SSC CGL Practice Questions — All Questions
20 questions
The value of 15 x 8 - 20 is:
- a.80
- b.100✓
- c.120
- d.140
15 x 8 = 120; 120 - 20 = 100.
If x + 7 = 20, then x equals:
- a.13✓
- b.27
- c.14
- d.10
x = 20 - 7 = 13.
The area of a rectangle 12 cm by 5 cm is:
- a.17 sq cm
- b.34 sq cm
- c.60 sq cm✓
- d.120 sq cm
Area = length x width = 12 x 5 = 60 sq cm.
A number increased by 25% becomes 250. The original number is:
- a.300
- b.225
- c.187.5
- d.200✓
1.25x = 250, so x = 200.
Book is to Reading as Fork is to:
- a.Kitchen
- b.Eating✓
- c.Metal
- d.Cooking
A book is used for reading; a fork is used for eating.
Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
- a.9✓
- b.3
- c.5
- d.7
9 is not prime; the rest (3,5,7,11) are prime numbers.
Complete the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
- a.20
- b.24
- c.25✓
- d.30
These are perfect squares; 5^2 = 25.
If MONDAY is coded by shifting each letter +1, the code is:
- a.LNMCZX
- b.NPOFCZ
- c.MONDAY
- d.NPOEBZ✓
M->N,O->P,N->O,D->E,A->B,Y->Z = NPOEBZ.
Choose the antonym of 'ancient':
- a.Old
- b.Modern✓
- c.Historic
- d.Aged
The antonym of 'ancient' is 'modern'.
Identify the correct sentence:
- a.The news is good✓
- b.The news are good
- c.The news were good
- d.The news be good
'News' is uncountable and takes a singular verb: 'is'.
The idiom 'once in a blue moon' means:
- a.Frequently
- b.At night
- c.Very rarely✓
- d.On the moon
'Once in a blue moon' means very rarely.
Fill in: 'He is good ___ mathematics.'
- a.in
- b.on
- c.for
- d.at✓
'Good at' is the correct collocation.
The Constitution of India came into effect in the year:
- a.1947
- b.1950✓
- c.1935
- d.1952
The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950.
Photosynthesis in plants primarily takes place in the:
- a.Leaves✓
- b.Roots
- c.Stem
- d.Flower
Photosynthesis mainly occurs in the leaves, where chlorophyll is concentrated.
The largest ocean on Earth is the:
- a.Atlantic
- b.Indian
- c.Pacific✓
- d.Arctic
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.
The chemical symbol for water is:
- a.CO2
- b.O2
- c.NaCl
- d.H2O✓
Water is H2O (two hydrogen, one oxygen).
How many fundamental rights are guaranteed by the Indian Constitution (broad categories)?
- a.Five
- b.Six✓
- c.Seven
- d.Ten
The Constitution currently guarantees six fundamental rights (categories).
The gas that humans primarily breathe in to survive is:
- a.Oxygen✓
- b.Carbon dioxide
- c.Nitrogen
- d.Hydrogen
Humans breathe in oxygen for respiration.
The Tropic of Cancer passes through which country besides many others?
- a.United Kingdom
- b.Russia
- c.India✓
- d.Canada
The Tropic of Cancer passes through India.
The Preamble of the Indian Constitution describes India as a:
- a.Monarchy
- b.Colony
- c.Theocracy
- d.Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic✓
The Preamble declares India a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic.