- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 4732410
- Series
- D
SSC CPO Paper 1 Paper 5
- 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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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 26 + 6 − 2 ÷ 12 × 10?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 26 − 6 ÷ 2 × 12 + 10. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 0.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
27, 125, 1331 are cubes; 81 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 81.
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K is the brother of X. X is the father of R. How is K related to R?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from R: X is R’s father; K is X’s brother. So K is R’s uncle.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the left of the 13th letter from the right?
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Answer B
The 13th letter from the right is N (position 14). 6 places to the left: position 8, which is H.
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6 : 217 :: 3 : ?
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Answer D
217 = 6³ + 1, the rule n³ + 1. For 3: 3³ + 1 = 28.
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Today is Wednesday. What day of the week will it be 97 days from today?
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Answer A
97 ÷ 7 leaves 6. 6 days on from Wednesday is Tuesday.
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HI : IJ :: RS : ?
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Answer C
Each letter of HI moves 1 forward to give IJ. Doing the same to RS gives ST.
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In a certain code, MARKET is written as 68. How is EAGLE written in that code?
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Answer B
MARKET = 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 8 + 7 ÷ 7 × 20 − 2?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 8 × 7 − 7 + 20 ÷ 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 59.
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In a certain code, TICKET is written as SHBJDS. How is TRAIN written in that code?
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Answer A
From TICKET → SHBJDS: each letter moves 1 place back. Applied to TRAIN: SQZHM.
Directions for questions 11 to 11
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Gopal sits somewhere to the right of Divya. Chetan sits third to the left of Farhan. Arun sits immediately to the right of Chetan. Exactly one person sits between Esha and Chetan. Bina sits third to the left of Gopal.-
Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Esha, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Gopal, Farhan. Divya.
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Statements:
(1) Some watches are papers.
(2) Some papers are not shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No watches are shirts.
(II) Some shirts are papers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: watches and shirts may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: shirts and papers need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 4, 10, 33, ?, 685
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Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 136.
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Which pair comes next? BU, CT, DS, ER, ?
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Answer B
The first letters move forward 1 (B, C, D, E); the second move back 1 (U, T, S, R). Next: FQ.
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Asha walks 11 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 6 km. She turns right and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 6 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 1 km east and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(1² + 0²) = 1 km.
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6 : 43 :: 8 : ?
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Answer B
43 = 6² + 6 + 1, the rule n² + n + 1. For 8: 8² + 8 + 1 = 73.
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Statements:
(1) No birds are bags.
(2) Some birds are pens.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some birds are not bags.
(II) No pens are bags.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: pens and bags may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Tarun walks 15 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 9 km. He turns left and walks 7 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer A
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs West.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Sunil said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Sunil?
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Answer B
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Sunil’s aunt.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
In the others the second number is n² of the first; 9 : 84 breaks it. The odd one is 9 : 84.
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In a certain code, BREAD is written as YIVZW. How is PLANT written in that code?
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Answer C
From BREAD → YIVZW: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to PLANT: KOZMG.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 124, 215, 342, 511, 728, ?
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Answer A
The rule: the terms are 5³, 6³, 7³ … minus 1. The missing term is 999.
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At what time between 6 and 7 o’clock are the hands of a clock together?
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Answer D
The minute hand gains 11/2° a minute and must gain 180°. Time = 180 ÷ 5.5 = 60 × 6/11 = 328⁄11 minutes past 6.
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In a class, Kabir ranks 18th from the top and 11th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
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Answer D
Kabir is counted in both ranks, so the total is 18 + 11 − 1 = 28.
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Which pair comes next? CV, DS, EP, FM, ?
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Answer A
The first letters move forward 1 (C, D, E, F); the second move back 3 (V, S, P, M). Next: GJ.
Part BGeneral Knowledge and General 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. European Investment Bank Luxembourg 2. Transparency International Berlin 3. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Kathmandu Answer and working
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Which of these tiger reserves is in West Bengal?
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Tso Moriri, a Ramsar wetland, is in which state?
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What is the capital of Gujarat?
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Amjad Ali Khan is known for playing which instrument?
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Consider the following pairs of countries and their capitals:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Country Capital 1. Hungary Andorra la Vella 2. Iran Libreville 3. Comoros Ulaanbaatar Answer and working
Answer D
1. wrong: Hungary goes with Budapest; 2. wrong: Iran goes with Tehran; 3. wrong: Comoros goes with Moroni. So: None of the pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Which of these was written by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri?
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Who was the Vice President of India throughout 2019?
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Sumitranandan Pant received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was Qutb Minar inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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In which year was GSAT-14 launched?
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Which of these sportspersons is associated with hockey?
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Omkareshwar Dam is built on which river?
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In which year was Satyajit Ray awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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In which year was the Battle of Khanwa fought?
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Which of these rivers flows into the Sutlej?
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What is the chemical symbol of bromine?
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In which year was Haryana formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Who was the President of India throughout 2008?
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World Bee Day is observed on which date?
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Lata Mangeshkar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Mudumalai National Park is in which state?
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What is the capital of Assam?
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Manas National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in which state?
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What is the currency of Haiti?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude
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Pipe A fills a tank in 6 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 24 hours. If both are opened together on an empty tank, when will it be full?
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Answer C
Net filling per hour = 1/6 − 1/24 = 1/8. Time = 8 hours.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 30 km/h and returns by the same road at 42 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
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Answer A
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 30 × 42 ÷ 72 = 35 km/h. The plain average, 36, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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What is the compound interest on ₹30,175 for 2 years at 20% per annum, compounded annually?
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Answer A
Amount = 30,175 × (1 + 20/100)2 = ₹43,452. CI = 43,452 − 30,175 = ₹13,277.
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What is the median of these numbers: 48, 50, 52, 23, 35, 11, 41?
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Answer D
In order: 11, 23, 35, 41, 48, 50, 52. The middle value is 41.
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A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. What is his profit or loss percent?
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Answer C
Take CP = 100. Marked price = 150. After 25% off: 150 × 75/100 = 112.5. So 12.5% profit.
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What is each interior angle of a regular polygon with 15 sides?
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Answer A
Each exterior angle = 360° ÷ 15 = 24°. Interior = 180° − 24° = 156°.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹32/kg be mixed with rice at ₹42/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹36/kg?
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Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (42 − 36) : (36 − 32) = 6 : 4 = 3 : 2.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹7,020 in 2 years and to ₹7,540 in 4 years. What is the sum?
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Answer C
Interest for 2 years = 7,540 − 7,020 = ₹520, so ₹260 a year. Interest for 2 years = ₹520. Sum = 7,020 − 520 = ₹6,500.
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If sin θ = 7⁄25 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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If a + b = 14 and ab = 33, what is a² + b²?
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Answer D
a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = 196 − 66 = 130.
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The average of 11 numbers is 36. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 38. Which number was removed?
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Answer C
Total of 11 = 11 × 36 = 396. Total of 10 = 10 × 38 = 380. Removed = 396 − 380 = 16.
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What is the value of 53² − 20²?
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Answer B
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 73 × 33 = 2,409.
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If a − b = 2 and ab = 24, what is a³ − b³?
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Answer B
a³ − b³ = (a − b)³ + 3ab(a − b) = 8 + 144 = 152.
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The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 12 and 1,440. If one of the numbers is 180, what is the other?
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Answer D
HCF × LCM = product of the numbers, so the other = 12 × 1,440 ÷ 180 = 96.
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A cone has base radius 14 cm and height 48 cm. What is its curved surface area? (π = 22/7)
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Answer D
Slant height = √(14² + 48²) = 50 cm. Curved surface = πrl = 22/7 × 14 × 50 = 2,200 cm².
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 12 km/h and returns by the same road at 36 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
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Answer B
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 12 × 36 ÷ 48 = 18 km/h. The plain average, 24, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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A and B together can do a job in 14 days. A alone can do it in 21 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer A
B’s one day = 1/14 − 1/21 = 1/42. B alone takes 42 days.
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The population of a town is 53,600. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
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Answer A
53,600 × (1 + 5/100)² = 53,600 × 1.1 = 59,094. Growing 5% on 53,600 twice, not 10% once.
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The price of a cooler goes from ₹760 to ₹684. What is the percentage decrease?
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Answer B
Change = ₹76. On the original value: 76 ÷ 760 × 100 = 10%, a 10% decrease. Dividing by the new value, 684, is the usual slip.
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A boat covers 100 km downstream in 5 hours and 30 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer D
Downstream speed = 100 ÷ 5 = 20 km/h; upstream = 30 ÷ 3 = 10 km/h. Boat = (20 + 10) ÷ 2 = 15 km/h.
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A cylinder has radius 21 cm and height 10 cm. What is its curved surface area? (π = 22/7)
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Answer C
Curved surface = 2πrh = 2 × 22/7 × 21 × 10 = 1,320 cm².
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 7 : 5 and their expenditures are in the ratio 5 : 3. If each saves ₹5,000 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
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Answer B
Incomes 7x and 5x. (7x − 5,000) : (5x − 5,000) = 5 : 3 gives x = 2,500. P’s income = 7 × 2,500 = ₹17,500.
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The average weight of 10 people goes up by 2 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 53 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer A
The total rises by 10 × 2 = 20 kg, so the new person weighs 53 + 20 = 73 kg.
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What is √196 + √144 − √625?
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Answer A
14 + 12 − 25 = 1.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 7 : 8. After 12 years, the ratio will be 9 : 10. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer D
Ages 7x and 8x. (7x + 12) : (8x + 12) = 9 : 10 gives x = 6. Asha is 7 × 6 = 42 years.
Part DEnglish Comprehension
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MuzzyAnswer and working
Answer B
Muzzy (adjective) and Foggy 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.
PitilessAnswer and working
Answer A
Pitiless (adjective) and Ruthless 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.
AssuranceAnswer and working
Answer C
Assurance (noun) and Confidence 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.
DissuadeAnswer and working
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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.
A person who makes deceitful pretensesAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BestowAnswer and working
Answer B
Bestow (verb) and Confer 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 thinks that nothing exists but physical matterAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is dietary.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who rebels and becomes an outlawAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
ammoneum is wrong; it is spelt ammonium. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DopeyAnswer and working
Answer C
Dopey (adjective) and Foolish 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 sells fishAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DownstairsAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
barrege is wrong; it is spelt barrage. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
shemelessly is wrong; it is spelt shamelessly. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GabbyAnswer and working
Answer D
Gabby (adjective) and Talkative 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.
FameAnswer and working
Answer B
The opposite of fame is Infamy. Celebrity is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
StaggerAnswer and working
Answer D
Stagger (noun) and Stumble 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 A
The correct spelling is innovative.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
accelirator is wrong; it is spelt accelerator. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who owns a ship or a share in a shipAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
bagguette is wrong; it is spelt baguette. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LatterAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is indifference.