- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 6854840
- Series
- C
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Paper 10
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 200
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 4 parts: A. English Language (Basic Knowledge) (25), B. General Intelligence (25), C. Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) (25), D. General Awareness (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 AEnglish Language (Basic Knowledge)
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is precedence.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One whose business is the management of funeralsAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
compassionatte is wrong; it is spelt compassionate. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LenderAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is supportive.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
WriggleAnswer and working
Answer D
Wriggle (noun) and Squirm 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 actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girlAnswer and working
Answer B
Ingenue: an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TotalityAnswer and working
Answer C
Totality (noun) and Entirety 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 C
The correct spelling is intolerable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One who lives in solitudeAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SpecialistAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who owes a creditorAnswer and working
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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 B
The correct spelling is indescribable.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is inadmissible.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DuplicitousAnswer and working
Answer D
Duplicitous (adjective) and Deceitful 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.
UnreachableAnswer and working
Answer D
Unreachable (adjective) and Unapproachable 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.
VolitionAnswer and working
Answer B
Volition (noun) and Will 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.
SatisfyAnswer and working
Answer A
Satisfy (verb) and Fulfill 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.
AbrasiveAnswer and working
Answer C
Abrasive (adjective) and Scratchy 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.
Someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical dataAnswer and working
Answer C
Statistician: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AssetAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LenientAnswer and working
Answer B
Lenient (adjective) and Indulgent 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.
ForbidAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of forbid is Permit. Interdict is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is grievance.
Part BGeneral Intelligence
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Statements:
(1) Some chairs are flowers.
(2) No cups are flowers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some chairs are not cups.
(II) Some flowers are chairs.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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4 : 21 :: 12 : ?
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Answer C
21 = 4² + 4 + 1, the rule n² + n + 1. For 12: 12² + 12 + 1 = 157.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 1:30?
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Answer B
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |30 − 165| = 135°. Answer: 135°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 150°.
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M is the brother of Q. Q is the father of S. A is the son of M. How is A related to S?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from S: Q is S’s father; M is Q’s brother; A is M’s son. So A is S’s cousin.
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Which group comes next? CDE, HIJ, MNO, ?
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Answer A
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 5 letters after the last (C, H, M). Next: RST.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
143, 55, 121 are multiples of 11; 151 is not. The odd one is 151.
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Manoj walks 13 km towards the south. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns left and walks 12 km. He turns left and walks 11 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer B
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs West.
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Which group comes next? CDE, FGH, IJK, ?
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Answer A
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 3 letters after the last (C, F, I). Next: LMN.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 6, 14, 45, 184, ?
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Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 925.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 8th to the right of the 11th letter from the right?
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Answer D
The 11th letter from the right is P (position 16). 8 places to the right: position 24, which is X.
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In a row of 36 students, Farhan is 21st from the left. What is Farhan’s position from the right?
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Answer A
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 36 − 21 + 1 = 16th.
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1 January 1996 was a Monday. What day of the week was 1 January 1997?
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Answer C
1996 is a leap year: 366 days, 2 odd days. Monday + 2 = Wednesday.
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In a certain code, HOUSE is written as 73. How is MANGO written in that code?
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Answer D
HOUSE = 73 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For MANGO: 14 + 2 + 15 + 8 + 16 = 55.
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Statements:
(1) Some shirts are buses.
(2) Some shirts are chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some chairs are shirts.
(II) Some chairs are not shirts.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the chairs may be shirts. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
169, 64, 144 are perfect squares; 103 is not. The odd one is 103.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 15, 45, 135, 405, ?
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Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 1,215.
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In a certain code, DOOR is written as WLLI. How is BRICK written in that code?
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Answer B
From DOOR → WLLI: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to BRICK: YIRXP.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
53, 31, 41 are prime; 33 = 3 × 11. The odd one is 33.
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In a certain code, PAPER is written as QBQFS. How is TIGER written in that code?
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Answer D
From PAPER → QBQFS: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to TIGER: UJHFS.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Deepak said, ‘He is the son of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the man related to Deepak?
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Answer B
My grandfather’s only son is my father; his child, other than me, is my brother or sister. So the man is Deepak’s brother.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 7 + 9 − 3 × 11 ÷ 7?
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Answer C
Replace the signs: 7 × 9 ÷ 3 − 11 + 7. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 17.
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Kabir walks 2 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 4 km. He turns right and walks 15 km. He turns right and walks 4 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 17 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(17² + 0²) = 17 km. 17 km, west.
Directions for questions 48 to 48
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Farhan sits third to the left of Divya. Exactly 3 people sit between Esha and Arun. Exactly 2 people sit between Chetan and Esha. Farhan sits second to the left of Esha.-
How many people sit between Divya and Arun?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Chetan, Farhan, Bina, Esha, Divya. Between them: 4.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 4 + 7 ÷ 4 × 14 − 11?
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Answer C
Replace the signs: 4 − 7 × 4 ÷ 14 + 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 13.
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EFG : GHI :: LMN : ?
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Answer B
Each letter of EFG moves 2 forward to give GHI. Doing the same to LMN gives NOP.
Part CQuantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
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The average of 10 numbers is 71. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 73. Which number was removed?
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Answer B
Total of 10 = 10 × 71 = 710. Total of 9 = 9 × 73 = 657. Removed = 710 − 657 = 53.
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What is the value of 2 sin² 60° + 3 cosec² 45°?
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Answer C
sin² 60° = 3⁄4 and cosec² 45° = 2. So 2 × 3⁄4 + 3 × 2 = 15⁄2.
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A scooter runs at 54 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
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Answer A
Multiply by 5/18: 54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s.
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Pipe A fills a tank in 12 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 24 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 = 1/12 − 1/24 = 1/24. Time = 24 hours.
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What is the median of these numbers: 10, 36, 11, 52, 34, 12, 36?
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Answer A
In order: 10, 11, 12, 34, 36, 36, 52. The middle value is 34.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 12 days and Suresh can finish it in 24 days. Working together, how long will they take?
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Answer A
In one day they do 1/12 + 1/24 = 1/8 of the work. Time = 12 × 24 ÷ (12 + 24) = 8 days.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 2 : 3. After 2 years, the ratio will be 8 : 11. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer C
Ages 2x and 3x. (2x + 2) : (3x + 2) = 8 : 11 gives x = 3. Asha is 2 × 3 = 6 years.
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660 is what percent of 1,200?
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Answer B
660 ÷ 1,200 × 100 = 55%.
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What is √196 + √841 − √784?
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Answer C
14 + 29 − 28 = 15.
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What is √225 + √576 − √676?
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Answer A
15 + 24 − 26 = 13.
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What is the average of 53, 39, 97, 34 and 62?
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Answer B
Sum = 285. Average = 285 ÷ 5 = 57.
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Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 20°. How many sides does it have?
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Answer D
Exterior angles add up to 360°, so the number of sides = 360 ÷ 20 = 18.
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An article bought for ₹2,925 is sold at a profit of 12%. What is its selling price?
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Answer C
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 2,925 × 112/100 = ₹3,276.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 30 km/h and returns by the same road at 90 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
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Answer B
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 30 × 90 ÷ 120 = 45 km/h. The plain average, 60, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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What is the circumference of a circle of radius 35 cm? (Take π = 22/7.)
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Answer D
Circumference = 2πr = 2 × 22/7 × 35 = 220 cm.
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₹70,000 amounts to ₹1,00,800 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
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Answer A
(1 + R/100)² = 1,00,800/70,000 = 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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If a − b = 9 and ab = 10, what is a³ − b³?
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Answer C
a³ − b³ = (a − b)³ + 3ab(a − b) = 729 + 270 = 999.
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The two sides containing the right angle of a triangle are 6 cm and 8 cm. What is its hypotenuse?
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Answer D
Hypotenuse = √(6² + 8²) = √100 = 10 cm.
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What is 5% of 520?
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Answer D
5% of 520 = 520 × 5/100 = 26.
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How many numbers from 450 to 900 (both included) are divisible by 6?
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Answer B
Multiples of 6 up to 900: 150. Up to 449: 74. Difference = 76.
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A boat covers 32 km downstream in 2 hours and 56 km upstream in 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer A
Downstream speed = 32 ÷ 2 = 16 km/h; upstream = 56 ÷ 4 = 14 km/h. Boat = (16 + 14) ÷ 2 = 15 km/h.
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A sum of money becomes three times itself in 20 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
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Answer A
The interest earned is 2 times the principal in 20 years. Rate = 2 × 100 / 20 = 10%.
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₹22,880 is divided among Amit, Bina and Chetan in the ratio 4 : 7 : 5. What is Amit’s share?
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Answer B
Total parts = 4 + 7 + 5 = 16. Amit gets 4/16 × 22,880 = ₹5,720.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹40/kg be mixed with rice at ₹76/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹64/kg?
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Answer D
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (76 − 64) : (64 − 40) = 12 : 24 = 1 : 2.
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What is the fourth proportional to 8, 14 and 160?
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Answer D
8 : 14 = 160 : x, so x = 14 × 160 ÷ 8 = 280.
Part DGeneral Awareness
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Which of these dams is on the Jawai River?
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Who wrote ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’?
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Which of these sportspersons is associated with mountaineering?
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Who was the Prime Minister of India throughout 1972?
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Which day is observed on December 5?
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Himachal Pradesh?
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Which of these organisations has its headquarters in Arusha?
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What is the capital of Tamil Nadu?
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Vansda National Park is in which state?
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Lata Mangeshkar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Who was the President of India throughout 2014?
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In which year was the Battle of Khanwa fought?
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Consider the following pairs of countries and their capitals:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Country Capital 1. Thailand Amman 2. Libya Tripoli 3. Mozambique Maputo Answer and working
Answer B
1. wrong: Thailand goes with Bangkok; 2. correct; 3. correct. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Which of these tiger reserves is in Arunachal Pradesh?
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K. Shivaram Karanth received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was Oceansat-2 launched?
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Consider the following pairs of musicians and their instruments:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Musician Instrument 1. Shivkumar Sharma shehnai 2. Ram Narayan sarangi 3. Annapurna Devi violin Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Shivkumar Sharma goes with santur; 2. correct; 3. wrong: Annapurna Devi goes with surbahar. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Which day is observed on January 4?
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In which year was Jawaharlal Nehru awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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What is the chemical symbol of scandium?
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Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar wetland, is in which state?
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In which year was Western Ghats inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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What is the currency of Madagascar?
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Consider the following pairs of rivers and where they flow:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?River Flows into 1. Mahananda River Ganges 2. Gandaki River Ganges 3. Damodar River Kaveri Answer and working
Answer B
1. correct; 2. correct; 3. wrong: Damodar River goes with Hooghly River. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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In which year was Kerala formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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