Test of the Day for SSC CGL Tier-1 2017

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.

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Q1. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

Goa attained full statehood in 1987

Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat

Daman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India

Dadra and Nager Haweli were under French colonial rule till 1954

Q2. The details on how citizenship may be acquired and terminated are enumerated in

Part II on the Constitution

The Citizenship Act, 1955

Schedule I of the Constitution

Various enactments by the Parliament

Q3. In which of the following ways can Indian citizenship be acquired?

By descent

By naturalisation

By registration

All of these

Q4. The detailed provisions regarding acquisition and termination of Indian citizenship are contained in the Citizenship Act, which was passed by

The Indian Parliament in 1955

The Indian Parliament in 1950

The British Parliament in August 1948

The Constituent Assembly in 1949

Q5. Which of the following is not a condition for becoming a citizen of India?

Birth

Descent

Acquiring property

Naturalisation

Q6. A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 124, 235, 346, 457, ?

455

465

565

568

Solution:

124 + 111 = 235
235 + 111 = 346
346 + 111 = 457
457 + 111 = 568

Q7. F is the brother of A. C is the daughter of A. K is the sister of F, G is the brother of C. Who is the uncle of G?

Solution:

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Q8. If Jhansi is 12 ahead in rank of Prabha, who ranks 15th from last, then how many students are there in the class if Jhansi ranks 4th in order of merit?

Solution:

Number of students in the class = 4 + 11 + 15 = 30

Q9. From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: ENVIRONMENT

ENTER

METRE

IRON

MOMENTUM

Solution:

MOMENTUM cannot be formed because there is no “U” in ENVIRONMENT.

Q10. If 'BASKET' is written as 'TEKSAB' how can 'PILLOW' be written in that code?

LOWPIL

WOLLIP

LOWLIP

WOLPIL

Solution:

By reverse the order of alphabets in “BASKET” we get “TEKBAS”

Similarly, “PILLOW” becomes “WOLLIP”

Directions (11-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences. Q11. Instrument with lenses for making very small objects appear larger.

expander

microscope

forfeit

telescope

Solution:

microscope- an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times.

Q12. Intelligent and intellectual class of society.

literate

intelligent

intelligentsia

intellectual

Solution:

intelligentsia- intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence.

Q13. Life-history of a person written by himself.

biography

cartography

autobiography

bibliography

Solution:

autobiography- an account of a person's life written by that person.

Q14. Life-history of a person written by another.

biography

autobiography

cartography

credentials

Solution:

biography-an account of someone's life written by someone else.

Q15. One whose wife is dead.

widow

widower

spinster

bachelor

Solution:

widower- a man who has lost his spouse by death and has not married again.

Q16. From the top of a cliff 25 m high, the angle of elevation of a tower is found to be equal to the angle of depression of the foot of the tower. Find the height of the tower.

40 m

48 m

50 m

52 m

Solution:

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Q17. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from points at distance A and B from the base and in the same line with it are complementary. If A > B, then height of the tower is

√B-A

√B/A

√B+A

√BA

Solution:

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Q18. A 6-ft-tall man finds that the angle of elevation of the top of a 24-ft-high tower and the angle of depression of its base are complementary angles. The distance of the man from the pillar is

2√3 ft.

8√3 ft.

6√3 ft.

None of these

Solution:

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Q19. The tops of two poles of height 20 m and 14 m of are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an angle 30° with the horizontal, then the length of the wire is

12 m

10 m

8 m

None of these

Solution:

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Q20. I see a bird flying away at a constant speed of 1.7568 kmph in the sky. The angle of elevation is 60°. After 1/2 minute, I see the bird again and this time the angle of elevation is 45°. What is the perpendicular (horizontal) distance of the bird from me?

10 m

10√3 m

20 m

20√3 m

Solution: