SSC CGL Tier 1 Mock Exams Sample Papers Latest Pattern

Question 1 of 100

Out of the four responses select one and substitute it for the ‘?’.

Supervisor : Worker : : ?

Junior : Senior
Elder : Younger
Debtor : Creditor
Officer : Clerk

Question 2 of 100

Out of the four responses select one and substitute it for the ‘?’.

ACE : HIL :: MOQ :?

XVT
TVX
VTX
TUX

Question 3 of 100

Out of the four responses select one and substitute it for the ‘?’.

11 : 17 : : 19 :?

29
27
23
21

Question 4 of 100

Out of the four responses select one and substitute it for the ‘?’.

Breeze : Cyclone : : Drizzle :?

Earthquake
Storm
Flood
Downpour

Question 5 of 100

Out of the four responses select one and substitute it for the ‘?’.

Teheran : Iran : : Beijing :?

China
Japan
Turkey
Malaysia

Question 6 of 100

Select the one which is different from the other three responses.

FBI
QMT
VRY
HEK

Question 7 of 100

Select the one which is different from the other three responses.

CJG
HNK
ELI
JQN

Question 8 of 100

Select the one which is different from the other three responses.

Mango
Apple
Brinjal
Grapes

Question 9 of 100

‘A’ man starts from a point and walks 2 km towards North, turns towards his right and walks 2 km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction now he is facing?

South
South-East
North
West

Question 10 of 100

Among five friends A is shorter than B but taller than E, C is slightly taller than B but D is slightly shorter than B and slightly taller than A. Who is the shortest?

A
E
C
D

Question 11 of 100

Suresh starts from a point, walks 2 miles towards south, turns right and walks 1½ miles, turns left and walks ½ miles and then he turns back. What is the direction he is facing now?

East
West
South
North

Question 12 of 100

Find the missing number.

127
142
158
198

Question 13 of 100

Hari travelled 17 km to the east, he turned left and went 15 km, he again turned left and went 17 km. How far is he from the starting point?

17 km
2 km
15 km
32 km

Question 14 of 100

If ‘M’ denotes ‘+’, ‘N’ denotes ‘÷’, ‘R’ denotes ‘–’ and Q denotes ‘×’ then:

15 M 12 Q 5 R 40 N 8 = ?

70
130
45
60

Question 15 of 100

Which diagram correctly represents the relationship between Tables, Chairs, Furniture?

Question 16 of 100

On the basis of two positions of dice, find what number will be on the opposite face of number 5?

1
3
4
5

Question 17 of 100

Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

H _ JH _ IJHHI _ HH _ JH

IHJI
HIHI
IHIJ
HJHJ

Question 18 of 100

Study the following arrangement and answer the questions given below.

S M P 6 3 * $ A 4 L N @ Z 5 # V U 7 E 8 B % T Y X G 2 I & 9 W

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?

PM3 A$L Z@# ?

UVE
V#E
7U8
V7#

Question 19 of 100

In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

2 9 32 105 436 2195 13182

436
2195
9
32

Question 20 of 100

In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

37 16 32 56 93 142

56
16
32
7

Question 21 of 100

Statement: If the number of vehicles moving in a city in 1992 is 2.3 lakhs, in 1993 is 2.41 lakhs, in 1994 is 2.25 lakhs, in 1995 is 2.36 lakhs and in 1996 is 2.29 lakhs, what could be your conclusion?

Movement of vehicles in that city is steady
Movement of vehicles is increasing
The change in number of vehicles is wave like
Movement of vehicles is decreasing

Question 22 of 100

How many triangles are there in the following figure?

16
13
9
7

Question 23 of 100

Which answer figure is the exact mirror image of the given question figure when the mirror is held from the right at PQ?

Question 24 of 100

If ‘A’ is coded as 1, ‘B’ as 3, ‘C’ as 5 and so on, which of the following is the numerical value of the word ‘FAZED’?

81
79
77
80

Question 25 of 100

Answer the question that follow. In a certain code language:

(I) ‘she likes apples’ is written as ‘pic sip dip’.
(II)‘parrot likes apples lots’ is written as ‘dip pic tif nit’.
(III)‘she likes parrots’ is written as ‘tif sip dip’.

How is ‘parrot’ written in that code language ?

pic
dip
tif
Cannot be determined

Question 26 of 100

Which of the following is NOT one of the important steps in processing tea leaves?

Rolling
Drying
Fermenting
Withering

Question 27 of 100

Postal voting is otherwise called :

plural voting
proxy voting
weighted voting
secret voting

Question 28 of 100

The source of the Sun’s energy is the process of

Photoelectric emission
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
Thermionic emission

Question 29 of 100

‘Kuchipudi’ dance originated in

Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Punjab
Rajasthan

Question 30 of 100

The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicle which causes air pollution is

Carbon Monoxide
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Ozone gas

Question 31 of 100

Where is Raisina Hills?

Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as 'Shankara-Charya Hill'
The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu.
The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda's statue was erected.

Question 32 of 100

To which of the following States the ‘Special Marriage Act. 1954’ does not apply?

Meghalaya
Nagaland
Jammu & Kashmir
Tripura

Question 33 of 100

Who developed Ballistic Missile?

Wernher von Braun
J. Rober Oppenheimer
Edward Teller
Samuel Cohen

Question 34 of 100

Which of the following is in the World Heritage list?

Khajuraho
Nalanda ruins
Hampi ruins
Tajmahal

Question 35 of 100

The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is:

Invertase
Maltase
Zymase
Diastase

Question 36 of 100

Who introduced broadcasting in India first?

Government of India
Government of Bombay Presidency
Government of Bengal Presidency
Private entities

Question 37 of 100

Energy is continuously created in the sun due to:

nuclear fusion
nuclear fission
radioactivity
artificial radioactivity

Question 38 of 100

Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?

Locke
Rousseau
Hegel
Plato

Question 39 of 100

Maximum photosynthetic activity occurs in:

blue and red region of light
green and yellow region of light
blue and orange region of light
violet and orange region of light

Question 40 of 100

What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?

Alkaline
Acidic
Water-logged
Soil with excessive clay content

Question 41 of 100

The most important uranium mine of India is located at :

Manavalakurichi
Gauribidanur
Vashi
Jaduguda

Question 42 of 100

Which of the following states is called ‘Tiger State’ of India?

Himachal Pradesh
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Assam

Question 43 of 100

The system of communal electrorate in India was first introduced by :

Indian Council Act of 1892.
Minto-Morley reforms of 1909.
Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
Government of India of 1935.

Question 44 of 100

Which of the following is the largest living bird?

Eagle
Peacock
Ostrich
Kiwi

Question 45 of 100

Which one of the following areas is noted for mangrove vegetation?

Lava forest of Kalimpong.
Sajnekhali forest of South 24 Parganas.
Dandakaranya forest of Orissa
Carbet National Park of U.P.

Question 46 of 100

Which of the following districts is on the international border of India?

Gorakhpur
Jaipur
Kinnaur
Kullu

Question 47 of 100

Interest on public debt is a part of:

transfer payments by the enterprises
transfer payments by the Govt.
national income
interest payments by households

Question 48 of 100

Which one of the following is NOT a function of kidney?

Regulation of blood pH
Removal of metabolic wastes from the body
Production of antibodies
Regulation of osmotic pressures of the blood

Question 49 of 100

Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?

Baba Farid
Qutb-din Bakhtiyar Kaki
Moinuddin Chisti
Khwaja Bahuddin

Question 50 of 100

The acid used in lead storage cells is

phosphoric acid
hydrochloric acid
nitric acid
sulphuric acid

Question 51 of 100

If 4x = sec θ and then is

¹⁄₁₆
⅛
½
¼

Question 52 of 100

A runs twice as fast as B and B runs thrice as fast as C. The distance covered by C in 72 minutes, will be covered by A in :

18 minutes
24 minutes
16 minutes
12 minutes

Question 53 of 100

The cost of an article was Rs 75. The cost was first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced by 20%. The present cost of the article is

Rs 72
Rs 60
Rs 75
Rs 90

Question 54 of 100

The least possible value of A for which 90 × A is a perfect cube is

200
300
500
600

Question 55 of 100

If sin (x + y) = cos [3(x+y)], then the value of tan [2(x+y)] is

1
0

Question 56 of 100

A person deposited a sum of Rs 6,000 in a bank at 5% per annum simple interest. Another person deposited Rs 5,000 at 8% per annum compound interest. After two years, the difference of their interests will be

Rs 230
Rs 232
Rs 832
Rs 600

Question 57 of 100

If value of is :

2
½
–½
–2

Question 58 of 100

The average of 30 numbers is 12. The average of the first 20 of them is 11 and that of the next 9 is 10. The last number is

60
45
40
50

Question 59 of 100

If x sin³ θ + y cos³ θ = sin θ cos θ and x sin θ = y cos θ, sin θ ≠ 0, cos θ ≠ 0, then x² + y² is

½
1

Question 60 of 100

A sum of Rs 13.360 was borrowed at 8¾ % per annum compound interest and paid back in two years in two equal annual instalments. What was the amount of each instalment?

Rs 5,769
Rs 7,569
Rs 7,009
Rs 7,500

Question 61 of 100

Read the following table and answer the question below it :
Loans Disbursed by Four Banks during the years (Rupees in crores)

What was the percentage increase of disbursement of loans of all banks together from 1997 to 1998?

6%

Question 62 of 100

Read the following table and answer the question below it :
Loans Disbursed by Four Banks during the years (Rupees in crores)

In which of the following banks, there was a continued increase in loan disbursement throughout the years?

A
B
C
D

Question 63 of 100

A telegraph post is bent at a point above the ground due to storm. Its top just meets the ground at a distance of metres from its foot and makes an angle of 30°, then the height of the post is :

16 metres
23 metres
24 metres
10 metres

Question 64 of 100

If the sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon be 1080°, the number of sides of the polygon is

6
8
10
12

Question 65 of 100

The perimeter of a rhombus is 40 cm. If the length of one of its diagonals be 12 cm, the length of the other diagonal is

14 cm
15 cm
16 cm
12 cm

Question 66 of 100

In a race of 800 metre, A can beat B by 40 metre. In a race of 500 metre, B can beat C by 5 metre. In a race of 200 metre, A will beat C by

11.9 metre
1.19 metre
12.7 metre
1.27 metre

Question 67 of 100

A works twice as fast as B. If both of them can together finish a work in 12 days. B alone can do it in :

48 days
36 days
27 days
24 days

Question 68 of 100

The monthly incomes of two persons are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their monthly expenses are in the ratio 5 : 9. If each of them saves Rs 600 per month, then their monthly incomes are

Rs 1,500; Rs 2,250
Rs 1,200; Rs 1,800
Rs 1,600; Rs 2,400
Rs 1,400; Rs 2,100

Question 69 of 100

The area of a regular hexagon of side cm is :

Question 70 of 100

A boy who was asked to find 3½ % of a sum of money misread the question and found 5½ % of it. His answer was Rs 220. What would have been the correct answer?

Rs 120
Rs 140
Rs 160
Rs 150

Question 71 of 100

By selling a table for Rs 350 instead of Rs 400, loss percent increases by 5%. The cost price of table is :

Rs 1.050
Rs 417.50
Rs 435
Rs 1.000

Question 72 of 100

Two circles touch each other externally at point A and PQ is a direct common tangent which touches the circles at P and Q respectively. Then ∠PAQ

45°
90°
80°
100°

Question 73 of 100

The ratio of the outer and the inner perimeters of a circular path is 23 : 22. If the path is 5 metres wide, the diameter of the inner circle is :

110 m
55 m
220 m
230 m

Question 74 of 100

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is

99 : 125
25 : 37
50 : 61
45 : 56

Question 75 of 100

A man, a woman and a boy can together complete a piece of work in 3 days. If a man alone can do it in 6 days and a boy alone in 18 days, how long will a woman alone take to complete the work?

9 days
21 days
24 days
27 days

Question 76 of 100

Which part of a sentence has an error?

The party chief made it a point to state that
the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister should also come.
and they see what his party men had seen.
No error.

Question 77 of 100

Which part of a sentence has an error?

I could not convince them
because they persisted to suggest
that I was lying.
No error.

Question 78 of 100

Which part of a sentence has an error?

He gave them no money
nor did help them
in any way.
No error.

Question 79 of 100

Select the one which best expresses the following sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

We will know the outcome of these experiments after six months.

The outcome of these experiments will be known after six months
The outcome will be known of these experiments after six months
After six months, we will know the outcome of these experiments
These experiments will have a known outcome after six months

Question 80 of 100

Select the one which best expresses the following sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

Cigarette smoking causes two million deaths annually in the industrial stages.

Cigarette smoking has been causing two million deaths annually in the industrial states.
Two million deaths are caused annually by cigarette soking in the industrial states.
Two million deaths are being caused by cigarette smoking annually in the industrial states.
Two million deaths have been caused annually by cigarette smoking in the industrial states.

Question 81 of 100

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the following word.

IMMINENT

eminent
immediate
future
impending

Question 82 of 100

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the following word.

Feminity

Cowardice
Manly
Angelic
Inheritant

Question 83 of 100

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the following word.

Summit

Base
Slope
Declivity
Peak

Question 84 of 100

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the following word

MANIFOLD

hidden
enrolled
simple
exact

Question 85 of 100

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the following word

JOCOSE

dull
humorous
regulated
brief

Question 86 of 100

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of following Idiom/Phrase.

To clear the air

to work hard
to wash properly
to remove tension
to create confusion

Question 87 of 100

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of following Idiom/Phrase.

No axe to grind

a bad situation
to rebuke
to act selflessly
to confuse others

Question 88 of 100

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of following Idiom/Phrase.

To steal a march

to outshine
to start early
to command an army
to overtake

Question 89 of 100

Directions Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There is modicum of truth in the assertion that “a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretation of current events”. But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying, particularly, the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. And the student will see that the same patterns recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries.

A person who aspires to lead could learn from the history of battles

what led the previous leaders win a battle
what made them lose a battle
the qualities and deficiencies of commanders of these battles
the strategies that they have evolved in course of these battles

Question 90 of 100

Directions Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There is modicum of truth in the assertion that “a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretation of current events”. But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying, particularly, the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. And the student will see that the same patterns recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries.

In this context, “intelligent interpretation of current event” means

rational explanation of events
appropriate understanding of events
intellectual outlook on events
skilful interpretation of events

Question 91 of 100

Directions Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There is modicum of truth in the assertion that “a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretation of current events”. But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying, particularly, the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. And the student will see that the same patterns recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries.

The expression “more than a modicum of truth” means

some truth
much truth
more than a small amount of truth
nothing but truth

Question 92 of 100

Directions Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There is modicum of truth in the assertion that “a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretation of current events”. But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying, particularly, the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. And the student will see that the same patterns recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries.

According to the writer, a study of famous battles of history would

be beneficial to wise men
provide food to modern leaders for reflection
be more useful than a general knowledge of ancient history
help us understand the art of modern warfare

Question 93 of 100

Directions Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There is modicum of truth in the assertion that “a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretation of current events”. But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying, particularly, the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. And the student will see that the same patterns recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries.

A knowledge of history is necessary to interpret current problems because

they have roots in the past
they can be contrasted with the past events
they may be repetitions of past events
only then they can be put in a proper context

Question 94 of 100

Choose the one which can be substituted, for the following sentence

Feeling a guilt

reparation
remorse
recuperation
refulgence

Question 95 of 100

Choose the one which can be substituted, for the following sentence

A Christian mass in memory of dead person

requiem
obsequies
funeral
litany

Question 96 of 100