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SSC Selection Post HSC Level Official Paper (Held on: 16 Oct 2019 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

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General Intelligence (25 questions)

1

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

Madhya Pradesh : Bhopal ∷ Assam: ?

  1. ((a))

    North - East

  2. ((b))

    Dispur

  3. ((c))

    State

  4. ((d))

    Imphal

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Answer: ((a))

North - East

2

In a certain code language if ‘PROFITABLE’ is coded as ‘10’, ‘RESEARCH’ is coded as ‘8’. How will ‘DEVELOPMENT’ be coded i the same language?

  1. ((a))

    13

  2. ((b))

    10

  3. ((c))

    11

  4. ((d))

    12

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Answer: ((a))

13

3

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

4

Which option represents the correct order of the following words according to the English dictionary?

  1. Reaction

  2. Reality

  3. Remorse

  4. Reading

  5. Reactor

  1. ((a))

    3, 4, 2, 1, 5

  2. ((b))

    2, 1, 5, 2, 4

  3. ((c))

    1, 3, 5, 2, 4

  4. ((d))

    1, 5, 4, 2, 3

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Answer: ((a))

3, 4, 2, 1, 5

5

Select the correct alternative, arranging the following words in logical and meaningful order.

  1. Entrance test
  2. Apply
  3. Entrance
  4. Result
  5. Classes
  1. ((a))

    5, 2, 1, 3, 4

  2. ((b))

    2, 3, 5, 4, 1

  3. ((c))

    3, 1, 5, 4, 2

  4. ((d))

    2, 1, 4, 3, 5

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Answer: ((a))

5, 2, 1, 3, 4

6

Select the correct mirror image if the mirror is placed to the right of the figure given below.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

7

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

4 : 80 : 5 : ?

  1. ((a))

    140

  2. ((b))

    160

  3. ((c))

    130

  4. ((d))

    150

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Answer: ((a))

140

8

A + B means ‘A is the father of B’

A – B means ‘A is the daughter of B’

A × B means ‘A is the mother of B’

A ÷ B means ‘A is the sister of B’

If U + S ÷ M × R – L, then How is U, related to L?

  1. ((a))

    Grandfather

  2. ((b))

    Father

  3. ((c))

    Husband

  4. ((d))

    Father-in-law

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Answer: ((a))

Grandfather

9

In a certain code language if ‘TRANSIT’ is coded as ‘202’. How will ‘ROUTINE’ be coded in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    202

  2. ((b))

    204

  3. ((c))

    200

  4. ((d))

    198

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Answer: ((a))

202

10

There are two statements and four conclusions I, II, III and IV are given below. Assuming the statements to be 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 the trains are scooters.

All the buses are scooters.

Conclusions:

I. Some scooters are train.

II. No train is a bus.

III. Some trains are buses.

IV. No scooter is a train.

  1. ((a))

    Conclusion I and either conclusion III or IV follow.

  2. ((b))

    Conclusion I and either conclusion II or III follow.

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusions I and III follow.

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusions I and IV follow.

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Answer: ((a))

Conclusion I and either conclusion III or IV follow.

11

Two statements and three conclusions I, II and III are given below. Assuming the statements to be 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 gifts are jwelleries.

All the jwelleries are designs.

Conclusions:

I. Some designs are gifts.

II. Some jwelleries are gifts.

III. None of the designs are gifts.

  1. ((a))

    Only conclusions II and III follow.

  2. ((b))

    All the conclusions follow.

  3. ((c))

    Either conclusion I or III follows.

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusions I and II follow.

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Answer: ((a))

Only conclusions II and III follow.

12

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

13

If in a certain code language ‘TEMPER’ is written as ‘NFUSFQ’. How will ‘PRINCE’ be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    KRPFEP

  2. ((b))

    JSQFDO

  3. ((c))

    IRPECN

  4. ((d))

    JSPGEP

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Answer: ((a))

KRPFEP

14

Two different positions of the same dice are shown and the numbers 1 to 6 are inscribed on its six faces. Which number is on the opposite of the face which denotes the number '2'?

  1. ((a))

    4

  2. ((b))

    1

  3. ((c))

    3

  4. ((d))

    5

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Answer: ((a))

4

15

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

H_ D P _ O H K _ _ M O _ K D P M _

  1. ((a))

    KMDOHO

  2. ((b))

    KMDPHO

  3. ((c))

    MHDKDO

  4. ((d))

    KHDPDO

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Answer: ((a))

KMDOHO

16

Which letter-cluster will come at the place of question mark (?) to complete the following series?

PLCR, MOZU, JRWX, GUTA,?

  1. ((a))

    DXQD

  2. ((b))

    DYQE

  3. ((c))

    DYPE

  4. ((d))

    EXQD

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Answer: ((a))

DXQD

17

If ‘A’ means ‘Division’, B means ‘Multiplication’, C means ‘Substraction’ and D means ‘Addition’, then what is the value of following equation?

25 B 5 D 6 (5 B 2) C 18 A 3 =?

  1. ((a))

    179

  2. ((b))

    175

  3. ((c))

    155

  4. ((d))

    159

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Answer: ((a))

179

18

Mushtaq and Abdul are brothers. Farah is Mushtaq's mother. Latif's only son is married to Farah. Hamid is the father of Abdul and Ghaffar. How is Farah related to Ghaffar?

  1. ((a))

    Grandmother

  2. ((b))

    Daughter

  3. ((c))

    Aunt

  4. ((d))

    Mother

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Answer: ((a))

Grandmother

19

Which letter-cluster will come at the place of question mark (?) to complete the following series?

POC, VUI, BAO, ?

  1. ((a))

    GGU

  2. ((b))

    HGU

  3. ((c))

    HFU

  4. ((d))

    GHV

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

GGU

20

In a certain code language ‘LOGISTIC’ is written as “IGOLCITS”. How will ‘ATTITUDE’ be written in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    ITTAEDUT

  2. ((b))

    TTIAUTDE

  3. ((c))

    TAITUTED

  4. ((d))

    ITTAUTDE

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ITTAEDUT

21

‘Intresting’ is related to ‘Boring’ in the same way, ‘Distraction’ is related to ‘_________’.

  1. ((a))

    Fear

  2. ((b))

    Attraction

  3. ((c))

    Delusion

  4. ((d))

    Sensation

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Fear

22

In a certain code language ‘SERVICE’ is written as ‘THSWLDH’. How will ‘PERSONAL’ be written in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    QHSURPDN

  2. ((b))

    QHSTRODM

  3. ((c))

    QHSTSODN

  4. ((d))

    QFSTQPEN

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Answer: ((a))

QHSURPDN

23

Which number will come at the place of question mark (?) in the following series.

17, 35, 69, ?, 277, 555

  1. ((a))

    136

  2. ((b))

    138

  3. ((c))

    139

  4. ((d))

    137

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

136

24

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

C _ _ Z _ T Q _ C T _ Z C _ Q Z

  1. ((a))

    TQCZCU

  2. ((b))

    TQCZQT

  3. ((c))

    TCCZCT

  4. ((d))

    TCCZTC

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

TQCZCU

25

In a certain code language if ‘MOULD’ is coded as ‘1345124’, ‘PASTRY’ is coded as ‘16119201825’. How will ‘HONEY’ be coded in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    7414525

  2. ((b))

    81614225

  3. ((c))

    81614525

  4. ((d))

    8414225

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Answer: ((a))

7414525

General Awareness (25 questions)

26

The 2018 World Boxing Championship title was Mary Kom's _____ title.

  1. ((a))

    Fourth

  2. ((b))

    Fifth

  3. ((c))

    Sixth

  4. ((d))

    Seventh

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Fourth

27

Who appoints nominated members for Rajya Sabha?

  1. ((a))

    President

  2. ((b))

    Vice president

  3. ((c))

    Chairman

  4. ((d))

    Prime minister

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

President

28

Which invader ended the Chola dynasty?

  1. ((a))

    Changez khan

  2. ((b))

    Timur

  3. ((c))

    Malik Kafur

  4. ((d))

    Mahmud Ghaznavi

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Changez khan

29

Adult humans generally have ______ molar teeth.

  1. ((a))

    8

  2. ((b))

    12

  3. ((c))

    6

  4. ((d))

    4

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8

30

The kingdom of 'Hindavi Swaraj' was founded by ________.

  1. ((a))

    Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

  2. ((b))

    Tipu Sultan

  3. ((c))

    Emperor Akbar

  4. ((d))

    Peshwa Bajirao

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

31

In which month of 2019 was the 'Fit India Movement' launched?

  1. ((a))

    September

  2. ((b))

    June

  3. ((c))

    July

  4. ((d))

    August

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Answer: ((a))

September

32

Where is 'Ossuary festival' celebrated in India?

  1. ((a))

    Sikkim

  2. ((b))

    Goa

  3. ((c))

    Nicobar

  4. ((d))

    Nagaland

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sikkim

33

In which year was the Rajya Sabha formed?

  1. ((a))

    1952

  2. ((b))

    1950

  3. ((c))

    1972

  4. ((d))

    1951

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Answer: ((a))

1952

34

The standard unit of force (SI) is ____.

  1. ((a))

    Pascal

  2. ((b))

    Newton

  3. ((c))

    Joule

  4. ((d))

    Gray

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Answer: ((a))

Pascal

35

The traditional dress called 'Pano Bhaju' worn by women belongs to which state of India?

  1. ((a))

    Kerala

  2. ((b))

    Assam

  3. ((c))

    Mizoram

  4. ((d))

    Goa

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kerala

36

Which plateau is situated between the Aravalli and Vindhya mountain ranges?

  1. ((a))

    Plateau of Deccan

  2. ((b))

    Plateau of Meghalaya

  3. ((c))

    Plateau of Malwa

  4. ((d))

    Plateau of Chhotanagpur

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Plateau of Deccan

37

As of 2019, which of the following is the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)?

  1. ((a))

    V Narayanan

  2. ((b))

    Kunhikrishnan

  3. ((c))

    S. Somnath

  4. ((d))

    Kailasavadivoo Sivan

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

V Narayanan

38

As of 2019, which Indian state has the largest forest area?

  1. ((a))

    Assam

  2. ((b))

    Maharashtra

  3. ((c))

    Madhya Pradesh

  4. ((d))

    Kerala

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Assam

39

In which country was the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held?

  1. ((a))

    India

  2. ((b))

    Sri Lanka

  3. ((c))

    Bhutan

  4. ((d))

    Nepal

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

India

40

Which of the following is the longest expressway in India?

  1. ((a))

    Ahmedabad - Vadodara Expressway

  2. ((b))

    Agra Lucknow express way

  3. ((c))

    Allahabad - Bypass Expressway

  4. ((d))

    Dankuni - Palasit Expressway

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Ahmedabad - Vadodara Expressway

41

The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 started in ______.

  1. ((a))

    Bhopal

  2. ((b))

    Champaran

  3. ((c))

    Meerut

  4. ((d))

    Gwalior

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Answer: ((a))

Bhopal

42

______ established 'Guru Granth Sahib' at the helm of Sikhism.

  1. ((a))

    Guru Angad Dev

  2. ((b))

    Guru Govind Singh

  3. ((c))

    Guru Ram Das

  4. ((d))

    Guru Nanak Dev

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Guru Angad Dev

43

Saliva contains a digestive enzyme called _______, which begins to break down some carbohydrates present in the food before going down the mouth.

  1. ((a))

    Amylase

  2. ((b))

    Lipase

  3. ((c))

    Pepsin

  4. ((d))

    Trypsin

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Amylase

44

What is the common name for the chemical compound nitrous oxide?

  1. ((a))

    Sleeping gas

  2. ((b))

    Laughing gas

  3. ((c))

    Scare gas

  4. ((d))

    Tear gas

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sleeping gas

45

The book 'A Suitable Boy' has been written by_________.

  1. ((a))

    Amish Tripathi

  2. ((b))

    Shashi Tharoor

  3. ((c))

    Chetan Bhagat

  4. ((d))

    Vikram Seth

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Amish Tripathi

46

______ won the title of Best Asian Female Athlete 2019 at the 'Awards for Asia' ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.

  1. ((a))

    Hima Das

  2. ((b))

    P.V. Sindhu

  3. ((c))

    Mary Kom

  4. ((d))

    Saina Nehwal

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Hima Das

47

Verdigao dance is the traditional dance form of which place in India?

  1. ((a))

    Puducherry

  2. ((b))

    Goa

  3. ((c))

    Daman and Diu

  4. ((d))

    Andaman

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Puducherry

48

The Arvari River, considered the smallest river in India, is located in which state?

  1. ((a))

    Madhya Pradesh

  2. ((b))

    Punjab

  3. ((c))

    Rajasthan

  4. ((d))

    Haryana

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Madhya Pradesh

49

In September 2019, the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2019 was held in _____.

  1. ((a))

    Paris

  2. ((b))

    New York

  3. ((c))

    Moscow

  4. ((d))

    Kingston

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Paris

50

The committees of the Lok Sabha function under the full guidance of ________.

  1. ((a))

    chairman

  2. ((b))

    President

  3. ((c))

    Prime minister

  4. ((d))

    Vice president

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

chairman

Quantitative Aptitude (25 questions)

51

A tire has 3 punctures. The first puncture alone could expel the air of that tire in 7 minutes, second alone in 14 minutes and third alone in 28 minutes. If the air exits at a constant rate, then how much time (in minutes) will it take for all the punctures to expel the entire air from the tire?

  1. ((a))

    5

  2. ((b))

    7

  3. ((c))

    4

  4. ((d))

    6

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

5

52

A, B and C work together. The ratio of the work done by A and B together and the work done by C is 11 : 3, and the ratio of work done by B and C together and work done by A is 1: 1. Which of the three workers is the most skilful?

  1. ((a))

    They all do the equal work.

  2. ((b))

    A

  3. ((c))

    C

  4. ((d))

    B

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

They all do the equal work.

53

If the radius of a sphere is increased by 27%, then what will be the percentage increase (up to two decimal places) in its volume?

  1. ((a))

    126.12%

  2. ((b))

    128.34%

  3. ((c))

    104.84%

  4. ((d))

    112.72%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

126.12%

54

A shopkeeper buys an item at 87% of its selling price and sells it at 12% above its selling price. His profit percentage (in nearest integer) is:

  1. ((a))

    26%

  2. ((b))

    18%

  3. ((c))

    30%

  4. ((d))

    25%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

26%

55

This bar diagram shows the income and expenditure (rupees in crores) of a company over 5 years during 2014 to 2018.

In which year is the ratio of income to expenditure the highest?

  1. ((a))

    2018

  2. ((b))

    2014

  3. ((c))

    2017

  4. ((d))

    2016

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2018

56

The given bar diagram shows the number of students enrolled in Institutions A and B over the course of 5 years (2014 to 2018).

What is the ratio of the average number of students enrolled in Institute B and the average number of students enrolled in Institute A during these years?

  1. ((a))

    250: 309

  2. ((b))

    121: 133

  3. ((c))

    133: 121

  4. ((d))

    151: 125

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

250: 309

57

The ratio of the number of students passed in an examination to the number of students who failed was 25 : 4. If three more students appear in the examination and the number of failed students decreases by 3 compared to the earlier, then the ratio of the total number of students to the number of failed students currently becomes 8 : 1. The total number of students who appeared in the examination in the beginning were:

  1. ((a))

    300

  2. ((b))

    261

  3. ((c))

    225

  4. ((d))

    216

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

300

58

In ΔABC, ∠A = 48°. AB and AC is extended to points D and E respectively, if the bisectors of angle CBD and angle BCE meet at point O, then ∠BOC is equal to:

  1. ((a))

    132°

  2. ((b))

    84°

  3. ((c))

    42°

  4. ((d))

    66°

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

132°

59

A person covers the same distance at 3 km/h, 4 km/h, 7 km/h and 12 km/h and it takes a total of 340 minutes to cover this distance. What is the total distance (in km) covered by him?

  1. ((a))

    45 km

  2. ((b))

    25 km

  3. ((c))

    28 km

  4. ((d))

    50 km

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

45 km

60

Let ΔABC ~ ΔPQR and ar(Δ;ABC)ar(Δ;PQR)=9169\frac{{ar\left( {{\rm{\Delta ;ABC}}} \right)}}{{ar\left( {{\rm{\Delta ;PQR}}} \right)}} = \frac{9}{{169}} . If AB = 12 cm, BC = 7 cm and AC = 8 cm, then PQ (in cm) is equal to:

  1. ((a))

    52

  2. ((b))

    21

  3. ((c))

    26

  4. ((d))

    39

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

52

61

A person bought an item without getting a discount of 28%, so he had to pay Rs. 1960 more. How much (in Rs.) did he pay for the material if he got the discount?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 6000

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 5160

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 5040

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 7000

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 6000

62

The amount of Rs. 18000 is partially lent at 7% and the remaining amount at 9% per annum. If the average annual interest is 8.5%, then at 9% the amount given (in Rs.) is:

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 10500 

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 4500

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 13500

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 7500

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 10500 

63

Three sides of a square area are to be fenced. If the area of the field is 4900 m2, then how many meters of fence will be required?

  1. ((a))

    160

  2. ((b))

    280

  3. ((c))

    225

  4. ((d))

    210

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

160

64

How many such numbers are there from 500 to 750 (including both) which are neither divisible by 3 nor by 11?

  1. ((a))

    114

  2. ((b))

    93

  3. ((c))

    158

  4. ((d))

    151

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

114

65

The average of a set of 20 consecutive integers is 21.5. What is the largest integer in the set?

  1. ((a))

    31

  2. ((b))

    27

  3. ((c))

    33

  4. ((d))

    11

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

31

66

A number is increased by 35% and then decreased by 25% and then increased by 15%. The total increase/decrease percent in the number (to the nearest integer) is?

  1. ((a))

    17% decrease

  2. ((b))

    14% decrease

  3. ((c))

    15% increase

  4. ((d))

    16% increase

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

17% decrease

67

If sec 4x = cosec (3x – 43°), then the value of x is:

  1. ((a))

    19°

  2. ((b))

    29°

  3. ((c))

    17°

  4. ((d))

    23°

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

19°

68

The value of 0.49;+;0.7;×;0.8;+;0.640.512−0.343\frac{{0.49; + ;0.7; \times ;0.8; + ;0.64}}{{0.512 - 0.343}} is:

  1. ((a))

    1100\frac{1}{{100}}

  2. ((b))

    10

  3. ((c))

    1

  4. ((d))

    110\frac{1}{{10}}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1100\frac{1}{{100}}

69

If the seven-digit number 35345xy is divisible by 40, then the least value of (4x + 5y) is:

  1. ((a))

    9

  2. ((b))

    7

  3. ((c))

    8

  4. ((d))

    10

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

9

70

A can finish a work in 33 days and B can finish the same work in one-third of the time taken by A. By working together, how much of the same work can both of them finish in six days?

  1. ((a))

    8/11

  2. ((b))

    9/11

  3. ((c))

    6/11

  4. ((d))

    7/11

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8/11

71

A shopkeeper bears an expenditure of Rs. 122 for the production of every item. He also incurs an additional expenditure of Rs. 27,000 which is not related to the number of items produced. He will have to sell the item for Rs. 225 during the season. If he fails to do so, he will have to sell each item for Rs. 75. If he produces 1500 items and is able to sell all the items produced, how much items do he sell during the season so that he does not make any profit or loss?

  1. ((a))

    650

  2. ((b))

    1000

  3. ((c))

    750

  4. ((d))

    850

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

650

72

If x8 – 727x4 + 1 = 0, then the possible value of x−1xx - \frac{1}{x} is:

  1. ((a))

    6

  2. ((b))

    4

  3. ((c))

    5

  4. ((d))

    7

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

6

73

The average weight of a group of 10 girls is 48 kilograms. If 2 girls R and S, replace by P and Q then the new average weight is 46 kg. The weight of P is equal to the weight of Q and the weight of R is equal to the weight of S, another girl T joins the group and the new average weight of the group becomes 46 kg. The weight of T is equal to the weight of P. What is the weight (in kg) of R?

  1. ((a))

    50

  2. ((b))

    56

  3. ((c))

    54

  4. ((d))

    52

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Answer: ((a))

50

74

This circle diagram shows the percentage distribution of total 800 employees in various departments of a company. The table shows the ratio of male and female employees in different departments.

DepartmentsMale : Female
HR3 : 5
IT2 : 3
Accounts3 : 7
Marketing7 : 4
Production5 : 3

 

What is the total number of male employees in the company?

  1. ((a))

    394

  2. ((b))

    280

  3. ((c))

    520

  4. ((d))

    406

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Answer: ((a))

394

75

A person goes to office at 1/5 (one-fifth) of the speed returning from his office. If his average speed during this entire journey is 20 km/h, then what is the speed (in m/s) of the person on his way to office?

  1. ((a))

    11/3

  2. ((b))

    8

  3. ((c))

    10/3

  4. ((d))

    12

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

11/3

English Language (25 questions)

76

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Accuse

  1. ((a))

    Defend

  2. ((b))

    Assault

  3. ((c))

    Apply

  4. ((d))

    Blame

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Defend

77

Select the correct Passive Voice form of the sentence.

I have booked the tickets for our forthcoming trip to Mumbai.

  1. ((a))

    The tickets for our forthcoming trip to Mumbai are being booked by us.

  2. ((b))

    I had been booking the tickets for our forthcoming trip to Mumbai.

  3. ((c))

    Booking is done by me of tickets for our forthcoming trip to Mumbai.

  4. ((d))

    The tickets for our forthcoming trip to Mumbai have been booked by me.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The tickets for our forthcoming trip to Mumbai are being booked by us.

Direction: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a word chosen from the given options.

A group of youngsters joined a procession of devotees who had ___ (1)___ to immerse Ganesha idols in the Yamuna on the occasion of the Ganesha festival. When (2) devotees were turned away by officials as immersion is banned, the youngsters stayed (3), walked a kilometre away and jumped into the river. (4), they were caught in the fast current. Two of them were able (5) to safety whereas four of them died.

78

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank number 1.

  1. ((a))

    Prayed

  2. ((b))

    Gathered

  3. ((c))

    Stayed

  4. ((d))

    Promised

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Prayed

79

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank number 2.

  1. ((a))

    The

  2. ((b))

    Any

  3. ((c))

    A

  4. ((d))

    Much

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The

80

Choose the most appropriate word to a fill in blank number 3.

  1. ((a))

    In

  2. ((b))

    Back

  3. ((c))

    Up

  4. ((d))

    Away

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

In

81

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank number 4.

  1. ((a))

    After

  2. ((b))

    If

  3. ((c))

    When

  4. ((d))

    Soon

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

After

82

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank number 5.

  1. ((a))

    To swim

  2. ((b))

    To run

  3. ((c))

    To play

  4. ((d))

    To drive

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

To swim

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Renia's Diary: A Young Girl's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust, is being published in the United States on September 17. After being lost for decades, the writings of Holocaust victim Renia Spiegel have been finding new admirers. The 18-year old Spiegel was murdered by the Nazis in 1942, but the rediscovery of her poetry-rich diary has some people referring to her as “Poland’s Anne Frank. ”Spiegel’s diary will soon be published in English for the first time, along with the release of a documentary film based on her life. Although the diary was already published in Poland, something of a mystery still hovers over the Jewish teen, whose name does not appear on Holocaust victim lists in Poland or Israel.

Born in 1924, Spiegel grew up on her father’s estate near Poland’s border with Romania. Her younger sister, Ariana, was a child film star and the sisters lived with their grandparents in sleepy Przemysl, a border town along the San River.

When she began keeping her diary at the end of 1939, Spiegel explained, “I simply seek a friend.” Her first entry resembles Anne Frank’s initial essays, offering a candid account of her loneliness. Also quite similar to early entries in “The Diary of a Young Girl,” Spiegel includes biting commentary on her classmates.

Alongside an active social life and her writing, Spiegel dabbled in illustrating. A few months before Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland, she fell in love with a student named Zygmunt Schwarzer, whose father was a well-known physician. Torture and degradation on the streets took place daily during those years and Spiegel wrote in the spring of 1942, “Oh God Almighty! Help us! Take care of us, give us your blessing.”

On July 15, the Nazis established a ghetto in Przemysl. Before long, 24,000 Jews from the region were crammed into a small part of town. “Remember this day; remember it well, you will tell generations to come about it one day,” wrote Spiegel after the ghetto was fenced off. A few days later, on July 30, Spiegel was captured along with Schwarzer’s parents and shot. “Three shots! Three lives lost! It happened last night at 10:30 pm. Fate has decided to take my dearest ones away from me,” wrote her friend Schwarzer. He did not write these words in his own journal, but in Spiegel’s yellow-paged diary, which had been entrusted to him a few days prior.

83

The name of Renia's book is:

  1. ((a))

    Renia's Diary

  2. ((b))

    Poland's Anne Frank

  3. ((c))

    The Diary of a Yound Girl

  4. ((d))

    Renia's Diary: A Yound Girl's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Renia's Diary

84

Which word in the passage means the same as:

'a very large amount of destruction resulting in the killing of very large numbers of people'

  1. ((a))

    Degradation

  2. ((b))

    Documentary

  3. ((c))

    Ghetto

  4. ((d))

    Holocaust

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Degradation

85

Choose the correct option.

In her diary Renia writes about?

  1. ((a))

    Her loneliness

  2. ((b))

    Life in Przemysl

  3. ((c))

    Life on her father's estate

  4. ((d))

    Her fun filled childhood days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Her loneliness

86

Which of the following is not true?

  1. ((a))

    Renia married Schwarzer whom she loved

  2. ((b))

    Renia needed a friend to share her troubles

  3. ((c))

    Renia's diary gives details about her sufferings during the war

  4. ((d))

    Many Jews were captured and kept in camps by the Nazis in Przemysl

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Renia married Schwarzer whom she loved

87

Which fact about Renia remains unknown till today?

  1. ((a))

    Who wrote the diary of Renia

  2. ((b))

    Her age when she died

  3. ((c))

    How she died and the year of her death

  4. ((d))

    Why she is not listed among the Holocaust victims

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Who wrote the diary of Renia

88

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

A person who cannot read or write

  1. ((a))

    Illogical

  2. ((b))

    Illegitimate

  3. ((c))

    Illiterate

  4. ((d))

    Illegal

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Illogical

89

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

A. On Wednesday the gang was at its hideout in Jaitpur after stealing the phone.

B. Snatching a phone from a brave woman proved dear to a gang of phone snatchers.

C. Within minutes of receiving the complaint the police arrived, arrested the snatchers, and put them behind bars.

D. They had no inkling that the woman they had targeted a few minutes back had traced her phone to this hideout.

  1. ((a))

    CDBA

  2. ((b))

    ADBC

  3. ((c))

    BADC

  4. ((d))

    BCDA

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

CDBA

90

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The chef said, "You will like the potato chops I've cooked for you."

  1. ((a))

    The chef said that I would like the potato chops she had cooked for me.

  2. ((b))

    The chef said to me you will like the potato chops I've cooked for you.

  3. ((c))

    The chef says you will like the potato chops I've cooked for you.

  4. ((d))

    The chef said I will like the potato chops she had cooked for me.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

The chef said that I would like the potato chops she had cooked for me.

91

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

After its recent defeat in the university elections, the party has decided to go back to the drawing board.

  1. ((a))

    Draw ideas on a board and share them

  2. ((b))

    Start planning again as the earlier plan failed

  3. ((c))

    Defend the old plans by explaining them to the people

  4. ((d))

    Start drawing again and make the pictures perfect

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Draw ideas on a board and share them

92

Select the correct Passive Voice form of the sentence.

The young man was playing a guitar at the restaurant.

  1. ((a))

    A guitar at the restaurant is being played by a young man.

  2. ((b))

    A guitar was being played at the restaurant by the young man.

  3. ((c))

    A young man was being played by a guitar at the restaurant.

  4. ((d))

    A guitar had been played by the young man at the restaurant.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

A guitar at the restaurant is being played by a young man.

93

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

Sneha, who is aspire to join the Indian army as a soldier, has cleared the physical fitness test.

  1. ((a))

    who is aspire

  2. ((b))

    as a soldier

  3. ((c))

    to join the Indian army

  4. ((d))

    has cleared

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

who is aspire

94

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

The action taken to reduce pollution is just a drop in the ocean. The town administration is not serious.

  1. ((a))

    A tiny amount

  2. ((b))

    A huge success

  3. ((c))

    A difficult task

  4. ((d))

    Full of challenges

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

A tiny amount

95

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

While I was in the mall, I ______ a friend whom I hadn't met for five years.

  1. ((a))

    ran off

  2. ((b))

    run down

  3. ((c))

    ran up

  4. ((d))

    ran into

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ran off

96

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Advisory

  2. ((b))

    Secretry

  3. ((c))

    Greenery

  4. ((d))

    Truly

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Advisory

97

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

One who spends money recklessly

  1. ((a))

    Spendthrift

  2. ((b))

    Divine

  3. ((c))

    Generous

  4. ((d))

    Miserly

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Spendthrift

98

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Corridor

  1. ((a))

    Chamber

  2. ((b))

    Passage

  3. ((c))

    Code

  4. ((d))

    Margin

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Chamber

99

Select the correct Indirect form of the sentence.

Anil said, "I want you to help me with my plants."

  1. ((a))

    Anil said that he wanted me to help him with his plants.

  2. ((b))

    Anil said that he wanted to help me with my plants.

  3. ((c))

    Anil says that he wants to help me with my plants.

  4. ((d))

    Anil said that I wanted you to help me with my plants.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Anil said that he wanted me to help him with his plants.

100

Select the most appropriate word/s to substitute the underlined group of words.

The teacher returned Ravi's assignment saying that his handwriting was unclear and not understandable.

  1. ((a))

    Ineligible

  2. ((b))

    Illegible

  3. ((c))

    Inflexible

  4. ((d))

    Impossible

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Answer: ((a))

Ineligible

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