In a certain code language, 'LOAD' is coded as '27241613' and 'CLEAN' is coded as '2725231614'. How will 'STRIKE' be coded in that language?
SSC CGL 23rd August 2021 Shift-2
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the letter from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Y, S, N, J, ?
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
ZVG, XRI, VNK, TJM, RFO, ?
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Zakir Hussain : Tabla
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 follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All ministers are politicians.
All pilots are ministers.
No engineer is a politician.
Conclusions:
I. Some ministers are pilots.
II. No engineer is a minister.
III. No engineer is a pilot.
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
28, 18, 12, 8, ?
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and balance the equation.
252 * 14 * 8 * 100 * 16 * 60
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.
350 : 5 :: ? : 13 :: 990 : 9
Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.
Find the number of triangles in the given figure.
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at 'AB' as shown.
Select the option in which the numbersare related in the same wayas are the numbersof the following set.
(3, 6, 63)
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Bats : Colony : : Lions : ?
Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Sinuous
2. Solemnity
3. Singular
4. Solvable
5. Sorting
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship among the following classes.
Reptiles, Frogs, Animals
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.
Arya's mother's husband is the brother of Meena's mother. Vansh is the brother of Meena and Kavita. Varun is the father of Arya. How is Varun related to Vansh?
A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, what would be the number on the opposite side of the number '1'?
In a certain code language, ‘TRAVEL’ is written as ‘SUWBMF’. How will ‘FROZEN’ be written in that language?
Select the options in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(4, 532, 10)
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
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?
The average age of 17 persons is 39 years. If the average age of the first 9 persons is 35 years, and the average age of the last 9 persons is 44 years, what is the age of the 9th person?
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.
______ is a process in which impure water is boiled and the steam is collected and condensed in a separate container, leaving many of the solid contaminants behind.
Which of the following became the first Indian state to give electricity subsidy to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer in January 2021?
Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori fought the battle of ______.
Identify the state in which you will find the highest peak of the Deccan Plateau, Anai Mudi.
What is the chemical symbol of magnesium?
The horizontal rowsin the modern periodic table are called:
Which branch of economics deals with the depletion of natural resources stock and pollution, which are a result of rapid economic development?
Who among the following is the author of the book 'Tabaqat-i-Nasiri'?
Identify the author of the book 'The English Teacher'.
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Who has the power to recommend the dismissal of the state government and suspension or dissolution of the state assembly?
Which longitude has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?
Who amongthe following persons was appointed as the chief scientist of the International Cotton Advisory Committee in January 2021?
Who among the following wrote the novel ‘Gora’?
In which of the following sports is the shakehand grip used?
Who among the following chroniclers wrote about Raziyya and recognised that she was more able and qualified than all her brothers?
______ is made of lower density felsic rocks, such as andesite and granite.
The female devotee, Andal belonged to which part of India?
According to the World Bank's annual report on the Ease of Doing Business (EODB), 'Doing Business 2020: Comparing Business Regulations in 190 Economies', India ranks ______ out of 190 countries.
Which of the following statements is correct?
Which of the following is NOT a disease caused by a virus?
Who among the following has been the longest-serving female chief minister of any Indian state, as on January 2021?
Who among the following was the first scholar to decipher the Ashokan edicts?
In January 2018, the Government of India and NITI Aayog launched the ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ initiative with a vision to improve India's ranking under the Human Development Index by 2022. Which of the following is NOT one of the programme's core area of focus?
Which of the following cities is closest to the location of Pushkar Fair?
In which of the following countries was the first hockey association formed?
Pie-Chart shows the degree wise breakup of expenditure of a family in a month. Total income of the family is ₹144000.
What is the expenditure (in ₹) on education?
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Tangent is drawn from a point P to a circle, which meets the circle at T such that PT = 8 cm. A secant PAB intersects the circle in points A and B. If PA= 5 cm, what is the length (in cm) of the chord AB?
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Study the following table and answer the question:
Number of students enrolled for Vocational Courses (VC) in institutes A, B, C, D, E & F.
The difference between the average number of students enrolled for VC in institute F in 2015, 2017 and 2018 and the average number of students enrolled in all the six institutes in 2014, is:
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If $$\frac{\sin^2 \theta}{\tan^2 \theta - \sin^2 \theta} = 5, \theta$$ is an acute angle, then the value of $$\frac{24\sin^2\theta-15\sec^2\theta}{6\operatorname{cosec}^2\theta-7\cot^2\theta}$$ is:
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The area of a circular path enclosed by two concentric circles is 3080 m$$^2$$. If the difference between the radius of the outer edge and that of inner edge of the circular path is 10 m, what is the sum (in m) of the two radii? (Take $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)
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Three persons A, B and C donate 10%, 7% and 9% respectively of their monthly salaries to a charitable trust. Monthly salaries of A and B are equal and the difference between the donations of A and B is ₹900. If the total donation by A and B is ₹600 more than that of C, then what is the monthly salary (in ₹) of C?
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If x is subtracted from each of 24, 40, 33 and 57, the numbers, so obtained are in proportion. The ratio of (5x + 12) to (4x + 15) is:
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To do a certain work, efficiencies of A and B are in the ratio 7:5. Working together, they can complete the work in $$17\frac{1}{2}$$ days. In how many days, will B alone complete 50% of the same work?
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At what rate percent per annum will ₹7200 amountto ₹7938 in one year, if interest is compounded half yearly?
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Study the following table and answer the question:
Number of students enrolled for Vocational Courses (VC) in institutes A, B, C, D, E & F.
The total number of students enrolled for VC in institutes D and F in 2014 is what percent of the total number of students enrolled in institutes A, B and C in 2018? (correct to one decimal point)
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If $$(x+6)^3+(2x+3)^3+(3x+5)^3=(3x+18)(2x+3)(3x+5)$$, then what is the value of x?
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In triangle ABC, D and E are the mid points ofAB and BCrespectively. If area($$\triangle CED$$) = 8 cm$$^2$$, then what is the area(ADEC) in cm$$^2$$ ?
Radha bought a fridge and a washing machine together for ₹57300. She sold the fridge at a profit of 15% and washing machine at a loss of 24% and both are sold at the same price. The cost price of washing machine(in ₹) is:
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If $$x^4+x^2y^2+y^4=21$$ and $$x^2+xy+y^2=3$$, then what is the value of $$\left(-xy\right)$$?
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The average weight of students of section A and B having 40 students each is 45.5 kg and 44.2 kg respectively. Two students ofsection A having average weight 48.75 kg were shifted to section B and 2 students of section B were shifted to section A, making the average weight of both the sections equal, What is the average weight(in kg) of the students who were shifted from section B to section A?
A car can cover a distance of 144 km in 1.8 hours. In what time(in hours) will it cover double the distance when its speed is increased by 20% ?
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In $$\triangle$$ABC, D is a point on BC such that $$\angle$$BAD = $$\frac{1}{2} \angle$$ADC and $$\angle$$BAC = 77$$^\circ$$ and $$\angle$$C = 45$$^\circ$$. What is the measure of $$\angle$$ADB?
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A square has the perimeter equal to the circumference of a circle having radius 7 cm. What is the ratio of the area of the circle to area of the square?(Use $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)
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If $$x + \frac{1}{x} = 2\sqrt{5}$$, then what is the value of $$\frac{\left(x^4 + \frac{1}{x^2}\right)}{x^2 + 1}$$?
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The value of $$423 \div \left[270 \div \frac{3}{7} \times 35 + \left(17 \div \frac{1}{3}\right) - \left(8\frac{1}{2} - \frac{5}{2}\right)\right]$$ is:
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The cost price of an article is ₹250. A shopkeeper gains 20% by selling it at a discount of 36% on its marked price. What is the marked price (in ₹) of the article?
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If $$0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ, \sqrt{\frac{\sec^2 \theta + \cosec^2 \theta}{\tan^2 \theta - \sin^2 \theta}}$$ is equal to:
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The following Pie chart represents the percentage-wise distribution of 800 students of class XII in a school in six different sections A, B, C, D, E and F.
The table given below shows the number of girls of class XII in six different sections A, B, C, D, E and F.
The total number of girls in sections B, C and D together is what percent more than the total number of boys in sections A, B and D together?
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$$(\operatorname{cosec}A-\cot A)(1+\cos A)=?$$
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If the six-digit number 5z3x4y is divisible by 7, 11 and 13, then whatis the value of (x + y - z)?
Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
To be light years away
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Ponder
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Bang
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The spider on the wall frightened Jiya.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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. A fox, hearing the cock and thinking to make a meal of him, came and stood under the tree.
B. As the night passed away and the day dawned, the cock, according to his custom, set up a shrill crowing.
C. A dog and a cock having struck up an acquaintance went out on their travels together.
D. Nightfall found them in a forest, so the cock, flying up on a tree, perched among the branches, while the dog dozed below at the foot.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Can you ______ between these two shades of green?
Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
A fish out of water
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
The warden punished the students who violates the rules of the hostel.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who entertains people by doing difficult feats
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“Alas, I have broken my brother’s watch!” said he.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Expunge
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
If you ______ to newsgroups, you often get hundreds of messages.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A secret or disguised way of writing
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.
The concept became / too much clear to me / after my tutor / showed me the diagram.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Obese
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. Though they had never ever heard Subha utter their names, they unfailingly recognized her footsteps as she came into their shed.
B. They even understood the precious moments between them as she loved and cuddled them, scolded them, and pleaded to them.
C. Subha did really have a close circle of friends and companions; they were Sarbasi and Panguli, the two cows living in their cow-shed.
D. They understood the silent, melancholy tune of her unspoken words during those moments, and the intensity of her expressions more easily than the spoken language of other humans.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
The minister, along with his team members, is expected to arrive shortly.
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.
Mr. Rao asked the newcomer / to his office / if he will minded / working late that day.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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:
Essaouira's origins stretch back to prehistoric times, and this spot on Morocco's Atlantic coast (1)______ a centre of culture and commerce ever since. (2)______ centuries, the harbour town was an important trading post (3)______ both a seaport and as the north-western terminus of a caravan (4)______ stretching across the desert to Timbuktu (5)______ Africa’s interior.
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.
