SSC CHSL Tier 1 (16 June 2024)

Question 1:

Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select 'no improvement'.

I think that capitalism is not a better economic system for our country.

• is not better

• is not a good

• no improvement

• was not the good

Question 2:

Eight persons J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a round table facing the centre. M sits exactly between N and K. P sits second to the left of K. O sits exactly between P and Q. L sits second to the right of O. N sits immediate left of J. Who sits third to the right of P?

आठ व्यक्ति J, K, L, M, N, O, P और Q एक गोल मेज के परितः केंद्र की ओर अभिमुख होकर बैठे हैं। M ठीक K और N के बीच में बैठा है। P, K के बाईं ओर दूसरे स्थान पर बैठा है। O ठीक Q और P के बीच में बैठा है। L, O के दाईं ओर दूसरे स्थान पर बैठा है। N, J के ठीक बाईं ओर पड़ोस में बैठा है। P के दाईं ओर तीसरे स्थान पर कौन बैठा है?

• K

• J

• N

• M

Question 3:

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the given set are related with each other.

(Note: Mathematical operations should be performed on whole numbers only, without breaking the number into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Mathematical operations such as addition / subtraction / multiplication on 13 etc can be performed on 13. Breaking 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed. )

उस समुच्चय का चयन करें जिसमें संख्याएँ उसी प्रकार संबंधित हैं जिस प्रकार दिए गए समुच्चय की संख्याएँ एक दूसरे के साथ संबंधित हैं।

(नोट : संख्याओं को उसके घटक अंकों में विभाजित किए बिना, पूर्ण संख्याओं पर ही गणितीय संक्रियाएँ की जानी चाहिए। जैसे 13- मान लीजिए 13 पर गणितीय संक्रियाएँ जैसे कि 13 में जोड़ना / घटाना / गुणा करना आदि किया जा सकता है। 13 को 1 और 3 में तोड़कर और फिर 1 और 3 पर गणितीय संक्रियाएँ करने की अनुमति नहीं है। )

(361, 49, 266)

(225, 36, 180)

• (256, 64, 160)

• (289, 16, 136)

• (49, 620, 300)

• (12, 36, 48)

Question 4:

What is the most powerful weapon that enables Parliament to ensure executive accountability?

वह सबसे शक्तिशाली हथियार कौन-सा है जो संसद को कार्यकारी जवाबदेही सुनिश्चित करने में सक्षम बनाता है?

• विचार-विमर्श और चर्चा / Deliberation and discussion

• संधियों की पुष्टि / Ratification of treaties

• अविश्वास प्रस्ताव / No-confidence motion

• कानूनों की स्वीकृति या अस्वीकृति /Approval or disapproval of laws

Question 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.

He spends good deal of money on clothing.

• good dealing of

• No improvement

• the good deal of

• a good deal of

Question 6:

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 number.

Poetry is the (1) __________ of the (2) ____________ and the passions. Wherever there is a sense of beauty or power, there lies poetry.Poetry transcends the individual to a different world. It relates to whatever gives immediate (3) ____________ or pain to the human (4) __________. Poetry is found in the motion of the sea, in the growth of a flower or in the emotions of a human. Poetry is the (5) ___________ language which the heart controls with nature and itself. The one who has yearning for poetry cannot have much respect for the world at large or for anything else. It defies all language and is a thing of beauty to be appreciated and experienced.

Which of these should be filled at (1) as per the context of the passage?

• literature

• language

• flow

• combination

Question 7:

Kavita's attendance in her school for the academic session 2018-2019 was 216 days. On computing her attendance, it was observed that her attendance was 90%. The total working days of the school were :

शैक्षणिक सत्र 2018-2019 के लिए, कविता की उसके में उपस्थिति 216 दिन थी । उसकी उपस्थिति की स्कूल गणना करने पर, यह देखा गया कि उसकी उपस्थिति 90% थी। स्कूल के कुल कार्य दिवसों की संख्या ज्ञात करें।

• 195

• 250

• 194

• 240

Question 8:

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 number.

Poetry is the (1) __________ of the (2) ____________ and the passions. Wherever there is a sense of beauty or power, there lies poetry.Poetry transcends the individual to a different world. It relates to whatever gives immediate (3) ____________ or pain to the human (4) __________. Poetry is found in the motion of the sea, in the growth of a flower or in the emotions of a human. Poetry is the (5) ___________ language which the heart controls with nature and itself. The one who has yearning for poetry cannot have much respect for the world at large or for anything else. It defies all language and is a thing of beauty to be appreciated and experienced.

Which of these should be filled at (4) as per the context of the passage?

• soul

• mind

• emotions

• body

Question 9:

• 11

• 12

• 9

• 8

Question 10:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

It was quite a shock for Raju to have to foot the bill for all his friends.

• pay for everything

• pick up the bill from the floor

• prepare everything they wanted

• kick away the paper bill