UPKAR PRAKASHAN, AGRA-2

ByDr. Lal & Jain

(According to the Syllabus)

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Contents

● Previous Years’ Solved Papers

Paper–I

Part-I

● English Language ............................................................................................................. 1–711. Common Errors ................................................................................................................. 32. Antonyms......................................................................................................................... 283. Synonyms ........................................................................................................................ 334. Sentence Completion ....................................................................................................... 39

(Effective Words, Phrases, Prepositions, Conjunctions etc.)5. One Word Substitution .................................................................................................... 476. Comprehension ................................................................................................................ 507. Passage Completion ......................................................................................................... 618. Completion of Paragraphs & Sentences (Re-ordering of Sentences, Phrases)................ 65

Part-II● General Awareness ........................................................................................................ 1–80

— Indian History and Culture ............................................................................................. 3

— Indian Polity and Constitution ...................................................................................... 12

— Indian National Movement ........................................................................................... 26

— Economics .................................................................................................................... 33

— Geography of India ....................................................................................................... 43

— World Geography ......................................................................................................... 54

— Sports ............................................................................................................................ 62

— Books and Authors ....................................................................................................... 66

— United Nations Organisation ........................................................................................ 70

— Awards and Current Affairs.......................................................................................... 73

— Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................... 78

● Current Affairs ............................................................................................................... 1–16● General Science .............................................................................................................. 1–16

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Part-III● Numerical Ability 1–80

1. Percentage .......................................................................................................................... 32. Profit and Loss ................................................................................................................... 63. Ratio & Proportion ......................................................................................................... 114. Partnership ....................................................................................................................... 165. Average ............................................................................................................................ 196. Simple Interest ................................................................................................................. 227. Compound Interest........................................................................................................... 258. Discount, Stock and Shares ............................................................................................. 289. Work and Time ................................................................................................................ 30

10. Speed, Time and Distance .............................................................................................. 3411. Unitary Method................................................................................................................ 4012. Problems Based on Ages ................................................................................................. 4313. Problems Based on Fractions........................................................................................... 4714. Problems Based on Numbers ........................................................................................... 5115. Alligation ......................................................................................................................... 5516. Area.................................................................................................................................. 5917. Interpretation of Data....................................................................................................... 63

Part-IV● General Intelligence & Reasoning ................................................................................... 1–76

➣ Paper Folding Type Questions ............................................................................................ 3➣ Completion of a Figure by its Quadrant.............................................................................. 4➣ Embeded Figures................................................................................................................. 5➣ Figure and Pieces ................................................................................................................ 7➣ To Make the Figure with Pieces Given in the Question Part .............................................. 9➣ To Find out the Fourth Figure ........................................................................................... 10➣ To Find the Concealed Figure........................................................................................... 15➣ Analogy Test ..................................................................................................................... 17➣ Number Analogy Test ....................................................................................................... 21➣ To Find a Missing Term in a Series .................................................................................. 26➣ To Find the Odd Number .................................................................................................. 30➣ To Make the Meaningful Words with the Selected Letters of

a Given Particular Word ................................................................................................... 33➣ Coding and Decoding Test................................................................................................ 34➣ Direction Sense Test ......................................................................................................... 38➣ Blood Relation .................................................................................................................. 39➣ Arranging in Proper Sequence .......................................................................................... 41➣ Assigning Artificial Values and Missing Number ............................................................ 42➣ Matrix Type Test............................................................................................................... 46➣ Logic ................................................................................................................................. 49

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➣ Problems on Alphabet ....................................................................................................... 53➣ Questions on Calendar and Clock ..................................................................................... 55➣ Venn Diagram Type Test .................................................................................................. 57➣ Dice Type Test (Cube Type Test) ..................................................................................... 58➣ To Find Figures From the Picture ..................................................................................... 62➣ To Find the Number of Diagonals in a Given Figure ....................................................... 63➣ To Find Out the Components of the Given Figure ........................................................... 68➣ Grouping of Figures into Classes ...................................................................................... 68

—Miscellaneous Exercise I .............................................................................................. 72—Miscellaneous Exercise II ............................................................................................. 73

Paper–II● Essays ................................................................................................................................. 1–20

● Letter Writing ................................................................................................................... 1–16

General Information

● AGE LIMIT18-25 years.

Note : Candidate should note that Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination

Certificate or an equivalent certificate available on the date of submission of application will only be

accepted by the Commission for determining the Age-eligibility and no subsequent request for its

change will be considered or granted.

Upper Age limit relaxable as per Govt. Rules.

● EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION( As on stipulated date)

Must have passed Matriculation Examination or equivalent from a recognized Board.

Note : Candidates who have not acquired but will not acquire the educational qualification and acquire

documentary evidence from the Board/University in support thereof as on stipulated date will also be eligible.

● EXAMINATION CENTRESBihar—Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Gaya; Uttar Pradesh—Agra, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur,

Meerut, Varanasi, Allahabad, Lucknow; Jharkhand—Ranchi; Odisha—Berhampore, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack,

Sambalpur, Keonjhargarh; West Bengal—Kolkata, Midnapur, Jalpaiguri, Chinsurah, Siliguri, Berhampore,

Barasat, Malda; Andaman and Nicobar Islands—Port Blair; Sikkim—Gangtok; Karnataka—Bangalore,

Mangalore, Dharwar, Gulbarga; Kerala—Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode (Calicut);

Lakshadweep Islands—Kavaratti; Delhi—Delhi; Rajasthan—Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bharatpur, Kota, Bikaner,

Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Sriganganagar; Uttarakhand—Dehradun, Haldwani, Almora, Srinagar (Uttarakhand),

Arunachal Pradesh—Itanagar; Assam—Guwahati (Dispur), Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Jorhat, Silchar, Goalpara,

Lakhimpur; Manipur—Imphal, Churachandpur; Meghalaya—Shillong, Tura; Mizoram—Aizwal;

Nagaland—Kohima; Tripura—Agartala; Andhra Pradesh—Guntur, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati,

Vishakhapatnam; Telangana—Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Warangal; Puducherry & Tamilnadu—Puducherry,

Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirapalli; Daman & Diu and Goa—Panaji; Gujarat, Dadraand Nagar Haveli—Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar, Kutch; Maharashtra—Aurangabad,

Mumbai, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Pune, Nanded, Nashik, Amravati, Chandarpur, Jalgaon, Bhandara, Thane, Akola;

Chhattisgarh—Raipur, Ambikapur, Jagdalpur, Bilaspur, Durg; Madhya Pradesh—Indore, Chindwara, Guna,

Khandwa, Ratlam, Satna, Sagar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur; Chandigarh—Chandigarh; Jammu & Kashmir—Leh, Jammu, Srinagar; Haryana—Hisar; Himachal Pradesh—Shimla, Hamirpur; Punjab—Bhathinda,

Jalandhar.

Note–I : No change of Centre of Examination will be allowed under any circumstances. Hence, the

candidates should select the centres carefully and indicate the same correctly in their applications.

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● SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Scheme of the Written Examination and SyllabusThe written examination will consist of (Paper-I) objective type and (Paper-II) descriptive type as shown

below :

Paper-I

Part Subject MaximumMarks

Total Duration/Timing for

General candidates

Total Duration/ Timingfor Visually

Handicapped candidates

A General Intelligence & Reasoning

( 25 questions )

25

B Numerical Aptitude (25 questions) 252 hours 2 hours 40 mins

C General English ( 50 questions ) 50

D General Awareness ( 50 questions ) 50

Paper-II

Subject MaximumMarks

Total Duration/Timing for

General candidates

Total Duration/Timing for Visually

Handicapped candidates

Short Essay/Letter in English orany language included in the8th schedule of the Constitution.

50 30 minutes 45 minutes

Note-I : Paper-I will consist of Objective Type-Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be setboth in English & Hindi. The Commission reserves the right to set the questions additionally inregional languages subject to technical feasibility.

Note-II : There will be negative marking of 0·25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore,advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

Note-III : Paper-II will be descriptive in which the candidate will be required to write short essay/letter inEnglish or any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution.

Note-IV : Paper-II will only be of qualifying nature and is intended to test elementary language skills inview of recategorization of the post as Group-C and in view of job requirements.

Note-V : Paper-II will be held only for such candidates who meet the cut-off prescribed by the Commission inPaper-I for different categories. The date and time of the Paper will be communicated to shortlistedcandidates in due course. Commission reserves the right to set separate qualifying standard in anyPart of Paper-I.

SyllabusPaper-I : Questions on ‘General Intelligence and Reasoning’ will be non-verbal considering the functions

attached to the post. Questions on Numerical Aptitude and General English will be simple, of a level that an averagematriculate will be in a position to answer comfortability. Questions on General Awareness will be also of similarstandard.

General IntelligenceIt would include questions of non-verbal type. The test will include questions on similarities and differences,

space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discriminatingobservation, relationship concepts, figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc. The testwill also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and theirrelationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

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General EnglishCandidates’ understanding of the Basics of English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure,

synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc., his/her writing ability, would be tested.

Numerical AptitudeThis paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers,

Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratioand Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, use of Tables and Graphs, Mensuration, Time andDistance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc.

General AwarenessQuestions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around

him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of suchmatters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person.The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to Sports,History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Researchetc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Note : For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBE there will be no componentof Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning / GeneralAwareness Paper.

Paper-II : The Paper will be set in English and Hindi and to the extent possible in other languages mentioned in the8th schedule of the constitution as given in the advertisement, to test basic language skills commensuratewith the educational qualification prescribed for the post. Candidates will be required to write one shortessay/letter in English or any language included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution.

● MODE OF SELECTIONCandidates will be shortlisted for the Paper-II on the basis of their performance in Paper-I. Paper-II will

only of qualifying nature. The cut-offs in Paper-I and qualifying marks in Paper-II may be different forvacancies in each State/UT will be fixed at the discretion of the Commission. Candidates for each State/UT willbe finally selected based on their performance in Paper-I, subject to their meeting basic qualifying standardsfixed in Paper-II.

Provided that SC, ST, OBC and PH candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxedstandards, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such SC, ST, OBC and PH candidateswill be accommodated against the general/unreserved vacancies as per their position in the overall MeritList. The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SCs, STs, OBCs, and PHcandidates which will, thus, comprise of SC , ST, OBC and PH candidates who are lower in merit than the lastgeneral candidate in merit list of unreserved category but otherwise found suitable for appointment even byrelaxed standard.

Physically Handicapped (OH/VH) category candidate who qualifies on the basis of relaxed standards, viz.,age limit, experience or qualifications, permitted number of chances in written examination, extended zone ofconsideration, etc., is to be counted against reserved vacancies and not against general vacancies subject tofitness of such candidate for selection. Such candidates may also be recommended at relaxed standards to theextent of the number of vacancies reserved for them, to make up for the deficiency in the reserved quota,irrespective of their rank in the order of merit. In so far as cases of Ex-Serviceman are concerned, deduction ofthe military service rendered from the age of Ex-Servicemen is permissible against the reserved or unreservedposts and such exemption cannot be termed as relaxed standards in regard to age.

Success in the examination confers no right of appointment unless government are satisfied after suchenquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects of appointment to theservice/post.

S.S.C.Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff

Special Recruitment Exam. 2015(For PWD)Solved Paper

2015(Held on 10 January, 2016)

Part–AGeneral Intelligence and

ReasoningDirections—(Q. 1-4) Select the related word/

letters/number from the given alternatives.

1. Influenza : Virus : : Typhoid : ? .

(A) Bacteria (B) Bacillus(C) Parasite (D) Protozoa

2. LEFT : NGHV : : RIGHT : ? .

(A) TIJKV (B) TKIJV(C) VKIJT (D) TJIKV

3. 6 –1 18 11 26 ?

12 36 52

2 3 8 9 12 13

(A) 19 (B) 23(C) 33 (D) 21

4. Rubber : Tree : : Silk : ? .

(A) Weave (B) Fabric(C) Insects (D) Handicraft

Directions—(Q. 5-7) Select the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

5. (A) 6859 (B) 4913(C) 2910 (D) 1331

6. (A) Ox (B) Cow(C) Goat (D) Dog

7. (A) QUW (B) DHJ(C) MPS (D) JHN

8. Which one of the given responses would be ameaningful order of the following ?1. Accident 2. Judge3. Doctor 4. Lawyer5. Police

(A) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3 (B) 1, 3, 4, 2, 5(C) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Directions—(Q. 9 and 10) A series is given, withone term missing. Choose the correct alternative fromthe given ones that will complete the series.

9. BDE, CFG, EJK, ? .

(A) HPQ (B) FLM(C) ACF (D) GLM

10. 96, 109, 134, 175, ? .

(A) 213 (B) 216(C) 236 (D) 200

11. If A = 1, P = 2, L = 3, E = 4, T = 5 and S = 6, one ofthe following series of letters does not make ameaningful word. Find it.

(A) 25461 (B) 63442(C) 23154 (D) 51654

12. 6 years ago, Raju’s age was 2 years less than halfhis brother’s age, which was 20 years. What is hispresent age ?

(A) 12 years (B) 14 years(C) 8 years (D) 10 years

13. Arrange the following words in the order ofdictionary—

1. Chemistry 2. Chamber3. Cheap 4. Cheerful

(A) 2, 3, 4, 1 (B) 2, 1, 3, 4(C) 3, 4, 2, 1 (D) 2, 4, 3, 1

Directions—(Q. 14-16) Select the missing numberfrom the given responses.

14. 16 17 18

61 71 81

26 62 ? .

103 150 125

(A) 16 (B) 36(C) 46 (D) 26

15.

(A) 39 (B) 25(C) 33 (D) 27

16. 7, 10, 3; 5, 11, 6; 8, 13, 5; 3, 5, 2; 6, 12, ? .

(A) 6 (B) 5(C) 3 (D) 4

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17. The name of a town and a date is given followed byfour alternatives (A, B, C and D). Of thesealternatives, only one matches the town and the dategiven below, while others have some mistake or theother. You are to choose the alternative as youranswer which is exactly the same as the given one.Dharmapuri, January, 18th 2009(A) Dharmapuri, January, 18th 2009(B) DHARMAPURI, January, 18th 2009(C) Dharmapari, January, 18th 2009(D) Dharmapuri, Janury, 18th 2009

18. Gaurav was facing North. He walked 40 m andturned left to cover 20 m. He again turned left andwalked 40 m. How far is he from his position?original(A) 45 m (B) 20 m(C) 40 m (D) 15 m

19. On a dice m, n, o and p are written on the adjacentfaces in the clockise order and r and s are at the topand bottom of the cube. When o is at the top, whatwill be at the bottom ?

(A) s (B) r(C) m (D) p

20. In the given Venn diagram, A and B are twoneighbouring states. If the total population of thetwo states is 90 lakhs and the number of people ofState A living in State B is 2 lakhs, find the numberof people of State B living in State A.

(Population is denoted in lakhs in the Venndiagram)(A) 3 lakhs (B) 6 lakhs(C) 2 lakhs (D) 4 lakhs

21. A piece of paper is folded and cut and when openedit will appear as given in the question figure. Fromthe given answer figures select the alternative whichgives the correct folding and cutting to produce thepattern in the question figure.Question figure

Answer figures

(A) (B) (C) (D)

22. Which answer figure will complete the pattern inthe question figure ?Question figures

Answer figures

(A) (B) (C) (D)

23. Which one of the answer figures is embedded/hidden in the question figure ?Question figure

Answer figures

(A) (B) (C) (D)

24. A number is represented by only one set of words asgiven in any one of the alternatives. The sets ofwords given in the alternatives are represented bytwo classes of numbers as in two matrices givenbelow. The columns and rows of Matrix I areAlphabets from A to E and that of Matrix II areAlphabets from P to T. A number from thesematrices can be represented first by its row and nextby its column, e.g., ‘1’ can be represented by AA,EB, etc. and ‘8’ can be represented by QQ, SP, etc.Similarly, you have to identify the set for thenumber given ahead.

1506

Matrix I Matrix II

A B C D E P Q R S T

A 1 2 3 4 5 P 0 6 7 8 9

B 4 1 2 3 5 Q 9 8 6 7 0

C 3 2 5 1 4 R 0 7 9 8 6

D 5 4 1 2 3 S 8 9 0 6 7

E 3 1 4 5 2 T 6 0 7 9 8

(A) EB, DA, SS, TP (B) AA, AE, PP, PQ(C) BB, CC, DA, QR (D) DC, BE, QR, RT

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25. What will be the water image of the word ‘WOMH’in the following ?

(A) HMOW (B) WOMH(C) MOWH (D) WOWH

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Directions—(Q. 20-22) A series is given, with oneterm/number missing. Choose the correct alternativefrom the given ones that will complete the series.

20. 17, 19, 23, 29, ? .

(A) 39 (B) 33

(C) 35 (D) 31

21. 5, 3, 8; 16, 4, 20; 15, 4, 19; 12, ? . 16; 3, 9, 12

(A) 4 (B) 3

(C) 2 (D) 5

22. AZ BY CX

BX CZ DY

CY DX ?

(A) DZ (B) AY(C) BX (D) EZ

23. From the given alternatives, select the word whichcannot be formed using the letters of the givenword.

TREATMENT

(A) RATE (B) MEAT(C) MEET (D) MELT

24. If BOOK is coded as CQRO, then CLOSE will becoded as—

(A) DMPTF (B) DNRWJ(C) DNPTF (D) DSTF

25. In the following sets of numbers one set is differentfrom the others. Pick out that set—

(A) 80–16 (B) 50–10(C) 60–12 (D) 77–11

Part–BNumerical Aptitude

26. Two cubes have volumes in the ratio 1 : 27. Theratio of the face of one to that of the other is—

(A) 1 : 18 (B) 1 : 3

(C) 1 : 6 (D) 1 : 9

27. If R 207 is divided into three parts proportional to12 :

23 :

34 , then the largest part is—

(A) R 90 (B) R 69

(C) R 81 (D) R 89

28. The average of 11 numbers is 32. The average ofthe first five numbers is 27 and that of the last fivenumbers is 34. The sixth number is—

(A) 52 (B) 48(C) 50 (D) 47

29. The average age of 15 boys is decreased by 3months, when one boy aged 14 years is replaced bya new boy. The age of the new boy is—

(A) 12 years (B) 10 years 3 months(C) 11 years (D) None of these

30. Find the missing term in the series

53, 59, 61, ……, 71

(A) 69 (B) 63(C) 65 (D) 67

31. By how much is 34 of 144 more than

23 of 96 ?

(A) 50 (B) 64(C) 44 (D) 46

32. A man can do a piece of work in 5 days, but withthe help of his son, he can do it in 3 days. The sonalone can do it in—

(A) 8 days (B) 612 days

(C) 7 days (D) 712 days

33. A and B can complete a work in 10 days, B and Ccan do the same work in 12 days and C and A cando the same work in 15 days. Then A can completethe same work in—

(A) 27 days (B) 18 days(C) 21 days (D) 24 days

34. A rectangular sheet of metal 66 cm long and 44 cmbroad is rolled along its length into a cylinder. Thenthe radius of the new formed cylinder is—

(A) 8·5 cm (B) 10·5 cm(C) 7 cm (D) 11 cm

35. Find the length of the longest pole that can beplaced in an indoor stadium 24 m long, 18 m wideand 16 m high.

(A) 34 m (B) 30 m(C) 25 m (D) 24 m

36. After allowing a discount of 12% on the markedprice of an article, it is sold for R 880. Find themarked price—

(A) R 1000·00 (B) R 985·60

(C) R 774·40 (D) R 885·60

37. A bicycle is sold for R 1,000 at 20% discount. Whatis the marked price of the bicycle ?

(A) R 1,250 (B) R 1,520

(C) R 1,500 (D) R 1,205

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38. An article is listed for R 200. A shopkeeper allowstwo successive discounts of 20% and 10%. The costof the article, if sales tax is 5%, is—

(A) R 154·00 (B) R 150·20

(C) R 151·20 (D) R 153·20

39. In an office there are 4080 employees. If 2400 ofthem are male employees, then the ratio of female tomale employees is—

(A) 7 : 10 (B) 10 : 17

(C) 10 : 7 (D) 17 : 7

40. The price of rice is reduced by 2%. How manykilograms of rice can now be bought for the moneywhich was sufficient to buy 49 kg of rice earlier ?

(A) 51 kg (B) 48 kg

(C) 49 kg (D) 50 kg

41. A car is driven at a speed of 50 km/hr for a distanceof 125 km and at a speed of 30 km/hr for a distanceof 75 km. The average speed of the car, in km/hr,is—

(A) 50 (B) 35(C) 40 (D) 30

42. The Dhanushkhodi Boat Mail starts from Chennai at7:10 pm and travels at a speed of 40 km/hr. It stopsat the important stations for 1 hour 5 minutes. If thedistance between Chennai and Dhanushkhodi is 680km, when does the train reach Dhanushkhodi ?

(A) 1:25 next day (B) 1:15 next day(C) 1:10 next day (D) 1:05 next day

43. The simple interest on R 6,250 at 14% per annumfor 146 days is—

(A) R 350 (B) R 400

(C) R 450 (D) R 875

44. The number of years required for R 2,000 to amountto R 2,662 at 10% compound interest is—

(A) 6 years 4 months (B) 3 years

(C) 3 years 4 months (D) 6 years

45. The cost price of 24 articles is equal to the sellingprice of 18 articles. The gain percentage will be—

(A) 3413 % (B) 33 %

(C) 3313 % (D) 34 %

46. A dealer sold two cows for R 500 each. On one ofthem he lost 10% and on the other he gained 10%.How much did he lose or gain in the wholetransaction ?

(A) R 1‚000

99 gain (B) R 1,000 gain

(C) R 1,000 loss (D) R 1‚000

99 loss

47. On selling a bag for R 162, a man loses 10%. Atwhat price should he sell it to gain 10% ?

(A) R 198 (B) R 152(C) R 164 (D) R 176

48. A number when increased by 20% gives 42. Thenumber is—

(A) 30 (B) 35(C) 28 (D) 36

Directions—(Q. 49 and 50) Distributions of foursections of Xth standard students who have appeared inan examination and passed are given in the followingpie-diagrams. Answer both questions.

Total appeared = 400 Total passed = 300

49. The section which has the highest pass percentageis—

(A) B (B) A(C) D (D) C

50. The number of students passed in sections A and Bexceeding the number of students appeared insections C and D is—(A) 60 (B) 30(C) 40 (D) 50

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49. What will be the sum of the first 10 terms in theseries : 3 + 12 + 48 + … ?(A) 3(410 – 1) (B) 49

(C) 410 (D) 410 – 1

50. The mean proportional between 14 and 126 is—(A) 42 (B) 70(C) 112 (D) 882

Part–CGeneral English

Directions—(Q. 51-60) Some parts of the sentenceshave errors and some are correct. Find out which part ofa sentence has an error and blacken the circle correspon-ding to the appropriate option. If a sentence is free fromerror, blacken the circle corresponding to ‘No error’ inthe Answer-Sheet.51. Please / tell to me / the story. No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)52. He is / not as stronger as / his brother. No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)53. One of the girls in my class / have / a car. No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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54. My scooter is being serviced, / so I am going to the(A) (B)

office / by walk. No error(C) (D)

55. She had been told by many people / that her shiny(A) (B)

blonde hair and blue eyes / made her stand up in(C)

a crowd. No error(D)

56. Patrick reached into the pocket / of his trouser /(A) (B)

and pulled out twenty-five rupees. No error(C) (D)

57. Thanks God / your family and you / are safe.(A) (B) (C)

No error(D)

58. The passengers were / asked to carefully / get down(A) (B) (C)

off the train. No error(D)

59. Unless you receive the money order, / you will not(A) (B)

be able / to pay your rent. No error(C) (D)

60. We usually / have / the lunch at twelve. No error(A) (B) (C) (D)

Directions—(Q. 61-70) Sentences are given withblanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Fouralternatives are suggested for each question. Choose thecorrect alternative out of the four and indicate it byblackening the appropriate circle (●) in the Answer-Sheet.

61. The Board results are …… any moment.

(A) tabulated (B) expected(C) launched (D) compiled

62. There was no trace …… finger-prints.

(A) in (B) with(C) about (D) of

63. Whenever you …… in town, call me.

(A) am (B) are(C) is (D) were

64. He …… several museums in Delhi.

(A) left at (B) went forward

(C) visited (D) moved to

65. The slum children …… round a burning fire to keepthemselves warm.

(A) elbowed (B) grouped(C) huddled (D) tucked

66. Polyester shirts are more …… than the cotton ones.(A) durable (B) durably(C) duration (D) durability

67. She was born …… rich parents.(A) to (B) of(C) from (D) with

68. Children should obey ………… parents.(A) them (B) they(C) their (D) mine

69. The child has been missing …… yesterday.

(A) since (B) for(C) by (D) to

70. I do not like …… sugar in my coffee.

(A) fewer (B) many(C) much (D) few

Directions—(Q. 71-73) Out of the four alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of thegiven word and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.

71. Convulsion

(A) Cease (B) Start(C) Contraption (D) Fit

72. Furious

(A) Smile (B) Angry(C) Calm (D) Desperate

73. Manage

(A) Independent (B) Loose(C) Free (D) Control

Directions—(Q. 74-76) Choose the word oppositein meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.

74. Consecutive

(A) Sequential (B) Tangential(C) Respective (D) Discontinuous

75. Zest

(A) Disinclination (B) Zeal(C) Gusto (D) Unhappiness

76. Birth

(A) Death (B) Anniversary(C) Resurrection (D) Life

Directions—(Q. 77-79) Four alternatives are givenfor the Idiom/Phrase bold in the sentence. Choose thealternative which best expresses the meaning of theIdiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.

77. The plane took off at 16:00 hours.(A) ran down (B) broke into pieces(C) left the ground (D) pulled away

78. We have gone through many hardships.(A) suffered (B) examined(C) enjoyed (D) tolerated

SSC Multi Tasking (Non-Technical)Staff Recruitment Exam Group-C

Publisher : Upkar Prakashan ISBN : 9789350131961 Author : Dr Lal And Jain

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