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SSC CPO Paper I 2023 · Shift 1

SSC CPO Paper I 5 Oct 2023 Shift 1 – Question Paper

200 questions · 200 marks · 120 minutes · +1 for a correct answer, −0.25 for a wrong one. With answer key and detailed solutions in Hindi and English.

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Paper pattern

SectionQuestionsMarks
General Intelligence and Reasoning5050
General Knowledge and General Awareness5050
Quantitative Aptitude5050
English Comprehension5050

Sample questions from this paper

Q1.
Three of the following letter-clusters are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.
निम्नलिखित चार अक्षर-समूहों में से तीन किसी प्रकार से एक समान हैं और एक उनसे भिन्न है। उस असंगत अक्षर-समूह का चयन कीजिए।
  1. ALOKP
  2. BHMIL
  3. CKPLO
  4. DSXTW
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Concept: Find the gap pattern between consecutive letters of each cluster.

  1. HMIL: H+5=M,M−4=I,I+3=L → pattern +5,−4,+3.
  2. KPLO: +5,−4,+3; SXTW: +5,−4,+3.
  3. LOKP: L+3=O,O−4=K,K+5=P → pattern +3,−4,+5 (order reversed).

Trick: Write the gaps under each cluster; the odd pattern stands out immediately.

Answer: (A) LOKP

अवधारणा: हर समूह में क्रमागत अक्षरों के बीच का अंतर देखें।

  1. HMIL: +5,−4,+3
  2. KPLO और SXTW: दोनों में भी +5,−4,+3।
  3. LOKP: +3,−4,+5 — क्रम अलग है।

ट्रिक: हर समूह के नीचे अंतर लिखें, अलग पैटर्न तुरंत दिखेगा।

उत्तर: (A) LOKP

SSC CPO Paper IGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningOdd one out (letter clusters)
Q51.
Ashtadhyayi, is a Sanskrit treatise on grammar, written in the 6th to 5th century BCE by _________.
अष्टाध्यायी, व्याकरण पर एक संस्कृत ग्रंथ है, जिसकी रचना छठी से पाँचवीं शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व में _________ द्वारा की गई थी।
  1. APaniniपाणिनि
  2. BPatanjaliपतंजलि
  3. CAgastyaअगस्त्य
  4. DVishvamitraविश्वामित्र
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Concept: The Ashtadhyayi ("eight chapters") is the foundational text of Sanskrit grammar.

  1. It was composed by Panini, a grammarian from Shalatula near Gandhara (north-west India), around the 6th–5th century BCE.
  2. It contains nearly 4,000 sutras (aphorisms) describing Sanskrit phonetics, morphology and syntax.
  3. Patanjali came later and wrote the Mahabhashya, a commentary on Panini's grammar (and the Yoga Sutras) – so he is the tempting wrong option.

Yaad rakhein: Grammar trio – Panini (Ashtadhyayi) → Katyayana (Vartika) → Patanjali (Mahabhashya).

Answer: (A) Panini

अवधारणा: अष्टाध्यायी ("आठ अध्याय") संस्कृत व्याकरण (grammar) का मूल ग्रंथ है।

  1. इसकी रचना पाणिनि ने लगभग 6वीं–5वीं शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व में की; वे गांधार के पास शालातुर के निवासी थे।
  2. इसमें लगभग 4,000 सूत्र हैं जो संस्कृत के ध्वनि, शब्द-रूप और वाक्य-रचना के नियम बताते हैं।
  3. पतंजलि बाद में हुए और उन्होंने पाणिनि के व्याकरण पर महाभाष्य लिखा – इसलिए वह भ्रामक विकल्प है।

याद रखें: व्याकरण त्रयी – पाणिनि (अष्टाध्यायी) → कात्यायन (वार्तिक) → पतंजलि (महाभाष्य)।

उत्तर: (A) पाणिनि (Panini)

SSC CPO Paper IGeneral Knowledge and General AwarenessAncient Indian Literature
Q101.
Find the fourth proportional to 0.48, 0.84 and 32.
0.48, 0.84 और 32 का चतुर्थानुपाती ज्ञात कीजिए।
  1. A65
  2. B34
  3. C56
  4. D43
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Concept: If a:b=c:d, the fourth proportional is d=b×ca.

  1. a=0.48, b=0.84, c=32
  2. d=0.84×320.48
  3. 0.840.48=74, so d=74×32=56

Trick: Remove decimals first: 0.84:0.48=84:48=7:4.

Answer: (C) 56

अवधारणा: यदि a:b=c:d हो, तो चतुर्थानुपाती d=b×ca।

  1. a=0.48, b=0.84, c=32
  2. d=0.84×320.48
  3. 0.840.48=74, अतः d=74×32=56

ट्रिक: पहले दशमलव हटाएँ: 0.84:0.48=84:48=7:4।

उत्तर: (C) 56

SSC CPO Paper IQuantitative AptitudeRatio & Proportion – Fourth Proportional
Q151.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fit as a fiddle
  1. ATo be extremely excited and energetic
  2. BTo be in good health
  3. CSomething is perfect
  4. DA good and useful invention
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Concept: The idiom fit as a fiddle describes a person who is in excellent physical health.

  1. A fiddle (violin) that is well tuned is 'fit' – in perfect working order; a person 'fit as a fiddle' is healthy and in good shape.
  2. Example: Even at eighty, my grandfather is fit as a fiddle.
  3. (A) 'extremely excited' is a different idea; (C) and (D) do not describe a person's health.

Yaad rakhein: Fiddle = healthy body, not excitement.

Answer: (B) To be in good health

अवधारणा: Idiom fit as a fiddle का अर्थ है – पूरी तरह स्वस्थ होना।

  1. अच्छी तरह tune किया हुआ fiddle (वायलिन) बिल्कुल ठीक काम करता है; वैसे ही 'fit as a fiddle' व्यक्ति पूरी तरह स्वस्थ होता है।
  2. उदाहरण: Even at eighty, my grandfather is fit as a fiddle.
  3. (A) excitement की बात करता है, (C) और (D) स्वास्थ्य से जुड़े नहीं हैं।

याद रखें: Fit as a fiddle = तंदुरुस्त।

उत्तर: (B) To be in good health

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdioms

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