SSC GD (09 June 2024)

Question 1:

Select the wrongly spelt word.

• seventeenth

• fourtieth

• fifteenth

• fourteenth

Question 2:

If the average of five consecutive odd numbers is 17 , then what will be the largest number among them?

यदि पांच क्रमागत विषम संख्याओं का औसत 17 है, तो उनमें से सबसे बड़ी संख्या क्या होगी?

• 25

• 19

• 21

• 23.5

Question 3:

A sum of money at simple (7) interest amounts to ₹650 in 3 years and to ₹ 754 in 4 years. The sum is :

कोई धनराशि 3 वर्षों में ₹ 650 और 4 वर्षों में ₹ 754 हो जाती है, तब धनराशि क्या होगी, यदि ब्याज दर साधारण हो

• ₹ 338

• ₹ 318

• ₹ 388

• ₹ 308

Question 4:

The book 'Gitanjali' has been written by:

'गीतांजलि' पुस्तक किसके द्वारा लिखी गई है:

• हरिवंश राय बच्चन / Harivansh Rai Bachchan

• रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर / Ravindra Nath Tagore

• देवकी नंदन खत्री / Devki Nandan Khatri

• गंगा दास / Ganga Das

Question 5:

Identify the figure given in the options, which when substituted in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.

विकल्पों में दिए गए उस आकृति की पहचान कीजिए, जिसे प्रश्न चिह्न (?) के स्थान पर प्रतिस्थापित करने पर शृंखला तार्किक रूप से पूर्ण हो जाएगी।

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

Question 6:

In a certain code language, 'RESENT' is written as 'TGUCLR' and 'PEOPLE' is written as 'RGQNJC'. How will 'PERSON' be written in the given language?

एक निश्चित कूट भाषा में, 'RESENT' को 'TGUCLR' के रूप में लिखा गया है और 'PEOPLE' को 'RGQNJC' लिखा गया है। दी गई भाषा में 'PERSON' को किस प्रकार लिखा जायेगा।

• RGTQMP

• RGSUQL

• RGTQML

• RGTUQP

Question 7:

Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Today the primary reason why a child is pushed into a school at the tender age of 3 is not that the parents want him to attain knowledge; it is because they are ar afraid that their child will be "left-behind" other children who are actually going through the same mindless routine. It is a common sight to see small kids carrying really heavy bags to and from school, which actually stunts their physical development. Similarly the most prevalent psychology among student today is to fight intense competition for a certain degree to get a certain job. In this way, education has become highly commercialized and almost like a business today, with institutes charging very high fees for their degrees which promise good placements because they have "tie-ups" with the companies. But still they are leaving their jobs after 3-4 months or most of them are not satisfied. Currently, a majority of students are going into institutes which have good marketing and advertising strategy and make lofty promises to entice people during admission times. So people are not influenced by the teachers and the quality of teaching but by the advertisements and promotional campaigns being run by the institute.

What is the author strongly criticizing in the passage?

• The intense competition in the field of education

• The mindset of parents

• Lack of physical activities in children

• Quality of teachers in institutions

Question 8:

Pick a word opposite in meaning to:

optimistic.

• pessimistic

• energetic

• idealistic

• realistic

Question 9:

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

AMBIGUOUS

• rare

• vague

• ambitious

•  clear

Question 10:

Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Today the primary reason why a child is pushed into a school at the tender age of 3 is not that the parents want him to attain knowledge; it is because they are ar afraid that their child will be "left-behind" other children who are actually going through the same mindless routine. It is a common sight to see small kids carrying really heavy bags to and from school, which actually stunts their physical development. Similarly the most prevalent psychology among student today is to fight intense competition for a certain degree to get a certain job. In this way, education has become highly commercialized and almost like a business today, with institutes charging very high fees for their degrees which promise good placements because they have "tie-ups" with the companies. But still they are leaving their jobs after 3-4 months or most of them are not satisfied. Currently, a majority of students are going into institutes which have good marketing and advertising strategy and make lofty promises to entice people during admission times. So people are not influenced by the teachers and the quality of teaching but by the advertisements and promotional campaigns being run by the institute.

What is the author strongly criticizing in the passage?

• The intense competition in the field of education

• The mindset of parents

• Lack of physical activities in children

• Quality of teachers in institutions