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SSC CGL (Ti er -I ) M ODEL TEST - 53

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND REASONING
1. In a certain code language, ‘JERSEY’ is coded as 34441816444 and ‘GROWTH’ is
coded as 40182481438. How will ‘MEMBER’ be coded in that language?
1) 282844504418 2) 284428504418 3) 5044182844 4) 442828504418

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2. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question
mark(?) in the following series.
57, 71, 87, 105, 125, 147, ?
1) 175 2) 171 3) 181 4) 151
3.
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Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner
and one is [Link] the letter-cluster that is different
1) SPK 2) KHC 3) YVQ 4) IFW
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Which two numbers (Not Digits) need to be interchanged to make the following
equation correct?
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17 + 119 ÷ 9 × 6 -13 =38
1) 17 and 13 2) 9 and 6 3) 17 and 9 4) 13 and 6
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5. Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark(?) in the following
series.
FKR, KOU, PSX, UWA, ?
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1) ZDA 2) XEF 3) PTX 4) ZAD
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6. Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in
the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Projection 2) Professor 3) Product 4) Pronounce 5) Provide
1) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5 2) 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 3) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4 4) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5
7. Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the
second number is related to the first number.
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38 : 1369 :: 67: ?
1) 2025 2) 4624 3) 4356 4) 4225
8. Nikhila wears five different coloured clothes, red, green, yellow, white and blue,
on five different days of a week, from Monday to Friday. She wears blue clothes
on Thursday. She does not wear white clothes on Monday. She wears green
clothes on the next day of wearing yellow [Link] does not wear green on
Tuesday. On which day does she wear red clothes?
1) Friday 2) Monday 3) Tuesday 4) Wednesday
9. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question
mark (?) in the following series.
4, 41, 10, 43, 28, 47, 82, 53, ?
1) 57 2) 244 3) 260 4) 59

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10. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second
term is related to the first term.
DISORDER : EKTQSFFT :: PROGRESS : ?
1) QTPISGTU 2) TQPISGTU 3) QTGTPISU 4) GTQTPISU
11. Introducing Tanvi to a guest, a boy, mohan said, “she is the only daughter of my
mothers’s brother-in-law”. How is Mohan related to Tanvi?
1) Father 2) Cousin 3) Uncle 4) Brother
12. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace
the *signs and balance the given equation.
14*1653*87*144*245*123

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1) +, -, ×, =, ÷ 2) ×, =, -, ÷, + 3) ×, ÷, =, +, - 4) ×, +, ÷, -, =
13. If GREY is coded as QBOI, then MOST will be coded as:
1) WYCD 2) YWDC 3) XWDC 4) VWEF
14. Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of
the given series will complete the series.
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N_ _ P _ _ R P N _ R _ N Q _ _ _ Q _ P
1) Q, R, N, Q, Q, P, R, P, N, R 2) Q, N, R, Q, P, R, N, R, P, R
3) Q, Q, R, N, Q, P, R, N, R, Q 4) R, N, Q, P, N, R, Q, P, R, Q
15.

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In a certain code language, 5224 means ‘akhil is in Agra’ , and 5267 means ‘satya
is played cricket’ . Which of the following is the code for ‘ Hari is liked soft drinks’?
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1) 45246 2) 42546 3) 45246 4) 4652
16. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the
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information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be variance with

commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows
from the statements.
Statements: I. No juice is a mango.
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II. All apples are mangoes.
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III. All bananas are apples.

Conclusions: I. All mangoes are apples. II. No Bananas is a juice.
III. No juice is an apple. IV. Some mangoes are juice.
1) Only Conclusions I, II, and IV follow.2) Only conclusions II and III follow.
3) Only conclusions I, II and III follow. 4) Only conclusions II, III and IV follow
17. The ratio of the present ages of Divya and Vaishu is 6 : 7. Yamuna is 3 years older
than Divya but 6 years younger than Vaishu. Find the present age of Vaishu.
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1) 63 2) 49 3) 56 4) 35
18. Study the given matrix carefully and select the number from among the given
options that can replace the question mark(?) in it

12 8 21
15 13 3
192 112 ?

1) 65 2) 84 3) 36 4) 58
19. Two women, A and B started their morning run from the same point. A runs 5 km
North, then turns west and runs 4 km, then turns to her right and runs 7.5 km. B
runs 8 km west then turns to her right and runs 12.5 km. Where is B with
respect to A now?
1) 6 km West 2) 4 km East 3) 4 km West 4) 8 km East

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20. In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.
1) Cauliflower 2) Potato 3) Grapes 4) Brinjal
21. Select the dices that can be formed by folding the given sheet.

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1) 2)
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22.
1) A and C

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2) A and B 3) A, B, and C 4) A, B, C and D
In the following figure, the square represents ‘lemon’, the circle represents ‘sweet’,
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the triangle represents ‘fruits’, the rectangle represents ‘sour’, and the hexagon
represents ‘oranges’. Find the number which represents lemon fruits that are
sour but NOT sweet.
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1) 18 2) 45 3) 26 4) 48
23. 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
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when unfolded?

1) 2) 3) 4)

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24. Two different positions of the same dice marked with the letters a, b, c, d, e, and
f are shown. Select the letter that will be on face opposite to the face having the
letter with ‘a’.

1) b 2) f 3) e 4) d
25. Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is

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placed at PQ as shown.

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1) 2) 3) 4)

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GENERAL AWARENESS
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26. According to the "Using Technology to Improve a Billion Livelihoods" report released
by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in October 2022, drones can enhance the
GDP growth of India by _________.
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1) USD 300 Billion 2) USD 500 Billion

3) USD 200 Billion 4) USD 100 Billion
27. Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu - Muslim Unity" for being
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the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?
1) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan 2) Fazl-ul-Haq
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3) Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri

4) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
28. Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel 'Fellside' is Victor LaValle.
2. The author of the novel 'A Head Full of Ghosts' is M.R Carey.
3. The author of the novel 'Brave New World' is Aldous Huxley.
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1) 1 and 2 2) 2 and 3 3) 1 and 3 4) 1, 2 and 3
29. Which of the following transports water from the roots of the plant to its leaves?
1) Xylem 2) Phloem
3) Both xylem and phloem 4) Cortex
30. Who among the following has won the Wimbledon men’s title 2022?
1) Andy Murray 2) Rafael Nadal
3) Roger Federer 4) Novak Djokovic
31. What is the position of the Right to Property in India?
1) Legal right available to citizens only
2) Legal right available to any person
3) Fundamental Right available to citizens only
4) Neither Fundamental Right nor legal right

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32. In terms of economics, if it is possible to make someone better-off without making

someone worse-off, then the situation is-
1) Inefficient 2) Efficient 3) Optimal 4) Pareto-superior
33. Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because_________
1) It is a reducing agent 2) It is an oxidising agent
3) It is a sterilising agent 4) It dissolves the impurities of water
34. Coulomb per second is equivalent to ______.
1) ohm 2) volt 3) ampere 4) joule
35. The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the ____________ are

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known as Duns.
1) Himadri 2) Himachal 3) Shiwaliks 4) Tibet
36. Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?
1) Red blood cells 2) White blood cells
3) Plasma 4) Nerves
37.
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With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following
statements is correct?
1) Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.

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2) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
3) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English
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here.
4) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical
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Society first here.

38. Bardiya National Park is a protected area in ___________.
1) Nepal 2) Myanmar 3) Sri Lanka 4) Pakistan
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39. Name the company that has recently (in Oct '22) partnered with Indian Railways
Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to provide a 'Travel Now Pay Later
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(TNPL)' facility on the Rail Connect mobile app.

1) ZingUpLife 2) Refyne 3) Koppr 4) CASHe
40. Why is weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth in space ships?
1) Inertia 2) Acceleration 3) Zero gravity 4) Orbital motion
41. Who was the viceroy of India when Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda
Saraswati?
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1) Lord Northbrook 2) Lord Curzon
3) Lord Lansdowne 4) Lord Dalhousie
42. "Foreign jurisdiction" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule
in the Constitution of India.
1) Union 2) State 3) Global 4) Concurrent
43. Which of the following body parts behaves like a stretched rubber sheet?
1) Tongue 2) Nostril 3) Eye lens 4) Eardrum
44. The waste management technique that involves the use of micro-organisms to
remove or neutralize pollutants from contaminated site is called-
1) Bio sensor 2) Bio magnification
3) Bio remediation 4) Bio concentration
45. Sattriya is a classical dance form of which Indian state?
1) Manipur 2) Karnataka 3) Assam 4) Kerala

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46. Which company signed a multi-year contract (in Oct’22) with Nokia (Finland) and
Ericsson (Sweden) to build one of the largest 5G networks in the world and India’s
first 5G standalone network?
1) Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd 2) Adani Data Networks
3) Bharti Airtel Ltd 4) Vodafone Idea Ltd
47. Which is the important river in Germany that flows into the black sea?
1) Science 2) Vloga 3) Danube 4) Thames
48. ________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12
years old.
1) Humayun 2) Akbar 3) Jahangir 4) Babur

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49. Where is located 'Indian Veterinary Research Institute' in India?
1) Nagpur 2) Bilaspur 3) Allahabad 4) Izatnagar
50. Name the personality who became the first non-Gandhi President of the Indian
National Congress (INC) in 24 years by winning the Congress Presidential Election
in October 2022.
1) Avinash Pandey
ha 2) Shashi Tharoor
3) Devakanta Barua 4) Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge

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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
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36  42 of 6  7          20
51. If
 9  5 2  25  =1, then find the value of x.
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 1
 18  2 of   x
 4
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 5
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52. Study the following data carefully and answer the following question.
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The table shows the number of employees who worked in different departments
(A, B, C, D, E and F) in five different companies in the year 2020.

Department 
A B C D E F
Company 
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K 450 434 657 838 284 200

L 500 533 800 645 500 654

M 345 553 245 369 785 400

N 786 476 752 666 896 536

O 844 778 365 469 700 840

What is the ratio of the total number of employees who worked in company L in
departments A, C and E to the total number of employees who worked in company
K and M in department F?
1) 2:1 2) 3:1 3) 4:5 4) 5:7

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53. The present population of a town is 16,420. If the number of men increases by
20% and the number of women increases by 10%, then the population will become
18,983. The difference between the present population of men and women in the
town is:
1) 1,500 2) 1,000 3) 2,000 4) 2,200
54. The average monthly salary of 50 employees of a Business unit is Rs.40,600. If
four officers are getting Rs.80,000 each and the average salary of 6 supervisors is
Rs.45,000, then what is the average salary (in Rs.) of the remaining employees?
1) 36,000 2) 32,000 3) 24,000 4) 28,000

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55. The interest (in Rs.) to be paid on a sum of Rs.40,000 at 10% p.a., after 2 years,
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if interest is compounded yearly, is:
1) 13,120 2) 11,304 3) 12,240 4) 11,024
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56.
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A boat can travel 7 km upstream and 10
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km downstream in 35 minutes and

3 km downstream and 1.5 km upstream in 15 minutes. How much time (in minutes)
will it take to travel 2 km downstream?
1) 24 2) 18

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57. The given Table shows the number of burgers and pizzas sold by different
shopkeepers.
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Shopkeepers Burgers Pizzas

P 1400 1600
Q 1570 1200
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R 870 700
S 460 540
T 1100 760
Find the ratio of the total number of burgers sold by all the shopkeepers to the
total number of pizzas sold by all the shopkeepers.
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1) 4:5 2) 9:8 3) 5:8 4) 7:11
58. M is a point on PQ of rectangle PQRS, the adjacent sides SP and PQ are in the
ratio 5:4 and  SMR =  PMS. If RQ =RN and RN = 8 cm, then what is the area of
triangle RSM?(in cm2)
1) 40 2) 24 3) 36 4) 56
59. The height of right circular cylinder is 21 cm and its curved surface area is 3
times the area of its base. What is the volume of cylinder? (in cm3)
1) 11,804 2) 12,936 3) 11,264 4) 14,456
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60. If 4a2+9b2+ + =10, then what is the value of a2+b2?
a 2 b2
3 5 5 7
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 4 6 9

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61. The following Table shows the imports and exports (in tonnes) of certain products
of a company over 5 years.

Years Imports Exports

2016 1300 800
2017 1400 1100
2018 1200 900

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2019 1600 1200
2020 1000 900

In which year Exports are more than 80% of the Imports?

1) 2017 2) 2018
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62. The ratio of monthly incomes of P and Q is 3:5 and that of their monthly

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expenditures is 4:9. If the income of P is equal to the expenditure of Q, then what
is the ratio of savings of P and Q?
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1) 5:6 2) 9:7 3) 11:6 4) 5:4
63. The sum of circumference of a circle and its radius is 153 cm. Find the area of
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square whose area is equal to area of circle. (in cm2)

1) 1,648 2) 1,246 3) 1,586 4) 1,386
64. If a+b+c=10 and a3+b3+c3-3abc=400, then find the value of ab+bc+ca.
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1) 10 2) 24 3) 20 4) 15
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65. How many natural numbers between 200 to 650 are divisible by 3 and 4 but not by
12?
1) 186 2) 162 3) 126 4) 156
66. If sin3  = cos(40o-2  ), then find the value of tan2 (  -5)o+sin2 (  –20)o.

3 5 7
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1) 2) 3) 4) 2
2 4 9
67. Two chords PQ and RS of a circle intersect each other at T internally. If PT = 15
cm, QT = 5 cm and TR = 3TS, then find the length of RS.
1) 10 cm 2) 15 cm 3) 14 cm 4) 20 cm

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68. If 3    –cot 2  –2=0,  <  < , then what is the value of
 cos ec  cot  sin   2
cos ec 2  sec 2 
+tan2  ?
sin 2 
1) 0 2) 9 3) 15 4) 12

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69. Study the following data carefully and answer the following question.
The Table shows the number of employees who worked in different departments
(A, B, C, D, E and F) in five different companies in the year 2020.

Department 
A B C D E F
Company 

K 450 434 657 838 284 200

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L 500 533 800 645 500 654

M 345 553 245 369 785 400

N 786 476 752 666 896 536

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O 844 778 365 469 700 840

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In company O, the percentage by which the number of employees in F is more
than that of in E is equal to the percentage by which the number of employees in
G is more than that of in F. Find the number of employees in department G.
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1) 1,008 2) 1,234 3) 987 4) 964

70. In  ABC, D and E are the points on the sides AB and AC, respectively such that
 AED =  ABC. If AD = 8 cm, DE = 4 cm, BC = 6 cm and CE = 3 cm, then what is
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the value of (AE – BD)?
1) 2.5 cm 2) 3.5 cm 3) 5 cm 4) 6 cm
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71. What price (in Rs.) should Renuka mark up a dressing table which costs Rs.1,720
so as to earn a profit of 20% after allowing a discount of 14% on the marked price?
1) 2,800 2) 2,400 3) 3,600 4) 1,800
72. A seller sold two items. The selling price of the first item is equal to the cost price
of the second item. He sold the first item at a profit of 25% and the second item at
a loss of 12.5%. What is his overall profit/loss percent?
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1 2 3 1
1) 4 % loss 2) 6 % profit 3) 8 % loss 4) 4 % profit
3 3 5 6
73. If x2+y2+xy=6 and x2+y2–xy=4, then find the value of x4+y4+x2y2.
1) 20 2) 18 3) 24 4) 36
74. Two pipes C and D can fill an empty tank in 15 hours and 24 hours, respectively.
They are opened alternately for 1 hour each, starting with pipe D. In how many
hours, will the empty tank be filled?
3 2 2 3
1) 18 2) 10 3) 15 4) 18
5 5 7 8
75. If the 8-digit number, 2A2076B7 is divisible by 99 and B>A, then what is the value
of A2+B2?
1) 55 2) 74 3) 65 4) 78

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ENGLISH COMPREHENSION
76. The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain
an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find
any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Among you and me / she is quite rude / to the boy.
1) No error 2) to the boy
3) she is quite rude 4) Among you and me
77. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment

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that contains a grammatical error.
Shall / we go / for walking / in the park?
1) Shall 2) for walking 3) we go 4) in the park
78. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
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A person who works in a shop that sells cut flowers and plants
1) Hawker 2) Vendor 3) Dealer 4) Florist
79.

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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment
that contains a grammatical error.
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I do not / like to read / these kind / of novels.
1) these kind 2) of novels 3) like to read 4) I do not
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80. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Feast one’s eyes on
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1) Arrange a delicious meal
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2) Gaze at something with pleasure

3) Notice something alarming 4) Prepare a rare delicacy
81. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1) Allotted 2) Altarnate 3) Alphabet 4) Allergic
82. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
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Livid
1) Pale 2) Clear 3) Closed 4) Furious
83. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cold comfort
1) Very little satisfaction 2) Very soothing
3) Enjoyment in the hills 4) Unbearable weather
84. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In
case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.
You are so far the bright student in the class.
1) so far most bright 2) by far the brightest
3) No improvement 4) by so far the brighter

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85. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In
case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.
We had to undergo a great many difficulties.
1) great many difficulties 2) No improvement
3) a great many difficulty 4) much great difficulties
86. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Tall promises were being made by each promoter.
1) Each promoter has been making tall promises.

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2) Each promoter made tall promises.
3) Each promoter was making tall promises.
4) Each promoter has made tall promises.
87.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Can you arrange for the consignment________delivered on Monday?
1) is 2) for being 3) to be 4) being
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
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Proclaim
1) Announce 2) Evince 3) Exhibit 4) Conceal
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89. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
Policy of racial discrimination
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1) Commonwealth 2) Diplomacy 3) Non-alignment 4) Apartheid
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90. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.
A. Expert mechanics labored over the plane for three hours.
B. A small nut had fallen into a channel which prevented the gear from moving.
C. A huge plane was forced to crash land when its landing gear got stuck.
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D. They were amazed when they discovered what had caused the mechanical
failure.
1) BADC 2) CADB 3) ACBD 4) DBAC
91. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Refined
1) Genteel 2) Precise 3) Crude 4) Miserly
92. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Amusement
1) Pleasure 2) Gloom 3) Despair 4) Boredom

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93. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an
error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t
find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Vivek should be excited / on the promotion / he’s got.
1) he’s got 2) No error
3) on the promotion 4) Vivek should be excited
94. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said to me, “Do you own this beautiful car?”

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1) He asked to me if you own that beautiful car.
2) He asked me did I own that beautiful car.
3) He asked me if I owned that beautiful car.

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4) He asked me that if you owned this beautiful car.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
She is looking after the old ladies with great affection.

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1) The old ladies were looked after with great affection.
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2) The old ladies are being looked after with great affection.
3) The old ladies are looked after with great affection.
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4) She is looked after with great affection by the old ladies.

Direction (96-100): In the following passage, some words have been deleted.
Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each
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blank.
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Dance as an artistic form of (96)_______is extremely old. Evidence of dance as a

(97)_______form is available in ancient literary texts, painting and sculpture.
(98)_______ of the dance forms trace their roots to the (99)______of movement
codified in the Natya Shastra (100)_______ by Bharat Muni.
96. 1) expression 2) impression 3) succession 4) suggestion
97. 1) creation 2) created 3) creative 4) creating
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98. 1) Many 2) More 3) Any 4) Much
99. 1) capacity 2) procedure 3) techniques 4) delivery
100. 1) disbursed 2) compiled 3) captured 4) dispersed

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14.1 15.2 16.2 17.1 18.2 19.3 20.3 21.1 22.2 23.2 24.2 25.1 26.4
27.4 28.1 29.1 30.4 31.2 32.4 33.2 34.3 35.3 36.1 37.3 38.1 39.4
40.3 41.1 42.1 43.4 44.3 45.3 46.1 47.3 48.4 49.4 50.4 51.3 52.2
53.3 54.1 55.2 56.4 57.2 58.1 59.2 60.3 61.4 62.1 63.4 64.3 65.1
66.2 67.4 68.2 69.1 70.2 71.2 72.4 73.3 74.1 75.2 76.4 77.2 78.4
79.1 80.2 81.2 82.4 83.1 84.2 85.2 86.3 87.3 88.4 89.4 90.2 91.3
92.1 93.3 94.3 95.2 96.1 97.3 98.1 99.3 100.2

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