SSC MOCK TEST 37 (SOLUTION) 1. (D) aa/bcda/bd/cdab/cc/dabc/dd. (B) 114 10 86 66 4 14 17. (C) A 5 km B 1 16 0 4 8 3. (B) 3 13 43 83 163 +10 +0 +40 +80 4. (A) Tuberculosis is related to lung. Similarly, Polio is related to Back bone. 5. (B) R G N K N H J L :: D U T W : Z V P X 4 +1 4 +1 4 +1 4 +1 6. (C) They are opposite to each other. 7. (B) Red is a type of a colour. Similarly French is a type of a language. 8. (D) Pearls Stones Diamonds 9. (D) Conclusions : I. II. 10. (D) 8 8 64 6 4 9 9 81 8 1 7 5 5 5 5 3 10 10 10 0 10 11. (A) 1. (C) (A) 46 4 6 ( ) (B) 57 5 7 ( ) (C) 51 5 1 4 (D) 68 6 8 ( ) 13. (D) 14. (D) S T R E A M I N G 18. (D) 19. (A) E D 3 km 5 km C 9 km Required distance (AE) and direction 6 km, South 0. (C) 96 * 53 96 53 43 4 + 3 7 57 * 6 57 6 31 3 + 1 4 Similarly, 91 * 35 91 35 56 5 + 6 11 1. (C) 13.5 1.5 + 0.008 15 9 + 0.008 15 9 + 1 10. (B) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (C) R 1, U 4, 4 G 55, 89 B 59, 77, 86 Y 0 6. (C) Let total distance LCM (6, 8) 4 km 15. (C) B E A M I N G +1 +0 +1 B D C M H O J Similarly, T R A I L +1 +0 +1 S U A M J and C L E A R +1 +0 +1 M D E S B 16. (A) 3 1 5 play is fun... (i) 3 4 game is nice... (ii) 6 1 4 fun is nice... (iii) Accorindg to equation (iii), and 6 At 11 am 3 8 + 4 9 km distance At 4:30 pm 5 6 4 So, 11 km in km in 1 hours 0 km distance 1 5 hours. 9 km in 9 1 4 hours Thus, he starting his journey at 6:30 am. Ph: 011-7607854, (M) 8860-333-333 1 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 KANPUR HISAR
7. (A) Profit 3% Discount 1% Let C.P M.R.P 3 1 13 88 150 So, M.R.P is 50% above cost price. 8. (C) Let B takes x + 5 days. A takes x days. 1 1 x x 5 9 x 5 9 x 5x 9x 155x 500 0 9x 180x + 5x 500 0 9x (x 0) + 5(x 0) 0 x 0, x 5 9 So, B alone can do it in (0+5) 5 days 9. (B) Milk : Water M : W A 4 : 5 9 8 :10 B 5 : 1 6 3 15 : 3 5 : 4 9 10 : 8 A 8 10 B 15 4 5 P 1 1 P 10 14.05 4 1 P 1 0 P 14.05 5 194481 6 P 160000 5 1405 P 1405 160000 481 ` 8000 3. (D) Volume of the shell 4 3 (13 10 3 ) 4 (178 0) 3 4 3 7 78 915 3 cm3 weight of the shell 915 3 16473.6 gm 16.5 kg 33. (A) Let C.P 1 x C.P y 54 10 gm S.P 1 x + 10 x S.P y + 5 y 1.1 x 1.5y 1.5y 1.1x + 5 1.1x 30. (D) 5 : Required Ratio 5 : A 4 B 7 Let A and B is 4x and 7x 1 4x 4x 1 8 7 x 7x 7 4 Here no exact value is given, that shows data inadequate. Profit % 1.5y 15 1.1x y 1.1x Total C.P x + 1.1x.1x Total S.P 1.1x + 1.5 1.1x.475x.475 x.1x.1x 17.85% 34. (A) Let length and breadth of tiles are 3x and x 31. (B) Let P Principal 77 864 No. of tiles 3x x x Ph: 011-7607854, (M) 8860-333-333 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 KANPUR HISAR
Maximum no. of tiles is when x 1 So, tiles 864 Minimum no. of tiles is when x 144 or x 1 then no. of tiles 864 144 6 Required difference 864 6 858 35. (C) A x yy z z x 37. (B) x y y z z x 3 3 3 (x y) 3 + (y z) 3 + (z x) 3 3(x y)(y z) + (z x) [A 3 + B 3 + C 3 3ABC when A+B+C 0] So, x yy z z x 3 x y y z z x 1 3 38. (C) ab + bc + ca 0 D ab + ac bc ab + bc ca...(i)...(ii) 36. (B) B Let side of triangle a So, AD AC a a BD BD 3a 3a 4 BD 3AD C b a + b bc + ca ab So, from (i), (ii) and (iii) a + a ab ac a a b c a a b + a b c a b c a b c a b c...(iii) b c + b ab bc c bc ca b c + b a b c + c a b c 1 39. (C) Let angle D x c + a b c C x + 10º B x + 0º sin a b a b H P + B P H (a + b ) (a b ) + B a 4 + b 4 + a b a 4 + b 4 a b + B 4a b B B ab cos B H ab a b C x 6º Sum of all the angles of a quadilateral 360º x + x +10º+ x + 0º + x 6º 360º 6x + 4 36º x + 4 60º x 56º A 56º 6 11º 6º 106º Ph: 011-7607854, (M) 8860-333-333 3 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 KANPUR HISAR
40. (B) ABC 65º and ACB 55º So, BAC 180º (65º + 55º) 180º 10º BAC 60º BIC 90º + BAC 90º + 60º 90º + 30º 10º 41. (C) cos3 and sin3has maximum value a b 1 1 and it is possible when 15º cos3 15º + sin 3 15º cos 45º+ sin45º 1 + 1 So, 15º at which value is maximum 4. (C) Let the length of train x m Speed of train y m/s x 640 y x y 15 x 15y 35 44. (A) D 6ft C In ADE In DCB AE DE 90º tan 18 cot DE DE BC A E B tan(90º ) 6 18 cot cot cot 1 3 18ft 6ft x y + 640 y 35 cot 1 3 640 y 0 y 3 m/s. x 15 3 480 m. Time to cross 180 m platform 43. (D) Fill pump 14 7 6 480 180 3 1760 3 55 seconds Fill + Loak 7 3 Leak 7 6 1 So, distance of man from tower 18 3 6 3 feet 45. (C) Height 84 cm Area of base 3850 cm r 3850 7 r 3850 r 3850 7 r 35 cm l r h Time taken by leak 14 1 14 hours l 15 7056 Ph: 011-7607854, (M) 8860-333-333 4 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 KANPUR HISAR
l 881 l 91 cm Curved surface area of cone rl 35 91 7 10 cm 46. (C) Product of two numbers 1575 C 47.3 D 56.8 E 1.9 So, most expensive place is 'A' in the terms of Rent. 51. (C) Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu is a historic seashore town in "North of Chennai" in Thiruvallur District, of Tamil Nadu state, South India. quotient 9 7 5. (B) Kigali agreement aims to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which could prevent up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by year. x 9 7 y 53. (D) Resolution has been passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the total membership of the House. xy 1575 9 7 y 1575 y 35 and x 45 47. (D) Clearly, from the table, at place 'E' shows irregular increase in monthly rent. 48. (A) In year 01 % increase 1.5 5.3 5.3 7. 136% 5.3 So, in year 01, monthly rent increased more than percent. 49. (B) Monthly rent at B in year 015 14.5 ` 14500 rent at D in year 013 6.6 ` 6600 Required diff. 14500 6600 ` 7900 54. (B) Nirmala Sitharaman, the current defence minister of India is the second woman since Indira Gandhi to hold this major post. 55. (C) The fibre least prone to catch fire is COTTON. 56. (D) Aedes aegypti is a day biting mosquito. That means that the mosquito is most active during daylight, for approximately two hours after sunrise and several hours before sunset. 57. (A) A head mirror is mostly used for examination of the ear, nose & throat. It comprises a circular concave mirror, with a small hole in the middle, and is attached to a head band. 58. (D) Raymond Samuel "Ray" Tomlinson was a pioneering American computer programmer who implemented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the Internet, in 1971; he is internationally known and credited as the inventor of email. 59. (C) Tamil Nadu government set up an inquiry commission(a. ARUMUGASAMY COMMISSION) headed by a retired high court judge A Arumugasamy to probe AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa's death. 50. (A) Total rent of 60. (A) The Oceanic currents are also the A 11.5 convection currents. These are caused due to difference in the water density B 7.5 and the temperature occurring in different parts of ocean. Ph: 011-7607854, (M) 8860-333-333 5 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 KANPUR HISAR
61. (D) In the Indian sub-continent, the crops grown on irrigated lands which do not have to wait for monsoons, in the short duration between Rabi and Kharif crop season, mainly from March to June, are "Zaid crops". These crops are mainly grown in the summer season during a period called the "Zayad crop season." They require warm dry weather for major growth period and longer day length for flowering. The main produce are seasonal fruits and vegetables. Such as Watermelon, Musk melon, Cucumber, Bitter gourd, Pumpkin etc. 6. (A) Baking powder is a solid mixture that is used as a chemical leavening agent in baked goods. It can be composed of a number of materials, but usually contains baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 ), cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate, C 4 H 5 KO 6 ), and cornstarch. 63. (A) The concept of 'First past the post' is borrowed from U.K. A first-past-the-post (abbreviated as FPTP, 1stP, 1PTP or FPP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives most votes wins. 64. (B) During the second reign of Baji Rao II began the Third Anglo-Maratha War. Eventually, the British took over his dominion and made the Maratha King Pratap Singh of Satara declare in favour of the British and this ended the Peshwa's legal position as head of the Maratha confederacy. On 3 June 1818, Baji Rao surrendered to the British; he was banished to Bithur near Kanpur. Finally Peshwa tradition was ended. 65. (D) Benguela Current, oceanic current that is a branch of the West Wind Drift of the Southern Hemisphere. It flows northward in the South Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of southern Africa nearly to the Equator before merging with the westward-flowing Atlantic South Equatorial Current. 66. (B) Vinayak Savarkar and Ganesh Savarkar started Mitra Mela, a revolutionary secret society in Nasik in 1899. 67. (A) Qaumi Awaz is an Urdu language newspaper published in India.[1] It is puplished by Associated Journals Limited, which was started by Jawaharlal Nehru in November 1937. 68. (A) Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser, KCSI was an Indian Civil Servant and the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal between 1903 and 1908. 69. (B) The factors of production are four include land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship. 70. (D) The World Stroke Day is observed on October 9 to underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better care and support for survivors. 71. (B) Lincoln in the Bardo is a 017 experimental novel by American writer George Saunders. 7. (B) Kerala High Court of India is celebrating its Diamond jubilee in 017. 73. (B) The maturity period of commercial paper in the commercial market ranges between minimum of 7 days and maximum of one year from date of issue. 74. (A) The marginal propensity to consume is measured as the ratio of the change in consumption to the change in income, thus giving us a figure between 0 and 1. 75. (C) Lambert' s law : The law that the illumination of a surface by a light ray varies as the cosine of the angle of incidence between the normal to the surface and the incident ray. The law that the luminous intensity in a given direction radiated or reflected by a perfectly diffusing plane surface varies as the cosine of the angle between that direction and the normal to the surface. 76. (D) You can refer the beginning, cause or source of something as its 'origin'. 77. (A) A apocryphal story is one which is probably not true or did not happen, but which may give a true picture of someone or something. 78. (B) Spree is a short period that you spend doing a particular activity, especially something enjoyable. 79. (B) Use relative pronoun 'who'. 80. (B) If you say that something will happen or take place in 'due course of time', you mean that it will happen after an appropriate interval, in a reasonable length of time. Ph: 011-7607854, (M) 8860-333-333 6 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 KANPUR HISAR
81. (C) Tomorrow : the day following today Miscellaneous : Composed of a variety of things. Avenge : Inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong. Hastiness : Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action. 8. (A) Encroach : To intrude gradually, stealthily or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another. Deliverance : the action of being rescued or set free. Bureaucracy : A body of non-elective government officials. Hierarchical : Arranged in order of rank. 83. (A) We don't use 'the' with man, mankind, humankind or people when they are used with a general meaning to refer to all human beings. 84. (D) Given sentence is correct. If two actions take place in the past, one after the other, the Ist action will be in past perfect tense and the IInd action will be in simple past tense. 85. (D) We use 'avid' to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do. Eager also means the same, so, option (D) is correct. 86. (A) Convivial people or occasions are pleasant, friendly and relaxed. So, option (A) is correct. 87. (C) If you refer to the spectre of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur. Meaning of other words - Eloquence : Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. Impetuous : Done quickly and without thought or care Inbred : Existing from birth. 88. (B) Sadism is a type of behavior in which a person obtains pleasure from hurting other people and making them suffer physically or mentally. Meaning of other words : Wanton : One given to self-indulgent flirtation or trifling. 89. (A) 90. (B) Obstreperous : Marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness. Nocuous : Noxious, harmful or poisonous. 91. (C) If hunger and thirst is the cause of one's death, usually the verb 'die' is followed by the preposition 'of'. 9. (A) The rationale for something is the basic or underlying reason or explanation for it. So, option (A) is most suitable to fill the blank. 93. (C) If you say that something happens 'now and again', you mean that it happens sometimes but not very often or regularly. Usage : Cersei and Jamie meet up for lunch now and then, but not as often as Jon and Daenerys do. 94. (B) If you have the best of both worlds, you are in a situation where you have all the advantage of two different things, without any of the problem or disadvantage Usage : Ned stark wanted to become the 'hand of the king' but do not want to leave the winterfell. He wanted the best of both worlds. 95. (B) Someone who is pompous thinks that they are more important than other people and speak and behave in very formal way. Modest is the appropriate antonym of pompous. 96. (B) Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed. 97. (B) Active : Subject + had + Verb (3rd form) + Object 98. (A) Passive : Convert object to subject : Had + been + Verb (3rd form) + by + Convert subject to object. 99. (B) If you get carried away, you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish. So, option (B) is appropriate in place of the underlined part of the sentence.. (B) 'Be heading for something' means to be likely to get or experience something soon. So, option (D) is correct. Ph: 011-7607854, (M) 8860-333-333 7 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 KANPUR HISAR
SSC MOCK TEST 37 (ANSWER KEY) 1. (D). (B) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (D) 10. (D) 11. (A) 1. (C) 13. (D) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (A) 0. (C) 1. (C). (B) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (B) 30. (D) 31. (B) 3. (D) 33. (A) 34. (A) 35. (C) 36. (B) 37. (B) 38. (C) 39. (C) 40. (B) 41. (C) 4. (C) 43. (D) 44. (A) 45. (C) 46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (A) 49. (B) 50. (A) 51. (C) 5. (B) 53. (D) 54. (B) 55. (C) 56. (D) 57. (A) 58. (D) 59. (C) 60. (A) 61. (D) 6. (A) 63. (A) 64. (B) 65. (D) 66. (B) 67. (A) 68. (A) 69. (B) 70. (D) 71. (B) 7. (B) 73. (B) 74. (A) 75. (C) 76. (D) 77. (A) 78. (B) 79. (B) 80. (B) 81. (C) 8. (A) 83. (A) 84. (D) 85. (D) 86. (A) 87. (C) 88. (B) 89. (A) 90. (B) 91. (C) 9. (A) 93. (C) 94. (B) 95. (B) 96. (B) 97. (B) 98. (A) 99. (B).(B) Ph: 011-7607854, (M) 8860-333-333 8 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 KANPUR HISAR