SSC Selection Post Graduation Level Official Paper (Held on: 4 Aug 2022 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

Select the option that represents the letters which when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.

G _ D _ A _ F D _ A I F _ _ A _ F D S_

Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statement :

All shoes are slippers.

All slippers are socks.

All socks are sandals

Conclusions:

(I) Some sandals are slippers

(II) Some socks are shoes.

(III) All sandals are shoes.

‘ENT 2’ is related to ‘FPW 4’ in a certain way. In the same way, ‘OPD 5’ is related to ‘PRG 10’. Which of the following is related to ‘FAH 6’using the same logic?

Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.

(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.)

Marker : Whiteboard

Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (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)

Carpenter : Furniture

In a certain code language, ‘LIFT’ is written as ‘MKGU’ and ‘HEIGHT’ is written as ‘IGKHIU’. How will ‘WEIGHT’ be written in that language?

If the following sheet is folded to form a cube, which of the given figure are possible ?

‘A # B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’.

‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’.

‘A & B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’.

‘A % B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’.

If S % D # F @ G & H @ J,

then how is F related to H?

In a certain code language, ‘CIRCLE’ is written as ‘VMGIPG’ and ‘ANGLES’ is written as ‘KREWIP’. How will ‘SHAPES’ be written in that language?

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. (Note: the given words may or may not be meaningful words).

1.Generation

2.Govern

3.Gender

4.Geothermal

5.Generous

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) and complete the given series?

VEIL, XGKJ, ?, BKOF, DMQD

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

Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statements.

Statements:

Some engineers are teachers.

Some teachers are doctors.

All doctors are intelligent.

Conclusions:

(I) Some engineers are doctors.

(II) Some intelligent are engineers.

(III) Some teachers are intelligent.

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed)

(13, 104, 16), (9, 63, 14), (?)

In a certain code language, 'nature is beautiful' is written as '11 33 44', 'sunlight is bright' is written as '33 66 77' and 'sunlight represents nature' is written as '66 11 99'. What is the code for the word 'bright' in that language?

Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

In a certain code language, 'GUITAR' is written as ‘UGSHAJ’ and 'PIANO' is written as 'LSANM'. How will 'DRUMS' be written in that language?

In a certain code language, ‘HEIGHT’ is written as ‘51’ and ‘FULL’ is written as ‘47’.How will ‘DISH’ be written in that language?

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

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.

Naïve : Ingenuous :: Intelligible : ?

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

8, 15, 25, 38, ?, 73

Which two numbers (not the digits of the numbers) and two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

10 ÷ 2 × 6−15 + 5 = 25

In a certain code language, ‘FINGER’ is written as ‘31’ and ‘HOLIDAY’ is written as ‘24’. How will ‘WHOLE’ be written in that language?

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.

1. Median
2. Mediation
3. Mediate
4. Medicine
5. Medical
6. Mechanics

Krish defeated the only brother of the daughter of his paternal grandmother while playing a board game, how is the defeated person related to Krish’s mother?

Which of the following Acts was NOT passed during the tenure of Viceroy Lord Lytton?

Which is a peptide hormone secreted from the alpha cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans that is used along with emergency medical treatment to treat very low blood sugar?

When was the three-language policy implemented in India?

The proportion of workers in the agriculture sector in India has seen a decline in decades 2001 to 2011, which is a major cause of unemployment. Select the correct option with reference to the agriculture sector decline.

Where is Salim Ali National Park located in India?

Who among the following Indian Cricketers is the autobiographer of ‘Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me’?

According to the 2011 census, which of the following forms the largest religious minority in India?

In 1912, who proposed the ‘vitamin hypothesis’, the concept that the deficiency diseases of beriberi, scurvy, pellagra and rickets are caused by the absence of specific chemical substances (in trace amounts) in the diet?

Which country won the Gold in women's 25m pistol team event at the ISSF World Cup 2021 held at New Delhi?

Who was the Governor of Punjab when Shri Charanjit Singh Channi took Oath as the Chief Minister?

The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to establish a Central University in which of the following states/ Union territories?

According to the Indian Councils Act 1861, for purposes of the legislation, the Governor-General's Council was reinforced by Additional members, not less than six and not more than twelve in number to be nominated by the Governor-General and holding office for:

Which of the following forms of dance is performed by Kumudini Lakhia ?

What was the theme chosen by the Government of India for the 75^th Independence Day?

The unique school visit campaign ‘Meet the Champions’ was jointly organised by which of the following ministries?

In 1915, who wrote and published the ground-breaking book: ‘The Origin of Continents and Oceans’, which discusses the motion of Earth's continents?

The Padma Shri 2022 awardee duo of Nalini and Kamalini Asthana are known for which Gharana of Kathak dance?

What is a Dzong in Buddhist architecture?

What is the name of the global summit for Climate Change 2021 in which the Indian PM pledged a net zero emissions target?

To which part of the Constitution of India was the Right to Property added after it was omitted from the chapter of the Fundamental Rights?

Vinegar can be used as food preservative due to the presence of _________.

When was air transport nationalised in India?

In order to stand for the Lok Sabha election, a candidate must be at least:

In__________, Swami Dayananda Saraswati opened a branch of the Arya Samaj at Lahore.

Which Rashtrakuta king adopted title of Jagat Tunga (prominent in the world)?

What is the value of ‘m’, so that the number 56m02 is divisible by 3 ?

The area of the sector of a cicle with radius 4 cm and of angle 30° is (take π = 3.14):

If the mean proportional between 5 and 125 is x and the mean proportional between 4⁴ and 6² is y, find the value of 2x ∶ y.

The following table shows the number of students in different steams in 5 departments. Study the table carefully and answer the question based on the table.

Which department has the minimum number of students in all streams ?

If a reduction of 10% in the price of rice enables a person to obtain 22 kg more for Rs.250, then the original price of rice per kg is ________.

The value of the expression \(\rm \frac{4\sin^230^{\circ}+\cos^260^{\circ}-\tan^245^{\circ}}{2\sin60^{\circ}\cos30^{\circ}-\tan45^{\circ}}\) is:

The income of an employee is 30% more than his expenditure. If his income decreases by 10% and his expenditure increases by 3%, then by what per cent does his savings decrease or increase?

Study the given graph and answer the question that follows.

The total rice production of state A in 2016 and 2017 is what percentage of the total rice production of state C in 2018 and 2019?

Mohan sells fruits at their cost price but uses a weight of 850 gm in place of 1 kg. What is his profit percentage?

A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes on the sale of a watch having marked price ₹3,600.

(1) Two successive discounts of 15%.:

(2) A discount of 10% followed by a discount of 20%.

What is the difference between the selling price of the watch in case (1) and case (2)?

If \(x-\frac{1}{x}\) = \(\frac{15}{4}\), find the value of  \(x+\frac{1}{x}\) .

In an office, 80% workers are men while 20% are women. The average age of the men is 30 and the average age of the women is 40. What is the average age of all the workers in that office?

A can complete a task in 18 days and B can complete the same task in 32 days. They start working together but B works only for 8 days. Thereafter, the work is completed by A. If they received Rs. 8,800 after completion of the work, then what is A's share (in Rs.)?

If the number 756534P57Q is divisible by 72, then find the value of 2P + Q.

If cos θ = \(\frac{5}{13}\) , what is the value of cot θ ?

If a - b = 10 and ab = 4, then the value of a³- b³ + 4(a + b)² is:

The population of a town increases by 20% annually. If its present population is 15000, what will be the population in 2 years?

A bus during its journey travels 60 min at a speed of 80 km/h, another 90 min at a speed of 100 km/h and 4 hours at a certain speed. If the average speed of the bus during its whole journey is 70 km/h, what is the speed of the bus during the 4 hours?

In a Hindi test of 100 marks, 11 students got 78 marks, 7 students got 80 marks, 5 students got 82 marks and 2 students got 86 marks. What was the average marks in Hindi?

What must be subtrated form x³ - 3x²y + 3xy² - y³ to get x³ - y³ ?

Study the given pie-chart and answer the question that follows.

The pie-chart shows the expenditure of a family in percentage. The total monthly income is ₹60,000.

After the expenditure on only LIC and travelling, find the total income that remains?

Given that Δ MAN and Δ CPT are congruent to each other such that ∠M = 75, ∠N = 65, ∠A = 40, ∠C = x/2, ∠P = 6y + 16. Find the value of (x – 5y).

The ratio of income to expenditure of a person is 5 ∶ 2. What percentage of his income is he saving?

Third proportional of 9 and 24 is:

Find the volume of a rectangular box whose dimensions are 2 m, 3 m and 4 m.

Select the sentences that contains no spelling errors.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Shyam said that he would go into surgery the following day.

Select the most appropriate idiom from the following options that can substitute the underlined part of the given sentence.

Dheerubai, a source of inspiration to the present generation, started life very poor and then later in life became very rich.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

In the given sentence, a word is given in brackets. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word to fill in the blank.

Having a bath in the Ganges is considered as a/an _______ (unholy) thing in Indian culture.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

He said, “I have got the prize”.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Stevie loved a good mystery novel.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Rupak visits his mother on a regular basis.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word.

The report claimed that a consensus was growing against the absolute authority in the country.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

New York _______ its roots back to 1624, when it was founded as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ waste hierarchy _______ aim is to extract the maximum practical benefits from products and to generate the minimum amount of waste.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

After the thieves / had left, / George crept slow / out of his room.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Sarah writes a book that became a bestseller.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Compunction

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Jeremy took Andrew to the hospital.

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following facts is mentioned in the given passage?

Identify the inference drawn from the passage.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Astonishing

Select an appropriate title for the passage.

Identify the tone of the passage.