Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice
SSC CHSL 10th August 2021 Shift-3
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Regard of whether the students were ready or not the teacher announced the dates of the test.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Silt
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Vacillate
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. The country gained admission to the United Nations in 1955.
B. In 2008, however, after a decade long period of violence and turbulent negotiation with a strong Maoist insurgency, the monarchy was dissolved, and Nepal was declared a democratic republic.
C. In 1991 the kingdom established a multiparty parliamentary system.
D. Nepal, long under the rule of hereditary prime ministers favouring a policy of isolation, remained closed to the outside world until a palace revolt in 1950 restored the crown’s authority in 1951.
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 you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Vidya put on her mask, / sanitise her hands / and walked into the shop.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Rigid
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Ravi drove the car towards the highway for a trial run.
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. First, a new article comes into our offices.
B. Every article in the Encyclopedia goes through a rigorous editorial process to make sure it's clear, accurate, objective and fair.
C. The article is first reviewed by a fact checker, who uses a variety of sources to make sure the article is accurate and the facts are correct.
D. The author may be an editor at the Encyclopedia who knows that subject or a prominent scholar with specialised expertise in that field.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
As the Principal was busy, she ______ a senior teacher to attend the conference on her behalf.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
If a person tests positive for Covid-19, he have to isolate himself immediately so that he does not infect others.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The customer asked the bank manager if they were working on the following Saturday.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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 you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Your advices were timely / and guided me / to take the right decisions.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Inept
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A lean patch
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Carbohydrates are so called because they _____ carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Comprehension:
Seychelles, one of the world’s smallest countries, is (1)______ of two main island groups: the Mahé group of (2)______ than 40 central, mountainous granitic islands and a (3)______ group of more than 70 outer, flat, coralline islands. The islands of the Mahé group are rocky and (4)______ have a narrow coastal strip and a central range of hills. The (5)______ feature of those islands, with their lush tropical vegetation, is that of high hanging gardens overlooking silver-white beaches and clear lagoons.
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.
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
8, 11, 17, 26, 38, ?
Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers.
56 : 67
Train A, which runs at a speed of 90 km/h, starts from Station Y at 8 a.m. Train B, which runs at a speed of 120 km/h, starts from Station Y on the same route at 8.10 a.m.. If Train B catches up with Train A at 8.40 a.m. at Station Z, then what is the distance between Stations Y and Z?
Sunaina introduced Ritik as the son of the brother of her mother. How is Ritik related to Sunaina?
Select the option that is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).
How many cubes are there in the given figure?
In a certain code language, TOGETHER is coded as 119 and MASTER is coded as 87. How will REVERSE be coded in that language?
Four letter-clusters have been given in the options, out of which three letter-clusters are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
In a certain code language, TRAILER is written as QPXGICO. How will ALMIRAH be written in that language?
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
32 : 63 : 123
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Hollow : Worthless : : Solid : ?
Select the Venn diagram that bestrepresents the relationship between the following classes.
Carnivorous, Frog, Amphibian
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 figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the face having the number 4.
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 bats are sticks.
All sticks are woods.
Conclusions:
I. Some woods are not bats.
II. All bats are woods.
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?
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at the right side.
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Sacred : Profane : : Barren : ?
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Beam
2. Canopy
3. Foundation
4. Roof
5. Column
Which two digits and two signs need to be interchanged so as to balance the given equation?
$$98 \div 4 − 126 + 96 \times 5 = 266$$
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
COMPETE : OCETPME : : EXTREME : ?
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(92, 85, 82)
Four numbers have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number that is different.
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
t _ f e t c _ _ _ c f e
Some families went on an outstation tour. The given histogram shows their ages.
What is the ratio of the number of persons of age less than 15 years to that of persons of age less than 30 years?
When the price of an item was reduced by 20%, its sales increased by x% . If there is an increase of 25% in the receipt of the revenue, then the value of x is:
In a trapezium ABCD , DC $$\parallel$$ AB, AB = 16cm and DC = 11.2 cm. Whatis the length (in cm) of the line segment joining the mid points of its diagonals?
In a class of 80 students (boys and girls) there are 60% girls. The average weight of the boys is 58 kg and that of the girls is 52 kg. What is the average weight(in kg) of the whole class?
$$\frac{775 \times 775 \times 775 + 225 \times 225 \times 225}{77.5 \times 77.5 + 22.5 \times 22.5 - 77.5 \times 22.5}$$ is equal to:
Study the bar graph which shows the imports and exports (in ₹) of steel of a country during 2013 to 2017 and answer the question that follows.
For how many year(s) were the imports less than 80%ofthe average exports (per year) of the country during the five years?
If $$a + b + c = 5, a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 27$$, and $$a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = 125$$, then the value of $$\frac{abc}{5}$$ is:
A sum lent at simple interest amounts to ₹6,240.80 in one year and to ₹7,563.20 in 4 years. The sum (in ₹) and the rate of interest per annum, respectively, are:
If the 11-digit number 4v6884805x6 is divisible by 72, and $$x \neq y$$, then the value of $$\sqrt{xy}$$ is:
In $$\triangle PQR, QT \perp PR$$ and S is a point on QR such that $$\angle PSQ = p^\circ$$. If $$\angle TQR = 44^\circ$$ and $$\angle SPR = 32^\circ$$, then the value of p is:
Two circles of radii 18 cm and 12 cm intersect each other and the length of their common chord is 16 cm. What is the distance (in cm) between their centres?
The value of $$\cot^2 46^\circ - \sec^2 44^\circ + (\sin^2 1^\circ + \sin^2 3^\circ + \sin^2 5^\circ + ... + \sin^2 89^\circ)$$ is:
If $$(1 + \cot^2 \theta) + (1 + (\cot^2 \theta)^{-1})$$ is equal to k, then $$\sqrt{k} = ?$$
The sides AB, BC and AC of $$\triangle ABC$$ are 12 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm, respectively. A circle is inscribed in the triangle touching AB, BC and AC at D, E and F, respectively. The ratio of the lengths of AD to CE is:
By selling a car for ₹6,32,500, a showroom owner makesa profit of 15%. If he sold the car at ₹8,10,000, then what would be the profit percentage (correct to one decimal place)?
If $$(x - 1.5)^3 + (x - 4)^3 + (x - 3.5)^3 = 3 (x - 1.5)(x - 4)(x - 3.5)$$, then what is the value of x ?
Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
The given pie chart shows the degree of cost incurred in different expenditure on the construction of a house. The total expenditure is ₹31,50,000.
What is the percentage of expenditure on cement?
A marks her goods 25% above the cost price. She sells 25% of the goods at the marked price, 60% at 25% discount and the remaining at 10% discount. What is her overall gain or loss per cent?
Working together A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 3 days. A completes the same work in 24 days and B completes it in 6 days. How many days will C alone take to complete the same work?
A man covers $$\frac{5}{12}$$ of a total journey by train, $$\frac{7}{18}$$ of the journey by bus and the remaining 7 km on foot. His total journey (in km) is:
If $$3 \cos \theta = 2 \sin^2 \theta, 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$$, then what is the value of $$(tan^2 \theta + sec^2 \theta - cosec^2 \theta)$$?
Study the graph which shows the target and actual production of ACs,(in thousands) of a factory over five months and answer the question that follows.
The total target production of ACs in February, March, April and May is what percent less than the total actual production of ACs over five months? (correct to one decimal place)
The volume of a rightcircular cone is 462 cm$$^3$$. Ifits heightis 12 cm, then thearea ofits base (in cm$$^2$$) is:
What is the ratio of the mean proportional between 1.2 and 10.8 to the third proportional to 0.2 and 1.2?
If $$a + b + c = 11 and $$ab + bc + ca = 15$$, then what is the value of $$a^3 + b^3 + c^3 - 3abc$$?
Who among the following rulers belonged to the Tuluva dynasty?
Where was the first hot air balloon wildlife safari launched in India in December 2020?
Which of the following quantities is measured using a torsion balance?
Who among the following cricketers won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ‘ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade’ in December 2020?
Who among the following were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 for their exemplary work in genome editing?
Which of the following crops is grown throughout the year in the southern states of India?
Who among the following travellers came to India from Uzbekistan in the 11th century?
Which of the following states was NOT formed in the year 2000?
Which of the following songs do the peasants of Rajasthan sing while working in fields?
The total population per net cultivated area of a country refers to its ______.
Who among the following won a bronze medal at the World Athletics Championship in Paris in 2003?
Which of the following soils is found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity?
An ambassador of which of the following countries was elected as the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council in January 2021?
In which of the following states is the Shatrunjaya Hills located?
In which of the following years did the Reserve Bank of India liberalise the licensing policy for Urban Co-operative Banks?
The ______ is a three or four letter abbreviation that signifies the file type.
Which of the following books did the famous cricketer Sunil Gavaskar author?
As per Union Budget 2020, the Government of India intends to double the country's milk processing capacity by the year ______.
Which of the following ports is used to connect a computer to a wired network?
Which of the following is a vector-borne disease?
Which of the following states launched India's and South-Asia's first blockchain-enabled rooftop solar trading platform in December 2020?
Who is the Governor of the state of Chhattisgarh as of May 2020?
Which of the following cells is NOT used in watches?
Where is the Rumi Darwaza located?
In December 2020, the Chief Minister of ______ announced that India's biggest hockey stadium is being set up in the state.
