Exam Details

Subject
Paper paper 1
Exam / Course ssc cgl combined graduate level
Department
Organization Staff Selection Commission
Position
Exam Date 09, July, 2016
City, State central government,


Question Paper

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EXAM START TIME 10:00:00
EXAM DURATION 01:15 Hrs
TOTAL NO OF QUESTIONS 100
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Question 1.Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
..... ... ......... ... .. ......... ..../....../...... .. .......
Bacteria Microscope Moon
...... ......... .......
Options:
1) Night
......
2) Earth
......
3) Satellite
........
4) Telescope
....... ....
Correct Answer: Telescope
....... ....
Candidate Answer: Telescope
....... ....
Question 2.Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
..... ... ......... ... .. ......... ..../....../...... .. .......
LNPR :TVXZ NPRT
Options:
1) FHJL
2) FLJH
3) HFLJ
4) JLHF
Correct Answer: FHJL
Candidate Answer: FHJL
Question 3.Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
..... ... ......... ... .. ......... ..../....../...... .. .......
27 125 64
Options:
1) 517
2) 162
3) 216
4) 273
Correct Answer: 216
Candidate Answer: 216
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Question 4.
For the following questions
Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
.. .. ... .... .. ......... ... .. ..... ..../..../...... .... ......
Options:
1) Novel
.......
2) Paper
....
3) Pencil
........
4) Pen
...
Correct Answer: Novel
.......
Candidate Answer: Novel
.......
Question 5.
For the following questions
Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
.. .. ... .... .. ......... ... .. ..... ..../..../...... .... ......
Options:
1) acDD
2) egHH
3) ikLL
4) QSTt
Correct Answer: QSTt
Candidate Answer: QSTt
Question 6.
For the following questions
Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
.. .. ... .... .. ......... ... .. ..... ..../..../...... .... ......
Options:
1) 65 90
2) 73 97
3) 112 137
4) 162 187
Correct Answer: 73 97
Candidate Answer: 73 97
Question 7.Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary
............. ...... .. ....... ... .... .. . .. ...... .......
a. Guarantee b. Group c. Grotesque d. Guard e. Groan
Options:
1) d
2) c
3) d
4) d
Correct Answer: d
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Candidate Answer: d
Question 8.Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
...... .. ... .. .... .... ....... .. .... .... .. ... .. .... ..... .. .... .... ..
xy_kx_zk_yzk xyz_
Options:
1) zyxkx
2) zykxz
3) zkxyk
4) zxykx
Correct Answer: zyxkx
Candidate Answer: zyxkx
Question 9.Find the missing number in the series:
... .. ..... ... ..... ...... .... .......
219, 211, 204, 198, 189
Options:
1) 189
2) 192
3) 193
4) 196
Correct Answer: 193
Candidate Answer: 193
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Question 10.If M is the sister of Z Z is the wife of P and P
is the son of how Z relates to
... Z ... ... .. .. P ... ..... ... A .. .... .., .. Z ..
A .. .... ....... ..
Options:
1) Daughter-in-law
.... ...
2) Daughter
.....
3) Wife
.....
4) Mother
....
Correct Answer: Daughter-in-law
.... ...
Candidate Answer: Daughter-in-law
.... ...
Question 11.The sum of ages of 4 children born at
intervals of 4 years each is 60. What is the age of the
youngest child?
4 ...... ... ... .. ... 60 .... .. .. .... .... ... 4 .... .. .....
... .... .... ..... ... ... ......
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Options:
1) 7
2) 9
3) 10
4) 12
Correct Answer: 9
Candidate Answer: 9
Question 12.From the given alternative words, select the
word which cannot be formed using the letters of the
given word:
............. ......... ... .. .. .... ...... .. .... .. .... .. ...... ..
..... .... .... ..... .. ....
ENVIRONMENT
Options:
1) OINTMENT
2) MENTOR
3) VENOM
4) TRIM
Correct Answer: OINTMENT
Candidate Answer: OINTMENT
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Question 13.In a certain code CAMEL is written as
MFNBD. How shall TIGER be written in that code?
... CAMEL .. MFNBD ..... .. .... .. .. TIGER .. .. ...
... .... ..... ......
Options:
1) SFUJH
2) SFHJU
3) SFJUH
4) SHFJU
Correct Answer: SFHJU
Candidate Answer: SFHJU
Question 14.If x stands for means x ÷ means and
means ÷ then what is the value of the given expression?
.... x .. .... .. .... x ÷ .. .... .. .. .... ÷ .. ..
175 25 ÷ 5 2 x 3 10
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Options:
1) 77
2) 160
3) 240
4) 2370
Correct Answer: 77
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 15.If 4 2 3
and 8 4 3
then 21 7
.... 4 2 3
.. 8 4
.. 21 7
Options:
1) 4
2) 3
3) 8
4) 16
Correct Answer: 4
Candidate Answer: 4
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Question 16.Select the missing numbers from the given
alternatives
..... ... ......... ... .. ..... ...... .......
Options:
1) 9
2) 16
3) 25
4) 36
Correct Answer: 9
Candidate Answer: 9
Question 17.A man walks 5 kilometre towards South and
then turns to the right. After walking 3 kilometre, he turns
to the left and walks 5 kilometre. Now in which direction
is he from the starting point?
.. .... 5 ......... ...... ... .. .... .. . .... ....... ..... 3
......... .... ... .. ..... ..... 5 ......... .... ... .. ..
.......... ....... .. .... ..... ... ..?
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Options:
1) West
......
2) South
......
3) North-East
..-.....
4) South-West
......-.......
Correct Answer: South-West
......-.......
Candidate Answer: South-West
......-.......
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Question 18.Consider the given statement/s to be true
and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions
can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statements: Life means stresses and strains.
Stresses and strains have an adverse effect on life.
Conclusions: I. Life is not worth living.
II. One should avoid stresses and strains in life.
............. .. ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .., ...... ... .. ........./
........., I .. II ....... ... .... .... ...... .... .. ... ... ....
.. .... .. ......... .... ...... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... .......
.... .. ... .... .. ... ... .. ...-.. ........ ... .. ... ........./
....... ....... .. .... ..
...: .... .. .... .... .. .... ..| .... .. .... .... ..
........ ..... ..... .. .
......... I. .... .... ..... .... ... II..... ... .... .. .... ..
.... .......
Options:
1) Only conclusion I follows
.... I ......... ... ...
2) Only conclusion II follows
.... II ......... ... ...
3) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
I .. II ..... ......... ... ....
4) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
.. .. I .. .. .. II ......... ... ...
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Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
.... II ......... ... ...
Candidate Answer: Only conclusion II follows
.... II ......... ... ...
Question 19.How many triangles are there in this
geometric figure?
..... ... ...... ....... ...
Options:
1) 12
2) 16
3) 18
4) 20
Correct Answer: 18
Candidate Answer: 20
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Question 20.Which of the answer figures best indicates
the relationship between:
Doctors, Nurses, Hospital
... .. ..... ..... ........ ....... .. ... ....... ..
...... .... .......
Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
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Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 21.Which answer figure will complete the
pattern in the question figure?
.. .. ... ... .. .. ...... .. ...... .. ........ .. .... .... ..
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Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
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Question 22.From the given answer figures, select the one
in which the question figure is hidden/embedded
... .. .. ......... ... .. ... ...... ....... .. ...... ....... ...
Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
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Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 23.A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown
below in the question figures. From the given answer
figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
.... ....... ..... .. ...... .... .. ..... ..... ... ..... .. ...
.. .... .. ...... .... ...... ....
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Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Correct Answer:
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Candidate Answer:
Question 24.If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figures is the right image of the given
figure?
.. .. ... .... .. ..... .. MN .... .. ... .... .. ... .. ..
......... ... .. ...-.. ..... .. ...... .. ... ........... ....
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Options:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
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Question 25.In the question, a word is represented by only
one set of numbers as given in any one of the
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives
are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two
matrices given below. 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, e.g., can be represented by 01 and can be represented by
10, 44, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the
word
............. .. ... ......... ... .... .. ......-...., ...... .. .. ....
..... ...... .. ..., .... ... .... .... .. .. ....... ... .... ..... I ..
.. .... .. .... ... ...... 0 .. 4 .. ... .. .., .. ..... II .. 5 .. 9
.., .. ....... .. .. .... .. .... ..... .... .. ... ... ......
...... ..... ....... .. .... ... ...... .. ....,G .. 01 .... .....
....... .. .... .. ... P .. 10,44, .... ..... ....... .. .... ...
... ... .. .... .... .... .. .... .... .. ....... ...
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Options:
1) 32, 55, 69, 24
2) 32, 03, 66, 57
3) 67, 42, 66, 00
4) 23, 30, 66, 97
Correct Answer: 67, 42, 66, 00
Candidate Answer: 67, 42, 66, 00
Question 26.What is the maximum number of days of
employment a rural poor would get under
...... MGNREGA .. ... ..... ..... .... ....... .. ... ..
....... ...... .... .. ...... .... .... ..
Options:
1) 180 days
180 ....
2) 120 days
120 ....
3) 100 days
100 ....
4) 90 days
90 ....
Correct Answer: 100 days
100 ....
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Candidate Answer: 100 days
100 ....
Question 27.Scheduled bank is a bank which is ….
......... .... .. ... .... .. .. …..
Options:
1) Nationalised
.... ........ ..
2) Not Nationalised
.... ........ . ..
3) Based in foreign Country
..... ... ... .. ...... ..
4) Included in the second schedule of RBI
...... ....... .... ... ..... ....... ... ...... ...
Correct Answer: Included in the second schedule of RBI
...... ....... .... ... ..... ....... ... ...... ...
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 28.Black soil is also known by which of the
following name
.... .....' .. .... ... .. .... .... ..
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Options:
1) Khadar Soil
.... .....
2) Bangar Soil
.... .....
3) Alluivial Soil
..... .....
4) Regur soil
..... .....
Correct Answer: Regur soil
..... .....
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 29.What is the name of the book written by
Panini
....... ..... ..... .... .. .. .. .. ... ..
Options:
1) Mahabhashya
....... .
2) Mitakshara
........
3) Madhyamika Karika
............ .......
4) Ashtadhyayi
... .... ....
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Correct Answer: Ashtadhyayi
... .... ....
Candidate Answer: Ashtadhyayi
... .... ....
Question 30.Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan
..... ... .. ...-.. ...... .. ...... ..... ..?
Options:
1) The Sayyids
......
2) The Lodhis
....
3) The Rajputs
......
4) The Khiljis
......
Correct Answer: The Sayyids
......
Candidate Answer: The Sayyids
......
Question 31.The instrument used for measuring air
pressure is called …..
....... .. ..... .. ... .. .. .................... ...
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Options:
1) Anemometer
.........
2) Barometer
........
3) Hygrometer
........
4) Thermometer
........
Correct Answer: Barometer
........
Candidate Answer: Hygrometer
........
Question 32.Gustation refers to the sense of which of the
following
.. ....' .. ... ..... ........ ... .. .... .. ..
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Options:
1) Smell
......
2) Hearing
.....
3) Tactile
.. .... ..
4) Taste
.. ...
Correct Answer: Taste
.. ...
Candidate Answer: Taste
.. ...
Question 33.Intensity of any wave is proportional to which
of the following?
..... .... ... ...... ...., ..... ........ ... .. ...... ...... ... ....
..
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Options:
1) amplitude
....
2) Square of amplitude
.... .. ....
3) Square root of amplitude
.... .. .......
4) Cube of amplitude
.... .. ..
Correct Answer: Square of amplitude
.... .. ....
Candidate Answer: amplitude
....
Question 34.In the following list of devices which device
is used in network layer?
...... .. ..... ........ .... ... .. ....... .... .. .... ...-.. ... .. ...... .
.... ..
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Options:
1) Repeaters
.......... (.......)
2) Router
.....
3) Application Gateway
.......... .....
4) Switch
.... ..
Correct Answer: Router
.....
Candidate Answer: Router
.....
Question 35.NTPC is a Central Public Sector Enterprise in
which sector?
............... .... ..... ... ..... .... .. .. ..... ........ ... .. ....
..... .. ... ....... ..
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Options:
1) Education
......
2) Health
.. .... .. .
3) Power
.......
4) Transport
.......
Correct Answer: Power
.......
Candidate Answer: Power
.......
Question 36.Which State government has launched the
Smart Village Programme, to improve public facilities in
village?
.... .... . ..... .. .... ... .......... ......... ... ..... .... ..
....... .. ..... ...... .....' .. .... .....
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Options:
1) Maharashtra
....... ..
2) Rajasthan
..... ...
3) Odisha
.....
4) Gujarat
......
Correct Answer: Gujarat
......
Candidate Answer: Maharashtra
....... ..
Question 37.Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte emerged winner in
2016 presidential elections of which country
.... ... .. .... ...... .. 2016 .. ..... ... ......... '.......' ....... .. ...
...... ...
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Options:
1) Mexico
.........
2) The Philippines
........... .
3) Spain
.. ...
4) Singapore
..........
Correct Answer: The Philippines
........... .
Candidate Answer: Singapore
..........
Question 38.What is commonly known as 'white plague'?
'.. ... .. ...' .. ..... .. .... ... .. .... .... ..
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Options:
1) Typhoid
.......
(... .... ..)
2) Malaria
........
3) Tuberculosis
... ...
4) Plague
.. ...
Correct Answer: Tuberculosis
... ...
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 39.What are gilt-edged securities?
'... . .............' .. .. ...
Options:
1) Securities issued by the multinational companies.
..... ..... ... ....... ..... .... .............
2) Securities issued by the Government
..... ..... .... .............
3) Securities issued by the private sector
..... ..... ..... .... .............
4) Securities issued by the joint venture companies
....-.... ... ....... ..... .... .............
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Correct Answer: Securities issued by the Government
..... ..... .... .............
Candidate Answer: Securities issued by the joint venture
companies
....-.... ... ....... ..... .... .............
Question 40.In whose consultation does the President
convene and prorogue all sessions of Parliament
.... ...... ...... ....... .. .... .. ... ... ....... .. .. .....
.... ...?
Options:
1) The Speaker
... ...
2) The Prime Minister
..... ... ...
3) The Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition in
Lok Sabha
........ ... .. ...... ... ....... ... .. ....
4) The Council of Ministers
..... ......
Correct Answer: The Prime Minister
..... ... ...
Candidate Answer: The Speaker
... ...
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Question 41.With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
'..... ...-.. .... .. ... ....... ..
Options:
1) Buddhism
....
2) Jainism
...
3) Hinduism
..... ..
4) Sikhism
..... .
Correct Answer: Jainism
...
Candidate Answer: Jainism
...
Question 42.Bauxite is used as raw material by which
industry
.... ..... ..... '.... ....' ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ..... ..... .... ..
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Options:
1) Aluminium
... ..........
2) Iron
....
3) Steel
.. .... (... ...)
4) Gold
....
Correct Answer: Aluminium
... ..........
Candidate Answer: Aluminium
... ..........
Question 43.The large collection of stars, dust and gas
held together by gravitational attraction between
components is known as
..... .. ... ...... ....... ..... .... ..... ... .. ... .... . .....,
... .. ... .. .. .. .... ..
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Options:
1) Cluster
.... ..
2) Atmosphere
....... ..
3) Galaxy
......... (........)
4) Sun Family
..........
Correct Answer: Galaxy
......... (........)
Candidate Answer: Galaxy
......... (........)
Question 44.Thermal electricity is generated by using
which of these
..... ........ ... .. ...... ..... .... ... ... ...... .... ... .... ..
Options:
1) Coal only
.... .....
2) Coal and Natural Gas only
..... .. ......... ...
3) Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum
....., ......... ... .. ..........
4) None of these
..... .. ... ....
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Correct Answer: Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum
....., ......... ... .. ..........
Candidate Answer: Coal only
.... .....
Question 45.When iron rusts, its weight …..
.. .... ... ... .. .... .. .. .... ... .....
Options:
1) decreases
.. .... ..
2) increases
.. .... ..
3) remains the same
... .... ..
4) first increases and then decreases
.... .... .. .. .... .... ..
Correct Answer: increases
.. .... ..
Candidate Answer: increases
.. .... ..
Question 46.The driest location on Earth is in which
country?
.... .. .. .... .... . .. ... ...-.. ... ... ..
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Options:
1) Kenya
.... ..
2) Chile
.....
3) Congo
.....
4) Libya
........
Correct Answer: Chile
.....
Candidate Answer: Kenya
.... ..
Question 47.Which leader of British Labour Party was
recently elected the first Muslim Mayor of London?
........ .... ..... .. ... .. .... .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .... ........
.... .... ...
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Options:
1) Sadiq Khan
...... ...
2) Ataullah Khan
...... .. ...
3) Firdauz Zaidi
....... .....
4) Karim Shaikh
.... ...
Correct Answer: Sadiq Khan
...... ...
Candidate Answer: Sadiq Khan
...... ...
Question 48.Lady Ratan Tata Trophy' is related to which
game?
.... ... .... ......' .... ... .. ......... ..
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Options:
1) Basketball
.... ......
2) Hockey
.....
3) Kho-Kho
..-..
4) Cricket
.....
Correct Answer: Hockey
.....
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 49.Which instrument is used for measuring
humidity of atmosphere?
....... .. ... ....... ..... .. .... ...... . ... .. .. .. .. .... ..
Options:
1) Barometer
........
2) Anemometer
.........
3) Thermometer
.........
4) Hygrometer
........
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Correct Answer: Hygrometer
........
Candidate Answer: Barometer
........
Question 50.Pankaj Advani is associated with which
sport?
.... ...... .. ... .... ... .. .... ..
Options:
1) Billiards
...........
2) Boxing
.........
3) Cricket
.....
4) Badminton
........ ..
Correct Answer: Billiards
...........
Candidate Answer: Billiards
...........
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Question 51.Find the least number which must be
subtracted from 18265 to make it a perfect square
.. .. ..... .... .. .... ....... .. 18265 .. ..... .... .. .. ...
..... .... ... .. .
Options:
1) 30
2) 38
3) 40
4) 45
Correct Answer: 40
Candidate Answer: 40
Question 52.A and B together can do a piece of work in 36
days, B and C together can do it in 24 days. A and C
together can do it in 18 days. The three working together
can finish the work in
A .. B ....... ..... ... .. 36 .... ... .. .... .., B .. C
....... ... 24 ...... ... .. .... ... A .. C ...... ... 18 .... ...
.. .... ... ..... ...... ... .... .. ... ...... .... ... .... ......
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Options:
1) 8 days
8 ....
2) 16 days
16 ....
3) 30 days
30 ....
4) 32 days
32 ....
Correct Answer: 16 days
16 ....
Candidate Answer: 16 days
16 ....
Question 53.Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 21
cms and 20 cms. The diagonal joining the end points of
these two sides is 29 cms. The area of the parallelogram
(in sq.cms) is
.. ...... ........ ... .. .... . ...... 21 ...... .. 20 ...... ...
... .. .... ...... .. ...... .. ..... .... ....... 29 ......... ......
........ .. ....... ...... .... ......) ....
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Options:
1) 240
2) 120
3) 210
4) 420
Correct Answer: 420
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 54.A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost
price. He then allows some discount on it and makes a
profit of 8%. The rate of discount is
.. ...... .... ..... .. .... .... . .. 20% ..... .... . ......
.... ... .. .. .. ... ... .... .. .. .. ... ..... ... ... ...
.. .. .. ..
Options:
1)
2)
3) 10%
4) 12%
Correct Answer: 10%
Candidate Answer: 10%
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Question 55.Sum of two numbers is thrice their
difference. Their ratio is
.. .... .... .. ... .... .... .. ....... ... .... ...... .. .. ..
Options:
1) 1:2
2) 2:1
3) 3:1
4) 1:3
Correct Answer: 2:1
Candidate Answer: 2:1
Question 56.The average age of 36 students in a group is
14 years. When the teacher's age is included in it, the
average increases by one. The teacher's age in years is
36 ...... .. .. .... ... ... ... 14 .... ... .. ..... ...... ...
... ...... .. ... .... .. .. ... .. .. .... ... ...... ... ...
...... .... ..
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Options:
1) 31
2) 51
3) 36
4) 50
Correct Answer: 51
Candidate Answer: 36
Question 57.A dishonest dealer professes to sell his
goods at cost price but uses a weight of 875 gms for the
kilogram weight. His gain in percentage is
.. ...... ...... .... ..... .... .... . .. ..... .. .... .... ..
...... ....... ... .. .... ... 875 .. .. ... .... ..
... ..... .... ... .... ... ....... ...... ....
Options:
1) 17%
2)
3)
4) 14%
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Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 58.A's salary is 50% more than that of B. Then
B's salary is less than that of A by
A .. .... B .. .... .. 50% ..... .. .. B .. .... A .. ...... ..
..
Options:
1) 50%
2)
3)
4)
Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
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Question 59.Speed of a boat along and against the
current are 14 kms/hr and 8 kms/hr respectively. The
speed of the current is
.. .... ... .... .... .. ... .. ........ ..... ... ..: 14 ......./
... .. .. 8 ......./... .. ... .... ... .... ...... ..
Options:
1) 11 kms/hr
11 ......./....
2) 6 kms/hr
6 ......./....
3) 5.5 kms/hr
5.5 ......./....
4) 3 kms/hr
3 ......./....
Correct Answer: 3 kms/hr
3 ......./....
Candidate Answer: 3 kms/hr
3 ......./....
Question 60.If the simple interest on Rs. 1 for 1 month is
1 paisa, then the rate percent per annum will be
.... Rs. 1 .. 1 ... .. ...... .. ... 1 .... .., .. ...... .. .......
...... ....
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Options:
1) 10%
2)
3) 12%
4)
Correct Answer: 12%
Candidate Answer: 12%
Question 61.If a/b b/a then the value of a3 b3will
be
.... a/b b/a .. a3 b3 ...... ....
Options:
1) 1
2) 0
3)
4) 2
Correct Answer: 0
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
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Question 62.If p 99, then the value of p(p2 3p will be
.... p 99 .. p(p2 3p .. ... .. .. ....
Options:
1) 999999
2) 1000000
3) 1000001
4) 999998
Correct Answer: 999999
Candidate Answer: 999999
Question 63.If and a3-b3 61, then the value of ab
will be
.... .. a3-b3 61, .. ab .. ... .. .. ....
Options:
1) -20
2) 20
3) 30
4) 60
Correct Answer: 20
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Candidate Answer: 20
Question 64.
Options:
1) 2a-b
2) a b
3) a-b
4) 2a b
Correct Answer: a-b
Candidate Answer: a-b
Question 65.The point where the 3 medians of a triangle
meet is called
.. ..... .. .. .. .. .... .. .... .. .. ....... .. ... ....... ...... ..
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Options:
1) centroid
.... ...
2) Incentre
....... ..
3) Circumcentre
........ ..
4) orthocentre
....... ..
Correct Answer: centroid
.... ...
Candidate Answer: centroid
.... ...
Question 66.. ABC a right angled triangle has .B 90°
and AC is hypotenuse. D is its circumcentre and AB 3
cms, BC 4 cms. The value of BD is
. ABC .. ....... ....... .., ..... .B .. AC .... ... D
.... ........ .. .. .. AB 3 ......, BC 4 ...... .., .. BD .. ...
.. .. ..
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Options:
1) 3cms
3 ......
2) 4 cms
4 ......
3) 2.5 cms
2.5 ......
4) 5.5 cms
5.5 ......
Correct Answer: 2.5 cms
2.5 ......
Candidate Answer: 3cms
3 ......
Question 67.. ABC is an equilateral triangle and E are
midpoints of AB and BC respectively. Then the area of .
ABC the area of the trapezium ADEC is
. ABC .. .... ....... .. .. D,E ..: AB .. BC .. ... . .......
... .. . ABC .. ....... . ..... . ADEC .. ....... .. ......
...... ....
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Options:
1) 5:3
2) 4:1
3) 8:5
4) 4:3
Correct Answer: 4:3
Candidate Answer: 4:1
Question 68.
Options:
1) 75°
2) 30°
3) 150°
4) 105°
Correct Answer: 105°
Candidate Answer: 105°
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Question 69.
Options:
1) 1
2) 0
3)
4) 2
Correct Answer: 0
Candidate Answer: 0
Question 70.If x=aCos.CosF, y aCos.SinF and
aSin., then the value of x2 y2 z2 is
.... x=aCos.CosF, y aCos.SinF .. aSin. .. .. x2
y2 z2 .. ... .. .. ..
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Options:
1) 2a2
2) 4a2
3) 9a2
4) a2
Correct Answer: a2
Candidate Answer: a2
Question 71.A 1.6 m tall observer is 45 meters away from
a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top of
the tower is then the height of the tower in meters is
(Take v3 1.732)
1.6 ... ... .. .. ...... ..... .... .. 45 ... ... ... ..... ... ..
.... .. ..... .. ... ... ... 30° ... .... ... ..... ...... ... ..... .... v3 1.732
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Options:
1) 25.98
2) 26.58
3) 27.58
4) 27.98
Correct Answer: 27.58
Candidate Answer: 27.58
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Question 72.The following pie chart shows proportion of
population of seven villages in 2009. Study the pie chart
and answer the questions that follows
..... ........ ...-..... ... 2009 ... ... ...... ... ...... .. ......
....... ... ... ...-..... .. ... ... ....... .. ..... ........ .... ... ..
... .. ........
If the below poverty line population of the village is
12160, then the population of village is
.... .... ... ..... .... .. .... ... ...... 12160 .. .. ... ...
...... ...... ....
Options:
1) 18500
2) 20500
3) 22000
4) 20000
Correct Answer: 22000
Candidate Answer: 22000
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Question 73.The following pie chart shows proportion of
population of seven villages in 2009. Study the pie chart
and answer the questions that follows
..... ........ ...-..... ... 2009 ... ... ...... ... ...... .. ......
....... ... ... ...-..... .. ... ... ....... .. ..... ........ .... ... ..
... .. ........
The ratio of the below poverty line population of village
to that of the below poverty line population of village is
.... ... ..... .... .. .... ... ...... ... ... ..... .... ..
.... ... ...... .. ...... ...... ..
Options:
1) 11:23
2) 13:11
3) 23:11
4) 11:13
Correct Answer: 23:11
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Candidate Answer: 23:11
Question 74.The following pie chart shows proportion of
population of seven villages in 2009. Study the pie chart
and answer the questions that follows
..... ........ ...-..... ... 2009 ... ... ...... ... ...... .. ......
....... ... ... ...-..... .. ... ... ....... .. ..... ........ .... ... ..
... .. ........
If the population of the village is 32000, then the below
poverty line population of village is
.... .... ... ...... 32000 .., .. .... ... ..... .... .. .... ...
...... ...... .. ?
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Options:
1) 14100
2) 15600
3) 16500
4) 17000
Correct Answer: 15600
Candidate Answer: 15600
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Question 75.The following pie chart shows proportion of
population of seven villages in 2009. Study the pie chart
and answer the questions that follows
..... ........ ...-..... ... 2009 ... ... ...... ... ...... .. ......
....... ... ... ...-..... .. ... ... ....... .. ..... ........ .... ... ..
... .. ........
In 2010, the population of and increases by 10%
each and the percentage of population below poverty line
remains unchanged for all the villages. If in 2009, the
population of village Y was 30,000, then the below poverty
line population of village in 2010 is
2010 ... .. ..... ... ...... 10% .. .... .. .. ... .....
... ..... .... .. .... ... ...... .. ....... .......... .... .. ....
2009 ... .... ... ...... 30000 .., .. 2010 ... ... ... .....
.... .. .... ... ...... ...... ..?
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Options:
1) 11250
2) 12760
3) 13140
4) 13780
Correct Answer: 12760
Candidate Answer: 12760
Question 76.In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the
meaning of the given word and click the button
corresponding to it.
PALLID
Options:
1) FRIENDLY
2) PALE
3) WORTHLESS
4) COMFORTING
Correct Answer: PALE
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
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Question 77.In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in
meaning to the given word and click the button
corresponding to it.
INTANGIBLE
Options:
1) ETHEREAL
2) CONCRETE
3) INSUBSTANTIAL
4) ABSTRACT
Correct Answer: CONCRETE
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 78.Four words are given, out of which only one
word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word
and click the button corresponding to it.
Options:
1) Pontifical
2) Pontiffical
3) Pontifecal
4) Pontificol
Correct Answer: Pontifical
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
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Question 79.In the following questions, one part of the
sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the
sentence has an error and click the button corresponding
to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error"
option.
I always enjoy to read books No Error
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
Candidate Answer: B
Question 80.In the following questions, one part of the
sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the
sentence has an error and click the button corresponding
to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error"
option.
Variety is spice of life No Error
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
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Question 81.In the following questions, one part of the
sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the
sentence has an error and click the button corresponding
to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error"
option.
Neither of the scout leaders know how to trap wild
animals or how to prepare them for mounting No
Error
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: A
Candidate Answer: B
Question 82.The sentences given with blanks are to be
filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are
suggested for each question. For each question, choose
the correct alternative and click the button corresponding
to it.
We can see anything in the dim light.
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Options:
1) badly
2) scarcely
3) fairly
4) rather
Correct Answer: scarcely
Candidate Answer: scarcely
Question 83.The sentences given with blanks are to be
filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are
suggested for each question. For each question, choose
the correct alternative and click the button corresponding
to it.
Few countries can India in variety, colour and
the richness of dance forms.
Options:
1) compare
2) rival
3) perform
4) prevail
Correct Answer: rival
Candidate Answer: rival
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Question 84.The sentences given with blanks are to be
filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are
suggested for each question. For each question, choose
the correct alternative and click the button corresponding
to it.
The scheme allows students from different countries to
communicate
Options:
1) each other
2) with each others
3) themselves
4) with one another
Correct Answer: with one another
Candidate Answer: each other
Question 85.In each of the questions, four alternatives are
given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and
click the button corresponding to it.
Straw in the wind
Options:
1) A light-weight object
2) A lucky charm
3) A game that kids play
4) An indication of what might happen
Correct Answer: An indication of what might happen
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
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Question 86.In each of the questions, four alternatives are
given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and
click the button corresponding to it.
Face the music
Options:
1) Be applauded
2) Be ridiculed
3) Be punished
4) Be dismissed
Correct Answer: Be punished
Candidate Answer: Be punished
Question 87.In each of the questions, four alternatives are
given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and
click the button corresponding to it.
Curry favour
Options:
1) Seek impartial judgement
2) Seek favourable attention
3) Prepare a dish
4) Attract attention
Correct Answer: Seek favourable attention
Candidate Answer: Seek impartial judgement
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Question 88.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which can be substituted for the given words/sentences
and click the button corresponding to it.
A brief or short stay at a place
Options:
1) Solitude
2) Soiree
3) Sojourn
4) Solistice
Correct Answer: Sojourn
Candidate Answer: Solitude
Question 89.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which can be substituted for the given words/sentences
and click the button corresponding to it.
That which can be believed
Options:
1) Miraculous
2) Creditable
3) Credible
4) Gullible
Correct Answer: Credible
Candidate Answer: Credible
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Question 90.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which can be substituted for the given words/sentences
and click the button corresponding to it.
One who is indifferent to pain or pleasure
Options:
1) Eccentric
2) Philosopher
3) Fatalist
4) Stoic
Correct Answer: Stoic
Candidate Answer: Fatalist
Question 91.A sentence/a part of the sentence is
underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined
part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In
case no improvement is needed, click the button
corresponding to "No improvement".
Knowing that the area was prone to earthquakes, all the
buildings were reinforced with additional concrete.
Options:
1) On being prone to earthquakes,
2) Having been knowing that the area was prone to
earthquakes,
3) Since the area was known to be prone to earthquakes,
4) No improvement
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Correct Answer: Since the area was known to be prone to
earthquakes,
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 92.A sentence/a part of the sentence is
underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined
part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In
case no improvement is needed, click the button
corresponding to "No improvement".
I will not buy some mangoes.
Options:
1) a little
2) much
3) any
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: any
Candidate Answer: a little
Question 93.A sentence/a part of the sentence is
underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined
part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In
case no improvement is needed, click the button
corresponding to "No improvement".
He would surely assist me if I had requested him to do so.
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Options:
1) would surely assisted me
2) would have surely assisted me
3) will have surely assisted me
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: would have surely assisted me
Candidate Answer: will have surely assisted me
Question 94.A sentence/a part of the sentence is
underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined
part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In
case no improvement is needed, click the button
corresponding to "No improvement".
The alarming report of the plane crash left everyone in a
state of shock.
Options:
1) alarmed report
2) alarmed reporting
3) reported alarm
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
Candidate Answer: reported alarm
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Question 95.A sentence/a part of the sentence is
underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined
part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In
case no improvement is needed, click the button
corresponding to "No improvement".
We were not the wiser after hearing the explanation
Options:
1) none
2) neither
3) nevertheless
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: none
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 96.A passage is given with 5 questions
following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the
best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and click the button corresponding to it.
Another marvel on the far side of the lake was a little farm
that felt like a secret in the city. Some of the gaunt
Karnataka labourers even looked away when children
came to dig and eat. But the greatest pleasure, this side
of the lake, was the jamun tree. A few months back, Kalu
and Sunil had a feast in the branches, shaking down a few
berries for Mirchi.
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That's when they came to know the second-coolest thing
about the jamun tree There were parrots nesting in it.
Since then, some other road boys had been capturing the
parrots one by one to sell at the Marol Market, but Sunil
had brought Kalu around to the belief that the birds
should be left as they were. Sunil listened for their
squawks each morning, to make sure they hadn't been
abducted in the night.
Kalu's expertise was in the recycling bins inside airline
catering compounds. Private waste collectors emptied
these dumpsters on a regular basis, but Kalu had
mastered the trash truck's schedules. The night before
pickup, Kalu would climb over the barbed-wire fences and
raid the overflowing bins.
Kalu's routine had become known by the local police,
however. He kept getting caught, until some constables
proposed a different arrangement. Kalu could keep his
metal scrap if he'd pass on information he picked up on
the road about local drug dealers.
What was the greatest pleasure this side of the lake?
Options:
1) A secret farm
2) The Jamun tree
3) Feasting on the branches of the Jamun tree
4) Labourers looking away when the children came to dig
and eat
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Correct Answer: The Jamun tree
Candidate Answer: A secret farm
Question 97.A passage is given with 5 questions
following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the
best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and click the button corresponding to it.
Another marvel on the far side of the lake was a little farm
that felt like a secret in the city. Some of the gaunt
Karnataka labourers even looked away when children
came to dig and eat. But the greatest pleasure, this side
of the lake, was the jamun tree. A few months back, Kalu
and Sunil had a feast in the branches, shaking down a few
berries for Mirchi.
That's when they came to know the second-coolest thing
about the jamun tree There were parrots nesting in it.
Since then, some other road boys had been capturing the
parrots one by one to sell at the Marol Market, but Sunil
had brought Kalu around to the belief that the birds
should be left as they were. Sunil listened for their
squawks each morning, to make sure they hadn't been
abducted in the night.
Kalu's expertise was in the recycling bins inside airline
catering compounds. Private waste collectors emptied
these dumpsters on a regular basis, but Kalu had
mastered the trash truck's schedules. The night before
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pickup, Kalu would climb over the barbed-wire fences and
raid the overflowing bins.
Kalu's routine had become known by the local police,
however. He kept getting caught, until some constables
proposed a different arrangement. Kalu could keep his
metal scrap if he'd pass on information he picked up on
the road about local drug dealers.
What was the second coolest thing about the Jamun
tree?
Options:
1) Shaking down the berries for Mirchi
2) There were parrots nesting in the tree
3) Selling parrots in the Marol Market
4) Capturing parrots in the tree
Correct Answer: There were parrots nesting in the tree
Candidate Answer: There were parrots nesting in the tree
Question 98.A passage is given with 5 questions
following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the
best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and click the button corresponding to it.
Another marvel on the far side of the lake was a little farm
that felt like a secret in the city. Some of the gaunt
Karnataka labourers even looked away when children
came to dig and eat. But the greatest pleasure, this side
of the lake, was the jamun tree. A few months back, Kalu
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and Sunil had a feast in the branches, shaking down a few
berries for Mirchi.
That's when they came to know the second-coolest thing
about the jamun tree There were parrots nesting in it.
Since then, some other road boys had been capturing the
parrots one by one to sell at the Marol Market, but Sunil
had brought Kalu around to the belief that the birds
should be left as they were. Sunil listened for their
squawks each morning, to make sure they hadn't been
abducted in the night.
Kalu's expertise was in the recycling bins inside airline
catering compounds. Private waste collectors emptied
these dumpsters on a regular basis, but Kalu had
mastered the trash truck's schedules. The night before
pickup, Kalu would climb over the barbed-wire fences and
raid the overflowing bins.
Kalu's routine had become known by the local police,
however. He kept getting caught, until some constables
proposed a different arrangement. Kalu could keep his
metal scrap if he'd pass on information he picked up on
the road about local drug dealers.
What did Sunil think of parrots?
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Options:
1) That they should be captured and sold.
2) That they had been abducted in the night.
3) That they should not be captured and sold.
4) That they squawked every morning.
Correct Answer: That they should not be captured and
sold.
Candidate Answer: That they should be captured and
sold.
Question 99.A passage is given with 5 questions
following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the
best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and click the button corresponding to it.
Another marvel on the far side of the lake was a little farm
that felt like a secret in the city. Some of the gaunt
Karnataka labourers even looked away when children
came to dig and eat. But the greatest pleasure, this side
of the lake, was the jamun tree. A few months back, Kalu
and Sunil had a feast in the branches, shaking down a few
berries for Mirchi.
That's when they came to know the second-coolest thing
about the jamun tree There were parrots nesting in it.
Since then, some other road boys had been capturing the
parrots one by one to sell at the Marol Market, but Sunil
had brought Kalu around to the belief that the birds
should be left as they were. Sunil listened for their
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squawks each morning, to make sure they hadn't been
abducted in the night.
Kalu's expertise was in the recycling bins inside airline
catering compounds. Private waste collectors emptied
these dumpsters on a regular basis, but Kalu had
mastered the trash truck's schedules. The night before
pickup, Kalu would climb over the barbed-wire fences and
raid the overflowing bins.
Kalu's routine had become known by the local police,
however. He kept getting caught, until some constables
proposed a different arrangement. Kalu could keep his
metal scrap if he'd pass on information he picked up on
the road about local drug dealers.
How did Kalu manage to raid the airline recycling bins
before they were emptied?
Options:
1) He was an expert
2) He jumped over the barbed wire fences.
3) He had mastered the trash trucks schedules.
4) He worked at night
Correct Answer: He had mastered the trash trucks
schedules.
Candidate Answer: He had mastered the trash trucks
schedules.
Question 100.A passage is given with 5 questions
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