SSC CHSL 11 JAN 2017 TIER 1 SHIFT 2 QUESTION 7

Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1) 4267
2) 2498
3) 2739
4) 5496
Answer: 2

 4267   =>  7 x 6 = 42
 2498  =>  8 x 9 != 24
 2739  =>  9 x 3 = 27
 5496  =>  6 x 9 = 54

SSC CHSL 11 JAN 2017 TIER 1 SHIFT 2 QUESTION 8

Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1. 8912
2. 3469
3. 5555
4. 6734
Answer: 2

1. 8912 => 8 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 20
2. 3469 => 3 + 4 + 6 + 9 = 22
3. 5555 => 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 =20
4. 6734 => 6 + 7 + 3 + 4 = 20

Answer would be 3469

SSC CHSL 11 JAN 2017 TIER 1 SHIFT 2 QUESTION 2

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
CM : P : : PM : ?
Options:
1. F
2. E
3. D
4. C
Answer: C

CM : P :: PM :?
3 13 : 16(3+13) :: 16 13 : 29(26 + 3) => C

SSC CGL 23 August, 2017 Shift 1 Question 15(Reasoning) with Solution.

If 10$25 = 8, 12$25 = 10 then what is the value of 14$53 = ?
Options:
1. 13
2. 15
3. 11
4. 9
Answer: 1

10$25 = 8 => 1 + 0+ 2 + 5 = 8,
12$25 = 10 => 1 + 2 + 2 + 5=10
14$53 will be 1 + 4 + 5 + 3=13

SSC CGL 23 August, 2017 Shift 1 Question 7(Reasoning) with Solution.

A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
Shy, Food, Plate, Recess, ?
Options:
1. Monsoon
2. Soon
3. Eat
4. Lunch
Answer: 1

Count the characters in each term.
Shy(3), Food(4), Plate(5), Recess(6)

Next term should be of 7 characters. Answer will be Monsoon

SSC CGL 23 August, 2017 Shift 3 Question 15(Reasoning) with Solution.

If 9#3=6; 15#3=9; 60#4=32; then what is the value of 27#3=?
Options:
1. 24
2. 15
3. 13
4. 33
Answer: 2

9#3=6 => (9 + 3) / 2 = 6;
15#3=9 => (15 + 3) / 2 = 9;
60#4=32 => (60 + 4) / 2 = 32;

then 27#3 will be (27 + 3) / 2 = 15

SSC CGL 23 August, 2017 Shift 2 Question 15(Reasoning) with Solution.

If 29$14 = 6, 37$25 = 3 then what is the value of 84$62 = ?
Options:
1. 8
2. 13
3. 4
4. 15
Answer: 3

29$14 = 6 => (2 + 9) -(1 + 4) = 6,
37$25 = 3 => (3 + 7) -(2 + 5) = 3
84$62 will be (8 + 4) -(2 + 6) = 4

SSC CGL 23 August, 2017 Shift 2 Question 7(Reasoning) with Solution.

A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
Never, Under, Manly, Sauna, Train, ?
Options:
1) Night
2) Terminal
3) Cancer
4) Anoint
Answer: 2
Position of n
Never(1), Under(2), Manly(3), Sauna(4), Train(5), Terminal(6)

SSC CGL 23 August, 2017 Shift 3 Question 7(Reasoning) with Solution.

A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
rupees, arena, pursue, spare, separate, ?
Options:
1. rapid
2. pusher
3. person
4. super
Answer: 2


See position of r(bold), it is moving to next position in the subsequent term.
rupees(First place), arena(Second), pursue, spare, separate(Fifth)

Next term will be pusher(Sixth position)

SSC CHSL 3 FEB 2017 SHIFT 3 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 8

Choose the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1. 926
2. 122
3. 225
4. 491
Answer: 3 or 4

One Solution
491 is a prime number where other are not.

Another Solution
Except 225 others have a prime factor
926 = 2 * 463(prime no.)
122 = 2 * 61(prime no.)
225 = 3 * 3 * 5 * 5
491 = 491(prime no.) * 1

SSC CHSL 3 FEB 2017 SHIFT 3 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 12

series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
12, 60, 240, 720, ?
Options:
1. 1440
2. 1420
3. 1400
4. 1480
Answer: 1440

12, 12 * 5, 60 * 4, 240 * 3, 720 * 2, 1440 * 1

Next term in above series will be = 720 * 2 = 1440

SSC CHSL 3 FEB 2017 SHIFT 3 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 9

series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
Boxing, Tennis Doubles,Volleyball, ?
Options:
1. Cricket
2. Chess
3. Basket Ball
4. Badminton
Correct Answer: 1

Boxing has 1 player in a team
Tennis Doubles has 2 players in a team
Volleyball has 6 players in a team

1, 2, 6
Number of players in games are increasing in order

Cricket has 11 players in a team
Chess  has 1 player in a team
Basket Ball has 5 players in a team

Badminton has at max 2 players in a team

So, answer is Cricket 

SSC CHSL 3 FEB 2017 SHIFT 3 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 7

Choose the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1) 6260
2) 8411
3) 9413
4) 5612
Answer: 3

6260 -> 6+2+6+0 = 14

8411 -> 8+4+1+1 = 14

9413 -> 9+4+1+3 =  17

5612 -> 5+6+1+2 = 14

SSC CHSL 3 FEB 2017 SHIFT 3 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 4

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

19 : 6859 : : 21 : ?

Options:

1. 9291

2. 9281

3. 9261

4. 9200

Answer: 3

19 : Cube of 19 (6859)  :: 21 : Cube of 21(9261)

SSC CHSL 3 FEB 2017 SHIFT 3 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 1

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
Tamil Nadu : Chennai : : Manipur : ?
Options:
1) Imphal
2) Aizwal
3) Itanagar
4) Dispur
Answer: 1

Chennai is capital of  Tamil Nadu
Imphal is capital of Manipur

Dispur is capital of Assam
Gangtok is capital of Sikkim
Kohima is capital of Nagaland
Itanagar is capital of Arunachal Pradesh
Shilong is capital of Meghalaya
Agartala  is capital of  Tripura
Aizwal  is capital of Mizoram

SSC CHSL 8 FEB 2017 SHIFT 1 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 8

Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1. 361
2. 289
3. 225
4. 216
Answer: 4

Square of 19 = 361
Square of 17 = 289
Square of 15 = 225
Cube of 6 = 216

SSC CHSL 8 FEB 2017 SHIFT 1 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 5

Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1. Igloo
2. Den
3. Stables
4. Rock
Answer: 4

Igloo: A dome shaped Eskimo house(home)
Den: Wild animal hidden home
Stables: Building for keeping horses(Home for horses)

First 3 are places for living but fourth is not.

IMPORTANT IDIOMS AND PHRASES FOR SSC CGL CHSL AND BANKING EXAMS

Idioms and phrases:
1.Add fuel to fire: To make a matter more worse
2.An arm chair job: Good income job with high comfort
3.An iron will: strong will power
4.An olive branch: peace request / peace treaty
5.Apple of one's eye: very lovable or dearest one
6.Apple pie order: in good condition
7.At ease: free from pain and anxiety
8.At stake: At risk and insecured
9.At the eleventh hour: At the last moment
10.At arm's length: Avoid becoming too friendly
11.Back stairs gossip: Unfair talks or talk among servents
12.Bad blood: Enmity bitter relations
13.Be in the driving seat: Bearing all responsibilities
14.Beat black and blue: Beating mercilessly
15.Beck and call: Ready to obey order instantly
16.Bed of roses: pleasant situation of comfort
17.Between the devil and the deep blue see: between two difficult situations
18.Bird's eye view: overview
19.Bite the dust: To be defeated
20.Blue book: Govenment report
21.Bolt from the blue: Unexpected problem
22.Bone of contention: Subject of dispute
23.Blow one's own trumpet: To praise onself
24.Breathe one's last: To pass away or  die.
25.Buring Question: hot topic
26.Cast pearls before swine: A right thing in wrong hands
27.Cat and dog life: Troublesome life
28.Chicken hearted: lacking courage or cowardly
29.Cock and a bull story: A concocted story
30.Cross swords: to quarrel or fight
31.Cry for the moon: To desire unattainable
32.Cry over spilled milk: regret in vain for what can not be undone
33.Cut both ways: Argue in favour of both sides
34.Cut a sorry figure: To give a poor show
35.Cut one's coat according to one's cloth: to live within one's mean; undertake only what you have the money or ability to do and no more.
36.Dance to one's tune: Obeying other's order
37.Dark horse: one who wins unexpectedly
38.Dead Letter: A law or odinance that is no longer enforced
39.Democile's sword: Constant threat
40.Die in harness: Die while in service
41.Dog in the manger: A person who prevents others from enjoying what he can not.
42.Draw a line: set a limit
43.Eat humble pie: To apologize
44.End in smoke: come in nothing
45.Escape one's lips: Speak unintentionally or unexpectedly
46.Fai and Square: in an honest way
47.Fair sex: Women
48.Fair weather friend: selfish friend who is with us in comfortable situation
49.Feather in cap: Additional success
50.Feather one's nest: to enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position
51.Fish in troubled waters: to take advantage of others problems
52.Fish out of water: Out of one's usual and comfortable
53.Fly in the ointment: A slight unpleasant thing that obstruct the enjoyment of something
54.French leave: A leave without information or permission
55.From hand to mouth: providing only bare essentials
56.Gala Day: Celebration day
57.Get away with: To escape
58.Get down to: to attend to work seriuosly
59.Get into a soup: get into trouble
60.Gift of the gab: Talent for speaking
61.Give a piece of mind: to rebuke or scold
62.Go to dogs: to degenerate or deteriorate(become progressively worse)
63.Go to rack and ruin: to decay or get destroyed
64.Grass widow: A women who is separated, divorced or lives apart from her husband
65.Grease the palm: to bribe
66.Halcyon Days: Peaceful days
67.Hammer and tongs: with great effort and energy
68.Hand and glove with: in close co-operation
69.Hard nut to crack: A difficult problem to solve / a person difficult to understand
70.Have one's hand full: to be completely occupied
71.Hen-pecked husband: Admirer of one's own wife in a servile manner
72.Herculean Task: task requires tremendous effort
73.High and dry: in a deprived situation(alone)
74.High and living: living with comfort and ease
75.Hobson's choice: No alternative
76.Ins and outs: full details / comlications or intricacies
77.Judas kiss: false love
78.Kill two birds with one stone: doing two things at the same
79.Kith and kin: blood relations
80.live in an ivory tower: living in an comfort and being
81.Maiden name: women surname before marriage
82.Make or mar: To make or destroy
83.Man of letter: Learned person
84.Man of spirit: A man full of enthusiasm
85.Midas touch: A man with extraordinary powers or capacity to make any venture profitable
86.Miss the beat: to lose an opportunity
87.Nine day's wonder: something that arouses great interest but for a very short period
88.Nip in the bud: to  put on end to something in its initial stage
89.palmy days: prosperous days
90.Past master: An expert
91.Poison someone's ear: to speak against one to another
92.put the cat among pigeons: to say or do something that causes trouble or make many very angry
93.Quarrel with one's bread and butter: to fight with the executive or employer who is providing one's means of living
94.Rainy Day: future time of need, especially financial need
95.Read between the lines: to understand the hidden meaning
96.Red tapism: Strict adherence to excessive paper work and official formalities
97.See eye to sye: showing agreement or to agree
98.See red: be very angry
99.Smooth sailing: Easy progress
100.Snake in the grass: A secret enemy

SSC CHSL 8 FEB 2017 SHIFT 1 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 12

12.A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
80, 130, 190, 260, ?
Options:
1. 350
2. 340
3. 300
4. 320
Answer: 340

Series is: 80, 80 + 50, 130 + 60, 190 + 70
Next Term will be: 260 + 80= 340

SSC CHSL 8 FEB 2017 SHIFT 1 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 4

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

9 : 27 : : 64 : ?

Options:

1. 225

2. 216

3. 512

4. 324
Answer: 3

Square of 3 : Cube of 3 :: Square of 8 : Cube of 8

9 : 27 : : 64 : 512

SSC CHSL 8 FEB 2017 SHIFT 1 TIER 1 REASONING QUESTION 1

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
Mughals : History : : Rivers : ?
Options:
1. Geography
2. Physics
3. Psychology
4. Biology
Answer: 1

Mughals are related to History similarly rivers are related to Geography.

Geography: Study of science devoted to the study of Lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth.  Other related things like Mountain, sea etc.
Psychology: Study of science of behaviour and mind.
Biology: Study of science life and living organisms.