- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 1169423
- Series
- B
SSC GD Constable Paper 7
- 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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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 46 + 10 − 10 ÷ 20 × 8?
Answer and working
Answer C
Replace the signs: 46 − 10 ÷ 10 × 20 + 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 34.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 10, 19, 35, 60, 96, ?
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Answer C
The rule: the differences are squares: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. The missing term is 145.
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Which letter comes next? F, H, J, L, N, ?
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Answer D
Each letter moves 2 places forward in the alphabet: F → H → J → L → N → P.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Vijay said, ‘His father is the only son of my father.’ How is the man related to Vijay?
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Answer C
The only son of my father is me, so I am the father. So the man is Vijay’s son.
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In a certain code, CHAIR is written as BGZHQ. How is RIVER written in that code?
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Answer B
From CHAIR → BGZHQ: each letter moves 1 place back. Applied to RIVER: QHUDQ.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
8, 1000, 216 are cubes; 144 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 144.
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In a certain code, ROAD is written as EBPS. How is PILLOW written in that code?
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Answer A
From ROAD → EBPS: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 forward. Applied to PILLOW: XPMMJQ.
Directions for questions 8 to 8
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Arun sits second to the left of Farhan. Exactly one person sits between Arun and Chetan. Exactly 2 people sit between Bina and Arun. Divya sits somewhere to the right of Arun. Chetan sits at one of the two ends.-
Who sits exactly between Arun and Farhan?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Chetan, Esha, Arun, Divya, Farhan, Bina. Divya.
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3 : 12 :: 7 : ?
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Answer C
12 = 3 × 4, the rule n(n + 1). For 7: 7 × 8 = 56.
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What day of the week was 6 January 1987?
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Answer B
1 January 1901 was a Tuesday. From then to 6 January 1987 is 31,416 days; 31,416 ÷ 7 leaves 0, so the day is 0 on from Tuesday: Tuesday.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
56, 98, 35 are multiples of 7; 50 is not. The odd one is 50.
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Statements:
(1) Some birds are doors.
(2) Some boxes are birds.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some doors are boxes.
(II) All boxes are doors.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: doors and boxes need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: some boxes may lie outside doors. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the left of the 12th letter from the left?
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Answer A
The 12th letter from the left is L (position 12). 5 places to the left: position 7, which is G.
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Which letter comes next? C, E, G, I, K, ?
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Answer D
Each letter moves 2 places forward in the alphabet: C → E → G → I → K → M.
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8 : 513 :: 11 : ?
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Answer B
513 = 8³ + 1, the rule n³ + 1. For 11: 11³ + 1 = 1,332.
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Vijay walks 8 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 14 km. He turns right and walks 13 km. He turns right and walks 13 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer B
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs East.
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In a row of 31 students, Farhan is 6th from the left. What is Farhan’s position from the right?
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Answer C
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 31 − 6 + 1 = 26th.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, ?
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Answer B
The rule: the terms are 2², 3², 4² …. The missing term is 64.
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At what time between 10 and 11 o’clock are the hands of a clock together?
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Answer C
The minute hand gains 11/2° a minute and must gain 300°. Time = 300 ÷ 5.5 = 60 × 10/11 = 546⁄11 minutes past 10.
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Statements:
(1) Some leaves are stones.
(2) No phones are leaves.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some stones are not phones.
(II) Some stones are leaves.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.
Part BGeneral Knowledge and General Awareness
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Which element has the symbol Br?
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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. Estonia Tallinn 2. Zimbabwe Lisbon 3. Algeria Sucre Answer and working
Answer A
1. correct; 2. wrong: Zimbabwe goes with Harare; 3. wrong: Algeria goes with Algiers. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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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. Nagaland Kohima 2. Manipur Imphal 3. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Answer and working
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In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought?
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Which of these Ramsar sites is in Assam?
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Who was the Chief Justice of India throughout 1969?
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Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
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Consider the following pairs of dams and their rivers:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Dam River 1. Indirasagar Dam Indravati River 2. Maithon Dam Konar River 3. Gandhi Sagar Dam Bhagirathi River Answer and working
Answer D
1. wrong: Indirasagar Dam goes with Narmada; 2. wrong: Maithon Dam goes with Barakar River; 3. wrong: Gandhi Sagar Dam goes with Chambal River. So: None of the pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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In which year was Chhattisgarh formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Which of these organisations has its headquarters in Lyon?
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Rajinikanth received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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In which year was Rani ki vav inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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What is the currency of Japan?
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In which year was IRNSS-1A launched?
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Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in which state?
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The Yamuna river flows into which?
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Balpakram National Park is in which state?
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World Day of Social Justice is observed on which date?
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Consider the following pairs of books and their authors:
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?Book Author 1. Pather Panchali Michael Madhusudan Dutt 2. Five Point Someone Chetan Bhagat 3. Gitanjali Rabindranath Tagore Answer and working
Answer B
1. wrong: Pather Panchali goes with Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay; 2. correct; 3. correct. So: Only two pairs.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Narain Karthikeyan is associated with which sport?
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Part CElementary Mathematics
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹13,100 for 2 years at 10% per annum?
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Answer B
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 13,100 × (10/100)² = ₹131.
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From a point on the ground 75 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 D
Height = 75 × tan 60° = 75 × √3 = 75√3 m.
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Section A has 18 students with an average score of 46; section B has 20 students averaging 65. What is the average score of both sections together?
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Answer B
(18 × 46 + 20 × 65) ÷ 38 = 2128 ÷ 38 = 56. The plain mean of 46 and 65 ignores the sizes of the sections.
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How many diagonals does a polygon with 12 sides have?
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Answer C
n(n − 3)/2 = 12 × 9 ÷ 2 = 54.
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Two taps can fill a cistern in 12 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
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Answer B
Together per minute: 1/12 + 1/60 = 1/10. Time = 12 × 60 ÷ 72 = 10 minutes.
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What is the mean of these numbers: 37, 24, 14, 43, 24, 50, 46?
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Answer A
Sum 238 ÷ 7 = 34.
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The monthly rent of a shop goes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage decrease?
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Answer D
Change = ₹40. On the original value: 40 ÷ 80 × 100 = 50%, a 50% decrease. Dividing by the new value, 40, is the usual slip.
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A rectangular plot has a perimeter of 116 m and a length of 37 m. What is its area?
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Answer A
Length + breadth = 116 ÷ 2 = 58, so breadth = 21 m. Area = 37 × 21 = 777 m².
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Simplify: 67 + 2 × 12 − 54 ÷ 9
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Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 2 × 12 = 24 and 54 ÷ 9 = 6. Then 67 + 24 − 6 = 85.
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15 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 4 : 1. How much water must be added to make the ratio 3 : 4?
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Answer B
Milk = 12 l, water = 3 l. For 3 : 4, water must be 12 × 4/3 = 16 l. Add 16 − 3 = 13 litres.
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The simple interest on a sum for 2 years at 8% per annum is ₹6,000. What is the sum?
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Answer D
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 6,000 × 100 / (8 × 2) = ₹37,500.
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A boat covers 125 km downstream in 5 hours and 65 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer A
Downstream speed = 125 ÷ 5 = 25 km/h; upstream = 65 ÷ 5 = 13 km/h. Stream = (25 − 13) ÷ 2 = 6 km/h.
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Solve for x: 9x + 0 = 8x + 3
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Answer B
9x − 8x = 3 − 0, so x = 3. x = 3.
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By selling a watch for ₹1,152, a man loses 10%. For how much should he sell it to gain 15%?
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Answer D
CP = 1,152 × 100/90 = ₹1,280. For a 15% gain: 1,280 × 115/100 = ₹1,472.
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A is twice as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 8 days. How long would A take alone?
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Answer C
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 2; together 3 units a day for 8 days = 24 units. A alone: 24 ÷ 2 = 12 days.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 1 : 2. After 2 years, the ratio will be 5 : 9. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer D
Ages 1x and 2x. (1x + 2) : (2x + 2) = 5 : 9 gives x = 8. Asha is 1 × 8 = 8 years.
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What is the LCM of 18, 15 and 39?
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Answer D
18 = 2 × 3²; 15 = 3 × 5; 39 = 3 × 13. Each prime at its highest power: 2 × 3² × 5 × 13 = 1,170.
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What is the area of a circle of radius 7 cm? (Take π = 22/7.)
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Answer B
Area = πr² = 22/7 × 7 × 7 = 154 cm².
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their expenditures are in the ratio 2 : 3. If each saves ₹4,000 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
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Answer B
Incomes 3x and 4x. (3x − 4,000) : (4x − 4,000) = 2 : 3 gives x = 4,000. P’s income = 3 × 4,000 = ₹12,000.
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A train 260 m long crosses a platform 460 m long in 48 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer D
It must cover its own length and the platform: 260 + 460 = 720 m in 48 s, so 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
Part DEnglish/ Hindi
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is chemically.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
WontAnswer and working
Answer A
Wont (noun) and Habit 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.
UpstairsAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is immunity.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer D
sugestive is wrong; it is spelt suggestive. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A man who has recently been marriedAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ForbidAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of forbid is Permit. Interdict is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LeaderAnswer 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 word closest in meaning to the given word.
LexiconAnswer and working
Answer C
Lexicon (noun) and Vocabulary 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.
ReassessAnswer and working
Answer B
Reassess (verb) and Reevaluate 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 woman who works in a dairyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
RetrospectiveAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is admirable.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is resilient.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is compassionate.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ConcurAnswer and working
Answer C
Concur (verb) and Agree 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.
GrinAnswer and working
Answer B
Grin (noun) and Smile 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.
HoorayAnswer and working
Answer A
Hooray (noun) and Hurrah 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 authorized to act for anotherAnswer and working