Which kind of veto can the President make use of with regard to bills by the Parliament ?
SSC CGL 2012 Tier 1 8 July NZ Evening II
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In which country does the Speaker, soon after getting elected, sever all kinds of relations with his party ?
Gandhian economy emphasises on
Which country’s Constitution is a mixture of both Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government?
Which ruler paid considerable attention to irrigation and public works ?
The Ilbert Bill was introduced during the time of
The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at
In which language was Chachnama written originally?
Gita Govinda was written by
The 2004-09 Foreign Trade Policy gave emphasis to
Markets fail when
Neglect of agriculture in the development process will lead to
Monopolistic competition produces
A Socialist economy is
That India is a secular state is implied in the phrase
Opium is a plant product obtained from
Which one among the following is not a unit of weight ?
The materials which are weakly repelled by magnets are called
What is the distance of ‘distinct vision’ for normal eye?
A body which is a good absorber of heat is also a
Which was a precursor to the Internet ?
In Java,____ is an independent sequential flow of control within a process.
The colour of cow’s milk is slightly yellowish due to the presence of
Which of the following is not caused or aggravated by air pollution ?
Magnetic Equator is closely associated with
Lands dependent on rain are
Which mountain systems has the feature of syntaxial bend ?
Palaeontology is the study of
The first fertiliser plant in India was set up at
When dust gets into the eye, the part that becomes inflamed and pink is the
Haemoglobin is a respiratory pigment present in all chordata except in larvae of
Ilium is a part of
The pores in leaves through which liquid water oozes out at times are called
Some oilrich seeds can be stored for long periods without any change in their oil content because of the presence of
The planet nearest to the Sun is
The least populated State in India is
The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was
The Indian Railways inaugurated the country’s first Green Station in 2011 at
Who is the author of the latest book ‘Journey of a Nation : Indian National Congress - 125 Years’ ?
Which is the first country in Europe to apply a ban on the wearing of full face coverings in 2011 ?
Who among the following was selected in 2011 for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 ?
Who has won the Men’s Singles Title in the Wimbledon 2011 Championship ?
Which of the following is used as a mordant in dyeing ?
Semiconductor materials are
Food chain is present in
Green house effect in the environment is due to the increase of
Which of the following phenomena is considered as associated with global warming ?
Which country has the highest natural gas reserves ?
The Book ‘Mein Kampf ‘ was written by
The largest tiger reserve in India is
In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d). i.e. No error.
Raghav was unhappy to hear (a) the news of his son’s failure (b) / in the examination. (c)/ No error (d)
Either he (a) / or his wife (b) / are coming to attend the dinner. (c) / No error (d)
The launch of the first artificial satellite by the Russians (a) / took the world almost entirely unawares (b) / and provocation flood speculation about its significance. (c) / No Error (d)
When an university formulates (a) / new regulations, (b) / it must circulate its decision to the faculty. (c) / No error (d)
The office with all its modern furniture (a)/ and equipments were sold (b) / for a meagre amount. (c)/ No error (d)
In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Because it does not aim to ___ to the masses and strives for an ___ view, art is fated to be always under attack.
You must apologise ____him _____the wrong you havedone.
After I_____ dinner, I____ T.V. for a while.
I ____him because of his____
Enemies are almost always _____as they share the same____of hatred, suspicion and betrayal.
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.
Copious
Prerogative
Aggravate
Sycophants
Flout
In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Harbinger
Expeditious
Postponed
Faded
Heterogeneous
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase as your answer.
To account for
Gift of the gab
Kicked the bucket
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
She left him in the lurch
In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).
I want to tidy my room but I had no time.
My relative was living in that house during 1965 to 1975.
Contact for Clatterers and Decorators.
After my long walk, I was pleased to have an iced drink. I found it lively.
The revue at the theatre got excellent reviews from most newspapers.
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.
Having infinite power
One who hates women
A feeling of fondness, mixed with some sadness, for something in the past
One who looks at the bright side of things in life
Dying without making a will
In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
In the following questions, you have a brief passages with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Once upon an unfortunate time, there was a hairy thing called ‘man’. Along with him was a hairier thing called ‘animal’. Man had a larger brain which made him think he was superior to animals. Some men thought they were superior to others. They became leader men. Leader men said, ‘We have no need to work; we will kill animals to eat.’ So they did. Man increased and animals decreased. Eventually leader men said, There are not enough animals left to eat. We must grow our own food.’ So man grew food.
Everywhere man killed all wild life. Soon there was none and all the birds were poisoned. Leader men said, ‘At last we are free of pests.’ Man’s numbers increased. The world became crowded with men. They all had to sleep standing up. One day a leader man saw some new creatures eating his crops. The creature’s name was the starving people’. ‘These creatures are a menace!’ said the leader
man.
‘We have no need to work’ said the leader man because
The hero of the story is
Man thought he was superior to other creatures because
Men had to sleep standing up as
Pick out a suitable title for the passage.
In the following questions, you have a brief passages with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives for one’s daily work. The early riser is able to complete a lot of work before others even get out of their bed. As the mind is fresh in the morning, free from distractions, one is able to do quality work. One is able, if so inclined, to have early morning exercises which keep one energetic throughout the day Thus one completes one’s work during the day without hurrying much and is left with time in the evening for play or entertainment or relaxation by a leisurely walk. This leads to a good night’s rest after which one is able to rise fresh the next morning to face another day.
An early riser is able to complete his work without hurrying because
An early riser gets ample time in the evening to
Going to bed early is good for health because
How does early rising affect one’s day ?
An early riser gets his work done well because
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The height of a tower is h and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is a. On moving a distance h/2 towards, the tower, the angle of elevation becomes 0. The value of cotα - cot β is
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If sec x + cos x = 3, then $$tan^{2}x - sin^{2}x$$ is
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Given that ∠ABC = 90°, BC is parallel to DE. If AB = 12, BD = 6 and BC = 10, then the length of DE is
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AB and CD are two parallel chords drawn on two opposite sides of their parallel diameter such that AB = 6 cm, CD = 8 cm. If the radius of the circle is 5 cm, the distance between the chords, in cm, is
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A chord AB of length 3$$\sqrt{2}$$ unit subtends a right angle at the centre 0 of a circle. Area of the sector AOB (in sq. units) is
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If sin p + cosec p = 2, then the value of $$sin^{7}p + cosec^{7}p$$ is
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If $$sin θ + sin^2θ + sin^3θ = 1$$, then $$cos^6θ - 4cos^4θ + 8cos^2θ$$ is equal to
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sin (45 + θ) - cos (45 - θ) is
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A man is climbing a ladder which is inclined to the wall at an angle of 30°. If he ascends at a rate of 2 m/s, then he approaches the wall at the rate of
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Value of $$2 (sin^6 θ + cos^6 θ) - 3 (sin^4 θ + cos^4 θ) + 1 $$is
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If $$tanθ = \frac{a}{b}$$, then $$\frac{a sin \theta + b cos \theta}{a sin \theta - b cos\theta}$$ is
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The value of $$\frac{sin39^{\circ}}{cos51^{\circ}}$$ + $$2 tan11^{\circ} tan31^{\circ} tan45^{\circ} tan59^{\circ} tan79^{\circ}$$ - $$3(sin^{2}21^{\circ} + sin^{2}69^{\circ})$$ is
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If x = 27 and $$\sqrt[3]{x} + \sqrt[3]{y} = \sqrt[3]{729}$$, the y =
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The value of $$(\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{3})(\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{2}} - \frac{\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}})$$ is
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If $$\frac{3-5x}{x} + \frac{3-5y}{y} + \frac{3-5z}{z} = 0 $$, the value of $$\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + \frac{1}{z}$$ is
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If ab > 0 and the point (a, b) lies in the third quadrant, the quadrant in which the point (5, - a) lies is
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If $$x = \frac{\sqrt{5}-2}{\sqrt{5}+2}$$, then $$x^4 + x^{-4}$$ is
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If $$ x + \frac{1}{x} = 3$$, the value of $$x^5 + \frac{1}{x^5}$$ is
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ABC is a triangle with AC = BC and ∠ABC = 50°. The side BC is produced to D so that BC = CD. ∠BAD is
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If a straight line L makes an angle θ (θ > 90°) with the positive direction of x axis, then the acute angle made by a straight line L 1 , perpendicular to L, with the yaxis is
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The radius of a circle is 6 cm. An external point is at a distance of 10 cm from the centre. Then the length of the tangent drawn to the circle from the external point upto the point of contact is
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If G be the centroid of AABC and the area of AGBD is 6 sq. cm, where D is the midpoint of side BC, then the area of AABC is
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A triangle is inscribed in a circle and the diameter of the circle is its one side. Then the triangle will be
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AB and BC are two chords of a circle with centre O. If P and Q are the midpoints of AB and BC respectively, then the quadrilateral OQBP must be
In any triangle ABC, the base angles at B and C are bisected by BO and CO respectively. Then ∠BOC is
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An article was sold ford 96. If percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost price of the article is
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The average of 7 numbers is 8. If one number is added, their average is 9. Then the added number is
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With an average speed of 40 km/ hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 35 km/hr, it is late by 15 minutes. The total journey is
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Three students A, B and C play cricket. The runs scored by A and B respectively are in the ratio 3 : 2. B’s runs to C’s runs are also in the same ratio. Together they score 342 runs. Then the runs scored by B are
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A trader fixes selling prices of commodities after increasing them by 10% and offers 10% rebate on selling prices. The per cent gain or loss is
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If the area of the circle in the figure is 36$$\pi$$ sq. cm. And ABCD is a square, then the area of $$\triangle ACD$$, in sq.cm, is
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If $$x^2 - 3x + 1= 0$$ and x > 1, then the value of $$(x - \frac{1}{x})$$
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If the operation ‘o’ among real numbers is defined by x o y = $$x^2 - 2y$$, then values of x satisfying 2xo 4 =2 ox is
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If $$a^x = (x+y+z)^y$$ , $$a^y =(x+y+z)^z$$ and $$a^z = (x + y + z)^x$$ , then the value of x + y + z (given a ≠ 0) is
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If x = 2 + √3 , then the value of $$\frac{x^6 + x^4 + x^2 + 1}{x^3}$$is
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If 50% of (x - y) = 30% of (x + y), then what per cent of x is y?
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B borrowed 5,000 from A at 6%, p. a. simple interest and lends it to C at compound interest of 10% p. a. If B collects the money back from C after 2 years and repays A, the profit made by B in the transaction is
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Two trains starting at the same time from two stations 200 km apart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. The ratio of their speeds is
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The least number which when divided by 25, 40 and 60 leaves the remainder 7 in each case is
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The least number which is divisible by all the natural numbers upto and including 10 is
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The value of $$(3^2 - 2^2 )^2 + (5^2 - 4^2 )^2 + (6^2 - 5^2 )^2$$ is
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The value of 2 × (2.11 + 2.23 + 2.16) is
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40 men can finish a work in 15 days. If the work is to be completed 3 days earlier, how many more people should be employed ?
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A father is 7 years older than the mother and the mother’s age now is 3 times the age of the daughter. The daughter is 10 years old now. What was the father’s age when the daughter was born ?
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Of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and is half of the third. If the average of these numbers is 56, the numbers in order are
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Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions. Profit Earned by a company (in crore rupees) during certain years
If the income in the year 2003 was 60 crores and the expenditure of that year equals the expenditure of the year 2005, the income of the company (in crore rupees) in 2005 was
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If the expenditure in the year 2007 was 60 crores, then the income (in crore rupees) in that year was
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The year in which the percentage increase in the profit from that of the previous year is the highest is
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What is the approximate per cent (to the nearest integer) r,r it of the year 2006, if the inc. —ne of that year was? 120 crores ?
What is the approximate per cent (to nearest integer) increase in the profit in the year
2009 from that of the previous year ?
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In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives:
PQR : CBA : : ?
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2 : 12 :: ? : 80
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3 : 10 :: 08 : ?
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? : 233345 : : 51119 : 91523
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Finger : Hand : : ?
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Newspaper : Reader : : Bread : ?
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Axis : Earth : : Hub : ?
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AZBY : ? : : EVFU : GTHS
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ZXVT : ? : : MKIG : NPRT
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In each of the following questions, find the odd number/ letters / word / name / number pair from the given alternatives.
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Find out a set of numbers amongst the alternatives given which is most unlike the set given below.
3, 7, 100
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In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
AZ ,YB ,CX ,?
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1763, 1992, 2221, ?, 2679, 2908
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10, 43, 175, ? , 2815
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A G L P __?__ UV
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cdeb, ceed, cfef, cgeh, ?
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__?__ , LMKJNL, MONLKM, NOPLMN,OQPMNO, PQRNQP
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Which of the given letter groups follows the same principle on which the numbers are arranged in the given number group ?
(5, 8, 13, 20, 29)
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Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series
shall complete it ?
_bcc_ ac_ aabb_ab_ cc
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From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the
letters of the given word. ECCENTRICITY
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The word TRADE is coded as XVEHI. How should the word PUBLIC be coded ?
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If 4 × 6 × 9 × 1=4196,
2 × 3 × 7 × 2 = 2273,
then 1 × 4 × 8 × 9 = ?
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Anil had to travel 900 km. He hired a taxi for the first 350 km at the rate of 4.00 per km. Then he travelled by bus for 250 km and purchased a ticket of 70. He travelled the next 250 km by train and purchased a ticket of 50. Rest of the journey was performed by boat at 2 per km. What is the average cost of his journey per km ?
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The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is it today?
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From the given alternatives select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word. RAPPROCHEMENT
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Ravi is facing East. He turns 90° in the anticlockwise direction and then another 180° turn in the same direction, finally he turns 45° in the clockwise direction. In which direction is he facing now ?
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A’s house is in Chennai and faces the sea. To visit his friend’s house, he turns to the left, walks 50 metres and turns to the right and walks 50 metres. In which direction is his friend’s house from his own house ?
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If A stands for ‘+’, D for ‘-’, M for`x’, V for ‘÷’, G for ‘>’, E for ‘=’ and L for ‘<‘ then 20A4 is
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If the numbers from 4 to 55 which are divisible by 3 and also the numbers which contain 3 as one of the digits are removed, then how many numbers will be left ?
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The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive numbers is 1861. What are the two numbers ?
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Select the missing number from the given responses.
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In these quetsions, two statements are given, followed by two
conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given
conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.
Statements :
1. All the educated persons follow the “public” rules.
2. Some of the educated persons follow the “Govt.” rules.
Conclusions :
I. Educated persons who follow Govt. rules also follow the public rules.
II. Some do not follow Govt. rules but follow the public rules.
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Statements :
1. All lawyers are liars.
2. Some women are lawyers.
Conclusions :
I. Some women are liars.
II. All liars are women.
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Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. Find out the correct answer
for the unsolved equation on that basis.
3 + 8 + 5 + 5 = 36,
6 + 2 + 8 + 1 = 16,
8 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 58,
7 + 4 + 3 + 8 = ?
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Find three consecutive even numbers, the sum of whose squares is 116.
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If A denotes +, B denotes —, C denotes x and D denotes +, then which of the following statements is true ?
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In a certain code of numbers, GREEN is written as 20, 9, 22, 22, 13. How would YALLOW be written in the code ?
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A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. 7 can be represented by 31, 76, etc. and ‘S’ can be represented by 14, 99, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word GOVERN.
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Which of the answer figures is exactly the mirror image of the question figure if a mirror is placed on the line MN ?
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