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SSC GD 6th Feb 2023 Shift 1
Reasoning
1. In a certain code language, ‘FIRST’ is coded as 79191921 and ‘TIME’ is coded as
219145. How will ‘BETTER’ be coded in that language?

A 352120618

B 262021519

C 252020518

D 362121619
Answer: A

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2. ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the father of B’
‘A − B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’
‘A × B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’
As per which of the following expressions ‘S is the wife of P’?

A S+Q×R÷P

B P +Q×R÷S

C S×Q+R÷P

D S×Q÷R×P
Answer: B

3. Which of the mathematical signs should be interchanged in the below equation to make it
mathematically correct?
360 × 8 − 320 + 72 ÷ 5 = 85

A − and ÷

B × and ÷

C + and ×

D + and ÷
Answer: B

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4. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row facing North. G is to the immediate right of E. G is sitting to
the extreme right of the row. A is sitting to the third place from the left of E. B is sitting to the
immediate right of A. C is sitting to the right of B. D is sitting to the immediate left of A. Who is
sitting to the extreme left of the row?

A A

B F

C D

D G
Answer: B

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5. Which two signs should be interchanged to make the below equation mathematically correct?
24 × 108 − 36 ÷ 6 + 18 = 84

A + and ×

B ÷ and −

C − and +

D + and ÷
Answer: B

6. Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face
showing '6'.

A 3

B 5

C 1

D 2
Answer: C

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7. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
18, 20, ?, 128, 514, 2572

A 42

B 40

C 22

D 80
Answer: A

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8. Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related
to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.
12 : 3 :: 28 : 7 :: 32 : ?

A 8

B 12

C 11

D 6
Answer: A

9. Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English
dictionary?
1 Broken
2 Bread
3 Bridge
4 Bride
5 Broom

A 2,4,3,1,5

B 4,5,2,1,3

C 2,4,5,1,3

D 4,2,3,5,1
Answer: A

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10. Which of the following figures is the exact mirror image of the given problem figure when the mirror
is held at the right side?
Problem figure:

Answer: C

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11. Select the figure that will replace the question mark(?) in the following figure series.

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A

Answer: B

12. Amir, Bunty, Leslie, Pradeep, Eshan, Faiz, Gaurav and Harish are sitting around a square table facing
the centre of the table. Some of them are sitting at the corners, while some are sitting at the exact
centre of the sides. Pradeep sits third to the right of Gaurav. Pradeep sits at one of the corners.
Bunty sits second to the right of Faiz. Faiz does not sit at any of the corners. Bunty is not an
immediate neighbour of Pradeep. Harish is an immediate neighbour of Amir. Harish does not sit at
any of the middle of the sides. Only one person sits between Harish and Leslie.
Who sits third to the right of Amir?

A Eshan

B Leslie

C Bunty

D Gaurav
Answer: A

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13. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to
the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related
to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)
Jewish : Taurat :: Christian : ?

A church

B old testament

C new testament

D the bible
Answer: D

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14. Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).

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D

Answer: D

15. Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the
following series.
KILT, OMPX, SQTB, WUXF, ?

A AYBK

B AYBJ

C AZBJ

D AZBK
Answer: B

16. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to
the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related
to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
Ore : Metal :: Milk : ?

A Curd

B Cloth

C Cow

D Glass
Answer: A

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17. In a certain code language, ‘HEALTH’ is written as ‘CGJJVN’ and 'CHARGE' is written
as 'CJEGIT'. How will ‘HOURSE’ be written as in that language?

A WQJGUT

B TNGDRQ

C GNSSTF

D VPIFTS

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 Answer: A

18. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the
statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All camels are fractals.
No fractal is a tube.
All pianos are camels.
Conclusions:
I. Some tubes are camels.
II. No piano is a tube.

A Either conclusion I or II follows

B Neither conclusion I nor II follows

C Only conclusion II follows

D Only conclusion I follows

Answer: C

19. Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) and complete the following
letter-cluster series?
HSU, JQO, LOI, NME, ?

A PLA

B PKB

C OKA

D PKA
Answer: D

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20. Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
1995, 1895, 1695, 1395, ?

A 1005

B 885

C 995

D 1195

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 Answer: C

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General knowledge
21. Who was the flag bearer for India for the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018?

A Rani Rampal

B Sanjeev Rajput

C Neeraj Chopra

D Deepak Kumar
Answer: C

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22. Who took over as the Director of Intelligence Bureau on 24 June 2022?

A Rajiv Jain

B Tapan Kumar Deka

C Arvind Kumar

D Dineshwar Sharma
Answer: B

23. Yuki Bhambri is related to which of the following game?

A Cricket

B Baseball

C Badminton

D Tennis
Answer: D

24. Which among the following instruments is used to measure the humidity of the air or a gas?

A Hygrometer

B Anemometer

C Bolometer

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Answer: A

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25. Rajagriha was the capital of Magadha for several years. Later the capital was shifted to ______.

A Ujjain

B Kanchipuram

C Taxila

D Pataliputra
Answer: D

26. Only Indian citizen above the age of __________ years are eligible for the appointment of the Governor
of a State.

A 28

B 40

C 25

D 35
Answer: D

27. Which of the following is NOT a freshwater lake in India?

A Bhimtal

B Loktak

C Barapani

D Sambhar
Answer: D

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28. Which of the following folk dances is associated with the state of Tamil Nadu?

A Ghapal

B Lavani

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C Bhand

D Kummi
Answer: D

29. ___________was passed in 2019 and as a result of which the security of Prime Minister of India and
other former Prime Ministers was restricted.

A SUDDEN PROTECTION GROUP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

B SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

C SECURITY PROTECTION GROUP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

D SPECIAL PROTOCOL GROUP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

Answer: B

30. Pick the odd one out (Hint: textile industry)

A electrical industry

B silk industry

C cotton industry

D woollen industry
Answer: A

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31. Darshana Jhaveri received the Padma Shri for which dance form?

A Manipuri

B Lavani

C Kathakali

D Kathak
Answer: A

32. Total value of final goods and services produced______ domestic territory during an accounting year
is domestic income.

A within

B away from

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C other than

D outside
Answer: A

33. Which article of the Constitution of India abolishes the concept of ‘untouchability’ and prohibits its
practice in any shape or form?

A 16

B 15

C 17

D 14
Answer: C

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34. Who among the following was sworn in as chief minister of Goa in March 2022?

A Pramod Sawant

B Manohar Parrikar

C Digambar Kamat

D Sudin Dhavalikar
Answer: A

35. The famous Pushkar Fair of Rajasthan is held ___________ in a year.

A two times

B four times

C three times

D one time
Answer: D

36. The Fifth five year plan of India, was focused on :

A Centralization of states

B Waste Management

C Removal of poverty

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Answer: C

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37. At independence, about 75 percent of India's population was dependent on ___________.

A service

B manufacturing

C agricultural

D mining
Answer: C

38. Who among the following was one of the “Lal-Bal-Pal” of the freedom movement of India?

A Chittaranjan Das

B Lala Lajpat Rai

C Lal Bahadur Shastri

D Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B

39. The species that ______ a bare area are called pioneer species.

A invade

B avoid

C stay in

D leave
Answer: A

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40. What is the rank of India in terms of Human Development Index 2021?

A 112

B 132

C 124

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D 154
Answer: B

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Quantitative Ability
41. A store is running a 'Buy 4 Get 1 Free' promotion scheme. What is the net discount percentage?

A 20%

B 15%

C 22%

D 18.5%
Answer: A

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42. A train crosses another train running at the same speed in the opposite direction in 5 seconds. If the
speed of the first train is doubled and the speed of the second train is halved, then the time taken by
the trains to cross is ___________ seconds.

A 6

B 4

C 3

D 5
Answer: B

43. What is the least value of x so that the 5-digit number 725x3 becomes divisible by 9?

A 0

B 6

C 3

D 1
Answer: D

44. The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 5% and 10% is Rs.5.
The ratio of the two selling prices is:

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A 23 : 25
B 10 : 5

C 21 : 22

D 5 : 10
Answer: C

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45. The average marks of eight students is 7. It was found that marks of one student was taken as 10
instead of 6. Find the correct average.

A 6.5

B 7.5

C 7

D 6.8
Answer: A

46. P and Q can complete a work in 8 days, Q and R in 12 days, and R and P in 15 days.
How many days will R alone take to complete the work?

A 90

B 50

C 80

D 70
Answer: C

47. Anish can do a piece of work in 88 days. Yug can do this work in 66 days. Anish started the work
alone. After how many days should Yug join him, so that the work is finished in 44 days?

A 13 days

B 11 days

C 15 days

D 12 days
Answer: B

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48. If the diameter of a sphere is 14 cm, find its volume (take π= 7)

A 1437.33 cm3

B 2437.34 cm3

C 1637.13 cm3

D 1537.23 cm3
Answer: A

49. A, B and C are three batsmen of a cricket team. Given is the ratio of the runs scored by them in a
certain match.
A ∶ B = 6 : 7 and B ∶ C = 5 ∶ 6. At the end of the match, A, B and C together scored 856 runs. The
number of runs scored by B is:

A 265

B 280

C 216

D 224
Answer: B

50. If each side of a cube is increased by 15%, then the volume of the cube will increase by : (Consider
integral part only)

A 45%

B 52%

C 42%

D 35%
Answer: B

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51. A dealer buys an old car listed at ₹85,000 and gets successive discounts of 20% and 10%. He
spends ₹3,800 on its repairs and sells it at a profit of 20%. Find the selling price of the car.

A ₹80,000

B ₹78,000

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C ₹75,000

D ₹l,00,000
Answer: B

52. Compound interest is charged on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% rate per annum, compounding
annually. If the amount becomes ₹605, then the principal (in ₹) is:

A 600

B 550

C 500

D 650
Answer: C

53. In a city, there are 12000 voters. Out of them, 30% voted for A, 25% voted for B and 40% voted for C.
Determine the number of voters that did not vote for any of these three participants.

A 800

B 600

C 400

D 500
Answer: B

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54. After allowing a discount of 10% on its marked price, the value of a washing machine is Rs.28,800. If
no discount is allowed, then the shopkeeper gains 25%. The cost price of the washing machine is:

A Rs.26,200

B Rs.28,000

C Rs.25,600

D Rs.26,600
Answer: C

55. An equilateral triangle with side a units is cut on the vertices to make it a regular hexagon. What is
the area of the hexagon?

3a2
A 2 3 square units

2a2
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B 3 3 square units

2a2
C 3 square units

a2
D 2 3 square units

Answer: D

56. Two trains start at the same time from two stations and proceed toward each other at the speed of
40 km/h and 45 km/h, respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has travelled 20 km
more than the other. Find the distance between the two stations.

A 390 km

B 400 km

C 395 km

D 340 km
Answer: D

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57. A, B and C invested ₹10,000, ₹15,000 and ₹20,000 respectively. After one year each of A and B
invested ₹5,000 more, while C withdrew ₹10,000. What will be the ratio of profit of A, B and C after
three years from starting?

A 8 : 11 : 8

B 2:2:4

C 2:3:4

D 8 : 8 : 11
Answer: A

58. Simplify the following.

15.2625−[5.2 + 0.25 × (4.78−1.5 × 3.02)]

A 9

B 10

C 8

D 11
Answer: B
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59. A train starts from station P, runs through stations Q, R, S, T and reaches station U. It stops at
stations Q, R, S and T for 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes, and 8 minutes, respectively. The distance
between P and U is 50 km. What is the average speed of the train between stations P and U (in
km/h), if it runs for 70 minutes between the stations, with uniform speed?

100
A 6

110
B 3

110
C 4

100
D 3

Answer: D

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60. The compound interest on ₹10,00,000 at 3% per annum, compounding annually is ₹92,727. The
number of years required for this is:

A 4

B 2

C 5

D 3
Answer: D

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English
61. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Diminish

A Grow

B Empty

C Futile

D Decline
Answer: A

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62. Select the most appropriate synonym of the capitalised word in the given sentence.
We paid her a FLEETING visit before leaving the country.

A Brief

B Final

C Hasty

D Last
Answer: A

63. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Be riding high

A To be in good mood

B A person who is a pilot

C A drunken person

D To be very successful
Answer: D

64. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a
grammatical error.
Very few animals / was / as faithful as / the dog.

A the dog

B as faithful as

C was

D Very few animals

Answer: C

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65. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A vicious cycle

A When one problem causes another problem

B Series of fortunate events

C Cyclical relationships
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Answer: A

66. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Having a party is a bad idea because the neighbours are complain.

A No substitution

B because the neighbours will complain

C because the neighbours has been complaining

D because the neighbours had complained

Answer: B

67. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate synonym of the word in brackets.
The ________ (glowing) fireflies lit up the field like city lights at night.

A devious

B dazzling

C furious

D gracious
Answer: B

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68. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
History is not only a very vast subject ________ very intriguing.

A but also

B besides

C and

D also
Answer: A

69. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Antagonist

A Evil

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C Nerd

D Amiable
Answer: B

70. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Cruel

A Sympathetic

B Sensible

C Unkind

D Derogatory
Answer: A

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71. The sentence given below has one misspelt word. Spot the INCORRECTLY spelt word and select its
correct spelling.
There are some venmous snakes which spit and hiss when they are cornered.

A Venomous

B Wenomos

C Wenomous

D Venomos
Answer: A

72. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He used to ___________ letters to his parents from Bangalore.

A wright

B rite

C write

D right
Answer: C

73. Identify the correctly spelt sentence.

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A Egypt is famous for its pyramid.

B Egypt is famous for its piramid.

C Egypt is famous for its peryamid.

D Egypt is famous for its peramid.

Answer: A

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74. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Rising prices are causing great concern on Indian economists at the present moment.

A are causing a great concern to Indian economists

B are causing great concern to Indian economists

C No substitution required

D are causing a great concern for Indian economists

Answer: B

75. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in the bracket to fill in the blank.
She looks like a young Sigourney Weaver and plays the (naïve) ___________heroine well, if a little too
credulous for my taste.

A childish

B sophisticated

C tricked

D careless
Answer: B

Instructions [76 - 80 ]
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most
appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A puzzle is a game, challenge, or toy that (1)________ one’s inventiveness or knowledge. The solver of a
puzzle is supposed to (2)___________ parts together logically to arrive at the correct or enjoyable solution
to the challenge. Crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, relational puzzles, and logic
puzzles are examples of puzzle (3)________. Puzzles are frequently developed for fun purposes, but they
may also result from (4)_________ mathematical or logical challenges. In such circumstances, its answer
might make an important (5)_________ to mathematical research.

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76. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

A enjoys

B elicits

C invokes

D tests
Answer: D

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77. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

A manifest

B disintegrate

C fit

D paste
Answer: C

78. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

A species

B genres

C attachment

D aggregates
Answer: B

79. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

A servile

B subsidiary

C significant

D subordinate
Answer: C

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80. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

A deviation

B annexation

C inspection

D addition
Answer: D

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