What is the difference between the compound interest on ₹40,000 at 20% per annum compounded half-yearly and compounded quarterly for a period of one year?
SSC GD 17th Nov 2021 Shift-3
For the following questions answer them individually
‘P $$\times$$ Q’ means ‘P is the wife of Q’. ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’. ‘P $$\div$$ Q’ means ‘P is the daughter of Q’. ‘P - Q’ means ‘P is the son of Q’. How is E related to I in the expression ‘E $$\div$$ F + G - H $$\div$$ I’?
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the
order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Manager
2. Manicure
3. Manner
4. Mammal
5. Mandible
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the
given series will complete the series.
T _ D S _ R _ S T R D _ T _ D S _ R _ S
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
BFI, EIL, HLO, KOR, ?
Six people, F, G, H, I, J and K, are standing opposite to each other in a circle, facing towards the centre. F and G are adjacent to each other. F and K are opposite to each other. H is opposite to I. J is opposite to G. K is second to the left of H. Who is standing between F and I?
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
15 30 33
16 26 19
62 122 ?
In a certain code language, HIDDEN is written as IJECDM. How will FELLOW be written
as in that language?
Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
128, 109, ?, 77, 64, 53, 44
In a certain code language, 'TWO' is coded as '3' and 'FIVE' is coded as '4'. How will 'EIGHT' be coded in that language?
Eleven people are sitting across a rectangular table. Four persons are sitting on each longest side of the table. Boss is sitting alone at one side of the table. N and O are sitting beside each other on one of the shortest side of table. H is sitting opposite to E and between G and N. A is sitting opposite to C and between M and D. B is opposite to D and between C and G. F is sitting opposite to G. Who among them is a Boss?
‘Printer’ is related to ‘Hardware’ in the same way as ‘Web Browser’ is related to ‘________’.
Select the option that is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. All flowers are tulips.
2. No tulips are whites.
Conclusions:
I. All tulips are flowers.
II. Some tulips are whites.
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at 'AB' as shown.
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cm is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
37, 41, 50, 66, ?
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
15 : 231 :: 16 : ?
Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series .
Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.
FEW : GYH :: YOU : ?
If ‘P’ denotes ‘addition’, ‘D’ denotes ‘subtraction’, ‘S’ denotes ‘multiplication’, and ‘V’
denotes ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following expression?
15 S 2 P 2 (11 S 2) D 75 V 15 D 4 (9 S 4)
If 'white' is called 'black', 'black' is called 'grey', 'grey' is called 'red', 'red, is called 'green', 'green' is called 'blue' and 'blue' is called 'yellow', then what will be the colour
of ‘Stop’ signal light?
Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes.
Girls, Boys, Students
(G: Girls; B: Boys; S: Students)
A dice is thrown three times. Its different positions are as shown. Select its next possible position from the given options
Which of the following states is associated with the dance drama folk theatre form ‘Yakshagana’?
A sphygmomanometer is used to measure which of the following?
Which of the following chemicals is used to cause artificial rain (cloud seeding)?
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding 'Spring tides'?
Besides banks, the other formal major source of cheap credit in rural areas, are:
Jwala Gutta is an Indian professional ________ player.
________ became the first Indian to win a singles match at the US Open in seven years in September 2020.
Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi and captured Delhi and Agra in the year _____.
Who among the following cricketers won the Orange Cap in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020?
When is the Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day observed annually?
The Battle of Kohima was fought in 1944 between:
Which of the following states announced the setting up of a ‘Gau Cabinet’ in November 2020 for the protection and promotion of cattle?
Who among the following won the Men's Singles event at the US Open 2020?
________ tax is imposed on transactions that have a negative externality; for example, pollution.
Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, who passed away in December 2020, was the owner of iconic spice brand _________.
Which among the following terms denotes to the hilly parts of the Karnataka plateau?
The book 'Kashmir's Untold Story: Declassified' was written by:
The last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was imprisoned in Rangoon jail by the British in the year _____.
As per Census 2011 which one of the following states does NOT fall in the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states?
Which of the following dynasties was NOT a part of the Delhi Sultanate?
When did the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 come into effect?
In which of the following years was the Buddhist Chanting of Ladakh included in the UNESCO'S list of intangible cultural heritage?
The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993, was repealed by The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Act in the year _____.
What is the dominant substance that makes up the hair, nails and the top layer of skin in the human body?
The statutory power for exchange control was provided to Reserve Bank of India by the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) of ________, which was subsequently replaced by a more comprehensive Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973.
If the height of a right circular cone is 24 m and its slant height is 30 m. then what is the area of its curved surface?
(Use $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$)
By selling an article for ₹254.38, there is a gain of 10.6%. If it is sold for ₹224.25. then the loss/gain percentage will be:
The average of seven consecutiYe positive integers is 259. If the next five odd numbers are included, then what is the average of all the numbers (correct to two decimal places)?
If the number 6523678pq is divisible by 99, the missing digits p and q are:
What is the difference between the compound inerest on ₹3,000 for 1 year at 5% per annum compounded yearly and that compounded half-yearly?
The value of 3 $$\times$$ 4 $$\div$$ 3 of 24 - 3 $$\div$$ 2 $$\times$$ (3-4) $$\times$$ 2 + 6 $$\div$$ 4 of 3 is:
The ratio of the number of men and women in a company is 5 : 4. If the number of men and women increase by 16% and 15%, respectively, then what will be the new ratio of men and women?
A. B and C can complete a work in 60, 30 and 20 days, respectively. In how many days can A complete the work if he is assisted by B and C together on every fifth day?
Two numbers X and Y are such that the sum of 3% of X and 2% of Y is two-third of the sum of 2% of X and 6% of Y. The ratio of three times of X 10 two times of Y is:
If 80% of 3/4 of a number is 63, then the number is:
If a 10-digit nmuber 643$$x$$1145y2 is divisible by 88, then the value of(2$$x$$ - 3y) for the largest value of y is:
Akhil drives a car from his home to office at an average speed of 50 km/h and reaches office 10 minutes early. But one day due to some problem with the car, he could drive at an average speed of 30 km/h only and reached office 10 minutes late. How far is his office from home?
When $$x$$ is subtracted from each of 43, 38, 11 and 10, then the numbers so obtined in this order are in proportion. What is the mean proponional between (11$$x$$ + 3) and (9$$x$$ - 2)?
Rameshwar deposited a part of ₹3,28,000 in a bank in the name of his daughter aged 18 years, and the balance in the name of his son aged 19 years in such a way that they both receive equal amounts when they become 21 years of age. If the bank gives compound interest at 5% per annum, then how much did be invest in the name of his daughter?
Duriug a flight of 900 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced
by 300 knvh and the time of flight increased by 30 mill. The original duration of the flight was:
What number must be added to each of the numbers 15, 9 and 5 so that the resulting numbers may be in a continued
proportion?
By selling 40 dozen bananas for ₹1,440, a man gains 20%. In order to gain 30% for how much should he sell 20 dozen bananas?
The amount obtained by investing a certain sum at r% p.a. for 3 years at simple interest is equal to the simple interest
on the same sum at the same rate for 19 years. What is the value of r?
If the selling price of an article is ₹900 and the discount is 40%, then find its marked price (in ₹).
The area of the floor of a cubical room is 192 $$m^{2}$$. The length of the longest rod that can be kept in that room is:
The average weight of 6 persons increases by 1.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them who was weighing 65 kg. What is the weight of the new person?
Pipes A and B can empty a full tank in 16 hours and 14 hours, respectively. Pipe C alone can fill the empty tank in 4
hours. If A, B and C are opened together, the tank will be 35% full after:
Simplify the following expression.
$$\frac{312 \div 26 + 60 \left(42-55 of 4 \div 10\right)\times2}{9+\left(12-2 of 4\right)}$$
A trader purchased 360 packets of pencils at the rate of ₹15 per packet. He sold 60% of the packets at the rate of ₹18 per packet and the remaining packets at the rate of ₹20 per packet. What is his gain per cent (up to one decimal place) in this transaction?
Two successive discounts, with the first being 10%, were given on an article having the marked price of ₹7,500. Finally, it was sold for ₹5,805. What per cent was the second discount?
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.
Please let me know / whether you decide / to come with me.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
His condition was so critical that a senior doctor ______ performed the operation.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Detest
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Cruel
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A large number of fish swimming together
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hesitate
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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’.
The old man was too weak that he couldn’t climb the stairs.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Music is helpful in improving the ______ of students.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Break or fall apart into small fragments in the process of deterioration
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Plead
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Shilpi has / a keen interest / of learning / a foreign language.
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’.
The inmates of the house are sleep when the thief entered.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To break new ground
Select the correctly spelt word.
Select the option that can be used as a substitute for the given group of words.
Hair of animals, which is soft and used for making wool
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To break into tears
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’.
Molly Yvonne didn’t know what to do. She was torn apart with conflicting emotions.
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.
Kavya didn’t wanted / any help / in painting.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The teacher asked us to write our answers ______.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Once, a man and his son were going into town. (1) ______ wanted to sell some potatoes. They went with (2) ______ donkey, and the donkey (3) ______ the potatoes. While they walked, (4) ______ man came past on a horse. “Shame (5) ______ you!” he said. “Why do you have a donkey, but you don’t ride it?”
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.
