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SSC CHSL (TIER-I) MOCK TEST – 1 TOTAL TIME:-75 MINS

REASONING ABILITY

1. A is sister of B. C is mother of B. D is husband of C. E is mother of D, then how is A related to D? (A) Maternal grandmother (B) Maternal grandfather (C) Daughter (D) None of these 2. How many pairs of letters are there in the word "MANIPULATE" which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet ? (A) Four (B) One (C) Two (D) Three 3. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ? aab _ aa _ bbb _ aaa _ bbb (A) abba (B) baab (C) aaab (D) abab 4. In the following number series, how many '8' are there which are preceded by '6' and followed by '9' ? 9 4 8 6 3 2 7 1 8 6 8 9 8 1 3 6 8 9 7 8 6 3 1 3 6 8 4 3 6 3 9 (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 7 Directions (Q. 5 –7): Select the related word/ letters/number from the given alternatives. 5. Red Fort : India : : Great Sphinx : ? (A) England (B) France (C) Greece (D) Egypt 6. ACFJ : ZXUQ : : EGJN : ? (A) BDYU (B) VTRN (C) VTRM (D) VTQM 7. 456 : 15 : : 789 : ? (A) 42 (B) 24 (C) 15 (D) 16 Directions (Q. 8 – 9): Find the odd number/letter/ word pair from the given responses. 8. (A) Pneumonia (B) Typhoid (C) Hemophilia (D) Diphtheria 9. (A) 84X (B) LM5 (C) 4W5 (D) #BW 10. Find the missing number from the given responses.

(A) 9 (B) 7 (C) 11 (D) 12

11. Three positions of a dice is shown below. Which letter will be opposite to 'O' ?

(A) Q (B) U (C) S (D) P Directions (Q. 12-13): In these questions, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 12. 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, ? (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D) 4 13. BDF, EGI, HJL, KMO, ? (A) NPR (B) PRT (C) NPS (D) NQR 14. A is shorter than D, but taller than C.D is shorter than B, but taller than A. E is shorter than A, but taller than C. Then, who is the tallest ? (A) E (B) B (C) D (D) C 15. If 'DELHI' is coded as 'CCIDD', how would you encode 'BOMBAY' ? (A) AJMTVT (B) AMJXVS (C) MJXVSU (D) WXYZAX 16. If Saturday falls four days after today, which is 6th January, on what day did the first December of previous year fall? (A) Sunday (B) Wednesday (C) Tuesday (D) Monday 17. One or two statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Statement : Physical exercise is necessary for good health. Conclusion : I. Keshav plays cricket at age seventy three. II. Men with irregular habits have to go to hospital. (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Neither I nor II follows (D) Both I and II follow

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18. The total age of a mother and her daughter is 60 years. The difference between their ages is 30 years. Find out the age of the mother. (A) 40 years (B) 45 years (C) 50 years (D) 55 years 19. Some equations are solved on the basis of certain system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis. 3 + 8 + 5 + 5 = 36, 6 + 2 + 8 + 1 = 16 8 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 58, 7 + 4 + 3 + 8 = ? (A) 35 (B) 54 (C) 34 (D) 32 20. Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among Woman, Teacher and Student.

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(C) (D) 21. In the following question you have to identify the correct response from the given premises stated according to following symbols. If > = ÷. # = ×, < = +, $ = -, + = =, × = <, - = > (A) 6 < 2 > 3 $ 8 # 4 + 13 (B) 6 $ 2 < 3 > 8 < 4 - 13 (C) 6 # 2 < 3 $ 8 > 4 × 13 (D) 6 > 2 # 3 < 8 $ 4 + 13 22. From the given answer figures, choose that answer figure in which the question figure is embedded. Question figure:

Answer figures:

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

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24. Which of the given answer figures will be the correct mirror image ? Question figure :

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25. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 5 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 4 to 7. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column. e.g., 'A' can be represented by 00, 12 etc, and 'L' can be represented by 57, 79 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word given below : "POETS"

(A) 69, 88, 67, 65, 01 (B) 75, 56, 65, 67, 41 (C) 77, 88, 98, 78, 20 (D) 75, 99, 89, 65, 20

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (Q. 26-28): In these 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. 26. As he could not execute the work properly, he had no option _____ to leave the organization. (A) than (B) as (C) but (D) except 27. The Government aims _____ rehabilitating the affected victims in the calamity. (A) to (B) for (C) about (D) at 28. The unemployment problem, as _____ is not severe among the educated women. (A) perceived (B) conceived (C) thought (D) solved Directions (Q. 29-31): In these questions, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, mark your answer as option corresponding to 'No error'. 29. If we work (A)/ slow and steady (B)/ we can finish by noon. (C)/ No error (D) 30. Many a passenger (A)/ have been (B)/ taken to the hospital. (C) No error (D) 31. If you can't remember his (A)/ number you had better (B)/ to look it up. (C) No error (D) Directions (Q. 32-33): In these questions, choose the option opposite in meaning to the given word. 32. Venerate (A) abuse (B) defame (C) accuse (D) criticise 33. Capacious (A) foolish (B) caring (C) limited (D) changeable Directions (Q. 34): In question nos. 34, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word. 34. (A) Messenger (B) Messanger (C) Massenger (D) Massanger Directions (Q. 35-37): In these questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B), (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D). 35. The police have so far succeeded in recovering only a part of the stolen property. (A) thus far succeeded for recover (B) so far succeed in the recovery of (C) as far as succeeded in recovery of (D) no improvement

36. The easiest of the thing to do is to ask the address to the postman. (A) of the things to do (B) among the things did (C) of all the things done (D) no improvement 37. Why should the candidates be afraid of English Language is not clear. (A) the candidates should be (B) do the candidates be (C) should be the candidates (D) no improvement Directions (Q. 38-39): In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. 38. Earnestly (A) hopefully (B) regretfully (C) sincerely (D) regularly 39. Witty (A) whispering (B) astonishing (C) amusing (D) approaching Directions (Q. 40-42): In thse questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. 40. List of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting – (A) Proceedings (B) Excerpts (C) Agenda (D) Schedule 41. Opposed to great or sudden change – (A) Conservative (B) Evolutionary (C) Revolutionary (D) Static 42. Land so surrounded by water as to be almost an island– (A) Isthmus (B) Lagoon (C) Archipelago (D) Peninsula Directions (Q. 43-45): In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences. 43. A square peg in a round hole – (A) an impossible task (B) a scheme that never work (C) a person unsuited to the position he fills (D) none of these 44. To worship the rising sun – (A) to honour the promising sun (B) to indulge in flattery (C) to welcome the coming events (D) to honour a man who is coming into office 45. The story does not hold water – (A) does not deserve appreciation (B) not correct or true (C) cannot be told (D) cannot be valued

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Directions (Q. 46-50): In these questions, you have a brief passage with 5 questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

PASSAGE Some people say that man’s desire for war is due to his fight for survival and that war is necessary to preserve his virility. Yet. War nowadays leaves a legacy of the weakest men and stimulates not the noble but the bestial qualities of mankind. Adventure of some kind is necessary for man : he will inevitably deteriorate physically and mentally if his life is one of ease and luxury lived in an atmosphere of “Safety First’. This is the real reason behind our love of sports in the open air. It is no use being a millionaire if one suffers from chronic indigestion: a tramp with good innards is far happier. Nothing that money can buy is worthwhile without good health. There is no better way to perfect health and physical fitness than to walk over or climb hills and mountains. But mountains give us much more than mere physical fitness; they exercise the mental faculties as well. Climbing a high and difficult peak is as much a mental exercise as a physical exercise. It calls for sense and judgement for planning and thinking ahead, for anticipating difficulty and danger, for responsibility towards one’s companions, and best of all, it brings the mountaineer into touch with the beauties of the universe.

46. According to the passage, nothing that money can buy is worthwhile (A) without love of sports (B) without adventure (C) without good health (D) without good mental faculties 47. If a man leads a life in an atmosphere of Safety First’ he will (A) improve physically and mentally (B) deteriorate physically and mentally (C) improve physically but deteriorate mentally (D) improve mentally but deteriorate physically 48. Which is the best way to perfect health and physical fitness, according to the passage ? (A) Fighting (B) Seek inward happiness (C) Live a life of luxury (D) Climb hills and mountains 49. War nowadays stimulates (A) noble qualities of mankind (B) man’s virility (C) bestial qualities of mankind (D) man’s fight for survival 50. What is the best advantage mountaineering brings to an adventurer ? (A) Art of Planning (B) Thinking ahead (C) “Responsibility towards companions (D) Contact with the beauties of the universe

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

51. If x 7 = , then the value of x2 + is –

(A) 49 (B) 3

(C) 3 (D) 4

52. A tank is normally filled in 10 hrs but it takes 2 hrs longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, in how many hours will the leak empty it? (A) 50 hrs (B) 60 hrs (C) 70 hrs (D) 80 hrs

53. If sin2 α + sin2 ß = 2, then the value of cos is –

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) 0.5 54. If tanθ . tan 2θ = 1, then the value of sin2 2θ . tan2 2θ is equal to –

(A) (B)

(C) 3 (D) 3

55. By selling an article at th of the marked price, there is

a gain of 25%. The ratio of the marked price and the cost price is – (A) 5 : 3 (B) 3 : 5 (C) 3 : 4 (D) 4 : 3 56. 250 men can finish a work in 20 days working 5 hours a day. To finish the work within 10 days working 8 hours a day, the minimum number of men required is –

(A) 310 (B) 300 (C) 313 (D) 312 57. A and B earn in the ratio 2 : 1. They spend in the ratio 5 : 3 and save in the ratio 4 : 1. If the total monthly savings of both A and B are 5000, the monthly income of B is – (A) 7000 (B) 14000 (C) 5000 (D) 10000 58. In an examination, the average marks were found to be 50. For deducting marks due to computational errors, the average marks of 100 candidates were changed from 80 to 50, hence the net average marks came down to 40. The total number of candidates, who appeared in the examination, was – (A) 200 (B) 400 (C) 300 (D) 150 59. A and B are two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing metals in the ratio 7 : 2 and 7 : 11 respectively. If equal quantities of the alloys are melted to form a third alloy C, the ratio of gold and copper in C will be– (A) 5 : 7 (B) 5 : 9 (C) 7 : 5 (D) 9 : 5 60. Walking at 3 km/hour, Pintu reaches his school 5 minute late. If he walks at 4 km/h he will be 5 minute early. The distance of Pintu's school from his house is –

(A) 1 km (B) 2 km

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61. From a cliff 120 m above the shore of a sea, the angle of depression of a ship is 60º. Find the distance from the ship to a point on the shore directly below the observer. (A) 40√2 m (B) 40√3 m (C) 33√3 m (D) 50√3 m 62. On reducing the entry fee by 25% in a circus show, the number of viewers increased by 30%. The percent increase or decrease in the income from the entry fee is (A) 2.5% increase (B) 0.5% decline (C) 2.5% decline (D) 3% increase 63. Nitin bought some oranges ` 40 a dozen and an equal number at ` 30 a dozen. He sold them at ` 45 a dozen and made a profit of ` 480. The number of dozen of oranges, he bought, was – (A) 48 (B) 60 (C) 72 (D) 84 64. If the simple interest on ` x at as rate of a% for m years is same as that on ` y at a rate of a2% for m2 years, then x : y is equal to – (A) m : a (B) am : 1

(C) : (D) : 1

65. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 2(a – b – c) – 3, then the value of (a – b + c) is – (A) –1 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) –2 66. The area of an equilateral triangle, inscribed in a circle is 16√3 cm2. The area of the circle in terms of will be-

(A) 3 cm2 (B) 13 cm2

(C) 18 cm2 (D) 21 cm2

67. A cylinder and a cone have equal radii of their bases and equal heights. If their curved surface areas in the ratio 8 : 5, the ratio of their radius and height is – (A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 4 68. If the equation (1 + m2)x2 + 2mcx + (c2 – a2) = 0 has equal roots, find the value of a2(1 + m2). (A) a2 (B) m2 (C) c2 (D) None of these 69. Two circles with centres A and B of radii 3 cm and 4 cm respectively intersect at two points C and D such that AC and BC are tangents to the two circles. Find the length of the common chord CD. (A) 4.2 cm (B) 8.4 cm (C) 2.4 cm (D) 4.8 cm 70. A rectangular tank is 45 m long and 26 m broad. Water flows into it through a pipe whose cross-section is 13 cm2,

at the rate of 9 km/hour. How much will the level of the water rise in the tank in 15 min? (A) 0.0016 m (B) 0.0020 m (C) 0.0025 m (D) 0.0018 m 71. A boat goes 8 kms an hour in still water, but takes twice as much time in going the same distance against the current. The speed of current is- (A) 2 km/hr (B) 4 km/hr (C) 3 km/hr (D) 5 km/hr Directions (72-75): The pie-chart provided below gives the distribution of land (in a village) under various food crops. Study the pie-chart carefully and answer the questions.

72. If the total area under Bajra was three hundred acres, then the total area (in hundred acres) under Rice and Barely together is – (A) 18 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 20 73. The combination of three crops which contribute to more than 50% of the total area under the food crops is – (A) Wheat, Rice and Maize (B) Wheat, Rice and Jowar (C) Wheat, Rice and Bajra (D) Rice, Barely and Maize 74. The ratio of the land used for Rice and Barely is – (A) 3 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 3 : 2 75. If 10% of the land reserved for Rice be distributed to Wheat and Barley in the ratio 2 : 1, then the angle corresponding to Wheat in the new pie-chart will be – (A) 38.4º (B) 76.8º (C) 75.6º (D) 45.5º

GENERAL AWARENESS

76. The demand for necessities is – (A) perfectly inelastic (B) inelastic (C) perfectly elastic (D) elastic 77. The smallest unit of length is – (A) Micron (B) Nanometre (C) Angstrom (D) Fermimetre 78. The panchayati Raj is included in the -

(A) Union list (B) State list (C) Concurrent list (D) Residuary list 79. Economic growth in country 'X' will necessarily have to occur if – (A) There is technical progress in the world economy. (B) There is population growth in 'X' (C) There is Capital formation in 'X' (D) The volume of trade grows in the world economy.

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80. With subsidiary Alliance Treaty which of the following Governor General is not associated ? (A) Lord Wellesley (B) Lord Dupley (C) Lord Cornwallis (D) Lord Dalhousie 81. 'Red Ink' is prepared from – (A) Phenol (B) Aniline (C) Congo red (D) Eosin 82. Which one of the following writs is regarded as the greatest safeguard for the liberty of a person ? (A) Mandamus (B) Habeas corpus (C) Certiorari (D) Prohibition 83. Which river rises in the Aravallis and flows into the Gulf of Cambay? (A) Luni (B) Netravati (C) Sabarmati (D) None of these 84. The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of – (A) Monotheism (B) Polytheism (C) Atheism (D) Monism 85. Which one of the following is not a good source of nutrition of calcium? (A) Rice (B) Ragi (C) Skimmed milk (D) Egg 86. Which of the following countries is a double landlocked country ? (A) Uzbekistan (B) Turkey (C) Turkmenistan (D) South Sudan 87. Which one of the following parts of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher ? (A) Stem (B) Leaf (C) Stipule (D) Petiole 88. The Blood glucose level is commonly expressed as – (A) mm of Hg (B) milligram per decilitre (C) parts per million (D) gram (mg/dl) per litre 89. 'Cloves' are - (A) nodules of stem (B) nodules of roots (C) leaves (D) dried flowers 90. An air bubble inside water behave as an: (A) bifocal lens (B) convergent lens (C) divergent lens (D) cylindrical lens 91. Movements of tides are mostly determined by – (A) albedo effect (B) wind velocity (C) rotation of the earth (D) revolution of the earth

92. What is the effect of deficit financing on economy ? (A) Reduction in taxes (B) Increase in wages (C) Increase in money supply (D) Decrease in money supply 93. The power to increase the number of Judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in – (A) The President of India (B) The Parliament (C) The Chief Justice of India (D) The Law Commission 94. Who of the following organised March on the Tanjore coast to break the salt Law in April, 1930 ? (A) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai (B) C. Rajagopalachari (C) K. Kamaraj (D) Annie Besant 95. The radio-isotope used to detect blood clots in the circulatory system is – (A) Arsenic-74 (B) Cobalt-60 (C) I-131 (D) Sodium-24 96. Should cars have bumpers that collapse under impact ? (A) Yes, since the offending car should get damaged and pay for the mistake (B) No, since it would be very expensive to get the car repaired (C) No, since the colliding car would then ram into the occupants and kill them (D) Yes, since they help to absorb the impact of a collision and keep the occupants safe 97. What is the principle of a 'Life Jacket' ? (A) It provides oxygen to a drowning person (B) It increases the volume of the person to keep him afloat (C) It decreases the volume of the person to keep him afloat (D) The person can sit on it like a raft 98. Which country will be the focused country at the 2016 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)? (A) Iran (B) South Korea (C) Brazil (D) Spain 99. The book “An Intimate History of Killing: Face to Face Killing in Twentieth Century Warfare” authored by whom? (A) Bhikhu Parekh (B) Joanna Bourke (C) Fenil Sherdiwala (D) Kirti Rambhatla 100. Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located in which state of India? (A) Goa (B) Odisha (C) Tripura (D) Manipur

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ANSWER KEY

1(C) 2(A) 3(B) 4(A) 5(D) 6(D) 7(B) 8(C) 9(D) 10(B)

11(A) 12(C) 13(A) 14(B) 15(B) 16(D) 17(C) 18(B) 19(A) 20(A)

21(D) 22(B) 23(D) 24(B) 25(D) 26(C) 27(D) 28(C) 29(B) 30(B)

31(C) 32(A) 33(C) 34(A) 35(D) 36(A) 37(A) 38(C) 39(C) 40(C)

41(A) 42(D) 43(C) 44(C) 45(B) 46(C) 47(B) 48(D) 49(C) 50(D)

51(C) 52(B) 53(C) 54(C) 55(A) 56(C) 57(A) 58(C) 59(C) 60(B)

61(B) 62(C) 63(A) 64(B) 65(C) 66(D) 67(D) 68(C) 69(D) 70(C)

71(B) 72(A) 73(A) 74(C) 75(B) 76(A) 77(D) 78(B) 79(C) 80(D)

81(D) 82(B) 83(C) 84(A) 85(A) 86(A) 87(B) 88(B) 89(D) 90(C)

91(C) 92(B) 93(B) 94(B) 95(D) 96(D) 97(B) 98(B) 99(B) 100(A)

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