SSC CHSL 2016 Tier-1 question paper held on 9 Jan 2017 (Evening Shift)

In this article, we are sharing all 100 questions with answers asked in SSC CHSL 2016. This examination was held on 9^thJan, 2017 in the Evening shift. We have successfully arranged the question paper from the SSC website with all questions and their suitable answers. As all of you know that the previous year papers play an crucial role in the preparation of SSC exams as it will give you the glimpse of type of questions with their difficulty level.

So, Let us take a quick tour of these questions-

SSC CHSL Tier-1 exam 2016: Previous year questions

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

PHOTOGRAPHER : CAMERA : : WRITER : ?

a) PEN

b) BALL

c) FRETSAW

d) KNIFE

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

AB : YX : : LM : ?

a) NM

b) OP

c) IJ

d) GH

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

DA : FE : : HI : ?

a) KO

b) JM

c) JK

d) KJ

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

2 : 16 : : 3 : ?

a) 340

b) 81

c) 243

d) 122

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

a) Aizawl

b) Agartala

c) Shillong

d) Darjeeling

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

a) VT

b) FD

c) PN

d) JM

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

a) 13981

b) 93172

c) 47542

d) 67325

Question 8 – Find out the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

a) 5712

b) 6212

c) 3811

d) 7831

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

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Simon Commission, Dandi March, ?

a) Quit-India Movement

b) Advent of British

c) Advent of French

d) Champaran Satyagraha

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

ZA, XC, TG, NM, ?

a) KL

b) FU

c) LM

d) TI

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

CD, ? , MN, UV, EF

a) EF

b) GH

c) KL

d) ML

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

72, 56, 42, 30, 20, ?

a) 22

b) 20

c) 12

d) 62

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 white is black.

(II) No black is green.

Conclusion:

(I) Some white is green.

(II) Some white is not green.

a) Conclusion I follows

b) Conclusion II follows

c) Either 1 or 2 follows

d) Both I and II follows

Question 14 - If 1st January 2013 was Wednesday, then what day of the week was it on 2nd January 2014?

a) Wednesday

b) Thursday

c) Tuesday

d) Friday

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

i. Victory

ii. Victorious

iii. Vaccine

iv. Vacancy

a) ii, i, iv, iii

b) ii, i, iv, iii

c) ii, iv, iii, i

d) iv, iii, ii, i

Question 16 - In a certain code language, 'TRUMPET' is written as '7591427' and 'SORROW' is written as '385586'. How is 'EMPRESS' written in that code language?

a) 2145237

b) 2145233

c) 2154323

d) 3154233

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

a) 8

b) 12

c) 7

d) 9

Question 18 - If "P" denotes "multiplied by", "R" denotes "subtracted from", "S" denotes "added to" and "Q" denotes "divided by", then 6 P 7 S 169 Q 13 R 5 = ?

a) 55

b) 50

c) 45

d) 43

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

T_ST_S_U_T_S

a) UUSTT

b) TUUTS

c) TTSTU

d) UUTSU

Question 20 - Vishal travels 8 km towards east, then turns left and travels another 5 km, and then he turns 270 degrees anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now?

a) West

b) East

c) North

d) South

Question 21 -

a) 22, 23, 98, 11

b) 79, 65, 11, 77

c) 40, 87, 99, 97

d) 55, 66, 11, 57

Question 22 - Ramesh and Suresh are brothers. Dharmendra is the father of Ramesh and Sunita is the wife of Suresh's only brother. Sapna is the daughter of Sunita. How is Sapna related to Dharmendra?

a) Daughter

b) Sister-in-law

c) Niece

d) Granddaughter

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

a)

b)

c)

d)

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

Utensils, Mugs, Calculator

a)

b)

c)

d)

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.

a)

b)

c)

d)

Question 26 - The tag line "Do no Evil" is owned by

a) Yahoo

b) Bing

c) Google

d) Start page

Question 27 - Electric chair was invented by

a) Alfred P. Southwick

b) Isaac Singer

c) Murasaki Shikibu

d) Hanaoka Seish?

Question 28 - Brain fever is a disease spread through which of the following?

a) Flies

b) Mosquito

c) Virus

d) Cockroach

Question 29 - Mangroves are plants that have

a) Modified Roots

b) Modified Stems

c) Respiratory Roots

d) Respiratory Stems

Question 30 - Rodentia Sciurus is the scientific name of

a) Rat

b) Platypus

c) Squirrel

d) Beaver

Question 31 - The reactions in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously are called _______.

a) Feral reactions

b) Redox reactions

c) Demug reactions

d) Kerol reactions

Question 32 - Who discovered Nitrogen?

a) Faraday

b) Heisenberg

c) Hooke

d) Rutherford

Question 33 - Odisha's World famous Konark Sun Temple was built by

a) Krushadevray

b) Ashoka

c) Chandragupta

d) Narasimhadeva

Question 34 - Nepali is primarily spoken in which State?

a) Karnataka

b) Rajasthan

c) Sikkim

d) Andhra Pradesh

Question 35 - A manufacturer faces price elasticity of demand of a -2 for its product. If it lowers its price by 5%, the increase in quantity sold will be

a) 3%

b) 10%

c) 2.50%

d) 7%

Question 36 - If cash reserve ratio decreases, credit creation will _______.

a) increase

b) decrease

c) does not change

d) first decreases than increases

Question 37 - Device used for the detection and measurement of all types of radiation (alpha, beta and gamma)

a) Geiger counter

b) Polarimeter

c) Calorimeter

d) Radiometer

Question 38 - Haematite is an ore/mineral of

a) Zinc

b) Iron

c) Lead

d) Manganese

Question 39 - Name the lead actor in the hollywood movie "Top Gun"?

a) Harrison Ford

b) Tom Cruise

c) Mel Gibson

d) Nicolas Cage

Question 40 - The study of universe is known as ________.

a) Cosmology

b) Astrology

c) Seismology

d) Limnology

Question 41 - Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere is _______.

a) 22nd November

b) 22nd December

c) 22nd March

d) 22nd June

Question 42 - Adolf Hitler, the _____ Politician was responsible for genocide of millions of Jews.

a) German

b) French

c) Austrian

d) British

Question 43 - Prithviraj Chauhan married _________. She was the daughter of his enemy Jaichandra Gahadwal.

a) Krishnavati

b) Purvavati

c) Somyukta

d) Saumyavati

Question 44 - __________ is the 2016 Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Language Film.

a) Son of Saul

b) Embrace of the Serpent

c) Mustang

d) A War

Question 45 - If a ball is thrown up, which of the following does not change?

a) Acceleration

b) Speed

c) Potential energy

d) Distance

Question 46 - If a body is moving on a circular path, what is its average velocity if it completes one cycle in one second?

a) Average velocity depends upon time taken to complete one cycle

b) One

c) Average velocity is same as average speed

d) Zero

Question 47 - What is the maximum number of Members of the Rajya Sabha?

a) 150

b) 200

c) 250

d) 300

Question 48 - What does the wheel in the National Flag represent?

a) Speed

b) Truth

c) Growth

d) Future

Question 49 - K Srikanth has won Arjuna Award for which sport in India?

a) Badminton

b) Billiards

c) Boxing

d) Chess

Question 50 - Who is the author of the book “A Life Less Ordinary : A Memoir”?

a) Salman Rushdie

b) Arundhati Roy

c) Baby Halder

d) Rohinton Mistry

Question 51 - On dividing 24a2b2 by 6b2, we will get

a) 4b2

b) 4a2

c) 4a2b2

d) 4

Question 52 - To travel 612 km, an Express train takes 9 hours more than Rajdhani. If the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 3 hours less than Rajdhani. The speed (in km/hr) of Rajdhani is

a) 40.8

b) 51

c) 30.6

d) 61.2

Question 53 - If 1/√(cosec²A - a) = x, then value of x is

a) cotA

b) tanA

c) sinA

d) cosA

Question 54 - Pradeep has done 1/4th of a job in 14 days, Saquib completes the rest of the job in 56 days. In how many days can they together complete the job?

a) 64 days

b) 32 days

c) 16 days

d) 8 days

Question 55 - What is the value of cosec 3π/4?

a) -√2

b) √2

c) 2/√3

d) -2/√3

Question 56 - What is the value of 2 consecutive natural numbers, sum of whose squares is 145?

a) 8, 9

b) 6, 7

c) 13, 14

d) 9, 10

Question 57 - [sinA/(1 + cosA)] + [(1 + cosA)/sinA] is equal to

a) 2secA

b) 2cosecA

c) 2tanA

d) 2cotA

Question 58 - If in a two digit number, the digit at unit place is z and the digit at tens place is 8, then the number is

a) 80z + z

b) 80 + z

c) 8z + 8

d) 80z + 8

Question 59 - A shopkeeper by selling 17 Omega watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 7 Omega watches. What is his profit percentage?

a) 41.1 percent

b) 82.2 percent

c) 70 percent

d) 12.2 percent

Question 60 - The mean of marks secured by 30 students in division-A of class X is 67, 55 students of division-B is 63 and that of 40 students of division-C is 61. What is the mean of marks of the students of three divisions of Class X?

a) 63.32

b) 62.62

c) 61.92

d) 64.72

Question 61 - ABCD is a parallelogram. Co-ordinates of A, B and C are (5,0), (-2,c) and (-1,d) respectively. What will be the equation of line AD?

a) y = 2x - 5

b) y = x + 5

c) y = 2x + 5

d) y = x - 5

Question 62 - At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs 50000 become Rs 73205 in 2 years?

a) 21 percent

b) 19 percent

c) 17 percent

d) 15 percent

Question 63 - A bag has Rs 30.8 in the form of 1 rupee, 50 paise and 10 paise coins in the ratio of 6:3:2. What is the number of 50 paise coins?

a) 8

b) 24

c) 12

d) 4

Question 64 - Reflection of the point (-3,6) in the x-axis is

a) (3,6)

b) (6,-3)

c) (-3,-6)

d) (-6,3)

Question 65 - The Simplified form of (b³x²a⁴z³)*(b⁴x³a³z²)/(a²b⁴z³) is

a) b²x⁴a⁶z

b) b³x²a⁴z³

c) b³x⁵a⁵z²

d) b³a⁵z²

Question 66 - Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 13 marks more than the other and his marks were 76% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are

a) 19 and 6

b) 34 and 21

c) 102 and 89

d) 92 and 79

Question 67 - What least number must be added to 1039, so that the sum obtained is completely divisible by 29?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 8

d) 6

Question 68 - If a merchant offers a discount of 4% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 10%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

a) 25 percent loss

b) 4 percent loss

c) 50 percent profit

d) 26 percent profit

Question 69 - An angle is smaller than its supplementary by 30°. What is the measure of the angle?

a) 75°

b) 105°

c) 60°

d) 30°

Question 70 - A square is inscribed in a circle. If the side of the square is 14 cm, what is the area (in sq.cm) of the circle?

a) 49π

b) 77π

c) 121π

d) 98π

Question 71 - A wooden bowl is in shape of a hollow hemisphere of internal radius 7 cm and thickness 1 cm. What is the total surface area (in sq.cm) of the bowl? (Take: π = 22/7)

a) 710.29

b) 757.43

c) 355.14

d) 908.91

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

Who has the least weight to height ratio?

a) Ananya

b) Anchal

c) Anchita

d) Anisha

Question 73 -

a) 510

b) 467.5

c) 552.5

d) 425

Question 74 – The following table shows the number of children in each house of a society.

What is the average number of children per house?

a) 1.34

b) 1.59

c) 1.84

d) 1.09

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

If the company has issued six lakh shares between its five partners and if Chinmay offers to sell 15,000 of his shares to Ejaz, then Ejaz will have how many shares?

a) 300000 shares

b) 270000 shares

c) 285000 shares

d) 255000 shares

Question 76 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Make something seem less important, significant, or trifling.

a) superintend

b) optimality

c) trivialize

d) dumb down

Question 77 - Select the antonym of

fidgety

a) composed

b) restive

c) twitchy

d) antsy

Question 78 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Against the clock

a) To do a job fast to finish it before a deadline

b) Time is money

c) Man is a victim of time

d) It is useless to fight destiny

Question 79 - Select the word with the correct spelling.

a) karnages

b) halogram

c) demagogy

d) comands

Question 80 - Select the antonym of

bland

a) blah

b) insipid

c) tame

d) lively

Question 81 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The parents gave their children some (advice) before they left for the picnic.

a) advices

b) advise

c) advises

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'.

She was annoyed (A)/when she found that(B)/the chewing gum was stuck to her hair.(C)/No error(D)

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

Question 83 - 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'.

It is not easy for an actor(A)/to earn respect from both, the fans(B)/as well as critic.(D)/No error

a) A

b) C

c) C

d) D

Question 84 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase

A gesture expressing respect, such as a bow.

a) Consensual

b) Obeisance

c) Perk

d) Germinate

Question 85 - Select the word with the correct spelling.

a) preecher

b) hygenic

c) paralel

d) blotting

Question 86 - Select the synonym of

bedevilment

a) delight

b) beset

c) facilitate

d) contentment

Question 87 - 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.

Someone gave the old man a push.

a) The old man got a push from someone.

b) Somebody had given a push to the old man.

c) The old man was being pushed by someone.

d) A push was given to the old man.

Question 88 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The white American underclass is in thrall

P-and used heroin needles

Q-to a vicious, selfish culture

R-whose main products are misery

a) PQR

b) QRP

c) RPQ

d) RQP

Question 89 - 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.

She deserved the accolades as she ____________________ for it.

a) hardly worked

b) had hard worked

c) was working hard

d) had worked hard

Question 90 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

But the most important thing is,

P-I'll always be

Q-even if we're apart

R-with you

a) QPR

b) RPQ

c) PQR

d) RQP

Question 91 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The passengers (were waited) for the flight at the emigration lobby, for long.

a) had wait

b) had been waited

c) have been waiting

d) no improvement

Question 92 - 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.

Geetal said, " I bought a Honda City yesterday."

a) Geetal said that I have bought a Honda City yesterday.

b) Geetal told me that she had bought a Honda City yesterday.

c) Geetal said she had bought a Honda City the previous day.

d) Geetal said that she had bought a Honda City the previous day.

Question 93 - Select the synonym of

deprive

a) bestow

b) confer

c) dispossess

d) endow

Question 94 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Scapegoat

a) Animal sacrifice as an offering to God

b) The most useful animal or person

c) A lucky person who is forgiven for his crimes

d) A person who is blamed for the mistakes of others

Question 95 - 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.

Let the cat out of the ______.

a) house

b) well

c) bag

d) cart

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.

The ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.

The ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient

a) habit

b) approach

c) perception

d) concept

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 ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.

it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition.

a) unique

b) rare

c) different

d) particular

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.

The ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.

If you are absolutely ______________ about India

Options:

a) unknowing

b) unknowledgeable

c) naive

d) blind to

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.

The ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.

the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him.

a) connotation

b) implication

c) understanding

d) significance

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.

The ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.

a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide

a) enlarged

b) evolved

c) grown

d) enhanced

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