Staff Selection Commision

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REGISTRATIONNUMBER:2405124694
CANDIDATENAME:NAMONARAYANMEENA
EXAMDATE:31August2016
EXAMNAME:SSCExamination2016
TOTALMARKS:200
EXAMSTARTTIME:10:00:00
EXAMDURATION:01:15Hrs
TOTALNOOFQUESTIONS:100
Question1.Selecttherelatedword/letters/numbersfromthegivenalternatives:
/
/
CURE:DISEASE::HEAL:?
::::?
Options:
1)Illness
2)Injury
3)Recover
4)Sick
CorrectAnswer:Injury
CandidateAnswer:Injury
/
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DBCE:QOPR::JLKI:?
Options:
1)YWXU
2)WYXV
3)WXYV
4)WYVX
CorrectAnswer:WYXV
CandidateAnswer:WXYV
/
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6:42::12:?
Options:
1)48
2)72
3)60
4)84
CorrectAnswer:84
CandidateAnswer:84
Question4.
Forthefollowingquestions
Findtheoddword/letters/numberpairfromthegivenalternatives.
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Options:
1)HighUp
2)PastPresent
3)OftenSeldom

4)FreshStale
CorrectAnswer:HighUp
CandidateAnswer:HighUp
Question5.
Findtheoddword/letters/numberfromthegivenalternatives.
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Options:
1)AOU
2)EOI
3)UIE
4)ALO
CorrectAnswer:ALO
CandidateAnswer:ALO
Question6.
Findtheoddword/letters/numberfromthegivenalternatives.
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Options:
1)13
2)17
3)29
4)87
CorrectAnswer:87
CandidateAnswer:87
Question7.Arrangethefollowingwordsasperorderinthedictionaryandchoosetheonethatcomesfirst:
1.Temple2Tenant3.Terminate4.Temperature
Options:
1)Temple
2)Tenant
3)Terminate
4)Temperature
CorrectAnswer:Temperature
CandidateAnswer:Temperature
Question8.Aseriesisgiven,withonetermmissing.Choosethecorrectalternativefromthegivenonesthatwillcompletetheseries.
NOM,QRP,TUS,?
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Options:
1)WAX
2)HUT
3)WXV
4)HTU
CorrectAnswer:WXV
CandidateAnswer:WXV
Question9.Aseriesisgiven,withonetermmissing.Choosethecorrectalternativefromthegivenonesthatwillcompletetheseries.
?
1,3,7,13,21,?
Options:
1)27
2)29
3)31
4)33
CorrectAnswer:31
CandidateAnswer:31
Question10.IfitisSaturdayon27thSeptember,whatdaywillitbeon27thOctoberofthesameyear?
27
27
?
Options:
1)Thursday
2)Sunday
3)Friday
4)Monday
CorrectAnswer:Monday
CandidateAnswer:Monday
Question11.Theratiooftheagesofmanandhiswifeis4:3.After4years,therationwillbe9:7.Ifatthetimeofmarriage,theratiowas5:3,howmanyyearsago
weretheymarried?
4:3
4
9:7
5:3,
?
Options:
1)12
2)24
3)5
4)8
CorrectAnswer:12
CandidateAnswer:[NOTANSWERED]
Question12.Fromthegivenwords,selectthewordwhichcannotbeformedusingthelettersofthegivenword.
ALTERNATIVES
Options:
1)ALTER
2)NATIVE
3)TEN
4)NATIONAL
CorrectAnswer:NATIONAL
CandidateAnswer:NATIONAL
Question13.IfcodePisdenotedby7,Xby9,Mby5,Zby8,Lby2,Tby1,thenZLTPXMwillbe
P,7
,X,9
,M,5
,Z,8
,L,2T,1,ZLTPXM?
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Options:
1)812851
2)821591
3)812715
4)821795
CorrectAnswer:821795
CandidateAnswer:821795
Question14.If24x2=84,and32x3=69,then13x3=?
24x2=84,32x3=69,13x3=?
Options:
1)38
2)93
3)16
4)10
CorrectAnswer:93
CandidateAnswer:93
Question15.If+meansdivision,meansmultiplication,''meanssubtraction,xmeansaddition,and<meanslessthan,thenwhichofthefollowingisfalse?
+,
,'',x<
?
Options:
1)(10+2)7<(107)+2
2)(107)x2<(10x2)7
3)(10X7)2<(102)x7
4)(102)+7<(10+7)x2
CorrectAnswer:(10X7)2<(102)x7
Question16.Selectthemissingnumberfromthegivenresponses.
?
Options:
1)1
1
2)4
4
3)9
9
4)25
25
CorrectAnswer:25
25
CandidateAnswer:25
25
Question17.Ramwent20meterstothenorththenturnedtowardseastandwalkedanother5meters,thenheturnedtowardsrightandcovered20meters.Howfar
ishefromthestartingpoint?
20,
20
?
Options:
1)3m
3
2)4m
4
3)5m
5
4)6m
6
CorrectAnswer:5m
5
CandidateAnswer:5m
5
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Question18.Oneortwostatementsaregivenfollowedbytwoormoreconclusions/assumptions,I,II,III,IV.Youhavetoconsiderthestatementtobetrue,evenifit
seemstobeatvariancefromcommonlyknownfacts.Youaretodecidewhichofthegivenconclusions/assumptionscandefinitelybedrawnfromthegivenstatement.
Statement:
1.Allgoatsaretigers.
2.Alltigersarelions.
Conclusion:
I.Alltigersaregoats.
II.Alllionsaretigers.
III.Nogoatisalion.
IV.Nolionisagoat.
4
/
,I,II,IIIIV
:
1.
2.
:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Options:
1)OnlyConclusionIII&IVfollow
III&IV
2)OnlyConclusionI&IIfollow
I&II
3)NoneoftheConclusionsfollows
4)AllConclusionsfollow
CorrectAnswer:NoneoftheConclusionsfollows
CandidateAnswer:NoneoftheConclusionsfollows
Question19.Inthequestionfigurehowmanysquaresarethereinall?Selectfromthegivenalternatives.
?
Options:
1)12
2)14
3)10
4)11
CorrectAnswer:14
CandidateAnswer:14
Question20.Inthefollowingfigure,trianglerepresentsteachers,squarerepresentsmerchantsandcirclerepresntssocialworkers.Whichnumberspacerepresents
Teacherswhoaresocialworkers?
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Options:
1)3
2)2
3)4
4)5
CorrectAnswer:2
CandidateAnswer:2
Question21.Whichanswerfigurewillcompletethepatterninthequestionfigure?
Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
CorrectAnswer:
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CandidateAnswer:
Question22.Fromthegivenanswerfigures,selecttheoneinwhichthequestionfigureishidden/embedded.
Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
CorrectAnswer:
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CandidateAnswer:
Question23.Apieceofpaperisfoldedandcutasshownbelowinthequestionfigures.Fromthegivenanswerfigures,indicatehowitwillappearwhenopened.
?
Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
CorrectAnswer:
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CandidateAnswer:
Question24.IfamirrorisplacedonthelineMN,thenwhichoftheanswerfiguresistherightimageofthegivenfigure?
MN
?
Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
CorrectAnswer:
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CandidateAnswer:
Question25.Inthisquestion,thesetsofnumbersgiveninthealternativesarerepresented.ThecolumnsandrowsofMatrixIarenumberedfrom0to4andthatof
MatrixIIarenumberedfrom5to9.Aletterfromthesematricescanberepresentedfirstbyitsrowandnextbyitscolumn,e.g.,Dcanberepresentedby02,10,
etc.,and'R'canberepresentedby55,67,etc.Similarlyyouhavetoidentifythesetfortheword'BEAR'
0
4
II5
9
'D'02,10
'R'55,67
'BEAR'
Options:
1)13,11,12,78
2)31,22,23,97
3)42,34,42,79
4)24,40,23,67
CorrectAnswer:24,40,23,67
Question26.Moneymarketisamarketfor_______________
?
Options:
1)Shorttermfund

2)Longtermfund
3)Negotiableinstruments
4)Saleofshares
CorrectAnswer:Shorttermfund

CandidateAnswer:Saleofshares
Question27.Indiashareslongestinternationalboundarywithwhichcountry?
?
Options:
1)Bangladesh
2)China
3)Nepal
4)Bhutan
CorrectAnswer:Bangladesh
CandidateAnswer:Bangladesh
Question28.TheResiduarypowersoflegislationunderIndianConstitutionrestswith
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Options:
1)President
2)PrimeMinister
3)Parliament
4)States
CorrectAnswer:Parliament
CandidateAnswer:Parliament
Question29.AppointmentsforallIndiaServicesaremadeby
?
Options:
1)UPSC
2)President
3)PrimeMinister
4)Parliament
CorrectAnswer:President
CandidateAnswer:President
Question30.ThepeopleoftheIndusvalleycivilisationworshipped____________________.
?
Options:
1)Vishnu
2)Pashupati
3)Indra
4)Brahma
CorrectAnswer:Pashupati
CandidateAnswer:Pashupati
Question31.TheUpanishadsarethe______________________.
?
Options:
1)GreatEpics
2)StoryBooks
3)SourceofHinduPhilosophy

4)LawBooks
CorrectAnswer:SourceofHinduPhilosophy

CandidateAnswer:SourceofHinduPhilosophy
Question32.TsangpoistheothernameinTibetfor____________.
?
Options:
1)Kosi
2)Gandak
3)Brahmaputra
4)Ganga
CorrectAnswer:Brahmaputra
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CandidateAnswer:Brahmaputra
Question33.ThelargestherbariumofIndiaislocatedat
?
Options:
1)Kolkata
2)Lucknow
3)Mumbai

4)Coimbatore
CorrectAnswer:Kolkata
CandidateAnswer:Mumbai
Question34.Temperatureofdistantluminousbodiescanbedeterminedby
?
Options:
1)Mercurythermometers
2)Gasthermometers
3)Pyrometers
4)Colourthermometers
CorrectAnswer:Pyrometers
CandidateAnswer:Pyrometers
Question35.InITterminologyfailureinthekerneliscalledas
?
Options:
1)crash
2)crashdump
3)dump
4)Kernelerror
CorrectAnswer:crash
CandidateAnswer:crash
Question36.WhichofthefollowinginstitutionswasnotfoundedbyMahatamaGandhi?
?
Options:
1)SabarmatiAshram
2)SevagramAshram
3)VishwaBharti
4)PhoenixAshram

CorrectAnswer:VishwaBharti
CandidateAnswer:VishwaBharti
Question37.WhichofthefollowingStatehasbecomeIndia'sfirstcarbonfreeState?
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Options:
1)HimachalPradesh
2)MadhyaPradesh
3)UttarPradesh
4)Maharashtra
CorrectAnswer:HimachalPradesh
CandidateAnswer:HimachalPradesh
Question38.EnergytravelsfromSuntoEarththrough

?
Options:
1)conduction
2)convection
3)radiation
4)modulation
CorrectAnswer:radiation
CandidateAnswer:radiation
Question39.C.K.NaiduCupisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowingsportingevents?
.
.
?
Options:
1)Tennis
2)Cricket
3)Hockey
4)Golf
CorrectAnswer:Cricket
CandidateAnswer:Tennis
Question40.Pumpprimingshouldberesortedtoatatimeof?
(
)?
Options:
1)Inflation
2)Deflation
3)Stagflation
4)Reflation
CorrectAnswer:Deflation
CandidateAnswer:Deflation
Question41.Whichisthehighestawardforgallantryduringpeacetime?
?
Options:
1)VirChakra
2)ParamVirChakra
3)AshokChakra
4)MahavirChakra
CorrectAnswer:AshokChakra
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CandidateAnswer:AshokChakra
Question42.AtBarrenIsland,theonlyactivevolcanoinIndiaissituatedin
?
Options:
1)AndamanIslands
2)NicobarIslands
3)Lakshadweep
4)Minicoy
CorrectAnswer:NicobarIslands
CandidateAnswer:AndamanIslands
Question43.Thetransferofmineralsfromtopsoiltosubsoilthroughsoilwateriscalled?
?
Options:
1)Percolation

2)Conduction
3)Leaching
4)Transpiration
CorrectAnswer:Leaching
CandidateAnswer:Leaching
Question44.Heatistransmittedfromhighertemperaturetolowertemperaturethroughtheactualmotionofthemoleculesin
?
Options:
1)Conduction
2)Convection
3)Radiation
4)Bothconductionandconvection
CorrectAnswer:Convection
CandidateAnswer:Convection
Question45.Polioiscausedby
?
Options:
1)Bacteria
2)Virus
3)Fungus
4)Protozoa
CorrectAnswer:Virus
CandidateAnswer:Virus
Question46.WhichcountryisintheprocessofbuildingthelargestsingleApertureRadioTelescopeFAST
()
FAST
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Options:
1)Japan
2)China
3)USA
4)Russia
CorrectAnswer:China
CandidateAnswer:USA
Question47.TheKovvadaNuclearParkprojectisproposedtobesetupinwhichState?
?
Options:
1)Rajasthan
2)UttarPradesh
3)AndhraPradesh
4)Karnataka
CorrectAnswer:AndhraPradesh
CandidateAnswer:AndhraPradesh
Question48.FixedForeignExchangeRatecanbechangedby
?
Options:
1)RBI
2)SEBI
3)MinistryofFinance
4)FIPB
....
CorrectAnswer:RBI
CandidateAnswer:RBI
Question49.Inbiofortificationtechniqueplantbreedersusebreedingtoovercome
?
Options:
1)Lossduetoinsectpests
2)Decreaseinfoodproduction
3)Deficienciesofmicronutrientsandvitamins
4)Lossduetoplantdiseases
CorrectAnswer:Deficienciesofmicronutrientsandvitamins
CandidateAnswer:Deficienciesofmicronutrientsandvitamins
Question50.WhichInstitutionhasthefinalauthoritytointerprettheConstitutionofIndia?

?
Options:
1)Parliament
2)SupremeCourtofIndia
3)President
4)AttorneyGeneralofIndia
CorrectAnswer:SupremeCourtofIndia
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CandidateAnswer:SupremeCourtofIndia
Question51.AandBtogethercandoapieceofworkin9days.IfAdoesthricetheworkofBinagiventime,thetimeAalonewilltaketofinishtheworkis
AB9
?
Options:
1)4days
4
2)6days
6
3)8days
8
4)12days
12
CorrectAnswer:12days
12
CandidateAnswer:12days
12
Question52.Thediametersoftwocylindersareintheratio3:2andtheirvolumesareequal.Theratiooftheirheightsis
3:2
?
Options:
1)2:3
2)3:2
3)9:4
4)4:9
CorrectAnswer:4:9
CandidateAnswer:4:9
Question53.Atradersoldacycleatalossof10%.IfthesellingpricehadbeenincreasedbyRs.200,therewouldhavebeenagainof6%.Thecostpriceofthe
cycleis
10%
Rs.200
6%
?
Options:
1)Rs.1200
2)Rs.1205
3)Rs.1250
4)Rs.1275
CorrectAnswer:Rs.1250
Question54.Inacity,40%ofthepeopleareilliterateand60%arepoor.Amongtherich,10%areilliterate.Thepercentageoftheilliteratepoorpopulationis
40%
60%
10%
?
Options:
1)36
2)60
3)40
4)50
CorrectAnswer:60
Question55.Inwhattimewilla100metrelongtrainrunningwithaspeedof50km/hrcrossapillar?
100
50../
?
Options:
1)7.0sec
7.0
2)72sec
72
3)7.2sec
7.2
4)70sec
70
CorrectAnswer:7.2sec
7.2
CandidateAnswer:7.2sec
7.2
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Question56.
Options:
1)8
2)10
3)12
4)Noneofthese
CorrectAnswer:10
CandidateAnswer:10
Question57.Ifl+m+n=9andl2+m2+n2=31,thenthevalueoflm+mn+nlwillbe
l+m+n=9l2+m2+n2=31,lm+mn+nl?
Options:
1)22
2)50
3)25
4)25
CorrectAnswer:25
Question58.Thecentroidofatriangleisthepointwhere
?
Options:
1)themediansmeet
2)thealtitudesmeet
3)therightbisectorsofthesidesofthetrianglemeet
4)thebisectorsoftheanglesofthetrianglemeet
CorrectAnswer:themediansmeet
CandidateAnswer:themediansmeet
Question59.InatrianglePQR,thesideQRisextendedtoS.QPR=72andPRS=110,thenthevalueofPQRis:
PQR
QRS
QPR=72PRS=110,PQR?
Options:
1)38
2)32
3)25
4)29
CorrectAnswer:38
CandidateAnswer:38
Question60.InatrapeziumABCD,AB||CD,AB<CD,CD=6cmanddistancebetweentheparallelsidesis4cm.IftheareaofABCDis16cm2,thenABis
ABCD
AB||CD,AB<CD,CD=6
..
4
..
ABCD
16
..2,AB?
Options:
1)1cm
1
..
2)2cm
2
..
3)3cm
3
..
4)8cm
8
..
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CorrectAnswer:2cm
2
..
CandidateAnswer:2cm
2
..
Question61.Iftan+cot=5,thenthevalueoftan2+cot2is
tan+cot=5,tan2+cot2?
Options:
1)22
2)25
3)23
4)27
CorrectAnswer:23
CandidateAnswer:23
Question62.Whenanumberisdividedby56,theremainderwillbe29.Ifthesamenumberisdividedby8,thentheremainderwillbe
56
29
8
,
?
Options:
1)6
2)7
3)5
4)3
CorrectAnswer:5
CandidateAnswer:5
Question63.Ifashopkeepermarkshisgoodsforacertainamountsoastoget25%gainafterallowingadiscountof20%,thenhismarkedpriceis
20%
25%
?
Options:
1)Rs.156.25
2)Rs.146.25
3)Rs.166.25
4)Rs.150.25
CorrectAnswer:Rs.156.25
Question64.Theaverageofmarksof17studentsinanexaminationwascalculatedas71.Butitwaslaterfoundthatthemarkofonestudenthadbeenwrongly
enteredas65insteadof56andanotheras24insteadof50.Thecorrectaverageis
17
71
56
65
50
24
Options:
1)70
2)71
3)72
4)73
CorrectAnswer:72
CandidateAnswer:72
Question65.Thesimpleinterestonasumfor5yearsistwofifthofthesum.Therateofinterestperannumis
5
2/5
?
Options:
1)0.1
2)0.08
3)0.06
4)0.04
CorrectAnswer:0.08
CandidateAnswer:0.08
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Question66.
Options:
1)0
2)1
3)2
4)1
CorrectAnswer:0
CandidateAnswer:0
Question67.Ifab=3anda2+b2=25,thenthevalueofabis
ab=3a2+b2=25,ab|
Options:
1)16
2)8
3)10
4)15
CorrectAnswer:8
CandidateAnswer:8
Question68.InABC,B=70andC=60.TheinternalbisectorsofthetwosmallestanglesofABCmeetatO.TheanglesoformedatOis
ABC
B=70C=60,ABC
O
?
Options:
1)125
2)120
3)115
4)110
CorrectAnswer:125
CandidateAnswer:125
Question69.Ifbepositiveacuteangleand5cos+12sin=13,thenthevalueofcosis
5cos+12sin=13,cos?
Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
CorrectAnswer:
CandidateAnswer:
Question70.Acylindericalcontainerof32cmheightand18cmradiusisfilledwithsand.Nowallthissandisusedtoformaconicalheapofsand.Iftheheightofthe
conicalheapis24cm,whatistheradiusofitsbase?
32
..
18
..
24
..,
?
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Options:
1)12cm
12
..
2)24cm
24
..
3)36cm
36
..
4)48cm
48
..
CorrectAnswer:36cm
36
..
Question71.Theangleofelevationofthetopofapillarfromthefootandthetopofabuilding20mhigh,are60and30respectively.Theheightofthepillaris
20
6030
|
Options:
1)10m
10.
2)103m
103.
3)60m
60.
4)30m
30.
CorrectAnswer:30m
30.
CandidateAnswer:30m
30.
Question72.Thepiechartshowsthepercentageofliterateandilliteratemaleandfemaleinastate.Studythediagramandanswerthefollowingquestions.
Ifthetotalnumberis35000,thenthedifferencebetweenthenumbersofliteratemaleandliteratefemaleis
35000
?
Options:
1)3500
2)3700
3)400
4)4500
CorrectAnswer:3500
CandidateAnswer:3500
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Thedifferenceofcentralanglescorrespondingtoilliteratemaleandilliteratefemaleis
?
Options:
1)12.2
2)13.4
3)11.2
4)14.4
CorrectAnswer:14.4
CandidateAnswer:14.4
Ifthedifferencebetweenthetwocategoriesofpeoplearerepresentedby36inthediagramthenthesecategoriesare
36
?
Options:
1)literatemaleandliteratefemale
2)literatemaleandilliteratemale
3)illiteratemaleandliteratefemale
4)illiteratemaleandilliteratefemale
CorrectAnswer:literatemaleandliteratefemale
CandidateAnswer:literatemaleandliteratefemale
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Iftwocategoriestogetherhaveacentralangleof169.2,thenthesecategoriesare
169.2
,
?
Options:
1)literatefemaleandilliteratefemale
2)literatemaleandilliteratefemale
3)illiteratemaleandilliteratefemale
4)illiteratemaleandliteratefemale
CorrectAnswer:literatefemaleandilliteratefemale
CandidateAnswer:literatemaleandilliteratefemale
Question76.Inthefollowingquestion,outofthefouralternatives,choosethewordwhichbestexpressesthemeaningofthegivenwordandclickthebutton
correspondingtoit.
CONSTRAIN
Options:
1)STRESS
2)CONTRADICT
3)RESTRICT
4)OBSTRUCT
CorrectAnswer:RESTRICT
CandidateAnswer:OBSTRUCT
Question77.Inthefollowingquestion,outofthefouralternatives,choosethewordwhichisoppositeinmeaningtothegivenwordandclickthebuttoncorresponding
toit.
NONCONFORMIST
Options:
1)CONVENTIONAL
2)PRACTICAL
3)FASHIONABLE
4)NOMAD
CorrectAnswer:CONVENTIONAL
CandidateAnswer:CONVENTIONAL
Question78.Fourwordsaregiven,outofwhichonlyonewordisspeltcorrectly.Choosethecorrectlyspeltwordandclickthebuttoncorrespondingtoit.
Options:
1)Erroneous
2)Eronneous
3)Erronous
4)Eroneous
CorrectAnswer:Erroneous
CandidateAnswer:Erronous
Question79.Inthefollowingquestions,onepartofthesentencemayhaveanerror.Findoutwhichpartofthesentencehasanerrorandclickthebutton
correspondingtoit.Ifthesentenceisfreefromerror,clickthe"Noerror"option.
AlthoughIhaveneverseenthegirlbefore,(A)/Irecognizedheratonce(B)/fromherphotograph(C)/noerror(D)
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Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D
CorrectAnswer:A
CandidateAnswer:B
Therewasa(A)/comparisonbetween(B)/youandhe(C)/noerror(D)
Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D
CorrectAnswer:C
CandidateAnswer:C
Heflowedintoarage(A)/atthevery(B)/sightofthatman(C)/Noerror(D)
Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D
CorrectAnswer:A
CandidateAnswer:B
Question82.Thesentencesgivenwithblanksaretobefilledwithanappropriateword(s).Fouralternativesaresuggestedforeachquestion.Foreachquestion,
choosethecorrectalternativeandclickthebuttoncorrespondingtoit.
Heis_______connected.
Options:
1)respectively
2)respective
3)respectably
4)respectable
CorrectAnswer:respectably
CandidateAnswer:respectably
AfterretirementSurtilived_______Australia.
Options:
1)in
2)at
3)overin
4)overat
CorrectAnswer:in
CandidateAnswer:in
He________thelowpay.
Options:
1)moanat
2)complainabout
3)grumbledat
4)ranafter
CorrectAnswer:grumbledat
CandidateAnswer:grumbledat
Question85.Ineachofthequestions,fouralternativesaregivenfortheIdiom/Phrase.ChoosethealternativewhichbestexpressesthemeaningoftheIdiom/Phrase
andclickthebuttoncorrespondingtoit.
ProsandCons
Options:
1)Professionals
2)Conartists
3)Professionalsandconartists
4)Advantagesanddisadvantages
CorrectAnswer:Advantagesanddisadvantages
CandidateAnswer:Advantagesanddisadvantages
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Onceinabluemoon
Options:
1)Veryrarely
2)Common
3)Predictable
4)Ordinary
CorrectAnswer:Veryrarely
CandidateAnswer:Veryrarely
Fishoutofwater
Options:
1)Dehydrated
2)Comfortableposition
3)Anuncomfortableposition
4)Fishinanaquarium
CorrectAnswer:Anuncomfortableposition
CandidateAnswer:Anuncomfortableposition
Question88.Outofthefouralternatives,choosetheonewhichcanbesubstitutedforthegivenwords/sentencesandclickthebuttoncorrespondingtoit.
Aremedyforalldiseases
Options:
1)Antiseptic
2)Antibiotic
3)Narcotics
4)Panacea
CorrectAnswer:Panacea
CandidateAnswer:Panacea
Ofthehighestquality
Options:
1)Productive
2)Reactive
3)Superlative
4)Relative
CorrectAnswer:Superlative
CandidateAnswer:Superlative
Aplaceofshelterforships
Options:
1)Harbour
2)Helipad
3)Port
4)Barrack
CorrectAnswer:Harbour
CandidateAnswer:Harbour
Question91.Asentence/apartofthesentenceisunderlined.Fouralternativesaregiventotheunderlinedpartwhichwillimprovethesentence.Choosethecorrect
alternativeandclickthebuttoncorrespondingtoit.Incasenoimprovementisneeded,clickthebuttoncorrespondingto"Noimprovement".
Hiswifeisastallifnot,tallerthanhim.
Options:
1)astallas,ifnot
2)astallerifnot
3)notastallbutas
4)Noimprovement
CorrectAnswer:astallas,ifnot
CandidateAnswer:astallas,ifnot
Heisafastbowlerofrepute,buthisyesterday'sperformancewasnotuptothemark.
Options:
1)performanceforyesterday
2)yesterdayperformance
3)performancesforyesterday
4)Noimprovement
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CorrectAnswer:Noimprovement
CandidateAnswer:yesterdayperformance
Owingtohisrespiratoryproblemsthedoctorhastoldhimtorefrainfromsmoking.
Options:
1)tonotrefrainfrom
2)torefrainto
3)torefrainnotfrom
4)Noimprovement
CorrectAnswer:Noimprovement
CandidateAnswer:Noimprovement
Heissufferingfromfeverforaweek.
Options:
1)wassuffering
2)hadsuffering
3)hasbeensuffering
4)Noimprovement
CorrectAnswer:hasbeensuffering
CandidateAnswer:hasbeensuffering
Noneknowshowitwashappened
Options:
1)washappen
2)hashappened
3)happened
4)Noimprovement
CorrectAnswer:happened
CandidateAnswer:hashappened
Question96.Apassageisgivenwith5questionsfollowingit.Readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionoutofthefouralternativesand
clickthebuttoncorrespondingtoit.
Thesnowstormwasgettingworse.Whiteflakeswhirledaroundusaswefoughtourwayagainstthewind.Ihadalmostgivenuphopeofsheltering,whenwefound
anabandonedlogcabininfrontofus.
IsqueezedthroughthedoorofthecabinandsteppedcautiouslyinsidewithJaneclosebehindme.Itwasdarkandmustysmelling,butatleastitwasshelteredand
dry.
Gladtobeoutofthestorm,wesettleddownonthedustyfloortowaitforabreakintheweather."What'sthis?"askedJanecuriously.Herhandclosingover
somethingshiny.Sheheldituptotheweakrayoflightthatpiercedthegloom.Agoldnecklaceglitteredandshone.Itsrubypendantwasalustrouswineredinthe
faintbeam.Strangely,therewasnodustonthenecklace.Itwasalmostasthoughithaddroppedfromthethroatofitsownermomentsago.
Wegazedateachotherspeechlessly.Whatstrangemysteryhadweaccidentlystumbledupon?
Whathadthewritergivenuphope?
Options:
1)Tobeabletowithstandthissnowstorm
2)Tobeabletofightherwayagainstthewind
3)Thatthesnowstormwouldimprove
4)Tofindshelterfromthewind
CorrectAnswer:Tofindshelterfromthewind
CandidateAnswer:Tofindshelterfromthewind
dry.
Whatdidthetwofriendsfindwhilesearchingforshelter?
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Options:
1)Ahauntedhut
2)Adesertedhut
3)Averyoldhut
4)Averysmallhut
CorrectAnswer:Adesertedhut
CandidateAnswer:Adesertedhut
dry.
Whydidthewriterstepcautiouslyinsidethecabin?
Options:
1)Becauseshewasfeelingsocoldthatherlegshadbecomenumb
2)Becauseshecouldnotseeclearlyinthedark
3)Becausethewindmadeitdifficultforhertoenterquickly
4)Becausethecabinwasverydusty
CorrectAnswer:Becauseshecouldnotseeclearlyinthedark
CandidateAnswer:Becauseshecouldnotseeclearlyinthedark
dry.
WhatdidJanefind?
Options:
1)Anecklacemadeofgold
2)Anecklacemadeofredruby
3)Aredcolourednecklace
4)Agoldennecklacewithapendantonit
CorrectAnswer:Agoldennecklacewithapendantonit
CandidateAnswer:Anecklacemadeofredruby
Question100.Apassageisgivenwith5questionsfollowingit.Readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionoutofthefouralternatives
dry.
Whatwasthestrangethingaboutthenecklace?
Options:
1)Itwasmadeofmarble
2)Itwaspinkincolour
3)Therewasnodustinit
4)Therewasapictureonthependant
CorrectAnswer:Therewasnodustinit
CandidateAnswer:Therewasnodustinit
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