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SSC Selection Post Matric Level Official Paper (Held on: 10 Nov 2020 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

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General Intelligence (25 questions)

1

In a code language, SAME is written as SMEA. How will FLOW be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    WOLF

  2. ((b))

    WOFL

  3. ((c))

    FOLW

  4. ((d))

    FLWO

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Answer: ((a))

WOLF

2

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly know facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All wires are motors.

All motors are pumps.

Conclusions:

i. All wires are pumps.

ii. Some motors are wires.

  1. ((a))

    Either conclusion i or ii follows

  2. ((b))

    Only conclusion i follows

  3. ((c))

    Both the conclusions i and ii follow

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusion ii follows

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Either conclusion i or ii follows

3

In a code language, If STIMULI is written as 7 INFORMATION is written as 11, then how will GRANULES be written in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    17

  2. ((b))

    8

  3. ((c))

    12

  4. ((d))

    9

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

17

4

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

8 ∶ 145 ∶∶ 11 ∶ ?

  1. ((a))

    275

  2. ((b))

    265

  3. ((c))

    315

  4. ((d))

    290

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

275

5

In a code language, if CLOSURE is written as 312151921185, then how will INFLUENCE be written in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    9146122151435

  2. ((b))

    9136122151335

  3. ((c))

    8146122051435

  4. ((d))

    1847122151435

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

9146122151435

6

'Media' is related to 'Journalist' in the same way as 'Medicine' is related to '_______'.

  1. ((a))

    Treatment

  2. ((b))

    Doctor

  3. ((c))

    Disease

  4. ((d))

    Hospital

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Treatment

7

'A & B' means 'A is the brother of B'.

'A $ B' means 'A is the wife of B'.

'A @ B' means 'A is the son of B'.

If H & D K@T K @ T L, then how is K related to L?

  1. ((a))

    Son-in-law

  2. ((b))

    Father

  3. ((c))

    Brother

  4. ((d))

    Son

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Son-in-law

8

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

51 - 4 × 7 + 81 ÷ 3 = 70

  1. ((a))

    7 and 51

  2. ((b))

    3 and 4

  3. ((c))

    51 and 3

  4. ((d))

    51 and 81

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

7 and 51

9

In a code language, if TERMS is written as 375, then how will ORGANS be written in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    544

  2. ((b))

    244

  3. ((c))

    344

  4. ((d))

    444

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

544

10

In a code language, SOUGHT is written as VRXDEQ. How will ENSURE be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    HPVSOB

  2. ((b))

    HQVROB

  3. ((c))

    HQUROC

  4. ((d))

    GQVRPB

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

HPVSOB

11

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

QCMT : NYHN :: UNPJ : ?

  1. ((a))

    RJLE

  2. ((b))

    RHKD

  3. ((c))

    RJKD

  4. ((d))

    QMKD

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

RJLE

12

In a code language, if INTERVAL is written as 914205952615, then how will RESPONSE be written in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    18519161213822

  2. ((b))

    18519111213195

  3. ((c))

    9519161514195

  4. ((d))

    18581615138225

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

18519161213822

13

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

22, 46, 94, 190, ?

  1. ((a))

    412

  2. ((b))

    370

  3. ((c))

    382

  4. ((d))

    394

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

412

14

Select the set of letters that, when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series, will complete the letter series

Z _ P _ _ U _ D Z U _ D

  1. ((a))

    P D Z P P

  2. ((b))

    U P Z D P

  3. ((c))

    U D Z U P

  4. ((d))

    U D Z P P

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

P D Z P P

15

Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered i, ii and iii. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

No telegram is a telephone.

All postcards are telegrams.

All envelopes are telegrams.

Conclusions:

i. Some postcards are telephones.

ii. No envelope is a telephone.

iii. No telephone is a postcard.

  1. ((a))

    All of the conclusions follow

  2. ((b))

    Only conclusions ii and iii follow

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusions i and iii follow

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusions i and ii follow

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

All of the conclusions follow

16

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangements of the following words in a logical order.

i. Century

ii. Month

iii. Year

iv. Decade

v. Millennium

  1. ((a))

    v, i, iv, iii, ii

  2. ((b))

    v, i, iii, iv, ii

  3. ((c))

    v, iv, i, iii, ii

  4. ((d))

    i, v, iv, ii, iii

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

v, i, iv, iii, ii

17

In a code language, COMBINE is written as MOCCENI. How will ADVANCE be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    VDAKECN

  2. ((b))

    VDBDCEN

  3. ((c))

    VDABENC

  4. ((d))

    VDABECN

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

VDAKECN

18

Select the letter-cluster that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster

CLC : XOX :: BRB : ?

  1. ((a))

    ZIZ

  2. ((b))

    YIY

  3. ((c))

    PYQ

  4. ((d))

    YQY

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ZIZ

19

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?

i. Nostril

ii. Nausea

iii. Nasty

iv. Narrate

v. Needle

  1. ((a))

    v, iv, iii, i, ii

  2. ((b))

    iv, v, iii, i, ii

  3. ((c))

    iv, iii, ii, v, i

  4. ((d))

    iv, v, i, iii, ii

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

v, iv, iii, i, ii

20

In a code language, LEAVE is written as RKGBK. How will FLOAT be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    MSUGZ

  2. ((b))

    LRVGY

  3. ((c))

    LRUFA

  4. ((d))

    LRUGZ

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

MSUGZ

21

Select the figure that will come next in place of the question mark [?] in the following figure series.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

22

'Praise' is related to 'Condemn' in the same way as 'Lazy' is related to '_______'.

  1. ((a))

    Calm

  2. ((b))

    Inactive

  3. ((c))

    Honest

  4. ((d))

    Industrious

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Calm

23

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to its right side.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

24

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

A _ C K B B _ K _ B C _ D _ C K

  1. ((a))

    B C C K B

  2. ((b))

    B K C K B

  3. ((c))

    B C E K F

  4. ((d))

    B C K K B

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

B C C K B

25

Niranjan is the son of Sumit. Prakriti is the mother of Nilanjana. Virat's mother is Nilanjana. Prakriti is the mother of Kriti's father, Niranjan. How is Sumit related to Prakriti?

  1. ((a))

    Father

  2. ((b))

    Brother

  3. ((c))

    Son

  4. ((d))

    Husband

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Father

General Awareness (25 questions)

26

The Koya Dance is associated with which of the following states?

  1. ((a))

    Uttarakhand

  2. ((b))

    Punjab

  3. ((c))

    Odisha

  4. ((d))

    Rajasthan

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Uttarakhand

27

The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in ___________.

  1. ((a))

    Jharkhand

  2. ((b))

    West Bengal

  3. ((c))

    Chhattisgarh

  4. ((d))

    Bihar

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Jharkhand

28

At the Times of India Sports Award 2019, who or what was the winner of the 'Change Agent of the Year' award?

  1. ((a))

    Rani Rampal

  2. ((b))

    State of Odisha

  3. ((c))

    Mayank Agarwal

  4. ((d))

    Board of Control for Cricket of India

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rani Rampal

29

What is the chemical symbol of Silver?

  1. ((a))

    Sr

  2. ((b))

    Sb

  3. ((c))

    Ag

  4. ((d))

    Au

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sr

30

In the context of mental health in India, what does the second ‘N’ (from left) stand for in NIMHANS?

  1. ((a))

    Neuro

  2. ((b))

    Nano

  3. ((c))

    Natural

  4. ((d))

    Normal

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Neuro

31

Which of the following was authored by the great poet Kalidasa?

  1. ((a))

    Mattavilasa Prahasana

  2. ((b))

    Vikramorvasiyam

  3. ((c))

    Mrichchhakatika

  4. ((d))

    Amuktamalyada

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Mattavilasa Prahasana

32

Admiral Karambir Singh is the ______ Chief of the Naval Staff of India.

  1. ((a))

    20th

  2. ((b))

    29th

  3. ((c))

    22nd

  4. ((d))

    24th

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

20th

33

How many Round Table Conferences, related to the political issues of India, was/were held during 1930-32?

  1. ((a))

    4

  2. ((b))

    1

  3. ((c))

    2

  4. ((d))

    3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4

34

Who chaired the Indian Independence League in 1942 to formally launch the Indian National Army?

  1. ((a))

    Mohan Singh

  2. ((b))

    Bipin Chandra Pal

  3. ((c))

    Rash Behari Bose

  4. ((d))

    Subhas Chandra Bose

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Mohan Singh

35

In which year was the Simla Pact between India and Pakistan signed?

  1. ((a))

    1972

  2. ((b))

    1969

  3. ((c))

    1971

  4. ((d))

    1970

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1972

36

The game Chaugan was a medieval form of:

  1. ((a))

    volleyball

  2. ((b))

    chess

  3. ((c))

    carrom

  4. ((d))

    polo

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

volleyball

37

Who is the author of ‘Pax Indica’?

  1. ((a))

    Rajdeep Sardesai

  2. ((b))

    APJ Abdul Kalam

  3. ((c))

    Gurucharan Das

  4. ((d))

    Shashi Tharoor

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rajdeep Sardesai

38

Who among the following is known for his association with boxing?

  1. ((a))

    Amit Panghal

  2. ((b))

    Prannoy Kumar

  3. ((c))

    Sushil Kumar

  4. ((d))

    Krishan Pathak

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Amit Panghal

39

Area wise, which Indian state has the largest forest cover in the country as on December 2019?

  1. ((a))

    Kerala

  2. ((b))

    Madhya Pradesh

  3. ((c))

    Arunachal Pradesh

  4. ((d))

    Mizoram

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kerala

40

In December 2019, which Indian became the winner of Women's World Rapid Chess Championship title?

  1. ((a))

    Padmini Rout

  2. ((b))

    Koneru Humpy

  3. ((c))

    Tania Sachdev

  4. ((d))

    Harika Dronavalli

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Padmini Rout

41

What is the average elevation (in metres) of the Eastern Ghats?

  1. ((a))

    700 - 710

  2. ((b))

    600 - 610

  3. ((c))

    550 - 560

  4. ((d))

    500 - 510

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

700 - 710

42

How was Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava better known as?

  1. ((a))

    Saadat Hasan Manto

  2. ((b))

    Munshi Premchand

  3. ((c))

    Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

  4. ((d))

    Bhartendu Harishchandra

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Saadat Hasan Manto

43

How many hydrogen atoms are there in one molecule of toluene?

  1. ((a))

    7

  2. ((b))

    4

  3. ((c))

    8

  4. ((d))

    6

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

7

44

The Haji Ali Dargah is located in ______.

  1. ((a))

    Mumbai

  2. ((b))

    Gulbarga

  3. ((c))

    Ajmer

  4. ((d))

    Agra

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Mumbai

45

What is the SI unit of mutual inductance?

  1. ((a))

    Weber

  2. ((b))

    Henry

  3. ((c))

    Farad

  4. ((d))

    Tesla

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Weber

46

The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through ______.

  1. ((a))

    Assam

  2. ((b))

    Rajasthan

  3. ((c))

    Gujarat

  4. ((d))

    Tripura

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Assam

47

What is the latitude (nearest to degrees north) of the southernmost point of mainland India?

  1. ((a))

    7

  2. ((b))

    9

  3. ((c))

    8

  4. ((d))

    6

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

7

48

As on April 2020, who among the following is the Chief Minister of Karnataka?

  1. ((a))

    K Hanumanthaiah

  2. ((b))

    BS Yeddurappa

  3. ((c))

    Siddaramaiah

  4. ((d))

    HD Kumaraswamy

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

K Hanumanthaiah

49

Which of the following traditional theatre forms belongs to Kashmir?

  1. ((a))

    Bhaona

  2. ((b))

    Maach

  3. ((c))

    Tamasha

  4. ((d))

    Bhand Pather

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Bhaona

50

As on April 2020, which among the following is NOT a BJP-ruled state?

  1. ((a))

    Madhya Pradesh

  2. ((b))

    Kerala

  3. ((c))

    Tripura

  4. ((d))

    Uttar Pradesh

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Madhya Pradesh

Quantitative Aptitude (25 questions)

51

The average score of 84 students (boys and girls) in a test is 57. The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls is 10 ∶ 11. The average score of boys is 20% less than that of girls. What is the average score of girls in the test?

  1. ((a))

    68

  2. ((b))

    60

  3. ((c))

    65

  4. ((d))

    63

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

68

52

An article is sold for Rs.799.50 after allowing two successive discounts of 18% and 22% on its marked price. The cost price of the article is Rs.1,000. If it is sold at the marked price, then the gain is:

  1. ((a))

    Rs.250

  2. ((b))

    Rs.240

  3. ((c))

    Rs.300

  4. ((d))

    Rs.220

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs.250

53

Anu gains 18% on selling an article of Rs.265.50. If she sells it for Rs.231.30, then her gain or loss percentage is:

  1. ((a))

    Gain: 2.4%

  2. ((b))

    Loss: 2.4%

  3. ((c))

    Loss: 2.8%

  4. ((d))

    Gain: 2.8%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Gain: 2.4%

54

A car travels a distance of x km at a speed of 559m/s\rm5\dfrac{5}{9}m/s and returns at a speed of 5 m/s to the starting point. If the total time taken by the car is 3163\frac{1}{6} hours, then the value of x is:

  1. ((a))

    40

  2. ((b))

    30

  3. ((c))

    36

  4. ((d))

    32

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

40

55

A trader earns 20% profit by selling an article. If he increases the price of the article by Rs.130, his gain percentage increases to 28%. What is the cost price of the article?

  1. ((a))

    Rs.1,620

  2. ((b))

    Rs.1,650

  3. ((c))

    Rs.1,600

  4. ((d))

    Rs.1,625

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs.1,620

56

A person spends 60% of his monthly income. If his income increases by 60% and the expenditure increases by 90%, then what is the percentage increase/decrease in his monthly savings?

  1. ((a))

    Decrease by 25%

  2. ((b))

    Decrease by 30%

  3. ((c))

    Increase by 25%

  4. ((d))

    Increase by 15%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Decrease by 25%

57

The value of 25÷310\frac{2}{5} \div \frac{3}{{10}} of 49−45×119÷815−34+34÷12\frac{4}{9} - \frac{4}{5} \times 1\frac{1}{9} \div \frac{8}{{15}} - \frac{3}{4} + \frac{3}{4} \div \frac{1}{2}  is:

  1. ((a))

    79\frac{7}{9}

  2. ((b))

    236\frac{23}{6}

  3. ((c))

    43\frac{4}{3}

  4. ((d))

    2512\frac{25}{12}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

79\frac{7}{9}

58

A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of his goods at 25% above the cost price. He sells 60% of the goods at the marked price and the rest at a discount of 40%. What is his gain/loss percentage?

  1. ((a))

    Gain: 5%

  2. ((b))

    Loss: 4.8%

  3. ((c))

    Loss: 5%

  4. ((d))

    Gain: 4.8%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Gain: 5%

59

If the average of 3-digit numbers 235, 2x5, x35, 63x and 116 is 333, then what is the average of x + 1, x + 3 and x + 8?

  1. ((a))

    9

  2. ((b))

    8

  3. ((c))

    10

  4. ((d))

    12

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

9

60

Which of the following is divisible by 99?

  1. ((a))

    2776149

  2. ((b))

    2767149

  3. ((c))

    2767419

  4. ((d))

    2776419

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2776149

61

A sum of Rs.8,400 becomes Rs.10,164 in 2 years at a certain rate percentage p.a., interest compounded yearly. What will be the simple interest on the same sum for 4354\frac{3}{5} years at the same rate?

  1. ((a))

    Rs.3,864

  2. ((b))

    Rs.4,454

  3. ((c))

    Rs.4,032

  4. ((d))

    Rs.4,368

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs.3,864

62

If x4 + x2y2 + y4 = 91, and x2 - xy + y2 = 13, then what is the value of |x - y|?

  1. ((a))

    8

  2. ((b))

    6

  3. ((c))

    2

  4. ((d))

    4

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8

63

The compound interest on a sum of Rs.15,000 at 15% p.a. for 2232\frac{2}{3} years, interest compounded annually, is (nearest to Rs.1):

  1. ((a))

    Rs.6,795

  2. ((b))

    Rs.6,815

  3. ((c))

    Rs.6,781

  4. ((d))

    Rs.6,821

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs.6,795

64

Train X running at 50 km/h leaves stations A at 11 a.m., and train Y running at 90 km/h on parallel tracks leaves station A at 3 p.m. on the same day and in the same direction. After what distance from station A will both the trains be together?

  1. ((a))

    400 km

  2. ((b))

    425 km

  3. ((c))

    430 km

  4. ((d))

    450 km

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

400 km

65

The average of 31 numbers is 59. The average of the first 11 numbers is 53.9 and that of the last 21 numbers is 62.1. If the 11th number is excluded, then what is the average of the remaining numbers?

  1. ((a))

    57.4

  2. ((b))

    58.7

  3. ((c))

    59.2

  4. ((d))

    57.9

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

57.4

66

A is 60% more than B and C is 45% less than twice the sum of B and A. By what percentage is C more than A?

  1. ((a))

    75.25

  2. ((b))

    76.50

  3. ((c))

    78.75

  4. ((d))

    77.25

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

75.25

67

If (a + b) ∶ (b + c) ∶ (c + a) = 5 ∶ 12 ∶ 11, and a + b + c = 28, then 1a:1b:1c\frac{1}{a}:\frac{1}{b}:\frac{1}{c} is equal to:

  1. ((a))

    2 ∶ 3 ∶ 9

  2. ((b))

    2 ∶ 9 ∶ 3

  3. ((c))

    9 ∶ 6 ∶ 2

  4. ((d))

    6 ∶ 9 ∶ 2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2 ∶ 3 ∶ 9

68

Pipes X and Y can fill a tank in 30 minutes and 45 minutes, respectively, whereas pipe Z can empty the full tank in 1 hour. Pipes X and Y are opened together for 10 minutes. Then, pipe X is closed, Z is opened instantly and Y continued to fill. The total time (from the beginning) taken to fill the tank is:

  1. ((a))

    80 minutes

  2. ((b))

    100 minutes

  3. ((c))

    75 minutes

  4. ((d))

    90 minutes

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

80 minutes

69

What is the area (in cm2) of a circle circumscribing a triangle whose sides are 28 cm, 45 cm and 53 cm?

  1. ((a))

    50614π506\frac{1}{4}\pi

  2. ((b))

    50812π508\frac{1}{2}\pi

  3. ((c))

    71812π718\frac{1}{2}\pi

  4. ((d))

    70214π702\frac{1}{4}\pi

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

50614π506\frac{1}{4}\pi

70

A certain sum is divided between A, B, C and D such that the ratio of the shares of A and B is 3 ∶ 4, that of B and C is 5 ∶ 6 and that of C and D is 9 ∶ 10. If the difference between the shares of A and C is Rs.3,240, then what is the share of D?

  1. ((a))

    Rs.9,520

  2. ((b))

    Rs.8,800

  3. ((c))

    Rs.8,640

  4. ((d))

    Rs.9,600

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs.9,520

71

An article is sold at a profit of 15%. If both the cost price and the selling price of the article are reduced by Rs.140 each, then the profit percentage becomes 19.2%. The cost price of the article is:

  1. ((a))

    Rs.560

  2. ((b))

    Rs.720

  3. ((c))

    Rs.680

  4. ((d))

    Rs.640

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Answer: ((a))

Rs.560

72

The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 25% each year. If the difference between its values at the end of the third and the fourth year is Rs.17,199, then what is the value of the machine at the end of the first year?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 1,32,208

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 1,63,072

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 1,83,456

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 1,22,304

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 1,32,208

73

If x2 + 3y2 + 4z2 + 19 = 43(x+y+z)4\sqrt 3 (x + y + z), then the value of (x - y + 4z) is:

  1. ((a))

    433\frac{{4\sqrt 3 }}{3}

  2. ((b))

    732\frac{{7\sqrt 3 }}{2}

  3. ((c))

    1033\frac{{10\sqrt 3 }}{3}

  4. ((d))

    434\sqrt 3

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Answer: ((a))

433\frac{{4\sqrt 3 }}{3}

74

A person lent out a certain sum at 12% p.a. simple interest. In 10 years, the interest was Rs.2,148 more than the sum. The sum was:

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 10,740

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 11,540

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 10,850

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 10,600

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 10,740

75

A certain number of persons can finish a task in 85 days. If there were 15 persons more, it would have taken 25 days less for the task to be completed. How many persons are there in the beginning?

  1. ((a))

    30

  2. ((b))

    45

  3. ((c))

    40

  4. ((d))

    36

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Answer: ((a))

30

English Language (25 questions)

76

Select the word which gives the most appropriate meaning of the given group of words.

Incapable of being read

  1. ((a))

    Illegible

  2. ((b))

    Infallible

  3. ((c))

    Indelible

  4. ((d))

    Inevitable

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Answer: ((a))

Illegible

77

Select the word with the incorrect spelling.

  1. ((a))

    Voluntery

  2. ((b))

    Different

  3. ((c))

    Significance

  4. ((d))

    Honorary

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Answer: ((a))

Voluntery

78

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

Fertilizers and insecticides have increased agricultural ______ so that the swelling populations can be fed.

  1. ((a))

    outlay

  2. ((b))

    output

  3. ((c))

    investment

  4. ((d))

    dispersal

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Answer: ((a))

outlay

79

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

TIMID

  1. ((a))

    easy

  2. ((b))

    deep

  3. ((c))

    shy

  4. ((d))

    warm

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Answer: ((a))

easy

80

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

EXTINCT

  1. ((a))

    unknown

  2. ((b))

    careless

  3. ((c))

    outside

  4. ((d))

    living

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Answer: ((a))

unknown

81

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

PALE

  1. ((a))

    Quiet

  2. ((b))

    Bright

  3. ((c))

    Colourless

  4. ((d))

    Foul

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Answer: ((a))

Quiet

82

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Judge a book by its cover

  1. ((a))

    Select a book to read from a book shop

  2. ((b))

    Decide to read an eBook online

  3. ((c))

    Rely on outward appearances

  4. ((d))

    Pick a new book from a library

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Answer: ((a))

Select a book to read from a book shop

83

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

BLEAK

  1. ((a))

    clear

  2. ((b))

    grim

  3. ((c))

    bright

  4. ((d))

    sharp

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Answer: ((a))

clear

84

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the idiom and mark the answer.

To have cold feet

  1. ((a))

    To ask for warmer clothing

  2. ((b))

    To feel unwell and feverish

  3. ((c))

    To be too frightened to do something

  4. ((d))

    To be too tired to walk further

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Answer: ((a))

To ask for warmer clothing

85

Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.

Priya told her mother, “I couldn’t get all the items you wanted today from the shop.”

  1. ((a))

    Priya told to her mother that I couldn’t get all the items you wanted today from the shop.

  2. ((b))

    Priya told her mother that she couldn’t get all the items I wanted that day from the shop.

  3. ((c))

    Priya told her mother I couldn’t get all the items she wanted today from the shop.

  4. ((d))

    Priya told her mother that she couldn’t get all the items she wanted that day from the shop.

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Answer: ((a))

Priya told to her mother that I couldn’t get all the items you wanted today from the shop.

86

Select the word with the correct spelling.

  1. ((a))

    Viscious

  2. ((b))

    Proccession

  3. ((c))

    Consciousness

  4. ((d))

    Elementery

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Answer: ((a))

Viscious

87

Select the word with the correct spelling.

  1. ((a))

    Tution

  2. ((b))

    Summary

  3. ((c))

    Assignmant

  4. ((d))

    Revission

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Answer: ((a))

Tution

88

Select the correct passive voice of the given sentence.

Raman heard a strange noise near the closed door.

  1. ((a))

    A strange noise was hearing Raman near the closed door.

  2. ((b))

    A strange noise will be heard near the closed door by Raman.

  3. ((c))

    A strange noise is hear by Raman near the closed door.

  4. ((d))

    A strange noise was heard near the closed door by Raman.

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Answer: ((a))

A strange noise was hearing Raman near the closed door.

89

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

It is said that Man has ______ almost twenty different animals to make them serve his own needs.

  1. ((a))

    tamed

  2. ((b))

    tutored

  3. ((c))

    tricked

  4. ((d))

    pushed

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Answer: ((a))

tamed

90

Select the word which gives the most appropriate meaning of the given group of words.

Having complete power

  1. ((a))

    Omniscient

  2. ((b))

    Omnivorous

  3. ((c))

    Omnipresent

  4. ((d))

    Omnipotent

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Answer: ((a))

Omniscient

Direction: Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.

Helen Keller was deaf and blind from the time she was a baby. At first, no one (1)______ she would be (2)______ of learning anything, but by the (3)______ she was six years old, (4)______ parents decided they would engage a teacher for her. (5)______, the teacher, Miss Sullivan, had trouble controlling the child.

91

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.

  1. ((a))

    questioned

  2. ((b))

    meant

  3. ((c))

    allowed

  4. ((d))

    thought

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Answer: ((a))

questioned

92

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.

  1. ((a))

    capable

  2. ((b))

    decided

  3. ((c))

    interested

  4. ((d))

    receptive

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Answer: ((a))

capable

93

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3.

  1. ((a))

    instance

  2. ((b))

    day

  3. ((c))

    time

  4. ((d))

    period

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Answer: ((a))

instance

94

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 4.

  1. ((a))

    the

  2. ((b))

    their

  3. ((c))

    his

  4. ((d))

    her

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Answer: ((a))

the

95

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 5.

  1. ((a))

    Slowly

  2. ((b))

    Initially

  3. ((c))

    Surely

  4. ((d))

    Finally

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Answer: ((a))

Slowly

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

Do plants feel pain? Given that plants do not have pain receptors, nerves, or a brain, they do not feel pain as we members of the animal kingdom understand it. Uprooting a carrot or trimming a hedge is not a form of botanical torture, and you can bite into that apple without worry. However, it seems that many plants can perceive and communicate physical stimuli and damage in ways that are more sophisticated than previously thought.

Some plants have obvious sensory abilities, such as the Venus flytrap and its incredible traps that can close in about half a second. Similarly, the sensitive plant rapidly collapses its leaves in response to touch, an adaptation that might serve to startle away potential herbivores. While these plants visibly display a clear sensory capacity, recent research has shown that other plants are able to perceive and respond to mechanical stimuli at a cellular level. Arabidopsis (a mustard plant commonly used in scientific studies) sends out electrical signals from leaf to leaf when it is being eaten by caterpillars or aphids, signals to ramp up its chemical defenses against herbivory. While this remarkable response is initiated by physical damage, the electrical warning signal is not equivalent to a pain signal, and we should not anthropomorphize an injured plant as a plant in pain. Plants have exceptional abilities to respond to sunlight, gravity, wind, and even tiny insect bites, but (thankfully) their evolutionary successes and failures have not been shaped by suffering, just simple life and death.

96

The main theme of this passage is:

  1. ((a))

    sensation of pain by plants

  2. ((b))

    how to trim and maintain plants

  3. ((c))

    different botanical species

  4. ((d))

    rare types of plants

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Answer: ((a))

sensation of pain by plants

97

Which statement sums up the concluding idea of the passage?

  1. ((a))

    Some plants have their own systems of defence.

  2. ((b))

    We must study how plants protect themselves from attack.

  3. ((c))

    We must not sentimentalize the reactions of plants.

  4. ((d))

    Some plants feel pain only when animals attack them.

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Answer: ((a))

Some plants have their own systems of defence.

98

Which of the following would the writer describe as ‘botanical torture’?

  1. ((a))

    Trimming a hedge

  2. ((b))

    Someone biting into a fruit

  3. ((c))

    Attack by an insect

  4. ((d))

    Uprooting a tuber

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Answer: ((a))

Trimming a hedge

99

According to the passage why do mustard plants send signals?

  1. ((a))

    To survive in extreme climates

  2. ((b))

    To prepare against attack

  3. ((c))

    To keep themselves fresh and hydrated

  4. ((d))

    To avoid losing their moisture

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Answer: ((a))

To survive in extreme climates

100

Which of the following types of responses of the Venus flytrap does the passage refer to?

  1. ((a))

    Emotional

  2. ((b))

    Electrical

  3. ((c))

    Chemical

  4. ((d))

    Sensory

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Answer: ((a))

Emotional

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