Special Quiz for SSC CHSL EXAM

1. Ann is 300 days older than Varun and Sandeep is 50 weeks older than Ann. If Sandeep was born on Tuesday, on which day was Varun born?

(a) Tuesday

(b) Friday

(c) Wednesday

(d) Thursday

2. Hema was twice as old as Geeta 10 yr ago. How old is Geeta today, if Hema will be 40 yr old 10 yr henceforth?

(a) 15 yr

(b) 35 yr

(c) 25 yr

(d) 20 yr

3. From the given alternatives, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word.

IMMEAURABLE

(a) MEAT

(b) BIBLE

(c) BAILABLE

(d) BLUE

4. If 2×16=8; 8×8=1;6×12=12, then 12×144 is equal to 

(a) 16

(b) 24

(c) 11

(d) 12

5. Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. Using the same, solve the unsolved equation. If 10-3=12,12-4=13,14-5=14, then 16-6=?

(a) 16

(b) 18

(c) 10

(d) 15

Directions (Q.6-10): In the following questions, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (a), (b), (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case ‘No improvement’ is needed your answer is (d).

6. Walk carefully lest you do not fall.

(a) lest you fall

(b) lest you should not fall

(c) lest you might not fall

(d) No improvement

7. Please tell the story in a nutshell.

(a) in the nutshell

(b) in nutshells

(c) in nutshell

(d) No improvement

8. The housing problem in Mumbai becomes more serious.

(a) has become

(b) become

(c) is becoming

(d) No improvement

9. If he would have tried he would have succeeded.

(a) is tried

(b) was tried

(c) had tried

(d) No improvement

10. The girl filled the pitcher for water.

(a) of

(b) with

(c) in

(d) No improvement

11. If the ratio of an external angle and an internal angle of a regular polygon is 1 : 17, then the number of sides of the regular polygon is

(a) 36

(b) 12

(c) 20

(d) 18

12. A bicycle wheel has a diameter (including the tyre) of 56 cm. The number of times the wheel will rotate to cover a distance of 2.2 km is :

(a) 1875

(b) 2500

(c) 625

(d) 1250

13. A tree height h m is broken by a storm in such a way that its top touches the ground at a distance of x m from its root. Find the height at which the tree is broken. (Here, h>x)

(a) (h^2+x^2)/4h m

(b) (h^2-x^2)/4h m

(c) (h^2+x^2)/2h m

(d) (h^2-x^2)/2h m

14. If x^2+ax+b is perfect square, then which one of the following relations between a and b is true?

(a) b^2=4a  

(b) b^2=a  

(c) a^2=4b  

(d) b^2=4b 

15. The average of two numbers is 8 and that of another three numbers is 3. The average of those five numbers is

(a) 6

(b) 5

(c) 7

(d) 5.5

16. The previous name of Zaire was

(a) Congo

(b) Sierra Leone

(c) Benin

(d) Liberia

17. The largest fresh water lake in India is

(a) Wular Lake 

(b) Nainital Lake

(c)  Dal Lake

(d) Bhimtal Lake

18. The Indian Supercomputer built by CRL, Pune which ranked fourth fastest in the world and most powerful in Asia is called

(a) EKA

(b) SAGA

(c) Virgo

(d) Param

19. A solution is

(a) a solid dissolved in water

(b) a mixture of two liquids

(c) a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

(d) a solid dissolved in a liquid

20. The first organic compound synthesised in the laboratory was

(a) lactic acid

(b) glucose

(c)  urea

(d) uric acid

ANSWER KEY:
1.c
2.d
3.d
4.d
5.d
6.a
7.d
8.a
9.c
10.b
11.a
12.d
13.d
14.d
15.b
16.a
17.a
18.a
19.c
20.c