- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 2937033
- Series
- A
SSC GD Constable Paper 10
- Questions
- 80
- Maximum marks
- 160
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 80 questions in 4 parts: A. General Intelligence and Reasoning (20), B. General Knowledge and General Awareness (20), C. Elementary Mathematics (20), D. English/ Hindi (20).
- You have 60 minutes for the whole paper. The clock starts when you break the seal.
- Each question has 4 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 2 marks. 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 one does not belong with the others?
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Answer B
In the others the second number is n² of the first; 5 : 27 breaks it. The odd one is 5 : 27.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 10, 16, 24, 34, 46, ?
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Answer C
The rule: the differences grow by 2: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14. The missing term is 60.
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In a certain code, DESK is written as EDTJ. How is FISH written in that code?
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Answer D
From DESK → EDTJ: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to FISH: GHTG.
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Deepak walks 2 km towards the south. He turns right and walks 7 km. He turns right and walks 8 km. He turns left and walks 11 km. He turns left and walks 6 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 18 km west and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(18² + 0²) = 18 km.
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In a queue, Farhan is 5th from the front and Priya is 32nd from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer C
Between positions 5 and 32 there are 32 − 5 − 1 = 26 people.
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Which group comes next? DEF, IJK, NOP, ?
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Answer A
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 5 letters after the last (D, I, N). Next: STU.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 6th to the left of the 11th letter from the left?
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Answer D
The 11th letter from the left is K (position 11). 6 places to the left: position 5, which is E.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Rekha said, ‘He is the son of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the man related to Rekha?
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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 man is Rekha’s brother.
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Statements:
(1) Some pens are fans.
(2) All fans are watches.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No pens are fans.
(II) Some watches are pens.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: pens and fans may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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6 : 43 :: 10 : ?
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Answer B
43 = 6² + 6 + 1, the rule n² + n + 1. For 10: 10² + 10 + 1 = 111.
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In a certain code, LADDER is written as KZCCDQ. How is MIRROR written in that code?
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Answer A
From LADDER → KZCCDQ: each letter moves 1 place back. Applied to MIRROR: LHQQNQ.
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At what time between 8 and 9 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 240°. Time = 240 ÷ 5.5 = 60 × 8/11 = 437⁄11 minutes past 8.
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Which pair comes next? BX, CV, DT, ER, ?
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Answer C
The first letters move forward 1 (B, C, D, E); the second move back 2 (X, V, T, R). Next: FP.
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7 : 344 :: 8 : ?
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Answer D
344 = 7³ + 1, the rule n³ + 1. For 8: 8³ + 1 = 513.
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Tarun walks 12 km towards the south. He turns left and walks 15 km. He turns left and walks 4 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 15 km east and 8 km south of the start. Distance = √(15² + 8²) = 17 km. 17 km, south-east.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
67, 89, 47 are prime; 27 = 3 × 9. The odd one is 27.
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What day of the week was 1 December 1978?
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Answer D
1 January 1901 was a Tuesday. From then to 1 December 1978 is 28,458 days; 28,458 ÷ 7 leaves 3, so the day is 3 on from Tuesday: Friday.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 56 ÷ 2 − 5 + 8 × 8?
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Answer B
Replace the signs: 56 − 2 + 5 × 8 ÷ 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 59.
Directions for questions 19 to 19
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Exactly 2 people sit between Divya and Arun. Esha sits somewhere to the right of Chetan. Exactly 3 people sit between Arun and Farhan. Exactly 3 people sit between Bina and Esha. Bina does not sit next to Chetan.-
How many people sit between Chetan and Farhan?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Farhan, Divya, Chetan, Esha, Arun. Between them: 1.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Pooja said, ‘He is the father of my brother’s only niece.’ How is the man related to Pooja?
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Answer B
My brother’s only niece is my daughter, so he is my daughter’s father. So the man is Pooja’s husband.
Part BGeneral Knowledge and General Awareness
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Bajrang Punia is associated with which sport?
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World Refugee Day is observed on which date?
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Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund?
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Which of these dams is on the Chambal River?
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Who was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India throughout 2001?
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What is the capital of Sudan?
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In which year was Chandrayaan-3 launched?
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Who wrote ‘Parineeta’?
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Who was the President of India throughout 2006?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in Bihar?
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Mahasweta Devi received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was the Battle of Diu fought?
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What is the currency of Cambodia?
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Which of these musicians is known for the surbahar?
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Which element has the symbol Mg?
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The Mahananda river flows into which?
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Consider the following pairs of heritage sites and their states:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?World Heritage Site State 1. Churches and Convents of Goa Goa 2. Great Himalayan National Park Bihar 3. Konark Sun Temple Odisha Answer and working
Answer B
1. correct; 2. wrong: Great Himalayan National Park goes with Himachal Pradesh; 3. correct. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Betla National Park is in which state?
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In which year was Red Fort inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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What is the capital of Manipur?
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Part CElementary Mathematics
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 20 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
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Answer D
Together per minute: 1/20 + 1/60 = 1/15. Time = 20 × 60 ÷ 80 = 15 minutes.
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A boat covers 56 km downstream in 4 hours and 40 km upstream in 4 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer C
Downstream speed = 56 ÷ 4 = 14 km/h; upstream = 40 ÷ 4 = 10 km/h. Stream = (14 − 10) ÷ 2 = 2 km/h.
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The simple interest on a sum for 3 years at 6% per annum is ₹6,030. What is the sum?
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Answer C
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 6,030 × 100 / (6 × 3) = ₹33,500.
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What is the median of these numbers: 48, 16, 35, 56, 57, 52, 39, 12, 57?
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Answer A
In order: 12, 16, 35, 39, 48, 52, 56, 57, 57. The middle value is 48.
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An angle is 28° more than its supplement. What is the angle?
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Answer A
a + (a − 28) = 180, so 2a = 208 and a = 104°.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 50 days and Suresh can finish it in 75 days. Working together, how long will they take?
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Answer C
In one day they do 1/50 + 1/75 = 1/30 of the work. Time = 50 × 75 ÷ (50 + 75) = 30 days.
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Simplify: 23 + 5 × 12 − 35 ÷ 5
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Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 5 × 12 = 60 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7. Then 23 + 60 − 7 = 76.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 7 : 9. After 9 years, the ratio will be 5 : 6. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer B
Ages 7x and 9x. (7x + 9) : (9x + 9) = 5 : 6 gives x = 3. Asha is 7 × 3 = 21 years.
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A cylinder has radius 14 cm and height 9 cm. What is its curved surface area? (π = 22/7)
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Answer A
Curved surface = 2πrh = 2 × 22/7 × 14 × 9 = 792 cm².
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In what ratio must rice at ₹31/kg be mixed with rice at ₹67/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹41/kg?
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Answer A
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (67 − 41) : (41 − 31) = 26 : 10 = 13 : 5.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 42 km/h and returns by the same road at 84 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 × 42 × 84 ÷ 126 = 56 km/h. The plain average, 63, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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If a + b = 7 and ab = 12, what is a² + b²?
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Answer C
a² + b² = (a + b)² − 2ab = 49 − 24 = 25.
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An article bought for ₹900 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is its selling price?
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Answer A
SP = CP × (100 + profit%)/100 = 900 × 115/100 = ₹1,035.
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The population of a town is 87,600. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
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Answer C
87,600 × (1 + 5/100)² = 87,600 × 1.1 = 96,579. Growing 5% on 87,600 twice, not 10% once.
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What is the average of the first 19 odd numbers?
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Answer D
The first 19 odd numbers add up to 19² = 361; the average is 19.
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What is the compound interest on ₹11,200 for 2 years at 15% per annum, compounded annually?
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Answer D
Amount = 11,200 × (1 + 15/100)2 = ₹14,812. CI = 14,812 − 11,200 = ₹3,612.
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What is √225 + √576 − √484?
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Answer A
15 + 24 − 22 = 17.
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From a point on the ground 10 m from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of its top is 60°. How tall is the tower?
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Answer C
Height = 10 × tan 60° = 10 × √3 = 10√3 m.
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What is the largest 3-digit number exactly divisible by 48?
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Answer B
999 ÷ 48 leaves remainder 39. 999 − 39 = 960.
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₹3,300 is divided among Amit, Bina and Chetan in the ratio 2 : 6 : 7. What is Chetan’s share?
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Answer B
Total parts = 2 + 6 + 7 = 15. Chetan gets 7/15 × 3,300 = ₹1,540.
Part DEnglish/ Hindi
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
aggravvation is wrong; it is spelt aggravation. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SpatAnswer and working
Answer B
Spat (noun) and Tiff 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.
DemoteAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is countenance.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShriekAnswer and working
Answer B
Shriek (noun) and Scream 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.
AudaciousAnswer and working
Answer B
Audacious (adjective) and Brave 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 deference.
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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 correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is politically.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
NativeAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is potassium.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
belliggerent is wrong; it is spelt belligerent. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A specialist in the care of babiesAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ClarityAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of clarity is Obscurity. Lucidity 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.
ExtremistAnswer and working
Answer B
Extremist (adjective) and Radical 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.
ElitistAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AutonomyAnswer and working
Answer A
Autonomy (noun) and Liberty 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.
MatrimonialAnswer and working
Answer C
Matrimonial (adjective) and Marital share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whiningAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person disposed to take a favorable view of thingsAnswer and working