Select the number that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
14 : 238 :: 18 :?
SSC Stenographer 11th Nov 2021 Shift-2
For the following questions answer them individually
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.
MOCK : NLXP: : DART: ?
Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Eatables. Bananas, Fruits
Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
DMKY, HQOC, MVTH, SBZN, ?
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
55 63 ?
48 58 40
49 25 49
Which two signs and two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to
make it correct?
$$35 + 15 - 4 \times 45 + 5 = 98$$
Six persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U, are sitting in a room. There are equal males and females. There is at least one married couple in the room. Q is P’s daughter. S is the father of two persons - one male and one female. P and T are daughters of U. Who is the married couple?
If ‘Red’ is called ‘Tomato’, ‘Tomato’ is called ‘Sweet’, ‘Sweet’ is called ‘Good’, and ‘Good’ is called ‘Clean’, then what is the colour of blood?
Eight friends K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting clockwise in the same sequence around a circular table, facing the centre, at equal distances from each other. If O is sitting in the south-east, then in which direction is R facing?
If ‘A’ denotes ‘addition’, ‘B’ denotes ‘multiplication’, ‘C’ denotes ‘subtraction’, and ‘D’
denotes ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following expression?
43 A 22 C 15 B 4 A 72 D(10 C 2) = ?
Among five pencils, A, B, C, D and E, the length of D is 10 cm. A is half the length of D but double the length of C. E is 2 cm longer than C. The length of B is equal to the lengths of A and E taken together. Which is the longest pencil?
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs from left to right to balance the given equation.
44 * 32 * 8 * 16 * 3 * 0
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
(13, 4, 18) (49, 24, 50) (87, 51, ?)
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Drive vehicle
2. Unlock vehicle
3. Start vehicle
4. Reach destination
5. Parking of vehicle
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
4 8 128
39 108
5 10 ?
Three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and one is
different. Pick the odd one out.
Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, 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 machines are coolers.
All coolers are robots.
Some microwaves are coolers.
Conclusions:
I. Some coolers are machines.
II. Some robots are machines.
III. No robot is a microwave.
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
2, 11, 28, 53, ?, 127
What was the day of the week on 19 February 2011?
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
14, 30, 64, 130, 7, 530, 1064
‘A + B’ means ‘A is the father of B’.
‘A * B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’.
‘A % B’ means “A is the brother of B’.
If J + T % N % C * L * S, then how is J related to S?
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical
and meaningful order.
1. Jewellery
2. Metal
3. Sell
4. Melt
5. Polish
Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
Five houses K, L, M, N and O are situated in a row, all facing the north. M is to the immediate left of L. K is between O and M. N is third to the right of K. Which house is exactly in the middle?
Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Pointing towards Arti, Sukanya said, "She is my husband's mother-in-law's husband's daughter". How is Arti related to Sukanya?
In a certain code language, "YOUNGER'’ is written as 'AQWNECP". How will 'NUMBERS' be written as in that language?
If Z = Y > R = M and G > H = Z = Q, then which of the following options is NOT correct?
The average income of six friends A, B, C, D, E and F is ₹6,500. The total income of B,
D, E and F is ₹25,000. If A’s income is ₹4,000 less than C’s income, then what is the
income of C?
Mridul cycles 145 m towards the east, and then turns left and cycles 155 m. Again, he turns left and cycles 225 m. He finally turns left and cycles 95 m to reach his home.
What is the shortest distance between his home and the starting point?
Meenal walks 45 m towards the north, and then turns left and walks 35 m. From there, she turns right and walks 26 m, and then she again turns right and walks 35 m. She finally takes a left turn and walks 17 m to reach her home. How far is she from the starting point?
Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, I and III. 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 tractors are roads.
No road is a park.
No tractor is a vehicle.
Conclusions:
I. No vehicle is a tractor.
II. No tractor is a park.
III. Some roads are tractors.
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
15 12 81
17 14 93
15 11 ?
Two 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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some carpenters are singers.
All singers are doctors.
Conclusions:
I. No doctor is a carpenter.
II. Some doctors are singers.
III. Some carpenters are doctors.
In a certain code language, ‘CURSOR’ is written as ‘564’ and ‘BOY’ is written as ‘126’.
How will ‘FREE’ be written as in that language?
Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Logical
2. Logistics
3. Longevity
4. Locust
5. Loafer
Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the odd one out.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line facing the north. C
is between B and A. D is between B and H. E is third to the left of A. B is second to the right of A. G is between A and F. H is at one of the corners. Who is sitting at the other corner?
Among five objects P, Q, R, S and T, Q is twice as heavy as P. S is twice as heavy as Q.
R is half as heavy as T. T is equally as heavy as Q. Which is the heaviest among all five objects?
Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
RTCQ, TWGV, VZKA, XCOF, ?
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.
FRAGILE : RLIGFEA: : CAUTION: ?
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
56, 59, 65, 68, 74, ?, 83
Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Select the set of classes the relationship between which is best illustrated by the Venn diagram given below.
Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
JOD, FKZ, BGV, ?
In aclass of 45 students, all students participate in one or both of the two games, i.e. Chess and Badminton. 11 students participate in both the games, whereas 17 students participate only in Chess. How many total students participate in Badminton?
A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?
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.
CARE : HUDF : : TOMB: ?
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
77, 78, 74, 83, 67, ?
When did the Queen Victoria Proclamation declare that India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State?
The speed of light in vacuum is:
Which of the following members of the animal kingdom has a four-chambered heart?
In March 2020, the Maharashtra Government approved the proposal to rename the airport of after_______ Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
Which of the following languages is NOT recognised in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?
In terms of their magnetic properties, the elements named nickel and cobalt are classified as:
In which of the following states is the festival called ‘Kharchi Puja’, involving the
worship of 14 deities in 7 days, traditionally celebrated?
Who among the following cricketers won the 2019 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Player of the Year, announced in January 2020?
What is the minimum age requirement (prescribed by the Constitution) for being a member of a Panchayat?
Which of the following associations has launched a coalition named ‘United for Biodiversity’ on World Wildlife Day 2020?
How many independent princely states were integrated in India after independence?
Which of the following parts of the Constitution of India gives details of the procedures for its amendments?
Nitrate esters are used in making____________.
The Hawa Mahal in Jaipur was built by which of the following kings?
When was the Food Corporation of India (FCl) set up under the Food Corporations Act, 1964 with the primary duty to purchase, store, move/transport, distribute and sell food grains and other foodstuffs?
Which of the following rivers is the largest tributary of the Indus river?
Who among the following has been appointed the Chairperson of the Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir and some north-eastern states?
National Pollution Prevention Day is observed on_________ annually in the memory of people who lost their lives in Bhopal gas tragedy.
According to Coffee Board of India, which of the following states in India is the largest producer of coffee in 2020?
Which of the following tennis stars announced her retirement from tennis on 26 February 2020?
Pilgrimage Tax, which was based on religious discrimination, was abolished by Akbar in which of the following years?
During the reign of Akbar, his courtier Dasvant was well-known for his skills in:
In international sports, Lovlina Borgohain represents India in:
The historical Somnath Temple, which was plundered several times by foreign invaders in ancient times, is located in which of the following states?
Which of the following dance forms was introduced by the great Vaishnava saint and reformer Mahapurusha Sankaradeva?
What is the unit of energy in the International System of Units?
In which of the following states is India’s first moss garden being developed?
Who among the following is the President of apex industry body ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) as of December 2020?
Which of the following pre-historic sites provides archaeological evidence of cattle rearing in the form of hoof-marks on clay surfaces?
Who among the following won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for his book of fiction ‘The Nickel Boys’?
Which of the following is measured in its Sl-derived unit called Tesla?
According to the Census of India 2011, what is the approximate population of Sikkim?
Which of the following football club won the Indian Super League in March 2020?
The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is commemorated each year on __________.
How many persons having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, art or social service are to be nominated by the President as Members of the Rajya Sabha?
Which of the following rivers joins the Ganga at Sonpur near Patna?
Baisakhi is the famous festival of which of the following states/union territories?
Which among the following produces bile in the human body?
Which of the following organisations announced in June 2020 that it will host its next summit in Davos in January 2021 under the theme ‘The Great Reset’?
Which among the following is classified under Gymnosperms?
In the context of administration under the Gupta rulers, the term ‘bhukti’ stood for__________.
___________is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems.
The Borlaug Award is given in the field of:
On which of the following days Nagaland Statehood Day is observed?
Which of the following is NOT a river of the Himalayan river systems?
Which of the following movies was conferred the award titled ‘Golden Bear for Best Film’ at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival held in February 2020?
Which of the following institutions is mandated by the Constitution to make recommendations to the President on the principles which should govern the grants- in-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
‘Machail Mata’ shrine located in the Kishtwar district of Jammu is dedicated to the Goddess:
Which Indian state was the highest contributor to the All India Nominal GDP in the financial year 2018-19?
Which of the following Universities secured the top place in the medal tally of the "‘Khelo India University Games 2020'?
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Does this plant be kept indoors?
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
I said, “I took a lot of precautions after my surgery.”
Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Unskilled workers are being replaced by trained people in this factory.
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
This is one of the best books that has been published this year.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The evidence in the murder case __________ presented before the jury.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
You must be quite good acquainted with the terrain in this jungle.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He fell _________ the swing in the garden.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
After a long trek / through the forest, / we arrived to the camp / around 8 p.m.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
There________ considerable room for improvement in your drawing.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Deficient
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
HARMONY
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Her coach allowed she swimming in deep water.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
When did they find the mistake?
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Jubilant
Select the correct active voice of the given sentence.
Weren’t you informed about the new policies of hiring?
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
This fact has not been brought to my notice by anybody.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
“What a wonderful ride it was!” said Madhav.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Once and for all
Given here are four sentences. The first sentence is in correct order, while the rest of the sentences are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. We make a lot of choices in our daily life.
B. Living on the edge may be exciting but not always the right thing to do.
C. These determine either our safety or put us in danger.
D. Therefore, following limits is always the safer and better way of life.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The mid-day meal ensures ________ each child studying in a government school has at least one nutritious meal a day.
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required’.
You might spot a tiger in the Sariska reserve if you would be lucky.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Twist someone’s arm
Given here are four sentences. The first sentence is in correct order, while the rest of the sentences are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. There are two ways of getting rid of weeds in your garden — the easy way and the not-so-easy way.
B. The easy way may be to run a lawn-mower and the lawn looks fine for a while.
C. It is time consuming and painful, but the weeds will stay away for a longer time.
D. But the not-so-easy way may mean getting down on your knees and pulling out the weeds by the roots.
In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
I would like you to listen careful to what I am saying.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
TRANQUIL
Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
Savita said, “I’m enjoying my stay in the hills.”
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their
correct order.
A. Susan Reynolds slipped into her car after putting her shopping bags in the trunk.
B. She reached her house and carried the shopping bags in.
C. It was a thirty-minute ride to her home and the traffic was light.
D. She put them down and turned off the alarm.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The jury has given the final verdict.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I think your watch / goes ten minutes behind; / mine shows / the correct time.
Given here are four sentences. The first sentence is in correct order, while the rest of the sentences are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. The computer company was in a crisis as its sales and profits were falling.
B. He immediately set to work chopping jobs and taking other tough decisions.
C. Soon things started changing and the company was saved, at least in the short term.
D. The board brought in a new CEO with many years of experience who began managing the crisis.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Practising math sums in so many periods over time is better than in long periods at a time, for effective learning.
In the given sentence, identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Discuss how will you keep your surroundings clean and hygienic.
Select the correct active voice of the given sentence.
Online summer camps in different sports have been arranged for students by the education ministry.
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Neither the reporters nor the editor were satisfied by the attitudes of the publishers of the newspaper.
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The house when I was born is in ruins.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
PREVAIL
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To call the shots
Select the correct passive voice of the given sentence.
Ruma plays carrom very well.
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required’.
Whoever performs exceptionally well he will be promoted immediately.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Feeble
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Dry run
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Madam Hooch asked the students what they were waiting for.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The country is witnessing a severe locust outbreak in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
She is eagerly waiting for the day when she _________ to her fiance.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
TIMID
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The officer made me to type the letter again.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
APPRISE
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Anju told her brother that she was going to bake a cake for him that day.
There is an underlined segment in the given sentence. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
I like Rahane’s style of batting more than Kohli.
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required’.
Sonali as well as her brother is performing at the show tonight.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
HOSPITABLE
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
I said to Taru, “Be careful when you go out.”
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
The situation in the city is now fully under control.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
By withhold the officer’s promotion, the department caused her a great deal of frustration.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The family was watching Ramayana on the TV.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At a snail’s pace
Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence.
I stepped forward and asked the store keeper how much the mangoes cost.
In the sentence identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Have you decided which university you want to join after you finished school?
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Stationary
Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence.
The group leader told Sara that she had been talking nonstop for over three minutes.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He advised his friend to lose some weight.
Select the correct active voice of the given sentence.
Shouldn’t the brave frontline warriors be honoured by us for their exemplary service?
Given here are four sentences. The first sentence is in correct order, while the rest of
the sentences are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. At last I reached my uncle’s beach house.
B. I was determined to enjoy my stay thoroughly.
C. But, somehow, I had forgotten to pack any sunscreen.
D. So, I had packed everything I might need.
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Anna said, “What are you talking about, Mark? How can you leave us alone at such a difficult time?”
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Many of my friends / spoke highly / of a film / which | have seen it yesterday.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The Covid-19 pandemic has deeply affected people across the world. During these difficult (1)________frontline workers have been at the highest risk as (2)________ have been stepping out to work daily (3)________ proper protective gear. An NGO reached out to people to (4)________ funds to procure PPE kits, masks and sanitizers for (5)________ among the frontline workers. Several school children participated (6)________ this noble initiative. They collected old newspapers and books and (7)________ them to raise a good sum of money which was (8)________ used to buy kits. The children were happy to (9)________ and learnt how taking care of each other is very (10)________ in such challenging situations.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
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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.
In 1945, James Leach Miller returned from World War II and shared nothing (1)________ it with his wife. He folded up his Army (2)________ , with the medals still pinned to it, and (3)________ put it in the basement, where his older boy would (4) take it out to play soldiers. He never complained (5)________ that generation of army men didn’t air their problems. His son Michael once offered to take him back to Normandy when World War II veterans (6)________ the journey but his father shook (7)________ head saying, “I’ve been there once.” Sadly, Mr. Miller, 96 years old, (8)________ survived the bloodiest battle of World War II, died of (9)________ from the coronavirus on March 30 (10)________ an Old Soldiers’ Home.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 10.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
I was on a visit to Calcutta. It was Saturday and I was staying for the weekend at my cousin's. That evening my cousin, who works in a firm, had to fly to Delhi for a meeting. So, his wife drove him to the airport and I accompanied them. On our way back from the airport we stopped by a lake. My cousin's wife said, “Let me show you where we spend some of our evenings.” She locked the car and we began to walk towards the lake. There was a small bridge to cross and she led the way. Three young men were coming from the other end of the bridge. As they approached us, one of them said to me, “Can I have a match?” As I put my hand into my pocket for the match box, I heard a cry of alarm. And then I saw what was happening.
One of the other two men had snatched the handbag from my cousin's wife and passed it on the man next to him. He in turn passed it to the third man and all three started running back to where they had come from. My cousin’s wife kept shouting and hurling abuses at them but made no attempt to follow them to retrieve her bag. I wanted to chase them but she stopped me saying that such rogues could be armed and dangerous. As it was dark, the three men were soon out of sight. I felt sorry for not being of any help but my cousin’s wife assured me that there was no money or valuables in the bag. She had just kept a couples of apples and a packet of biscuits in the handbag in case I felt hungry.
Why did the narrator’s cousin’s wife stop him from chasing the thieves?
How long was the narrator going to stay at his cousin’s place?
After dropping the narrator’s cousin, his cousin’s wife took him to a lake to:
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
One of the three men asked the narrator for a match to:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
I was a chef in the Taj banquet kitchen when the gunshots started that night. Initially, the news was that it was an internal gang war in a neighbourhood nearby and that it would die down soon. It was only at about 10.30 or 11 p.m. that we understood the magnitude of what was going on. We were seven chefs in the kitchen that night, not one of whom left the Taj despite knowing all exit points. By then the shootout had happened at the Wasabi restaurant and all those who had survived were pouring into the banquet hall and kitchen where we were working.
As soon as we had heard about the shootout, we had prepared sandwiches for our surviving guests which we then handed out. After this, we entered the corridor to escort our guests out of the hotel through the back entrance. We had successfully helped a few guests when I saw the left profile of a terrorist in a red cap, who began shooting. I was standing next to a refrigerator, when my head chef and his assistant chef both got shot. There was chaos, panic and fear as our guests started running everywhere — but by then they had opened fire in all directions.
All of a sudden, everything went quiet and that silence was the worst. I tried looking around for survivors, but it was just me. I stayed there for a few hours, until I realised that no help would be coming anytime soon. I looked at the refrigerator where I’d been only a while ago and it had 3 bullet holes in it — I’d narrowly escaped death, but it was horrifying to see that my guests and colleagues hadn't been as lucky. I won't look back on that day as just a terrorist attack, but a day when many brave individuals looked death in the eye to help others.
By saying that many ‘looked death in the eye’ the narrator means they:
‘All of a sudden, everything went quiet and that silence was the worst.’ The narrator felt so because:
The shootout first started in:
Which of the following did the hotel staff do?
a) Served snacks to the guests
b) Escorted guests out of the hotel
c) Escorted guests to their rooms
d) Looked around for survivors
e) Ran here and there in fear and panic
f) Ran out of the hotel to save themselves
On the day of the shootout:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given that follow.
An excavation of ancient Babylon revealed evidence that Babylonians were making soap around 2800 B.C. This is the first concrete evidence we have of soap-like substance. The early soap makers were Babylonians, Mesopotamians, Egyptians, as well as the ancient Greeks and Romans. All of them made soap by mixing fat, oils and salts. Soap wasn't made and used for bathing and personal hygiene but was rather produced for cleaning cooking utensils or goods or was used for medicine purposes. The early references to soap making were for the use of soap in cleaning wool and cotton used in textile manufacture and was used medicinally for at least 5000 years.
Soap is a product for cleaning made from natural ingredients that may include both plant and animal products, including items as: animal fat, such as tallow or vegetable oil, such as castor, olive, or coconut oil. Soap supposedly got its name from Mount Sapo in Rome. The word ‘sapo’, Latin for soap, first appeared in Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis. The first soap was made by Babylonians around 2800 B.C.
Soap making history goes back many thousands years. In the early beginnings of soap making, it was an exclusive technique used by small groups of soap makers. The demand for soap was high, but it was very expensive and there was a monopoly on soap production in many areas. Back then, plant byproducts and animal and vegetable oils were the main ingredients of soap. The price of soap was significantly reduced in 1791 when a Frenchman by the name of LeBlanc discovered a chemical process that allowed soap to be made cheaply and sold for significantly less money.
More than 20 years later, another Frenchman identified relationships between glycerin, fats and acid — what marked the beginning of modern soap making. With this discovery of another method of making soap, soap became even less expensive. Since that time, there have been no major discoveries and the same processes are used for the soap making we use and enjoy today.
Advances came as the science of chemistry developed because more was understood about the ingredients. In the mid-nineteenth century, soap for bathing became a separate commodity from laundry soap, with milder soaps being packaged, sold and made available for personal use. Liquid hand soaps were invented in the 1970s and this invention keeps soaps in the public view.
Today, there are many different kinds of soaps made for a vast array of purposes. Soap is available for personal, commercial and industrial use. There is handmade, homemade and commercially produced soap, there is soap used to wash clothes, dishes and cars, there is soap used for your pet, soap for your carpet and also soap for your child.
The main theme of the passage is:
After reading the passage it can be inferred that soap was first made by:
In early days, soap was NOT used for:
Till the eighteenth century, which ingredient was NOT used in making soap?
Soap became less expensive in the early 19th century because:
