If A denotes '$$+$$', B denotes '$$\times$$', C denotes '$$-$$' , and D denotes '$$\div$$', then what will be the value of the following expression?
144 C 8 B 20 A 81 D 3 = ?
SSC CPO 10th Nov 2022 Shift 1
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series, will complete the series.
VW_ V _ _ VW _ _ WV
Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)
Force : Newton :: Current : ?
Arrange the following planets in a logical and meaningful order.
1.Earth
2.Venus
3.Mars
4.Saturn
5.Jupiter
A # B means ‘A is the brother of B’.
A @ B means ‘A is the son of B’.
A & B means ‘A is the father of B’.
A % B means ‘A is the mother of B’.
If W # Q @ T & Y @ M % K % L, then how is K related to T?
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13- Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
(6, 12, 228)
(8, 3, 515)
Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.
AA_D_F_AC_E_A_ _D_F_ACD_F
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given sets.
(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
(17, 29, 46)
(24, 36, 60)
Diogo’s house faces west. He steps out of his house and walks 22 m straight. He then turns to his left and walks 20 m. He takes another left turn and walks 25 m. Finally, he turns left once again and walks further for 24 m to reach his school. How far is the school from his house and in which direction with respect to his house?
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
95, 73, 53, ?, 19, 5
Select the figure that will replace the question mark(?) in the following figure series.
Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
GSAV, JPER, ?, PJMJ, SGQF, ?
Anita starts from her house and cycles 6 km towards the south and then turns left and cycles 8 km. She again turns left and cycles for X km to reach her school. Point A is to the west of her school and also 3 km to the north of her house. What is the value of X?
Two dimensions of the same dice are given. What letter will be on the face opposite to the face having the letter F?
If - means +, $$\times$$ means $$\div,\div$$ means −, + means $$\times$$, what will come in place of the question mark (?)?
$$76 \times 4 + 13 \div 8 - 3 =$$ ?
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) and complete the given number series?
600, 590, 575, 550, 510, ?
In a certain code language, 'SO' is written as ‘34’ and 'BED' is written as ‘11’. How will ‘MOAN' be written in that language?
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
98, 99, 107, ?, 198
If A denotes ‘+’, B denotes ‘$$\times$$’, C denotes ‘−’, and D denotes ‘$$\div$$’, then what will be the
value of the following expression?
35 A 68 D 34 C 16 B 1
Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
DUNE: BGSXLQCH :: NEED: LQCHCHBG :: KING: ?
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given sets.
(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
(23, 25, 16)
(21, 17, 256)
If I denotes ‘$$\div$$’, J denotes ‘$$\times$$’, K denotes ‘-’, and L denotes ‘+’, then what will come in
place of ‘?’ in the following equation?
17 J 6 K 21 L 93 I 3 L 35 K 12 = ?
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown below. Choose the figure that would most closely resemble the unfolded form of the paper.
Six people are sitting in two parallel rows with 3 people each in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. S, T and U are seated in the same row facing south. X, Y and Z are seated in the same row facing north. U sits at the extreme right end of their row and is exactly opposite X. T is the immediate neighbour of U and sits exactly opposite Z. Who sits at the extreme right end of the row facing North?
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.
$$\left[\frac{1}{97}\right]:\left[\frac{1}{63}\right]::\left[\frac{1}{114}\right]:?::\left[\frac{1}{89}\right]:\left[\frac{1}{55}\right]$$
Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Three 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 onclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statement :
All backpacks are suitcase.
All suitcases are trolley.
Some Backpacks are Luggage.
Conclusions:
(I) Some Suitcases are Luggage.
(II) Some Backpacks are Trolley.
(III) All Trolleys are Luggage.
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) and complete the given number series?
2, 12, 144, 2592, ?
Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Interest
2. Interdisciplinary
3. Interdict
4. Interdependent
5. Intersect
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Spectacles, Lens, Mirror
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at line MN as shown
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown below. Choose the figure that would most closely resemble the unfolded form of the paper.
Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the odd one out.
Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks, will complete the letter series.
w _ l l _ g _ w e _ l n _ k _ e _ l _ g k
In a certain code language, GOA is written as 7151 and DOG is written as 4157. How will MAN be written in that language?
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Men, Fathers, Doctors
‘C @ D’ means ‘C is the father of D’.
‘C * D’ means ‘C is the brother of D’.
'C × D’ means ‘D is the husband of C’.
‘C # D’ means ‘C is the sister of D’.
‘C $ D’ means ‘C is the son-in-law of D’.
‘C = D’ means ‘C is the mother of D’.
How is A related to C in the following expression?
A @ L # F * E × G $ C
Based on the position in the English alphabetical order, three of the following letter-clusters are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster.
In a certain code language, ‘CAKE’ is written as ‘6’ and ‘JUICE’ is written as ‘7’. How will ‘JUG’ be written in that language?
If A denotes ‘+’, B denotes ‘$$\times$$’, C denotes ‘−’, and D denotes ‘$$\div$$’, then what will be the value of the following expression?
200 C 12 B 15 A 26 D 13
Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows with four people each in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are seated in the same row facing South. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are seated in the same row facing North. 4 and 2 do not sit at the extreme corners of their row. 7 sits at the extreme right end of their row and is exactly opposite 1. 3 sits exactly opposite 8.
Who sits at the extreme left end of the row of people sitting facing South?
If A denotes ‘+’, B denotes ‘×’, C denotes ‘-’, and D denotes ‘÷’, then what will come in place of ‘?’ in the following equation?
34 A 15 B 3 C 11 B 2 A (51 D 17) = ?
In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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/follow from the statements.
Statements:
All gowns are shirts.
Some shirts are coats.
All coats are clothes.
Conclusions:
I. Some gowns are clothes.
II. Some clothes are shirts.
In a certain code language, ‘FRIDAY’ is written as ‘KTHACF’ and ‘MOSTLY’ is written as ‘UQOANV’. How will ‘GINGER’ be written in that language?
If + means −, − means $$\times$$, $$\times$$ means $$\div$$, and $$\div$$ means +, what will be the value of the
following expression?
$$24 − 20 $$\times$$ 12 + 18 $$\div$$ 5$$
Whose autobiography is ‘Playing it my way’?
Which Part of the Indian Constitution is known as ‘Magna Carta of India’?
Which of the following pair of plant disease - microorganism is correct?
I. Citrus canker - Virus
II. Rust of wheat - Fungi
What is an indicator of self-reliance?
Which was the first city in the world to have hosted both, the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games?
Which of the following directs the State to provide ‘Equal justice and free legal aid’?
Which of the following is the main percussion instrument used in the performance of Mohiniyattam dance?
Which of the following pair type of nutrient - nutrient is correct?
I. Macronutrient - Iron
II. Micronutrient - Calcium
The Communist Party of India was founded at ________ in October 1920.
Revolutionary hero Ashfaqulla Khan was sentenced to death for _________________.
Which state/UT constructed 3,300 km of rural roads in 2020-21 under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana?
Who among the following was the commander of Muhammad Ghori, and also founded the slave dynasty in India?
Which is NOT correct about the President of India?
Which chemical element with atomic number is 31?
Which of the following classical dances is referred to as the dance of the storytellers?
Which of the following dams is correctly paired with the state in which it is located?
In which of the following years was the decision taken during the IOC Executive Board meeting held in Lausanne to include 4 $$\times$$ 400m mixed relay event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
In which of the following places were the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held?
Which of the following options best describes the meaning of Nritta in the Kuchipudi dance form?
Which of the following festivals is observed by the tribal people of Jharkhand?
EI-Nino is a complex weather system that appears once every three to ______ years, bringing drought, floods and other weather extremes to different parts of the world.
Which of the following Articles establishes the provision of the Right to Education?
"The liverworts grow usually in moist, shady habitats such as banks of streams, marshy ground, damp soil, bark of trees and deep in the woods. The plant body of a liverwort is thalloid, e.g., Marchantia. The thallus is dorsiventral and closely appressed to the substrate. The leafy members have tiny leaf-like appendages in two rows on the stem-like structures.”
The above statement signifies which of the following Bryophyta?
Which festival is celebrated in the month of February by the Angami tribe of Nagaland?
Which of the following is NOT correct about the power of the Speaker of the state Legislative Assembly?
The All-India Khilafat Conference in November 1919 took place at:
Which of the following pair of position of object - position of image - size of image, of image is NOT correct for concave mirror?
Which hill is NOT a part of the Meghalaya Plateau?
Which series of satellite carrying Very High-Resolution Radiometer (VHRR) provides valuable observations of temperature, cloud cover, wind and related weather phenomena?
The objective of removal of poverty and attainment of self-reliance was associated with the __________ Five-Year Plan.
The Tripartite Struggle, also known as the Kannauj Triangle Wars, took place in the 8t and 9th centuries, between which of these three great Indian dynasties?
Which of following Articles of the Constitution, gives the right to consult a legal practitioner of one's choice?
A project for purveying microcredit by linking Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with banks was launched by ________in 1992.
Which of the following is NOT a factor which should be kept in mind when planning meals for a family?
According to LERMS policy,what percentage of foreign exchange earnings was required to exchange at the official exchange rate as determined by the RBI?
‘The Test of My Life’ is an autobiography of which of the following cricketer?
The Sattriya dance form was introduced in 15th century AD by ___________.
Which of the following is a temperate marine climate with substantial rainfall in all seasons?
Who among the following discovered the concept of expanding universe?
Which of the following statements is/are true about the communication development in India?
A. TV services began in India before Independence.
B. TV was delinked from All India Radio.
C. Doordarshan got a separate identity in 1976.
Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
The formal British rule in India is understood to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of ______.
Scurvy is caused by not having enough ________, resulting in general weakness, anaemia, gum disease and skin bleeding.
Who among the following holds the authority of transferring judges from one High Court to another after consulting with the Chief Justice of India?
‘Dollar Bahu’ is written by whom among the following Indian authors?
Which of the following countries will host the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup - 2023?
Which of the following is NOT a neutral oxide?
The Prime Minister ‘Gati Shakti’ scheme is launched by the Government of India for which type of infrastructure development from the following?
‘Kalbelia’ is a folk-dance of which of the following states of India?
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the decline of wildlife in India?
The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in a school is 5 : 2. If 87% of the boys and 80% of the girls passed in the annual exams, then find the percentage of students who failed in the annual exams.
Aarush and Maahi together can do a piece of work in 10 days. If Aarush alone can do the same work in 15 days, then how many days Maahi alone will take to do the same work?
Swati sold a bag to Ankita at a gain of 15%. Aashi bought this bag from Ankita for Rs.24,840. Ankita earned a profit of 20%. At what price would Swati have bought the bag?
The population of four villages in 4 years is presented in the following table.
What is the average population of village D during all the 4 years?
The following table shows different types of geysers sold by a company over 6 years (numbers in thousands)
Answer the following question based on the table:
The total sales of all the six years are the minimum for which geyser?
The percentage distribution of Anil's expenditures is presented in the given pie chart.
If Anil 's monthly expenditure is ₹65,000, how much money does he spend on Food and Rent?
Geeta runs 5/2 times as fast as Babita. In a race, if Geeta gives a lead of 40 m to Babita, find the distance from the starting point where both of them will meet (correct up to two decimal places).
In a showroom the price of a washing machine is ₹ 65,000. The customer gets cash discount of ₹ 2,000, and gets a scratch card promising percentage discount of 10% to 15%. Determine the difference between the least and the maximum selling prices of the washing machine.
AB is a common tangent to both the circles in the given figure. Find the distance (correct to two decimal places) between the centres of the two circles.
Two trains, running between Bangalore and Chennai, start at the same time from their respective locations and proceed towards each other at the speed of 80km/h and 95km/h. When they meet, it is found that one train has travelled 180km more than the other.The distance between Bangalore and Chennai is _______.
The simplified form of $$\left(7x + 4y\right)^{2} + \left(7x − 4y\right)^{2}$$ is:
A man bought two bicycles for ₹3,000 each. If he sells one bicycle at a profit of 10%, then for how much percentage profit should he sell the other bicycle so that he makes a profit of 20% on the whole?
Which of the following is the smallest ratio?
If a car covers 75.5 km in 3.5 litres of petrol, how much distance (in km) will it cover in 28 litres of petrol?
Find the effective discount for the scheme - Buy 5 get 3 free
What is the simplified value of (0.00243 (0.2)?
A car travels with a speed of 21 m/sec in the first 10 minutes, 9.0 km in the next 10 minutes and 10 km in the last 10 minutes of its journey. What is the average speed of the car in km/h during its entire journey?
The number 150328 is divisible by 23. If the digits are rearranged in descending order and five times of 13 is subtracted from the new number thus formed, then the resultant number will be divisible by:
What are the values of x and y, respectively, from the following equations?
6x + 7y = 5xy
10y - 4x = 4xy
The value of the expression $$\cos^{2} 45^{\circ} + \cos^{2} 135^{\circ} + \cos^{2} 225^{\circ} + \cos^{2} 315^{\circ}$$ is:
The average marks of students in five subjects in class X in a school is given in the table.
The average percentage marks of which of the following pairs of subjects was the same in 1985?
As shown in the given figure, inside the large semicircle, three semicircles (with equal radii) are drawn so that their diameters all sit on the large semicircle's diameter. What is the ratio between the red and blue areas?
A car covered the first 100 km at a speed of 50 km/h. It covered next 140 km at a speed of 70 km/h. What is its average speed?
What is the length of the longest pole that can fit itself in a hall 60 feet long, 30 feet broad and 20 feet high?
Number of books issued by a library for 6 months has been represented in the following bar graph.
In which month the maximum number of books were issued?
How many metallic spheres, each of diameter 6 cm can be melted to mould into a solid cylinder of diameter 8 cm and height of 18 cm?
Find the HCF of 238 and 832.
The volume of a wall, six times as high as its breadth and half as long as its height, is 23958 cm3$$cm^{3}$$ . What is the breadth of the wall?
If Ram’s income exceeds Shyam’s income by 70% and Shyam’s income is less than Sohan’s income by 30%, then find the ratio of the incomes of Ram and Sohan.
What are the values of R and M, respectively, if the given number is perfectly divisible by 16 and 11 ?
34R05030M6
If a 4 digit number x58y is exactly divisible by 9, then the least value of (x + y) is:
The value of $$\frac{2\cos^{2} \theta-\cos \theta}{\sin \theta - 2\sin^{3}\theta}$$ is:
A sphere is of radius 5 cm. What is the surface area of the sphere?
The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 126 and 9, respectively. If one of the numbers is 18, then what is the other number?
The given table represents the population of different villages.
J : denotes the average number of males in villages A, B and C.
K: denotes the average number of females in villages B, C and D.
What is the average of J and K?
If there are 30 million people below 36 years, then the number of people (in millions) in the age group (56-65) is: (consider up to two decimals)
The table shows the percentage of total population of a city in different age groups.
Study the table and answer the question.
If x + y = 10, 2xy = 48 and x > y, then find 2x - y
Two stations are 120 km apart on a straight line. A train starts from station A at 8 a.m. and moves towards station B at 20 km/h, and another train starts from station B at 9 a.m. and travels towards station A at a speed of 30 km/h. At what time will they meet?
The sides of a triangular field are 62 m, 186 m and 279 m. Find the greatest length of tape that would be able to exactly measure each of them without any fractions.
The simplified, value of $$\left(0.2\right)^{3} \times 400 \div 2000$$ of $$\left(0.2\right)^{2}$$ is:
The ratio of the total number of students scoring marks less than 50% to that of scoring marks exactly 50% is:
Study the above table and answer the question.
What is the total surface area of a cuboid whose length, breadth and height are 7 cm, 5 cm and 9 cm, respectively?
The curved surface area and circumference at the base of a solid right circular cylinder are 2200 $$cm^{2}$$ and 110 cm, respectively. Find the height of the cylinder.
The least common multiple of 48 and 64 is _____ times the highest common factor of 12 and 18.
If $$\cos 48^{\circ} = \frac{m}{n}$$ , then $$\sec 48^{\circ} - \cot 42^{\circ}$$ is equal to:
At a construction site, Raju can paint a wall in 36 hours, while Angad can do the same work in 18 hours. Sumit can paint the same wall in 24 hours. In how much time can they paint the wall if they all work together?
Solve the following equation.
$$\sec^{2} \theta \left(\sqrt{1-\sin^{2} \theta}\right)$$=________________.
In an election, a candidate secures 42% of the votes polled but is defeated by his only opponent by a majority of 3080 votes, because of 1400 invalid votes. The percentage of invalid votes is _______.
A man borrowed Rs.50,000 from a bank at 10% per annum, compounded annually. At the end of every year, he pays Rs.15,000 as part payment of the loan and interest. How much does he still owe to the bank after three such instalments?
Annual production of four different types of cold drinks has been tabulated below. Which of these cold-drinks has encountered maximum percentage increment in production?
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Jack played hide and seek.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Progress
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
My teacher asked me to compress the file.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Novel
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Some colleagues at a workplace are really hard nuts to crack.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
He was beaming from ear to ear
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He is a weak student and somehow pulled over the exams.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Rife
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the option that substitutes the bracketed word-segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully.
Manthan and Pranav (sang together in a concert).
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At sea
Select the sentence that uses the idiom correctly.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The story did not go by well enough.
Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the italicised words in the given sentence.
You get a good and comprehensive idea of the town from the clock tower situated in the centre of the town.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the given group of words.
The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Jason was sent to school in England, where he excelled academically and developed an interest in theatre and writing.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Treat with a vaccine, usually by injection to promote immunity against a disease
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who knows all things
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Lethal
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
After a tiring day, the workers decided to ____________ to restore their energy.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The villain of the play was hated by the audience.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Even when the child accused the relative of inappropriate behaviour, the parents continued to play perfect hosts at the party instead of addressing the elephant in the room.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A group of worshippers
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To stand one's ground
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Their vision was very clear: if Indians were to play a meaningful role in the community of nations, they must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to their real-life problems.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Someone who is reserved and shy
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. His cellphone is / different and costlier / than mine.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.
He imputes his ability to play great football to an inspirational coach.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
Ideas are present in the consciousness, which when released and given scope to grow and take shape, can lead to successful events.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
Rajib is not only an extremely reputed conoisseur of art but also a successful entrepreneur.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Addicted
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
The discovery of treasure under the Bermuda Triangle is probably a hoax.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
You can ask Mr. Dinakar for anything; he would give you the shirt off his back.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The ship sank because the engineer has not called for help.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Fascinating
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A happy development or happening of events by chance.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
James Bernard was undoubtedly one of the greatest elocutionists of the world. Everyone agreed that he possessed the ____________.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic ever, originated is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. After all, the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries. It killed some 50-60% of the population in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and an unaccountable number of people in Central Asia.
Different proposals, based on competing theories, have been put forward. But in 2017, I came across some records describing an intriguing medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, which I suspected may hold the key. As part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by Maria Spyrou at University of Tubingen, we have now investigated several specimens from individuals buried at that site - and come up with an answer. The idea that the Black Death originated in the east - territories overlapping, roughly speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China - dates back to the contemporaries of the pandemic in Europe and the Islamic world. The modern, academic Chinese origin theory dates back to at least to in 1756-8 and a publication about the history of Central Asia by French scholar Joseph de Guignes.
What is the tone of the speaker?
What is the theme of the passage?
How does the passage describe Black Death?
Select the suitable word given in the passage which means ‘areas of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state’.
Which of the following may be the probable origin of Black Death, according to the passage?
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All elephants (1) ______ several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) _______, particularly breathing, lifting water and grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs (4) _______ carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs. One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) ________ elephants include habitat destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past they were used in war; today, they are often put on display in zoos and circuses.
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.
