Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
SSC CHSL 11th August 2021 Shift-2
For the following questions answer them individually
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. This cooled off into darkness after a few million years.
B. The first time was when the universe began its existence as a glowing fireball.
C. In the modern scientific story, light was created not once but twice.
D. The second time was when the cold material condensed into dense nuggets and ignited to become the first stars.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The new employee asked the manager, "When do I have to report for work?"
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Appalling
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'.
We have finished our work for the day, so let we go home early today.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
When you speak, there are gestures and body language that ______ your words.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the active or passive voice.
Fifteen children were rescued from an unregistered home by the police.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fish in troubled waters
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. This means that decisions should not be taken under any kind of pressure to benefit individuals or only a small section of society.
B. First, there should be transparency in making decisions; secrecy breeds corruption.
C. There are certain values that civil servants need to imbibe in themselves for better administration.
D. Then, all decisions must be taken only in public interest, to benefit the community at large.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Gloomy
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Trail
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Although we had / very good batsmen, / we couldn’t be able to / score high.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A quick, sudden movement
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Only five minutes / are allowed / for each speaker / during the function.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Curt
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'.
You must return back the book you borrowed last month.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A busy, main road for public use
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Schools will restart physical classes partially and states have ______ their own conditions and procedures to ensure the safety of students.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiomatic expression given.
At a stone’s throw
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Comprehension:
What are the future possibilities for space travel in the long term? (1) ______ will humans go after they have explored our solar system? It is said that ‘Star Trek’ could hold the (2) ______ to
these questions. It is predicted that travel to other galaxies will only be (3) ______ in huge ‘starships’. These will wander through space for hundreds or even thousands of years. Each of them will carry a large human (4) ______. Some of those people will take over a suitable new planet and settle down there. This search for new planets to settle in will continue until life on planet Earth could be just a (5) ______ memory.
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.
For the following questions answer them individually
In a certain code language, 'UMBRELLA' is written as 'VNCSDKKZ' and 'FASTENED' is written as 'GBTUDMDC'. How will 'MONUMENT' be written in that language?
Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes.
Brother, Family, Sister
Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(25, 17, 170)
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
59, 59, 61, 183, 187, ?
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 option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
SHOVEL : MFWPIT : : NOVICE : ?
What was the day of the week on 31 January 2009?
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 correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Ruthless
2. Ruler
3. Routine
4. Rusticate
5. Rugby
Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$45 - 49 + 26 \times 70 \div 35 = 42$$
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 in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(16, 60, 240)
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
p _ t b c p r _ b c _ r t b _ p _ t _ c
Select the option that is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
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.
24 : 144 : : ? : 174 : : 35 : 210
Select the option which is related to the third word in exactly the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Entomology : Insect : : Paleontology : ?
If Aniket is the brother of the son of Priyanka's son, then how is Aniket related to Priyanka?
Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are numbered from 1 to 6. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the face having '3'.
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?
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:
Some balls are spoons.
All stones are balls.
No ball is a pebble.
Conclusions:
I. Some balls are stones.
II. No spoon is a stone.
III. No stone is a pebble.
In a certain code language, 'TOPPER' is coded as '66' and 'MARK' is coded as '61'. How will 'INDUCE' be coded in that language?
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Libya : Tripoli
Vijay bought a fridge and a washing machine together for ₹38,200. He 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 the washing machine is:
Solve for $$\theta : 3 \cosec \theta + 4 \sin \theta - 4\sqrt{3} = 0$$, where $$\theta$$ is an acute angle.
Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.
Number of students that appeared and qualified, from various colleges, at a scholarship examination.
The number of students that appeared for the scholarship exam from College X is what percentage of the total number of students that appeared for the exam from all the colleges together?
The given bar graph shows the production of table fans in a factory during one week. Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The average production of table fans from Monday to Wednesday is approximately what percentage more than the average production of table fans from Thursday to Saturday? (correct to one decimal place)
If the volume of a sphere is $$697\frac{4}{21} cm^3$$, then its radius is:(Take $$pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)
$$x$$, y are two positive numbers such that $$x$$ > y. If $$x^4 + y^4 = 706$$ and $$x$$y = 15, then the value of 2$$x$$ + 3y is:
The marked price of an article is ₹1,360. If a shopkeeper sold the article at 15% loss after giving 25% discount, then the cost price of the article is:
A completes 20% of a work in 5 days and B completes one-third of the work in 5 days. They began the work together but B leaves after 3 days. The total number of days needed for completion of the work is:
If the radius of a circle is equal to a diagonal of a square whose area is 12 cm$$^2$$, then the area of the circle is:
Study the given bar graph which shows the life time (in hours) of neon lamps and the number of neon lamps and answer the question that follows.
The number of neon lamps having life 500 hours or more but less than 700 hours is what percent of the total number of neon lamp shaving life 800 hours or more?
A, B and C are three positive numbers such that A is 70% of B, and B is 40% of C. If the sum of all three numbers is 336, then 15% of the sum of B and is:
The smallest six-digit numberthat is exactly divisible by 53 is:
A soft drink company prepares drinks of three different flavours — A. B and C. The production of the three flavours over a period of five years from 2010 to 2014 has been expressed in the given bar graph. Study the graph and answer the question that follows.
Production of three different flavours A, B and (in lakh bottles) by a company over five years.
What was the approximate percentage decline in the production of flavour A in 2013 as compared to the production of flavour A in 2011?
A, B and C are three positive numbers such that the average of three-fifth of A and 30% of B is 13.5, and the average of $$\frac{3}{8}$$ times of B and 25% of C is 15. If A is equal to $$\frac{5}{12}$$ times of C, then the sum of all three numbers A, B and is:
In a triangle ABC,the length of side AC is 4 cm less than five times the length of side AB. The length of side BC exceeds four times the length of side AB by 4 cm.If the perimeter of $$\triangle$$ABC is 90 cm, then its area is:
If $$a - \frac{24}{a} = 5$$, where a > 0, then the value of $$a^2 + \frac{64}{a^2}$$ is:
If $$a - b = 7$$ and $$a^2 + b^2 + 169$$ where $$a, b > 0$$, then the value of $$3a + b$$ is:
If $$\cot A + \cosec A = 2$$ and A is an acute angle, then the value of $$\frac{9 \tan A + 16 \cosec A}{5 \sin A + 3 \tan A}$$ is:
A sum of money is distributed among A, B, C and in the ratio 5: 7: 11 : 15, respectively. If C gets ₹2,480 more than B, then the difference between the shares of B and is:
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A certain sum of money amounts to ₹9,766 in 3 years at simple interest at R% per annum and to ₹10,849 in $$4\frac{1}{2}$$ years at the same rate of simple interest. The value of R is:
Ajit Singh left from place P at 9.30 a.m. for place Q. and David Raj left place Q at 1.30 p.m. for place P. The distance between them is 416 km. If Ajit Singh’s speed is 44 km/h and David Raj’s speed is 52 km/h, then at what time will they meet each other?
The sum of three sides of an isosceles triangle is 20 cm, and the ratio of an equal side to the base is 3 : 4. The altitude of the triangle is:
The value of $$441 \div \left[270 \div \frac{3}{7} of 35 + \left(17 \div \frac{1}{3}\right) - \left(8\frac{1}{2} - \frac{5}{2}\right)\right]$$ is:
If $$\cot^2 \theta + \cot^4 \theta = 2$$, then the value of $$2 \sin^4 \theta + \sin^2 \theta$$ is:
A, B and C are three points on a circle whose centre is O. If angle BOC is equal to $$124^\circ$$, then what is the value (in degrees) of angle BAC ?
Which of the following mountain passes is situated in the state of Uttarakhand?
Who was appointed as UNICEF's celebrity advocate for a children's rights campaign in September 2020?
‘PVC’ is a high strength thermoplastic material widely used in applications, such as pipes, medical devices, wire and cable insulation. What is the full form of PVC?
After over 21 years stay in South Africa, Gandhiji returned to India in ______.
What was India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index 2020?
The nephron is the microscopic structural and functional unit of the:
National Highway No. 7 connects:
To which country does the French Open 2020 women's singles winner, Iga Swiatek belong?
Which of the following diseases damages the eye’s optic nerve and results in vision loss and blindness and occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises?
India's first lithium refinery, which will process lithium ore to produce battery-grade material, will be set up in:
The ‘Hornbill Festival’ is a celebration held every year from 1 to 10 December in ______.
In which of the following states is Neora Valley National Park situated?
Which of the following organisations was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize 2020?
Who is the Chief Justice of Bangladesh as of May 2020?
Which of the following writs is a challenge to the legality of a prisoner's detention?
Which of the following Hindu festivals is celebrated in the last month of the Hindu calendar?
The Battle of Bedara was fought between the British Army and the Dutch Army in:
Who among the following won the ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award’ in August 2020 in the ‘Water Adventure’ category?
Which of the following is an open source operating system?
Which of the following is the correct definition of bank rate?
Which of the following is an input device used to verify the legitimacy or originality of paper documents, especially cheques?
Chulia waterfall is situated on Chambal River in ______.
In which of the following states was the Monpa handmade paper making unit inaugurated in December 2020?
Who among the following was the first female hockey player to have won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
In the Union Budget 2020-21, the Government of India proposed to spend ₹30,42,230 crore in 2020-21, which is ______ higher than the revised estimate of 2019-20.
