SSC CGL 6th March 2020 Shift-1
Q. 1 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different from the rest.
(A) 11:121
(B) 13: 169
(C) 17:289
(D) 15:250
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
(11)2 = 121
(13)2 = 169
(17)2 = 289
(15)2 = 225
∴ The correct answer is option (D)
Q. 2 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it
(A) 92
(B) 98
(C) 88
(D) 82
Answer: (C)
Q. 3 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements:
1. Some machines are kites.
2. No machine is a pigeon.
Conclusions:
I. Some machines are pigeons.
IL. All kites are pigeons.
Ill. Some kites are not pigeons.
(A) Only conclusions I and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusions I and II follow.
(D) Only conclusion ITI follows.
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Only conclusion III follows.
∴ The correct answer is option (D)
Q. 4 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the followingseries.
5, 10, 26, ?, 122, 170
(A) 82
(B) 50
(C) 65
(D) 77
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
(2)2 + 1
= 4 + 1 = 5
(3)2 + 1
= 9 + 1 = 10
(5)2 + 1
= 25 + 1 = 26
(7)2 + 1
= 49 + 1 = 50
(11)2 + 1
= 121 + 1 = 122
(13)2 + 1
= 169 + 1 = 170
∴ The correct answer is option (B)
Q. 5 Select the letter that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
A, E, I, ?, Q, U
(A) M
(B) N
(C) K
(D) O
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
The series follows pattern as,
(A) + 4 = E
E + 4 = I
I + 4 = M
M + 4 = Q
Q + 4 = U
∴ The correct answer is option (A)
Q. 6 Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. ADG, CGK, EJO, ? , IPW
(A) GMZ
(B) GNS
(C) GNZ
(D) GMS
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
((A) + 2)((D) + 3)(G + 4) = CGK
((C) + 2)(G + 3)(K + 4) = EJO
(E + 2)(J + 3)(0 + 4) = GMS
(G + 2)(M + 3)(S + 4) = IPW
∴ The correct answer is option (D)
Q. 7 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when a mirror is placed on the right of the figure.
Answer: (A)
Q. 8 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is not allowed)
Answer: (A)
Q. 9 How many triangles are there in the given figure?
(A) 25
(B) 22
(C) 16
(D) 28
Answer: (A)
Q. 10 Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
North : South
(A) Frown : Smile
(B) Whole : Total
(C) Ductile : Bendable
(D) Integrity : Honesty
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Opposite of North is South.
Similarly,
Opposite of the frown is smile.
∴ The correct answer is option (A)
Q. 11 In a certain a group of men and horses, the total number of legs is 14 more than twice the number of heads. How many horses are there in the group?
(A) 11
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 5
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
The total number of legs is 14 more than twice the number of heads.
A horse have 2 more legs than man so,
Number of horse = 14/2 = 7
∴ The correct answer is option (B)
Q. 12 Select the option that depicts how the given transparent sheet of paper would appear if it is folded at the dotted line.
Answer: (B)
Q. 13 Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the symbol that will be on the face opposite to the one showing ‘ +’.
(A) #
(B) *
(C) @
(D) $
Answer: (C)
Q. 14 In a certain code language, ‘PAGE’ is coded as ‘161495’. How will ‘PART’ be coded as in that language?
(A) 16125020
(B) 16132420
(C) 16128620
(D) 16136220
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
P = 16
(A) = 1
G =(7)2 = 49
E = 5
Similarly,
P = 16
(A) = 1
R =(18)2 = 324
T = 20
So, ‘PART’ is coded as ‘16132420’.
∴ The correct answer is option (B)
Q. 15 ‘Astronomy’ is related to ‘Stars’ in the same way as ‘Agronomy’ is related to ‘…….’
(A) Mines
(B) Crops
(C) Planets
(D) Emotions
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
‘Astronomy’ is related to ‘Stars’ in the same way as ‘Agronomy’ is related to ‘crops’
∴ The correct answer is option (B)
Q. 16 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster.
(A) BJT
(B) GCV
(C) DDP
(D) FBL
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
B = 2, J = 10, 2× 10 = 20(T)
G = 7, C = 3, 7× 3 = 21(U)
D = 4, D= 4, 4 ×4 = 16(P)
F = 6, (B) = 2, 6 ×2 = 12(L)
∴ The correct answer is option (B)
Q. 17 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd word.
(A) Clarinet
(B) Trumpet
(C) Xylophone
(D) Saxophone
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Except option C, remaining all are play by the mouth.
∴ The correct answer is option (C)
Q. 18 A+B means ‘A is the husband of B’;
A-B means ‘B is the sister of A’;
(A)× (B) means ‘(A) is the mother of B’;
(A) ÷ (B) means ‘(B) is the son of A’.
P + R × T − Q ÷ S + U,
If, then how is P related to S?
(A) Maternal grandfather
(B) Father-in-law
(C) Paternal grandfather
(D) Uncle
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
In the diagram, square shows the males, circle shows the females, vertical lines shows the generation, single horizontal lines shows the brother/sister and double horizontal lines shows the couples.
From the diagram,
P is the maternal grandfather of S.
Q. 19 In the given Venn diagram, the ‘rectangle’ represents ‘travellers who like to travel by plane’, the ‘circle’ represents ‘travellers who like to travel by bus’, and the ‘triangle’ ‘represents travellers who like to travel by train’. The numbers given in the diagram represent the number of travellers in that particular category.
How many travellers like to travel either by train or plane but NOT by bus?
(A) 36
(B) 27
(C) 30
(D) 29
Answer: (C)
Q. 20 Select the figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Answer: (B)
Q. 21 Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
12 + 81 − 27 × 9 ÷ 3 =36
(A) −and÷
(B) ÷and×
(C) ×and−
(D) +and
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
12 + 81 − 27 × 9 ÷ 3 = 36
From the option A,
On changing the sign,
12 + 81 ÷ 27 × 9 − 3 = 36
12 + 27 – 3 = 36
36 =36
∴ The correct answer is option (A)
Q. 22 In a certain code language, ‘DKQX’ is written as ‘WPJC’. How will ‘AFKP’ be written as in that language?
(A) ZTOK
(B) ZUQI
(C) ZUPK
(D) ZVQL
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
D = (27 – 4 = 23) = W
K = (27 – 11 = 16) = P
Q = (27 – 17 = 10) = J
X = (27 – 24 = 3) = C)
Similarly,
A = (27 – 1 = 26) = Z
F = (27 – 6 = 21) = U
K = (27 – 11 = 16) = P
P = (27 – 16 = 11) = K
‘AFKP’ is written as ‘ZUPK’.
∴ The correct answer is option (C)
Q. 23 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
(A) 111
(B) 113
(C) 95
(D) 77
Answer: (D)
Q. 24 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 62, 66, 74, 90, ?
(A) 106
(B) 120
(C) 116
(D) 122
Answer: (D)
Q. 25 Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Quadrillion
2. Quintillion
3. Million
4. Octillion
5. Trillion
(A) 3-5-1-4-2
(B) 4-3-5-1-2
(C) 2-3-5-1-4
(D) 3-5-1-2-4
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Arrangement of the words,
Million, Trillion, Quadrillion, Quintillion, Octillion
∴ The correct answer is option (D)
General Awareness
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 26 Name the Indian wrestler who has been named the Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the year (2019) by United World Wrestling (UWW)
(A) Kamareddy
(B) Deepak Punia
(C) B.P. Raju
(D) Amita Bagchi
Answer: (B)
Q. 27 Which International organisation released the ‘World Energy Outlook 2019’ Report?
(A) UNESCO
(B) United Nations
(C) World Trade Organisation
(D) International Energy Agency
Answer: (D)
Q. 28 The Supreme Court has declared access to the internet a fundamental right under Article ______ of the Indian Constitution
(A) 21
(B) 14
(C) 17
(D) 19
Answer: (D)
Q. 29 Mehrunnisa who was known as Nur Jahan was the wife of …….
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Jahangir
(D) Akbar
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Nur Jahan was the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Q. 30 Alyssa Healy who created a world record by becoming the highest scorer in women’s T20I, belongs to ______.
(A) India
(B) Canada
(C) Japan
(D) Australia
Answer: (D)
Q. 31 If the inflation in an economy is rising steadily, the Central Bank might ______.
(A) decrease the repo rate
(B) decrease the reverse repo rate
(C) increase the repo rate
(D) keep the repo rate unchanged
Answer: (C)
Q. 32 Merchant discount rate refers to ______
(A) the total discount a bank offers to the merchant for promoting online transactions
(B) the total discount a merchant offers on online transactions
(C) the rate charged to a merchant for payment processing services on debit and credit card transactions
(D) only taxes that a digital payment entails
Answer: (C)
Q. 33 Which Indian journalist was honoured with India’s Most Powerful Woman in Media Award during the prestigious Confluence Excellence Award ceremony held in the British parliament on 27 September 2019?
(A) Sunetra Chaudhary
(B) Anubha Bhonsle
(C) Kalli Puri
(D) Sona Choudhary
Answer: (C)
Q. 34 In which year did D.C Sircar publish Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary?
(A) 1965-66
(B) 1967-68
(C) 1966-67
(D) 1964-65
Answer: (A)
Q. 35 To which of the following Indian states does Mardani Khel, one of the famous martial art forms in India belong?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan
Answer: (C)
Q. 36 Which of the following diseases is NOT transmitted from one person to another?
(A) Syphilis
(B) Hepatitis B
(C) AIDS
(D) Cirrhosis
Answer: (D)
Q. 37 When did the Vikrama Era begin?
(A) 47 BC
(B) 55 BC
(C) 57 BC
(D) 50 BC
Answer: (C)
Q. 38 Who is the first General of the Indian Army, whose retirement day is celebrated as the ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ every year?
(A) General K.S. Thimayya
(B) General S.M. Srinagesh
(C) General K. M. Cariappa
(D) General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji
Answer: (C)
Q. 39 The SDG India index is developed by ……
(A) Ministry of Environmental, Forests and Climate Change
(B) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) World Bank
Answer: (C)
Q. 40 Which of the following is the first South Asian country to call match-fixing a crime?
(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Nepal
(D) Pakistan
Answer: (B)
Q. 41 Who performs the task of capturing oxygen in the blood?
(A) White blood cells
(B) Red blood cells
(C) Chlorophyll
(D) Haemoglobin
Answer: (D)
Q. 42 On which river and in which state is the Jayakwadi dam situated?
(A) Godavari river – Maharashtra
(B) Banas river – Rajasthan
(C) Periyar river – Kerala
(D) Ravi river – Punjab
Answer: (A)
Q. 43 Which leader gave us the C R Formula?
(A) C R. Das
(B) C Rajagopalachari
(C) Tilak
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (B)
Q. 44 Name the only metal that is antibacterial.
(A) Iron
(B) Sodium
(C) Aluminium
(D) Copper
Answer: (D)
Q. 45 Madhavpur Mela takes place in …….
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
Answer: (D)
Q. 46 Which of the following is a natural flame retardant?
(A) Flowers
(B) Skin
(C) DNA
(D) RNA
Answer: (C)
Q. 47 In the sequence of planets in the Solar system, which planet comes in between Mercury and Earth?
(A) Mars
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Uranus
Answer: (B)
Q. 48 Which of the following gases is consistently seen to be most abundant in a volcanic eruption?
(A) Sulphur Dioxide
(B) Carbon Dioxide
(C) Water vapour
(D) Hydrogen Sulphide
Answer: (C)
Q. 49 Which of the following is the primary sex organ in females?
(A) Uterus
(B) Fallopian tube
(C) Ovary
(D) Vagina
Answer: (C)
Q. 50 UN Women propose to partner with ______ gender park with an aim to secure gender parity in South Asia
(A) Punjab’s
(B) Haryana’s
(C) Rajasthan’s
(D) Kerala’s
Answer: (D)
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 51 Two tangents PA and PBare drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point P. If ∠OAB = 30∘ , then ∠APB is:
(A) 120∘
(B) 30∘
(C) 15∘
(D) 60∘
Answer: (D)
Q. 52 ABC is an equilateral triangle. P,Q and R are the midpoints of sides AB,BC and CA, respectively. If the length of the side of the triangle △ PQR
ABC is 8 cm, then the area of is:
(A) √3/3 cm2
(B) √3/4 cm2
(C) 4√3 cm2
(D) 8√3 cm2
Answer: (C)
Q. 53 Solve the following.
(A) 2
(B) -2
(C) -1
(D) 1
Answer: (B)
Q. 54 The average of the marks of 30 boys is 88, and when the top two scores were excluded, the average marks reduced to 87.5. If the top two scores differ by 2, then the highest mark is:
(A) 92
(B) 96
(C) 94
(D) 90
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Total marks of 30 boys = 88 $$\times 30 = 2640
( ∵ Average = sum of all term/number of terms)
when the top two scores were excluded, the average marks reduced to 87.5
Total marks of 28 boys = 87.5 $$\times 28 = 2450
Sum of the top two score = 2640 – 2450 = 190 —(1)
difference of two score = 2
Let the top score be x so 2nd top score = x – 2
From eq(1),
x + x – 2 = 190
x = 192/2 = 96
Q. 55 If x cos A − y sin A = 1 and x sin A + y cos A = 4, then the value of 17x2 + 17y2 is:
(A) 0
(B) 7
(C) 49
(D) 289
Answer: (D)
Q. 56 A circular disc of area 0.64πm2 rolls down a length of 1.408 km. The number of revolutions it makes is: (Taken π = 22/7).
(A) 280
(B) 360
(C) 140
(D) 180
Answer: (A)
Q. 57 An article was sold at a gain of 18%. If it had been sold for ₹ 49 more, then the gain would have been 25%. The cost price of the article is:
(A) ₹ 700
(B) ₹ 570
(C) ₹ 650
(D) ₹ 890
Answer: (A)
Q. 58 If 3a = 27b = 81c and abc = 144, then the value of 12(1/a + 1/2b + 1/5c) is:
(A) 18/120
(B) 18/10
(C) 33/10
(D) 17/120
Answer: (C)
Q. 59 If a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = −22, then the value of a3 + b3 + c3 − 3abc is:
(A) 783
(B) 1323
(C) 1571
(D) 487
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
a + b + c = 9
ab + bc + ca = -22
We need to find the value of a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc
We know,
a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc = ( a + b + c ) ( a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ca )
Now we need to find the value of a² + b² + c²
We also know,
( a + b + c )² = a² + b² + c² + 2 ( ab + bc + ca )
Putting the value of a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = -22
( 9 )² = a² + b² + c² + 2 ( -22 )
81 = a² + b² + c² -44
a² + b² + c² = 81 + 44
a² + b² + c² = 125
Now,
Substituting value in the formula for a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc
a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc = ( a + b + c ) ( a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ca )
a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc = ( a + b + c ) ( a² + b² + c² – ( ab + bc + ca ) )
a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc = ( 9 ) ( 125 – ( =22) )
a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc = ( 9 ) ( 147 )
a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc = 1323
Q. 60 A shopkeeper marks the price of an article in such a way that after allowing a discount of 22%, he gets a gain of 11%.If the marked price is Rs.888, then the cost price of the article is:
(A) ₹ 624
(B) ₹ 782
(C) ₹ 550
(D) ₹ 895
Answer: (A)
Q. 61 In the following table, the production of various crops (in tonnes) is given from 2015 to 2019. Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
The percentage growth of maize in the year 2019 over the year 2015 is:
(correct to two decimal places)
(A) 65.12%
(B) 71.43%
(C) 77.77%
(D) 60.28%
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Production of maize in the year 2019 = 840
Production of maize in the year 2015 = 490
The percentage growth of maize in the year 2019 over the year 2015 = $$\frac{840 – 490}{490} \times 100 = \frac{350}{490} \times 100 = 71.43%
Q. 62 If the area of an equilateral triangle is 36√3cm2 , then the perimeter of the triangle is:
(A) 36√3 cm
(B) 36 cm
(C) 18√3 cm
(D) 12 cm
Answer: (B)
Q. 63 If the value of(a + b − 2)2 + (b + c − 5)2 + (c + a − 5)2 = 0 , then the value of √(b + c)a + (c + a)b − 1 is:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 0
Answer: (C)
Q. 64 If (2 sin (A) + cosec A) = 2√2 0∘ < A < 90∘ , then the value of 2(sin4 A + cos4 A) is:
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 4
(D) 0
Answer: (B)
Q. 65 In the following table, the production of various crops (in tonnes) is given from 2015 to 2019. Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
The average production of wheat(in tonnes) in the period given in the table is:
(A) 3600
(B) 3482
(C) 3300
(D) 4218
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Total production of wheat(in tonnes) = 2500 + 4218 + 3482 + 4500 + 3300 = 18000
Average = sum of all terms/number of terms
Average production of wheat(in tonnes) = 18000/5 = 3600
Q. 66 A, B and C can individually complete a task in 24 days, 20 days and 18 days, respectively. B and C start the task, and they work for 6 days and leave. The number of days required by A alone to finish the remaining task, is:
(A) 15 ⅔ days
(B) 12 ½ days
(C) 8 ⅘ days
(D) days
Answer: (C)
Q. 67 What will be the difference in compound interest on a sum of ₹ 7,800 at 8% for 1 year, when the interest is paid yearly and half yearly?
(A) ₹ 29.18
(B) ₹ 12.48
(C) ₹ 24.72
(D) ₹ 19.46
Answer: (B)
Q. 68 In the following table, the production of various crops(in tonnes) is given from 2015 to 2019. Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
The difference (in tonnes) between the average production of barley and average production of rice is:
(A) 231
(B) 780
(C) 549
(D) 471
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Total production of barley = 975 + 825 + 700 + 625 + 775 = 3900
Average = sum of the terms/total number of terms
Average production of barley = 3900/5 = 780
Total production of rice = 415 + 520 + 585 + 625 + 600 = 2745
Average production of rice = 2745/5 = 549
The difference (in tonnes) between the average production of barley and average production of rice = 780 – 549 = 231
Q. 69 If ‘+’ means ‘-’,‘-’ means ‘+’, ‘x’ means ‘ ’ and ‘ ’ means ‘x’, then the value of 305+84652318–42is:
(A) -2
(B) 2
(C) -1
(D) 1
Answer: (A)
Q. 70 A student takes 1.25 hours to travel from home to school at a speed of 4 km/h. By what percentage should he increase his speed to reduce the time by 25% to cover the same distance from school to home?
(A) 33 ⅓ %
(B) 50 %
(C) 45 %
(D) 25 %
Answer: (A)
Q. 71 If a sum of ₹1,180 is to be divided among A, B and C,such that 2 times A’s share, 5 times B’s share and 7 times C’s share, are equal, then A’s share is:
(A) ₹ 500
(B) ₹ 750
(C) ₹ 650
(D) ₹ 700
Answer: (D)
Q. 72 If the number 687×29 is divisible by 9, then the value of 2x is:
(A) 8
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 4
Answer: (A)
Q. 73 The population of a city increased by 30%in the first year and decreased by 15% in the next year. If the present population is 11.050 then the population 2 years ago was:
(A) 10,000
(B) 99,500
(C) 99,000
(D) 10,050
Answer: (A)
Q. 74 In the following table, the production of various crops(in tonnes) is given from 2015 to 2019. Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
The highest growth of sugarcane production over its previous year is recorded in the year:
(A) 2018
(B) 2016
(C) 2019
(D) 2017
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Growth in 2016 = 1120 – 1000 = 120
Growth in 2017 = 1250 – 1120 = 130
Growth in 2018 = 1325 – 1250 = 75
Growth in 2019 = 1450 – 1325 = 125
The highest growth of sugarcane production over its previous year is recorded in the year 2017.
Q. 75 A metallic sphere of diameter 40 cm is melted into smaller spheres of radius 0.5 cm. How many such small balls can be made?
(A) 32,000
(B) 3,200
(C) 64,000
(D) 6,400
Answer: (C)
English Comprehension
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 76 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Persist
(A) Insist
(B) Cease
(C) Remain
(D) Continue
Answer: (B)
Q. 77 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“What a rare flower!” she said.
(A) She exclaimed what a rare flower it is.
(B) She asked if it was a rare flower
(C) She told that what a rare flower it was.
(D) She exclaimed that it was a very rare flower.
Answer: (D)
Q. 78 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase. Having two opposing feelings at the same time
(A) Equivalent
(B) Coinciding
(C) Ambivalent
(D) Contemporary
Answer: (C)
Q. 79 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The farmer is ploughing the fields
(A) The fields were ploughed by the farmer.
(B) The fields are ploughed by the farmer.
(C) The fields have been ploughed by the farmer
(D) The fields are being ploughed by the farmer
Answer: (D)
Q. 80 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
We came back because we had ran out of money.
(A) we have ran
(B) we had run
(C) No improvement
(D) we run
Answer: (B)
Q. 81 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select ‘No error’
Those who are late will not be allowed inside the classroom.
(A) they will not be allowed
(B) No error
(C) Those who are late
(D) inside the classroom
Answer: (A)
Instructions
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Atlas was made to hold the sky up on his shoulders as a punishment. Once, Hercules (1)______ to hold it for Atlas while the latter went looking (2)______ golden apples. When Atlas returned, he saw Hercules (3)______ hard to hold the sky. The weight of the sky (4)______ Hercules sweat and groan. Now Atlas did not want to (5)______ a job as arduous as that!
Q. 82 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.
(A) offered
(B) ordered
(C) afforded
(D) extended
Answer: (A)
Q. 83 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2
(A) at
(B) for
(C) on
(D) after
Answer: (B)
Q. 84 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3
(A) tackling
(B) coping
(C) struggling
(D) seeking
Answer: (C)
Q. 85 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 4
(A) were making
(B) was making
(C) has made
(D) make
Answer: (B)
Q. 86 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 5.
(A) take out
(B) take away
(C) take in
(D) take back
Answer: (D)
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 87 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Glee
(A) Joy
(B) Bliss
(C) Woe
(D) Fun
Answer: (C)
Q. 88 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select ‘No error’ Everyone except she have travelled by air
(A) travelled by air
(B) No error
(C) Everyone except
(D) she have
Answer: (D)
Q. 89 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The roof of the old building ______ during the storm.
(A) destroyed
(B) scratched
(C) demolished
(D) collapsed
Answer: (D)
Q. 90 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Chicken-hearted
(A) Generous
(B) Cowardly
(C) Miserly
(D) Selfish
Answer: (B)
Q. 91 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Preferred
(A) Adored
(B) Feared
(C) Compared
(D) Favoured
Answer: (D)
Q. 92 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Ovation
(A) Creation
(B) Preparation
(C) Applause
(D) Censure
Answer: (C)
Q. 93 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Alliance
(B) Acquisition
(C) Acquaintence
(D) Abandon
Answer: (C)
Q. 94 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
(A) Much of this war had taken place along the Western Front.
(B) Both sides had dug in deep and each lost many men over little ground.
(C) This front was a line of trenches across which the two sides faced each other.
(D) Andre Maginot had fought a war with the French against the Germans.
(A) DACB
(B) DBCA
(C) ACDB
(D) BCDA
Answer: (A)
Q. 95 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She ______ how the magician had performed the rope trick
(A) bewildered
(B) wondered
(C) suspected
(D) puzzled
Answer: (B)
Q. 96 Select the wrongly spelt word.
(A) Fierce
(B) Sieze
(C) Grief
(D) Piece
Answer: (B)
Q. 97 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
By and by
(A) Gradually
(B) By any means
(C) Suddenly
(D) On the whole
Answer: (A)
Q. 98 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase
a group of ships
(A) squad
(B) colony
(C) swarm
(D) fleet
Answer: (D)
Q. 99 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
When it started raining, I ran to the nearer house for shelter
(A) the near house
(B) a near house
(C) the nearest house
(D) No improvement
Answer: (C)
Q. 100 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
(A) The mountain range was covered with snow.
(B) Napoleon had to cross the Alps in winter.
(C) Napoleon replied that the word ‘impossible’ did not exist for him.
(D) So, someone told Napoleon that the task was impossible.
(A) BADC
(B) DBCA
(C) BDCA
(D) ADBC
Answer: A
