SSC CHSL 2018 Question Paper 03 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 03/07/2019

Section : General Intelligence

Q.1

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015781
Chosen Option : 4

Q.2 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. 2421

2. 7261

3. 5472

4. 4842

Question ID : 98958015776
Chosen Option : 2

Q.3 Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?

28 - 42 ÷ 2 + 276 × 23 = -44
Ans 1. + and ÷

2. + and -

3. × and +

4. × and ÷

Question ID : 98958015771
Chosen Option : 4

Q.4 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.

Year : June
Ans 1. Week : Thursday

2. April : Month

3. Week : Calendar

4. Year : Century

Question ID : 98958015766

Q.5 There are two Married couples in a family. % has two children. A is wife of @, who is brother
of #. F is daughter of %. U is sister of S, who is son of @. T is son of #, who is a male.

How is A is related to %?
Ans 1. Sister

2. Sister in law

3. Brother

4. Brother in law

Question ID : 98958015765
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 Arrange the following words in the order as they would appear in English dictionary.

1. Denote
2. Destiny
3. Diagonal
4. Demand
5. Density
Ans 1. 4, 1, 2, 5, 3

2. 4, 1, 5, 2, 3

3. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5

4. 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

Question ID : 98958015759
Chosen Option : 2

Q.7 If FINGER is coded as 15232112239 and MARKET is coded as 14192916252, then how will

MILTON be coded as?
Ans 1. 22213235295

2. 22122353295

3. 2222213355

4. 21223239525

Question ID : 98958015761
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.8 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the
following set.

(11, 13, 288)
Ans 1. (7, 11, 162)

2. (19, 23, 828)

3. (3, 5, 31)

4. (13, 17, 415)

Question ID : 98958015774
Chosen Option : 2

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. AVZ

2. UPF

3. OKL

4. EZV

Question ID : 98958015767
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.10 Three 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 tractors are boats.
All cups are boats.
All jars are tractors.

Conclusions:
I. Some tractors are cups.
II. No jar is boat.
III. Some cups are jars.
Ans 1. Only conclusions I and II follow.

2. Only conclusions II and III follow.

3. None of the conclusions follows.

4. Only conclusions I and III follow.

Question ID : 98958015769

Q.11 In a code language, LOGITECH is written as CFCEBAYD. How will INFORMATION be written
as in that language?
Ans 1. EEBFIDBWFEE

2. EBEDIFBWFEE

3. EEBFIDWBEFE

4. EBEFDIWBEFE

Question ID : 98958015760

Q.12 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.

MARK : FHMP :: LOAN : ______
Ans 1. SVEV

2. EVSV

3. EVVS

4. SVVE

Question ID : 98958015762

Q.13

Ans 1. 4

2. 6

3. 1

4. 3

Question ID : 98958015777
Chosen Option : 2

Q.14 Twenty teams take part in a football tournament. Each team has to play every other team.
How many games would be played in the tournament?
Ans 1. 195

2. 190

3. 170

4. 180

Question ID : 98958015770
Chosen Option : 2

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.

68 : 100 :: 45 : _____
Ans 1. 41

2. 114

3. 14

4. 141

Question ID : 98958015772

Q.16

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015778
Chosen Option : 4

Q.17 Painter' is related to 'Paintbrush' in the same way as 'Farmer' is related to '_______'.
Ans 1. Colour

2. Crops

3. Harvest

4. Plough

Question ID : 98958015763
Chosen Option : 4

Q.18

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015783

Q.19 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.

a_b_aad_ca_dbc_adb_a
Ans 1. dcabca

2. dbcaca

3. dcbaac

4. dcabac

Question ID : 98958015764

Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015779
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.21

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015782

Q.22 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
odd word out.
Ans 1. Parasailing

2. Surfing

3. Swimming

4. Driving

Question ID : 98958015768
Chosen Option : 4

Q.23 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

3, 14, 29, 38, 51, 58, 69, ?
Ans 1. 74

2. 37

3. 73

4. 47

Question ID : 98958015775

Q.24 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the
following set.

(11, 13, 17)
Ans 1. (5, 7, 9)

2. (29, 31, 41)

3. (19, 23, 29)

4. (31, 37, 43)

Question ID : 98958015773

Q.25

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015780
Chosen Option : 2

Section : General Awareness

Q.1 Which popular Indian band of the 90s released their first album 'Boondein' with Mohit
Chauhan as the lead?
Ans 1. Pentagram

2. 13AD

3. Silk Route

4. Lost Stories

Question ID : 98958015115
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.2 In the new 2019 Narendra Modi cabinet, which portfolio is assigned to Smriti Irani?
Ans 1. Ministry of Human Resource Development

2. Ministry of External Affairs

3. Ministry of Women and Child Development

4. Ministry of Law and Justice

Question ID : 98958015136

Q.3 In which year the Indian cricket team won the ODI World Cup for men for the second time?
Ans 1. 2011

2. 2003

3. 2015

4. 2007

Question ID : 98958015133

Q.4 In the context of Cloud Computing, what is the full form of PaaS?
Ans 1. Protocol as a Service

2. Performance as a Service

3. Payment as a Service

4. Platform as a Service

Question ID : 98958015121

Q.5 Which of the following banks was founded by Muttaiya Chidambaram Chettiar Muthiah
Chidambaram Chettiar in Chennai in 1937?
Ans 1. Canara Bank

2. Indian Overseas Bank

3. Syndicate Bank

4. Dhanlaxmi Bank

Question ID : 98958015130
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 The quote “Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is
sharpened on the whetting-stone of ideas” belongs to which of the following freedom
fighters?
Ans 1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2. Subhash Chandra Bose

3. Bhagat Singh

4. Lala Lajpat Rai

Question ID : 98958015128
Chosen Option : 2

Q.7 In which state is Sasthamcotta Lake located?
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu

2. Telangana

3. Kerala

4. Karnataka

Question ID : 98958015123

Q.8 Dolomite is an ore of which of the following metals?
Ans 1. Strontium

2. Potassium

3. Aluminium

4. Calcium

Question ID : 98958015119

Q.9 In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared 3rd June as ______________.
Ans 1. World Water Transport Day

2. World Automobile Day

3. World Motorcycle Day

4. World Bicycle Day

Question ID : 98958015137

Q.10 In which year was the Central Board of Revenue Act in India promulgated?
Ans 1. 1983

2. 1963

3. 1973

4. 1953

Question ID : 98958015117
Chosen Option : 4

Q.11 Indira Sagar Dam which is a concrete gravity dam is located in which of the following states
of India?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh

2. Maharashtra

3. Chattisgarh

4. Madhya Pradesh

Question ID : 98958015125
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.12 When pressure is applied to a fluid, the pressure change is transmitted to every part of the
fluid without any loss. Which of the following laws explains this phenomenon?
Ans 1. Hooke's Law

2. Bernoulli's Law

3. Avogadro's Law

4. Pascal's Law

Question ID : 98958015120

Q.13 Which committee was appointed to give a detailed report on the Non Performing Assets of
public sector banks?
Ans 1. Malegam Committee

2. Srikrishna Committee

3. Pannir Selvam Committee

4. Mandal Committee

Question ID : 98958015132
Chosen Option : 4

Q.14 In January 2019, which panel was setup by the RBI to suggest measures to strengthen the
safety of the digital payments ecosystem in India?
Ans 1. Sudha Murthy Panel

2. Raghuram Rajan Panel

3. Nandan Nilekani Panel

4. Urjit Patel Panel

Question ID : 98958015138

Q.15 Who among the following has been appointed as the Ethics Officer of the Indian cricket
board in March 2019?
Ans 1. Milind Kharat

2. Suresh Babu

3. Dinesh Kumar Verma

4. D.K.Jain

Question ID : 98958015129
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16 In which year was the State Financial Corporation Act passed? The Act provides for the
establishment of state financial corporations.
Ans 1. 1972

2. 1983

3. 1951

4. 1947

Question ID : 98958015131
Chosen Option : 2

Q.17 The distributory of which river takes the name 'Padma' in Bangladesh?
Ans 1. Jhelum

2. Ganga

3. Brahmaputra

4. Indus

Question ID : 98958015126
Chosen Option : 2

Q.18 The Valley of Flowers National Park is located in _______.
Ans 1. Uttarakhand

2. Jammu & Kashmir

3. Himachal Pradesh

4. Meghalaya

Question ID : 98958015124

Q.19 Who is the Asian cricketer named as the first non-British president of the prestigious
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
Ans 1. Wasim Akram

2. Mahela Jayawardene

3. Kumar Sangakkara

4. Sunil Gavaskar

Question ID : 98958015134

Q.20 The world body governing of which sport has introduced a new game format called
''Triples"?
Ans 1. Table tennis

2. Tennis

3. Badminton

4. Squash

Question ID : 98958015135

Q.21 Which of the following is NOT one of the tools of Robotics Process Automation?
Ans 1. Blue Prism

2. Ui Path

3. Automation Anywhere

4. PowerCenter

Question ID : 98958015122

Q.22 Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, who is a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, is associated with which
of the following instruments?
Ans 1. Santoor

2. Flute

3. Tabla

4. Viloin

Question ID : 98958015114

Q.23 Reliance Infrastructure has bagged a Rs 648 crore contract from the Airport Authority of
India to build a new airport at which of the following locations of Gujarat?
Ans 1. Ambaji

2. Veraval

3. Hirasar

4. Keshod

Question ID : 98958015116
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.24 For which specific reason is Pingali Venkayya remembered even today?
Ans

1. He composed the music for the National Anthem

2. He helped in the annexation of Goa

3. He designed the Indian National Flag

4. He helped in the annexation of Hyderabad

Question ID : 98958015127

Q.25 The terms systolic and diastolic are used in the context of_________
Ans 1. Detecting problems in eye sight

2. Counting blood platelets

3. Measuring blood pressure

4. Finding blood vessels

Question ID : 98958015118

Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Q.1

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015643
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.2
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015644
Chosen Option : 2

Q.3
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015649

Q.4
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015651

Q.5

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015653

Q.6

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015655
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.7

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015640
Chosen Option : 4

Q.8

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015642
Chosen Option : 2

Q.9

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015645
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.10

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015637
Chosen Option : 4

Q.11

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015650

Q.12

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015654
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.13

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015635
Chosen Option : 4

Q.14

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015639

Q.15

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015641
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015658

Q.17

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015638

Q.18

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015647

Q.19

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015646
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015652
Chosen Option : 4

Q.21

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015656

Q.22

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015659
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.23

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015657
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.24

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015648
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.25

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958015636
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Section : English Language

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

A sound that cannot be heard
Ans 1. illegible

2. inevitable

3. incomprehensible

4. inaudible

Question ID : 98958015388
Chosen Option : 4

Q.2 Select the wrongly spelt word.
Ans 1. inefficent

2. independence

3. influence

4. inequality

Question ID : 98958015390

Q.3 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

The merchant took out the dead parrot from the cage.
Ans 1. The dead parrot took out from the cage by the merchant.

2. The dead parrot is taken out from the cage by the merchant.

3. The dead parrot was taking out from the cage by the merchant.

4. The dead parrot was taken out from the cage by the merchant.

Question ID : 98958015369
Chosen Option : 4

Q.4 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

DENOUNCE
Ans 1. criticise

2. applaud

3. vilify

4. blame

Question ID : 98958015384
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Adali Khal is such a ______ village in Garhwal that hardly any tourist can reach there.
Ans 1. lonesome

2. dreaming

3. remote

4. lost

Question ID : 98958015391

Q.6 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives
their correct order.

A. But after a while they all began to blur in our memories.
B. When we arrived in Bangkok, we took a tour of the city's famous Buddhist temples.
C. However there was one temple, the Temple of Golden Buddha, which left an indelible
impression in our hearts and minds.
D. We visited numerous temples that day.

Ans 1. BACD

2. DCBA

3. ADBC

4. BDAC

Question ID : 98958015380
Chosen Option : 4

Q.7 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.

She has been writing this novel for a year but she did not finish it yet.
Ans 1. had not finished it

2. has not finish it

3. No improvement

4. has not finished it

Question ID : 98958015371
Chosen Option : 4

Q.8 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

OPAQUE
Ans 1. dull

2. clear

3. frosty

4. hazy

Question ID : 98958015383
Chosen Option : 2

Q.9 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

ENTHRALL

Ans 1. disgust

2. free

3. mesmerize

4. repel

Question ID : 98958015382

Q.10 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives
their correct order.

A. There was an old apple tree in the centre of a village.
B. The adults also sat in the shade and discussed important things.
C. They remembered that they too had played around the tree when they were young.
D. Children loved to play around the tree and pick delicious apples.
Ans 1. ADBC

2. DCAB

3. CBAD

4. ACBD

Question ID : 98958015379

Q.11 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Bhola said to his mother, "Why is this charcoal so black?"
Ans 1. Bhola asked his mother why was that charcoal so black.

2. Bhola told his mother why that charcoal was so black.

3. Bhola asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.

4. Bhola asked his mother why this charcoal is so black.

Question ID : 98958015370

Q.12 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.

They dissuaded me of visiting the War Memorial but I really wanted to see it.
Ans 1. of visit

2. No improvement

3. from visiting

4. to visiting

Question ID : 98958015372

Q.13 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

The crux of the matter
Ans

1. the unknown point

2. the lesser issue

3. the critical point

4. the interesting thing

Question ID : 98958015385

Q.14 Select the wrongly spelt word.
Ans 1. bliss

2. behaive

3. board

4. better

Question ID : 98958015389
Chosen Option : 2

Q.15 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given

a rabbit's dwelling.
Ans 1. lair

2. burrow

3. sty

4. den

Question ID : 98958015387
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The promoters of Med Hospitals has agreed to sell their business to Pal Hospitals.
Ans 1. The promoters of

2. to sell their business

3. Med Hospitals has agreed

4. to Pal Hospitals

Question ID : 98958015367

Q.17 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Four corners of the earth
Ans 1. from the very beginning

2. from morning till night

3. from all parts of the world

4. from beginning to end

Question ID : 98958015386

Q.18 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

She was ______ to have worked with some renowned scientists of the world.
Ans 1. favourable

2. affluent

3. charmed

4. fortunate

Question ID : 98958015392
Chosen Option : 4

Q.19 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The launch of the small electric car will depend to the willingness of buyers to pay more for
it.
Ans 1. depend to the willingness

2. of buyers to pay more for it

3. The launch of the

4. small electric car will

Question ID : 98958015368

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.

China is the largest producer of pork, but it (1) ______ a big problem at the moment. There is
an epidemic (2) ______ is killing its pigs. The virus was first (3) ______ in August last year, but
one million pigs have died by now. It is a (4) ______ virus and when a pig catches it, it dies.
China thinks that one third of (5) ______ pigs are going to die by the end of this year.

SubQuestion No : 20
Q.20 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Ans 1. faced

2. was facing

3. face

4. is facing

Question ID : 98958015374
Chosen Option : 4

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.

China is the largest producer of pork, but it (1) ______ a big problem at the moment. There is
an epidemic (2) ______ is killing its pigs. The virus was first (3) ______ in August last year, but

one million pigs have died by now. It is a (4) ______ virus and when a pig catches it, it dies.
China thinks that one third of (5) ______ pigs are going to die by the end of this year.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Ans 1. who

2. which

3. what

4. whom

Question ID : 98958015375
Chosen Option : 2

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.

China is the largest producer of pork, but it (1) ______ a big problem at the moment. There is
an epidemic (2) ______ is killing its pigs. The virus was first (3) ______ in August last year, but
one million pigs have died by now. It is a (4) ______ virus and when a pig catches it, it dies.
China thinks that one third of (5) ______ pigs are going to die by the end of this year.

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
Ans 1. discovered

2. searched

3. learned

4. invented

Question ID : 98958015376

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.

China is the largest producer of pork, but it (1) ______ a big problem at the moment. There is
an epidemic (2) ______ is killing its pigs. The virus was first (3) ______ in August last year, but
one million pigs have died by now. It is a (4) ______ virus and when a pig catches it, it dies.
China thinks that one third of (5) ______ pigs are going to die by the end of this year.

SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Ans 1. violent

2. cruel

3. bloody

4. deadly

Question ID : 98958015377
Chosen Option : 4

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.

China is the largest producer of pork, but it (1) ______ a big problem at the moment. There is
an epidemic (2) ______ is killing its pigs. The virus was first (3) ______ in August last year, but
one million pigs have died by now. It is a (4) ______ virus and when a pig catches it, it dies.
China thinks that one third of (5) ______ pigs are going to die by the end of this year.

SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
Ans 1. theirs

2. hers

3. his

4. its

Question ID : 98958015378
Chosen Option : 4

Q.25 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

FORTIFY
Ans 1. secure

2. harm

3. loosen

4. neglect

Question ID : 98958015381