- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 9959845
- Series
- B
SSC CGL Tier 1 Paper 10
- 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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9 : 91 :: 10 : ?
Answer and working
Answer D
91 = 9² + 9 + 1, the rule n² + n + 1. For 10: 10² + 10 + 1 = 111.
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In a row of 49 students, Lata is 41st from the left. What is Lata’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 49 − 41 + 1 = 9th.
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KMO : LNP :: PRT : ?
Answer and working
Answer A
Each letter of KMO moves 1 forward to give LNP. Doing the same to PRT gives QSU.
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In a certain code, SUGAR is written as 71. How is SHIP written in that code?
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Answer B
SUGAR = 71 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For SHIP: 20 + 9 + 10 + 17 = 56.
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Statements:
(1) All chairs are bells.
(2) Some rings are chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No bells are rings.
(II) No rings are chairs.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: bells and rings may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: rings and chairs may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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What day of the week was 22 December 2021?
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Answer B
1 January 2001 was a Monday. From then to 22 December 2021 is 7,660 days; 7,660 ÷ 7 leaves 2, so the day is 2 on from Monday: Wednesday.
Directions for questions 7 to 7
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Arun sits somewhere to the right of Gopal. Exactly 3 people sit between Divya and Gopal. Exactly 4 people sit between Gopal and Bina. Divya sits immediately to the left of Farhan. Exactly 3 people sit between Bina and Esha.-
Who sits exactly between Divya and Chetan?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Divya, Farhan, Chetan, Esha, Gopal, Arun. Farhan.
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Kabir walks 12 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 7 km. He turns left and walks 12 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 24 km west and 7 km north of the start. Distance = √(24² + 7²) = 25 km. 25 km, north-west.
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Which group comes next? FHJ, KMO, PRT, ?
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Answer D
Inside each group the letters step by 2; each group starts 5 letters after the last (F, K, P). Next: UWY.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 23.
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In a certain code, CANDLE is written as ECPFNG. How is BREAD written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From CANDLE → ECPFNG: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to BREAD: DTGCF.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer C
In the others the second number is 3n + 1 of the first; 2 : 5 breaks it. The odd one is 2 : 5.
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Which letter comes next? F, H, J, L, N, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
Each letter moves 2 places forward in the alphabet: F → H → J → L → N → P.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 15, 19, 24, 30, 37, 45, ?
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Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. The missing term is 54.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 15 − 3 × 3 ÷ 18 + 12?
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Answer B
Replace the signs: 15 × 3 ÷ 3 + 18 − 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 21.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
1000, 27, 512 are cubes; 256 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 256.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 13 − 2 × 10 + 10 ÷ 10?
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Answer C
Replace the signs: 13 + 2 − 10 ÷ 10 × 10. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 5.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Imran said, ‘His mother is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the man related to Imran?
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Answer C
The only daughter of my mother is my sister, so the child is my sister’s. So the man is Imran’s nephew.
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In a certain code, RIBBON is written as TGDZQL. How is CARPET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From RIBBON → TGDZQL: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to CARPET: EYTNGR.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
512, 125, 1331 are cubes; 144 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 144.
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Meera walks 12 km towards the south. She turns left and walks 4 km. She turns right and walks 10 km. She turns left and walks 2 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 6 km east and 22 km south of the start, which is to the South-east.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 15th letter from the right?
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Answer B
The 15th letter from the right is L (position 12). 7 places to the left: position 5, which is E.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 9:50?
Answer and working
Answer A
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |270 − 275| = 5°. Answer: 5°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 30°.
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Statements:
(1) All stones are rivers.
(2) All rivers are roads.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No roads are stones.
(II) All stones are roads.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: roads and stones may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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H is the son of D. D is the son of B. How is H related to B?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from B: D is B’s son; H is D’s son. So H is B’s grandson.
Part BGeneral Awareness
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Where is the headquarters of the UN Trade and Development?
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In which year was Abul Kalam Azad awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Consider the following pairs of sportspersons and their sports:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Sportsperson Sport 1. Karanam Malleswari auto racing 2. Tania Sachdev weightlifting 3. Somdev Devvarman tennis Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Karanam Malleswari goes with weightlifting; 2. wrong: Tania Sachdev goes with chess; 3. correct. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Sitakant Mahapatra received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was IRNSS-1A launched?
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Who was the Prime Minister of India throughout 1949?
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Which of these was written by Paramahansa Yogananda?
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In which year was Qutb complex inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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What is the currency of Iraq?
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Which element has the symbol I?
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Guindy National Park is in which state?
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Who was the Vice President of India throughout 2011?
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Kevladev National Park, a Ramsar wetland, is in which state?
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In which year was the Battle of Khanwa fought?
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The ariary is the currency of which country?
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The Kaveri river flows into which?
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Rome is the capital of which country?
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Which of these dams is on the Manjira River?
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Imphal is the capital of which state or union territory?
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Telangana?
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Amitabh Bachchan received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Pakhui Tiger Reserve is in which state?
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International Migrants Day is observed on which date?
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In which year was Meghalaya formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Annapurna Devi is known for playing which instrument?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude
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A cone has base radius 21 cm and height 72 cm. What is its volume? (π = 22/7)
Answer and working
Answer C
Volume = ⅓πr²h = ⅓ × 22/7 × 21² × 72 = 33,264 cm³.
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What is 18% of 1,400?
Answer and working
Answer C
18% of 1,400 = 1,400 × 18/100 = 252.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 72 years. 3 years ago, the father was 2 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer C
Let the son be s. Then (72 − s − 3) = 2(s − 3), so 75 = 3s and s = 25 years.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their expenditures are in the ratio 6 : 11. If each saves ₹2,000 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
Answer and working
Answer D
Incomes 2x and 3x. (2x − 2,000) : (3x − 2,000) = 6 : 11 gives x = 2,500. P’s income = 2 × 2,500 = ₹5,000.
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What is the LCM of 112, 88 and 48?
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Answer D
112 = 2⁴ × 7; 88 = 2³ × 11; 48 = 2⁴ × 3. Each prime at its highest power: 2⁴ × 3 × 7 × 11 = 3,696.
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A number is first increased by 50% and then decreased by 25%. What is the net change?
Answer and working
Answer C
Net effect = 50 − 25 − (50 × 25)/100 = 12.5%, so 12.5% increase.
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 18 minutes and 36 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
Answer and working
Answer C
Together per minute: 1/18 + 1/36 = 1/12. Time = 18 × 36 ÷ 54 = 12 minutes.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above its cost price and allows a discount of 15%. If the article was sold for ₹2,499, what was its cost price?
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Answer C
SP = CP × 1.4 × 0.85 = CP × 1.19. So CP = 2,499 ÷ 1.19 = ₹2,100.
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What is the median of these numbers: 49, 22, 50, 25, 37, 13, 17, 57, 27?
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Answer B
In order: 13, 17, 22, 25, 27, 37, 49, 50, 57. The middle value is 27.
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What is √900 + √484 − √576?
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Answer D
30 + 22 − 24 = 28.
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Solve for x: 3x + 14 = 2x + 14
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Answer A
3x − 2x = 14 − 14, so x = 0. x = 0.
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From a point on the ground 20 m from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of its top is 30°. How tall is the tower?
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Answer C
Height = 20 × tan 30° = 20 × 1/√3 = 20/√3 m.
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A rectangular plot has a perimeter of 162 m and a length of 46 m. What is its area?
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Answer C
Length + breadth = 162 ÷ 2 = 81, so breadth = 35 m. Area = 46 × 35 = 1,610 m².
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A train 400 m long crosses a platform 340 m long in 37 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer B
It must cover its own length and the platform: 400 + 340 = 740 m in 37 s, so 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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A is twice as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 8 days. How long would A take alone?
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Answer B
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 2; together 3 units a day for 8 days = 24 units. A alone: 24 ÷ 2 = 12 days.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹21,200 for 2 years at 5% per annum?
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Answer C
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 21,200 × (5/100)² = ₹53.
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What is the mean proportional between 125 and 405?
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Answer B
Mean proportional = √(125 × 405) = √50625 = 225.
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What is the average of 16, 52, 17, 33 and 77?
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Answer A
Sum = 195. Average = 195 ÷ 5 = 39.
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% above the cost price and allows a discount of 30%. What is his profit or loss percent?
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Answer B
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 150. After 30% off: 150 × 70/100 = 105. So 5% profit.
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The average weight of 6 people goes up by 3.5 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 63 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer A
The total rises by 6 × 3.5 = 21 kg, so the new person weighs 63 + 21 = 84 kg.
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A boat covers 32 km downstream in 2 hours and 40 km upstream in 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer C
Downstream speed = 32 ÷ 2 = 16 km/h; upstream = 40 ÷ 4 = 10 km/h. Boat = (16 + 10) ÷ 2 = 13 km/h.
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What is the smallest number which, when divided by 6, 4 or 10, leaves a remainder of 3 in each case?
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Answer D
LCM of 6, 4, 10 = 60. Add the remainder: 60 + 3 = 63.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹41/kg be mixed with rice at ₹69/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹56/kg?
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Answer A
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (69 − 56) : (56 − 41) = 13 : 15 = 13 : 15.
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What is the simple interest on ₹5,000 at 12% per annum for 5 years?
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Answer B
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 5,000 × 12 × 5 / 100 = ₹3,000.
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Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 18°. How many sides does it have?
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Answer C
Exterior angles add up to 360°, so the number of sides = 360 ÷ 18 = 20.
Part DEnglish Comprehension
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WindwardAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone elseAnswer and working
Answer D
Emissary: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is sufficient.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is accommodate.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One who works hard at boring tasksAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is hallelujah.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is indescribable.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OutwardAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is illumination.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AutonomousAnswer and working
Answer C
Autonomous (adjective) and Independent 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.
UnderwayAnswer and working
Answer A
Underway (adjective) and Afoot 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.
UnjustAnswer and working
Answer C
Unjust (adjective) and Unfair 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.
DownstairsAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countessAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A dirty shabbily clothed urchinAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
carellessly is wrong; it is spelt carelessly. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SuccessAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is camaraderie.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShriekAnswer and working
Answer A
Shriek (noun) and Scream 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.
DescendantsAnswer and working
Answer A
Descendants (noun) and Posterity 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 crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinementAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AgrarianAnswer and working
Answer A
Agrarian (adjective) and Agricultural 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.
DisagreeAnswer and working
Answer A
Disagree (verb) and Differ 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.
TepidAnswer and working
Answer A
Tepid (adjective) and Lukewarm 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.
OptimismAnswer and working