- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 4094510
- Series
- D
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Paper 4
- 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 word closest in meaning to the given word.
LayoverAnswer and working
Answer D
Layover (noun) and Stopover share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
boomerrang is wrong; it is spelt boomerang. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AffectionateAnswer and working
Answer A
Affectionate (adjective) and Fond 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.
UnderestimateAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
TallAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LumpAnswer and working
Answer D
Lump (noun) and Chunk 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.
HindranceAnswer and working
Answer C
Hindrance (noun) and Impediment share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
instellation is wrong; it is spelt installation. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PersuasionAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who makes deceitful pretensesAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is emitter.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SolaceAnswer and working
Answer C
Solace (verb) and Comfort 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 who travels about selling his waresAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is terminally.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is potentially.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Joins pieces of metal by welding them togetherAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DisarrayAnswer and working
Answer D
Disarray (verb) and Disorder share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is tolerance.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is compassionate.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An actor able to replace a regular performer when requiredAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A man skilled in equitationAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
beneficeary is wrong; it is spelt beneficiary. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RazeAnswer and working
Answer A
Raze (verb) and Level 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.
EncouragementAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OptimisticAnswer and working
Part BGeneral Intelligence
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
In the others the second number is n² of the first; 12 : 145 breaks it. The odd one is 12 : 145.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 16, 25, 36, 49, ?, 81
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Answer C
The rule: the terms are 4², 5², 6² …. The missing term is 64.
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Q is the daughter of W. P is the son of Q. How is P related to W?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from W: Q is W’s daughter; P is Q’s son. So P is W’s grandson.
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In a queue, Anjali is 12th from the front and Ritu is 32nd from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer C
Between positions 12 and 32 there are 32 − 12 − 1 = 19 people.
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Which pair comes next? FV, GT, HR, IP, ?
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Answer C
The first letters move forward 1 (F, G, H, I); the second move back 2 (V, T, R, P). Next: JN.
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6 : 216 :: 11 : ?
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Answer C
216 = 6³, the rule n³. For 11: 11³ = 1,331.
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Kabir walks 14 km towards the south. He turns left and walks 9 km. He turns right and walks 10 km. He turns right and walks 13 km. He turns right and walks 13 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
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Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 4 km west and 11 km south of the start, which is to the South-west.
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Kavita walks 13 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 9 km. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 9 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 20 km west and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(20² + 0²) = 20 km.
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In a certain code, CANDLE is written as FDQGOH. How is DOOR written in that code?
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Answer A
From CANDLE → FDQGOH: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to DOOR: GRRU.
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Statements:
(1) No shirts are doors.
(2) Some cups are shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some shirts are cups.
(II) Some cups are not doors.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.
Directions for questions 36 to 36
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Farhan and Arun sit next to each other. Bina does not sit at either end. Chetan does not sit at either end. Esha sits immediately to the right of Divya. Farhan sits immediately to the right of Bina.-
How many people sit between Bina and Divya?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Esha, Chetan, Bina, Farhan, Arun. Between them: 2.
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Which letter comes next? E, G, I, K, M, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
Each letter moves 2 places forward in the alphabet: E → G → I → K → M → O.
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In a certain code, DOOR is written as 52. How is MARKET written in that code?
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Answer B
DOOR = 52 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For MARKET: 13 + 1 + 18 + 11 + 5 + 20 = 68.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 5:10?
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Answer B
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |150 − 55| = 95°. Answer: 95°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 90°.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 11th letter from the right?
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Answer A
The 11th letter from the right is P (position 16). 9 places to the left: position 7, which is G.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 5, 9, 17, 33, 65, ?
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Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 − 1. The missing term is 129.
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Today is Friday. What day of the week will it be 86 days from today?
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Answer C
86 ÷ 7 leaves 2. 2 days on from Friday is Sunday.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
In the others the second number is n³ of the first; 7 : 344 breaks it. The odd one is 7 : 344.
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In a certain code, BOOK is written as DMQI. How is WINDOW written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From BOOK → DMQI: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to WINDOW: YGPBQU.
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Statements:
(1) All boxes are trees.
(2) Some chairs are not trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No boxes are trees.
(II) Some trees are chairs.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: boxes and trees may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: trees and chairs need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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CD : BC :: LM : ?
Answer and working
Answer B
Each letter of CD moves 1 back to give BC. Doing the same to LM gives KL.
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7 : 49 :: 3 : ?
Answer and working
Answer C
49 = 7², the rule n². For 3: 3² = 9.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Rohit said, ‘His mother is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the man related to Rohit?
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Answer B
The only daughter of my mother is my sister, so the child is my sister’s. So the man is Rohit’s nephew.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 36 × 12 ÷ 2 + 19 − 2?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 36 + 12 − 2 × 19 ÷ 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 29.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 41 − 7 × 7 + 6 ÷ 7?
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Answer B
Replace the signs: 41 + 7 ÷ 7 − 6 × 7. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 0.
Part CQuantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
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What is the range of these numbers: 46, 24, 10, 28, 53, 35, 21?
Answer and working
Answer A
Largest − smallest = 53 − 10 = 43.
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An angle is 92° more than its supplement. What is the angle?
Answer and working
Answer C
a + (a − 92) = 180, so 2a = 272 and a = 136°.
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What is the area of a circle of radius 42 cm? (Take π = 22/7.)
Answer and working
Answer C
Area = πr² = 22/7 × 42 × 42 = 5,544 cm².
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What is the compound interest on ₹29,600 for 2 years at 10% per annum, compounded annually?
Answer and working
Answer D
Amount = 29,600 × (1 + 10/100)2 = ₹35,816. CI = 35,816 − 29,600 = ₹6,216.
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If x + 1⁄x = 4, what is x² + 1⁄x²?
Answer and working
Answer A
Square both sides: x² + 2 + 1/x² = 16, so x² + 1/x² = 14.
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A cylinder has radius 14 cm and height 3 cm. What is its volume? (π = 22/7)
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Answer D
Volume = πr²h = 22/7 × 14² × 3 = 1,848 cm³.
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A boat covers 60 km downstream in 4 hours and 18 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer B
Downstream speed = 60 ÷ 4 = 15 km/h; upstream = 18 ÷ 2 = 9 km/h. Stream = (15 − 9) ÷ 2 = 3 km/h.
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A scooter runs at 108 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
Answer and working
Answer D
Multiply by 5/18: 108 × 5/18 = 30 m/s.
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If x + 1⁄x = 3, what is x³ + 1⁄x³?
Answer and working
Answer A
x³ + 1/x³ = (x + 1/x)³ − 3(x + 1/x) = 27 − 9 = 18.
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The population of a town is 35,600. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
Answer and working
Answer A
35,600 × (1 + 5/100)² = 35,600 × 1.1 = 39,249. Growing 5% on 35,600 twice, not 10% once.
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What is the value of cos 0° − 2 tan² 30°?
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Answer B
cos 0° = 1 and tan² 30° = 1⁄3. So 1 − 2 × 1⁄3 = 1⁄3.
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30 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 1. How much water must be added to make the ratio 5 : 2?
Answer and working
Answer D
Milk = 25 l, water = 5 l. For 5 : 2, water must be 25 × 2/5 = 10 l. Add 10 − 5 = 5 litres.
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Simplify: 43 + 6 × 7 − 72 ÷ 6
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Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 6 × 7 = 42 and 72 ÷ 6 = 12. Then 43 + 42 − 12 = 73.
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Section A has 29 students with an average score of 54; section B has 29 students averaging 80. What is the average score of both sections together?
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Answer B
(29 × 54 + 29 × 80) ÷ 58 = 3886 ÷ 58 = 67. The plain mean of 54 and 80 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹32,480 in 4 years and to ₹34,720 in 6 years. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer A
Interest for 2 years = 34,720 − 32,480 = ₹2,240, so ₹1,120 a year. Interest for 4 years = ₹4,480. Sum = 32,480 − 4,480 = ₹28,000.
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The average of 5 numbers is 23. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 22. Which number was removed?
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Answer C
Total of 5 = 5 × 23 = 115. Total of 4 = 4 × 22 = 88. Removed = 115 − 88 = 27.
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An article bought for ₹1,800 is sold at a profit of 10%. What is its selling price?
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Answer B
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 1,800 × 110/100 = ₹1,980.
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What is 150% of 980?
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Answer D
150% of 980 = 980 × 150/100 = 1,470.
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A is three times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 33 days. How long would A take alone?
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Answer B
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 3; together 4 units a day for 33 days = 132 units. A alone: 132 ÷ 3 = 44 days.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 4 : 3 and their expenditures are in the ratio 15 : 11. If each saves ₹1,500 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
Answer and working
Answer A
Incomes 4x and 3x. (4x − 1,500) : (3x − 1,500) = 15 : 11 gives x = 6,000. P’s income = 4 × 6,000 = ₹24,000.
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What is the value of 78² − 32²?
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Answer B
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 110 × 46 = 5,060.
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What is the LCM of 48, 16 and 104?
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Answer C
48 = 2⁴ × 3; 16 = 2⁴; 104 = 2³ × 13. Each prime at its highest power: 2⁴ × 3 × 13 = 624.
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Pipe A fills a tank in 6 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 18 hours. If both are opened together on an empty tank, when will it be full?
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Answer C
Net filling per hour = 1/6 − 1/18 = 1/9. Time = 9 hours.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 4 : 5. After 12 years, the ratio will be 10 : 11. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer D
Ages 4x and 5x. (4x + 12) : (5x + 12) = 10 : 11 gives x = 2. Asha is 4 × 2 = 8 years.
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What is the HCF of 4, 44 and 20?
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Answer A
4 = 2²; 44 = 2² × 11; 20 = 2² × 5. The factors common to all three: 2² = 4.
Part DGeneral Awareness
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Which of these national parks is in Goa?
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Who was the Chief Justice of India throughout 1961?
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Which of these musicians is known for the sarangi?
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Which of these tiger reserves is in Karnataka?
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Kavaratti is the capital of which state or union territory?
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Who was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India throughout 1945?
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Srisailam Dam is built on which river?
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Pendyala Harikrishna is associated with which sport?
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The Moldovan leu is the currency of which country?
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Telangana?
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In which year was the Battle of Assaye fought?
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Which of these rivers flows into the Godavari?
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Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was Chhattisgarh formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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International Day of Rural Women is observed on which date?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in West Bengal?
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Which of these organisations has its headquarters in Singapore?
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In which year was Dholavira inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Monrovia is the capital of which country?
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Where is the headquarters of the International Cricket Council?
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In which year was CARTOSAT-1 launched?
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What is the chemical symbol of niobium?
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In which year was Satyajit Ray awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Who wrote ‘Young India’?
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