2016 SSC CGL Tier 1
7 Sep Shift – 3
Question Paper with Answer Key

1. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
Money : Poverty : : Education: ?
1) Knowledge
2) Greediness
3) Illiteracy
4) Unsuccess

2. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
BEF : GJK : : LOP : ?
1) QUV
2) QTU
3) QST
4) QUT

3. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
8: 32 : : ? : 108
1) 22
2) 24
3) 27
4) 29

4. For the following questions
Find the odd words/letters/number from the given alternatives.
1) CZHK
2) MLAG
3) XVBU
4) SEND

5. For the following questions
Find the odd words/letters/number from the given alternatives.
1) Lion
2) Panther
3) Tiger
4) Wolf

6. For the following questions
Find the odd words/letters/number from the given alternatives.
1) 5,124
2) 7,342
3) 3,26
4) 2,15

7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
1. Preach
2. Praise
3. Precinet
4. Precept
5. Precede
1) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
2) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
3) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
4) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3

8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
BCF, CFI, DHL, ?
1) BO
2) CJM
3) EML
4) EMI

9. In the following question, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term?
5, 10, 40, 80, 320, 550, 2560
1) 80
2) 320
3) 550
4) 2560

10. A prime number between 10 and 50 remains unchanged if its digits are reversed. Then the square of such a number is:
1) 121
2) 4S4
3) 1089
4) 1936

11. Gopal is older than Mohan but younger than Ram. Mohan is older than Sohan but younger than Ram. Who is the oldest?
1) Gopal
2) Mohan
3) Ram
4) Sohan

12. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:
ENDEAVOUR
1) Devour
2) Round
3) Drown
4) Drove

13. In a certain code GIVE is written as VIEG and OVER is written as EVRO. How will DISK be written in that code?
1) SIDK
2) KISD
3) KDSI
4) SIKD

14. If A denotes ‘+’, B denotes ‘-‘, C denotes ‘x’ and D denotes ‘÷’, then which of the following statement is true?
1) 8B6D2A4C3 = 15
2) 8A8B8C8 = -48
3) 9C9B9D9A9 = 17
4) 3A3B3C3A3D3 = 4

15. In this question, some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis find out the correct answer from amongst the four alternatives for the unsolved equation.
462 = 551
398 = 487
856 = ?
1) 745
2) 773
3) 945
4) 743

16. Find the missing number in the series

1) 5
2) 6
3) 7
4) 8

17. Prem starts to school from his house and walks 400 metres towards north, turns left and walks 100 metres, turns left and walks 200 metres, turns left and walks 100 metres. How far he is away from his house?
1) 100 m
2) 300 m
3) 200 m
4) 250 m

18. Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statement: 1. All elephants are men.
2. All men are socks.
Conclusion I: Some socks are elephants.
Conclusion II: All elephants are socks.
1) Only Conclusion I follows
2) Only Conclusion II follows
3) Both Conclusions I and II follows
4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

19. How many triangles are there in the question figure?

1) 24
2) 36
3) 40
4) 44

20. Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among classes given below: Editors, Professors and Men

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 places on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

25. In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. 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 04, 12 , etc., and ‘U’ can be represented by 59, 66, etc.

1) 55, 56, 99, 59
2) 67, 68, 87, 66
3) 79, 75, 68, 77
4) 86, 87, 56, 88

26. Money transfer through mobile is called .
1) IFSC
2) ATM
3) IMPS
4) IFS

27. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
1) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
2) Checking silting of Kolkata Port
3) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
4) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

28. Who decides disputes regarding disqualification of members of Parliament?
1) The Supreme Court
2) The Election Commission
3) The Prime Minister in Consultation with the Election Commission
4) The President in Consultation with the Election Commission

29. In______ forests, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.
1) evergreen
2) mangrove
3) deciduous
4) thorny

30. The famous poet Amir Khusrau was contemporary of all except following :
1) Alauddin Khilji
2) Ghiyasuddin Balban
3) Iltutmish
4) Jalaluddin Khilji

31. G-20 is the Group of Twenty largest economies represented by their
1) Prime Ministers only
2) Finance Ministers only
3) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
4) Heads of States

32. Cache memory works on the principle of_____ .
1) Locality of data SICI
2) Locality of reference
3) Locality of Memory
4) Locality of Memory & reference

33. Where is the headquarters of National Film Archives of India (NFAI) located?
1) Pune
2) Chennai
3) Bangalore
4) Mumbai

34. In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?
1) Charcoal
2) Crude petroleum
3) Diamond
4) Black gram

35. Who introduced Western education?
1) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2) Lai Bahadur Shastri
3) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
4) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

36. Bridgmanite is
1) A bridge on the river Thames
2) Name of a game
3) Earth’s most abundant mineral
4) Name of a music

37. The 18th Asian Games also known as ‘Asiad’ will be held in 2018 in
1) Bangkok
2) Jakarta
3) Beijing
4) Seoul

38. The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by-
1) Warren Hastings
2) Sir William Jones
3) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4) Macaulay

39. Kutir Jyoti Scheme is associated with
1) Promoting cottage industry in villages
2) Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth
3) Providing electricity to rural families living below poverty line
4) All of these

40. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of –
1) Canning
2) Dalhousie
3) Ripon
4) Elgin

41. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
1) Godavari
2) Krishna
3) Cauvery
4) Mahanadi

42. Which among the following has the maximum life span
1) Eagle
2) Tortoise
3) Tiger
4) Elephant

43. Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?
1) A
2) C
3) K
4) D

44. Biofortification is a_____ .
1) method of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value
2) strategy to combat unwanted nutrients in plants
3) method of developing resistance to insect pests
4) method of plant breeding for disease resistance

45. The force which makes a vehicle to stop when break is applied is called
1) gravitational force
2) vander-walls force
3) frictional force
4) co-valant force

46. Synthetic detergents are prepared from
1) potassium salts of higher fatty-acids
2) sodium salts of higher fatty-acids
3) hydrocarbons of petroleum
4) glycerides

47. All doubts and disputes in connection with election of the President are inquired into and decided by
1) the Election Commission
2) the Supreme Court
3) the Parliament
4) Prime Minister

48. Name the longest lake in India?
1) Pangong lake
2) Pulicat Lake
3) Kolleru Lake
4) Vembanad Lake

49. Red Data Book provides an account of
1) extinct animals only
2) endangered plants & animals
3) endangered plants only
4) fossil plants

50. Suez Canal connects
1) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
2) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
3) Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
4) North Sea and Baltic Sea

51. A and B together can complete a work in 24 days. B alone does l/3rd part of this work in 12 days. How many days will A alone take to complete the remaining work?
1) 24
2) 36
3) 48
4) 72

52. The heights of a cone and a cylinder are equal. The radii of their bases are in the ratio 2:1. The ratio of their volumes is:
1) 4:3
2) 3:4
3) 2:1
4) 1:2

53. A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% more than the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. His profit or loss percentage is:
1) 37.5%
2) 25.5%
3) 12.5%
4) 25%

54. A school has 8 periods of 45 minutes each, every day. How long will each period be if the school has to have 9 periods every day, assuming the working hours to be the same?
1) 40 min
2) 35 min
3) 30 min
4) 45 min

55. If the ratio of the cost price and the selling price of an article be 4:5, then the percentage of profit is:
1) 27 ½
2) 25
3) 15
4) 10

56. In an ornament the ratio of gold and copper is 3:2. The percentage of gold in the ornament is:
1) 60
2) 40
3) 30
4) 20

57. A boat moves down stream at the rate of 8km/hr. and upstream at 4Km/hr. The speed of the boat in still waters is:
1) 4.5 km/hr.
2) 5 km/hr.
3) 6 km/hr.
4) 6.4 km/hr.

58. If √3^n= 2187 then the value of n is
1) 13
2) 14
3) 15
4) 16

59. If x+1/x=5, then find the value of 6x/x^2+x+1
1) 3
2) 2
3) 1
4) 0

60. Which one of the following combination of measurements can form the sides of a triangle?
1) 9 cm, 6 cm, 2 cm
2) 11 cm, 3 cm, 12 cm
3) 3 cm, 5 cm, 8 cm
4) 5 cm, 7 cm, 13 cm

61. In a right angled triangle if hypotenuse is 20 cm and ratio of other two sides is 4:3, the length of the sides are
1) 4 cm and 3 cm
2) 8 cm and 6 cm
3) 12 cm and 9 cm
4) 16 cm and 12 cm

62. If sin A + sin^2A =1 then what is the value of cos^2A + cos^4A ?
1) ½
2) 1
3) 2
4) 3

63. The least number which when divides 37044, gives the result a perfect cube, is:
1) 2
2) 4
3) 14
4) 21

64. A man spends in 8months as much as he earns in 6 months. He saves Rs. 6000 in a year. His average monthly income is
1) Rs. 2400
2) Rs. 2000
3) Rs. 2150
4) Rs. 1800

65. If a = √2 + 1 and b = √2-1, then the value of 1/a+1 + 1/b+1 will be
1) 0
2) 1
3) 2
4) -1

66. If 3/(x+2)(2x+1) = a/2x+1 +b/x+2 be an identity, then the value of b is
1) 0
2) -1
3) 2
4) 3

67. In triangle ABC, ∠BAC = 90° and AD is perpendicular to BC If AD=6cm and BD= 4 cm ,then the length of BC is
1) 10 cm
2) 12 cm
3) 13 cm
4) 15 cm

68. D and E are the points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a ΔABC and AD = 8 cm, DB = 12 cm, AE= 6 cm and EC = 9 cm, then BC is equal to:
1) 2/5 DE
2) 5/2 DE
3) 3/2 DE
4) 2/3 DE

69. ABC is a right angled triangle with ∠A = 90°. Then the value of cos^2 A + cos^2 B + cos^2 C is
1) 2
2) 1
3) 0
4) 3

70. In what time(in years) will Rs. 8000 amount to Rs. 9261 at 5% per annum, compounded annually?
1) 3
2) 3 ½
3) 4
4) 4 1/2

71. From the top of a 20 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60° and the angle of depression of it’s foot is at 45°, then the height of the tower is (√3=1.732)
1) 45.46 m
2) 45.64 m
3) 54.64 m
4) 54.46 m

72. Study the chart and answer the questions. The pie chart given below shows the expenditure incurred in bringing out a book by a publisher.

What is the central angle showing the cost of paper
1) 16°
2) 32°
3) 38.9°
4) 57.6°

73. Study the chart and answer the questions. The pie chart given below shows the expenditure incurred in bringing out a book by a publisher

If the cost of printing is Rs. 16,800, the royalty is
1) Rs. 2400
2) Rs. 3200
3) Rs. 4800
4) Rs. 8400

74. Study the chart and answer the questions. The pie chart given below shows the expenditure incurred in bringing out a book by a publisher

Royalty on the book is less than canvassing expenditure by
1) 25%
2) 50%
3) 24%
4) 12%

75. Study the chart and answer the questions. The pie chart given below shows the expenditure incurred in bringing out a book by a publisher

If miscellaneous expenditures amount to Rs. 12000, the expenditure on canvassing will be
1) Rs. 80000
2) Rs. 144000
3) Rs. 468000
4) Rs. 405000

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.
NEFARIOUS
1) EXCITED
2) WICKED
3) RIGOROUS
4) BENIGN

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.
INSULAR
1) COSMOPOLITAN
2) ISOLATED
3) NARROW
4) PAROCHIAL

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) Acommodate
2) Accommodate
3) Acomodate
4) Accomodate

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.
My friend’s actual job (A) / involves a lot (B) / of administration. (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.
The students refused (A) / to accept responsibility (B) / for their acts (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.
It is not possible for me (A) / to give you the accurate date (B) / of my departure yet. (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.
I waited_____ the train arrived.
1) as
2) until
3) since
4) after

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.
He loves you______ than me.
1) closer
2) nearer
3) higher
4) more

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.
The squadron leader ordered his men to______ immediately.
1) fall in
2) fall out
3) fall off
4) fall on

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.
Put up the shutters.
1) Went out of business
2) Experienced a downside
3) Sold off assets
4) Changed ownership

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.
A drop in a bucket
1) As much as possible
2) Nothing at all
3) A handsome amount
4) A very insignificant amount

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.
Draw a blank
1) Paint something
2) Find no favour
3) Oblige someone
4) Teach someone

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 person who is new to a profession
1) Expert
2) Coach
3) Tutor
4) Novice

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.
That which makes one highly knowledgeable
1) Erudition
2) Irreverence
3) Irritability
4) Impulsiveness

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.
A state of emotional or intellectual separation
1) Euphoria
2) Ecstasy
3) Alienation
4) Communion

91. 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”.
Anyone wishing to enrol in the programme should send in there applications before the end of this month.
1) send in her application
2) send her application in
3) send in their applications
4) No improvement

92. 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”.
Do you mind me leaving this payment until next year?
1) I
2) My
3) Mine
4) No improvement

93. 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”.
As you grow older, you will find that these all difficulties may be overcome bv patience.
1) these all difficulties may overcome with patience
2) all these difficulties may overcome through patience
3) all these difficulties may be overcome with patience
4) No improvement

94. 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”.
Sita didn’t so far as blink when she heard she had won the scholarship to Cambridge.
1) so much as
2) as far as
3) as good as
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”.
When the architect won a prize in a play-writing competition his friends admired his universality.
1) durability
2) versatility
3) respectability
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.
Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.
What does the writer mean by ‘awareness’?
1) The capacity to see as one is taught.
2) The capacity to see and hear things in one’s own way.
3) The ability to see and feel things as they are in the present.
4) The ability to see and hear things as other people do.

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.
Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.
How do children perceive things around them?
1) Aesthetically
2) Intellectually
3) Emotionally
4) Morally

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.
Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.
What would the ‘good father’ do?
1) He would teach his son the way of the world.
2) He would share and feel his son’s experience.
3) He would share his experiences and help his son ‘develop’.
4) He would tell his son to live his way.

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.
Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.
What does an Ornithologist study?
1) Birds
2) Insects
3) The different species of plants
4) Fish

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.
Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.
The passage implies that when the boy starts his ‘education’ he will______ .
1) have a more aesthetic outlook
2) be able to identify a jay and a sparrow
3) see and hear the bird’s song with delight
4) have a more intellectual outlook

ANSWER KEY
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. C
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. D
25. C
26. C
27. D
28. D
29. C
30. C
31. C
32. B
33. A
34. B
35. A
36. C
37. B
38. B
39. C
40. A
41. A
42. B
43. C
44. A
45. C
46. C
47. B
48. D
49. B
50. B
51. C
52. A
53. C
54. A
55. B
56. A
57. C
58. B
59. C
60. B
61. D
62. B
63. B
64. B
65. B
66. B
67. C
68. B
69. B
70. A
71. C
72. D
73. C
74. B
75. B
76. B
77. A
78. B
79. A
80. C
81. B
82. B
83. D
84. A
85. A
86. D
87. B
88. D
89. A
90. C
91. C
92. B
93. C
94. A
95. B
96. B
97. A
98. C
99. A
100. D