SSC CGL Tier I 2022 – 8 Dec, Shift 3 Question Paper with Answers

Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s).
Statements:
Some floors are plates.
No plate is a sofa.
All gardens are plates.
Conclusions:
I. Some floors being gardens is a possibility.
II. No garden is a sofa.
III. All plates are gardens.
IV. No floors is a sofa.

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1- Empress
2- Employee
3- Empty
4- Emporium
5- Employer

F + M means ‘F is the husband of M’
F ÷ M means ‘F is the daughter of M’
F − M means ‘F is the father of M’
F × M means ‘F is the mother of M’
If U + V × K – B, then how is U related to B?

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.)
(2, 4, 18)
(1, 9, 50)

Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
Librarian : Library

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets:
(99, 199, 1199)
(15, 115, 1115)
(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting / multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed)

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation.
59 * 12 * 6 * 24 * 2 * 105

By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equation will be correct?
× and –

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)
(5, 35, 7)
(8, 32, 4)

If A ÷ B means that A is the brother of B, A × B means that A is the sister of B, A – B means that A is the father of B then which of the following expression shows that P is the father of R?

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
EGJM, GFLN, IENO, ?, MCRQ

Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
LKC KMD ? IQF HSG

Four letter-clusters have been given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.

By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equation will be correct?
÷ and +

In the following question, four number pairs are given. In each pair the number on left side of (–) is related to the number of the right side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation. Three pairs are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g.13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
37, 39, ?, 242, 970, 4852

In a certain code language, ‘come home soon' is coded as '444', 'are you coming' is coded as '336' and ‘raining badly outside' is coded as '757'. How will ‘kids are happy’ be coded in that language?

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
I. No P is Q.
II. All B are Q.
Conclusions:
I. No P is B.
II. Some Q are not P.
III. Some B are not Q.

In a certain code language, 'ABASE’ is coded as 'ZEZVD' and 'BANDS' is coded as 'EZQGV'. How will 'CABIN' be coded in that language?

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
Cells : Tissue :: Organs : ?

In ‘Andes Mountain’ of South America animal which is used for transportation is ______.

Which Indian musician served as the artistic director of the World Music Department at the Rotterdam Music Conservatory in the Netherlands?

Which of the following towns was grown as a temple town during the Chola dynasty?

The core of earth is made up of ______.

Name the classical dancer who was given the Prani Mitra Award in 1968.

Identify the statement that is NOT true about ATP.

In August 2022, the Union government has appointed _______as a director in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Who among the following is NOT an exponent of Mohiniyattam classical dance form?

The United Nations Environment Programme has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the _______ government to support its 'Majhi Vasundhara' campaign.

The major resources of Gondwana coal, which are metallurgical coal are located in ______.

Fundamental Rights are mentioned in which part of the Constitution of India?

The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 18, 2022. Under this act, which of the following states has set up Family Courts?

Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, discovered the sea route to India in ______.

The ICC Women’s cricket World Cup 2022 was held in _________.

The Council of Ministers shall not exceed ___% of the total number of members of the Assembly of States.

The famous hill station udagamandalam is also known as ______.

Surekha Punekar is a __________ dancer from the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Which of the following organisations of the Government of India has been reporting the GDP at factor cost and at market prices?

Who founded the value of ‘G’?

Identify an example of organisms that do NOT belong to the third trophic level.

The 15th Men’s FIH hockey World Cup will be held in the year ________.

The Industrial Policy Resolution 1956, classified industries into how many categories?

Among the following, which contains the lowest amount of sugar?

The iron pillar situated at Mehrauli, Delhi is belonged to which of the following Gupta ruler?

The early Turkish rulers ruled between _____ years over Delhi.

Study the following pie chart and answer the question that follows.

Percentage of different types of expenditures of a household (Year 2021)

(Data from the official chart, shown as a table.)

The difference in the expenditure on health and entertainment is what percentage of the expenditure on food?

A student‘s marks were wrongly entered as 65 instead of 45. Due to this, the average marks for the class got increased by 1/3. The number of students in the class is:

In a ∆ABC, AD, BE and CF are the medians from vertices A, B and C, respectively. The point of intersection of AD, BE and CF is called ________.

The table given below shows the earnings of two persons on five different days.

What is the difference between the total earnings of A and B on all the five days?

A shopkeeper claims to sell his article at a discount of 10%, but marks his articles by increasing the cost of each by 20%. His gain percentage is:

Which of the following will satisfy a² = b² + (ab)² for the values a and b?

If the angles of a triangle are (x – 6) degree, (x + 26) degree and 8x degree, then what is the value of 2x?

Factorize the following expression:
p³ + 27

The radius of a circle is 5 cm. Calculate the length of a tangent drawn to this circle from a point at a distance of 10 cm from its centre.

In a linear race of 500 m, A can beat B by 50 m and in a race of 600 m, B can beat C by 60 m. By how many metres will A beat C in a race of 400 m?

If sec x – cos x = 4, then what will be the value of (1 + cos²x)/cos x?

θ = 135°; γ = 15°.
What is the value of 2 cos(θ) sin(γ)?

In the first year the population of a town decreased by 5% due to the Corona virus first wave. In the next year it decreased again by 5% due to the second wave and in the third year it increased by 5%. At the end of the third year the population was 9,47,625. What was the population at the beginning of the first year?

If abc = 5, what is the value of (1/(1 + a + b⁻¹) + 1/(1 + b + 5c⁻¹) + 1/(1 + c/5 + a⁻¹))?

Study the given graph and table and answer the following question.

Data of different states regarding population of states in the year 1998

(Data from the official chart, shown as a table.)

Total population of the given states = 32760000

Sex and literacy wise Population Ratio

What was the ratio of the number of females in Arunachal Pradesh to the number of females in Uttar Pradesh?

A hollow sphere has an outer radius of 6 cm and inner radius of 3 cm. What is the volume of this hollow sphere?

If 4(z + 7) (2z – 1) = Az² + Bz + C, then the value of A + B + C is:

A certain amount will become six times in 20 years. How long does it take for the same amount to become 5 times? Assume the same rate of simple interest in each case.

Mohit purchased a table for Rs.1,260 and due to some scratches on its top, he sold it for Rs.1,197. What is his loss percent?

Raju, Sunil and Vishal can separately finish a work in 20, 30 and 40 days, respectively. In how many days Raju can finish the work, if he is assisted by Sunil and Vishal on alternate days, starting with Sunil?

7 is added to a certain number and the sum is multiplied by 5. The product is then divided by 3 and 4 is subtracted from the quotient. If the result comes to 16, then what is the original number?

Find the fourth proportional to the numbers 17, 272 and 19.

The table given below shows the sales of bikes and cars of five companies.

J1 = The average sale of bikes of company P, Q and R.
J2 = The average sale of cars of company R, S and T.
What is the value of (J1 : J2)?

Find the HCF of 4.08 and 6.63.

Find the total surface area of a cube whose volume is 343 m³.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hazard

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

She has / not written / a single novel / by three years.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.

Iyadurai Solomon was a great teacher because he instilled in all the children a sense of their own worth.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

Does she know me?

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.

The rate of interest for the loan went out all our calculations.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The wrestler retaliated the blow that he received.

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Did he do his mission?

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The ministry officials
P. recommend the shortlisted names to
Q. the awards selection committee
R. sieve through the applicants' credentials and
S. have been working overtime to

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Someone’s heart is in the right place

Select the most appropriate option to replace the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Shyama does not laugh, nor she smiles.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The professor refused to comment on the erroneous description of the historical events in the journal.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Sentences of a paragraph are given in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A.Dozens of distinctly different regional languages are spoken in India, which share many characteristics such as grammatical structure and vocabulary.
B.India has had a longer exposure to English than any other country which uses it as a second language, its distinctive words, idioms, grammar and rhetoric spreading gradually to affect all places, habits and culture.
C.The historical background of India is never far away from everyday usage of English.
D.Since the early 1600s, the English language has had a toehold on the Indian subcontinent, when the East India Company established settlements in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, formerly Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay, respectively.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On cloud nine

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The __________ weapons which are easily available in the market are a big threat to the security of some nations.

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. .
Anita said to the mother, “Your child has been crying since morning.”

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

An exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously or literally

A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative.
This year, orange prices are forecast to grow, despite an expected increase in global _______ .

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

Cancel or do away with (a law or agreement)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 5.