Sectional Test for SSC CGL Exam (Set - 2)
ENGLISH
Directions (1 – 3): In the following Questions, some part of the
sentences has errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence
has an error and answer corresponding to the appropriate part, marked as (A),
(B) and (C). If a sentence is free from error, mark answer as (D).
1. (A) It is as
important turning point
(B)
as Deng’s revolution in China
(C)
in December 1978.
(D)
No error
2. (A) No one
need asked
(B)
if it would take off
(C)
the only question was when.
(D)
No error
3. (A) By the
next morning,
(B)
as they bring coffee mugs to their desks,
(C)
the Americans having their solutions as they log on.
(D)
No error
Directions (4 – 6): In the following questions, sentences given with
blanks are to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested
for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and choose
the correct answer.
4. Why has a country as
__________ blessed as India achieved so little in a half century of freedom?
(A) Scarcely
(B) Lavishly
(C)
Extravagantly
(D)
Bountifully
5. He was _______ under a
false name.
(A)
Masquerading
(B)
Furnishing
(C) Getting
on
(D) Putting
up
6. One of the ______
questions of history is why we failed to create an industrial revolution in
India.
(A) Hopeful
(B)
Mysterious
(C)
Intriguing
(D) Pondering
Directions (7 – 8): In the
following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses
the meaning of the given word and mark it as answer.
7. Paean
(A) Eulogy
(B) Tragedy
(C) Lyric
(D) Music
8. Castigation
(A) Praise
(B) Reprimand
(C) Support
(D) Influence
Directions (9 – 10): In the
following questions, choose the option opposite in meaning to the given word
and mark it as answer.
9. Opinionated
(A)
Doctrinaire
(B) Biased
(C) Latitudinarian
(D)
Pontifical
10. Flounder
(A) Glide
(B) Limp
(C) Linger
(D) Fickle
Quantitative Aptitude
1. If the cost price of 10
articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles, then the loss percent is
A) 30
B) 37.5
C) 42.5
D) 45
2. When a shopkeeper gives l0% discount on the list
price of a toy, his gain is 20%. If he had given a discount of 20%, his
percentage of gain would have been
A) 6 2/3
B) 8 1/3
C) 10
D) 15
3. In an examination, a student must get 36% marks to
pass. A student who got 380 marks failed by 70 marks. The total marks in that
examination is :
A) 1250
B) 1450
C) 1500
D) 1280
4. The prepaid card of Airtel gives 19% less talktime
than the prepaid card of Idea, having same price. Again the postpaid card of
the same price of Idea gives 10% less talktime than its prepaid card. Similarly
the postpaid card of same price of Airtel gives 11.11% less talktime than its
prepaid card. How much percent less talktime we get from the Airtel postpaid card
than the postpaid card of Idea?
A) 21.11%
B) 20%
C) 30.11%
D) 22.22%
5. The average age of a
husband and his wife was 23 years at the beginning of their marriage. After
five years they have a one-year old child. The average age of the family of
three, when the child was born, was
A) 23 years
B) 24 years
C) 18 years
D) 20 years
E) 21 years
6. Out of 20 boys, 6 are
each of 1 m 15 cm height, 8 are of 1 m 10 cm and rest of 1 m 12 cm. The average
height of all of them is
A) 1m 12.1cm
B) 1m 21.1cm
C) 1m 21cm
D) 1m 12cm
7. The angle of elevation
of the top of a tower from a point A on the ground is 30°. On moving a distance
of 20 metres towards the foot of the tower to a point B, the angle of elevation
increases to 60°. The height of the tower is
A) √3 m
B) 5√3 m
C) 10√3 m
D) 20√3 m
Directions (8 – 10): The following bar chart shows the trends of foreign
direct investments (FDI) into India from all over the world.
8. What was the ratio of
investment in 1997 over the investment in 1992 ?
A) 5.5
B) 5.36
C) 5.64
D) 5.75
9. What was absolute
difference in the FDI to India in between 1996 and 1997 ?
A) 7.29
B) 7.13
C) 8.13
D) None of
these
10. What was India's total
FDI for the period shown in the figure ?
A) 93.82
B) 93.22
C) 93.19
D) None of these
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND
REASONING
1. If ‘train’ is called
‘bus’, ‘bus’ is called ‘tractor’, ‘tractor’ is called ‘car’, ‘car’ is called
‘scooter’, ‘scooter’ is called ‘bicycle’, ‘bicycle’ is called ‘moped’, which is
used to plough a field?
(a) Train
(b) Bus
(c) Tractor
(d) Car
2. Pointing to Sahil,
Monica said, “He is the son of my father’s only son.” How is Sahil’s mother
related to Monica?
(a) Daughter
(b) Aunt
(c) Sister
(d)
Sister-in-law
3. In a row of children,
Pooja is ninth from the left and Yashita is thirteenth from the right. They
exchange their positions and then Pooja becomes seventeenth from the left. Find
the new position of Yashita from the right end of the row.
(a) 20th
(b) 21st
(c) 27th
(d) None of
these
4. Which term will replace
the question mark in the series:
ABD, DGK,
HMS, MTB, SBL,
?
(a) ZKU
(b) ZKW
(c) ZAB
(d) ZKV
5. How many odd numbers
are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded and also immediately
followed by an even number?
5 1
4 7 3
9 8 5
7 2 6
3 1 5
8 6 3 8
5 2 2
4 3 4
9 6
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
6. Count the number of
squares in the given figure
A) 8
B) 12
C) 15
D) 18
7. The question below
contains three elements. These three elements may or may not have some linkage.
Each group of the elements may fit into one of the diagrams at (a), (b), (c)
and (d). You have to indicate groups of elements in each of the questions fit
into which of the diagrams given below. The letter indicating the diagram is
the answer.
Yak, Zebra, Deer
Directions (8 – 10): In the
following diagram, three classes of population are represented by three
figures. The triangle represents the school teachers, the square represents the
married persons and the circle represents the persons living in joint families.
8. Married persons living
in joint families but not working as school teachers are represented by
(a) C
(b) F
(c) D
(d) A
9. Persons who live in
joint families, are unmarried and who do not work as school teachers are
represented by
(a) C
(b) B
(c) E
(d) D
10. Married teachers
living in joint families are represented by
(a) C
(b) B
(c) D
(d) A
GENERAL AWARENESS
1. The official historian
of India’s struggle for Independence was –
(A) R.C.
Majumdar
(B) Tarachand
/ rkjkpan
(C) V.D.
Savarkar
(D) S.N. Sen
2. What do we study in
Psephology ?
(A)
Statistical study of Election, vote etc.
(B) Study of
rainfall pattern
(C) Study of
gene disorders
(D) None of
these
3. Gossamer silk is
produced by –
(A) Silk worm
(B) Spider
silk
(C) Mulberry
silk
(D) Eri silk
4. What is Kayal ?
(A) Tarai
Region
(B) Ganges
Delta
(C) Plateau
of Deccan
(D) Lake of
Kerala
5. Prime Minister’s Labour
Prizes are given to the employees of –
(A) Public
Sector undertakings of State Government only
(B) Public
Sector undertakings of Central Government only
(C) Public sector
undertakings of State and Central Government only
(D) Public sector
undertakings of State and Central Governments and selected manufacturing units
of private sector
6. What is ‘Vitrification’
technology ?
(A) Used in
nuclear waste management
(B) Used in
solar cell technology
(C) Used to
reduce carbon emissions
(D) None of
these
7. Who of the following is
the author of the book "The Audacity of Hope" ?
(A) Donald
Trump
(B) Bill
Clinton
(C) Hillary
Clinton
(D) Barack
Obama
8. Which article of the
Indian Constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister ?
(A) Article
162
(B) Article
164
(C) Article
165
(D) Article
167
9. Who was the chairperson
of the committee constituted for the review of the company act, 2013?
(A) Tapan Ray
(B) Haque
(C) Rangrajan
(D) R.V.
Ishwar
10. Which medieval King of
India introduced the ‘Iqta System’ ?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Allauddin
Khilji
(D) Razya
