- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 3225940
- Series
- B
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Paper 9
- 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 incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
terratorial is wrong; it is spelt territorial. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
businassmen is wrong; it is spelt businessmen. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
InnuendoAnswer and working
Answer B
Innuendo (noun) and Insinuation 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 person given to excessive complaints and crying and whiningAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who fells treesAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FalsehoodAnswer and working
Answer B
Falsehood (noun) and Untruth 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
mantilpiece is wrong; it is spelt mantelpiece. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FrothAnswer and working
Answer A
Froth (verb) and Foam 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.
NeedyAnswer and working
Answer D
Needy (adjective) and Destitute 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.
GratificationAnswer and working
Answer B
Gratification (noun) and Satisfaction 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.
DifferAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An authoritative person who divines the futureAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GrouchyAnswer and working
Answer B
Grouchy (adjective) and Grumpy 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 D
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 correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is association.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShoddyAnswer and working
Answer B
Shoddy (adjective) and Tawdry 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.
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 incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
communicete is wrong; it is spelt communicate. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is nominee.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ValuableAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FlatterAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of flatter is Disparage. Blandish is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
VictoryAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of victory is Defeat. Triumph is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
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 one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone skilled in penmanshipAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
coordenator is wrong; it is spelt coordinator. The others are correct.
Part BGeneral Intelligence
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
343, 125, 1000 are cubes; 256 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 256.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 57 + 9 × 9 ÷ 14 − 3?
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Answer B
Replace the signs: 57 − 9 ÷ 9 + 14 × 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 98.
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W is the husband of J. E is the mother of W. How is E related to J?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from J: W is J’s husband; E is W’s mother. So E is J’s mother-in-law.
Directions for questions 29 to 29
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Exactly 3 people sit between Farhan and Gopal. Divya does not sit next to Chetan. Divya sits immediately to the right of Farhan. Esha sits third to the left of Chetan. Arun sits third to the left of Farhan.-
Who sits exactly between Esha and Arun?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Gopal, Arun, Chetan, Bina, Farhan, Divya. Gopal.
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R is the sister of B. B is the husband of J. How is R related to J?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from J: B is J’s husband; R is B’s sister. So R is J’s sister-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) All fans are doors.
(2) All doors are watches.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No doors are fans.
(II) Some watches are not fans.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: doors and fans may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the watches may be fans. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 19 ÷ 12 − 11 + 18 × 9?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 19 + 12 × 11 − 18 ÷ 9. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 149.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 17, 22, 31, 44, 61, 82, ?
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Answer A
The rule: the differences grow by 4: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25. The missing term is 107.
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EG : HJ :: MO : ?
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Answer B
Each letter of EG moves 3 forward to give HJ. Doing the same to MO gives PR.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 6, 14, 45, 184, ?
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Answer C
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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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 4:40?
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Answer D
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |120 − 220| = 100°. Answer: 100°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 120°.
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1 January 2019 was a Tuesday. What day of the week was 1 January 2020?
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Answer B
2019 has 365 days: 1 odd day. Tuesday + 1 = Wednesday.
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Sana walks 6 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 8 km. She turns right and walks 12 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 6 km west and 8 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(6² + 8²) = 10 km.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
169, 104, 65 are multiples of 13; 48 is not. The odd one is 48.
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In a queue, Farhan is 10th from the front and Dev is 25th from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer A
Between positions 10 and 25 there are 25 − 10 − 1 = 14 people.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 8th to the right of the 17th letter from the left?
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Answer C
The 17th letter from the left is Q (position 17). 8 places to the right: position 25, which is Y.
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In a certain code, FISH is written as ILVK. How is COPPER written in that code?
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Answer B
From FISH → ILVK: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to COPPER: FRSSHU.
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6 : 15 :: 10 : ?
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Answer B
15 = 2 × 6 + 3, the rule 2n + 3. For 10: 2 × 10 + 3 = 23.
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Which group comes next? ABC, GHI, MNO, ?
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Answer A
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 6 letters after the last (A, G, M). Next: STU.
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Which group comes next? DEF, GHI, JKL, ?
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Answer C
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 3 letters after the last (D, G, J). Next: MNO.
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In a certain code, WINDOW is written as XHOCPV. How is BASKET written in that code?
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Answer D
From WINDOW → XHOCPV: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to BASKET: CZTJFS.
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In a certain code, HORSE is written as 70. How is KNIFE written in that code?
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Answer B
HORSE = 70 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For KNIFE: 12 + 15 + 10 + 7 + 6 = 50.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
In the others the letters are 3 apart (ADG); in GJN the last gap is 4. The odd one is GJN.
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Statements:
(1) All lamps are shirts.
(2) All shirts are rivers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rivers are shirts.
(II) Some lamps are shirts.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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Priya walks 5 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 15 km. She turns right and walks 13 km. Which direction is she facing now?
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Answer D
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs North.
Part CQuantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 27 minutes and 54 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
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Answer B
Together per minute: 1/27 + 1/54 = 1/18. Time = 27 × 54 ÷ 81 = 18 minutes.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 20 days. How long would A take alone?
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Answer C
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 20 days = 100 units. A alone: 100 ÷ 4 = 25 days.
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By selling a watch for ₹1,312, a man loses 20%. For how much should he sell it to gain 10%?
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Answer D
CP = 1,312 × 100/80 = ₹1,640. For a 10% gain: 1,640 × 110/100 = ₹1,804.
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What is the range of these numbers: 54, 34, 32, 40, 42, 50, 58?
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Answer C
Largest − smallest = 58 − 32 = 26.
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An angle is 60° more than its complement. What is the angle?
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Answer A
a + (a − 60) = 90, so 2a = 150 and a = 75°.
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20%. What is his profit or loss percent?
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Answer B
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 140. After 20% off: 140 × 80/100 = 112. So 12% profit.
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From a point on the ground 60 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 A
Height = 60 × tan 60° = 60 × √3 = 60√3 m.
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A boat covers 42 km downstream in 3 hours and 36 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer C
Downstream speed = 42 ÷ 3 = 14 km/h; upstream = 36 ÷ 3 = 12 km/h. Stream = (14 − 12) ÷ 2 = 1 km/h.
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What is the average of the first 15 natural numbers?
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Answer B
Sum = 15 × 16/2, so the average is (15 + 1)/2 = 8.
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How many numbers from 450 to 1000 (both included) are divisible by 6?
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Answer D
Multiples of 6 up to 1000: 166. Up to 449: 74. Difference = 92.
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A rectangular plot has a perimeter of 164 m and a length of 50 m. What is its area?
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Answer C
Length + breadth = 164 ÷ 2 = 82, so breadth = 32 m. Area = 50 × 32 = 1,600 m².
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹46,720 in 4 years and to ₹51,830 in 6 years. What is the sum?
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Answer B
Interest for 2 years = 51,830 − 46,720 = ₹5,110, so ₹2,555 a year. Interest for 4 years = ₹10,220. Sum = 46,720 − 10,220 = ₹36,500.
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Simplify: 17 + 11 × 11 − 18 ÷ 3
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Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 11 × 11 = 121 and 18 ÷ 3 = 6. Then 17 + 121 − 6 = 132.
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What is the average of the first 23 even numbers?
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Answer D
The first 23 even numbers add up to 23 × 24 = 552; the average is 24.
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510 is what percent of 680?
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Answer C
510 ÷ 680 × 100 = 75%.
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The two sides containing the right angle of a triangle are 12 cm and 16 cm. What is its hypotenuse?
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Answer A
Hypotenuse = √(12² + 16²) = √400 = 20 cm.
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 1 : 9. After 8 years, the ratio will be 3 : 11. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer B
Ages 1x and 9x. (1x + 8) : (9x + 8) = 3 : 11 gives x = 4. Asha is 1 × 4 = 4 years.
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If A : B = 7 : 9 and B : C = 8 : 3, what is A : B : C?
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Answer A
Make B the same in both: A : B = 56 : 72 and B : C = 72 : 27. So A : B : C = 56 : 72 : 27.
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₹80,000 amounts to ₹88,200 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
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Answer B
(1 + R/100)² = 88,200/80,000 = 1.1025, so 1 + R/100 = 1.05 and R = 5%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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What is the LCM of 60, 75 and 210?
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Answer A
60 = 2² × 3 × 5; 75 = 3 × 5²; 210 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7. Each prime at its highest power: 2² × 3 × 5² × 7 = 2,100.
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77 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 6 : 5. How much water must be added to make the ratio 3 : 5?
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Answer D
Milk = 42 l, water = 35 l. For 3 : 5, water must be 42 × 5/3 = 70 l. Add 70 − 35 = 35 litres.
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A train 165 m long passes a signal post in 11 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
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Answer B
Speed = 165 ÷ 11 = 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
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Two trains 250 m and 150 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 32 km/h and 40 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
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Answer B
Relative speed = 32 + 40 = 72 km/h = 20 m/s. Distance = 250 + 150 = 400 m. Time = 400 ÷ 20 = 20 seconds.
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What is 150% of 1,320?
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Answer A
150% of 1,320 = 1,320 × 150/100 = 1,980.
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If x + 1⁄x = 5, what is x³ + 1⁄x³?
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Answer A
x³ + 1/x³ = (x + 1/x)³ − 3(x + 1/x) = 125 − 15 = 110.
Part DGeneral Awareness
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Consider the following pairs of dams and their rivers:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Dam River 1. Indirasagar Dam Koyna River 2. Bhavanisagar Dam Konar River 3. Omkareshwar Dam Narmada Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Indirasagar Dam goes with Narmada; 2. wrong: Bhavanisagar Dam goes with Bhavani River; 3. correct. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Great Rann of Kutch, a Ramsar wetland, is in which state?
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World Animal Day is observed on which date?
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In which year was the Battle of Khanwa fought?
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Dispur is the capital of which state or union territory?
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Who was the Chief Justice of India throughout 2008?
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Consider the following pairs of sportspersons and their sports:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Sportsperson Sport 1. Gukesh D chess 2. Manu Bhaker tennis 3. Sunil Chhetri football Answer and working
Answer B
1. correct; 2. wrong: Manu Bhaker goes with shooting; 3. correct. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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In which year was Elephanta Caves inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
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In which year was K.Kamarajar awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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What is the currency of Eritrea?
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Which of these was written by Aravind Adiga?
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Which of these tiger reserves is in West Bengal?
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G. Sankara Kurup received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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Gulzar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
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What is the atomic number of zirconium?
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Consider the following pairs of heritage sites and their states:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?World Heritage Site State 1. Sanchi Bihar 2. Jantar Mantar Uttar Pradesh 3. Humayun's Tomb National Capital Territory of Delhi Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Sanchi goes with Madhya Pradesh; 2. wrong: Jantar Mantar goes with National Capital Territory of Delhi; 3. correct. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Which of these rivers flows into the Godavari?
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In which year was GSAT-19 launched?
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Which of these organisations has its headquarters in Nyon?
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Galathea National Park is in which state?
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Shivkumar Sharma is known for playing which instrument?
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What is the capital of Slovenia?
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In which year was Jammu and Kashmir formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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