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.The Theosophical Society was founded in the U. S. A. by ?

A. O. Hume

Dr. Annie Besant

Madam Blavatsky and Olcott

Tilak and Gokhale

Q2.At which of the following places did Hyder Ali built a modern arsenal?

Dindigul

Mysore

Srirangappattanam

Arcot

Q3.In which year did the Portuguese captured Goa from Bijapur?

1498

1510

1516

1569

Q4.With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat ?

Akbar

Shahjahan

Jahangir

Aurangzeb

Q5.The Mughal emperor who issued a firman to English East India Company in 1717 to trade freely in Bengal is ?

Farrukhsiyar

Bahadur Shah

Jahandar Shah

Shah Alam

Q6. Which of the following alternative is correct, if the number of letters missed is not uniform

BFJNRV

DGJMPS

MORTXY

PRTVXZ

Solution:

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Q7. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.

Necessary

Nature

Navigate

Nautical

Solution:

Order according to Dictionary:
Nature, Nautical, Navigate, Necessary

Q8. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.

Exhilarate

Ephemeral

Entrench

Enterprise

Solution:

Order according to Dictionary:
Enterprise, Entrench, Ephemeral. Exhilarate

Q9. Select the related numbers from the given alternatives: 3 : 243 :: 5 : ?

125

625

3025

3125

Solution:

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Q10. 'A' and 'B' are brothers. 'C' and 'D' are sisters. A's son is D's brother. How is B related to C?

Father

Brother

Grandfather

Uncle

Solution:

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Directions (11-11): In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.

Q11. A first European sailor (A) / who came to India (B) / was Vasco–da–Gama (C) / No error (D).

Solution:

Use definite article ‘the’ in place of ‘a’ in part A of the sentence.

Directions (12-14): The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Q12. Legislation was passed to punish brokers who ________ their client’s funds.

devastate

devour

defalcate

dawdle

Solution:

defalcate-embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted).

Q13. His father was _________ the same business.

managing over

engaged in

endowed with

enlisted in

Solution:

If you're busy or involved with something, you're engaged in it.

Q14. It is due to this lethargy that the plan fell _____.

off

out

through

away

Solution:

It is due to this lethargy that the plan fell through.
fall through: [for something, such as plans] to fail.

Directions (15-15): In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Q15. Bad blood

Shooting

Anemia

Enmity

Mourning

Solution:

Bad blood-unpleasant feelings or animosity between people.
enmity -a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.