- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 1592712
- Series
- D
SSC GD Constable Paper 2
- Questions
- 80
- Maximum marks
- 160
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 80 questions in 4 parts: A. General Intelligence and Reasoning (20), B. General Knowledge and General Awareness (20), C. Elementary Mathematics (20), D. English/ Hindi (20).
- You have 60 minutes for the whole paper. The clock starts when you break the seal.
- Each question has 4 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 2 marks. A wrong answer costs 0.25. A question left blank scores nothing.
- Fill one bubble per question on the answer sheet. Unlike a real sheet, you can clear it and change your mind.
Scripting is off, so this page is a printed paper: answer on paper, then open each question’s working.
Part AGeneral Intelligence and Reasoning
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Which letter comes next? I, L, O, R, U, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
Each letter moves 3 places forward in the alphabet: I → L → O → R → U → X.
Directions for questions 2 to 2
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Chetan and Esha sit next to each other. Exactly one person sits between Esha and Divya. Arun sits somewhere to the right of Chetan. Divya sits somewhere to the right of Farhan. Arun sits at one of the two ends. Exactly one person sits between Divya and Bina.-
Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Farhan, Divya, Chetan, Esha, Arun. Arun.
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Which letter comes next? A, F, K, P, U, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
Each letter moves 5 places forward in the alphabet: A → F → K → P → U → Z.
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Statements:
(1) Some watches are not buses.
(2) Some stones are watches.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No buses are stones.
(II) All buses are watches.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: buses and stones may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some buses may lie outside watches. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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JLN : IKM :: LNP : ?
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Answer A
Each letter of JLN moves 1 back to give IKM. Doing the same to LNP gives KMO.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 4:10?
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Answer C
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |120 − 55| = 65°. Answer: 65°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 60°.
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Pooja walks 6 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 4 km. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 4 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 13 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(13² + 0²) = 13 km. 13 km, west.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
225, 64, 144 are perfect squares; 215 is not. The odd one is 215.
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1 January 2019 was a Tuesday. What day of the week was 1 January 2020?
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Answer A
2019 has 365 days: 1 odd day. Tuesday + 1 = Wednesday.
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GIK : HJL :: MOQ : ?
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Answer D
Each letter of GIK moves 1 forward to give HJL. Doing the same to MOQ gives NPR.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 63, 124, 215, 342, 511, ?
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Answer D
The rule: the terms are 4³, 5³, 6³ … minus 1. The missing term is 728.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
In the others the second number is 3n + 1 of the first; 12 : 39 breaks it. The odd one is 12 : 39.
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Statements:
(1) All phones are flowers.
(2) Some flowers are bottles.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some flowers are phones.
(II) Some phones are flowers.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Both conclusions follow.
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B is the daughter of T. T is the brother of F. How is B related to F?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from F: T is F’s brother; B is T’s daughter. So B is F’s niece.
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In a queue, Neha is 18th from the front and Priya is 31st from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer A
Between positions 18 and 31 there are 31 − 18 − 1 = 12 people.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 39 ÷ 7 − 9 × 3 + 5?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 39 + 7 × 9 ÷ 3 − 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 55.
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In a certain code, TRAIN is written as GIZRM. How is GRAPE written in that code?
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Answer B
From TRAIN → GIZRM: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to GRAPE: TIZKV.
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In a certain code, GREEN is written as HQFDO. How is CLOUD written in that code?
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Answer C
From GREEN → HQFDO: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to CLOUD: DKPTE.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the left of the 14th letter from the left?
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Answer C
The 14th letter from the left is N (position 14). 5 places to the left: position 9, which is I.
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Sunil walks 3 km towards the south. He turns left and walks 7 km. He turns left and walks 7 km. He turns left and walks 13 km. Which direction is he facing now?
Answer and working
Answer D
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs West.
Part BGeneral Knowledge and General Awareness
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Which of these sportspersons is associated with mountaineering?
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Who was the President of India throughout 1994?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in Rajasthan?
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Which of these musicians is known for the santur?
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Who wrote ‘The God of Small Things’?
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What is the currency of North Macedonia?
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Who was the Vice President of India throughout 1959?
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Consider the following pairs of organisations and their headquarters:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Organisation Headquarters 1. Economic Cooperation Organization Bern 2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Singapore 3. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Monaco Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Economic Cooperation Organization goes with Tehran; 2. correct; 3. wrong: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development goes with London. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Buxa Tiger Reserve is in which state?
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Consider the following pairs of rivers and where they flow:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?River Flows into 1. Alaknanda River Gulf of Khambhat 2. Tungabhadra River Krishna River 3. Ravi River Ghaghara River Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Alaknanda River goes with Ganges; 2. correct; 3. wrong: Ravi River goes with Chenab River. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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In which year was the Battle of Aliwal fought?
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What is the capital of Botswana?
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Amrita Pritam received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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What is the capital of Manipur?
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Koyna Dam is built on which river?
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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed on which date?
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Answer A
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: November 29.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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K. Balachander received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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What is the atomic number of aluminium?
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In which year was Chandrayaan-2 launched?
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Pattadakal Group of Monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in which state?
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Part CElementary Mathematics
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A train 380 m long passes a signal post in 19 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Answer and working
Answer D
Speed = 380 ÷ 19 = 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹31/kg be mixed with rice at ₹64/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹34/kg?
Answer and working
Answer A
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (64 − 34) : (34 − 31) = 30 : 3 = 10 : 1.
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If a + b = 12 and ab = 32, what is a² + b²?
Answer and working
Answer C
a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = 144 − 64 = 80.
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How many numbers from 250 to 1150 (both included) are divisible by 11?
Answer and working
Answer A
Multiples of 11 up to 1150: 104. Up to 249: 22. Difference = 82.
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What is the average of 64, 14, 73, 69, 20 and 36?
Answer and working
Answer D
Sum = 276. Average = 276 ÷ 6 = 46.
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What is the area of a circle of radius 14 cm? (Take π = 22/7.)
Answer and working
Answer A
Area = πr² = 22/7 × 14 × 14 = 616 cm².
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What is the fourth proportional to 10, 16 and 130?
Answer and working
Answer C
10 : 16 = 130 : x, so x = 16 × 130 ÷ 10 = 208.
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If tan θ = 9⁄40 and θ is acute, what is sec θ?
Answer and working
Answer A
Draw a right triangle with sides 9, 40 and hypotenuse 41 (9² + 40² = 41²). Then sec θ = 41⁄40.
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An angle is 36° more than its complement. What is the angle?
Answer and working
Answer A
a + (a − 36) = 90, so 2a = 126 and a = 63°.
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The fare for a journey goes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage decrease?
Answer and working
Answer B
Change = ₹48. On the original value: 48 ÷ 120 × 100 = 40%, a 40% decrease. Dividing by the new value, 72, is the usual slip.
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Simplify: 23 + 13 × 12 − 24 ÷ 4
Answer and working
Answer A
Division and multiplication first: 13 × 12 = 156 and 24 ÷ 4 = 6. Then 23 + 156 − 6 = 173.
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What is the mean of these numbers: 37, 24, 34, 20, 59, 25, 32?
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Answer B
Sum 231 ÷ 7 = 33.
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Solve for x: 6x + 1 = 5x + 8
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Answer C
6x − 5x = 8 − 1, so x = 7. x = 7.
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A boat covers 35 km downstream in 5 hours and 25 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer A
Downstream speed = 35 ÷ 5 = 7 km/h; upstream = 25 ÷ 5 = 5 km/h. Boat = (7 + 5) ÷ 2 = 6 km/h.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 88 years. 6 years ago, the father was 3 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
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Answer A
Let the son be s. Then (88 − s − 6) = 3(s − 6), so 100 = 4s and s = 25 years.
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By selling a watch for ₹915, a man loses 25%. For how much should he sell it to gain 15%?
Answer and working
Answer D
CP = 915 × 100/75 = ₹1,220. For a 15% gain: 1,220 × 115/100 = ₹1,403.
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₹60,000 amounts to ₹72,600 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer C
(1 + R/100)² = 72,600/60,000 = 1.21, so 1 + R/100 = 1.1 and R = 10%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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What is the simple interest on ₹37,000 at 8% per annum for 6 years?
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Answer C
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 37,000 × 8 × 6 / 100 = ₹17,760.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 48 days. How long would A take alone?
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Answer A
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 48 days = 240 units. A alone: 240 ÷ 4 = 60 days.
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 14 minutes and 35 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
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Answer C
Together per minute: 1/14 + 1/35 = 1/10. Time = 14 × 35 ÷ 49 = 10 minutes.
Part DEnglish/ Hindi
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is intolerance.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
GutlessAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is oddball.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptismAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WinnerAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of winner is Loser. Victor is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is immature.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for itAnswer and working
Answer B
Entrepreneur: someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WindwardAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptorAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DeceitfulAnswer and working
Answer D
Deceitful (adjective) and Fraudulent share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TriumphAnswer and working
Answer B
Triumph (noun) and Victory share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MistreatAnswer and working
Answer C
Mistreat (verb) and Abuse share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PaltryAnswer and working
Answer B
Paltry (adjective) and Negligible share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ShoutAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is communicator.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
eliggible is wrong; it is spelt eligible. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShamefulAnswer and working
Answer D
Shameful (adjective) and Disgraceful share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SurplusAnswer and working
Answer C
Surplus (noun) and Excess share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spineAnswer and working
Answer B
Humpback: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer D
assoceation is wrong; it is spelt association. The others are correct.