SSC GD Constable Previous Year Question (2011)

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

2) 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 ?

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

GENIAL

4) 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.

5) Which of the following is a direct tax ?

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

8)

9) Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh is famous for

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

ACCRUE

11) FICN stands for

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

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14) The velocity of light was first measured by

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

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

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18) The Indian Constitution is regarded as

19) 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

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

21)

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

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

LOQUACIOUS

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26) 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

27) Short-sightedness can be corrected by

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) 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

30) “Yakuts” are the nomadic herders of

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

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

34) 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 ?

35) 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

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

37) 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

38) 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

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

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

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

42)

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

44) 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 ?

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

46) 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 ?

47)

48) How many banks were nationalized in 1969 ?

49) Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually

An interview is important

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

51) 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

52)

53) 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____

54) 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

55) The Indus and Brahmaputra rivers are examples of

56) 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

57) 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 ?

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

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

60) Find the odd word from the given alternatives.

61) Which gas is used as tear gas ?

62) Beightan cup is associates with

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

64) Silkworm : Silk Saree : : Cobra 😕

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

66)

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

68) 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

69) 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.

70) 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

71) 6 7 21
8 6 24
12 9 ?

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

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

74) 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

75) Right to Property a

76) Brain : Nerves : : Computer ?

77)

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

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

ACCORD

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

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

INFIRMITY

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

Pertaining to cattle

83) 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

84) 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.

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

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

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

88) 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

89) Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually

Surveys on interviews emerged with

90) 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 ?

91) Paper currency first started in India in

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

SYNTHETIC

93) The percentage of carboan in case irone is:

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) 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 ?

96) 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
?

97) ?, 187, 2057, 22627

98)

99) 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

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