Question Paper from: SSC CGL Tier-1 (Shift-1) 1

What is the least value of tan² θ + cot² θ + sin² θ + cos² θ + sec² θ + cosec² θ?

A train leaves Delhi at 10 a.m. and reaches Jaipur at 4 p.m. on same day. Another train leaves Jaipur at 12 p.m. and reaches Delhi at 5 p.m. on same day. What is the time of day (approximately) when the two trains will meet?

Which of the following bonds are weakest in nature?

Which of the following country is not a member of BRICS association?

If there are four lines in a plane, then what cannot be the number of points of intersection of these lines?

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

In triangle PQR, A is the point of intersection of all the altitudes and B is the point of intersection of all the angle bisectors of the triangle. If ∠PBR = 105°, then what is the value of ∠PAR (in degrees)?

In the following question, select the odd letter from the given alternatives.

If (x – 2) and (x + 3) are the factors of the equation x² + k₁x + k₂ = 0, then what are the values of k₁ and k₂?

If p/q = r/s = t/u = √5, then what is the value of [(3p² + 4r² + 5t²)/(3q² + 4s² + 5u²)]?

What is the simplified value of cosec 2A + cot 2A?

The bending of light when it passes around a corner or a slit is due to ______.

Who among the following has been recently awarded with ‘Indian of the year’ award?

Which among the following country is not a part of Scandinavia?

A  word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The set of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the two matrices. 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,  for example , 'K' can be represented by 10, 31, etc., and  'M' can be represented by 76, 87, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word "SCAM".

                                                          Matrix-I                                         Matrix-II

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Music Instrument, Piano, Guitar

What is the reason for formation of Mirage in desert?

In the following question, by using which mathematical operator will the expression become correct?

18 ? 6 ? 9 ? 27

Who administers the oath of the President of India?

In triangle ABC, a line is drawn from the vertex A to a point D on BC. If BC = 9 cm and DC = 3 cm, then what is the ratio of the areas of triangle ABD and triangle ADC respectively?

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

 I. Some pens are pencils.
 II. All pencils are erasers.

Conclusions:

 I. Some pencils are not pens.
 II. Some erasers are not pens.

Who discovered television?

The difference between the compound interest compounding half yearly for 1 year and the simple interest for 1 year on a certain sum of money lent out at 8% per annum is Rs 64. What is the sum (in Rs)?

Match the following.

                         Temple                                                       Lord

          (1) Lingaraja Temple, Orissa.                             a. Lord Mahavira

          (2) Tijara Mandir, Rajasthan                                b. Lord Vishnu

          (3) Venketeswara Temple, Tifupati                    c.  Lord shiva

Three positions of the cube are shown below. What will come opposite to face containing '4'?

The average age of 120 members of a society is 60.7 years. By addition of 30 new members, the average age becomes 56.3 years. What is the average age (in years) of newly joined members?

Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events?

I. Quit India Movement
 II. Shimla Conference
 III. Poona Pact
 IV. Cabinet Mission

What is the name of the tropical cyclones in the China Sea?

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.  

The marked price of a sofa set is Rs 4800 which is sold at Rs 3672 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 10%, then what will be the second discount (in %)?

A, B and C invested amounts in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 respectively. If the schemes offered compound interest at the rate of 20% per annum, 15% per annum and 10% per annum respectively, then what will be the ratio of their amounts after 1 year?

Who gave the 'General Equilibrium Theory'?

Punit said to a lady, "The sister of your father's wife is my aunt". How is the lady related to Punit?

Which of the following is not true about a Demand Draft?

In a certain code language, "TIRED" is written as "56" and "BRAIN" is written as "44". How is "LAZY" written in that code language?

FORTRAN is not used for _____.

(I)  Drawing pictures

(II) Carrying out mathematics computations

If A has got 20% more marks than B, then by what percent marks of B are less than the marks of A?

There are 45 trees in a row. The lemon tree is 20th from right end. What is the rank of lemon tree from left end?

Cattle quickly swallow grass and store it in their __________.

If 18 (9) 3 and 36 (30) 5, then what is the value of A in 19 (A) 18?

Which of the following function is performed by the kidneys in the human body?

If A = 30°, B = 60° and C = 135°, then what is the value of sin³A + cos³B + tan³C – 3sin A cos B tan C?

Who is the author of the book titled 'Selection Day'?

In 1917, which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran?

What is the major aim of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana?

PQR is a right angled triangle in which ∠R = 90°. If RS ⊥ PQ, PR = 3 cm and RQ = 4 cm, then what is the value of RS (in cm)?

Three solid spheres of radius 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm are melted and recasted into a solid sphere. What will be the percentage decrease in the surface area?

By selling 175 pineapples, the gain is equal to the selling price of 50 pineapples. What is the gain percentage?

A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figure. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened? 

If x – y – √18 = –1 and x + y – 3√2 = 1, then what is the value of 12xy(x² – y²)?

If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figure is the right image of the image of the given figure?

From the given answer figures, select  the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

UNIFORMITY

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Ball
2. Balanced
3. Balls
4. Balance
5. Balancing 

With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?

In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure? 

If (x – y) = 7, then what is the value of (x – 15)³ – (y – 8)³?

How many players are there in a team of Volleyball?

Bishnoi movement was started against which of the following?

A piece of work was finished by A, B and C together. A and B together finished 60% of the work and B and C together finished 70% of the work. Who among the three is most efficient?

In the following question, select the odd number from the given alternatives.

Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?

In the following reaction, fill in the blank.
Acid + Base → _______ + Water

How many triangles are there in the given figure?