SSC CPO Tier 1 (23 June 2024)

Question 1:

The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

Psychology has been / defined the scientific study of / human psyche and behaviour. 

• human psyche and behaviour 

• defined the scientific study of

• Psychology has been

• No error

Question 2:

Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who is unduly anxious about his/her health

• antiquarian

• disciplinarian

• egalitarian

• valetudinarian

Question 3:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.

The advanced nations face no population problem since they were already settling down to zero growth _______ in population.

• scale

• rate

• degree

• frequency

Question 4:

Select the option in which the numbers have the same relationship among themselves as the numbers in the set given below.

उस विकल्प का चयन करें, जिसमें संख्याओं का आपस में वही संबंध है, जो नीचे दिए गए समुच्चय की संख्याओं के बीच है।

(11, 165, 209)

• (14, 210, 276)

• (17, 245, 323)

• (12, 180, 228)

• (15, 225, 275)

Question 5:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions

Blow one's own trumpet

• Respect others

• Praise oneself

• Rely on oneself

• Criticise others

Question 6:

The value of 20 ÷ 5 of 8 × [9 ÷ 6 × (6 – 3)] – (10 ÷ 2 of 20) is:

20 ÷ 5 of 8 × [9 ÷ 6 × (6 – 3)] – (10 ÷ 2 of 20) का मान है :

• 2

• 1

• 6

• 0

Question 7:

Direction :- the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

It is indeed (1) ___________ to create an urban forest to control air pollution. It is like a child's play if (2) ________ awareness is created among people of all ages. Just (3) ___________ a mango seed or a jackfruit seed into fertile ground or make seed bombs for the seed to sprout during rainy season. Authorities must take (4) __________ measures to ensure a part of the town or city is allocated to plant trees. This ensures the (5) ________ of adequate oxygen to people.

4.

• necessary

• lethargic

• time-consuming

• glamorous

Question 8:

The ratio of acid and water in the solutions of vessels A and B is 4 : 5 and 5 : 1 respectively. A new solution is obtained by mixing 5 litres and 4 litres of solution from A and B respectively. What is the ratio of acid and water in the new solution?

बर्तन A और B के घोल में अम्ल और पानी का अनुपात क्रमशः 4 : 5 और 5 : 1 है। A और B से क्रमशः 5 लीटर और 4 लीटर घोल मिलाकर एक नया घोल प्राप्त किया जाता है। नए घोल में अम्ल और पानी का अनुपात क्या है?

• 25:16

• 50:31

• 15:8

• 9:4

Question 9:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

Revel

• Rejoice

• Enjoy

• Appreciate

• Mourn

Question 10:

Ravana Phadi cave and Durga Temple at Aihole depict the architectural style of which dynasty?

ऐहोल में रावण फाड़ी गुफा (Ravana Phadi cave) और दुर्गा मंदिर (Durga Temple) किस राजवंश की स्थापत्य शैली को चित्रित करते हैं ? 

• पल्लव Pallava

• होयसल Hoysala

• विजयनगर Vijayanagara

• चालुक्य Chalukya