SSC CHSL question paper

SSC has lately announced for its CHSL entry for the session 2017-18. The exam will be conducted in the month of March 2018 for its tier-1 exam. The tentative dates for this exam is scheduled from 4^th March, 2018 to 26^th March, 2018. Previous year papers are going to play a very important role because SSC used to frame prospective questions from the previous ones. However, we have managed to arrange the last year papers from SSCs website and other sources.

In this article, we are sharing the previous year paper of SSC CHSL tier-1 2016 exam held on 11^thJan 2017 in the Afternoon shift. Go through each one of them and match your responses with the answer key given in the last.

SSC CHSL 2016 Tier-1 exam: Previous year question paper

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Question 1 - Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Rabi Crop : Oat : : Kharif Crop : ?

a) Mustard

b) Wheat

c) Barley

d) Paddy

Question 2 - Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

CM : P : : PM : ?

a) F

b) E

c) D

d) C

Question 3 - Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

JN : TB : : PB : ?

a) TD

b) FD

c) RS

d) TV

Question 4 - Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

7 : 56 : : 9 : ?

a) 65

b) 90

c) 81

d) 70

Question 5 - Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

a) Banyan

b) Pine

c) Spruce

d) Fir

Question 6 - Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

a) MG

b) QK

c) VN

d) UO

Question 7 - Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

a) 4267

b) 2498

c) 2739

d) 5496

Question 8 - Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

a) 8912

b) 3469

c) 5555

d) 6734

Question 9 - A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, ?

a) Exosphere

b) Thermosphere

c) Tropopause

d) Ozone Layer

Question 10 - A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

AZ, BY, CX, ?

a) WD

b) DW

c) DE

d) DX

Question 11 - A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

DM, EN, FO, ?

a) FG

b) HI

c) GP

d) HP

Question 12 - A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

79, 159, 199, 219, ?

a) 229

b) 234

c) 239

d) 222

Question 13 - In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statements:

(I) Some polynomials are linear equations.

(II) Some linear equations are quadratic.

Conclusion:

(I) Polynomials are quadratic.

(II) Linear equations are quadratic.

a) Conclusion I follows

b) Conclusion II follows

c) Neither I nor II follows

d) Both I and II follows

Question 14 - The age of A is three times the age of B. What is the ratio of the age of B to the age of A?

a) 1:3

b) 1:4

c) 1:2

d) 3:1

Question 15 - Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Attribute

ii. Attenuation

iii. Attain

iv. Attention

a) iii, iv, ii, i

b) iv, i, iii, ii

c) i, iii, ii, iv

d) i, ii, iii, iv

Question 16 - In a certain code language, "FAILURE" is written as "FRULIAG". How is "SUCCESS" written in that code language?

a) TSECCUT

b) SSECCUS

c) TSECCUS

d) TSECCUU

Question 17 - In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

?	113	161
2	7	6
3	4	5

a) 31

b) 36

c) 280

d) 161

Question 18 - If "A" denotes "added to", "B" denotes "divided by", "C" denotes "multiplied by" and "D" denotes "subtracted from", then 154 B 11 C 6 A 6 D 27= ?

a) 60

b) 63

c) 33

d) 64

Question 19 - Which set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

s_r_t_s_r

a) trts

b) rtst

c) trst

d) tsss

Question 20 - In a compass, west direction is shown as south. As per the compass, which direction should a man go to, if he wishes to move towards the east?

a) North

b) South

c) East

d) West

Question 21 - A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 that of Matrix - II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example, ‘F’ can be represented by 32, 42 etc. and ‘M’ can be represented by 88, 68 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word ‘GAIN’.

Matrix – I

		1	2	3	4
	A	N	H	H	E
1	D	A	N	L	I
2	E	G	A	N	E
3	E	L	F	A	N
4	L	G	F	N	E

Matrix – II

	5	6	7	8	9
5	I	R	B	T	O
6	R	I	T	M	S
7	R	T	G	I	O
8	T	S	G	M	I
9	S	T	G	M	O

a) 21, 00, 89, 44

b) 77, 22, 66, 43

c) 87, 33, 23, 12

d) 97, 11, 88, 01

Question 22 - Akhil is the maternal uncle of Rashmi. Rashmi is the daughter of Ramesh. How is Ramesh related to Akhil?

a) Brother-in-law

b) Brother

c) Father

d) Cousin

Question 23 – If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the righrt image of the given figure?

Question 24 - Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Primary colors, Red, Blue, Magenta

Question 25 - A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.

Question 26 - Which of the following is also known as the brain of the computer?

a) CPU

b) ALU

c) Motherboard

d) Keyboard

Question 27 - Soda water was invented by

a) Tivadar Puskas

b) Joseph Priestley

c) Petrache Poenaru

d) James Leonard Plimpton

Question 28 - The outermost layer of skin is

a) Epidermis

b) Dermis

c) Tissues

d) Hypodermis

Question 29 - Which of the following plants have root nodules?

a) Leguminous plants

b) Parasitic plants

c) Epiphytic Plants

d) Aquatic Plants

Question 30 - Earth-worms belongs to the phylum

a) Protozoa

b) Cnidaria

c) Annelida

d) Mollusca

Question 31 - The mass of proton and mass of ________ is same.

a) Neutron

b) Electron

c) Isoprone

d) Alpha particle

Question 32 - Using which of the following processes can one separate a solute from its solution?

a) Sedimentation

b) Evaporation

c) Filtration

d) Condensation

Question 33 - Jantar Mantar is in

a) Rajasthan

b) Assam

c) Bihar

d) Gujarat

Question 34 - Salzburg Festival is held in which country?

a) Italy

b) Austria

c) Australia

d) Spain

Question 35 - If price of an article decreases from Rs. 25 to Rs. 20, quantity demanded increases from Q1 units to 1500 units. If point elasticity of demand is -1.25, find Q1?

a) 900 units

b) 1200 units

c) 1800 units

d) 2000 units

Question 36 - Birth rate in a country is defined as

a) Number of births per 100 in 1 year

b) Number of births per 1000 in 1 year

c) Number of births per km of area in 1 year

d) Number of births per 100 km of area in 1 year

Question 37 - Where is "The Geysers", the world's largest geothermal field, containing a complex of 22 geothermal power plants, located?

a) Rio

b) New Orleans

c) Moscow

d) San Francisco

Question 38 - Bauxite is an ore/mineral of

a) Aluminium

b) Beryllium

c) Lead

d) Tin

Question 39 - The real name of Dilip Kumar is _____.

a) Yusuf Khan

b) Dilip Kumar

c) Mohammad Kaif

d) Ravi Bajaj

Question 40 - The Gobi Desert is one of the largest deserts on Earth. A part of it lies in which of the following countries?

a) Australia

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Mongolia

d) Madagascar

Question 41 - Which is the largest continent in the world?

a) Africa

b) North America

c) South America

d) Asia

Question 42 - Aurangzeb put his father ___________ under house arrest in Agra Fort.

a) Humayun

b) Shah Jahan

c) Akbar

d) Bahadur Shah

Question 43 - The English defeated the ______ in the battle of Wandiwash.

a) German

b) French

c) Indians

d) Americans

Question 44 - Pulitzer prize is given in the field of ______.

a) Journalism

b) Sports

c) Medicine

d) Music

Question 45 - What is the unit of electric resistance?

a) Dyne

b) Pascal

c) Joule

d) Ohms

Question 46 - Who invented Television?

a) J L Baird

b) Aristotle

c) James Clerk Maxwell

d) Nikola Tesla

Question 47 - How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected every two years?

a) all

b) one fourth

c) half

d) one third

Question 48 - The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except

a) communist

b) democratic republic

c) socialist

d) secular

Question 49 - Shaquille O'Neal is associated with which Sport?

a) Lawn Tennis

b) Basketball

c) Formula One

d) WWE

Question 50 - Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language?

a) Santali

b) Munda

c) Awadhi

d) Sanskrit

Question 51 - Mehdi can complete a work in 25 hours. If he is joined by Jahnavi who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

a) 12 hours

b) 10 hours

c) 3 hours

d) 9 hours

Question 52 - If x + 3 ≤ 4x + 4 and 3(4 - x) - 4 ≥ 2x - 2, then x can take which of the following values?

a) 1

b) 3

c) -1

d) -3

Question 53 - In ΔDEF, G and H are points on side DE and DF respectively. GH is parallel to EF. If G divides DE in the ratio 3:2 and HF is 8 cm, then the length of DF is

a) 12 cm

b) 20 cm

c) 14 cm

d) 16 cm

Question 54 - Common factor of 12a⁴b⁶, 18a⁶c², 36a²b² is

a) 36a²

b) 108b²

c) 6a2b²

d) 6a²

Question 55 - The total surface area of a hemisphere is 462 sq cm, what is its curved surface area? (Take π = 22/7)

a) 616 sq cms

b) 154 sq cms

c) 308 sq cms

d) 462 sq cms

Question 56 - The average revenues of 11 consecutive years of a company is Rs 69 lakhs. If the average of first 6 years is Rs 64 lakhs and that of last 6 years is Rs 76 lakhs, what is the revenue for the 6th year?

a) Rs 83 lakhs

b) Rs 79 lakhs

c) Rs 77 lakhs

d) Rs 81 lakhs

Question 57 - One of the internal angle of a rhombus is 60° and length of its shorter diagonal is 8 cm. What is the area of the rhombus?

a) 64√3 sq cm

b) 32√2 sq cm

c) 64√2 sq cm

d) 32√3 sq cm

Question 58 - When a discount of 20% is given on a movie ticket, the profit is 34%. If the discount is 15%, then the profit is

a) 49 percent

b) 42.375 percent

c) 55.625 percent

d) 35.75 percent

Question 59 - The price of an article is cut by 7%, to restore it to its original value, the new price must be increased by

a) 7 percent

b) 33.77 percent

c) 7.53 percent

d) 63.75 percent

Question 60 - A bag has Rs12.9 in the form of 1 rupee, 50 paise and 10 paise coins in the ratio of 3:2:3. How many 50 paise coins are there in the bag?

a) 9

b) 6

c) 12

d) 3

Question 61 - Which of the following equations has the sum of its roots as 11?

a) x² - 11x + 18 = 0

b) x² - 7x + 10 = 0

c) x² + 2x - 26 = 0

d) x² + 5x - 6 = 0

Question 62 - 1/(secA + tanA) is equal to

a) cosecA - cotA

b) sinA - cosA

c) secA - tanA

d) sinA + cosA

Question 63 - tan(A/b) is equal to

a) cosecA + cotA

b) secA - cotA

c) cosecA - cotA

d) secA + cotA

Question 64 - If 12x = 192 - 112, what is the value of x?

a) 20

b) 17

c) 13

d) 11

Question 65 - What is the value of sec -2π/3 ?

a) -2

b) 2

c) 2/√3

d) -2/√3

Question 66 - If (1/4 of x) - (4/5 of 6/7) equals - 9/7, then value of x is

a) -12

b) -2.4

c) -3.6

d) -14

Question 67 - To cover a distance of 333 km in 2 hours by a car, what should be the average speed of the car (in meter/second)?

a) 166.5

b) 46.25

c) 83.25

d) 92.5

Question 68 - 10% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back. What is the effective discount?

a) 33.6 percent

b) 30 percent

c) 22 percent

d) 28 percent

Question 69 - Δ DEF and Δ GHI are similar triangles. Length of AB is 10 cm and length of the corresponding side DE is 6 cm. What is the ratio of Perimeter of ΔABC to

a) 5:3

b) 3:5

c) 25:9

d) 9:25

Question 70 - A bank offers 20% compound interest per half year. A customer deposits Rs 7600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained from interest is

a) Rs 9727

b) Rs 2432

c) Rs 4864

d) Rs 1216

Question 71 - At what point does the line 3x + 2y = -12 intercept the Y-axis?

a) (0,6)

b) (0,-6)

c) (-4,0)

d) (4,0)

Question 72 – Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.

	Quantity of stock	Average Cost (Rs)
Mobile Phones	29	18000
Cameras	22	6000
TVs	63	51000
Refrigerators	45	49000
ACs	27	25000

What is the value of the total stock (in lakh rupees)?

a) 67.47

b) 674.7

c) 149

d) 186

Question 73 - Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.

Year	Ratio Import/Export
2011	1.1
2012	1.4
2013	0.7
2014	0.8
2015	0.8

If the imports in 2012 was Rs. 600 crores and the total exports in the years 2012 and 2013 together was Rs. 2400 croes, then the imports in 2013 was?

a) 1971

b) 429

c) 2816

d) 1380

Question 74 - Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.

Measured on Birthday	Height of the child (in cms)
4	100
5	105
6	115
7	125
8	135
9	140
10	150
11	160
12	165
13	175
14	180
15	190
16	200

What was the increase in the height of the child from the 7^th Birthday to the 11^th Birthday?

a) 35 cms

b) 40 cms

c) 45 cms

d) 30 cms

Question 75 - Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.

Deep Sleep	10
Dreaming	25
Light sleep	10
Extremely light sleep	5
Awake	50

Between 10pm to 6am, a fitness band records the following data. How long was the user in Light sleep or was in Extremely light sleep?

a) 0.7 hours

b) 1.2 hours

c) 1.7 hours

d) 2.3 hours

Question 76 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Tie the knot

a) To put yourself into a problem

b) To make fateful decision

c) To sign the deal

d) To get married

Question 77 - Select the synonym of

carnal

a) chaste

b) sensual

c) decent

d) spiritual

Question 78 - Select the antonym of

intrinsic

Options:

a) elemental

b) innate

c) connate

d) accquired

Question 79 - In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Providence smiles ________ those who are diligent.

a) with

b) in

c) upon

d) over

Question 80 - Select the word with the correct spelling.

a) chaastity

b) marothon

c) reasert

d) toxicity

Question 81 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

When I last saw Ravi, he (had been running) to catch his bus.

a) ran

b) was running

c) had run

d) no improvement

Question 82 - In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

If you are in the wrong gears (A)/the car won't be (B)/able to climb the hill.(C)/No error(D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

Question 83 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

The ball is in your court

a) It is up to you to make the next move

b) You have got a fantastic opportunity

c) You will be blamed for crimes that you have not committed

d) You have been put into a dilemma.

Question 84 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

I would love (to availing) a short holiday, and go for an overnight trek.

a) to avail myself of

b) to avail of

c) to avail myself

d) no improvement

Question 85 - In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Mariam was writing a note to her boss.

a) A note was written to her boss by Mariam.

b) A note was wrote by Mariam to her boss.

c) A note was being written by Mariam to her boss.

d) A note was written by Mariam to her boss.

Question 86 - Select the synonym of

incinerate

a) parch

b) moderate

c) ignite

d) quench

Question 87 - Select the antonym of

ogle

a) leer

b) gaze

c) ignore

d) gawk

Question 88 - Select the word with the correct spelling.

a) snatched

b) litigat

c) abhored

d) variabely

Question 89 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

To harass someone persistently to do something.

a) Iconoclast

b) Dote

c) Neurotic

d) Importune

Question 90 - In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The baby looked__________ the toffee with greedy eyes.

a) upon

b) into

c) on

d) at

Question 91 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A short statement expressing a general truth.

a) Maxim

b) Infer

c) Drum

d) Pander

Question 92 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

It is a truth universally

P-acknowledged that a single

Q-man in possession of a good

R-fortune must be in want of a wife

a) QRP

b) PQR

c) RPQ

d) QPR

Question 93 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Your absence has

P-gone through me

Q-through a needle

R-like thread

a) PRQ

b) PQR

c) QPR

d) RPQ

Question 94 - In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

This is the sportsperson(A)/whom I think has won(B)/the much coveted prize.(C)/ No error(D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

Question 95 - In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Abhay said to Veena, " Are you coming to the Reception?"

a) Abhay told Veena if she was coming to the Reception.

b) Abhay asked Veena if she will be coming to the Reception.

c) Abhay asked Veena if she was coming to the Reception.

d) Abhay asked Veena whether she was coming to the Reception.

Question 96 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing ________________ weather conditions, the health department officials _______________ that the virus will turn more active by January end. In-charge, Integrated Disease ________________ Programme (IDSP), Dr Shah, said, "Virus is still active, but not in a major way. In coming months, it is likely to become more active. Last year too, virus had claimed lives in January and February. Therefore, we are _____________ as coming months might _________________ a challenge."

In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing ________________

a) erratic

b) weird

c) dicey

d) unstable

Question 97 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

the health department officials _______________

a) expect

b) expects

c) were expecting

d) are expecting

Correct Answer: are expecting

Candidate Answer: are expecting

Question 98 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing ________________ weather conditions, the health department officials _______________ that the virus will turn more

active by January end. In-charge, Integrated Disease ________________ Programme (IDSP), Dr Shah, said, "Virus is still active, but not in a major way. In coming months, it is likely to become more active. Last year too, virus had claimed lives in January and February. Therefore, we are _____________ as coming months might _________________ a challenge."

In-charge, Integrated Disease ________________ Programme (IDSP)

a) management

b) control

c) surveillance

d) eradication

Question 99 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Therefore, we are _____________

a) vigilant

b) open to

c) on toes

d) impulsive

Question 100 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

coming months might _________________ a challenge."

a) show

b) pose

c) throw

d) put up

Answer Key

1	d	21	b	41	d	61	a	81	b
2	d	22	a	42	b	62	c	82	a
3	b	23	d	43	b	63	c	83	a
4	b	24	b	44	a	64	a	84	c
5	a	25	a	45	d	65	a	85	c
6	c	26	a	46	a	66	b	86	c
7	b	27	b	47	d	67	b	87	c
8	b	28	a	48	a	68	d	88	a
9	b	29	a	49	b	69	a	89	d
10	b	30	c	50	c	70	c	90	d
11	c	31	a	51	b	71	b	91	a
12	a	32	b	52	a	72	a	92	b
13	a	33	a	53	b	73	d	93	a
14	a	34	c	54	d	74	a	94	b
15	b	35	b	55	c	75	b	95	c
16	a	36	b	56	d	76	d	96	a
17	a	37	d	57	d	77	b	97	d
18	b	38	a	58	b	78	d	98	c
19	c	39	a	59	c	79	c	99	a
20	a	40	c	60	b	80	d	100	b

SSC CHSL Tier-1 2016 Question paper held on 11 Jan 2017 (Afternoon Session)

Tarun Mogha