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SSC Selection Post HSC Level Official Paper (Held on: 11 Feb 2022 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

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General Intelligence (25 questions)

1

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 chains are taps.

All taps are plastic.

Conclusions:

I. Some plastic are taps.

II. Some plastic are chains.

  1. ((a))

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. ((b))

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusion I follows

  4. ((d))

    Either conclusion I or II follows

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Both conclusions I and II follow

2

Eight friends K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R, are sitting anticlockwise around a circular table facing the center in the same sequence with equal distances between them. If M is sitting in the southwest direction, then in which direction is P sitting? 

  1. ((a))

    East

  2. ((b))

    Southeast

  3. ((c))

    North-east

  4. ((d))

    South

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

East

3

In a certain code language, ‘PLASTIC’ is written as ‘TSPLICA’, and ‘DARWIN’ is written as ‘WRNIDA’. How will ‘MANICURE’ be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    NMURIECA

  2. ((b))

    UMNRIECA

  3. ((c))

    URNMIECA

  4. ((d))

    URMNEICA

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

NMURIECA

4

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

NEWTON ∶ OPUXFO ∶∶ ZYGOTE ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    FUOHXA

  2. ((b))

    FUPHZA

  3. ((c))

    AHZPSD

  4. ((d))

    AZHPUF

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

FUOHXA

5

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

EATING ∶ VZGRMT ∶∶ PLASTIC ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    KNZFGRX

  2. ((b))

    LOZHGQX

  3. ((c))

    KOZHGRX

  4. ((d))

    KOZHGRY

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

KNZFGRX

6

'Melting' is related to 'freezing' in the same way as 'dirty' is to '________'.

  1. ((a))

    polluted

  2. ((b))

    bad

  3. ((c))

    unwashed

  4. ((d))

    clean

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

polluted

7

Six girls P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a straight line facing the North. P is second from the left end. R is to the immediate left of T. Only Q is between S and R. Who is sitting at the left end?

  1. ((a))

    T

  2. ((b))

    R

  3. ((c))

    S

  4. ((d))

    U

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

T

8

Which two numbers (not digits) need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

​15 × 6 + 25 - 30 ÷ 5 = 95

  1. ((a))

    25 and 6

  2. ((b))

    25 and 30

  3. ((c))

    6 and 5

  4. ((d))

    15 and 30

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25 and 6

9

A $ B means ‘A is the father of B’

A & B means ‘A is the sister of B’

A @ B means ‘A is the brother of B’

If U & Y $ K & H @ D, then how is U related to D?

  1. ((a))

    Father's mother

  2. ((b))

    Father's sister

  3. ((c))

    Mother's sister

  4. ((d))

    Sister's father

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Father's mother

10

Palak is the daughter of Nihal. Sulochna is the mother of Yashasvi. Prayag is the brother of Yashasvi. Pritam's only son Nihal is the father of Prayag. How is Sulochna related to Palak? 

  1. ((a))

    Sister

  2. ((b))

    Mother

  3. ((c))

    Niece

  4. ((d))

    Daughter

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sister

11

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.

g u k _ r _ _ u _ m r t _ u _ m _ t

  1. ((a))

    m t g k g r k

  2. ((b))

    m t g k g k r

  3. ((c))

    m g t r g k r

  4. ((d))

    r t g k m k r

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

m t g k g r k

12

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

  1. District
  2. Village
  3. World
  4. Country
  5. Continent
  1. ((a))

    2, 1, 5, 4, 3

  2. ((b))

    2, 1, 4, 5, 3

  3. ((c))

    2, 1, 4, 3, 5

  4. ((d))

    2, 4, 1, 5, 3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2, 1, 5, 4, 3

13

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

Advocate ∶ Court ∶∶ Chef ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    Taste

  2. ((b))

    Kitchen

  3. ((c))

    Cooking

  4. ((d))

    Food

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Taste

14

Select the combination of letters, that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series, will complete the series.

R _ M _ _ H _ B R H M _ _ H M B

  1. ((a))

    R B H M B R

  2. ((b))

    H R B M B R

  3. ((c))

    H B R M B M

  4. ((d))

    H B R M B R

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

R B H M B R

15

Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.

  1. Ridicule
  2. Righteous
  3. Rhetoric
  4. Rhyme
  5. Ridge
  1. ((a))

    4, 3, 5, 1, 2

  2. ((b))

    2, 4, 5, 1, 3

  3. ((c))

    3, 4, 5, 1, 2

  4. ((d))

    3, 5, 4, 1, 2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4, 3, 5, 1, 2

17

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))

18

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

26, 36, 30, 40, 34, 44, ?

  1. ((a))

    41

  2. ((b))

    32

  3. ((c))

    54

  4. ((d))

    38

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

41

19

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. Only conclusions I and II follow.

Statements:

Some species are fishes.

All fishes are frogs.

No frog is a turtle.

Conclusions:

I. Some frogs are fishes.

II. Some species are frogs.

III. Some fishes are turtles.

  1. ((a))

    Only conclusions I and II follow.

  2. ((b))

    All conclusions I, II and III follow.

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusions I and III follow.

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusions II and III follow.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Only conclusions I and II follow.

20

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

Eczema ∶ Itching ∶∶ Somnolence ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    Emergency

  2. ((b))

    Energetic

  3. ((c))

    Fever

  4. ((d))

    Drowsiness

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Emergency

21

Three different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are indicated by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the face showing '1'.

  1. ((a))

    6

  2. ((b))

    4

  3. ((c))

    3

  4. ((d))

    5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

6

22

In a certain code language, ‘BOSE’ is coded as ‘4303810’, and ‘SPY’ is coded as ‘383250’. How will ‘URANUS’ be coded in that language?

  1. ((a))

    42342264238

  2. ((b))

    40362283238

  3. ((c))

    42362284238

  4. ((d))

    44361284438

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

42342264238

23

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))

24

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

5 ∶ 31 ∶∶ 7 ∶ ? ∶ 9 ∶ 87

  1. ((a))

    52

  2. ((b))

    50

  3. ((c))

    55

  4. ((d))

    60

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

52

25

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

27, 27, 54, 81, ?

  1. ((a))

    108

  2. ((b))

    90

  3. ((c))

    102

  4. ((d))

    136

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

108

General Awareness (25 questions)

26

Which of the following groups of animals are marine and characterised by a spiny skin?

  1. ((a))

    Phylum Annelida

  2. ((b))

    Phylum Echinodermata

  3. ((c))

    Phylum Arthropoda

  4. ((d))

    Phylum Mollusca

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Phylum Annelida

27

According to the Census of India 2011, which of the following Union Territories has the lowest density of population?

  1. ((a))

    Lakshadweep

  2. ((b))

    Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  3. ((c))

    Puducherry

  4. ((d))

    Daman and Diu

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Lakshadweep

28

Which of the following forts is located in Rajasthan?

  1. ((a))

    Sindhudurg Fort

  2. ((b))

    Bidar Fort

  3. ((c))

    Mehrangarh Fort

  4. ((d))

    Asigarh Fort

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sindhudurg Fort

29

Who among the following has written the book ‘Manohar Parrikar - Off the Record’?

  1. ((a))

    R Kaushik

  2. ((b))

    AK Singh

  3. ((c))

    SY Quraishi

  4. ((d))

    Waman S Prabhu

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

R Kaushik

30

______ is the art of rearing silk worms under artificial or domesticated conditions and extraction of the silk fibre from their cocoon. 

  1. ((a))

    Viticulture

  2. ((b))

    Sericulture

  3. ((c))

    Arboriculture

  4. ((d))

    Floriculture

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Viticulture

31

Gombe Habba is a famous festival of which of the following states?

  1. ((a))

    Karnataka

  2. ((b))

    Maharashtra

  3. ((c))

    Kerala

  4. ((d))

    Tamil Nadu

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Karnataka

32

Yarlung Tsangpo river which rises in Tibet, popularly known as ______in India.

  1. ((a))

    Alaknanda

  2. ((b))

    Mandakini

  3. ((c))

    Ganges

  4. ((d))

    Brahmaputra

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Alaknanda

33

Which of the following metals has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity?

  1. ((a))

    Tin

  2. ((b))

    Copper

  3. ((c))

    Silver

  4. ((d))

    Mercury

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Tin

34

Which of the following state has approved the Mission 'Lal Lakeer' in all villages in February 2021 to monetize property rights and avail benefits offered by government departments, institutions, and banks?

  1. ((a))

    Haryana

  2. ((b))

    Punjab

  3. ((c))

    Sikkim

  4. ((d))

    Odisha

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Haryana

35

Which of the following institutions’ researchers will collaborate with the Mobile Payment Forum of India to develop voice-based solutions for digital transactions?

  1. ((a))

    IIT Kanpur

  2. ((b))

    IIT Bombay

  3. ((c))

    IIT Delhi

  4. ((d))

    IIT Madras

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

IIT Kanpur

36

Which of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains a list of central and state laws which CANNOT be challenged in courts?

  1. ((a))

    Sixth Schedule

  2. ((b))

    Twelfth Schedule

  3. ((c))

    Third Schedule

  4. ((d))

    Ninth Schedule

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sixth Schedule

37

Ozone depletion from the atmosphere becomes the reason for causing which of the following diseases?

  1. ((a))

    Heart stroke

  2. ((b))

    Brain stroke

  3. ((c))

    Tuberculosis

  4. ((d))

    Skin cancer

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Heart stroke

38

According to the Jaina tradition, Mahavira was preceded by how many other teachers or Trithankaras?

  1. ((a))

    12

  2. ((b))

    23

  3. ((c))

    56

  4. ((d))

    54

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12

39

Loor is the famous dance from which of the following states?

  1. ((a))

    Punjab

  2. ((b))

    Gujarat

  3. ((c))

    Assam

  4. ((d))

    Haryana

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Punjab

40

Khush Mahal within the walls of Warangal Fort, was built in which of the following dynasties?

  1. ((a))

    Lodi

  2. ((b))

    Chola

  3. ((c))

    Tughlaq

  4. ((d))

    Khilji

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Lodi

41

An introductory statement in a Constitution which states the reasons and guiding values of the Constitution is called ______.

  1. ((a))

    Clause

  2. ((b))

    Draft

  3. ((c))

    Office Memorandum

  4. ((d))

    Preamble

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Clause

42

Who among the following became the first Indian woman climber to scale Mt. Annapurna in April 2021?

  1. ((a))

    Priyanka Mohite

  2. ((b))

    Pranati Nayak

  3. ((c))

    Arunima Sinha

  4. ((d))

    Arundhati Subramaniam

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Priyanka Mohite

43

Which of the following rivers has its source in the Sumeru glacier above the Kedarnath temple?

  1. ((a))

    Ganges (Ganga)

  2. ((b))

    Brahmaputra

  3. ((c))

    Mandakini

  4. ((d))

    Yamuna

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Ganges (Ganga)

44

Padma Bhushan awardee Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri, who died in April 2021, was associated with which of the following musical instruments?

  1. ((a))

    Sitar

  2. ((b))

    Sarod

  3. ((c))

    Flute

  4. ((d))

    Tabla

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sitar

45

Which of the following proteins is found in plasma?

  1. ((a))

    Leptin

  2. ((b))

    Keratin

  3. ((c))

    Albumin

  4. ((d))

    Insulin

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Leptin

46

In which of the following years was the final Constitution adopted in India?

  1. ((a))

    1949

  2. ((b))

    1945

  3. ((c))

    1950

  4. ((d))

    1947

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1949

47

Starting from which of the following years did Raja Ram Mohan Roy publish the Sambad Kaumudi?

  1. ((a))

    1821

  2. ((b))

    1845

  3. ((c))

    1817

  4. ((d))

    1834

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1821

48

Which of the following revolutionary freedom fighters was assassinated by Abdul Rashid?

  1. ((a))

    BR Ambedkar

  2. ((b))

    Lala Lajpat Rai

  3. ((c))

    Subhas Chandra Bose

  4. ((d))

    Swami Shraddhanand

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

BR Ambedkar

49

In May 2021, the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the allocation of additional food grains for two more months in Phase III under which of the following scheme?

  1. ((a))

    Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

  2. ((b))

    Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

  3. ((c))

    Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

  4. ((d))

    Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

50

Who among the following became the brand ambassador of ASICS in April 2021?

  1. ((a))

    Tiger Shroff

  2. ((b))

    Virat Kohli

  3. ((c))

    Ravindra Jadeja

  4. ((d))

    Deepika Padukone

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Tiger Shroff

Quantitative Aptitude (25 questions)

51

The profit earned by selling an article for ₹1,664 is equal to the loss incurred when the article is sold for ₹896. What should be the selling price (in ₹) if it is sold at a profit of 10%?

  1. ((a))

    1,320

  2. ((b))

    1,280

  3. ((c))

    1,500

  4. ((d))

    1,408

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1,320

52

The difference between the selling price of some apples if sold for ₹15 per apple instead of ₹11 per apple is ₹ 800. If the cost price of all the apples is ₹1,800, find the selling price (in ₹) of 20 apples if profit earned is 10% is:

  1. ((a))

    198

  2. ((b))

    189

  3. ((c))

    176

  4. ((d))

    200

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

198

53

If a + b + c = 8 and ab + bc + ac = 14, then what is the value of (a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc)?

  1. ((a))

    176

  2. ((b))

    624

  3. ((c))

    400

  4. ((d))

    278

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

176

54

If 2x - y = 2 and xy = 32\frac{3}{2}, then what is the value of 12(x3,−,y38)\frac{1}{2}\left( {{x^3}, - ,\frac{{{y^3}}}{8}} \right)?

  1. ((a))

    132\frac{{13}}{2}

  2. ((b))

    138\frac{{13}}{8}

  3. ((c))

    134\frac{{13}}{4}

  4. ((d))

    136\frac{{13}}{6}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

132\frac{{13}}{2}

55

In a corporation election, two candidates fought for the post of Mayor. One candidate got 40% of the valid votes. 23% of the votes were invalid. If the total votes were 21000, what is the number of valid votes that the other candidate got? 

  1. ((a))

    9702

  2. ((b))

    9817

  3. ((c))

    9901

  4. ((d))

    9716

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

9702

56

On a marked price, the difference between the selling prices with a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% and 15% is ₹990. The marked price of the article (in ₹) is:

  1. ((a))

    30,000

  2. ((b))

    33,000

  3. ((c))

    36,000

  4. ((d))

    40,000

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

30,000

57

The graph shows the daily wages of the workers (in ₹) for the number of workers. Study the graph and answer the question that follows.

The total number of workers whose daily wages are less than ₹500 is what percentage less than the total number of workers whose daily wages are ₹600 and above (correct to one decimal place)?

  1. ((a))

    18.2%

  2. ((b))

    19.3%

  3. ((c))

    16.7%

  4. ((d))

    15.4%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

18.2%

58

In ΔABC, ∠A = 66° and ∠B = 50°. The bisectors of ∠B and ∠C meet at P. Then, ∠BPC + ∠PCA = ?

  1. ((a))

    117°

  2. ((b))

    197°

  3. ((c))

    155°

  4. ((d))

    150°

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

117°

59

A can complete a work in 15 days if he works for 8 hours a day. In order to complete the work in 12 days, for how many hours per day should he work?

  1. ((a))

    10 h

  2. ((b))

    12 h

  3. ((c))

    6 h 24 min

  4. ((d))

    8 h 48 min

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10 h

60

The average of a set of 20 consecutive integers is 25.5. What is the smallest integer in the set?

  1. ((a))

    16

  2. ((b))

    11

  3. ((c))

    27

  4. ((d))

    35

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16

61

A person travels equal distances at speeds of 3 km/h, 4 km/h, 7 km/h and 12km/h, and takes a total of 680 minutes. What is the total distance (in km) travelled?

  1. ((a))

    30

  2. ((b))

    28

  3. ((c))

    50

  4. ((d))

    56

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

30

62

The length, breadth and height of a rectangular box are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 4, respectively, and the cost of covering it with a sheet of paper at the rate of ₹1.50 per square metre is ₹1,950. Find 50% of the volume of the box (in m3).

  1. ((a))

    1600

  2. ((b))

    1750

  3. ((c))

    1800

  4. ((d))

    1500

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1600

63

In ΔABC, right-angled at B, if tan A = 12\frac{1}{2}, then the value of sin⁡A(cos⁡A,−,cos⁡C)cos⁡C(sin⁡C,−,sin⁡A)\frac{{\sin A\left( {\cos A,{\rm{ - }},{\rm{\cos C}}} \right)}}{{\cos C\left( {\sin C, - ,\sin A} \right)}} is:

  1. ((a))

    -1

  2. ((b))

    1

  3. ((c))

    -3

  4. ((d))

    3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

-1

64

The simple interest on a certain sum of money at the rate of 8% p.a. for 9 years is ₹2,880. At what rate of interest can the same amount of interest can be received on the same sum for 12 years?

  1. ((a))

    10%

  2. ((b))

    8%

  3. ((c))

    6%

  4. ((d))

    5%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10%

65

In an isosceles triangle ABC, AB = AC and AD is perpendicular to BC. If AD = 5 cm and the perimeter of ΔABC is 50 cm, then twice the length of BC (in cm) is:

  1. ((a))

    48

  2. ((b))

    52

  3. ((c))

    42

  4. ((d))

    44

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

48

66

A and B can finish a job in 10 days and 5 days, respectively. They worked together for 2 days, after which B was replaced by C and the job was finished in the next 3 days. In how many days will C alone finish 50% of the job?

  1. ((a))

    18

  2. ((b))

    15

  3. ((c))

    21

  4. ((d))

    30

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

18

67

A, B and C are three boxes containing marbles in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5, and the total number of marbles is 80. If 6 marbles are transferred from A to B and 10 marbles are transferred from C to B, then the new ratio of marbles for B : A : C is:

  1. ((a))

    4 : 1 : 3

  2. ((b))

    1 : 5 : 3

  3. ((c))

    1 : 5 : 4

  4. ((d))

    1 : 4 : 3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4 : 1 : 3

68

If the 11-digit number 89x6402087y is divisible by 72, then what is the value of (2x - y)?

  1. ((a))

    14

  2. ((b))

    16

  3. ((c))

    15

  4. ((d))

    13

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

14

69

How many numbers are there from 500 to 550 (including both) which are neither divisible by 3 nor by 11?

  1. ((a))

    18

  2. ((b))

    11

  3. ((c))

    28

  4. ((d))

    30

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

18

70

A saves 35% of his income. His income is increased by 20.1% and expenditure is increased by 25%. By what percentage does his saving increase or decrease?

  1. ((a))

    11% increase

  2. ((b))

    9% decrease

  3. ((c))

    13% increase

  4. ((d))

    14% decrease

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Answer: ((a))

11% increase

71

Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows.

The bar graph shows the number of students enrolled in Institutes A and B during 5 years (2014 to 2018).

If the students of Institute A for each year are represented on a pie chart, then the angle corresponding to year 2016 will be:

  1. ((a))

    86.4°

  2. ((b))

    72.8°

  3. ((c))

    100.5°

  4. ((d))

    85.5°

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Answer: ((a))

86.4°

72

The average weight of 44 members of a club is 68.5 kg. If 6 members of average weight 72.8 kg leave and 2 new members of average weight 56.1 kg join the club, then the average weight (in kg) of the present members of the club is (correct to nearest integer):

  1. ((a))

    67

  2. ((b))

    61

  3. ((c))

    65

  4. ((d))

    69

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Answer: ((a))

67

73

The sum of three positive numbers is 202. If the ratio of the first number to the second number is 2 : 7 and that of the second number to the third number is 5 : 8, the difference between the second and third numbers is:

  1. ((a))

    12

  2. ((b))

    52

  3. ((c))

    42

  4. ((d))

    32

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Answer: ((a))

12

74

When the speed of a truck is increased by 20%, it takes 25 minutes less to cover the same distance. What is the time (in hours) taken to cover twice the distance at its actual speed?

  1. ((a))

    6

  2. ((b))

    4

  3. ((c))

    5

  4. ((d))

    3

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Answer: ((a))

6

75

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

The pie chart shows the percentage-wise distribution of teachers who teach six different subjects.

Total number of teachers = 1600

If three-eighth of the teachers who teach Chemistry are females, then the number of male Chemistry teachers is what percentage of the total number of teachers who teach Biology?

  1. ((a))

    75%

  2. ((b))

    45%

  3. ((c))

    60%

  4. ((d))

    55%

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Answer: ((a))

75%

English Language (25 questions)

76

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

“Have you ever thought how difficult it is for the migrants to earn these days?” father asked his son.

  1. ((a))

    Father had asked his son if he ever thought how difficult it was for the migrants to earned those days.

  2. ((b))

    Father asked his son whether he had ever thought how difficult it was for the migrants to earn those days.

  3. ((c))

    Father asks his son if he has ever thought how difficult it was for the migrants to earn these days.

  4. ((d))

    Father asked his son if he has ever thought how difficult it is for the migrants to earn these days.

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Answer: ((a))

Father had asked his son if he ever thought how difficult it was for the migrants to earned those days.

77

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

My parents have promised that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US.

  1. ((a))

    I have been promised by my parents that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US.

  2. ((b))

    I am promised by my parents that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US. 

  3. ((c))

    I am being promised by my parents that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US.

  4. ((d))

    I have promised by my parents that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US. 

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Answer: ((a))

I have been promised by my parents that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US.

78

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The suspects had to go through ______ parade so that the real culprit could be caught.

  1. ((a))

    the identified

  2. ((b))

    a identify

  3. ((c))

    an identification

  4. ((d))

    an identify

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Answer: ((a))

the identified

79

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

I decided to took matters in my own hands.

  1. ((a))

    to be taking

  2. ((b))

    to takes

  3. ((c))

    to take

  4. ((d))

    No improvement

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Answer: ((a))

to be taking

80

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Mother said, “You must stay indoors to remain safe.”

  1. ((a))

    Mother told me that I have to stay indoors to remain safe.

  2. ((b))

    Mother told me that I should stay indoors to remain safe.

  3. ((c))

    Mother told me that I would stay indoors to remain safe.

  4. ((d))

    Mother told me that I would have to stay indoors to remain safe. 

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Answer: ((a))

Mother told me that I have to stay indoors to remain safe.

81

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Be the devil’s advocate

  1. ((a))

    Stop supporting a friend

  2. ((b))

    Present counter arguments

  3. ((c))

    Stand opposite a person in court

  4. ((d))

    Become a successful lawyer

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Answer: ((a))

Stop supporting a friend

82

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.

B. Moreover, it was just such a stick as Mortimer, the old-fashioned family lawyer used to carry - dignified, solid, and reassuring.

C. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.”

D. “Tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor’s stick?” I asked after he had examined it.

  1. ((a))

    D, C, B, A

  2. ((b))

    C, B, A, D

  3. ((c))

    A, D, B, C

  4. ((d))

    A, C, B, D

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Answer: ((a))

D, C, B, A

83

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

Something that is no longer in use

  1. ((a))

    Contemporary

  2. ((b))

    Obsolete

  3. ((c))

    Faded

  4. ((d))

    Aged

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Answer: ((a))

Contemporary

84

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A stitch in time saves nine.

  1. ((a))

    It is good to stitch together small bits.

  2. ((b))

    It is better to solve a problem straight away and not let it become bigger.

  3. ((c))

    Time spent on useless activities must be avoided.

  4. ((d))

    It is better to take timely action and you will become prosperous.

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Answer: ((a))

It is good to stitch together small bits.

85

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The nurse helped the patient to stand up.

  1. ((a))

    The patient was helped by the nurse to stand up.

  2. ((b))

    The patient was helping by the nurse to stand up.

  3. ((c))

    The patient had been helped by the nurse to stand up.

  4. ((d))

    The patient was being helped by the nurse to stand up. 

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Answer: ((a))

The patient was helped by the nurse to stand up.

86

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Inscrutable

  1. ((a))

    Comprehensible

  2. ((b))

    Enigmatic

  3. ((c))

    Amiable

  4. ((d))

    Appropriate

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Answer: ((a))

Comprehensible

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

Oxygen fuels our living processes. It contracts our muscles, helps our cells to work, grow and regenerate, (1)______ our brains, calms our nerves, helps the heart to pump, fights infection and (2)______ immunity," says Dr Narendra Nath Jena, Director, Institute of Emergency Medicine, MMH R Centre, Madurai. Once air enters the nose or mouth, it gets humidified and reaches (3)______ alveoli. The alveoli are tiny air sacs that help to (4)______ oxygen and transfer it into the blood stream and also to pull out the carbon dioxide and push it out of the lungs. COVID-19 destroys (5)______ alveoli by thickening the walls so gas exchange becomes difficult.

87

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

  1. ((a))

    feed

  2. ((b))

    is feeding

  3. ((c))

    feeds

  4. ((d))

    fed

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Answer: ((a))

feed

88

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

  1. ((a))

    thrusts

  2. ((b))

    lowers

  3. ((c))

    boosts

  4. ((d))

    treats

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Answer: ((a))

thrusts

89

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

  1. ((a))

    a

  2. ((b))

    the

  3. ((c))

    some

  4. ((d))

    an

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Answer: ((a))

a

90

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

  1. ((a))

    pull of

  2. ((b))

    pull through

  3. ((c))

    pull in

  4. ((d))

    pull out

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Answer: ((a))

pull of

91

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

  1. ((a))

    those

  2. ((b))

    that

  3. ((c))

    this

  4. ((d))

    these

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

those

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Over the green squares of the fields and the low curve of a wood there rose in the distance a grey, melancholy hill, with a strange, jagged summit, dim and vague in the distance, like some fantastic landscape in a dream. Baskerville sat for a long time, his eyes fixed upon it, and I read upon his eager face how much it meant to him, this first sight of that strange spot where the men of his blood had held sway so long and left their mark so deep. There he sat, with his tweed suit and his American accent, in the corner of a railway-carriage, and yet as I looked at his dark and expressive face, I felt more than ever how true a descendant he was of that long line of high-blooded, fiery, and masterful men. There were pride, valour, and strength in his thick brows, his sensitive nostrils, and his large hazel eyes. If on that forbidding moor a difficult and dangerous quest should lie before us, this was at least a comrade for whom one might venture to take a risk with the certainty that he would bravely share it.

The train pulled up at a small wayside station and we all descended. Outside, beyond the low, white fence, a wagon was waiting. Our coming was evidently a great event, for station-master and porters clustered around us to carry out our luggage. It was a sweet, simple country spot, but I was surprised to observe that by the gate there stood two soldierly men in dark uniforms who leaned upon their short rifles and glanced keenly at us as we passed. The coachman, a hard-faced, gnarled little fellow, saluted Sir Henry Baskerville, and in a few minutes, we were flying swiftly down the broad, white road. Rolling pasture lands curved upward on either side of us, and old gabled houses peeped out from amid the thick green foliage, but behind the peaceful and sunlit countryside there rose ever, dark against the evening sky, the long, gloomy curve of the moor, broken by the jagged and sinister hills.

92

Match the words from the passage with their meanings.

1.moora.grouped close together
2.gnarledb.open, grassy land
3.clusteredc.wrinkled and rough in look
  1. ((a))

    1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - c

  2. ((b))

    1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - b

  3. ((c))

    1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b

  4. ((d))

    1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a

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Answer: ((a))

1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - c

93

The narrator’s opinion about Baskerville was that he: (Select the correct option)

a. was a man of strength and pride

b. was dangerous looking with an angry face

c. would be a difficult person to handle

d. would be willing to risk his life in time of danger

e. belonged to a noble family

  1. ((a))

    a, c, d

  2. ((b))

    a, d, e

  3. ((c))

    b, d, e

  4. ((d))

    b, c, e

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Answer: ((a))

a, c, d

94

The visitors were received ______ at the station.

  1. ((a))

    with a lot of fanfare

  2. ((b))

    with no interest

  3. ((c))

    with fear

  4. ((d))

    with respect

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Answer: ((a))

with a lot of fanfare

95

Throughout the description of the character and setting, the writer creates a sense of ______.

  1. ((a))

    mystery

  2. ((b))

    humour

  3. ((c))

    charm

  4. ((d))

    peace

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Answer: ((a))

mystery

96

What seemed special about the place for Baskerville?

  1. ((a))

    He had vague recollections about it.

  2. ((b))

    It was a place he had dreamt of visiting.

  3. ((c))

    It was a dangerous looking place.

  4. ((d))

    His family had held a position of power there.

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Answer: ((a))

He had vague recollections about it.

97

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Hardship

  1. ((a))

    Miracle

  2. ((b))

    Tribulation

  3. ((c))

    Comfort

  4. ((d))

    Benefit

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Answer: ((a))

Miracle

98

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error.

I am deeply concerned about children all over the world who’ve had been orphaned due to the pandemic.

  1. ((a))

    due to

  2. ((b))

    am deeply concerned

  3. ((c))

    who’ve had been

  4. ((d))

    all over the world

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Answer: ((a))

due to

99

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

Study of the earth and its structure and processes

  1. ((a))

    Philosophy

  2. ((b))

    Psychology

  3. ((c))

    Geology

  4. ((d))

    Philanthropy

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Answer: ((a))

Philosophy

100

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    illegal

  2. ((b))

    Immediate

  3. ((c))

    Pathetic

  4. ((d))

    Definately

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Answer: ((a))

illegal

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