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SSC CGL Tier I, 18 Jul 2023, Shift 3 question paper

100 questions · 200 marks · 60 minutes · +2 per correct answer, -0.5 per wrong one

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General Intelligence and Reasoning

25 questions

  1. 1
    Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 17 : 189 :: 13 : 69 :: 18 : ?

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  2. 2
    Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All males are boys. Some teachers are boys. All students are teachers. Conclusions: I. Some boys are males. II. Some teachers are students. III. All males are students.

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  3. 3
    Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /Subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed) (12, 40, 14) (15, 33, 9)

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  4. 4
    Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter-series. M N B _ C M _ _ W C M N B _ _ M _ _ Y C

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  5. 5
    Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern.

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  6. 6
    Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster. LIGHT : ORTSG :: FANCY : UZMXB :: WATCH : ?

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  7. 7
    Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 1664÷4×2+712−316=4361664 \div 4 \times 2 + 712 - 316 = 436

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  8. 8
    Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).

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  9. 9
    Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. _ _ BFGDM _ _ G _ MBF _ D _ B _ G

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  10. 10
    Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.

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  11. 11
    Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster. BPX : ENB :: KUW : NSA :: FOY : ?

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  12. 12
    The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair.

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  13. 13
    Looking at a picture of a girl Veronica said, “She is the mother of my husband’s brother’s daughter.” How is Veronica related to the girl in the picture?

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  14. 14
    Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given set. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (54, 32, 66) (49, 31, 54)

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  15. 15
    Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 4, 11, 20, 31, 44, ?

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  16. 16
    Three Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All curtains are doormats. Some doormats are pillows. Some pillows are bedsheets. Conclusions: I. Some bedsheets are doormats. II. Some bedsheets are curtains. III. Some pillows are doormats.

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  17. 17
    If exactly 1 year and 2 days later it is Tuesday, then what day is it today? It is not a leap year.

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  18. 18
    Select the option figure which is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).

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  19. 19
    Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at line MN as shown.

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  20. 20
    In a certain code language, ‘PUBLIC’ is written as ‘TIEIUY’ and ‘SERVER’ is written as ‘WEUSEN’. How will ‘DIRECT’ be written in that language?

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  21. 21
    Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /Subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) (36, 6, 18) (35, 5, 21)

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  22. 22
    Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 17 * 21 * 7 * 5 * 4 * 34

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  23. 23
    Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Significant 2. Sinful 3. Signed 4. Singing 5. Simplify

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  24. 24
    Which of the answer figures is the exact mirror image of the given problem figure when the mirror is held at the right side? Problem figure:

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  25. 25
    A family consisting of D, P, W, Y and M is travelling to meet one another. W is travelling with his daughters, D and P. M is travelling with his maternal grandmother, Y. D is the mother of M. How is Y related to P?

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General Awareness

25 questions

  1. 26
    The cultivation of ______ was introduced on the Baba Budan Hills in India.

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  2. 27
    Due to attraction of the sun and the moon, what is the frequency of up and falls down of ocean water in a day?

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  3. 28
    RG Bhandarkar was a popular leader of which reforming society?

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  4. 29
    Sports Authority of India, the apex body for sports promotion, was set up in the year _______.

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  5. 30
    ________was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni in the Buddhism.

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  6. 31
    A non-SI unit called ‘nit’ is the unit of which of the following photometric quantities used to measure a multitude of light intensity?

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  7. 32
    On 29 July 2021, the Government of India launched Vidya Pravesh, a preschool preparation programme for ______ students, preparing the children for school.

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  8. 33
    The origin of Directive Principles of State Policy can be traced to which of the following?

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  9. 34
    Industries are classified into __________ categories in the Industrial Policy Resolution.

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  10. 35
    ‘We have wings' is associated with which of the following sports events?

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  11. 36
    Which of the following is NOT a freshwater lake in India?

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  12. 37
    Single-celled life forms were discovered by Anton Van Leeuwenhoek in _______.

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  13. 38
    Match the following neighbouring countries of India with their official languages.
    CountryOfficial Language
    1. Sri Lankaa. Dzongkha
    2. Bhutanb. Burmese
    3. Myanmarc. Sinhala

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  14. 39
    Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?

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  15. 40
    Thabal Chongba is a folk dance of which Indian state?

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  16. 41
    Sisodiya Rajput ruler of Mewar, Amar Singh accepted Mughal services during the reign of ________.

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  17. 42
    Select the INCORRECT statement about Gymnosperms.

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  18. 43
    The total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State shall NOT exceed ________ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.

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  19. 44
    Identify an application in which solar cells are NOT used.

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  20. 45
    Diwali falls in which of the following months of the Hindu calendar?

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  21. 46
    The biennial tri-services amphibious exercise, AMPHEX 2023 was conducted in ________ from 17 to 22 January 2023.

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  22. 47
    Padmaja Reddy, who was conferred the Padma Shri in 2022, is renowned for which of the following dance forms?

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  23. 48
    Select the correct sequence of the musical instruments according to the given sequence of their associated personalities: Ustad Allah Rakha, Totaram Sharma, TH Vinayakam.

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  24. 49
    What is the name of the scheme launched in 2022 for the welfare measures of the transgender community and for persons who are engaged in the act of begging?

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  25. 50
    GDP deflator = __________

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Quantitative Aptitude

25 questions

  1. 51
    If a2+b2+c2=ab+bc+aca^2 + b^2 + c^2 = ab + bc + ac, then the value of 11a4+13b4+17c417a2b2+9b2c2+15c2a2\frac{11 a^4 + 13 b^4 + 17 c^4}{17 a^2b^2 + 9b^2c^2 + 15 c^2a^2} is:

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  2. 52
    D and E are points on the sides AB and AC, respectively, of ΔABC\Delta ABC such that DE is parallel to BC and AD : DB = 7 : 9. If CD and BE intersect each other at F, then find the ratio of areas of ΔDEF\Delta DEF and ΔCBF\Delta CBF

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  3. 53
    A and B are equally efficient, and each could individually complete a piece of work in 30 days, if none took any holiday. A and B started working together on this piece of work, but A took a day off after every four days of work, while B took a day off after every five days of work. If the duo had started work on 01 August 2022, on which date was the work completed?

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  4. 54
    A conical tent with radius 6 units and height 8 units is to be made by canvas. How much canvas is needed to make the tent? (Rounded off to two places of decimals)

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  5. 55
    The smallest number added to 888 so that it is exactly divisible by 35 is:

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  6. 56
    The square of the difference between two given natural numbers is 324, while the product of these two given numbers is 144. Find the positive difference between the squares of these two given numbers.

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  7. 57
    A alone can finish a work in 15 days. A works only for the first two days and last two days. The rest work is done by B and the work is completed in 20 days. In how many days A and B together can finish the work?

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  8. 58
    The value of 51÷{25+(25 of 12÷30)−(54÷5 of 125)}51 \div \{25 + (25 \text{ of } 12 \div 30) - (5^4 \div 5 \text{ of } 125)\} is:

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  9. 59
    If sin⁡(5x−25∘)=cos⁡(5y+25∘)\sin(5x - 25^\circ) = \cos(5y + 25^\circ), where 5x−25∘5x - 25^\circ and 5y+25∘5y + 25^\circ are acute angles,then the value of (x+y)(x + y) is:

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  10. 60
    A and B can finish a work in 10 days, B and C can finish it in 12 days and C and A can finish in 6 days. In how many days A alone can finish the work?

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  11. 61
    A toffee company prepares toffee of two different flavours X and Y. The production of two flavours over a period of 4 years is expressed in the bar graph given below. What is the difference between the average production of flavour X in 2017 and [2018 and the average production of flavour Y in 2019 and 2020?]

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  12. 62
    According to Raghav, his weight is more than 64 kg but less than 74 kg. His sister does not agree with Raghav and she thinks that his weight is more than 60 kg but less than 69 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be more than 68 kg. His father's view is that his weight cannot be more than 67 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, then what is the average of different probable weights of Raghav measured (in kg)?

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  13. 63
    The marked price of a ceiling fan is ₹4,200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5% on it. If his profit is 14%, then the cost price of the fan is:

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  14. 64
    Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

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  15. 65
    If in △XYZ\triangle XYZ, XY = 4 and XZ = 5 cm, and Q is a point on YZ such that XQ bisects ∠X\angle X, then YQ : QZ is:

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  16. 66
    A train traveling at 70 km/h crosses another train traveling in the same direction at 34 km/h in 25 seconds. What is the combined length of both the trains (in metres)?

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  17. 67
    In a constituency, 85% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during an election. 10% of the votes cast were declared invalid. If there were 3,00,000 people on the electoral roll, and Dharam secured 1,37,700 valid votes, what percentage of the total number of valid votes did Dharam secure?

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  18. 68
    Find the value of the following expression. 12(sin⁡4θ+cos⁡4θ)+18(sin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θ)+78sin⁡2θcos⁡2θ12 (\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta) + 18 (\sin^6 \theta + \cos^6 \theta) + 78\sin^2 \theta \cos^2 \theta

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  19. 69
    ΔPQR\Delta PQR is an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle. S is any point on the arc QR. Find the measure of ∠PSQ\angle PSQ.

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  20. 70
    The given table shows the percentage of marks obtained by five students in five different subjects in a school.
    English (100)Science (150)Mathematics (100)Hindi (100)Computer (100)
    Hitansh6770645575
    Akshara7588956075
    Pihu6972896477
    Shreya7166806872
    Rahul5964596790
    What is Hitansh's overall percentage (rounded up to 2 decimal places) in the examination?

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  21. 71
    In a 1500 m race, X beats Y by 100 m and X beats Z by 240 m. By what distance does Y beat Z in the same race?

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  22. 72
    If the cost of 120m of cloth is ₹9,600, then what will be the cost of 147 m of that cloth?

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  23. 73
    If (x+1x)=5\left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right) = 5, and x>1x > 1, what is the value of (x8−1x8)\left(x^8 - \frac{1}{x^8}\right)?

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  24. 74
    In how many years will a sum of ₹9,500 amount to ₹11,780 at the rate of 8% per annum at simple interest?

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  25. 75
    By selling a watch for ₹2,000, a shopkeeper loses 20%. How much would he gain or lose by selling it for ₹3,000?

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English Comprehension

25 questions

  1. 76
    The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Aniket lives (A) / in the small apartment (B) / in the suburbs (C).

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  2. 77
    Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word. The government’s utilitarian stance was appreciated by all.

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  3. 78
    Describe how you will tell everyone that Mr. Akhil opened the gate in passive voice.

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  4. 79
    Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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  5. 80
    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. I have not seen you for last year.

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  6. 81
    Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. It is wierd to overreact on the consequences like this, it didn’t even matter at the end of the day.

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  7. 82
    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. I don’t wear the sunglasses at the moment.

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  8. 83
    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who draws or produces maps

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  9. 84
    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Her hopes for building her own house were beaten when she lost her jewellery box.

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  10. 85
    Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. The outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference, the Future We Want, underscores climate change as “an inevitable and urgent global challenge with long-term implications for the sustainable development of all countries”. Through the document, Member States express their concern about the continuous rising of emissions of greenhouse gases and the vulnerability of all countries, particularly developing countries, to the adverse impacts of climate change.

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  11. 86
    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Being careful that every detail of something is correct

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  12. 87
    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Through thick and thin

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  13. 88
    Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. The committee wanted us to explain this in detail.

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  14. 89
    Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. But, while the court’s action solved one problem, it created another and because of the closure, many workers lost their jobs. B. For instance, the courts directed industries in residential areas in Delhi to close down or shift out of the city. C. In recent years, while the courts have come out with strong orders on environmental issues, these have sometimes affected people’s livelihoods adversely. D. Several of these industries were polluting the neighbourhood and discharge from these industries were polluting the river Yamuna because they had been set up without following the rules.

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  15. 90
    Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Consequence

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  16. 91
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. There are rows of chairs on either side of the _______.

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  17. 92
    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. It turns out to be a blessing in disguise.

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  18. 93
    Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Unbiased

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  19. 94
    The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. The present-century threats to our environment, / which include interfering species, ailments, pollution and / a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril.

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  20. 95
    Describe how you will tell your friends that Mr. Ram uses multimedia for teaching the children in passive voice.

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  21. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Socrates is flying. No, he is (1) _______ . The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2) _______ the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3) _______ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4) _______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5) _______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotional.
    96
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

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  22. 97
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

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  23. 98
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

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  24. 99
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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  25. 100
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

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