EPFO SSA Memory based Full Test (Held on: 21st August 2023 shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

Three different positions of the same die are shown in the pictures below. Which color will be opposite to the red surface?

Vinay starts from Point A and drives 8 km towards the east. He then takes a right turn, drives 9 km, turns left and drives 12 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 17 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 20 km and stops at Point B. How far and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A from Point B? (All turns are 90 degree turns only)

If a mirror is placed on the selected line, which of the following options is the correct image of the given figure?

Number of Parallelograms in the given figure is:

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

12, 25, 51, 103, ?, 415, 831

In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even it seems to be a variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statements :

G > N ≥ K > A = P, N ≤ J = T < E < G

Conclusions :

I. P ≥ T

II. G ≤ J

Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.

Desert : Sand

In a row Sindhu is 15^th from front end and Madhu is 10^th from back end. If they interchange their positions there are 5 persons between Sindhu and Madhu. Total number of persons in the row?

All the surfaces of a cube are painted yellow. After that, that cube was cut into 64 smaller cubes of equal size. How many of these small cubes will be such that none of the surfaces will have a yellow color?

Direction: If a mirror is placed on the line XY, which of the Answer-Figure shows the correct image of the given Question-Figure?

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

LMR, PUA, TCJ, XKS, ?

Replace the question mark with an option that follows the same logic applied in the first pair.

CONVEY ∶ EORVKY ∶∶ VERBAL ∶ ??

If 'P × Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q', 'P + Q' means 'P is the father of Q'; 'P ÷ Q' means 'P is the mother of Q' and 'P - Q' means 'P is the brother of Q', then in the expression A ÷ B + C - E × F, how is A related to F?

Pointing to Keerthana, Sreedhar said, " Her father's father-in-law Mohan is the father of my only sister Sujatha." How is Mohan related to Keerthana?

Statement: The global tourism sector has been devasted by COVID 19 and needs urgent attention.

Arguments:

I. Yes, an immediate Bailout package must be released by the world bank to revive the sector.

II. No, once the vaccine is developed regular frequency of travel will be restored.

In a row of 21 students, when Murali was shifted by four places towards the right, he became 12^th from the left end. What was his earlier position from the right end of the row?

On which day Anita works?

Which two tasks are done on the days before and after Kavya’s task respectively?

In a row of boys A is 9^th from the left end whereas B is 8^th from the right side. If C is sitting exactly between A & B and C is 15^th from the right end. Find the total number of people in that row.

Statement: Other than the entertainment values of Computers and Internet, their educational benefits cannot be ignored. 

Assumption I: Most of us think of computers as a source of entertainment alone.

Assumption II: The educational value of computers and internet are often ignored.

From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at THIRD position?

1. Quorum
2. Quotient
3. Quotes
4. Quixote
5. Quoin

Choose the alternative which best applies to the given statements and conclusion.

Statements: 

Until our country achieves economic equality and political freedom, democracy would be meaningless.

Conclusion:

I. Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.

II. Economic equality and political freedom are related to each other.

A watch loses 3 minutes in every 24 hours while another watch gains 2 minutes in every 24 hours. At a particular instant, the two watches showed an identical time. Which of the following statements is correct if the 24-hour clock is followed?

In a certain code language, “FUEL” is written as “48” and “LAND” is written as “35”. How is “TORN” written in that code language?

Each vowel in the word BACHELOR is changed to the letter following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order. If each letter, thus formed is arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be fourth from the Left?

Direction: Choose the odd one out in question

Find the odd one out.

Ear, Lung, Eye, Heart

In a coaching centre of 210 students, where girls are twice the number of boys, Manyak [a boy] ranked 54^th from the top. If there are 38 girls ahead of Manyak, how many boys are after him in rank?

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at the right side.

Choose the odd one out of the given options.

In a certain code language, NOTES is written as UJAZZ, and CURRY is written as JPYYF. How will BOOKS be coded in that language?

The headquarters of the ASEAN is located in which of the following country?

A coating of which material is commonly deposited on iron to protect it from corrosion and formation of rust?

Birju Maharaj is associated with which dance?

Which Lok Sabha was constituted after the General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2019?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

In which country the headquarters of Interpol is located?

In which year was the World Trade Organization (WTO) established?

Head Quarter of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation of India is located in

Which of the following state is NOT on the border of Uttar Pradesh?

In reference to the founders of dynasties, consider the following pairs and select the correct match.

Consider the statements on 42^nd Amendment Act of Indian Constitution.

1. It was also an attempt to override the ruling of the Supreme Court given in the Kesavananda case. 2. It put restrictions on the review powers of the Judiciary.

Which among the above-mentioned statements is/are correct?

Graphite is an allotrope of _______.

Which of the following gases can be used for the storage of fresh samples of oil for a long time?

Which of the following book won the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2022 in the English language category?

The Sagarmala Project is a flagship programme of the Government of India. It focuses on which of the following areas?

1. Port Modernization & New Port Development 2. Coastal Shipping & Inland Waterways 3. Port-linked Industrialization 4. Coastal Community Development

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Who among the following, provided evidence that the universe is expanding?

The Swaran Singh Committee recommended the insertion of which one of the following provisions into the Constitution of India.

Which Biosphere Reserve in India becomes the 11^th Biosphere Reserve from India to be included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves?

Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?

Match the following:

The headquarters of Coal India Limited (CIL) is located in?

Operation flood is related to

In India after the death of President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed who acted as President of India?

Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) is located in: 

Match List 1 with List 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which of the following countries has never won the ICC ODI Men's Cricket World Cup?

In which year was Sangeet Natak Akademi founded?

Which one of the following is the State animal of Uttarakhand ?

Who is the recipient of the 57^th Jnanpith Award 2022?

How many High Courts are there in India at present ?

Radha took a loan of Rs. 19,200 partly at 4% and the rest at 7% per annum simple interest. She paid a total of Rs. 5,520 after 5 years as interest. What is the difference of the money (in Rs.) borrowed at the two different rates of interest?

A can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works at it for 10 days, and then B alone finishes the remaining work in 45 days. In how many days will A and B working together finish 75% of the same work?

The value of 5 ÷ 8 of 2 - 10 ÷ 5 of 8 + 6 ÷ 15 × (7 - 4) of 2 - 2 is: 

A conical vessel, whose internal radius is 20 cm and height is 27 cm, is full of water. If this water is poured into a cylindrical vessel with internal radius 15 cm, what will be the height to which the water rises in it?

The income of X is 20% less than the income of Y, and the income of Z is 35% less than the combined incomes of X and Y. By what percentage is the income of Z more than that of X?

If sum of ₹8,000 invested at 10% per annum interest compounded half-yearly, amounts to ₹9,261, then what is the time period?

If A : B = 1.2 : 2, B : C = 1.5 : 2, and C : D = 2 : 3, then B : D is equal to:

When a number is divided by 45, 65, 90 each time the remainder is 11. Then the largest 4-digit number is 

If A 's income is \(57\frac{1}{7}% \) of B's income. If A's income is 525% more than B's savings and A's savings is 16.66% of B's expenditure. If difference between A's savings and B's savings is Rs.315. Find the average income of A and B.

A Jar contains a blend of a fruit juice and water in the ratio 15 ∶ x. When 1 litre of water is added to 4 litres of the blend the ratio of fruit juice to water becomes 3 ∶ 1. What is the value of x?

The average of 16 numbers is 36.5. If four numbers of average x are added to them, then the average of all numbers increases by one. Find the value of x?

Find the value of the given expression.

\(\sqrt{20 - \sqrt{20 - \sqrt{20 - \dots \infty}}}\)

If a 8 digit number is 14y6x344 is divisible by 88, then 4(x+y) is equal to

P and Q invested money in the ratio of 2 ∶ 3. Q invested money for two years lesser than the money invested by P. They earned profits in the ratio of 4 ∶ 5. Find the time for which Q invested the money.

A pipe can fill a tank in 15 hours. Due to leakage in the bottom it is filled in 20 hours. If the tank is full, and the pipe is closed, how much time will the leak take to empty the entire tank? 

Find the value of

9 + 0.9 + 0.009 + 0.099

A shopkeeper sells an article by giving two successive discounts of 15% and 20% and still manages to earn 70% profit. If the marked price of the article is ₹5000, then find the cost price of the article.

A trader allows a discount of 20% on the marked price and still gains 4% on the whole. At what percentage above the cost price did he mark his goods?

In one box, three different types of old coins are in the ratio of 3 ∶ 5 ∶ 7, the value of old coins is Rs. 1, 5, and 10 rupees respectively. If the total value of coins in the box is Rs. 392, then tell the number of old coins of 10 rupees.

The curved surface area and the diameter of a right circular cylinder are 352 cm² and 14 cm respectively. Find its height (in cm).

Two train running towards each-other at the speed of 50 km/hr and 60 km/hr from station A and B. When two trains meet each other, the second train covered 120 km more distance than first train. What is the distance between both stations?

The marked price of a bed sheet was Rs. 750. A man bought the bed sheet for Rs. 560. after getting two successive discounts of which the first was 16%. How much was the second discount?

If \({\left( {\frac{3}{5}} \right)^x} \times {\left( {\frac{5}{3}} \right)^{2x}} = ;\frac{{625}}{{81}},\) then the value of x is:

Two containers contain milk and water in the ratio of 2 ∶ 1 and 3 ∶ 2 respectively. How many litres from the second container should be mixed with 15 litres from the first container so that the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture will be 5 ∶ 3?

Study the following table carefully and answer the questions.

Number of mobile phones of a company A and B sold by a shopkeeper during the month of January to June.

What is the ratio of the number of mobile phones sold by company B during January to those sold during June of the same company ?

A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts on a watch marked Rs. 2,750. The first discount given is 10%. If the customer pays Rs. 2,103.75 for the watch, then what is the second discount?

A man covered a certain distance of 180 km in three equal parts. He covered first part in 24 minutes, second part in \(66\frac{2}{3}%\) more time than first part and third part in 25% more time than first part. Find the average speed (Approx.) of man.

Rohan, Gaurav and Ratika are three siblings. Rohan is 1 year elder to Gaurav. The sum of ages of Rohan and Gaurav is 2 years more than the age of Ratika. After 9 years, the ratio of ages of Rohan and Ratika will be 4 : 5. What will be the age of Ratika 3 years hence?

Sheena owned 4 plants on which fresh flowers come every 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and 6^th day, respectively. If on Tuesday, fresh flowers came on all the four plants, then on which day will fresh flowers come on all the four plants at the earliest?

Two men can complete as much work as 3 women can do in a certain time. Ten men and 6 women can complete work in 5 days. If 4 men and 9 women work together, then in how many days will they be able to complete the same work?

Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Her watch was costlier (a) / than that she saw in that shop when (b) / she went with her mother. (c) / No error (d)

Directions Choose the appropriate word which best describes the sentence 

Unfair advantages for members of one’s own family

In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

There's barely enough (A)/ ground space (B)/ to fit a bed in this room. (C)/No error (D)

Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below

Amalgamate

Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

My mother told me (a) / that she drank very (b) / milky coffee with lots of sugars. (c) / No error (d)

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

The designer created an intricate pattern for the dress.

Change the sentence into indirect speech.

Ram said to the boy, "why will you not play with me?"

This question consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. 

heads of state and foreign royalty(P)/  including hundreds of national leaders,(Q)/ was attended by some two thousand people (R)/ the royal state funeral at Westminster Abbey (S)/

Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

My daughter said, “Ayush has got a packet of toffee for his friends.”

Directions Choose the appropriate word which best describes the sentence 

Bitter and violent attacks in word or writing

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

“Why have you come so early today?” The coach asked the athlete.

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). 

While virtual reality technology has been around among decades,(A)/ it has only recently begun to(B)/ gain widespread adoption.(C)/ No error(D)

Direction: Choose the option that best transforms the sentence into its Direct/Indirect form:

She said, 'I am going to go to the store later.'

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Ignominious

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

A teacher teaches Spanish at the Coaching Centre.

Like a red rag to a bull

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The people will make him the leader.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

All his friends laughed at him.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given phrase.

One who is recovering back to health after an illness.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

They fired her because she was careless.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

VAGARY

She took a _______ from the glass and then put it down.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Fill in the blank with the correct alternative:

Sonia had _____reached the bus stop when the bus left.

Find the word which is correctly spelt from the given options. 

Direction: Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the help of options that follow.

The seminar was postponed as ________ people turned up to attend it.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Lose your marbles

Select the most appropriate collocation to fill in the blank.

I will _____ next week from my busy schedule.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

(P) which is composed of iron and nickel / (Q) a molten core is found / (R) at the heart of the Earth, / (S) and generates the planet's magnetic field.

Direction: Select the option that represents the correct passive voice form of the given sentence.

The nurse asked me not to make any noise when the baby slept.

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Vain

Select the correct passive voice form for the given sentence.

Sudha was writing a letter to her husband.

Choose the option that best transforms the sentence into its other voice:

We have reserved a room for you at the Grand Hotel.