- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7094947
- Series
- B
SSC CGL Tier 1 Paper 4
- 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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Manoj walks 15 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 15 km. He turns right and walks 3 km. He turns left and walks 15 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
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Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 30 km east and 12 km north of the start, which is to the North-east.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the right of the 12th letter from the right?
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Answer B
The 12th letter from the right is O (position 15). 5 places to the right: position 20, which is T.
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In a queue, Ravi is 5th from the front and Ritu is 39th from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer C
Between positions 5 and 39 there are 39 − 5 − 1 = 33 people.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Asha said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Asha?
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Answer C
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Asha’s aunt.
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What day of the week was 28 May 1973?
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Answer C
1 January 1901 was a Tuesday. From then to 28 May 1973 is 26,445 days; 26,445 ÷ 7 leaves 6, so the day is 6 on from Tuesday: Monday.
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CE : EG :: SU : ?
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Answer C
Each letter of CE moves 2 forward to give EG. Doing the same to SU gives UW.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 24 + 6 × 11 ÷ 16 − 7?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 24 ÷ 6 − 11 + 16 × 7. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 105.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 44 × 12 ÷ 6 + 12 − 9?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 44 + 12 − 6 × 12 ÷ 9. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 48.
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Statements:
(1) No pens are watches.
(2) All rings are watches.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rings are watches.
(II) Some rings are not pens.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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Which pair comes next? DW, EV, FU, GT, ?
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Answer C
The first letters move forward 1 (D, E, F, G); the second move back 1 (W, V, U, T). Next: HS.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 10, ?, 34, 66, 130
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Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 − 2. The missing term is 18.
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7 : 343 :: 5 : ?
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Answer D
343 = 7³, the rule n³. For 5: 5³ = 125.
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In a certain code, TICKET is written as VGEIGR. How is LADDER written in that code?
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Answer C
From TICKET → VGEIGR: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to LADDER: NYFBGP.
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B is the brother of M. K is the wife of B. How is K related to M?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from M: B is M’s brother; K is B’s wife. So K is M’s sister-in-law.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 5:45?
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Answer A
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |150 − 247.5| = 97.5°. Answer: 97.5°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 120°.
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Imran walks 4 km towards the south. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns left and walks 4 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 8 km east and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(8² + 0²) = 8 km.
Directions for questions 17 to 17
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Divya sits second to the right of Farhan. Arun sits third to the right of Bina. Bina sits second to the right of Chetan.-
Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Chetan, Farhan, Bina, Divya, Esha, Arun. Chetan and Arun.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
27, 512, 216 are cubes; 36 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 36.
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FGH : HIJ :: QRS : ?
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Answer C
Each letter of FGH moves 2 forward to give HIJ. Doing the same to QRS gives STU.
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Statements:
(1) Some birds are not fans.
(2) All rings are fans.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rings are not birds.
(II) Some rings are birds.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the rings may be birds. Conclusion II need not hold: rings and birds need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, TICKET is written as UFLDJU. How is SISTER written in that code?
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Answer D
From TICKET → UFLDJU: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 forward. Applied to SISTER: SFUTJT.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
169, 324, 361 are perfect squares; 66 is not. The odd one is 66.
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Which group comes next? BCD, HIJ, NOP, ?
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Answer A
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 6 letters after the last (B, H, N). Next: TUV.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
156, 117, 65 are multiples of 13; 73 is not. The odd one is 73.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 7, 17, ?, 77, 157
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Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 + 3. The missing term is 37.
Part BGeneral Awareness
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In which year was Dhondo Keshav Karve awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Which of these rivers flows into the Godavari?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in West Bengal?
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Sikkim?
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Who was the Prime Minister of India throughout 1973?
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What is the atomic number of oxygen?
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Which of these national parks is in Ladakh?
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Who wrote ‘Young India’?
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Which of these dams is on the Ganges?
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What is the currency of Tunisia?
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In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought?
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Vinda Karandikar received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was Jammu and Kashmir formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Which of these tiger reserves is in Rajasthan?
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Bhubaneswar is the capital of which state or union territory?
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What is the currency of New Zealand?
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International Translation Day is observed on which date?
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Which of these sportspersons is associated with hockey?
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Suva is the capital of which country?
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Soumitra Chatterjee received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Which of these organisations has its headquarters in Basel?
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In which year was Hill Forts of Rajasthan inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Who was the first Vice President of India?
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Shivkumar Sharma is known for playing which instrument?
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In which year was RISAT-1 launched?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude
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What is the average of the first 41 natural numbers?
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Answer D
Sum = 41 × 42/2, so the average is (41 + 1)/2 = 21.
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1,855 is what percent of 2,120?
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Answer D
1,855 ÷ 2,120 × 100 = 87.5%.
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Two successive discounts of 20% and 25% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer D
Single discount = 20 + 25 − (20 × 25)/100 = 40%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹24/kg be mixed with rice at ₹57/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹35/kg?
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Answer D
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (57 − 35) : (35 − 24) = 22 : 11 = 2 : 1.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 6 : 7. After 10 years, the ratio will be 11 : 12. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer D
Ages 6x and 7x. (6x + 10) : (7x + 10) = 11 : 12 gives x = 2. Asha is 6 × 2 = 12 years.
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Pipe A fills a tank in 28 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 56 hours. If both are opened together on an empty tank, when will it be full?
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Answer B
Net filling per hour = 1/28 − 1/56 = 1/56. Time = 56 hours.
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The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 7. What is the largest angle?
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Answer A
12 parts make 180°, so one part is 15°. The largest is 7 × 15 = 105°.
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The simple interest on a sum for 3 years at 12% per annum is ₹17,100. What is the sum?
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Answer C
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 17,100 × 100 / (12 × 3) = ₹47,500.
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The average weight of 9 people goes up by 3.5 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 45 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer A
The total rises by 9 × 3.5 = 31.5 kg, so the new person weighs 45 + 31.5 = 76.5 kg.
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Two trains 270 m and 290 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 29 km/h and 43 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
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Answer A
Relative speed = 29 + 43 = 72 km/h = 20 m/s. Distance = 270 + 290 = 560 m. Time = 560 ÷ 20 = 28 seconds.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹26,250 for 2 years at 4% per annum?
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Answer D
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 26,250 × (4/100)² = ₹42.
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What is the median of these numbers: 52, 54, 52, 55, 17, 32, 49, 43, 60?
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Answer B
In order: 17, 32, 43, 49, 52, 52, 54, 55, 60. The middle value is 52.
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A cylinder has radius 7 cm and height 3 cm. What is its curved surface area? (π = 22/7)
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Answer B
Curved surface = 2πrh = 2 × 22/7 × 7 × 3 = 132 cm².
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What is the fourth proportional to 12, 4 and 360?
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Answer B
12 : 4 = 360 : x, so x = 4 × 360 ÷ 12 = 120.
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Solve for x: 8x − 18 = 6x − 36
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Answer A
8x − 6x = −36 + 18, so 2x = −18 and x = −18 ÷ 2. x = −9.
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The two sides containing the right angle of a triangle are 7 cm and 24 cm. What is its area?
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Answer C
Area = ½ × 7 × 24 = 84 cm².
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What is the value of 54² − 41²?
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Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 95 × 13 = 1,235.
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A boat covers 30 km downstream in 2 hours and 52 km upstream in 4 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer B
Downstream speed = 30 ÷ 2 = 15 km/h; upstream = 52 ÷ 4 = 13 km/h. Stream = (15 − 13) ÷ 2 = 1 km/h.
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If cos θ = 15⁄17 and θ is acute, what is tan θ?
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Answer C
Draw a right triangle with sides 8, 15 and hypotenuse 17 (8² + 15² = 17²). Then tan θ = 8⁄15.
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80 is what percent of 640?
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Answer B
80 ÷ 640 × 100 = 12.5%.
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Solve for x: 9x − 13 = 4x − 23
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Answer A
9x − 4x = −23 + 13, so 5x = −10 and x = −10 ÷ 5. x = −2.
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A and B together can do a job in 15 days. A alone can do it in 18 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer D
B’s one day = 1/15 − 1/18 = 1/90. B alone takes 90 days.
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Simplify: 32 + 6 × 6 − 24 ÷ 2
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Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 6 × 6 = 36 and 24 ÷ 2 = 12. Then 32 + 36 − 12 = 56.
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How many numbers from 350 to 1000 (both included) are divisible by 6?
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Answer A
Multiples of 6 up to 1000: 166. Up to 349: 58. Difference = 108.
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The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 8 and 312. If one of the numbers is 104, what is the other?
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Answer B
HCF × LCM = product of the numbers, so the other = 8 × 312 ÷ 104 = 24.
Part DEnglish Comprehension
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admissionAnswer and working
Answer A
Applicant: a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RequisiteAnswer and working
Answer C
Requisite (noun) and Necessary 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.
ScrumptiousAnswer and working
Answer D
Scrumptious (adjective) and Yummy 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.
TediousAnswer and working
Answer D
Tedious (adjective) and Tiresome 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 potentially.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A sovereign prince of the former ruling house of AustriaAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SwigAnswer and working
Answer A
Swig (noun) and Gulp 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.
EnviousAnswer and working
Answer C
Envious (adjective) and Jealous 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.
ReplyAnswer and working
Answer A
Reply (noun) and Answer 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.
AudaciousAnswer and working
Answer A
Audacious (adjective) and Brave 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.
SurrenderAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is unofficial.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
clientale is wrong; it is spelt clientele. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who collects things that have been discarded by othersAnswer and working
Answer D
Scavenger: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
RuralAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
dietiry is wrong; it is spelt dietary. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PunctualityAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SerpentineAnswer and working
Answer A
Serpentine (adjective) and Snaky 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 A
colliborate is wrong; it is spelt collaborate. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer D
succulant is wrong; it is spelt succulent. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LiberatorAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who rides a bicycleAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is interviewer.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreationAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ClarityAnswer and working
Answer B
The opposite of clarity is Obscurity. Lucidity is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1