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