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SSC CGL & CHSL Tier I Quiz : 29.03.2021

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Question 1

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

If there is one thing for which I honour the human race, it is the way in which it goes on arguing. A visitor from another planet, landing on earth, would be amazed at the extent to which controversy flourishes everywhere except in those ultra-modem countries in which it is forbidden. He would say to himself. Why do these people argue so hotly? Those who argue were not converted to their beliefs by reason, so why should they hope to convert others by arguments that would not have convinced themselves? The human being seems to be a person who jumps mystically to conclusions, yet who never loses hope of being able to reason others into the same conclusions’. The fact that in spite of the obvious truth of this, men go on arguing, is a proof of the unquenchable optimism of the human race.

The reaction of a visitor from another planet seeing people argue so vehemently would be one of

Question 2

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

If there is one thing for which I honour the human race, it is the way in which it goes on arguing. A visitor from another planet, landing on earth, would be amazed at the extent to which controversy flourishes everywhere except in those ultra-modem countries in which it is forbidden. He would say to himself. Why do these people argue so hotly? Those who argue were not converted to their beliefs by reason, so why should they hope to convert others by arguments that would not have convinced themselves? The human being seems to be a person who jumps mystically to conclusions, yet who never loses hope of being able to reason others into the same conclusions’. The fact that in spite of the obvious truth of this, men go on arguing, is a proof of the unquenchable optimism of the human race.

The author respects the human race highly for its

Question 3

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

If there is one thing for which I honour the human race, it is the way in which it goes on arguing. A visitor from another planet, landing on earth, would be amazed at the extent to which controversy flourishes everywhere except in those ultra-modem countries in which it is forbidden. He would say to himself. Why do these people argue so hotly? Those who argue were not converted to their beliefs by reason, so why should they hope to convert others by arguments that would not have convinced themselves? The human being seems to be a person who jumps mystically to conclusions, yet who never loses hope of being able to reason others into the same conclusions’. The fact that in spite of the obvious truth of this, men go on arguing, is a proof of the unquenchable optimism of the human race.

The author believes that the human race is really

Question 4

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

If there is one thing for which I honour the human race, it is the way in which it goes on arguing. A visitor from another planet, landing on earth, would be amazed at the extent to which controversy flourishes everywhere except in those ultra-modem countries in which it is forbidden. He would say to himself. Why do these people argue so hotly? Those who argue were not converted to their beliefs by reason, so why should they hope to convert others by arguments that would not have convinced themselves? The human being seems to be a person who jumps mystically to conclusions, yet who never loses hope of being able to reason others into the same conclusions’. The fact that in spite of the obvious truth of this, men go on arguing, is a proof of the unquenchable optimism of the human race.

The author believes that controversies develop in our society because people

Question 5

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

If there is one thing for which I honour the human race, it is the way in which it goes on arguing. A visitor from another planet, landing on earth, would be amazed at the extent to which controversy flourishes everywhere except in those ultra-modem countries in which it is forbidden. He would say to himself. Why do these people argue so hotly? Those who argue were not converted to their beliefs by reason, so why should they hope to convert others by arguments that would not have convinced themselves? The human being seems to be a person who jumps mystically to conclusions, yet who never loses hope of being able to reason others into the same conclusions’. The fact that in spite of the obvious truth of this, men go on arguing, is a proof of the unquenchable optimism of the human race.

The central idea of the passage is

Question 6

Delhi and Jaipur are 403 km apart. An express bus leaves Delhi for Jaipur at 5 am and runs at an average speed of 60 km/hr and another bus leaves from Jaipur to Delhi at same time with an average speed of 64 km/hr. Where will the two buses meet?

Question 7

Two people A and B are at a distance of 260 km from each other at 9:00 a.m. A immediately starts moving towards B at a speed of 25 km/h and at 11:00 a.m. B starts moving towards A at a speed of 10 km/hr. At what time (in p.m.) will they meet each other?

Question 8

Direction:In each of the following questions, figure (X) are given followed by four alternative figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) such that figure (X) is embedded in one of them. Trace out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.

Question 9

Where is the headquarters of Hindustan Zinc Ltd?

Question 10

Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located?
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