SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination - 2014

Staf Selection Commission has announced notifcation to conduct Group ! C

posts in various departments o" Central Governament# $he exmination %ill be
conducted in three phases i#e#! $ier-& '(ritten Examination)! $ier-&& '(ritten
Examination)! $ier-&&& '*ersonalit+ $est cum &ntervie% , Computer *rofcienc+
$est , S-ill $est , .ocument /erifcation)# $here is less time to prepare as the
$ier-& examiantion dates "all on 20th 1pril and 4th 2a+! 2014# 3ence! the
preparation should pic-up speed in a planned manner# 3ere is the preparation
plan "or the candidates %ho are 4oin4 to attend the examination in 2014#
Scheme o" Examination5 &n $ier-& exam! there is onl+ one paper! common to
all the candidates! %hich is divided in to "our parts# Each part consists o" 60
7uestions %here each 7uestion carries 1 mar-# $he total mar-s are 200# $he
candidate should complete the exam %ithin 2 hours 40 minutes# $he "our
parts are5
Section 2ar-s
En4lish Comprehension 60
8uantitative 1ptitude 60
General &ntelli4ence and 9easonin4 60
General 1%areness 60
$otal 2ar-s 200
S+llabus5
En4lish Comprehension5 $his part section tests the candidates: abilit+ to
understand correct En4lish! basic comprehension and %ritin4 abilit+# $his
section consists o" 60 7uestions %hich mostl+ come "rom S+non+ms!
1nton+ms! Correction o" sentences! *arts o" speach! &dioms and phrases!
&mprovement o" sentences! ;ne %ord substitution! Correction o" spellin4!
*assa4es etc#
Genereall+! 7uestions shall be set at the level o" SSC standard#
*revious 8uestions "rom 2012 $ier-& Exam '3eld on 0<-00-2012)
3e said ,that he %ill meet me , at the resturant , =o error
'1)
')
'C)
'.)
Choose the correct alternative#
a) $he+ have lost ------ o" their contacts#
i) Little
ii) 2uch
iii) 2an+
iv) Small
Choose the alternative %hich express the best meanin4 o" idiom ,phrase
a) & am loo-in4 "or%ard to her arrival
i) 1"raid o"
ii) Expectin4 %ith pleasure
iii) Expectin4
iv) Confdent o"
>ind the correctl+ spelt %ord#
i) Literate
ii) Litterate
iii) Litarate
iv) Litarete
*revious 8uestions "rom 201? $ier-& Exam5 '3eld on 21-04-201?)
Choose the best alternative#
$ribulation
i) *alpitation
ii) Suferin4
iii) (ea-ness
iv) Stimulation
1 4roup o" three po%er"ul people#
i) $rio
ii) $ritium
iii) $rivet
iv) $riumvirate
Choose the %ord opposite in meanin4#
Lunac+
i) *alpitation
ii) Suferin4
iii)(ea-ness
iv) Stimulation
8uantitative 1ptitude5 $he 7uestions in this section %ill include problems
"rom
=umber s+stem
>ractions
3#C#> @ L#C#2
Simplifcations
*ercenta4e! s7uare roots! cube roots
9atio @ proportion
$ime and %or-
$ime and distance
*ipes and cisterns
S#& @ C#&
*roblems on a4es
*roblems on =umbers
2ensuration
Cloc-s
Calendars
.ata interpretation
>undamentals o" $ri4onometr+! surds! indices! 4eometr+! statistics etc#
Candidates "rom non-maths bac-4round re7uire more practice %ith shortcut
methods#
*revious 8uestions "rom 2012 $ier-& Exam#
then the value o" x is A
1) 1
) 0
C)
.) 2
$he value o" is A
1) 0#006
) 0#06
C) 0#6
.) 0#0006
& read o" a boo- on one da+ and o" the remainder on another da+ i" there
%ere ?0 pa4es unread no%! ho% man+ pa4es did the boo- containsA
1) 200
) B0
C) 240
.) B6
(hen an item sold "or 9s#1BC0 earned ?0D on the cost price! then the cost
price is
1) 600,-
) B?0,-
C) 1?00,-
.) 1?0,-
$he x- intercept o" the 4raph o" 6x E B+ F ?0 is
1) 4 Gnits
) 6 Gints
C) B Gnits
.) 16 Gnits
&" the perimeter o" a s7uare and a rectan4le are the same! then the areas *
and 8 enclosed b+ them %ould satist+ the condition#
1) * H 8
) * I 8
C) * J 8
.) * F 8
1 solid sphere o" B cm diameter is melted and recast into < solid spheres o"
e7ual volume# $hen the radius o" each small sphere is ''in cm)#
1) 1#6
) ?
C) 2
.) 2#6
$he hei4hts o" t%o cones are in the ratio o" 15? and the diameters o" their
bases are in the ratio o" ?56 then the ratio o" their volumes is
1) ? 5 26
) 4 5 26
C) B 5 26
.) 0 5 26
K&K is the incentre o" . 1C! &"
1) C0L
) 100L
C) 110L
.) 102L
*revious 8uestions "rom 201? $ier-& Exam#
$he =umber ?2? has
1) $hree prime "actors
) >ive prime "actors
C) $%o prime "actors
.) =o prime "actor
$he .iference o" a number consistin4 o" t%o di4its "rom the number
"ormed b+ interchan4in4 the di4its is al%a+s divisible b+
1) 10
) C
C) 11
.) B
1 man invested 1,? o" his capital at 0D! 1,4 at <D and the remainder at
the 10D# &" his annual income is 9s#6B1# $he capital is
1) 9s#6!400
) 9s#B!000
C) 9s#B!B00
.) 9s#0!200
$he len4th o" the common chord o" t%o circles o" radii ?0 cm and 40cm
%hose centers are 60 cm apart is 'in cm)
1) 12
) 24
C) ?B
.) 4<
General &ntelli4ence @ 9easonin45 $his section consists 7uestions "rom both
verbal and non verbal cocepts# &n verbal reasonin4! candidates should
prepare the "ollo%in4 topics# $he+ are##
Series
1nalo4+
Classifcation
.irection test
2issin4 characters
Codin4 and decodin4
1lphabet test
.ice
Statement - conclusion
2athematical test
Statement -1ssumptions
Statement ar4uements
=on-verbal 9easonin4 7uestions are mainl+ in pictorial "orm! %hich come
"rom the topics -
1nalo4+
Classifcation
Series
2irror @ %ater ima4es
Embedded f4ures
Cubes @ .ice
*revious 8uestions "rom 2012 $ier-& Exam#
>ind the odd member,pair ,%ord
a) SpiceMet
b) Nin4fsher
c) 1ir &ndia
d) &ndi4o
a) 600
b) 41?
c) 112
d) 4??
a) Elephant
b) $i4er
c) Lion
d) ear
a) 0?-B1
b) 60-BC
c) 42-2C
d) 40-6C
a) Colle4e
b) Ninder4arden
c) School
d) Education
>ind the missin4 number5
Education =e%s
Chose the correct alternative#
S>O! 9GN! 83L PPPP
a) E2.
b) /&O
c) *&2
d) *NL
B! 24! 12 --- 1<! <! 24! 0
a) 14
b)1<
c) 1B
d) 20
(hich %ord %ill appear third in dictionar+
a) *aral+sis
b) *aral+tic
c) *aral+se
d) *arallelism
>rom the 4iven atternatives select the %ord %hich cannot be "ormed
usin4 the letters o" the 4iven %ord#
31LLGC&=1$&;=
a) Lion
b) Loan
c) =ation
d) Lotion
&n a certain code QpQ is R! 1 is D! C is " and E is S 3o% is Q*1CEQ %ritten in
that code#
a) R " R D
b) " D S D "
c) R D " S
d) none
$arun is "ather o" 9ohit! 9ohit is the brother o" Nala! Nala is the %i"e o" .ilip
3o% is .ilip related to 9ohit#
a) rother -in -la%
b) >ather-in-la%
c) Sun
d) Gncle
*revious 8uestions "rom 201? $ier-& Exam
&" LGE is %ritten as EGL! then GL is %ritten as
a) LG
b) GL
c) LG
d) LG
1 %atch reads 0#?0# &" the minute hand points (est! then in %hich direction
%ill the hour hand pointA
a) =orth
b) =orth East
c) =orth (est
d) South (est
>rom the 4iven atternatives select the %ord %hich cannot be "ormed usin4
the letters o" the 4iven %ord#
*E=GL$&21$E
a) *E1=G$
b) 2&=G$E
c) EL&2&=1$E
d) L&2E-$E1
>ind the 2issin4 =umber
0! B! 24! B0! A! 210
a) 110
b) 11C
c) 120
d) 16?
1nalo4+
Glucometer5 lood Su4ar 55 Sph+4momanometer
a) Earth7ua-e
b) lood *ressure
c) 1tmospheric *ressure
d) Specifc Gravit+
Statements5
&#Some birds are clouds
&&# =o 3orse is a bird
Conclusions5
&# Some clouds are birds
&&# 3orse is not a cloud
a) Conclusion & "ollo%s
b) Conclusion && >ollo%s
c) Either conclusion & or && "ollo%s
d) =either conclusion & or && "ollo%s
General a%areness5 $his section consists 7uestions "rom &ndian 3istor+!
*olit+! Geo4raph+! Econom+! General science! Current 1fairs etc#
&ndian histor+5 &t is a vast subMect but %e can score more i" %e prepare
properl+# $he subMect is diveded in to 4 sub-parts#
i) 1ncient &ndian 3istor+
ii) 2edieval &ndian 3istor+
iii) 2odern &ndian 3istor+
iv) =ational 2ovement#
*olit+5 &t include topics li-e Constitutional .evelopments! >undamental 9i4hts!
>undamental .uties! .irective *rinciples o" State *olic+! Gnion Executive!
State executive! Oudiciar+#
Geo4raph+5 &t is divided into %orld Geo4raph+ and &ndian 4eo4raph+# &n %orld
4eo4raph+! mainl+ concentrate on solar s+stem! Continents! 9ivers!
*opulation! 9ain"all! /e4etation! &ndustr+! 2inerals# &n &ndian 4eo4raph+!
concentrate on ph+sio4raph+ ! 9iver s+stem! 9ain"all =atural ve4etation!
&ndustr+! 9erourc+! 2inerals and *opulation etc#
&ndian Econom+5 Candidate should concentrate on =ature o" &ndian Econom+!
=ational &ncome! *overt+! Gnemplo+ment! ud4et $erminolo4+! >undamentals
o" Economic Surve+ etc#
General Science5 &t includes *h+sics! Chemistr+! iolo4+! 3uman 1natom+!
Sciene and $echnolo4+# Candidates need to prepare basics in ever+ subMect
%ith more examples#
Current 1fairs5 Concentrate on one +ear current afairs and maMor issues li-e
=ational! &nternational issues! *ersons! *laces in ne%s! Sports! 1%ards!
Econom+ etc#
*revious 8uestions "rom 2012 $ier-& Exam
(ho 4ave the slo4an K&n8uilab TindabadKA
a) Chandra Se-har 1Uad
b) Subhash Chandra ose
c) ha4at Sin4h
d) &7bal
201< >&>1 (orld Cup %ould be held in
a) 9ussia
b) 8atar
c) >rance
d) =etherland
>ahien visited &ndia durin4 the rei4n o"
a) Chandra4upta
b) Samudra4upta
c) 9ama4upta
d) Numara4upta
(hat is the commonl+ used unit "or measurin4 the speed o" data
transmissionA
a) 2e4a 3ertU
b) Characters per second
c) its per second
d) =ano second#
(hich o" the "ollo%in4 are %arm blooded animalsA
a) (hales
b) (hale shar-s
c) 1l+tes
d) .raco
(hich o" the "ollo%in4 "ol- dances is associated %ith K9aMasthanKA
a) 9ao"
b) Ohora
c) /eedhi
d) Suisini
*revious 8uestions "rom 201? $ier-& Exam#
Sarus crane is the state bird o"
a) 9aMasthan
b) Gttar *radesh
c) 2adh+a *radesh
d) (est en4al
K2art+rQsK da+ is mar-ed on
a) Oanuar+ 1
b) Oanuar+ 16
c) Oanuar+ ?0
d) Oanuar+ C
$he animal %ho can consume more salt amon4 the "ollo%in4 is
a) Sheep
b) Camel
c) .on-e+
d) .o4
(hich one o" the "ollo%in4 is not a sect o" uddhism
a) 2aha+ana
b) 3ina+ana
c) .i4ambar
d) $heravad
Lun4s are located in the
a) 1bdominal cavit+
b) *ericardial cavit+
c) *eritonealcavit+
d) *leural cavit+
hopal 4as tra4ed+ 1C<4 is related to
a) 1luminium *hosphide
b) 2eth+l romide
c) 2eth+l &soc+anate
d) Carbon dioxide
$he frst &ndian Satellite 1r+abhatta %as launched in
a) 1C02
b) 1C06
c) 1C00
d) 1C0C
9e"erence oo-s5
En4lish Lan4ua4e @ Comprehension5
En4lish "or Competitive Exams - 3ari 2ohan *rasad! *rati+o4itha .arpan!
re4ular ne%spaper readin4! previous papers anal+sis#
1rithmetic 1bilit+5 8uantitative 1ptitude b+ 9S 14ar%al! 8uantitative 1ptitude
b+ $+ra#
9easonin4 1bilit+5 9S 14ar%al! *and+ oo-s#
General 1%areness5 =ECE9$ oo-s up to 12th class and Spectrum oo-s "or
General Studies
Current 1fairs5 2anorama Vear oo-! ;ne ne%spaper in En4lish and one
re4ional laun4ua4e and Sa-shi Education#
=otifcation .etails5
/acancies5
1ssistant 'Central Secretariat Service)
1ssistant 'Central /i4ilance Commission)
1ssistant '&ntelli4ence ureau)
1ssistant '2inistr+ o" 9ail%a+)
1ssistant '2inistr+ o" External 1fairs)
1ssistant 'C+pher) '2inistr+ o" External 1fairs)
1ssistant '1>38)
1ssistant ';ther 2inistries, .epartments, ;r4anisations includin4 1>38)
1ssistant ';ther 2inistries, .epartments, ;r4anisations)
&nspector o" &ncome '$ax C.$)
&nspector! 'Central Excise) 'CEC)
&nspector '*reventive ;Wcer) 'CEC)
&nspector 'Examiner) 'CEC)
1ssistant En"orcement ;Wcer '.irectorate o" En"orcement! .epartment o"
9evenue)
Sub &nspectors 'Central ureau o" &nvesti4ation)5
&nspector o" *osts '.epartment o" *ost)
.ivisional 1ccountant ';Wces under C1G)
Statistical &nvesti4ator Gr# && '2,Statistics @ *ro4# &mplementation)
&nspector 'Central ureau o" =arcotics)
1uditor ';Wces under C@1G)
1uditor ';Wces under CG.1)
1uditor ';Wces under CG1 @ others)
1ccountant, Ounior 1ccountant ';Wces under C@1G)
1ccountant, Ounior 1ccountant ';Wces under CG1 @ others)
Gpper .ivision Cler- 'Central Govt# ;Wces,2inistries other than CSCS cadres)
$ax 1ssistant 'C.$)
$ax 1ssistant 'CEC)
Compiler '9e4istrar General o" &ndia)
Sub-&nspector 'Central ureau o" =arcotics)
1pplication >ee5 9s#100,- onl+# 1ll (omen candidates and candidates
belon4in4 to SC! S$! *h+sicall+ 3andicapped! and Ex-Servicemen eli4ible "or
reservation are exempted "rom pa+in4 application "ee#
3o% to 1ppl+5 Candidates can appl+ online onl+#
&mportant .ates5
Last date "or *art- & ;nline 9e4istration5 22,02,2014 up to 06500 *2
Last date "or *art -&& ;nline 9e4istration5 24,02,2014 up to 06500 *2
Last date "or 9eceipt o" 1pplication5 24,02,2014#
Last date "or 9eceipt o" 1pplication "or >ar Xun4 areas5 0?,0?,2014
(ritten examination '$ier &)5 Exam has been *ostponed#
(ritten examination '$ier &&)5 Exam has been *ostponed#