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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 8 Aug 2019 Shift 2)

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General English (25 questions)

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

You have to do __________ intensive training to become a nurse.

((a))
the
((b))
a
((c))
an
((d))
one

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Answer: ((a))

the

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A period of two weeks

((a))
Quarter
((b))
Decade
((c))
Fortnight
((d))
Weekend

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Answer: ((a))

Quarter

Select the wrongly spelt word.

((a))
Rogue
((b))
Argue
((c))
Toungue
((d))
Vague

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Answer: ((a))

Rogue

Select the meaning of the given idiom.

To run amok

((a))
To compete in a race
((b))
To participate in a marathon
((c))
To outrun someone
((d))
To run about in a frenzy

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Answer: ((a))

To compete in a race

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options.

The government's proposal has been set alarm bells ringing for people with low incomes.

((a))
with low incomes
((b))
ringing for people
((c))
The government's proposal
((d))
has been set alarm bells

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Answer: ((a))

with low incomes

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

She is highly skilled _________ dealing with difficult customers.

((a))
of
((b))
into
((c))
at
((d))
on

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Answer: ((a))

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

This training has intended to give people the skills they need for a particular job.

((a))
have intended to
((b))
is intend towards
((c))
No substitution required
((d))
is intended to

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Answer: ((a))

have intended to

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options.

If children are treating with respect, they will behave accordingly.

((a))
behave accordingly
((b))
treating with respect
((c))
If children are
((d))
they will

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Answer: ((a))

behave accordingly

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

CREATE

((a))
Develop
((b))
Deploy
((c))
Derive
((d))
Destroy

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Answer: ((a))

Develop

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options.

We couldn't understand they because they were talking in Chinese

((a))
We couldn't understand
((b))
they were talking
((c))
they because
((d))
in Chinese

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Answer: ((a))

We couldn't understand

Select the meaning of the given idiom.

To have a jaundiced eye

((a))
To be very pleased
((b))
To have yellowish eyes
((c))
To be prejudiced
((d))
To have sore eyes

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Answer: ((a))

To be very pleased

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 blank.

Plants first appeared on earth 400 million years ago. Insects arrived 100 million years later. Ever (1) ____________ a fierce war has raged between the two. At first it (2) ____________ not seem likely that the plants would stand (3) ____________ chance in the battle. Plants, unlike insects, cannot move. Plants are (4) ____________ outnumbered by insects; an average oak tree will have tens of thousands of insects (5) ____________ on it.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No 5.

((a))
feeling
((b))
eating
((c))
fighting
((d))
feeding

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Answer: ((a))

feeling

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No 4.

((a))
firmly
((b))
lightly
((c))
vastly
((d))
deeply

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Answer: ((a))

firmly

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No 3.

((a))
none
((b))
any
((c))
some
((d))
not

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Answer: ((a))

none

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No 2.

((a))
did
((b))
does
((c))
do
((d))
had

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Answer: ((a))

did

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No 1.

((a))
for
((b))
on
((c))
since
((d))
afterwards

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Answer: ((a))

for

Select the synonym of the given word.

Enhance

((a))
Reduce
((b))
Frighten
((c))
Shrink
((d))
Improve

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Answer: ((a))

Reduce

Select the most appropriate option to substitude the underlined segement in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

Vocational training should not be seen as less important than an academic education.

((a))
than a academic education
((b))
No substitution required
((c))
than an academic educated
((d))
then an academic education

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Answer: ((a))

than a academic education

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.

In some disputes face-to-face talk can __________ the issue.

((a))
restrict
((b))
refuse
((c))
resolve
((d))
reduce

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Answer: ((a))

restrict

Select the wrongly spelt word.

((a))
Quote
((b))
Require
((c))
Queue
((d))
Accquire

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Answer: ((a))

Quote

Select the antonym of the given word.

MODEST

((a))
Vain
((b))
Furious
((c))
Dishonest
((d))
Simple

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Answer: ((a))

Vain

Select the synonym of the given word,

Hate

((a))
Deny
((b))
Defer
((c))
Detest
((d))
Defile

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Answer: ((a))

Deny

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

Persons living at the same time

((a))
Colleagues
((b))
Contemporaries
((c))
Comrades
((d))
Companions

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Answer: ((a))

Colleagues

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.

Twenty families were __________ from an old building before the monsoons.

((a))
erased
((b))
evacuated
((c))
emptied
((d))
expelled

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Answer: ((a))

erased

Select the most appropriate option to substitude the underlined segement in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

Passengers were asked to identify their suitcases before they were loaded on the plane.

((a))
they loaded on
((b))
it was loaded on
((c))
they were loaded over
((d))
No substitution required

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Answer: ((a))

they loaded on

General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 questions)

If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In a certain code language, ‘RAM’ is written as ‘31’, ‘FAN’ is written as ‘20’. What is the code for ‘COR’ in that code language?

((a))
34
((b))
37
((c))
35
((d))
36

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Answer: ((a))

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

Identify the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the given classes.

Chair, Bench, Furniture

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, Select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

6	12	7
9	4	11
11	6	2
13	?	10

((a))
11
((b))
22
((c))
10
((d))
13

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Answer: ((a))

Six scientists R, L, T, S, N and P are standing in a row facing towards north (Not necessarily in the same order). N is standing to the immediate right of R. S is standing second to the right of P. Two scientists are standing between T and N. S is towards the left of L.

Which of the following is correct about the position of L?

((a))
Between R and N
((b))
Third to the right of R
((c))
L is at one of the end
((d))
Towards the immediate left of N

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Answer: ((a))

Between R and N

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

18 : 323 ∷ 24 : ?

((a))
625
((b))
575
((c))
675
((d))
535

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Answer: ((a))

625

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. All A are K.

II. Some J are K.

Conclusions:

I. Some A are J.

II. No K is J.

III. All K are J.

((a))
Only conclusion I follows.
((b))
Only conclusion III follows.
((c))
Both conclusion II and III follows.
((d))
Neither conclusion follow.

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Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion I follows.

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

23, 29, 31, 37, 41, ?

((a))
53
((b))
44
((c))
59
((d))
43

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Answer: ((a))

By interchanging which two signs the equation will be correct?

9 × 11 ÷ 31 + 62 – 13 = 18

((a))
× and ÷
((b))
– and ×
((c))
÷ and +
((d))
- and ×

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Answer: ((a))

× and ÷

After interchanging the given two numbers, what will be the value of 3 + 2 ÷ 1 × 4 – 7?

4 and 7

((a))
10
((b))
12
((c))
13
((d))
11

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Answer: ((a))

In a certain code language, ‘SHOES’ is written as ‘19815519’, ‘SEED’, is written as ‘19554’.

What is the code for ‘CHAIR’ in that code language?

((a))
389111
((b))
371918
((c))
381918
((d))
381917

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Answer: ((a))

389111

In a certain code language, ‘BRICK’ is written as ‘WMDXF’. What is the code for ‘GOLDS’ in that code language?

((a))
BJGYM
((b))
BJGYN
((c))
BKGYM
((d))
BKGYN

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Answer: ((a))

BJGYM

A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

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

Leather : Shoes∷ Asphalt : ?

((a))
Car
((b))
Air
((c))
Water
((d))
Road

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Answer: ((a))

Car

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

37, 43, 51, 61, 73, ?

((a))
85
((b))
89
((c))
87
((d))
83

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Answer: ((a))

From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

There are five classes class 1, class 2, class 3, class 4 and class 5 in a school. They are one above the other. Class 1 is at the bottom, then class 2 above it and so on. Five videos M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5 are displayed in these given classes. Only one video is displayed in a particular class. Each video is displayed only one time. Video M5 is displayed at an even numbered class. Video M2 is displayed at class 1. Video M1 is displayed at the class just below M5. Video M4 is not displayed at even numbered class.

Which of the following statement is not correct?

((a))
Only one video is displayed after M3
((b))
Only two videos are displayed above M1
((c))
Only one video is displayed between M2 and M5
((d))
M1 is displayed between M3 and M5

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Answer: ((a))

Only one video is displayed after M3

A series is given with one Letter Cluster missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

POND, UVSK, ZCXR, EJCY, ?

((a))
JQHF
((b))
KQHF
((c))
JQHE
((d))
KQHE

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Answer: ((a))

JQHF

In a certain code language, ‘BLADE’ is written as ‘LBAED’. What is the code for ‘TABLE’ in that code language?

((a))
ATLBE
((b))
ATBEL
((c))
ATLEB
((d))
ATBLE

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Answer: ((a))

ATLBE

Select the word pair in which the two words are related in the same way as the two words in the following word-pair.

Web : Spider ∷ ?

((a))
Nest : Bird
((b))
Palace : Rat
((c))
Convict : Prison
((d))
Den : Eskimo

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Answer: ((a))

Nest : Bird

Five persons H1, H2, H3, H4 and H5 are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (Not necessarily in the same order). H4 is third to the left of H2. H3 and H1 are the immediate neighbours of H2. H5 is to the immediate left of H3.

Who is sitting third to the right of H1?

((a))
H2
((b))
H4
((c))
H5
((d))
H3

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the figure which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

Statements:

I. Some red are phone.

II. No phone is car.

Conclusions:

I. Some car are red.

II. Some phone are red.

((a))
Only conclusion II follows.
((b))
Only conclusion I follows.
((c))
Both conclusion I and II follows.
((d))
Neither conclusion follow.

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Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion II follows.

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.

TOK : SNJ ∷ LAP : ?

((a))
KAN
((b))
KAO
((c))
KZO
((d))
LAN

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Answer: ((a))

KAN

Numerical Aptitude (25 questions)

Three successive discounts of 20%, 20% and 30% are offered on an article. If the marked price of the article is Rs. 750, then what will be selling price?

((a))
Rs. 326
((b))
Rs. 375
((c))
Rs. 348
((d))
Rs. 336

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 326

The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 78 years. After five years, the ratio of their ages becomes 7 : 4. What is the present age (in years) of the father?

((a))
45
((b))
51
((c))
55
((d))
50

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Answer: ((a))

Three positive numbers are in the proportion of 3 : 4 : 6. If the sum of their squares is 244, then what is the largest number?

((a))
16
((b))
8
((c))
12
((d))
6

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Answer: ((a))

What is the value of : $\frac{{12;of;3 \div 6; + ;12; \times ;2 - \left( {2; \times ;4 - 5} \right)}}{{12 \div 3; \times ;4; + ;\left( {2; \times ;4 - 5} \right)}}$ ?

((a))
27/22
((b))
23/17
((c))
27/19
((d))
21/9

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Answer: ((a))

27/22

A man travels from P to Q at the speed of 60 km/h and travels from Q to P at the speed of 90 km/h. What is the average speed of the man for the whole journey?

((a))
75 km/h
((b))
78 km/h
((c))
70 km/h
((d))
72 km/h

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Answer: ((a))

75 km/h

A bag contains one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the proportion 5 : 7 : 9. If the total amount in the bag is Rs. 430, then how many 25 paise coins are there?

((a))
400
((b))
360
((c))
380
((d))
340

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Answer: ((a))

400

A train crosses two platforms of length 1000 m and 600 m in 80 seconds and 60 seconds respectively. What is the length of the train?

((a))
720 m
((b))
600 m
((c))
540 m
((d))
400 m

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Answer: ((a))

720 m

The data given below presents the number of households corresponding to the number of children residing therein.

Number of Children	Number of Households
0	8
1	7
2	3
3	8
4	4

What is the difference (correct up to two decimal places) between the mean and the median of the number of the children?

((a))
0.26
((b))
0.28
((c))
0.27
((d))
0.25

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Answer: ((a))

0.26

Anil can make 20 bags in 4 days and Manoj can make 10 bags in 5 days. How many bags both Anil and Manoj together can make in one day?

((a))
11 bags
((b))
7 bags
((c))
9 bags
((d))
5 bags

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Answer: ((a))

11 bags

Rs. 20000 is invested on compound interest (compounded half-yearly) at the rate of 20% per annum, then what will be the interest after two years?

((a))
Rs. 8800
((b))
Rs. 8824
((c))
Rs. 9282
((d))
Rs. 9428

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 8800

The length and the breadth of a rectangle are 15 cm and 12 cm respectively. If the rectangle is given one full rotation about its breadth as the axis, what is the volume (in cm³) through which the rectangle moves?

((a))
2160 π
((b))
1440 π
((c))
1800 π
((d))
2700 π

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Answer: ((a))

2160 π

The cost price of an article is 6/7 of its selling price. What will be the profit or loss percentage?

((a))
16.67% loss
((b))
14.28% profit
((c))
16.67% profit
((d))
14.28% loss

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Answer: ((a))

16.67% loss

What is the value of : 5 of 5 of 5 ÷ 5 + 5 – 6 ÷ 3 × 4 + 2 + (3 ÷ 6 × 2)?

((a))
21
((b))
25
((c))
28
((d))
19

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Answer: ((a))

What is the Highest Common Factor of 42, 168 and 210?

((a))
14
((b))
21
((c))
42
((d))
7

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Answer: ((a))

Pipe V1 can fill an empty tank in 8 hours. Pipe V2 can fill the same tank in 16 hours. Pipe V3 can empty the same, completely filled, tank in 12 hours. If three pipes are opened simultaneously, then in how much time will the tank get completely filled?

((a))
41/3 hours
((b))
42/11 hours
((c))
38/5 hours
((d))
48/5 hours

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Answer: ((a))

41/3 hours

What is the average of the first 15 even numbers starting from 2?

((a))
16
((b))
15
((c))
17
((d))
14

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Answer: ((a))

30 kg of rice costing Rs. 50 per kg is mixed with 20 kg of rice costing Rs. 60 per kg. What is the average cost of the mixture per kg?

((a))
Rs. 54
((b))
Rs. 56
((c))
Rs. 52
((d))
Rs. 55

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 54

The profit earned on an article is 25% when it is calculated on the cost price. If the profit is calculated on the selling price, then what will be the profit percentage?

((a))
30
((b))
10.33
((c))
20
((d))
33.33

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Answer: ((a))

Manish’s salary is half of Ravi’s salary. Ravi’s salary is how much percentage more than Manish’s Salary?

((a))
100%
((b))
25%
((c))
50%
((d))
75%

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Answer: ((a))

100%

A sum of Rs. 800 invested on simple interest becomes Rs. 1200 in 8 years. What will be simple interest for 6 years on the sum at the same rate of interest?

((a))
Rs. 240
((b))
Rs. 210
((c))
Rs. 250
((d))
Rs. 300

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 240

The volume of a cube is 216 cm³. What is the area of one face of the cube?

((a))
36 cm²
((b))
12 cm²
((c))
24 cm²
((d))
30 cm²

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Answer: ((a))

36 cm²

What is the area of the largest circle which can be inscribed in a square of side 28 cm?(Take π = 22/7)

((a))
308 cm²
((b))
616 cm²
((c))
476 cm²
((d))
512 cm²

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Answer: ((a))

308 cm²

Directions: The given Pie Chart (central angles are not as per any chosen scale) presents the percentage of the number of refrigerators of five different companies (with reference to the total number of refrigerators) in a hotel.

What is the difference in the number of refrigerators supplied to the hotel by companies C1 and C5 if the total number of refrigerators is 3700?

((a))
481
((b))
259
((c))
222
((d))
185

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Answer: ((a))

481

If the total number of refrigerators in the hotel is 3700, then what is the number of refrigerators of company C5?

((a))
962
((b))
777
((c))
481
((d))
703

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Answer: ((a))

962

What is the difference between the central angles (to the nearest 0.1 degree) subtended by the sectors for C2 and C4?

((a))
19.2
((b))
21.6
((c))
24.0
((d))
22.5

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Answer: ((a))

19.2

General Awareness (25 questions)

Red Panda is a state animal of which of the following state?

((a))
Mizoram
((b))
Manipur
((c))
Meghalaya
((d))
Sikkim

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Answer: ((a))

Mizoram

Which of the following articles is related to Right to Freedom of Religion in the Indian Constitution?

((a))
Article 20
((b))
Article 30
((c))
Article 15
((d))
Article 25

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Answer: ((a))

Article 20

Which of the following game is originated in India?

((a))
Tennis
((b))
Chess
((c))
Skating
((d))
Snooker

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Answer: ((a))

Tennis

As of June 2019 who is the President of Maldives?

((a))
Ashraf Ghani
((b))
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
((c))
Abdul Hamid
((d))
Joko windodo

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Answer: ((a))

Ashraf Ghani

Who among the following calculated the value of 'pi' (π) first in India?

((a))
Budhayana
((b))
Aryabhatt
((c))
Bhaskaracharya
((d))
Sridharacharya

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Answer: ((a))

Budhayana

Where is the head office of Syndicate Bank situated?

((a))
Bangalore
((b))
New Delhi
((c))
Manipal
((d))
Kolkata

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Answer: ((a))

Bangalore

Which of the following musical instrument is reed instrument?

((a))
Shehnai
((b))
Manjira
((c))
Tabla
((d))
Bansuri

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Answer: ((a))

Shehnai

In which part of the alimentary canal, the complete digestion of fat takes place?

((a))
Large intestine
((b))
Small intestine
((c))
Stomach
((d))
Mouth

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Answer: ((a))

Large intestine

Which of the following equations represents Pressure in Physics?

((a))
Mass/ Acceleration
((b))
Force / Area
((c))
Mass × Acceleration
((d))
Force × Area

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Answer: ((a))

Mass/ Acceleration

Which of the following quantity is NOT a vector quantity?

((a))
Work
((b))
Velocity
((c))
Acceleration
((d))
Force

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Answer: ((a))

Work

Divya Kakran is associated to which of the following sport?

((a))
Swimming
((b))
Gymnastics
((c))
Wrestling
((d))
Weightlifting

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Answer: ((a))

Swimming

Metals produce ringing sound when they are hit with another metal because they are __________.

((a))
Malleable
((b))
Ductile
((c))
Sonorous
((d))
Lustrous

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Answer: ((a))

Malleable

Who is known as father of Surgery?

((a))
Charak
((b))
Patanjali
((c))
Hippocrates
((d))
Sushruta

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Answer: ((a))

Charak

Which of the following puppet dance is performed in Orissa?

((a))
Pavakoothu
((b))
Kandhei
((c))
Kathputli
((d))
Putul Nautch

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Answer: ((a))

Pavakoothu

Which of the following is a working capital?

((a))
Building
((b))
Money
((c))
Machine
((d))
Tool

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Answer: ((a))

Building

The 'Gho" is the traditional and national dress for men in ____________.

((a))
Thailand
((b))
Cambodia
((c))
Bhutan
((d))
Vietnam

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Answer: ((a))

Thailand

On which of the following Island India's only active volcano is situated?

((a))
Sound lsland
((b))
Barren Island
((c))
Smith Island
((d))
Belle Island

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Answer: ((a))

Sound lsland

_________ is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India.

((a))
Param Vir Chakra
((b))
Shaurya Chakra
((c))
Mahavir Chakra
((d))
Kirti Chakra

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Answer: ((a))

Param Vir Chakra

Which of the following rivers does NOT drain into a sea?

((a))
Ganga
((b))
Mahanadi
((c))
Luni
((d))
Godavari

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Answer: ((a))

Ganga

Which of the following religion is NOT originated in India?

((a))
Zoroastrianism
((b))
Buddhism
((c))
Sikhism
((d))
Jainism

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Answer: ((a))

Zoroastrianism

Which of the following novels is NOT written by Amish Tripathi?

((a))
The Secret of the Nagas
((b))
Sita-Warrior of Mithila
((c))
The Immortals of Meluha
((d))
One Indian Girl

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Answer: ((a))

The Secret of the Nagas

In the Indian Constitution, the Principle of Liberty is borrowed from which of the following countries?

((a))
UK
((b))
Japan
((c))
France
((d))
Germany

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Answer: ((a))

In which of the following type of organism autotrophic nutrition is found?

((a))
Fungi
((b))
Virus
((c))
Protozoa
((d))
Bacteria

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Answer: ((a))

Fungi

On which of the following notes the motif of Sanchi Stupa is present?

((a))
2000 Rupee Note
((b))
100 Rupee Note
((c))
500 Rupee Note
((d))
200 Rupee Note

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Answer: ((a))

2000 Rupee Note

100

'Michael Madhusudan Datt' was _________ by occupation.

((a))
Sportsperson
((b))
Politician
((c))
Writer
((d))
Actor

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Answer: ((a))

Sportsperson

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