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SSC CGL 2014 Tier 1 26 Oct shift 3
In each of the following questions, select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
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Seismometer : Earthquakes : : Thermometer : ?
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Play : Actor : : Concert : ?
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DLIP : FNKR : : JROV : ?
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YAWC : UESG : : QIOK : ?
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17 : 24 : : 153 : ?
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In each of the following questions, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.
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Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following colours ?
1. Indigo
2. Red
3. Violet
4. Blue
5. Green
6. Yellow
7. Orange
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Arrange the following words as per order in the English dictionary :
1. Caricature
2. Cardinal
3. Carnivore
4. Cartoon
5. Category
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Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?
R_S_ PM_KSB_MRK_
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In the following series, how many HIG occur in such a way that “I” is in the middle and ‘H’ and ‘G’ are adjacent to it on both sides ?
GGHIHIIGGJKLMGIHIG
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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.
2, 2, 4, 6, ?, 10, 8, 14, 10
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ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ?, MLNA
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3, 8, 18, 35, ? , 98
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L, M, N and 0 are brothers. L is darker than 0, N is the fairest of all. M is fairer than 0. Who is the darkest of all ?
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Anjali says, “He is the only son of the father of my sister’s brother.” How is that person related to Anjali ?
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From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word.
FUNDAMENTAL
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From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. THERMODYNAMICS
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Joan’s age is 42 years and Kelvin’s age is 26 years. How many years ago was Kelvin’s age half of Joan’s age ?
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In a certain code, ‘RATIONAL’ is written as ‘RTANIOLA’. How would “TRIBAL’ be written in the same code. ?
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If ‘INDUS’ is coded as ‘03865’ and ‘TENNIS’ is coded as ‘243305’, then what will be the code for ‘STUDENT ?
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Given below are capital letters in the first line and symbols in the second line. Symbols and letters are codes for each other. Choose the correct code for the word : HEIGHT
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In a school, the bell is rung once after each half an hour. The school starts at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 1:30 p.m. The bell is rung 3 times continuously, at the time of beginning, at the time of lunch break at 10:00 and 10:30 a.m. and at the end. How many times is the bell rung every day ?
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Some letters are given with numbers from 2 to 9. Select the sequence of numbers which arranges the letters into a meaningful word.
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Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace * signs and to balance the following equation :
( √121 * 9) * 5 * 4 * 1
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If ‘-’ stands for ‘division’, ‘+’ stands for ‘multiplication’, ‘÷’ stands for ‘subtraction’, ‘×’ stands for ‘addition’, then which one of the following equations is correct ?
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Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. Find the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis.
5 Θ 3=-7; 3 Θ 7=-11; 7 Θ 11=?
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In each of the following questions, select the missing number from the given responses.
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Some statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II and III. 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, follow from the given statements. Indicate your answer.
Statements :
All chickens are birds. Some chickens are hens. Female birds lay eggs.
Conclusions :
I. All birds lay eggs.
II. Some hens are birds.
III. Some chickens are not hens.
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A man is facing South. He turns 135° in the anticlockwise direction and then 180° in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now ?
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Raju cycled 10 km South from his house, turned right and went 5 km and again turned right and cycled 10 km and then turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometres will he have to cycle back to reach his house ?
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“If a person is rich, he has a lot of influence.”
What inference can you draw from the above statement ?
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How many triangles are there in the given figure ?
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Among the four answer figures, which one can be formed from the cut out pieces given below in the question figure ?
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Choose the cube which will be formed on folding the given question figure.
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In the given figure, which letter represents those Nurses who are Doctors as well as Pharmacists ?
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In the following questions, identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the classes given below.
Duck, Penguin, Bird
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Profit, Dividend, Bonus
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In each of the following questions, which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?
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A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
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From the given answer figures. select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
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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 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. ‘A’ can be represented by 03, 34, 86, etc. and can be represented by 12, 65, 79, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the given word.
REST
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If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given question figure ?
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A unit price elastic demand curve will touch
India follows the policy of non-alignment which implies.
If the supply curve is a straight line passing through the origin, then the price elasticity of supply will be
According to Modern Theory of Rent, rent accrues to
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The book which is at the centrepiece of the study of Macro - Economics was written by
The basic problem studied in Macro - Economics is
The number of subjects incorporated in the Union List is
Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry. Who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company ?
The most powerful Peshwa was
Democratic Socialism aims at
Two - Party System is found in
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the
What are the folds found in the mucous lining of the empty stomach ?
The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hy-der Ali in 1767 - 69 A.D., came to an end by the
The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of
Identify the most infertile amongst the following soils.
Spot the odd item of the following :
Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts ?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Select the correct direction of Sirocco storm.
Which among the following is an abiotic factor ?
Leaves of many grasses are capable of folding and unfolding because
Pleura is the covering of
Which one of the following is an egg-laying mammal ?
The moderator used in a nuclear reactor is
Solar eclipse occurs when
An aspect of Input/Output controller of data logic is called
What does BIOS stand for ?
The device used to convert solar energy into electricity is
The type of kidneys present in frog are
A spinning neutron star is known as
Light year is a unit of
The chemical name of ‘Plaster of Paris” commonly used for setting broken bones is
In our country the Van Mahotsav’ Day is observed on
Medicine of Quinine is provided by
The apparatus used to test acidity of aqueous solution is
The Hutti Gold mines are located in the State of
Who was the first recipient of ‘Mahathir Award’ for Global Peace in August 2013 ?
Process through which plants reproduce
Which river serves the largest cultivable area ?
In August 2013, who won the International Children’s Peace Prize ?
Who is the present President of Pakistan ?
Who had been selected for the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2013 ?
Who was elected as the Ninth President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 10th September, 2013?
The Indian Grandmaster who won the Commonwealth Chess Championship in 2013 is
Who had been selected for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony in 2013 ?
Who won the U.S. Open Men’s Singles in 2013 in Lawn Tennis ?
On which date did the Rajya Sabha pass ” The Marriage Laws” (Amendment) Bill 2012 ?
Which of the following was the first Indian exclusive defence satellite which was successfully launched on 29 August, 2013 ?
Solve for $$3^{x}-3^{x-1}=486$$
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A can do a piece of work in 4 days and B can do it in 12 days. In how many days will they finish the work, both working together ?
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A can do 1/4 of a work in 10 days. B can do 1/3 of the work in 20 days. In how many days can both A and B together do the work ?
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A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked at it for 20 days and then B left. The remaining work was done by A alone in 20 more days.A alone can finish the work in
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A circular wire of diameter 112 cm is cut and bent in the form of a rectangle whose sides are in the ratio of 9 : 7. The smaller side of the rectangle is
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A piece of cloth measured with a metre stick, one cm short, is 100 metres long. Reckoning the metre stick as being right, the actual length of the cloth (in cm) is
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A parallelogram has sides 60 m and 40m and one of its diagonals is 80 m long. Its area is
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The cost price of a table is 3,200. A merchant wants to make 25 % profit by selling it. At the the time of sale he declares a discount of 20 % on the marked price. The marked price (in r) is
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A shopkeeper allows a discount of 12.5 % on the marked price of a certain article and makes a profit of 20 %. If the article costs the shopkeeper 210, then the marked price of the article will be
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A businessman allows a discount of 10 % on the marked price. What percent above the cost price must he mark his goods to make a profit of 17 per cent ?
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Some bricks are arranged in an area measuring 20 cu. m. If the length, breadth and height of each brick is 25 cm, 12.5 cm and 8 cm respectively, then in that pile the number of bricks are (suppose there is no gap in between two bricks)
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The average salary, per head, of all the workers of an institution is 60. The average salary of 12 officers is = 400; the average salary, per head, of the rest is 56. The total number of workers in the institution is
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Charging 30% above its production cost a radio maker puts a label of 286 on a radio as its price. But at the time of selling it, he allows 10% discount on the labelled price. What will his gain be ?
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In an election, a candidate who gets 84 % of the votes is elected by a majority of 476 votes. What is the total number of votes polled ?
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A man having height 169 cm is standing near a pole. He casts a shadow 130 cm long. What is the length of the pole if it gives a shadow 420 cm long ?
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555 was to be divided among A, B and C in the ratio of 1/4 : 1/5 : 1/6. But by mistake it was divided in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 6. The amount in excess received by C was
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The average of 50 numbers is 38. If two numbers, namely 45 and 55 are discarded, the average of the remaining numbers is
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In what time will 8,000, at 3% per annum, produce the same interest as 6, 000 does in 5 years at 4 % simple interest ?
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The reciprocal of $$x+\frac{1}{x}$$
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What is the value of $$\frac{2.75\times2.75\times2.75-2.25\times2.25\times2.25}{2.75\times2.75+2.75\times2.25+2.25\times2.25}$$ is
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The value of $$1-\frac{a}{1-\frac{1}{1+\frac{a}{1-a}}}$$
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The value of $$\frac{(243)^\frac{n}{5}\times3^{2n+1}}{9^n\times3^{n-1}}$$ is
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A speed of 45 Km/hr is the same as
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A train traveling of 55 km/hr travels X to place Y speed is increased km/hr., then the time of journey is reduced by
If a, b, c are positive and a+ b + c= 1, then the least value $$\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}$$ is
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In a ΔABC, ∠A+ ∠B = 118° ∠A + ∠C = 96°. find the value of ∠A.
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In ΔABC, if AD ⊥ BC, then $$AB^{2} + CD^{2}$$ is equal
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ABC is an equilateral triangle and CD is the internal bisector of L C. If DC is produced to E such that AC = CE, then ∠CAE is equal to
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If $$x (x - 3) = - 1$$, than the value of $$x^{3} (x^{3} - 18)$$ is
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The value of $$(1001)^{3}$$ is
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If a (2+ √3) = b (2 - √3) then the value of $$1/(a^2+1)+1/(b^2+1)$$ is
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If $$x\sin^{2} 60^{\circ}-\frac{3}{2} \sec60^{\circ} \tan^{2}30^{\circ}$$ + $$\frac{4}{5}\sin^{2}45^{\circ}\tan^{2}60^{\circ}=0$$ then x is
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If ΔABC is right - angle at B, AB = 6 units, ∠C = 30° then AC is equal to
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If $$7\sin\alpha=24 \cos\alpha;0<\alpha<\frac{\pi}{2},$$ then the value of $$14\tan\alpha-24\cot\alpha$$ is equal to
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∠ACB is an angle in the semicircle of diameter AB = 5 and AC : BC = 3 : 4. The area of the triangle ABC is
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A, B and C are three points on a circle such that the angles subtended by the chords AB and AC at the centre 0 are 90° and 110° respectively. Further suppose that the centre ‘0’ lies in the interior L BAC. The L BAC is
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If the lengths of the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC are 10 cm, 8 cm and 6 cm respectively and if M is the mid - point of BC and MN II AB to cut AC at N, then the area of the trapezium ABMN is equal to
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A type of graph in which a circle is divided into sectors such that each sector represents a proportion of the whole is a
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The value of x which satisfies the equation $$2 \csc^{2} 30^{\circ}+x \sin^{2}60^{\circ}-\frac{3}{4}\tan^{2}30^{\circ}=10$$ is
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If $$2\sin\theta+\cos\theta-\frac{7}{3}$$ then the value of $$(\tan^{2}\theta-\sec^{2}\theta)$$ is
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From a point 20 m away from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 30°. The height of the tower is
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If 29 tan θ = 31, then the value of $$\frac{1+2sin\theta cos\theta}{1-2\sin\theta\cos\theta}$$
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The categories of qualitative variables are represented by bars where the height of each bar is
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In a cyclic quadrilateral ∠A+∠C=∠B+∠D=?
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In the given figure, ∠ ONY = 50° and ∠ OMY = 15°. Then the value of the ∠ MON is
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The distribution of fruit consumption in a sample of 72 seventeen – year – old girls is given in the graph below. Study the graph and answer the questions.
Distribution of fruit consumption
How many of these girls ate fewer than two servings per day ?
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What percent of these girls ate six or more servings per day ?
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How many of these girls ate more than two servings but less than six servings per day ?
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The following pie-chart shows the monthly expenditure of a family on food, clothing, rent. miscellaneous expenses and savings. What is the central angle for savings ?
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The pie - chart gives the expenditure (in percentage) on various items and savings of a family during a month. Monthly savings of the family is 3,000. On which item is the expenditure maximum and how much is it ?
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In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is d) i.e. No error.
The new device (a)/ aims at eliminating (b)/ the risk of short - circuiting. (c) / No error (d)
I wish to heartily ( a)/ congratulate you for (b)/ your astounding success, (c)/No error (d)
The visitor took the vacant seat (a)/ next from mine (b)/ one of the many huge sofas in the room. (c)/ No error (d)
He was ( a )/ a learnt man among lords, (b)/ and a lord among learned men. (c)/No error (d)
With our great annoyance (a)/ we found the ground (b)/ filled with broken glasses. (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.
Her true feelings manifested themselves in her sarcastic remarks, only then was
her..........revealed.
The book provides an overview of European wines that should prove inviting to both the virtual.............. and the experienced connoisseur.
The sun is shining brightly, please.............. the light.
This practice was brought .................to prevent certain abuses.
This package was supposed ..............yesterday.
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Garble
Pinnacle
Brutalize
In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Denounce
Cease
Seamy
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
The secretary’s thoughtless remark added fuel to the fire.
He could not get money from his master because he rubbed him up the wrong way.
Ask Mr. Das. He can give you all the news you need : he is always in the swim.
You have been trying to solve this puzzle for a long time, be careful so that you avoid barking up the wrong tree.
I’ll be able to do my job very well when I know the ropes.
In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b), (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).
Ram filled ink into his pen before leaving for school.
The toys he bought for Suzy are too good to be cheap.
I did one mistake in the dictation test today.
John has been detained at a meeting.
The butler was as devoted as a faithful dog.
The government representative furnished the reporters all details.
It was raining so heavily yesterday that I could not move out for my usual walk.
There is an error in grammar in this sentence.
He denied that he had not forged my signature.
To his astonishment and admiration he got the information that it was only the picture of a curtain.
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Study of caves
Government by the few
Materials that change naturally by the action of bacteria
Having a stale smell or taste
A wooden object used for connecting animals that are pulling a vehicle
A man who knows a lot about things like food, music and art
A doctor who specializes in diseases of the nose
In the following questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open ended nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Albert Moran is “that form of television that works with a continuous open narrative. Each episode ends with a promise that the storyline is to be continued in another episode.”
In 2012, Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote of daily dramas, “Although melodramatically eventful, soap operas such as this also have a luxury of space that makes them seem more naturalistic, indeed, the economics of the form demand long scenes, and conversations that a 22- episodes-per – season weekly series might dispense with in half a dozen lines of dialogue may he drawn out, as here, for pages. You spend more time even with the minor characters, the apparent villains grow less apparently villainous.”
Soap opera storylines run concurrently, intersect and lead into further
developments. An individual episode of a soap opera will generally switch between several different concurrent narrative threads that may at times interconnect and effect one another or may run entirely independent of each other. Evening soap operas and serials that run for only a part of the year tend to bring things to a dramatic end of season cliffhanger.
A soap opera has the space for it to be more
The economics of a soap opera form demands for it to have
An individual episode of a soap opera generally switches between
Soap operas that run for a part of the year usually end in
What does the author mean by the open - ended nature of soap operas ?
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely. Here is the way we put it in the time. It was a monstrous big river down there sometimes a mile and a half wide; we ran nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up – nearly always in the dead water under a towhead; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them. Then we set out the lines. Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep and watched the daylight come. Not a sound anywhere – perfectly still just like the whole world was asleep only sometimes the bullfrogs a cluttering maybe.
The ,first thing to see, looking away over the water was a kind of dull line – that was the woods on U other side; you couldn’t make nothing else out; then a pale place in the sky; then more paleness spreading around; then the river softened up away off, and wasn’t black any more, but gray; you could see little dark spots drifting along ever so far away – trading scows and such things and long black streaks – rafts; sometimes you could hear a sweep creaking or jumbled up voices, it was so still and sounds come so far and by and by you could see a streak on the water which you know by the look of the streak that there’s a snag there in a swift current which breaks on it and makes that streak look that way.
They stopped navigating
After a swim in the moor they
In the stillness of the night
The streak on the water looks as it does because
How did the days and nights go by, according to the writer?
