SSC Steno 2017 Official Paper (Held on: 13 Sep 2017 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

The relation between the numbers is as follows,

17 + 2 = 19

19 + 3 = 22

22 + 2 = 24

24 + 3 = 27

27 + 2 = 29

Hence, the next number is 29.

The relation between the numbers is as follows,

14 + 4 = 18

18 + 3 = 21

21 + 4 = 25

25 + 3 = 28

28 + 4 = 32

Hence, the next number is 32.

The relation between the numbers is as follows,

7 × 2 = 14

7 × (2 + 1) = 7 × 3 = 21

7 × (3 + 2) = 7 × 5 = 35

7 × (5 + 3) = 7 × 8 = 56

7 × (8 + 4) = 7 × 12 = 84

7 × (12 + 5) = 7 × 17 = 119

Hence, the next number is 119.

The relation between the numbers is as follows,

2 × 2 – 1 = 3

3 × 3 + 1 = 9 + 1 = 10

10 × 4 – 1 = 40 – 1 = 39

39 × 5 + 1 = 195 + 1 = 196

196 × 6 – 1 = 1176 – 1 = 1175

Hence, the missing number is 196.

The pattern is as follows,

Hence, the next term is P.

The pattern is as follows,

Hence, the next term is XYA.

The pattern is as follows,

Hence, the next term is IGH.

The dictionary sequence is:

Malta → Mango → Master → Moise → Mother.

Thus, 4,, 3, 2, 5, 1 will be the correct sequence.

The dictionary sequence is:

Tertiary → Twine → Twings → Twister

Thus, the second word will be Twine.

The dictionary sequence is:

Nested → Niggle → Night → Nippy

Thus, the third word will be Night.

The dictionary sequence is:

Lamp → Large → Linger → Long → Lost.

Thus, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4 will be the correct sequence.

Out of the given options, 10 – 90 is odd one because in all other options 2^nd term is the product of 1^st term and (1^st term + 1) i.e.

12 – 156 → 12 × 13 = 156

6 – 42 → 6 × 7 = 42

8 – 72 → 8 × 9 = 72

But in 10 – 90 → 10 × 11 = 110 which is not equal to 90.

Thus, 10 – 90 is odd one.

ut of the given options, 12 – 146 is odd one because in all other options 2^nd term is two less than the square of 1^st term i.e.

14 – 194 → 14² – 2 = 196 – 2 = 194

13 – 167 → 13² – 2 = 169 – 2 = 167

11 – 119 → 11² – 2 = 121 – 2 = 119

But in 12 – 146 → 12² – 2 = 144 – 2 = 142 which is not equal to 146.

Thus, 12 – 146 is odd one.

Here, it follows a pattern of +2 between two consecutive characters as shown below:

Hence, NOQT is the odd one.

Here, it follows a pattern of +1, +2 and +3 between characters as shown below:

Hence, FGJM is the odd one.

In all the pairs, the 2^nd word contains the 1^st word or 1^st is the integral part of 2^nd i.e.

Cloud: Sky → Sky contains Cloud.

Organ: Body → Body contains Organs.

House: Rooms → here, Rooms does not contain House.

Water: River → River contains Water.

Hence, House: Rooms is the odd one.

In all the pairs, 2^nd item is the raw material and 1^st item is the product means 1^st one is made from the 2^nd i.e.

Curd – Milk → Curd is made from Milk.

Rice – Grain → here, Rice is not made form Grain but it is a kind of grain.

Paper – Pulp → Paper is made from Pulp.

Sugar – Sugarcane → Sugar is made from Sugarcane.

Hence, Rice – Grain is the odd one.

In all the pairs, 2^nd word is the properties of the 1^st item i.e.

Ice – Cold → Ice is cold or cold is property of Ice.

Fire – Heat → Fire gives Heat or heat is property of Fire.

Bulb – Light → Bulb gives Light or light is property of bulb.

Sleep – Wake → here, Sleep and Wake are antonyms and wake is not property of sleep.

Hence, Sleep – Wake is the odd one.

Pattern here is, 2^nd number is one more than the square of 1^st number i.e.

10 : 101 → 10² + 1 = 101.

Similarly,

12 : ? → 12² + 1 = 144 + 1 = 145.

Thus 145 is the correct alternative.

Pattern here is, 2^nd number is the sum of the digits of 1^st number i.e.

3476 : 20 → 3 + 4 + 7 + 6 = 20.

Similarly,

 4235 : ? → 4 + 2 + 3 + 5 = 14.

Thus 14 is the correct alternative.

Pattern here is, 2^nd number is the product of the digits of 1^st number i.e.

2237 : 84 → 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 = 4 × 21 = 84.

Similarly,

3642 : ? → 3 × 6 × 4 × 2 = 18 × 8 = 144.

Thus 144 is the correct alternative.

The pattern here is as follows, 

Therefore, QDMS is the correct answer.

The pattern here is as follows,

Therefore, IGOPT is the correct answer.

The pattern here is as follows:

The letter is replaced by its opposite or reverse letter in alphabetical order i.e. A is replaced by Z, B by Y, C by X D by W and so on as shown in the figure below:

Hence the required conversion is, 

Therefore, XSVNRHGIB is the correct answer.

Here, the 2^nd word denotes the work performed by the 1^st word i.e.

Knife: Cut → Knife is used to cut things.

Similarly,

Pen is used to write.

Thus, Write is the correct alternative.

Here, the 1^st word denotes a body or organisation and 2^nd word is the objective of 1^st i.e.

Court: Justice → To serve Justice is the objective of the Court.

Similarly,

to serve Education is the objective of the College.

Thus, Education is the correct alternative.

Here, the 1^st word denotes animal or bird and the 2^nd word denotes the place where 1^st one live i.e.

Hen : Coops → Hen lives in Coops.

Similarly, Rabbit lives in Burrows.

Thus, Burrows is the correct alternative.

The explanation is as follows,

Here three numbers let say A, B and C are given separated by @ such that

A @ B @ C = BCA i.e.

11 @ 13 @ 7 = 13711.

4 @ 14 @ 6 = 1464

Similarly,

12 @ 6 @ 13 = 61312.

Hence, 61312 is the correct option.

The given equation is: 9 ? 11 ? 6 ? 3 ? 9 = 117

Let’s check each option,

x, –, + and ÷ → 9  x  11 – 6 + 3 ÷ 9 = 93.33 ≠ 117

+, –, ÷ and x → 9 + 11 – 6 ÷ 3 × 9 = 2 ≠ 117

x, +, ÷ and x → 9 × 11 + 6 ÷ 3 × 9 = 117 = 117

x, ÷, + and – → 9 × 11 ÷ 6 + 3 – 9 = 10.5 ≠ 117

Hence, by putting “×, +, ÷ and ×” in place of question mark (?) the equation will be correct.

Let’s check each option,

1. BITS → can be formed as SUBSTITUTION.

2. BOND → cannot be formed as there is no ‘D’ in SUBSTITUTION.

3. BINS → can be formed as SUBSTITUTION.

4. BUST → can be formed as SUBSTITUTION.

Hence, BOND can’t be formed from word SUBSTITUTION.

Let’s check each option,

1. CREATE → can be formed as CELEBRATIONS.

2. COINS → can be formed as CELEBRATIONS.

3. SONG → cannot be formed as there is no ‘G’ in CELEBRATIONS**.**

4. RATES → can be formed as CELEBRATIONS.

Hence, SONG can’t be formed from word CELEBRATIONS.

Consider the following least possible Venn diagram, 

Conclusions:

I. All cups are red → True (It is definitely true as shown in the diagram).

II. All plates are cups → False (It is possible but not definite).

III. All red are plates → False (It is possible but not definite).

Hence, only conclusion I follows.

Consider the following least possible Venn diagram,

Conclusions:

I. Some sky are soft → False (It is possible but not definite).

II. Some soft are sky → False (It is possible but not definite).

Hence, neither conclusion I nor II follows.

We know that the plant grows on Soil and here ‘Soil’ means ‘White’ hence plant grows on ‘white’.

The code for two words i.e. “GIANT” and “FRAIL” is given using these two codes we can find the code for the given word i.e. “GRAIN”.

Hence, 98463 is the correct alternative.

The pattern used here is the number inside the triangle is obtained by adding the numbers on its vertices and squaring their sum i.e.

(2 + 3 + 4)² = 9² = 81.

(7 + 2 + 1)² = 10² = 100.

Similarly,

(9 + 2 + 1)² = 12² = 144.

Hence, 144 is the correct answer.

Here the pattern followed in each row is:

1^st number x 3^rd number + 2^nd number = 4^th number i.e.

In row 2 → 5 × 7 + 3 = 35 + 3 = 38

In row 3 → 6 × 5 + 1 = 30 + 1 = 31

Similarly,

In row 1 → 2 × 9 + 4 = 18 + 4 = 22

Hence, 22 is the correct answer.

Here the pattern followed is:

Let the elements of matrix be A₁₁, A₁₂, A₂₁, and A₂₂ as shown

Then,

A₁₁ × A₁₂ + A₂₁ = A₂₂

In Matrix 1 → 2 × 4 + 5 = 8 + 5 = 13

In Matrix 2 → 3 × 4 + 6 = 12 + 6 = 18

Similarly,

In Matrix 3 → 4 × 9 + 3 = 36 + 3 = 39

Hence, 39 is the correct answer.

Here the pattern followed in each row is:

1^st number + 2^nd number + 3^rd number = 4^th number

In row 1 → 3 + 6 + 9 = 9 + 9 = 18

In row 3 → 5 + 4 + 8 = 9 + 8 = 17

Similarly,

In row 2 → 4 + 9 + 7 = 20

Hence, 20 is the correct answer.

Present age of Richa is 21 years.

Let the present age of Richa’s husband and her son be ‘H’ and ‘S’ respectively.

Ratio of ages of Richa and her husband is 3 : 4.

$\frac{{21}}{H} = \frac{3}{4}$

H = 28

Age of Richa’s husband after five years = 28 + 5 = 33

Ratio of ages of her husband and her son after five year is 3 : 1

$\frac{{33}}{{\left( {S + 5} \right)}} = \frac{3}{1} \to S = 11 - 5 = 6$

Thus, present age of Richa’s son is 6 years.

Position of Kamal and Karan is shown in the diagram:

After interchanging the position, Kamal positon becomes 43^rd from the left end.

Hence, the number of boys in the row will be 43 + 28 = 71.

It is given that Red coloured towel is just above white coloured.

The yellow coloured is between blue coloured and green coloured and Pink coloured is between red coloured and blue coloured.

By combining the above two statements the only possible condition is shown in the table.

Hence, Blue coloured towel is between the pink coloured and yellow coloured towels.

Let the present Age of A, B and C be a, b and c respectively.

If C celebrated his seventh birthday 4 years ago. Thus present age of C i.e. ‘c’ will be

7 + 4 = 11years.

c = 11 years

After 5 years the B’s age will be 4 times of C’s present age

b + 5 = 4 × c

b + 5 = 4 × 11

b = 44 – 5 = 39

Present age of A is 2 times that of B i.e.

a = 2 × b

a = 2 × 39 = 78 years

Hence,

Thus, present age of A is 78 years.

Hence, option 1 completes the pattern in question figure.

The question figure is hidden in the following figure: 

Hence, option 3 is the correct alternative.

Hence, Option 1 is the correct figure.

The mirror image of the question will be: 

Hence, we can say that option 4 is the correct mirror image of the given question.

if we consider face with “W” as centre and fold its surrounding faces inside, we find that face with “P” and “N”, “N” and “Q”, “Q” and “W”, “W” and “S” and “S” and “R” are adjacent face this shows face with “P” and “W” opposite to each other, face with “Q” and “R” opposite to each other and face “N” and “S” are opposite to each other.

Thus, face opposite to “N” is face containing “S”.

Let’s check all the options,

1. 58, 86, 40, 12, 34 → PHANR

2. 76, 89, 55, 43, 23 → PNNNK

3. 23, 34, 78, 55, 02 → KRANK

4. 95, 77, 40, 43, 65 → PRANK

Thus the correct option is 95, 77, 40, 43, 65.

Clearly, the red fruits which are ripe is the intersection of all the three figures i.e. 8

In a mixed economy, private and public sectors go side by side. Before Independence, the Indian economy was a 'laissez-faire' economy. But post-independence, she adopted the mixed economy system. Thus, it is clear from the following arguments that our economy is a mixed economy.

The correct answer is Trade sector.

• Services sector contributes the most to India's national income, making up around 54.72% of the Gross Value Added (GVA).
• Trade sector (which falls under services) is the correct answer among the given options. It includes retail, wholesale, transportation, and communication industries.
• Industry sector contributes around 27.62%, covering manufacturing, construction, mining, etc.
• Agriculture sector, despite being crucial for livelihoods, contributes about 17.66% to India's GVA.

Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. Inflation is typically a broad measure, such as the overall increase in prices or the increase in the cost of living in a country. So, the market goods generally become expensive by currency inflation.

The correct answer is Monazite.

Key Points

• Kerala state is endowed with a number of deposits of minerals such as heavy mineral sand: Monazite. It is a rare phosphate mineral with a chemical composition of (Ce, La, Nd, Th) (PO4, SiO4).
• It usually occurs in small isolated grains, as an accessory mineral in igneous and metamorphic rocks such as granite, pegmatite, schist, and gneiss.
• It is really seen on the beaches of Kerala.

The Government of India Act, 1935 was passed by British Parliament in August 1935. With 321 sections and 10 schedules, this was the longest act passed by British Parliament so far and was later split into two parts: Government of India Act, 1935 and Government of Burma Act, 1935.

Option 1 is correct, i.e. Democratic.

• A democratic polity, as stipulated in the Preamble, is based on the doctrine of popular sovereignty, that is, possession of supreme power by the people.
• As the power is in the public’s hand hence, democratic kind of justice has not been said in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

The Preamble of Indian Constitution

• WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
• JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
• LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith, and worship;
• EQUALITY of status and of opportunity and to promote among them all;
• FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;

In Our Constituent Assembly this twenty-sixth day of November 1949, do Hereby Adopt, Enact And Give To Ourselves This Constitution.

Extra facts:

• The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42^nd Amendment in 1976.
• Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to 11  by the 86^th Amendment act in 2002, which added duty on every parent or guardian to ensure that their child or ward was provided opportunities for education between the ages of six and fourteen years.

Second schedule lists the emoluments for holders of constitutional offices such as salaries of President, Vice President, Ministers, Judges and Comptroller and Auditor-General of India etc.

The correct answer is Mohenjodaro 

• Mohenjo-Daro, on the right bank of the Indus River, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first site in South Asia to be so declared.
• Mohenjo-Daro is an archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan which was situated on the bank of Indus River. Built around 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico.
• The Indus Valley Civilization was spread from present-day North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India. The civilization flourished in the river basins of the Ghaggar-Hakra river and the Indus. Indus valley civilization is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world. It is also known as Harappan Civilization and is well-known for its organized planning based on the grid system

Important facts to be remembered.

• John Marshall was the first researcher to use the term, ‘Indus Valley Civilization’.
• Indus Valley Civilization spread from the year 2500 – 1750 BC according to radio-carbon dating.
• The most distinctive feature of the Harappan Civilization was its urbanization.
• Moreover, sheep and goats, dogs, humped cattle buffalo, and elephants were domesticated in the Indus Valley Civilization.
• The capital cities are Mohenjodaro and Harappa.
• The port cities are Sutkagendor, Balakot, Lothal, Allahdino, and Kuntasi.
• The Indus valley people were well-acquainted with the use of both cotton and wool.
• Name of the major cities are given below:
• Mohenjodaro (Sind)-It is located on the right bank of the Indus.
• Kalibangan (Rajasthan)-It was on the banks of the river Ghaggar river.
• Chanhudaro - It lies on the left bank of the Indus in the south of Mohenjodaro.
• Lothal(Gujarat) - It is located at the head of the Gulf of Cambay.
• Surkotada (Gujarat) - It is at the head of the Rann of Kutch.
• Banawali (Haryana) - It was situated on the banks of the now-extinct Sarasvati.
• Dholavira (Gujarat) - It excavated is in the Kutch district.
• Social features-
• Indus valley civilization is the first urbanization in India.
• It has a well-planned drainage system, grid pattern, and town planning.
• They have possessed equality in society.
• Religious Facts-
• Matridevi or Shakti is the Mother goddess.
• Yoni worship and Nature worship existed.
• They worshipped trees like Peepal.
• People also worshipped Fire worship called Havan Kund.
• Pashupati Mahadeva is known as the lord of Animals.
• The people of Indus Valley Civilization worshipped Animal worship like Unicorn and ox.
• Economic facts-
• Indus valley civilization is based on agriculture.
• Trade and commerce flourished in this period.
• A dockyard has been found at Lothal.
• There were export and import.
• Production of cotton was there.
• There was also the unit of measurement.
• Weights and measures of truth existed in Harappan culture was seen at Lothal.
• The weights were made of limestone, steatite, etc. and were usually cubical in shape.

• Rushabhanatha or Rishabhanatha is the first Tirthankara in Jainism. Jain legends depict him as having lived millions of years ago.
• In Jainism, a Tirthankara is an omniscient teaching God who preaches the dharma (righteous path). The word Tirthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha, which is a fordable passage across the sea of interminable births and deaths, the samsara.

‘Thuggee’ refers to the acts of thugs in India who were the professional robbers and dacoits that prevailed in India for a period of 600 years before Lord William Bentinck rolled out a full-fledged plan to eradicate them.

A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse. A meander is a landscape which is not formed by the glacier.

• Fold Mountains are mountains that form mainly by the effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust. The forces responsible for the formation of Fold Mountains are called orogenic movements.
• Kilimanjaro is a volcanic mountain. The magma is pushed upwards to form mountain ranges.

• The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.
• Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869. Port Said is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 kilometers along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787.

• Phycology is the scientific study of algae.
• Also known as algology, phycology is a branch of life science and often is regarded as a sub discipline of botany.
• Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems.

The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum. Potato may be applied to both the plant and the edible tuber.

• Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), also known as bread wheat, is a cultivated wheat species. About 95% of the wheat produced is common wheat, which is the most widely grown of all crops and the cereal with the highest monetary yield.

• Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms' activities.
• The process of photosynthesis requires four things: chloroplasts, light, water and carbon dioxide.

• The causal organism for the tikka disease of ground nut is Cercospora personata and Cercospora arachidicola.
• The Symptoms caused by the two pathogens will differ.
• This disease is also called Leaf spot of Ground nut because it causes leaf spots on the leaves.

• Power of lens is the ability of the lens to converge the rays of light falling on it. Definition: The power of a lens is the reciprocal of its focal length in meters.
• When, f = 1 m, P = 1/f = 1/1 = 1 dioptre. 1 dioptre is the power of a lens whose focal length is 1 meter

Mass is both a property of a physical body and a measure of its resistance to acceleration when a net force is applied. It also determines the strength of its mutual gravitational attraction to other bodies. Mass remains the same everywhere but weight can vary from place to place.

• Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time. An object's acceleration is the net result of any and all forces acting on the object, as described by Newton's Second Law.
• Newton's second law of motion can be formally stated as follows: The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object

If you increase the pressure on the ice the ice-water system wants to try to lower it again. It can do that by making itself fit into a smaller volume. But since water fills a smaller volume when it's liquid, rather than solid, it will go for a lower melting point - allowing more solid to become liquid.

The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries. IBM develops software and hardware solutions for the corporate setup and is credited with being the first one to patent USB technology.

The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered on 4 February 1991 in Australia. The virus was designed to infect DOS systems, but did not engage the operating system or make any OS calls.

• A substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions joined by chemical bonds into a molecule is a compound.
• The elements cannot be separated by physical means. Water, for example, is a compound having two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom per molecule.

The chemical properties of elements depend on an element's electron configuration. When the highest occupied energy level of an atom is filled with electrons, the atom is stable and not likely to react. The chemical properties of an element depend on the number of valence electrons.

CONCEPT**:**

• Radioactivity: Radioactive decay is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. A material containing unstable nuclei is considered radioactive.
• A radioactive nucleus consists of an unstable assembly of protons and neutrons which becomes more stable by emitting an alpha, a beta particle, or a gamma photon.
• Atoms are radioactive if their nuclei are unstable and spontaneously (and random) emit various particles α, β, and/or γ radiations.

EXPLANATION:

• The end result of radioactive decay is the creation of a stable atomic nucleus. So the radioactivity is the characteristics of the Nucleus. Hence option 1 is correct.

The environment is the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live. Environment is our basic life support system. It provides the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and the land where we live. 

• It is a combination of natural and human-made phenomena. While the natural environment refers to both biotic and abiotic conditions existing on the earth.
• Land, water, air, plants and animals comprise the natural environment.
• The term built environment, or built world, refers to the human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from buildings to parks.
• It has been defined as "the human-made space in which people live, work, and recreate on a day-to-day basis." Settlement, agriculture, and transport are human-made environments but the land is not.

Hence, it is clear that land is not a component of a human-made environment.

The ecological balance is the equilibrium between, and harmonious coexistence of, organisms and their environment. To maintain the ecological balance the proportion of forest in India should be 31% - 34%.

Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a holistic scheme of development for higher education in India initiated in 2013 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

• Under the PM Ujjwala Yojana, the government aims to provide LPG connections to BPL households in the country.
• The scheme is aimed at replacing the unclean cooking fuels mostly used in the rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).

The Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas; 19 October 1862 - 10 April 1954 and Louis Jean; 5 October 1864 - 7 June 1948, were among the first filmmakers in history. Lumiere Brothers are credited with the invention of cinema (motion picture).

Tania Sachdev is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She is also a chess presenter and commentator.

• Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau, better known as Amir Khusrow Dehlavi, was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar from the Indian subcontinent.
• He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. Khusrow is sometimes referred to as the "voice of India" (Tuti-e-Hind), and has been called the "father of Urdu literature.

Kathakali is one of the major forms of classical Indian dance. It is a south Indian dance style, a "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colourful make-up, costumes and facemasks that the traditionally male actor-dancers wear.

• The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India. The prize money for "Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize" is one crore.
• As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.
• Yohei Sasakawa had been conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018

• Nobel Prize is a set of six annual international awards given in categories like Physics, Chemistry, Physiology, Literature, Peace and Economics by Swedish and Norwegian institutions
• It is named after the Swedish inventor and businessman Sir Alfred Nobel in 1895.

• ‘Test of my life’ is the 2013 book by the Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh.
• it’s the first hand account that delves into his life vis-à-vis cricket and his struggle with cancer after India’s victory in 2011 world cup.

Namvar Singh is a progressive literary critic, linguist, academician and theoretician. In the literary tradition of Rabindranath Tagore he has been a student of Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. He is not a famous writer of English.

The correct answer is Shanghai.

Key Points

• BRICS is a grouping of major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
• BRICS as a group does not have a single permanent headquarters; however, its key institution, the New Development Bank (NDB), is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
• The NDB was established in 2014 during the BRICS Summit in Fortaleza, Brazil to finance infrastructure and sustainable development projects.
• Since the NDB is the primary institutional body of BRICS, Shanghai is commonly considered the operational headquarters location associated with BRICS.
• Option-wise Analysis:
• Shanghai – Location of NDB headquarters. Correct.
• New Delhi – Hosted BRICS summit but not headquarters.
• Brasilia – Capital of Brazil, not BRICS HQ.
• Moscow – Capital of Russia, not BRICS HQ.
• Hence, the correct answer is Shanghai.

Additional Information

• BRICS Formation: The term BRIC was coined in 2001 by economist Jim O’Neill; South Africa joined in 2010.
• Objective: Promote economic cooperation, development, and multilateralism among emerging economies.
• New Development Bank (NDB): Focuses on funding projects in infrastructure, renewable energy, and sustainable development.
• Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA): A financial mechanism created by BRICS to provide liquidity support during economic crises.
• BRICS Summits: Held annually with rotating host countries among member nations.

Important Points

• No Fixed HQ: BRICS is a grouping/forum, not a formal organization with a fixed headquarters like the UN or World Bank.
• Key Association: For exam purposes, Shanghai is accepted due to the presence of the NDB headquarters.

• The 2016 joint military exercise “Maitree” has been conducted between India and Thailand at Krabi, Thailand.
• The purpose of the joint exercise was to increase mutual cooperation and interoperability between the Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army and to improve understanding of each other’s tactical drills and actions in counter terrorism operations.

Diamond is a solid form of carbon with a diamond cubic crystal structure. At room temperature and pressure it is metastable and graphite is the stable form, but diamond almost never converts to graphite. It is not produced on a large scale in Myanmar.

Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan stateswoman. She became the world's first female head of government, when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, serving three terms 1960-1965, 1970-1977 and 1994-2000.

In the above sentence, the article ‘an’ has been wrongly used before the word fancy. Since the article, ‘an’ can only be used before words that start with vowel or vowel sounds. Therefore the correct article use is, ‘on a fancy camera’. Therefore, part 2 of the sentence is wrong.

The sentence is both meaningfully and grammatically correct. Therefore, it has no error.

In part 3 of the sentence, the word ‘understandings’ has been used in the plural form. This is incorrect. Whenever referring to a subject, the use of the word understanding before ‘of’ should be done in singular. Thus, the correct phrase will be ‘and understanding of the immediate environment’.

The use of the verb ‘telegraph’ has been wrongly done in the first part of the sentence. Since the sentence is in simple future tense, the form of the verb ‘telegraphed’, which is simple past tense, should be replaced with ‘telegraph’ which is simple future tense. So, the correction is ‘Agent Chitrangada will telegraph a secret’.

'Too’ means also, whereas ‘to’ is a preposition (used for expressing a point). Here the word ‘too’ has been incorrectly used in place of ‘to’. The correct way to phrase the sentence will be ‘You have to save the day by’.

The sentence is both meaningful and grammatically correct. Therefore, there is no error.

The preposition ‘of’ has been wrongly used in place of ‘for’ in the first part of the sentence making it sound vague. The correct way to write the first part is ‘gear up for five days’.

The sentence is grammatically and logically correct.

In the second part of the sentence, the use of the word conjunction ‘also’ needs to be replaced with the conjunction ‘or’ for the sentence to be meaningful. The correct way to write is 'Hard as it is to believe, she has no formal education or training in content at all.'

The preposition ‘on’ is not used to indicate time. Thus correct preposition that should be used in the second part of the sentence is ‘at’. The correct sentence will read like this ‘I also used to write scripts for hosting school functions, though, at that time I hadn’t identified this interest.’

The helping verb ‘have’ has been wrongly used in the above sentence. Whenever there is the use of either-or, both the subjects have to be considered while determining the helping verb. 

Thus, the correct sentence will be ‘either she or her friends are planning to come here’.