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SSC CGL Tier I, 26 Sep 2024, 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
    Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different. Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.

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  2. 2
    Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series?

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  3. 3
    624 is related to 160 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 448 is related to 116. To which of the following is 528 related, following the same logic? (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 /deleting /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.)

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  4. 4
    Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) and logically complete the series.

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  5. 5
    What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘++’ and ‘×\times’ are interchanged and ‘−-’ and ‘÷\div’ are interchanged? 95−19×4+6÷16=?95 - 19 \times 4 + 6 \div 16 = ?

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  6. 6
    Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN.

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  7. 7
    80 is related to 99 following certain logic. Following the same logic, 0 is related to 3. To which of the following numbers is 35 related, following the same logic? (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 /deleting /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.)

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  8. 8
    A square sheet of paper is folded along the dotted line successively along the directions shown and is then punched in the last. How would the paper look when unfolded?

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  9. 9
    What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘++’ and ‘−-’ are interchanged and ‘×\times’ and ‘÷\div’ are interchanged? 2736×8−55+105÷2=?2736 \times 8 - 55 + 105 \div 2 = ?

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  10. 10
    Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? FHVQ, IJSO, LLPM, ONMK, ?

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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. WEL: DVO :: FOR: ULI :: SDX:?

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  12. 12
    In a certain code language, ‘open the door’ is coded as 'wu ko tn' and ‘door is solid’ is coded as ‘ko gk mb’. How is ‘door’ coded in the given language?

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  13. 13
    Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. _ V D W Y _ D W Y V _ W Y _ D _

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  14. 14
    In a certain code language, ‘A+BA + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’; ‘A−BA - B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’; ‘A×BA \times B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’ and ‘A÷BA \div B’ means ‘A is the father of B’. Based on the above, how is 4 related to 1 if ‘4×3−2−14 \times 3 - 2 - 1’?

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  15. 15
    Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

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  16. 16
    Six letters I, O, A, Y, Z and X are written on different faces of a dice. Two positions of this dice are shown in the figures below. Find the letter on the face opposite to O.

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  17. 17
    The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if all the letters in the word MOLTEN are arranged in English alphabetical order?

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  18. 18
    In a certain code language, ‘VTPM’ is coded as ‘37’ and ‘CGNK’ is coded as ‘73’. How will ‘MVLC’ be coded in the same language?

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  19. 19
    Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 672, 677, 686, 699, 716, ?

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  20. 20
    Three of the following number-pairs are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which number-pair does not belong to that group? (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.)

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  21. 21
    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. IMPROVE : RPMIEVO :: HISTORY : TSIHYRO :: JOURNEY : ?

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  22. 22
    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: Some cups are glasses. No glass is a stone. All stones are metals. Conclusions: I. All cups can never be stones. II. No cup is a metal. III. All metals can never be glasses.

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  23. 23
    In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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 /deleting /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.) (96, 29) (112, 33)

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  24. 24
    In this question, 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 phones are TVs. Some TVs are big. Some big are cars. Conclusions: I.Some TVs are phones. II.Some big are TVs. III.All big are cars.

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  25. 25
    How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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General Awareness

25 questions

  1. 26
    In which of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi, along with other Indians, establish the Natal Congress to fight against racial discrimination?

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  2. 27
    Yakshagan is a folk dance of which of the following states?

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  3. 28
    What is the unit of specific resistance?

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  4. 29
    UPSC is a Constitutional Body to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union and the services of the State, respectively, under Article ________.

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  5. 30
    The Tripartite struggle happened among the Palas, the Pratiharas and the _______.

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  6. 31
    Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British India?

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  7. 32
    Subansiri, Jia Bharali, Dhansiri and Puthimari are the major tributaries of which river?

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  8. 33
    The first Indian Olympic Games was hosted by which of the following cities?

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  9. 34
    Which law states that endothermic animals from cold climates have smaller extremities or appendages than closely related species from warm climates?

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  10. 35
    What gave a major impetus to the cotton textile industry in India after Independence?

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  11. 36
    Pushyabhuti dynasty, after Prabhakarvardhana, strengthened its position in the regions of Punjab and Haryana after defeating which of the following dynasties?

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  12. 37
    Which type of well-managed industry was established in India at the time of independence?

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  13. 38
    Each of the following statements includes two terms. In three cases, the two terms mean the same as each other. In which of the following cases do the two terms NOT mean the same as each other?

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  14. 39
    Vishu festival is celebrated in which of the following states?

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  15. 40
    Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding water remaining colder in an earthen pot (matka)?

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  16. 41
    In February 2023, BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed as the ________.

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  17. 42
    Which of the following is a key focus area of the ‘Amrit Dharohar’ scheme launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on World Environment Day, 2023?

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  18. 43
    Which of the following states suffers from ‘Loo’?

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  19. 44
    The National Youth Policy 2014 defines youth as population between the ages of ________ and _________.

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  20. 45
    Which television channel presents the IMMIES Awards every year with an aim to reward the best talent in the Indian music industry?

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  21. 46
    At which Olympic games did Abhinav Bindra win the gold medal?

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  22. 47
    Which of the following options best describes the primary cause of the per capita income decline?

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  23. 48
    Which of the following organisations is associated with the development of the web version: e-GOPALA application?

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  24. 49
    Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions about the ‘Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections’?

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  25. 50
    Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?

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Quantitative Aptitude

25 questions

  1. 51
    Ram’s income is 2.5%2.5\% more than Shyam’s income. By what percentage is Shyam’s income less than Ram’s income?

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  2. 52
    The following pie-chart shows the distribution of students at graduate level in different institutes in a town. Study the given chart and answer the question that follows. Distribution of students at graduate level institutes If the total number of students at the graduate level is 2,46,000, then how many students of institutes A and B are studying at graduate level?

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  3. 53
    Find the volume of a cone having base radius 3.5 cm and height 18 cm.

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  4. 54
    A shopkeeper has a fault of 100 g in a 3 kg weight. He sold 3 kg of potatoes to Charu using the same faulty weight for ₹46. The cost price of the potatoes for the seller was ₹12 per kg. How much profit (in ₹) did he earn on the potatoes?

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  5. 55
    In how much time will ₹5,000 at 4%4\% per annum simple interest produce the same interest as ₹8,000 in 2122\frac{1}{2} years at 8%8\% per annum simple interest?

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  6. 56
    The given table shows the expenditure of a company (in lakh rupees) per annum over the years.
    YearSalaryFuel and transportBonusInterest on loanTaxes
    2005212784.0024.688
    2006225984.2529.7110
    20072361054.7536.8125
    20082471255.5542.3103
    20092951456.2549.6118
    20103251556.8558.4135
    The total expenditure on all these categories in 2006 is what percentage (rounded off to two places of decimals) of the total expenditure in 2009?

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  7. 57
    A tank is filled in 45 minutes by two pipes, A and B. Pipe B fills the tank twice as fast as A. How much time (in minutes) will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

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  8. 58
    If xx2−2x+1=13\frac{x}{x^2 - 2x + 1} = \frac{1}{3}, then the value of x3+1x3x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} is:

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  9. 59
    How much rice of ₹4 per kg should be mixed to 15 kg of rice of ₹10 per kg, so as to make a mixture worth ₹6.50 per kg?

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  10. 60
    Find the value of the unknowns: x+1.5y+2z=5.5x + 1.5y + 2z = 5.5 x+5y+7z=15x + 5y + 7z = 15 3x+11y+13z=253x + 11y + 13z = 25

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  11. 61
    In a triangle PQR, ∠P+∠Q=84∘\angle P + \angle Q = 84^\circ. Find the value of ∠R\angle R.

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  12. 62
    The monthly incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio 2:9:32 : 9 : 3 and their expenses are in the ratio 3:9:53 : 9 : 5. If A’s saving is half of his total income, then savings of A, B and C are, respectively, in the ratio of:

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  13. 63
    If x=asec⁡θcos⁡ϕ,y=bsec⁡θsin⁡ϕx = a\sec\theta\cos\phi, y = b\sec\theta\sin\phi and z=ctan⁡θz = c\tan\theta, then the value of (x2a2+y2b2−z2c2)\left(\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} - \frac{z^2}{c^2}\right) is equal to:

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  14. 64
    If cot⁡θ=11\cot\theta = \sqrt{11}, then the value of cosec2θ−sec⁡2θcosec2θ+sec⁡2θ\frac{\text{cosec}^2\theta - \sec^2\theta}{\text{cosec}^2\theta + \sec^2\theta} is:

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  15. 65
    In triangle XYZ, A is a point on YZ such that XA = YA. If ∠XYA=50∘\angle XYA = 50^\circ and ∠AXZ=19∘\angle AXZ = 19^\circ, what is the degree measu[re of ∠XZY\angle XZY?]

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  16. 66
    Simplify 626×2912÷8138626 \times 2912 \div 8138

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  17. 67
    715+716+7177^{15} + 7^{16} + 7^{17} is divisible by which of the following given numbers?

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  18. 68
    If the altitude from two vertices of a triangle to the opposite sides are equal, then the triangle will be:

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  19. 69
    The number of applicants appeared and qualified in a 4-wheeler driving licence test during the last four months of 2022 from a city are listed in the following table. Study the table carefully and answer the question that follows.
    MonthAppeared applicantsQualified applicants
    September25001200
    October20001100
    November2100900
    December30001500
    What is the percentage of disqualified applicants for the driving licence test in September?

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  20. 70
    The greatest value of sin⁡4θ+cos⁡4θ\sin^4\theta + \cos^4\theta is:

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  21. 71
    An article costs₹1,000 for a salesman. He fixes its marked price as₹1,500. He sells it to a customer at a discount of 20%20\%. He gives a furtherdiscount of 10%10\% for each cash payment. Find the percentage of loss or gain that the salesman makes on sale.

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  22. 72
    Simplify 4x2−49y22x+7y+7y−2x\frac{4x^2 - 49y^2}{2x + 7y} + 7y - 2x

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  23. 73
    In a circular race of 1600 m in length, Bhaskar and Vinay start with speeds of 27 km/h and 45 km/h starting at the same time from the same point. When will they meet for the first time on the track when running in the opposite directions and the same direction, respectively?

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  24. 74
    The following table shows the production (in units) and sales, of different items of a steel company. Study the table and answer the question that follows.
    ItemProduction (Units)Sales (Units)
    Plate252190
    Bowl356307
    Spoon185133
    Pipe220155
    Holder458419
    In which item is there the least number of unsold items?

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  25. 75
    A secant PAB is drawn from an external point P to the circle with the centre at O, intersecting it at A and B. If OP = 17 cm, PA = 12 cm and PB = 22.5 cm, then the radius of the circle is:

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English Comprehension

25 questions

  1. 76
    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Customary

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  2. 77
    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined part of the following sentence. The playwright has faced many ups and downs in his literary career, which spanned for almost 30 years.

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  3. 78
    Select the word segment that can substitute the bracketed word segment correctly and complete the sentence meaningfully. We will have to (put the meeting away) as the Director is not well.

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  4. 79
    Complete the sentence with the most appropriate set of ANTONYMS of the highlighted word. . ‘Grisly’. The other day Jimmy behaved _______ with Jammy and that was quite _______ for me.

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  5. 80
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. How have they been ordered by the minister?

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  6. 81
    Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (A) to become severely seasick (B) a world tour, but he was (C) a nervous flyer and tended (D) he wanted to go on

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  7. 82
    Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence. Lucy’s conceited conduct with her colleagues has left her high and dry

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  8. 83
    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. He was / bad injured / in the / last match.

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  9. 84
    Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct logical sequence to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. a. This figure is predicted to climb as the percentage of Americans residing in rural areas falls by an average of 1.6% annually. b. The United Nations reports that India’s urban population is growing at a rate of 1.1 percent annually, while the country's rural population is shrinking at a rate of 0.37 percent annually. c. While 82% of Americans live in urban settings, only 30% of Indians do so. d. It's still a considerably smaller percentage of the Indian population than it is in the US that resides in urban areas.

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  10. 85
    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Study of flying airplanes

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  11. 86
    Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank. The _____ of the flowers spread everywhere when they bloom.

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  12. 87
    Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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  13. 88
    Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in brackets to fill in the blank. She __________ requested him to pay the bills. (persistently)

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  14. 89
    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Astute

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  15. 90
    Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (a) one of the primary obstacles encountered (b) is the risk of sample contamination (c) during the analysis of controlled dangerous substance (CDS) (d) from improper handling and collecting methodologies (e) proof bloodstain patterns and DNA evidence

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  16. 91
    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Coy

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  17. 92
    Select the correct spelling of the word that means ‘to replace’.

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  18. 93
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. A famous company conducted the workshop for its customers.

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  19. 94
    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. The chief guest concluded his speech as he requested to stop by the organisers.

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  20. 95
    The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. My sister and I / work very hard / nevertheless my brother does not do / any task assigned to him.

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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. Global warming is a major problem. The result will be the problems created by the rising temperatures of the Arctic region. As a result of global warming, (1)_________ in rainfall and plant distribution affect the migration patterns, feeding behaviour, and breeding preferences of numerous bird species. The increase in the temperature may also alter ocean currents, which may alter the (2)__________ ecology as a whole. Greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for the ongoing melting of the Arctic. This will result in a (3)__________loop since greenhouse gases trap the heat in the atmosphere and the additional emissions may (4)__________ the global warming process. Now, the only way to reverse the harm is for every person to be environmentally sensitive. This may offer us hope that we will be able to leave a green planet to our future generations, who presently appear to face (5)__________.
    96
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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  22. 97
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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  23. 98
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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  24. 99
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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  25. 100
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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