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SSC CHSL · Previous year papers · 2021

SSC CHSL 2021 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

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SSC CHSL 2021 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 14 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

Q1 · Semantic & Figural Analogy
Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the given pair. Doctor : Hospital
- A. Teacher : School
- B. Farmer : Crop
- C. Artist : Painting
- D. Chef : Recipe
Answer and solution
Answer: A
A Doctor works in a Hospital; similarly, a Teacher works in a School, showing a profession-workplace relationship.
Q2 · Syllogism
Statements: All chairs are tables. Some tables are desks. Conclusions: I. All chairs are desks. II. Some desks are chairs.
- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
Answer and solution
Answer: D
All chairs are tables, but only some tables are desks, so we cannot conclude that all chairs are desks or that some desks are chairs.
Q3 · Puzzles
Five boxes P, Q, R, S, and T are stacked one above another. P is above Q but below R. S is not at the top. T is between Q and S. Which box is at the bottom?
- A. Q
- B. S
- C. T
- D. P
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Arrangement from top to bottom: R-P-Q-T-S. Therefore, S is at the bottom.
Q4 · Mirror and Water Image
Select the correct mirror image of the word "LOGIC" when the mirror is placed vertically to the right.
- A. ƆIͰO⅃
- B. LOGIC
- C. ƆIӘOⅬ
- D. ⅃OƎIƆ
Answer and solution
Answer: C
A vertical mirror on the right reverses the letter order to CIGOL and flips each letter horizontally: C→Ɔ, I→I, G→Ә, O→O, L→⅃, giving ƆIӘOⅬ.
Q5 · Indian Polity
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Equality?
- A. Article 14-18
- B. Article 19-22
- C. Article 23-24
- D. Article 25-28
Answer and solution
Answer: A
Articles 14 to 18 of the Indian Constitution guarantee the Right to Equality, which is one of the six fundamental rights enshrined in Part III.
Q6 · Sports
In which year did India win its first Cricket World Cup?
- A. 1975
- B. 1979
- C. 1983
- D. 1987
Answer and solution
Answer: C
India won its first Cricket World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev.
Q7 · General Science
Who discovered Penicillin?
- A. Louis Pasteur
- B. Alexander Fleming
- C. Isaac Newton
- D. Marie Curie
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928, which revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections.
Q8 · Algebra
If x + (1/x) = 5, then what is the value of x³ + (1/x³)?
- A. 110
- B. 125
- C. 140
- D. 105
Answer and solution
Answer: A
Using the identity: x³ + (1/x³) = [x + (1/x)]³ − 3[x + (1/x)]. Substituting x + (1/x) = 5: x³ + (1/x³) = 5³ − 3 × 5 = 125 − 15 = 110.
Q9 · Number System
Which of the following is the smallest prime number?
- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 3
Answer and solution
Answer: C
2 is the smallest prime number, as it is the only even prime number and has exactly two divisors: 1 and itself.
Q10 · Simplification
Simplify: [(64)^(2/3) + (81)^(3/4)] ÷ 5
- A. 9.4
- B. 10.2
- C. 8.6
- D. 9.0
Answer and solution
Answer: C
64^(2/3)=16 and 81^(3/4)=27, sum=43, divided by 5 gives 8.6.

Breakdown by subject

General Intelligence and Reasoning
4 questions
General Awareness
3 questions
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
3 questions
English Language
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SSC CHSL 2021 previous year paper — frequently asked questions

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