Wednesday, 22 April 2020

SSC CHSL- Government recruitment Exam


English Comprehension

Q.1 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
       Solemn
1. Serious
2. Furious
3. Ignorant
4. Ordinary

Q.2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
       Kill two birds with one stone
1. To achieve two results with a single effort
2. To plan two murders simultaneously
3. To try something impossible
4. To be an expert shooter

Q.3 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
       Rahul said to his mother, "Can I go out and play now?"
1. Rahul asked his mother if can he go out and play now.
2. Rahul asked his mother if he could go out and play then.
3. Rahul asked to his mother could he go out and play now.
4. Rahul asked his mother that could he go out and play then.

Q.4 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
       sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
       You will not learn cycling unless you don't try.
1. until you are not trying
2. unless you try
3. until you don't try
4. unless you didn't try

Q.5 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
       Fortunately, the fire did not cause much damage.
1. Fortunately, not much damage was being caused by the fire.
2. Fortunately, not much damage was caused by the fire.
3. Fortunately, not much damage is being caused by the fire.
4. Fortunately, not much damage is caused by the fire.

Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
       sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
       Our new office will become operational from a weeks time.
1. No improvement
2. in a week's time
3. for a weeks time
4. by the week's time

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Tourism can cause social, cultural or environmental disruption. The greatest concern is
(1)______ damage to environment. In order to attract more tourists, (2)______ resorts are
built which take neither the local architecture (3)______ the ecology into consideration.
Natural systems get (4)______ as a result of indiscriminate construction to provide water
(5)______ waste disposal facilities along with recreational arrangements to tourists.

SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (1).
1. an
2. a
3. one
4. the

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Tourism can cause social, cultural or environmental disruption. The greatest concern is
(1)______ damage to environment. In order to attract more tourists, (2)______ resorts are
built which take neither the local architecture (3)______ the ecology into consideration.
Natural systems get (4)______ as a result of indiscriminate construction to provide water
(5)______ waste disposal facilities along with recreational arrangements to tourists.


SubQuestion No : 8

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (2).
 1. scheming
2. sprawling
3. stretching
4. spreading

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Tourism can cause social, cultural or environmental disruption. The greatest concern is
(1)______ damage to environment. In order to attract more tourists, (2)______ resorts are
built which take neither the local architecture (3)______ the ecology into consideration.
Natural systems get (4)______ as a result of indiscriminate construction to provide water
(5)______ waste disposal facilities along with recreational arrangements to tourists.

SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (3).
1. no
2. or
3. none
4. nor

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Tourism can cause social, cultural or environmental disruption. The greatest concern is
(1)______ damage to environment. In order to attract more tourists, (2)______ resorts are
built which take neither the local architecture (3)______ the ecology into consideration.
Natural systems get (4)______ as a result of indiscriminate construction to provide water
(5)______ waste disposal facilities along with recreational arrangements to tourists.



SubQuestion No : 10

Q.10 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (4).
1. destroyed
2. displayed
3. dismayed
4. distracted

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Tourism can cause social, cultural or environmental disruption. The greatest concern is
(1)______ damage to environment. In order to attract more tourists, (2)______ resorts are
built which take neither the local architecture (3)______ the ecology into consideration.
Natural systems get (4)______ as a result of indiscriminate construction to provide water
(5)______ waste disposal facilities along with recreational arrangements to tourists.

SubQuestion No : 11

Q.11 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (5).
 1. as
2. but
3. and
4. also

Q.12 Select the word which me the same as the group of words given.
         Central character in a story or play
1.Cartoonist
2. Protagonist
3. Opportunist
4. Hedonist

Q.13 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
         Your demands are bound to lead to ______ in the family.
1. absence
2. decrease
3. barrier
4. discord

Q.14 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
         Do you want to ______ to Reader's Digest magazine?
 1. trcribe
2. prescribe
3. describe
4. subscribe

Q.15 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
         Make off with
1. To trfer
2. To run away
3. To discover
4. To understand

Q.16 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. Pageant
2. Potraite
3. Pamphlet
4. Persevere

Q.17 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
         Mohit did not went to school yesterday as he was unwell.
1. yesterday as he
2. went to school
3. was unwell
4. Mohit did not

Q.18 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
         gives their correct order.
A. These baits were temptations that people couldn't resist.
B. He evolved a theory that the world was a rat-trap.
C. Once, a peddler sat looking at his rat-traps.
D. Here, people lay baits for others.
              1. BDAC
2. DACB
3. CADB
4. CBDA

Q.19 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
         If a few drops of lemon are put in the milk, it has turned sour.
1. it has turned sour
2. drops of lemon
3. are put in the milk
4. If a few

Q.20 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. Furious
2. Failure
3. Journy
4. Delicious

Q.21 Select the word which me the same as the group of words given.
         Person or animal living on another
1. Parasite
2. Successor
3. Heir
4. Pupil

Q.22 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
         Eradicate
1. Condense
2. Approve
3. Magnify
4. Uproot

Q.23 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
         Persuade
1. Induce
2. Impress
3. Pervade
4. Dissuade

Q.24 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
           Rear
1. Front
2. Hind
3. Back
4. Lower

Q.25 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
         gives their correct order.
A. Their prestige and glory spread far and wide.
B. The first Olympics were held at Olympia in Greece in 776 B.C.
C. It was because the Christi believed that they encouraged pagan worship in temples.
D. However, with the advent of Christianity, the games lost their importance.
1. ACDB
2. BADC
3. BCDA
4. DCAB


ANSWERS:-
                Q 1) 1,  2) 1, Q 3) 2, Q 4) 2, Q 5) 2, Q 6) 2, Q 7) 4, Q 8) 2, Q 9) 4, Q 10) 1, Q 11) 3, Q 12) 2, Q 13) 4,            
                Q 14) 4, Q 15) 2, Q 16) 2, Q 17) 2, Q 18) 4, Q 19) 1, Q 20) 3, Q 21) 1, Q 22) 4, Q 23) 4, Q 24) 1
                Q 25) 2.              

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

General Awareness Questions 2020




General Awareness

Q.1        The India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its ___________ foundation day
              on January 15, 2020.
               .          1. 135th
                          2. 145th
                          3. 139th
                          4. 140th

Q.2          On which country has the World Anti-doping Agency recently imposed a 4-year ban?
           1. Russia
           2. Brazil
           3. Pakistan
           4. China

Q.3          In which of the following is citric acid present?
           1. Black Gram
           2. Tamarind
           3. Curd
           4. Lemon

Q.4          What is the pass at the southern end of the Nilgiri hills called?
           1. Goran ghat pass
           2. Palakkad gap
           3. Malshej ghat pass
           4. Chorla ghat pass

Q.5          What does GNP stand for?
                          1. Gross National Product
                          2. Gramin Nisak Praman
                          3. Gross National Produce
           4. Gramin Nigam Parishad

Q.7          Protium, deuterium and tritium are the naturally occurring isotopes of:
           1. nitrogen
           2. hydrogen
                          3. carbon
           4. gold

Q.8          The Legislative Assembly of which state adopted a new logo on the 9th January 2020?
         1. Tripura
                       2. Andhra Pradesh
                       3. Assam
                       4. Arunachal Pradesh

Q.10        Name the first actor to win the Oscar Awards.
                       1. Emil Jannings
                       2. Charlie Chaplin
                       3. Lionel Barrymore
                       4. Warner Baxter

Q.12        Which of the following years is called the Year of the Great Divide in the demographic
                history of India?
                       1. 1951
                       2. 1921
                       3. 1931
                       4. 1911

Q.13        Who designed the logo for Lokpal in India?
                       1. B.P. Raju
                       2. Deepak Punia
                       3. Prashant Mishra
                       4. Kamareddy

Q.15        Which of the following Acts was amended to provide a statutory basis for the
                 implementation of the flexible inflation targeting (FIT) framework?
                       1. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934
                       2. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961
                       3. Banking Regulation Act, 1949
                       4. The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act, 1948

Q.16        Deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes Night Blindness?
                       1. Vitamin C
                       2. Vitamin B
                       3. Vitamin A
                       4. Vitamin D

Q.19       Name the author of the book ‘Ain-i-Akbari’?
                       1. Abu’l Fazl
                       2. Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
                       3. Dara Shikoh
                       4. Todar Mal

Q.21       In which year did the Portuguese capture Goa?
                        1. 1540 AD
                        2. 1610 AD
                        3. 1475 AD
                        4. 1510 AD

Q.22      Shaukat Kaifi passed away in 2019. She was the mother of which famous actress?
                        1. Dia Mirza
                        2. Urmila Matondkar
                        3. Shabana Azmi
                        4. Fatima Sana Shaikh

Q.23      What does the writ of ‘Mandamus’ mean?
                       1. You May Have the Body
                       2. By What Warrants
                       3. To be Certified
                       4. We Command



Answers.
              Q 1) 2,  Q 2) 1,  Q 3) 4, Q 4) 2,  Q 5) 1,  Q 7) 2,  Q 8) 4,   Q 10) 1,  Q 12) 2,  Q 13) 3, Q 15) 1, Q 16) 3, Q 19) 1,                  Q 21) 4, Q 22) 3, Q 23) 4.

Sunday, 19 April 2020

SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination Reasoning Questions 2020


SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination Reasoning Questions-2019 (Tier-1)
(Exam date 9/3/2020)

Q 1      Four letter-cluster have been given, out of  which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select       the odd  letter-cluster.                                                                                                                                                 
             1. ADGJ 2. JNQS 3.TVXZ 4.RSTU

 Q 2      Slect the correct mirror image of the given letter-cluster when a vertical mirror is placed on the right side of  the cluster.                                                                                                                                                                            R Q B K H N T                                                                                                                                                          

             Ans.


 Q 3      A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, which of the following pairs of  letters will be on opposite sides?                                                                                                                                                  
                    1)  L and  U  2) Q and  E  3) B and  E  4) A and  Q  
       

Q 4          Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers in the given set.                               ( 88, 60, 37 )                                                                                                                                                                               1.  ( 36, 70,38  )  2.  (43, 49, 27)  3.  ( 56, 38, 28 )  4. ( 94, 42, 34 )

Q 5         If  ‘A’ stands for ‘subtraction’, ‘B’ stands for ‘multipliction’, ‘c’ stands for ‘Addition’ and ‘D’, stands for                            ‘division’, then what is the value of the following expression?                                                                                                32 B 4 A 12 B (35A 24) C 52 D 4                                                                                                                                             1) 39    2) 9   3) 19  4) 47    

 Q 6         A + B means ‘ A is the father of B’ ;                                                                                                                                          A * B means ‘ B is the brother of B’ ;                                                                                                                                        A / B means ‘ A is the sister of B’.                                                                                                                                           Which of the following expressions means ‘H is the pater nal grandson of P’?                                                                                  1) D + H + K * M / P   2) H + K + D * P / M   3) P + K + D * H / M    4) P + K + D /H * M

Q 7         Select the letter-cluster that can  replace the question mark (?) in the following series.                                                           DJQC, ELTG, FNWK, GPZO, ?                                                                                                                                                1) HQCT  2) HRBU  3) GRDS 4) HRCS

Q 8         Select the letter that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.                                                                         Y, R, L, G,  ? , Z                                                                                                                                                                         1) D  2) E 3) C 4) F

Q 10      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 from the rest.                                                                                                                1)  45 : 322   2) 43 : 318   3) 53 : 378   4) 37 : 266

Q 12      Arrange the following words in the order in which they would appear in an English dictionary.                                             1)  Realistic   2) Realism   3) Restore   4) Research   5)Resurge                                                                                                A)  1, 2, 4, 3, 5   B)  2, 1, 4, 5, 3   C) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5   D) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5  
         
 Q 13      Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark  (?) in it.
              
                      
11
12
18
 4
5
6
57
19
?

               1)  69,   2)  55,   3)  108,  4)  205 

Q 14       ‘Ethiopia’ is related to ‘Africa’ in the same way as ‘Brazil’ is related to ‘                      ‘ .                                         1)  North America    2)  Brasilia   3)  South America   4)  Africa

Q 15       Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the                   first number.     56 : 30 :: 78 : ?                                                                                                                            1)  56,   2)  61,  3)  50,  4)  53

Q 16       Identify the number that does NOT belong to the following series.                                                                         2, 6, 14, 30, 62, 126, 250                                          
              1)  14,   2)  126,  3)  250,  4)  62

Q 17       In a certain code language, ‘POUND’ is coded as ‘106’ and ‘CLEAN’ is coded as ‘41’. How will   ‘MAKER’ be coded as in that language ?                                                                                                                                               1)  54,   2)  112,  3)  50,  4) 78

Q 18        60 students participated in one more of the three competitions, i.e. Quiz, Extempore and Debate. A total of         22 students participated either in Quiz only or in Extempore only. 4 students participated in all three                        competitions. A total of 14 students participated in any of the two competitions only. How many students    participated in Debate only?                                                                                                                                          1)  14,   2)  22,  3)  20,  4)  11

Q 20         Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the                             odd word.                                                                                                                                                                                  1) Distance   2) Gallon  3) Weight  4) Volume

Q 21         Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the                  statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given                     conclusions logically follows(s) from the statements.
                 Statements:                                                                                                                                                                                     1. Some dancers are writers.                                                                                                                                           2. All writers are students.                                                                                                                                                                           Conclusions:                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Some students are dancers.                                                                                                                                        2. Some students are writers.                                                                                                                                          3. No student is a dancer.                                                                                                                            Ans.             
                                  1)  only conclusions 2 & 3 follow.  2) only conclusions 1 & 2 follow.        
                                  3)  Either conclusion 1 or 3 follows. 4)  All conclusions 1, 2, & 3 follow.   

 Q 24       Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of                          words.              Audition : Selection                                                                                                                        1) Machine : Fault  2) Competition : Poem   3) Loyalty : Fraud   4) Examination : Pass

Q 25          In a certain code language, ‘DRONE’ is written as, ‘SERFO’, How will ‘HOUSE’ be written as in that                                                                       language?                                                                                                                                                                                      1) PQWGS   2) PIVFT  3) PIXFT  4) QJXGB





ANSWRES :-
                   Q 1)  2, Q 2) 2, Q 3) 2, Q 4) 4,  Q 5) 2,  Q 6) 4,  Q 7) 4,  Q 8) 3,  Q 9) 4, Q 10) 2, Q 11) 3,  Q 12) 3,  Q 13) 3,                          Q 14) 3, Q 15) 1,  Q 16) 3, Q 17) 1,  Q 18) 3,  Q 19) 3, Q 20) 2, Q 21) 2, Q 22) 1, Q 23) 1, Q 24) 4, Q 25) 3.