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: Some telephones are mobiles. All mobiles are tablets. Some tablets are laptops. Conclusions: I. Some mobiles are laptops. II. All telephones are tablets. III. Some telephones are tablets.

All conclusions I, II and III follow.

Only conclusions I and II follow.

Which of the following events in 2018 holds the Guinness World Record as being the largest annual fundraising event in the world (as of April 2021)?

Patagonian International Marathon

Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris

GV Mavalankar was the Chairman of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly of India.

Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas

Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag

Participation in which of the following activities is NOT recommended for the motor development of a student?

Helping the visually challenged

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SSC CGL Tier I 2021 – 20 Apr 2022, Shift 1 Question Paper with Answers

SSC CGL 2021 Tier I, held on 20 April 2022, Shift 1 (9:00 AM – 10:00 AM). 88 questions in SSC's order across Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English. Try each question first, then open “Answer and explanation”.

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Question 1 · Reasoning · Relationships and ordering
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.

1. Pediculate
2. Pandemonium
3. Pancytopenia
4. Panelist
5. Panegyric
1. (a) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1
2. (b) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
3. (c) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
4. (d) 2, 3, 5, 4, 1
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Compare letter by letter: Pancytopenia (Panc) < Pandemonium (Pand) < Panegyric (Paneg) < Panelist (Panel) < Pediculate (Pe).
Order: 3, 2, 5, 4, 1.
Answer: 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
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Question 2 · Reasoning · Logical inference
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:
Some telephones are mobiles.
All mobiles are tablets.
Some tablets are laptops.

Conclusions:
I. Some mobiles are laptops.
II. All telephones are tablets.
III. Some telephones are tablets.
1. (a) All conclusions I, II and III follow.
2. (b) Only conclusion III follows.
3. (c) Only conclusion II follows.
4. (d) Only conclusions I and II follow.
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) Only conclusion III follows.
Some telephones are mobiles and all mobiles are tablets, so those telephones are tablets: III follows.
Nothing links mobiles to laptops (I fails), and only some telephones are known to be tablets (II fails).
Answer: Only conclusion III follows.
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Question 3 · Reasoning · Relationships and ordering
Vinita and Amita are the sisters of Gaurav. Ashish is the father of Vinita. Ansh is the son of Amita. How is Ashish related to Ansh?
1. (a) Maternal grandfather
2. (b) Maternal uncle
3. (c) Paternal grandfather
4. (d) Paternal uncle
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) Maternal grandfather
Ashish is the father of Vinita, so he is also the father of her sister Amita.
Ansh is Amita’s son, so Ashish is Ansh’s mother’s father — his maternal grandfather.
Answer: Maternal grandfather
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Question 4 · Reasoning · Classification
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.
1. (a) YXS
2. (b) QPJ
3. (c) RQL
4. (d) SRM
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) QPJ
In each cluster the second letter is one step before the first. The third letter is then 5 steps before the second in YXS (X→S), RQL (Q→L) and SRM (R→M).
In QPJ it is 6 steps (P→J), so QPJ is the odd one.
Answer: QPJ
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Question 5 · Reasoning · Coding and decoding
In a certain code language, ‘Min Fin Dig Jig’ means ‘Radha is an artist’ and ‘Sic Ric Min Dig Fin’ means ‘An artist is always open-minded’. Which of the following is the code for ‘Radha’?
1. (a) Dig
2. (b) Min
3. (c) Fin
4. (d) Jig
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) Jig
The words common to both sentences are ‘is’, ‘an’ and ‘artist’, and the codes common to both are Min, Fin and Dig.
The remaining word of the first sentence, ‘Radha’, therefore has the remaining code, Jig.
Answer: Jig
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Question 6: Figure-based question; not reproduced here.
Question 7: Figure-based question; not reproduced here.
Question 8 · Reasoning · Coding and decoding
In a certain code language, ‘FILE’ is coded as 8357 and ‘SINK’ is coded as 9364. How will ‘NIKE’ be coded in that language?
1. (a) 6437
2. (b) 3647
3. (c) 6473
4. (d) 6347
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) 6347
Each letter has a fixed digit. From FILE = 8357 and SINK = 9364 the common letter I = 3, so F = 8, L = 5, E = 7, S = 9, N = 6, K = 4.
NIKE = N, I, K, E = 6, 3, 4, 7 = 6347.
Answer: 6347
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Question 11 · Reasoning · Sequences
Study the given matrix carefully and select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
1. (a) 61
2. (b) 35
3. (c) 48
4. (d) 29
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) 61
In each column, third number = (first × second) − 2: 9 × 5 − 2 = 43 and 7 × 4 − 2 = 26.
Third column: 9 × 7 − 2 = 61.
Answer: 61
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Question 12 · Reasoning · Symbolic calculations
Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

189 ÷ 27 − 3 + 29 × 2 = 48
(a) − and ×
(b) + and ×
(c) ÷ and −
(d) − and +
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) − and ×
Swap − and ×: 189 ÷ 27 × 3 + 29 − 2 = 7 × 3 + 29 − 2 = 21 + 27 = 48. ✔
Answer: − and ×
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Question 14 · Reasoning · Relationships and ordering
Prakash, Qadir, Ramesh, Saurabh and Tariq are friends. Ramesh is taller than Qadir but shorter than Saurabh. Prakash is the shortest, and Tariq is taller than Saurabh. Who is the tallest among them?
(a) Ramesh
(b) Tariq
(c) Qadir
(d) Saurabh
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) Tariq
Order from shortest: Prakash < Qadir < Ramesh < Saurabh < Tariq.
Tariq is taller than Saurabh, who is taller than everyone else, so Tariq is the tallest.
Answer: Tariq
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Question 15 · Reasoning · Symbolic calculations
The radius of a circle is 90 cm. If the radius of this circle is increased to 99 cm, then what will be the percentage increase in the area of this circle?
(a) 20%
(b) 21%
(c) 25%
(d) 22.5%
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 21%
Area is proportional to r². New/old area = (99/90)² = (1.1)² = 1.21.
So the area increases by 21%.
Answer: 21%
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Question 16 · Reasoning · Coding and decoding
In a certain code language, ‘NORMAL’ is written as ‘DIPKRO’ and ‘SOUND’ is written as ‘GKRPX’. How will ‘CLUSTER’ be written in that language?
(a) FBOOVQX
(b) FOBOQVX
(c) BFOOVQX
(d) BFOVOXQ
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) FBOOVQX
Write the letters of the word in alphabetical order and then shift them alternately +3 and −3.
NORMAL → A L M N O R → D I P K R O; SOUND → D N O S U → G K R P X.
CLUSTER → C E L R S T U → F B O O V Q X.
Answer: FBOOVQX
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Question 17 · Reasoning · Sequences
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

LAS, NFW, MKD, OPH, LUS, ?
(a) MXW
(b) MYX
(c) NZW
(d) NZH
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) NZW
First letters: L, N, M, O, L, … go +2, −1, +2, −3, so next is +2 → N.
Second letters go +5: A, F, K, P, U, Z. Third letters go +4, +7, +4, +11, so next is +4: S → W.
Next term: NZW.
Answer: NZW
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Question 18 · Reasoning · Analogies
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

CARNATIC : SBDMZDJU :: FREEDOMS : ?
(a) FSGUNPEV
(b) GSFVWPEP
(c) FSGVXPNP
(d) FSGVWTNP
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) FSGVWTNP
Split CARNATIC into CARN | ATIC. First half: reverse the first three letters and add 1 (R→S, A→B, C→D), then write the opposite letter of N (M). Second half: opposite letter of A (Z), then reverse the last three letters and add 1 (C→D, I→J, T→U).
FREEDOMS = FREE | DOMS: E→F, R→S, F→G, opposite of E = V; opposite of D = W, S→T, M→N, O→P. Code: FSGVWTNP.
Answer: FSGVWTNP
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Question 19: Figure-based question; not reproduced here.
Question 20 · Reasoning · Sequences
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

18, 34, 66, 130, ?
(a) 178
(b) 258
(c) 232
(d) 273
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 258
The differences double: +16, +32, +64, so the next difference is +128.
130 + 128 = 258.
Answer: 258
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Question 21 · Reasoning · Sequences
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.

X _ U _ B _ O _ Z _ X _ U _ B
(a) O Z X U B Z O
(b) O Z X U B O Z
(c) O Z X B U O Z
(d) O X Z U B O Z
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) O Z X U B O Z
The block XOUZB repeats: X O U Z B | X O U Z B | X O U Z B.
The blanks are therefore O, Z, X, U, B, O, Z.
Answer: O Z X U B O Z
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Question 22 · Reasoning · Analogies
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.

147 : 222 :: 158 : ?
(a) 287
(b) 233
(c) 264
(d) 225
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 233
147 + 75 = 222, so the same rule gives 158 + 75 = 233.
Answer: 233
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Question 23 · Reasoning · Symbolic calculations
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and make the given equation correct.

22 * 110 * 392 * 49 * 18 * 12
(a) =, –, +, ÷, ×
(b) =, ×, +, ÷, –
(c) +, ÷, =, –, ×
(d) +, =, ÷, ×, –
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) +, =, ÷, ×, –
Try +, =, ÷, ×, –: 22 + 110 = 392 ÷ 49 × 18 − 12.
Left side 132; right side 8 × 18 − 12 = 144 − 12 = 132. Both sides match.
Answer: +, =, ÷, ×, –
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Question 25 · Reasoning · Sequences
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

38, 53, 70, 89, ?
(a) 98
(b) 110
(c) 124
(d) 92
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 110
Differences are 15, 17, 19, so the next is 21.
89 + 21 = 110.
Answer: 110
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General Awareness
1. Question 26 · General Awareness · Current affairs
  In September 2020, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved increasing MSP of ______ Rabi crops for the marketing season 2021-22.
  (a) eight
  (b) four
  (c) six
  (d) two
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (c) six
  On 21 September 2020 the CCEA raised the Minimum Support Prices of six Rabi crops — wheat, barley, gram, masur (lentil), rapeseed & mustard and safflower — for the 2021-22 marketing season.
  Answer: six
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2. Question 27 · General Awareness · Current affairs
  The National Rail Plan announced in the Union Budget of 2021-22 aims to create a future ready railway system by which of the following years?
  (a) 2025
  (b) 2030
  (c) 2029
  (d) 2024
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) 2030
  The National Rail Plan aims to build a “future ready” railway system by 2030 that can meet demand up to 2050.
  Answer: 2030
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3. Question 28 · General Awareness · Culture
  ______ is a popular folk dance of Minicoy Island.
  (a) Lava
  (b) Moyashai
  (c) Leshalaptu
  (d) Aaluyattu
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (a) Lava
  Lava is the best-known folk dance of Minicoy island in Lakshadweep, performed by men in colourful costumes to the beat of drums.
  Answer: Lava
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4. Question 29 · General Awareness · Indian polity
  The Swachh Swasth ______ is an initiative to achieve better health outcomes through improved sanitation, increased awareness and healthy lifestyles.
  (a) Sansara
  (b) Swarga
  (c) Samagra
  (d) Sarvatra
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) Sarvatra
  Swachh Swasth Sarvatra (2016) is a joint initiative of the Ministries of Health and Drinking Water & Sanitation linking open-defecation-free status with better health outcomes.
  Answer: Sarvatra
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5. Question 30 · General Awareness · Everyday science
  In order to prevent tooth decay safely and effectively by making use of water, it is subject to which of the following processes?
  (a) Iodisation
  (b) Carbonisation
  (c) Chlorination
  (d) Fluoridation
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) Fluoridation
  Fluoridation adds a controlled amount of fluoride to drinking water; fluoride strengthens tooth enamel and helps prevent tooth decay.
  Answer: Fluoridation
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6. Question 31 · General Awareness · History
  Sikandra is the final resting place of Emperor ______.
  (a) Shah Jahan
  (b) Akbar
  (c) Humayun
  (d) Jahangir
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) Akbar
  Akbar’s tomb is at Sikandra near Agra; it was completed by his son Jahangir.
  Answer: Akbar
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7. Question 32 · General Awareness · Static GK
  Which of the following events in 2018 holds the Guinness World Record as being the largest annual fundraising event in the world (as of April 2021)?
  (a) Patagonian International Marathon
  (b) London Marathon
  (c) Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris
  (d) Baxters Loch Ness Marathon
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) London Marathon
  The 2018 London Marathon raised the most money of any annual one-day fundraising event, a Guinness World Record it has held for years.
  Answer: London Marathon
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8. Question 33 · General Awareness · Indian polity
  Which of the following Amendment Acts of the Constitution of India abolished the privy purses and privileges of former rulers of princely states?
  (a) 26th Amendment Act 1971
  (b) 25th Amendment Act 1971
  (c) 27th Amendment Act 1971
  (d) 28th Amendment Act 1972
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (a) 26th Amendment Act 1971
  The Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1971 removed Articles 291 and 362 and ended the privy purses and privileges of the former rulers of princely states.
  Answer: 26th Amendment Act 1971
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9. Question 34 · General Awareness · History
  As described in ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ by Abul Fazl-i-Allami, ‘gaz’ (unit of measuring length) was divided into equal parts called ______.
  (a) angul
  (b) liksha
  (c) tassuj
  (d) rajahkan
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (c) tassuj
  According to the Ain-i-Akbari, the gaz was divided into 24 equal parts called tassuj.
  Answer: tassuj
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10. Question 35 · General Awareness · Current affairs
  Who among the following was nominated for the 30th GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his/her outstanding contribution to engineering science in April 2021?
  (a) Sanjay Mittal
  (b) Rajeev Kumar Varshney
  (c) Chandrima Saha
  (d) Suman Chakraborty
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) Suman Chakraborty
  Prof. Suman Chakraborty of IIT Kharagpur was chosen in April 2021 for the 30th G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for his work in engineering science (microfluidics).
  Answer: Suman Chakraborty
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11. Question 36 · General Awareness · Geography
  The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is located in the ______.
  (a) Red Sea
  (b) Arabian Sea
  (c) Arctic Ocean
  (d) Atlantic Ocean
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) Atlantic Ocean
  The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument lies off the coast of New England in the Atlantic Ocean; it is the first US marine national monument in the Atlantic.
  Answer: Atlantic Ocean
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12. Question 37 · General Awareness · Indian polity
  GV Mavalankar was the Chairman of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly of India.
  (a) Order of Business Committee
  (b) Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas
  (c) Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag
  (d) Committee on the Functions
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) Committee on the Functions
  G.V. Mavalankar chaired the Constituent Assembly’s Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly; he later became the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
  Answer: Committee on the Functions
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13. Question 38 · General Awareness · History
  In which of the following years did the Indian army free Goa from the Portuguese?
  (a) 1956
  (b) 1959
  (c) 1961
  (d) 1967
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (c) 1961
  Operation Vijay in December 1961 ended Portuguese rule in Goa, Daman and Diu.
  Answer: 1961
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14. Question 39 · General Awareness · Everyday science
  The scientific name for the domestic ______ is Canis lupus familiaris.
  (a) buffalo
  (b) dog
  (c) cat
  (d) cow
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) dog
  Canis lupus familiaris is the domestic dog, a subspecies of the grey wolf (Canis lupus).
  Answer: dog
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15. Question 40 · General Awareness · Current affairs
  Prashant Bhushan, who was a founding member of the India Against Corruption movement, is a prominent Indian ______.
  (a) sports commentator
  (b) lawyer
  (c) industrialist
  (d) film director
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) lawyer
  Prashant Bhushan is a Supreme Court lawyer known for public-interest litigation; he was a founding member of India Against Corruption.
  Answer: lawyer
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16. Question 41 · General Awareness · Current affairs
  The Union Budget 2021–22 has recommended a voluntary scrapping policy for vehicles based on fitness tests after a period of ______ years for personal vehicles.
  (a) 10
  (b) 25
  (c) 20
  (d) 15
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (c) 20
  Budget 2021-22 announced a voluntary vehicle scrapping policy with fitness tests after 20 years for personal vehicles and 15 years for commercial vehicles.
  Answer: 20
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17. Question 42 · General Awareness · Geography
  Koteshwar Hydroelectric Power Project is located on the river ______.
  (a) Bhagirathi
  (b) Koshi
  (c) Damodar
  (d) Gomti
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (a) Bhagirathi
  The Koteshwar dam and power project in Uttarakhand is on the Bhagirathi river, downstream of the Tehri dam.
  Answer: Bhagirathi
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18. Question 43 · General Awareness · Current affairs
  In March 2021, Bhavani Devi became the first Indian ______ to qualify for the Olympics.
  (a) golfer
  (b) fencer
  (c) boxer
  (d) swimmer
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) fencer
  C.A. Bhavani Devi became the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics (Tokyo 2020) in March 2021.
  Answer: fencer
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19. Question 44 · General Awareness · Current affairs
  As per an estimate by the ‘Food Waste Index Report 2021’, released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in March 2021, India wastes approximately ______ kg food per person per year.
  (a) 100
  (b) 25
  (c) 20
  (d) 50
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) 50
  UNEP’s Food Waste Index Report 2021 estimated household food waste in India at about 50 kg per person per year.
  Answer: 50
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20. Question 45 · General Awareness · Geography
  Which of the following is the main food crop of the semi-arid areas of central and southern India?
  (a) Ragi
  (b) Jowar
  (c) Bajra
  (d) Maize
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) Jowar
  Jowar (sorghum) is the main food crop of the semi-arid areas of central and southern India, mostly grown in Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby states.
  Answer: Jowar
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21. Question 46 · General Awareness · History
  A celt is ______ from the Neolithic period.
  (a) an urn
  (b) a tool
  (c) a house
  (d) a tomb
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) a tool
  A celt is a polished stone axe or adze — a typical tool of the Neolithic (New Stone Age).
  Answer: a tool
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22. Question 47 · General Awareness · Current affairs
  Who among the following was appointed as the brand ambassador of Eat. fit in March 2021?
  (a) Sonu Sood
  (b) Virat Kohli
  (c) Deepika Padukone
  (d) Devdutt Padikkal
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) Devdutt Padikkal
  In March 2021, Eat.fit (the food brand of cult.fit) named young cricketer Devdutt Padikkal as its brand ambassador.
  Answer: Devdutt Padikkal
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23. Question 48 · General Awareness · Everyday science
  Participation in which of the following activities is NOT recommended for the motor development of a student?
  (a) Helping the visually challenged
  (b) Playing cricket
  (c) Joining a dance class
  (d) Attending Yoga sessions
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (a) Helping the visually challenged
  Motor development means improving body movement and coordination — sport, dance and yoga all do this. Helping the visually challenged is a valuable social activity but does not mainly train motor skills.
  Answer: Helping the visually challenged
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24. Question 49 · General Awareness · Indian polity
  Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deal with the right to equality?
  (a) 25 to 28
  (b) 14 to 18
  (c) 23 to 24
  (d) 19 to 22
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (b) 14 to 18
  Articles 14 to 18 of Part III deal with the Right to Equality (equality before law, no discrimination, equal opportunity in public employment, abolition of untouchability and of titles).
  Answer: 14 to 18
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25. Question 50 · General Awareness · Everyday science
  Which of the following does NOT belong to ‘Kingdom Fungi’?
  (a) Mucor
  (b) Aspergillus
  (c) Euglena
  (d) Rhizopus
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (c) Euglena
  Mucor, Aspergillus and Rhizopus are fungi. Euglena is a unicellular protist with chloroplasts, placed in Kingdom Protista.
  Answer: Euglena
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Quantitative Aptitude
1. Question 51 · Quant · Interest calculations
  The difference between compound interest compounded annually and simple interest on a certain sum at a rate of 15% per annum for 2 years is ₹1,944. Find the compound interest compounded annually (in ₹) on the same sum for the same period at a rate of 10% per annum.
  (a) 20,500
  (b) 27,216
  (c) 18,060
  (d) 18,144
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) 18,144
  For 2 years, CI − SI = P(r/100)². So P × (0.15)² = 1944 → P = 1944 ÷ 0.0225 = 86,400.
  CI at 10% for 2 years = 86,400 × (1.1² − 1) = 86,400 × 0.21 = 18,144.
  Answer: 18,144
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2. Question 52 · Quant · Trigonometry
  The tops of two poles of heights 18 m and 30.5 m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal, what is the length (in m) of the wire?
  (a) 28
  (b) 36
  (c) 20
  (d) 25
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (d) 25
  The vertical gap between the tops is 30.5 − 18 = 12.5 m. This gap is the side opposite the 30° angle in a right triangle whose hypotenuse is the wire.
  Wire = 12.5 ÷ sin 30° = 12.5 × 2 = 25 m.
  Answer: 25
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3. Question 53: The official question image is not available in the archived answer-key sheet; not reproduced.
4. Question 54 · Quant · Ratio and proportion
  A college hostel mess has provisions for 25 days for 350 boys. At the end of 10 days, when some boys were shifted to another hostel, it was found that now the provisions will last for 21 more days. How many boys were shifted to another hostel?
  (a) 110
  (b) 92
  (c) 100
  (d) 98
  Answer and explanation
  Answer: (c) 100
  After 10 days, the food left is enough for 350 boys for 15 days = 5,250 boy-days.
  It now lasts 21 days, so the boys remaining = 5,250 ÷ 21 = 250. Boys shifted = 350 − 250 = 100.
  Answer: 100
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5. Question 55 · Quant · Reading numerical charts
  The following pie chart shows the distribution of percentage of a certain corporate office employees in various age-groups.
  Total number of employees of the corporate office = 2500
  Study the chart carefully and answer the question that follows.
  (Data from the official pie chart “Percentage distribution of a certain corporate office employees by their ages”, shown as a table.)
9 7 9
5 4 7
43 26 ?
Age group Percentage of employees
19 to 28 years 20%
28+ to 38 years 25%
38+ to 48 years 30%
48+ to 58 years 15%
58+ years and above 10%
The number of the corporate office employees of age group of 38+ years and above is how much percentage more than that of 28+ to 38 years?
1. (a) 150%
2. (b) 20%
3. (c) 120%
4. (d) 80%
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) 120%
Employees aged 38+ and above = 30% + 15% + 10% = 55%; employees aged 28+ to 38 = 25%.
55% is (55 − 25)/25 × 100 = 120% more than 25%. (The total of 2500 is not needed.)
Answer: 120%
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Question 56 · Quant · Plane geometry
In a right triangle ABC, right angled at B, altitude BD is drawn to the hypotenuse AC of the triangle. If AD = 6 cm, CD = 5 cm, then find the value of AB² + BD² (in cm).
1. (a) 30
2. (b) 36
3. (c) 96
4. (d) 66
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) 96
In a right triangle the altitude to the hypotenuse gives BD² = AD × CD = 6 × 5 = 30 and AB² = AD × AC = 6 × 11 = 66.
AB² + BD² = 66 + 30 = 96.
Answer: 96
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Question 57 · Quant · Area and volume
The inner circumference of a circular path enclosed between two concentric circles is 264 m. The uniform width of the circular path is 3 m. What is the area (in m², to the nearest whole number) of the path? (Take π = 22/7)
1. (a) 696
2. (b) 756
3. (c) 820
4. (d) 948
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) 820
Inner radius r = 264 ÷ (2 × 22/7) = 42 m, so outer radius R = 45 m.
Area of path = (22/7)(R² − r²) = (22/7)(2025 − 1764) = (22/7) × 261 ≈ 820.3 → 820 m².
Answer: 820
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Question 58 · Quant · Number foundations
What is the least square number which is exactly divisible by 2, 3, 10, 18 and 20?
1. (a) 30
2. (b) 196
3. (c) 900
4. (d) 180
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) 900
LCM of 2, 3, 10, 18 and 20 = 2² × 3² × 5 = 180.
To make it a perfect square, the prime 5 needs an even power: 180 × 5 = 900 = 30².
Answer: 900
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Question 59: The official question image is not available in the archived answer-key sheet; not reproduced.
Question 60 · Quant · Reading numerical charts
The number of cars passing the road near a colony from 6 am to 12 noon has been shown in the following histogram.
(Data from the official histogram, shown as a table.)
Time of the day Number of cars
6 – 7 70
7 – 8 105
8 – 9 130
9 – 10 115
10 – 11 95
11 – 12 45
What is the minimum change percentage in the number of cars in comparison to the previous hour? (correct to 2 decimal places)
1. (a) 11.54%
2. (b) 15.25%
3. (c) 10.52%
4. (d) 23.81%
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) 11.54%
Hour-to-hour changes: 70→105 (+50%), 105→130 (+23.81%), 130→115 (−11.54%), 115→95 (−17.39%), 95→45 (−52.63%).
The smallest change is 15/130 × 100 = 11.54%.
Answer: 11.54%
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Question 61 · Quant · Algebra
If (0.4x + 1/x) = 5, what is the value of (0.064x³ + 1/x³)?
1. (a) 105
2. (b) 110
3. (c) 119
4. (d) 125
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) 119
Let a = 0.4x and b = 1/x. Then a + b = 5 and ab = 0.4.
a³ + b³ = (a + b)³ − 3ab(a + b) = 125 − 3 × 0.4 × 5 = 125 − 6 = 119, and a³ = 0.064x³.
Answer: 119
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Question 62 · Quant · Plane geometry
A triangle with the lengths of its sides proportional to the numbers 7, 24 and 30 is:
1. (a) acute angled
2. (b) right angled
3. (c) obtuse angled
4. (d) not possible
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) obtuse angled
Take sides 7k, 24k, 30k. Compare the square of the longest side with the sum of the other two squares: 7² + 24² = 49 + 576 = 625, while 30² = 900.
Since 900 > 625 (and 7 + 24 > 30, so the triangle exists), the triangle is obtuse angled.
Answer: obtuse angled
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Question 63 · Quant · Algebra
If x² + 1/x² = 18, x > 0, then find the value of x³ + 1/x³.
1. (a) 17√5
2. (b) 46√5
3. (c) 52
4. (d) 34√5
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) 34√5
(x + 1/x)² = x² + 1/x² + 2 = 20, so x + 1/x = 2√5 (x > 0).
x³ + 1/x³ = (x + 1/x)³ − 3(x + 1/x) = 40√5 − 6√5 = 34√5.
Answer: 34√5
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Question 64 · Quant · Reading numerical charts
The given bar chart represents the number of Televisions Sets (TV) manufactured (in thousands) and the respective percentage of those TV Sets sold by five different companies A, B, C, D and E in 2015.
Study the chart carefully and answer the question that follows.
(Data from the official bar chart, shown as a table.)
Company TV Sets manufactured (in thousands) % of TV Sets sold
A 64 75
B 90 64
C 70 82
D 85 56
E 58 77
The average number of TV sets sold by companies C and D is what percentage of the number of TV sets manufactured by company E? Express your answer correct to one place of decimal.
1. (a) 86.5%
2. (b) 92.2%
3. (c) 90.5%
4. (d) 89.1%
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) 90.5%
Sold by C = 82% of 70 = 57.4 thousand; sold by D = 56% of 85 = 47.6 thousand. Average = (57.4 + 47.6) ÷ 2 = 52.5 thousand.
As a percentage of E’s production: 52.5 ÷ 58 × 100 ≈ 90.5%.
Answer: 90.5%
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Question 65 · Quant · Motion problems
Ram travelled from a place Z to P at an average speed of 130 km/h. He travelled the first 75% of the distance in two-third of the time and the rest at an average speed of X km/h. The value of X/2 is:
1. (a) 48.75
2. (b) 51
3. (c) 19.25
4. (d) 97.5
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) 48.75
Let the whole journey take time T, so the distance is 130T. The last 25% of the distance, 32.5T, is covered in the remaining one-third of the time, T/3.
X = 32.5T ÷ (T/3) = 97.5 km/h, so X/2 = 48.75.
Answer: 48.75
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Question 66 · Quant · Plane geometry
In a circle with centre O, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at point A and point B, respectively. C is a point on the major arc AB. If ∠ACB = 50°, then find the measure of ∠APB.
1. (a) 90°
2. (b) 80°
3. (c) 100°
4. (d) 50°
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 80°
∠AOB at the centre = 2 × ∠ACB = 100°.
In quadrilateral PAOB the angles at A and B are 90° (radius ⊥ tangent), so ∠APB = 180° − 100° = 80°.
Answer: 80°
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Question 67 · Quant · Averages
The average of eleven consecutive positive integers is d. If the last two numbers are excluded, by how much will the average increase or decrease?
1. (a) Will increase by 1
2. (b) Will decrease by 2
3. (c) Will increase by 2
4. (d) Will decrease by 1
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) Will decrease by 1
For consecutive integers the average is the middle term: of 11 numbers it is the 6th number, d.
Removing the last two leaves the first 9, whose average is the 5th number, d − 1. So the average decreases by 1.
Answer: Will decrease by 1
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Question 69 · Quant · Reading numerical charts
Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar graph shows the exports of cars of type A and B (in ₹ millions) from 2014 to 2018.
(Data from the official bar graph, shown as a table.)
Year A (₹ millions) B (₹ millions)
2014 200 225
2015 150 250
2016 275 200
2017 175 275
2018 300 325
The total exports of cars of type A from 2014 to 2016 is approximately what percentage less than the total exports of cars of type B from 2015 to 2017 (correct to one decimal place)?
1. (a) 11.7%
2. (b) 13.8%
3. (c) 10.4%
4. (d) 11.3%
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 13.8%
Type A, 2014–2016: 200 + 150 + 275 = 625. Type B, 2015–2017: 250 + 200 + 275 = 725 (₹ millions).
625 is (725 − 625)/725 × 100 ≈ 13.8% less than 725.
Answer: 13.8%
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Question 70: The official question reads “0% and 50%”, which matches none of the options (the answer key fits 30%); not reproduced.
Question 71 · Quant · Trigonometry
Simplify the following expression:
cosec⁴A(1 − cos⁴A) − 2cot²A − 1
1. (a) 1
2. (b) cosec²A
3. (c) sin²A
4. (d) 0
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) 0
1 − cos⁴A = (1 − cos²A)(1 + cos²A) = sin²A(1 + cos²A), so cosec⁴A(1 − cos⁴A) = cosec²A(1 + cos²A) = cosec²A + cot²A = 1 + 2cot²A.
Then 1 + 2cot²A − 2cot²A − 1 = 0.
Answer: 0
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Question 72 · Quant · Commercial arithmetic
Manjeet bought a second-hand motorbike for ₹22,000 and spent ₹3,000 on its overhauling and maintenance. He then sold it with 12% profit. If he had sold it for ₹500 less, then what would have been his profit percentage?
1. (a) 10%
2. (b) 8%
3. (c) 5%
4. (d) 10.5%
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) 10%
Total cost = 22,000 + 3,000 = ₹25,000; selling price at 12% profit = ₹28,000.
Selling for ₹500 less gives ₹27,500, a profit of 2,500/25,000 × 100 = 10%.
Answer: 10%
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Question 73 · Quant · Number foundations
Find the value of k in the number 3426k if the number is divisible by 6 but NOT divisible by 5.
1. (a) 3
2. (b) 6
3. (c) 9
4. (d) 4
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 6
Divisible by 6 means divisible by 2 and 3; not divisible by 5 means k ≠ 0 (and k is even, so k ≠ 5).
Digit sum 3 + 4 + 2 + 6 + k = 15 + k must be a multiple of 3, so even k ∈ {0, 6}; excluding 0 gives k = 6.
Answer: 6
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Question 74 · Quant · Trigonometry
If 6 tanA (tanA + 1) = 5 − tanA, Given that 0 < A < π/2 what is the value of (sinA + cosA)?
1. (a) 5√3
2. (b) 5/√3
3. (c) 3√5
4. (d) 3/√5
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) 3/√5
Let t = tan A: 6t² + 6t = 5 − t → 6t² + 7t − 5 = 0 → (2t − 1)(3t + 5) = 0, so t = 1/2 (A is acute).
Then sin A = 1/√5 and cos A = 2/√5, so sin A + cos A = 3/√5.
Answer: 3/√5
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Question 75: The official question image is not available in the archived answer-key sheet; not reproduced.

Age group	Percentage of employees
19 to 28 years	20%
28+ to 38 years	25%
38+ to 48 years	30%
48+ to 58 years	15%
58+ years and above	10%

Time of the day	Number of cars
6 – 7	70
7 – 8	105
8 – 9	130
9 – 10	115
10 – 11	95
11 – 12	45

Company	TV Sets manufactured (in thousands)	% of TV Sets sold
A	64	75
B	90	64
C	70	82
D	85	56
E	58	77

Year	A (₹ millions)	B (₹ millions)
2014	200	225
2015	150	250
2016	275	200
2017	175	275
2018	300	325

English Comprehension

Question 76 · English · Sentence organisation
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

She is holding free classes for the poor.
1. (a) Free classes are being held by the poor for her.
2. (b) Free classes are being held for the poor by her.
3. (c) The poor are holding free classes for her.
4. (d) Free classes have been held for the poor by her.
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) Free classes are being held for the poor by her.
Active: She (subject) is holding (present continuous) free classes (object). Passive: object + is/are being + past participle + by + agent: “Free classes are being held for the poor by her.”
Answer: Free classes are being held for the poor by her.
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Question 77 · English · Idioms and phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

On purpose
1. (a) Intentionally
2. (b) Mischievously
3. (c) Accidently
4. (d) Luckily
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) Intentionally
“On purpose” means deliberately, i.e. intentionally.
Answer: Intentionally
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Question 78 · English · Grammar and error detection
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

My friends are gone on a trip to Goa today.
1. (a) My friends
2. (b) are gone
3. (c) on a trip
4. (d) to Goa today
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) are gone
“Go” takes “have” in the present perfect: “My friends have gone on a trip to Goa today.” “Are gone” is incorrect here.
Answer: are gone
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Question 79 · English · Vocabulary
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Robust
1. (a) weak
2. (b) round
3. (c) sturdy
4. (d) small
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) sturdy
Robust means strong and healthy; sturdy has the same meaning.
Answer: sturdy
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Question 80 · English · Idioms and phrases
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A group of people
1. (a) Brood
2. (b) Crowd
3. (c) Herd
4. (d) Flock
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) Crowd
A crowd is a large group of people. Brood (young birds), herd (cattle) and flock (sheep/birds) are used for animals.
Answer: Crowd
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Question 81 · English · Vocabulary
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Pliable
1. (a) Bending
2. (b) Even
3. (c) Rigid
4. (d) Smooth
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) Rigid
Pliable means easily bent or flexible; its opposite is rigid.
Answer: Rigid
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Question 82 · English · Grammar and error detection
The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Sunil refused to / attend the meeting / of association on Saturday.
1. (a) No error
2. (b) Sunil refused to
3. (c) of association on Saturday
4. (d) attend the meeting
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) of association on Saturday
A particular association is meant, so the definite article is needed: “of the association on Saturday”.
Answer: of association on Saturday
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Question 83 · English · Sentence organisation
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

She said to him, “May God shower His choicest blessings on you!
1. (a) She wished that may God shower your choicest blessings on Him.
2. (b) She wished that God may shower His choicest blessings on you.
3. (c) She wished that God might shower His choicest blessings on you.
4. (d) She wished that God might shower His choicest blessings on him.
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) She wished that God might shower His choicest blessings on him.
A wish in direct speech becomes “wished that … might …” in indirect speech, and “you” (the listener, him) becomes “him”: “She wished that God might shower His choicest blessings on him.”
Answer: She wished that God might shower His choicest blessings on him.
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Question 84 · English · Idioms and phrases
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Easily hurt emotionally
1. (a) Incensed
2. (b) Senseless
3. (c) Sensible
4. (d) Sensitive
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) Sensitive
A person who is easily hurt emotionally is sensitive. Incensed means very angry; sensible means wise.
Answer: Sensitive
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Question 85 · English · Vocabulary
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Brittle
1. (a) Fragile
2. (b) Durable
3. (c) Frail
4. (d) Crumbling
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) Durable
Brittle means hard but easily broken; the opposite is durable (long-lasting, hard-wearing). Fragile, frail and crumbling are near-synonyms.
Answer: Durable
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Question 86 · English · Vocabulary
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Saucy
1. (a) Tasty
2. (b) Smooth
3. (c) Cheeky
4. (d) Polite
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) Cheeky
Saucy means rude in a bold, amusing way, i.e. cheeky.
Answer: Cheeky
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Question 87 · English · Grammar and error detection
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.

This hall is / badly to need / of repair.
1. (a) badly to need
2. (b) No error
3. (c) of repair
4. (d) This hall is
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) badly to need
The correct phrase is “badly in need of repair”; “badly to need of” is ungrammatical.
Answer: badly to need
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Question 88 · English · Vocabulary
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. (a) Beggining
2. (b) Necessary
3. (c) Location
4. (d) Irrelevant
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) Beggining
The correct spelling is “Beginning” (double n, single g).
Answer: Beggining
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Question 89 · English · Idioms and phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Smooth sailing
1. (a) Comfortable place
2. (b) Plain dress
3. (c) Easy progress
4. (d) Calm weather
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) Easy progress
“Smooth sailing” means easy progress without difficulties.
Answer: Easy progress
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Question 90 · English · Sentence improvement
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 required’.

This is one of the most remarkable cases of all others.
1. (a) all of others
2. (b) of all
3. (c) of other all
4. (d) No substitution required
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) of all
With a superlative (“one of the most remarkable cases”) we say “of all”; “of all others” is illogical because the case cannot be one of the others.
Answer: of all
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Question 91 · English · Sentence organisation
Given below are four sentences which are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A. The sectors included agriculture, public health and public utilities among others.
B. The GGI framework covered 10 sectors and 58 Industries.
C. The Good Governance Index (GGI) 2021scores have been declared.
D. The objective was to provide quantifiable data to compare the performance of different States and Union Territories in these sectors.
1. (a) CBAD
2. (b) CADB
3. (c) ABDC
4. (d) BACD
Answer and explanation
Answer: (a) CBAD
C announces the GGI 2021 scores, B describes its framework (10 sectors), A names the sectors, and D gives the objective of the exercise: CBAD.
Answer: CBAD
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Question 92 · English · Sentence improvement
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’.

As I am hearing the lecture it reminded me of a book I had read two years ago.
1. (a) As I have heard
2. (b) No substitution required
3. (c) When I hear
4. (d) As I heard
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) As I heard
The main clause is in the past (“it reminded me”), so the time clause must also be past: “As I heard the lecture…”.
Answer: As I heard
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Question 93 · English · Grammar and error detection
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Alex picked up the boxes quite easily even they were heavy.
1. (a) quite easily
2. (b) even they were heavy
3. (c) the boxes
4. (d) Alex picked up
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) even they were heavy
A contrast clause needs “even though” (or “though”): “…quite easily even though they were heavy.” “Even they were heavy” is the error.
Answer: even they were heavy
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Question 94 · English · Sentence completion
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The latest ______ I have bought is a dishwasher.
1. (a) tool
2. (b) apparatus
3. (c) gadget
4. (d) implement
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) gadget
A dishwasher is a small modern household appliance — a gadget. Tool, apparatus and implement do not suit a domestic appliance.
Answer: gadget
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Question 95 · English · Sentence organisation
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Ask him to leave the room.
1. (a) He should be ask to leave the room.
2. (b) He should have been asked to leave the room.
3. (c) He should be asking to leave the room.
4. (d) He should be asked to leave the room.
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) He should be asked to leave the room.
An imperative with “ask” becomes “He should be asked to …” in the passive (should + be + past participle).
Answer: He should be asked to leave the room.
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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 number.

I decided to stay away from television (1) ______ a whole year. After a week, I started feeling (2) ______. But, my friend Bess cheered me up. She (3) ______ me every day and would take me places. It was (4) ______ how much fun we had without TV. My life had become more (5) ______ without the good old idiot box.
Question 96 · English · Cloze passages
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.
1. (a) from
2. (b) for
3. (c) since
4. (d) to
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) for
A duration (“a whole year”) takes “for”: stay away from television for a whole year.
Answer: for
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Question 97 · English · Cloze passages
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2
1. (a) deceived
2. (b) devoted
3. (c) delighted
4. (d) depressed
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) depressed
Giving up TV made the writer feel low, and the next sentence says the friend “cheered me up”, so “depressed” fits.
Answer: depressed
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Question 98 · English · Cloze passages
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3
1. (a) requested
2. (b) thanked
3. (c) attended
4. (d) encouraged
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) encouraged
Bess cheered the writer up, so she “encouraged” the writer every day.
Answer: encouraged
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Question 99 · English · Cloze passages
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4
1. (a) unlimited
2. (b) unbelievable
3. (c) unhealthy
4. (d) unlucky
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) unbelievable
The writer is surprised at how much fun they had without TV: “It was unbelievable how much fun we had.”
Answer: unbelievable
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Question 100 · English · Cloze passages
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5
1. (a) popular
2. (b) boring
3. (c) certain
4. (d) exciting
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) exciting
The passage ends on a positive note: life became more “exciting” without television.
Answer: exciting
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