SSC GD Constable Previous Year Question (2011)

1) Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually

Surveys on interviews emerged with

2) “Yakuts” are the nomadic herders of

3) Select the missing number ?
2 2 8
3 3 18
4 4 ?

4) ‘Terra rossa’ is a latin word which means

5) The average salary of a group of 27 is Rs. 3,700. If the salary of one more person is added, the average is
increased to Rs.3750. What is the salary of the new person ?

6) Instructions
A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at 1, 2, and 3 which may
improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4

He has for good left India.

7) Some parts of the sentences have erros and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error, the
appropriate letter (1, 2, 3). If a sentence is free from error, (4) is the Answer Sheet.

8) In questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

SYNTHETIC

9) Instructions
Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

To look at someone in an angry or threatening way

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12) Six boys are standing in such a manner that they form a circle facing the centre. Anand is to the left of
Ravi. Shankar is in between Ajay and Vivek. Ishwar is between Anand and Ajay. Who is to the left of
Vivek ?

13) A person of which of the following blood groups can receive blood of any group ?

14) Twice the square of a number is the cube of 18. The number is

15) When was the Non-violent Non-cooperation Movement started and by whom ?

16) Paper currency first started in India in

17) One-fourth of three-fifth of a number is 42. What is 40% of that number

18) Each interior angle of a regular octagon in radians is

19) a: Illusion
b: Delusion
c: Identification
d: Hallucination

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21) A nuclear fuel disintegrates as shown with time
9.10 am - 32 g
9.35 am - 16 g
10.00 am - 8 g
10.25 am - 4 g
And left at 11.40 am____

22) The housewife ………… the cakes burning, and ran to switch off the oven.

23) Right to Property a

24) If you had followed the rules, you……………...disqualified.

25) Let C be a point on a straight line AB. Circles are drawn with diameters AC and AB. Let P be any point on
the circumference of the circle with diameter AB. If AP meets the other circle at Q, then

26) Which of the following is a direct tax ?

27) Brain : Nerves : : Computer ?

28) Some parts of the sentences have erros and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error, the
appropriate letter (1, 2, 3). If a sentence is free from error, (4) is the Answer Sheet.

29) Nikhil was facing East. He walked 6 km forward and then after turning to his right walked 2 km. Again he
turned to his right and walked 6 k. After this, he turned back. Which direction he was facing at that time
?

30) In question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternatives which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet

To be all at sea

31) Out of the alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer
Sheet.

ACCRUE

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33) In question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternatives which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet

To bite the dust

34) The population of a developing country is increasing year by year. Find out the current year population,
from the following information:
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Pop. in lakhs 30 60 120 210 230

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36) Gokul travelled 16 kms west ward, then he turned left and travelled 10 kms. Then he turned left and
travelled 16 kms. How far was Gokul from the starting point ?

37) Instructions
A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at 1, 2, and 3 which may
improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4

My friend lives in a nearby street whose name I have forgotten.

38) From the given alternatives, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
CONSIDERATION

39) The ratio between the ages of x and y at present is 3:4. Five years hence, the ratio of their ages will be
4:5; what is the present age of y in years ?

40) All sides of a quadrilateral ABCD touch a circle. If AB = 6 cm. BC = 7.5 cm. CD = 3 cm, then DA is

41) In question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternatives which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet

To take to one’s heels

42) A 270 meters long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running in opposite
direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the length of the other train

43) The sum of two numbers is 22 and their difference is 14. Find the product of numbers

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45) Arrange the following words according to dictionary:
1: Inadequate
2: Institution
3: Inhospitable
4: Improvement

46) The Indus and Brahmaputra rivers are examples of

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49) In questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

ACCORD

50) As a result of 1857 Revolt, which ruler of native states of India was made prisoner ?

51) How many banks were nationalized in 1969 ?

52) In questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

INFIRMITY

53) What was the main aim of home Rule Movement ?
2 +2 2 =2 8
3 +2 3 =2 18
4 +2 4 =2 32

54) Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh is famous for

55) Refer to the information provided below
‘M + N’ mens ‘M’ is father of ‘N’
‘M - N’ means ‘M’ is daughter of ‘N’
‘M X N’ means ‘M is son of N’
‘M ÷ N’ means ‘M is wife of ‘N’
How is D related to G in the expression D - F + G ?

56) India’s first talkie film produced in 1931 was

57) In following Questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice out of the four alternatives suggested, select
the one that best expresses the some sentence in passive/active voice and select your answer accordingly.

She looks after the childA The child are looked after by her
B The child were looked after by her
C The child is looked after by her
D None of these
Answer: C

58) Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually

An interview is important

59) Ramesh bought a calculator with 20% discount on the tag price. He obtained 10% profit by selling it for
Rs.440. What was the tag price ?

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61) The percentage of carboan in case irone is:

62) Identify the correct answer containing letters which will most appropriately fill in the blanks.
a b a - a b - b - b a -

63) The President of India can declare Emergency if there is

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65) Silkworm : Silk Saree : : Cobra 😕

66) An amount of money is to be distributed among P, Q and R in the ratio of 5:9:17 respectively. If the total
of the shares of P and Q is Rs.7,000. What is R’s share in it

67) Instructions
A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at 1, 2, and 3 which may
improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4

He both won a medal and a scholarship

68) Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of formation of the Indian National congress

69) If two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm, then the length of the chord of the larger circle which
touches the smaller circle is

70) Instructions
In following Questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice out of the four alternatives suggested, select
the one that best expresses the some sentence in passive/active voice and select your answer accordingly.

In the given Question, find the correctly spelt word

71) If EARN is written as GCTP, how NEAR can be written in that code ?

72) The velocity of light was first measured by

73) FICN stands for

74) In a code language, the following code is used for the alphabets in a particular way:
A B C D E H I J O P R S T
Latex

75) ?, 187, 2057, 22627

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77) By how much is 10% of 24.2 more than 10% of 24.02 ?

78) Out of the alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer
Sheet.

GENIAL

79) Instructions
Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Pertaining to cattle

80) In a right angled triangle, the product of two sides is equal to half of the square of the third side i.e.,
hypotenuse. One of the acute angles must be

81) Raviraj invested an amount of Rs.10,000 at compound interest rate of 10 p.e.p.a. For a period of three
years. How much amount will Raviraj et after three years ?

82) In which year was the colour television introduced in India

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84) Find the odd word from the given alternatives.

85) …………. An old legend, King Rama lived in India.

86) The Indian Constitution is regarded as

87) Which gas is used as tear gas ?

88) What would come in place of ($) mark in the following equation ?
* 2 $ 20 ÷ 156 = 145

89) C, F, I, L, ?, R, U, X

90) Short-sightedness can be corrected by

91) Instructions
Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

A post with little work but high salary

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93) Out of the alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer
Sheet.

LOQUACIOUS

94) Instructions
In following Questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice out of the four alternatives suggested, select
the one that best expresses the some sentence in passive/active voice and select your answer accordingly

Who stole your pen ?

95) Which country has launched new virtual currency “petro” ?

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97) If AMPLIFY is written as YFILPMA In a certain code, how would NATIONAL be written in that code ?

98) Which UN Agency has its H.Q. in Paris ?

99) Beightan cup is associates with

100) 6 7 21
8 6 24
12 9 ?