney or a
the underlined segment in the given sentence. If burning house.
no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
D. We thought of taking a bath in the hot water.
The toy drummer plays the drum if you press the
button at the back. (a) BCAD (b) ACDB (c) BCDA (d) ABCD

(a) Playing the drum if you pressed

16). Select the most appropriate option to fill in the
(b) Will play the drum if you will press
blank.
(c) Played the drum if you pressing
Work and domestic _____ made Kajal short-
(d) No substitution tempered.

(a) gravities (b) weights (c) forces (d) pressures

11). Select the most appropriate option to substitute
the underlined segment in the given sentence. If
no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
17). Sentence of a paragraph are given below in
While washing your hands, rub them together for jumbled order. Arrange the sentence in the right
20 seconds to remove the microbes on them. order to form a meaningful and coherent
paragraph.
(a) No substitution (b) the microbes on their A) But the eagle, in wrath, gave the beetle a flap of
(c) the microbes on they (d) the microbes on those his wing, and straightway seized upon the hare
and devoured him.

B) The beetle therefore interceded with the eagle,

12). Select the option that can be used as one-word begging of him not to kill the poor suppliant, and
substitute for the given group of words. pleaded with him not to kill so small an animal.
A group of three novels or plays, each complete in C) When the eagle flew away, the beetle flew after
itself him, to learn where his nest was.

(a) Trivet (b) Trilogy (c) Triplet (d) Triumvir D) A hare, being pursued by an eagle, took himself
for refuge to the nest of a beetle, whom he

13). Select the option that expresses the given begged to save him.
sentence in indirect speech.
(a) DBAC (b) ACDB (c) CBAD (d) DCAB
“Everything is going to be alright,” said the doctor.

(a) The doctor said that everything will be alright. 18). Select the option that can be used as a one-
word substitute for the given group of words.
(b) The doctor said that everything was going to be
alright. A herd of flock of animals being driven in a body
(c) The doctor said that everything is going to be
alright. (a) Drove (b) Cluster (c) Throng (d) Crowd
(d) The doctor said that everything are going to be
alright.
19). The following sentence has been divided into
parts. One of them contains an error. Select the
part that contains the error from the given options.
14). Select the most appropriate option to fill in the
blank. You must avoid riding in a crowded bus / or
travelling in a metro/ during rush hour/ as both are
India is a formally moving ahead to ___________
quiet unpleasant experiences.
21 MIG-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from
Russia along with upgrades of their existing fleets.
(a) or travelling in a metro
(a) procure (b) achieve (c) accomplish (b) you must avoid riding in a crowded bus
(d) advance (c) as both are quiet unpleasant experiences
(d) during rush hour
20). Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(a) Exterminated (b) Voilence (c) Wilderness
(d) Unmanageable

In the following passage, some words have bee The ratio of the total number of cars sold by
deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the dealers B in January, April and June to the total
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate number of cars sold by dealers A and D in March
option for each blank. is:
(a) 8:9 (b) 7:5 (c) 4:3 (d) 10:9

What every tourist must take back from Bhutan is

pure honey, especially Putka, “Antibiotic” honey 2). To do a certain work A and B work on alternate
produced (###Q1###) _____ Melipona Bees days with B beginning the work on the first day. A
(stingless bees) a breed found in protected areas alone can complete the same work in 24 days. If
(###Q2###) ____ 700 to 1,500 metres above sea the work gets completed in days, then B alone
level. Due (###Q3###) ____ their small size, they can complete th part of the original work in:
can get larger nutrients (###Q4###) ______
regular honeybees. It has a tangy/sour taste and (a) days (b) 4 days (c) days (d) 6 days
can (###Q5###) ______ your sore throat in a
matter of minutes.
3). The value of 20 ÷ 5 of 8 × [9 ÷ 6 (6 – 3)] – (10 ÷
2 of 20) is:
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 6
21). Select the most appropriate option to fill in the
blank number 1
4). x, y are two points in a river. Points P and Q
(a) With (b) By (c) Through (d) Of
divide the straight lien xy into three equal parts.
The river flows along xy and the time taken by a
boat to row from x to Q and from y to Q are in the
ration of 4 : 5. The ratio of the speed of the boat
22). Select the most appropriate option to fill in the downstream to that of the river current is equal to:
blank number 2
(a) 3:4 (b) 4:3 (c) 10:3 (d) 3:10
(a) After (b) Between (c) Among (d) Midst

5). What is the compound interest Rs.8192 for

23). Select the most appropriate option to fill in the Years at 15% per annum, if interest is
blank number 3 compounded 5 monthly?

(a) For (b) To (c) Of (d) At (a) 1740 (b) 1640 (c) 1735 (d) 1634

24). Select the most appropriate option to fill in the 6). A chord 21 cm long is drawn in a circle of a
blank number 4 diameter 25 cm. The perpendicular distance of the
chord form the centre is:
(a) And (b) Then (c) Though (d) Than
(a) (b) (c) (d)

25). Select the most appropriate option to fill in the

blank number 5
7). Study the table and answer the question.
(a) Appease (b) Pacify (c) Calm (d) Soothe
Table shows District-wise data of the number of
primary school teachers posted in school of a city.

Quantitative Aptitude
1). Study the following table and answer the
question.

Number of cars sold by dealers A, B, C, D, & E

during first six months of 2018 What is the ratio of the number of male teachers to
the number of female teachers in the city?

(a) 78:113 (b) 195:283 (c) 586:849 (d) 391:566

8). 15). The average of 28 numbers is 77. The average
If , 0° < θ < of first 14 numbers is 74 and the average of last 15
numbers is 84. If the 14th number is excluded,
then what is the average of remaining numbers?
90°, then the value of (tanθ + cosecθ) is:
(correct to one decimal places)
(a) 73.1 (b) 74.7 (c) 77 (d) 76.9
(a) (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)

16). Let ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR and

9). When x is the subtracted from each of 19, 28, 55 . If AB = 12cm, BC =

and 91, the numbers so obtained in this order are
in proportion. What is the value of x?
7 cm and AC = 9 cm, then PR (in cm) is equal to:
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 9

(a) (b) (c) 12 (d)

10). A shopkeeper earns a profit of 21% after selling
a book at 21% discount on the printed price. The
ratio of the cost price and selling price of the book
is:
17). Study the following table and answer the
(a) 121:100 (b) 79:100 (c) 100:79 (d) 100:121 question:

Number of cars sold by dealers A, B, C, D & E

11). If 8(x + y)3 – 27(x – y)3 = (5y – x)(Ax2 + By2 + during first six months of 2018
Cxy), then what is the value of (A + B – C)?
(a) -26 (b) -16 (c) 16 (d) 36

12). Study the table and answer the question.

In the table, production and sale (in 1000 tonnes)

of a certain product of a company over 5 years is
given.
In July 2018, if the sales of cars by the dealers D
increase by the same percentage as in June 2018
over its previous month, then what is the number
of cars sold by D in July 2018?

(a) 1014 (b) 959 (c) 975 (d) 1020

18). Some fruits are bought at 15 for Rs.140 and an

In which year(s) sale is more than 90% of the equal number of fruits at 10 for Rs.120. If all the
production? fruits are sold at Rs.132 per dozen, then what is
the profit percent in the entire transaction?
(a) 2015, 2017, 2019 (b) 2016, 2017
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d)
(c) 2017, 2018 (d) 2016, 2018

19). Sides AB and DC of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD

13). are produced to meet at E and sides AD and BC
If , then the value of are produced to meet at F. If ∠ADC = 78°
and ∠BEC = 52°. Then the measure of AFB is:
(a) 32° (b) 28° (c) 30° (d) 26°
is:

20).
(a) 736 (b) 776 (c) 684 (d) 724
If x + y = 4 and , then what

14). ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR. The areas of ∆ABC and ∆PQR is the value of (x3 + y3)?
are 64 cm2 and 81 cm2, respectively and AD and
(a) 18 (b) 1 (c) 21 (d) 19
PT are the medians of∆ ABC and ∆PQR,
respectively. If PT = 10.8 cm, then AD = ?
(a) 8.4 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 9.6 cm
 incomes of B and D is Rs.13200, then the income
21). . (in Rs.) of C is:
(a) 75000 (b) 73500 (c) 72000 (d) 72500

, 0° < θ < 90°, is equal to:

24). Find the value of cot25° cot35° cot45° cot55°
(a) sec2θ +1 (b) sec2θ (c) 2sec2θ (d) 1 – tan2θ cot65°.

(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)

22). Length of each side of a rhombus is 13 cm and
one of the diagonal is 24 cm. What is the area (in
cm2) of the rhombus?
(a) 300 (b) 240 (c) 60 (d) 120
25). If the 5-digit number 676 is divisible by 3, 7
and 11, then what is the value of
23). The income of A is 45% more than the income
of B and the income of C is 60% less than the sum
of the incomes of A and B. The income of D is 20%
(a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 7 (d) 9
more than that of C. If the difference between the