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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 15 July 2022 Shift 3)

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General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 questions)

1

In a certain code language, 'O' is coded as '15' and 'ADD' is coded as '9'. How will 'PURE' be coded in that language?

  1. ((a))

    60

  2. ((b))

    58

  3. ((c))

    57

  4. ((d))

    59

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Answer: ((a))

60

2

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven friends who scored different marks in a test. Scores of only two people lies between the scores of S and P with score of P greater than S. R scored the highest marks. T scored more than Q. U and V scored second least and the least marks respectively. Who scored the fourth highest marks?

  1. ((a))

    P

  2. ((b))

    Q

  3. ((c))

    R

  4. ((d))

    S

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Answer: ((a))

P

3

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

2041 ∶ 346 ∶∶ 5310 ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    664

  2. ((b))

    732

  3. ((c))

    516

  4. ((d))

    956

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Answer: ((a))

664

4

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

WUE, XXG, YAI, ?

  1. ((a))

    ZDK

  2. ((b))

    ZOK

  3. ((c))

    ZBH

  4. ((d))

    ZAJ

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Answer: ((a))

ZDK

5

Select the number that will come next in the following series.

2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?

  1. ((a))

    22

  2. ((b))

    21

  3. ((c))

    20

  4. ((d))

    23

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Answer: ((a))

22

6

Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.

Money ∶ Wallet

  1. ((a))

    Books ∶ Cardboard

  2. ((b))

    Bag ∶ Box

  3. ((c))

    Safety ∶ Locker

  4. ((d))

    Letter ∶ Envelop

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Answer: ((a))

Books ∶ Cardboard

7

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All bottles are jugs.

All jugs are cups.

Conclusions:

I. All bottles are cups.

II. All cups are bottles.

  1. ((a))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  2. ((b))

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusion I follows

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusion II follows

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Answer: ((a))

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

8

Which of the number (not digits) should be interchanged in the given equation to make it mathematically correct?

12 ÷ 3 - 2 + 5 × 4 = 23

  1. ((a))

    3 and 4

  2. ((b))

    3 and 2

  3. ((c))

    3 and 5

  4. ((d))

    4 and 5

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Answer: ((a))

3 and 4

9

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some belts are leathers.

All leathers are skins.

Some skins are white.

Conclusions:

I. Some belts are skins.

II. Some belts are white.

  1. ((a))

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  2. ((b))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusion II follows

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusion I follows

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Answer: ((a))

Either conclusion I or II follows

10

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

11

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

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /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 ∶ 16 ∶∶ 3 ∶ 81 ∶∶ 6 ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    1326

  2. ((b))

    1296

  3. ((c))

    1666

  4. ((d))

    1524

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Answer: ((a))

1326

12

In a certain code language, 'ABKN' is coded as '84', and 'PNCL' is coded as '135'. How will 'HONT' be coded in that language?

  1. ((a))

    181

  2. ((b))

    171

  3. ((c))

    169

  4. ((d))

    147

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

181

13

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

14

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

15

Six girls are sitting in two straight rows, facing the North. Their names are Farah, Urvashi, Yukti, Kritika, Neha and Mudita. Farah and Mudita are sitting diagonally opposite. Urvashi is in the top row and to the immediate right of Farah. Kritika is second to the left of Mudita while Yukti and Kritika are not in the same row. Who is sitting diagonally opposite to Yukti?

  1. ((a))

    Urvashi

  2. ((b))

    Kritika

  3. ((c))

    Mudita

  4. ((d))

    Neha

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Answer: ((a))

Urvashi

16

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

17

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

SACRIFY ∶ ARFYICS ∶∶ NUMERAL ∶ UEALRMN ∶∶ SHALLOW ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    HLLWOAS

  2. ((b))

    HLOWLAS

  3. ((c))

    HLOLAWS

  4. ((d))

    HLWLASO

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Answer: ((a))

HLLWOAS

18

What will come in the place of '?' in the following equation, if '×' and '-' are interchanged and also '+' and '÷' are interchanged?

60 + 2 - 3 × 4 ÷ 2 = ?

  1. ((a))

    90

  2. ((b))

    88

  3. ((c))

    45

  4. ((d))

    27

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

90

19

Six friends are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Dilip is immediate neighbour of both Priya and Payal. Priti is immediate neighbour of both Mukesh and Leela. Payal is sitting to the immediate right of Mukesh. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Priya?

  1. ((a))

    Dilip

  2. ((b))

    Payal

  3. ((c))

    Leela

  4. ((d))

    Mukesh

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Dilip

20

In a certain code language, '456' is written as 'sky is high', '678' is written as 'sky has dark', and '147' is written as 'star is dark'. What is the code for the word 'star' in that language?

  1. ((a))

    4

  2. ((b))

    1

  3. ((c))

    7

  4. ((d))

    5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4

21

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

CAM ∶ EES ∶∶ OAT ∶ QEZ ∶∶ TOI ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    USO

  2. ((b))

    VTO

  3. ((c))

    VSO

  4. ((d))

    VSP

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

USO

22

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

23

If ORDER = $5@ and MATTER = 2&33@*, then ROAD = ?

  1. ((a))

    $*5&

  2. ((b))

    5&

  3. ((c))

    *$&5

  4. ((d))

    #*5$

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Answer: ((a))

$*5&

24

Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25

Select the option that will replace the question mark (?) in the given series.

78, 89, 82, 87, 84, ?

  1. ((a))

    88

  2. ((b))

    86

  3. ((c))

    80

  4. ((d))

    78

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Answer: ((a))

88

Numerical Aptitude (25 questions)

26

The cost prices of a table and a chair are ₹400 and ₹1,200, respectively. The table and the chair are sold at profits of 50% and 20%, respectively. What is the overall profit percentage gained from the two sales taken together?

  1. ((a))

    24.5%

  2. ((b))

    22.5%

  3. ((c))

    27.5%

  4. ((d))

    23.5%

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Answer: ((a))

24.5%

27

The following bar graph shows the sales of two wheelers from three different branches of a company during two consecutive years 2018 and 2019.

What is the average sale of all the branches in the year 2019?

  1. ((a))

    1900

  2. ((b))

    2000

  3. ((c))

    1500

  4. ((d))

    1700

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Answer: ((a))

1900

28

Two cylinders have their heights in the ratio 1 ∶ 2 and their radii in the ratio 2 ∶ 1. What is the ratio of their volumes?

  1. ((a))

    3 ∶ 1

  2. ((b))

    1 ∶ 3

  3. ((c))

    2 ∶ 1

  4. ((d))

    1 ∶ 2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

3 ∶ 1

29

The difference between the compound interest, when compounded annually, and the simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4.2% is ₹8.82. What is the sum?

  1. ((a))

    ₹4,500

  2. ((b))

    ₹2,100

  3. ((c))

    ₹5,000

  4. ((d))

    ₹3,000

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

₹4,500

30

A train crosses a stationary pole in 20 seconds and a bridge in 32 seconds. If the length of the bridge is 1200 metres, then what is the speed of the train?

  1. ((a))

    360 km/h

  2. ((b))

    180 km/h

  3. ((c))

    270 km/h

  4. ((d))

    450 km/h

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

360 km/h

31

If a ∶ b = b ∶ c, then what is the value of a6 ∶ b6?

  1. ((a))

    a3 ∶ b3

  2. ((b))

    b3 ∶ ac

  3. ((c))

    a3 ∶ c3

  4. ((d))

    a2 ∶ b2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

a3 ∶ b3

32

The following table shows the amount (in quintals) of 6 different types of sweets sold by a shop during a given year.

SweetAmount
S132
S248
S323
S437
S539
S621
<br>

The amount of S1 sold in that year was what percentage of the average amount of sweets sold per type during that year?

  1. ((a))

    80%

  2. ((b))

    84%

  3. ((c))

    88%

  4. ((d))

    96%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

80%

33

If ₹39,500 is divided into three parts in the ratio 24 ∶ 15 ∶ 40, then what is the value of the third part, in the given order?

  1. ((a))

    ₹18,000

  2. ((b))

    ₹12,000

  3. ((c))

    ₹7,500

  4. ((d))

    ₹20,000

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

₹18,000

34

What percentage above the cost price should a seller mark his goods so that, after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, he can earn a profit of 4%?

  1. ((a))

    25%

  2. ((b))

    28%

  3. ((c))

    42%

  4. ((d))

    30%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25%

35

What is the value of (3 ÷ 4) of 20 + 16 ÷ 2 - {(1 ÷ 3) of 12 + (2 ÷ 5) of 25}?

  1. ((a))

    8

  2. ((b))

    7

  3. ((c))

    10

  4. ((d))

    9

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8

36

A number X is 60% of the average of 20, 28 and 36. What is the value of the number X?

  1. ((a))

    29.5

  2. ((b))

    16.8

  3. ((c))

    25.6

  4. ((d))

    15 .5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

29.5

37

An aeroplane covers a distance of 900 km in 1.5 hours. What is the speed of the aeroplane?

  1. ((a))

    500 km/h

  2. ((b))

    300 km/h

  3. ((c))

    600 km/h

  4. ((d))

    400 km/h

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

500 km/h

38

If the average of 20, 40, 50, Y and Z is 45 , then what is the average of Y and Z?

  1. ((a))

    58.5

  2. ((b))

    57.5

  3. ((c))

    56.5

  4. ((d))

    55

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

58.5

39

By selling an article for ₹1,200 , a shopkeeper suffered a loss of 20%. What was the cost price of that article?

  1. ((a))

    ₹1,500

  2. ((b))

    ₹1,020

  3. ((c))

    ₹1,000

  4. ((d))

    ₹1,180

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

₹1,500

40

The area of a circle is 2464 cm2. What is the diameter of this circle? [Use π=227\pi=\frac{22}{7}]

  1. ((a))

    56 cm

  2. ((b))

    24 cm

  3. ((c))

    48 cm

  4. ((d))

    28 cm

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

56 cm

41

Study the given pie-chart and answer the question that follows.

The following pie chart shows the sectors representing the shares of the number of chairs produced in a given year of each of six different brands in terms of the central angles (in degrees) with respect to the total number of chairs produced in that year of all the six brands taken together.

If the total number of chairs produced of these six brands taken together is 7200, then what is the total number of chairs produced of brands B2 and B3 taken together?

  1. ((a))

    1750

  2. ((b))

    2400

  3. ((c))

    2100

  4. ((d))

    1800

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1750

42

What is the greatest number which divides 784 and 857 and leaves the remainder 4 and 2, respectively?

  1. ((a))

    3

  2. ((b))

    5

  3. ((c))

    30

  4. ((d))

    15

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

3

43

In an election between 2 candidates, 5% of the votes were invalid. The winning candidate got 2200 votes and the losing candidate got 1600 votes. The losing candidate got what percentage of the total votes cast?

  1. ((a))

    35%

  2. ((b))

    30%

  3. ((c))

    45%

  4. ((d))

    40%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

35%

44

K1 can do a piece of work alone in 4 days, K2  can do the same work alone in 8 days, while K3 can do it alone in 32 days. They work together and complete the work, and receive a total of ₹3,900 as payment for doing the work. What is the share of the person who received the maximum amount?

  1. ((a))

    ₹1,200

  2. ((b))

    ₹2,400

  3. ((c))

    ₹2,000

  4. ((d))

    ₹1,600

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

₹1,200

45

What is the value of 711÷2133×512+1036×611÷1833\frac{7}{11} \div \frac{21}{33} \times \frac{5}{12}+\frac{10}{36} \times \frac{6}{11} \div \frac{18}{33}?

  1. ((a))

    2935\frac{29}{35}

  2. ((b))

    2536\frac{25}{36}

  3. ((c))

    2839\frac{28}{39}

  4. ((d))

    2441\frac{24}{41}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2935\frac{29}{35}

46

The length of each side of a rhombus is 10 cm. If the length of one of its diagonals is 16 cm, then what is the area of the rhombus?

  1. ((a))

    108 cm2

  2. ((b))

    112 cm2

  3. ((c))

    128 cm2

  4. ((d))

    96 cm2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

108 cm2

47

While purchasing an item costing ₹600, Rashi had to pay sales tax at 5%. What amount did Rashi have to pay as sales tax?

  1. ((a))

    ₹30

  2. ((b))

    ₹60

  3. ((c))

    ₹45

  4. ((d))

    ₹15

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

₹30

48

The mean temperature from Monday to Thursday is 39.25°C. The mean temperature from Thursday to Sunday is 40.25°C. If the sum of the daily temperatures of all the days during the week, from Monday to Sunday, is 277.5°C, then what is the temperature for Thursday?

  1. ((a))

    40.5°C

  2. ((b))

    38.5°C

  3. ((c))

    41.5°C

  4. ((d))

    39.5°C

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

40.5°C

49

In how many years will the simple interest on a sum of ₹ 6,000 lent at 5% per annum be equal to the simple interest on a sum of ₹ 2000 lent for 30 years at 4% per annum?

  1. ((a))

    6 Years

  2. ((b))

    12 Years

  3. ((c))

    20 Years

  4. ((d))

    8 Years

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

6 Years

50

At a refugee camp, the food supplies were enough to feed 300 refugees for 45 days. But 60 more refugees joined after 15 days. For how many days would the rest of the food supplies last?

  1. ((a))

    23 days

  2. ((b))

    24 days

  3. ((c))

    22 days

  4. ((d))

    25 days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

23 days

General English (25 questions)

51

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Flared

  1. ((a))

    Darkened

  2. ((b))

    Radiated

  3. ((c))

    Flamed

  4. ((d))

    Glared

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Darkened

52

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Impolite

  1. ((a))

    Courteous

  2. ((b))

    Superior

  3. ((c))

    Uncivil

  4. ((d))

    Blunt

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Courteous

53

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Of or relating to the moon

  1. ((a))

    Solar

  2. ((b))

    Platonic

  3. ((c))

    Fatal

  4. ((d))

    Lunar

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Solar

54

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

A clinical thermometer consists of a long, narrow, uniform glass tube.

  1. ((a))

    consisting of a

  2. ((b))

    No improvement required

  3. ((c))

    consist of a

  4. ((d))

    consisted in a

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Answer: ((a))

consisting of a

55

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Move the goalposts

  1. ((a))

    Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course

  2. ((b))

    To do your research and understand clearly what your goals are

  3. ((c))

    To put a lot of effort into something

  4. ((d))

    To move the goalpost after an attempt has been made to score a goal

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course

56

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

I have watched a lot of students excel in online courses, taking fully advantage of the convenience.

  1. ((a))

    excel in online courses, taking fully

  2. ((b))

    advantage of the convenience

  3. ((c))

    I have watched a lot of students

  4. ((d))

    No error

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

excel in online courses, taking fully

57

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

Stop crying for the moon and start coming up with some sensible demands.

  1. ((a))

    To understand the hidden meaning

  2. ((b))

    To make money unfairly

  3. ((c))

    To make an impractical or unreasonable request

  4. ((d))

    To praise one's efforts

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

To understand the hidden meaning

58

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Artful

  1. ((a))

    Prudent

  2. ((b))

    Benign

  3. ((c))

    Ignorant

  4. ((d))

    Crafty

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Prudent

59

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Age doesn't seeming to diminish our capacity to speak, write and learn new things.

  1. ((a))

    Age doesn't seeming to

  2. ((b))

    No error

  3. ((c))

    write and learn new things

  4. ((d))

    diminish our capacity to speak

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Age doesn't seeming to

60

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Fasting _______ some festivals increases the consumption of fruits.

  1. ((a))

    during

  2. ((b))

    while

  3. ((c))

    when

  4. ((d))

    about

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

during

61

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Da Vinci's paintings reveal an obsessive fascination with ___________ rituals, like those of the Freemasons.

  1. ((a))

    Magnetic

  2. ((b))

    Pathetic

  3. ((c))

    Static

  4. ((d))

    Enigmatic

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Magnetic

62

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Sometimes we interact to people who are closed-minded and not willing to listen.

  1. ((a))

    to people who are closed-minded

  2. ((b))

    and not willing to listen

  3. ((c))

    Sometimes we interact

  4. ((d))

    No error

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

to people who are closed-minded

63

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A system of government by the wealthy class

  1. ((a))

    Theocracy

  2. ((b))

    Plutocracy

  3. ((c))

    Autocracy

  4. ((d))

    Democracy

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Theocracy

64

Select the option that corrects the misspelt words in the given sentence.

My freind is blessed with perfect gines.

  1. ((a))

    My friend is blessed with perfct gines.

  2. ((b))

    My freind is bllessed with perfct gines.

  3. ((c))

    My freind is blesed with perfect genes.

  4. ((d))

    My friend is blessed with perfect genes.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

My friend is blessed with perfct gines.

65

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Telivision

  2. ((b))

    Televison

  3. ((c))

    Televisoin

  4. ((d))

    Television

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Telivision

66

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Antibiotics are one off the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world.

  1. ((a))

    No improvement required

  2. ((b))

    are one of a

  3. ((c))

    are one of the

  4. ((d))

    is one of the

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

No improvement required

67

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She refused to back _______, so she was fired from the company.

  1. ((a))

    down

  2. ((b))

    over

  3. ((c))

    upon

  4. ((d))

    into

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

down

68

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

You is not allowed to sit here without permission.

  1. ((a))

    has not allowed

  2. ((b))

    are not allowed

  3. ((c))

    is no allowing

  4. ((d))

    No improvement required

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Answer: ((a))

has not allowed

69

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Tenderness

  1. ((a))

    Ruthlessness

  2. ((b))

    Severity

  3. ((c))

    Kindness

  4. ((d))

    Spitefulness

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Answer: ((a))

Ruthlessness

70

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) __________ the idea of 'tipping points' two decades ago.

  1. ((a))

    introduced

  2. ((b))

    shortened

  3. ((c))

    wounded

  4. ((d))

    withdrawn

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Answer: ((a))

introduced

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Delhi's meteorology (1)_________ the quantity of chaff burnt play a greater role in (2)_______ air quality than the time chosen by farmers in Punjab to start crop burning, a study argues. Crop burning, a traditional practice in Punjab and Haryana of (3)_______ fields off rice chaff to prepare for winter sowing, begins around October and (4)_________ in November, coinciding with the (5)___________ of southwest monsoon.

71

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

  1. ((a))

    among

  2. ((b))

    and

  3. ((c))

    yet

  4. ((d))

    but

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Answer: ((a))

among

72

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

  1. ((a))

    Worsening

  2. ((b))

    worsens

  3. ((c))

    worsen

  4. ((d))

    worse

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Answer: ((a))

Worsening

73

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

  1. ((a))

    racing

  2. ((b))

    raising

  3. ((c))

    rising

  4. ((d))

    razing

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Answer: ((a))

racing

74

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

  1. ((a))

    leaks

  2. ((b))

    creaks

  3. ((c))

    falls

  4. ((d))

    peaks

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Answer: ((a))

leaks

75

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

  1. ((a))

    availing

  2. ((b))

    managing

  3. ((c))

    running

  4. ((d))

    withdrawal

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Answer: ((a))

availing

General Awareness (25 questions)

76

Who will be India's next Foreign Secretary as announced in April 2022?

  1. ((a))

    Harsh Vardhan Shringla

  2. ((b))

    Dr S Jaishankar

  3. ((c))

    Sushma Swaraj

  4. ((d))

    Vinay Mohan Kwatra

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Answer: ((a))

Harsh Vardhan Shringla

77

Which of the following is the least literate state in India according to Census 2011?

  1. ((a))

    Gujarat

  2. ((b))

    Bihar

  3. ((c))

    Assam

  4. ((d))

    Odisha

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Answer: ((a))

Gujarat

78

'Gangaur' is an Indian festival majorly celebrated in________.

  1. ((a))

    Rajasthan

  2. ((b))

    Himachal Pradesh

  3. ((c))

    Tripura

  4. ((d))

    Arunachal Pradesh

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Answer: ((a))

Rajasthan

79

Which of the following is categorised under slow mass movement in geomorphic processes?

  1. ((a))

    Creep

  2. ((b))

    Earthflow

  3. ((c))

    Mudflow

  4. ((d))

    Landslide

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Answer: ((a))

Creep

80

Prarthana Samaj or 'Prayer Society', a religious and social reform, was found in 1867 at _______.

  1. ((a))

    Pune

  2. ((b))

    Delhi

  3. ((c))

    Surat

  4. ((d))

    Bombay (now Mumbai)

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Answer: ((a))

Pune

81

National Sports Day of India is celebrated on _____________.

  1. ((a))

    15 August

  2. ((b))

    26 January

  3. ((c))

    30 January

  4. ((d))

    29 August

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Answer: ((a))

15 August

82

Who among the following was a Shaka ruler in India (130-150 AD)?

  1. ((a))

    Ashoka

  2. ((b))

    Rudradaman

  3. ((c))

    Menander

  4. ((d))

    Bindusara

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Answer: ((a))

Ashoka

83

Which part of the Indian Constitution has been drawn from the British Constitution?

  1. ((a))

    Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy

  2. ((b))

    Principle of Cabinet Government and the relations between the executive and the legislature

  3. ((c))

    Appointment of state governors by the centre

  4. ((d))

    Federation with a strong centre

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Answer: ((a))

Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy

84

According to the Census 2011 , which of the following is the third-lowest state in terms of literacy rate?

  1. ((a))

    Bihar

  2. ((b))

    Madhya Pradesh

  3. ((c))

    Rajasthan

  4. ((d))

    Sikkim

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Answer: ((a))

Bihar

85

__________ is a disease which is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito which lays eggs in water-logged places and multiply over time.

  1. ((a))

    Diarrhoea

  2. ((b))

    Elephantiasis

  3. ((c))

    Dengue

  4. ((d))

    Malaria

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Answer: ((a))

Diarrhoea

86

Which type of forest receives more than 200 cm of annual rainfall?

  1. ((a))

    Temperate mixed forests

  2. ((b))

    Taiga

  3. ((c))

    Tropical evergreen rain forests

  4. ((d))

    Tundra forests

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Answer: ((a))

Temperate mixed forests

87

What was the shape of the Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro?

  1. ((a))

    Rectangular

  2. ((b))

    Square

  3. ((c))

    Elliptical

  4. ((d))

    Circular

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Answer: ((a))

Rectangular

88

BR Ambedkar wrote a 20-page autobiography about his experiences with untouchability which is known as _________.

  1. ((a))

    All from Memory

  2. ((b))

    My Experiments with Silence

  3. ((c))

    Waiting for a Visa

  4. ((d))

    Courage and Conviction

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Answer: ((a))

All from Memory

89

Kelucharan Mohapatra is associated with ___________ dance form of India.

  1. ((a))

    Kathak

  2. ((b))

    Hiphop

  3. ((c))

    Odissi

  4. ((d))

    Salsa

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Answer: ((a))

Kathak

90

Who was the founder of the reform movement, Arya Samaj?

  1. ((a))

    Swami Dayananda Saraswati

  2. ((b))

    Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  3. ((c))

    Anand Mohan Bose

  4. ((d))

    MG Ranade

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Answer: ((a))

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

91

What does F stand for in the FRBM Act, 2003 of the Indian economy?

  1. ((a))

    Financial

  2. ((b))

    Fiscal

  3. ((c))

    Functional

  4. ((d))

    Freedom

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Answer: ((a))

Financial

92

Which of the following laws is applicable to the force of attraction or repulsion between two point charges?

  1. ((a))

    Kirchhoff's Law

  2. ((b))

    Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

  3. ((c))

    Coulomb's Law

  4. ((d))

    Newton's Laws of Motion

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Answer: ((a))

Kirchhoff's Law

93

Which of the following is an example of Phylum Annelida of Animal Kingdom?

  1. ((a))

    Honey bee

  2. ((b))

    Earthworm

  3. ((c))

    Squid

  4. ((d))

    Kangaroo

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Answer: ((a))

Honey bee

94

Which state government launched the Udaan Project in collaboration with IPE Global which attempts to keep girls in schools through their enrolment at the secondary level while ensuring that the eligible ones among them get their scholarships?

  1. ((a))

    Maharashtra

  2. ((b))

    Assam

  3. ((c))

    Rajasthan

  4. ((d))

    Punjab

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Answer: ((a))

Maharashtra

95

The World Health Organisation defines adolescents as individuals in the age-group of ________.

  1. ((a))

    10 to 19 years

  2. ((b))

    8 to 15 years

  3. ((c))

    12 to 16 years

  4. ((d))

    6 to 14 years

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Answer: ((a))

10 to 19 years

96

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is associated with ________ musical instrument.

  1. ((a))

    piano

  2. ((b))

    sarod

  3. ((c))

    harmonica

  4. ((d))

    santoor

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Answer: ((a))

piano

97

Who is the first Law officer of India?

  1. ((a))

    President

  2. ((b))

    Governor

  3. ((c))

    Prime Minister

  4. ((d))

    Attorney-General

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Answer: ((a))

President

98

Who among the following rulers was chronicled by Minhaj-i Siraj?

  1. ((a))

    Akbar

  2. ((b))

    Razia Sultan

  3. ((c))

    Babur

  4. ((d))

    Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

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Answer: ((a))

Akbar

99

For which dance form did Aparna Satheesan win the Prestigious National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022?

  1. ((a))

    Kuchipudi

  2. ((b))

    Mohiniyattam

  3. ((c))

    Kathakali

  4. ((d))

    Odissi

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Answer: ((a))

Kuchipudi

100

5 In basketball, what can be the maximum number of points that can be scored in a shot?

  1. ((a))

    1

  2. ((b))

    3

  3. ((c))

    4

  4. ((d))

    2

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Answer: ((a))

1

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