- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 8399428
- Series
- C
SSC CPO Paper 1 Paper 8
- 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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At what time between 5 and 6 o’clock are the hands of a clock together?
Answer and working
Answer C
The minute hand gains 11/2° a minute and must gain 150°. Time = 150 ÷ 5.5 = 60 × 5/11 = 273⁄11 minutes past 5.
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Statements:
(1) All leaves are rings.
(2) Some rings are lamps.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some leaves are rings.
(II) Some lamps are not leaves.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the lamps may be leaves. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a queue, Lata is 15th from the front and Ritu is 23rd from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer B
Between positions 15 and 23 there are 23 − 15 − 1 = 7 people.
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7 : 57 :: 8 : ?
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Answer B
57 = 7² + 7 + 1, the rule n² + n + 1. For 8: 8² + 8 + 1 = 73.
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Which pair comes next? CV, ES, GP, IM, ?
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Answer C
The first letters move forward 2 (C, E, G, I); the second move back 3 (V, S, P, M). Next: KJ.
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In a certain code, FRIEND is written as IULHQG. How is EAGLE written in that code?
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Answer A
From FRIEND → IULHQG: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to EAGLE: HDJOH.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, 113, ?
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Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 127.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 46 − 6 ÷ 3 + 8 × 4?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 46 + 6 × 3 − 8 ÷ 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 62.
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AC : DF :: NP : ?
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Answer D
Each letter of AC moves 3 forward to give DF. Doing the same to NP gives QS.
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In a certain code, PENCIL is written as ODMBHK. How is LIGHT written in that code?
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Answer C
From PENCIL → ODMBHK: each letter moves 1 place back. Applied to LIGHT: KHFGS.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, ?
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Answer C
The rule: the terms are 2², 3², 4² … plus 1. The missing term is 65.
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N is the mother of G. Q is the father of N. How is Q related to G?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from G: N is G’s mother; Q is N’s father. So Q is G’s grandfather.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 21 × 7 ÷ 5 − 5 + 8?
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Answer D
Replace the signs: 21 ÷ 7 − 5 + 5 × 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 38.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
In the others the second number is 3n + 1 of the first; 6 : 20 breaks it. The odd one is 6 : 20.
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Today is Monday. What day of the week will it be 149 days from today?
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Answer B
149 ÷ 7 leaves 2. 2 days on from Monday is Wednesday.
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Sunil walks 7 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 15 km. He turns left and walks 2 km. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns right and walks 14 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 23 km east and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(23² + 0²) = 23 km. 23 km, east.
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Pooja walks 15 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 10 km. She turns right and walks 5 km. She turns left and walks 8 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 West.
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In a certain code, TRAIN is written as RPYGL. How is SCHOOL written in that code?
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Answer B
From TRAIN → RPYGL: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to SCHOOL: QAFMMJ.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
In the others the letters are 1 apart (GHI); in DEG the last gap is 2. The odd one is DEG.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Farah said, ‘She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Farah?
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Answer D
My grandfather’s only son is my father; his child, other than me, is my brother or sister. So the woman is Farah’s sister.
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Statements:
(1) All trees are phones.
(2) All trees are books.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some phones are trees.
(II) Some trees are phones.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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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the right of the 16th letter from the right?
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Answer A
The 16th letter from the right is K (position 11). 4 places to the right: position 15, which is O.
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Which group comes next? CDE, HIJ, MNO, ?
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Answer D
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 5 letters after the last (C, H, M). Next: RST.
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7 : 50 :: 9 : ?
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Answer D
50 = 7² + 1, the rule n² + 1. For 9: 9² + 1 = 82.
Directions for questions 25 to 25
Five friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya and Esha, sit in a row facing north. Arun sits somewhere to the right of Esha. Arun sits second to the left of Bina. Esha sits somewhere to the right of Divya.-
How many people sit between Arun and Chetan?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Esha, Arun, Chetan, Bina. Between them: None.
Part BGeneral Knowledge and General Awareness
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Dudhwa National Park is in which state?
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Which element has the symbol Ne?
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What is the currency of Seychelles?
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What is the capital of Laos?
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The Ghaghara river flows into which?
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Manu Bhaker is associated with which sport?
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Which of these was written by Zakariyya Kandhlawi?
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In which year was Kalpana-1 launched?
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Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which river?
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Which of these musicians is known for the santur?
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In which year was Jayaprakash Narayan awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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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. International Dance Day April 29 2. International Volunteer Day December 5 3. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day April 7 Answer and working
Answer B
1. correct; 2. correct; 3. wrong: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day goes with May 17. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Pratibha Ray received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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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. Neeraj Chopra athletics 2. Mahesh Bhupathi badminton 3. Rohit Sharma cricket Answer and working
Answer B
1. correct; 2. wrong: Mahesh Bhupathi goes with tennis; 3. correct. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
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Kohima is the capital of which state or union territory?
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Who was the President of India throughout 1999?
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In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought?
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Lata Mangeshkar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Himachal Pradesh?
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Consider the following pairs of tiger reserves and their states:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Tiger reserve State 1. Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 2. Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh 3. Buxa Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh Answer and working
Answer A
1. correct; 2. wrong: Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve goes with Tamil Nadu; 3. wrong: Buxa Tiger Reserve goes with West Bengal. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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In which year was Gujarat formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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In which year was Qutb Minar inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Kevladev National Park, a Ramsar wetland, is in which state?
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Which of these organisations has its headquarters in Arusha?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude
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The average of 5 numbers is 33. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 30. Which number was removed?
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Answer D
Total of 5 = 5 × 33 = 165. Total of 4 = 4 × 30 = 120. Removed = 165 − 120 = 45.
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A boat covers 32 km downstream in 4 hours and 20 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer D
Downstream speed = 32 ÷ 4 = 8 km/h; upstream = 20 ÷ 5 = 4 km/h. Stream = (8 − 4) ÷ 2 = 2 km/h.
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₹60,000 amounts to ₹69,984 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
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Answer C
(1 + R/100)² = 69,984/60,000 = 1.1664, so 1 + R/100 = 1.08 and R = 8%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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Two successive discounts of 40% and 25% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer D
Single discount = 40 + 25 − (40 × 25)/100 = 55%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 12 days and Suresh can finish it in 24 days. Working together, how long will they take?
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Answer A
In one day they do 1/12 + 1/24 = 1/8 of the work. Time = 12 × 24 ÷ (12 + 24) = 8 days.
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Pipe A fills a tank in 12 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 20 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 = 1/12 − 1/20 = 1/30. Time = 30 hours.
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A scooter runs at 126 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
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Answer C
Multiply by 5/18: 126 × 5/18 = 35 m/s.
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What is the circumference of a circle of radius 42 cm? (Take π = 22/7.)
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Answer D
Circumference = 2πr = 2 × 22/7 × 42 = 264 cm.
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A sum of money doubles itself in 16 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
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Answer C
The interest earned is 1 times the principal in 16 years. Rate = 1 × 100 / 16 = 6.25%.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 32 km/h and returns by the same road at 96 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
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Answer D
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 32 × 96 ÷ 128 = 48 km/h. The plain average, 64, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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If tan θ = 5⁄12 and θ is acute, what is cos θ?
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Answer C
Draw a right triangle with sides 5, 12 and hypotenuse 13 (5² + 12² = 13²). Then cos θ = 12⁄13.
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If a + b = 17 and ab = 72, what is a² + b²?
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Answer A
a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = 289 − 144 = 145.
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If x + 1⁄x = 8, what is x² + 1⁄x²?
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Answer B
Square both sides: x² + 2 + 1/x² = 64, so x² + 1/x² = 62.
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Simplify: 7⁄8 + 1⁄4 + 1⁄2
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Answer D
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 13⁄8. Adding tops and bottoms separately (11/18) is the trap.
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What is the largest 3-digit number exactly divisible by 76?
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Answer A
999 ÷ 76 leaves remainder 11. 999 − 11 = 988.
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The fare for a journey goes from ₹540 to ₹810. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer A
Change = ₹270. On the original value: 270 ÷ 540 × 100 = 50%, a 50% increase. Dividing by the new value, 810, is the usual slip.
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Section A has 33 students with an average score of 41; section B has 15 students averaging 57. What is the average score of both sections together?
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Answer B
(33 × 41 + 15 × 57) ÷ 48 = 2208 ÷ 48 = 46. The plain mean of 41 and 57 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 54 years. 6 years ago, the father was 5 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
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Answer B
Let the son be s. Then (54 − s − 6) = 5(s − 6), so 78 = 6s and s = 13 years.
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What is the mean of these numbers: 12, 56, 52, 12, 52, 37, 10?
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Answer A
Sum 231 ÷ 7 = 33.
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The monthly rent of a shop goes from ₹220 to ₹330. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer C
Change = ₹110. On the original value: 110 ÷ 220 × 100 = 50%, a 50% increase. Dividing by the new value, 330, is the usual slip.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹22/kg be mixed with rice at ₹32/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹28/kg?
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Answer A
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (32 − 28) : (28 − 22) = 4 : 6 = 2 : 3.
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What is each interior angle of a regular polygon with 20 sides?
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Answer B
Each exterior angle = 360° ÷ 20 = 18°. Interior = 180° − 18° = 162°.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above its cost price and allows a discount of 10%. If the article was sold for ₹2,646, what was its cost price?
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Answer A
SP = CP × 1.4 × 0.9 = CP × 1.26. So CP = 2,646 ÷ 1.26 = ₹2,100.
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What is the unit digit of 13179?
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Answer D
The unit digits of the powers of 13 repeat in a cycle of 4: 3, 9, 7, 1. 179 is position 3 in that cycle (179 ÷ 4 leaves 3), so the unit digit is 7.
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What is the mean proportional between 16 and 9?
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Answer D
Mean proportional = √(16 × 9) = √144 = 12.
Part DEnglish Comprehension
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is sovereign.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PrideAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is irregular.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
lingarie is wrong; it is spelt lingerie. The others are correct.
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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 incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
raddically is wrong; it is spelt radically. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EstablishAnswer and working
Answer D
The opposite of establish is Abolish. Found 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.
DisagreeAnswer and working
Answer C
Disagree (verb) and Differ 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 C
excesively is wrong; it is spelt excessively. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MateyAnswer and working
Answer A
Matey (adjective) and Chummy 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.
EndorseAnswer and working
Answer B
Endorse (verb) and Back 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 whose task is to see that work goes harmoniouslyAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AggravateAnswer and working
Answer B
Aggravate (verb) and Worsen 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 C
accomplace is wrong; it is spelt accomplice. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Traveler who moves from one region or country to anotherAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BlotAnswer and working
Answer C
Blot (noun) and Smudge 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 refinery.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OveractiveAnswer and working
Answer A
Overactive (adjective) and Hyperactive 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.
MammothAnswer and working
Answer A
Mammoth (adjective) and Gigantic 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.
NativeAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OptimisticAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SunsetAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An assistant subject to the authority or control of anotherAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who has supervisory duties at a summer campAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BlizzardAnswer and working
Answer C
Blizzard (noun) and Snowstorm share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1