Test of the Day for SSC CGL Tier-1 2017

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Dear Readers, for your better practice at SSC Adda, we provide you a test of 20 questions i.e. Test Of the Day(TOD) which will play a vital role in your practice. In TOD, You’ll find all 4 subjects in a single quiz. We wish you Good luck for your SSC CGL exams. We are making all the possible efforts to make your Studies fun and Interactive.

Q1. The disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President of India are decided by the-

Parliament

Election Commission

Supreme Court

High Court

Q2. Who is the custodian of Indian Constitution?

President

Parliament

Council Court

Supreme Court

Q3. The system of Judicial Review exists in

India only

U.K. only

U.S.A. only

India and U.S.A.

Q4. Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?

42nd

44th

73rd

86th

Q5. Which of the following High Courts has the largest number of Benches?

Kolkata High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court

Bombay High Court

Guwahati High Court

Q6. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: CONCENTRATION

CONCERN

CONTAINER

CONCERT

CENTRAL

Solution:

CENTRAL cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: CONCENTRATION

Q7. If ‘WZB’ stands for ‘DAY’, how will you code ‘MONDAY’?

NLMWZB

PLOWZB

NMLWZB

PQRWZB

Solution:

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Q8. If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘-‘, ‘-’ means ‘x’, ‘x’ means ‘+’, then 24+8÷26×6=?

-17

-21

Solution:

24+8÷26×6 After changing sign = 24 ÷ 8 – 26 + 6 = 3 – 26 + 6 = -17

Q9. Select the missing number from the given alternatives:

Solution:

In 1st column: 7 × 8 + 4 = 60 In 2nd column: 9 × 9 + 9 = 90 Similarly in 3rd column: 8 × ? + 6 = 70 ? = 64 ÷ 8 = 8

Q10. A man starts from a point, walks 5 km towards East, turns right and walks 3 km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction he is facing now?

North

South

West

Southwest

Solution:

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Directions (11-15): In the following questions, All the sentences have an error, Find out the error and mark as your correct response.
Q11. As sooner as you reach the port report to the desk officer.

As sooner as

You reach the port

Report to

The desk officer

Solution:

The correct expression is ‘As soon as’.

Q12. If I was you I would have first introduced him to the guests.

If I was you

I would have

First introduced him

To the guests

Solution:

Use ‘were’ in place of ‘was’.

Q13. Some peoples behaviour teaches us not to behave that way.

Some peoples

Behaviour teaches

Us not to

Behave that way

Solution:

Write – Some people’s behaviour

Q14. Despite of our good contacts we could not get tickets for our friends.

Despite of our

Good contacts we

Could not get

Tickets for our friends

Solution:

Preposition ‘of’ is not used with ‘despite’.

Q15. But your co-operation for the organisation of this workshop would not have been so smooth.

But your co-operation for

The organisation of this

Workshop would not

Have been so smooth

Solution:

Write ‘But for your co-operation—‘. But for means- except for, without.

Q16. Alok walks to a viewpoint and returns to the starting point by his car and thus takes a total time of 6 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by driving both ways. How long would it have taken for him to walk both ways?

8 h 45 min

7 h 45 min

8 h 30 min

6 h 45 min

Solution:

According to question,
If Alok drives car both ways he would have taken 4hrs 45 min. Thus, he has taken 2hrs 22 min 30 sec to drive one side. ∴ time taken to walk one side = 6hrs 45 min – 2hrs 22 min 30 sec = 4hrs 22 min 30 sec
Time taken for walking both ways = 2 × (4hrs 22 min 30 sec) = 8hrs 45 min Required answer = 8hrs 45 min

Q17. A motor car does a journey in 17.5 hours, covering the first half at 30 km/h and the second half at 40 km/h. Find the distance of the journey.

684 km

600 km

120 km

540 km

Solution:

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Q18. Manish travels a certain distance by car at the rate of 12 km/h and walks back at the rate of 3 km/h. The whole journey took 5 hours. What is the distance he covered on the car?

12 km

30 km

15 km

6 km

Solution:

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Q19. Two trains A and B start simultaneously in the opposite direction from two points A and B and arrive at their destinations 9 and 4 hours respectively after their meeting each other. At what rate does the second train B travel if the first train travels at 80 km per hour.

60 km/h

100 km/h

120 km/h

80 km/h

Solution:

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Q20. A train moves at a constant speed of 120 km/h for one kilometer and at 40 kmph for the next one kilometer. What is the average speed of the train.

48 kmph

50 kmph

80 kmph

60 kmph

Solution: