SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL TIER-I (RE-EXAM-2013 ) , 27-04-2014 – PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER

GENERAL AWARENESS



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(2) aggregate


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(3) photo electric emission is not possible


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(1) Light Scattering


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(4) field


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(4) 3 to 5


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(1) Reins


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(3) 1974


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(3) 70


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(4) visible region


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(3) Tundra


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(2) helps the engine in keeping the speed uniform


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(1) Edaphic factors


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(3) entrepreneurs


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(1) Ranchi


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(2) Xerophytes


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(1) linkage


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(4) 0°C


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(3) Compositae


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paste_right_option


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(2) My Experiments with Truth


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(1) Communist state


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(4) Union of states


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(1) Britain


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(1) National Highway No. 3


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(3) NOT-National Growth Tribunal


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(2) a movement up along the supply curve


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(2) Firuz Tughluq


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(4) finger print


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(2) Finance Commission


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(4) Golf


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(2) a “Rummindei Pillar” of Ashok Maurya


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(4) consumption


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(3) Spanish


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(1) polar vortex


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(4) Odisha


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paste_right_option


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(4) n-heptane


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(1) decibel


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(2) Floppy


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(1) Leaves


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(2) Subash Chandra Bose


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(1) Assam


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(2) Nitrous oxide, Chloroform


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(2) Delegated Authority


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(1) Ecology


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(1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak


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paste_right_option


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(4) John Locke


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(1) Multi user


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(1) 377


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ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

Directions (1-5) : In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (4) i.e. No error.



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(3)


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(3)


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(3)


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(4)


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(2)


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Directions (6-10) : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.



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(1) just average


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(4) go back to Nigeria


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(4) proud

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(4) aim


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(1) they loved one another


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Directions (11-13): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.



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(3) Believable


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(1) Free


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(1) Unruly


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Directions (14-16) :In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.



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(4) Condemn


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(4) Agreement


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(2) Individual


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Directions (17-21) :In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.


17. After his business failed, he had to work very hard to keep the wolf from the door.



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(1) keep away extreme poverty


  1. Explanation :




18. The mention of her former husband’s name still makes Rita foam at the mouth.



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(1) angry


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19. We must husband our resources against hard times.



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(1) save


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20. The newly elected Chief Minister has promised to bring about changes in the state.



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(4) cause to happen


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21. He gave vent to his pleasure with a smile.



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(3) expressed


  1. Explanation :



Directions (22-31) : In the following questions, a sentence/ part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1). (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).


22. Then with all his loot he sailed inwards Scotland’s shore



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(2) towards


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23. Can you please give me some leave?



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(2) grant me


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24. The office is soon to be closed.



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(2) about to


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25. The teacher was very proficient in his subject.



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(2) well versed


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26. He found a wooden chair that has broken in the room.



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(2) broken wooden chair


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27. The robbers fled before the police came.



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(1) arrived


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28. The hosts were taken aback when many guests who had been invited did not turn up for the party.



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(4) No improvement


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29. The master aimed a blow to Oliver’s head with the ladle.



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(3) a blow at


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30. The athletes who have won prizes are being honoured.



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(4) No improvement


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31. Motor cars carry people from one place to another.



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(1) from place to place


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Directions (32-38) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.



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(1) Excerpt


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(1) vegetarian


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(1) advocate


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(1) fusillade


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(4) palindrome


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(1) egoist


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(4) criterion


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Directions (39-40) : In the following questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.



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(1) Possession


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(2) Immaculate


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Directions (41-50) : In the following questions, you have two passages with 5 questions in each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

PASSAGE -I
(Q.Nos. 41 to 45)

We are living in the Age of Science. Everyday new inventions are being made for the good of humanity. The scientific inventions began after the Industrial Revolution of 1789. Within these 200 years, science has made a wonderful progress. The aeroplane is one of the most important inventions of science during the Modern Age. It is the fastest means of transport know so far. An aeroplane resembles a flying bird in shape. Inside there are seats for the passengers and a cabin for the pilot. This cabin is called a cockpit. It has an engine that is worked by petrol. It is all made up of metal and can fly at a very high speed. Before taking off it runs on the runway for some distance to gather speed. Then it suddenly hops up the earth and takes off.



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(1) 1789


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(3) cockpit


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(2) petrol


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(2) aeroplane


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(4) Age of science


  1. Explanation :



PASSAGE-II
(Q. Nos. 46 to 50)

The National Highways Network of India measures over 70,934 km as of 2010, including over 1,000 km of limited-access expressways. Out of 71,000 km of National Highways 15,000 plus km are 4 or 6 lanes and remaining 50,000 km are 2 lanes. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is the nodal agency responsible for building, upgrading and maintaining most of the national highways network. The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is a major effort to expand and upgrade the network of highways. NHAI often uses a public-private partnership model for highway development, maintenance and toll-collection. National highways constituted about 2% of all the roads in India, but carried about 40% of the total road traffic as of 2010. The majority of existing national highways are two-lane roads (one lane in each direction), though much of this is being expanded to four-lanes, and some to six or eight lanes. Some sections of the network are toll roads. Over 30.000 km of new highways are planned or under construction as part of the NHDP, as of 2011. This includes over 2,600 km of expressways currently under construction.



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(3) 2,600 km


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(2) building, upgrading and maintaining of National Highways


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(3) 50,000 km


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(1) 2%


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(1) two-lanes


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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE



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(1) 75%


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 60 sq.cm


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 36


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(3) 3 cm


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(1) 45°


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(1) 176 ab


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(2) 200


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(2) 32 : 25 : 19


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 90°


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(4) None of the above


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(3) 0.5 metre


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(3) equilateral


  1. Explanation :

    (3) In an equilateral triange, orthocentre, cirum-centre, in-centre and centroid coincide.





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(2) 14


  1. Explanation :

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(3) \( +-\frac{1}{8} \)


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(1) 4 : 3


  1. Explanation :

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smily face


  1. Explanation :

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(2) 300


  1. Explanation :

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(1) GH = FH


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(4) 0


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(4) 4


  1. Explanation :

    smily facesmily face





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(3) 22√2


  1. Explanation :

    smily face smily face





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(4) -√3


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(2) \( \frac{1}{x} \)


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 10,000


  1. Explanation :

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(2) \( \frac{2+√5 }{2√5} \)


  1. Explanation :

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(3) 8.33%


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(3) 3


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(2) 21 years


  1. Explanation :

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(4) 60


  1. Explanation :

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(2) 5


  1. Explanation :

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(4) a + 4


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(2)\( \frac{1}{2} \)


  1. Explanation :

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(2) 1


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 0


  1. Explanation :

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(1) \( \frac{8}{11} \)


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(1) 264


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(2) 1 : 1


  1. Explanation :

    smily face smily face





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(4) 0


  1. Explanation :

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(2) 35%


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(1) PQR must be an equilateral triangle


  1. Explanation :

    (1) The line segments joining the mid points of the sides of a triangle form four triangles, each of which is similar to the original triangle.





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(3) 100


  1. Explanation :

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(2) 12 metre


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(2) \( \frac{x}{8} \)


  1. Explanation :

    smily face



Directions (44-47) : The graph shows the result of 10th class students of a school for 4 years. Study the graph and answer the questions : smily face



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(2) 195


  1. Explanation :

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(2) 0%


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 2001


  1. Explanation :

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(3) 5 : 16


  1. Explanation :

    smily face



Directions (48-50): Study and answer the questions.smily face



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(3) 1500


  1. Explanation :

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(3) \( \frac{1}{5} \)


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(1) 18,000


  1. Explanation :

    smily face



REASONING

Directions (1-6) : In each of the following questions, select the related words/letters/numbers from the given alternatives.



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(2) 01


  1. Explanation :

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(1) grs


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(2) PQM


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(4) Newspaper


  1. Explanation :

    (4) The second belongs to the first. Dictionary is a reference material. Similarly, Newspaper is a periodical.





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(2) TVWY


  1. Explanation :

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(3) Bowl


  1. Explanation :

    smily face



Directions (7-12) : In each of the following questions, find the odd numbers/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.



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(1) Forgetting


  1. Explanation :

    (1) Forgetting is different from the other three terms.





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(2) 11-36


  1. Explanation :

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(2) PRSQ


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(1) I


  1. Explanation :

    (1) Except I, all others are consonants.





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(4) 345


  1. Explanation :

    (4) Except in the 345, in all other numbers the difference between the unit’s digit and the hundredth digit is 3.





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(3) Fantasy


  1. Explanation :

    (3) Fantasy is different from the other three words. Fantasy means ‘imagination’. All other words show negative or painful state.





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(1) (D), (A), (C), (E), (B)


  1. Explanation :

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(1) (D), (B), (C), (A)


  1. Explanation :

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Directions (15 – 18) : In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.



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(3) 182


  1. Explanation :

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(3) QU


  1. Explanation :

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(1) OPQRST


  1. Explanation :

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(2) 828


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(1) Brother


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(2) POMPOUS


  1. Explanation :

    smily face





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(4) 25 – 6 – 9 – 8 – 7


  1. Explanation :

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(2) OXXVYP


  1. Explanation :

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(2) Four


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 59.5 km/h


  1. Explanation :

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(4) 1


  1. Explanation :

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(3) TRANSITION


  1. Explanation :

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(2) Rs. 3000


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 5 × 8 – 5 + 5 ÷ 1 = 12


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 20


  1. Explanation :

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(1) 59021


  1. Explanation :

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(2) – × +


  1. Explanation :

    smily face



Directions (32 – 34) :In each of the following questions. select the missing number from the given responses.



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(2) 51


  1. Explanation :

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(3) 8


  1. Explanation :

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(4) 26


  1. Explanation :

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(3) 12 km


  1. Explanation :

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(1) South


  1. Explanation :

    smily face



Directions (37 – 38) :In each of the following questions, one statement(s) is followed by two Conclusions/ Assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement(s) to be true, even if they seem(s) to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions, if any, follow(s) from the given statements (s).



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(3) Both I and II are implicit


  1. Explanation :

    (3) Clearly, both the assumptions are implicit in the statement. Any notice is displayed assuming that the people could read the notice. It is obvious that no blind person visits stadium.





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(2) Both the conclusions can be true


  1. Explanation :

    (2) Clearly both the conclusions can be true. It is clearly mentioned that road was not good and the driver drove the car off the road even if he was efficient. So, there may be some mechanical fault in the can





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(3) 16 or more


  1. Explanation :

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(4)


  1. Explanation :

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(3) People who speak Kannada, English and Marathi.


  1. Explanation :

    (3) The shaded area is common to circles (i), and (iv). Therefore, the shaded area represents such people who speak Kannada,English and Marathi.





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(2)


  1. Explanation :

    (2) Class teacher is different from girls and boys of Standard VIII. Similarly, girls are smily face





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(3) 3


  1. Explanation :

    (3)The persons who do not know English and are not policeman, can be represented by the region marked ‘3’.



Directions (44 – 45) : In each of the following questions, which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?



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(1)


  1. Explanation :

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(1)


  1. Explanation :

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Directions (46-47) :In each of the following questions, from the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.



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(4)


  1. Explanation :

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(4)


  1. Explanation :

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(3)


  1. Explanation :

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(2) 95, 00, 22, 44


  1. Explanation :

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(3)


  1. Explanation :

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