Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
MCN, NCO, OCP, PCQ, ?
SSC CGL 20th August 2021 Shift-1
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Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Varanasi : Ganga : : Mathura : ?
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Hypodermic
2. Hypocrite
3. Hysterical
4. Hypothermia
5. Hypotenuse
There are two couples in a family. Komali has two children. Madhurima is the wife of Omprakash, who is the brother of Mani. Pinki is the daughter of Komali. Urmila is the sister of Sanju, who is the son of Omprakash. Tarun is the son of Mani, who is a male.
How is Madhurima is related to Komali?
In a certain code language, ‘RAJ’ is coded as ‘87’ and ‘GITA’ is coded as ‘148’. How will ‘VARUN’ be coded in that language?
Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.
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.
Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown.
Select the set of classes, the relationship among which is best illustrated by the following Venn diagram.
The monthly income of three cricketers Ankit, Sanjay and Roshan, from different sources, are in the ratio of 12 : 9 : 7, and their expenditures are in the ratio 15 : 9 : 8. If Ankit saves 25% of his income for future investments, what is the ratio of the savings of Ankit, Sanjay and Roshan?
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.
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.
11 : 81 : : ? : 121 : : 8 : 36
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All lockets are chains.
100% medals are lockets.
Some rings are chains.
Conclusions:
I. All chains are medals.
II. All medals being rings is a possibility.
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
JL_N_J_PND_NP_DJ_P_D
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Pulmonologist : Lungs
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and make the equation correct.
45 * 24 * 72 * 20 * 12 * 7
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
121, 169, 225, 289, ?
Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the faces of which are marked with the letters F, G, H, I, J and K. Select the letter that will be on the face opposite to the face having the letter ‘F’.
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(12, 121, 169)
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?
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Select the option figure that is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).
In a certain code language, 'INHALE' is written as 'REEDIH'. How will 'MIGHTY' be written in that language?
In which of the following states was India’s first gender park inaugurated in February 2021?
The scientific study of birds is called ______.
Which Indian state won the ‘UN Interagency Task Force’ (‘UNIATF’) award this year for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the year 2020?
Which of the following minerals produces green colour in fireworks?
Padavali Kirtan refers to songs composed in the medieval period of West Bengal (15th to 17th century) in praise of ______.
Who among the following broke the national under-20 record in the 10,000 m race walk in January 2021?
The problem of choice between relatively scarce commodities due to limited productive resources with the society can be illustrated with the help of a ______.
In October 2020, ______ Indian beaches were awarded the ‘Blue Flag’ certification by an international jury comprising of eminent members such as UNEP, UNWTO, FEE and IUCN.
Who was the brand ambassador of World Wildlife Fund India’s Environment Education Programme as of January 2021?
Which Indian state had the highest number of large dams as of January 2021?
In which of the following states does the Governor have special responsibility under Article 371H of the Constitution with respect to law and order and in discharge of his functions in relation thereto?
Who among the following is the Chairman of Planning Commission and National Integration Council of India?
Who among the following was the founder and the first Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL)?
At which of the following places did Lord Buddha give his first sermon on the Four Noble Truths?
Which of the following is the largest sea bird with the longest wingspan?
Which of the following rivers empties into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the state of Gujarat?
Which of the following movies has been selected as India’s official entry for the ‘International Feature Film’ category at the 93rd Academy Awards?
C Rajagopalachari led the Salt Satyagraha in which of the following states?
In which of the following states is the ‘Eco Retreat’ festival held every year?
Which of the following states was awarded by the Union Government for being the best state in the fisheries sector amongst hilly and north-eastern states for the year 2019-2020?
A type of court called 'Kantakasodhana' was prevalent in the ______ Empire.
Who was the first and last woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate?
______ include/s glycogen, poly-β- hydroxybutyrate granules, sulphur granules and gas vesicles.
In which of the following states is the headquarters of IDBI (Industrial Development Bank of India) located?
What is the boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure at sea-level and $$45^\circ$$ latitude of water on the Celsius scale?
In circle with centre O and radius 13 cm, a chord AB is drawn. Tangentsat A and B intersect at P such that $$\angle APB = 60^\circ$$. If Distance of AB from the centre O is 5 cm, then what is the length (in cm) of AP?
The table shows the daily income of 50 persons.
Study the table and answer the question.
What is the ratio of the number of persons earning less than ₹200 to the number of persons earning ₹300 or more?
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In a circle, chords AB and CD intersect internally, at E. If CD = 16 cm, DE = 6 cm, AE = 12 cm, and BE = X cm then the value of x is:
The ratio of two numbers A and B is 5 : 8. If 5 is added to each of A and B, then the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The difference in A and B is:
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If $$\sec(5 \alpha - 15^\circ) = \cosec(15^\circ - 2 \alpha)$$, then the value of $$\cos \alpha + \sin 2 \alpha + \tan(1.5 \alpha)$$ is:
If $$\sin(20 + x)^\circ = \cos 60^\circ, 0 \leq (20 + x) \leq 90$$, then find the value of $$2 \sin^2(3x + 15)^\circ - \cosec^2(2x + 10)^\circ$$.
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Weight of A is 20% more than weight of B, whose weight is 30% more than weight of C. By how much percent weight of A is more than weight of C?
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A takes 2 hours more than B to cover a distance of 40 km. If A doubles his speed, he takes $$1\frac{1}{2}$$ hour more than B to cover 80 km. To cover a distance of 120 km, how much time(in hours) will B take travelling at his same speed?
If $$\left(2a+\frac{3}{a}-1\right)=11$$, what is the value of $$\left(4a^2 + \frac{9}{a^2}\right)?$$
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If $$a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 216 = 12(a + b - 2c)$$, then $$\sqrt{ab - bc - ca}$$ is:
Fourteen persons can do a work in 18 days. After 5 days of work, 6 workers left the work, and joined back onthe last day of the work. In how many days the work got completed?
Find the value of $$\tan35^{\circ}\cot40^{\circ}\tan45^{\circ}\cot50^{\circ}\tan55^{\circ}$$.
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What is the value of k such that number 72k460k is divisible by 6?
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In $$\triangle ABC, D$$ is a point on side AB such that BD = 3 cm and DA = 4 cm. E is a point on BC such that DE $$\parallel$$ AC,. Then Area of $$\triangle BDE$$ : Area of trapezium ACED =
The average of squares of five consecutive odd natural numbers is 233. Whatis the average of the largest number and the smallest number?
Simplify $$(x - y + z)^2 - (x - y - z)^2$$.
Simplify the following expression:
$$3\times8\div9 \text{of} 6-2\div3\times(5-2)\times2+18\div3 \text{of} 3$$
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Acertain sum amounts to ₹81840 in 3 years and to ₹92400 in 5 years at x% p.a under simpleinterest. If the rate of interest is becomes (x + 2)%, then in how many years will the same sum double itself?
In factory there are 39 workers who have been categorized into five groups (A, B, C, D, E) on the basis of the range of their daily wages (in multiples of ₹100). The distribution is presented through a Histogram shown below:
What is the ratio of the number of employees whose daily wages are ₹200 or more but less than ₹400 to that of the number of employees whose daily wages are ₹400 or more but less than ₹600?
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The data given in the table shows the number of students studying in four different disciplines in 5 institutes. Study the table and answer the question.
Number of students studying Computer Science in the institutes A and C taken together is what percent of the number of students studying Arts in the institutes B and D taken together?
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Bar graph shows the number of males and females in five organizations A, B, C, D and E.
For which organisation, difference between the number of males and the average number of females of all the organisations is minimum?
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Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle. D and E are points on AB and AC respectively such that DE is parallel to BC and is equal to half the length of BC. If AD + CE + BC = 30 cm, then find the perimeter (in cm) of the quadrilateral BCED.
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An article is marked 27% above its cost price. If x % discount is allowed on the marked price and still there is a profit of 6.68%, then what is the value of x ?
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The area of a quadrant of a circle is $$\frac{\pi}{9}$$ m$$^2$$. Its radius (in metres) is equal to:
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A sold an article to B at a profit of 25%. B sold it to C at a profit of 15%. The profit made by B is ₹40 less than the profit made by A. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article for A?
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The professor said to the media persons, “From our research we have come to the conclusion that there is life on that planet.”
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A bad egg
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
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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. According to his hypothesis, now known as the neuron theory, each nerve cell communicates with others through contiguity rather than continuity.
B. The watershed of all studies of the nervous system was an observation made in 1889 by Spanish scientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
C. It has since been proved that Cajal’s theory is not universally true, but his central idea has remained an accurate guiding principle for all further study.
D. That is, communication between adjacent but separate cells must take place across the space and barriers separating them.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
You can solve this problem.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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.
Ranbir could not went / to the award ceremony / as he was busy / shooting / for a film / in Maldives.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If there is no error, select ‘No error’.
Modern science have / broken many myths / about our food and diet.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Credit card ______ has increased in recent years.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Blemish
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
My neighbour was admitted to the hospital when he developed an allergic ______ to some medicine he took.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Detrimental
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tide someone over
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who does not believe in the existence of God.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
After the old building was pulled out, the building contractor surveyed the progress of the work.
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. Dad: “Yes, tell me.”
B. Laxmi: “Dad, I need to speak to you.”
C. Dad: “I think you are still too young for it.”
D. Laxmi: “Please buy me a scooter.”
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Anxiety
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
The apple a day keeps the doctor away.
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 blank.
Comprehension:
The five senses (1)______ sight, hearing, taste, touch and (2)______. What is sometimes (3)______ to as a ‘sixth sense’ is a power to be aware (4)______ things independently of the five (5)______ senses, a kind of supernatural sense.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
