SSC CGL 9th March 2020 Shift-3
Q.1 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) DPG
(B) CIF
(C) BFF
(D) EYH
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
The first and the third letter in each cluster is First letter +3 in english alphabetical series, like
Option a = D +3 = G, i.e, DPG
Option b = C +3 = F, i.e CIF
Option c = B +3 = E, i.e BFE but instead of this we have BFF hence option c is the answer
Option d = E +3 =H, i.e EYH
Q.2 Select the letter that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
C, E, H, J, M, 0, R, ?
(A) D
(B) T
(C) S
(D) W
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
The series follows pattern as,
(C) + 2 = E
E + 3 = H
H + 2 = J
J + 3 = M
M + 2 = O
O + 3 = R
R + 2 = T
∴ The correct answer is option B.
Q.3 How many triangles are there in the given figure?
(A) 22
(B) 24
(C) 20
(D) 23
Answer: (A)
Q.4 If ‘A’ stands for ‘subtraction’, ‘B’ stands for ‘multiplication’, ‘C’ stands for ‘addition’, and D stands for ‘division’, then what is the value of the following expression?
(43 C) (29 B) (3 A) (14 (B) (5C4) (C) 11 (C) (14A3) (A) 64 (D) 8 (B) 2
(A) 83
(B) 27
(C) 110
(D) 10
Answer: (D)
Q.5 Which of the follwing Venn diagrams best represents the relationship between the following classes? Utensils, Spoons, Steel items
Answer: (B)
Q.6 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
(A) 217
(B) 203
(C) 199
(D) 195
Answer: (D)
Q.7 Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Nose
2. Forehead
3. Chin
4. Waist
5. Chest
(A) 2, 1, 3, 5, 4
(B) 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
(C) 3, 2, 4, 2, 1
(D) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
The given order can be arranged in the same way as they are placed in the human body like forehead, Nose, chin, chest and waist, so the sequence is 2, 1, 3, 5, 4
Q.8 Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
PROGRESS, QTOGRESS, QTRKRESS, ? , QTRKWKZA
(A) QTRKWKTY
(B) PRRKWKSS
(C) QTRKWKSS
(D) QTRKVMSS
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Here in every step of the series two consecutive letter of the first word is changed, like in first part, “PR” in PROGRESS is changed in a certain way like the alphabets are changed in a sequence of +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, …. etc.
So, after, “QTRKRESS”, R and E is replaced by R+5 = W and E+6 = K respectively to the missing word in the series is ‘QTRKWKSS’.
Q.9 Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Arteries : Circulatory System
(A) Nerves : Nervous System
(B) Lungs: Olfactory system
(C) Eyes : Endocrine System
(D) Kidney : Respiratory System
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
As arteries present in the circulatory system similarly, nerves present in the nervous system.
∴ The correct answer is option A.
Q.10 Select the figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Answer: (D)
Q.11 What day of the week was 5 February 2008?
(A) Thursday
(B) Monday
(C) Tuesday
(D) Wednesday
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Odd days in year 2007 = 6 + 2 = 8
( ∵ 2004 is the leap year and odd days till 2000 is 0.)
Odd days in 5 February = odd days in January + 5 = 3 + 5 = 8
Total odd days = 8 + 8 = 16
Odd days = 16 = 2 weeks + 2 odd days
So day of the week was Tuesday.
∴ The correct answer is option C.
Q.12 In certain code language, ‘FOX’ is coded as ‘108’ and ‘SOUP’ is coded as ‘148’. How will ‘UPSIDE’ be coded as in that language?
(A) 528
(B) 590
(C) 385
(D) 494
Answer: (A)
Q.13 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set. (14, 17, 961)
(A) (11, 12, 729)
(B) (12, 18, 851)
(C) (13, 19, 1024)
(D) (15, 14, 743)
Answer: (C)
Q.14 A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. Select from the given answer figures, how it will appear when unfolded.
Answer: (B)
Q.15 ‘Family’ is related to ‘Upbringing’ in the same way as ‘School’ is related to ‘_____’.
(A) Children
(B) Education
(C) Parents
(D) Curriculum
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
‘Family’ is related to ‘Upbringing’ in the same way as ‘School’ is related to ‘education’.
∴ The correct answer is option B.
Q.16 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
23 : 527 :: 19 : ?
(A) 363
(B) 402
(C) 359
(D) 325
Answer: (C)
Q.17 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) 76 : 42
(B) 44 : 16
(C) 55 : 25
(D) 28 : 56
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Except Option D, remaining all are in decreasing order.
∴ The correct answer is option D.
Q.18 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd word.
(A) Russia
(B) Africa
(C) Asia
(D) Europe
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Except option A, remaining all are Continent.
∴ The correct answer is option A.
Q.19 A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, which of the following pairs of symbols will be on opposite sides?
(A) @ and %
(B) $ and +
(C) & and %
(D) # and @
Answer: (D)
Q.20 Select the option in which the given figure X is embedded(rotation is not allowed).
Answer: (A)
Q.21 Select the correct mirror image of the given alphanumeric-cluster when a mirror is placed on the right side of the cluster.
Answer: (D)
Q.22 Pointing to the photograph of a girl Akanksha, Rajeev said, “Her daughter’s father’s wife’s mother is my wife’s daughter’s mother’s mother-in-law”. How is Rajeev related to Akanksha?
(A) Paternal uncle
(B) Brother
(C) Father
(D) Maternal uncle
Answer: (B)
Q.23 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series
45, 63, 101, 160, 241, ?
(A) 368
(B) 345
(C) 305
(D) 319
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
We can write series as,
4, 6, 10, 16, 24, ?
4 + 2 = 6
6 + 4 = 10
10 + 6 = 16
16 + 8 = 24
24 + 10 = 34
So Next number is 345.
∴ The correct answer is option B.
Q.24 In a certain code language, ‘TAPE’ is written as ‘SUZBOQDF’. How will ‘MOCK’ be written as in that language?
(A) MOPQDELM
(B) LNNPBDJL
(C) LOPQBCKL
(D) KNNPBEBL
Answer: (B)
Q.25 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(s) follow from the statements.
Statements:
1. Some bottles are glasses.
2. Some glasses are bowls.
Conclusions:
I. Some bowls are bottles.
II. Some glasses are bottles.
III. No bow!is a bottle.
(A) All conclusions I, II and III follow.
(B) Either conclusion II or III follows.
(C) Only conclusions II and III follow.
(D) Only conclusion II and either conclusion I or III follow.
Answer: (D)
General Awareness
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 The Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda is located in:
(A) Nepal
(B) Mayanmar
(C) Bhutan
(D) Sri Lanka
Answer: (B)
Q.27 Which of the following is the only correct pair as described by Chola inscriptions?
(A) Pallichchhandam – land donated to Jaina institutions
(B) Shalabhoga – land gifted to Brahmanas
(C) Vellanvagai – land of Brahmana peasant proprietors
(D) Brahmadeya – land gifted to temples
Answer: (A)
Q.28 Which of the following was NOT a type of sacrifice performed by kings in ancient India to establish their position?
(A) Vajapeya
(B) Rajasuya
(C) Ashvamedha
(D) Muvendavelan
Answer: (D)
Q.29 Which of the following monuments bears a similarity to the French war memorial, the Arc-de-Triomphe?
(A) India Gate
(B) Gateway of India
(C) Victoria Memorial
(D) Charminar
Answer: (A)
Q.30 _____ was the first host country of the FIF(A) (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup.
(A) Italy
(B) Uruguay
(C) Brazil
(D) France
Answer: (B)
Q.31 Which of the following is an inert gas most commonly found in light bulbs?
(A) Argon
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Oxygen
(D) Radon
Answer: (A)
Q.32 _____ was executed at Lahore in November 1915 for his role in the Ghadar Conspiracy in February 1915
(A) Kartar Singh Sarabha
(B) Tantia Mama
(C) Maganbhai Patel
(D) Vijay Singh Pathik
Answer: (A)
Q.33 The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB) came into effect from:
(A) 1 June 2019
(B) 1 January 2019
(C) 1 April 2019
(D) 1 April 2018
Answer: (C)
Q.34 Which of the following books is NOT authored by RK Narayan?
(A) Malgudi Days
(B) The Guide
(C) Swami and Friends
(D) The Jungle Book
Answer: (D)
Q.35 As of January 2020, _____ has the maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha.
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: (C)
Q.36 Christiaan Barnard is famous for:
(A) first publishing tables of logarithms
(B) performing the world’s first human heart transplant
(C) delivering the world’s first test-tube baby
(D) cloning the first mammal ever
Answer: (B)
Q.37 Name the state capital located 530 metres above sea level between 93 East longitude and 27 North latitude
(A) Dispur
(B) Itanagar
(C) Patna
(D) Hyderabad
Answer: (B)
Q.38 The first Wimbledon Championship was held in:
(A) 1896
(B) 1877
(C) 1884
(D) 1863
Answer: (B)
Q.39 Kandhamal Haldi, a variety of turmeric indigenous to ______, earned the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property (India) in April, 2019.
(A) Odisha
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Assam
(D) Nagaland
Answer: (A)
Q.40 In January 2020, China tested the world’s first high-speed driverless bullet train between Beijing and:
(A) Lhasa
(B) Shanghai
(C) Zhangjiakou
(D) Haikou
Answer: (C)
Q.41 The Government of India launched the _____ Initiative on 16 January 2016, with the objective of supporting entrepreneurs, building a robust start-up ecosystem and transforming India into a country of job creators instead of job seekers.
(A) Skill India
(B) Empower India
(C) Start-up India
(D) Digital India
Answer: (C)
Q.42 Snails belong to Phylum:
(A) Echinodermata
(B) Mollusca
(C) Arthropoda
(D) Chordata
Answer: (B)
Q.43 Which of the following is a beach in Goa?
(A) Marina
(B) Palolem
(C) Varkala
(D) Kudle
Answer: (B)
Q.44 Haemophobia is the fear of:
(A) darkness
(B) heights
(C) Water
(D) Blood
Answer: (D)
Q.45 The Mission Indradhanush, an initiative of Govt. of India, is associated with:
(A) immunisation
(B) highway development
(C) digitalisation
(D) cleanliness
Answer: (A)
Q.46 Crocodiles have a _____ chambered heart.
(A) two
(B) four
(C) three
(D) single
Answer: (B)
Q.47 The spice, cinnamon, is native to:
(A) Bhutan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Malaysia
Answer: (C)
Q.48 _____ was appointed Chief Justice of India with effect from 18 November 2019.
(A) Ranjan Gogoi
(B) Dipak Misra
(C) Sharad Arvind Bobde
(D) Ashok Bhushan
Answer: (C)
Q.49 ______ was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 and a knighthood in 1915.
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Rabindranath Tagore
(D) Mother Teresa
Answer: (C)
Q.50 Article _____ of the Constitution of India deals with provisions related to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
(A) 222(1)
(B) 244(1)
(C) 222(2)
(D) 244(2)
Answer: (B)
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 The value of 3(1-2sin2x) / (cos2x-sin2x) is:
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 2
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Q.52 The perimeter of a square plot is the same as that of a rectangular plot with sides 35 m and 15 m. The side of the square plot is:
(A) 25 m
(B) 20 m
(C) 100 m
(D) 50 m
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
The perimeter of a rectangular plot = 2(length + breadth) = 2(35 + 15) = 100 m
The perimeter of a square plot = perimeter of a rectangular plot
The perimeter of a square plot = 100 m
100 = 4 × side
side = 100/4 = 25 m
Q.53 The value of 515 × 485 is:
(A) 249775
(B) 250225
(C) 20825
(D) 200825
Answer: (A)
Q.54 The following table shows the number of students enrolled in different streams in a particular college.
The ratio of the number of girls studying Arts to the number of girls studying in all other streams is:
(A) 1 : 3
(B) 2 : 1
(C) 1 : 2
(D) 3 : 1
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Number of girls studying Arts = 45
Number of girls studying in all other streams = 18 + 42 + 30 = 90
The ratio of the number of girls studying Arts to the number of girls studying in all other streams = 45 : 90 = 1 : 2
Q.55 The compound interest on a certain sum at the end of two years is Rs.408. The simple interest on the same sum for the same time is Rs.400. The rate of interest per annum is:
(A) 2%
(B) 80%
(C) 40%
(D) 8%
Answer: (A)
Q.56 A car dealer purchased an old car for Rs.1,08,500 and spent some amount on its maintenance. He sold it for Rs.1,56,250, there by earning a profit of 25%. How much money did he spend on the maintenance of the car?
(A) Rs. 16,500
(B) Rs. 20,625
(C) Rs. 8,687.5
(D) Rs. 47,750
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Total cost price of old car = 1,08,500 + maintenance money
Selling price = 1,56,250
Profit = 25%
Total cost price = $$\frac{156250}{125} \times 100 = 125000
1,08,500 + maintenance money = 125000
Maintenance money = 125000 – 108500 = Rs. 16,500
Q.57 The following table gives the frequency of vowels used in the page of a book.
As per the given data, which vowels occur less than 80 times?
(A) a, e, i
(B) a, i, o, u
(C) a, o, u
(D) a, e
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Vowels occur less than 80 times = a, o, u
Q.58 Eight persons can finish a work in 20 days. After 5 days they were requested to complete the work in the next 8 days. How many more persons should join the group to fulfil the requirement?
(A) 23
(B) 15
(C) 7
(D) 12
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Total work = number of persons × time = 8 × 20 = 160
Work done in 5 days = 8 Times 5 = 40
Remaining Work = 160 – 40 = 120
According to question,
Number of man × time = 120
Number of man × 8 = 120
Number of man = 120/8 = 15
Number of persons should join the group = 15 – 8 = 7
Q.59 The following table shows the income(in rupees) for a particular month, together with their source, in respect of 5 employees (A, B, C, D and E).
For employee D, the income from overtime is what percentage of his total income?
(A) 5%
(B) 7.5%
(C) 6.25%
(D) 22.5%
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Total income of employee D = 40000
Income from overtime of employee D = 2500
Required percentage = $$\frac{2500}{40000} \times 100 = 6.25%
Q.60 Ina class, the average score of thirty students on a test is 69. Later on it was found that the score of one student was wrongly read as 88 instead of 58. The actual average score is:
(A) 58
(B) 88
(C) 69
(D) 68
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
When data read wrongly then total score of thirty students on a test = 69 × 30 = 2070
(Average = sum of all terms/number of terms)
Difference in data = 88 – 58 = 30
Actual score = 2070 – 30 = 2040
Actual average score = 2040/30 = 68
Q.61 PAQ is a tangent to circle with centre O, at a point A on it. AB is a chord such that ∠BAQ = x∘(x < 90) . C is a point on the major ∠ACB = y∘ ∠ABO = 32∘ arc AB such that . If , then the value of x + y is:
(A) 98
(B) 112
(C) 110
(D) 116
Answer: (D)
Q.62 The smallest number which may replace * in the number 1190*6 to make the number divisible by 9 is:
(A) 1
(B) 9
(C) 3
(D) 0
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
By the divisibility rule, if sum of all digits of a number is divisible by 9 the number will be divisible by 9. Number =1190*6
Sum of the digits = 1 + 1+ 9 + 0 + * + 6 = 17 + *
For the smallest number, we took the minimum value of the ‘*’.
so, value of * = 1
Sum of all digit = 17 + 1 = 18
∴ the value of * will be 1.
Q.63 The value of (26 − 13 × 2) ÷ 2 + 1 is:
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 26/3
(D) 14
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
(26 − 13 × 2) ÷ 2 + 1
= (26 − 26) ÷ 2 + 1
= 0 + 1 = 1
Q.64 The value of cos 10∘ cos 30∘ cos 50∘ cos 70∘ cos 90∘ is:
(A) 3
(B) 0
(C) 5
(D) 1
Answer: (B)
Q.65 A cell phone was marked at 20% above the cost price and a discount of 10% was given on its marked price. What is the profit percentage?
(A) 10%
(B) 8%
(C) 11%
(D) 9%
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Let the cost price be 100.
Marked price = 100 × 120/100 = 120
Discount = 10%
Selling price = 120 $$\times 90/100 = 108
Profit = 108 – 100 = 8
Profit percentage = 8/100×100 = 8%
Q.66 The value of (cosec 30∘ − tan 45∘ ) cot 60∘ tan 30∘ is:
(A) ⅓
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 1/√3
Answer: (A)
Q.67 If x + 3y + 2 = 0 then value of x3 + 27y3 + 8 − 18xy is:
(A) -2
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 0
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
x + 3y + 2 = 0
x + 3y = -2
Taking cube both sides,
(x + 3y)3 = −8
x3 + 27y3 + 3x.3y(x + 3y) = −8
x3 + 27y3 + 9xy(−2) = −8
x3 + 27y3 − 18xy = −8
x3 + 27y3 + 8 − 18xy
= 0
Q.68 As per data shown in the following table, what is the percentage of students who got less than 50 marks?
(A) 74%
(B) 48%
(C) 72%
(D) 38%
Answer: (B)
Q.69 In the triangle, If AB = AC and ∠ABC = 72∘ , then ∠BAC is:
(A) 36∘
(B) 30∘
(C) 54∘
(D) 18∘
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
By triangle properties,
When AB = AC then so,
In ABC,
Q.70 In a circle, AB is a the diameter and CD is a chord. AB and CD produced meet at a point P, outside the circle. If PD = 15.3 cm, CD = 11.9 cm and AP = 30.6 cm,then the radius of the circle is is:
(A) 8 cm
(B) 8.5 cm
(C) 9cm
(D) 7.5 cm
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
From the property,
P(A)
30.6
30.6
30.6
P(B) = 416.16/30.6 = 13.6 cm
Diameter (AB) = P(A) – P(B) = 30.6 – 13.6 = 17 cm
Radius = AB/2 = 17/2 = 8.5 cm
Q.71 From an external point P, a tangent PQ is drawn to a circle, with the centre O, touching the circle at Q. If the distance of P from the centre is 13 cm and length of the tangent PQ is 12 cm, then the radius of the circle is:
(A) 3cm
(B) 5 cm
(C) 10 cm
(D) 12.5 cm
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
OPQ is a right angle triangle because ,
By Pythagoras,
The radius of the circle is 5 cm.
Q.72 If and , then the value of is:
(A) 34
(B) 238
(C) 448
(D) 64
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
=
= 343 – 105 = 238
Q.73 If an amount of Rs.990 is divided among A, B and C in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 2, then B will get:
(A) Rs. 247.5
(B) Rs. 440
(C) Rs. 110
(D) Rs. 350
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Ratio of the A, B and C = 3 : 4 : 2
Amount = 990
Share of B = $$\frac{4}{3 + 4 + 2} \times 990 = \frac{4}{9} \times 990 = Rs.440
Q.74 The price of cooking oil increased by 25%. Find by how much percentage a family must reduce its consumption in order to maintain the same budget?
(A) 70%
(B) 80%
(C) 30%
(D) 20%
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
By the formula,
Decrements in the consumption in order to maintain the same budget =
= $$\frac{25}{100 + 25} \times 100 = \frac{25}{125} \times 100 = 20%
Q.75 The distance between two stations A and B is 575 km. A train starts from station ‘A’ at 3:00 p.m. and moves towards station ‘B’ at an average speed of 50 km/h. Another train starts from station ‘B’ at 3:30 p.m. and moves towards station ‘A’ at an average speed of 60 km/h. How far from station ‘A’ will the trains meet ?
(A) 275 km
(B) 325 km
(C) 300 km
(D) 225 km
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Distance between stations = 575 km
Speed of train A = 50 km/hr
Distance covered by train A in (30 min = 1/2 hr) = time
Trains are running in opposite direction so,
Relative speed = 50 + 60 = 110 km/hr
Distance covered by both train = 575 – 25 = 550 km
Time taken by both trains to meet = 550/110 = 5 hr
Distance covered by train A in 5 hr = 5
Distance covered by train A from station A = distance covered by train A in 30 min + distance covered by train A in 5 = 250 + 25 = 275 km
275 km far from station ‘A’ will the trains meet.
English Comprehension
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.76 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The popular leader is remarkable for the way in which he ______ the qualities of a good politician and a world class thinker.
(A) shows
(B) portrait
(C) controls
(D) conditions
Answer: (A)
Q.77 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Humane
(A) Sympathetic
(B) Kind
(C) Living
(D) Cruel
Answer: (D)
Q.78 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
(A) building where grain is kept or stored
(A) Greenery
(B) Granary
(C) Grandstand
(D) Grate
Answer: (B)
Q.79 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.
Long after those five horses finish drinking water from the trough, an old horse appeared over the brow of the hill.
(A) had finished
(B) have finished
(C) No Improvement
(D) had been finishing
Answer: (A)
Q.80 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Relief
(A) Anger
(B) Aid
(C) Emotion
(D) Stress
Answer: (B)
Q.81 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. So, in the agrarian era, you destroy your enemy’s productive capacity by burning his crops or fields.
B. Now, in the information era, destroying the enemy’s productive capacity means destroying their information infrastructure.
C. You battle with your enemy by destroying the enemy’s productive capacity, which will be different depending upon the foundation of economy.
D. But in the industrial era, ending productive capacity meant bombing of the factories that are located in cities and main industrial areas.
(A) ACBD
(B) ACDB
(C) BDAC
(D) CADB
Answer: (D)
Instructions
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1)______ and you are served a glass of water. You take your (2)______ to decide what you should order. When a (3)______ appears, you ask him the routine question, “(4)______ do you have?” The waiter will begin to recite (5)______ day’s menus, generally with nothing new in it, but you like to hear it all over again.
Q.82 Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 1.
(A) seat
(B) stage
(C) counter
(D) plate
Answer: (A)
Q.83 Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 2.
(A) place
(B) wallet
(C) pen
(D) time
Answer: (D)
Q.84 Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 3.
(A) cleaner
(B) waiter
(C) manager
(D) friend
Answer: (B)
Q.85 Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 4.
(A) When
(B) What
(C) How
(D) Why
Answer: (B)
Q.86 Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 5.
(A) a
(B) the
(C) an
(D) this
Answer: (B)
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.87 Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
To take a back seat
(A) To become less important or to give up control over things
(B) To lecture or criticise the person who is actually in control of something
(C) To be less successful in one’s efforts
(D) To go through a short but unpleasant period of time
Answer: (A)
Q.88 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Extol
(A) Realistic
(B) Censure
(C) Exposure
(D) Boorish
Answer: (B)
Q.89 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. They were all very bright and eager to learn, and the sage was proud of them.
B. One day he realized that he had imparted sufficient knowledge to his disciples.
C. Once upon a time, a great sage had a group of obedient disciples.
D. There was only one thing that he had not taught them – a special mantra that could bring the dead back to life.
(A) DBAC
(B) ADBC
(C) CABD
(D) ACBD
Answer: (C)
Q.90 Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
To bark up the wrong tree
(A) To do something that will not get the result you want
(B) To sound or appear ferocious but not actually so
(C) To cover oneself with the outer covering of a wrong tree
(D) To make a sound like that of a dog
Answer: (A)
Q.91 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Conduct all the exams in a fair and proper manner.
(A) Let all the exams be conducted in a fair and proper manner.
(B) Let all exams should be conducted in fair and proper manner.
(C) All the exams are conducted in a fair and proper manner.
(D) The exams were all conducted in a fair and proper manner.
Answer: (A)
Q.92 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
The big ship sank and everyone abroad drowned.
(A) sank
(B) and everyone
(C) The big ship
(D) abroad drowned
Answer: (D)
Q.93 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Inclement
(A) Pleasant
(B) Dignified
(C) Wonderful
(D) Stormy
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
The word inclement means ‘(of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet’ so the synonym is stormy.
Q.94 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Working very hard and very carefully
(A) Dilatory
(B) Indulgent
(C) Diligent
(D) Indigent
Answer: (C)
Q.95 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Johnny’s mother said, “Johnny, run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.”
(A) Johnny’s mother asked him to run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French
bread and a pound of cheddar cheese
(B) Johnny’s mother pleaded with John to run down to the grocer’s and get her a loaf of
French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese
(C) Johnny commanded his mother to go down to the grocer and buy a loaf of French
bread and a pound of cheddar cheese
(D) Johnny asked his mother to run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread
and a pound of cheddar cheese.
Answer: (A)
Q.96 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Today’s graduates should ______ their skills constantly to be able to excel in their career and life.
(A) encourage
(B) upgrade
(C) dilute
(D) active
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
The most appropriate word that fits grammatically and contextually is ‘upgrade’.
Q.97 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. You must go to the book fair if you are liking it or not.
(A) if you like it
(B) although you are liking it
(C) whether you have liked
(D) whether you like it
Answer: (D)
Q.98 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. It’s raining heavily, so you should take an umbrella, but you will get wet.
(A) It’s raining heavily
(B) should take an umbrella
(C) but you will get wet
(D) so you
Answer: (C)
Q.99 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Fasineting
(B) Professional
(C) Grammatical
(D) Occurrence
Answer: (A)
Q.100 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Presence
(B) Absence
(C) Definite
(D) Labarotary
Answer: (D)
