SSC GD Constable Previous Year Question (2019 Shift-1)

1) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there
is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
If he remains absent from the college, he will have to pay a fine.

2) ‘Paika’ is a traditional dance form associated with which Indian state?

3) Jyotipunj’ is a book written by:

4) A trader sold a machine for ₹18,800 and lost 6%. The cost price of the machine is:

5) Which of the following options is an ancientliterary source that sheds light on the ancient period of
Indian history?

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7) The scores done by a bats man in a cricket series are 12, 25, 38, 56, 64, 86. What will be the median?

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9) Identify the number pair that is different from the rest.

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11) From the given options, identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Japan will be a country well known forits culture, technology and cuisines like sushi.

12) The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 3 : 4. The second train runs 800 km in 5 hrs, and speed of
first train is:

13) In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Passage:
Bird-watching, as it is popularly called, is a peaceful ............(1) . Itis not entirely without occasional physical thrills and
even ............(2) The elephant ridden jungles in South India, for instance. I found myself in uncomfortably disturbing
............(3) . Actually, there is little danger from a wild elephant unless it happens to be a female with a small .............
(4) along with her. What such situations demandis ............(5) and not valour.

Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 3.

14) The average of five consecutive numbers is 15. The highest of these number is:

15) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
COARSE

16) Four persons (two men and two women) were sitting in a restaurant. They were each seated at the north,
east, south and west of a table. No woman was facing the east. Persons sitting opposite to each other
were not of the same gender. One man was facing the south. Which directions were the women facing?

17) Select the correctly spelt word.

18) ‘Teeyan’is a festival celebrated in which state of India

19) A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 4 : 3. When 5 liters of water is added to this mixture,
the ratio of milk and water becomes 6 : 7. The quantity of milk in the mixture is:

20) Select the option that means the same as the given idiom.
Run of the mill

21) From the given options, identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Pragati Maidan is the famous international exhibition centre at Delhi fortrade fairs.

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23) The mean proportional between 36 and 121 is equal to:

24) In the following number series, two numbers have been put with in brackets. Study the series carefully
and select the correct alternative with respect to the series.
0, 1, 4, 9, (15), 25, 36, 49, (64), 81

25) Select the synonym of the given word.
LETHARGY

26) Identify the number that will come in the following series.
2500, 2400, 2200, 1900, 1500, ........

27) In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Passage:
Bird-watching, as it is popularly called, is a peaceful ............(1) . Itis not entirely without occasional physical thrills and
even ............(2) The elephant ridden jungles in South India, for instance. I found myself in uncomfortably disturbing
............(3) . Actually, there is little danger from a wild elephant unless it happens to be a female with a small .............
(4) along with her. What such situations demandis ............(5) and not valour.

Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 5.

28) The ratio of the area of two triangles is 2 : 3 and ratio of their height is 3 : 2. The ratio of their bases is:

29) Who is the Padma Bhushan awardee who guided ISROto blast its heaviest ever rocket GSLV Mark-III,
paving the road to manned space missions?

30) In which country is the highest mountain peak of Africa Kilimanzaro located?

31) Which of the following diseases is caused by bats?

32) Select the correctly spelt word.

33) What will be the compound interest on ₹6000 at 3% per annum for 2 years compounded annually

34) Select the option that is analogous to the given pair.
Nation : President

35) The Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awardis given in India for contribution to the field of

36) Which country is the largest producer of mangoes as of 2018

37) Identify the odd pair from the following.

38) In which city was the East India Association formed in the year 1866?

39) In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Passage:
Bird-watching, as it is popularly called, is a peaceful ............(1) . Itis not entirely without occasional physical thrills and
even ............(2) The elephant ridden jungles in South India, for instance. I found myself in uncomfortably disturbing
............(3) . Actually, there is little danger from a wild elephant unless it happens to be a female with a small .............
(4) along with her. What such situations demandis ............(5) and not valour.

Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 2.

40) Rungrado May Stadium, the largest football stadium in the world, is located in which country

41) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Their wages were very low, so the workers went on a ...........

42) The greatest number that will divide 146, 248 and 611 leaving remainders 2,8 and 11 respectively is:

43) Select the term that will come nextin the following series.
Z2A, X4D, V6G, T8J, R10M, ............

44) From the given options, identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The country also needs large dosesofinfrastructure additions — roads or highways, power plants,
distribution networks, airports andports.

45) Sanjya and Saumya together can finish a work in 9 days. Sanjya can do the same job on his own in 15
days. The same work Saumya can do by himself in:

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47) In which amendment of the Constitution was the voting age reduced from 21 to 18 years?

48) If D = 3, G = 6, and OWL = 47, then FLOWER = ...........

49) Select the word which means the sameas the group of words given.
Those that feed only on plants

50) Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically
follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some animals are birds.
Cow is an animal.
Conclusions:
I. Some birds are animals.
II. Cow is not a bird.

51) From the given options, identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Pragati Maidan is the famous international exhibition centre at Delhi fortrade fairs.

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53) Who invaded India in 326 BC after crossing the river Indus, advancing towards Taxila?

54) Select the antonym of the given word.
WHOLESALE

55) Select the correctly spelt word.

56) Which acids are present in most grapes?

57) In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Passage:
Bird-watching, as it is popularly called, is a peaceful ............(1) . Itis not entirely without occasional physical thrills and
even ............(2) The elephant ridden jungles in South India, for instance. I found myself in uncomfortably disturbing
............(3) . Actually, there is little danger from a wild elephant unless it happens to be a female with a small .............
(4) along with her. What such situations demandis ............(5) and not valour.

Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 4.

58) Federalism is a system of government in which the powers is ........ between a central authority and
various constituent units of the country.

59) A dining set having a sale price of ₹4000 is sold at a discount of 8%, thereby earning a profit of 10%. The
costprice of the dining set is:

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61) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Their wages were very low, so the workers went on a ...........

62) What is the highest peak of Pir Panjal Range?

63) The base of the parallelogram is twice of its height and its area is . The base of the parallelogram
is:

64) If MARKET is coded as NCUOJZ, then RESPECT will be coded as ...........

65) In the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), what do the terms Green Box, Blue Box and AMS(Amber
Box) stand for?

66) Select the word which means the sameas the group of words given.
One that has life

67) Sweta can paint a wall in 30 hours, while Ansul can paint it in 40 hours. If they paint it together and get
payment of ₹ 14,000. What is Ansul’s share?

68) A deficiency of Vitamin A causes

69) Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are watching a cricket match sitting in a stadium.P is sitting at one
extreme end. T is sitting between P and U.R is sitting to the immediate left of U and immediate right of Q.
Who is sitting at the extreme right end?

70) The mean proportional between 36 and 121 is equal to:

71) In a board examination, 75% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 625, the total
number of examinees is:

72) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there
is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
it's getting dark, can you switch the lights please?

73) Select the option that is related to the third numberin the same way as the second number is related to
the first number.
1 : 121 :: 5 : .......

74) Two trains are coming from opposite side at 40 km/hrs and 50 km/hrs from the different places 360 km
apart. After how many hours two trains will meet to each other?

75) Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically
follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
The national norm is 150 beds per thousand population,but in this state, 200 beds per thousand are
available in the
hospitals.
Conclusions:
I. The state’s norm is appropriate.
II. The state’s health system is taking adequate care in this regard.

76) If the radius of the circle is decreased by 10%. The percentage decreased in its areas is :

77) Which of the following animals hibernates?

78) In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Passage:
Bird-watching, as it is popularly called, is a peaceful ............(1) . Itis not entirely without occasional physical thrills and
even ............(2) The elephant ridden jungles in South India, for instance. I found myself in uncomfortably disturbing
............(3) . Actually, there is little danger from a wild elephant unless it happens to be a female with a small .............
(4) along with her. What such situations demandis ............(5) and not valour.

Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank number 1.

79) In a cricket team, the average age of 11 players is 22 years. When the age of team coach is included to it,
the average age increases by 1. The age of coach of the team is:

80) Select the synonym of the given word.
PROBABLE

81) Select the most appropriate wordto fill in the blank.
Pollution of rivers and seas destroys .......... life

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83) Select the option that most closely resembles the mirror image of the given word.
TWIN

84) There is only one dictionary in a library which will be used by 6 students P, Q, R, S, T and U,one by one. S
will use it immediately after Q andbefore P. T will use it immediately after R and before U. Q will use the
dictionary after U. Who will use the dictionary in the end?

85) Chaukhandi Stupa is a Buddhist monument located in which Indian
state?

86) Select the option that means the same as the given idiom.
Man of letters

87) Select the correctly spelt word.

88) Select the option that means the same as the given idiom.
Man of letters

89) Identify the odd one from the following.

90) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Ten million people watch this television .......... every week.

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94) Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
People have used indigenous plants for ........... of ailments since ancient times.

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97) What does Buffer stock mean?

98) Identify the odd one from the following

99) Sheela buys 3 pens for ₹24 and sold at 2 for ₹18 and 1 for ₹45. The profit or loss percent is:

100) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segmentin the given sentence. If there is
no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
He work in a shop which makes handicraft goods.