Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
MEND, PHJZ, SKFV, VNBR, ?
SSC CGL 24th August 2021 Shift-1
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In the following diagram, the circle represents ‘rural folk’, the triangle represents ‘businessmen’ and the rectangle represents ‘graduates’. Study the diagram carefully and answer the question that follows.
What is the number of rural businessmen, who are NOT graduates?
Pointing to a baby girl in a cradle, Sripad said, "She is the daughter of my father's mother's only daughter's elder daughter".
How is the baby girl's mother related to Sripad?
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 in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(12, 14, 143)
Select the option in which the numbers are NOT related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(64, 91, 118)
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$156 - 13 + 9 \times 18 \div 5 = 169$$
Akshar and Manvita recently celebrated their silver wedding anniversary and their older son Sanju’s birthday. If the age of Sanju 18 years after his parent’s marriage, and his age at their golden anniversary is in the ratio 5 : 21, how many years after their marriage was Sanju born?
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cutis shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown.
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
r_vql_mv_lrm_q_rm_ql
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Tintometer : Colour
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Canada : Ottawa :: Cuba : ?
In a certain code language, ‘COW’ is written as ‘ZRF’ and ‘DOG’ is written as ‘JRG’. How will ‘RAT’ be written in that language?
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Topology
2. Topper
3. Toleran ce
4. Together
5. Tomorrow
Select the cubes that can be formed by folding the given sheet along the lines.
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 pencils ar e erasers.
Some sharpeners are p encils.
Conclusions:
I. Some sharp eners are erasers.
II. All pencils are sharpeners.
In a certain code language, ‘MINT’ is coded as ‘224’ and‘FANCY’ is coded as ‘245’. How will ‘CONTOUR’ be coded in that language?
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 option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
23 : 531 : : 27 : ?
Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
3, 20, 38, 52, 75, 82, 114, ?
How many brightest stars is the constellation called the Great Bear made up of?
Prophet Muhammad founded the faith of Islam in the ______ century.
In which present day state will you find the Megudi temple?
Through which of the following actions does the lithosphere move over the asthenosphere?
‘Ghoomar’ is a folk-dance form from the state of ______.
Who among the following is one of the authors of ‘The Hitman: The Rohit Sharma Story’?
Which Sultan established a separate department (Diwan-i-Amir Kohi) to take care of agriculture?
A/an ______ is a natural geo-hydrological unit of land, which collects water and drains it through a common point by a system of streams.
Who among the following Indian-American scientists was appointed as the acting chief of staff of the US space agency NASA, in February, 2021?
Who among the following Indian actresses joined the list of Young Global Leaders (YGL) compiled by the World Economic Forum in March 2021?
Which of the following is known as alkaline earth metal?
In which of the following countries were the first modern Olympic Games held?
An economy in which both, the private sector and the government are involved is known as a/an ______ economy.
Which of the following places is NOT located on the banks of river Ganga?
Who among the following is one of the founder members of Bhartiya Jana Sangh?
As of December 2020, there are ______ official languages of the United Nations.
Which of the following states became the first one to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading in December 2020?
Which of the following companies announced the launch of India’s first virtual academy programme Esports Academy?
Who among the following had invaded India in 712 AD?
______ is an economic scenario where a peculiar combination of low growth and rising inflation leads to high unemployment.
Coulomb per second is equivalent to ______.
Force of attraction between molecules of the same substance is called ______.
Who among the following was the first player from the Indian sub-continent to play for a European Football club (Celtic FC)?
'Thullal' is a solo satiric dance form belonging to the state of ______.
______ is a sessile animal, that relies upon its relationship with plants like algae to build the largest structures of biological origin on earth.
If $$a^4 + b^4 + a^2b^2 = 273$$ and $$a^2 + b^2 - ab = 21$$, then one of the values of $$\left(\frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b}\right)$$ is:
A train covers 450 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour less to cover the same distance. How much time will it take to cover 315 km at its usual speed?
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If selling price of 75 articles is equal to cost price of 60 articles, then the approximate loss or gain percent is:
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If p is the third proportional to 3, 9, then what is the fourth proportional to 6, p, 4?
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Let $$\triangle$$ABC $$\sim$$ $$\triangle$$RPQ and $$\frac{ar(\triangle \text{ABC})}{ar(\triangle \text{PQR})}=\frac{16}{25}$$. If PQ = 4 cm, QR = 6 cm and PR = 7 cm, then AC (in cm) is equal to:
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Study the following table and answer the question:
Number of students Appeared (A) and Passed (P) in an annual examination from four schools Q, R, S & T in five years (2014 to 2018)
The total number of students passed from school S in 2014 and 2017 is what percent of 90% of the total number of students appeared from school T in 2015, 2016 and 2017? (correct to one decimal place)
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The sum of 3-digit numbers abc, cab and bca is not divisible by:
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A customer wanted to purchase an item marked for ₹10000. Shopkeeper offered two types of discounts, 25% flat discount or successive discounts of 14% and 12%. Which is the better offer for the customers and by how much?
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If $$\tan \theta + 3 \cot \theta - 2\sqrt{3} = 0, 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$$, then what is the value of $$(\cosec^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta)?$$
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ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that when sides AB and DC are produced, they meet at E, and sides AD and BC meet at F, when produced. If $$\angle$$ADE = 80$$^\circ$$ and $$\angle$$AED = 50$$^\circ$$, then what is the measure of $$\angle$$AFB?
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In $$\triangle$$ABC, right angled at B, if cot A = $$\frac{1}{2}$$, then the value of $$\frac{\sin A(\cos C + \cos A)}{\cos C(\sin C - \sin A)}$$ is
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The area of a table top in the shape of an equilateral triangle is $$9\sqrt{3}$$ cm$$^2$$. What is the length (in cm) of each side of the table?
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Study the following table and answer the question:
Number of students Appeared (A) and Passed (P) in an annual examination from four schools Q, R, S & T in five years (2014 to 2018)
The difference between the average number of students passed from school R in 2015 to 2017 and the number of students passed from school Q in 2015 is x. The value of x lies between:
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Table shows the number of trees planted in 4 cities from 2016 to 2020.
What is the total number of trees planted in Chandigarh in 2017 and in Kolkata in 2020?
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The vertices of a $$\triangle ABC$$ lie on a circle with centre O. AO is produced to meetthe circle at the point P. D is a point on BC such that $$AD \perp BC$$. If $$\angle B = 68^\circ$$ and $$\angle C = 52^\circ$$, then the measure of $$\angle DAP$$ is:
A can complete a work in $$11\frac{1}{2}$$ days. B is 25% more efficient than A and C is 50% less efficient than B. Working together A, B and C will complete the same work
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The average of 23 numbers is 51. The average of first 12 numbers is 49 and the average of last 12 numbers is 54. If the twelfth number is removed, then the average of the remaining numbers (correct to two decimal places) is:
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The total number of students in a school is 1400, out of which 35% of the students are girls and the rest are boys. If 80% of the boys and 90% of the girls passed in an annual examination, then the percentage of the students who failed is:
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If $$x + \frac{1}{x} = 7$$, then $$x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2}$$ is equal to:
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In a triangle ABC, length of the side AC is 4 cm more than 2 times the length of the side AB. Length of the side BC is 4 cm less than the three times the length of the side AB. If the perimeter of $$\triangle$$ABC is 60 cm, then its area (in cm$$^2$$) is:
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If $$2x + 3y + 1 = 0$$, then what is the value of $$\left(8x^3 + 8 + 27y^3 - 18xy \right)$$?
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A sum of ₹9500 amounts to ₹11495 in 2 years at a certain rate percent per annum, interest compounded yearly. What is the simple interest (in ₹) on the same sum for the same time and double the rate?
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Table shows income (in ₹) received by 4 employees of a company during the month of December 2020 and all their income sources.
What is the ratio of salary of Varun to his income other than salary?
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Simplify $$\sec^2 \alpha \left(1 + \frac{1}{\cosec \alpha}\right)\left(1 - \frac{1}{\cosec \alpha}\right)$$.
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The value of $$3\frac{1}{5} \div 4\frac{1}{2} \text{of} 5\frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{8} \div \frac{1}{2} \text{of} \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4}\left(\frac{1}{2} \div \frac{1}{8} \times \frac{1}{4}\right)$$ is:
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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. “Buy sweet apples, or none at all”, he instructed his servant.
B. A rich man sent his servant to an orchard to buy some apples .
C. The servant asked, “How am I to know that all of them are swe et if I taste just one?”
D. The owner of the orchard said to the servant, “All my apples are sweet. Try one.”
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
His ______ of the topic was so good that students had few doubts at the end of the class.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Infirm
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The gift of the gab
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Sprightly
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 food / in the new eatery / is much best than / the one in RK Puram.
Select the option that will substitute the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no substitution is needed, select ‘No substitution required’.
Japan has made important and original contributions inside some fields like photography and electronics.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Leverage
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A short rest or sleep taken after lunch
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed select ‘No improvement required’.
A need of an hour is to provide employment to the youth of the country.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The lack of regular academic sessions has meant that in 2020 the country has had the ______ share of students who have attended educational institutions.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
"I live in Mumbai," she said.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Feel at sea
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Integrate
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. It is also a rich source of news updates around the world.
B. Older people and children remain glued to it.
C. It has become a great source of entertainme nt for all.
D. TV has become a powerful medium these days.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Richard wore a broad belt with shiny buckles.
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 Committee agreed / that small businesses / has been adversely affected / by COVID - 19.
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:
Smoking causes mutation in cells leading to cancer. Quitting smoking can help reverse the (1)______ risk; and it can replenish cells that actually (2)______ those of a person who has never smoked. The (3)______ you smoke the more mutations you have. The (4)______ damage to the cells lining the airway and lungs can (5)______ to cancers in the lungs, oesophagus, larynx and pharynx.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.
