SSC CHSL 2018 Question Paper 04 Jul 2019

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Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination-2018
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Test Time 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Test Date 04/07/2019

Section : General Intelligence

Q.1 In a code language, ‘POSSIBLE’ is written as ‘QRUUDKGN’. How will ‘FAREWELL’ be written
as in that language?
Ans 1. BHGUGYNN

2. CIGTGZNN

3. CHGTGYNN

4. CHGTGYMM

Question ID : 98958015835

Q.2

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015855
Chosen Option : 3

Q.3 Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two
words in the following word-pair.

Fossils : Paleontology
Ans 1. Flowers : Zoology

2. Rocks : Astronomy

3. Fungi : Phycology

4. Plants : Botany

Question ID : 98958015841
Chosen Option : 3

Q.4

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015853
Chosen Option : 4

Q.5 A + B means ‘A is sister of B’
A – B means ‘A is son of B’
A × B means ‘A is husband of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’

If P+Q÷C–D–L×J, then how is J related to Q?
Ans 1. Mother

2. Daughter

3. Mother-in-law

4. Father-in-law

Question ID : 98958015840
Chosen Option : 3

Q.6 If ‘REGIONAL’ is coded as '185791514112', then how will ‘PICTURES’ be coded in the same
language?
Ans 1. 1693202118519

2. 1693192117523

3. 1793202118520

4. 1693202219520

Question ID : 98958015836
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7 Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
number that is different from the rest.
Ans 1. 317

2. 319

3. 349

4. 347

Question ID : 98958015851

Q.8 Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the two
numbers of the following number-pair.

53 : 477
Ans 1. 55 : 525

2. 43 : 367

3. 45 : 460

4. 39 : 351

Question ID : 98958015847
Chosen Option : 4

Q.9 Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the odd one out.
Ans 1. DJMG

2. JPSM

3. UADX

4. RXBU

Question ID : 98958015842
Chosen Option : 3

Q.10 ‘Hard work’ is related to ‘Success’ in the same way as ‘Crime’ is related to ‘_________’.
Ans 1. Punishment

2. Society

3. Police

4. Reward

Question ID : 98958015838
Chosen Option : 1

Q.11 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.

TC_MBC_NT_QM_CD_T_QMB_DN
Ans 1. TDCBNCD

2. QDDBCCN

3. QDCBNCC

4. QBCDNNC

Question ID : 98958015839
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015852
Chosen Option : 3

Q.13

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015858
Chosen Option : 3

Q.14 Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?

207 × 9 + 13 ÷ 26 – 301 = 60
Ans 1. + and ×

2. + and –

3. × and ÷

4. + and ÷

Question ID : 98958015846
Chosen Option : 3

Q.15 Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following phrases in a
logical and meaningful order.

1. Vacant post in organization
2. Receiving Applications
3. Conducting written test and interviews
4. Inviting applications for post
5. Job offer to selected candidates
6. Joining and on-the-job training
Ans 1. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6

2. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6

3. 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3

Ans 1. 10, 11, 121

2. 6, 8, 104

3. 7, 8, 117

4. 6, 7, 85

Question ID : 98958015848
Chosen Option : 4

Q.20 Two statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming
the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts,
decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
Some ants are bats.
Some ants are crabs.

Conclusions:
I. Some bats are crabs.
II. No crab is ant.
III. No bat is crab.
Ans 1. Only conclusions I and III follow.

2. Only conclusions I and II follow.

3. Either conclusion I or III follow.

4. Either conclusion I or II follow.

Question ID : 98958015844
Chosen Option : 3

Q.21

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015856
Chosen Option : 1

Q.22 Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second
letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.

RDPC :NHLG : : SKDG : ?
Ans 1. NOYK

2. OOYK

3. OOZK

4. OPZK

Question ID : 98958015837
Chosen Option : 3

Q.23 Three persons A, B and C have different amount of rupees with them. If A gives `11 to C, A
will have equal amount as B has. A and B together have total `245. How many rupees does B
have?
Ans 1. 116

2. 118

3. 117

4. 119

Question ID : 98958015845
Chosen Option : 3

Q.24 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
odd word out.
Ans 1. Farmer

2. Worker

3. Carpenter

4. Tailor

Question ID : 98958015843
Chosen Option : 2

Q.25

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015854

Section : General Awareness

Q.1 All the four rivers mentioned below are rivers of Kerala. Which of these is the southern most
river of the state?
Ans 1. Neyyar River

2. Periyar River

3. Kuppam River

4. Chaliyar River

Question ID : 98958015201
Chosen Option : 2

Q.2 The First Health Minister of Independent India was ____________.
Ans 1. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

3. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

4. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Question ID : 98958015207
Chosen Option : 4

Q.3 Who among the following was killed by Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Battle of Pratapgarh?
Ans 1. Afzal Khan

2. Asghar Khan

3. Shaista Khan

4. Shuja Khan

Question ID : 98958015203

Q.4 According to Indian Bureau of Mines, which of the following states has the largest reserve
of silver in India in 2018?
Ans 1. Maharashtra

2. Rajasthan

3. Gujarat

4. Bihar

Question ID : 98958015199

Q.5 Who defeated India’s Sourav Kothari in final to win the 2019 Pacific International Billiards
Championship?
Ans 1. Joe Davis

2. Peter Gilchrist

3. Michael Phelan

4. William Cook

Question ID : 98958015210

Q.6 As of June 2019, who among the following is the chairman of the 15th Finance Commission
of India?
Ans 1. Shaktikanta Das

2. Arvind Panagariya

3. N K Singh

4. Y V Reddy

Question ID : 98958015191
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7 Which of the following books was NOT written by the great Indian poet and dramatist
Mahakavi Kalidas?
Ans 1. Shakuntala

2. Ritusamhara

3. Malatimadhava

4. Malavikagnimitram

Question ID : 98958015202
Chosen Option : 3

Q.8 Who among the following was the first Indian Cricketer to hit a century in the very first
session of a Test match?
Ans 1. Shikhar Dhawan

2. Rishabh Pant

3. Prithvi Shaw

4. Virat Kohli

Question ID : 98958015209

Q.9 In May 2019, which one of the following organisations was banned by the government of
India?
Ans 1. Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh

2. Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen

3. Al Badr

4. Deendar Anjuman

Question ID : 98958015212

Q.10 Who among the following pioneered binary logic and arithmetic in computers
programming?
Ans 1. Noam Chomsky

2. Leslie Lamport

3. John Backus

4. Claude Shannon

Question ID : 98958015196

Q.11 Which of the following is NOT a water borne disease?
Ans 1. Typhoid

2. Mumps

3. Hepatitis

4. Cholera

Question ID : 98958015193
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12 In May 2019, who among the following became the only mountaineer in the world to hold
the record for most summits on Mount Everest?
Ans 1. Phurba Tashi

2. Andrew Irvine

3. Phu Dorjee

4. Kami Rita Sherpa

Question ID : 98958015204
Chosen Option : 1

Q.13 Which mountains are on India's eastern border with Myanmar?
Ans

1. Satpura

2. Vindhya

3. Karakoram

4. Purvanchal

Question ID : 98958015198

Q.14 Where was the second Shanghai Cooperation Organization Mass Media Forum held from
23-26 May 2019?
Ans 1. Beijing

2. Kyrgyzstan

3. India

4. Uzbekistan

Question ID : 98958015211
Chosen Option : 2

Q.15 Who is the author of the autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’?
Ans 1. Sachin Tendulkar

2. Mahesh Bhupathi

3. Kapil Dev

4. Leander Paes

Question ID : 98958015208
Chosen Option : 1

Q.16 Desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets and smartphones are different types
of_______.
Ans 1. supercomputers

2. mainframe computers

3. microcomputers

4. minicomputers

Question ID : 98958015197

Q.17 The Cheriyal Scrolls is a dying art form of India practised by one family called the Nakashi
family for many generations. Name the modern day state which owns this art form.
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu

2. Karnataka

3. West Bengal

4. Telangana

Question ID : 98958015189

Q.18 Which one of the following is defined as "the proportion of highly liquid assets held by
financial institutions, to ensure their ongoing ability to meet short-term obligations"?
Ans 1. Liquidity Coverage Ratio

2. Base Rate

3. Statutory Liquidity Ratio

4. Cash Reserve Ratio

Question ID : 98958015192

Q.19 What is India’s rank among the 180 countries on the 'Environmental Performance Index
2018', according to the biennial report by Yale and Columbia Universities along with the
World Economic Forum?
Ans 1. 157

2. 177

3. 147

4. 167

Question ID : 98958015200

Q.20 What is the SI unit of pressure?
Ans 1. Ohm

2. Pascal

3. Volt

4. Ampere

Question ID : 98958015194
Chosen Option : 2

Q.21 Which former judge of the Supreme Court of India was appointed as the Chairperson of the
News Broadcasting Standards Authority in May 2019?
Ans 1. R V Raveendran

2. Ranjan Gogoi

3. A K Sikri

4. Arun Mishra

Question ID : 98958015205

Q.22 Who among the following was elected and sworn in as the 6th President of Ukraine in April-
May 2019?
Ans 1. Stepan Kubiv

2. Oleksandr Turchynov

3. Volodymyr Zelensky

4. Petro Poroshenko

Question ID : 98958015213

Q.23 Which of the following are flowerless plants that produce cones and seeds in which seeds
are not encased within an ovary?
Ans 1. Gymnosperms

2. Angiosperms

3. Bryophytes

4. Hydrophytes

Question ID : 98958015195
Chosen Option : 1

Q.24 As per the Constitution of India, the President may resign his office by writing under his
hand addressed to:
Ans 1. Chief Election Commissioner

2. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha

3. The Chief Justice of India

4. The Vice President

Question ID : 98958015206
Chosen Option : 4

Q.25 To which state does the noted Padma Shri awardee and Sufi saint Ibrahim Sutar belong?
Ans 1. Karnataka

2. Telangana

3. Kerala

4. Andhra Pradesh

Question ID : 98958015190

Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Q.1

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015940

Chosen Option : 1

Q.2

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015949

Q.3

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015955

Q.4

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015943

Q.5

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015951

Q.6

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015937

Q.7

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015958
Chosen Option : 3

Q.8

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015950

Q.9
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015946

Q.10

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015957
Chosen Option : 1

Q.11

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015942

Q.12

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015953
Chosen Option : 3

Q.13

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015956

Q.14

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015944

Q.15

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015959
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015939
Chosen Option : 4

Q.17

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015952

Q.18

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015954

Q.19

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015941

Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015945

Q.21

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015947
Chosen Option : 2

Q.22
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015948

Q.23

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015961

Q.24

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015938
Chosen Option : 2

Q.25

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015960

Section : English Language

Q.1 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A person who can speak only two languages
Ans 1. monolingual

2. multilingual

3. linguist

4. bilingual

Question ID : 98958015931
Chosen Option : 4

Q.2 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives
their correct order.

A. On the morning of April 12, Gopal rose at 5.30 am.
B. Then he drove to the Joggers Park which was four km away.
C. There he met his group of walking enthusiasts.
D. He put on his track suit and walking shoes.
Ans 1. CBAD

2. ADBC

3. DCAB

4. ACBD

Question ID : 98958015923
Chosen Option : 1

Q.3 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

guide the course of a ship especially by using instruments or maps
Ans 1. anchor

2. sail

3. travel

4. navigate

Question ID : 98958015932

Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

feather your own nest
Ans 1. make money unfairly

2. win a competition

3. be in a comfortable position

4. disturb others in their work

Question ID : 98958015930

Q.5 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.

The government has ordered that all the coaching centres without fire safety arrangements
housing above the fourth floor be shut down immediately.
Ans 1. house up to the fourth floor

2. housed above the fourth floor

3. No improvement

4. housed over a fourth floor

Question ID : 98958015915

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.

In one of the most high-profile localities in the capital, hundreds of (1) ______ walk across an
unmanned railway track (2) ______ day to get to school. Lakshman (3) ______ his way down the
rocky steps (4) ______ lead to the railway track behind his settlement. He (5) ______ in the
affirmative when asked if the track scares him. "I have fallen down these steps so many times
during the monsoon. But there is no other way to walk to school," he says.

SubQuestion No : 6
Q.6 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Ans 1. men

2. people

3. women

4. children

Question ID : 98958015918

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.

In one of the most high-profile localities in the capital, hundreds of (1) ______ walk across an
unmanned railway track (2) ______ day to get to school. Lakshman (3) ______ his way down the
rocky steps (4) ______ lead to the railway track behind his settlement. He (5) ______ in the
affirmative when asked if the track scares him. "I have fallen down these steps so many times
during the monsoon. But there is no other way to walk to school," he says.

SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Ans 1. some

2. all

3. every

4. whole

Question ID : 98958015919

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.

In one of the most high-profile localities in the capital, hundreds of (1) ______ walk across an
unmanned railway track (2) ______ day to get to school. Lakshman (3) ______ his way down the
rocky steps (4) ______ lead to the railway track behind his settlement. He (5) ______ in the
affirmative when asked if the track scares him. "I have fallen down these steps so many times
during the monsoon. But there is no other way to walk to school," he says.

SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
Ans 1. had made

2. makes

3. was making

4. make

Question ID : 98958015920

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.

In one of the most high-profile localities in the capital, hundreds of (1) ______ walk across an
unmanned railway track (2) ______ day to get to school. Lakshman (3) ______ his way down the
rocky steps (4) ______ lead to the railway track behind his settlement. He (5) ______ in the
affirmative when asked if the track scares him. "I have fallen down these steps so many times
during the monsoon. But there is no other way to walk to school," he says.

SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Ans 1. whom

2. what

3. who

4. which

Question ID : 98958015921

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.

In one of the most high-profile localities in the capital, hundreds of (1) ______ walk across an
unmanned railway track (2) ______ day to get to school. Lakshman (3) ______ his way down the
rocky steps (4) ______ lead to the railway track behind his settlement. He (5) ______ in the
affirmative when asked if the track scares him. "I have fallen down these steps so many times
during the monsoon. But there is no other way to walk to school," he says.

SubQuestion No : 10
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
Ans 1. shakes

2. salutes

3. nods

4. winks

Question ID : 98958015922

Q.11 Select the wrongly spelt word.
Ans 1. neither

2. nibble

3. nightingale

4. ninteenth

Question ID : 98958015934
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

AVENGE
Ans 1. punish

2. cheer

3. encourage

4. comfort

Question ID : 98958015926

Q.13 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

HASTY
Ans 1. sudden

2. cautious

3. reckless

4. urgent

Question ID : 98958015927

Q.14 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The blue lotus is one of the most beautiful flowers which grows in her garden.
Ans 1. is one of the most beautiful flowers

2. in her garden

3. The blue lotus

4. which grows

Question ID : 98958015911
Chosen Option : 1

Q.15 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

On Saturday Rahul visited his professor to whom he had an appointment.
Ans 1. to whom he had

2. Rahul visited his professor

3. an appointment

4. On Saturday

Question ID : 98958015912

Q.16 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The stranger said to me, "Can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony?"
Ans 1. The stranger asked me can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony.

2. The stranger asked me if you could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony.

3. The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony.

4. The stranger told me that I could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony.

Question ID : 98958015914
Chosen Option : 2

Q.17 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.

The ceremony will following by tea and refreshments for the guests.

Ans 1. No improvement

2. will followed by

3. will be followed by

4. will follow with

Question ID : 98958015916
Chosen Option : 3

Q.18 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives
their correct order.

A. He meets me in the same frank friendly way as always without mentioning it.
B. He has owed it to me for twelve months now.
C. I can realise whenever I meet him that he has forgotten that he owes me a dollar.
D. My friend Todd owes me a dollar.
Ans 1. CBAD

2. CBDA

3. ADBC

4. DBCA

Question ID : 98958015924
Chosen Option : 4

Q.19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

SCRAP
Ans 1. hoard

2. save

3. store

4. reject

Question ID : 98958015925
Chosen Option : 3

Q.20 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

ACCESSIBLE
Ans 1. reachable

2. stressed

3. attainable

4. restricted

Question ID : 98958015928
Chosen Option : 4

Q.21 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Be an old hat
Ans 1. be superstitious

2. be outdated

3. be crazy

4. be foolish

Question ID : 98958015929

Q.22 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Leopards have learned to ______ to semi-urban living near Mumbai and Gurugram.
Ans 1. adapt

2. adopt

3. change

4. prepare

Question ID : 98958015935

Q.23 Select the wrongly spelt word.
Ans 1. scenary

2. scarce

3. scheme

4. scanty

Question ID : 98958015933
Chosen Option : 2

Q.24 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Darkness ______ over the forest increasing the danger of wild animals.
Ans 1. collapsed

2. descended

3. grounded

4. declined

Question ID : 98958015936

Q.25 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

The mechanic repaired my car quite satisfactorily.
Ans 1. My car repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic.

2. The mechanic was repaired quite satisfactorily by my car.

3. My car was repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic.

4. My car is repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic.

Question ID : 98958015913
Chosen Option : 3