2016 SSC CGL Tier 1
4 Sep Shift – 2
Question Paper with Answer Key
1. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
Summer: Aestivation:: Winter : ?
1) Cache
2) Hibernation
3) Survival
4) Activation
2. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
BFJ : NRV :: DHL : ?
1) PTA
2) PTX
3) KQS
4) MQV
3. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
5 : 30 :: 7 : ?
1) 54
2) 50
3) 49
4) 56
4. For the following questions
Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
1) Throat
2) Eye
3) Ear
4) Skin
5. For the following questions
Find the odd letters from the given alternatives.
1) ABBC
2) PQQR
3) WYYZ
4) KLLM
6. For the following questions
Find the odd number from the given alternatives.
1) 16
2) 4
3) 2
4) 36
7. Which word comes first in the dictionary?
1) Carrom
2) Cramming
3) Carrier
4) Cartoon
8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series..
TQ N K H E B YVS P ? ? ?
1) NKG
2) NKI
3) MJG
4) MJH
9. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
9 , 21, 45, 93, L, 381
1) 189
2) 198
3) 188
4) 112
10. Pointing towards a girl, Rajan said, she is the daughter of my mother’s daughter. Then how is the girl related to Rajan?
1) Daughter
2) Niece
3) Nephew
4) Uncle
11. M is brother of N. B is brother of N. M is brother of D. But N is not brother of D. How is N related to D?
1) Nephew
2) Cousin
3) Sister
4) Brother
12. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:
COMMENTATOR
1) MART
2) COMMON
3) MOMENT
4) CONTRACT
13. If MOMENTUM is coded as EMOMNTUM , then MAGNETIC will be coded as?
1) NGMAEITC
2) NGAMECTI
3) NGAMETIC
4) NGMAETIC
14. If 1′ stands for’+’, ‘M’ stands for, N stands for ‘X’, P stands for ‘÷’ then
14 N 10 L 42 P 2 M 8 = ?
1) 153
2) 216
3) 248
4) 251
15. If 13*45 = 29 ,
24*58 = 41,
74*32 = 53 ,
what should 97*47 be?
1) 73
2) 72
3) 63
4) 63
16. Find the missing numbers from the given alternatives
1) 73
2) 68
3) 101
4) 55
17. If South-East is changed to North and North-East to West and so on, then what will come in place of South?
1) South-West
2) North-East
3) South-East
4) North-West
18. One or two statements are given followed by two conclusions/assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.
Statements: 1. All mangoes are golden in colour. 2. No golden coloured things are cheap.
Conclusions: I. All mangoes are cheap. II. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.
1) Only conclusion I follows
2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
4) Both conclusions I and II follow
19. How many triangles are there in the given figure?
1) 14
2) 15
3) 16
4) 18
20. In the given figure, triangle represents the healthy, square represents the old, and circle represents the men. Find out the area of the figure which represents the “men who are healthy but not old”.
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 7
21. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
22. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded
23. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
24. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, the of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?
25. In this question, the sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., A can be represented by 02,14, etc., and ‘P’ can be represented by 56, 68, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word ‘BEAT’
1) 40 , 88 , 65 , 30
2) 00 , 76 , 33 , 23
3) 31 , 88, 34, 23
4) 24 , 57 , 58 , 41
26. The innovation theory of profit was proposed by
1) Marshall
2) Clark
3) Schumpeter
4) Joan Robbinson
27. The most abundant element in the earth’s atmosphere is
1) Argon
2) Nitrogen
3) Oxygen
4) Krypton
28. Who was the first Indian to be elected as a Member of the British House of Commons?
1) Jayaprakash Narayan
2) Dada Bhai Naoroji
3) Ram Manohar Lohia
4) Sarojini Naidu
29. Mohammed Bin Tuglaq transferred his capital from
1) Delhi to Warangal
2) Delhi to Devagiri
3) Delhi to Madurai
4) Delhi to Vijayanagar
30. During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
1) Sung
2) Tang
3) Han
4) Chin
31. Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts from
1) Chimneys
2) Mushrooms rocks
3) Yardangs
4) Demoiselles
32. Sphygmomanometer measures the blood pressure in the
1) Veins
2) Arteries
3) Eyes 3irat
4) Synovial
33. The reverse effect of X-ray emission is
1) Raman effect
2) Compton effect
3) Zeeman effect
4) Photo-electric effect
34. WIMAX stands for
1) Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access
2) Wired Interoperability for Microwave Access
3) Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
4) Worldwide Infrastructure for Microwave Access
35. India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?
1) Iraq
2) Oman
3) Iran
4) Afghanistan
36. Dipa Karmakar is the first Indian woman to have qualified for Rio Olympic Games in which sport?
1) Archery
2) Boxing
3) Badminton
4) Gymnastics
37. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?
1) Mount Singabung
2) Mount Merapi
3) Mount Rinjani
4) Mount Agung
38. The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country?
1) Belgium
2) Austria
3) Switzerland
4) Sweden
39. SIDO is related to the development of
1) Small industries
2) Steel Industry
3) Soap Industry
4) Sugar Industry
40. The Wheeler Island has been renamed as
1) Vikram Sarabhai island
2) Satish Dhawan island
3) Abdul Kalam island
4) CM. Raman island
41. Which is the biggest building at Mohenjodaro?
1) Great Bath
2) Great Granary
3) Assembly Hall
4) Rectangular Building
42. One of the common forms of representing remote sensing data as information is in the form of
1) Thematic Maps
2) Political maps
3) Distribution maps
4) Land use maps
43. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
1) Ganga
2) Sutlej
3) Cauvery
4) Brahmaputra
44. The group of solar cells joined together in a definite pattern is called a
1) Battery
2) Solar Heater
3) Solar cooker
4) Solar cell panel
45. Chemical composition of cement is Options:
1) Limestone and Clay
2) Limestone, Clay and Gypsum
3) Limestone and Gypsum
4) Clay and Gypsum
46. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called
1) Bay
2) Isthmus 3RT orator
3) Lagoon
4) Strait srasw
47. The sigmoid colon is a part of
1) Small Intestine
2) Large Intestine
3) Pharynx
4) Rectum
48. Beginning from the Financial Year 2017-18 NITI Ayog plans to replace the 5 year plans with which of the following
1) 5 year Vision Document
2) 10 year Vision Document
3) 15 year Vision Document
4) 20 year Vision Document
49. The connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone is
1) Cartilage
2) Ligament
3) Tendon
4) Interstitial fluid
50. Indian Citizenship is granted by
1) The President of India
2) The Prime Minister
3) The Ministry of Home Affairs
4) The Ministry of External Affairs
51. One tap can fill a water tank in 50 mins and another tap can make the filled tank empty in 75 mins. If both the taps are open together, already half filled tank would be full in
1) 60 min
2) 75 min
3) 125 min
4) 150 min
52. Three solid spheres have their radii r1, r2 and r3. The spheres are melted to form a solid sphere of bigger radius. Then the radius of the new sphere is
53. The shopkeepers announce the same price of Rs. 700 for a sewing machine. The first offers successive discounts of 30% and 6% while the second offers successive discounts of 20% and 16%. The difference in their selling price is
1) Rs. 9.8
2) Rs. 16.8
3) Rs. 22.4
4) Rs. 36.4
54. The amount of extension in a spring is proportional to the weight hung on it. If the weight of 5 kgs produces an extension of 0.4 cm, what weight would produce an extension of 5cm?
1) 6.25kgs
2) 62.5kgs
3) 4kgs
4) 40kgs
55. 12 copies of a book were sold for Rs. 1800 thereby gaining cost price of 3 copies. The cost price of a copy of the book is
1) Rs. 120
2) Rs. 150
3) Rs. 1200
4) Rs. 1500
56. In a marriage party 32% are women, 54% are men and there are 196 children. How many men are there in the marriage party?
1) 756
2) 448
3) 332
4) 324
57. A train is running at a speed of 116 kms/hr. The distance covered by the train in meters in 18 secs is
1) 900m
2) 1160m
3) 508m
4) 580m
58. If a+ b = 5, then the value of (a-3)^7 + (b-2)^7 is
1) 27
2) 37
3) 1
4) 0
59. If x^2-2x+1 = 0, then the value of x^4+1/x^4 is
1) 0
2) 1
3) 2
4) 3
60. The length of a median of an equilateral triangle is 12√3 cms. Then the area of the triangle is
1) 144 sq. cms
2) 288√3 sq. cms
3) 144√3 sq. cms
4) 288sq.cms
61. O is the circum centre of a triangle ΔABC. The point A and the chord BC are on the opposite side of O. If ∠BOC= 150°. Then the angle ∠BAC is
1) 65°
2) 60°
3) 70°
4) 75°
62. In an acute angled triangle ABC if Sin (B + C – A) = √3/2 and tan(C + A – B)=1, then C is equal to
1) 37.5°
2) 67.5°
3) 52.5°
4) 72.5°
63. How many numbers divisible by 125 can be written by using all the digits 2,3,8,7,5 exactly once?
1) 4
2) 5
3) 6
4) 7
64. The average salary of all workers in a workshop is Rs. 12000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs. 15000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs.9000. The total number of workers in the workshop is
1) 12
2) 13
3) 14
4) 15
65. The angles of elevation of an aeroplane flying vertically above the ground, as observed from the two consecutive stones, 1 km apart; are 45° and 60°. The height of the aeroplane from the ground is
1) (√3 + 1)kms
2) (√3 + 3 )kms
3) 1/2(√3+ 1)kms
4) 1/2(√3 + 3)kms
66. The maximum value of 5+20x-4x^2, when x is a real number is
1) 1
2) 5
3) 25
4) 30
67. 
1) 87
2) 3√29
3) 82
4) 83
68. If an interior of a regular polygon is 170°, then the number of sides of the polygon is
1) 36
2) 20
3) 18
4) 27
69. If PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠APB=50° Then ∠OAB =
1) 25°
2) 30°
3) 40°
4) 50°
70. Starting with 8000 workers, the company increases the number of workers by 5%, 10% and 20% at the end of first, second and third year respectively. The number of workers in the fourth year was
1) 10188
2) 11088
3) 11008
4) 11808
71. If Sin X- Cos X=1, where ‘X’ is an acute angle, the value of Sin X +Cos X is
1) 0
2) 1
3) ½
4) 2
72. Study the following bar graph carefully and answer the questions
In 1990, how many more students were enrolled at State University than at Central University?
1) 1505 students
2) 1650 students
3) 2000 students
4) 1980 students
73. Study the following bar graph carefully and answer the questions
Total enrolments in both State University and Central University during the year 1980, 1990 and 2000 is
1) 80000
2) 66000
3) 70000
4) 76000
74. Study the following bar graph carefully and answer the questions
Ratio of the total enrolments in the year 1980 and 2000 at the State University and Central University is
1) 4:5
2) 2:3
3) 6:5
4) 5:6
75. Study the following bar graph carefully and answer the questions
The tuition fee at State University in the year 2000 was Rs.6500/- per enrolment. What was the total revenue collected from the tuition fee at State University during that year?
1) Rs.80,000,000
2) Rs.78,000,000
3) Rs.65,000,000
4) Rs.56,000,000
76. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
OMINOUS
1) OFFICIOUS
2) PLEASANT
3) CONVENIENT
4) THREATENING
77. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
OBSTINATE
1) DOCILE
2) AGGRAVATE
3) OFFENSIVE
4) OPPRESSIVE
78. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
1) Benevolens
2) Benevolene
3) Benevolence
4) Benevelence
79. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
All works of (A) / creative writing (B) / have aesthetics appeal (C) / No error (D).
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
80. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
I and my wife (A) / were declared (B) / the best couple at the party (C) / No error (D).
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
81. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
The author said during the press conference (A) / that there were (B) / two farther volumes to be published (C) / No error (D).
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
82. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
A partial victory is sometimes all we can hope to_____ .
1) gain
2) lose
3) suffer
4) reward
83. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
My father has been advised to_____ his smoking.
1) cut down
2) cut off
3) cut into
4) cut in
84. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
I had not expected to meet him; it was quite an_____ meeting.
1) organised
2) unique
3) accidental
4) intentional
85. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
A dark horse
1) A wild animal
2) A black horse
3) An unknown entry
4) A front runner
86. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Throw cold water
1) Encourage
2) Discourage
3) Attack
4) Drench
87. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Butt in
1) Record
2) Impose
3) Improvise
4) Interrupt
88. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land.
1) Lagoon
2) Cape
3) Strait
4) Isthumus
89. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
An animal which lives by preying on other animals
1) Aggressor
2) Attacker
3) Terminator
4) Predator
90. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Government or rule by a small group of people
1) Monarchy
2) Oligarchy
3) Autocracy
4) Autonomy
A sentence/a part of the sentence is bold. Four alternatives are given to the bold part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
91. Salman and the other actors drove through the forest.
1) in
2) over
3) among
4) No improvement
92. You will not succeed unless you don’t work hard
1) will not work hard
2) should work hard
3) work hard
4) No improvement
93. My friend has a toothache and cannot eat something.
1) anything
2) things
3) edibles
4) No improvement
94. Africa is in the South of Europe
1) by the
2) to the
3) over the
4) No improvement
95. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
Either Lata or Mala have done it.
1) Neither Lata or Mala has done it
2) Either Lata or Mala has done it
3) Neither Lata or Mala have done it
4) No improvement
96. A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Until he was ten, young Alexander Fleming attended the nearby Loudoun Moor School. He was then transferred to Darvel School which he attended with his brothers. Alexander learned a good deal about nature during that four mile downhill hike to school and the four mile uphill return trip. He was a quick student and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel school, he was sent to Kilmarmock Academy. Two years later he joined his brothers John and Robert at the home of his elder brother Thomas, who was to become a successful occultist in London. However, the economic success of the family was yet to be and Alexander was forced to leave school for economic reasons. When he was sixteen, he obtained a job in a shipping company. Good fortune, however, was on his side and on the side of humanity. In 1901, he received a share in a legacy which made it possible for him to return to school. He decided to study medicine.
Alexander trekked_____ miles every day to attend Darvel school.
1) four
2) eight
3) twelve
4) sixteen
97. A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Until he was ten, young Alexander Fleming attended the nearby Loudoun Moor School. He was then transferred to Darvel School which he attended with his brothers. Alexander learned a good deal about nature during that four mile downhill hike to school and the four mile uphill return trip. He was a quick student and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel school, he was sent to Kilmarmock Academy. Two years later he joined his brothers John and Robert at the home of his elder brother Thomas, who was to become a successful occultist in London. However, the economic success of the family was yet to be and Alexander was forced to leave school for economic reasons. When he was sixteen, he obtained a job in a shipping company. Good fortune, however, was on his side and on the side of humanity. In 1901, he received a share in a legacy which made it possible for him to return to school. He decided to study medicine.
He was a ‘quick Student’ means that Alexander
1) Reached school before his brothers
2) Was a lively student
3) Ran the races
4) Was a fast learner
98. A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Until he was ten, young Alexander Fleming attended the nearby Loudoun Moor School. He was then transferred to Darvel School which he attended with his brothers. Alexander learned a good deal about nature during that four mile downhill hike to school and the four mile uphill return trip. He was a quick student and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel school, he was sent to Kilmarmock Academy. Two years later he joined his brothers John and Robert at the home of his elder brother Thomas, who was to become a successful occultist in London. However, the economic success of the family was yet to be and Alexander was forced to leave school for economic reasons. When he was sixteen, he obtained a job in a shipping company. Good fortune, however, was on his side and on the side of humanity. In 1901, he received a share in a legacy which made it possible for him to return to school. He decided to study medicine.
“… and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel school … ” in this context means that children were
1) Admitted to school at the age of twelve
2) Allowed to remain in the school only up to the age of twelve
3) Admitted to the school any time after the age of twelve
4) Not admitted to the school before they were twelve
99. A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Until he was ten, young Alexander Fleming attended the nearby Loudoun Moor School. He was then transferred to Darvel School which he attended with his brothers. Alexander learned a good deal about nature during that four mile downhill hike to school and the four mile uphill return trip. He was a quick student and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel school, he was sent to Kilmarmock Academy. Two years later he joined his brothers John and Robert at the home of his elder brother Thomas, who was to become a successful occultist in London. However, the economic success of the family was yet to be and Alexander was forced to leave school for economic reasons. When he was sixteen, he obtained a job in a shipping company. Good fortune, however, was on his side and on the side of humanity. In 1901, he received a share in a legacy which made it possible for him to return to school. He decided to study medicine.
Alexander became well off
1) By working in a shipping company
2) When his brother became a successful occultist
3) Because he studied medicine
4) By receiving a share in a legacy
100. A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Until he was ten, young Alexander Fleming attended the nearby Loudoun Moor School. He was then transferred to Darvel School which he attended with his brothers. Alexander learned a good deal about nature during that four mile downhill hike to school and the four mile uphill return trip. He was a quick student and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel School, he was sent to Kilmarmock Academy. Two years later he joined his brothers John and Robert at the home of his elder brother Thomas, who was to become a successful occultist in London. However, the economic success of the family was yet to be and Alexander was forced to leave school for economic reasons. When he was sixteen, he obtained a job in a shipping company. Good fortune, however, was on his side and on the side of humanity. In 1901, he received a share in a legacy which made it possible for him to return to school. He decided to study medicine.
Alexander left school
1) To study economics
2) To work with his brother
3) To study medicine
4) Due to financial problems
ANSWER KEY
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. D
22. C
23. B
24. C
25. B
26. C
27. B
28. B
29. B
30. D
31. C
32. B
33. D
34. C
35. C
36. D
37. A
38. C
39. A
40. C
41. B
42. A
43. B
44. D
45. B
46. C
47. B
48. C
49. C
50. C
51. B
52. C
53. A
54. B
55. A
56. A
57. D
58. D
59. C
60. C
61. D
62. C
63. A
64. C
65. D
66. D
67. A
68. A
69. A
70. B
71. B
72. C
73. C
74. D
75. B
76. D
77. A
78. C
79. C
80. A
81. C
82. A
83. A
84. C
85. C
86. B
87. D
88. D
89. D
90. B
91. D
92. C
93. A
94. B
95. B
96. B
97. D
98. B
99. D
100. D