This document contains a model paper for the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam with questions in the following sections:
1) General Intelligence & Reasoning - Questions related to related words/letters/numbers and finding the odd one out.
2) Quantitative Aptitude - Math questions related to ratios, percentages, averages, profit/loss, mixtures, time/work, etc.
3) General Awareness - Questions testing knowledge of Indian history, politics, economy, geography and miscellaneous facts.
The document provides a sample of the type and difficulty of questions asked in the Tier 1 exam across various subjects to help exam preparation. Answers to the questions are also provided at the end
This document contains a model paper for the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam with questions in the following sections:
1) General Intelligence & Reasoning - Questions related to related words/letters/numbers and finding the odd one out.
2) Quantitative Aptitude - Math questions related to ratios, percentages, averages, profit/loss, mixtures, time/work, etc.
3) General Awareness - Questions testing knowledge of Indian history, politics, economy, geography and miscellaneous facts.
The document provides a sample of the type and difficulty of questions asked in the Tier 1 exam across various subjects to help exam preparation. Answers to the questions are also provided at the end
This document contains a model paper for the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam with questions in the following sections:
1) General Intelligence & Reasoning - Questions related to related words/letters/numbers and finding the odd one out.
2) Quantitative Aptitude - Math questions related to ratios, percentages, averages, profit/loss, mixtures, time/work, etc.
3) General Awareness - Questions testing knowledge of Indian history, politics, economy, geography and miscellaneous facts.
The document provides a sample of the type and difficulty of questions asked in the Tier 1 exam across various subjects to help exam preparation. Answers to the questions are also provided at the end
This document contains a model paper for the SSC CGL Tier 1 exam with questions in the following sections:
1) General Intelligence & Reasoning - Questions related to related words/letters/numbers and finding the odd one out.
2) Quantitative Aptitude - Math questions related to ratios, percentages, averages, profit/loss, mixtures, time/work, etc.
3) General Awareness - Questions testing knowledge of Indian history, politics, economy, geography and miscellaneous facts.
The document provides a sample of the type and difficulty of questions asked in the Tier 1 exam across various subjects to help exam preparation. Answers to the questions are also provided at the end
15. (A) Democrat (B) Communist (C) Liberal (D) Autocrat
16. If 'green' means 'red', 'red' means 'yellow', 'yellow' means 'blue', 'blue' means 'orange', 'orange' means 'black', then the colour of sky will be (A) Yellow (B) Red (C) Orange (D) Green
Directions : In questions no. 17 to 22, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 17. 1, 6, 15, ?, 45, 66, 91 (A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 27 (D) 28
18. 17, 36, 74, 150, ?, 606
(A) 250 (B) 303 (C) 300 (D) 302
19. 6, 13, 38, ?, 532, 2675
(A) 129 (B) 123 (C) 172 (D) 164
20. P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L, ?
(A) X16'O' (B) Y17'O' (C) X17M (D) X17'O'
21. 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?
(A) 34 (B) 35 (C) 33 (D) 36
22. PQRS, QPRS, RPQS, ?
(A) SQPR (B) RPQS (C) QSPR (D) SQRP
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23. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ? ab _ d _ bc _ a _ c _ ab _ d (A) cadbdc
(B) cabbcd (C) abbcdd
(D) caddbc
Directions (24-25) : Find the missing number from the given responses.
Answers :1. (C)
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1. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. By adding 5 to each of them, the new numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The numbers are (A) 15, 30, 45 (B) 1, 2, 3 (C) 5, 10, 15 (D) 10, 20, 30
2. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point h meters above the surf ace of a lake i s 30 and the angle of depression of its reflection is 60. Then the height of the cloud above the surface of the lake is
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3. The product of two numbers is 24 times the difference of these two numbers. If the sum of these numbers is 14, find the larger number. (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9
Direction (4 6) : Study the following graph carefully and answer the question. Distribution of students enrolled for B .Tech and the students who successfully completed the course from different institutes
4. Which institute has the highest percentage of successful to enrolled students ?
(A) D (B) E (C) A (D) G
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5. What percent of students from institute D have come out to be successful out of the total enrolled from this institute ? (A) 115 (B) 95 (C) 80 (D) 85
6. What i s t he approximate mate percentage of students successful to enrolled from institute A ?
(A) 72 (B) 76 (C) 86 (D) 96 7. The HCF of 0.54, 1.8 and 7.2 is (A) 1.8 (B) 0.18 (C) 0.018 (D) 18
8. A student bought 4 books for ` 120 from one book shop and 6 books for ` 150 from another. The average price (in rupees) was (A) ` 27 (B) ` 27.50 (C) ` 135 (D) ` 138
9. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is ` 855, the total profit (in rupees) is (A) 1425 (B) 1500 (C) 1537.50 (D) 1576
10.The radii of two concentric circles are 17 cm and 10 cm respectively. A straight line ABCD intersects the larger circle at the point A and D and intersects the smaller circle at the point B and C. If BC = 12 cm, then the length of AD (in cm) is (A) 20 (B) 24 (C) 30 (D) 34 11. The radius of cross-se ct ion of a sol id cylindrical rod of iron is 50 cm. The cylinder is melted down and formed in to six solid spherical balls of the same radius as that of the cylinder. The length of the rod (in meters) will be (A) 0.8 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
12. If the base of a right pyramid is a triangle of sides 5 cm, 12 cm, 13 cm and its volume is 330 cm3, then its height will be (A) 33 cm (B) 32 cm (C) 11 cm (D) 22 cm
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13. The sum of two numbers is 520. If the bigger number is decreased by 4% and the smaller number is increased by 12%, then the numbers obtained are equal. The smaller number is (A) 280 (B) 210 (C) 240 (D) 300
14.Arbind spends 75% of his income and saves the rest. His income is increased by 20% and he increased his expenditure by 10%. Then the increase in savings in percentage is (A) 55% (B) 52% (C) 50% (D) 48% 15. Two alloys are made up of both copper and tin. The ratio of copper and tin in the first alloy is 1 : 3 and in the second alloy is 2 : 5. In what ratio should the two alloys be mixed, to obtain a new alloy in which the ratio of tin and copper be 8 : 3 ? (A) 3 : 5 (B) 4 : 7 (C) 3 : 8 (D) 5 : 11
16. The elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground is 45. On travelling 60 m from the point towards the tower the elevation of the top becomes 60. The height of the tower is
17. 50 men took a dip in a water tank 40 m long and 20 m broad on a religious day. If the average displacement of water by a man is 4 m3 , then the rise in the water level in the tank will be (A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 35 cm (D) 50 cm
18. The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar is 264 m2 and its volume is 924 m3 . Find the ratio of its diameter to its height. (A) 3 : 7 (B) 7 : 3 (C) 6 : 7 (D) 7 : 6
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19. How many bricks each measuring 25 cm 11.25 cm 6 cm, will be needed to build a wall of 8 m 6 m 22.5 cm ? (A) 5600 (B) 6000 (C) 6400 (D) 7200
20. Find the value of (secA cotA)2 (cosec A cosA)2.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
21. The largest number amongst the following that will perfectly divide 101100 1 is (A) 100 (B) 10000 (C) 100100 (D) 100000
22. In ABC, X and Y are points on sides AB and BC respectively such that XY II AC and XY divides triangular region ABC into two parts equal in area then
equal to
23. A circle is touching the side AC of ABC at P and is also touching AB and AC produced at Q and R respectively. If AQ = 8 cm then perimeter of ABC is (A) 8 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 14 cm (D) 16 cm
24. Successive discount of 60% and 60% is equivalent to
(A) 120% (B) 90% (C) 84% (D) 79.5%
25. A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of 14 %. Had he sold the article for ` 83.25 more he would have earned a profit of 8%. The cost price of the article is (A) ` 280 (B) ` 580 (C) ` 370 (D) ` 450
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General Awareness 1. On whom the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate, Iltutmish, conferred the title of 'Sheikh-ulIslam'? (A) Moinuddin Chishti (B) Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria (C) Baba Farid (D) Salim Chishti
2. In the Constitutional Assembly, which state had the maximum representation ?
(A) Bengal (B) Chennai (C) Mumbai (D) United States
3. In medical terminology 'Golden Hour' is related with
(A) Terminal Stage of Cancer (B) Pregnancy detection (C) Heart Attack (D) Actual Child Birth
4. On whose advice were the Indians kept out of the Simon Commission ?
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(A) Lord Reading
(B) Lord Chelmsford (C) Sir John Simon (D) Lord Irwin
5. Where is the Dhupgarh peak situated ?
(A) Satpura Range (B) Maikal Range (C) Vindhya Range (D) None of these
6. Which Indian state shares its borders with three countries Nepal, Bhutan and China? (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Meghalaya (C) West Bengal (D) Sikkim
7. 'The Rolling Plan' for backward countries was suggested by
(A) G. Myrdal (B) W.A. Lewis (C) R. Nurkse (D) A. Samuelson
8. Goldsmiths use aquaregia which is prepared by mixing
(A) nitric acid and sulphuric acid (B) nitric acid and sulphuric acid (C) sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid
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(D) citric acid and benzoic acid
9. Which of these is not related to Sufism ?
(A) Ulema (B) Khankah (C) Sheikh (D) Sama
10. From the constitution of which country has been the concept of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution taken ? (A) Ireland (B) America (C) France (D) Former Soviet Union .
11. If over a given period of time both prices and money income have been doubled, the real income will be (A) doubled (B) halved (C) unchanged (D) prices will not affect the real income
12. Who l ed the fi rst campaign f or Widow Remarriage in Maharashtra ?
13. Which article is related to the appointment of the Attorney General of India ? (A) Article - 53 / 53 (B) Article - 63 / 63 (C) Article - 76 / 76 (D) Article - 79 / 79
14. Which of the following Indian waterfalls is located in Goa ?
15. Under whose l eade rship has been the committee f or t he reconci l iati on of the "Jat agitation' constituted ? (A) M. Venkaiah Naidu (B) Subrahmaniyam Swamy (C) Arvind Pangarhiya (D) H.L. Dattu
16. The concept of Green house Gases was postulated by
(A) C.C. Park (B) J.N.N. Jeckers (C) Joseph Fourier (D) L. Zobler
17. Who wrote the book - 'What Happened To Netaji?'
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(C) Radhakant Bharti
(D) Kuldip Naiyyar
18. National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is located at NEERI
(A) Bengaluru (B) Hyderabad (C) Nagpur (D) New Delhi
119. Who gifted Shahj ahan the "Koh-i-Noor" diamond ?
(A) Murad (B) Mir Zumla (C) Aurangzeb (D) Jai Singh
20. In which of the following, the Dudh Ganga river is located ?
(A) West Bengal (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Jammu and Kashmir (D) Uttarakhand
21. In which year did the Indian Economy attain the highest growth rate ? (A) 2006 07 (B) 2007 08 (C) 2008 09 (D) 2005 06
22. Who said, Freedom is almost within reach, we have to seize it? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Subhash Chandra Bose
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(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Shaukat Ali
23. For a maximum of how many times can a person be elected for the post of the President ? (A) Two times (B) Three times (C) Four times (D) There is no bar
24. If the Prime Minister of India is a member of the Upper House of the Parliament, then (A) He cannot vote in his own favour in case of no-confidence motion (B) He cannot speak on the budget in the Lower House (C) He can give a statement only in the Upper House (D) He must become a member of the Lower House within six months after taking the\ oath of office as Prime Minister
25. The gases used for respiratory activities of divers are
(A) oxygen and nitrogen (B) oxygen and helium (C) oxygen and argon (D) oxygen and neon
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English Language
Direction : In Question nos. 1 to 5, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval [ ] corresponding to the appropriate letter (A), (B), (C) and (D). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to 'No error' in the Answer Sheet. 1. She finished her work in hurry and rushed to the hospital. (A) to the hospital (B) No error (C) in hurry and rushed (D) She finished her work
2. There should be equal opportunities for both rich and the poor. (A) There should be (B) equal opportunities for both (C) rich and the poor (D) No error
3. This is not my book. This is somebody's else.
(A) book. This is (B) somebody's else (C) No error (D) This is not my
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5. My new house is on the outskirts of the city.
(A) My new house (B) of the city (C) No error (D) is on the outskirts Directions : In Question nos. 6 to 10, sentences given with blanks are to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.
6. We spent the evening _____ along the famous park street and the nearby streets. (A) strolling (B) walking (C) crashing (D) trudging
7. The play narrates the life of the Pandavas _____ disguise in the kingdom of Virata. (A) at (B) on (C) in (D) over
8. Across my seat, a septuagenarian gave me _____ company as he conserved between
his catnaps. (A) few (B) some (C) more (D) little
9. Those of us _____ travel might agree, there are two types of pretty places. (A) whose (B) who (C) whom (D) which
10. Let me begin _____ where it all started.
(A) from (B) to (C) towards (D) at
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Direction: In Question nos. 11 to 18, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is underlined.
Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B), (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D). Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
11. Scarcely had he bought the ticket when the guard showed the flag and the train started. (A) then the guard showed (B) when the guard shows (C) before the guard showed (D) No improvement
12. How long are you to go to stay ?
(A) going to (B) to going (C) go to (D) No improvement
13. If you are carrying your laptop, you carry an extrapiece as your carry-on. (A) you will carry an extra (B) you must carry extra (C) you can carry an extra (D) No improvement
14. The teacher said to the students. Go through the notes as many times as possible lest you would fail. (A) you might fail (B) you could fail (C) you should fail (D) No improvement
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(C) No improvement (D) roaring to
16. Because he has been ill for a month, so he does not come to the office. (A) therefore he does not (B) hence he does not (C) he does not (D) No improvement
17. Holidays these days are more like the lifestyle of rich and famous. (A) of rich and the famous (B) of the rich and famous (C) No improvement (D) the rich's and the famous's
18. As soon as the peon rings the first bell, then all the students assemble on the ground. (A) all the students assemble (B) than all the students assemble (C) when all the students assemble (D) No improvement
Directions : In Question nos. 19 to 22 out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet. 19. Sly (A) wily (B) sluggard (C) pretender (D) dreary
