SSC MOCK TEST -174 (SOLUTION) - Amazon S3 · PDF fileSSC MOCK TEST -174 (SOLUTION) 1. (A) ... 7 5 x + 300 3 100 x yx ... 50. (C) Monthly expenditure on miscellenous = 360

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Centres at: MUKHERJEE NAGAR MUNIRKA UTTAM NAGAR DILSHAD GARDEN ROHINI BADARPUR JAIPUR GURGAON NOIDA

LAXMI NAGAR GHAZIABAD MEERUT VARANASI ROHTAK PANIPAT SONEPAT PATNA AGRA CHANDIGARH LUCKNOW ALLAHABAD

SSC MOCK TEST -174 (SOLUTION)

1. (A) 5 821 3A B C 21 + A + 5 + B + 8 + C + 3 = 40

(Maximum)and

5 215 3 28B A C 15 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 3 (B + A + C) = 28

(Minimum)2. (B) 2 + 3 = 5

5 + 5 = 1010 + 7 = 1717 + 9 = 2626 + 11 = 3737 + 13 = 5050 + 15 = 6565 + 17 = 82

3. (D)

Similarly,

4. (D) then

5. (C) Time = 12(H 30)

11A minutes

= 2

(3 30)11

A minutes

= 2 180 490 16

11 11 11 minutes

Required Time = 416

11 minutes past 3

6. (C)

7. (C) Except option (C) all rivers flow into theBay of Bengal. While, the Narmada riverflows into the Arbian Sea.

8. (B) Except option (B), a vowel is used in alloptions.

9. (C) aa b aa/bb a b b /aa b aa/bb a bb

10. (C) 4Zenith

1Zephyr

5ZagZig

2Zodiac Zoonomy

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11. (B)

12. (A) CRIME

13. (D)

14. (A)

15. (C) 15 * 24 * 3 * 6 * 17

15 + 24 ÷ 3 – 6 = 17

= 17 = 17

16. (B)

17. (A)

Conclusions - I -

II - ×

18. (A)

19. (A) Tortoise is an amphibian. Similarly,Champanzee is a mammal.

20. (B)

21. (B) T u H g

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22. (B)

23. (D) A /A B /A B C /A B C D /A B C D E/ A B CD E F / A B C D E F G

24. (B)

25. (D)

26. (B) A : B : C : D : E =1 1 1 1 1: : : :2 3 4 5 6

12 × 60 :

13 × 60 :

14

× 60 : 15 × 60 :

16 × 60

[L.C.M. of 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6 = 60] 30 : 20 : 15 : 12 : 10 Mininmum no. of pens 30 + 20 + 15 + 12 + 10 = 87

27. (D) 7 cosec +7 cot = 9 cosec – 9 cot 16 cot = 2 cosec

cotcosec

=

18

cos sinsin

=

18

cos = 18

28. (A) Part of the tank filled by both pipes in 4 min

= 4 1 1

16 20

= 4 × 980 =

920

Remaining part = 91

20 =

1120

Time taken by pipe B in filling 1120 part

= 1120 × 20 = 11 minutes

Shortcut:-

Workdone in 4 minutes = 9 × 4 = 36Remaining work = 80 – 36 = 44Time taken by B to fill the tank

= 4

44 = 11 minutes

29. (B) 9*3 = 9 + 3 + 9 × 3 + 93

9*3 = 12 + 27 + 3 9*3 = 42

30. (B) Required average speed

= Total Distance travelled

Total time taken

= 280 310

4 3

= 5907

= 2847

km/hr

31. (C) Difference in rate of interest per year = 5% So, Difference in S.I. in 4 years

= 5 × 4% of principal sum= ` 355

Principal = 35520 ×100

i.e. required sum = ` 177532. (B) After 1 year, Amount will be

= 3000 + 10% of 3000= ` 3300

he pays 1,000, after completion of a year.After 2 year, Amount will be

= 2300 + 10% of 2300= ` 2530

After 3 year, Amount will be= 1530 + 10% of 1530= ` 1683

33.(D) 1 1 181 1 7

x xx x

1)1()1(

2

22

xxx

=187

1)1(2

2

2

xx

= 187

2

2

1 971

xx

7x2 + 7 = 9x2 – 9 16 = 2x2

+ 2 2 = x

34. (C) Area of Trapezium = 12 (sum of parallel sides) ×

(distance between them)

209 = 12 × d (13 + 9)

209 = 11d d = 19m

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35. (B) Each interior angle = (2 4)

2x

x

×180

{where x = no. of sides}

= (2 12 4) 90

12

= 2012 × 90 = 150º]

36.(D) Difference of numbers = 2963 – 1312= 1651

Now,1651 = 13 × 127 (product of two prime

numbers) Required three digit number = 127

Sum of three digit number = 1 + 2 + 7 = 1037.(C) Let MP of shirt be ` 2x and that of trouser

be ` 3x.Let y% be the discount on the trouser

70 2100

x + 100 3

100y x

=

80100 × (2x + 3x)

75x

+ 300 3

100x yx

= 80 5

100x

Dividing by x both side

75 +

300 3100

y= 4

300 3100

y=

135

y = 340

=113 %3

38.(B) Let total number of students = x

Number of boys = 52

x

Number of girls = 53

x

No. of boys who gets scholarship

= 52

x × 30

100 = 253

x

No. of girls who gets scholarship

= 35 x ×

50100 =

310 x

Number of students who do not get scholar-

ship = x –

xx

103

253

= xxxx

5015650

= 5029

x

Required percentage = 1005029

x

x= 58%

Shortcut:–Let total number of students = 100Ratio of boys and girls = 2 : 3

= 40 : 60Students who get scholarship

= 40 × 10030

+ 60 × 10050

= 42

Required percentage

= 10042100

× 100 = 58%

39.(B) Change the time into hours.Time taken by A = 30 × 16 = 480 hours

Time taken by B = 403 × 18 = 240 hours

Both of A and B working together can finish

the work = 480 240

720

= 160 hours

Number of days = 16020 = 8 days

40.(D)

54 km/hr = 554

18

= 15 m/sec

Distance covered in 10 seconds by first car,BC = (15 × 10) = 150 m

72 km/hr =

18572 = 20 m/sec

Distance covered in 10 seconds by second car,AB = 20 × 10 = 200 m

So,Distance between A and C = 2 2150 200

= 250 m41.(A)

In triangle ACP,PAC = 30º

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tan 30º= ACPC

31

= 3

AC

AC = 33 mIn triangle PCB,

PBC = 45º

tan 45º= BCPC

1 = 3

BCB = 3 m

Width of the river (AB) = AC + BC

= 333

= )13(3 m

42.(B) A cos2 + B sin2 = 2 2

2

sin sec 1

tan

sintancos

A cos2 + B sin2 = cos2 21 1

cos

A cos2 + B sin2 = 1 + cos2

Acos2+B sin2= sin2 + cos2 + cos2[sin2 + cos2=1]

(B – 1) × sin2 = (2 – A) × cos2

12B

A

= cot

43.(B) In ABCB = 180º – (65º + 35º) = 80ºIn cyclic quadrilateral ABCDB + D = 180º

D = 180º – 80ºD = 100º

44.(C)

Given OP = 10 cm

Radius = 8 cm OR = 16 cmPR is the tangent then PQO = RQO = 90ºIn PQO,(PQ)2 = (PO)2 – (OQ)2

(PQ)2 = (10)2 – (8)2PQ = 6cmInOQR,OR2 – OQ2 = QR2

162 – (8)2 = OR2

QR = 8 3QR = 13.84 cmPR = PQ + QRPR = 6 + 13.84PR = 19.84 cm

45. (C) Highest score + lowest score + 28 × 38= 30 × 40

Highest score + lowest score = 136Highest score – lowest score = 100

[ ATQ]

Lowest score = 236

= 18

46. (A) C.P. of first 700 oranges = 100500

× 700

= ` 3500

C.P of next 500 oranges = 100700

× 500

= ` 3500

Total C.P. per dozen= 50070035003500

× 12

= ` 70

Profit percent = 707084

× 100 = 20%

47. (C) Volume of a small sphere = 3r34

= 3)4.1(34

Volume of water raised = 2r h

= 2(28) 3.5

Number of small spheres dropped

= 2

3

(28) 3.54

(1.4)3

= 3 28 28 3.54 1.4 1.4 1.5

= 750

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48. (A) Difference = 70º 65º

360º

× 18000

= º360º5

× 18000 = ` 250

49. (C) Difference = º360º40º70

× 100

= º360º30

× 100 = 8 31

%

50. (C) Monthly expenditure on miscellenous

= º360º40

× 18000 = ` 2000

51. (D) Lord Chelmsford was the viceroy ofIndia between 1916-1921. He is alsofamous for Montague-Chelmsford re-forms.

52. (C) 1. Elections of the grampanchayatare conducted by state's ElectionCommissioner through DistrictCollector and Tahasildar.

2. The elections are conducted forevery five years. The date of the1st meeting of elected members istaken as the a date of startingo f the functioning of thatgrampanchayat.

3. Tahasildar announces the date ofelection.

4. The number of members is fixedaccording to the population ofvillage.

1. The wants are prepared consideringthe number of members.

2. The list of voters is published andthe election is conducted asgeneral selection.

3. All the villagers having age morethan 18 years are voters.

4. The villagers having age more than21 years are eligible for contestingthe election if he fulfills theother requirements.

53. (C) In biology, a species is one of the basicunits of biological classification anda taxonomic rank. A species is oftendefined as the largest group of organismsin which two individuals are capableof reproducing fertile offspring, typicallyusing sexual reproduction.

54. (A) The circle that divides the day fromthe night on the globe is called theCircle of illumination.

55. (B) Economic rent is the revenue that canbe earned from the land or othernatural resource for which there is afixed supply — as economists like tosay, the supply is perfectly inelastic.Because the supply is perfectlyinelastic, the amount of its supply doesnot depend on any income that theresource can produce.

56. (A) Catalysis is the change in rate of achemical reaction due to the participationof a substance called a catalyst. Unlikeother reagents that participate in thechemical reaction, a catalyst is notconsumed by the reaction itself. Acatalyst may participate in multiplechemical transformations. Catalyststhat speed the reaction are calledpositive catalysts. Substances thatslow a catalyst’s effect in a chemicalreaction are called inhibitors. Substancesthat increase the activity of catalystsare called promoters, and substancesthat deactivate catalysts are calledcatalytic poisons.

57. (B) MS : A Life in Music is written by T.J.S.George.

58. (C) The Constitution states that the Vice-President can be removed by aresolution of the Rajya Sabha passedby an effective majority (more than50% of effective membership) andagreed to by a simple majority of theLok Sabha. [Article 67 (B)]

59. (A) According to Keynes’ ‘General Theoryof Employment, Interest and Money.’Business cycles are caused byvariations in the rate of investmentwhich are caused by fluctuations inthe marginal efficiency of capital.

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Marginal efficiency of capital means theexpected profits from new investments.

60. (D) George Yule was 1st non-Indian to holdoffice of I.N.C. He was a Scottishbusinessman.

61. (B) The Betwa river is the tributary ofYamuna. The confluence of the Betwaand the Yamuna river is Hamirpurtown in Uttar Pradesh.

62. (B) 'The Lucknow Pact] was signed inLucknow session of the Congressbetween the Congress and MuslimLeague by efforts of M.A. Jinnah.

63. (C) July-December corresponds to the mainagricultural season in India, whileJanuary-June is a relatively ‘slack’season. Since more than 50% of India’sworkforce is engaged in agriculturesector, the slackness of this sectorimparts sluggishness to the entireeconomy.

64. (A) Turpentine is the volatile oil distilledfrom pine resin, which itself is obtainedby tapping trees of the genus Pinus.The solid material left behind afterdistillation is known as rosin.

65. (B) The cervical vertebrae of the spineconsist of seven bony rings thatreside in the neck between the baseof the skull and the thoraic vertebraein the trunk. Among the vertebrae of thespinal column, the cervical vertebraeare the thinnest and most delicatebones. Yet, in spite of their size, thecervical vertebrae have the huge jobsof supporting the head, protecting thespinal cord, and providing mobility tothe head and neck.

66. (D)67. (D) Acid rain is a rain or any other form of

precipitation that is unusually acidic,meaning that it possesses elevatedlevels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It canhave harmful effects on plants, aquaticanimals, infrastructure. Acid rain is

caused by emissions of sulfur dioxideand nitrogen oxides, which react withthe water molecules in the atmosphereto produce acids.

68. (D) Toxicology is the scientific study ofadverse effects that occur in livingorganisms due to chemicals. It involvesobserving and reporting symptoms,mechanisms, detection and treatmentsof toxic substances, in particularrelation to the poisoning of humans.

69. (D) Any straight line supply curve passingthrough the origin has an elasticity ofsupply equal to 1.

70. (B)71. (B) NEER stands for Nominal Effective

Exchange Rate which represents therelative value of a home country’scurrency compared to the other majorcurrencies being traded. It alsorepresents the approximate relativeprice a consumer will pay for animported good.

72. (A)73. (B) According to the Archimedes Principle,

on holding a piece of wood underwater, the upthrust on it will be lessthan weight of the wood.

74. (A) RBI promotes Deepak Singhal as itsnew executive director. He will lookafter six departments at the centralbank including the central securitycell, corporate strategy and budgetdepartment and human resourcesmanagement department amongothers.

75. (B) India is going to host the meet of theheads of anti-narcotics agencies ofBRICS nations to discuss issuesrelated to narco-terrorism and moneylaundering.This meet will be held ahead of theeight annual summit of BRICSscheduled in october 2016.

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Word Meaning in English Meaning in Hindi

Addendum Something added or to be added, especially asupplement to a book

Anonymous Having an unknown or unacknowledged nameCorresponding parallel; equivalentDelight Great pleasure; joyDictum an authoritative declarationDisbelief Refusal or reluctance to believeDiscursive Covering a wide field of subjects; ramblingDour Marked by sternness or harshness; forbiddingEconomise spend sparingly, avoid the waste ofElementary relating to, or constituting the basic, essential, or

fundamental partEuphemism the substitution of a mild or indirect expression for

one thought to be offensive or bluntGloomy Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and drearyHauteur haughty manner or spirit; arroganceInauguration A formal beginning or introductionIncantation Ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce

a magic effectIndifferent Having no particular interest or concern; apatheticInexplicable Difficult or impossible to explain or account forLiterate Knowledgeable or educated in a particular field or fieldsMasquerade A disguise or false outward show; a pretenseMethodical Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic orderNeglectful not giving due care and attention Numerate Able to think and express oneself effectively in

quantitative termsPerseverance persistent determination Provision an arrangement or preparation made beforehand,

as to meet needsPseudonym a fictitious name adopted, esp by an authorRailing against To attack with harsh, often insulting languageRambling spreading out in different directionsSplurge To spend extravagantly or wastefullyTrio a group of three people or thingsTritium a radioactive isotope of hydrogenTriumvirate A group of three powerful individualsTrivet A metal stand with short feet, used under a hot

dish on a tableUtilitarian having a useful functionUtter to give audible, esp. verbal, expression to; speak or

pronounceVigour exuberant and resilient strength of body or mindVocational of, pertaining to, or providing instruction in an

occupation or tradeWrath angry, violent, or stern indignation

MEANINGS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

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SSC MOCK TEST -174 (ANSWER KEY)

1. (A)2. (B)3. (D)4. (D)5. (C)6. (C)7. (C)8. (B)9. (C)10. (C)11. (B)12. (A)13. (D)14. (A)15. (C)16. (B)17. (A)18. (A)19. (A)20. (B)21. (B)22. (B)23. (D)24. (B)25. (D)

26. (B)27. (D)28. (A)29. (B)30. (B)31. (C)32. (B)33. (D)34. (C)35. (B)36. (D)37. (C)38. (B)39. (B)40. (D)41. (A)42. (B)43. (B)44. (C)45. (C)46. (A)47. (C)48. (A)49. (C)50. (C)

51. (D)52. (C)53. (C)54. (A)55. (B)56. (A)57. (B)58. (C)59. (A)60. (D)61. (B)62. (B)63. (C)64. (A)65. (B)66. (D)67. (D)68. (D)69. (D)70. (B)71. (B)72. (A)73. (B)74. (A)75. (B)

76. (C)77. (B)78. (B)79. (A)80. (B)81. (C)82. (C)83. (A)84. (A)85. (A)86. (A)87. (D)88. (A)89. (A)90. (D)91. (C)92. (A)93. (D)94. (C)95. (A)96. (B)97. (B)98. (B)99. (D)100. (D)

Explanation

76. (C) Replace ‘five first’ with ‘first five’. The order of definite numeral adjectives is important.They are used in the order of (a) ordinal (first, second etc) + Cardinal (one, two etc) +Multiplicative (single, double etc)Ex. They have read the first five chapters of this book.

77. (B) Replace ‘further’ with ‘farther’. Further means ‘additional' while ‘farther' is used to showthe relative distance between two places.

78. (B) Replace ‘rose’ with ‘raised’. Rose is the past the verb ‘rise’ that means to get up, while'raised' is the past of the verb 'raise', which means 'to lift or move/ or to put forward forconsideration'.

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