SSC CGL Previous Paper (Held On: 22 August 2017 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

1. 11, 78, 32, 65 → J, V, L, S

2. 43, 01, 23, 67 → B, C, I, U

3. 03, 12, 11, 32 → K, I, J, L

4. 11, 02, 43, 76 → J, L, B, T

Hence, answer is 03, 12, 11, 32.

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Hence, she is 4 km South to her initial point.

The possible combinations are:

90 + 20 + 40 = 150

90 + 20 + 60 = 170

60 + 40 + 20 = 120

But combination for 160 is not possible

Hence, the answer is 160.

All three except Moon are classified as planets or dwarf planet. However, Moon is classified as a satellite.

Hence, the answer is Moon.

Likewise;

Clearly, each letter in the word is moved two steps backward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code. So, the corresponding code obtained is DVJ

The pattern followed is:

5 is written as three times = 125

10 is written as four times = 10000

Likewise, 2 will be written as five times = 32

Hence, the answer is 32.

The pattern is as follows:

9 × 3 = 3 i.e., 9 = 3 × 3

15 × 3 = 5 i.e., 15 = 3 × 5

60 × 5 = 12 i.e., 60 = 5 × 12

So, 27 × 3 = ?

27 = 3 × 9

This means 27 × 3 = 9

Hence, the answer is 9.

Clearly, the question figure is hidden in answer figure (1).

Hence, answer is figure 1.

All three numbers except 8 are squares of a number:

(5)² = 25

(7)² = 49

(3)² = 9

Whereas, (2)³ = 8

Hence, the answer is 8.

Here, the second and the third letter in the group of letter series have changed their position and one letter is skipped between the next groups of letters respectively to obtain the next group of letters in the series.

Hence, the answer is TVU.

Explanation:

I. No oranges are apples → false

II. Some apples are oranges → true

Therefore, only II follows

Priya’s birthday → 11 April, Tuesday

Rani’s birthday → 31 August

So, April has remaining → 19 Days

May → 31 Days

June → 30 Days

July → 31 Days

August → 31 Days

Total Days → 142 Days

Dividing 142 days by 7 (as there are 7 days in a week)

We get remainder 2

Thus, 2 days ahead of Priya’s birthday will be Thursday which is Rani’s birthday.

Hence, the answer is Thursday.

If we’ll fold that dice then dotted face, square and star side can’t be adjacent to each other.

But

Here, the pattern followed is one letter skipped between the adjacent letters arranged as per the position of the letters in English alphabet series. However, QTW does not follow this pattern.

Hence, the answer is QTW.

B represents women who are Indian.

C represents women who are Indian as well as Swimmers

D represents women who are swimmers

Therefore B, C and D represent women who are either swimmers or Indians.

Hence, the answer is B, C, D.

Answered figure (3) perfectly fits inside the question figure.

The pattern followed is:

Hence, the answer is 21/20.

From the above figure we can say that answer figure will be figure 1.

In DFH : GIK

D + 3 = G 

F + 3 = I

H + 3 = K

Similarly, 

M + 3 = P

O + 3 = R

Q + 3 = T

Hence, the answer is PRT.

Here the pattern follows is:

105 + 6 = 111

So; 89 - 6 = 83

Hence, the answer is 83.

1. ENMITY → DYNAMITE → can be formed

2. ANYTIME → DYNAMITE → can be formed

3. NAMES → DYNAMITE → cannot be formed as there is no S

4. DAINTY → DYNAMITE → can be formed

Hence, the answer is NAMES.

Ice is cold as the same way steam is hot.

Hence, the answer is Hot.

825 × 25 - 27 ÷ 10

Converting: 825 ÷ 25 + 27 - 10

= 33 + 27 - 10

= 50

Hence, the answer is 50.

Here, the pattern follows is as shown below:

Good, Odour, Urban, Anthem, Empathy.

The last letter of the word occupies the second position in the successive written words.

Hence, the answer is Empathy.

The correct answer is Union

• Reserve bank of India, being a central banking facilitator in the country, will definitely be the part of the Union government, as this ensures clarity of jurisdiction and avoid competing claims. That’s why it is listed in the union list of the seventh schedule of the Indian constitution.
• The central bank of India is The Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It was set up on April 1, 1935, under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
• The basis of the establishment of RBI was the recommendations given by a Committee known as the ‘Hilton Young Commission’ set up by the then British Government in India.
• It started as a private bank with private shareholding as was in vogue in most foreign central banks of the world operating at that point in time.
• When RBI was set up, its capital was fixed at Rupees 5 crore i.e. Rupees 50 million).
• When the RBI was set up, it took over the functions of currency issues from the Government of India and the power of credit control from the then Imperial Bank of India.
• Initially, RBI had its headquarter in Calcutta (now Kolkata) but soon shifted its headquarter to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1937.
• However, from January 1, 1949, RBI was nationalized by the Government via an Act known as the Transfer of Public Ownership Act, 1948.
• The RBI Act covers the whole of India in terms of supervision, control, and guidance/directions to financial entities in India.

The correct answer is One

Explanation:-

• In females, the ovaries are located in the pelvic cavity, typically one on each side of the lower abdomen.
• They are situated near the lateral walls of the pelvis, adjacent to the uterus and fallopian tubes.
• While the exact position can vary slightly among individuals, the ovaries are generally positioned below the level of the pelvic brim, in close proximity to the iliac vessels and the ureters.
• They are connected to each other via a fallopian tube and produce ovum- egg, which travels down the uterus via this tube.
• These ovaries also secrete hormones known as estrogen and progesterone that play a role in menstrual cycle and fertility of a woman.

It’s the upper house of the parliament, i.e. Rajya Sabha which can give the union parliament power to make laws on matters related to state list. This provision is mentioned in Article 249, and involves not less than 2/3^rd members of the house to pass a resolution for enabling parliament to legislate over state list.

The method of soil conservation in which ploughing is done parallel to the contours of a hill slope to form a natural barrier for water to flow down the slope is called Contour ploughing.

1. It’s the contour ploughing which involves digging the field parallel to the contours of a hill slope.
2. This measure checks soil erosion, as they create water break which prevents the formation of gullies and rills during the heavy downpour.
3. Also, it allows the infiltration of water in the ground, which recharges ground water levels.

It’s the algae which performs at least half of the total carbon fixation on earth. Carbon fixation means conversion of inorganic carbon to organic compound by living organism. On other hand, algae refers to Aquatic organisms which has the ability to do photosynthesis. 

The salt concentration is 3.0-3.5% in sea, which can also be expressed as 35 parts per thousands. This implies that in 1000g of sea water, 35g would be salts. These salts are predominantly Sodium and chloride. Moreover, because of this sea water is denser than fresh and pure water.

It’s the phylum Arthropoda that Locust, Butterfly, Scorpion and Prawn belong to. Moreover, phylum refers to a taxonomic classification which is ranked ‘class’ but below ‘kingdom’. Arthropoda, on other hand, refers to invertebrate animal having an external skeleton, a segmented body and paired jointed appendages. 

It’s the current account that reflects the balance of good and services and net transfer received from the rest of the world. Moreover, the purchase of goods and machineries, investment made, are part of capital account. Thus it’s both the capital and current account together that constitute Balance of payments, which is the record of a country economic transaction done with the rest of the world.

Around 3/4^th of the earth surface i.e. 70-80% is covered with water and rest is the land area. However, water is also present in air as water vapors, in the form of moisture in soil and is also an important element in varied living beings. Additionally, of the total water area, 96.5% is present in the form of ocean.

Sher khan defeated Humayun at Chausa in 1539 and kanauj in 1540, resulting into Humayun’s fleeing to Iran. Sher khan was an ethnic Pashtun, and established Sur Dynasty. However he died an accidental death in 1545 and was succeeded by his son, Islam Shah.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e Speed

• For the uniform circular motion to be there, uniform speed is required.

• The reason why we don’t use velocity over speed is the fact that velocity is direction based, whereas speed means the movement of an object at a certain rate and is thus taken into account direction.

• And in the given question, since the direction is constantly changing, we would use speed.

• The distance is not always equal to the displacement in a uniform circular motion.

• In a uniform circular motion, an object moves along a circular path with uniform speed.

• Due to a circular path traveled the distance will be greater than zero but the displacement can or cannot be zero.

• The displacement is In UCM is called as angular displacement.

• Velocity is always perpendicular to the radius.

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission has been launched to promote rural development in the country by emphasizing on providing basic civic infrastructure in the country and associated services. This mission aims to develop a cluster of Smart village.

Neon has been discovered by Morris W. Travers and William Ramsay. The word neos means new. It is one among the many Noble gases (those gases which have extremely low reaction rate and is greatly stable) which has an Atomic number 10 and is denoted by with a symbol Ne.

Men’s cricket world cup, conducted by ICC would take place in England and Wales in the year 2019. Such world cup tournament are conducted in every four years, and the last one was won by Australia. Also, the first world cup took place in 1975.

Vinegar and Baking soda together produces carbon dioxide. The reason being that baking soda is sodium bicarbonate and is a basic compound, and Vinegar is an ascetic acid, thus when the two combine chemical reaction takes place, and due to the acidic nature of vinegar, elements of carbon and oxygen are released. Thus forming CO_2. .

Correct Answer - 4: Karnataka

• Gol Gumbaz is located in Bijapur, state of Karnataka.
• In the literal sense, the name means a circular dome.
• It’s the Mausoleum of king Adil Shah, who was the Sultan of Bijapur and got completed in 1656.

The correct answer is Padma Vibhushan.

Key Points

• Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian honor in India.
• The award is given for exceptional and distinguished service without discrimination of distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex.
• Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954 and is announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day.
• Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in the country.

Additional Information

• Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a high order.
• Padma Shri for distinguished service.
• Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantry award.
• Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime award.

Reflection formed by the plan mirror is called Lateral inversion. This means, upon reflection via a Plane mirror, right hand side of an objects appears to be on left in the image formed and left side of an object appears on the right hand side.

It is Malala Yousafzai who was made the United Nation’s Messenger of peace. She is a Pakistani activist and had also won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2014 which made her the youngest recipient of this award.

The novel Air is authored by Geoff Ryman. On the other hand, Ann Leckie has authored books like Ancillary Justice, Ancillory Sword, and Ancillary Mercy and so on. Charles Stross, on the other hand, is an author of -The laundry files, Accelerando, Halting state among others.

South Asian Association for regional cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organisation in south Asia and doesn’t include Myanmar in its fold. This organisation was formed in December 1985 and its secretariat is based in Kathmandu.

Crystallisation is an example of physical change. It involves separation of solid-liquid separation technique, which involves the transfer of solute to the pure solid crystalline phase from the liquid solution. And it’s related to physical change as it doesn’t involve formation of any new substance.

It’s the demand function which tends to establish the relation between consumer’s optimal choice and price relation. In other words, it helps to elaborate that how many units of a good will be purchased by a consumer at different prices.

It is Vellanvagai which is termed as the land of the non-Brahmana peasant proprietor during Cholas time. This dynasty dates back to 3^rd BCE, and lasted till 13^th century CE. Prominent rulers belonging to it are RajaRaja chola and his successor Rajendra chola.

The correct answer is COUNTIF

Important Points

• Excel COUNTIF function is used for counting cells within a specified range that meet a certain criterion. For instance, one can write a COUNTIF formula to find out how many cells in one’s worksheet include a number greater than or less than the number that has been specified.

Key Points

• Use COUNTIF, one of the statistical functions, to count the number of cells that meet a criterion; for example, to count the number of times a particular city appears in a customer list.
• In its simplest form, COUNTIF says:
• =COUNTIF(Where do you want to look?, What do you want to look for?)
• For example:
• =COUNTIF(A2:A5,"London")
• =COUNTIF(A2:A5,A4)

The sum of ‘n’ terms of an A.P. is given as,

Sum = (n/2) × (first term + last term)

Given, n = 12

First term = 3

Last term = 47

∴ Sum of 12 terms of A.P. = (12/2) × (3 + 47) = 6 × 50 = 300

Let the number be ‘x’

⇒ x - 7/x = 9.3

⇒ x² - 7 = 9.3x

⇒ x² - 9.3x - 7 = 0

⇒ x² - 10x + 0.7x - 7 = 0

⇒ x(x - 10) + 0.7(x - 10) = 0

⇒ (x - 10)(x + 0.7) = 0

⇒ x = 10, - 0.7

∴ The number is 10

Total profit = 20 lakhs

D’s share of profit = 20/100 × (1/2 × 2000000) = Rs. 200000 = Rs. 2 lakhs

Selling price = Marked price - discount price

⇒ 1000 = MP - 20% of MP

⇒ 1000 = MP - 0.2MP

⇒ 0.8MP = 1000

⇒ MP = 1000/0.8 = 1250

∴ Marked price of item = Rs. 1250

Given:-

2x + 3y = 12

Concept used:-

For a line equation, y = mx + c

Where, m = Slope of a line

Calculation:- 

A line with slope ‘m’ is represented as, y = mx + c

⇒ 2x + 3y = 12

⇒ 3y = -2x + 12

⇒ y = (-2/3)x + 4

∴ The slope of the given line is -2/3

The ratio of the area of similar triangles is equal to the square of ratio of their corresponding sides,

Hence, for similar triangles ΔXYZ and ΔPQR,

⇒ area(ΔXYZ)/area(ΔPQR) = (XY/PQ)²

⇒ 100/25 = (XY/4)²

⇒ 10/5 = XY/4

⇒ XY = (10 × 4)/5 = 8 cm

∴ Length of XY = 8 cm

When the speed is 40 km/hr, time taken = 25 min. = 25/60 = (5/12) hrs.

Distance travelled = Speed × Time = 40 × (5/12) = (50/3) km

To cover the distance in 20 min.,

Speed of taxi should be = (50/3)/(20/60) = 50 km/hr

∴ The speed should be increased by = 50 - 40 = 10 km/hr.

Shortcut Tricktime: 25 : 20 or time : 5: 4 time is inverset proportional to speed then,

speed : 4: 5

here 4= 40kmph

so, 5= 50 kmph

∴ Increased speed is 10 kmph

Backtracking the point from last to first

Reflection 1, Y-axis acts as a mirror:

First take a reflection of a final given point (4,-3) in the y-axis

When a point is reflected in the y-axis, y-coordinate remains the same, but the x-coordinate is reversed.

⇒ Coordinate of P₁ = (-4, -3)

Reflection 2, Origin acts as a mirror:

Now take a reflection of point (-4,-3) along the origin

When a point is reflected in origin, both its coordinates are reversed

∴ Coordinate of (P) = (4, 3)

Shares of E and B = (36 + 14)% of 5000000 = 50% of 5000000 = 50/100 × 5000000 = 2500000

Shares of A, C, D and F = (10 + 8 + 20 + 12)% of 5000000 = 50% of 5000000 = 2500000

∴ Ratio of shares of E and B to those of A, C, D and F = 2500000 : 2500000 = 1 : 1

From pie chart, we can clearly see that C has lowest share.

Given,

⇒ -(3/2) + (2/3)(3x + 9) = x/2

⇒ -(3/2) + 2x + 6 = x/2

⇒ -3 + 4x + 12 = x

⇒ 4x - x = 3 - 12

⇒ 3x = -9

⇒ x = -9/3 = -3

Given:-

sec 30° + tan 60°

Calculation:-

We can write,

⇒ 1/cos 30° + sin 60°/cos 60°      

∵ cos 30° = sin 60° = √3/2,  and cos 60° = 1/2

⇒ 2/√3 + (√3/2)/(1/2)

⇒ 2/√3 + √3

⇒ (2 + 3)/√3

⇒ 5/√3

∴ The required value is 5/√3.

Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(length + breadth)

⇒ 48 = 2(length + 10)

⇒ 24 = length + 10

⇒ Length = 24 - 10 = 14 cm

∴ Area of rectangle = length × breadth = 14 × 10 = 140 cm²

Given:

In ∆PQR, ∠Q = 90° and ∠R = 30°

Concept used:

Sum of angles of a triangle = 180°

Calculation:

⇒ ∠P + ∠Q + ∠R = 180°

⇒ 30° + 90° + ∠P = 180°

⇒ ∠P = 180° - 120° = 60°

⇒ cot P = cot 60° = 1/√3

∴ Cot P = 1/√3

A’s 1 day work + B’s 1 day work = 1/7.5 = 2/15

A’s 1 day work = 1/10

B’s 1 day work = 2/15 - 1/10 = 1/30

∴ B will do the job in 30 days if he worked alone

The largest 4 digit number is 9999

When 9999 is divided by 81, a remainder of 36 is obtained

∴ The largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 81 = 9999 - 36 = 9963

Let the cost price of a coconut is Rs. ‘x’

Cost price - loss = selling price

⇒ x - 20% of x = 24

⇒ x - 0.2x = 24

⇒ 0.8x = 24

⇒ x = 24/0.8 = Rs. 30

Cost price of a coconut = Rs. 30

When the selling price is Rs. 36,

∴ Profit % = [(36 - 30)/30] × 100 = 20%

Given, A = 2B

⇒ B = A/2

Also, A = 4C

⇒ C = A/4

∴ A ∶ B ∶ C = A ∶ A/2 ∶ A/4 = 1 ∶ 1/2 ∶ 1/4 = 4 ∶ 2 ∶ 1

Share of E = 36%

Combined shares of F, A and B = 12% + 10% + 14% = 36%

Combined shares of D, C and B = 20% + 8% + 14% = 42%

Combined shares of A, B and C = 10% + 14% + 8% = 32%

Combined shares of F, C and D = 12% + 8% + 20% = 40%

∴ Share of E is equal to the combined shares of F, A and B.

Total cost of 4 items = 4 × 1250 = Rs. 5000

Total cost of 5 items = 5000 + 2000 = Rs. 7000

∴ New average = 7000/5 = Rs. 1400

Let, 20 is 0.25% of x

⇒ 20 = 0.25/100 × x

⇒ x = (20 × 100)/0.25 = 8000

∴ 20 is 0.25% of 8000

Compound interest for 4^th year = Compound interest in 3^rd year × (1 + R/100)

Compound interest in 3^rd year = Rs. 1240

R = 9%

∴ Compound interest for 4^th year = 1240 × (1 + 9/100) = Rs. 1351.6

Given:

Coordinates of points joining line segment are (-1, 3) and (2, -4)

Also, the line is divided by the Y axis.

Concept:

According to the section formula, if a point P(x, y) that lies on a line segment AB joining points A(x₁, y₁) and B(x₂, y₂), divides the line in the ratio m ∶ n, then the coordinates of P can be computed as,

Coordinates of P = (x, y) = [(mx₂ + nx₁)/(m + n)], [(my₂ + ny₁)/(m + n)]

Calculation:

Let y-axis divide the segment joining (-1, 3) and (2, -4) in the ratio m ∶ n and the line segment intersect the y-axis on point P(0, y)

Hence,

Coordinates of P = (0, y) = [(2 m - n)/(m + n)], [(-4 m + 3n)/(m + n)]

⇒ 0 = (2 m - n)/(m + n)

⇒ 2 m - n = 0

⇒ 2 m = n

⇒ m/n = 1/2

∴ The y-axis divides the given line segment in ratio 1 ∶ 2

Given:-

Secθ = 5/3

Formula used:-

Using trigonometric identities,

sec²θ = 1 + tan²θ

cosec2θ = 1 + cot2θ

Calculation:-

From identities - 

⇒ tan²θ = 25/9 - 1

= 16/9

∴ cot²θ = 9/16

Also,

⇒ cosec²θ = 1 + cot²θ

= 1 + 9/16 = 25/16

⇒ cosec²θ = 25/16

∴ cosecθ = √(25/16)

= 5/4

cosecθ = 1.25

∴ The required value of cosecθ = 1.25. 

Shortcut Trick

Calculation:-

secθ = 5/3 = Hypotenuse/Adjacent

From Shree Dharacharya Formula -

Hypotenuse² = Opposite² + Adjacent²

∴ Opposite = √(5² - 3²)

Opposite = 4

∴ cosecθ = Hypotenuse/Opposite

= 5/4 = 1.25

∴ The required value of cosecθ is 1.25.

As we know, (a - b)³ = (a³ - b³) - 3ab(a - b)

⇒ (a³ - b³) = (a - b)³ + 3ab(a - b)

⇒ (2)³ + 3(8)(2)

⇒ 8 + 48

⇒ 56

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘The marathon was run by Gopal’.

The given sentence is in the Active voice, as the form of the verb (ran) shows that its subject (Gopal) does something.

Therefore, it has to be changed to the Passive voice, where something is done to the subject.

In order to do that,

1. The verb should be changed from the Active voice to the Passive voice without changing its tense (‘ran’ to ‘was run’)
2. The object of the transitive verb in the Active voice (the marathon) should become the subject of the verb in the Passive voice ( ‘The marathon’ becomes the subject in place of ‘Gopal’)

Both these rules are observed in Option 1.

The other options are incorrect as they violate these rules of grammar.

Option 2 is wrong as ‘ran’ has to be changed to ‘was run’, and not ‘is run’ because it changes the tense of the verb.

Options 3 and 4 are wrong as they retain ‘Gopal’ as the subject.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘To keep something a secret’.

‘To keep something under your hat’ is ‘to keep something secret and not tell anyone else’.

Usage: Something has been bothering her, but she’s been keeping it under her hat.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., ‘Father says that Kashmir is the heaven on earth’.

The given sentence is in direct speech as it directly reports what father says.

Therefore, it has to be changed to indirect speech.

Here, the reporting verb is in the Present Tense (‘says’ and not ‘said’).

When the reporting verb is in the Present Tense, the tenses of the Direct Speech do not change. So, ‘is’ will not be changed to ‘was’.

This rule is observed in Option 3.

The other options are incorrect as they violate this rule of grammar.

Options 1 and 2 are wrong as they change the tense of the reporting verb itself (‘said’ and ‘is saying’ instead of ‘says’), which is incorrect.

Option 4 is wrong as it changes the tense of the Direct Speech even when the reporting verb is in the Present Tense.

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e., ‘Best Costume Design for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’.

We are told in the very first line that ‘Everyone expected Mary Zophres to win for her retro-revival Technicolor clothes in La La Land’- which tells us that the Award category was Best Costume Design.

The next line tells us that ‘the eventual winner’ was ‘Colleen Atwood, for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘have been’.

The sentence needs improvement because it is grammatically incorrect and doesn’t make complete sense in its current form.

On using ‘have been’, the sentence then becomes ‘That must have been difficult for you’, which is both grammatically correct and makes perfect sense.

The other two options- ‘has been’ and ‘been’- make the sentence grammatically incorrect and fragment its sense, for ‘must’ is never followed by ‘has’ or simply ‘been’.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘Because majority of voters are actors’.

This is inferred from this line: ‘As a majority of voters are actors, there was the tendency to think they'd reward La La Land’.

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 'illicitly'.

Key Points

• Illicitly (अवैध रूप से) - illegally or unlawfully.
• Example: The police arrested the man for illicitly trafficking drugs.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2: illicitly.

Additional Information

• Option 1: illicitly is incorrect.
• Option 3: ilicitly is incorrect.
• Option 4: illicitley is incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e., ‘Hacksaw Ridge’.

This is inferred from this line: ‘Hacksaw Ridge, which is, in a way, an anti-guns movie, won in two categories’.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., XYZ.

In this order, the resultant paragraph is ‘Then there came faint rays of primrose light that changed presently to golden bars, through which the dawn glided out across the desert’, which makes perfect sense.

In the part of the sentence given to us, the words ‘rays of primrose’ make sense when followed by X, or ‘light that changed presently to golden’.

It is only in the sequence XYZ that the given sentence-fragments form a coherent paragraph.

Any other combination or order results in meaningless or fragmented sentences.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘Vicinity’.

‘Vicinity’ is ‘the area around a particular place’, and it is the best substitute for the given words.

The other options carry very different meanings.

‘Horizon’ is ‘the furthest line you can see, where the sky appears to meet the land or the sea’.

‘Distant’ and ‘removed’ are adjectives and not nouns and are incorrect answers.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., ‘Cleavage’.

A ‘fissure’ is ‘a long deep crack in something’ or ‘a disagreement in thought or opinion’, and ‘to fissure’ is ‘to split or crack’.

‘A cleavage’ is ‘a sharp division, or a split’, and ‘to cleave’ is ‘to split, or separate into groups with different views’.

Therefore, it is ‘cleavage’ that is the most similar in meaning to ‘fissure’.

The other options carry meanings that are quite the opposite of what ‘fissure’ means.

‘To agglutinate’ is ‘to firmly stick or be stuck together to form a unified mass’.

‘To blend’ is ‘to combine with something’, or ‘to form a mixture with something’.

‘To entwine’ is ‘to twist or wind something around something’.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., ‘Sophisticated’.

Key Points

• ‘Callow’ is used to describe someone ‘who is young and without experience’.
• ‘Sophisticated’ is used to describe someone ‘who is cultured and has a lot of worldly experience and knowledge’, and is the opposite of what ‘callow’ means.
• So, the correct answer is ‘Sophisticated’.
• Both ‘jejune’ and ‘juvenile’ are the synonyms of ‘callow’.

Hinglish

• Let's look at the Hindi meanings of the given words:
• Callow - अनुभवहीन।
• Inexperienced - अनुभवहीन।
• Jejune - अनाड़ी; सरल; सतही।
• Sophisticated - परिष्कृत।
• Juvenile - किशोर।

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., XYZ.

In this order, the resultant paragraph is ‘It seemed to them far easier to conceive that the water had gone down, than that solid land had risen upward into its present position’, which makes perfect sense.

The given sentence-fragment is ‘It seemed to them far easier’. A sentence which begins this way must follow the pattern ‘It seemed that A is far easier than B’.

This pattern is only observed in the order XYZ.

Any other combination or order results in meaningless or fragmented sentences.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., ‘foot up the others’.

‘Foot up the others’ should be replaced by ‘foot above the others’.

Here, this part of the sentence intends to describe a measurement- of how high the person held his head compared to the others.

What we are told is that he held his head at a higher place than the others by roughly one foot.

The correct preposition for the comparison of heights in terms of units of measurement (such as feet) will be ‘above’ and not ‘up’.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be ‘He turned and walked away, his head nearly a foot above the others’.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘brutality’, which is correctly spelt.

All the other options are misspelt.

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e., ‘Alike’.

‘Alike’ is used after you have referred to two people or groups to mean ‘both’ or ‘equally’.

If ‘boys and girls alike enjoy something’, it means ‘both boys and girls enjoy it equally’.

The other options-

‘Dislike’ and ‘like’ cannot be used with ‘enjoy’ right after them.

‘Dislike’ negates the sense of ‘enjoy’, for grammatically, one can either dislike or enjoy something, but not both.

‘Like’ can’t be used because it becomes unnecessary with ‘enjoy’- you ‘like something’ or ‘enjoy something’, but ‘like enjoy something’ is grammatically incorrect.

‘Even’ not only makes the sentence grammatically incorrect, but it also doesn’t fit the sense.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘To be an irritant’.

‘To get on somebody’s nerves’ is ‘to annoy or irritate somebody’.

Usage: This raucous music is getting on my nerves.

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e., ‘Continuation’.

When something is ‘in abeyance’, it means ‘it is not being used, or has been stopped for a period of time’. Therefore, the correct answer is ‘continuation’.

‘Continuation’ means ‘the act of continuing to happen over time’, and is the opposite of what ‘abeyance’ means.

So the correct answer is ‘Continuation’.

‘Dormancy’, ‘Quiescence’, and ‘latency’ are all synonyms of ‘abeyance’.

It is the right fill-up because ‘to advise somebody on something’ is ‘to counsel, or to give an opinion or suggestion on a subject that you know a lot about’.

Moreover, out of the given options, it is only ‘advise’ that fits into the sentence and makes sense without making it grammatically incorrect

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘To make movies’.

The second-last line tells us that ‘there was the tendency to think they'd reward La La Land, a celebration of creation: the heroine wants to make movies, the hero wants to make jazz’.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘car front of the house’.

Here, the second part of the sentence describes the location of the car, or where the car was parked.

In order to do that, it tells us the position of the car in relation to that of the house.

Therefore, it must use a preposition or a prepositional phrase.

The correct prepositional phrase is ‘in front of’ and not ‘front of’.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be ‘He had parked the car in front of the house and headed down the street’.

The correct answer is: Option 1 i.e. "Ghastly".

Key Points

• The word "Morbid" means having an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease. (रोगपूर्ण)
• Example: She had a morbid fascination with crime scenes.
• "Ghastly" refers to something that causes great horror or fear; extremely unwell, or very unpleasant. (भयानक)
• Example: The ghastly scene of the accident left everyone speechless.
• Hence, we can infer that the word similar in meaning to 'Morbid' is 'Ghastly'.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Ghastly.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Animated (जीवंत): Full of life or excitement; lively.
• Example: The animated discussion kept everyone engaged.
• Buoyant (प्रसन्नचित्त): Cheerful and optimistic.
• Example: Her buoyant attitude lifted everyone's spirits.
• Jaunty (प्रसन्न): Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
• Example: He walked with a jaunty step, radiating confidence.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘has had’.

The sentence needs improvement because it is grammatically incorrect and doesn’t make complete sense in its current form.

On using ‘has had’, the sentence then becomes ‘She has had four previous solo shows’, which is both grammatically correct and makes perfect sense.

Because the sentence uses the word ‘previous’, which means the solo shows have already happened, the other two options- ‘has’ and ‘has been’- make the sentence grammatically incorrect and fragment its sense.

We infer this from the following line: ‘Arrival, a film about the inherent benignity of aliens (read immigrants) won for Best Sound Editing’.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., ‘Sabotage’.

‘To sabotage something’ is ‘to destroy something deliberately to prevent an enemy from using it’, and it is the best substitute for the given words.

The other options carry very different meanings.

‘Devotion’ is ‘love and loyalty for someone or something’.

‘Fidelity’ is ‘continuing faithfulness and loyalty to someone or something’.

‘Ardour’ is ‘great enthusiasm and passion’.