SSC CGL Undated PYQs

Question 1

India by the Nile', was a cultural festival celebrated by India and _____.

Accepted Answer

'India by the Nile' is an annual cultural festival held in Egypt to celebrate Indian culture, arts, and bilateral ties between India and Egypt along the Nile river.

Question 2

Select the odd number from the given alternatives.

Accepted Answer

18, 45, and 54 are all multiples of 9 (the sum of their digits is 9). However, 55 is not divisible by 9, making it the odd one out.

Question 3

P and Q are brothers. P is the father of S. R is the only son of Q and is married to U. How is U related to S?

Accepted Answer

P and Q are brothers. S is P's child, and R is Q's son, making S and R cousins. Since U is R's wife, U becomes the sister-in-law to S.

Question 4

If 3 # 6 * 9 = 45 and 9 # 8 * 7 = 105, then what is the value of 5 * 6 # 3 = ?

Accepted Answer

The pattern is that '#' concatenates the numbers and '*' means addition. So, 3#6 = 36, and 36 + 9 = 45. Similarly, 5 + 6#3 = 5 + 63 = 68.

Question 5

When a number is increased by 105, it becomes 135% of itself. What is the number?

Accepted Answer

Let the number be x. Increasing it by 105 makes it 135% of x. This means the 35% increase equals 105. So, 35% of x = 105, which gives x = 300.

Question 6

What is the quotient when 7251 is divided by 66?

Accepted Answer

Divide 7251 by 66. 66 × 100 = 6600, leaving 651. Since 66 × 10 = 660, 66 × 9 = 594. Thus, 7251 = 66 × 109 + 57. The quotient is 109.

Question 7

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary. 1. Dillydallying 2. Dillydallied 3. Dillydally 4. Dilled 5. Dillydallies 1. Dillydallying 2. Dillydallied 3. Dillydally 4. Dilled 5. Dillydallies

Accepted Answer

Compare the letters alphabetically. 'Dilled' (4) comes first. Then for 'Dillydalli...', 'ed' (2) comes before 'es' (5). Finally, 'Dillydally' (3) comes before 'Dillydallying' (1). Order: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1.

Question 8

Select the related letters from the given alternatives. DHL : AEI :: QUY : ?

Accepted Answer

Each letter in the first term is shifted backward by 3 positions to get the second term (D-3=A, H-3=E, L-3=I). Applying this to QUY: Q-3=N, U-3=R, Y-3=V, giving NRV.

Question 9

If a + b = 4 and ab = 3, then what is the value of a3 + b3?

Accepted Answer

Use the formula a³ + b³ = (a+b)³ - 3ab(a+b). Substituting the given values: 4³ - 3(3)(4) = 64 - 36 = 28. Alternatively, a=3 and b=1 satisfies the equations.

Question 10

In 4 years at simple interest the principal increases by 32%. What will be the compound interest earned (in Rs) on Rs. 24,000 in 3 years at the same rate?

Accepted Answer

Rate = 32% / 4 = 8% p.a. CI for 3 years at 8% is calculated as 24000 × [(1.08)³ - 1] = 24000 × 0.259712 ≈ Rs. 6233.

Question 11

Notepad' is a text editor in which of the following operating systems?

Accepted Answer

Notepad is a basic text editor built into all versions of Microsoft Windows. Chrome and Firefox are web browsers, and Macintosh uses TextEdit.

Question 12

The length of diagonal BD of a parallelogram ABCD is 36 cm. P and Q are the centroids of triangle ABC and triangle ADC respectively. What is the length (in cm) of PQ?

Accepted Answer

The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other. The centroids divide the medians in a 2:1 ratio. Thus, the distance PQ is exactly 1/3 of the diagonal BD. 36 / 3 = 12 cm.

Question 13

What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called? ?

Accepted Answer

Sublimation is the process where a substance transitions directly from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid phase, like dry ice or camphor.

Question 14

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'. The sailors divided his (1)/ money around themselves and (2)/ the ship sailed on. (3)/No Error (4)

Accepted Answer

The error lies in part 2. The preposition 'around' is incorrect in this context. It should be replaced with 'among' as the money is distributed among more than two sailors.

Question 15

The weights of 4 boxes are 20, 30, 50 and 70 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

Accepted Answer

The total weight of all boxes is 170 kg. To form 160 kg, we would need to exclude a 10 kg box, which doesn't exist. Hence, 160 kg is impossible.

Question 16

Who is a major driving force behind the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan'?

Accepted Answer

Medha Patkar is the primary leader and driving force behind the Narmada Bachao Andolan, a social movement protesting against large dams on the Narmada River to protect displaced tribals and farmers.

Question 17

What is the sectorial angle (in degrees) made by the runs scored against Australia in the given pie chart? ?

Accepted Answer

The sectorial angle is calculated by multiplying the percentage of runs scored against Australia (which is 32% in the chart) by 360°. Thus, 32% of 360° = 115.2°.

Question 18

The web uses the __________ to request and serve web pages and programs.

Accepted Answer

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the standard markup language used to create, structure, and serve web pages and applications over the internet.

Question 19

Nepal does not share its border with which Indian state?

Accepted Answer

Nepal shares its borders with five Indian states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim. Haryana is an interior state and does not touch Nepal.

Question 20

Who discovered Neon?

Accepted Answer

Neon was discovered in 1898 by British chemists Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers. They isolated it by chilling a sample of air until it became liquid, then capturing the boiling gases.