Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
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SSC CHSL 12th August 2021 Shift-3
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
A hunting weapon which comes back, used by Australian Aborigines
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
It would be / more better if / she sang / with an orchestra.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
"Our teacher returned from Mumbai last month", she said.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
In the evening we water the plants.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Causing a strong dislike
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’.
Mr. Sharma is kind as his father.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Not one’s cup of tea
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. The man who had caught me was a dreadful sight.
B. Suddenly I was picked up, whirled through the air, and made to sit on a tombstone.
C. He was about forty years old, hard-faced and fierce.
D. I was only a child, and small for my age.
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 whole area has been designed like a garden from Alice in Wonderland.
B. It’s about having fun and learning, too; all the activities help to explain the modern world of technology to the young visitors.
C. But ‘The World of Children’ isn’t just about playing games and having joy rides.
D. There are several different attractions in this vast area and there is a lot to see and do.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Scientists all over the world are engaged in ______ how to find a vaccine for COVID-19.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
REPULSIVE
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'.
He won’t come to the party unless you will invite him personally.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiomatic expression given.
To cross one’s mind
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The marking of answer papers is ______ out by the course teacher.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
BUOYANT
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Cyclone Amphan roared into West Bengal on Wednesday leave behind a trail of devastation across a large area of the State.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Ban
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:
Every Monday, on his way back from work, Bepin Chaudhury would drop in at KaliCharan’s in New Market (1)______ books. Crime stories, ghost stories, and thrillers. (2)______ had to buy at
least five at a time to last him (3)______ the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few (4)______ , and didn't like spending time in idle chat. Today, at KaliCharan's, Bepin Babu
had a (5)______ that somebody was observing him from close quarters.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5.
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the set of classes the relationship among which is best illustrated by the following Venn diagram.
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(2, 3, 62)
A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, what would be the letter on the opposite side of ‘K’?
Select the option in which the numbers in the set share the same relationship as that shared by the numbers of the given set.
(14, 18, 42)
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs to balance the following equation.
40 * 15 * 3 * 72 * 9 = 77
Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one.
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Industry
2. Indent
3. Indoor
4. Indolent
5. Index
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
c k _ g k c _ t _ k _ k t g _ c k _ g k
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when a mirror is placed on the right side of the 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.
127 : 11 :: ? : 16 :: 367 : 19
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
25, 26, 53, 160, 641, ?
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 that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.
AZW : GFC : : LSM : ?
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. Select from the option figures, how it will appear when unfolded.
In a certain code language, 'FROZEN' is coded as '504' and 'TONSILS' is coded as '756'. How will 'MARINE' be coded in that language?
In a code language, TOUCH is written as UTOHC. How will PLANT be written in that language?
Two statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts,
decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No field is a house.
All fields are parks.
Conclusions:
I. No house is a field.
II. Some parks are fields.
III. Some houses are fields.
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.
In a class of 68 students, 34 students participated only in Debate and 8 students participated in both Quiz and Debate. If every student of the class has participated in at
least one of these two competitions, how many students participated in Quiz?
If 'A & B' means 'A is the father of B' and 'A @ B' means 'A is the sister of B', then which of the following expressions means 'H is the father of M'?
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Astronomy : Stars
‘East’ is related to ‘Direction’ in the same way as ‘Summer’ is related to ‘______’.
Select the option figure which contains figure X embedded in it as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).
24% of Reena’s salary is equal to 38% of Sunita’s salary. Veena’s salary is two-third of the total salary of Reena and Sunita. If Veena’s salary is ₹62,000, then Sunita’s salary is:
Study the given bar graphs and answer the question that follows.
The bar graphs represent the amount invested in raw materials (in ₹ crore) and the sale of the products, by a textile company in the years 2007— 2012. The X-axis represents the years. The Y-axis represents the amount invested in raw materials (in ₹ crore) in figure 1 and sale of products in figure 2, respectively.
Figure 1
Figure 2
In which year was there a maximum percentage increase in the sales of products as compared to the previous year?
A man invests an amount of ₹1,05,750 at simple interest in the name of his son, daughter and his wife in such a way that they get the same interest after 3, 4 and 5 years, respectively.If the rate of interest is 5% per annum, then the amount invested for the wife is:
If a triangle ABC is right-angled at A, then what is the value of $$\sin \frac{B + C}{2} \cos \frac{B + C}{2}$$?
The sum of all the three sides of an equilateral triangle is $$15\sqrt{3}$$ cm. The height of the triangle is:
Anu can complete a piece of work in 22 days. Shama is 60% more efficient than Anu. How many days does Shama alone take to complete the same piece of work?
Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows.
A tea plantation company produces three varieties of tea—black tea, green tea and herbal tea. The production of three varieties (in million tonnes) over a period of six years from 2014 to 2019, has been shown in the bar graph here. The X-axis represents the years and the Y-axis displays the production of the three varieties in million tonnes.
The average production of black tea in 2014, 2015 and 2018 is how much more or less(in million tonnes) than the average production of green tea in 2016, 2017 and 2019?
Two numbers A and are in the ratio 13 : 17. If A is increased by 15%and is increased by 30%, then the new ratio of A to B will be:
In $$\triangle ABC, AC = BC$$, and the length of the base AB is 10 cm. If CG = 8 cm, where G is the centroid, then what is the length of AC ?
A,B, C and D are four positive numbers such that A is $$\frac{3}{4}$$ times of B, B is $$\frac{4}{5}$$ times of C, and C is $$\frac{3}{8}$$ times of D. If the average of 4 times of A and 7 times of D is 316, then the average of all the four numbers A, B, C and D is:
A car takes 50 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 54 km/h. If the speed is increased by 25%, then how long will it take to cover three-fourth of the same distance?
The given pie charts represent the distribution of candidates who enrolled for a bank clerical examination and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who passed the examination, from five different institutes P,Q. R. S and T. Study the pie charts and answer the question that follows.
(i) Total number of candidates who enrolled for the examination from five institutes = 5500
Fig. (i)
(ii) Total number of candidates who passed the examination from five institutes = 3300
Fig.(ii)
Which institute(s) has/have the highest percentage of candidates passed to the candidates enrolled?
A rectangle with perimeter 50 cm has its sides in the ratio 1 : 4. What is the perimeter of a square whose area is the same as that of the rectangle?
If $$x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2} = 83, x > 0$$, then the value of $$x^3 - \frac{1}{x^3}$$ is:
Two equal circles of radius 8 cm intersect each other such that each passes through the centre of the other. The length of the common chord is:
If $$\tan A + \sec A = \frac{3}{2}$$ and A is an acute angle, then the value of $$\frac{10 \cot A + 13 \cos A}{12 \tan A + 5 \cosec A}$$ is:
Two circles with centres O and P and radii 17 cm and 10 cm. respectively, intersect each other at A and B. The length of the common chord AB is 16 cm. What is the perimeter of the triangle OAP (in cm)?
If $$x + \frac{1}{x} = \sqrt{13}$$, then one of the values of $$x^3 - \frac{1}{x^3}$$ is:
The number of students enrolled in different streams at Senior Secondary level in five schools is shown in the given bar graph.
What is the total number of students enrolled in the Science stream in all the schools?
If the nine-digit number ‘8475639AB’ is divisible by 99, then what is the value of A and B?
If $$\sec \theta - \cosec \theta = 0$$ and $$\theta$$ is an acute angle, then what is the value of $$sec^2 \theta + \cosec^2 \theta$$ ?
What will be the selling price of an article if two successive discounts of 15% and 12% are offered on its marked price of ₹25,500?
A shopkeeper sold an article for ₹3,750. If he had charged 24%less, even then he would have earned a profit of 14%. What is the original cost of the article?
If $$x^2 + (4 - \sqrt{3})x - 1 = 0$$, then what is the value of $$x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2}?$$
Simplify the following expression.
$$5\frac{1}{3} \div \left[7 - 3 \div \left(1 - \frac{1}{4}\right) \times \frac{2}{3} + 1\right] - 3 \div 1 + 2$$
National Rifle Association of India was founded in:
Which of the following factors is NOT responsible for soil formation?
Who among the following was NOT included in the ICC Hall of Fame in August 2020?
Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is related to the oath or affirmation by the President?
Rickets and night-blindness are caused by the deficiency of ______ and ______, respectively.
Who among the following foreign travellers is NOT correctly matched with their respective country they hail from?
With which of the following states is the ‘Mand’ or ‘Maand' style of singing associated?
With which country did India hold its 14th Defence Policy Dialogue via video conferencing in August 2020?
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about alluvial soil?
As of January 2021, GMR Group was associated with which of the following franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament?
According to the fundamental rights provided by the Constitution of India, the state is bound to provide free and compulsory education to all children from the age of:
Swollen bluish veins resulting from the valves that do not close properly are called ______.
Dogri language is mainly spoken in which of the following states/union territories?
Which of the following states was popularly known as the ‘Land of Gods’? It got a separate identity as a state on 9 November 2000.
'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)-PMAY (U)’s mission is to achieve the goal of Housing for All in urban areas by:
Which of the following is NOT an example of an optical disk?
A device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone or cable lines is called:
Where was the Patrika Gate inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2020?
Who among the following was honoured with the long-overdue record title for ‘fastest human computation’ by Guinness World Records on 30 July 2020?
The mutual funds industry in India is regulated by which of the following organisations?
Who among the following was responsible for the partition of Bengal in 1905?
Where is the Sariska Tiger Reserve located?
In September 2020, who was appointed as Executive Director of Asian Development Bank, Manila?
Which of the following gases is released in the process of photosynthesis?
The total liability of the monetary authority of the country, Reserve Bank of India, is called:
