SSC CGL 2018 Question Paper Tier 1 Exam - 06 Jun 2019 Shift 1

CGLE- Combined Graduate Level Tier-I, 2018 Examination
Roll No. 9204027180
Registration No. 64016561935
Name NIRMAL S KARTHA
Test Venue iON Digital Zone iDZ Aluva
Test Time 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Test Date 06/06/2019

Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning

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Section : General Awareness

Q.1 In February 2019, India won ____gold medal/s and five silver medals at the Makran
Cup Boxing in Chabahar, Iran.
Ans 1. two

2. one

3. four

4. three

Question ID : 98958014169
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Q.2 Which is the longest national highway in India?
Ans 1. National Highway 53

2. National Highway 27

3. National Highway 44

4. National Highway 48

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Q.3 Which of the following metals is the most reactive metal?
Ans 1. Zinc

2. Calcium

3. Iron

4. Copper

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Q.4 Name the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman and Padma Bhushan
awardee who created and unleashed a historical moment when Mars Orbiter became
the first Indian spacecraft to enter Martian orbit in a maiden attempt.
Ans 1. K Radhakrishnan

2. Sundar Pichai

3. Nandan Nilekani

4. Fali Nariman

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Q.5 Where is the Bandipur National Park located?
Ans 1. Sikkim

2. Gujarat

3. Kerala

4. Karnataka

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Q.6 The colourful art named Nandna block print, which uses graceful yet aligned
arrangements of motifs on fabric, is practised in Tarapur village of
__________________.
Ans 1. Maharashtra

2. Odisha

3. Madhya Pradesh

4. Uttarakhand

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Q.7 Which Indian received the Nobel Peace Prize after Mother Teresa?
Ans 1. P Sathasivam

2. K Radhakrishnan

3. Kailash Satyarthi

4. Fali Nariman

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Q.8 Who was awarded the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 for the Novel 'Solo'?
Ans 1. Nayanjyot Mukherjee

2. Jhumpa Lahiri

3. Amitabh Ghosh

4. Rana Dasgupta

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Q.9 The Badami Chalukyas first had their capital at ____ before they moved it to Badami.
Ans 1. Aihole

2. Hubli

3. Bijapur

4. Pattadakal

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Q.10 Lok Adalats have been created under ______.
Ans 1. Administration of Justice Act

2. Arbitration and Conciliation Act

3. Legal Services Authority Act

4. Legal Conciliation Act

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Q.11 Which of the following metals is the most ductile metal?
Ans 1. Gold

2. Aluminium

3. Copper

4. Tin

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Q.12 ________ , which connects Sikkim with Tibet, was closed after the Chinese aggression
on India in 1962 but was reopened in 2006 as the governments of the two countries
decided to enhance their trade through land routes.
Ans 1. Imis La

2. Nathu La

3. Lanak La

4. Pensi La

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Q.13 Which was the first Muslim dynasty that ruled India?
Ans 1. Tughlaq dynasty

2. Khilji dynasty

3. Lodhi dynasty

4. Slave dynasty

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Q.14 Which of the following does NOT come under the Quarternary sector?
Ans 1. Manufacturing

2. Information Technology

3. Mining

4. Fisheries

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Q.15 Which of the following ministries implemented the Midday Meal scheme?
Ans 1. Ministry of Human Resource Development

2. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

3. Ministry of Home Affairs

4. Ministry of Social Welfare

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Q.16 What is deposited on iron in the process of galvanisation?
Ans 1. Aluminium

2. Copper

3. Zinc

4. Tin

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Q.17 The popular Bagh cave paintings are found in ______.
Ans 1. Sikkim

2. Himachal Pradesh

3. Odisha

4. Madhya Pradesh

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Q.18 _________ was the first Muslim ruler whose empire covered almost the whole of India
up to its extreme south.
Ans 1. Feroz Shah Tughlaq

2. Ghiyas ud din Balban

3. Alauddin Khilji

4. Jalal-ud-din Khilji

Question ID : 98958014163
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Q.19 Right to move freely throughout the territory of India' is a fundamental right under
_________ of the Constitution of India.
Ans 1. Article 19

2. Article 21

3. Article 14

4. Article 24

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Q.20 Who founded and named the science of electromagnetism?
Ans 1. Michael Faraday

2. Hans Christian Oersted

3. Andre Marie Ampère

4. James Clerk

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Q.21 International Day of Forests 2019 was observed on 21st March with the theme _______
to raise awareness on how sustainably managed forests provide a wide array of
contributions.
Ans 1. Forests Our Saviour'

2. Pollution-free Forests'

3. Forests and Education’

4. Forests and Environment'

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Q.22 Which of the following destroys the ozone layer?
Ans 1. Carbon

2. Sulphur

3. Silicon

4. Chlorine

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Q.23 World ___ Day 2019 was observed on 22nd March with the theme ‘Leaving no one
behind’ to focus on marginalised groups.
Ans 1. Water

2. Environment

3. Forest

4. Petroleum

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Q.24 In February 2019, _____ won a gold medal at the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran.
Ans 1. Deepak Singh

2. Rohit Tokas

3. Satish Kumar

4. Manish Kaushik

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Q.25 Who among the following was a slave of Muhammad Ghori? He became the ruler after
the death of his master and founded the Slave Dynasty.
Ans 1. Qutub-ud-din Aibak

2. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

3. Ghiyas ud din Balban

4. Iltutmish

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Section : Quantitative Aptitude

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Section : English Comprehension

Q.1 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

There is hope that better forestry management will help in the ______ of the wild life
that is constantly facing threat because of increasing human activities.
Ans 1. salvation

2. supervision

3. conservation

4. guarding

Question ID : 98958012510
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Q.2 Select the wrongly spelt word.
Ans 1. expereince

2. except

3. expire

4. explain

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Q.3 Select the antonym of the given word.

EMINENT
Ans 1. exalted

2. distinguished

3. impressive

4. inconspicuous

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Q.4 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

an enclosure to keep the birds in
Ans 1. stable

2. apiary

3. sanctuary

4. aviary

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Q.5 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

give someone the cold shoulder
Ans 1. do something pointless

2. give away a secret

3. ignore someone

4. pamper someone

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Q.6 Select the antonym of the given word.

AGONY
Ans 1. comfort

2. distress

3. anxiety

4. misery

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Q.7 Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

Their children were brought up with great care.
Ans 1. They brought up their children with great care.

2. They had brought up their children with great care.

3. Their children brought them up with great care.

4. They have been bringing up their children with great care.

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Q.8 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Cyclone Idai is regarded as one of the worst tropical cyclone on record to affect Africa
and the Southern Hemisphere as a whole.
Ans 1. the worst tropical cyclone

2. Cyclone Idai is regarded

3. as a whole

4. to affect Africa

Question ID : 98958012487
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Q.9 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. Mango, the so-called "king of fruits", is something of a national obsession in India.
B. There was a bumper crop of mangoes in different states.
C. It resulted in prices coming down and sales going up – much to the delight of
buyers and sellers alike.
D. 2017 proved to be a very good year for mango lovers.
Ans 1. CDAB

2. ADBC

3. CADB

4. ADCB

Question ID : 98958012498
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Q.10 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The burning of the effigy of Ravana on Dussehra ______ the burning of all evils.
Ans 1. personifies

2. intensifies

3. epitomizes

4. symbolizes

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Q.11 Select the synonym of the given word.

TRIUMPH
Ans 1. victory

2. peace

3. attack

4. fight

Question ID : 98958012500
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Q.12 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Every employee of the company were given a two bedroom flat as Diwali bonus.
Ans 1. a two bedroom flat

2. as Diwali bonus

3. Every employee

4. were given

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Q.13 Select the wrongly spelt word.
Ans 1. contamporary

2. cooperation

3. conquer

4. controversial

Question ID : 98958012509
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Q.14 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.

A. Around 600 million of them live in areas of high to extreme water stress.
B. India is suffering from the worst water crisis, with one billion people living in water
scarcity.
C. This is even more than that of China and US combined.
D. The reason is that at 24 per cent, India uses the most groundwater drawn out
globally.
Ans 1. BADC

2. BDAC

3. ACBD

4. ADCB

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Q.15 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

If you listen to the English news, it improve your English.
Ans 1. No improvement

2. it will improve

3. it improved

4. it is improving

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Q.16 Select the synonym of the given word.

INDELIBLE
Ans 1. illegible

2. inerasable

3. illegal

4. ineffective

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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.

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite
and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons
Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______
90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to
qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for
(5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in
recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

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Q.17 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Ans 1. among

2. about

3. against

4. along

Question ID : 98958012493
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.

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite
and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons
Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______
90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to
qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for
(5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in
recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

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Q.18 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Ans 1. clarified

2. told

3. advised

4. said

Question ID : 98958012494
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.

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite
and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons
Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______
90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to
qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for
(5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in
recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

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Q.19 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
Ans 1. exact

2. nearby

3. almost

4. utmost

Question ID : 98958012495
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.

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite
and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons
Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______
90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to
qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for
(5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in
recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

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Q.20 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Ans 1. differential

2. differed

3. different

4. differ

Question ID : 98958012496
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.

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite

and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons
Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______
90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to
qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for
(5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in
recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
Ans 1. animal

2. birds

3. bird

4. pigeons

Question ID : 98958012497
Chosen Option : 3

Q.22 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

At night, lock the outer gate.
Ans 1. The outer gate is requested to be locked at night.

2. The outer gate be locked at night.

3. Let the outer gate be locked at night.

4. The outer gate is locked at night.

Question ID : 98958012488
Chosen Option : 2

Q.23 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

pull yourself together
Ans 1. calm down

2. try to understand

3. do a good job

4. go to sleep

Question ID : 98958012504
Chosen Option : 3

Q.24 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased
Ans 1. basilica

2. epitaph

3. pillar

4. slab

Question ID : 98958012507
Chosen Option : 2

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

I try to solve this problem at least for two hours.

Ans 1. No improvement

2. tried to be solving

3. am try to solve

4. have been trying to solve

Question ID : 98958012491
Chosen Option : 4