SSC MTS 9th August 2019 Shift-2
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
It was when she started reading books as a child that Dervla Murphy, Ireland’s foremost travelwriter, first developed (1)______ interest in and love for travel. Her father was the county librarian in Waterford, and Dervla had (2)______ to a wide variety of books which (3)______ her imagination for distant lands and her determination (4)______ see them for herself. Even as a child she would cycle widely in her native Waterford, and as a young adult she (5)______ cycling trips to Europe whenever possible.
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
14 : 68 :: 16 : ?
Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
11, 14, 31, 14, 16, 34, 17, 18, 37, ?, 20, ?
In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.
In a certain code language, ‘FORT’ is written as ‘56’, ‘MAN’ is written as ‘25’. What is the code for ‘CALF’ in that code language?
From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
