SSC CGL Tier 1 (16 June 2024)

Question 1:

Directions: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.

No other bird is more taller than a ostrich.

• most tall than an

• No substitution

• taller than a

• as tall as an

Question 2:

Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs that when sequentially placed in place of * signs in the given equation will balance the equation.

गणितीय चिन्हों के उस सही क्रम का चयन करें, जिन्हें दिए गए समीकरण में क्रमिक रूप से * चिन्हों के स्थान पर रखने पर समीकरण संतुलित हो जाएगा।

8 * 20 * 320 * 20 * 10 = 166

• ÷, ×, +, –

• –, ÷, +, ×

• ×, +, ÷, –

• +, ×, –, ÷

Question 3:

A and B can complete a piece of work in 27 days and 54 days respectively. They finished the work in 9 days with the help of C. In how many days will C alone complete 8/9 of the work?

A और B किसी कार्य को क्रमश: 27 दिन और 54 दिन में पूरा कर सकते हैं। उन्होंने C की मदद से 9 दिनों में कार्य पूरा कर लिया। अकेले C इस कार्य का 8/9 भाग कितने दिनों में पूरा करेगा ?

• 24

• 16

• 45

• 30

Question 4:

A person buys a table and a chair for Rs 500. He sells the table at a loss of 10% and the chair at a profit of 10%. Still he makes a profit of Rs 10 overall. What is the purchase price of the chair in rupees?

कोई व्यक्ति एक मेज और एक कुर्सी रु. 500 में खरीदता है। वह मेज 10% की हानि पर और कुर्सी 10% के लाभ पर बेच देता है। फिर भी उसे कुल मिलाकर रु. 10 का लाभ होता है। कुर्सी का क्रय मूल्य रुपयों में बताइए ?

• 250 रु.

• 200 रु.

• 350 रु.

• 300रु.

Question 5:

Padma Shri awardee Guru Gangadhar Pradhan is a skilled dancer of which of the following dance styles?

पद्म श्री पुरस्कार से सम्मानित गुरु गंगाधर प्रधान निम्न में से किस नृत्य शैली के कुशल नर्तक हैं ?

• कथकली / Kathakali

• मणिपुरी / Manipuri

• कथक / Kathak

• ओडिसी / Odishi

Question 6:

Two trains of equal length are running on parallel tracks in the same direction at speeds of 44 km/h and 32 km/h. The faster train crosses the other train in 72 seconds. What is the length (in m) of each train?

समान लंबाई वाली दो रेलगाड़ियां, समानांतर पटरियों पर एक ही दिशा में, 44 किमी / घंटा और 32 किमी / घंटा की चाल से चल रही हैं। तेज चाल से चलने वाली रेलगाड़ी, दूसरी रेलगाड़ी को 72 सेकंड में पार कर लेती है। प्रत्येक ट्रेन की लंबाई (मी. में) कितनी है ?

• 100

• 135

• 120

• 75

Question 7:

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the given alternatives.

Given the losses they would likely have to (1) _________, it is understandable why banks would try to avoid adopting the accounting norms for as long as possible. So the delay in the implementation of the Ind AS norms is not (2) __________ at all. Further, to adjust to the new norms, banks will have to improve their ability to forecast future credit losses with (3) ___________.  Until this happens, bank earnings could experience (4) ___________. The Central government, which has been trying to bail out public sector banks without carrying out the structural reforms required to clean up balance sheets, might also prefer to delay the (5) ____________ of the legislation.

Which of the following word fits the blank labeled as (2)?

• Abhorrent

• Admonishing

• Acquiescing

• Astonishing

Question 8:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

I said to my friend, "Please help me arrange these books on the shelf."

• I requested my friend to help me arrange those books on the shelf.

• I told to my friend to please help me arrange those books on the shelf.

• I ordered my friend to help me arrange those books on the shelf.

• I asked my friend to help me arrange these books on the shelf.

Question 9:

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

the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

• neurology

• radiology

• pathology

• nephrology

Question 10:

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the given alternatives.

Given the losses they would likely have to (1) _________, it is understandable why banks would try to avoid adopting the accounting norms for as long as possible. So the delay in the implementation of the Ind AS norms is not (2) __________ at all. Further, to adjust to the new norms, banks will have to improve their ability to forecast future credit losses with (3) ___________.  Until this happens, bank earnings could experience (4) ___________. The Central government, which has been trying to bail out public sector banks without carrying out the structural reforms required to clean up balance sheets, might also prefer to delay the (5) ____________ of the legislation.

Which of the following word fits the blank labeled as (3)?

• Precision 

• Predicament

• Perturb

• Premonition