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.In sixth century BC, Suktimati was the capital of

Panchala

Kuru

Chedi

Avanti

Q2.Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?

Bimbisar

Dhanananda

Ramananda

Mahapadamananda

Q3.Who was the real founder of the Delhi saltnat?

Qutubuddin Aibak

Iltutmish

Sultan Mahmud

Balban

Q4. Second Battle of Kannoj was fought..

1540

1539

1526

1556

Q5.Battle of Panipat was fought..

1526

1761

1564

1556

Q6.If 'x' means addition, '-' means division, '÷' means subtraction and '+' means multiplication, then which of the equations is correct?

16 x 5 ÷ 10 + 4 -3 = 19

16 + 5 ÷ 10 x 4 -3 = 9

16 + 5 -10 x 4 ÷ 3 = 9

16- 5 x 10 ÷ 4 + 3 = 12

Solution:

16 + 5 -10 x 4 ÷ 3 = 9 After changing sign: = 16 × 5 ÷ 10 + 4 – 3 = 9

Q7. At the end of a business conference the ten people present, all shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether?

Solution:

Clearly, total number of handshakes = (9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1) = 45. Or n(n-1)/2

Q8. A man is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west. In which direction will his left hand be?

North

South

East

West

Solution:

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The posture of the man is as shown.
Clearly, the left hand points towards North.

Q9.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 class = 30

Q10.If 6 x 9 x 3 = 963 and 4 x 8 x 5 = 845, then 9 x 4 x 7 = ?

974

479

497

749

Solution:

Pattern : 2nd , 1st, 3rd

Directions (11-15): In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicized/bold in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

Q11. He went ahead and shot the elephant in order not to lose face in front of the natives.

be humiliated

be disfigured

be blamed

be criticized

Solution:

lose face-be humiliated or come to be less highly respected.

Q12. So far as hazards of pollution are concerned, the traffic policeman bear the brunt.

suffer the most

are exposed to the danger

face the consequences

have to run the risk

Solution:

bear the brunt of something-to get the greater amount or larger part of something bad

Q13. My boss is, in fact, a live wire he works for twelve hours a day.

a industrious and brilliant

lively and active

sincere and intelligent

sincere and efficient

Solution:

live wire-an energetic and unpredictable person.

Q14. Every opponent of Mohammad Ali has gone to the well in the contest with his so far.

failed to defeat

proved equal

achieved one’s aim

broken one’s bones

Solution:

failed to defeatb

Q15. Talk shop

Talk about one’s profession

Talk about shopping

Ridicule

Treat lightly

Solution:

Talk shop-discuss matters concerning one's work, especially at a social occasion when this is inappropriate.

Q16. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance a and b from the foot of the tower are complementary. The height of the tower is

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Solution:

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Q17. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points situated at distances 36 m and 64 m from its base and in the same straight line with it are complementary. What is the height of the tower?

50 m

48 m

25 m

24 m

Solution:

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Q18. The angle of elevation of the top of an incomplete vertical pillar at a horizontal distance of 100 m from its base is 45°. If the angle of elevation of the top of complete pillar at the same point is to be 60°, then the height of the incomplete pillar is to be increased by

50√2 m

100 m

100(√3-1) m

100(√3+1) m

Solution:

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Q19. A guard observes an enemy boat, from an observation tower at a height of 100metre above sea level. The angle of depression is 60°. The distance of the boat from the foot of the observation tower is:

180 m

180√3 m

100×1/√3 m

60 m

Solution:

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Q20. At a point on a horizontal line though the base of a monument the angle of elevation of the top of the monument is found to be such that its tangent is 1/5. On walking 138 metres towards the monument the secant of the angle of elevation is found to be √193/12. The height of the monument (in metre) is:

Solution: