SSC CGL 7th March 2020 Shift-II
General Intelligence and Reasoning
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 1 Select the letter will replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
C, B, B, C, Z, E, W, H, S, ?, N
(A) L
(B) K
(C) P
(D) I
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
There are 2 series,
1st – C, B, Z, W, S, N
2nd – B, C, E, H, ?
2nd series follows pattern as,
B + 1 = C
C + 2 = E
E + 3 = H
H + 4 = L
∴ The correct answer is option A.
Q. 2 Select the figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Answer: (A)
Q. 3 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set. (45, 24, 441)
(A) (30, 60, 1024)
(B) (41, 18, 630)
(C) (50, 30, 480)
(D) (35, 17, 324)
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
In (45, 24, 441),
(45 − 24)2 = (21)2 Similarly,
In (35, 17, 324),
(35 − 17)2 = (18)2 ∴
= 441 = 324
The correct answer is option D.
Q. 4 The relationship of Diabetes with blood sugar is the same as the relationship of high blood pressure with _________
(A) Cells of the body
(B) Heart
(C) Red Blood Cells
(D) Blood Pressure
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
The relationship of Diabetes with blood sugar is the same as the relationship of high blood pressure with blood pressure. ∴
The correct answer is option D.
Q. 5 The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Answer: (D)
Q. 6 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark(?) in it.
(A) 83
(B) 71
(C) 79
(D) 81
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
14× 4 – 7 = 49, 49× 4 = 196 – 7 = 189
17× 4 – 7 = 61, 61× 4 = 244 – 7 = 237
Similarly,
22× 4 – 7 = 81, 81× 4 = 324 – 7 = 317
∴ The correct answer is option D.
Q. 7 Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
PERSONA, ANPERSO, ANOSPER, ?
(A) ANOSERP
(B) NOSAREP
(C) ANSORPE
(D) ANOSREP
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
The series follows pattern as,
PERSONA, ANPERSO, ANOSPER, ANOSREP
∴ The correct answer is option D.
Q. 8 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. All toys are pens.
2. All games are pens.
Conclusions:
I. No toy is a game.
II. No pen is a game.
III. Some toys are games.
(A) Only conclusionsI and II follow.
(B) Only conclusions II and III follow.
(C) All conclusionsI, II and III follow.
(D) Either conclusion I or III follows.
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
From Venn diagram,
Either conclusion I or III follows.
∴ The correct answer is option D.
Q. 9 Select the option in which the words share the samerelationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Office : Work
(A) School : Study
(B) House: Bricks
(C) Hospital : Director
(D) Court : Lawyer
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
People goes to office for work similarly,
Student goes to school for study.
∴ The correct answer is option A.
Q. 10 Four words have been given, out of whichthree are alike in some manner andoneis different. Select the odd word.
(A) Litre
(B) Distance
(C) Minute
(D) Kilogram
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Except option B remaining are all are the units of measurement.
∴The correct answer is option b.
Q. 11 Which of the following expressions means ‘U is the daughter of Q’?
A − B means ‘A is the mother of B’;
A × B means ‘A is the sister of B’:
A ÷ B means ‘A is the daughter of B’.
(A) Q − Z ÷U×K
(B) Q − Z × U ÷ K
(C) K − Z ÷ U × Q
(D) K − U ÷ Z × Q
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
From the Option C, ‘U’ is the daughter of ‘Q’.
In the diagram, Circle shows the female, square shows the male, vertical lines show the generation, single horizontal line shows the brother/sister and double horizontal lines show the couple.
∴ The correct answer is option B.
Q. 12 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
11 : 265 :: 20 : ?
(A) 385
(B) 481
(C) 388
(D) 480
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
11× 24 + 1 = 265
20× 24 + 1 = 481
∴ The correct answer is option B.
Q. 13 Ina certain code language, ‘SOLID’is coded as ’64’ and ‘POUR’is coded as ’74’. How will ‘TON’ be coded as in that language?
(A) 49
(B) 60
(C) 85
(D) 52
Answer: (D)
Q. 14 Four number-pairs have been given, out of whichthree are alike in some mannerandoneis different. Select the number-pair thatis different from the rest.
(A) 44 : 136
(B) 27 : 85
(C) 33 : 109
(D) 30 : 94
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
44× 3 + 4 = 132 + 4 = 136
27 × 3 + 4 = 81 + 4 = 85
33 ×3 + 4 = 99 + 4 = 103
30× 3 + 4 = 90 + 4 = 94
∴ The correct answer is option C.
Q. 15 In a certain code language, ‘PAINTS’is written as ‘CRPKUV’. How will ‘”PURITY’ be written as in that language?
(A) WRKTAV
(B) XSISBM
(C) WRKSNU
(D) VSKTAZ
Answer: (A)
Q. 16 How many triangles are there in the given figure?
(A) 19
(B) 21
(C) 17
(D) 20
Answer: (A)
Q. 17 Fourletter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and oneis different. Select the odd letter-cluster.
(A) NOSV
(B) TWZC
(C) PSVY
(D) EHKN
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
N + 1 = O + 4 = S + 3 = V
T + 3 = W + 3 = Z + 3 = C
P + 3 = S + 3 = V + 3 = Y
E + 3 = H + 3 = K + 3 = N
Except option A, remaining all follow a unique pattern.
∴ The correct answer is option A.
Q. 18 A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, which of the following pairs of numbers will be on opposite sides?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1 and 5
(D) 3 and 6
Answer: B
Explanation:
1 opposite to 6, 4 opposite to 2 and 3 opposite to 5.
∴ The correct answer is option B.
Q. 19 Select the correct mirror image of the given alphanumeric-cluster when a vertical mirror is placed on the right side of the cluster.
Answer: (B)
Q. 20 Arrange the following words in the order in which they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Temper
2. Temple
3. Tamarind
4. Tender
5. Tenacity
(A) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
(B) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5
(C) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
(D) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Order of the words according to the English dictionary,
Tamarind, Temper, Temple, Tenacity, Tender
∴ The correct answer is option D.
Q. 21 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded(rotation is not allowed).
Answer: (B)
Q. 22 Which ofthe following Venn diagramsbest represents the relationship between the following classes? Accountants, Girls, Internet users
Answer: (D)
Q. 23 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
35, 36, 40, 49, ? , 81
(A) 73
(B) 55
(C) 56
(D) 60
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
The series follows pattern as,
35 +12 = 36
36 +22 = 36 + 4 = 40
40 +32 = 40 + 9 = 49
49 +42 = 40 + 16= 56
56 +52 = 56 + 25 = 81
∴ The correct answer is option C.
Q. 24 If ‘A’ stands for ‘subtraction’, ‘B’ stands for ‘multiplication’, ‘C’ stands for ‘addition’, and ‘D’ stands for ‘division’, then what is the value ofthe following expression?
27 A 8 B 5 C 11 C 3 B 5 C 36 D 6
(A) 24
(B) 20
(C) 63
(D) 60
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
27 A 8 B 5 C 11 C 3 B 5 C 36 D 6
On changing the alphabets,
27 − 8 × 5 + (11 + 3) × 5 + 36 ÷ 6 = 27 − 40 + (14) × 5 + 6 = 27 − 40 + 70 + 6 = 63
∴ The correct answer is option C.
Q. 25 What day of the week was 31 January 2007?
(A) Monday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Thursday
(D) Wednesday
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Number of odd days in 2006 = 7
∵ ( number of Leap year from 2000 to 2007 = 1(2004))
Odd days in 31 January = 31
Total odd days = (31 + 7) = 38
Odd day = 38/7 = 3 remaining
The day of the week was Wednesday.
∴ The correct answer is option D.
General Awareness
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 26 Who wrote the play ‘Mricchakatika’ (The Little Clay Cart), a social drama with touches of grim reality?
(A) Raidasa
(B) Magh
(C) Kalidasa
(D) Sudraka
Answer: (D)
Q. 27 In which part of India are the Patkai Bum hills located?
(A) Southern part of India
(B) Eastern part of India
(C) Northern part of India
(D) Western part of India
Answer: (B)
Q. 28 Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
(A) Brass is a mixture of 30% zinc and 70% copper.
(B) Evaporation causes cooling.
(C) The measurable unit of pressure is denoted in Metre.
(D) Matter is made up of small particles.
Answer: (C)
Q. 29 Who won the ‘ICC (International Cricket Council) Spirit of Cricket, 2019’ award?
(A) Pat Cummins
(B) Ben Stokes
(C) Rohit Sharma
(D) Virat Kohli
Answer: (D)
Q. 30 In which year did the battle of Khanua (Khanwa) take place between Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga?
(A) 1529
(B) 1522
(C) 1527
(D) 1526
Answer: (C)
Q. 31 In which year did the Third Round Table Conference take place?
(A) 1932
(B) 1928
(C) 1929
(D) 1930
Answer: (A)
Q. 32 What is Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s nationality?
(A) Burmese
(B) Bangladeshi
(C) Sri Lankan
(D) Indonesian
Answer: (C)
Q. 33 Where were the Khelo India Youth Games, 2020 held?
(A) Guwahati
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Bhopal
(D) New Delhi
Answer: (A)
Q. 34 Which of the following can be diagnosed with the Widal test?
(A) Typhoid fever
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Cancer
(D) AIDS
Answer: (A)
Q. 35 Which of the following is one of the Articles of the Constitution of India that mentions the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
(A)
(B) 352
(C) 280
(D) 148
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Article 148 of Indian Constitution says that, There shall be a Comptroller and Auditor-General in India. He is appointed by the President of India.
Q. 36 Who discovered cells in the human body?
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Robert Hooke
(C) Herbert Spencer
(D) Albert Einstein
Answer: (B)
Q. 37 Who is the author of the book titled ‘The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire’?
(A) VP Menon
(B) William Dalrymple
(C) Shashi Tharoor
(D) Pankaj Mishra
Answer: (B)
Q. 38 Which of the following martial art forms is practiced in the state of Punjab and West Bengal?
(A) Lathi
(B) Mardaani khel
(C) Kalaripayattu
(D) Thang-ta
Answer: (A)
Q. 39 Where was the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress held?
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Chennai
(C) Lucknow
(D) Dehradun
Answer: (A)
Q. 40 The tidal mouth of a river where fresh and saline water get mixed is known as a/an ____.
(A) Gorge
(B) Archipelago
(C) Fold
(D) Estuary
Answer: (D)
Q. 41 A situation where the expenditure of the government exceeds its revenue is known as _____.
(A) Default
(B) Devaluation
(C) Deficit Financing
(D) Morbidity
Answer: (C)
Q. 42 Which organisation launched the Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index (AMFFRI) in 2016?
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
(D) Indian Institute of Public Administration
Answer: (B)
Q. 43 Who among the following was NOT associated with the revolt of 1857?
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(C) Mangal Pandey
(D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: (D)
Q. 44 Who among the following was NOT a recipient of the Arjuna Awards in 2019?
(A) Swapana Burman
(B) Mezban Patel
(C) Poonam Yadav
(D) Ravindra Jadeja
Answer: (B)
Q. 45 On which lake is the world’s only floating post office situated?
(A) Wular Lake
(B) Dal Lake
(C) Chilika Lake
(D) Loktak Lake
Answer: (B)
Q. 46 What is the name of the anti-hijacking exercise conducted by the Indian Navy in collaboration with the Indian Coast Guard?
(A) Apharan
(B) Indra
(C) Ekuverin
(D) Nagah
Answer: (A)
Q. 47 Who among the following was known as ‘Andhra Kesari’?
(A) T. Prakasam
(B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Chittaranjan Das
Answer: (A)
Q. 48 Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India has been INCORRECTLY matched with its content?
(A) Second Schedule – Languages
(B) First Schedule – The states and the union territories
(C) Third Schedule – Forms of oath or affirmations
(D) Fourth Schedule – Allocation of seats in the council of states
Answer: (A)
Q. 49 Which of the following is caused by a virus named ‘Varicella zoster’?
(A) Chickenpox
(B) Polio
(C) Cholera
(D) Rabies
Answer: (A)
Q. 50 Which of the following is used for removing permanent hardness of water?
(A) Lime
(B) Washing soda
(C) Bleaching powder
(D) Baking soda
Answer: (B)
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 51 If 18 men can cut a field in 35 days, then in how many days can 21 men cut the samefield?
(A) 27
(B) 28
(C) 30
(D) 32
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Total work = man $$\times days Total work is same in both condition so,18 ×35 = 21× d
d = 630/21 = 30 days
Q. 52 The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 50 cm.If the base is 18 cm, then find the length of the equal sides.
(A) 18 cm
(B) 25 cm
(C) 16 cm
(D) 32 cm
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
The perimeter of an isosceles triangle = 50 cm
Base + 2 length of equal side = 50
2 length of equal side = 50 – 18 = 32
Length of equal side = 32/2 = 16 cm
Q. 53 A man buys two watches ‘A’ and ‘B’ at a total cost of ₹800. He sells both watches at the same selling price, and earns a profit of 18% on watch ‘A’ andincurs a loss of 22% on watch ‘B’. Whatare the cost prices of the two watches? (two place after decimal).
(A) A = ₹350.32 and B = ₹450.68
(B) A = ₹318.37 and B = ₹481.63
(C) A = ₹220 and B = ₹580
(D) A = ₹317 and B = ₹483
Answer: (B)
Q. 54 The cost price of goods, for a shopkeeper, was X. He marked them at 15% above the cost price. Finally, he sold the goods at a discount of 25%. What is his profit/loss percentage ?
(A) 13% Loss
(B) 12% Profit
(C) 13.5% Profit
(D) 13.75% Loss
Answer: (D)
Q. 55 The following table shows the age-wise brand ownership of mobile phone handsets.
If a total of 5000 ‘C’ mobile phone sets are sold till date, then how many are more than one year old?
(A) 4200
(B) 4500
(C) 4350
(D) 4000
Answer: (B)
Q. 56 The following table shows the number of employees working in various departments of an organisation from 2016 to 2019.
In which year were the maximum number of employees working in the organization?
(A) 2019
(B) 2017
(C) 2016
(D) 2018
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Number of employees working in year 2016 = 500 + 130 + 50 + 145 = 825
Number of employees working in year 2017 = 940 + 146 + 60 + 140 = 1286
Number of employees working in year 2018 = 1000 + 160 + 70 + 146 = 1376
Number of employees working in year 2019 = 1010 + 150 + 75 + 150 = 1385
In 2019 year were the maximum number of employees working in the organization.
Q. 57 AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O. The tangentat a point C on the circle meets AB producedat If ∠CAB = 42∘, then what is the measure of ∠CBA ?
(A) 45∘
(B) 47∘
(C) 48∘
(D) 37∘
Answer: (C)
Q. 58 If radius of a circle is decreased by 11%, then the total decrease in the area of the circle is given as:
(A) 19.50%
(B) 20.79%
(C) 20.50%
(D) 21%
Answer: (B)
Q. 59 If the perimeter of a certain rectangle is 50 units and its area is 150 sq. units, then how many units is the length of its shorter side?
(A) 9
(B) 12
(C) 10
(D) 15
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Let the side of rectangle be x and y.
Perimeter of a rectangle = 50 units
2(x + y) = 50
x + y = 25 —(1)
Area = 150
xy = 150
x = 150/y
From equation (1),
(150/y) + y = 25
150 + y2 = 25y
y2 − 25y + 150 = 0
y2 − 15y − 10y + 150 = 0
y(y − 15) − 10(y − 15) = 0
(y − 15)(y − 10) = 0
y = 15 or y = 10
From equation (1),
When y = 15
15 + x = 25
x= 10
When y = 10
10 + x = 25
x= 15
Sides are 10 and 15.
Length of shorter side =10
Q. 60 The value of 1⅛ ÷ (4 ¼ ÷ ⅗ of 8 ½ ) – ⅖ × 1⅓ ÷ ⅘ of 1 ⅔ + 11/20 is:
(A) 3 ½
(B) 1 ½
(C) 1 ¼
(D) 3 ⅛
Answer: (B)
Q. 61 Expand
Answer: (D)
Q. 62 If 7 divided a positive integer n, the remainder is 2. Which ofthe following numbers gives a remainder of 0 when divided by 7?
(A) n – 5
(B) n + 5
(C) n + 2
(D) n + 1
Answer: (B)
Q. 63 The following table shows the annual profit of a company (in ₹lakh).
The period which has the maximum percentage increase in profit over the previous year is:
(A) 2016-2017
(B) 2017-2018
(C) 2018-2019
(D) 2015-2016
Answer: (D)
Q. 64 If 3 sec2 θ + tan θ = 7, 0∘ < θ < 90∘, then the value of cosec 2θ+cos θ / sin 2θ+cot θ is:
(A)2+3√2 / 4
(B)3+√2 / 2
(C) 2+√2 / 4
(D)2+3√2 / 2
Answer: (C)
Q. 65 A contract is to be completed in 75 days and 187 men are to work 15 hours per day. After 65 days, ⅗ of the work is completed. How many additional men may be employed, so that the work may be completed in time, each man now working 17 hours per day?
(A) 532
(B) 495
(C) 308
(D) 514
Answer: (C)
Q. 66 If a2 + b2 + c2 = 300 and ab + bc + ca = 50 , then what is the value of a + b + c ? (Given that a, b and c are all positive.)
(A) 22
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 15
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
(a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2(ab + bc + ca)
(a + b + c)2 = 300 + 2(50)
(a + b + c)2 = 400
a + b + c = 20
Q. 67 In △ABC, D, E and F are the midpoints of sides AB, BC and CA, respectively. If AB = 12 cm, BC = 20 cm and CA = 15 cm, then the value of ½ (DE + EF + DF) is:
(A) 23.5 cm
(B) 11.75 cm
(C) 15.67 cm
(D) 5.88 cm
Answer: (B)
Q. 68 The following table shows the percentage of marks obtained by seven students in six different subjects in an examination.
What are the average marks obtained by all the seven students in Physics? (rounded off to two digits after the decimal)
(A) 85.12
(B) 75.90
(C) 80.15
(D) 89.14
Answer: (D)
Q. 69 If x + y + z = 10 and xy + yz + zx = 15, then find the value of x3 + y3 + z3 —3xyz .
(A) 660
(B) 525
(C) 550
(D) 575
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
x3 + y3 + z3—3xyz = (x + y + z)(x2 + y2 + z2 − xy − yz − xz)
x + y + z = 10
Taking square on both sides,
(x + y + z)2 = 100
x2 + y2 + z2 + 2(xy + yz + xz) = 100
x2 + y2 + z2 = 100 − 2 × 15 = 00 − 30 = 70
x3 + y3 + z3—3xyz = (10)(70 − 15) = 10 × 55 = 550
Q. 70 A sum lent out at compound interest amounts to ₹1,250 in one year and to ₹1,458 in 3 years at a certain rate percentage p.a. What is 552 the simpleinterest on the same sum for years at the samerate of interest?
(A) ₹600
(B) ₹520
(C) ₹500
(D) ₹480
Answer: (C)
Q. 71 If in 13 years a fixed sum doubles at simple interest, what will be the interest rate per year? (Correct to two decimal places)
(A) 8.69%
(B) 7.69%
(C) 7.29%
(D) 7.92%
Answer: (B)
Anu spends 68% of her monthly income. If her monthly income increases by 20% and her monthly savings increase by , then the percentage increase in her monthly expenditure is:
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 22%
(D) 32%
Answer: (B)
Q. 73 If sin A+ cos A / cos A = 17/12 ,then the value of 1-cos A / sin A is :
(A) -5
(B) 1
(C) 5/12
(D) ⅕
Answer: (D)
Q. 74 The two trains leave Varanasi for Lucknow at 11:00 a.m. and at 11:30 a.m., respectively and travel at a speed of 110 km/h and 140 km/h, respectively. How many kilometers from Varanasi will both trains meet?
(A) 255⅓ km
(B) 238⅔ km
(C) 246⅓ km
(D) 256⅔ km
Answer: (D)
Q. 75 In quadrilateral PQRS, RM ⊥ QS, PN ⊥ QS and QS = 6 cm. If RM = 3 cm and PN = 2 cm, then the area of PQRS is
(A) 13 cm2
(B) 15 cm2
(C) 14 cm2
(D) 11 cm2
Answer: (B)
English Comprehension
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 76 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Come to the point
(A) To speak plainly about the real issue
(B) To unravel a mystery
(C) To get reconciled to something
(D) To meet at a designated place
Answer: (A)
Q. 77 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. I took a deep breath and inhaled the air.
B. It was a fine spring morning.
C. As soon as I entered the garden, lush green grass welcomed me.
D. The freshness in the air drew my feet towards a garden.
(A) BADC
(B) ACBD
(C) CADB
(D) CDAB
Answer: (A)
Q. 78 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.
The old lady nearly dead from fright.
(A) dead out of fright
(B) died of fright
(C) died with frightening
(D) No improvement
Answer: (B)
Q. 79 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
(A) It hurts the heart most of all by inflating blood pressure.
(B) You can blow up and let it out or bottle it up and ignore it.
(C) The question then arises- What to do about it?
(D) Researchers have long agreed that anger hurts your health.
(A) BCAD
(B) DACB
(C) CADB
(D) DBCA
Answer: (B)
Q. 80 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The guard said to the visitors, “Do not take photographs inside the museum.”
(A) The guard forbade the visitors to take photographs inside the museum.
(B) The guard told the visitors that do not take photographs inside the museum.
(C) The guard requested the visitors to not took photographs inside the museum.
(D) The guard warned the visitors not to be taking photographs inside the museum.
Answer: (A)
Q. 81 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Assist
(A) Decline
(B) Conceal
(C) Obstruct
(D) Support
Answer: (C)
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.
Comprehension:
There are certain spheres of one’s life in which one should go by one’s own (1)______ rather than follow another’s counsel. The choice (2)______ one’s subject of study is one such sphere. (3)______ one is genuinely interested in a subject, one (4)______ never opt for it. India is already full of (5)______ pegs in round holes, who are unfit for their roles and are doing more harm than good.
Q. 82 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (1).
(A) option
(B) choice
(C) possibility
(D) alternative
Answer: (B)
Q. 83 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (2).
(A) between
(B) at
(C) among
(D) of
Answer: (D)
Q. 84 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (3).
(A) Although
(B) Since
(C) Even if
(D) Unless
Answer: (D)
Q. 85 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (4).
(A) ought
(B) would
(C) could
(D) should
Answer: (D)
Q. 86 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (5).
(A) square
(B) small
(C) circular
(D) large
Answer: (A)
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q. 87 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Putting to death painlessly to end suffering
(A) Blaspheme
(B) Altruism
(C) Genocide
(D) Euthanasia
Answer: (D)
Q. 88 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Actually
(B) Parallel
(C) Opinion
(D) Persuit
Answer: (D)
Q. 89 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
There is a ______ growth of flowers in tropical countries.
(A) pious
(B) plenty
(C) luxuriant
(D) powerful
Answer: (C)
Q. 90 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
He went to work but returned back immediately.
(A) but returned back
(B) immediately
(C) He went
(D) to work
Answer: (A)
Q. 91 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A place where plants are grown for sale
(A) Yard
(B) Garden
(C) Aviary
(D) Nursery
Answer: (D)
Q. 92 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.
He was greatly disappointed to be failed again.
(A) No improvement
(B) to failed
(C) by being failed
(D) on failing
Answer: (D)
Q. 93 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Industrious
(A) Durable
(B) Diligent
(C) Lethargic
(D) Cautious
Answer: (C)
Q. 94 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
He incurred heavy losses in business.
(A) Heavy losses was incurred in business by him.
(B) Heavy losses were incurred in business by him.
(C) Heavy losses are being incurred in business by him.
(D) Heavy losses are incurred in business by him.
Answer: (B)
Q. 95 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Affluent
(A) Prosperous
(B) Authentic
(C) Hostile
(D)Impoverished
Answer: (A)
Q. 96 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Aesthetic
(B) Affiliate
(C) Annihilate
(D) Exclaimation
Answer: (D)
Q. 97 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Accurate
(A) Erroneous
(B) Compact
(C) Precise
(D) Capable
Answer: (C)
Q. 98 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The present what I buy for you yesterday was very expensive.
(A) what I buy
(B) for you yesterday
(C) The present
(D) was very expensive
Answer: (A)
Q. 99 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Give a piece of one’s mind
(A) To rebuke someone strongly
(B) To advise someone
(C) To share one’s ideas
DTo donate something valuable
Answer: (A)
Q. 100 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
There are ______ errors in your assignment.
(A) abundant
(B) sufficient
(C) multifold
(D) numerous
Answer: (D)
