- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 1697616
- Series
- B
SSC Selection Post (Graduate level) Paper 10
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 200
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 4 parts: A. General Intelligence (25), B. General Awareness (25), C. Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) (25), D. English Language (Basic Knowledge) (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 2 marks. A wrong answer costs 0.5. 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
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Asha walks 11 km towards the east. She turns left and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 4 km. She turns left and walks 9 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 East.
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In a certain code, DESK is written as 39. How is BRICK written in that code?
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Answer C
DESK = 39 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For BRICK: 2 + 18 + 9 + 3 + 11 = 43.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Asha said, ‘His father is the only son of my father.’ How is the man related to Asha?
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Answer B
The only son of my father is my brother, so the child is my brother’s. So the man is Asha’s nephew.
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Statements:
(1) No rings are stones.
(2) Some stones are not leaves.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All leaves are rings.
(II) Some leaves are not stones.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some leaves may lie outside rings. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the leaves may be stones. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, COPPER is written as DPQQFS. How is RAIN written in that code?
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Answer B
From COPPER → DPQQFS: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to RAIN: SBJO.
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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 3n + 1 of the first; 2 : 9 breaks it. The odd one is 2 : 9.
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ABC : DEF :: QRS : ?
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Answer C
Each letter of ABC moves 3 forward to give DEF. Doing the same to QRS gives TUV.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 36 × 4 − 3 + 17 ÷ 6?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 36 ÷ 4 × 3 − 17 + 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 16.
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7 : 49 :: 5 : ?
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Answer B
49 = 7², the rule n². For 5: 5² = 25.
Directions for questions 10 to 10
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Exactly one person sits between Esha and Chetan. Exactly 2 people sit between Farhan and Chetan. Farhan does not sit at either end. Chetan and Divya sit next to each other. Esha sits immediately to the right of Arun.-
Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Chetan, Arun, Esha, Farhan, Bina. Bina.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 50, 6, ?, 8, 36
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Answer B
The rule: two series alternate: 4, 6, 8 … rising by 2, and 50, 43, 36 … falling by 7. The missing term is 43.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
216, 1000, 27 are cubes; 100 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 100.
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Statements:
(1) Some bells are boxes.
(2) All bells are rings.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bells are not rings.
(II) No boxes are rings.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the bells may be rings. Conclusion II need not hold: boxes and rings may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 34 ÷ 12 × 3 + 9 − 10?
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Answer B
Replace the signs: 34 − 12 ÷ 3 × 9 + 10. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 8.
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Pooja walks 14 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 15 km. She turns left and walks 15 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
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Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 1 km east and 20 km north of the start, which is to the North-east.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the right of the 8th letter from the right?
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Answer D
The 8th letter from the right is S (position 19). 5 places to the right: position 24, which is X.
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What day of the week was 22 April 1965?
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Answer B
1 January 1901 was a Tuesday. From then to 22 April 1965 is 23,487 days; 23,487 ÷ 7 leaves 2, so the day is 2 on from Tuesday: Thursday.
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In a queue, Neha is 11th from the front and Dev is 19th from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer D
Between positions 11 and 19 there are 19 − 11 − 1 = 7 people.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
In the others the letters are 2 apart (MOQ); in ACF the last gap is 3. The odd one is ACF.
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Which letter comes next? R, O, L, I, F, ?
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Answer D
Each letter moves 3 places back in the alphabet: R → O → L → I → F → C.
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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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In a certain code, TABLE is written as DKAZS. How is BRIDGE written in that code?
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Answer A
From TABLE → DKAZS: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 back. Applied to BRIDGE: DFCHQA.
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What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 5:55?
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Answer A
Angle = |30H − 5.5M| = |150 − 302.5| = 152.5°. Answer: 152.5°. The hour hand moves too, half a degree a minute, which is why it is not 180°.
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Which pair comes next? DY, FV, HS, JP, ?
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Answer B
The first letters move forward 2 (D, F, H, J); the second move back 3 (Y, V, S, P). Next: LM.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Priya said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Priya?
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Answer B
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Priya’s aunt.
Part BGeneral Awareness
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Pyongyang is the capital of which country?
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Konar Dam is built on which river?
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In which year was the Battle of Assaye fought?
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Who was the Chief Justice of India throughout 1988?
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In which year was RISAT-2 launched?
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In which year was Rajiv Gandhi awarded the Bharat Ratna?
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Kerala backwaters, a Ramsar wetland, is in which state?
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The ngultrum is the currency of which country?
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Which day is observed on November 17?
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Which of these national parks is in Nagaland?
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Shimla is the capital of which state or union territory?
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What is the chemical symbol of calcium?
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In which year was Sikkim formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
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Which of these was written by Svātmārāma?
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In which year was the Battle of Diu fought?
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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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Where is the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation?
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Which of these musicians is known for the sarod?
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Who was the Prime Minister of India throughout 2011?
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Ali Sardar Jafri received the Jnanpith Award in which year?
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The Betwa 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. Great Himalayan National Park Kerala 2. Sarnath National Capital Territory of Delhi 3. Nanda Devi National Park Uttarakhand Answer and working
Answer A
1. wrong: Great Himalayan National Park goes with Himachal Pradesh; 2. wrong: Sarnath goes with Uttar Pradesh; 3. correct. So: Only one pair.
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Lata Mangeshkar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for which year?
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Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve is in which state?
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Part CQuantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
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A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above its cost price and allows a discount of 15%. If the article was sold for ₹1,683, what was its cost price?
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Answer D
SP = CP × 1.2 × 0.85 = CP × 1.02. So CP = 1,683 ÷ 1.02 = ₹1,650.
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Two successive discounts of 10% and 30% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer A
Single discount = 10 + 30 − (10 × 30)/100 = 37%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7. What is the largest angle?
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Answer C
12 parts make 180°, so one part is 15°. The largest is 7 × 15 = 105°.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹56/kg be mixed with rice at ₹69/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹67/kg?
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Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (69 − 67) : (67 − 56) = 2 : 11 = 2 : 11.
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A boat covers 65 km downstream in 5 hours and 66 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer A
Downstream speed = 65 ÷ 5 = 13 km/h; upstream = 66 ÷ 6 = 11 km/h. Stream = (13 − 11) ÷ 2 = 1 km/h.
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The average of 6 numbers is 32. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 28. Which number was removed?
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Answer D
Total of 6 = 6 × 32 = 192. Total of 5 = 5 × 28 = 140. Removed = 192 − 140 = 52.
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What is √529 + √400 − √225?
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Answer A
23 + 20 − 15 = 28.
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The average weight of 5 people goes up by 2.5 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 54 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer B
The total rises by 5 × 2.5 = 12.5 kg, so the new person weighs 54 + 12.5 = 66.5 kg.
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If sin θ = 9⁄41 and θ is acute, what is tan θ?
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Answer C
Draw a right triangle with sides 9, 40 and hypotenuse 41 (9² + 40² = 41²). Then tan θ = 9⁄40.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 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 C
Let the son be s. Then (60 − s − 6) = 5(s − 6), so 84 = 6s and s = 14 years.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 9 : 8 and their expenditures are in the ratio 9 : 7. If each saves ₹4,500 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
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Answer A
Incomes 9x and 8x. (9x − 4,500) : (8x − 4,500) = 9 : 7 gives x = 1,000. P’s income = 9 × 1,000 = ₹9,000.
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What is the median of these numbers: 42, 47, 25, 30, 13, 32, 59, 38, 40?
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Answer D
In order: 13, 25, 30, 32, 38, 40, 42, 47, 59. The middle value is 38.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹46,400 for 2 years at 10% per annum?
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Answer A
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 46,400 × (10/100)² = ₹464.
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What is the simple interest on ₹27,500 at 14% per annum for 5 years?
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Answer B
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 27,500 × 14 × 5 / 100 = ₹19,250.
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If x + 1⁄x = 4, what is x² + 1⁄x²?
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Answer C
Square both sides: x² + 2 + 1/x² = 16, so x² + 1/x² = 14.
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Two trains 240 m and 300 m long run on parallel tracks in opposite directions at 31 km/h and 41 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
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Answer B
Relative speed = 31 + 41 = 72 km/h = 20 m/s. Distance = 240 + 300 = 540 m. Time = 540 ÷ 20 = 27 seconds.
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How many numbers from 450 to 900 (both included) are divisible by 13?
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Answer A
Multiples of 13 up to 900: 69. Up to 449: 34. Difference = 35.
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A box measures 20 cm × 7 cm × 11 cm. What is its volume?
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Answer B
Volume = l × b × h = 20 × 7 × 11 = 1,540 cm³.
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What is 5% of 160?
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Answer C
5% of 160 = 160 × 5/100 = 8.
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Pipe A fills a tank in 18 hours; pipe B empties the full tank in 22 hours. If both are opened together on an empty tank, when will it be full?
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Answer B
Net filling per hour = 1/18 − 1/22 = 1/99. Time = 99 hours.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 72 days and Suresh can finish it in 36 days. Working together, how long will they take?
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Answer B
In one day they do 1/72 + 1/36 = 1/24 of the work. Time = 72 × 36 ÷ (72 + 36) = 24 days.
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The monthly rent of a shop goes from ₹200 to ₹300. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer A
Change = ₹100. On the original value: 100 ÷ 200 × 100 = 50%, a 50% increase. Dividing by the new value, 300, is the usual slip.
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What is the mean proportional between 36 and 25?
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Answer C
Mean proportional = √(36 × 25) = √900 = 30.
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What is the value of 59² − 27²?
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Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 86 × 32 = 2,752.
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A cone has base radius 21 cm and height 72 cm. What is its curved surface area? (π = 22/7)
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Answer D
Slant height = √(21² + 72²) = 75 cm. Curved surface = πrl = 22/7 × 21 × 75 = 4,950 cm².
Part DEnglish Language (Basic Knowledge)
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummyAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who arranges marriages for othersAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LumpyAnswer and working
Answer B
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.
OptimismAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LiberatorAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
JestAnswer and working
Answer D
Jest (noun) and Joke 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
surroggate is wrong; it is spelt surrogate. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is itinerary.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is disobedience.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer D
profacient is wrong; it is spelt proficient. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone skilled in the transcription of speechAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ThawAnswer and working
Answer A
Thaw (verb) and Melt 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 B
The correct spelling is unnatural.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who imports or exports without paying dutiesAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CooperationAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SquawkAnswer and working
Answer A
Squawk (verb) and Screech 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
merrament is wrong; it is spelt merriment. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TierAnswer and working
Answer D
Tier (noun) and Level 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.
ColossalAnswer and working
Answer D
Colossal (adjective) and Stupendous 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
penittentiary is wrong; it is spelt penitentiary. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated eventAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LenderAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LimberAnswer and working
Answer D
Limber (adjective) and Supple 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 B
The correct spelling is severance.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OptimistAnswer and working