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SSC CGL Free Mock Test
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Q1. The average height of three women is 164 cm. When another woman, the fourth one, joins the group, the average reduces by 4 cm. Now, a fifth woman with height 4 cm more than the fourth replaces one of the first three. The average height of these four is then 162 cm. What is the height of the replaced woman?
1) 108 cm
2) 112 cm
3) 144 cm
4) None of the above
Q2. If the roots of the equation x2 + bx + c = 0 are consecutive integers then find the value of b2 – 4c.
1) -2
2) 3
3) 2
4) 1
Q3. If 𝑥2
𝑏𝑦+𝑐𝑧=
𝑦2
𝑐𝑧+𝑎𝑥=
𝑧2
𝑎𝑥+𝑏𝑦= 1, then the
value of 𝑎
𝑎+𝑥+
𝑏
𝑏+𝑦+
𝑐
𝑐+𝑧 is?
1) -1
2) 2
3) 1
4) -2
Q4. The interior bisectors of ∠B and ∠C of ABC meet at point P. If ∠A = 70, then the value of ∠BPC is?
1) 75
2) 112
3) 120
4) 125
Q5. The work done by a woman worker in 5 h is equal to the work done by a man worker in 4 h and by a boy worker in 8 h. If working 8 h per day 5 men worker can finish a work in 8 days. In
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how many days 16 men worker, 16 women worker and 16 boys worker together finish the same work working 4 h per day?
1) 11
23𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
2) 24
23𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
3) 32
17𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
4) 11
3𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
Q6. In a quadrilateral ABCD, with unequal sides if the diagonals AC and BD intersect at right angles, then.
1) AB2 + BC2 = CD2 + DA2
2) AB2 + AD2 = BC2 + CD2
3) AB2 + CD2 = BC2 + DA2
4) AB2 + BC2 = 2(CD2 + DA2)
Q7. Arun was paid Rs. 1552 during a period of 31 days. During this period he was absent for 3 days and was fined Rs. 29 on his first day of absence and Rs. 2 more than the previous day for each remaining day of absence. He was paid the full salary only for 21 days as he came late on the other days. Those who came late were given only 1/3rd of the salary for that day. What was the total salary paid for that month to a worker who came on time every day and was never absent?
1) Rs. 2115
2) Rs. 2112.3
3) Rs. 2182.71
4) Rs. 2185.5
Q8. Simplify the below expression:
1 + sin𝜃 − cos𝜃
1 + sin𝜃 + cos𝜃
1) cot𝜃
2
2) tan𝜃
2
3) sin𝜃
2
4) 1
Q9. The diameter of one of Saturn's moon is equivalent to one-sixth of the diameter of the Saturn. Then the ratio of the volume of Saturn to that of its moon is
1) 216 : 1
2) 1 : 216
3) 216 : 17
4) 17 : 216
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Q10. A vendor earns a profit of 18% after selling a Bluetooth device at 10% discount on MRP. What would be the profit % if the Bluetooth device was sold at MRP?
1) 36
2) 31
3) 45
4) 35
Q11. The ratio of History books and Maths books in a library is 3 : 1. If from the library, 6 History books was taken out, then, the ratio of History books and Maths books will be 2 : 1. Now, if 7 Books are added to the library, what is the total number of books in the library?
1) 26
2) 23
3) 31
4) 24
Q12. Two trains start from stations A and B and travel towards each other at a speed of 60 kmph and 80 kmph respectively. At the time of their meeting, the second train had travelled 180 km more than the first. The distance between A and B is:
1) 1260 km
2) 1620 km
3) 1660 km
4) 600 km
Q13. If a4 + b4 + 2a2b2 = 0, then (a6 + b6) equals
1) 0
2) 1
3) a2 + b2
4) a3 + b3
Q14. If 𝑥 +1
𝑥= 2 and x is a real number,
then the value of 𝑥16 +1
𝑥18 is?
1) 1
2) 0
3) 2
4) -2
Q15. Arun gives 30% of his money to his eldest son, he gives 40% of the remaining money to his youngest son
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and gives 20% of the remaining money to his friend. If Arun has Rs. 165.72 left, then find his total sum.
1) Rs. 453.51
2) Rs. 493.21
3) Rs. 483
4) Rs. 403.21
Q16. √sec2𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2𝜃 = ⋯
1) tanθ - cotθ
2) cotθ - tanθ
3) cotθ + tanθ
4) None of the above
Q17. Ticket for an adult is Rs. 1500 and a child is Rs. 800. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 25 adults and 12 children what is the discount the group gets?
1) 26.47 percent
2) 20.38 percent
3) 31.60 percent
4) 33.33 percent
Q18. A person invested Rs. 10000 at some rate of simple interest and at the end of the year he gets Rs. 1000 as interest, if the interest is calculated compound for 2 year at the same rate. Find the difference between total C.I. and S.I. for 2 years?
1) 200
2) 100
3) 210
4) 120
Q19. Raghav sells his car to Bhavesh at a loss of 25% who further sells it to Suresh at a profit of 20%. Suresh found some defect in car and returned it to Bhavesh but received only Rs. 9 for every Rs.10, he had paid. Find the loss faced by Suresh, if Raghav had paid Rs. 800000 for car?
1) Rs. 72000
2) Rs. 75000
3) Rs. 68000
4) Rs. 64000
Q20. ABC is a triangle and its medians CD and BE intersect each other at M;
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then the ratio of area of ΔMDE to the area of ΔABC
1) 1 : 3
2) 1 : 12
3) 3 : 1
4) 12 : 1
Q21. In ΔPQR, ∠QPR = 90° and PQ = √3/2 QR. Then the measure of ∠PRQ is:
1) 60°
2) 30°
3) 45°
4) 15°
Comprehension Start
Directions: Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.
The following graph shows the ratio of imports to exports by two companies over the years.
Q22. If the import of Company A in the
year 2017 and the export of Company B
in the year 2017 is equal to Rs. 90 lakhs,
then the import of Company B in the
year 2017 is what percent of the export
of Company A in the year 2017?
1) 10%
2) 33%
3) 67.5%
4) 90%
Q23. If the import of Company B is decreased by 25% and the export is increased by 25% in the year 2017, what will be the new ratio of export to import of Company B?
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1) 0.25
2) 0.45
3) 2.22
4) 4
Q24. If the export of Company B in the
year 2016 was Rs. 25 lakh and the export
of Company A in the year 2016 was Rs.
20 lakh, the import of Company A in the
year 2016 is approximately what per
cent of the import of Company B in the
year 2016?
1) 80%
2) 100%
3) 120%
4) 125%
Q25. What was the ratio of export of Company A and B if both had imported equal amounts in 2014?
1) 1 : 2
2) 1 : 4
3) 2 : 1
4) 4 : 1
Comprehension End
General Intelligence
Q26. In the following question, select
the odd letters from the given
alternatives.
1) GJHI
2) MPNO
3) RUST
4) UVXW
Q27. In the following question, find the
odd one from the given alternatives.
1) Manpreet Singh
2) Dilip Tirkey
3) Bharat Chetri
4) P. R. Sreejesh
Q28. Find out the odd number pair from
the given alternatives.
1) 1 – 12
2) 5 – 22
3) 45 – 48
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4) 67 – 71
Q29. In the following question, select
the related letters/number from the
given alternatives.
CD : 6 ∷ FG : ?
1) 16
2) 28
3) 21
4) 36
Q30. In question below select the
related word from the given alternatives.
Verve : Enthusiasm : : ? : Reverence
1) Intensity
2) Elation
3) Ritual
4) Devotion
Q31. Find the missing number?
24, 60, 120, 210, ?
1) 300
2) 336
3) 420
4) 525
Q32. A series is given with one term
missing. Select the correct alternative
from the given ones that will complete
the series.
XV, QO, JH, CA, ?
1) US
2) VU
3) UT
4) VT
Q33. In a certain code ‘ARCHERY’ is
written as ‘DSBGZSF’. How is
‘DORMANT’ written in that code?
1) QOBLSPE
2) QNCNSMZ
3) SPELUOB
4) EPSLBOQ
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Q34. If candela is called mole, mole is
called metre, metre is called kilogram,
kilogram is called second, second is
called ampere, ampere is called kelvin.
Based on this what is the S.I Unit of
Luminous Intensity?
1) mole
2) ampere
3) candela
4) kelvin
Q35. A man is facing south. He turns
135° in the anticlockwise direction and
then 180° in the clockwise direction.
Which direction is he facing now?
1) South - West
2) North - East
3) North - West
4) South - East
Q36. X`s mother is sister of Y and
daughter of M. S is daughter of Y and
sister of T. How is M related to T?
1) Grandmother
2) Granny
3) Grandfather
4) Can't be determined
Comprehension ( Total Questions:
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Directions: Study the information
given below carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
A test was conducted, in a class of 60
students where the number of boys is
twice the number of girls. Rank was
given on the basis of marks (Student
with highest marks got 1st rank and
Student with lowest marks got 60th rank
from top). Ramesh ranked 15th and
Rahul ranked 35th from Top.
Q37. There are 7 girls ahead of Ramesh
(boy) who have scored more marks than
him. How many boys are after
Ramesh rank-wise?
1) 30
2) 31
3) 32
4) 33
Q38. Arrange the given words in the
order in which they will be arranged in a
dictionary and choose the one that
comes last.
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1) Dreaming
2) Drought-ridden
3) Discouraging
4) Delightful
Q39. Which of the following jumbled
words isn’t the name of a Grammy
Award winner?
1) NEMIME
2) RA HARANM
3) RIUQENE LEGISAIS
4) ONSU GMAIN
Q40. A word is represented by only one
set of numbers as given in any one of the
alternatives. The sets of number given in
the alternatives are represented by two
classes of alphabets as shown in the
given two matrices. The columns and
rows of Matrix - I are numbered from 0
to 4 and that of Matrix - II are
numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from
these matrices can be represented first
by its row and next by its column. For
example ‘ Y’ can be represented by 00,
22 etc., and ‘U’ can be represented by
42, 59, etc. Similarly, you have to
identify the set for the word “PARK”
Matrix - I
0 1 2 3 4
0 Y I K W X
1 G J N H V
2 E O Y K T
3 M G W L R
4 A E U N K
Matrix - II
5 6 7 8 9
5 N I X P U
6 K V O T S
7 L P R A D
8 O H J L N
9 P J Q V X
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1) 58, 40, 86, 34
2) 76, 55, 89, 23
3) 23, 78, 34, 02
4) 95, 40, 77, 65
Q41. Select the word which cannot be
formed using the letters of the given
word
REJUVENATION
1) JUTE
2) NATION
3) REVISION
4) NATIVE
Q42. Identify the diagram that best
represents the relationship among the
classes given.
Furniture, wooden materials,
wooden chair
1)
2)
3)
4)
Q43. Directions: In each of the given
question some statements are followed
by two conclusion I and II. You have to
assume everything in the statement to
be true even if they seem to be at
variance with commonly known facts,
and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the
statements disregarding the commonly
known facts. Give answer:
Statements:
Some rivers are ponds.
Some ponds are roads.
All ladies are beautiful.
Conclusions:
I. All roads are beautiful is a possibility.
II. No lady is road is a possibility.
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1) Only conclusion I follows.
2) Only conclusion II follows.
3) Either I or II follows.
4) Both conclusions I and II follow.
Q44. Find the missing number from the
given alternatives.
1) 42
2) 41
3) 51
4) 49
Q45. In the following question, by using
which mathematical operators will the
expression become correct?
If A = 6, B = 3, C = 4, D = 6 and E = 3;
(A3 - B3 + C2 + 3 × D) E2 = 214
1) Multiplication
2) Division
3) Addition
4) Subtraction
Q46. If a mirror is placed on the line
MN, then which of the answer figures is
the right image of the given figure?
1)
2)
3)
4)
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Q47. From the given answer figures,
select the one in which the question
figure is hidden / embedded.
1)
2)
3)
4)
Q48. Which answer figure will complete
the pattern in the question figure?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Q49. A piece of paper is folded and
punched as shown below in the question
figures. From the given answer figures,
indicate how it will appear when
opened?
1)
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2)
3)
4)
Q50. Which of the cubes in the given
options can't be made from the below
unfolded cube?
1)
2)
3)
4)
General Awareness
Q51. Which of the statements given
below is correct?
1. The author of the novel 'The
Luminous Sparks - A Biography in Verse
and Colours' is Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam.
2. The author of the novel 'The Story of a
Brief Marriage" is Preeti Shenoy.
3. The author of the novel 'Brave New
World' is Aldous Huxley.
1) 1 and 3
2) 2 and 3
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3) 2 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Q52. Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?
1) Kishori Amonkar - Vocalist
2) Ustad Rais Khan - Tabla
3) Mrinalini Sarabhai - Bharatnatyam
4) Shovana Narayan – Kathak
Q53. Who won the 2018 Guillermo Cano
World Press Freedom Prize?
1) Mahmoud Abu Zeid
2) Caroline Dean
3) Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah
4) Ryan Kelly
Q54. Who won the best actress Oscars
Award for the year 2018?
1) Jennifer Lawrence
2) Julia Roberts
3) Frances McDormand
4) Meryl Streep
Q55. Which country will host the 2019
FIFA U-20 World Cup?
1) Brazil
2) India
3) Spain
4) Poland
Q56. What is India's ranking in the
Press Freedom Index 2018?
1) 121
2) 138
3) 89
4) 76
Q57. What is the name of the Indian
Intellectual Property mascot?
1) IP Nani
2) IP Sakhi
3) IP Dadi
4) IP Didi
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Q58. The Tomara Rajputs were defeated
in the middle of the twelfth century by
the Chauhans of _________.
1) Ayodhya
2) Ajmer
3) Dwarka
4) Gwalior
Q59. The last powerful and significant
Gupta king who defeated the Hunas was
–
1) Kumaragupta
2) Chandragupta III
3) Mahagupta
4) Skandagupta
Q60. What was the main aim of Ramsar
Convention?
1) Conservation of wetlands
2) Bio-diversity Conservation
3) Global Warming
4) Climate Change
Q61. Intensive cultivation refers to
1) Production with intensive use of
labour
2) Production with intensive use of
fertilizer
3) Raising production by intensive use
of existing land
4) Raising production by large scale use
of imported inputs
Q62. Which of the following is incorrect?
a) Pyrolusite is an ore/mineral of Manganese
b) Ilmenite is an ore/mineral of Titanium
c) Calamine is an ore/mineral of Copper
1) Only a
2) Only a and b
3) Only c
4) Only a and c
Q63. Which of the following elements is
not a D-block element?
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1) Mn
2) Sb
3) Tc
4) Rh
Q64. The shortest metallic wire is
_________, where the area of cross
section is 12.56 × 10-8 m2, Resistivity of
Chromium and Iron are 12.9 × 10-8 Ωm
and 10 × 10-8 Ωm respectively.
1) A chromium wire of resistance 50 Ω
2) A chromium wire of resistance 60 Ω
3) A chromium wire of resistance 100 Ω
4) An iron wire of resistance 80 Ω
Q65. The SI unit for impulse is:
1) Newton second
2) Joule
3) Ohm
4) Radian/second
Q66. The pond appears shallower from
its real depth due to –
1) Refraction
2) Reflection
3) Total Internal Reflection
4) Dispersion of light
Q67. Which one of the following does
not belong to Arthropoda group?
1) Turtle
2) Spider
3) Scorpion
4) Cockroach
Q68. A drainage pattern where a river is
joined by its tributaries approximately at
right angles is ________
1) Dendritic
2) Trellis
3) Rectangular
4) Radial
Q69. The deficiency of Niacin, a vitamin
of B complex group causes the disease
________
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1) Marasmus
2) Pellagra
3) Rickets
4) Night blindness
Q70. "Trade unions" is listed in the
_________ list given in the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution of India.
1) Union
2) State
3) Global
4) Concurrent
Q71. Sindhi was included as an official
language by which constitutional
amendment?
1) 21st Amendment
2) 71st Amendment
3) 51st Amendment
4) 61st Amendment
Q72. The economist who for the first
time scientifically determined National
Income in India is Dr __________.
1) Jagdish Bhagwati
2) V.K.R.V. Rao
3) Kaushik Basu
4) Manmohan Singh
Q73. Who amongst the following gave
the theory of “Maximum Social
Advantage” in Public Finance?
1) Musgrave
2) Robbins
3) Findley
4) Dalton
Q74. What is COBOL?
1) A computer device
2) Virus
3) Computer language
4) None of the above
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Q75 Which among the following is a
collection of related fields in data
organisation?
1) File
2) Register
3) Folder
4) Path
English
Q76. In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.
My teacher tells me that (A)/ until I study diligently, (B)/ I'll never understand Physics. (C)/ No error (D)
1) A
2) B
3) CS
4) D
Q77. In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an
error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.
Not Parvesh but his (A)/ brother are getting (B)/ married with my sister. (C)/ No error (D)
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Q78. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the option corresponding to 'No improvement'.
This is indeed the first time in my life that I am meeting with a movie actor.
1) Have met
2) Meet
3) Had met
4) No improvement
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Q79. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the option corresponding to 'No improvement'.
I along with my friends discussed about the chapter with our teacher.
1) Discussed with
2) Discussed to
3) Discussed
4) No improvement
Q80. A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
The cat had drunk the whole milk kept in the fridge.
1) The whole milk was drunk by the cat
kept in the fridge.
2) The whole milk that had been kept in
the fridge was drunk by the cat.
3) The whole milk had been drunk by
the cat kept in the fridge.
4) The whole milk kept in the fridge was
being drunk by the cat.
Q81. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The children said to their parents, "Please, don't leave us at home".
1) The children asked their parents not
to leave them at home.
2) The children told their parents that
they did not leave them at home.
3) The children told their parents that
they should not leave them at home.
4) The children requested their parents
not to leave them at home.
Q82. In the following question, choose the word SAME in meaning to the given word.
STALWART
1) Stout
2) Sturdy
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3) Exceptional
4) Resolute
Q83. In the following question, choose the word SAME in meaning to the given word.
CALLOUS
1) Snarl
2) Ruthless
3) Anguish
4) Flagrant
Q84. In the following question, choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
CLANDESTINE
1) Sovereign
2) Veracious
3) Secrecy
4) Resurrection
Q85. In the following question, choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
PAEAN 1) Albeit
2) Dubious
3) Painful
4) Calumny
Q86. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
After a long day, all Rita wanted to do was hit the sack.
1) Slacken
2) Sleep
3) Drive
4) Resign
Q87. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Hiba escaped her kidnappers by the skin of her teeth.
1) Bravely
2) Skillfully
3) Deftly
4) Narrowly
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Q88. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.
1) Equivocal
2) Gratuitous
3) Fortuitious
4) Paradigm
Q89. In the following question,
four words are given out of which
one word is incorrectly spelt. Find
the incorrectly spelt word.
1) Heterogeneous
2) Idionsyncrasy
3) Fallacious
4) Negligence
Q90. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
An excessive amount or overindulgence in eating or drinking.
1) Moratorium
2) Sedate
3) Gluttony
4) Rogue
Q91. In the following question, out of the five alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A dome shaped circular temple especially in ancient Greece and Rome.
1) Kiosk
2) Millet
3) Pantheon
4) Accrue
Q92. In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
My house is adjacent _____ Central park.
1) To
2) With
3) Of
4) From
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Comprehension Start
Direction: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The Siddaramaiah government on Thursday ___(A)___ the State flag for Karnataka. If approved by the Centre, Karnataka will be the second State to have a flag after Jammu and Kashmir. The yellow-white-red flag has the State ___(B)___ at the centre. The proposal will be now sent to the Union Home Ministry for approval, since a State has no powers to announce its own flag. Ahead of Assembly elections, a ___(C)___ flag has been part of the ruling Congress’ campaign focusing on regional pride. The decision followed a meeting of leaders of Kannada organisations and littérateurs ___(D)___ to discuss the recommendations of a nine-member expert committee ___(E)___ to study and submit a report on the possibility of the State having a flag.
Q93. Which of the following words most
appropriately fits the blank labelled (E)?
1) Constituted
2) Formulated
3) Wandered
4) Encroached
Q94. Which of the following words most
appropriately fits the blank labelled (D)?
1) Convened
2) Conveyed
3) Convinced
4) Dispersed
Q95. Which of the following words most
appropriately fits the blank labelled (C)?
1) Independent
2) Petrified
3) Delinquent
4) Separate
Q96. Which of the following words most
appropriately fits the blank labelled (B)?
1) Flag
2) Government
3) Emblem
4) Symbol
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Q97. Which of the following words most
appropriately fits the blank labelled (A)?
1) Stacked
2) Unveiled
3) Hoisted
4) Cushioned
Comprehension End
Q98. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct word(s).
Delhi and Beijing have been _______ over the past few years because of increment in pollution.
1) Piqued
2) Synagogue
3) Deteriorated
4) Legalised
Q99. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: Yahiya, only the second Indian after Milkha Singh to reach the men's 400m final at CWG.
Q: India's Muhammed Anas Yahiya ran the men's 400m race at CWG 2018 in 45.31 seconds to finish fourth and break his own national record on Tuesday.
R: The 23-year-old missed a medal by just 0.2 seconds.
S: Had clocked 45.32 seconds to set the previous record.
1) QPSR
2) PRSQ
3) RSPQ
4) SQRP
Q100. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: Did not seem to have much impact on the match's result as Sunrisers.
Q: The incident, which went unnoticed during the 12th over of the match.
R: Rajasthan Royals pacer Ben Laughlin bowled seven legal deliveries in an over during the side's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 IPL on Monday.
S: Won by 9 wickets with 25 balls remaining.
