SSC CGL Tier 1 Mini Mock Test 1: answers & solutions

Select the option that completes the analogy. Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?

• School
• Book
• Student
• Office

Answer: School. A doctor works in a hospital; a teacher works in a school.

Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 9, 11

• 3
• 5
• 9
• 11

Answer: 9. 3, 5 and 11 are prime numbers; 9 (= 3 × 3) is not.

If CAT is coded as DBU, how is DOG coded in the same language?

• EOH
• EPH
• DPH
• FQI

Answer: EPH. Each letter moves one place forward: D→E, O→P, G→H, giving EPH.

Ram walks 5 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 5 km. How far is he from his starting point?

• 5 km
• 8 km
• 13 km
• 3 km

Answer: 3 km. North 5 km then south 5 km cancel out, leaving him 3 km east of the start.

Find the next number: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

• 37
• 35
• 36
• 38

Answer: 37. Each term is n² + 1 (1²+1 … 5²+1); next is 6² + 1 = 37.

Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?

• Vitamin D
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B12

Answer: Vitamin C. Scurvy (bleeding gums, poor wound healing) results from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

Who wrote the 'Arthashastra'?

• Kalidasa
• Banabhatta
• Kautilya
• Megasthenes

Answer: Kautilya. The Arthashastra, a treatise on statecraft, is attributed to Kautilya (Chanakya), adviser to Chandragupta Maurya.

What is the SI unit of electric current?

• Volt
• Ohm
• Coulomb
• Ampere

Answer: Ampere. The ampere is the SI base unit of current. Volt measures potential difference, ohm resistance and coulomb charge.

Gir National Park in Gujarat is best known for which animal?

• Asiatic lion
• One-horned rhinoceros
• Snow leopard
• Wild water buffalo

Answer: Asiatic lion. Gir is the only natural home of the Asiatic lion. Rhinos are associated with Kaziranga (Assam).

Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?

• The Prime Minister
• Parliament
• The President
• The Union Law Minister

Answer: The President. Under Article 124, judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice, are appointed by the President.

What is the simple interest on ₹5,000 at 8% per annum for 3 years?

• ₹1,000
• ₹1,260
• ₹1,500
• ₹1,200

Answer: ₹1,200. SI = P × R × T / 100 = 5,000 × 8 × 3 / 100 = ₹1,200.

What is the average of the first 10 natural numbers?

• 5
• 5.5
• 6
• 10

Answer: 5.5. Sum = 10 × 11 / 2 = 55, so the average is 55 / 10 = 5.5.

A train 150 m long runs at 54 km/h. How long does it take to pass a pole?

• 10 seconds
• 12 seconds
• 9 seconds
• 15 seconds

Answer: 10 seconds. 54 km/h = 54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s. Time = 150 / 15 = 10 seconds.

What is the LCM of 12, 18 and 24?

• 36
• 144
• 48
• 72

Answer: 72. 12 = 2²×3, 18 = 2×3², 24 = 2³×3. LCM = 2³ × 3² = 72.

A can finish a job in 10 days and B in 15 days. Working together, how many days will they take?

• 5 days
• 8 days
• 6 days
• 12.5 days

Answer: 6 days. Together they do 1/10 + 1/15 = 5/30 = 1/6 of the job per day, so 6 days.

Select the synonym of VIVID.

• Dull
• Striking
• Faint
• Brief

Answer: Striking. Vivid means producing strong, clear images — striking. Dull and faint are opposites.

Select the antonym of HOSTILE.

• Friendly
• Aggressive
• Hateful
• Bitter

Answer: Friendly. Hostile means unfriendly or antagonistic; friendly is the opposite.

Fill in the blank: She has been living in Delhi ___ 2015.

• for
• from
• by
• since

Answer: since. 'Since' is used with a point in time in the perfect continuous tense; 'for' is used with a period (for ten years).

Select the one word for: a person who can speak two languages.

• Polyglot
• Bilingual
• Linguist
• Translator

Answer: Bilingual. Bilingual = speaking two languages. A polyglot knows many languages; a linguist studies language.

Select the meaning of the idiom 'to bite the dust'.

• To eat in a hurry
• To clean the floor
• To be defeated or fail
• To lose one's temper

Answer: To be defeated or fail. 'Bite the dust' means to fail, be defeated or come to an end.