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SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 19 Jun, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

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Session 1 (40 questions)

1

The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are 4 cm, 6 cm and 10 cm respectively. Find the total surface area.

  1. ((a))

    222 cm2

  2. ((b))

    244 cm2

  3. ((c))

    248 cm2

  4. ((d))

    144 cm2

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Answer: ((a))

222 cm2

2

What is the value of 17×18÷7251of(19+18)+(6356×4872)\rm\frac{1}{7} \times \frac{1}{8} \div \frac{72}{51} of \left(\frac{1}{9}+\frac{1}{8}\right)+\left(\frac{63}{56} \times \frac{48}{72}\right)?

  1. ((a))

    21/56

  2. ((b))

    19/56

  3. ((c))

    15/56

  4. ((d))

    45/56

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Answer: ((a))

21/56

3

The pie chart given below shows the number of boys in 8 schools. The total number of boys in all these 8 schools is 10000. Number of boys in a particular school is shown as a percent of total number of boys in all these 8 schools.

What is the ratio of central angle formed by sector C, D and F together to the central angle formed by sector A, G and H together?

  1. ((a))

    44 ∶ 21

  2. ((b))

    19 ∶ 44

  3. ((c))

    17 ∶ 39

  4. ((d))

    20 ∶ 43

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Answer: ((a))

44 ∶ 21

4

The table given below shows the marked price and selling price of 6 articles.

ArticlesMarked priceSelling price
A750650
B600450
C650500
D450400
E850650
F350300
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Discount Percentage = [(Marked price − Selling price)/Marked price] × 100

Which of the following sequence is correct of discount percentage?

  1. ((a))

    B > E > C > F > D > A

  2. ((b))

    B > E > C > F > A > D

  3. ((c))

    D > A > F > C > E > B

  4. ((d))

    E > C > B > F > A > D

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Answer: ((a))

B > E > C > F > D > A

5

A = Rs. 6000 is invested at simple interest for 5 years and annual rate of interest is 15 percent.

B = Rs. 5000 is invested at simple interest for 2 years and annual rate of interest is 20 percent.

What is the ratio of interests earned in A and B respectively?

  1. ((a))

    9 ∶ 4

  2. ((b))

    16 ∶ 5

  3. ((c))

    18 ∶ 11

  4. ((d))

    19 ∶ 12

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Answer: ((a))

9 ∶ 4

6

What is the value of 43×2−21 of 428−7 of 5+9\frac{43 \times 2-21 \text { of } 4}{28-7 \text { of } 5+9}?

  1. ((a))

    3

  2. ((b))

    1

  3. ((c))

    4

  4. ((d))

    2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

3

7

If (P/2) = (Q/5) = (R/6), then what is the value of P2 ∶ (P + Q)2 ∶ (Q + R)2

  1. ((a))

    10 ∶ 56 ∶ 169

  2. ((b))

    16 ∶ 10 ∶ 125

  3. ((c))

    4 ∶ 49 ∶ 121

  4. ((d))

    9 ∶ 64 ∶ 144

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Answer: ((a))

10 ∶ 56 ∶ 169

8

40 men can construct a building in 100 days. How long will it take 80 men to do this work?

  1. ((a))

    80 days

  2. ((b))

    60 days

  3. ((c))

    40 days

  4. ((d))

    50 days

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Answer: ((a))

80 days

9

What will be the area of a rectangular field of length 45 cm and breadth 32 cm?

  1. ((a))

    1340 cm2

  2. ((b))

    1440 cm2

  3. ((c))

    1120 cm2

  4. ((d))

    1450 cm2

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Answer: ((a))

1340 cm2

10

The Least Common Multiple of thee different numbers is 40. Which of the following cannot be their Highest Common Factor?

  1. ((a))

    10

  2. ((b))

    20

  3. ((c))

    25

  4. ((d))

    5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10

11

The average of marks obtained by S1 and S2 is 30 more than the average marks obtained by S2 and S3. If the marks obtained by S3 is 50, then what are the marks obtained by S1?

  1. ((a))

    80

  2. ((b))

    105

  3. ((c))

    95

  4. ((d))

    110

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

80

12

Cost price of an article is Rs. 2650. If the loss percentage is 16 percent, then what is the selling price of the article?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 2448

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 2316

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 2226

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 2048

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 2448

13

Three partners P, Q and R share profit such that 4 times of the P's share is equal to 5 times of the Q's share and equal to 8 times of the R's share. What is the ratio of the profits of P, Q and R respectively?

  1. ((a))

    15 ∶ 9 ∶ 8

  2. ((b))

    14 ∶ 7 ∶ 9

  3. ((c))

    10 ∶ 8 ∶ 5

  4. ((d))

    12 ∶ 8 ∶ 7

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Answer: ((a))

15 ∶ 9 ∶ 8

14

An item is sold at two successive discounts of 20 percent and 20 percent. The selling price of article after second discount is Rs. 3616. If it is sold only at one discount of 20 percent, then what will be the selling price of the article?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 5200

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 3960

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 4520

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 4080

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 5200

15

A certain sum of money becomes triple of itself in 8 years at simple interest. In how many years it will becomes five times of itself?

  1. ((a))

    10 years

  2. ((b))

    7 years

  3. ((c))

    16 years

  4. ((d))

    12 years

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10 years

16

Two boats are travelling at the speed of 36 km/hr and 54 km/hr respectively towards each other. What will be the distance between the two boats one second before they collide?

  1. ((a))

    25 metres

  2. ((b))

    35 metres

  3. ((c))

    40 metres

  4. ((d))

    15 metres

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25 metres

17

Shreyas can complete 4/5 part of a work in 16 days. Ruchi is 2.5 times as efficient as Shreyas. In how many days will Ruchi alone complete the same work?

  1. ((a))

    8 days

  2. ((b))

    9 days

  3. ((c))

    12.5 days

  4. ((d))

    10 days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8 days

18

A is 5 times of B. B is how much percentage less than A?

  1. ((a))

    60 percent

  2. ((b))

    80 percent

  3. ((c))

    52.5 percent

  4. ((d))

    83.33 percent

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

60 percent

19

A trader buys two articles for Rs. 4000 each article. If he earns a profit of 10 percent on one and losses 30 percent on the other, then what will be his overall loss percentage?

  1. ((a))

    10 percent

  2. ((b))

    20 percent

  3. ((c))

    15 percent

  4. ((d))

    5 percent

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10 percent

20

The average of the set of scores 512, 528, 556, 584 and 615 is:

  1. ((a))

    530

  2. ((b))

    586

  3. ((c))

    600

  4. ((d))

    559

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

530

21

In a certain code language, 'BONUS' is written as '215142119. How will 'FANCY' be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    6113425

  2. ((b))

    6114352

  3. ((c))

    6114325

  4. ((d))

    6113452

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

6113425

22

In a certain code language, 'HOME' is written as 'MOHE'. How will 'CALM' be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    LAMC

  2. ((b))

    MACL

  3. ((c))

    LBCM

  4. ((d))

    LACM

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Answer: ((a))

LAMC

23

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:

All trees are flowers.

All flowers are petals.

Some petals are leaves.

Conclusions:

I. All trees are petals

II. Some petals are flowers.

  1. ((a))

    Only conclusion II follows

  2. ((b))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusion I follows

  4. ((d))

    Both conclusions I and II follow

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Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion II follows

24

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

Canada : Ottawa :: Italy : ?

  1. ((a))

    Paris

  2. ((b))

    Rome

  3. ((c))

    London

  4. ((d))

    Wellington

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Paris

25

In a certain code language, 'BHAKTI' is coded as 'GSIZFA'. What is the code for 'BIKCER' in that code language?

  1. ((a))

    QDAJHA

  2. ((b))

    PDAJGA

  3. ((c))

    QDAJGA

  4. ((d))

    PDAJFA

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

QDAJHA

26

Seven friends H, J, K, L, M, N, and O are sitting around a circular table facing the centre H is sitting to the immediate right of L. N is sitting exactly between J and K. M sits to the immediate left of O. N sits second to the left of M. Who sits to the immediate right of O?

  1. ((a))

    J

  2. ((b))

    L

  3. ((c))

    H

  4. ((d))

    N

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

J

27

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 notebooks are pencils.

Some pens are notebooks.

Conclusions:

I. All pens are pencils.

II. Some pencils are pens.

  1. ((a))

    Only conclusion II follows.

  2. ((b))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follow.

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusion I follows.

  4. ((d))

    Both conclusions I and II follow.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion II follows.

28

Seven players Virat, Rahul, Rohit, Surya, Hardik, Rishabh and Deepak are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Rohit is second to the left of Virat. Virat is fourth to the right of Deepak: Hardik is to immediate left of Deepak. Surya is not the immediate neighbour of Rohit. Rishabh is second to the right of Hardik. Who is fourth to the right of Hardik?

  1. ((a))

    Surya

  2. ((b))

    Deepak

  3. ((c))

    Virat

  4. ((d))

    Rahul

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Surya

29

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))

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Answer: ((a))

30

Select the option in which the numbers shares the same relationship in set as that shared by the numbers in the given set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g.13 - Operations 13 such as adding/subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

(2, 3, 5)

(5, 7, 11)

  1. ((a))

    (4, 6, 7)

  2. ((b))

    (5, 10, 11)

  3. ((c))

    (11, 13, 17)

  4. ((d))

    (12, 15, 18)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(4, 6, 7)

31

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

PB, RZ, TX, VV, ?

  1. ((a))

    XT

  2. ((b))

    YU

  3. ((c))

    KU

  4. ((d))

    YT

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

XT

32

By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equation will be correct?

8 and 4

  1. ((a))

    4 + 8 × 2 − 3 = 20

  2. ((b))

    8 − 4 + 6 = 9

  3. ((c))

    4 + 3 × 8 − 2 = 21

  4. ((d))

    4 ÷ 2 + 8 × 3 = 16

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4 + 8 × 2 − 3 = 20

33

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

72, 78, 89, 95, 106, 112, 123, ?

  1. ((a))

    200

  2. ((b))

    129

  3. ((c))

    85

  4. ((d))

    140

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

200

34

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

3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, ?

  1. ((a))

    520

  2. ((b))

    510

  3. ((c))

    511

  4. ((d))

    560

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

520

35

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

36

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

64 ∶ 512 ∶∶ 81 ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    730

  2. ((b))

    727

  3. ((c))

    729

  4. ((d))

    728

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

730

37

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

Resistance ∶ Ohm ∶∶ Energy ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    Joule

  2. ((b))

    Mho

  3. ((c))

    Mole

  4. ((d))

    Ampere

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Joule

38

Amongst seven girls I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII, each has a different age, VI is elder than only III. II is younger than only VII. IV is older than four other girls. I is younger than V. Who is the fourth eldest among the girls?

  1. ((a))

    V

  2. ((b))

    IV

  3. ((c))

    VI

  4. ((d))

    III

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

V

39

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

7 − 5 + 4 × 2 = 25

  1. ((a))

    25 and 7

  2. ((b))

    4 and 2

  3. ((c))

    5 and 2

  4. ((d))

    7 and 5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25 and 7

40

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))

Session 2 (50 questions)

41

How many types of revenue receipts exist in the economy?

  1. ((a))

    Three

  2. ((b))

    Five

  3. ((c))

    Four

  4. ((d))

    Two

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Three

42

Which of the following tribe belongs to Indo-European Linguistic family?

  1. ((a))

    Korwa

  2. ((b))

    Bhili

  3. ((c))

    Gondi

  4. ((d))

    Garo

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Korwa

43

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 declares the instant divorce granted by pronouncement of talaq three times as void and illegal. It provides for imprisonment for a term up to _________ and fine to the husband who practiced instant Triple Talaq.

  1. ((a))

    2 years

  2. ((b))

    4 years

  3. ((c))

    3 years

  4. ((d))

    5 years

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2 years

44

The last Mughal Emperor who was sent to Jail in Rangoon was _________.

  1. ((a))

    Alamgir II

  2. ((b))

    Shah Alam II

  3. ((c))

    Akbar shah II

  4. ((d))

    Bahadur Shah Zafar

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Alamgir II

45

Which part of the Indian constitution talks about the Union Territories?

  1. ((a))

    Part X

  2. ((b))

    Part VIII

  3. ((c))

    Part XI

  4. ((d))

    Part VI

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Part X

46

FIFA World Cup is associated with ________ sport.

  1. ((a))

    Rugby

  2. ((b))

    Fencing

  3. ((c))

    Hockey

  4. ((d))

    Football

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rugby

47

The terms Kumi-Kata, Shintai, Ukemi are associated with which sports?

  1. ((a))

    Judo

  2. ((b))

    Fencing

  3. ((c))

    Wrestling

  4. ((d))

    Polo

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Judo

48

Which of the following is celebrated as birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha?

  1. ((a))

    Maha Shivaratri

  2. ((b))

    Vesak

  3. ((c))

    Holika Dahan

  4. ((d))

    Pongal

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Maha Shivaratri

49

Which among the following dance forms of India is associated with Odisha?

  1. ((a))

    Kathak

  2. ((b))

    Ghumar

  3. ((c))

    Chhau

  4. ((d))

    Bhangra

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kathak

50

According to the 2011 census, the sex ratio for India's population is ________.

  1. ((a))

    943

  2. ((b))

    966

  3. ((c))

    867

  4. ((d))

    984

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

943

51

Islamic style of architecture is also known as ________ style.

  1. ((a))

    Mehrab

  2. ((b))

    Yashmak

  3. ((c))

    Hegira

  4. ((d))

    Alim

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Mehrab

52

All human beings have ________ pairs of chromosomes in the nuclei of their cells.

  1. ((a))

    41

  2. ((b))

    11

  3. ((c))

    33

  4. ((d))

    23

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

41

53

Which of the following vitamins helps our body to use calcium for bones and teeth?

  1. ((a))

    Vitamin A

  2. ((b))

    Vitamin E

  3. ((c))

    Vitamin C

  4. ((d))

    Vitamin D

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Vitamin A

54

Minal wrote an essay on the largest moon of Saturn. Which among the following moons is it?

  1. ((a))

    Europa

  2. ((b))

    Titan

  3. ((c))

    Atlas

  4. ((d))

    Carme

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Europa

55

Who administers the Union Territories of India?

  1. ((a))

    President

  2. ((b))

    Prime Minister

  3. ((c))

    Member of Legislative Assembly

  4. ((d))

    Chief Minister

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

President

56

'Romancing with Life' is an autobiography of the evergreen star ________.

  1. ((a))

    Kishore Kumar

  2. ((b))

    Shashi Kapoor

  3. ((c))

    Dev Anand

  4. ((d))

    Dilip Kumar

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kishore Kumar

57

When was the Battle of Talikota fought?

  1. ((a))

    1542

  2. ((b))

    1565

  3. ((c))

    1556

  4. ((d))

    1576

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1542

58

Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-cooperation Movement in February 1922 after which incident?

  1. ((a))

    Chauri Chaura Incident

  2. ((b))

    Bomb Blast in central assembly

  3. ((c))

    Kakori train robbery

  4. ((d))

    Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Chauri Chaura Incident

59

Which famous ruler was known as the "Second Ashoka"?

  1. ((a))

    Kanishka

  2. ((b))

    Chandragupta II

  3. ((c))

    Milinda

  4. ((d))

    Rudradaman I

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kanishka

60

Which among the following is a noble chemical element of science periodic table?

  1. ((a))

    Nitrogen

  2. ((b))

    Helium

  3. ((c))

    Cobalt

  4. ((d))

    Scandium

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Nitrogen

61

Which among the following is a tributary of river Narmada?

  1. ((a))

    Betwa

  2. ((b))

    Koyna

  3. ((c))

    Ken

  4. ((d))

    Tawa

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Betwa

62

Which among the following memoir is based on ex-Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh?

  1. ((a))

    The Change We Choose

  2. ((b))

    A Prime Minister to Remember

  3. ((c))

    The Accidental Prime Minister

  4. ((d))

    The Prime Minister

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The Change We Choose

63

Which of the following is NOT an example of Mass Media?

  1. ((a))

    Newspapers

  2. ((b))

    Door to door campaign

  3. ((c))

    Television

  4. ((d))

    Radio

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Newspapers

64

Which layer of the soil has maximum concentration of humus?

  1. ((a))

    Weathered rock material

  2. ((b))

    Top soil

  3. ((c))

    Parent rock

  4. ((d))

    Sub soil

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Weathered rock material

65

The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, in October 2022 inaugurated Asia's largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in _________.

  1. ((a))

    Punjab

  2. ((b))

    Chandigarh

  3. ((c))

    Delhi

  4. ((d))

    Rajasthan

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Punjab

66

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

There is not one/that have not/ been duplicated.

  1. ((a))

    There is not one

  2. ((b))

    No error

  3. ((c))

    been duplicated.

  4. ((d))

    that have not

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

There is not one

67

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

A person, who travels in a spacecraft

  1. ((a))

    Astronaut

  2. ((b))

    Cadet

  3. ((c))

    Ghetto

  4. ((d))

    Voyeur

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Astronaut

68

Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

  1. ((a))

    Price is the monetery vallue placed on a product.

  2. ((b))

    Price is the monitary value placed on a product.

  3. ((c))

    Price is the monetary value placed on a product.

  4. ((d))

    Price is the monetary value plased on a product.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Price is the monetery vallue placed on a product.

69

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate choice.

His students from his time at Manchester University remember his lectures as extraordinarily _________.

  1. ((a))

    ballistic

  2. ((b))

    flaccid

  3. ((c))

    rancid

  4. ((d))

    lucid

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ballistic

70

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

A group of ants

  1. ((a))

    Bushel

  2. ((b))

    Pack

  3. ((c))

    Colony

  4. ((d))

    Comb

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Bushel

71

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

If you want to have two cats, a male and a female will usually gotten along.

  1. ((a))

    will usual get

  2. ((b))

    will usually get

  3. ((c))

    will usually got

  4. ((d))

    No improvement

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

will usual get

72

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

A long hoped-for revival in private investment has not take place.

  1. ((a))

    not take place.

  2. ((b))

    No error

  3. ((c))

    in private investment has

  4. ((d))

    A long hoped-for revival

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Answer: ((a))

not take place.

73

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

Be present _________ the moment.

  1. ((a))

    to

  2. ((b))

    in

  3. ((c))

    upon

  4. ((d))

    on

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

to

74

Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.

The symbols were useless to him.

  1. ((a))

    worthless

  2. ((b))

    successful

  3. ((c))

    valuable

  4. ((d))

    reachable

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Answer: ((a))

worthless

75

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Still, this is a Frank Black album, with its ________ references and abstruse lyrics.

  1. ((a))

    informal

  2. ((b))

    apparent

  3. ((c))

    obscure

  4. ((d))

    intelligent

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Answer: ((a))

informal

76

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hit the hay

  1. ((a))

    To take revenge

  2. ((b))

    To go to bed

  3. ((c))

    To buy or sell something

  4. ((d))

    A sarcastic response

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Answer: ((a))

To take revenge

77

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

In the summer, the bear eaten a lot of berries.

  1. ((a))

    have ate a lot

  2. ((b))

    No improvement

  3. ((c))

    eat a lot

  4. ((d))

    eats a lot

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Answer: ((a))

have ate a lot

78

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Plagiarism

  2. ((b))

    Plagiarsm

  3. ((c))

    Plageriasm

  4. ((d))

    Plagerism

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Answer: ((a))

Plagiarism

79

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The event, promised to be a grand show, will see a display of grit, ________ and mettle.

  1. ((a))

    zenith

  2. ((b))

    umbrage

  3. ((c))

    zeal

  4. ((d))

    tyro

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Answer: ((a))

zenith

80

Select the appropriate synonym for the underlined word.

She couldn't really be irritated with him.

  1. ((a))

    obliged

  2. ((b))

    delighted

  3. ((c))

    pleased

  4. ((d))

    annoyed

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Answer: ((a))

obliged

81

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Complicate

  1. ((a))

    Dominate

  2. ((b))

    Healthy

  3. ((c))

    Multiply

  4. ((d))

    Enlighten

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Answer: ((a))

Dominate

82

Select the most appropriate meaning of the bracketed idiom in the given sentence.

He bought (a baker's dozen) of biscuits.

  1. ((a))

    Fifteen

  2. ((b))

    Ten

  3. ((c))

    Thirteen

  4. ((d))

    Twelve

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Answer: ((a))

Fifteen

83

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.

(Hardly had I started mowing the lawn that) it started raining.

  1. ((a))

    No sooner did I started mowing the lawn than

  2. ((b))

    No substitution required

  3. ((c))

    Hardly had I started mowing the lawn when

  4. ((d))

    Hardly did I start mowing the lawn than

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Answer: ((a))

No sooner did I started mowing the lawn than

84

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

These include the nature/ documentaries, including/ The Blue Planet and The Planet Earth.

  1. ((a))

    No error

  2. ((b))

    The Blue Planet and the Planet Earth.

  3. ((c))

    documentaries, including

  4. ((d))

    These include the nature

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Answer: ((a))

No error

85

Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word.

Our children need vital lessons in wealth management.

  1. ((a))

    healthy

  2. ((b))

    organic

  3. ((c))

    superfluous

  4. ((d))

    clever

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Answer: ((a))

healthy

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Each went his way, the prince to (1) _________ the ways of the court, the brahmin to (2) _________ with Parasuram, the renowned scholars-warrior. He mastered (3) _________, married a virtuous woman, and (4) _________ a beautiful son. (5) _________ poor, he was proud of his learning.

86

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

  1. ((a))

    receive

  2. ((b))

    cram

  3. ((c))

    absorb

  4. ((d))

    learn

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Answer: ((a))

receive

87

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

  1. ((a))

    study further

  2. ((b))

    study across

  3. ((c))

    study former

  4. ((d))

    study another

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Answer: ((a))

study further

88

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

  1. ((a))

    the attitude of war

  2. ((b))

    the arts of war

  3. ((c))

    the art even craft of war

  4. ((d))

    the supplies of war

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Answer: ((a))

the attitude of war

89

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

  1. ((a))

    given

  2. ((b))

    had

  3. ((c))

    has

  4. ((d))

    have

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Answer: ((a))

given

90

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

  1. ((a))

    Though

  2. ((b))

    So

  3. ((c))

    Because

  4. ((d))

    Even

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Answer: ((a))

Though

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