SSC CHSL 2018 Question Paper 09 Jul 2019

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Test Date 09/07/2019

Section : General Intelligence

Q.1 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

52, 54, 57, 62, 69, ?
Ans 1. 90

2. 95

3. 80

4. 85

Question ID : 98958016922
Chosen Option : 3

Q.2

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958016928
Chosen Option : 4

Q.3 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the
following set.

(64, 7, 27)
Ans 1. (127, 15, 161)

2. (216, 11, 125)

3. (216, 15, 64)

4. (343, 18, 125)

Question ID : 98958016920

Q.4 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the
following set.

(140, 85, 115)
Ans 1. (125, 65, 120)

2. (65, 50, 90)

3. (55, 70, 90)

4. (115, 65, 80)

Question ID : 98958016921
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.5 In a code language, MILITARY is written as ATCVKNKO. How will DISORDER be written as in
that language?
Ans 1. TIFSQULH

2. TGFTQUKF

3. SHGTRUKF

4. TGFTSTLF

Question ID : 98958016907
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.6 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 autos are cycles.
All cycles are trucks.

Conclusions:
I. Some trucks are autos.
II. Some trucks are cycles.
III. Some cycles are autos.
Ans 1. Conclusion I and III follow.

2. Only conclusions II and III follow.

3. All conclusions follow.

4. Only conclusions I and II follow.

Question ID : 98958016916
Chosen Option : 3

Q.7 Which two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?

612 ÷ 36 – 12 × 88 + 208 = 324
Ans 1. × and –

2. + and ÷

3. ÷ and ×

4. ÷ and –

Question ID : 98958016918
Chosen Option : 1

Q.8 Arrange the following activities in a logical and meaningful order.

1. Prescribing medications
2. Feeling pain in stomach
3. Meeting doctor
4. Diagnosis by doctor
5. Following medication schedule
6. Recovery from pain
Ans 1. 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6

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

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

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

Question ID : 98958016906
Chosen Option : 3

Q.9

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958016929

Q.10 A total sum of Rs. 209 is distributed among three friends A, B and C in such a way that A
gets six times rupees than B, C gets 4 times rupees than B. How many rupees does A get?
Ans 1. 114

2. 113

3. 115

4. 112

Question ID : 98958016917
Chosen Option : 1

Q.11 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.

LPCK : QUHP : : HRMT : ?
Ans 1. LWSY

2. MVRZ

3. NWSY

4. MWRY

Question ID : 98958016909
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.12 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the
odd word out.
Ans 1. Thyroxin

2. Insulin

3. Adrenalin

4. Hormone

Question ID : 98958016915
Chosen Option : 4

Q.13

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958016925
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14 If AWESOME is coded as 1551645, then how will DIGNITY be coded as?
Ans 1. 4975927

2. 4875928

3. 4974937

4. 3965927

Question ID : 98958016908
Chosen Option : 1

Q.15 ‘Pain’ is related to ‘Agony’ in the same way as ‘Angry’ is related to ‘_________’.
Ans 1. Ecstasy

2. Bitterness

3. Grandiosity

4. Furious

Question ID : 98958016910
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958016924
Chosen Option : 1

Q.17 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.

Merchant : Trade
Ans 1. Lawyer : Court

2. Scientist : Expert

3. Doctor : Treatment

4. Engineering : Science

Question ID : 98958016913
Chosen Option : 3

Q.18 Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the odd one out.
Ans 1. GLQV

2. CHMR

3. LQVZ

4. SXCH

Question ID : 98958016914
Chosen Option : 3

Q.19

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958016930
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958016926
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.21 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.

c__plopc__rplo_c_c_pl_pc
Ans 1. c r c c p c r o

2. c r p c p r r o

3. p r c c p c r r

4. c r p c p c r o

Question ID : 98958016911
Chosen Option : 1

Q.22 A + B means ‘A is daughter of B’
A – B means ‘A is wife of B’
A × B means ‘A is husband of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is father of B’

If K – S ÷ J × B + C – Q, then how is Q related to J?
Ans 1. Father

2. Father-in-law

3. Maternal grandfather

4. Son

Question ID : 98958016912

Q.23 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. 216

2. 159

3. 512

4. 343

Question ID : 98958016923

Q.24

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958016927
Chosen Option : 3

Q.25 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.

8 : 128
Ans 1. 10 : 220

2. 9 : 152

3. 12 : 288

4. 6 : 82

Question ID : 98958016919
Chosen Option : 3

Section : General Awareness

Q.1 Who among the following actors won the Global Indian Icon award at the 2nd Annual UK-
India Awards, 2018?
Ans 1. Vivek Oberoi

2. Madhuri Dixit

3. Shah Rukh Khan

4. Shilpa Shetty

Question ID : 98958016595
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.2 In which year was the Chicago (USA) Conference of World Religions held that included
Swami Vivekananda's talk on religion as one of its highlights?
Ans 1. 1889

2. 1882

3. 1893

4. 1978

Question ID : 98958016593
Chosen Option : 3

Q.3 Dhenka is a well-known musical instrument of which one of the following Indian state?
Ans 1. Odisha

2. Goa

3. Kerala

4. Maharashtra

Question ID : 98958016580
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.4 Raja Sansi International Airport is located in:
Ans 1. Amritsar

2. Raipur

3. Udaipur

4. Lucknow

Question ID : 98958016591
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.5 The pigment that gives human skin, hair and eyes their colour is called:
Ans 1. phthalocyanine

2. melanin

3. quinacridone

4. alizarin

Question ID : 98958016584

Q.6 In economics, IPO stands for ______.
Ans 1. Inclusive Property Offer

2. Initial Public Offering

3. Indented Performance Objective

4. Inventory Performance Output

Question ID : 98958016582
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.7 The book 'Delhi is not far' is written by which of the following authors?

Ans 1. Khuswant Singh

2. Anita Desai

3. Arundhati Roy

4. Ruskin Bond

Question ID : 98958016594
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.8 What was India's rank in the 2019 Kids Rights Index?
Ans 1. 102th

2. 70th

3. 117th

4. 123th

Question ID : 98958016601
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.9 Sri Lanka is situated off the southeast coast of India across the Palk Strait and Gulf of
________.
Ans 1. Kutch

2. Mannar

3. Khambhat

4. Cambay

Question ID : 98958016590

Q.10 Humpy Koneru' is associated with which of the following sports?
Ans 1. Swimming

2. Cricket

3. Badminton

4. Chess

Question ID : 98958016599
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.11 The term 'address' is associated with which of the following sports?
Ans 1. Cricket

2. Golf

3. Swimming

4. Hockey

Question ID : 98958016598

Q.12 A screen in a software program that permits the user to view several programs at one time
is called a:
Ans 1. spreadsheet

2. word processor

3. window

4. shareware

Question ID : 98958016587
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.13 Which of the following teams won the 2019 IPL?
Ans 1. Chennai Super Kings

2. Mumbai Indians

3. Delhi Capitals

4. Kolkata Knight Riders

Question ID : 98958016600

Q.14 The first Cotton Mill in India was set up as a spinning mill in 1854 in ________.
Ans 1. Delhi

2. Bombay

3. Madaras

4. Calcutta

Question ID : 98958016592
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.15 Who was the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state?
Ans 1. Sarojini Naidu

2. Aruna Asaf Ali

3. Vijay Laxmi Pandit

4. Krishna Hutheesing

Question ID : 98958016597
Chosen Option : 1

Q.16 Who among the following became the first woman fighter pilot to qualify to undertake
combat missions on a fighter jet?
Ans 1. Mohana Singh

2. Bhawana Kanth

3. Ujjwala Raut

4. Anupama Banerjee

Question ID : 98958016602

Q.17 The total number of living organisms, both plants and animals, in a given area is called:
Ans 1. buffers

2. biomass

3. batholith

4. barrage

Question ID : 98958016588
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.18 For economists, ________ refers to the amount of a product or service that people are both
willing and able to buy.
Ans 1. demand

2. supply

3. price

4. income

Question ID : 98958016581
Chosen Option : 1

Q.19 As per the Census of 2011 which district of India is the most populous?
Ans 1. Theni, Tamil Nadu

2. Thane, Maharashtra

3. Churu, Rajasthan

4. Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Question ID : 98958016589
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.20 Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903?
Ans 1. Alva Myrdal

2. Jane Addams

3. Marie Curie

4. Jody Williams

Question ID : 98958016583
Chosen Option : 3

Q.21 When is World Hypertension Day celebrated?
Ans 1. 23rd January

2. 17th May

3. 16th February

4. 14th April

Question ID : 98958016603
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.22 Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a role in blood clotting, bone
metabolism and regulating blood calcium levels.
Ans 1. Vitamin C

2. Vitamin B

3. Vitamin K

4. Vitamin A

Question ID : 98958016585
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.23 Which article of the Constitution of India provisions for reservations of seats for scheduled
castes and scheduled tribes in the House of People?
Ans 1. Article 325

2. Article 321

3. Article 330

4. Article 335

Question ID : 98958016596
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.24 Who among the following designed the famous structure the Gateway of India?
Ans 1. Edward Lyutens

2. James Miller

3. George Wittet

4. Alexander Thompson

Question ID : 98958016579
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.25 ________ is the smallest unit of data in a computer.
Ans 1. Gigabyte

2. Bit

3. Byte

4. Terabyte

Question ID : 98958016586

Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Q.1

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017287

Q.2

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017288
Chosen Option : 1

Q.3

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017286
Chosen Option : 4

Q.4

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017304
Chosen Option : 4

Q.5

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017291
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.6

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017284
Chosen Option : 4

Q.7

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017283

Q.8

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017281

Q.9

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017293

Q.10

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017290

Q.11

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017301
Chosen Option : 4

Q.12

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017294
Chosen Option : 4

Q.13

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017282
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017297
Chosen Option : 4

Q.15

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017298
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017292
Chosen Option : 3

Q.17

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017296
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.18

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017299

Q.19

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017289
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017302
Chosen Option : 1

Q.21

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017285
Chosen Option : 3

Q.22

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017295

Q.23

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017305
Chosen Option : 1

Q.24

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017300
Chosen Option : 4

Q.25

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 98958017303

Section : English Language

Q.1 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The interviewer asked Ashok, "Why did you leave that job last month?"
Ans 1. The interviewer asked Ashok that why he leave that job the last month.

2. The interviewer asked Ashok that why did he leave that job the previous month.

3. The interviewer asked Ashok why he had left that job the previous month.

4. The interviewer asked Ashok why you have left that job the previous month.

Question ID : 98958016223
Chosen Option : 3

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

A. For them, it's like a magic carpet, their version of a car.
B. All kids want to be older, so from an early age they imitate their parents or siblings.
C. While cycling they imagine they are doing adult things or being adults.
D. Bikes offer them a chance to be independent.
Ans 1. ADCB

2. DCBA

3. BDAC

4. BACD

Question ID : 98958016232
Chosen Option : 3

Q.3 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.

I'm afraid I am not knowing how to swim so I can't join you all that day.
Ans 1. I'm afraid I do not know

2. I are afraid I be not knowing

3. I'm afraid I is not knowing

4. No improvement.

Question ID : 98958016225
Chosen Option : 1

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.

We have been waiting to watch this movie since we first read its review.
Ans 1. We are been waiting

2. We has been waiting

3. We have being waiting

4. No improvement.

Question ID : 98958016224
Chosen Option : 4

Q.5 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

They will complete the painting in a week's time.
Ans 1. The painting will be completed in a week's time.

2. The painting was completed in a week's time.

3. The painting is completed in a week's time.

4. The painting had been completed in a week's time.

Question ID : 98958016222
Chosen Option : 1

Q.6 Select the correctly spelt word
Ans 1. achievement

2. acknoledgement

3. accreditted

4. accoustomed

Question ID : 98958016243
Chosen Option : 1

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.

Students of marketing know that the term Unique Selling Proposition, or USP was developed
in the 1940s in the United States. USP is (1) ______ as the true value (2) ______ a firm. At the
core of (3) ______ successful business, there is (4) ______ a value proposition, something (5)
______ promoters and the managers are proud of.

SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
Ans 1. referred

2. repeated

3. regarded

4. reviewed

Question ID : 98958016227
Chosen Option : 1

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.

Students of marketing know that the term Unique Selling Proposition, or USP was developed
in the 1940s in the United States. USP is (1) ______ as the true value (2) ______ a firm. At the
core of (3) ______ successful business, there is (4) ______ a value proposition, something (5)
______ promoters and the managers are proud of.

SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
Ans 1. on

2. from

3. by

4. of

Question ID : 98958016228
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.

Students of marketing know that the term Unique Selling Proposition, or USP was developed
in the 1940s in the United States. USP is (1) ______ as the true value (2) ______ a firm. At the
core of (3) ______ successful business, there is (4) ______ a value proposition, something (5)
______ promoters and the managers are proud of.

SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
Ans 1. large

2. only

3. every

4. sole

Question ID : 98958016229

Chosen Option : 3

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.

Students of marketing know that the term Unique Selling Proposition, or USP was developed
in the 1940s in the United States. USP is (1) ______ as the true value (2) ______ a firm. At the
core of (3) ______ successful business, there is (4) ______ a value proposition, something (5)
______ promoters and the managers are proud of.

SubQuestion No : 10
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
Ans 1. even

2. always

3. ready

4. one

Question ID : 98958016230

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.

Students of marketing know that the term Unique Selling Proposition, or USP was developed
in the 1940s in the United States. USP is (1) ______ as the true value (2) ______ a firm. At the
core of (3) ______ successful business, there is (4) ______ a value proposition, something (5)
______ promoters and the managers are proud of.

SubQuestion No : 11
Q.11 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
Ans 1. there

2. the

3. those

4. this

Question ID : 98958016231
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

With this heat wave on, we are having a terrible weather.
Ans 1. heat wave on

2. a terrible weather

3. With this

4. we are having

Question ID : 98958016220
Chosen Option : 4

Q.13 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

As you know that I always like to have ice-cream after my dinner.

Ans 1. As you know that

2. to have ice-cream

3. after my dinner

4. I always like

Question ID : 98958016221
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

ORTHODOX
Ans 1. civilized

2. habitual

3. traditional

4. deliberate

Question ID : 98958016235
Chosen Option : 3

Q.15 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

at arm's length
Ans 1. checking the length of fabric

2. as close as one can touch

3. avoiding too much closeness

4. using one's arm to measure length

Question ID : 98958016238

Q.16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

acid test
Ans 1. a malicious way of taking revenge

2. a test that shows how to harm someone

3. proof that an attack has been made

4. definitive proof of truth or falsehood

Question ID : 98958016239
Chosen Option : 1

Q.17 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The annual wholesale price index jumped to its highest level last month posing a fresh
______ for policy makers to remain watchful on the price front.
Ans 1. chain

2. check

3. challenge

4. choice

Question ID : 98958016244
Chosen Option : 3

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

The airline had earlier ______ payment only to those in the high-income bracket but now
salaries have dried up for everyone.
Ans 1. demanded

2. decided

3. deferred

4. deployed

Question ID : 98958016245
Chosen Option : 3

Q.19 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word
Ans 1. ellipsis

2. precise

3. epitome

4. acronym

Question ID : 98958016241
Chosen Option : 4

Q.20 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

a short statement of a general truth or rule of conduct
Ans 1. instance

2. illustration

3. maxim

4. parable

Question ID : 98958016240
Chosen Option : 3

Q.21 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

ADVANCE
Ans 1. shift

2. move

3. progress

4. retreat

Question ID : 98958016236
Chosen Option : 4

Q.22 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

QUEST
Ans 1. search

2. path

3. destination

4. route

Question ID : 98958016234
Chosen Option : 1

Q.23 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

ARROGANT
Ans 1. humble

2. rough

3. bold

4. uncouth

Question ID : 98958016237
Chosen Option : 1

Q.24 Select the correctly spelt word
Ans 1. reeciet

2. reciept

3. receipt

4. reiceit

Question ID : 98958016242
Chosen Option : 3

Q.25 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives
their correct order.

A. The woman is wearing an evening dress and heavy make up, which is now smeared
across her cheeks.
B. But, who is she, and how did she get there?
C. It's seven in the morning and the Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their
library.
D. The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple to solve the mystery before tongues start to
wag.
Ans 1. CDBA

2. BACD

3. CABD

4. DCBA

Question ID : 98958016233

Chosen Option : 3