Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
SSC CGL 17th August 2021 Shift-3
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There are 28 persons present at a press conference. After the conference they all shake hands with each other. If 7 of them refuse to shake hands at all, then how many hands shakes will be there altogether?
Select the option that is related to the fourth number in the same way as the first number is related to the second number and the fifth number is related to the sixth number.
396 : 24 : : ? : 28 : : 672 : 30
Select the option in which the numbersarerelated in the same wayasare the numbers of the following set.
(4, 8, 16)
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to its right side.
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
_Q_SP_R__Q__P_R_
Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different.
In a certain code language, ‘MANGO’ is coded as ‘13-2-42-28-75’and ‘GRAPE’ is coded as ‘7-36-3-64-25’. How will ‘APPLE’ be coded in that language?
Ram, Rajat and Ramesh arethe three sons of Kavita. Mukul is the son of Ram. Mukul’s paternal grandfather is Jay. Jay has one daughter, Nikita. Rajat’s son, Abhiram is married to Rani and their daughter is Ina. Nirmala is the daughter of Nikita. How is Jay related to Ina?
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark(?) in the following series.
ABD, CEI, EHN, ?
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Flower: Floriculture
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
In a certain code language, ‘PLIGHT’ is written as ‘JMQUIH’. How will ‘CANDLE’ be written in that language?
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangementof the given wordsin the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Hygienic
2. Hydroplane
3. Hydroelectric
4. Hydroxide
5. Hydrology
Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.
In the following Venn diagram, the triangle stands for ‘Players’, the hexagon stands for ‘Indians’, and the rectangle stands for ‘Boys’. The given numbers represent the number of persons in that particular category.
How many Indians are players but are NOT boys?
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statementsis true, evenif it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No guest is trained.
All trained are employees.
Some employees are tall.
Conclusions:
I. Some tall are trained.
II. Some employees are trained.
III. No tall is a guest.
How many rectangles are there in the given figure?
Select the option that is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).
Select the number from amongthe given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
215, 231, 256, 292, ?
Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the faces of which are marked with the numbers IX, X, XI, XII, XIII and XIV. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the face having the number ‘XIV’.
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and make the equation correct.
48 * 12 * 8 * 15 * 3 * 44
Select the option in which the numbers are NOT related in the same wayas are the numbers of the following set.
(7, 51, 22)
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Sheep : Lamb : : Cockroach : ?
Which Ministry of the Government of India received the SKOCH Challenger Awardfor ‘Best Performancein e-Governance’ in January 2021?
Which of the following statements is related to positive economics?
Who among the following along with Motilal Nehru was instrumental in the creation of the Swaraj Party?
Which of the following civic bodies was declared as the ‘Best Performing Municipal Corporation’ in India in December 2020 for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban Mission? The annual awards were announced bythe Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Which of the following states banned online gaming in October 2020?
The language ‘Idu Mishmi’ is spokenin the state of ...........
Which one of the following element is Monatomic unit?
As of January 2021, who among the following was the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification?
Mahavira, who was knownin Pali literature as Nigantha Nataputta, founded a religion called ..........
........... was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army in November 2020.
According to 'The Ramayana’, Ratnakar was the other name of ............
The story of Maynamati and Gopichandrais a part of which of the following literary works?
What is the botanical name of mango?
Yerla, Warna and Dindi are tributaries of the ......... river system.
Name the captain of the Indian men's hockey team, as on January 2021:
Who among thefollowing wasthefirst to conclude that in vacuum all objects fall with the same acceleration g and reach the ground at the same time?
What wasthe total number of goals scoredin the finals of the FIFA World Cup 2018?
Who is the author of the book ‘Tarikh-i Dilkusha'?
Who amongthe following economists formulated the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility (DMU)?
How many microns are there in a metre?
To which neighbouring country was the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) sent in the year 1987?
As per Article .......... of the Constitution of India, English is the official language for all the high courts in the country.
Which of the following does NOT figure among the main functionsof the root system of a plant?
The river Ganga divides the state of Bihar into____parts.
Identify the state animal of Assam.
The markedprice ofan article is ₹240. A shopkeeper sells it by allowing 18% discount on its marked price and still gains 23%, What is the costprice (in ₹) ofthe article?
Each one offive men independently can complete a work in 20 days. The work is started by one person. Next day one more person joins and every next day one more personjoins. From thefifth day, five persons continued working as a team. In how many days,will the work be completed?
Points A and B are on a circle with centre O. PAM and PBN are tangentsto the circle at A and B respectively from a point P outside the circle. Point Q is on the major arc AB such that $$\angle QAM = 58^\circ$$ and $$\angle QBN = 50^\circ$$, then find the measure (in degrees) of $$\angle APB$$.
Find the sum of squares of the greatest value and the smallest value of K in the number so that the number 45082K is divisible by 3.
In triangle ABC, D is a point on BC such that BD : DC =3 : 4. E is a point on AD such that AE : ED = 2 : 3. Find the ratio area $$(\triangle ECD)$$ : area $$(\triangle AEB)$$.
The pie chart shows the percentage distribution of a total of 800 employees in different departments of a company.
How many employees are working in the field of marketing?
If $$4x^4 = 5x^2 - 1, x > \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$$, then what is the value of $$(2x^2 - x - 1)?$$
In triangle ABC, P and Q are the mid points of AB and AC, respectively. R is a point on PQ such that PR : RQ = 3 : 5 and QR = 20 cm, then what is the length (in cm) of BC?
The cost price and the markedprice of an itemare ₹720 and ₹900 respectively. Whenit is sold at a discount of x%, the profit is $$\frac{5x}{3}\%$$, what is the value of x ?
Bar graph shows the number of students enrolled for a vocational course in institutes A and B during 5 years from 2014 to 2018.
The total number of students enrolled in institute B during 2014, 2016 and 2018 is what percent of the total number of students enrolled in institute A during the five Years?
the following Pie charts represent the distribution of candidates who were enrolled for competitive examination and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who passed the exam from five different institutes P, Q, R, S and T. Fig.(i) Total number of candidates enrolled in five different institutes = 7500
Fig.(ii) Total number of candidates passed the examination from five Institutes = 4000
What is the pass percentage for institute Q? (correct up to one decimal place.)
The ratio of present ages of A and is 7 : 8. After 6 years from now, the ratio of their ages will be 8 : 9. If C's present age is 10 years more than the presentage of A, then the present age (in years) of C is:
A sports-goods shop has tennis balls of 3 colors - red, green and white. The number of white balls is 60% more than number of red balls and the number of green balls is 12.5% less than number of white balls. If total number of balls is 120, then how many green balls are there?
If $$x^2 + 9y^2 + 4z^2 = 12(x - 2y + 2z) - 88$$, then the value of $$(x - 3y + z)$$ is:
A man can rowa distance of 8 km downstream in a certain time and can row 6 km upstream in the same time. If he rows 24 km upstream and the same distance downstream in $$1\frac{2}{4}$$ hours, then the speed (in km/h) of the current is:
If $$7 \cos^2 \theta + 5 \sin^2 \theta - 6 = 0, (0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ)$$, then what is the value of $$\sqrt{\frac{\cosec \theta + \tan \theta}{\sec \theta - \cot \theta}}$$
In a circle, a ten cm long chord is at a distance of 12 cm from the centre of the circle. Length of the diameter of the circle (in cm) is:
Whatis the area of the square (in cm$$^2$$) whose vertices lie on a circle of radius 5 cm?
The average score of 40 students in a class test is 45. Later on, it was found that at two places 25 was read as 35 and at one place 38 wasread as 32, What is the actual average score of the class?
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Simplify the following expression.
$$ \left(\frac{7}{16} \div \frac{1}{2} of \frac{1}{5}\right)\times \frac{4}{5} - \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{5}{8} \div \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{4}$$
If $$4 \sin^2 (2x - 10)^\circ = 3, 0 \leq (2x - 10) \leq 90$$, then find the value of $$\frac{\sin^4(x - 5)^\circ + \cos^4 (x - 5)^\circ}{1 - 2 \sin^2 (3x - 15)^\circ \cos^2(3x - 15)^\circ}$$
Simplify the following expression:
$$\frac{108 \times 108 \times 108 - 92 \times 92 \times 92}{108 \times 108 + 92 \times 92 + 108 \times 92}$$
The value of $$\frac{\sqrt{2}\tan(60^\circ - \theta) \tan(30^\circ + \theta)}{\sin^2 (45^\circ + \theta) + \sin^2 (45^\circ - \theta)}$$ is:
A man borrowed a certain sum and agrees to repay it by paying ₹4000 atthe end of first year and ₹7700 at the end of second year. If the rate of compoundinterest compounded annually is 10% per annum,then find the sum (in ₹) borrowed.
The following bar graph shows the demand and production (in Lakhs) of motor cycles of five different companies A, B, C, D and in 2020.
What is the ratio of total production of motor cycles of companies A, B, C, D and E, to that of the total demand of motorcycles of all the companies during the five years?
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
No one are supposed to react to her prejudiced comments.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
The teacher asked the students for fill the form before entering the classroom.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Dividing
Select the most appropriate ANTONYMofthe given word.
Segregate
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Grumble
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
.......... yourself with the new perfume.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Wild goose chase
The following sentence hasbeen divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He win / several accolades/ for his / music compositions.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“I will work hard to get the first rank in class,” said Rohan.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
When she wentfor a walk / Maya couldn't take off her scarf / because it was / too much windy.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. In some cases, the problem of the lowering of the river bottom has caused the water table of the surrounding area to drop, which has adversely affected agriculture.
B. Also, another problem, canalization with its extensive system of locks and navigation dams, often seriously disrupts riverine ecosystems.
C. The ever-increasing exploitation of rivers has given rise to a variety of problems.
D. Further, extensive commercial navigation of rivers has resulted in much artificial improvement of natural channels, including increasing the depth of the channels to permit passageof larger vessels.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A major advertising ............. was planned to launch the new brand of garments.
Select the option that expresses the given sentencein passive voice.
Who wrote the Ramayana?
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A newsarticle that reports the recent death of a person
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. He was caughtbythe police on the spot.
B. Anil bought a car last week.
C. Unfortunately, the car met with an accident today.
D. The accident took place due to the carelessness ofhis driver.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Pat on the back
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Wander
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Soft, inner part of a nut or fruit-stone
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Comprehension:
Ben committed (1)......... crime when he (2).......... a bank. Someone (3)......... the crime and told the police. The police charged him (4).......... the crime and put him behind bars. They also accusedhis twin brother, Bill, of being his (5) ...........
Select the most appropriate option tofill in blank number 1.
Select the most appropriate option tofill in blank number 2.
Select the most appropriate option tofill in blank number 3.
Select the most appropriate option tofill in blank number 4.
Select the most appropriate option tofill in blank number 5.
