- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 8165365
- Series
- B
SSC CGL Tier 1 Paper 1
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 200
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 4 parts: A. General Intelligence and Reasoning (25), B. General Awareness (25), C. Quantitative Aptitude (25), D. English Comprehension (25).
- Each part has its own clock. When it runs out, that part closes and the next opens.
- Each question has 4 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 2 marks. A wrong answer costs 0.5. A question left blank scores nothing.
- Fill one bubble per question on the answer sheet. Unlike a real sheet, you can clear it and change your mind.
Scripting is off, so this page is a printed paper: answer on paper, then open each question’s working.
Part AGeneral Intelligence and Reasoning
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Which group comes next? IJK, NOP, STU, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 5 letters after the last (I, N, S). Next: XYZ.
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What day of the week was 27 November 2022?
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Answer D
1 January 2001 was a Monday. From then to 27 November 2022 is 8,000 days; 8,000 ÷ 7 leaves 6, so the day is 6 on from Monday: Sunday.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 59 ÷ 11 × 3 + 20 − 5?
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Answer B
Replace the signs: 59 × 11 + 3 − 20 ÷ 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 648.
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L is the wife of G. G is the son of S. How is L related to S?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from S: G is S’s son; L is G’s wife. So L is S’s daughter-in-law.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Sana said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Sana?
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Answer C
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Sana’s aunt.
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Statements:
(1) All rivers are phones.
(2) Some cups are phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some phones are cups.
(II) Some rivers are phones.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Both conclusions follow.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 26 × 3 − 9 ÷ 11 + 11?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 26 − 3 + 9 × 11 ÷ 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 32.
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In a certain code, LADDER is written as ODGGHU. How is GRAPE written in that code?
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Answer D
From LADDER → ODGGHU: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to GRAPE: JUDSH.
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In a queue, Neha is 20th from the front and Sohan is 37th from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer D
Between positions 20 and 37 there are 37 − 20 − 1 = 16 people.
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Pooja walks 9 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 14 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 5 km east and 12 km north of the start. Distance = √(5² + 12²) = 13 km. 13 km, north-east.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 15, 31, 56, ?, 141
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Answer D
The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The missing term is 92.
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Statements:
(1) No bags are bells.
(2) All phones are bells.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No bells are bags.
(II) Some phones are bells.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a certain code, GREEN is written as PGGTI. How is CHALK written in that code?
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Answer B
From GREEN → PGGTI: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 2 forward. Applied to CHALK: MNCJE.
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Rekha walks 14 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 10 km. She turns right and walks 14 km. She turns right and walks 14 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 4 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 4²) = 4 km.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 3:20?
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Answer D
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |90 − 110| = 20°. Answer: 20°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 30°.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
1331, 343, 27 are cubes; 81 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 81.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
225, 256, 49 are perfect squares; 252 is not. The odd one is 252.
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DEF : FGH :: STU : ?
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Answer A
Each letter of DEF moves 2 forward to give FGH. Doing the same to STU gives UVW.
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Which group comes next? HIJ, KLM, NOP, ?
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Answer C
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 3 letters after the last (H, K, N). Next: QRS.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the right of the 16th letter from the left?
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Answer A
The 16th letter from the left is P (position 16). 7 places to the right: position 23, which is W.
Directions for questions 21 to 21
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Divya does not sit next to Esha. Bina sits immediately to the right of Arun. Exactly 3 people sit between Farhan and Gopal. Gopal sits at one of the two ends. Arun sits third to the left of Gopal. Exactly 3 people sit between Bina and Divya.-
Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Chetan, Farhan, Arun, Bina, Esha, Gopal. Divya.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 15, 24, 35, 48, 63, ?
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Answer A
The rule: the terms are 3², 4², 5² … minus 1. The missing term is 80.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
31, 41, 61 are prime; 93 = 3 × 31. The odd one is 93.
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7 : 344 :: 11 : ?
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Answer A
344 = 7³ + 1, the rule n³ + 1. For 11: 11³ + 1 = 1,332.
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In a certain code, STAR is written as HGZI. How is DOOR written in that code?
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Answer D
From STAR → HGZI: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to DOOR: WLLI.
Part BGeneral Awareness
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Lata Mangeshkar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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What is the currency of Poland?
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In which year was K.Kamarajar awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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In which year was Arunachal Pradesh formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Who was the Vice President of India throughout 2010?
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In which year was Ramappa Temple inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Ashapoorna Devi received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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Virat Kohli is associated with which sport?
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In which year was RESOURCESAT-2 launched?
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Manama is the capital of which country?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in Tamil Nadu?
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Consider the following pairs of states and their capitals:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?State or union territory Capital 1. Chandigarh Chennai 2. Jharkhand Ranchi 3. Sikkim Kolkata Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Chandigarh goes with Chandigarh; 2. correct; 3. wrong: Sikkim goes with Gangtok. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Which element has the symbol Ba?
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Where is the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons?
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Who was the Vice President of India throughout 1963?
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Baglihar Dam is built on which river?
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Kabul is the capital of which country?
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The Penna river flows into which?
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In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought?
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Great Living Chola Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in which state?
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Which of these was written by Umaswati?
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Which of these national parks is in Ladakh?
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Which day is observed on August 19?
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Buxa Tiger Reserve is in which state?
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Amjad Ali Khan is known for playing which instrument?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude
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A boat covers 64 km downstream in 4 hours and 20 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer B
Downstream speed = 64 ÷ 4 = 16 km/h; upstream = 20 ÷ 2 = 10 km/h. Boat = (16 + 10) ÷ 2 = 13 km/h.
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What is the value of 89² − 55²?
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Answer C
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 144 × 34 = 4,896.
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 1 : 5. After 8 years, the ratio will be 1 : 3. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer A
Ages 1x and 5x. (1x + 8) : (5x + 8) = 1 : 3 gives x = 8. Asha is 1 × 8 = 8 years.
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The diagonal of a square is 8 cm. What is its area?
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Answer A
Area of a square = diagonal² ÷ 2 = 64 ÷ 2 = 32 cm².
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If a − b = 2 and ab = 120, what is a³ − b³?
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Answer A
a³ − b³ = (a − b)³ + 3ab(a − b) = 8 + 720 = 728.
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18 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 4 : 5. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 2?
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Answer A
Milk = 8 l, water = 10 l. For 1 : 2, water must be 8 × 2/1 = 16 l. Add 16 − 10 = 6 litres.
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A scooter runs at 108 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer A
Multiply by 5/18: 108 × 5/18 = 30 m/s.
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Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 12°. How many sides does it have?
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Answer B
Exterior angles add up to 360°, so the number of sides = 360 ÷ 12 = 30.
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From a point on the ground 50 m from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of its top is 60°. How tall is the tower?
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Answer A
Height = 50 × tan 60° = 50 × √3 = 50√3 m.
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What is 120% of 1,020?
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Answer D
120% of 1,020 = 1,020 × 120/100 = 1,224.
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If A : B = 1 : 7 and B : C = 9 : 8, what is A : B : C?
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Answer C
Make B the same in both: A : B = 9 : 63 and B : C = 63 : 56. So A : B : C = 9 : 63 : 56.
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What is the range of these numbers: 48, 55, 10, 33, 52, 56, 21?
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Answer C
Largest − smallest = 56 − 10 = 46.
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₹30,000 amounts to ₹43,200 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
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Answer C
(1 + R/100)² = 43,200/30,000 = 1.44, so 1 + R/100 = 1.2 and R = 20%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 40 days and Suresh can finish it in 24 days. Working together, how long will they take?
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Answer D
In one day they do 1/40 + 1/24 = 1/15 of the work. Time = 40 × 24 ÷ (40 + 24) = 15 days.
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What is √289 + √576 − √729?
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Answer D
17 + 24 − 27 = 14.
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Two successive discounts of 50% and 10% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer A
Single discount = 50 + 10 − (50 × 10)/100 = 55%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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What is the average of 99, 40, 86, 81 and 89?
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Answer A
Sum = 395. Average = 395 ÷ 5 = 79.
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Two successive discounts of 20% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer A
Single discount = 20 + 20 − (20 × 20)/100 = 36%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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The two sides containing the right angle of a triangle are 8 cm and 15 cm. What is its area?
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Answer C
Area = ½ × 8 × 15 = 60 cm².
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The average weight of 7 people goes up by 3.5 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 49 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer D
The total rises by 7 × 3.5 = 24.5 kg, so the new person weighs 49 + 24.5 = 73.5 kg.
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If a + b = 16 and ab = 60, what is a² + b²?
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Answer A
a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = 256 − 120 = 136.
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The simple interest on a sum for 5 years at 12% per annum is ₹1,800. What is the sum?
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Answer D
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 1,800 × 100 / (12 × 5) = ₹3,000.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 38 km/h and returns by the same road at 114 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
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Answer D
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 38 × 114 ÷ 152 = 57 km/h. The plain average, 76, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 27 minutes and 54 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
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Answer D
Together per minute: 1/27 + 1/54 = 1/18. Time = 27 × 54 ÷ 81 = 18 minutes.
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What is the smallest number which, when divided by 20, 4 or 12, leaves a remainder of 1 in each case?
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Answer B
LCM of 20, 4, 12 = 60. Add the remainder: 60 + 1 = 61.
Part DEnglish Comprehension
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FollowerAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
remession is wrong; it is spelt remission. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DisruptionAnswer and working
Answer A
Disruption (noun) and Interruption share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
unavaileble is wrong; it is spelt unavailable. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FrightfulAnswer and working
Answer B
Frightful (adjective) and Horrible share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AffiliateAnswer and working
Answer B
Affiliate (verb) and Associate share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OutpatientAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
InescapableAnswer and working
Answer D
Inescapable (adjective) and Unavoidable share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
contemporrary is wrong; it is spelt contemporary. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
EncloseAnswer and working
Answer C
Enclose (verb) and Envelop share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structuresAnswer and working
Answer C
Surveyor: an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is vocabulary.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
EstablishAnswer and working
Answer D
Establish (verb) and Found share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is naturally.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AncestorAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of ancestor is Descendant. Ascendent is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
WontAnswer and working
Answer C
Wont (noun) and Habit share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is mercilessly.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BiasAnswer and working
Answer D
Bias (noun) and Prejudice share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on almsAnswer and working
Answer B
Friar: a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who is voluntarily absent from home or countryAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not trueAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
The wife or widow of a marquisAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SunsetAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is refinery.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UploadAnswer and working