If A denotes '+', B denotes '$$\times$$', C denotes '-', and D denotes '$$\div$$', then what will be the value of the following expression?
10 B 19 A 10 D 10 C 7 = ?
SSC CPO 9th Nov 2022 Shift 3
For the following questions answer them individually
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
35, 51, 76, 112, ?
Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.
_ZW_V_Y_WX_UY_W_V_ _ZW_VU
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.)
(9, 55, 64)
(7, 43, 50)
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 windows are houses.
Some windows are roofs.
Conclusions:
I. Some roofs are houses.
II. Some roofs are windows.
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
If P denotes ‘$$\times$$’, Q denotes ‘$$\div$$’, R denotes ‘+’, and S denotes ‘-’, then what will come in
place of ‘?’ in the following equation?
94 R 16 Q 2 P 7 S 64 R 13 P 2 = ?
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following
classes.
Bag, Leather, Cloth
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first related to the word. (The words should be treated as meaningful Hindi words and should not be related to each other on the basis of number of letters/consonants/vowels in the word.)
Increase : Diminish :: Smile : ?
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
(130 * 4) * 21 * 485 * (28 * 2)
Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the odd one out.
Pratima departs from her house and walks 29 m towards the north and then turns right and walks 16 m. Now she turns right again and walks 17 m. She again takes a right turn and stops after walking for 21 m. What is the shortest distance between Pratima and her house now? (Assuming that all turns are 90 degree turns only)
In a certain code language, ‘SOMEONE’ is written as ‘1645655’ and ‘BRINJAL’ is written as ‘2995113’. How will ‘NOVEMBER’ be written in that language?
Select the option that represents the letters which when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below will complete the letter series.
T R _ _ Q T _ E W _ T _ _ W Q _ R G _ Q
Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
KGB, JFA, IEZ, HDY, ?
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:
No pin is a tin.
Some pins are wins.
Conclusions:
I. All wins are tins.
II. Some wins are pins.
Seven people, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting in a straight row facing the north. Only two people sit to the right of U. Only two people sit to the left of R. Only two people sit between U and Q. Only three people sit between R and V. T is not an immediate neighbour of U. S sits to the right of U. How many people sit between Q and V?
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation.
54 * 6 * 72 * 8 * 3 * 15
If 30 April 1983 was a Saturday, then what was the day of the week on 13 August 1989?
A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
13, 14, 14, ?, 176
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are sitting in a straight row, facing the north. Only two people sit to the left of C. Only two people sit between A and B. B sits to the left of A. E is an immediate neighbour of A to the right. Only one person sits to the right of D.
F is not an immediate neighbour of B. How many people sit between E and B?
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.
Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in the English dictionary?
1 Kelvin
2 Kegel
3 Keto
4 Kennel
5 Kernel
Rajesh drives 4 km towards west from point A and takes right turn and drives 8 km. He again takes right turn and drives 8 km. He again takes one more right turn and drives 4 km. Finally, he takes a right turn and drives 4 km to reach point B. How far and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again?
A # B means ‘A is the father of B’.
A @ B means ‘A is the son 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 W?
If A denotes ‘+’, B denotes ‘×’, C denotes ‘−’, and D denotes ‘÷’, then what will be the value of the following expression?
23 C 46 D 23 B 3 A 65
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Monument, Taj Mahal, White House
If P denotes '$$\times$$', Q denoies '$$\div$$', R denotes '+', and S denotes '-', then what will come in place of '?' in the following equation?
$$\sqrt[4]{81 R 6 P 3 S 26 R 64 }$$=?
In a code language, 'food is fresh' is coded as 'dy in pq', 'bring fresh food' is coded as 'tq pq dy', and ‘food is hot' is coded as 'dy in to'. What is the code for the word 'fresh'?
‘B % D’ means ‘B is the brother of D’.
‘B & D’ means ‘B is the mother of D’.
'B × D’ means ‘B is the husband of D’.
‘B # D’ means ‘B is the sister of D’.
‘B $ D’ means ‘B is the son of D’.
‘B @ D’ means ‘B is the father of D’.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the given expression?
P % Q $ S # R % U × T
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 sixth term is related to fifth term.
3 : 8 :: 6 : ? :: 11 : 1000
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
112, 101, 91, ?, 74, 67
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
25, 30, 35, 38, 41, 46, ?
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)
(39, 81, 123)
(56, 32, 8)
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.
In a certain code language, ‘HAPPY’ is written as ‘JCRRA’ and ‘MAGIC’ is written as ‘OCIKE’. How will ‘LEVEL’ be written in that language?
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.
Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks, will complete the letter series.
_ a d _ v k _ a _ d v v _ r a a _ v _ k r
In a code language, 'ELEMENT' is written as ‘5, 12, 5, 13, 5, 14, 20’ and ‘ALLOY’ is written as ‘1, 12, 12, 15, 25’.How will ' VIBRANIUM' be written in that language?
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)
(11, 10, 21)
(14, 6, 160)
If + means −, − means $$\times$$, $$\times$$ means $$\div$$, and $$\div$$ means +, what will be the value of the following expression?
$$64 \times 8 \div 24 - 5 + 3$$
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.)
Shield : Guard :: Spanner : ?
Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
‘The Unblemished One’, a dance film by _____________ , has won two awards at White Unicorn International Film Festival (WUIFF) in the categories of ‘Experimental Film’ and ‘Film on Women.’
Which membrane-bound cell organelle consisting of a small sac-like structure surrounded by single membranes serves as the cell's digestive system, allowing material taken from outside the cell to degrade and digest obsolete omponents of the cell?
Which of the following was NOT an aim of the satellite INSAT-1B?
Conifers, cycads and ginkgo plants belong to which of the following plant groups?
Which of the followingis NOT true about Right to Religion in India?
Which of the following options is correctly matched?
Vijayanagara empire was founded in which of the following years?
Bijapur was annexed by Aurangzeb in which year?
Which Gharana was propounded by Bade Fateh Ali Khan and Ali Baksh Jarnail Khan?
Which of the following has similarity to Article 29(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states “everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible”?
Movement of fault lines can cause:
Who co-invented the device called Cyclotron in 1934 along with Ernest Lawrence to investigate the nuclear structure?
Which of the following is NOT an example of major industrial regions of India?
Which of the following pair of compound name - formula is correct?
I. Calcium oxide - $$Ca_{2}O$$
II. Aluminum Oxide - $$Al_{2}O_{3}$$
Bhajan Sopori, a famous musician, is associated with which musical instrument?
With which of the following institutions is the name of Madan Mohan Malaviya associated?
Trichloromethane is the IUPAC name of __________.
In 1991, the Indian rupee was devalued in how many steps?
Which state in India has the highest percentage of the Hindu population in 2011?
________ is the currency in the hands of the public plus commercial bank reserves, also called ‘high-powered money’.
Calcium hypochlorite is commonly known as:
Violin virtuoso L Subramaniam is famous for which of the following genres of music globally?
Under which Article of the Constitution of India is the National Commission for Scheduled Castes established?
Which of the following pair of compound - general formula is correct?
I. Alkenes - $$C_{n}H-{2n}$$
II. Alkanes - $$C_{n}H-{2n-1}$$
As of April 2022, which of the following features of citizenship given in the Constitution of India is NOT true?
Which of the following rule is used to find the direction of magnetic field associated with a current carrying conductor?
The first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service is:
The Battle of Khatoli fought was in 1517 between the kingdom of Mewar under Rana Sanga and ______.
Which of the following is a part of celestial objects?
I. Stars
II. Planets
III. Moon
Which of the following festivals is associated with Tripura?
Which group of the Köppen climate classification system represented by letter code Aw, sometimes called the ‘savannah’ climate, is located just outside the ITCZ near the equator?
The $$31^{st}$$ South East Asian Games were held in________.
Ghoomar dance form was developed by which of the following tribes to worship Goddess Saraswati?
Who among the following Indian classical dancers, who popularised the Odissi dance form both in India and all over the world, received the honour of Padma Vibhushan in 2000?
Under whose leadership was the 42nd Amendment Act passed?
Which of the following statement regarding the Deccan Plateau is correct?
The difference between farmer’s output over and above his on-farm consumption is known as __________.
Which of the following can be used as an instant energy booster?
Who among the following is related to the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak?
Who among the following is credited with popularising the catchphrase ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
‘Mein Kampf’ of Adolf Hitler was originally written in which of the following languages?
What is the meaning of the medals "Tong Xin" given at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics?
The Rolling plan was implemented between which two five-year plans?
Who among the following was the first president of Indian Olympic Association?
In which of the following sessions did the congress split into two factions?
What is the average temperature of Chennai in cold season?
Which of the following is NOT correct about Fundamental Duties?
When was Awadh annexed by Lord Dalhousie?
The term ‘Follow - On’ is used in which of the following games/sports?
When was the voting age reduced to 18 in India?
The HCF of two numbers 960 and 1020 is:
The value of $$23 \cosec^{2} A - 23\cot^{2}A$$ is:
The population of a town is 1,25,000. If the annual birth rate is 12.7% and the annual death rate is 2.7%, how much will the population increase after 3 years?
The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to the perimeter of a square. If the length and the breadth of the rectangle are 10 cm and 8 cm, respectively, then what will be the area of the square?
Two angles of a triangle are equal and the third angle measures $$70^{\circ}$$. What is the measure of each of the unknown angles?
The salaries of A,B and C are in ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If increments of 30%, 20% and 10% are allowed, respectively, in their salaries, then what will be the new ratio of their salaries?
A computer marked at Rs.18,000 was sold at Rs.15,840. The percentage of discount is:
Study the given bar-graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar-graph shows the number of employees recruited (in lakhs) by three different companies in five different years.
The number of employees recruited in company B in the year 2019 was what percentage of the number of employees recruited in company C in the year 202 1(correct up to 2 decimal places)?
Find the sum of the numbers between 550 and 700 such that when they are divided by 12, 16 and 24, leave remainder 5 in each case.
There are six baskets — Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Black and White. Each basket has some rings in it. The average number of rings in all the six baskets is 38. If the blue basket is removed, the average number of rings in the remaining baskets is 34. How many rings are there in the blue basket?
The given pie chart shows the percentage of students who speak different languages in a hostel.
The total number of students in the hostel is 120.
What is the ratio of students speak English and Bhojpuri to those who speak Tamil?
If $$16^{2} - k = \left(4y+\frac{3}{2}\right) \left(4y-\frac{3}{2}\right)$$, then the value of k is:
The following pie chart shows the number of workers of different categories A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H of a factory in 1995.
If the number of workers in category B is increased by 10% and the number of workers in category D is decreased by 5% in 1996, then what is the total no. of workers in categories B and D in 1996, if no. of workers in B was 1500 in the year 1995?
The radius of a hollow sphere is 21 cm. It is cut into two equal halves by a plane passing through its centre. What is 75% of the curved surface area (in $$cm^{2}$$,rounded off to the nearest tens) of the hemisphere? (take $$ \pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)
In an election between two candidates, 65% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 3% of the votes were decided to be invalid. A candidate got 81965 votes which are 65% of the total valid votes. What is the total number of votes enrolled in that election?
Amit & Sumit start walking from same point in opposite directions at the speed of 6 km/h and 4 km/h, respectively. How far will they be from each other after 4 hours?
A man goes from place A to B at a speed of 12 km/h and returns from B to A at a speed of 18 km/h. His average speed for the entire journey is:
Study the following table and answer the question.
Percentage of marks obtained by five students in different subjects.
What are the average marks in percentage obtained by Mohan?
Total number of candidates who appeared and qualified in a competitive examination from different cities are given in the following bar graph. Study the bar graph carefully and answer the following question.
What is the difference between the average number of appeared candidates and the average number of qualified candidates in the exam from all the cities?
A wrist watch is sold for ₹1,200 at a profit per cent equal to its cost price. Find the cost price of the wrist watch.
A can do a piece of work in 10 days. B can do it in 15 days. With the assistance of they completed the work in 5 days. Find in how many days C alone can do it?
After deducting 20% from a certain sum, and then 10% from the remainder, there is Rs. 7,200 left. Find the original sum.
The greatest four digit number which is exactly divisible by 15, 24 and 40 is:
The value of $$\frac{\left\{(m^{2}+n^{2})(m-n)(m-n)^{3}\right\}}{(m^{2}n-mn^{2})}$$ is:
If x + y + z = 8, and $$x^{2}+ y^{2} + z^{2} = 20$$ then the value of $$x^{3} + y^{3} + z^{3} -3xyz$$ is _______.
Solve the following equation.
$$123 \times (16^{2} − 14^{2}− 40) \div 2 − 9^{4}$$ = ________.
Study the given bar graph to answer the following question. The bar graph shows the length (in thousand kilometers) of mountains, forests and rivers in different states.
The length of mountains in Punjab is what percentage more than the length of rivers in Odisha?
In the following figure, if PT= 12 cm and PB= 24 cm, then find AB.
Study the given table and answer the question that follows.
The table shows the consumption of various grains by a total of four families of four members each from 2002 to 2005.
For the total of these four families, what is the difference (in kg) between the average consumption per year of wheat and that of oats?
Given tliat A and B are second quadrant angles, $$\sin A = \frac{1}{3}$$ and $$\sin B = \frac{1}{5}$$
If the 9-digit number 72 $$x$$ 843 1 y 4 is divisible by 36, what is the value of $$\left(\frac{x}{y}-\frac{y}{x}\right)$$
In the given figure, the circle with centre O has radius IO cm. The radius of the circle with centre P is x . STR is a common tangent to the two circles at points R and S as shown in the figure. RT= 16 cm and TS = 24 cm. What is the value of x (in cm)?
Two trains A and B start running at 80km/h and 82 km/h towards each other from two different stations. They meet after 1 hour and 30 minutes. How far were they from each other when they started?
What is the value of $$\frac{\sin A+B}{\sin A \cos B}$$?
Study the given table and answer the question that follows.
Find the number of students who opted Biology in School D.
What is the total surface area of a solid right circular cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 8 cm? ($$ \pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)
Simplify the following expression.
$$72 − 42 \div 6 of 7 \times 4 of 3 \div 4 \times 3 − 5$$
A and B can complete a work in 10 days and 15 days, respectively. They got a total of Rs. 1,250 for that work. What will be B’s share?
The LCM of x and y is 441 and their HCF is 7. If x = 49 then find y.
The mean proportional between 0.04 and 0.36 is:
The sides of a triangle are 8cm, 12cm and 16cm. What is the area of the triangle?
A boat can go 40 km downstream and 25 km upstream in 7 hours 30 minutes. It can go 48 km downstream and 36 km upstream in 10 hours. What is the speed (in km/h) of the boat in still water?
Find the largest number which completely divides 24, 56 and 96.
The total surface area of a solid metallic hemisphere is 462 $$cm^{2}$$. This is melted and moulded into a right circular cone. If the radius of the base of the cone is the same as that of the hemisphere, then its height is: (use $$ \pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)
Study the following table carefully and answer the questions based on it.
The following table shows the domestic sales of vehicles of four manufacturers from 2010 to 2015.
With respect to which of the following combinations, is the sales of vehicles highest over the given period?
In a two-candidate election, 10% of the voters did not cast their ballots. 10% of the votes cast were found invalid. The winning candidate received 54% of the valid votes and a 1620-vote majority. Find the number of people on the voter list who have registered to vote.
In a shop, a discount of 8% is provided. If the total payable after discount is more than ₹5,000 and additional discount of 20% is provided, then determine the final amount to be paid by customer, if he buys 12 products each of price ₹750.
What will be the actual profit percentage (rounded off to nearest integer) after selling an article at a certain price, while there occurs a loss of 45% on selling the article at $$\frac{3}{8}$$ of the selling price?
Which of the following is the value of $$\sqrt{\frac{1-\sin 45^{\circ}}{1+\sin 45^{\circ}}}$$?
If $$\left\{(b- x) \times (x^{3} -2x^{2} ) + (4^{3} + 2^{5}) \times x\right\}+ 25 = 1$$, then the possible values of xis/are:
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification and distribution of animals
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Peril
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Erudite
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Honour given for some achievement.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Impasse
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence.
This is really an attractive painting made by the novice artist.
Choose the correct spelling of the underlined word.
The school calander this year has turned out really nice
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 took a hurried glance / on the newspaper / and swiftly left for work.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The officers kept us waiting for one hour.
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’.
They are cautious about their car as it’s door is broken.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Colloquial
Read the given sentence and select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Straighten’ from the following options.
The soldiers were crouching and crawling behind the fence to take a better shot at the enemies and surprise them.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Awkward
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Killing of a person by another
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
He burnt his fingers by getting into others’ problems.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
The ducks were not afraid of the fast moving water.
Select the most appropriate idiom from the following options that can substitute the underlined part of the given sentence.
It is his first interview, so he has a nervous feeling.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Wily
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My granny says that / it is quite all right / to get married young, / though I do not absolute agree with her a bit on this.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Salt of the earth
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
They are looking to a place to rest
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Prohibit
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The speaker is about to beginner his speech.
Select the most appropriate phrase for the underlined segment in the given sentence.
My mother said, “You must pay attention to your studies.”
Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Rajeshwar has a vision for capturing beautiful pictures of nature.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The mother-in-law deliberately rained on the new bride’s parade when she asked her to change the dress of her choice.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At the drop of a dime
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Opulent
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
All ears
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To pull someone’s leg
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Restrain
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The doctors have given off the case.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Snowed under
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’.
Psychology and Sociology are very interesting science to study.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
You must cut off your expenses if you want to save money.
Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the italicised word.
A shadow of guilt darkened his eyes
Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.
Humans are social animals by nature. To prosper in life, we require the company of others, and the strength of our bonds has a significant influence on our mental health and happiness. Being socially linked to people may help you cope with stress, worry and depression, increase your self-esteem, bring comfort and joy, prevent loneliness, and even add years to your life. On the other hand, a lack of strong social relationships might put your mental and emotional health at in danger. Many of us use social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram to locate and communicate with one another in today's society. While each has its own set of advantages, it's vital to realise that social media will never be a substitute for genuine human interaction. In order to trigger the hormones that relieve stress and make you feel happier, healthier, and more optimistic, you must interact with individuals in person. Spending too much time on social media, ironically for a tool supposed to bring people closer together, can instead make you feel more lonely and isolated, and aggravate mental health issues like anxiety and depression. If you're spending too much time on social media and are experiencing emotions of unhappiness, discontent, irritation or loneliness, it's time to re-evaluate your online habits and establish a healthier balance.
Because social media is such a new technology, little study has been done to determine the long-term effects, good or ill, of its use. Multiple studies, however, have linked extensive social media use to an increased risk of melancholy, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm and even suicide ideation. The purpose of social media sites is to capture your interest, keep you online, and keep you checking your screen for updates. It's how businesses generate money. However, much like a gambling addiction or a nicotine, alcohol, or drug addiction, social media use may lead to psychological cravings. When you get a like, a share, or a positive reaction to a post, your brain releases dopamine, the same ‘reward’ chemical that you get after winning at a slot machine, eating chocolate, or smoking a cigarette,for example. The more you're rewarded, the more time you want to spend on social media, even if it has negative consequences in
other areas of your life.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Discontent
Select the most appropriate title for the given passage
What is the purpose of social media sites?
Which hormone is released in our minds when we receive a positive reaction to our posts on social media?
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Last week, I made the mistake of revisiting the village where I grew up. It used to be a small, friendly community with two farms and a number of old cottages round the village green. I realised very quickly that although in (1)_______ ways it appears unchanged, in reality hardly anything is the same. All the pretty cottages are there, of course, and both the traditional farm houses. (2)_______, none of the inhabitants are country people. All of them are commuters, who leave early every morning for the nearby town. Neither of the farmhouses are attached to a farm these days; the land (3)_______ and is managed by somebody in an office somewhere who has little interest in the village (4)_______. There are a few new houses but, they have no local character. You can see the same style anywhere in the country. The whole village, (5)_______, has been tidied up so much that it looks no more picturesque than any suburban street.
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.
