SSC CHSL 13th October 2020 Shift-1
English Language (Basic Knowledge)
Q.1 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
MALIGNANT
(A) Benign
(B) Hesitant
(C) Indignant
(D) Fatal
Answer: (A)
Q.2 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
Some people think that the credit card culture encourages people to shop compulsively and merely ______ debts.
(A) accumulate
(B) stimulate
(C) formulate
(D) simulate
Answer: (A)
Q.3 In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
A Royal Bengal tigress and her three cubs was poison and their carcasses left to rot in the Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa.
(A) A Royal Bengal tigress
(B) and her three cubs was poison
(C) in the Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa
(D) and their carcasses left to rot
Answer: (B)
Q.4 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
This winter ______ weather conditions have led people to remain indoors.
(A) traverse
(B) inverse
(C) adverse
(D) averse
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:
One complaint parents and teachers have about children these days is that they are simply not interested in (1)______. In his weekly column ‘Down in Jungle land’ Ranjit Lal, an (2)______
offers some useful suggestions. Keeping a dog or cat as a pet (3)______ to be made mandatory. Regular visits to national parks and (4)______ are another way to get children hooked. Treks in wilderness areas are even (5)______ as children can then engage with all kinds of life-forms on their turf.
Q.5 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 1.
(A) unnaturalness
(B) naturalist
(C) nature
(D) natural
Answer: (C)
Q.6 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 2.
(A) environmentalist
(B) environs
(C) environment
(D) environmental
Answer: (A)
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 3.
(A) can
(B) will
(C) must
(D) needs
Answer: (D)
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 4.
(A) sanctorum
(B) sanctuary
(C) sanctuaries
(D) sanctity
Answer: (C)
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5.
(A) worse
(B) better
(C) good
(D) best
Answer: (B)
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.10 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ENRAGE
(A) Infuriate
(B) Moderate
(C) Placate
(D) Alleviate
Answer: (A)
Q.11 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Rains lashed Delhi and brought the temperature down by a few degrees.
(A) Delhi was being lashed by rain and the temperature was being brought down by a few degrees.
(B) Delhi had been lashed by rain and the temperature had been brought down by a few degrees.
(C) Delhi is being lashed by rain and the temperature was brought down by a few degrees.
(D) Delhi was lashed by rains and the temperature was brought down by a few degrees.
Answer: (D)
Q.12 In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Scientist have recently announced that a more effective antidote for snakebite venom has been made.
(A) recently announced
(B) that a more effective antidote
(C) for snakebite venom has been made
(D) Scientist have
Answer: (D)
Q.13 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
OPULENT
(A) Distant
(B) Shabby
(C) Virulent
(D) Luxurious
Answer: (D)
Q.14 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Decieve
(B) Fattening
(C) Business
(D) Dessert
Answer: (A)
Q.15 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Ravi asked, “Ritu, how many sets of class 12 practice papers have you finished?”
(A) Ravi asked Ritu how many sets of class 12 practice papers she had finished.
(B) Ravi asked Ritu how many sets of class 12 practice papers she has been finishing.
(C) Ravi asked Ritu how many sets of class 12 practice papers was she finishing.
(D) Ravi asked Ritu how many sets of class 12 practice papers had she been finishing. Answer: (A)
Q.16 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Very careful and precise
(A) Tremulous
(B) Meticulous
(C) Garrulous
(D) Tumultuous
Answer: (B)
Q.17 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 Arabian Sea region is very important for India as several major ports are locating there.
(A) No improvement
(B) have been locating
(C) was locating
(D) are located
Answer: (D)
Q.18 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
DIVERSE
(A) Identical
(B) Practical
(C) Farcical
(D) Parallel
Answer: (A)
Q.19 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. For example, our project files were kept pending for a few years.
B. However, such hindrances did not stop us from tirelessly working towards the establishment of 450 clinics.
C. We initially constructed over 150 clinics.
D. But very soon many roadblocks were put in our path of expansion.
(A) ABDC
(B) CDAB
(C) CBDA
(D) DCAB
Answer: (B)
Q.20 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Accomodate
(B) Acceptable
(C) Beginning
(D) Quizzes
Answer: (A)
Q.21 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Bite off more than one can chew
(A) To take on more than one can deal with
(B) To cheat someone and get away
(C) To eat quickly and run away
(D) To taste something while cooking
Answer: (A)
Q.22 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A natural skill at doing something
(A) Knack
(B) Quack
(C) Snack
(D) Stack
Answer: (A)
Q.23 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Some returned in the 80’s but they were not allowed to reclaim or buy land.
B. In the 70’s many Vietnamese living in Cambodia faced deportation after a change in government.
C. Their only solution was to live in wooden homes floating on the lake.
D. Even today they can be found living on the lake surviving on fishing and tourism.
(A) ABDC
(B) DACB
(C) CBDA
(D) BACD
Answer: (D)
Q.24 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’.
Sele, is a near extinct language, spoken for just five villages in Nepal, which lie close to Tibet.
(A) spoken of
(B) No improvement
(C) spoken in
(D) spoken out
Answer: (C)
Q.25 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom
Like talking to a brick wall
(A) Fascinated
(B) Inattentive
(C) Frightened
(D) Curious
Answer: (B)
General Intelligence
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 Select the correct mirror image of the given number-cluster when a mirror is placed on the right side of the cluster.
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
When a mirror is placed on the right side of the figure,
The facing of the figure to the left and right direction changes to opposite direction in mirror image(right facing changes to left and vice versa).
∴ The mirror image of the given figure is
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.27 Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
1. Mankind
2. Manner
3. Manuscript
4. Management
5. Making
(A) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
(B) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3
(C) 5, 4, 1, 2, 3
(D) 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
First 2 letters of all the words are same so verifying the third letter.
The third letter of Making is ‘k’ which comes before ‘n’ in alphabetical order. So Making is placed first in order.
The remaining four words are arranged according to the order of their 4th letter in the alphabetical order. So Management is placed second, Mankind is placed third, Manner is placed fourth and Manuscript is placed fifth.
∴ The order of the words as per English dictionary is 5, 4, 1, 2, 3
Hence, the correct answer is Option (C)
Q.28 How many triangles are there in the given figure?
(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 12
(D) 11
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
The different triangles in the given figure is HRM, HRN, HMN, HSL, HSO, HLO, HTK, HTP, HKP, HUJ, HVI, HVQ, HIQ ∴
Number of triangles in the given figure is 13
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.29 Select the option in which the numbersare related in the same way as are the numbersin the givenset. (15, 49, 201)
(A) (24, 76, 307)
(B) (17, 55, 220)
(C) (29, 91, 369)
(D) (18, 58, 290)
Answer: (C)
Q.30 In a certain code language, ‘SECTION’ is written as ‘PHZQLRK’. How will ‘HOSTELS’ be written as in that language?
(A) ERPQHIP
(B) EQPSHIP
(C) FSPQHIQ
(D) ERPRGIP
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Given, ‘SECTION’ is written as ‘PHZQLRK’
S = P
E = H
C = Z
T = Q
I = L
O = R
N = K
The logic here P is the code for S and S is the code for P in the code language. Every letter is assigned a different letter as shown above. ∴ HOSTELS is written as ERPQHIP
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.31 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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements:
1. Some computers are phones.
2. All phones are televisions.
Conclusions:
I. Some phones are computers.
II. Some televisions are computers.
III.No television is a computer.
(A) Only conclusions I and III follow.
(B) Only conclusions I and II follow.
(C) Only conclusions III follow.
(D) Either conclusion II or III follows.
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
The basic diagram for the given statements is
I. Some phones are computers
From the basic diagram, Some phones are computers. Hence conclusion I follows.
II. Some televisions are computers
From the basic diagram, Some televisions are computers. Hence conclusion II follows.
III.No television is a computer
Since some televisions are computers conclusion III do not follow.
∴ Only conclusions I and II follow the given statements
Hence, the correct answer is Option (B)
Q.32 A × B means ‘A is the wife of B’; A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’.
Which of the following expression means ‘R’ is the paternal grandfather of ‘S’?
(A) J × S ÷ R × U
(B) R ÷ J ÷ S × U
(C) S × U × R ÷ J
(D) S ÷ U × J ÷ R
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
By Trial and error method,
Option (A)
The family tree is
Option (B)
The family tree is
Here R is the paternal grandfather of S
Hence, the correct answer is Option (B)
Q.33 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one.
(A) Depression
(B) Dengue
(C) Typhoid
(D) Malaria
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Dengue, Typhoid, Malaria are different diseases
Depression is a feeling
∴ Depression is the odd one among the given words
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.34 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 88, 95, 106, 119, 136, 155, 178, ?
(A) 217
(B) 197
(C) 207
(D) 249
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
88 + 7 = 95
95 + 11 = 106
106 + 13 = 119
119 + 17 = 136
136 + 19 = 155
155 + 23 = 178
The next number in the series is obtained by adding consecutive prime numbers to the previous number Similarly the next number is
178 + 29 = 207
Hence, the correct answer is Option (C)
Q.35 Select the option figure that is embedded in the given figure X. (Rotation is not allowed)
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
The figure 2 is embedded in the given figure X as shown below
Hence, the correct answer is Option (B)
Q.36 Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter cluster.
LZ : OA :: UR : ?
(A) FI
(B) H(B)
(C) FS
(D) GK
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
LZ : OA
L opposite is O
Z opposite is A
Similarly,
U opposite is F
R opposite is I
∴ UR is related to FI in the same way LZ is related to OA
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.37 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) AFK
(B) BGL
(C) PUZ
(D) NSW
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
In the letter-clusters AFK, BGL, PUZ the number of letters between the consecutive letters is 4. In NSW, number of letters between S and W is 3.
∴ NSW is the odd one among the given letter-clusters
Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)
Q.38 Which of the following options best represents the given Venn diagram?
(A) Mothers, Sisters, Daughters
(B) Mothers, Females, Aunts
(C) Accountants, Literates, Human beings
(D) Fathers, Nurses, Males
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
In Option B, all mothers and aunts are females which do not represent the given diagram. In Option C, all accountants and literates are human beings which do not represent the given diagram. In Option D, all fathers are males which do not represent the given diagram.
In Option A, Mothers can be Sisters, Sisters can be Daughters, Daughters can be Mothers. ∴
Mothers, Sisters and Daughters best represents the given Venn Diagram.
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.39 If the following interchanges are made in signs and numbers, which equation would be correct? Interchanges:
Signs: ÷ and —
Numbers: 15 and 5
(A) 4 × 30 − 15 ÷ 5 + 12 = 21
(B) 12 × 30 − 15 ÷ 5 + 4 = 37
(C) 4 × 30 − 15 ÷ 5 + 12 = 27
(D) 4 × 30 − 5 ÷ 15 + 14 = 21
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Given,
Signs ÷ and — are interchanged
Numbers 15 and 5 are interchanged
By Trial and Error method,
Option (A)
4 × 30 ÷ 5 − 15 + 12 = 21
4 × 6 − 15 + 12 = 21
24 − 15 + 12 = 21
21 = 21
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.40 In a certain code language, ‘TENDER’ is coded as ‘185414520’. How will ‘REQUESTED’ be coded as in that language?
(A) 45221942116518
(B) 45203952017558
(C) 65101852117516
(D) 45201952117518
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Given, ‘TENDER’ is coded as ‘185414520’
TENDER ⟶ 18 5 4 14 5 20
T = 20
E = 5
N = 14
(D) = 4
E = 5
R = 18
The code here is in reverse order of the value of the words.
R = 18
E = 5
Q = 17
U = 21
E = 5
S = 19
T = 20
E = 5
D = 4
Similarly, ‘REQUESTED’ is coded as 45201952117518.
Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)
Q.41 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) 7 : 343
(B) 12 : 1757
(C) 11 : 1331
(D) 3 : 27
Answer: (B)
Q.42 A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, which number would be on the face opposite to the one showing ‘5′?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 2
(D) 1
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
When the sheet is folded to form a cube with base 2,
2 will be opposite to 3
5 will be opposite to 1
4 will be opposite to 6
∴ 1 will be on the face opposite to the one showing 5
Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)
Q.43 Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
EQM, GRL, ISK, KTJ, ?
(A) MUI
(B) NUS
(C) MVR
(D) MTJ
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
The logic here is
E + 2 = G
Q + 1 = R
M – 1 = L
Similarly, next letter clusters are obtained using the same logic
K + 2 = M
T + 1 = U
J – 1 = I
∴ The fifth letter cluster is MUI
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.44 An amount of ₹504 is to be divided among three persons A, B and C in the ratio of 7 : 8 : 9, respectively. How much amount will B and C receive in total?
(A) ₹268
(B) ₹419
(C) ₹317
(D) ₹357
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Given, Total amount = ₹504
Ratio of amounts of A,B,C = 7 : 8 : 9
Let the amounts of A,B,C = 7a, 8a, 9a
⇒ 7a + 8a + 9a = 504
⇒ 24a = 504
⇒ a = 21
∴ Total amount of B and C = 8a + 9a = 17a = 17 × 21 = ₹357
Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)
Q.45 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 88 : 308 :: 126 : ?
(A) 456
(B) 450
(C) 379
(D) 441
Answer: (D)
Q.46 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set. (15, 556, 331)
(A) (9, 159, 78)
(B) (12, 228, 74)
(C) (17, 495, 104)
(D) (4, 331, 305)
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
The logic here is
556 − 331 = 225 = 152⟶ second number − third number = first number2
Similarly,
159 − 78 = 81 = 92⟶ second number − third number = first number2
∴ (9, 159, 78) are related in the same way as (15, 556, 331) are related.
Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)
Q.47 ‘Human-beings’ is related to ‘Mammals’ in the same way as ‘Snake’ is related to …………
(A) Mammals
(B) Non-chordates
(C) Reptile
(D) Amphibian
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Mammals give live birth and produce milk for their young ones while reptiles lay eggs. Human beings belong to Mammals whereas Snakes belong to Reptiles.
∴ Snake is related to Reptiles in the same way Human-beings is related to Mammals Hence, the correct answer is Option (C)
Q.48 Select the option figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Answer: (C)
Q.49 Select the option that depicts how the given transparent sheet of paper would appear if it is folded at the dotted line.
Answer: (C)
Q.50 Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words. Weight : Kilogram
(A) Distance : Hertz
(B) Resistance : Ohm
(C) Time : Clock
(D) Height : Length
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Weight is measured in Kilogram whereas Resistance is measured in Ohm
∴ Resistance is related to Ohm in the same way Weight is related to Kilogram.
Hence, the correct answer is Option (B)
Quantitative Aptitude(Basic Arithmetic Skill)
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 Q.51 If A = 2(sin6 θ + cos6 θ) − 3(sin4 θ + cos4 θ)then the value of such that
(A) 90∘
(B) 180∘
(C) 45∘
(D) 135∘
Answer: (D)
Q.52 If 117 cos2 A + 129 sin2 A = 120 and 170 cos2 B + 158 sin2 B = 161, then the value of cosec2 A sec2 B is:
(A) 1
(B) 16
(C) 9
(D) 4
Answer: (B)
Q.53 A person purchases 40 items at ₹10 each. He sells a part of them at 25% profit and the remaining at 10% loss. The net profit is 4% in this transaction. The number of items he sold at a loss, is:
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 24
(D) 22
Answer: (C)
Q.54 A cylindrical vessel with radius 6 cm and height 5 cm is to be made by melting a number of spherical metal balls of diameter 2 cm. The minimum number of balls needed is:
(A) 125
(B) 105
(C) 115
(D) 135
Answer: (D)
Q.55 A sum of ₹12,000 was taken at simple interest at some rate. After four months, ₹6,000 more was added and the total principal was charged at double the earlier rate of interest. At the end of the year,if the total interest was ₹2,800, what was the initial rate of interest?
(A) 10%
(B) 14%
(C) 16%
(D) 12%
Answer: (A)
Q.56 In the given figure, if AC, DE are parallel and ∠CAB = 38∘ , then the value of ∠ABC + 5 ∠CBD is:
(A) 196∘
(B) 218∘
(C) 178∘
(D) 158∘
Answer: (B)
Q.57 The average of 35 consecutive natural numbers is N. Dropping the first 10 numbers and including the next 10 numbers, the average is changed to M. If the value of M – N = 600, then the average of 3M and 5N is:
(A) 90
(B) 115
(C) 120
(D) 100
Answer: (B)
Q.58 If the given figure, ∠ ACB + ∠ BAC = 80∘ ; ∠ BDE = 35∘ ; ∠ BCE = 45∘ , then the marked angle ∠ CED is:
(A) 150∘
(B) 160∘
(C) 135∘
(D) 120∘
Answer: (B)
Q.59 The following graph gives the performance of five students A, B, C, D, E in Math, Physics and Chemistry.
Based on the given information – considering that a performance is based on the difficulty level of the paper, which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Math is easier for B than for E and A
(B) Physics is easier for C than for B and E
(C) For D, all subjects are of the same difficulty
(D) For C, Math is the most difficult and Chemistry is the easiest
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
From the graph,
Score of E in maths is greater than score of B in maths, hence option A is incorrect
Score of D in all subjects are different so the difficulty level is different for all subjects for D, hence option C is incorrect Score of C in maths is the least so maths is the difficult subject for C and score in physics is the highest so physics is the easiest subject for C, hence option D is incorrect
Score of C in physics is greater than score of B and E in physics, hence option B is correct
Q.60 A man purchased a car for ₹12 lakhs and was insured for 80% of the cost. He sold the car at a 15% loss, but had not yet delivered it to the buyer when he met with an accident. After the accident, the car was damaged a lot and the insurance company paid 90% of the insured amount. The net difference in the two transactions is:
(A) ₹1.56 lakhs
(B) ₹1.38 lakhs
(C) ₹88 lakhs
(D) ₹92 lakhs
Answer: (A)
Q.61 The value of (a2/3 + 2a1/2 + 3a1/3 + 2a1/6+1) (a1/3-2a1/6+1) – a1/2( a 1/2 – 2 ), when a = 7, is:
(A) 0
(B) 7
(C) 1
(D) √3
Answer: (C)
Q.62 If, 2x+y−2z = 88z−5−y; 54y−6z = 25y+z; 34x−3z = 9x+z then the value of 2x + 3y + 5z is:
(A) 44
(B) 28
(C) 56
(D) 32
Answer: (A)
Q.63 In the following figure ∠ABC = 95∘∠FED = 115∘ , if angles (not to scale). Then the ∠APC is equal to:
(A) 135∘
(B) 150∘
(C) 120∘
(D) 155∘
Answer: (B)
Q.64 If , then the value of 8A is:
(A) 132
(B) 213
(C) 231
(D) 321
Answer: (C)
Q.65 The following graph shows the expenditure on education sector by Indian government for the years-2014-15 to 2019-20
If the government plans to increase the expenditure by 30% on the average of the expenditures in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, then the approximate amount(in billions of rupees) to be spent in 2020-21 is:
(A) ₹1,129.5
(B) ₹1,033.5
(C) ₹1,087.3
(D) ₹1,162.6
Answer: (B)
Q.66 5 men and 8 women can complete a task in 34 days, whereas 4 men and 18 women can complete the same task in 28 days. In how many days can the same task be completed by 3 men and 5 women?
(A) 56
(B) 72
(C) 64
(D) 36
Answer: (A)
Q.67 If 2145 : x :: 3003 : 42, then the value of y so that x : 2508 :: y : 11704, is:
(A) 156
(B) 96
(C) 212
(D) 140
Answer: (D)
Q.68 The value of (9 – 1/4√5)2 + (9 + 1/4√5)2 is:
(A) 322
(B) 424
(C) 246
(D) 286
Answer: (A)
Q.69 The value of [(√3+2sinP) / (1-2cosP)]3 +[(1+2cosP) / (√3-2sinP)]3 is:
(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) 2 sin P cos P
(D) sin P cos P
Answer: (B)
Q.70 In the given figure, AD is bisector of ∠CAB and BD is bisector of angle ∠CBF. If the angle at C is 340, the angle ∠ADB is:
(A) 32∘
(B) 17∘
(C) 34∘
(D) 16∘
Answer: (B)
Q.71 A sells an item at 20% profit to B, B sells the same at 10% profit to C and receives ₹1,32,000.0. Had C purchased the same item from A, he would have spent 5% less than what he spent with B. What profit would A have made then?
(A) ₹25,400
(B) ₹25,540
(C) ₹24,540
(D) ₹24,450
Answer: (A)
Q.72 The following graph shows the production of paddy in the agricultural land available the 6 places S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 (area in hundreds of hectares and production in thousands of tonnes)
Based on the information, the production ratio (production to land) is highest and lowest, respectively, in:
(A) S5, S3
(B) S3, S6
(C) S2, S1
(D) S2, S4
Answer: (D)
Q.73 The percentage of customers of two network operators P and Q across the cities A, B, C, D, E is shown in the given pie charts.
Based on the information in the pie charts. if the customers of operator P are 3.6 lakhs. and the customers of operator Q are 4.2 lakhs, then in the city C, the positive difference between the customers of the operators is:
(A) 44,500
(B) 42,600
(C) 52,000
(D) 48,000
Answer: (B)
Q.74 Which of the following numbers is divisible by 6?
(A) 23,408
(B) 1,00,246
(C) 43,923
(D) 3,49,722
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
If a number is divisible by 6 then the number is divisible by 2 and 3
Sum of the digits of the 23,408 is 17 which is not divisible by 3 so the number is not divisible by 3, hence the number is not divisible by 6
Sum of the digits of the 1,00,246 is 13 which is not divisible by 3 so the number is not divisible by 3, hence the number is not divisible by 6
The units digit of 43,923 is not divisible by 2 so the number is not divisible by 2, hence the number is not divisible by 6
The units digit of 3,49,722 is divisible by 2 so the number is divisible by 2, the sum of the digits of the number is 27 which is divisible by 3 so the number is divisible by 3, hence the number is divisible by 6
Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)
Q.75 The distance between two railway stations is 1176 km. To cover this distance, an express train takes 5 hours less than a passenger train while the average speed of the passenger train is 70 km/h less than that of the express train. The time taken by the passenger train to complete the travel is:
(A) 12 hours
(B) 23 hours
(C) 17 hours
(D) 18 hours
Answer: (A)
General Awareness
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.76 Which of the following state’s legislative assembly adopted a redesigned logo consisting of the National Emblem and the State flower – the Foxtail Orchid (Rhynchostylis Retusa) on 9 January 2020?
(A) Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
(B) Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
(C) Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
(D) Kerala Legislative Assembly
Answer: (C)
Q.77 Which river originates from Tibet and enters India through Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Chambal River
(B) Godavari River
(C) Kaveri River
(D) Brahmaputra River
Answer: (D)
Q.78 Who won the ‘Most Valuable Player of the Series’ award in IPL 2019?
(A) David Warner
(B) KL Rahul
(C) Andre Russell
(D) Shubman Gill
Answer: (C)
Q.79 The novel ‘Quichotte’ was shortlisted for the ‘2019 Booker Prize’. Who is the author of this book?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Salman Rushdie
(C) Amitav Ghosh
(D) Arundhati Roy
Answer: (B)
Q.80 How many districts of Uttar Pradesh started the second phase of Mission Indradhanush 2.0 at the block level on 7 January 2020?
(A) 25
(B) 35
(C) 30
(D) 40
Answer: (B)
Q.81 In which battle did Ahmad Shah Abdali defeat the Marathas?
(A) Third battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Khanwa
(D) First battle of Tarain
Answer: (A)
Q.82 Which law states that the volume of an ideal gas at constant pressure is directly proportional to the absolute temperature?
(A) Joule’s law
(B) Charles’s law
(C) Avogadro’s law
(D) Boyle’s law
Answer: (B)
Q.83 What is the full form of PROM?
(A) Programmable read-only memory
(B) Program read-output memory
(C) Program read-only memory
(D) Primary read-only memory
Answer: (A)
Q.84 On August 2019, Rambir Singh Khokhar won the ‘Dronacharya award’ in the lifetime category for his contribution in ______.
(A) Kabaddi
(B) Hockey
(C) Football
(D) Boxing
Answer: (A)
Q.85 Who threw a bomb in the central legislative assembly along with Bhagat Singh to protest against the Public Safety Bill in 1929?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(C) Rajguru
(D) Batukeshwar Dutt
Answer: (D)
Q.86 ‘Mayurbhanj Chhau’ is a folk dance form of which state?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Karnataka
(C) Odisha
(D) Rajasthan
Answer: (C)
Q.87 With reference to metals and their ores, which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?
(A) Aluminium (Al) – Cryolite
(B) Mercury (Hg) – Greenockite
(C) Cobalt (Co) – Smelite
(D) Gold (Au) – Calaverite
Answer: (B)
Q.88 Who was the first Asian player to win the Junior Wimbledon’s Boys singles title?
(A) Vijay Amritraj
(B) Sumit Nagal
(C) Mahesh Bhupathi
(D) Ramanathan Krishnan
Answer: (D)
Q.89 Which of the following eye disorders is known as ‘lazy eye’?
(A) Hypermetropia
(B) Myopia
(C) Presbyopia
(D) Amblyopia
Answer: (D)
Q.90 Which company was ranked as the largest profit making PSU in India for the fiscal year 2018-2019?
(A) Power Finance Corporation
(B) Indian Oil
(C) Power Grid Corporation
(D) Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
Answer: (D)
Q.91 Who is known as the ‘Father of Public Sector Undertakings’ in India?
(A) Ashok Desai
(B) V Krishnamurthy
(C) Sashi Sivramkrishna
(D) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Answer: (B)
Q.92 The December 1929 session of Congress, in which the resolution for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ was passed, was presided over by:
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) CR Das
(C) Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: (A)
Q.93 Who described the preamble of Indian Constitution as the ‘Political horoscope of the Indian Constitution’?
(A) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
(B) N(A) Palkhiwala
(C) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
(D) Thakurdas Bhargav
Answer: (A)
Q.94 Which Indian social activist and politician led the Self-Respect Movement or Dravidian Movement against Brahminism?
(A) C Rajagopalachari
(B) C Annadurai
(C) P Theagaraya Chetty
(D) Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy
Answer: (D)
Q.95 Garo-Khasi range is located in which Indian state?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Mizoram
(C) Odisha
(D) Sikkim
Answer: (A)
Q.96 Which is the tallest waterfall of India with a height of 1,493 ft?
(A) Thalaiyar Falls, Tamil Nadu
(B) Meenmutty Falls, Kerala
(C) Barkana Falls, Karnataka
(D) Kunchikal Falls, Karnataka
Answer: (D)
Q.97 On 30 October 2019, CBSE and NCERT, New Delhi developed an Aptitude Test for Senior School Students. What is the name of that test?
(A) Udaan
(B) Lakshya
(C) Akanksha
(D) Tamanna
Answer: (D)
Q.98 In which year did UNESCO include Yoga in its Intangible Cultural Heritage list?
(A) 2014
(B) 2015
(C) 2016
(D) 2018
Answer: (C)
Q.99 Who is the only Indian to have won the United Nations Award in the field of human rights?
(A) Ela Bhatt
(B) Baba Amte
(C) Verghese Kurien
(D) Kanshi Ram
Answer: (B)
Q.100 Which sanctuary is famous for endangered Estuarine Crocodiles conservation in India?
(A) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha
(B) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
(D) Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
Answer: (A)
