- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 1915846
- Series
- B
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Paper 8
- 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 opposite in meaning to the given word.
BoilAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who leaves one country to settle in anotherAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is therein.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is foresee.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GabbyAnswer and working
Answer B
Gabby (adjective) and Talkative 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 thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public placesAnswer and working
Answer D
Pickpocket: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary rightAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer D
skeddaddle is wrong; it is spelt skedaddle. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UpstreamAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is codeine.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
RetinueAnswer and working
Answer B
Retinue (noun) and Entourage 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
inaccuratte is wrong; it is spelt inaccurate. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is associate.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UpstairsAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LarcenyAnswer and working
Answer D
Larceny (noun) and Theft 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.
ClassifyAnswer and working
Answer A
Classify (verb) and Sort 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.
ScrapAnswer and working
Answer D
Scrap (verb) and Trash 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 unofficially.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidentsAnswer and working
Answer A
Lifeguard: an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BargainAnswer and working
Answer B
Bargain (noun) and Deal 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.
EmpiricalAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
questionnairre is wrong; it is spelt questionnaire. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DifferAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SabotageAnswer and working
Answer D
Sabotage (verb) and Undermine 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 pupil who lives at school during term timeAnswer and working
Part BGeneral Intelligence
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Which number replaces the question mark? 30, 32, 36, 42, 50, 60, ?
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Answer A
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. The missing term is 72.
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In a certain code, TABLE is written as DKAZS. How is PILLOW written in that code?
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Answer B
From TABLE → DKAZS: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 back. Applied to PILLOW: VNKKHO.
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8 : 72 :: 4 : ?
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Answer A
72 = 8 × 9, the rule n(n + 1). For 4: 4 × 5 = 20.
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In a certain code, PAPER is written as SDSHU. How is GARDEN written in that code?
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Answer D
From PAPER → SDSHU: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to GARDEN: JDUGHQ.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
In the others the letters are 1 apart (PQR); in JKM the last gap is 2. The odd one is JKM.
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Which letter comes next? C, G, K, O, S, ?
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Answer A
Each letter moves 4 places forward in the alphabet: C → G → K → O → S → W.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 2 + 6 − 2 × 2 ÷ 8?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 2 − 6 + 2 ÷ 2 × 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 4.
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In a class, Meena ranks 27th from the top and 19th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
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Answer A
Meena is counted in both ranks, so the total is 27 + 19 − 1 = 45.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 6, 14, 30, 62, ?
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Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 + 2. The missing term is 126.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
35, 56, 91 are multiples of 7; 75 is not. The odd one is 75.
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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 3n + 1 of the first; 2 : 6 breaks it. The odd one is 2 : 6.
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Today is Monday. What day of the week will it be 197 days from today?
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Answer D
197 ÷ 7 leaves 1. 1 days on from Monday is Tuesday.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 4:20?
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Answer A
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |120 − 110| = 10°. Answer: 10°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 0°.
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Asha walks 11 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 10 km. She turns left and walks 15 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
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Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 4 km east and 12 km south of the start, which is to the South-east.
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9 : 730 :: 8 : ?
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Answer B
730 = 9³ + 1, the rule n³ + 1. For 8: 8³ + 1 = 513.
Directions for questions 41 to 41
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Exactly 2 people sit between Esha and Bina. Exactly one person sits between Divya and Chetan. Gopal sits third to the right of Farhan. Esha sits somewhere to the right of Gopal. Exactly 3 people sit between Divya and Farhan.-
Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Arun, Bina, Gopal, Divya, Esha, Chetan. Farhan.
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3 : 10 :: 8 : ?
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Answer D
10 = 3² + 1, the rule n² + 1. For 8: 8² + 1 = 65.
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Rekha walks 3 km towards the east. She turns left and walks 13 km. She turns left and walks 3 km. She turns right and walks 3 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 16 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 16²) = 16 km.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 6th letter from the right?
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Answer A
The 6th letter from the right is U (position 21). 7 places to the left: position 14, which is N.
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A is the mother of U. N is the mother of A. How is N related to U?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from U: A is U’s mother; N is A’s mother. So N is U’s grandmother.
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Statements:
(1) Some planes are stones.
(2) All leaves are stones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some leaves are stones.
(II) Some stones are leaves.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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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 11 − 4 + 2 × 20 ÷ 11?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 11 × 4 ÷ 2 + 20 − 11. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 31.
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Which group comes next? DFH, JLN, PRT, ?
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Answer B
Inside each group the letters step by 2; each group starts 6 letters after the last (D, J, P). Next: VXZ.
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J is the son of E. Q is the wife of J. How is Q related to E?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from E: J is E’s son; Q is J’s wife. So Q is E’s daughter-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) Some flowers are chairs.
(2) Some flowers are clouds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All chairs are clouds.
(II) Some chairs are flowers.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some chairs may lie outside clouds. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
Part CQuantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
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The fare for a journey goes from ₹880 to ₹1,012. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer A
Change = ₹132. On the original value: 132 ÷ 880 × 100 = 15%, a 15% increase. Dividing by the new value, 1,012, is the usual slip.
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A and B together can do a job in 10 days. A alone can do it in 14 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer D
B’s one day = 1/10 − 1/14 = 1/35. B alone takes 35 days.
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What is the fourth proportional to 8, 25 and 136?
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Answer D
8 : 25 = 136 : x, so x = 25 × 136 ÷ 8 = 425.
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What is the smallest number which, when divided by 15, 10 or 5, leaves a remainder of 3 in each case?
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Answer B
LCM of 15, 10, 5 = 30. Add the remainder: 30 + 3 = 33.
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If a + b = 11 and ab = 30, what is a² + b²?
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Answer B
a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = 121 − 60 = 61.
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What is the average of the first 40 odd numbers?
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Answer C
The first 40 odd numbers add up to 40² = 1600; the average is 40.
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Two trains 250 m and 110 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 60 km/h and 48 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
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Answer B
Relative speed = 60 + 48 = 108 km/h = 30 m/s. Distance = 250 + 110 = 360 m. Time = 360 ÷ 30 = 12 seconds.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 9 : 7 and their expenditures are in the ratio 2 : 1. If each saves ₹10,000 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
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Answer A
Incomes 9x and 7x. (9x − 10,000) : (7x − 10,000) = 2 : 1 gives x = 2,000. P’s income = 9 × 2,000 = ₹18,000.
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₹50,000 amounts to ₹58,320 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
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Answer D
(1 + R/100)² = 58,320/50,000 = 1.1664, so 1 + R/100 = 1.08 and R = 8%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 6 : 1 : 8. What is the largest angle?
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Answer D
15 parts make 180°, so one part is 12°. The largest is 8 × 12 = 96°.
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A cone has base radius 14 cm and height 48 cm. What is its volume? (π = 22/7)
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Answer D
Volume = ⅓πr²h = ⅓ × 22/7 × 14² × 48 = 9,856 cm³.
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From a point on the ground 10 m from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of its top is 60°. How tall is the tower?
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Answer D
Height = 10 × tan 60° = 10 × √3 = 10√3 m.
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Pipe A fills a tank in 12 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 28 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 − 1/28 = 1/21. Time = 21 hours.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 25% above its cost price and allows a discount of 10%. If the article was sold for ₹2,250, what was its cost price?
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Answer A
SP = CP × 1.25 × 0.9 = CP × 1.13. So CP = 2,250 ÷ 1.13 = ₹2,000.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 3 : 5. After 3 years, the ratio will be 2 : 3. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer B
Ages 3x and 5x. (3x + 3) : (5x + 3) = 2 : 3 gives x = 3. Asha is 3 × 3 = 9 years.
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What is the mean of these numbers: 58, 27, 53, 20, 35, 36, 16?
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Answer B
Sum 245 ÷ 7 = 35.
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A rectangular plot has a perimeter of 198 m and a length of 54 m. What is its area?
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Answer D
Length + breadth = 198 ÷ 2 = 99, so breadth = 45 m. Area = 54 × 45 = 2,430 m².
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In what ratio must rice at ₹44/kg be mixed with rice at ₹76/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹52/kg?
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Answer A
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (76 − 52) : (52 − 44) = 24 : 8 = 3 : 1.
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What is the HCF of 8, 28 and 88?
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Answer C
8 = 2³; 28 = 2² × 7; 88 = 2³ × 11. The factors common to all three: 2² = 4.
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A train 105 m long passes a signal post in 7 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
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Answer A
Speed = 105 ÷ 7 = 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
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The simple interest on a sum for 2 years at 12% per annum is ₹6,480. What is the sum?
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Answer B
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 6,480 × 100 / (12 × 2) = ₹27,000.
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A number is first increased by 30% and then decreased by 10%. What is the net change?
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Answer C
Net effect = 30 − 10 − (30 × 10)/100 = 17%, so 17% increase.
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A boat covers 22 km downstream in 2 hours and 9 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer C
Downstream speed = 22 ÷ 2 = 11 km/h; upstream = 9 ÷ 3 = 3 km/h. Boat = (11 + 3) ÷ 2 = 7 km/h.
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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 52 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 52 + 31.5 = 83.5 kg.
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What is the value of 76² − 32²?
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Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 108 × 44 = 4,752.
Part DGeneral Awareness
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Consider the following pairs of organisations and their headquarters:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Organisation Headquarters 1. NATO Gland 2. International Astronomical Union Paris 3. European Investment Bank Nairobi Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: NATO goes with Brussels; 2. correct; 3. wrong: European Investment Bank goes with Luxembourg. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Who was the President of India throughout 1953?
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What is the chemical symbol of sodium?
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Pratibha Ray received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was the Battle of Aliwal fought?
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Which of these sportspersons is associated with hockey?
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Which of these tiger reserves is in Karnataka?
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What is the currency of Moldova?
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In which year was Great Living Chola Temples inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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In which year was Maharashtra formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Who was the first President of India?
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What is the capital of Chhattisgarh?
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In which year was Chandrayaan-1 launched?
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Which day is observed on April 26?
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Ashtamudi Lake, a Ramsar wetland, is in which state?
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Desert National Park is in which state?
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Who wrote ‘Devdas’?
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Which of these musicians is known for the santur?
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Monrovia is the capital of which country?
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The Musi river flows into which?
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Who wrote ‘Untouchable’?
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Satyajit Ray received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Odisha?
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In which year was Bhagwan Das awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Nizam Sagar is built on which river?
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