Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hard nut to crack
SSC CHSL 6th August 2021 Shift-2
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 ’.
The miscreants were shifted to another building that same evening and was keeping in custody by the police.
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“Madam, please watch this program on our folk songs,” says Sitab.
In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
When I was at school I found my class teacher to be the best mentor as she always have time to listen and guide.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
BONHOMIE
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
BEWILDER
In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
The teacher and her student was engaged in a discussion on the current political crisis.
Select the option that will improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'
The advertising industry wants us to believe that buy more stuff will make us happier.
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Something which cannot be taken by force
Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
Not active or growing
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
know inside out
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Radha plays the sitar very well.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Savita was crying ______ as she felt that her world had fallen apart due to the accident.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
FASCINATION
Examine the four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Yet few people know the long history of making soap.
B. As a prevention, they recommend the frequent washing of hands for 20 seconds.
C. Scientists have declared that COVID-19 is here to stay.
D. This advice is practical and easy to follow as soap is a common and inexpensive consumer product.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The migrant crisis led several states to ______ existing labour laws in order to improve their condition.
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
EQUILIBRIUM
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, select the one that gives their correct order.
A. How will we ever reach our goal if we don't follow our ideals and principles and follow the path we say we believe in?
B. Many of us believe in God, do our daily prayers and vow to be good.
C. But unfortunately, when it comes to putting our ideas into practice, we procrastinate.
D. There may be variations in our chosen ideals of Him, but each of us believes in Him nevertheless.
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.
An appetising and nutritious meal is always recommended because what we eat (1) ______ our senses. The effect of food on our mind, body and spirit had been the centre (2) ______ discussion even in ancient Greece, when Pythagoras argued in favour of a healthy, vegetarian (3) ______. Though at the time when the philosopher lived, in around 500 BC, the term ‘vegetarianism’ was (4) ______, his diet came to be known as ‘the Pythagorean diet'. He is known for his theory on geometry, but few are aware of his profound (5) ______ on food habits!
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
In a code language, CIRCUS is written as DKUGZY. How will JOKER be written in the same language?
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
{46, 53, 64}
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.
REST : SCTR : : BEST : ?
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Income
2. Employment
3. Superannuation
4. Interview
5. Education
6. Promotion
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
b a _ d a _ b b _ d _ a c b _ a d d _ c b
‘Second’ is related to ‘Minute’ in the same way as ‘Day’ is related to ‘______’.
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure.
If '$$\times$$' means '$$-$$', '$$\div$$' means '$$+$$', '$$+$$' means '$$\times$$' and '$$-$$' means '$$\div$$', then what will be the valus of the following expression?
$$16\div32-4\times2+1=?$$
Select the figure that will come next in the following series.
In which of the following options is the given figure embedded? (rotation is NOT allowed.)
In a certain code language, MAKER is coded as 90. How will BROTHER be coded in that language?
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(2, 6, 9)
Sunita appeared for a test consisting of 260 questions and answered 40% of the first 130 questions correctly. What percentage of the rest 130 questions must she answer correctly so as to score 60% in the entire test?
‘U $$+$$ W’ means ‘U is the father of W’;
‘U $$-$$ W’ means ‘U is the wife of W’;
‘U $$\times$$ W’ means ‘U is the brother of W’; and
‘U $$\div$$ W’ means ‘U is the daughter of W’.
If ‘K $$\div$$ L $$+$$ M $$+$$ N’, then how is K related to N?
Four numbers have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number that is different.
In the given diagram, the shapes indicate the categories of persons. The numbers given in the different segments represent the number of persons in that category.
How many females are either graduates or employed but NOT both ?
How many triangles are there in the following figure ?
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.
Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All cats are birds.
Some tigers are cats.
All bees are tigers.
Conclusions:
I. All bees are birds.
II. Some bees are birds.
III. Some birds are tigers.
IV. All tigers are birds.
A paper is folded and cut as shown in the following figures (X,Y and Z). How will it appear when unfolded ?
Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one.
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Purification : Filter
Two different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the number that will be at the top if '1' is at the bottom.
Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of numbers.
24 : 37
Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
63, 63, 56, 56, 49, 49, 42, ?
A train is running at a speed of 99 km/hr. If the train is 565 m long, then what will be the time (in seconds) taken by it to cross a 975m long tunnel?
Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.
Marks scored by five students in three subjects (Maths, English and Physics). Total marks for each subject are 100.
What is the difference between the total marks obtained by B and the total marks obtained by C?
What is the area (in $$cm^{2}$$, correct to one decimal place) of a triangle whose base is 21.4 cm and height is 15.5 cm?
A ladder 10 m long rests against a vertical wall making an angle of $$30^{0}$$ with the wall. How high up (in m) does it reach the wall from the ground? (Take $$\sqrt{3}=1.73$$)
Two numbers are in the ratio of $$9:7$$. If the larger number is 56 more than one-seventh of the smaller, then what is the sum of two numbers?
What is the value of $$x$$ if it is given that 4{$$2(\frac{3}{4} of 24-1)+3(7\div x)-5\times8+1)$$}= $$20^{2}$$
The histogram given below presents the frequency distribution of average runs scored by 50 selected players from a district in local cricket tournament. Study the histogram and answer the question that follows.
How many players scored 30.5 runs oe less?
If the nine-digit number 87605x31y is divisible by 72, then the value of $$2x-3y$$ is:
One side of a rectangular field is 39 m and its diagonal is 89m. What is the area of the field?
The following histogram represents the distribution of total household expenditure (in ₹) of 200 manual workers in a city.
The number of workers whose total expenditure is ₹350 and above is what percentage less than the number of workers whose total expenditure is less than ₹250?
The base of a triangle is equal to the perimeter of a square whose diagonalis $$7\sqrt{2}$$ cm and its height is equal to the side of a square whoseareais 169 cm$$^2$$. The area (in cm$$^2$$) of the triangle is:
A can do a piece of work in 12 days. He worked for 6 days andleft, and then B finished it in 10 days. If both work together, then in how many dayswill they finish the same work?
The 12% interest earned on a sum of money of ₹2,60,000 is to be used for awarding 24 scholarships of equal value every year in a school. Whatis the value (in 2) of each scholarship?
Two numbers are less than a third number by 37% and 30%, respectively. By what percentage is the second number more than the first?
Ifa person sells a ceiling fan for ₹557.75, then he gets a 15% profit. To get a 20% profit, at what amount should he sell the fan?
If $$\left(x^2 + \frac{1}{49 x^2}\right) = 15\frac{5}{7}$$, then what is the value of $$\left(x + \frac{1}{7x}\right)?$$
If $$\sin \theta + \cosec \theta = 7$$, then what is the value of $$\sin^3 \theta + \cosec^3 \theta$$?
If a + b + c = 2 and ab + bc + ca = -1, then the value of $$a^3 + b^3 + c^3 - 3 abc$$ is:
By selling a pen for ₹26, a man loses one-fourteenth of what it costs him. The cost price of the pen is:
Study the line graph and answer the question that follows.
The line graph represents the number of vehicles (in thousands) manufactured by two automobile companies A and B over the years from 2010 to 2015. The X-axis represents the years and the Y-axis represents number of vehicles in thousands.
(The data shown here is only for mathematical exercise. They do not represent the actual figures of the country.)
Company B is projecting an increase in the number of vehicles to be manufactured in 2016 by 70% with respect to its average number of vehicles from 2010 to 2015. What should be the approximate percentage increase in the number of vehicles (in thousands) to be manufactured by Company A in 2016 with respect to the number of vehicles in 2015, so that it is at par with Company B?
Points A, B, C and D are concyclic points ofa circle with centre O, such that $$\angle DOC = 73^\circ$$. The measure of $$\angle ABC$$ is 215°. What is the measure of $$\angle AOD$$?
There are 90 students in a hostel. Due to new admissions, 30 new students join the mess and the daily expences of the mess increases by ₹560, while the average expenditure per head diminishes by ₹10. What was the original daily expenditure (in ₹) of the mess?
The angle of elevation of a ladder against a wall is $$45^\circ$$. The length of the laddder is 12 m. What is the distance between the wall and the foot of the ladder?
In a circle with center O, APB is a tangent at P, If MN is a diameter such that $$\angle BPN = 52^\circ$$, then what is the measure of $$\angle PNM$$?
If $$(2a + 3b)(2c - 3d) = (2a - 3b)(2c + 3d)$$, then :
In which of the following states is the Loktak Lake located?
Which of the following mountain ranges is home to the second-highest peak of the world, K2?
What was the theme of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2021?
Hamideh Banu Maryam Makani was the wife of Mughal emperor ______.
In which of the following states is the Sirki Waterfall located?
Which of the following international awards did Indian drama series 'Delhi Crime' win in 2020?
Who among the following won the Golden Globe 2020 award for ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama’?
Since 2000, Euro norms are followed in India under the name ______ Stage Emission Standards for four wheeled vehicles.
The innermost part of a flower is called the:
Which of the following indigenous games is included in the Khelo India Youth Games 2021?
Who among the following was one of the winners of Nobel Prize in Physics 2020?
In which of the following mountain ranges will you find the Guru Shikhar peak?
Which keyboard shortcut in Microsoft Excel 2016 should you use to insert a new worksheet for Windows 10 operating system?
Which of the following companies in India has tied up with Facebook to train offline retailers to go digital on social media platforms?
According to Article 24 of the Constitution of India, a person below ______ years of age shall not be employed to work in any factory.
With which of the following musical instruments is the musician Zakir Hussain associated?
Who among the following film makers was conferred with the 'Padma Shri', the fourth highest civilian honour of the country, in 2020?
With which of the following sports is Indian sportsperson Bhavani Devi associated?
Litmus paper changes to ______ colour when put in soap water.
Who among the following is the only Indian to have won an individual gold medal at the Olympics?
What was India’s per capita net national income (estimated) during 2019-20?
Who among the following was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as of December 2020?
The normal term of every Lok Sabha is ______ years.
‘Memoirs of Babur’ or ‘Baburnama’, also known as ‘Tuzk-e Babri’, was written by:
‘Ranapa’, a folk dance form of Odisha, consists of enacting chapters from the life of Lord ______.
