- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 6623624
- Series
- C
SSC GD Constable Paper 5
- 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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In a certain code, BRICK is written as JBHQA. How is PENCIL written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From BRICK → JBHQA: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 back. Applied to PENCIL: KHBMDO.
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Which pair comes next? EZ, FY, GX, HW, ?
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Answer A
The first letters move forward 1 (E, F, G, H); the second move back 1 (Z, Y, X, W). Next: IV.
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Today is Saturday. What day of the week will it be 84 days from today?
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Answer C
84 ÷ 7 leaves 0. 0 days on from Saturday is Saturday.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
65, 182, 169 are multiples of 13; 153 is not. The odd one is 153.
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Kavita walks 15 km towards the north. She turns right and walks 10 km. She turns right and walks 14 km. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns left and walks 6 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 South.
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Asha walks 12 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 8 km. She turns right and walks 12 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 0 km east and 8 km north of the start. Distance = √(0² + 8²) = 8 km. 8 km, north.
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Which group comes next? IJK, MNO, QRS, ?
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Answer D
Inside each group the letters step by 1; each group starts 4 letters after the last (I, M, Q). Next: UVW.
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DEF : GHI :: STU : ?
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Answer A
Each letter of DEF moves 3 forward to give GHI. Doing the same to STU gives VWX.
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In a queue, Anjali is 4th from the front and Priya is 38th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer B
Between positions 4 and 38 there are 38 − 4 − 1 = 33 people.
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3 : 9 :: 11 : ?
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Answer C
9 = 2 × 3 + 3, the rule 2n + 3. For 11: 2 × 11 + 3 = 25.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
In the others the second number is n² of the first; 11 : 122 breaks it. The odd one is 11 : 122.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ?
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Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 73.
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In a certain code, TRAIN is written as 67. How is GLASS written in that code?
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Answer D
TRAIN = 67 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For GLASS: 8 + 13 + 2 + 20 + 20 = 63.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 13th letter from the right?
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Answer D
The 13th letter from the right is N (position 14). 9 places to the left: position 5, which is E.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Deepak said, ‘She is the wife of my father’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Deepak?
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Answer B
My father’s only son is me. So the woman is Deepak’s wife.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 3:15?
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Answer A
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |90 − 82.5| = 7.5°. Answer: 7.5°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 0°.
Directions for questions 17 to 17
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Farhan sits second to the right of Esha. Exactly 3 people sit between Divya and Bina. Chetan and Divya sit next to each other. Exactly 2 people sit between Chetan and Arun. Exactly one person sits between Chetan and Esha.-
How many people sit between Chetan and Esha?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Chetan, Divya, Esha, Arun, Farhan, Bina. Between them: 1.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 18 + 7 ÷ 9 − 10 × 2?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 18 × 7 − 9 + 10 ÷ 2. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 122.
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Statements:
(1) All tables are boxes.
(2) No tables are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some tables are not buses.
(II) No buses are tables.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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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
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Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 160.
Part BGeneral Knowledge and General Awareness
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Which of these sportspersons is associated with hockey?
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Soumitra Chatterjee received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Who was the first President of India?
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Dakar is the capital of which country?
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Which of these national parks is in Bihar?
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Amjad Ali Khan is known for playing which instrument?
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Which of these dams is on the Bhavani River?
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World Humanitarian Day is observed on which date?
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In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought?
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Who was the first President of India?
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Which element has the symbol Pa?
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Which of these tiger reserves is in Arunachal Pradesh?
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Who wrote ‘The Discovery of India’?
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Consider the following pairs of states and their capitals:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?State or union territory Capital 1. Gujarat New Delhi 2. Odisha Ranchi 3. Assam Dispur Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Gujarat goes with Gandhinagar; 2. wrong: Odisha goes with Bhubaneswar; 3. correct. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Sikkim?
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The Gomti river flows into which?
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Kuvempu received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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In which year was Dhondo Keshav Karve awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Where is the headquarters of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement?
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The Philippine peso is the currency of which country?
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Part CElementary Mathematics
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What is the mean of these numbers: 16, 19, 16, 17, 18, 17, 58?
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Answer C
Sum 161 ÷ 7 = 23.
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₹30,000 amounts to ₹39,675 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. What is the rate of interest?
Answer and working
Answer A
(1 + R/100)² = 39,675/30,000 = 1.3225, so 1 + R/100 = 1.15 and R = 15%. Dividing the interest equally between the years (simple interest) gives a wrong answer.
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What is √225 + √625 − √484?
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Answer D
15 + 25 − 22 = 18.
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Section A has 15 students with an average score of 41; section B has 27 students averaging 55. What is the average score of both sections together?
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Answer D
(15 × 41 + 27 × 55) ÷ 42 = 2100 ÷ 42 = 50. The plain mean of 41 and 55 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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If x + 1⁄x = 4, what is x³ + 1⁄x³?
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Answer C
x³ + 1/x³ = (x + 1/x)³ − 3(x + 1/x) = 64 − 12 = 52.
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Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 8°. How many sides does it have?
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Answer C
Exterior angles add up to 360°, so the number of sides = 360 ÷ 8 = 45.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 16 days and Suresh can finish it in 48 days. Working together, how long will they take?
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Answer A
In one day they do 1/16 + 1/48 = 1/12 of the work. Time = 16 × 48 ÷ (16 + 48) = 12 days.
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A boat covers 48 km downstream in 4 hours and 48 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer A
Downstream speed = 48 ÷ 4 = 12 km/h; upstream = 48 ÷ 6 = 8 km/h. Boat = (12 + 8) ÷ 2 = 10 km/h.
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What is the unit digit of 33128?
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Answer D
The unit digits of the powers of 33 repeat in a cycle of 4: 3, 9, 7, 1. 128 is position 4 in that cycle (128 ÷ 4 leaves 0), so the unit digit is 1.
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What is the mean proportional between 6 and 24?
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Answer D
Mean proportional = √(6 × 24) = √144 = 12.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 72 km/h and returns by the same road at 90 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 × 72 × 90 ÷ 162 = 80 km/h. The plain average, 81, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 10 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
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Answer A
Together per minute: 1/10 + 1/15 = 1/6. Time = 10 × 15 ÷ 25 = 6 minutes.
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88 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 6 : 5. How much water must be added to make the ratio 2 : 3?
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Answer B
Milk = 48 l, water = 40 l. For 2 : 3, water must be 48 × 3/2 = 72 l. Add 72 − 40 = 32 litres.
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A rectangular plot has a perimeter of 48 m and a length of 18 m. What is its area?
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Answer C
Length + breadth = 48 ÷ 2 = 24, so breadth = 6 m. Area = 18 × 6 = 108 m².
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If sin θ = 20⁄29 and θ is acute, what is sec θ?
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Answer C
Draw a right triangle with sides 20, 21 and hypotenuse 29 (20² + 21² = 29²). Then sec θ = 29⁄21.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹25,370 in 2 years and to ₹29,240 in 4 years. What is the sum?
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Answer C
Interest for 2 years = 29,240 − 25,370 = ₹3,870, so ₹1,935 a year. Interest for 2 years = ₹3,870. Sum = 25,370 − 3,870 = ₹21,500.
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A shopkeeper marks an article 25% above its cost price and allows a discount of 10%. If the article was sold for ₹1,575, what was its cost price?
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Answer B
SP = CP × 1.25 × 0.9 = CP × 1.13. So CP = 1,575 ÷ 1.13 = ₹1,400.
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What is 45% of 1,220?
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Answer A
45% of 1,220 = 1,220 × 45/100 = 549.
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Solve for x: 3x − 9 = 2x + 4
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Answer C
3x − 2x = 4 + 9, so x = 13. x = 13.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 68 years. 6 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 (68 − s − 6) = 3(s − 6), so 80 = 4s and s = 20 years.
Part DEnglish/ Hindi
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
The officer who holds the supreme commandAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PotentialAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ChitchatAnswer and working
Answer A
Chitchat (verb) and Chat 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 honorary.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CalibreAnswer and working
Answer C
Calibre (noun) and Quality 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 B
irefutable is wrong; it is spelt irrefutable. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who takes vengeanceAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is therein.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LumpyAnswer and working
Answer D
Lumpy (adjective) and Chunky 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.
FlatterAnswer and working
Answer B
The opposite of flatter is Disparage. Blandish is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiralAnswer and working
Answer D
Commodore: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
avoedance is wrong; it is spelt avoidance. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BestowAnswer and working
Answer A
Bestow (verb) and Confer 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.
TantamountAnswer and working
Answer C
Tantamount (adjective) and Equivalent 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 decompression.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SurrenderAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CeaseAnswer and working
Answer A
Cease (verb) and Stop 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.
SunsetAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policyAnswer and working
Answer D
Augur: a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer D
inescappable is wrong; it is spelt inescapable. The others are correct.