Official Paper

SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 11 May, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

90 questions · 90 minutes · with answers · free

Attempt as Timed Mock Test

Session 1 (40 questions)

1

What is the value of 42 ÷ [18 - {6 + (3 of 4 - 4 - 2 of 5)}]?

  1. ((a))

    5

  2. ((b))

    6

  3. ((c))

    2

  4. ((d))

    3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

5

2

A man sells his bike for Rs. 132000 earning a profit of 10%. If he had sold it for Rs, 126000, then what is his profit or loss percent? 

  1. ((a))

    10% profit  

  2. ((b))

    5% loss 

  3. ((c))

    10% loss 

  4. ((d))

    5% profit  

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10% profit  

3

The marked price of an article is 20 percent more than its cost price. If 10 percent discount is given on the marked price, then what will be the profit percentage? 

  1. ((a))

    8 percent 

  2. ((b))

    15 percent 

  3. ((c))

    12 percent

  4. ((d))

    10 percent 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8 percent 

4

The difference in simple interest on a certain sum at 6% per annum for 5 years and 5% per annum for 4 years is Rs. 422, Find the sum 

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 2570

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 4220

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 6500

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 1990

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 2570

5

What is the average of first 57 natural numbers? 

  1. ((a))

    35

  2. ((b))

    29

  3. ((c))

    42

  4. ((d))

    40.5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

35

6

The outer radius of a spherical shell is 13 cm and the thickness of the shell is 3 cm. What is the volume of the metal used for the shell? (π = 227\frac{22}{7})

  1. ((a))

    1197 cm3

  2. ((b))

    2197 cm3

  3. ((c))

    3024 cm3

  4. ((d))

    5016 cm3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1197 cm3

7

If price is decreased by 25 percent, then by how much percentage consumption should be increased, so that the expenditure remains the same? 

  1. ((a))

    20 percent 

  2. ((b))

    40 percent 

  3. ((c))

    37.5 percent 

  4. ((d))

    33.33 percent 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

20 percent 

8

Seema alone can do a piece of work in 8 days and her sister Reema alone can do the same work in 24 days. If they worked together, then in how many days they will complete the work? 

  1. ((a))

    8 days

  2. ((b))

    6 days

  3. ((c))

    10 days

  4. ((d))

    4 days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8 days

9

There are three measuring Tapes which measure 56 cm, 64 cm and 80 cm in length. Find the least length that could be measured by using any of the three tapes. (Only one type of tape should be used at a time and only complete tape should be used to measure.) 

  1. ((a))

    2240 cm

  2. ((b))

    1982 cm

  3. ((c))

    1706 cm

  4. ((d))

    1876 cm

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2240 cm

10

A and B together finish a work in 6 days. If A alone can finish the work in 10 days, then in how many days B alone can complete the work? 

  1. ((a))

    15 days

  2. ((b))

    10 days

  3. ((c))

    12 days

  4. ((d))

    14 days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

15 days

11

A sum becomes Rs. 27720 in 7 years at the rate of 14 percent per annum on simple interest. What is the sum? 

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 13000

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 14700

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 15000

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 14000

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 13000

12

Ram walks at the speed of 12 km/hr and reaches his school 12 minutes late. If he walks at 16 km/hr, then he reaches 8 minutes before the scheduled time. What is the distance of his school from his house? 

  1. ((a))

    16 km

  2. ((b))

    30 km

  3. ((c))

    20 km

  4. ((d))

    24 km

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16 km

13

What is the area of a square whose diagonal is 5√2 cm? 

  1. ((a))

    64 cm2

  2. ((b))

    25 cm2

  3. ((c))

    100 cm2

  4. ((d))

    36 cm2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

64 cm2

14

If 2P = 3Q and 5Q = 4R, then what is the value of P ∶ Q ∶ R? 

  1. ((a))

    8 ∶ 5 ∶ 4

  2. ((b))

    2 ∶ 3 ∶ 5

  3. ((c))

    6 ∶ 4 ∶ 5

  4. ((d))

    7 ∶ 5 ∶ 6

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8 ∶ 5 ∶ 4

15

The following table shows the unemployed people in 5 states of India from 2019 to 2022.

What is the average number of unemployed people in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Punjab in 2021?

State/YearNumber of unemployed people (in thousand)
2019202020212022
Bihar25405042
UP84706058
Karnataka1210910
Maharashtra40483032
Punjab20251815
  1. ((a))

    9 thousand 

  2. ((b))

    18 thousand 

  3. ((c))

    30 thousand 

  4. ((d))

    19 thousand

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

9 thousand 

16

In three positive numbers. the ratio of first and second is 3 ∶ 4 and the ratio of second and third is 3 ∶ 5. The product of first and third is 4500. What is the sum of the three numbers?  

  1. ((a))

    282

  2. ((b))

    235

  3. ((c))

    198

  4. ((d))

    205

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

282

17

Average weight of 25 members of a group is 39 kg. Average weight of 27 members of another group is 21 kg. What will be the total weight of the members of both the groups? 

  1. ((a))

    1426 kg

  2. ((b))

    1542 kg

  3. ((c))

    1507 kg

  4. ((d))

    1714 kg

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1426 kg

18

While selling an article for Rs. 8442, a person suffered a loss of 30 percent. At what price he should have sold the article to earn a profit of 20 percent? 

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 15686

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 14472

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 12806

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 13885

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 15686

19

Which is the greatest number of four digit divisible by 12, 25 and 45? 

  1. ((a))

    9890

  2. ((b))

    9999

  3. ((c))

    9800

  4. ((d))

    9900

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

9890

20

The pie chart given below shows the number of students studying in six schools. Total number of students studying in all these six schools are 8000, Number of students studying in a particular school is shown as a percentage of total number of students studying in all these six schools.  

<br>

Total number of students studying in school S2 and S4 are what percent of the total number of students studying in school S3 and S6?

  1. ((a))

    226.31 percent 

  2. ((b))

    190.46 percent 

  3. ((c))

    171.22 percent  

  4. ((d))

    265.22 percent 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

226.31 percent 

21

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

27, 30, 35, 38, 43, 46, 51, ?

  1. ((a))

    30

  2. ((b))

    54

  3. ((c))

    56

  4. ((d))

    48

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

30

22

Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

23

Six students Subham, Sneha, Surbhi, Muskan, Harsh and Vishal are standing in an assembly line facing north (one behind the other). Only one person stands behind Harsh in the line. Sneha stands exactly between Vishal and Muskan, Surbhi stands between Muskan and Harsh. Who stands immediately behind Surbhi?  

  1. ((a))

    Vishal

  2. ((b))

    Harsh

  3. ((c))

    Subham

  4. ((d))

    Sneha

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Vishal

24

Rashmi is shorter than Monika who is shorter than Prerna. Sana is shorter than Rashmi. Harshita is taller than Prerna. Uma is shorter than Nikita and taller than Harshita. Who among them is the shortest?  

  1. ((a))

    Uma

  2. ((b))

    Sana

  3. ((c))

    Rashmi

  4. ((d))

    Prerna

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Uma

25

Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster.

SOC : TND :: UDN : ?

  1. ((a))

    VCP

  2. ((b))

    UCO

  3. ((c))

    VCO

  4. ((d))

    OCV

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

VCP

26

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.

First row- 18, 36, 6

Second row- 24, 48, 8

Third row- 33, 66, ?

  1. ((a))

    13

  2. ((b))

    11

  3. ((c))

    14

  4. ((d))

    12

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

13

27

Select the option that is related ta the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and fourth number is related to third number

10 : 512 :: 12 : 1000 :: 8 : ?

  1. ((a))

    315

  2. ((b))

    216

  3. ((c))

    512

  4. ((d))

    256

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

315

28

In a certain code language, ‘PARK' is coded as ‘FMVK', What is the code for ‘RICE' in that code language? 

  1. ((a))

    ZXEM

  2. ((b))

    ZXDN

  3. ((c))

    ZXDM

  4. ((d))

    ZXDL

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ZXEM

29

P, Q, R, and S are sitting on a bench facing south. A. B, C and D are sitting on a parallel bench facing north. S and B are sitting opposite to each other. A sits exactly in between D and C. P sits opposite to C. Q sits immediately to the left of S. Which of the following is correct about the position of R? 

  1. ((a))

    R sits opposite to A 

  2. ((b))

    R sits opposite to D 

  3. ((c))

    R sits to the immediate right of Q

  4. ((d))

    R sits to immediate left of P 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

R sits opposite to A 

30

Three statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some rabbits are white.

Some rabbits are brown.

All white are yellow.

Conclusions:

I. Some brown are yellow.

II. Some rabbits are yellow.

  1. ((a))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows 

  2. ((b))

    Only conclusion I follows 

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusion II follows 

  4. ((d))

    Both conclusions I and II follow 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Neither conclusion I nor II follows 

31

In the following question, select the missing number of the given series.

500, 477, 454, 431, 408, ?

  1. ((a))

    390

  2. ((b))

    385

  3. ((c))

    384

  4. ((d))

    391

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

390

32

Which of the following letter will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

Y, T, O, J, E, ?

  1. ((a))

    C

  2. ((b))

    D

  3. ((c))

    B

  4. ((d))

    Z

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

C

33

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.

Soldier : Gun :: Surgeon : ?

  1. ((a))

    Pen

  2. ((b))

    Axe

  3. ((c))

    Scalpel

  4. ((d))

    Sword

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Pen

34

Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern. (rotation is not allowed) 

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

35

In a certain code language, ‘PROVED' is coded as 'VEDPRO'. What is the code for ‘ROBUST' in that code language? 

  1. ((a))

    USTROB

  2. ((b))

    USTROC

  3. ((c))

    VSTRBO

  4. ((d))

    VSTROB

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

USTROB

36

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

37

Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered i and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All chairs are desks.

All desks are table.

Conclusions:

I. Some table are chairs.

II. All tables are desk.

  1. ((a))

    Only conclusion I follows 

  2. ((b))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows 

  3. ((c))

    Both conclusions I and II follow 

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusion II follows 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion I follows 

38

In a certain code language, ‘KOVID' is coded as ‘DIVOK'. What is the code for 'DAVID' in that code language? 

  1. ((a))

    DIWAD

  2. ((b))

    DIVDA

  3. ((c))

    DIVAD

  4. ((d))

    DIVBD

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

DIWAD

39

Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

4 × 2 - 3 + 5 = 7

  1. ((a))

    3 and 4

  2. ((b))

    4 and 5

  3. ((c))

    7 and 5

  4. ((d))

    2 and 7

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

3 and 4

40

By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equation will NOT be correct?  

× and -

I. 4 ÷ 2 + 1 × 6 - 3 = 13

II. 5 + 7 - 8 × 2 ÷ 1 = 58

  1. ((a))

    Only II  

  2. ((b))

    Only I

  3. ((c))

    Neither I nor II 

  4. ((d))

    Both I and II 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Only II  

Session 2 (50 questions)

41

GDP calculated at some constant set of prices is called ______.

  1. ((a))

    real GDP 

  2. ((b))

    domestic GDP 

  3. ((c))

    current GDP 

  4. ((d))

    nominal GDP  

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

real GDP 

42

Who was the last Governor General of British India? 

  1. ((a))

    Lord Hastings 

  2. ((b))

    Lord Auckland 

  3. ((c))

    Lord Wellesley

  4. ((d))

    Lord Mountbatten

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Lord Hastings 

43

Which of the following crop is also known as “Golden fibre”? 

  1. ((a))

    Jute

  2. ((b))

    Sugarcane

  3. ((c))

    Wheat

  4. ((d))

    Rice

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Jute

44

Jama Masjid in Delhi was built by ______.

  1. ((a))

    Shah Jahan 

  2. ((b))

    Alauddin Khilji 

  3. ((c))

    Akbar 

  4. ((d))

    Sikandar Lodi  

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Shah Jahan 

45

In June 2022, Google Doodle honoured Satyendra Nath Bose, he was an/a ______.

  1. ((a))

    Indian Classical dancer 

  2. ((b))

    Indian Physicist 

  3. ((c))

    Indian Singer

  4. ((d))

    Supreme Court Judge 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Indian Classical dancer 

46

Which of the following article of Indian constitution is related with “Separation of Judiciary from Executive"? 

  1. ((a))

    Article 50

  2. ((b))

    Article 40

  3. ((c))

    Article 44

  4. ((d))

    Article 46

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Article 50

47

Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first playback song for a _______ film. 

  1. ((a))

    Bengali

  2. ((b))

    Punjabi

  3. ((c))

    Marathi

  4. ((d))

    Tamil

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Bengali

48

Jhijhiya is a famous folk dance of which of the following states? 

  1. ((a))

    Haryana

  2. ((b))

    Bihar

  3. ((c))

    Rajasthan

  4. ((d))

    Uttar Pradesh

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Haryana

49

“Thomas Cup” is related to which of the following sports? 

  1. ((a))

    Football 

  2. ((b))

    Cricket 

  3. ((c))

    Tennis 

  4. ((d))

    Badminton 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Football 

50

The lowest temperature at which a substance catches fire is called its _______.

  1. ((a))

    melting point 

  2. ((b))

    explosion point 

  3. ((c))

    ignition temperature 

  4. ((d))

    combustion temperature

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

melting point 

51

The reproduction process in which only a single parent is involved is called _____.

  1. ((a))

    In vitro fertilization 

  2. ((b))

    external fertilization 

  3. ((c))

    sexual reproduction 

  4. ((d))

    asexual reproduction 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

In vitro fertilization 

52

'The Inheritance of Loss’ book is written by ______.

  1. ((a))

    Kiran Desai 

  2. ((b))

    VS Naipaul 

  3. ((c))

    Ruskin Bond 

  4. ((d))

    Salman Rushdie 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kiran Desai 

53

Which of the following is the ultimate source of energy for all living organisms? 

  1. ((a))

    Soil

  2. ((b))

    Sun

  3. ((c))

    Water

  4. ((d))

    Air

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Soil

54

Which bill led to people staging a widespread protest in Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab in September 2020?

  1. ((a))

    Farmers Bill 

  2. ((b))

    Central University Bill 

  3. ((c))

    Energy Conservation Bill  

  4. ((d))

    Transgender Bill 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Farmers Bill 

55

The Ahmadiyya forms a sect of Islam which originated from India. It was founded by ______ in 1889. 

  1. ((a))

    Mir Nisar Ali 

  2. ((b))

    Haji Shariatullah 

  3. ((c))

    Shah Walliullah  

  4. ((d))

    Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Mir Nisar Ali 

56

Kalamandalam Kalvanikutty Amma was honoured with Kalidasa Samman in 1997-1998. She was famous for which Indian classical dance form?  

  1. ((a))

    Mohiniyattam 

  2. ((b))

    Kuchipudi 

  3. ((c))

    Odissi 

  4. ((d))

    Kathak 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Mohiniyattam 

57

Who among the following Gupta rulers launched the Nalanda University?  

  1. ((a))

    Kumaragupta 

  2. ((b))

    Chandragupta II 

  3. ((c))

    Skandagupta 

  4. ((d))

    Vishnugupta 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kumaragupta 

58

How many silver medals were won by India in London Olympics 2012?

  1. ((a))

    Two

  2. ((b))

    One

  3. ((c))

    Three

  4. ((d))

    Four

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Two

59

Who was the first ruler of the Sayyid Dynasty? 

  1. ((a))

    Khizr Khan 

  2. ((b))

    Alauddin Alam Shah 

  3. ((c))

    Muhammad Shah 

  4. ((d))

    Mubarak Khan 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Khizr Khan 

60

The Mughals were descendants of ______ from their father’s side. 

  1. ((a))

    Muhammad Ghori 

  2. ((b))

    Timur 

  3. ((c))

    Genghis khan

  4. ((d))

    Mahmud of Ghazni 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Muhammad Ghori 

61

The streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions are called ______.

  1. ((a))

    waves

  2. ((b))

    cyclones

  3. ((c))

    tides

  4. ((d))

    ocean currents

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

waves

62

The Yaoshang festival of Manipur is celebrated for ______ days. 

  1. ((a))

    two

  2. ((b))

    five

  3. ((c))

    seven

  4. ((d))

    nine

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

two

63

Thorny trees and bushes are found in which part of India?  

  1. ((a))

    Eastern  

  2. ((b))

    Southern 

  3. ((c))

    North - western 

  4. ((d))

    North - Eastern 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Eastern  

64

In November 2022, Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III squadron. 840 Sqn (CG), commissioned in ________.

  1. ((a))

    Chennai

  2. ((b))

    Kanpur

  3. ((c))

    Puri

  4. ((d))

    Mysore

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Chennai

65

In countries like Japan, ______ birth rates make the population pyramid ______ at the base.  

  1. ((a))

    Low, Broad 

  2. ((b))

    High, Broad 

  3. ((c))

    Low, Narrow 

  4. ((d))

    High, Narrow

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Low, Broad 

66

Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.

Go back to your image description.

  1. ((a))

    Definition 

  2. ((b))

    Deception 

  3. ((c))

    Plan 

  4. ((d))

    Function

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Definition 

67

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.

Disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world

  1. ((a))

    Pandemic  

  2. ((b))

    Rustic 

  3. ((c))

    Panacea 

  4. ((d))

    Epidermis  

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Pandemic  

68

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

The radio data shows neither evidence for ongoing jet activity.

  1. ((a))

    The radio data shows 

  2. ((b))

    neither evidence for 

  3. ((c))

    No error 

  4. ((d))

    ongoing jet activity.  

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The radio data shows 

69

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

If I was a clown, I would have made everyone smile.

  1. ((a))

    everyone smile. 

  2. ((b))

    I would have made  

  3. ((c))

    If I was a clown, 

  4. ((d))

    No error 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

everyone smile. 

70

select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

According to the politician, using vulgar language to ______ votes is not something he will endorse.

  1. ((a))

    segregate 

  2. ((b))

    divulge 

  3. ((c))

    lump 

  4. ((d))

    garner 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

segregate 

71

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

The teacher had reading the instructions aloud to the students.

  1. ((a))

    had been read the

  2. ((b))

    reading the  

  3. ((c))

    No improvement 

  4. ((d))

    had read the 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

had been read the

72

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

Peoples might confess just to get out of the interrogation room.

  1. ((a))

    No error 

  2. ((b))

    Peoples might confess 

  3. ((c))

    just to get out of 

  4. ((d))

    the interrogation room.  

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

No error 

73

Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word.

The new government's domestic policies could easily undermine the main foreign policy.

  1. ((a))

    Cripple 

  2. ((b))

    Weaken 

  3. ((c))

    Spoil 

  4. ((d))

    Enhance 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Cripple 

74

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I was really hoping to ________ a decent movie this time, and I came up with an undisputed classic.

  1. ((a))

    tirade

  2. ((b))

    subside

  3. ((c))

    unearth

  4. ((d))

    strut

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

tirade

75

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Wider

  2. ((b))

    Glovve

  3. ((c))

    Hide

  4. ((d))

    Fold

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Wider

76

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

The black sheep

  1. ((a))

    A day of importance 

  2. ((b))

    A stupid or foolish person 

  3. ((c))

    A friend who betrays 

  4. ((d))

    The least reputable member of a group 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

A day of importance 

77

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

The comedian's jokes are so bad that audiences usually groaning instead of laugh.

  1. ((a))

    usually groan instead of 

  2. ((b))

    usual groan instead off  

  3. ((c))

    usual groaned despite of

  4. ((d))

    No improvement 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

usually groan instead of 

78

Select the wrongly spelt word. 

  1. ((a))

    pernicious 

  2. ((b))

    prefunctory 

  3. ((c))

    pariah

  4. ((d))

    peripheral

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

pernicious 

79

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

The pudding fell _______ floor with a heart-stopping crash.

  1. ((a))

    upon the

  2. ((b))

    up to the

  3. ((c))

    in to the

  4. ((d))

    to the

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

upon the

80

A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.

Apple's success attracted the _______ of the computer giant IBM.

  1. ((a))

    attending

  2. ((b))

    attend

  3. ((c))

    attention

  4. ((d))

    attentive

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

attending

81

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.

A place of refugee

  1. ((a))

    Home 

  2. ((b))

    Asylum

  3. ((c))

    Shelter

  4. ((d))

    Hospice

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Home 

82

Select the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the bracketed word given in the sentence below.

I had a (toddler) at home and two other children at school.

  1. ((a))

    ancient 

  2. ((b))

    adult 

  3. ((c))

    newborn 

  4. ((d))

    senior 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ancient 

83

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

In the logo the blue contrast wells with its complementary colour, yellow:

  1. ((a))

    No improvement 

  2. ((b))

    contrast well 

  3. ((c))

    contrast we’ll 

  4. ((d))

    contrasts well 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

No improvement 

84

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Draw a blank

  1. ((a))

    Give lame excuses 

  2. ((b))

    Avery complex question 

  3. ((c))

    Ragging of a fresher 

  4. ((d))

    To fail to get an answer or result 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Give lame excuses 

85

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

Impossible

  1. ((a))

    Shaky 

  2. ((b))

    Applicable  

  3. ((c))

    Unsure 

  4. ((d))

    Unlikely 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Shaky 

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

These people remind me of a harmony that exists with the natural world, They know their environment in a (1) _______ that can only be acquired (2) ________ living on equal footing with the natural world, not in (3) _______ through a recognition that humans are dependent (4) _______ our surroundings, something those of us who live in towns and cities too (5) _______ forget.

86

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

  1. ((a))

    line

  2. ((b))

    way

  3. ((c))

    time

  4. ((d))

    style

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

line

87

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

  1. ((a))

    for

  2. ((b))

    through

  3. ((c))

    to

  4. ((d))

    with

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

for

88

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

  1. ((a))

    domination

  2. ((b))

    opposition 

  3. ((c))

    corporation 

  4. ((d))

    collection 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

domination

89

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

  1. ((a))

    on

  2. ((b))

    to

  3. ((c))

    in

  4. ((d))

    of

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

on

90

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5 

  1. ((a))

    highly 

  2. ((b))

    marginally 

  3. ((c))

    easily

  4. ((d))

    equally 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

highly 

Attempt this paper under real exam conditions

Timed interface, section switching, instant scoring, and question-by-question analytics — free.

Start Timed Attempt