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. Distant objects are visible as a little out of focus in this condition:

presbiopia

hypermetropia

astigmatism

myopia

Q2. S.I. unit of Magnetic flux is

weber

weber/m

weber/m^4

weber–m^2

Q3. Plank’s constant has the dimensions of:

energy

linear momentum

angular momentum

force

Q4. Which of these travels in glass with minimum velocity?

red light

violet light

green light

yellow light

Q5. Which of the following phenomenon helps to conclude that light is a transverse wave?

interference

diffraction

polarisation

refraction

Q6. When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled, “He is the son of the father of my daughter’s mother.” Who is Manish to Anuj?

Brother-in-law

Brother

Cousin

Uncle

Solution:

Anuj’s daughter’s mother - Anuj’s wife; Anuj’s wife father - Anuj’s father-in-law;

Father-in-law’s son - Anuj’s brother-in-law. So, Manish is Anuj’s brother-in-law.

Q7. A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl’s

Brother

Son

Uncle

Son-in-law

Solution:

Daughter of uncle’s father - Uncle’s sister - Mother; Mother’s son - Brother.

Q8. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather.” How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?

Mother

Aunt

Sister

Daughter

Solution:

Only son of woman’s grandfather - Woman’s father; Man’s brother‘s father - Man’s father.

So, the woman is man’s sister.

Q9. If ‘orange’ is called ‘butter’, ‘butter’ is called ‘soap’, ‘soap’ is called ‘ink’, ‘ink’ is called ‘honey’ and ‘honey’ is called ‘orange’, which of the following is used for washing clothes?

Honey

Butter

Orange

Ink

Solution:

Clearly, ‘soap’ is used for washing the clothes. But, ‘soap’ is called ‘ink’. So, ‘ink’ is used for washing the clothes.

Q10. If, in a language, ‘finger’ is called ‘toe’, ‘toe’ is called ‘foot’, ‘foot’ is called ‘thumb’, ‘thumb’ is called ‘ankle’, ankle’ is called ‘palm’ and ‘palm’ is called ‘knee’, then in that language, what will an illiterate man put to mark signatures?

Toe

Knee

Thumb

Ankle

Solution:

Clearly, an illiterate man puts his ‘thumb’ to mark his signatures. But, as given, ‘thumb’ is called ‘ankle’. So, an illiterate man will put his ‘ankle’ to mark his signatures

Directions (11-15): In each question, a part of sentence is printed in bold. Below each sentence, some phrases are given which can substitute the bold part of the sentence. Find out the phrase which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No correction required’ or ‘No improvement’.

Q11. The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge, then Viceroy of India, shot a tiger that measured eleven feet six and three-fourth inches.

bettered

improved

broken

No improvement

Solution:

The record is either made or broken. Here according to the sense of the sentence ‘met’ should be replaced with ‘broken’

Q12. It was so hot during the school parade that several of the weaker pupils passed by.

out

through

over

No improvement

Solution:

To give a sense of ‘qualify’ we use ‘pass out’. Therefore, ‘by’ should be replaced with ‘out’.

Q13. His powerful desire brought about his downfall.

His fatal desire

His intense desire

His desire for power

No improvement

Solution:

Replace ‘powerful desire’ with ‘his desire for Power’.

Q14. He opened the letter without caring to read the address on the envelope.

thinking

bothering

worrying

No improvement

Solution:

The appropriate word here is ‘bothering’ not ‘caring’.

Q15. Poor Tom laid in the shade of a tree before he could walk further.

lied

lain

lay

No improvement

Solution:

The given sentence wants to convey that Tom fell flat in the shade of a tree. For ‘fell flat’ it should be V2 of the verb ‘lie’. The V2 of ‘lie’ is ‘lay’. Therefore ‘laid’ should be replaced with ‘lay’.

Q16. The average age of the 5 members of a family is 20 years. The youngest number of the family is 4 years old. At the time of his birth the average age of the rest of the family was N years. What is the average age of the family (in terms of N) excluding the youngest member?

N+4

N+2

N+3

N+5

Solution:

. Sum of ages of all the members of the family = 100

Sum of ages of all the members of the family excluding the youngest member

= 100 – 4 = 96

So, average age of all the members of the family excluding the youngest member

= 96/4 = 24 = N

What is the average age of the family (in terms of N) excluding the youngest member

= N + 4

Q17. 10 kg of rice priced at Rs.12 per kg is mixed with 6 kg of rice priced at Rs. 16 per kg. What is the average price of the whole mixture?

Rs13.5/kg

Rs12.5/kg

Rs17.5/kg

Rs15.5/kg

Solution:

Q18. Two varieties of rice are mixed in the ratio 2: 3. The price of the mixture is Rs.12 per kg and the price of the variety having lower weight is Rs.10 per kg. Find the price of the other variety.

Rs13.33/kg

Rs11/kg

Rs16/kg

Solution:

Q19. Two different qualities of sugar are mixed in some ratio. The price of one quality of sugar is Rs. 16/kg and that of another quality is Rs. 21/kg. In what ratio have the sugar of two qualities been mixed if the price of the mixture is Rs. 19/kg?

2:3

3:4

2:5

2:7

Solution:

Q20. Two vessels A and B of equal capacities contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratio 4:1 and 3:1, respectively. 25% of the mixture from A is taken out and added to B. After mixing it thoroughly, an equal amount is taken out from B and added back to A. The ratio of milk to water in vessel A after the second operation is

79: 21

83: 17

77: 23

81: 19

Solution:

Test of the Day for SSC CGL Tier-1 2017

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