Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
SSC CPO 11th Nov 2022 Shift 3
For the following questions answer them individually
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?
A # B means ‘A is the father of B’.
A @ B means ‘A is the daughter of B’.
A & B means ‘A is the sister of B’.
A % B means ‘A is the wife of B’.
If W # Q @ T & Y @ M % K, then how is K related to T?
Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing '1'.
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 30, 39, 55, 76, ?
In a certain code language, LUCKNOW is written as 6 and PATANA is written as 5. How will RAJASTHAN be written in that language?
Prince drives 6 km towards east from point A and takes a right turn and drives 3 km. He again takes a right turn and drives 8 km. He takes one more right turn and drives 3 km to reach point B. How far and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again?
Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks, will complete the letter series.
R _ S _ _ _ S G R T _ G _ T S _
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Six students are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. A is an immediate neighbour of D and E. C is an immediate neighbour of D and F. F is an immediate neighbour of C and B. Who is the immediate neighbour of both A and B?
If A denotes ‘+’, B denotes ‘×’, C denotes ‘-’, and D denotes ‘÷’, then what will come in place of ‘?’ in the following equation?
94 A 16 B 3 C 86 A 14 D 7 = ?
Two 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 follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All queens are kings.
Some kings are aces.
Conclusions:
I. Some kings are queens.
II. All queens are aces.
Two 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 follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All bowls are spoons.
All spoons are plates.
Conclusions:
I. Some plates are bowls.
II. Some plates are spoons.
Based on the position in the English alphabetical order, three of the following letterclusters are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster.
In a code language, 'sky is blue' is written as 'mud pot sum', 'i like blue' is written as 'mud man log', and 'I am sky' is written as 'man red pot'.What is the code for the word 'is' in this language?
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
118, 93, 76, 67, 62, ?
Select the option that represents the letters which when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.
S _ G _ M _ A G E _ S _ _ E O S A G _ _
In a code language, 'PARENT' is written as ‘11, 26, 9, 22, 13, 7’ and ‘DUMPSTER’ is written as ‘23, 6, 14, 11, 8, 7, 22, 9’. How will ‘FLASK’ be written in that language?
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.)
(112, 210, 308)
(84, 182, 280)
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
(44 * 3) * 9 * 89 * (174 * 29) * 58
Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
QKYF, NIUA, ?, HEMQ, ECIL
Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below.
(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)
Fix : Break
A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
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.)
(16, 9, 154)
(13, 7, 101)
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.
273 : 21 :: 221 : ? :: 364 : 28
If A denotes ‘$$+$$’, B denotes ‘$$\times$$’, C denotes ‘$$-$$’, and D denotes ‘$$\div$$’, then what will come in place of ‘?’ in the following equation?
22 B 2 A 81 D 3 C 16 = ?
Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1.Moulder
2.Mother
3.Motet
4.Moth
5.Motif
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark(?) in the following series.
Two 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 follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some coins are notes.
Some notes are bills.
Conclusions:
I. No coin is a bill.
II. All notes being coins is a possibility.
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
6, 48, 24, 192, 96, ?
If $ means +, # means −, @ means ×, and % means ÷, then what will be the value of the following expression?
32 $ 8 @ 10 # 144 % 16 = ?
Arrange the following farming processes in a logical and meaningful order.
1.Winnowing
2.Sowing
3.Threshing
4.Harvesting
5.Ploughing
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Man, Sister, Father
Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
JPG, FLC, BHY, XDU, ?
Select the correct minor image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Mohan is at the railway station of a certain district. He wants to reach the nearest bus stand. He walked 120 m towards the east, took a right turn and walked another 100 m. He then took a left turn and walked 30 m. Again, he took a left turn and walked 140 m, where he met his friend and had a conversation. From there, he, finally took a left turn and walked 150 m to reach the bus stand. How far and in which direction is the bus stand from the railway station?
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(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)
(12, 125, 17)
(8, 27, 11)
If A denotes ‘$$+$$’, B denotes ‘$$\times$$’, C denotes ‘$$−$$’, and D denotes ‘$$\div$$’, then what will be the value of the following expression?
2 B 12 D 4 A 16 C 7
Eight relatives, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of four sides, all of them facing the centre of the square. P sits third to the left of V. R is not an immediate neighbour of V. Only one person sits between V and W. S sits second to the right of Q. R is not an immediate neighbour of P. T sits second left of P.
Who sits fourth to the right of P?
If the given sheet is folded to form a cube, which of the given figures are possible?
(The letters are shown to indicate the sides only.)
In a certain code language, ‘GRANTED’ is written as ‘HPBLUCE’ and ‘FRAGMENT’ is written as ‘GPBENCOR’. How will ‘IGNORE’ be written in that language?
Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
$$551 \div 19 - 16 \times 12 + 121 = 100$$
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
53, 69, 86, 104, 120, ?, 155
‘A & Z’ means ‘A is the father of Z’.
'A $$\times$$ Z’ means ‘A is the sister of Z’.
‘A # Z’ means ‘A is the mother of Z’.
‘A $ Z’ means ‘A is the daughter of Z’.
‘A % Z’ means ‘A is the son of Z’.
‘A @ Z’ means ‘A is the daughter-in-law of Z’.
How is V related to S in the following expression?
S $ T # W & U % $$\times$$ @ V
Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term.
E25I : A5E : : Z49T : V7P : : P144K : ?
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 one showing 1.
If $$\times$$ means $$+$$, $$+$$ means $$−$$, $$−$$ means $$\div$$, $$\div$$ means $$\times$$, what will come in place of the question mark (?)?
$$15 \div 5 \times 36 - 6 + 14 = ?$$
The detention of a person cannot exceed ________ unless an advisory board consisting of judges of a High Court reports sufficient cause for extended detention.
Which of the following pair of industry - location is correct?
I. Iron and steel plant - Bhilai
II. Cotton textile - Lucknow
Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the Sessions of the Parliament?
Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Who among the following is associated with the Tabla?
Who among the following Moroccan travellers came to India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
With which of the following Indian states is the cultural festival of Bhagoriya associated?
Which of the following intermolecular is also called as London force?
With which of the following Indian states is the cultural festival of Shad Suk Mynsiem associated?
Which of the following statements is correct regarding fuse wire?
In which year was the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council abolished?
Match the gases in column I with their odour in column II.
The Arya Samaj was founded in________ by Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
Who among the following was the Viceroy of India during the formation of the Indian National Congress?
As per CMIE data, what is the percentage of unemployment in India (as of March 2022)?
Which aquatic microorganisms eat phytoplankton and then become food for fish, crustaceans and other large species?
What is a good indicator to identify the effect of policies on the industrial sector?
Which of the following regions have long, cold winters with high winds and average temperatures below freezing for six to ten months of the year?
Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri, chief revivalist and exponent of _______________ received the Kerala State Award by Kerala Folklore Academy on 7 December 2021.
‘Impulse’ can be defined as:
Malik Kafur was the commander of which among the following Khilji rulers, who sent him with his large army to conquer South India?
What is the percentage of persons below the poverty line estimated in rural areas of India, in 2011-12?
Which of the following lakes is correctly paired with the state in which it is located?
Ileana Citaristi is the first classical dancer of foreign origin who was conferred the Padma Shri Award in 2006 for her contributions to ________.
Which of the following countries was the runner-up in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022?
‘Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri’ was originally written in which of the following languages?
Who was the last sultan of the Lodi Dynasty?
The principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were adopted from the Constitution of:
Which of the following sectors was the focus of the first Five-Year Plan?
Which of the following was included by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002?
As of March 2022, which of the following dance forms has NOT been listed as a classical dance in India?
Which formula is used to represent the three-dimensional structures of molecules using a two-dimensional surface like a sheet of paper or a computer screen?
The idea of Rule of Law was adopted from the Constitution of which of the following countries?
______ was a key position in the royal court of Delhi sultanate and his role was of a general supervisor over all departments.
“It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder. It is a kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil.” The above given statement talks about which of the following crops?
Digital India scheme was launched in which of the following years?
Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of Ganga?
Which atomic number element of the periodic table is named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and the founder of the Nobel Prize?
The first ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was held in the year_______.
At what height does the Jet Streams blow in India during winter months?
The ______ was a territorial assignment given to administrative officers and nobles in lieu of the services they performed for the state during Delhi sultanate.
According to the field guide ‘Birds of India’ authored by Zoological Survey of India, how many bird species are there in India?
The Durand Cup, Santosh Trophy and Rovers Cup are related to which sport?
TR Mahalingam, a legendary musician, was known for playing which of the following instruments?
Which of the following statement is correct?
I. When any plane passing through the central axis of the body divides the organism into two identical halves, it is called radial symmetry.
II. Where the body can be divided into identical left and right halves in only one plane, exhibit bilateral symmetry.
Which of the following expression is correct?
Who among the following has written the book ‘Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives’?
Who among the following has written the book ‘The God of Small Things’?
The Sub-Section (C) in the list of Fundamental Duties requires an Indian citizen to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and ______________ of India.
Which plants are included in Thallophyta?
A car starts at 3 p.m.at a speed of 50 km/h. Another car follows it at 4 p.m.at a speed of 75 km/h. At what time will the two cars will meet?
The area of a trapezium shaped field is 1785 square feet. The distance between the two parallel sides is 35 feet and one of the parallel sides is 42 feet long. What is the length of the other parallel side?
The LCM and ratio of three numbers are 1386 and 3 : 7 : 11, respectively. The sum of the greatest and least numbers is:
If $$1 + \sin^2 \theta - 3 \sin \theta \cos \theta = 0$$, then the value of $$\cot \theta$$ is:
If $$\cos^4 \alpha - \sin^4 \alpha = \frac{5}{6}$$, then the value of $$2 \cos^2 \alpha - 1 = ----------$$
Number of units manufactured (M) and number of units sold (S) (in hundred) by a company over the years.
What is the average number of units sold by the company per year?
If the number 55pl067q9 is exactly divisible by 99 then pq is equal to:
In a circle of radius 5 m, AB and CD are two equal and parallel chords of length 8 m each. What is the distance between the chords?
Simplify the following expression.
$$25 \div 5$$ of $$12 \times 2 − 9 \div 27$$ of $$3 \times 5 − 14 \div 28 \times 4$$
In $$\triangle ABC, 2 \angle A = 3 \angle B = 6 \angle C$$. What is the value of the largest angle among these three angles?
The salary of an employee was first increased by 15% and thereafter it was reduced by 10%. What was the percentage change in his salary?
If the hypotenuse of an isosceles right-angled triangle is 10 cm, then the other two sides (in cm) are __________.
The following table gives quantity of various items used by a restaurant during four months of the year (In kg.)
The quantity of E used in the month of March is what percentage of the total quantity of food items used in the May?
The following table shows the different types of cars sold by a company over the given years (numbers in thousands).
The percentage of type E cars sold om of the total number of cars sold was minimum in which year?
What is the difference between the total surface area and the curved surface area of a cone whose radius is 35 cm? (Take $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)
A merchant marks up the price of his goods by 40% more than the cost price. He then sells $$\frac{1}{5}$$th of his goods at a discount of 10%, half of tbe goods at the marked price and the rest of the goods at a discount of 20%. Find his profit percentage.
If the area of the base of a cone is 154 cm$$^2$$ and the area of its curved surface is 550 cm$$^2$$, then its volume is:
Ankita can write a manuscript in 20 days. Ankita, along her friend Somya, can write the manuscript in 12 days. In how many days can Somya alone write the manuscript ?
If $$\tan 45^\circ + \sec 60^\circ = x$$, find the value of x.
In a test (+5) marks are given for every correct answer and (−2) marks are given for every incorrect answer. Jay answered all the questions and scored (−12) marks,
though he got 4 correct answers. How many of his answers were INCORRECT?
A sum becomes Rs.7436 in two years when interest is compounded annually at the rate of 4% per annum. What was the sum?
The percentage marks obtained by 6 students in different subjects are given below. The maximum marks for each subject have been indicated in the table.
What are the approximate percentage marks obtained by student T in all subjects together?
During a journey of 120 km, Rahi drives first 60 km at the speed of 60 km/h, next 30 km at 60 km/h and the remaining 30 km at the speed of 30 km/h. Determine the average speed.
Elizabeth went to a furniture store and purchased a study table. She received a 20% discount on it. She would have saved Rs.1,000 more if she had received a 25% discount. What was the marked price of the sofa?
The following pie charts show the number of start-ups started in various sectors since 2016 and the number of successful start-ups in those sectors respectively.
What is the ratio of the number of successful start-ups to that of unsuccessful strut-ups in Fin-tech sector?
If $$s - \frac{1}{s-8} = 20$$, then the value of $$(s - 8)^3 - \frac{1}{(s - 8)^3}$$ is:
If $$x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2} = 98$$, then the value of $$x + \frac{1}{x}$$ is:
Two positive numbers differ by 3951. When the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is 12 and the remainder is 13. The sum of the digits of the larger number is:
The percentage distribution of Anil s expenditures is presented in the given pie chart.
What is the corresponding central angle for Anil's expenses on Power and fuel?
Reena, Veena and Vimla can do a work in 4 h, 8 h and 12 h respectively. In how much time will they finish the work working together?
The highest common factor of 120, 360 and 210 is :
Solve the follwing.
$$\left[25^2 + 8 \div 2^3 - \left\{16 + \left(28 of 7 \div 2^2 \right) - \left(18^2 \div 12^2 of \frac{1}{8} \right)\right\}\right]$$
In an election between two candidates, 85% of the voters cast their votes, out which 4% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 6936 votes which were 85% of the valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election.
In an election between two candidates, a candidate secured 60% of the valid votes and is elected by a majority of 180 votes. The total number of valid votes is:
A train crosses two persons travelling at 4 km/h and 6 km/h in the same direction in 12 sec and 14 sec, respectively. The speed of the train is ________.
The following pie chart shows the monthly household expenditure of Family A under various heads. The monthly expenditure incurred for Family A is ₹50,000. Study the chart carefully and answer the question that follows.
What is the ratio of the combined monthly expenditure on Entertainment, Travel and Miscellaneous to the average expenditure on Food, Education, Electricity and Medicine?
The total surface area of a hemisphere is 462 cm$$^2$$.The diameter of this hemisphere is:
The following table shows the number of delive1y partners (in thousands) who joined five different companies during six different years.
Find the average number of delivery partners who joined Twiggy in the last 6 years.
The mean proportion of 0.03 and 0.27 is:
The numbers of students who passed with different honours from a college during 2015 to 2018 are depicted in the given table. Study the table and answer the following question.
How many students passed with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany from the year 2015 to 2018?
A can run 250m in 25 sec and B in 30 sec. How many metres start can A give to B in a km race so that the race may end in a dead-heat?
Swastik purchased a laptop for Rs.75,000 and sold it to Anju suffering a loss of 10%. Anju sold the same laptop after earning a profit of 20%. At what price (in Rs.) did Anju sell the laptop?
Let x = 224 and,y = 322. If the highest common factor of 23x and a×y is divisible by x and y, then what can be the possible value of a?
After successive discounts of 10% and 5%, an article was sold for Rs.342. What was the original price of the article?
AB is a chord in a circle of radius 13 cm. From centre O, a perpendicular is drawn through AB intersecting AB at point C. The length of OC is 5 cm. What is the length of AB?
If the equation $$k(21x^2 + 24) + rx + (14x^2 - 9) = 0$$
$$k(7x^2 + 8) + px + (2x^2 - 3) = 0$$ have both roots common, then the value of $$\frac{p}{r}$$ is:
The ratio of first and second sum of money is 7:8. If the first sum is 35, the second sum is:
The difference between the semi-perimeter and the sides of ΔPQR are 18 cm, 17 cm and 25 cm, respectively. Find the area of the triangle.
The average score in an English exam of a class of 45 students in a coaching centre is 52. A group of 6 boys having an average score of 40 leave the class and another group of eight boys having an average score of 43 join the class. What is the new average score of the class?
What are the values of ‘&’ and ‘#’, respectively, if the following number is perfectly divisible by 9?
51&918#0
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In seventh heaven
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Bonhomie
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The crowds gathered were partisan in nature.
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Barbaric
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As good as gold
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She brought new ideas for the innovative promotion of the product.
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To judge a book by its cover
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I like to meeting of people who have travelled widely.
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Vicky and Deepa (tries their level best) to run from the ritual.
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The movie was being released on Friday.
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Hold your horses
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Hatred
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Gourmet
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The dance performance was more beautifuler than I expected.
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Covid- 19 pandemic has resulted in (an slow change in flowing of capital) generated by workers.
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
In order to succeed in life, we need to work instead waste time.
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Affluent people tend to look upon illiteracy with comfortable DETACHMENT.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Wet blanket
Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite article.
Select the correct meaning of the idiom in bold and italics.
Sometimes I just have to resort to the carrot and stick approach with my children.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in a sentence.
She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.
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The scene of Ratan’s friend’s bike accident remains stamped in his memory.
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The main character in a story.
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Integrate
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Jeremy does not like to discuss his personnel problems openly.
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.
He has always been / quite careless for / his own safety.
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Cornucopia
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A letter, poem etc. whose author is unknown.
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Obliterate
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
The most frequent medallion composition on a carpet consists of a more or less elaborate motif superimposed on the centre of a patterned field and often complemented with corner pieces, which are typically quardants of the central medallion.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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It is never advisable to have an axe to ________.
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Chaos
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At the eleventh hour
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A government that takes decisions based on the recommendations of state officials instead of elected representatives
Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
After the severe bus accident, they tried to identify the victims, but the bodies were too manlged to be investigated.
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Look, the devil is beating his wife. Do you think we'll see a rainbow?
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Better
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Comprehension:
On May 2, 2018, severe dust storms and thunderstorms hit parts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and other adjoining regions. Explaining the reasons behind such severe weather system, M. Mohapatra, senior scientist with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that dust storms and thunderstorms are a result of nearly similar weather conditions, like intense heat. Areas that have moisture in the air experience thunderstorms while those which don’t have moisture experience dust storms.
“All such conditions were being fulfilled on that day. The region had moist easterly winds coming from the Bay of Bengal and there was western disturbance system too. All this together triggered the events on May 2,” he added. In simple terms, dust storm can be explained as a phenomenon when strong winds carry dust over an extensive area.
As far as the timing of their occurrence is concerned, Mohapatra stated that there is no deviation in time of occurrence of a dust storm and thunderstorm activity as they usually peak in the pre-monsoon period.
These events happen between March and May only. In the pre-monsoon period temperatures are very high, around 44-45 degree Celsius and lead to such activities. Even as dust storms and thunderstorms are a common feature every year there has been no focused work on studying the trends related to it.
“In the coming years there could be more instances of intense thunderstorms and sand storms but they have to be studied in detail looking at the data of over 30-40 years to notice a trend. Work has been more or less confined to cyclones and monsoon systems but not much on dust storms or thunderstorms. It needs study,” admitted Mohapatra.
The extent of damage caused by thunderstorm activity in India can be gauged from the data of India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). As per the NCRB data, compared to other natural disasters like cyclone, floods or heat waves, lightning kills more people in India. For instance, at least 25 percent of the 10,510 accidental deaths attributable to forces of nature in 2015 were due to lightning. The number of deaths due to lightning has constantly remained over 2,000 every year since 2005.
The passage is mainly about:
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
Among the natural disasters, which is the highest killer in India?
When do dust storms and thunderstorms generally occur?
A dust storm mainly occurs due to:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Comprehension:
The world is undergoing rapid changes in the knowledge landscape. With various dramatic scientific and technological advances, such as the rise of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, many unskilled jobs worldwide may be taken over by machines, while the need for a skilled workforce, particularly involving mathematics, computer science, and data science, in conjunction with multidisciplinary abilities across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, (1)_______ increasingly in greater demand. With climate change, increasing pollution, and depleting natural resources, there will be a sizeable shift in how we (2)_________ the world’s energy, water, food, and sanitation needs, again resulting in the need for new skilled labour, particularly in biology, chemistry, physics, agriculture, climate science, and social science. The growing (3)__________ of epidemics and pandemics will also (4)________ collaborative research in infectious disease management and development of vaccines and the resultant social issues heightens the need for multidisciplinary learning. There will be a growing (5)_______ for humanities and art, as India moves towards becoming
a developed country as well as among the three largest economies in the world.
Select the most appropriate option to fill blank 1.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill blank 5.
