- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 7026679
- Series
- B
SSC CPO Paper 1 Paper 10
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 100
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 4 parts: A. General Intelligence and Reasoning (25), B. General Knowledge and General Awareness (25), C. Quantitative Aptitude (25), D. English Comprehension (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 1 mark. A wrong answer costs 0.25. 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 AGeneral Intelligence and Reasoning
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Pooja walks 13 km towards the south. She turns left and walks 13 km. She turns left and walks 13 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 13 km east and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(13² + 0²) = 13 km.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 38 − 10 × 10 ÷ 7 + 9?
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Answer B
Replace the signs: 38 × 10 ÷ 10 + 7 − 9. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 36.
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In a certain code, PLANET is written as 68. How is EAGLE written in that code?
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Answer D
PLANET = 68 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For EAGLE: 5 + 1 + 7 + 12 + 5 = 30.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 50 + 11 − 10 ÷ 6 × 2?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 50 × 11 ÷ 10 − 6 + 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 51.
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In a certain code, MONEY is written as KMLCW. How is SISTER written in that code?
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Answer C
From MONEY → KMLCW: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to SISTER: QGQRCP.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 5:15?
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Answer A
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |150 − 82.5| = 67.5°. Answer: 67.5°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 60°.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 27, 33, 40, 48, 57, 67, ?
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Answer A
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. The missing term is 78.
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Which pair comes next? FU, HT, JS, LR, ?
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Answer A
The first letters move forward 2 (F, H, J, L); the second move back 1 (U, T, S, R). Next: NQ.
Directions for questions 9 to 9
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Farhan does not sit at either end. Bina sits second to the left of Divya. Chetan sits second to the left of Arun. Arun sits immediately to the left of Gopal. Divya sits third to the right of Farhan.-
What is Gopal’s position from the left end?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Esha, Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Arun, Gopal. 7th.
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GIK : JLN :: QSU : ?
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Answer C
Each letter of GIK moves 3 forward to give JLN. Doing the same to QSU gives TVX.
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B is the brother of J. T is the daughter of B. J is the wife of Z. How is T related to Z?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from Z: J is Z’s wife; B is J’s brother; T is B’s daughter. So T is Z’s niece.
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5 : 31 :: 9 : ?
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Answer C
31 = 5² + 5 + 1, the rule n² + n + 1. For 9: 9² + 9 + 1 = 91.
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Which pair comes next? EY, HW, KU, NS, ?
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Answer C
The first letters move forward 3 (E, H, K, N); the second move back 2 (Y, W, U, S). Next: QQ.
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JK : LM :: NO : ?
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Answer B
Each letter of JK moves 2 forward to give LM. Doing the same to NO gives PQ.
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Statements:
(1) All clouds are bottles.
(2) All birds are bottles.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some birds are not clouds.
(II) Some bottles are clouds.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the birds may be clouds. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
1331, 512, 27 are cubes; 144 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 144.
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Tarun walks 15 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 11 km. He turns left and walks 2 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer C
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs North.
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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; 3 : 9 breaks it. The odd one is 3 : 9.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 17th letter from the right?
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Answer C
The 17th letter from the right is J (position 10). 9 places to the left: position 1, which is A.
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1 January 2024 was a Monday. What day of the week was 1 January 2025?
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Answer C
2024 is a leap year: 366 days, 2 odd days. Monday + 2 = Wednesday.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 64, 125, 216, 343, 512, ?
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Answer D
The rule: the terms are 4³, 5³, 6³ …. The missing term is 729.
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Statements:
(1) Some bells are kites.
(2) All bells are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some kites are not bells.
(II) Some bags are bells.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the kites may be bells. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a row of 35 students, Lata is 18th from the left. What is Lata’s position from the right?
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Answer D
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 35 − 18 + 1 = 18th.
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In a certain code, LEMON is written as NCOMP. How is RIVER written in that code?
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Answer A
From LEMON → NCOMP: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to RIVER: TGXCT.
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M is the brother of V. W is the son of M. How is W related to V?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from V: M is V’s brother; W is M’s son. So W is V’s nephew.
Part BGeneral Knowledge and General Awareness
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What is the currency of Croatia?
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Smriti Mandhana is associated with which sport?
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In which year was Nagaland formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Manas National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in which state?
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Baku is the capital of which country?
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Bargi Dam is built on which river?
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The Bhagirathi river flows into which?
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What is the chemical symbol of iodine?
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Which of these musicians is known for the santur?
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In which year was Indira Gandhi awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Girish Karnad received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was IRNSS-1C launched?
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Bhubaneswar is the capital of which state or union territory?
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Consider the following pairs of books and their authors:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Book Author 1. Satyarth Prakash Zakariyya Kandhlawi 2. Pinjar Amrita Pritam 3. Nazrul Geeti Kazi Nazrul Islam Answer and working
Answer B
1. wrong: Satyarth Prakash goes with Dayananda Saraswati; 2. correct; 3. correct. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Sundarbans National Park is in which state?
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What is the capital of Slovakia?
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In which year was Churches and Convents of Goa inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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In which year was the Battle of Assaye fought?
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K. Balachander received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state?
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Who was the Chief Justice of India throughout 1999?
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Who was the Vice President of India throughout 1956?
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on which date?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in West Bengal?
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Where is the headquarters of the International Astronomical Union?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude
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In what ratio must rice at ₹32/kg be mixed with rice at ₹54/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹45/kg?
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Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (54 − 45) : (45 − 32) = 9 : 13 = 9 : 13.
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The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 7 and 588. If one of the numbers is 84, what is the other?
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Answer A
HCF × LCM = product of the numbers, so the other = 7 × 588 ÷ 84 = 49.
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What is the mode of these numbers: 57, 43, 16, 13, 43, 36, 43, 52, 46?
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Answer A
43 occurs most often (3 times): 43.
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If A : B = 5 : 4 and B : C = 7 : 5, what is A : B : C?
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Answer C
Make B the same in both: A : B = 35 : 28 and B : C = 28 : 20. So A : B : C = 35 : 28 : 20.
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A boat covers 32 km downstream in 2 hours and 56 km upstream in 4 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer A
Downstream speed = 32 ÷ 2 = 16 km/h; upstream = 56 ÷ 4 = 14 km/h. Stream = (16 − 14) ÷ 2 = 1 km/h.
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A train 360 m long passes a signal post in 18 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
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Answer A
Speed = 360 ÷ 18 = 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. 4 years ago, the father was 3 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
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Answer C
Let the son be s. Then (60 − s − 4) = 3(s − 4), so 68 = 4s and s = 17 years.
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If x + 1⁄x = 3, what is x³ + 1⁄x³?
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Answer C
x³ + 1/x³ = (x + 1/x)³ − 3(x + 1/x) = 27 − 9 = 18.
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What is the smallest number which, when divided by 12, 10 or 4, leaves a remainder of 1 in each case?
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Answer C
LCM of 12, 10, 4 = 60. Add the remainder: 60 + 1 = 61.
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342 is what percent of 2,280?
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Answer A
342 ÷ 2,280 × 100 = 15%.
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Two trains 230 m and 130 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 65 km/h and 79 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
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Answer A
Relative speed = 65 + 79 = 144 km/h = 40 m/s. Distance = 230 + 130 = 360 m. Time = 360 ÷ 40 = 9 seconds.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above its cost price and allows a discount of 10%. If the article was sold for ₹972, what was its cost price?
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Answer D
SP = CP × 1.2 × 0.9 = CP × 1.08. So CP = 972 ÷ 1.08 = ₹900.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 5 : 9 and their expenditures are in the ratio 3 : 7. If each saves ₹2,000 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
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Answer C
Incomes 5x and 9x. (5x − 2,000) : (9x − 2,000) = 3 : 7 gives x = 1,000. P’s income = 5 × 1,000 = ₹5,000.
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What is the value of 83² − 71²?
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Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 154 × 12 = 1,848.
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A and B together can do a job in 12 days. A alone can do it in 16 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer D
B’s one day = 1/12 − 1/16 = 1/48. B alone takes 48 days.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹37,500 for 2 years at 4% per annum?
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Answer C
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 37,500 × (4/100)² = ₹60.
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 6 minutes and 12 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: 1/6 + 1/12 = 1/4. Time = 6 × 12 ÷ 18 = 4 minutes.
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If tan θ = 7⁄24 and θ is acute, what is cot θ?
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Answer A
Draw a right triangle with sides 7, 24 and hypotenuse 25 (7² + 24² = 25²). Then cot θ = 24⁄7.
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A rectangular plot has a perimeter of 54 m and a length of 18 m. What is its area?
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Answer A
Length + breadth = 54 ÷ 2 = 27, so breadth = 9 m. Area = 18 × 9 = 162 m².
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Simplify: 11⁄12 + 5⁄6 + 1⁄2
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Answer B
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 9⁄4. Adding tops and bottoms separately (20/26) is the trap.
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The average of 5 numbers is 41. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 38. Which number was removed?
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Answer A
Total of 5 = 5 × 41 = 205. Total of 4 = 4 × 38 = 152. Removed = 205 − 152 = 53.
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The simple interest on a sum for 3 years at 5% per annum is ₹3,450. What is the sum?
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Answer A
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 3,450 × 100 / (5 × 3) = ₹23,000.
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725 is what percent of 1,160?
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Answer C
725 ÷ 1,160 × 100 = 62.5%.
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The average weight of 10 people goes up by 3 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 50 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer B
The total rises by 10 × 3 = 30 kg, so the new person weighs 50 + 30 = 80 kg.
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What is each interior angle of a regular polygon with 6 sides?
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Answer C
Each exterior angle = 360° ÷ 6 = 60°. Interior = 180° − 60° = 120°.
Part DEnglish Comprehension
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ElitistAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ReestablishAnswer and working
Answer D
Reestablish (verb) and Reinstate 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 extreme bellicose nationalistAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A member of a European light cavalry unitAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SnuggleAnswer and working
Answer B
Snuggle (noun) and Cuddle 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 practices self denial as a spiritual disciplineAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UnfreezeAnswer and working
Answer C
Unfreeze (verb) and Melt 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.
WindwardAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is inexplicable.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is occupant.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is pessimistic.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who washes dishesAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who inflicts severe physical painAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is unmistakable.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PleasurableAnswer and working
Answer D
Pleasurable (adjective) and Enjoyable 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
suffocatte is wrong; it is spelt suffocate. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OptimisticAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is refinery.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OutlawAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is amicable.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BiasAnswer and working
Answer B
Bias (noun) and Prejudice 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.
OptimistAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
InaneAnswer and working
Answer C
Inane (adjective) and Asinine 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.
RoomyAnswer and working
Answer B
Roomy (adjective) and Spacious 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.
RuckusAnswer and working
Answer C
Ruckus (noun) and Commotion share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1