SSC GD Constable Previous Year Paper (Held on: 8th December 2021 Shift 1)

The code for each word is shown below:

Clearly,  'cricket' be written as 'mo' in that language.

Hence, 'mo' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

Hence, '69' is the correct answer.

By using the symbols in the table given below, we can draw the following family tree:

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Clearly, Ruchi is the granddaughter of Rohit.

Hence, ‘Granddaughter’ is the correct answer.

The paper when unfolded will appear as shown below:

Hence, 'option 4' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

• ‘Marigold’ is related to ‘Flower' → Marigold is the name of a flower.

Similarly,

• ‘Barley’ is related to  ‘_______’ → Barley is the name of a Cereal.

Hence, 'Cereals' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

Similarly,

Hence, 'YGFKLQGR' is the correct answer.

The correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order is:

• Phylum a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom.
• Class is a taxonomic group consisting of one or more related orders.
• Order is a taxonomic group containing one or more families.

iii. Kingdom

v. Phylum

i. Class

iv. Order

ii. Family

Hence, 'iii, v, i, iv, ii' is the correct answer.

Given sequence: c _ _ w z c _ n _ z c j _ w _ _ j n _ z

1. j, n, j, w, n, z, c, w → c j n w z - c j n w z - c j n w z - c j n w z
2. n, j, j, w, n, c, z, w → c n j w z - c j n w z - c j n w c - z j n w z
3. j, n, j, w, z, n, c, w → c j n w z - c j n w z - c j z w n - c j n w z
4. n, j, n, w, n, z, c, w → c n j w z - c n n w z - c j n w z - c j n w z

• In option 1, cjnwz is repeated.

Hence, 'j, n, j, w, n, z, c, w' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

Logic: In a column: (2nd number - 3rd number) ÷ 2 = 1st number

Column 2: (95 - 49) ÷ 2 = 46 ÷ 2 = 23

Column 3: (62 - 28) ÷ 2 = 34 ÷ 2 = 17

Similarly,

Column 1: (74 - 44) ÷ 2 = 30 ÷ 2 = 15

Hence, '15' is the correct answer.

Faces opposite to each other is shown below:

 → It can be formed. 

 → It cannot be formed as 2 and 1 are 

 → It can be formed. 

 → It cannot be formed as 5 and 6 are opposite faces.

Hence, 'Only A and C' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

Hence, '62' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

Similarly,

Hence, 'IVS' is the correct answer.

Let us assume that Ramesh has 'a' number of equal coins.

According to question:

1a + 5a + 10a = 640

⇒ 16a = 640

⇒ a = 640 ÷ 16

⇒ a = 40

Therefore, total number of coins that Ramesh have = 3a = 3 × 40 = 120

Hence, '120' is the correct answer.

The signs '×' and '÷'are interchanged.

12 × (81 - 18) ÷ 9 - 34 + 12 ÷ 6

= 12 × 63  ÷ 9 - 34 + 2

= 12 × 7 - 34 + 2

= 84 - 34 + 2

= 86 - 34

= 52

Hence, '52' is the correct answer.

Seven friends, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are sitting in a row facing north.

1. B is not sitting in the middle of the row.

2. A is sitting second to the right of B.

3. E is sitting between B and A.
   

4. D is sitting second to the left of F.

5. G is sitting to the immediate left of F.

6. C is sitting second to the right of G.

Above conditions 4, 5 and 6 cannot be satisfied in Case II and III, so they are eliminated.

From Case I, 'D' is sitting in the middle of the row and from Case IV, 'C' is sitting in the middle of the row.

As in the options only 'D' is present, the answer to the question will be 'D'.

Hence, 'D' is the correct answer.

The image embedded in given figure is as shown below:

Hence, 'option 2' is the correct answer.

Five friends P, Q, R, S and T are travelling in a bus. All are sitting in five different rows one after the other, facing the same direction.

1. Equal number of persons are sitting before and after R. 2. T is before R. 3. T is after Q. 

4. P is sitting just ahead of S.

Clearly, S is sitting at the end.

Hence, 'S' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

Logic: (1st Number × 5) + (1st Number - 5) = 2nd Number

• 12 : 67 → (12 × 5) + (12 - 5) = 60 + 7 = 67

Similarly,

• 16 : ? → (16 × 5) + (16 - 5) = 80 + 11 = 91

Hence, '91' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

Similarly,

Hence, '3615410' is the correct answer.

Policemen are tax-payers but are NOT sportspersons is shown below:

Hence, '6' is the correct answer.

The least possible Venn diagram is:

Conclusions:

I. Some drinks are foods. → Follows (As, Some foods are drinks)

II. Some vegetables are drinks. → Do not follow (As, there is no definite relation between vegetables and drinks. Hence, false)

Hence, Only conclusion I follows.

The two triangles in the figure is moving in clockwise direction as we move along the series.

In the first two figures, there is one line opposite to the base of the image. In the third figure, there is two lines opposite to the base of the image. So, in the next figure also there should be two lines opposite to the base of the image.

Hence, 'option 4' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

1. ZBFL → Z + 2 = B; F + 6 = L
2. OQUB → O + 2 = Q; U + 7 = B
3. MOSY → M + 2 = O; S + 6 = Y
4. BDHN → B + 2 = D; H + 6 = N

Hence, 'OQUB' is the odd one out.

The correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at PQ is shown below:

Hence, 'option 2' is the correct answer.

The logic followed here is:

Hence, 'WBJN' is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Assassination of plague commissioner by Chapekar brothers.

Key Points

• The assassination of WC Rand was the first political assassination of a British officer in India after the 1857 Revolt.
• Brothers Damodar, Balkrishna, and Vasudeo Chapekar shot at WC Rand, ICS, Chairman of the Special Plague Committee in 1897.
• Hence it happended before partition of Bengal.
• The brothers were against the atrocities committed by the British authorities under Rand in the name of controlling the plague epidemic in Pune.
• The government in order to curb the spread of the epidemic ended up harassing Indians and employing extreme measures.
• All the three brothers were hanged for the assassination.

Chapekar Brothers include -

1. Damodar Hari Chapekar ( 1869 - 18 April )
2. Balkrishna Hari Chapekar ( 1873 - 1889 )
3. Vasudeo Hari Chapekar ( 1880 - 1899 )

• Balkrishna Hari Chapekar is also known as " Bapurao ".
• They were called " Chapekar Brothers " because they belonged to a small hamlet of Pune called " Chapa ".
• The web television series that is made after these brothers are called " Gondya Ala re".

Additional Information

• The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh, Punjab.
• People gathered at Jallianwala Bagh to celebrate the festival of Baisakhi and to protest against the arrest of two leaders, Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlew.
• General Dyer with his troops, blocked all exits of the bagh and opened fire on the innocent and unarmed people.
• Kakori Conspiracy is also known as Kakori Kand, Kakori Conspiracy Case, or The Kakori Train Robbery.
• It was an armed robbery that took place on August 9, 1925, on a train in central Uttar Pradesh.
• The robbery occurred at the town of Kakori, about 16 km from Lucknow which was where the train was headed.
• Chauri Chaura incident took place in 1922 in Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh. 
• In the Chauri-Chaura incident, protestors set fire to a police station that led to the death of 23 policemen and three 3 civilians.
• Because of the Chauri Chaura incident, Mahatma Gandhi halted the Non-co-operation movement.

The correct answer is Article 32.

Key Points

• Article 32 of the Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs.
• Writs are a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in a particular way.
• The Supreme Court (under Article  32) and the High Courts (under Article  226) can issue the writs of Habeas corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari and Quo-warranto.
• Both the Supreme Court and High courts can issue writs for enforcement of fundamental rights.
• These writs form an important part of the Right to Constitutional remedy under Article 32.
• In Shrimanth Balasaheb Patil Case, the supreme court added Writ Jurisdiction as a part of the Basic Structure of the constitution.
• In judgement, it is mentioned that we may note that writ jurisdiction is one of the valuable rights provided under Article 32 of the Constitution, which in itself forms part of the basic structure of the Constitution.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Key Points

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak raised the Slogan,'Freedom is my birth right and I shall have it'
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak, commonly known as Lokamanya Tilak was a leader of the Indian independence movement.
• Tilak was also known as ‘Father of Indian Unrest.
• He belonged to the extremist faction.
• He published two papers – Kesari in Marathi and Mahratta in English.
• He was fearless in his criticism of the government in these papers.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Vijendra Singh.

Key Points

• Vijendra Singh has NEVER played professional cricket for India.
• Vijender Singh Beniwal is an Indian professional boxer and politician.
• As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.

Additional Information

• Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, affectionately known as Dada.
• He is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator and former national cricket team captain who is the 39th and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
• Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer. He represented India from 1999 to 2013.
• He played for Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket.
• Harbhajan Singh is a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and a former Indian cricketer and cricket commentator who played for the Indian national cricket team.
• A specialist spin bowler, Singh played for India between 1998 and 2016.

The correct answer is Nagaland.

Important Points

• The Zabo system of rice cultivation is an indigenous method of water harvesting practiced in Nagaland.
• The way of doing rural farming 'Zabo' exists in Nagaland.
• 'Zabo', which means impounding water, is an ingenious method of catching rainwater from running off the mountains.
• It involves the preservation of forests on the hilltops as they are the catchment for the water.
• At the next level are the ponds dug out to hold rainwater, which is brought there through small channels.
• The zabo is the chosen water harvesting system of the Chakhesang tribals of Nagaland's Kikruma village.
• Placed by fate in the rain shadow of a mountain receives 1,613 mm of average annual rainfall.

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.

Key Points

• Grida is the folk dance form of Madhya Pradesh.
• Once the winter season's rabi crop is ready for harvest, the villagers celebrate by performing the Grida Dance and celebrating their labour and hard work.

Additional Information

Other dance of Madhya Pradesh

• Macha
• Lota
• Pandvan
• Tertali
• Charkula
• Jawara
• Matki dance
• Phulpatti dance
• Grida dance
• Gaur maria

The correct answer is 1999.

Key Points

• Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won the Wimbledon men's doubles title in 1999.
• At the 1999 French Open, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi beat the Croatian-American pair of Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango 6-2, 7-5 in the final to become the first all-Indian pair to win a Grand Slam championship.

Additional Information

• Leander Adrian Paes is a retired professional tennis player from India.
• He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players ever.
• He holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup.
• Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player.
• In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a major tournament.
• With his win at the 2006 Australian Open mixed doubles, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.

The correct answer is 4%.

Key Points

• Repo Rate at which RBI lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds.
• Repo Rate in October 2020 is 4%.
• Reverse Repo Rate is the rate at which RBI borrows money from commercial banks within the country.

Key Differences between Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate:

Additional Information

RBI Repo Rate 19 Sep 2022

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

Important Points

• Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday inaugurated the "Portable Transit Hospital Structure" at National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 4th Bn Station Arakkonam, in Tamil Nadu.
• "The features of Prefabricated Isolation Centre include:
• It can be ready in very less time.
• It is very light and can be easily moved from one place to another.
• It is completely safe and it is safe from the environment's point of view.

Additional Information

• Harsh Vardhan is an Indian otorhinolaryngologist.
• He had served as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences in the BJP-led NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 30 May 2019 to 7 July 2021.

The correct answer is Brahmaputra.

Key Points

• Dihing or Burhi Dihing is a large tributary, about 380 kilometres long, of the Brahmaputra River in Upper Assam in northeastern India.
• Brahmaputra originates under the name of Siang or Dihang, from the
• Angsi glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar lake.
• It enters India west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Burhi Dihing, Tista, and Dhansari.
• It is known as Tsangpo in Tibet and Yarlung Zangbo in China.
• The river crosses Assam below Dhubri and enters Bangladesh where the river is known as Jamuna and it flows for 337 km.
• It is a perennial river and has several peculiar characteristics due to its geography and prevailing climatic conditions.

Additional Information

• Tributaries from the left bank are: 
• Lhasa River, Nyang River, Parlung Zangbo, Lohit River, Dhansiri River and Kolong River
• Tributaries from the right bank​ are:
• ​Kameng, Manas, Beki, Raidak, Jaldhaka, Teesta and Subansiri River

The correct answer is Ramacharitam/Rampalcharit.

Key Points

• Ramacharitam/Rampalcharit literary works was created by Sandhyakar Nandi.
• It is a Sanskrit epic poem written in Arya meter by Sandhyakar Nandi during Pala Empire.
• This work simultaneously narrates the story of the Ramayana and the Pala King Ramapala.
• Sandhyakar Nandi 
• He was an ancient poet from the Pala Dynasty.
• He became famous for his Ramacharitam, a biographical history in verse. It was written in sanskrit language.
• He was patronaged by Madanapala and his biographical details are retrieved from the Kaviprashasti (of 20 couplets) appended at the end.

Additional Information

• Buddhacharita, an epic on the life Buddha, was written by Ashvaghosh.
• He also wrote Saundarananda, with the theme of conversion of Nanda, Buddha's half brother, so that he might reach salvation.
• Arthashastra entails the science (sastra) of wealth/earth/polity (artha). 'Artha' however is a bit wider and an all-embracing term with different meanings.
• In a simple way, 'Arthashastra' can be explained as 'science and art of politics and diplomacy'.
• Gita ­Govinda was written by Kavi Jaydeva in Sanskrit.
• Jayadeva was born in the middle of the 12th century and his birthplace was Kendubilwa.

The correct answer is HCL.

Key Points

• Muriatic acid is the another name for hydrochloric acid (HCl) which is an inorganic compound that is strongly acidic in nature.
• It has a wide range of applications - food additive, gelatin production, leather processing, industrial synthesis of PVC and vinyl chloride, descaling agent, dissolve rocks in oil production, steel pickling, etc.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Indica.

Key Points

• Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called Indica.
• The fragments of Indica, provide valuable information on Maurya Administration, social classes and economic activities.
• Megasthenes states that Indian society was divided into 7 classes.
• The famous city of Pataliputra was described in detail by Megasthenese, references of which are found in the writings of Strabo, Arian and other Greek writers.

Additional Information 

• The Arthashastra is an Ancient Indian Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, political science, economic policy and military strategy.
• Kautilya, also identified as Vishnugupta and Chanakya, is traditionally credited as the author of the text.
• The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, also known by its Latin name as the Periplus Maris Erythraei, is a Greco-Roman periplus written in Koine Greek that describes navigation and trading opportunities.
• Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.

The correct answer is Housewife's work.

Key Points

• The value of which of the Housewife's work in the national income.
• The income method measures national income from the side of payments made to the primary factors of production for their productive services in an accounting year.
• It also includes the net factor income from abroad.
• The national income measured by the income method minus NFIA gives the domestic income.

Additional Information

• National Income Committee was set up in 1949 under Chairman Dr P C Mahalanobis, who was the then chairman of the Indian Statistical Institute.
• Currently, the National Statistical Office (NSO) estimates National Income under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
• The first rough estimate of National Income was done by Dadabhai Naoroji for 1867-68.
• It was published in his book Poverty and Unbritish rule in India, which is famous for its Drain of Wealth theory.
• The first scientific estimate made by Prof V K R V Rao 1931-32.
• The Indian government estimated the National Income for the first time in 1948-49 through the Ministry of Commerce.

The correct answer is Rohan Jaitely.

Key Points

• Rohan Jaitely was the President of Delhi District Cricket Association as of November 2020.
• Rohan Jaitley, the son of former Union minister Arun Jaitley, is set to remain the president of the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association.

Additional Information

• Lt. General Ajay Kumar Singh PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is the former Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• Shri Rajiv Jalota is a Master of Science in Chemistry from Lucknow University.He joined Indian Administrative Service in 1988.
• Nilesh Shah is the Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd.
• He has over 30 years of experience in capital markets and have managed funds across equity, fixed income and real estate for local and global investors.

The correct answer is Oxygen.

Important Points

• Greenhouse gases are known so as they act like a greenhouse on the surface of the planet.
• Greenhouse gases are known as heat-trapping gases as they increase the temperature of the atmosphere by trapping heat.
• The greenhouse effect leads to the cause of global warming.
• The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are:
• water vapour (H2O),
• carbon dioxide (CO2),
• methane (CH4),
• nitrous oxide (N2O), and
• ozone (O3).
• Methane, Nitrous oxide, and Carbon dioxide are the primary greenhouse gases related to agriculture.

Hence Oxygen is NOT known as a greenhouse gas.

The correct answer is Ohm’s law.

Key Points

• Ohm’s law states that temperature and other physical conditions remaining the same, the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points.
• Voltage = Current × Resistance
• V = I × R
• V = voltage, I = current and R = resistance
• The SI unit of resistance is ohms and is denoted by Ω.
• It helps to calculate the power, efficiency, current, voltage, and resistance of an element of an electrical circuit.
• It an element follows the ohm’s law, then the element is known as a linear element.

Additional Information

The correct answer is scientists to carry out biological experiments in space.

Key Points

• In September  2021, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) developed a device that could enable scientists to carry out biological experiments in space.
• It will be used to cultivate microorganisms, which could enable scientists to carry out biological experiments in outer space.
• The research study h as been published in Acta Astronautica.
• Known as one of the top aerospace engineering journals.

Additional Information

• IISc
• Public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management.
• Located in Bengaluru, in the Indian state of Karnataka.
• ISRO
• The Indian Space Research Organization is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bangalore.
• It operates under the Department of Space which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman of ISRO acts as the executive of DOS.

The correct answer is Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Key Points

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad had the charge of education portfolio in the first cabinet of free India in 1947.
• ​Born on 11th November 1888 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
• Wrote weekly journals Al-Hilal and Al-Balagh.
• Famously called Congress Showboy.
• Participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Quit India movement, etc.
• He was the first Education Minister of India.
• His birth anniversary is celebrated as National Education Day(11th November).
• He declined the Bharat Ratna Award.
• He argued that those who selected the awardees should not be the recipients themselves.
• He was awarded in the year 1992 posthumously.

Additional Information

• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar came from an untouchable caste called the Mahars.
• Through modern methods, he integrated untouchables into Indian society.
• He established the Samaj Samta Sangh in 1927 to propagate the gospel of social equality between untouchables and Hindu castes.
• Additionally, he organized temple entry movements.
• Ambedkar emerged as one of the major leaders of the depressed classes before the Round Table Conference in 1930-31.
• He demanded constitutional safeguards for the depressed classes.
• Maulvi Liaquat Ali was a Muslim religious leader from Allahabad (Prayagraj), in the state of Uttar Pradesh in present-day India.
• He was one of the leaders in the revolt against the British in 1857.
• This war was also known as the First War of Independence.
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the longest-serving President of India (1950 to 1962).
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India on 24th January 1950
• He was one of the prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement and played a prominent role as the President of the Indian National Congress.
• He served as the president of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the first constitution of the Republic of India, which lasted from 1948 to 1950.

The correct answer is Vijayadashami.

Key Points

• The tenth day after Sharad Navratri is celebrated as Dussehra or Vijayadashami.
• Navratri ("nine nights") also called Durga Puja, in Hinduism, is a major festival held in honor of the divine feminine.
• Navratri occurs over 9 days during the month of Ashvin, or Ashvina (in the Gregorian calendar, usually September-October).
• It often ends with the Dussehra (also called Vijayadashami) celebration on the 10th day.
• Additionally, as Navratri depends on the lunar calendar, in some years it may be celebrated for 8 days, with Dussehra on the 9th.
• There are four similar festivals, also called Navratri, which are held at various stages of the year; however, the early autumn festival, also called Sharad Navratri, is the most significant.

Additional Information

• Dhanteras, also known as Dhanatrayodashi, is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India.
• It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvini.
• Navaratri is a biannual and one of the most revered Hindu festivals observed in the honour of Mother Goddess Durga.
• Durga Ashtami or Maha Ashtami is one of the most auspicious days of the five days long Durga Puja Festival celebrated in the honor of mother goddess Durga.

The correct answer is disguised unemployment.

Key Points

• When more than the required number of people are engaged in a job, it is known as Disguised unemployment.
• It is unemployment that does not affect aggregate economic output.
• It occurs when productivity is low and too many workers are filling too few jobs.
• It can refer to any part of the population that is not employed at full capacity.
• An example can be an individual with a college or university degree taking up a job as a teller due to an inability to find a job more fitting for their qualifications. it is  also known as hidden unemployment

Additional Information

• Seasonal unemployment
• It is a type of structural unemployment that happens when the structure of the economy changes from month to month.
• Some jobs close down because the seasons change. When workers lose their jobs because of this, it's considered seasonal unemployment.
• Involuntary unemployment
• It occurs when a person is unemployed despite being willing to work at the prevailing wage. It is distinguished from voluntary unemployment, where a person refuses to work because their reservation wage is higher than the prevailing wage.
• Frictional unemployment
• It t occurs when workers leave their old jobs but haven't yet found new ones.
• Frictional unemployment is short-term and a natural part of the job search process

The correct answer is Awadhi.

Key Points

• Tulsidas's composition, the Ramcharitmanas, was written in Awadhi language.
• Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitamanas during the reign of Akbar.
• Tulsidas was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.
• The Tulsi Ghat on the Ganges River in Varanasi is named after Tulsidas.
• Tulsidas started the Ramlila plays.

Additional Information

• Tulsidas began writing the Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya in Vikram Samvat 1631 (1574 CE).
• Ramcharitmanas was composed at Ayodhya, Varanasi & Chitrakoot.
• India was under the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605 CE) during this period.
• This also makes Tulsidas a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

The correct answer is Rakesh Kaul.

Key Points

• Rakesh Kaul  wrote the novel ‘The Last Queen of Kashmir’.
• The Last Queen of Kashmir is the sweeping saga of a civilization in peril.
• It is also the tale of one of the greatest queens of the land – one that will speak to the men and women of today.
• Rakesh K. Kaul, whose family hails from Kashmir, migrated to the US in 1972.

Additional Information

• Indian-American author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's' other book is ‘The Last Queen’ on Rani Jindan Kaur.
• The Last Queen will be released by HarperCollins India in January 2021.
• Sudha Murthy has authored several books like how the onion got its layer, House of Cards: A Novel, Gopi Diaries, how I taught my grandmother to read, dollar Bahu, etc.
• Sudha Murthy is an engineer and writes in Kannada, Marathi and English and is also a social worker.
• Chetan Bhagat Books:
• ​One Night @the Call Centre
• Half Girlfriend
• 5 Point Someone
• The Three Mistakes of My Life
• 2 States
• Half Girlfriend
• What India Wants

The correct answer is Janata Dal United.

Important Points

• Nitish Kumar, who took an oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 16 November 2020, belongs to Janata Dal United.
• The Janata Party was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 to 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian National Congress.
• In the 1977 general election, the party defeated the Congress and Janata leader Morarji Desai became the first non-Congress prime minister in independent modern India's history.
• Nitish Kumar started his political career with Janata Party.
• The rationale of the formation was that of preserving national security.
• When the State of Emergency was lifted and new elections called in 1977, opposition political parties such as the Congress (O), Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal as well as defectors from the Congress (R) joined to form the Janata Party, which won a sweeping majority in the Indian Parliament.

The correct answer is Rudraprayag.

Key Points

• Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of the Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of the Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers.
• Rudraprayag is situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers.
• Mandakini is also known as Kali Ganga.
• The Sharda/Sarayu/Mandakini/Kali Ganga river originates in the Milam Glacier in the Nepal Himalayas where it is known as Goriganga.
• Along the Indo-Nepal border, it is called Kali or Chowk, where it joins the Ghaghara.

Additional Information

• Vishnuprayag is the confluence of Alaknanda River and Dhauliganga River, in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.
• Karnaprayag is the confluence of the Alaknanda and Pindar River, in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand..
• Nandprayag is the confluence of river Alaknanda and Nandakini, in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.
• Devprayag is the confluence of river Alaknanda and Bhagirathi, in Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

Given:

Salary increased from Rs 45,000 to Rs 48,150

Formula:

Percentage change

⇒ (New value ~ Original value)/Original value × 100

Calculation:

Total increase = (48,150 - 45,000) = Rs. 3,150

Increase percent = (3150 / 45000) × 100

⇒ 3150/450

⇒ 35 / 5 = 7 %

∴ The increase percent is 7%.

Concept used:

Calculation:

[78 -{5 + 3 of (25 – 2 × 10)}] ÷ 29

⇒ [78 - {5 + 3 of (25 – 20)}] ÷ 29

⇒  [78 - {5 + 3 of 5}] ÷ 29

⇒  [78 - {5 + 15}] ÷ 29

⇒  [78 - 20] ÷ 29

⇒ 58 ÷ 29

⇒ 2

∴ The value is 2.

Given:

A family has 4 persons.

Eight years ago, average age of the family = 19 years.

A baby girl is a new addition to the family.

Now, the average age of the family

⇒ Average age of the family eight years ago + 4 years  

Concept used:

Average age = Total age / Number of people

Calculation:

Eight years ago, the sum of the ages of the familys 

⇒ 19 × 4 = 76 years

At present, the sum of the ages of the family 

⇒ 76 + (8 × 4)

⇒ 76 + 32 = 108 years

After the baby came, number of members of the family 

⇒  4 + 1 = 5

Now, the sum of the ages of the family

⇒ 23 × 5 = 115 years

So, age of the baby = 115 - 108 = 7 years

∴ The age of the baby is  7 years.

Given:

No. of revolutions = 1000 revolutions

Covered distance = 44 km

Formula:

Circumference of a wheel = 2πr

Where, r = radius

Concept used:

 

In one revolution, the wheel covers its circumference.

Calculation:

According to the question,

⇒ 2πr × 1000 = 44000

⇒ 2πr = 44

​⇒ 2 × 22/7 × r = 44

⇒ 44/7 × r = 44

​⇒ r = 7m

∴ The radius of the wheel is 7 m.

Given:

Rs. x to Rs. 10,483 after 3 years at SI

Rs. x to Rs. 12,727 after 7 years at SI

For both cases, rate of interest is same.

Formula used :

Principal = Amount - Interest

Calculation:

SI in four years = Rs (12,727 - 10,483)

⇒ Rs. 2244 

Now, SI in 7 years

⇒ (2244 / 4) × 7 = 561 × 7 = 3927 

So, Principal (x) = 12727 - 3927 =Rs. 8800

∴ The value of x is Rs 8800.

Alternate Method 

Simple interest = (Principal × Rate of interest × Time) / 100

Given:

Arti and Rita can do a job together in 8 hours. 

Both of them have different constant rates)

Arti can do the job alone in 10 hours.

Calculation:

Arti and Rita does in one day 1/8 part of the total work

Arti alone can do in one day 1/10 part of the total work

So Rita does in one day,

(1 / 8 - 1 / 10) 

⇒ $\frac{5-4}{40 }$ = 1 / 40 part

∴  Rita does total work alone in 40 days.

Shortcut Trick

Multiplying Factors for 10%, 15%, and 20% discounts are 0.9, 0.85, and 0.8.

Combined Multiplying Factor = 0.9 × 0.85 × 0.8 = 0.9 × 0.68 = 0.612

Equivalent Single Discount = 1 − 0.612 = 0.388

∴ The correct option is C.

Alternate Method

Given: Successive discounts d₁ = 10%, d₂ = 15%, d₃ = 20%

Formula: Net Selling Price = MP × (1 − d₁/100) × (1 − d₂/100) × (1 − d₃/100)

MP (100%)-10%-15%-20%SP (61.2%)Net Discount = 38.8%

⇒ Let the initial Marked Price (MP) = 1

⇒ Price after 10% discount = 1 × (1 − 0.10) = 0.9

⇒ Price after 15% discount = 0.9 × (1 − 0.15) = 0.9 × 0.85 = 0.765

⇒ Price after 20% discount = 0.765 × (1 − 0.20) = 0.765 × 0.8 = 0.612

⇒ Final Selling Price (SP) = 0.612

⇒ Equivalent Single Discount = MP − SP = 1 − 0.612 = 0.388

∴ The correct option is C.

Additional Information

Successive Discount Formula for Two Rates

For two successive discounts of x% and y%, the single equivalent discount is (x + y − (x × y)/100)%.

Successive Percentage Change

The order in which successive discounts or percentage increases are applied does not change the final result.

Relation between MP and SP

Selling Price = Marked Price × (100 − D₁)/100 × (100 − D₂)/100 × ... where D_n are successive discount percentages.

Shortcut Trick

Total Work = LCM(30, 40) = 120 units.

Efficiency of A = 120 ÷ 30 = 4 units/day, Efficiency of B = 120 ÷ 40 = 3 units/day.

Work done by B alone in the last 5 days = 5 × 3 = 15 units.

Remaining work done by A and B together = 120 − 15 = 105 units.

Days A and B worked together = 105 ÷ (4 + 3) = 15 days.

∴ The correct answer is 15 days.

Alternate Method

Given:

Time taken by A to complete the work = 30 days

Time taken by B to complete the work = 40 days

B finishes the remaining work alone in 5 days.

Method Used:

LCM Method for Time & Work: Total Work is assumed as the LCM of the given days, and efficiency is calculated as Total Work ÷ Days.

Calculations:

⇒ Total work = 120 units

⇒ Efficiency of B = 3 units/day

⇒ Work done by B in the last 5 days = 5 × 3 = 15 units

⇒ Work done by A and B together before A left = Total Work − Work done by B alone

⇒ Work done together = 120 − 15 = 105 units

⇒ Combined efficiency of A and B = 4 + 3 = 7 units/day

⇒ Number of days A and B worked together = 105 ÷ 7 = 15 days

⇒ This implies A left after 15 days.

∴ The correct answer is 15 days.

Additional Information

Pipes & Cisterns

This concept is identical to Time and Work. An inlet pipe filling a tank represents positive work, while an outlet pipe emptying the tank represents negative work.

Work & Wages

Wages are distributed strictly in the ratio of the total work done by each individual. If all individuals work for the exact same number of days, their wages are distributed in the ratio of their efficiencies.

Alternate Days Work

When workers perform tasks on alternate days, find the total work completed in one full cycle (e.g., 2 days) and scale it up to reach close to the total work without exceeding it.

Given:

Ratio of two numbers = 3 ∶ 8

Adding 8 to both numbers, the new ratio = 2 ∶ 5.

Calculation:

According to the question,

(3x + 8) / (8x + 8) = 2/5

⇒ 15x + 40 = 16x + 16

⇒ 16x - 15x = 40 - 16

⇒ x = 24

Sum of the number = (3x + 8x) = 11x 

⇒ 11 × 24 = 264

∴ Sum of the number is 264.

Given:

Walking speed = 10 km/h

Covered distance = 2 hours

If walking speed increased by 5 km/h.

Formula:

Distance = Speed × Time 

Calculation:

Total distance = 10 × 2 = 20 km

Now,

Speed after increased by 5 = 10 + 5 = 15 km/h

So, new time to cover the same distance 

⇒ (20\15) × 60 = 80 minutes

So, time will be deducted = 120 - 80 = 40 minutes.

∴ I would reach my destination 40 minutes early.

Given:

Offered a discount = 30% 

Profit = 12%

Market price of the article = Rs 280

Formula:

If a shopkeeper wants a profit of R% after allowing a discount of r%,

CP = Market price × $\frac{100-r}{100+R}$

Calculation:

According to the question,

Cost price = 280 × (100 - 30) / (100 + 12)

⇒  280 × (70/112)

⇒  280 × (10/16)

⇒ Rs 175

∴ The cost price of the article is Rs. 175.

Additional Information 

Profit is calculated on cost price and discount is calculated on market price

Given:

Bought some toys at the rate of 12 for Rs. 48

Sold them at the rate of 8 for Rs. 48

Formula:

SP = CP + Profit

Profit = CP × (Profit percentage / 100)

Calculation:

CP of each toy = (48 / 12) = Rs 4

SP of each toy = (48 / 8) = Rs. 6

Profit = 6 - 4 = Rs. 2

So, the profit percentage = (2/4) × 100 = 50%

∴ His gain  percentage is 50%

Given:

50p and 25p coins in the ratio of 9 ∶ 5

Total amount = Rs 207

Concept used:

In Rs. 1 is there are two 50p coins and four 25p coins.

Calculation:

Coins number ratio = 9:5

Amounts ratio = (9 / 2) : (5 / 4)

⇒ 18 : 5

So, the amount in 50p = 207 × 18 / 23 

⇒ 9 × 18 = Rs. 162 

So, the number of 50 p = 162 × 2 = 324

∴ The number of 50p coins is 324.

Shortcut Trick

Two TV sets sold for ₹7,200 each.

No gain (or) no loss

If one TV sold at 10% loss.

If CP = 10, then Sp = 9

9 units = 7200

So, 10 units = 8000

Total SP = 7200 + 7200

⇒ Rs 14400

So, CP of the other TV = (14400 - 8000) = Rs 6400

Profit percentage = (800 / 6400) × 100 = 100 / 8 = 12.5%

Alternate Method

Given:

Two TV sets sold for ₹7,200 each.

No gain (or) no loss

If one TV sold at 10% loss.

Concept used:

SP = CP + Profit

Profit percentage = (Profit / CP) × 100 

Calculation:

CP of the TV = 7200 × 10/(10 - 1) = Rs. 8000

Total SP = 7200 + 7200 = Rs.14400

So, CP of the other TV = (14400 - 8000) = Rs. 6400

Profit = 7200 - 6400 = 800

The profit percentage = (800 / 6400) × 100

⇒ 100 / 8 = 12.5 %

∴ The other TV set is sold at a profit of 12$1\over2$%.

Additional Information 

Profit is calculated on cost price and discount is calculated on marked price.

Given:

Three-fifth of articles sold at 16% profit. 

The remaining sold at the cost price.

Concept used:

Gain percentage = (Profit / cost price) × 100

Calculation:

Let, total number of article be 50, and cost price of each article be Rs 100.

Total cost price = 50 × 100 = Rs. 5000

So, 3/5 of total article = 50 × 3 / 5 = 30

So, SP of 30 articles = 116 × 30 = Rs. 3480

Remaining article = 50 - 30 = 20

So, SP of the remaining 20 articles = 100 × 20

⇒ Rs 2000

Total SP = 3480 + 2000 = Rs. 5480

Total profit = 5480 - 5000 = Rs. 480

So, profit percentage = (480 / 5000) × 100

⇒ 48 / 5 %

⇒ 9 $\frac{3}{5}$  %

∴ The gain earned in the whole transaction is 9 $\frac{3}{5}$ %.

Concept used:

(x - 3) is the HCF of x2 – 5x + 6 and x2 + mx + 12,

So, (x2 + mx + 12) is divisible by (x - 3).

Calculation:

According to the question,

⇒ x - 3 = 0

⇒ x = 3

Putting x = 3 in the equation below,

⇒ x2 + mx + 12 = 0

⇒ 9 +3m + 12 = 0

⇒ 3m = -21

⇒ m = -7

∴ The value of m is -7.

Shortcut Trick

Prime numbers between 20 and 50: 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47.

Count of numbers (n) = 7.

Sum = 23 + 29 + 31 + 37 + 41 + 43 + 47 = 251.

Average = 251 ÷ 7 = 35.85714...

∴ The correct answer is 35.857.

Alternate Method

Given: Range of numbers is 20 to 50.

Formula Used: Average = (Sum of all observations) ÷ (Total number of observations)

⇒ Identify prime numbers between 20 and 50: 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47.

⇒ Sum = 23 + 29 + 31 + 37 + 41 + 43 + 47

⇒ Sum = 251

⇒ Average = 251 ÷ 7

⇒ Average ≈ 35.8571428...

∴ The correct answer is 35.857.

Additional Information

Prime Numbers

A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

Average of Prime Numbers

There is no specific arithmetic progression formula for prime numbers; they must be listed and summed individually.

Smallest Prime Numbers

2 is the only even prime number and the smallest prime number. 1 is neither prime nor composite.

Given:

Total customers = 125

Non-vegetarian lunch = 40% of customers 

Vegetarian lunch = 52% of customers

Both type of lunches = 20% of customers

Formula:

If non-vegetarian lunch customer is a%, vegetarian lunch customer is b% and customers who had both types of lunches are c%

Didn't eat either type of lunch = 100 - (a + b - c) %

Calculation:

According to the question,

Customers didn't eat either type of lunch

⇒ 100 - ( 40 + 52 - 20)

⇒ 100 - 72 = 28%

Now,

100 % = 125

So, 28% = (125 / 100) × 28

⇒ (5 / 4) × 28 = 35

∴ Customers did NOT eat either type of lunch is 35.

Shortcut Trick 

Ratio of three numbers = 2 : 3 : 5 

Sum of their cubes = 34560

⇒ (2x)3 + (3x)3 + (5x)3 = 34560

⇒ 160x³ = 34560

⇒ x = 6

So, 3x = 18

∴ The second number is 18.

Alternate Method

Given:

Ratio of three numbers = 2 : 3 : 5 

Sum of their cubes = 34560

Calculation:

Let, the numbers are 2x, 3x, and 5x respectively.

According to the question,

⇒ (2x)³ + (3x)³ + (5x)³ = 34560

⇒ 8x³ + 27x³+ 125x³ = 34560

⇒ 160x³ = 34560

⇒ 16x³ = 3456

⇒ x³ = 216

⇒ x = 6

So, the 2nd number = 3 × 6 = 18

∴ The second number is 18.

Given:

The perimeter of a rhombus = 148 cm

One of its diagonals = 70 cm

Concept used:

The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at 90°.

Formula used:

The area of the rhombus = (1 / 2) ×  Multiplication of the two diagonals

Calculation:

The side of the rhombus = 148 / 4 = 37 cm

Half of the other diagonal,

⇒ $\sqrt {(37)^2 - (35)^2}$ 

⇒ $\sqrt{(37 + 35) (37 - 35)}$ 

⇒ $\sqrt{(72 × 2)}$ = √ 144 = 12 cm

Other diagonal = 2 × 12 = 24 cm

So, area = 1/2 (70 × 24) = 840 cm². 

∴ The area of the rhombus is 840 cm2

Concept used:

Calculation:

$\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)$[{–2(12 + 2)}10]

⇒ 1/2 [{–2 × 14}10]

⇒ 1/2 [{–28}10]

⇒ 1/2 [–280]

⇒ - 140

∴ The simplified value is -140.

Given:

Borrowed amount at SI = Rs. 20,000 

After 5 years, repaid amount = Rs. 25,000

Concept used:

Rate of interest = (Interest in 1 yr / Principal) × 100

Calculation:

SI earned in 5 years = (25,000 - 20,000) = Rs. 5000

SI earned in 1 year = 5000 / 5 = Rs 1000

Now, Rate of interest =  (1000 / 20000) × 100 = 5%

∴ Rate of interest is 5%.

Additional Information 

 Simple interest = (Principal × rate of interest × time) / 100

Given:

Principal = Rs 6,25,000 

Amount = Principal + CI = Rs 8,31,875

r = 10% per annum

Formula used:

In compound interest,

Amount = Principal × (1 + r / 100)n

Calculation:

Let, n be the number of years.

According to the question,

⇒ 8,31,875 = 62500 0× (1 + 10 / 100)ⁿ .

⇒ 8,31,875 / 625000 = (11 /10)ⁿ 

​⇒ 1331 / 1000 = (11 /10)n 

​⇒ (11 /10)³  = (11 /10)n .

⇒ n = 3 years

∴ The time will be 3 years.

Concept used:

If the gap between each divisor and its remainder is equal,

the number = LCM - The equal gap

Calculation:

The gaps are:

39 - 30 = 9, 52 - 43 = 9 and 60 - 51 = 9

So, the LCM of 39, 52 and 60 = 780

So, the number = 780 - 9 = 771

∴ The number is 771.

Given:

Total traveled distance = 54 km

Total time taken to travel = 4 hours

Traveled a part by foot at 6 km/h 

Traveled a part by bicycle at 18 km/h 

Concept used:

Distance = Speed × Time

Calculation:

Let, distance traveled on foot be x km

According to the question,

⇒ x / 6 + (54 - x) / 18 = 4 

⇒ (3x + 54 - x) / 18 = 4

​⇒ 2x + 54 = 72

​⇒ x = 18 /2 = 9 km

∴ The distance (in km) traveled on foot is 9 km.

The solution is Mechanicel.

Key Points

• The correct spelt word is Mechanicel.
• Mechanical: Operated by a machine or machinery.
• For example: "A mechanical device."
• Mechanical is an Adjective and a Noun.
• Medallion is a Noun.
• Meddle is a Verb.
• Mediate is an Adjective and a Verb.
• ​​Therefore option 3 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Let's discuss information about other options:
• Medallion -  A piece of jewelry in the shape of a medal, worn as a pendant.
• *For example: "He wore a medallion after winning the race."*​
• Meddle - Interfere in something that is not one's concern. 
• For example: "I don't want her meddling in our work." ​
• Mediate - Intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation. 
• *For example: "Jack attempted to mediate between the power to end the fight."*​

The solution is Statute.

Key Points

• The option that can be used as a one-word substitute for "Written law passed by a law-making body" is Statute.
• Statute - a rule of an organization or institution.
• ​For example: *"The appointment will be subject to the statutes of the university."*​
• Statute is a Noun.
• Rule ​is a Noun and a verb.
• Summit is a Noun and a verb.
• Ordeal is a Noun.
  

Therefore option 1 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Let's discuss information about other options:
• Rule - Set of instructions.
• ​For example: "My school rules were very strict."
• Summit - The highest point of a hill or mountain.
• ​For example: "She climbed back up the path towards the summit."
• Ordeal - A very unpleasant and prolonged experience. 
• ​For example: "The ordeal of having to give evidence."

The solution is whether.

Key Points

• The most appropriate option to fill in the blank in "He asked me _______ I knew you." is whether.
• He asked me whether I knew you.
• Whether is a conjunction.
• Here the word whether is joining two sentences to form one sentence.
• Whether is used when someone is not sure of possibilities are true.
• Therefore option 4 is the correct option.

Additional Information

Let's discuss conjunction:

• Conjunction: A conjunction is a word that is used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
• For example: And. But, Also, Yet, So, Etc. 
• ​We use - 
• Unless: We use unless to 'except if'.
• Although: We use although when someone wants to sound formal.
• Since: We use since when talking about time.
• Whether: We use whether when someone does not know which of the two possibilities is true.

The solution is jurisdiction.

Key Points

• The most appropriate option to fill in the blank in "This case is limited to state _______." is jurisdiction.
• This case is limited to state jurisdiction.
• Jurisdiction is a noun.
• Jurisdiction - The official power to make legal decisions and judgements.
• ​Example*: "The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants."*
• Therefore option 2 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Let's discuss other options:
• ​Preparation - The action or process of preparing or being prepared for use or consideration.
• ​Example*: "The preparation for the exam was going on."*
• Radicalisation - The action or process of causing someone to adopt radical positions on political or social issues.
• ​​Example*: "The radicalisation of the intelligentsia led to the revolution."*
• Ramification - A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.
• ​Example*: "Any changes are bound to have legal ramifications."*

The solution is Divya have little chance.

Key Points

• The segment that contains a grammatical error is Divya have little chance.
• Divya has little chance of winning the gold medal this year.
• Has is used when pronouns like he, she, it, etc are used in a sentence.
• The sentence is about how Divya holds a chance of winning a gold medal this year. As Divya is a female, the pronoun she is used in the sentence.
  

Therefore option 2 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Let's discuss more information :
• ​**"Has"** is a present tense term. It is used with pronouns like he, she, it, who, and singular nouns.
• "Have" is a present tense term. It is used with pronouns like you, we, they, them, and plural nouns.

The solution is Abandon.

Key Points

• The most appropriate ANTONYM of "Assert" is Abandon.
• Assert - State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
• Abandon - Cease to support or look after someone or desert.
• Insist - Demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.
• Request - An act of asking politely or formally for something.
• Urge - Try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.
• Therefore option 3 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Antonym - Antonym is the opposite meaning of the given word.
• Antonym of Insist is give up.
• Antonym of Request is order.
• Antonym of Urge is discourage.

The solution is No improvement required.

Key Points

• The option that will improve the underlined part of "The sun had set by the time we reached the hilltop." is No improvement required.
• The sentence contains no errors.
• "Had" is used in the past perfect tense.
• The past perfect tense is used to express things that occur before another event or action in the past.
• Therefore option 4 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• The sentence contains no improvement.
• Present tense - It is used to talk about the present.
• Future tense - It is used to talk about a future activity or a future state of being.
• Past tense - It is used to talk about a past activity or a past state of being.

The solution is Retire from a sport.

Key Points

• The most appropriate meaning of "Hang up one’s boots" is to retire from a sport.
• Idioms are used to say many things with just a few words.
• Therefore option 3 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Idioms: It is a phrase or expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal meaning.
• Let's discuss idioms of other options:
• Challenge someone - To dare someone to participate in something.
• Tease an opponent - To provoke the opponent.
• Show disrespect - Lack of respect or courteous regard.

The solution is exiled.

Key Points

• The most appropriate option to fill in the blank in "He was _______ from Turkey for his public condemnation of the Shah." is exiled.
• He was exiled from Turkey for his public condemnation of the Shah.
• Exiled is an adjective.
• Exiled - A person having been expelled and barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
• For example: "Supporters of the exiled emperor."
• Therefore option 1 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Let's discuss information about other options:
• ​Evacuated - Remove someone from a place of danger to a safer place.
• For example:- "Several families were evacuated from their villages."
• Excluded - Deny someone access to a place, group, or privilege.
• For example:- "They excluded us from the dinner party."
• Escaped - Having broken free from confinement or control.
• For example:- "We escaped from a family function."

The solution is believe in you.

Key Points

• The segment that contains a grammatical error in "If you want to win the race, you need to believe in you." is believe in you.
• The sentence contains an error. Here, yourself should be used in the sentence to form a grammatically correct sentence.
• Therefore option 4 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• The correct sentence formed will be "If you want to win the race you need to believe in yourself."

The solution is Generally speaking.

Key Points

• The most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in "General speaking, the great discoverers were people with great courage." is Generally speaking.
• Generally speaking, the great discoverers were people with great courage.
• Here the word General is incorrect and the correct word is Generally.
• Therefore option 4 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Generally speaking, is an adverb.
• Adverb - A word or a phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, or another adverb, or a group of words expressing a relation of place, time, etc.

The solution is Completely unexpected.

Key Points

• The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom "Out of the blue" is Completely unexpected.
• Let's see information about other options:
• Always dressing up in blue clothes - Indicates freshness, peace, and loyalty.
• *For example: "The women always dress up in blue clothes."*​
• Caught in a fight - A situation between two or more sides in an argument issue, often leaving one without a clear course of action to satisfy either side. 
• ​For example: "They caught in a fight."
• Coming out of a blue box - To happen unexpectedly.
• ​For example: "He came out of a blue box on my birthday."
• Therefore option 1 is the correct option.

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• Let's discuss idioms:
• ​A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.​​
• For example:- 
• On cloud nine - Being very happy.
• Get your act together - Get organized and do things effectively.
• Back against the wall - Stuck in a difficult circumstance with no escape.

The solution is Examine.

Key Points

• The most appropriate synonym of the given word "Investigate" is Examine.
• Investigate - Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of an incident, allegation, etc. so as to establish the truth. 
• ​For example: "The police investigated the murder for one month."
• Examine - Inspect someone or something thoroughly in order to determine its nature or condition.​
• For example: "The doctors examined the body."
• Therefore option 1 is the correct option.

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• Let's discuss information about other options:-
• Relate - Make or show a connection between.
• For example: "They all are related to each other."
• Calculate - Determine the amount or number of something mathematically.
• For example: "Sam created a calculated program to run a game."
• Supervise - Observe and direct the execution of a task or activity.
• For example: "The teachers supervised during the exams."

The solution is Entomology.

Key Points

• The option that can be used as a one-word substitute for "Study of insects" is Entomology.
• Entomology - The branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.
• Entomology is crucial to understand human diseases, agriculture, evolution, ecology, and biodiversity.
• Therefore option 2 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Let's discuss information about other options:
• Ornithology - The scientific study of birds.
• Geology - The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
• Terminology - The body of terms used with a particular technical application in a subject of study, profession, etc.

The solution is all the works.

Key Points

• The segment that contains a grammatical error in "The manager told the staff to complete all the works before going home." is all the works.
• Here works is the incorrect word used in the sentence.
• The singular form of work should be used to form a meaningful sentence.
• The manager told the staff to complete all the work before going home.
• Therefore option 1 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• The correct sentence formed will be "The manager told the staff to complete all the work before going home."
• The grammatical error in the sentence was work used in plural form.

The solution is Procastination.

Key Points

• The INCORRECTLY spelt word is Procastination.
• The correct spelt word is Procrastination.
• Procrastination - The action of delaying or postponing something.
• For example: "They procrastinated the flight."
• ​​​Therefore option 2 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Let's discuss information about other options:-
• Alliteration - The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. 
• *For example: "The alliteration of singing birds."*​
• Hallucination - An experience in which you see, hear, feel, or smell something that does not exist.
• *For example: "Sometimes she hallucinates ghosts."*​
• Superintendent - A person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.
• *For example: "Superintendent of district nurses."*​

The solution is Construct.

Key Points

• The most appropriate ANTONYM of "Demolish" is Construct.
• Demolish - Pull or knock down a building.
• Construct - Build or make something, typically a building, road, or machine.
• Divide - Separate or be separated into parts.
• Diminish - Make or become less.
• Destroy - End the existence of something by damaging or attacking it.
• Therefore option 2 is the correct option.

Additional Information

• Antonym - Antonym is the opposite meaning of the given word.
• Antonym of Divide is join.
• Antonym of Diminish is increase.
• Antonym of Destroy is built.