2016 SSC CGL Tier 1
9 Sep Shift – 1
Question Paper with Answer Key
1. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
Magazine : Editor :: Drama : ?
1) Director
2) Hero
3) Heroine
4) Painter
2. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
ACEG : IKMO :: QSUW : ?
1) YZCE
2) YACD
3) YACE
4) YBCE
3. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
12 : 39 :: 15 : ?
1) 48
2) 52
3) 39
4) 51
4. For the following questions
Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
1) Torch
2) Battery
3) Candle
4) Lamp
5. For the following questions
Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
1) CA
2) FD
3) KI
4) TQ
6. For the following questions
Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
1) 73-61
2) 57-69
3) 47-59
4) 42-29
7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
1. Scarf 2.Scene 3.Shell 4.Survey 5.Stream Options:
1) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3
2) 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
3) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
4) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
DCB, HGF, ? , PON
1) LKJ
2) QRO
3) SUM
4) XZY
9. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
1) 49
2) 56
3) 21
4) 94
10. A is D’s brother. D is B’s father. B&C are sisters. How is C related to A?
1) Cousin
2) Niece
3) Aunt
4) Nephew
11. At a college party 5 girls are sitting in a row. P is to the left of M and to the right of O. R is sitting to the right of N, but to the left of O. Who is sitting in the middle?
1) O
2) R
3) P
4) M
12. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:
CONSULTATION
1) CONSTANT
2) NATION
3) SALUTE
4) STATION
13. If S = 19, SUN = 54 and CAKE = 20, then MISTAKE = ?
1) 78
2) 68
3) 59
4) 48
14. If’+’ stands for multiplication, ‘-‘ stands for addition, ‘x’ stands for division, then what is the value of 128 + 9-16×4 = ?
1) 73
2) 256
3) 1156
4) 1352
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.
6 x 2 x 9 = 269
8 x 7 x 1 = 781
4 x 1 x 3 = ?
1) 431
2) 413
3) 341
4) 143
16. Select the missing numbers from the given alternatives
1) 143
2) 169
3) 455
4) 545
17. To attend an exam, Sudhir reached the school by travelling 5 km towards South, and after a sharp left turn, he travelled for about 10 km. He again made a sharp left turn and reached in front of the school by travelling 5 km more. Which direction is Sudhir’s starting point from the school?
1) East
2) West
3) North
4) South
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.
Statements: 1. All books are novels.
2. Some novels are poems.
Conclusions: I. Some books are poems.
II. Some poems are novels.
1) Only conclusion I follows
2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
4) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
19. Which symbol will appear on the face opposite to the face of a circle O in the cube given below?
20. Which one of the following diagrams represents the relationship between Insects, Flies and Dogs?
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.
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. Which of the answer figure is exactly the mirror image of the given figure, when the mirror is held on the line AB?
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., ‘L’ can be represented by 12, 24 etc., and ‘R’ can be represented by 55, 67 etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word ‘SENT’
1) 10, 20, 58, 77
2) 22, 32, 65, 78
3) 34, 44, 67, 87
4) 41, 13, 87, 68
26. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna has now been restructured as
1) Prime Minister’s Rojgar Yojna
2) National Rural Livelihoods Mission
3) Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana
4) Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana
27. Neeraj Chopra is associated with which sports?
1) Kabaddi
2) Cricket
3) Javelin
4) Wrestling
28. Which of the following is not a commercial source of energy?
1) Coal
2) Petroleum
3) Natural Gas
4) Firewood
29. Who is the runners-up in the recently held UEFA Euro-16?
1) Germany
2) Portugal
3) France
4) UK
30. Taoism, is an ancient tradition of Philosophy and religious belief deeply rooted in
1) Taiwanese custom and world view
2) Chinese custom and world view
3) Japanese custom and world view
4) Vietnamese custom and world view
31. Which of the following is an emergency hormone in humans?
1) Thyroxine
2) Insulin
3) Adrenalin
4) Progestrone
32. Which term is not associated with sound wave?
1) Hertz
2) Decibel
3) Candela
4) Mach
33. In computer science, data hazard occurs when
1) pipeline changes the order of read/write access to operands
2) performance loss
3) machine size is limited
4) some functional unit is not fully pipelined
34. During the period of which Governor General / Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
1) Dalhousie
2) Curzon
3) Bentick
4) Cornwallis
35. Which of the following is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere?
1) Stratosphere
2) Mesosphere
3) Ionosphere
4) Exosphere
36. The first Commercial Civilian Aircraft developed by India is :
1) Pawan Hans
2) Tejas
3) Gajraj
4) Saras
37. Webbed neck is a characteristic of
1) Down’s syndrome
2) Turner’s syndrome
3) Klinefelter’s syndrome
4) Cri-du-chat syndrome
38. The World Trade Organisation, which replaced GATT, has its Head Quarters in
1) Vienna
2) Brussels
3) New York
4) Geneva
39. The minimum age limit for the membership of the Vidhan Parishad is
1) 21 years
2) 25 years
3) 30 years
4) 35 years
40. National Anthem of Bangladesh ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ was written by
1) Rabindranath Tagore
2) Sarojini Naidu
3) Kazi Nazrul Islam
4) Taslima Nasrin
41. The largest producer of Lac in India is
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Jharkhand
3) West Bengal
4) Gujarat
42. The founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Child Movement ) is
1) Malala Yousafzai
2) Sane Guruji
3) Salman Khan
4) Kailash Satyarthi
43. If an electron and a photon have the same wavelength, then they will have the same
1) velocity
2) linear momentum
3) angular momentum
4) energy
44. Pandit Lachhu Maharaj, who passed away recently, was associated with
1) Flute
2) Tabla
3) Kathak
4) Bharatnatyam
45. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is
1) Teak
2) Shisam
3) Sandalwood
4) Sal
46. Kalarippayatt is the martial art of which State of
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Mizoram
3) Nagaland
4) Kerala
47. Leptospirosis is a disease caused by
1) Virus
2) Fungus
3) Protozoa
4) None
48. The most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust is
1) zinc
2) copper
3) aluminium
4) iron
49. Hepatitis affects which organ of the human body?
1) Liver
2) Pancreas
3) Spleen
4) Small intestine
50. Mohammed Shahid, who recently passed away, was associated with which sport?
1) Badminton
2) Hockey
3) Football
4) Cricket
51. A & B together finish a job in 24 days, while A, B & C together can finish the same job in 8 days. C alone will finish the job in
1) 12 days
2) 14 days
3) 16 days
4) 24 days
52. Area of the circle inscribed in a square of diagonal 6√2 cm (in sq cm) is
1) 9 π
2) 6 π
3) 3 π
4) 9√2 π
53. The original price of a TV set is Rs. 6,000. If the price is discounted by 20% and then raised by 10% for service contract, the price charged by the shopkeeper is
1) Rs. 5400
2) Rs. 5280
3) Rs. 5100
4) Rs.4200
54. A certain sum of money was divided between A, B and C in the ratio 5:6:9. If A received Rs. 450 the sum divided was
1) 2000
2) 1800
3) 2250
4) 1000
55. By selling a bag at Rs. 230, profit of 15% is made. The selling price of the bag, when it is sold at 20% profit would be
1) Rs.250
2) Rs.205
3) Rs.240
4) Rs.200
56. The weights of two iron balls are 3.5 kg and 7.5 kg. What is the percentage weight of the 1st ball with respect to 2nd ball.
1) 46 2/3%
2) 35%
3) 46 1/3%
4) 45%
57. A Bus travels at the speed of 36 km/hr, then the distance covered by it in one second is
1) 10 m
2) 15 m
3) 12.5 m
4) 13.5 m
58. The value of a/a-b + b/b-a is
1) (a+ b)/(a – b)
2) -1
3) 2ab
4) 1
59. The value of (1 – √2) + (√2 – √3) + (√3 – √4) +……… + (√15 – √16) is
1) 0
2) 1
3) -3
4) 4
60. ΔABC and ΔDEF are two similar triangles and the perimeter of ΔABC and ΔDEF are 30 cm and 18 cm respectively. If length of DE = 36 cm, then length of AB is
1) 60 cm
2) 40 cm
3) 45 cm
4) 50 cm
61. If the length of a chord of a circle is equal to that of the radius of the circle, then the angle subtended, in radians, at the centre of the circle by chord is
1) 1
2) π/2
3) π/3
4) π/4
62. The value of (sec^2 45° – cot^2 45°) – (sin^2 30° + sin^2 60°) is
1) 1
2) 2√3
3) 0
4) 1/√2
63. The average salary of male employees in a firm was Rs. 5200 and that of females was Rs. 4200. The mean salary of all the employees was Rs. 5000. What is the % of female employees?
1) 80%
2) 20%
3) 40%
4) 30%
64. If 4x = √5 + 2, then the value of x-1/16x is
1) 1
2) -1
3) 4
4) 2√5
65. The cube of 105 is
1) 1157625
2) 1175625
3) 1185625
4) 1158625
66. In ΔABC, ∠B is right angle, D is the midpoint of the side AC. If AB = 6 cm, BC = 8cm, then the length of BD is
1) 4 cm
2) 5 cm
3) 8 cm
4) 12 cm
67. The diagonals of two squares are in the ratio 5:2.The ratio of their area is
1) 5:6
2) 25:4
3) 5:4
4) 125:8
68. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60° and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is
1) 2.3 m
2) 4.6 m
3) 9.2 m
4) 7.8 m
69. The product of two 2-digit numbers is 2160 and their H.C.F. is 12. The numbers are
1) (12, 60)
2) (72, 30)
3) (36, 60)
4) (60, 72)
70. The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs. 1. The sum (in Rs.) is:
1) 620
2) 630
3) 640
4) 625
71. In a mixture of 25 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 4:1. Another 3 litres of water is added to the mixture. The ratio of milk to water in the new mixture is
1) 5:1
2) 5:2
3) 5:3
4) 5:4
72. A constituency is divided in four regions A, B, C and D. Two candidates X & Y contested the last election from that constituency. The adjoining graph gives the breakup of voting in the four regions. Study the graph and answer the following questions.
Approximately how much percent of voters voted in favour of X?
1) 45.4
2) 47.5
3) 50
4) 225
73. A constituency is divided in four regions A, B, C and D. Two candidates X & Y contested the last election from that constituency. The adjoining graph gives the breakup of voting in the four regions. Study the graph and answer the following questions.
Approximately how much percent of voters did not caste their votes?
1) 4.9
2) 4.5
3) 0.23
4) 23
74. A constituency is divided in four regions A, B, C and D. Two candidates X & Y contested the last election from that constituency. The adjoining graph gives the breakup of voting in the four regions. Study the graph and answer the following questions.
In region B, Y gets A% more votes than X. Find the value of A?
1) 24%
2) 21%
3) 19%
4) 15%
75. A constituency is divided in four regions A, B, C and D. Two candidates X & Y contested the last election from that constituency. The adjoining graph gives the breakup of voting in the four regions. Study the graph and answer the following questions.
Nearly what percentage of his total votes did X receive from region B?
1) 30
2) 31
3) 32
4) 35
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.
INSOLENT
1) DISTASTEFUL
2) IMPATIENT
3) DIABOLIC
4) RUDE
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.
VIRTUE
1) WILES
2) CURSE
3) VICE
4) CUNNING
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) Tranquility
2) Tranquillity
3) Trankquility
4) Trankwility
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.
Could she cite (A)/ any precedent in support (B)/ for her case? (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 General Manager of the industry has felt (A)/ that there is no use of (B)/ discussing about the problems with the labourers. (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.
She enquired from the stranger (A)/ who was he and (B)/ what he wanted from her. (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.
We acted on a______ impulse.
1) momentary
2) momentous
3) memorable
4) meritorious
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.
Do your best and we’ll back you______ .
1) on
2) in
3) out
4) up
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.
Sanjay______ his mother in the morning every day.
1) calls in
2) calls up
3) calls off
4) calls down
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 two and two together
1) Bad at mathematics
2) Poor financial condition
3) Reason logically
4) Forget something
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.
An axe to grind
1) Attack aggressively
2) Suffer a lot
3) Betray somebody
4) Have a selfish interest
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.
Pick to pieces
1) Study something superficially
2) Complete a work entirely
3) Analyse critically
4) Select only what you need.
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 lays too much stress on bookish-learning
1) Pervert
2) Pedant
3) Philosopher
4) Scholar
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.
Postponement or delay permitted in the suffering of a penalty or the discharge of an obligation.
1) Respite
2) Spire
3) Splurge
4) Scourge
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.
Deviation from the right course
1) Imagination
2) Amalgamation
3) Illumination
4) Aberration
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. He likes to drive his car at a speed of eighty kilometres each hour.
1) every hour
2) an hour
3) hourly
4) No improvement
92. His argument against his opponent duly brought jeers from the crowd.
1) invective
2) praise
3) controversy
4) No improvement
93. Do you know the time when the train departs?
1) which
2) by
3) that
4) No improvement
94. I’m staying with some friends who are owning a farm.
1) will be owning
2) own
3) have been owning
4) No improvement
95. An old friend, may I give you an advice?
1) give you some advice
2) give you an advise
3) offer you an advice
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.
The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate. The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily. Resting on H-shaped steel racks called “bents”, long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline’s up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 8 major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortage, equipment breakdowns, labour disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating.
The Alaskan pipeline ends
1) north of Alaska
2) at a seaport village
3) after passing through canyons and rivers
4) at a tundra covered village
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.
The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate. The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily. Resting on H-shaped steel racks called “bents”, long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline’s up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 8 major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortage, equipment breakdowns, labour disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating.
What is the capacity of the Alaskan pipeline?
1) 2 million gallons of crude oil
2) 4 million barrels of crude oil
3) 84 million gallons of crude oil
4) 84 billion barrels of crude oil
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.
The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate. The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily. Resting on H-shaped steel racks called “bents”, long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline’s up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 8 major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortage, equipment breakdowns, labour disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating.
What are “bents”?
1) Zigzag shape of pipeline
2) Pipeline’s up and down route
3) The section of the pipeline that drops out of sight
4) The H-shaped steel racks
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.
The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate. The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily. Resting on H-shaped steel racks called “bents”, long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline’s up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 8 major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortage, equipment breakdowns, labour disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating.
How was the fund for pipeline – construction generated?
1) 8 major oil companies joined hands to share the cost
2) 8 major oil companies borrowed $8 billion.
3) A single private company raised $8 billion
4) Oil rights were sold to 8 major oil companies
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.
The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate. The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily. Resting on H-shaped steel racks called “bents”, long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline’s up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 8 major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortage, equipment breakdowns, labour disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating.
Which of the following were not problems faced while constructing the pipeline?
1) Supply shortages
2) Treacherous terrain
3) Lack of funds
4) Equipment breakdown
ANSWER KEY
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. C
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. B
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. B
26. B
27. C
28. D
29. C
30. B
31. C
32. C
33. A
34. D
35. D
36. D
37. B
38. D
39. C
40. A
41. B
42. D
43. B
44. B
45. C
46. D
47. D
48. C
49. A
50. B
51. A
52. A
53. B
54. B
55. C
56. A
57. A
58. D
59. C
60. A
61. C
62. C
63. B
64. A
65. A
66. B
67. B
68. C
69. C
70. D
71. B
72. B
73. A
74. B
75. C
76. D
77. C
78. B
79. C
80. C
81. B
82. A
83. D
84. B
85. C
86. D
87. C
88. B
89. A
90. D
91. B
92. A
93. D
94. B
95. A
96. B
97. C
98. D
99. A
100. C