Monday 12 August 2013

SSC COMBINED HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL PREVIOUS YEAR SAMPLE PAPER

The booklet contains 200 questions in all comprising the following four parts:

Part - I: General Intelligence          (50Questions)
Part - II: English Language            (50Questions)
Part - III: Quantitative Aptitude      (50Questions)
Part - Iv: General Awareness         (50Questions)

                                               Part - I
                          GENERAL INTELLIGENCE

Directions: In question numbers 1 to 6, select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives

1.       Sapling : tree :  : Girl : ?
          (A) Women                 (B) wife
          (C) Man                       (D) Child

2.       Doctor : Hospital : : Chef : ?
           (A) Cook                    (B) Knife
          (C) Kitchen                 (D) Food

3.        CHAIR : RIAHC : : TABLE : ?
           (A) SJBIB                   (B) UBCMF
           (C) ELTAB                 (D) ELBAT

4.        Food : Hunger : : Sleep : ?
           (A) dream                    (B) weariness
           (C) night                      (D) health

5.        XXIV : 48 : : XIV : ?
           (A) 30   (B) 28   (C) 24   (D) 14

6.        6, 20, 8, 14, 10, 8, 12, ...?...
           (A) 14   (B) 2   (C) 4   (D) 10

Directions: In question numbers 7 to 10, select the one which is different from the other three responses.

7.         (A) root         (B) stem
            (C) leaf          (D) flower

8.         (A) student         (B) ward
            (C) mentor         (D) pupil

9.          3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 21
             (A) 21    (B) 17   (C) 14   (D) 3

10.       (A) 53,69         (B) 65,80
            (C) 62,78          (D) 50,66

                                         Part - II
                            ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions: In question numbers 51 to 56, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of sentence has an error.

51. Being very dark, / the visitors found it difficult / 
                 (A)                                 (B)
      to locate the switch. / No error
                 (C)                       (D)

52. Nalini says / she is living in Chennai / 
            (A)                    (B)
       since 1991. / No error
            (C)             (D)

53. We get / excellent furnitures / in this shop. / No errors
          (A)                (B)                          (C)            (D)

54. We should arrange / for a porter as / the luggages are heavy. /
                (A)                         (B)                            (C)   
      No errors
           (D)

55. My father / has returned back / to Chennai yesterday. /
           (A)                         (B)                            (C)  
        No errors
           (D)
56.  Everyone are expected / to come / to school tomorrow. /
                    (A)                         (B)                     (C)  
        No errors
            (D) 

Directions: In question numbers 57 to 61, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question.

57. I visit Shimla frequently; however, I have never .............. Kurfi.
       (A)    visited to                       (B) been too
       (C)  been to                            (D) went to

58. He was junior .................... me in college and we have been             friends since then.
       (A)   than        (B)    from
       (C)  to            (D)    with

59. The ................ in the region has been pleasant recently.
        (A)  weather         (B)   whether
        (C)  season           (D)   climate

60. While he was working at the construction site, the block of               wood suddenly ............... his right shoulder.
        (A)   was hit        (B)    had hitted
        (C)      hit            (D)    was hitted

61. ............... following all the instructions closely, he missed out an       important guideline.
          (A)    Although          (B)   Inspite of
          (C)    Otherwise         (D)   Instead of
                               

                                        Part - III
                       QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

101. If p and q are two relatively prime positive integers such that           p+q = 10, p<q, then the number of possible values of q is:
                 (A)    1                  (B)    2
                 (C)    3                  (D)    4

102. The greatest number of four digits which when divided by 3,             5, 7, 9 leaves remainders 1, 3, 5, 7 respectively is:
                (A) 9765                (B) 9763
                (C) 9764                (D) 9766

103. A alone can do a piece of work in 20 days and B alone in 30             days. They begin to work together. they will finish half of the           work in:
                (A) 6 days            (B) 8 days
                (C) 9 days            (D) 12 days

104. P is thrice as good a workman as Q and therefore became able         to finish a job in 48 days less than Q. Working together, they           can do it in:
                (A) 12 days          (B) 18 days
                (C) 24 days          (D) 30 days

105. A trader marks his goods 25% above his cost price but allows           his customers a discount of 10% on the marked price at the               time of selling. By this, the trader gains:
                (A) 15%               (B) 13.5%
                (C) 12.5%            (D) 12%

106. A trader allows two successive discount of 30% and 15% on             selling an article. If he gets Rs 476 for that article, find its                 marked price.
              (A) Rs 800            (B) Rs 700
              (C)RS 400             (D) Rs 900

107. 94 divided into two parts in such a way thet the fifth part of             the first and the eighth part of the second are in the ratio 3:4.          The first part is:
              (A) 28                  (B) 30
              (C) 36                  (D) 40

108. The speed of a train going from Nagpur to Allahabad is 100             km/hr. while its speed is 150 km/hr. when coming from                    Allahabad to Nagpur. Then the average speed during the whole        journey is:
              (A) 135 km/hr.              (B) 120 km/hr.
              (C) 125 km/ hr.             (D) 140 km/hr.

109. A library has an average number of 510 visitors on Sunday and         240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a         month of 30 days beginning with Sunday is:
            (A) 290                     (B) 285
            (C) 295                     (D) 300

110. A book vendor sold a book at a loss of 20%. had he sold it for           Rs 108 more, he would han=ve earned a profit of 30%. Find             the cost price of book.
            (A) Rs 432                (B) Rs 216
            (C) Rs 648                (D) Rs 240


                                         Part - IV
                                         GENERAL AWARENESS

151. Monetary policy in India is formulated by:
              (A) RBI                    (B) SEBI
              (C) CLB                    (D) Finance Ministry

152. Consumer's surplus is the highest in the case of:
               (A) Luxuries                   (B)  Comforts
               (C) necessities                (D) durable goods

153. Real wage is:
                (A)       Rent                     (B)    Interest
                         price level                       price level   
               (C) Money wage                 (D)    profit
                       price level                          price level

154. Which one of the following pairs of goods is an example for              joint Supply?
                (A) Ink and pen
                (B) Tooth brush and paste
                (C) Wool and Mutton
                (D) Coffee and Tea

155. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
                (A) President
                (B) Parliament
                (C) Prime Minister
                (D) Chief Justice of India

156. Who is the presenting officer of  the Rajya Sabha?                                   (A) President of India
               (B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
               (C) Prime Minister of India
               (D) Vice - president of India

157. Who founded the Republican party of India?
              (A) Mulji Vaishya
              (B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
              (C) Sripad Dange
              (D) Namboo Dripad
             
158. Non alignment basically implies:
              (A) neutrality towards power blocks
              (B) bringing peace and unity to the world
              (C) being a third world power
              (D) choosing its own policy

159. According to preamble, the ultimate power lies in the hands of:
              (A) Constitution
              (B) President
              (C) People
              (D) Parliament

160. The High Court which has the distinction of having the first             women Chief justice is:
              (A) Allahabad High Court
              (B) Delhi High Court
              (C) Himachal Pardesh High Court
              (D) Guwahati High Court

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