SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 29 August 2016" Morning Shift
Extract of the Actual Question Paper with Answer Key
(English Comprehension)
Q1.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
DECIMATED
Options:
1)CAPTURED
2)DESTROYED
3)DAMAGED
4)WORRIED
Q2.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
INVINCIBLE
Options:
1)IMPREGNABLE
2)OMNIPRESENT
3)POWERLESS
4)POTENT
Q3.Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word.
Options:
1)Diarrhoea
2)Diarhea
3)Diarrhea
4)Diarrohea
Q4.In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If the sentence is free from error, mark the "No error" option.
It took her a long time (A)/ to get off (B)/the death of her husband. (C) /No Error(D)
Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D
Q5.In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If the sentence is free from error, mark the "No error" option.
It is best(A)/ to be silent(B)/ than to speak in anger.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D
Q6.In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If the sentence is free from error, mark the "No error" option.
His father is disgusted (A)/ against him for his(B)/ addiction to drink.(C)/ No Error(D)
Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D
Q7.The sentences given with a blank is to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative.
The aim of a Peace Council is ________ rather than cure.
Options:
1)salvation
2)preservation
3)maintenance
4)cultivation
Q8.The sentence given with a blank is to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative.
He gives everyone _______the class opportunities for practice.
Options:
1)at
2)in
3)of
4)on
Q9.The sentence given with a blank is to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative.
Harish soon gained _________ in English.
Options:
1)provincialism
2)proficiency
3)efficiency
4)eminency
Q10. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
Beggar description
Options:
1)Cannot be described
2)Something described by a beggar
3)A poor account of something
4)A description of a beggar
Q11.Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
Drag one's feet
Options:
1)Make something morecomplicated
2)Expedite
3)Be reluctant to act
4)Stop working
Q12. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
Hope against hope
Options:
1)Think wishfully from time to time
2)Hoped with good reason
3)Nurture an impossible hope
4Pretend to hope
Q13. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Lack of skill
Options:
1)Inertness
2)Insistence
3)Ineptness
4)Insolence
Q14. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Stick with a thick end used in a mortar for pounding
Options:
1)Thistle
2)Stifle
3)Sceptre
4)Pestle
Q15. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
An act when people vote in order to make a decision about a particular subject or policy rather than voting for a person
Options:
1)Election
2)Exit-poll
3)By-election
4)Referendum
Q16. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to question following the passage, out of the four alternatives.
"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non-violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.
To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children
may dwell".
To whom did Nehru deliver this famous speech?
Options:
1)Nehru delivered this speech to a massive Indian crowd in attendance.
2) Nehru delivered this speech to the members of the Constituent Assembly.
3) Nehru delivered this speech to the members of the Lok Sabha
4) Nehru delivered this speech to the members of the Rajya Sabha.
(Quantitative Aptitude)
Q17. The price of a shirt after 15% discount, is Rs.119. What was the marked price of the shirt before discount
Options:
1) Rs.129
2) Rs.140
3) Rs.150
4) Rs.160
Q18. The average of a,b,c is 20 and that of b,c,d is 25; if d=30, then the value of a is
Options:
1)25
2)45
3)30
4)15
Q19. A store sells a watch for a profit of 25% of the cost. Then the percentage of profit against selling price is
Options:
1)22%
2)20%
3)18%
4)15%
Q20. If A is equal to 20% of B and B is equal to 25% of C; then what percent of C is equal to A?
Options:
1)10
2)15
3)5
4)20
Q21. A gun is fired at a distance of 1.7 km from Ram and he hears the sound after 25 seconds. The speed of sound in meter per second is
Options:
1) 60
2) 62
3) 64
4) 68
Q22. A sum of Rs. 3000 yields an interest of Rs. 1080 at 12% per annum simple interest in how many years ?
Options:
1)4 Years
2)3 Years
3) 5 Years
4)2½ Years
Q23. The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 6m is
Options:
1)36 m2
2)72 m2
3)18 m2
4)12 m2
Q24. Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days. The ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman is
Options:
1)3:4
2)4:3
3)5:3
4)5:7
Q25. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD ÐBCD=120° and passes through the centre of the circle. Then ÐABD = ?
Options:
1)30°
2)40°
3)50°
4)60°
Q26. The midpoints of AB and AC of a triangle ABC are X and Y respectively. If BC+XY=12 units, then BC-XY is
Options:
1)10 units
2)8 units
3)6 units
4)4 units
Q27. In an isosceles DABC, AD is the median to the unequal side meeting BC at D. DP is the angle disector of ÐADB and PQ is drawn parallel to BC meeting AC at Q. Then the measure of ÐPDQ is
Options:
1)130°
2)90°
3)180°
4)45°
Q28. 129 meter from the foot of a cliff on level of ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 30°. The height of this cliff is
Options:
1)50Ö3 metre
2)45Ö3 metre
3)43Ö3 metre
4)47Ö3 metre
Q29.The volume of metallic cylindrical pipe of uniform thickness is 748 c.c. Its length is 14 cm and its external radius is 9 cm. The thickness of the pipe is
Options:
1)0.5 cm
2)1.5 cm
3)1 cm
4)2 cm
Q30. The maximum production exceeds the minimum production by:
Options:
1)400
2)420
3)500
4)540
Q31. The average production of table fan in that week is
Options:
1)370
2)280
3)300
4)250
Q32. Ratio of the total production of table fans in the factory from Monday to Wednesday to that from Thursday to Saturday is
Options:
1)19:26
2)26:19
3)29:16
4)16:29
Q33. The average production of table fans on Monday & Tuesday exceeds the average production of table fans during the week by
Options:
1)150 fans
2)100 fans
3)140 fans
4)200 fans
SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper – 2016
Answer key
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