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SSC CGL
Practice paper for the Indian professional exam - SSC CGL Tier 1 | 25 questions each across GA, GI & Reasoning, Quantitative aptitude and English comprehension
Updated:
May 7, 2023
The SSC CGL exam is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission to recruit eligible candidates for various Group B and Group C posts in different Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of the Government of India. The exam is conducted in four tiers, with the Tier-1 exam being the first stage of the selection process. The Tier-1 exam is a computer-based exam that consists of four sections: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. The exam is of 200 marks, and candidates are allowed 60 minutes to complete it. The exam is conducted annually, and the notification for the exam is usually released in the month of September.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Exam for recruitment to various subordinate services like:
SSC CGL Exam Date 2023 has been announced along with SSC Calendar 2023. SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 Exam is scheduled from 14th July to 27th July 2023. As per the official calendar, the online registration process has been started from 03rd April 2023 onwards.
1. What is the full form of UNICEF?
a. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
b. United Nations International Child Education Fund
c. United Nations International Child Emergency Fund
d. United Nations International Children's Education Foundation
2. Who introduced the Civil Services in India?
a. Warren Hastings
b. Lord Cornwallis
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord Curzon
3. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a. Stephen Harper
b. Justin Trudeau
c. Andrew Scheer
d. Jean Charest
4. Who is known as the father of the Indian Constitution?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. B. R. Ambedkar
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Rajendra Prasad
5. Which country’s official language is Portuguese?
a. Brazil
b. Argentina
c. Chile
d. Peru
6. Who is the founder of Twitter?
a. Evan Spiegel
b. Mark Zuckerberg
c. Jack Dorsey
d. Elon Musk
7. Who has won the most Grand Slam titles in Tennis?
a. Rafael Nadal
b. Roger Federer
c. Novak Djokovic
d. Pete Sampras
8. Which country has the largest population among the following?
a. Brazil
b. Russia
c. Canada
d. Japan
9. Who composed the music for the movie 'Titanic'?
a. John Williams
b. Hans Zimmer
c. James Horner
d. Howard Shore
10. In which year did India win its first Olympic Gold Medal in Men’s Field Hockey?
a. 1948
b. 1952
c. 1956
d. 1960
11. Who invented the telephone?
a. Alexander Graham Bell
b. Isaac Newton
c. Thomas Edison
d. Benjamin Franklin
12. Who wrote the famous novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'?
a. J. D. Salinger
b. Ernest Hemingway
c. F. Scott Fitzgerald
d. William Faulkner
13. Where is the Golden Temple located?
a. Amritsar
b. Haridwar
c. Varanasi
d. Mathura
14. Who is known as the Iron Lady of India?
a. Indira Gandhi
b. Sonia Gandhi
c. Mamata Banerjee
d. Pratibha Patil
15. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
a. Typhoid
b. Cholera
c. Tuberculosis
d. Influenza
16. Which of the following countries is a member of the European Union?
a. Norway
b. Iceland
c. Switzerland
d. Spain
17. Who is the author of the book 'The Theory of Everything'?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Stephen Hawking
c. Isaac Newton
d. Richard Feynman
18. Who is the current Chief Justice of India?
a. Sharad Arvind Bobde
b. Ranjan Gogoi
c. Dipak Misra
d. T. S. Thakur
19. Who is the founder of Amazon.com?
a. Steve Jobs
b. Jeff Bezos
c. Bill Gates
d. Sundar Pichai
20. Who is the first person to climb Mount Everest?
a. Tenzing Norgay
b. Edmund Hillary
c. Reinhold Messner
d. Junko Tabei
21. Who among the following was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of literature in the year 2019?
a. Mahesh Elkunchwar
b. Hukam Chand Patialvi
c. Dalai Lama
d. Shabbir Hasan Khan Josh Malihabadi
22. Where is the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) located?
a. Geneva, Switzerland
b. New York, United States
c. Tokyo, Japan
d. Beijing, China
23. Who discovered the relation between frequency and energy of a photon?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Max Planck
c. Ernest Rutherford
d. Marie Curie
24. Who won the Best Actor Award at the 92nd Academy Awards held in 2020?
a. Joaquin Phoenix
b. Brad Pitt
c. Tom Hanks
d. Leonardo DiCaprio
25. Which of the following is the world's largest oil producer?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. the United States
c. Russia
d. Iran
1. If WHITE is coded as 71045 and BLACK is coded as 82096, how will YELLOW be coded?
a. 172617
b. 115767
c. 116472
d. 125476
2. In a certain code, '123' means 'books are old', '478' means 'man has car' and '956' means 'car was stolen'. What does 'man' mean in this code?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 7
3. If BOND is coded as '15-14-13-4', what will be the code for SALE?
a. 11-5-14-3
b. 14-1-16-12
c. 15-11-5-1
d. 18-2-13-9
4. Pointing to a girl, Raza said, "She is the daughter of my uncle's wife's sister." How is the girl related to Raza?
a. sister
b. cousin
c. niece
d. aunt
5. If a clock is showing 4:30, what will be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?
a. 105 degrees
b. 120 degrees
c. 135 degrees
d. 150 degrees
6. Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence: 1. Flower 2. Fruit 3. Seed 4. Tree 5. Sapling
a. 4-5-3-2-1
b. 3-2-5-4-1
c. 4-3-2-1-5
d. 2-3-4-5-1
7. Select the odd word out from the given alternatives: Tiger, Elephant, Lion, Giraffe
a. Tiger
b. Elephant
c. Lion
d. Giraffe
8. A series of numbers is given. Find the missing number in the series:
12, 15, 21, 28, 36, ?
a. 45
b. 48
c. 50
d. 51
9. In a certain code language, 'ORANGE' is written as 'EGANRO'. How will 'MANGO' be written in that code language?
a. NAGOM
b. ANOGM
c. NMAOG
d. AGNOM
10. If '+' means '-', '-' means 'x', 'x' means '+' and '÷' means '÷', then what is the value of 30 - 5 ÷ 2 + 3 x 8?
a. 27
b. 35
c. 44
d. 51
11. Select the odd letters from the given alternatives: R, T, V, X, Z
a. R
b. V
c. X
d. Z
12. If 'A' is coded as 1, 'B' as 2 and so on, then what is the code for 'APPLE'?
a. 38
b. 52
c. 54
d. 64
13. A is taller than B but shorter than C. D is the tallest. Who is the shortest?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
14. In a certain code, 'JANUARY' is written as 'CEJKMRU'. Then how will 'FEBRUARY' be written in that code?
a. ACDEFGHJ
b. DDGBUTDC
c. GHEBVTFS
d. DBUGDETD
15. Select the odd word from the given alternatives: Quilt, Blanket, Pillow, Soap
a. Quilt
b. Blanket
c. Pillow
d. Soap
16. If 'C' is coded as '23', 'D' as '17', 'E' as '13', then what is the code for 'F'?
a. 9
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
17. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, ?
a. 24
b. 26
c. 28
d. 30
18. If 'GARDEN' is coded as 'FZQCDM', then what is the code for 'RABBIT'?
a. QYZZJR
b. QVYYKP
c. QUXXJQ
d. QTWWIO
19. Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence: 1. Rain 2. Flood 3. Drought 4. Winter 5. Spring
a. 5-1-2-3-4
b. 3-2-1-5-4
c. 3-4-1-2-5
d. 2-3-4-1-5
20. If 'E' is coded as '5', 'G' as '7', 'I' as '9', what is the code for 'K'?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13
21. Select the odd number from the given alternatives: 20, 28, 36, 42, 54
a. 20
b. 28
c. 36
d. 42
22. If 'P' is coded as '80' and 'Q' as '81', then what is the code for 'K'?
a. 66
b. 67
c. 68
d. 69
23. Select the odd word from the given alternatives: Doctor, Engineer, Architect, Singer
a. Doctor
b. Engineer
c. Architect
d. Singer
24. If 'APPLE' is written as 'ELPPA', then what is the code for 'MANGO'?
a. OGAMN
b. AOMGN
c. MGONA
d. GAMON
25. A is standing to the south of B, who is standing to the west of C. If D is standing to the north of B, in which direction is A from C?
a. North-west
b. North-east
c. South-west
d. South-east
1. Choose the word which is the most similar in meaning to the word 'prejudice':
a. Favouritism
b. Injustice
c. Hatred
d. Bias
2. Choose the word which is the opposite in meaning to the word 'diligent':
a. Careless
b. Lethargic
c. Foolish
d. Reckless
3. In the following sentence, which is the adverb? He ran quickly towards the finish line.
a. He
b. Ran
c. Quickly
d. Towards
4. Choose the word which is the most similar in meaning to the word 'meticulous':
a. Careless
b. Messy
c. Thorough
d. Disorganized
5. Choose the word which is the opposite in meaning to the word 'generous':
a. Greedy
b. Selfish
c. Humble
d. Modest
6. In the following sentence, which is the verb? She was dancing all night at the party.
a. She
b. Was
c. Dancing
d. Night
7. Choose the correct spelling of the word:
a. Convinance
b. Conveneance
c. Convenience
d. Convenyence
8. Choose the word which is the most similar in meaning
to the word 'ebullient':
a. Miserable
b. Excitable
c. Tired
d. Boring
9. In the following sentence, which is the noun? The cat sat on the mat.
a. The
b. Cat
c. Sat
d. On
10. Choose the correct punctuation to complete the following sentence:
The sky was blue __ the sun was shining.
a. ,
b. ;
c. :
d. -
11. Choose the word which is the most similar in meaning to the word 'delicate':
a. Strong
b. Robust
c. Fragile
d. Agile
12. In the following sentence, which is the adjective? The big red balloon floated away.
a. The
b. Big
c. Red
d. Balloon
13. Choose the correct spelling of the word:
a. Accomodate
b. Accommodate
c. Acommodate
d. Accommodete
14. Choose the word which is the most similar in meaning to the word 'ascertain':
a. Determine
b. Guess
c. Assume
d. Hesitate
15. In the following sentence, which is the adverb? The sun was shining brightly in the sky.
a. The
b. Sun
c. Shining
d. Brightly
16. Choose the word which is the opposite in meaning to the word 'futile':
a. Successful
b. Useful
c. Worthwhile
d. Effective
17. Choose the correct form of the word to complete the following sentence: A __ of crows flew overhead.
a. Flock
b. Flocks
c. Flocking
d. Flockes
18. Choose the word which is the most similar in meaning to the word 'malign':
a. Harmless
b. Innocent
c. Hostile
d. Loving
19. In the following sentence, which is the verb? The flowers in the garden bloomed beautifully.
a. The
b. Flowers
c. In
d. Bloomed
20. Choose the correct spelling of the word:
a. Ineviteble
b. Ineviteable
c. Inevitable
d. Inevetible
21. She __ her homework __ going out to play.
a. completed / before
b. starts / after
c. skipped / during
d. forgot / after
22. The __ of the mountain was covered in __ snow.
a. peak / thick
b. slope / dry
c. foot / wet
d. edge / melting
23. The __ in his __ did not match his ___.
a. words / mouth / thoughts
b. thoughts / mouth / face
c. words / heart / face
d. thoughts / heart / words
24. I'm sorry, I didn't ___ your name.
a. catch
b. throw
c. see
d. hit
25. The student's essay was filled with grammatical ___.
a. errors
b. successes
c. achievement
d. accomplishments
1. If a^2 + b^2 = 25 and ab = 6, find the value of a+b.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
2. In a group of 120 students, 70 take tea and 50 take coffee. How many students take both tea and coffee?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
3. If the radius of a circle is 7 cm, find its circumference.
a. 22 cm
b. 44 cm
c. 77 cm
d. 154 cm
4. A farmer has 1000 acres of land, of which he uses 750 acres for wheat. What percentage of his land does he use for wheat?
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 75%
d. 80%
5. What is the slope of the line passing through the points (3,2) and (5,8)?
a. 3
b. 2
c. 6
d. 4
6. The sum of two numbers is 24 and their difference is 4. What are the numbers?
a. 10 and 14
b. 12 and 12
c. 8 and 16
d. 7 and 17
7. A shopkeeper buys an item for Rs. 500 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is his profit percentage?
a. 20%
b. 30%
c. 40%
d. 50%
8. If x+y=9 and x-y=5, find the value of x^2 - y^2.
a. 28
b. 36
c. 44
d. 52
9. If sin θ = 3/5, find the value of 1-cos θ.
a. 4/5
b. 2/5
c. 1/5
d. 3/4
10. A and B can complete a work in 8 days. B and C can complete the same work in 12 days. How many days will A, B and C take to complete the work together?
a. 4 days
b. 6 days
c. 8 days
d. 10 days
11. If the length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its width is 6 cm, what is its perimeter?
a. 16 cm
b. 20 cm
c. 28 cm
d. 32 cm
12. If the first four terms of an arithmetic progression are 5, 9, 13, and 17, what is the 10th term of the sequence?
a. 33
b. 37
c. 41
d. 45
13. If the radius of a cylinder is 4 cm and its height is 10 cm, what is its volume?
a. 120 cm^3
b. 160 cm^3
c. 320 cm^3
d. 640 cm^3
14. If a number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%, what is the net change?
a. 5% increase
b. 5% decrease
c. 10% increase
d. 10% decrease
15. If the ratio of the sides of a triangle is 3:4:5 and the perimeter is 48 cm, what is the length of the longest side?
a. 15 cm
b. 20 cm
c. 25 cm
d. 30 cm
16. If the difference between the compound interest and simple interest on a sum of money at 10% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 119, what is the sum?
a. Rs. 1000
b. Rs. 1500
c. Rs. 2000
d. Rs. 2500
17. If 3 workers can complete a work in 6 days, how many days will it take 5 workers to complete the same work?
a. 3 days
b. 2.5 days
c. 2 days
d. 1.5 days
18. If the area of a square is 81 cm^2, what is its perimeter?
a. 24 cm
b. 27 cm
c. 30 cm
d. 36 cm
19. If tan θ = 4/3, find the value of cot θ.
a. 3/4
b. 4/3
c. 5/12
d. 7/24
20. A sphere has a surface area of 1256 cm^2. What is its radius?
a. 7 cm
b. 8 cm
c. 9 cm
d. 10 cm
21. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If the digits are interchanged, the number is increased by 27. Find the number.
a. 45
b. 36
c. 27
d. 18
22. If the sum of the first 10 even numbers is 110, find the sum of the first 20 even numbers.
a. 210
b. 420
c. 630
d. 840
23. Two pipes can fill a tank in 6 hours and 8 hours respectively. If they are opened simultaneously, how long will they take to fill the tank?
a. 3.2 hours
b. 3.6 hours
c. 4 hours
d. 4.8 hours
24. A man invested Rs. 20000 in a scheme for four years at 10% per annum simple interest. What is the total amount he will receive at the end of four years?
a. Rs. 24000
b. Rs. 28000
c. Rs. 32000
d. Rs. 36000
25. The average of five numbers is 22. If one more number is included, the new average becomes 24. What is the new number?
a. 38
b. 42
c. 46
d. 50