- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 8062565
- Series
- A
SSC CPO Paper 1 Paper 6
- 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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Which letter comes next? Z, V, R, N, J, ?
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Answer C
Each letter moves 4 places back in the alphabet: Z → V → R → N → J → F.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
81, 49, 289 are perfect squares; 118 is not. The odd one is 118.
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7 : 17 :: 8 : ?
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Answer D
17 = 2 × 7 + 3, the rule 2n + 3. For 8: 2 × 8 + 3 = 19.
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In a certain code, PLANET is written as KOZMVG. How is MANGO written in that code?
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Answer C
From PLANET → KOZMVG: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to MANGO: NZMTL.
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In a queue, Kabir is 4th from the front and Priya is 15th from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer D
Between positions 4 and 15 there are 15 − 4 − 1 = 10 people.
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Which group comes next? HIJ, LMN, PQR, ?
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Answer C
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 4 letters after the last (H, L, P). Next: TUV.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 48 + 6 − 12 ÷ 10 × 4?
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Answer C
Replace the signs: 48 × 6 ÷ 12 + 10 − 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 30.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 14, 23, 39, 64, 100, ?
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Answer B
The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The missing term is 149.
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Meera walks 2 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 10 km. She turns right and walks 9 km. She turns left and walks 12 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 11 km west and 22 km south of the start, which is to the South-west.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 10:45?
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Answer B
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |300 − 247.5| = 52.5°. Answer: 52.5°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 30°.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer A
27, 125, 343 are cubes; 49 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 49.
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In a certain code, WATER is written as TGVCY. How is GRAPE written in that code?
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Answer A
From WATER → TGVCY: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 2 forward. Applied to GRAPE: GRCTI.
Directions for questions 13 to 13
Five friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya and Esha, sit in a row facing north. Divya sits immediately to the left of Esha. Chetan and Divya sit next to each other. Exactly one person sits between Chetan and Arun.-
What is Chetan’s position from the left end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha. 3rd.
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Statements:
(1) Some rivers are trees.
(2) Some trees are not stones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some stones are not rivers.
(II) No stones are rivers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the stones may be rivers. Conclusion II need not hold: stones and rivers may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 15, 24, 40, 65, 101, ?
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Answer D
The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The missing term is 150.
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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 : 82 breaks it. The odd one is 9 : 82.
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D is the father of U. C is the sister of D. How is C related to U?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from U: D is U’s father; C is D’s sister. So C is U’s aunt.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the left of the 7th letter from the right?
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Answer D
The 7th letter from the right is T (position 20). 5 places to the left: position 15, which is O.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Vijay said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Vijay?
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Answer A
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Vijay’s aunt.
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Imran walks 11 km towards the south. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns left and walks 7 km. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns left and walks 4 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 0 km east and 8 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 8²) = 8 km.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 38 − 8 + 8 × 19 ÷ 7?
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Answer C
Replace the signs: 38 × 8 ÷ 8 + 19 − 7. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 50.
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4 : 20 :: 3 : ?
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Answer A
20 = 4 × 5, the rule n(n + 1). For 3: 3 × 4 = 12.
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Statements:
(1) All shirts are pens.
(2) No tables are shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some shirts are tables.
(II) Some tables are not shirts.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: shirts and tables need not overlap at all. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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5 : 120 :: 7 : ?
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Answer D
120 = 5³ − 5, the rule n³ − n. For 7: 7³ − 7 = 336.
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What day of the week was 25 August 1954?
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Answer B
1 January 1901 was a Tuesday. From then to 25 August 1954 is 19,594 days; 19,594 ÷ 7 leaves 1, so the day is 1 on from Tuesday: Wednesday.
Part BGeneral Knowledge and General Awareness
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Who was the first Vice President of India?
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What is the capital of Tajikistan?
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Consider the following pairs of days and their dates:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Day Date 1. World Refugee Day October 11 2. World Intellectual Property Day April 26 3. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty October 17 Answer and working
Answer B
1. wrong: World Refugee Day goes with June 20; 2. correct; 3. correct. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Which of these rivers flows into the Hooghly?
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Pakhui Tiger Reserve is in which state?
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G. Sankara Kurup received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in Ladakh?
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In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?
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B. Nagi Reddy received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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In which year was SCATSAT-1 launched?
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Which of these was written by Kazi Nazrul Islam?
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Namdapha National Park is in which state?
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Where is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States?
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Who was the President of India throughout 1971?
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In which year was Bhagwan Das awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Salal Hydroelectric Power Station is built on which river?
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In which year was Goa formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Which of these sportspersons is associated with mountaineering?
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In which year was Jantar Mantar inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in which state?
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What is the capital of Kerala?
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Consider the following pairs of musicians and their instruments:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Musician Instrument 1. Zakir Hussain violin 2. Shivkumar Sharma sarod 3. Ravi Shankar sarod Answer and working
Answer D
1. wrong: Zakir Hussain goes with tabla; 2. wrong: Shivkumar Sharma goes with santur; 3. wrong: Ravi Shankar goes with sitar. So: None of the pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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What is the chemical symbol of technetium?
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Singalila National Park is in which state?
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The South Sudanese pound is the currency of which country?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude
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What is the median of these numbers: 53, 14, 33, 18, 17, 41, 34, 25, 13?
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Answer C
In order: 13, 14, 17, 18, 25, 33, 34, 41, 53. The middle value is 25.
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A scooter runs at 144 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
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Answer A
Multiply by 5/18: 144 × 5/18 = 40 m/s.
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Section A has 40 students with an average score of 60; section B has 20 students averaging 69. What is the average score of both sections together?
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Answer C
(40 × 60 + 20 × 69) ÷ 60 = 3780 ÷ 60 = 63. The plain mean of 60 and 69 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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Pipe A fills a tank in 22 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 44 hours. If both are opened together on an empty tank, when will it be full?
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Answer D
Net filling per hour = 1/22 − 1/44 = 1/44. Time = 44 hours.
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A train 190 m long crosses a platform 290 m long in 32 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer B
It must cover its own length and the platform: 190 + 290 = 480 m in 32 s, so 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
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A boat covers 80 km downstream in 4 hours and 40 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer C
Downstream speed = 80 ÷ 4 = 20 km/h; upstream = 40 ÷ 5 = 8 km/h. Stream = (20 − 8) ÷ 2 = 6 km/h.
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What is the LCM of 126, 90 and 108?
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Answer C
126 = 2 × 3² × 7; 90 = 2 × 3² × 5; 108 = 2² × 3³. Each prime at its highest power: 2² × 3³ × 5 × 7 = 3,780.
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The simple interest on a sum for 5 years at 7% per annum is ₹8,750. What is the sum?
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Answer A
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 8,750 × 100 / (7 × 5) = ₹25,000.
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What is 150% of 620?
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Answer C
150% of 620 = 620 × 150/100 = 930.
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What is √529 + √625 − √576?
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Answer B
23 + 25 − 24 = 24.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 46 years. 3 years ago, the father was 3 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
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Answer A
Let the son be s. Then (46 − s − 3) = 3(s − 3), so 52 = 4s and s = 13 years.
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The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 2 : 3. What is the largest angle?
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Answer C
9 parts make 180°, so one part is 20°. The largest is 4 × 20 = 80°.
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The average weight of 8 people goes up by 3 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 72 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer D
The total rises by 8 × 3 = 24 kg, so the new person weighs 72 + 24 = 96 kg.
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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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The diagonal of a square is 46 cm. What is its area?
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Answer A
Area of a square = diagonal² ÷ 2 = 2116 ÷ 2 = 1,058 cm².
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Simplify: 91 + 8 × 2 − 96 ÷ 8
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Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 8 × 2 = 16 and 96 ÷ 8 = 12. Then 91 + 16 − 12 = 95.
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If a + b = 19 and ab = 88, what is a² + b²?
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Answer A
a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = 361 − 176 = 185.
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What is the largest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 23?
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Answer D
9,999 ÷ 23 leaves remainder 17. 9,999 − 17 = 9,982.
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110 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 4. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 1?
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Answer A
Milk = 70 l, water = 40 l. For 1 : 1, water must be 70 × 1/1 = 70 l. Add 70 − 40 = 30 litres.
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From a point on the ground 50 m from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of its top is 45°. How tall is the tower?
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Answer C
Height = 50 × tan 45° = 50 × 1 = 50 m.
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₹80,000 amounts to ₹96,800 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
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Answer D
(1 + R/100)² = 96,800/80,000 = 1.21, so 1 + R/100 = 1.1 and R = 10%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above its cost price and allows a discount of 20%. If the article was sold for ₹3,136, what was its cost price?
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Answer D
SP = CP × 1.4 × 0.8 = CP × 1.12. So CP = 3,136 ÷ 1.12 = ₹2,800.
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What is the mean proportional between 45 and 80?
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Answer C
Mean proportional = √(45 × 80) = √3600 = 60.
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1,156 is what percent of 1,360?
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Answer B
1,156 ÷ 1,360 × 100 = 85%.
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Solve for x: 7x − 17 = 2x + 13
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Answer B
7x − 2x = 13 + 17, so 5x = 30 and x = 30 ÷ 5. x = 6.
Part DEnglish Comprehension
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is suggestive.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is correctional.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DaydreamAnswer and working
Answer A
Daydream (noun) and Reverie 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
defaciency is wrong; it is spelt deficiency. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AffirmAnswer and working
Answer B
The opposite of affirm is Negate. Corroborate 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.
PedigreeAnswer and working
Answer B
Pedigree (noun) and Lineage 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 imagery.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BlessAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AnnulAnswer and working
Answer C
Annul (verb) and Void 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 eminence.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PaltryAnswer and working
Answer A
Paltry (adjective) and Negligible 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.
SoftenAnswer 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 word closest in meaning to the given word.
DecodeAnswer and working
Answer B
Decode (verb) and Decipher 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 C
The correct spelling is inadmissible.
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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 word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DemoteAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
One who sells advice about gambling or speculationAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrityAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is procession.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ProbableAnswer and working
Answer A
Probable (adjective) and Likely 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 C
The correct spelling is commencement.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A golfer whose shots typically curve rightAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TyrannicalAnswer and working
Answer A
Tyrannical (adjective) and Oppressive 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 with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motiveAnswer and working
Answer D
Kleptomaniac: someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive.
Source: WordNet 3.1