Following is the model paper of SSC – CGLE (Staff Selection Commission – Combined Graduate Level Exam) examination conducted online in 2016. This is the extract of the original question paper of the exam conducted by SSC CGLE Tier – 1 across India. Answers are given at the end of the question paper.
1. Select the related word / letters / numbers from the given alternatives:
CURE : DISEASE :: HEAL : ?
1) Illness
2) Injury
3) Recover
4) Sick
2. Select the related word/letters/ numbers from the given alternatives:
DBCE : QOPR :: JLKI : ?
1) YWXU
2) WYXV
3) WXYV
4) WYVX
3. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
6 : 42 :: 12 : ?
1) 48
2) 72
3) 60
4) 84
4. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/ number pair from the given alternatives.
1) High-Up
2) Past-Present
3) Often-Seldom
4) Fresh-Stale
5. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/ number from the given alternatives.
1) AOU
2) EOI
3) UIE
4) ALO
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6. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/ number from the given alternatives.
1) 13
2) 17
3) 29
4) 87
7. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary and choose the one that comes first:
1. Temple 3. Terminate
2. Tenant 4.Temperature
1) Temple
2) Tenant
3) Terminate
4) Temperature
8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
NOM, QRP, TUS, ?
1) WAX
2) HUT
3) WXV
4) HTU
9. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ?
1) 27
2) 29
3) 31
4) 33
10. If it is Saturday on 27th September, what day will it be on 27th October of the same year?
1) Thursday
2) Sunday
3) Friday
4) Monday
11. The ratio of the ages of man and his wife is 4:3. After 4 years, the ratio will be 9:7. If at the time of marriage, the ratio was 5:3, how many years ago were they married?
1) 12
2) 24
3) 5
4) 8
12. From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
ALTERNATIVES
1) ALTER
2) NATIVE
3) TEN
4) NATIONAL
13. If code P is denoted by 7, X by 9, M by 5, Z by 8, L by 2, T by 1, then ZLTPXM will be:
1) 812851
2) 821591
3) 812715
4) 821795
14. If 24×2=84, and 32×3=69,
then 13×3=?
1) 38
2) 93
3) 16
4) 10
15. If + means division, – means multiplication, ‘÷’ means subtraction, x means addition, and < means less than, then which of the following is false?
1) (10+2)÷7 < (10÷7)+2
2) (10-7)x2 < (10x2)-7
3) (10X7)-2 < (10-2)x7
4) (10÷2)+7 < (10+7)x2
16. Ram went 20 meters to the north then turned towards east and walked another 5 meters, then he turned towards right and covered 20 meters. How far is he from the starting point?
1) 3 m
2) 4m
3) 5 m
4) 6 m
17. Money market is a market for .......
1) Short term fund
2) Long term fund
3) Negotiable instruments
4) Sale of shares
18.India shares longest international boundary with which country?
1) Bangladesh
2) China
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
19. The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with:
1) President
2) Prime Minister
3) Parliament
4) States
20. Appointments for all India Services are made by:
1) UPSC
2) President
3) Prime Minister
4) Parliament
21. The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped .....
1) Vishnu
2) Pashupati
3) Indra
4) Brahma
22. The Upanishads are the .........
1) Great Epics
2) Story Books
3) Source of Hindu Philosophy
4) Law Books
23. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for .......
1) Kosi
2) Gandak
3) Brahmaputra
4) Ganga
24.The largest herbarium of India is located at
1) Kolkata
2) Lucknow
3) Mumbai
4) Coimbatore
25. Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by
1) Mercury thermometers
2) Gas thermometers
3) Pyrometers
4) Colour thermometers
26. In IT terminology failure in the kernel is called as
1) crash
2) crash dump
3) dump
4) Kernel error
27. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama
Gandhi?
1) Sabarmati Ashram
2) Sevagram Ashram
3) Vishwa Bharti
4) Phoenix Ashram
28. Which of the following State has become India's first carbon free State?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
29. Energy travels from Sun to Earth through
1) conduction
2) convection
3) radiation
4) modulation
30. C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?
1) Tennis
2) Cricket
3) Hockey
4) Golf
31. Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of?
1) Inflation
2) Deflation
3) Stagflation
4) Reflation
32. Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?
1) Vir Chakra
2) Param Vir Chakra
3) Ashok Chakra
4) Mahavir Chakra
33. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is
situated in
1) Andaman Islands
2) Nicobar Islands
3) Lakshadweep
4) Minicoy
34. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?
1) Percolation
2) Conduction
3) Leaching
4) Transpiration
35. Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in
1) Conduction
2) Convection
3) Radiation
4) Both conduction and convection
36. Polio is caused by:
1) Bacteria
2) Virus
3) Fungus
4) Protozoa
37. Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope - FAST
1) Japan
2) China
3) USA
4) Russia
38. The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Karnataka
39. Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) Ministry of Finance
4) FIPB
40. In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome
1) Loss due to insect pests
2) Decrease in food production
3) Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins
4) Loss due to plant diseases
41. Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?
1) Parliament
2) Supreme Court of India
3) President
4) Attorney General of India
42 A and B together can do a piece of work in 9 days. If A does thrice the work of B in a given time, the time A alone will take to finish the work is
1) 4 days
2) 6 days
3) 8 days
4) 12 days
43. The diameters of two cylinders are in the ratio 3:2 and their volumes are equal. The ratio of their heights is
1) 2:3
2) 3:2
3) 9:4
4) 4:9
44. A trader sold a cycle at a loss of 10%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs. 200, there would have been a gain of 6%. The cost price of the cycle is
1) Rs.1200
2) Rs.1205
3) Rs.1250
4) Rs.1275
45. In a city, 40% of the people are illiterate and 60% are poor. Among the rich, 10% are illiterate. The percentage of the illiterate poor population is
1) 36
2) 60
3) 40
4) 50
46. In what time will a 100 metre long train running with a speed of 50 km/hr cross a pillar
1) 7.0 sec
2) 72 sec
3) 7.2 sec
4) 70 sec
47. If l + m + n = 9 and l2 + m2 + n2 = 31, then the value of
lm + mn + nl will be
1) 22
2) 50
3) 25
4) -25
48. The centroid of a triangle is the point where
1) the medians meet
2) the altitudes meet
3) the right bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet
4) the bisectors of the angles of the triangle meet
49. In a trapezium ABCD, AB || CD, AB < CD, CD = 6 cm and distance between the parallel sides is 4 cm. If the area of ABCD is 16
cm2, then AB is
1) 1 cm
2) 2 cm
3) 3 cm
4) 8 cm
50. When a number is divided by 56, the remainder will be 29. If the same number is divided by 8, then the remainder will be
1) 6
2) 7
3) 5
4) 3
Answers:
1. 2
2. 2
3. 4
4. 1
5. 4
6. 4
7. 4
8. 3
9. 3
10. 4
11. 1
12. 4
13. 4
14. 2
15. 3
16. 3
17. 1
18. 1
19. 3
20. 2
21. 2
22. 3
23. 3
24. 1
25. 3
26. 1
27. 3
28. 1
29. 3
30. 2
31. 2
32. 3
33. 2
34. 3
35. 2
36. 2
37. 2
38. 3
39. 1
40. 3
41. 2
42. 4
43. 4
44. 3
45. 2
46. 3
47. 3
48. 1
49. 2
50. 3