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Re: SSC CGL paper download

As you want to get the previous year question papers of exam of Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Tier I so here is the information of the same for you:

1. The famous economist Thomas Robert Malthus, in his views regarding population, is
(a) optimistic
(b) partly optimistic and partly pessimistic
(c) pessimistic
(d) None of the above

2. Non-insurable or uncertainty risk is
(a) change in fashion
(b) fire
(c) flood
(d) change in the price of that commodity

3. ‘Gold Bullion Standard’ refers to
(a) gold coin as an unlimited legal tender
(b) gold as the measure of value
(c) free coinage of gold
(d) no restriction on import and export of gold

4. Laws made by the executive are called
(a) Delegated Legislation
(b) Preferred Legislation
(c) Rule of Law
(d) Administrative Law

5. The word ‘Oikonomia’ means
(a) Household Management
(b) Individual Management
(c) Political Management
(d) Fiscal Management

6. The word ‘Economics’ is taken from which language?
(a) French
(b) Greek
(c) German
(d) English

7. Which of the following is a merit of the presidential form of government?
(a) The fixed tenure of the executive gives it a great sense of stability
(b) It ensures speedy execution of policies
(c) It safeguards the liberty of the people
(d) All of the above

8. The two chambers of the Swiss Federal Assembly are called
(a) National Council and Council of States
(b) House of Lords and House of Commons
(c) Senate and House of Representatives
(d) None of the above

9. Name the Italian traveller who visited the Vijayanagar empire in 1420 AD
(a) Domingos Paes
(b) Edoardo Barbosa
(c) Nicolo de Conti
(d) Abdur Razzag

10. Which one of the following dynasties established an independent rule in Bijapur?
(a) Imad Shahi
(b) Nizam Shahi
(c) Qutb Shahi
(d) Adil Shahi

11. Who regarded the second chamber as needless, useless and worse?
(a) Laski
(b) Maclver
(c) Bentham
(d) Seeley

12. The tenure of the Swiss President is
(a) 3 yr
(b) 2 yr
(c) 4 yr
(d) 1 yr

13. Haemolymph is observed in
(a) Arthropods
(b) Echinoderms
(c) Ascaris
(d) Annelids

14. The virus without capsid but only with nucleic acids is called
(a) Capsomere
(b) Nucleoid
(c) Prion
(d) Virion

15. The immunity caused by the B-lymphocytes is called
(a) Sterile immunity
(b) Acquired Immunity
(c) Cellular Immunity
(d) Humoral Immunity

16. Who among the following enjoyed the patronage of Sultans from Balban to Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq?
(a) Ibn Batutah
(b) Badauni
(c) Zia-ud-din Barani
(d) Amir Khusrow

17. The Sufi movement originally started from
(a) Persia
(b) Delhi
(c) Lahore
(d) Kabul

18. Humayun was driven out of Hindustan in 1540 AD after the battle of
(a) Chausa
(b) Dourah
(c) Surajgarh
(d) Kannauj

19. Poly metallic nodules (also called manganese nodules) are found in concentrations
(a) on continental shelves
(b) in deep ocean beds
(c) on lake beds
(d) in beach sands

20. Spot the odd item in the following
(a) Meander
(b) Delta
(c) Bolson
(d) Ox-bow lake

21. Kandla port is located at
(a) Gulf of Khambat
(b) Kori Creek
(c) Gulf of Kutch
(d) None of these

22. Which of the following forests grows in waterlogged areas?
(a) Mangrove
(b) Evergreen
(c) Deciduous
(d) Coniferous

23. Nag Tiba and Mahabharat ranges are included in
(a) Sub-Himalayas
(b) Trans-Himalayas
(c) Greater Himalayas
(d) Lesser Himalayas

24. Pink mould is the common name for
(a) Aspergillus
(b) Rhizopus
(c) Neurospora
(d) Mucor

25. The sleeping sickness is caused by
(a) Escherichia
(b) Neisseria
(c) Entamoeba
(d) Trypanosoma

26. Combustion is a
(a) physicai and chemical process
(b) biological process
(c) physical process
(d) chemical process

27. Which of the following is not a form of carbon?
(a) Soot
(b) Hematite
(c) Graphite
(d) Charcoal

28. What is Dry Ice?
(a) Solid carbon dioxide
(b) Liquid nitrogen
(c) ice cubes and saw dust
(d) Ice cubes and salt

29. The gas commonly used in advertisement sign-boards and decorative lights is
(a) nitrogen
(b) chlorine
(c) hydrogen
(d) neon

30. Flow of blood in dorsal blood vessel of earthworm is
(a) sideward
(b) downward
(c) backward
(d) forward

31. Which of the following is biodegradable?
(a) Leather belts
(b) Silver foil
(c) Iron nails
(d) Plastic mugs

32. Fungi that grow on bark are said to be
(a) Xyiophilous
(b) Saxicolous
(c) Coprophilous
(d) Corticolous

33. To an astronaut in space the sky will appear to be
(a) violet
(b) red
(c) blue
(d) black

34. On a rainy day, small oily films on water show brilliant colours. This is due to
(a) scattering
(b) dispersion
(c) refraction
(d) polarisation

35. Natural radioactivity was discovered by
(a) Rutherford
(b) Marie Curie
(c) Henri Becquerel
(d) Enrico Fermi

36. Rainbow formation is due to
(a) absorption of sunlight by water droplets
(b) diffusion of sunlight through water droplets
(c) ionisation of water droplets
(d) refraction and reflection of sunlight by water droplets

37. CAD stands for
(a) Computer Automatic Design
(b) Computer Aided Decode
(c) Computer Automatic Decode
(d) Computer Aided Design

38. Unix operating system is generally known as
(a) Multi User Operating System
(b) General Application
(c) Single User Operating System
(d) Single User Application Program

39. Who holds the world record as the youngest person to climb Mount Everest?
(a) Santosh Yadav
(b) Phu Dorjee
(c) Bachendri Pal
(d) Dicky Dolma

40. Hyperplasia means
(a) abnormal increase in number of cells
(b) an increase in size of a cell
(c) excessive motility of muscle
(d) voracious eating

41. The part of root involved in water absorption is
(a) zone of elongation
(b) zone of root cap
(c) zone of cell division
(d) zone of root hairs

42. Who is the Prime Minister of Australia?
(a) Tony Abbott
(b) Kevin Rudd
(c) Julia Gillard
(d) None of these

43. Which of the parent country of mobile giant ‘Nokia’?
(a) Finland
(b) Sweden
(c) Spain
(d) Germany

44. Where was the Joint G-20 Finance and Labour Ministers Meeting held on July 19, 2013?
(a) New York
(b) Paris
(c) Moscow
(d) London

45. Which is the largest man-made lake?
(a) Baikal
(b) Wullar
(c) Govind Sagar
(d) Rana Pratap Sagar

46. Who took oath as the President of Iran on August 4, 2013?
(a) Hassan Rouhani
(b) Mohammad Bashir Ahmad
(c) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
(d) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

47. Who was sworn-in as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations by Joe Biden on August 1, 2013?
(a) Rosemary DiCarlo
(b) Samantha Power
(c) Zalmay Khalizad
(d) Susan Rice

48. Who won the Rogers Cup women’s singles in lawn tennis in 2013?
(a) Victoria Azarenka
(b) Agnieszka Radwanska
(c) Maria Sharapova
(d) Serena Williams

49. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama on August 19, 2013?
(a) Adly Mansour
(b) Sasikumar Venkat
(c) Amal Allana
(d) Ratan Thiyam

50. To which channel did the International Olympic Committee sell the broadcasting rights for 2014 and 2016 Olympics?
(a) Set Max
(b) Zee sports
(c) STAR India
(d) Doordarshanz

Answer Key

1.c 6.b 11.c 16.c 21.c 26.d 31.a 36.d 41.d 46.a
2.c 7.a 12.d 17.a 22.a 27.b 32.d 37.d 42.a 47.b
3.b 8.a 13.a 18.d 23.d 28.a 33.d 38.a 43.a 48.d
4.a 9.c 14.b 19.b 24.b 29.d 34.b 39.d 44.c 49.d
5.a 10.d 15.d 20.c 25.d 30.d 35.c 40.a 45.c 50.c

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-5) In the following questions, some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, mark (d) as your answer.
1. With our great annoyance (a)/we found the ground (b)/filled with broken glasses. (c)/No error (d)

2. The new device (a)/aims at eliminating (b)/the risk of short-circuiting. (c)/No error (d)

3. I wish to heartily (a)/congratulate you for (b)/your astounding success. (c)/No error (d)

4. The visitor took the vacant seat (a)/next from mine (b)/one of the many huge sofas in the room. (c)/No error (d

5. He was (a)/a learnt man among lords, (b)/and a lord among learned men. (c)/No error (d)

Directions (Q.Nos. 6-10) In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

6. The book provides an overview of European wines that should prove inviting to both the virtual ........ and the experienced connoisseur.
(a) prodigal
(b) novice
(c) zealot
(d) glutton

7. The Sun is shining brightly, please ........... the light.
(a) put off
(b) put out
(c) take off (d) put on

8. This practice was brought ........... to prevent certain abuses.
(a) about
(b) in
(c) down
(d) off

9. This package was supposed ........... yesterday.
(a) to have been delivered
(b) to deliver
(c) to be delivering
(d) not to be delivered

10. Her true feelings manifested themselves in her sarcastic remarks, only then was her ........ revealed.
(a) sweetness
(b) bitterness
(c) sarcasm
(d) charm

Directions (Q.Nos. 11-13) In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

11. Brutalize
(a) Devise
(b) Strike
(c) Stir
(d) III-treat

12. Pinnacle
(a) Summit
(b) Pit
(c) Capusle
(d) Heart

13. Garble
(a) Communicate
(b) Explain
(c) Confuse
(d) Hide

Directions (Q.Nos. 14-16) In the following questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

14. Seamy
(a) Unpleasant
(b) Sincere
(c) Honest
(d) Pure

15. Cease
(a) Confront
(b) Confiscate
(c) Abandon
(d) Initiate

16. Denounce
(a) Grant
(b) Praise
(c) Signify
(d) Confirm

Directions (Q.Nos. 17-21) In the following 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.

17. Ask Mr. Das. He can give you all the news you need. He is always in the swim.
(a) in search of news
(b) well-informed and upto date
(c) giving news to others
(d) at the swimming pool

18. You have been trying to solve this puzzle for a long time, be careful, so that you avoid barking up the wrong tree.
(a) keep working constantly
(b) climbing the wrong tree
(c) trying to solve problems
(d) trying to find something at a wrong place

19. I’ll be able to do my job very well when I know the ropes.
(a) learn the procedures
(b) gain confidence
(c) become bolder
(d) work in silence

20. The secretary’s thoughtless remark added fuel to the fire.
(a) helped in improving the situation
(b) prevented the situation
(c) added humour to the situation
(d) worsened the difficult situation

21. He could not get MONEY from his master because he rubbed him up the wrong way.
(a) suggested a wrong method
(b) advised him to be strict
(c) Irked or irritated him
(d) asked him to speed up

Directions (Q.Nos. 22-31) In the following questions 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).

22. The government representative furnished the reporters all details.
(a) provided the reporters all details
(b) furnished reporters all details
(c) furnished the reporters with all the details
(d) No improvement

23. It was raining so heavily yesterday that I could not move out for may usual walk.
(a) I could not go out for my usual walk
(b) I could not move for my usual walk
(c) I could not go to my usual walk
(d) No improvement

24. Ram filled ink into his pen before leaving for school.
(a) filled ink in his pen
(b) filled his pen with ink
(c) filled ink on his pen
(d) No improvement

25. The toys he bought for Suzy are too to be che
(a) are so much good to be cheap
(b) are so good that to be cheap
(c) were so good to be cheap
(d) No improvement

26. I did one mistake in the dictation test today.
(a) I made a mistake in
(b) I did a mistake in
(c) I did a mistake at
(d) No improvement

27. John has been detained at a meeting.
(a) by the meeting
(b) on a meeting (c) in meeting
(d) No improvement

28. The butler was as devoted as a faithful dog.
(a) a faithful cat
(b) a faithful pet
(c) a faithful friend
(d) No improvement

29. He denied that he had not forged my signature.
(a) would not forge
(b) had forged
(c) did not forge
(d) No improvement

30. There is an error in grammar in the sentence.
(a) a written error
(b) a grammar error
(c) a grammatical error
(d) No improvement

31. To his astonishment and admiratior, he got the information that it was only the picture of a curtain.
(a) found
(b) saw clearly
(c) received the information
(d) No improvement

Directions (Q.Nos. 32-38) In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

32. Having a stale small or taste.
(a) Savoury
(b) Tepid
(c) Rancid
(d) Insipid

33. A wooden object used for connecting animals that are pulling a vehicle.
(a) Whip
(b) Yoke
(c) Rein
(d) Leash

34. A man who knows a lot about things like food, music and art.
(a) Hostage
(b) Connoisseur
(c) Priest
(d) Optimist

35. A doctor who specializes in diseases of the nose.
(a) Pathologist
(b) Podiatrist
(c) Rhinologist
(d) Otologist

36. Study of caves.
(a) Topology
(b) Numismatics
(c) Speleology
(d) Seismology

37. Government be the few.
(a) Monarchy
(b) Anarchy
(c) Oligarchy
(d) Autocracy

38. Materials that change naturally by the action of bacteria.
(a) Biological
(b) Biodegradiable
(c) Inflamm
(d) Perishable

Directions (Q.Nos. 39 and 40) In the following questions four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

39. (a) Extirpate
(b) Extripaite
(c) Exterpate
(d) Exitrpeit

40. (a) Intelligibility
(b) Inteligibility
(c) Inteligibelity
(d) Inteligibillity

Directions (Q.Nos. 41-50) You have two brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Passage I
A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Albert Moran, is “that form of television that works with a continuous open narrative. Each episode ends with a promise that the storyline is to be continued in another episode.”
In 2012, Robert. Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote of daily dramas, “Although melodramatically eventful, soap operas such as this also have a luxury of space that makes them seem more naturalistic, indeed, the economics of the form demand long scenes and conversations that a 22-episodes-per-season weekly series might dispense with half a dozen lines of dialogue may be drawn out, as here, for pages. You spend more time even with the minor characters the apparent villains grow less a apparently villainous.
Soap opera storylines run concurrently, intersect and lead into further developments An individual episode of a soap opera will generally switch between several different concurrent “.arrative threads that may at times interconnect and affect one another or may run entirely independent of each other. Evening soap operas and serials that run for only a part of the year tend to bring things to a dramatic end-of-season cliffhanger.

41. What does the author mean ‘by the open -ended nature of soap operas?
(a) Every episode ends shruptly
(b) Consecutive episodes nave no connection
(c) Each episode ends with a promise that the storyline is to be continued in another episode
(d) Every episode has a different story

42. A soap opera has the space for it to be more
(a) dramatic
(b) tragic
(c) artistic
(d) naturalistic

43. The economics of a soap opera form demands for it to have
(a) melodramatic events
(b) promising storylines
(c) long scenes
(d) luxurious space

44. An individual episode of a soap opera generally switches between
(a) successive intersections of events
(b) different concurrent narrative threads
(c) more time spent with minor characters
(d) apparent villains that grow less apparent villainous

45. Soap operas that run for a part of the year usually end in
(a) a cliffhanger
(b) a sequence
(c) a cliff
(d) an episode

Passage II
Two or three days and nights went by, 1 reckon I might say they swam by they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely. Here is the way we put it in the time. It was a monstrous big river down there-sometimes a mile and a half wider we ran rights, and laid up and hid daytimes, soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up nearly always in the dead water under a towhead and then cut young cotton woods and willows and hid the roft with them-Then, we set out the lines. Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool, off then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep and watched the daylight come. Not a sound anywhere-perfectly shill just like the whole word was asleep, only sometimes, the bullfrogs a cluttering maybe. The first thing to see, looking away over the water, was a kind of dull line- that was the woods on other side, you couldn’t make nothing else out, then a pale place in the sky, then more paleness spreading around, then the river softened up away off and warm black any more, but gray you could see little dark spots drifing along ever so far away-trading scowe and such things and long black streaks-rafts sometimes you could hear a sweep creaking, jumbled up voices, it was so still and sounds comes so far and by and by you could see a streak on the water which you know by the look of the streak that there’s snag there in a current which breaks on it and makes that streak look that way.

46. How did the days and nights go by, according to the writer?
(a) They slid along so smooth and soft and quietly
(b) They slid along so quietly and smooth and softly
(c) They slid along so quiet and smooth and lovel
(d) They slid along so smooth and quietly

47. They stopped navigating
(a) at daytime
(b) at dawn
(c) at night
(d) at dusk

48. After a swim in the moor they
(a) set down on the sandy shore and watched the daylight come
(b) set down on the sandy bottom and watched the daylight come
(c) set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about ankle deep and watched the daylight come
(d) set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep and watched the daylight come

49. In the stillness of the night
(a) the whole world was asleep
(b) a sweep creaking or jumbled up voices could be heard
(c) sound come so far
(d) the bullfrogs also were asleep

50. The streak on the water looks as it does because
(a) of a sang there in the swift current which breaks on it
(b) the streak has been swept by the swift current
(c) the swift current has broken the streak
(d) the streak has been swept by the swift current to the shore

ANSWER

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (a) 10. (d)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (a) 32. (c) 33. (b) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (a) 30. (a)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (d) 49. (a) 50. (a)

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