SSC CGL Previous Paper (Held On: 19 August 2017 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

When we complete the above figure, we get:

Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

The question figure is embedded in the following figure:

10, 20 and 30 are multiples of 10 while 15 is not a multiple of 10.

Hence, 15 is the odd one out.

95, 23, 24, 41 = SELF

44, 43, 87, 95 = DCTS

04, 31, 85, 58 = CHON

24, 04, 66, 77 = LCQU

Clearly, the number set for the word ‘SELF’ is 95, 23, 24, 41.

Logic:

F – 2 = D, H – 2 = F, K – 2 = I

Similarly,

O – 2 = M, Q – 2 = O, T – 2 = R

Hence, MOR is the correct answer.

In multiplication, we find the product. Similarly in addition, we find the sum.

Hence, Addition is the correct answer.

According to the question, 12^th April is Wednesday.

Number of days left in April = 30 – 12 = 18.

Similarly, odd days from 12^th April till 2^nd October = (18 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 2) / 7

= (4 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2)/7 = 19/7 = 5

Thus, day on 2^nd October = Wednesday + 5 = Monday.

Clearly, fig.4 shows the correct right image of question figure.

Hence, the Americans who are not Accountants = G + H.

Clearly, when paper sheet is folded and punched, it will appear as shown below:

Hence, Fig 4 is the correct answer.

The pattern followed is:

Similarly,

So, SUN is coded as UWP.

Logic:

10001 + 100 = 10101

Similarly,

101 + 100 = 201

Hence, 201 is the correct answer.

Trousers, pants and shorts are worn on the lower part of the body whereas shirt is worn on the upper part of the body. Hence, shirt is the odd one out.

Expression:  80 + 2 ÷ 25 + 5 – 10

After changing the symbols,

80 × 2 – 25 × 5 + 10 = 160 – 125 + 10 = 45.

1. THOSE → SMOTHERS  → can be formed.

2. METRO → SMOTHERS  → can be formed.

3. STORE → SMOTHERS  → can be formed.

4. TEARS → SMOTHERS  → cannot be formed as there is no A.

Hence, ‘TEARS’ cannot be formed.

The words have 3, 4, 5 and 6 letters respectively.

So, the next word will have 7 letters, i.e. banking.

Hence, banking is the term which will complete the series.

The pattern followed is that in groups of 5, English alphabetical series is written. Also, 1 letter is missing after each term. And alternate letters are in capital and small.

Thus, after ‘g’, next omitted letter = h.

Also, the first letter and then every alternate letter should be in capital.

Thus missing term = IjKlM.

Weight of 4 boxes = 20, 90, 40 and 60 kilograms.

210 = 20 + 40 + 60 + 90

170 = 20 + 60 + 90

190 = 40 + 60 + 90

200 = not possible

The pattern followed is that the sum of digits of second number is subtracted from the sum of digits of first number.

45% 11 = (4 + 5) – (1 + 1) = 9 – 2 = 7 and

59% 34 = (5 + 9) – (3 + 4) = 14 – 7 = 7

Similarly, 55% 4 = (5 + 5) – (4) = 10 – 4 = 6

Hence, 6 is the correct answer.

In the first column, the first number is obtained by adding the other two numbers.

Eg : 87 + 15 = 102 and

45 + 44 = 89

Similarly, 50 + 25 = 75

Hence, '75' is the correct alternative.

The above numbers are of the form n² –  1.

1² – 1 = 1

2² – 1 = 3

3² – 1 = 8

4² – 1 = 15

5^2­ – 1 = 24

6² – 1 = 35

Let both C and D start from point R. C’s path is shown by black and D’s by blue.

C travels 9 km south and reaches S, then takes left turn and reaches point T by travelling 11 km.

Similarly, D travels east for 3 km and reaches Q, then turns south for 5 km and finally stops at point O.

Thus, OT = 9 – 5 = 4 km.

So, D is 4 km to the north of C.

The correct answer is option 1. Only argument I is strong. 

The first argument states that if lights are switched off after midnight, then it can result in increased crime and accidents, thus it is a strong argument as it has a direct impact on life of people.

Argument II, in comparison with argument I, is weaker as there are other ways to save electricity, such as switching to more efficient sources, managing the usage of electricity, etc. Switching off streetlights after midnight will increase the risk to human lives which cannot be allowed. Thus, argument II is not strong.

EHK: E + 3 = H, H + 3 = K

ZBD: Z + 2 = B, B + 2 = D

LOR: L + 3 = O, O + 3 = R

SVY: S + 3 = V, V + 3 = Y

So, ZBD is the odd one out.

When we fold the given figure, the circle with a ‘+’ sign will become the base of the cube and the side with only ‘+’ sign will become top, and thus they will face each other. Similarly, the sides which will face each other will be:

Since, the opposite sides cannot be adjacent in the cube, thus the cube in the last option is not possible

Production possibility set is the set of all non-negative outputs of goods and services that can be produced using the economy's available factor inputs.

Key Points

• The Tomara was an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana during the 9th-12th century.
• They were defeated in the mid-twelfth century by the Chauhans of Ajmer.

Additional Information

• Tomara dynasty:
• The dynasty ruled India during the 8th-12th century.
• Their kingdoms were expanded and ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana.
• Anangpur was the capital.
• According to a 14th-century inscription Tomara dynasty built Dhillika (modern-day Delhi) a city in the Haryana region.
• The city was fortified by a wall called Lal Kot built by Anangpal Tomar.
• Anangpal was the last king of the dynasty.
• He handed over the throne of Delhi to his son-in-law Prithviraj Chauhan.

The correct answer is 1972.

• All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is a Dravidian party and was founded by M. G. Ramachandran (popularly known as MGR) on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
• Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) are the regional parties mainly belonging to Tamil Nadu state.

Additional Information

In 2016, a European trio of chemists (Fraser Stoddart, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Ben Feringa) won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “nano-machines”, an advance that paved the way for the world's first smart materials.

Meristem developing between regions of mature or permanent tissue (as at the base of the grass leaf) is known as intercalary meristem.

Due to global warming, the global average surface temperature rose 0.6 to 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.1 to 1.6° F) between 1906 and 2005, and the rate of temperature increase has nearly doubled in the last 50 years.

For the year 2015-16, both the top two destinations of India’s FDI overseas and the top two overseas sources of FDI to India are same. These two nations are 1) Mauritius and 2) Singapore.

The correct answer is the Initial velocity.

Key Points

• In the formula average velocity = (u + v)/2, where u represents the initial velocity.
• The symbol
  

u typically denotes the initial velocity of an object in physics.

• The term "initial velocity" refers to the velocity of an object at the beginning of a motion or a specified time interval.
• It is important to distinguish between initial velocity u and final velocity v when analyzing the motion of objects.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Initial velocity.

The male vocal folds are between 17 mm and 25 mm in length. The female vocal folds are between 12.5 mm and 17.5 mm long.

Construction of Nalanda Mahavihara, the ancient seat of learning and one of the world's oldest universities, was started by Gupta ruler Kumaragupta I.

Option 3 is correct, i.e. Right to Equality.

• Article 15 of the constitution states that no person shall be discriminated on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
• Every person shall have equal access to public places like public parks, museums, wells, bathing ghats, and temples, etc.

Extra facts:

The epicenter in seismology is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates.

The correct answer is 7th.

Key Points

Geographical area -

• The total geographical area of the world is 510,072,000 square kilometres.
• India, on the other hand, has a geographical area of 3,287,263 square kilometres.
• It makes up around 2.4%of India’s total geographical area of the world.
• India is a country in South Asia that is officially known as the Republic of India.
• It is the second-most populous country in the world, the seventh-largest by land area, and the world's most populous democracy.

Important Points 

The following are the ten largest countries in the world in terms of geographical area-

1. Russia - 17,098,242 sq km,
2. Canada - 9984670 sq. km.
3. China - 9596960 sq. km.
4. America - 9525067 sq. km.
5. Brazil + 855770 sq. km.
6. Australia - 774220 sq. km.
7. India + 3287263 sq km
8. Argentina - 2780400 sq. km.
9. Kazakhstan_- 2724900 sq. km.
10. Algeria - 23874. sq km.

Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (P.M.J.D.Y), Prime Minister's People Money Scheme, is India's National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely Banking Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, and Pension in an affordable manner.

The final nations that bid for the right to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup were England, Japan, South Africa and Italy. The event was finally hosted by England.

Bird Box is a 2014 post-apocalyptic novel and the debut work of Josh Malerman, the lead singer of The High Strung.

The planet Uranus was discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1781. He discovered Uranus while surveying stars in the night sky using a telescope that he had built himself.

Hypertext Markup Language is the standard markup language for creating web pages and web applications. With Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript it forms a triad of cornerstone technologies for the World Wide Web.

The correct answer is Bihar.

• China Does not share its border with Bihar

Key Points

• Indian states which share an international border with China are Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
• India shares 3488 km of border with China that runs along with the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh.

Additional Information

About China:

• Capital: Beijing
• President: Xi Jinping
• Currency: Renminbi
• Official language: Mandarin

The correct answer is Rete Testis

Explanation:

• The male sex accessory ducts include rete testis, vasa efferentia, epididymis and vas deferens.
• The seminiferous tubules of the testis open into the vasa efferentia through rete testis.
• The vasa efferentia leave the testis and open into epididymis located along the posterior surface of each testis.
• The epididymis leads to vas deferens that ascends to the abdomen and loops over the urinary bladder.
• It receives a duct from seminal vesicle and opens into urethra as the ejaculatory duct

The correct answer is option 3, i.e., Excess Supply

• When there is a difference between the price that consumer pay in the market and the value that consumers place on the product, then the concept of consumer surplus becomes a useful one to look at.
• Consumer surplus is a measure of the welfare that people gain from consuming goods and services
• Consumer surplus is defined as the difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service (indicated by the demand curve) and the total amount that they actually do pay (i.e. the market price).

The principal organic acids found in grapes are tartaric, malic, and to a small extent, citric.

• Artificial silk or art silk is any synthetic fiber which resembles silk, but typically costs less to produce. Frequently, "artificial silk" is just a synonym for rayon.
• When made out of bamboo viscose it is also sometimes called bamboo silk.

Platyhelminthes, literally meaning “flatworms”, are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates. Members of this phylum are soft, thin-bodied, leaf or ribbon-like worms.

The Salt March, also known as the Dandei March, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The 24-day march began with 8 volunteers and swelled to a few thousands as it reached its destination on April 6, 1930.

We know that: the product of the slope of 2 perpendicular lines is -1.

Let the slope of required equation be m

⇒ m × (-5/3) = -1

⇒ m = 3/5

Given: y-intercept = -3

So, equation of line: y = mx + c

⇒ y = 3x/5 - 3

Multiplying equation by 5

⇒ 5y = 3x - 15

Here ΔADE and ΔABC are similar triangles

Given: AD/AB = 2/7

So, DE/BC = 2/7

Let DE be 2b. Then, BC will be 7b

Make an altitude from A on BC and mark the points P and R when it cuts DE and BC respectively.

So, ΔAPD and ΔARB are also similar triangles

⇒ AP/AR = 2/7

Let AP be 2b. Then, AR will be 7b

Since,

Area of ΔADE = 1/2 × 2a × 2b = 2ab

Area of ΔABC = 1/2 × 7a × 7b = 49ab/2

So, area of quadrilateral BDEC = 49ab/2 - 2ab = 45ab/2

∴ Required area = 45ab/2 × (8/2ab) = 90 cm²

Given:

If a person walks at 15 km/hr instead of 9 km/hr, he would have walked 3 km more

in the same time Let the time taken in both the cases be t

Calculation:

We know that, distance = speed × time

Distance + 3 = 15 × t       ----(i)

And, Distance = 9 × t       ----(ii)

Equating (i) and (ii)

⇒ 15t - 3 = 9t

⇒ 6t = 3

⇒ t = 1/2 hr

Since, the actual speed of the person is 9 km/hr

Then, distance travelled = 9 × (1/2) = 4.5 km

Given: Sin 30° - √2 Cos 30°

⇒ 1/2 - √2(√3/2)

⇒ 1/2 - √3/√2

⇒ (1 - √6)/2

Let B’s wealth be b

So, A’s wealth = 5b/7

C’s wealth = 10b/7

∴ Required ratio = (10b/7)/(5b/7) = 2

Let the 4 numbers be (a - 3), (a - 1), (a + 1) and (a + 3)

So, the sum of these 4 numbers = 4a/4 = 64

⇒ a = 64

∴ Largest number = a + 3 = 64 + 3 = 67

Given:

Calculation:

Total revenue collected in both years = (300 + 330 + 500 + 525 + 100 + 120 + 50 + 100) = Rs. 2025 lakhs = 20.25 crores

Given: cost of producing and selling the four products in 2 years = 2 × 10 = 20 crores

Profit = 20.25 - 20 = 0.25 crores = 25 lakhs

∴ Profit is 25 lakhs

Let the fraction be a

⇒ 2a + 3/a = 29/3

⇒ 2a² - 29a/3 + 3 = 0

Multiplying above equation by 3

⇒ 6a² - 29a + 9 = 0

⇒ 6a² - 2a - 27a + 9 = 0

⇒ 2a(3a - 1) - 9(3a - 1) = 0

⇒ (2a - 9)(3a - 1) = 0

∴ a = 9/2, 1/3

Given: Amount after 2 years = Rs. 9660

Let the Principal be P

We know that: A = P + (P × R × T)/100

Let R₁ and T₁ be the rate and time for 1^st year and R₂ and T₂ be the rate and time for 2^nd year

⇒ 9660 = [P + (P × R₁ × T₁)/100] + {[P + (P × R₁ × T₁)/100] × (R₂ × T₂)/100}

⇒ 9660 = [P + (5P)/100] + [P + (5P)/100] × (15)/100}

⇒ 9660 = [P + P/20] × [1 + 0.15]

⇒ 9660 = 1.15P + 0.0575P

⇒ 9660 = 1.2075P

⇒ P = 8000

Given: P = x

So, x = Rs. 8000

Given:

Calculation:

In 2015(Revenue in Rs lakhs): A = 300, B = 500, C = 100, D = 50

Least = D(Rs. 50 lakhs)

In 2016(Revenue in Rs. lakhs): A = 330, B = 525, C = 120, D = 100

Least = D(Rs 100 lakhs)

∴ In both the cases D has the least revenue

Given:

Distance between the two points = 13

Formulae used:

Distance between 2 points = √{[(x₂ - x₁)²] + [(y₂ - y₁)²]}

Calculations:

According to question

(x₁,y₁) = (2, 7)

(x₂,y₂) = (k, -5) 

⇒ 13 = √{[(k - 2)²] + [(-5 - 7)²]}

⇒ 13 = √{[k² + 4 - 4k] + [144]}

⇒ 13 = √{k² - 4k + 148}

Squaring both sides

⇒ 169 = k² - 4k + 148

⇒ k² - 4k - 21 = 0

⇒ k² - 7k + 3k - 21 = 0

⇒ k(k - 7) + 3(k - 7) = 0

⇒ (k + 3)(k - 7) = 0

∴ k = -3, 7

Formula used:

Discount = Marked Price - Selling price

Discount% = [(Marked Price - Selling price)/Marked price]× 100

Calculation:

Discount for one shirt = 100(10/100)  = Rs 10

Discount for 3 pairs of trousers = 3 × 300(20/100) = Rs 180

Total discount = 10 + 180 = Rs 190

Total cost = 100 + 3  × 300 = 1000

For Rs 1000 he gets a discount of Rs 190

Effective discount % = 100 x (190 / 1000) = 19

∴ ∴ Total discount percentage = 19%

Alternate Method

Total cost price of shirts and trousers = 100 × 1 + 300 × 3 = ₹1000

Discunted price for shirt = 100 × 90/100 = ₹90

Discounted price of trousers = 300 × 80/100 = ₹240

Total discounted price of trousers = 3 × 240 = ₹720

Total price paid = 90 + 720 = ₹810

Total discount = 1000 - 810 = 190

∴ Total discount percentage = 190/1000 × 100 = 19

Multiplying the equation by 15, we get

⇒ 5[4(2x/5 - 3/2)] + 21 = 111

⇒ [4(2x/5 - 3/2)] = 90/5 = 18

⇒ 2x/5 - 3/2 = 4.5

⇒ 2x/5 = 6

⇒ 2x = 30

∴ x = 15

To find: reflection of the point (4 , -3) in the line y = -2

The equation of line is: y + 2 = 0

The formula for finding the image of a point (x₁,y₁) to the line ax + by + c = 0 is given by:

(x - x₁)/a = (y - y₁)/b = - 2(ax₁ + by₁ + c)/(a² + b²)

Here, a = 0, b = 1 and c = 2

So, we have

(y + 3)/(1) = -2(-3 + 2)/(1) and (x - 4) = 0

⇒ y + 3 = 2 and x = 4

∴ y = -1 and x = 4

Given: ZX(hypotenuse) = 9√3 cm

We know that, cosθ = base/hypotenuse

⇒ cos60° = YZ/ZX

⇒ 1/2 = YZ/9√3

∴ YZ = 9√3/2 cm

Given: secθ = 13/12

⇒ secθ = 1/cosθ

⇒ cosθ = 12/13

We know that: sin²θ + cos²θ = 1

⇒ sin²θ + (12/13)² = 1

⇒ sin²θ = 1 - 144/169

⇒ sin²θ = (169 - 144)/169

⇒ sinθ = √(25/169)

∴ sinθ = 5/13

Let the total work be a

Work done by A in 1 day = a/9

Work done by A and B in 1 day = a/6.75

Let the work done by B in 1 day be b

Work done by B in 1 day = a/6.75 - a/9

⇒ Work done by B in 1 day = 4a/27 - 3a/27= a/27

∴ Total days taken by B to complete the work = a/(a/27) = 27

Selling price of a box of chocolates = Rs. 960

Discount = 20%

So, cost price = 960/(1 + 20/100) = Rs 800

New selling price = Rs. 1120

∴ New profit % = [(1120 - 800)/800] × 100 = 32000/800 = 40%

Let the first term of A.P. be a and let the difference be d

⇒ a + 6d = -15       ----(i)

⇒ a + 11d = 5       ----(ii)

Subtracting (i) from (ii)

⇒ 5d = 20

⇒ d = 4

Putting the value of d in (i)

⇒ a + 6 × 4 = -15

⇒ a = -15 - 24 = -39

So, 16^th term = a + 15d = -39 + 15 × 4 = -39 + 60 = 21

Given:

Surface area of sphere = 154 cm²

Calculation:

Let the radius of the sphere be r

⇒ 4 × (22/7) × r² = 154

⇒ r² = 49/4

⇒ r = 7/2 cm

∴ The diameter = 2r = 7 cm

Given:

Calculation:

Total revenue by selling all the four products in 2015 = 300 + 500 + 100 + 50 = 950

Total revenue by selling all the four products in 2016 = 330 + 525 + 120 + 100 = 1075

∴ Required value = 1075 - 950 = Rs.125 lakhs = 1.25 crore

Given:

Calculation:

Revenue from sale of product B in 2016 = Rs. 525 lakh

Revenue from sale of product B in 2015 = Rs. 500 lakh

∴ Required % = [(525 - 500)/500]100 = 5%

Prime factorization of 64 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

Prime factorization of 56 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7

We can take 2 × 2 × 2 i.e., 8 as common

So, Required LCM = 8 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 = 448

Let the total wealth of man be a

Amount of wealth to charity = a(25/100) = 0.25a

Amount of wealth to family = a(1 – 25/100) = 0.75a

∴ Required % =  [(0.75/0.25a] × 100 = 300

We know that: (a - b)³ = a³ - b³ - 3ab(a - b)

Given: a - b = 4 and ab = -3

Putting these equations in the above identity

⇒ 4³ = a³ - b³ - 3(-3)(4)

⇒ 64 = a³ - b³ + 36

∴ a³ - b³ = 64 - 36 = 28

The correct answer is option 3.

'To have at one's fingertips' means 'at one's command or disposal, as recall of factual information'.

Example: She had everybody's contact numbers at her fingertips.

The correct answer is 2

Key Points

• 'sat close to him' should be there in place 'sat close him'
• close to someone: Near something. This usage can be applied to physical closeness.
  

Example: Don't get close to me. I have a cold. If you get close to the fire, you may get burned.

The correct sentence is: The boy who sat close to him was his son.

The correct answer is option 1.

The meanings of the given words are:

Sanguine: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Pallid: lacking vigour or intensity; insipid.

Pessimistic: tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

Sallow: (of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown colour.

Hence, the correct answer is 'sanguine'.

For the given blank, 'and' is the most suitable option from the given options.

The correct answer is option 4.

'Pillage' means to 'rob a place using violence, especially in wartime'. (विशेषकर युद्ध के समय) हिंसक तरीक़े से लूटपाट करना; छीन लेना

The meanings of the given words are:

Bequeath: pass something on or leave something to someone else.  वसीयत करना, वसीयत में देना, उत्तरदान करना

Consign: deliver something to a person's keeping. पीछा छुड़ाने के लिए किसी को कहीं रख या भेज देना; के सुपुर्द करना

Entrust: assign the responsibility for doing something to someone. (किसी को किसी काम का) दायित्‍व सौंपना

Desecrate: treat something with violent disrespect.  धार्मिक स्‍थल को हानि पहुँचाना या उसका अनादर करना या उसे अपवित्र करना

Hence, 'desecrate' is the correct answer.

The correct answer is option 3.

'Epidemic' means 'a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time'.

The meanings of the given words are:

Contagious: (of a disease or condition) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.

Endemic: (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

Limited: restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.

Infectious: (of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment.

Hence, the correct answer is 'limited'.

The correct answer is option 1.

Since the blank is talking about habits, a possessive pronoun needs to be used here. 

From the given options, the most suitable option is 'whose' for the blank.

The correct answer is option 3.

Since the blank is immediately followed by 'of', the only option that can fit the blank is 'instead'.

The correct answer is 2

Key Points

• 'brush past' should be there in place of 'brush side'
• Brush past means come into contact with someone or something briefly in passing
• Example: Tobias brushed past and disappeared into the darkness.
• Thus, the correct sentence is: When I returned I felt a big cat brush past me as I opened the door.

The correct answer is option 4.

'Actuation' means 'to put into action'.

Usage:  He was wholly undramatic in the actuation of the characters which he imagined so dramatically.

The correct answer is option 4.

The most logical sequence to form a coherent paragraph is only given in option 4.

Hence, the sentence would be:

The resulting brain change is regarded as the true concomitant of the sensation.

The correct answer is Ditch.

Key Points

• 'Rampart' means 'a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet'. (रक्षा के लिए नगर, महल आदि के चारों ओर बनाई गई एक बड़ी दीवार)
• For e.g.- These are the ramparts we guard; these are the treasures that we cherish
• Ditch- get rid of or give up. (छुटकारा पाना या त्याग देना।)
• For e.g.- They ditched me at the concert.

Let's look at the meaning of other options-

• Barricade-  an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.
• Fort- a fortified building or strategic position
• Embankment- a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

The meanings of the given words are:

• Autonomous: having the freedom to act independently.
• For Example, They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
• Tutelage: Protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.
• For Example, He succeeded his father in 1112 and was placed under the tutelage of his mother.
• Nonaligned: not aligned with something else.
• For Example, we cut our defenses, we shall lose the respect of many neutral and non-aligned countries
• Unaided: needing or having no assistance; without help.
• For Example:  Since his accident, he hasn't been able to walk unaided

Hence, the correct answer is 'tutelage'.

The correct answer is option 2.

The given sentence is in the Active Voice as the form of the verb (‘taught’) shows that its subject (‘you’) did something and was ‘active’.

Therefore, it has to be changed to the Passive voice, where something was done by the subject, and it was ‘passive’.

In order to do that,

a. The object of the transitive verb (the verb which uses more than one objects) in the Active voice should become the subject of the verb in the Passive voice.

b. The verb should be changed from the Active voice to the Passive voice without changing its tense.

Thus, the same sentence in the Passive voice is ‘By whom were you taught to ride?'

The correct answer is Sheetal asked me how I had solved that problem. 

Key Points

• Let us begin by identifying the kind of sentence. It is an interrogative sentence. (Wh-Question)
• The reporting verb ‘said to’ should be changed as ‘asked’ in indirect speech.
• Following that, we need to remove the commas and inverted commas as we change it into an indirect speech.
• The Question is changed into assertive form and is simply placed after the reporting verb.
• The question mark is also removed.

Correct answer: Sheetal asked me how I had solved that problem. 

Important Points

When changing a direct speech to indirect speech:

• The words of the speaker are not enclosed in inverted commas.
• The conjunction ‘that’ will not be used. (In case of interrogative sentence)
• To make an indirect speech of Wh -Questions, The Question is changed into assertive form and is simply placed after the reporting verb.
• To make an indirect speech of YES/NO-Questions, if or whether will be used.
• The question mark is also removed.
• e.g., DIRECT: He said to me, “Will you help me?”

                  INDIRECT: He asked me if I would help him.

• DIRECT: He said to me, “Why are you late?”

           INDIRECT: He asked me why I am late.

The correct answer is option 4.

'To not have a clue' means 'to not know about something'.

Example: I do not have a clue about his whereabouts.

Correct Answer: wistfully

The correct fill up would 'Wistfully', which means 'with a feeling of vague or regretful longing; feeling or showing a quiet longing especially for something in the past.​'.

The other options,

'Fiscally' means 'in a way that relates to government revenue, especially taxes.'.

'Hopefully' means 'in a hopeful manner'.

'Awfully' means 'very badly or unpleasantly'.

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

• 'Cluster' means 'a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together'.
• The meanings of the given words are:
• Individual: single, separate.
• For Example:  They are both rather odd individuals.
• Assemblage: a collection or gathering of things or people.
• For Example: He had an assemblage of old junk cars filling the backyard.
• Specific: clear defined or identified.
• For Example: Mr. Howarth gave us very specific instructions.
• Solitary: existing alone.
• For Example He took a solitary walk on the beach.

Hence, the correct answer is 'assemblage'.

The correct answer is option 3.

Out of the given options, option 3 is the only sequence which will make a coherent and logical paragraph.

The sentence would be:

We entered, and found that a hut had been assigned to each of us.

The correct answer is option 2.

In the given blank, the correct usage of the preposition is required.

'Different from' is the most common and correct usage in British English. 

Hence, the correct option is 'from'.

The correct answer is Has starting

Key Points

• If we look at the sentence carefully, we can understand the intended meaning is to rhetorically convey that the process of starting a business has never been so easy
• Thus, here 'starting a business' as a verb phrase involving a noun will be used to correctly convey the intended meaning

Hence, the sentence would be: Since when has starting a business been so easy?

Correct Answer: Nothing

The fill up that makes the sentence structurally and idiomatically correct is 'nothing'.

The correct answer is option 2. 

From the given options, the most appropriate option for the given blank is 'sometimes'.

The correct answer is option 'Motheaten'.

Key Points

• The correctly spelt word is 'Motheaten'.​
• Motheaten- Damaged or destroyed by clothes moths.
• For e.g.- I found some moth-eaten old sweaters in the back of the wardrobe.

The correct answer is option 3.

Since 'films' are plural, we know that the plural form of the verb 'be' will be used.

Hence, the sentence would be:

Those films are being made now.