- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 5422714
- Series
- B
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Paper 6
- 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.
CeaseAnswer and working
Answer A
Cease (verb) and Stop 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 A
aggravatte is wrong; it is spelt aggravate. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who believes in the equality of all peopleAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An attendant who carries the golf clubs for a playerAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RepentAnswer and working
Answer C
Repent (verb) and Atone 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.
FragranceAnswer and working
Answer A
Fragrance (noun) and Perfume 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.
EmbodyAnswer and working
Answer A
Embody (verb) and Incarnate 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.
UnforgivableAnswer and working
Answer C
Unforgivable (adjective) and Inexcusable 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.
BlameAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is avoidance.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.Answer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who records the transactions of a businessAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is annihilate.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PestilenceAnswer and working
Answer A
Pestilence (noun) and Plague 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 C
obsesive is wrong; it is spelt obsessive. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matterAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
allienation is wrong; it is spelt alienation. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
evollutionary is wrong; it is spelt evolutionary. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OutwardAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SuaveAnswer and working
Answer B
Suave (adjective) and Debonair 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 passionate.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is commodity.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OffshoreAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LeaderAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WinnerAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of winner is Loser. Victor is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
Part BGeneral Intelligence
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Statements:
(1) All doors are leaves.
(2) All leaves are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All doors are buses.
(II) Some doors are not leaves.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the doors may be leaves. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Today is Wednesday. What day of the week will it be 53 days from today?
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Answer B
53 ÷ 7 leaves 4. 4 days on from Wednesday is Sunday.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, ?
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Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 41.
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3 : 8 :: 5 : ?
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Answer C
8 = 3² − 1, the rule n² − 1. For 5: 5² − 1 = 24.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 44 + 12 − 3 ÷ 9 × 12?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 44 − 12 ÷ 3 × 9 + 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 20.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer D
In the others the second number is n³ of the first; 4 : 63 breaks it. The odd one is 4 : 63.
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In a certain code, CANDLE is written as FDQGOH. How is GREEN written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From CANDLE → FDQGOH: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to GREEN: JUHHQ.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 14, 23, 39, ?, 100, 149
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The missing term is 64.
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JLN : MOQ :: QSU : ?
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Answer A
Each letter of JLN moves 3 forward to give MOQ. Doing the same to QSU gives TVX.
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In a row of 28 students, Kabir is 17th from the left. What is Kabir’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer B
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 28 − 17 + 1 = 12th.
Directions for questions 36 to 36
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Exactly 4 people sit between Bina and Divya. Arun sits immediately to the left of Esha. Exactly 2 people sit between Chetan and Arun. Exactly 2 people sit between Divya and Esha.-
Who sits exactly between Esha and Chetan?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Arun, Esha, Farhan, Chetan, Divya. Farhan.
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N is the sister of E. K is the husband of N. How is K related to E?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from E: N is E’s sister; K is N’s husband. So K is E’s brother-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) All trees are watches.
(2) All clocks are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All watches are trees.
(II) Some trees are not watches.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some watches may lie outside trees. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the trees may be watches. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, WINDOW is written as DRMWLD. How is RIVER written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From WINDOW → DRMWLD: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to RIVER: IREVI.
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Sunil walks 15 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 13 km. He turns left and walks 13 km. He turns right and walks 9 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 7 km east and 3 km north of the start, which is to the North-east.
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JK : LM :: RS : ?
Answer and working
Answer C
Each letter of JK moves 2 forward to give LM. Doing the same to RS gives TU.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 10:45?
Answer and working
Answer B
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |300 − 247.5| = 52.5°. Answer: 52.5°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 30°.
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Which letter comes next? P, N, L, J, H, ?
Answer and working
Answer C
Each letter moves 2 places back in the alphabet: P → N → L → J → H → F.
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Which group comes next? FHJ, JLN, NPR, ?
Answer and working
Answer B
Inside each group the letters step by 2; each group starts 4 letters after the last (F, J, N). Next: RTV.
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T is the father of B. F is the father of T. How is F related to B?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from B: T is B’s father; F is T’s father. So F is B’s grandfather.
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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 : 8 breaks it. The odd one is 2 : 8.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 8th to the right of the 16th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 16th letter from the right is K (position 11). 8 places to the right: position 19, which is S.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 14 ÷ 8 + 2 − 4 × 5?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 14 + 8 ÷ 2 × 4 − 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 25.
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In a certain code, CARPET is written as DBSQFU. How is PLANET written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer C
From CARPET → DBSQFU: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to PLANET: QMBOFU.
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Kabir walks 3 km towards the east. He turns left and walks 3 km. He turns left and walks 4 km. He turns right and walks 9 km. He turns left and walks 4 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 5 km west and 12 km north of the start, which is to the North-west.
Part CQuantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
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The two sides containing the right angle of a triangle are 9 cm and 12 cm. What is its hypotenuse?
Answer and working
Answer C
Hypotenuse = √(9² + 12²) = √225 = 15 cm.
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₹18,120 is divided among Amit, Bina and Chetan in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. What is Chetan’s share?
Answer and working
Answer A
Total parts = 3 + 4 + 5 = 12. Chetan gets 5/12 × 18,120 = ₹7,550.
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Solve for x: 8x + 1 = 7x + 16
Answer and working
Answer C
8x − 7x = 16 − 1, so x = 15. x = 15.
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Two successive discounts of 50% and 10% are equal to a single discount of:
Answer and working
Answer D
Single discount = 50 + 10 − (50 × 10)/100 = 55%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 12 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
Answer and working
Answer D
Together per minute: 1/12 + 1/60 = 1/10. Time = 12 × 60 ÷ 72 = 10 minutes.
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Simplify: 3⁄5 + 3⁄5 + 5⁄6
Answer and working
Answer A
Over the common denominator 30: the sum is 61⁄30. Adding tops and bottoms separately (14/21) is the trap.
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What is the fourth proportional to 7, 5 and 42?
Answer and working
Answer A
7 : 5 = 42 : x, so x = 5 × 42 ÷ 7 = 30.
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A cylinder has radius 14 cm and height 12 cm. What is its curved surface area? (π = 22/7)
Answer and working
Answer A
Curved surface = 2πrh = 2 × 22/7 × 14 × 12 = 1,056 cm².
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A boat covers 60 km downstream in 4 hours and 15 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer and working
Answer B
Downstream speed = 60 ÷ 4 = 15 km/h; upstream = 15 ÷ 3 = 5 km/h. Boat = (15 + 5) ÷ 2 = 10 km/h.
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What is the mode of these numbers: 57, 17, 32, 60, 17, 50, 17, 12, 32?
Answer and working
Answer C
17 occurs most often (3 times): 17.
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Section A has 26 students with an average score of 42; section B has 36 students averaging 73. What is the average score of both sections together?
Answer and working
Answer A
(26 × 42 + 36 × 73) ÷ 62 = 3720 ÷ 62 = 60. The plain mean of 42 and 73 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 12 km/h and returns by the same road at 60 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
Answer and working
Answer C
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 12 × 60 ÷ 72 = 20 km/h. The plain average, 36, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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If x + 1⁄x = 4, what is x³ + 1⁄x³?
Answer and working
Answer C
x³ + 1/x³ = (x + 1/x)³ − 3(x + 1/x) = 64 − 12 = 52.
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A school’s enrolment goes from 480 to 528. What is the percentage increase?
Answer and working
Answer D
Change = 48. On the original value: 48 ÷ 480 × 100 = 10%, a 10% increase. Dividing by the new value, 528, is the usual slip.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹14,500 for 2 years at 10% per annum?
Answer and working
Answer A
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 14,500 × (10/100)² = ₹145.
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What is the largest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 81?
Answer and working
Answer C
9,999 ÷ 81 leaves remainder 36. 9,999 − 36 = 9,963.
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What is the unit digit of 325?
Answer and working
Answer B
The unit digits of the powers of 3 repeat in a cycle of 4: 3, 9, 7, 1. 25 is position 1 in that cycle (25 ÷ 4 leaves 1), so the unit digit is 3.
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What is the value of cosec 30° + 2 sec 60°?
Answer and working
Answer B
cosec 30° = 2 and sec 60° = 2. So 2 + 2 × 2 = 6.
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Two trains 110 m and 170 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 66 km/h and 60 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
Answer and working
Answer A
Relative speed = 66 + 60 = 126 km/h = 35 m/s. Distance = 110 + 170 = 280 m. Time = 280 ÷ 35 = 8 seconds.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 7 : 9. After 3 years, the ratio will be 4 : 5. What is Asha’s present age?
Answer and working
Answer B
Ages 7x and 9x. (7x + 3) : (9x + 3) = 4 : 5 gives x = 3. Asha is 7 × 3 = 21 years.
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How many diagonals does a polygon with 16 sides have?
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Answer D
n(n − 3)/2 = 16 × 13 ÷ 2 = 104.
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What is the simple interest on ₹12,500 at 14% per annum for 4 years?
Answer and working
Answer A
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 12,500 × 14 × 4 / 100 = ₹7,000.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 6 days and Suresh can finish it in 12 days. Working together, how long will they take?
Answer and working
Answer A
In one day they do 1/6 + 1/12 = 1/4 of the work. Time = 6 × 12 ÷ (6 + 12) = 4 days.
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What is the average of 47, 37, 32, 65 and 54?
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Answer C
Sum = 235. Average = 235 ÷ 5 = 47.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹57/kg be mixed with rice at ₹68/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹65/kg?
Answer and working
Answer D
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (68 − 65) : (65 − 57) = 3 : 8 = 3 : 8.
Part DGeneral Awareness
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Who was the Chief Justice of India throughout 2000?
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Who was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India throughout 2001?
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Which of these national parks is in Uttar Pradesh?
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on which date?
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Answer B
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: March 21.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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In which year was Hampi inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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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. Lalgudi Jayaraman violin 2. Amjad Ali Khan sarod 3. Ram Narayan sarangi Answer and working
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Who wrote ‘Why I am an Atheist’?
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Where is the headquarters of the Human Rights Watch?
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Consider the following pairs of tiger reserves and their states:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Tiger reserve State 1. Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve West Bengal 2. Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka 3. Buxa Tiger Reserve Rajasthan Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve goes with Rajasthan; 2. correct; 3. wrong: Buxa Tiger Reserve goes with West Bengal. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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What is the atomic number of cerium?
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What is the currency of Afghanistan?
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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In which year was Mizoram formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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What is the capital of Singapore?
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What is the capital of Uruguay?
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Which of these sportspersons is associated with archery?
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Which of these dams is on the Subansiri River?
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What is the capital of Jharkhand?
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In which year was Gulzarilal Nanda awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Masti Venkatesha Iyengar received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Himachal Pradesh?
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In which year was GSAT-7 launched?
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The Mandovi river flows into which?
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In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in Assam?
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