SSC CGL Undated PYQs

Question 1

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in
the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The mouse, however, reached his hole in safety. 
B. A bull was bitten by a mouse, and, pained by the wound, tried to capture him. 
C. The mouse, peeping out, crept up his flank and, again biting him, retreated to his
hole. 
D. The bull dug into the walls with his horns until, wearied, he crouched down and
slept by the hole.

Accepted Answer

The paragraph describes a sequence of events. Sentence B introduces the initial action of the mouse biting the bull. Sentence A follows, indicating the mouse's escape to its hole. Sentence D describes the bull's reaction to the mouse's hole, and C describes the mouse's subsequent action from the hole. This order (BADC) creates a coherent narrative.

Question 2

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Accepted Answer

The word 'Reciept' is incorrectly spelt. The correct spelling is 'Receipt', with 'ei' instead of 'ie'. This is a common spelling error.

Question 3

Accepted Answer

Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 4

The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an
error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
I had all / the comforts to life / in my childhood.

Accepted Answer

The error lies in the preposition 'to'. The correct preposition to use with 'comforts' when referring to general life is 'of', making the phrase 'comforts of life'.

Question 5

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question
mark (?) in the following series.
GKH, DNL, WQO, TTS, GWH, ?

Accepted Answer

Analyze the pattern for each letter independently. For the first letter, G (-3) D (-7) W (-3) T (-7) G (-3) D. For the second letter, K (+3) N (+3) Q (+3) T (+3) W (+3) Z. For the third letter, H (+4) L (+3) O (+4) S (+3) H (+4) L. Thus, the next term is DZL.

Question 6

Accepted Answer

Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 7

India lost a large proportion of ______ growing area to Pakistan during partition.

Accepted Answer

During the partition of India in 1947, a significant portion of the jute-growing areas, particularly in Bengal, went to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). This led to India losing a large proportion of its jute production capacity.

Question 8

‘Ashtadhyayi’, written by Sanskrit scholar Panini, is a book on ______.

Accepted Answer

Ashtadhyayi, authored by Panini, is a foundational text on Sanskrit grammar. It systematically describes the Sanskrit language through 4,000 sutras.

Question 9

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Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 10

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Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 11

Accepted Answer

Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 12

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
All the buses leaving between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. has been cancelled.

Accepted Answer

The subject of the sentence is 'All the buses', which is plural. Therefore, the plural verb 'have' should be used instead of 'has'. The correct sentence should be 'All the buses leaving between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. have been cancelled.' Since the given correct answer is 'No substitution required', there might be an error in the provided correct answer.

Question 13

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Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 14

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Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 15

Accepted Answer

Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 16

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term.
PRACTISE : ACEIPRST :: TECHNOLOGY : ?

Accepted Answer

The pattern involves arranging the letters of the first word in alphabetical order to get the second word. Applying the same logic to 'TECHNOLOGY', arranging its letters alphabetically gives 'CEGHLNOOTY'.

Question 17

What would be the ratio of the areas of two circles, i.e. Circle-A and Circle-B, the
radius of which are 4 cm and 8 cm, respectively?

Accepted Answer

The area of a circle is given by the formula A = πr². For Circle-A, the area is π(4)² = 16π. For Circle-B, the area is π(8)² = 64π. The ratio of their areas is 16π : 64π, which simplifies to 1 : 4.

Question 18

Accepted Answer

Figure-based question. Compare the transformation rule in the prompt to each option figure.

Question 19

As per Economic Survey of India 2020-21, India is expected to have a Current Account
Surplus of ______ of GDP in FY21.

Accepted Answer

The question asks for a specific data point from the Economic Survey of India 2020-21. According to the survey, India was expected to have a Current Account Surplus of 2% of GDP in FY21. The provided correct answer '4' (which corresponds to 4%) is incorrect based on the actual Economic Survey data.

Question 20

Who among the following science fiction/ popular science writers wrote ‘2001 : A
Space Odyssey’ and held the position of a Professor at the Physical Research
Laboratory, Ahmedabad?

Accepted Answer

Arthur C. Clarke is widely known for writing '2001: A Space Odyssey'. While he was a prominent science fiction writer, the second part of the question about holding a professorship at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, is a distractor and not true for Arthur C. Clarke.