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SSC MOCK TEST -175 (SOLUTION)

1. (D) AB

CD

E 5 km

3 km

9 km

3 km

Required distance = AE = AB + BE(Here, BE=CD = 9 km) = 5+9 = 14 km

2. (A) S T R O N G R O T N S G

1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 2 5 1 6Similarly,N A G P U R G P A U N R

1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 2 5 1 63. (B) (9+6+3) – (8+4+4) = 2 (Middle Number)

Similarly,(4+6+4) – (9+0+3) = 2 (Middle Number)

4. (B) (263 – 188) × 4 = 300Similarly,(915 – 893) × 4 = 88

5. (B) b a a b/ b a a b/ b a a b/6. (C) Except option (C) all are related to sales.7. (C)8. (D)9. (C) 'Volley' is related to 'Water'. Similarly,

'Tornado' is related to 'Air'10. (C) 68 : 130 :: 222 : 350

4 +43 5 +53 6 +63 7 +73

11. (A)B A D C E F

Middle

12. (B) 1 3 9 31 651 3913128×1+2 ×3+4 ×5+6×4+5 ×6+7×2+3

129

13. (C) C1L F4O I 9R L 16 U O 25 X+3+3

+3+5

+3+7

+3+9

+3 +3 +3 +3

14. (A) 27A 45E 9I 15O 3U 5A 1E

Nextvowel

Nextvowel

Nextvowel

Nextvowel

Nextvowel

Nextvowel

÷3 ÷3÷3÷3 ÷3

15. (A) 35 + 48 (3 + 5 + 4 + 8) × 2 = 4023 + 34 (2 + 3 + 3 + 4) × 2 = 24

15 + 25 (1 + 5 + 2 + 5) × 2 = 26Similarly,(11 + 21) (1 + 1 + 2 + 1) × 2 = 10

16. (C)

17. (C) Monsoon Rain Volley Defense Relief Shelter2 1 4 3 5 6

18. (C) According to dice (i) and (iv).

4 6 Clockwise 5

4 Clockwise 1 Clockwise 23

opp. opp.opp.

Clockwise

19. (C)

Banana Oranges

GrapesApples

OR

Banana Oranges

GrapesApp

les

Conclusions: I. – II.– 20. (B)21. (B)22. (A) Distance (3 minutes) = 3×5º = 15º

2Time = 3×30 1511

(By taking positive sign)

2= 90 1511

2 210 1 105 19 minutes11 11 11

So, Required time will be 3 hours

11911 minutes.

OR

2Time = 3×30 15 (By taking negative sign)11

2= 90 –1511

2= 7511 150 7 13 minutes

11 11

So, Required time will be 3 hours71311

minutes.

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23. (D) 14 + 16 ÷ 4 – 3 × 5= 14 + 16 ÷ 4 – 15= 14 + 4 – 15= 18 – 15 = 3

24. (D)K

Daughter

M (–) P (+)

TDaughter Father

Son-in-Law

25. (B) Statement-I

AB

C D

E5 km

2 km

10 km

2 km

Required distance AE = AB + BE(Here, BE = CD = 10 km) = 5 +10

= 15 km, EastStatement-II

A B

C D

E2 km

2 km

13 km

2 km

Required distance AE = AB + BE(Here, BE = CD = 13 km) = 2 +13

= 15 km, East26. (B) Speed of the person in still water x =

km/hr and speed of current = y km/hr

x + y =164

= 4km/hrs

x – y =16163

= 3 km/hrs

on adding2x = 7 x = 3.5 km/hrs

27.(B) Number of stoppages =12

180 – 1 = 14

Total time =18045

hours + 12 ×14 min

= 4 hours + 168 min= 6 hours 48 min

28. (A)

A

C

5O

E

F

B

D

AB = 8 cm, CD = 6 cm, Radius = 5 cm

AE = 2AB

= 4 cm

OA = 5 cm

OE = 2 25 4

= 9 = 3 cm

Again, CF = 2CD

= 3 cm

OC = 5 cm

OF = 2 25 3 = 16 = 4 cm

EF = OF – OE = 4 – 3 = 1 cm

29. (A) Chiku's 1 hour's work =357

= 5 pages

Deepti's 1 hour's work = 954

= 6 pages

Work done by both in one hour = 5 + 6= 11 pages

Required time =8811

hrs = 8 hours

= 8 hours30. (C) Volume of ice compartment

= 18 × 6 × 3 = 324 cm3

Volume of one ice cube = (3)3 = 27cm3

So, Required number of cubes =32427 = 12

31. (C)

a ba b =

2 2

2 2

22

a b aba b ab

a ba b =

121 2 52121 2 52

=22517

=1517

32. (B)Price after first discount =640 80

100

= ` 512

If the 2nd discount be x % then

=512

100x

= 512 – 448 = 64

x =64 100

512

=252

x =1122 %

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33. (C) No. of men × No. of days× No. of hours = Totalwork21 × 16 × 9 = 1 unit (initial work) x × 16 × 7 = 3 unit (triple the work)(where x = required number of men)

71691621

x =13

x = 81 men34. (B) Initial amount of mixture = 90 l

Initial amount of water =1

4 1

×90 l

= 18 lNow,Let x = required amount of water to be mixedNow, Total amount of mixture = (90 + x) land total amount of water = (18 +x) l

410 × (90 + x ) = (18 +x )

360 + 4x =180 + 10x 180 = 6x

x = 30l

35. (D)T

P

A

B

PT2 = PA . PB (8)2 = PA(PA + AB) 64 = 4(4 +AB) 16 – 4 = AB 12 cm = AB

36.(C) We know that (xn – an) is divisible by (x +a),when n is even– (18200 – 1200) is divided by(18 + 1)So, when 18200 is divided by 19, the remain-der is 1.

37.(A) Let the numbers be 11a and 11b, where aand b are co–prime numbers.

Now,H.C.F. × L.C.M. = n1 ×n2 11 × 165 = 11a ×11b 15 = abSo, two co–prime factors pairs are (1, 15), (3, 5).So, numbers are (1, 165) or (33, 55)As given numbers are greater than 11 sorequired numbers are 33 and 55.Their sum = (33+ 55) = 88

38.(D) Alcohol in 7 ml lotion =50 7

100

ml = 3.5 ml

So, water in it (7 – 3.5) = 3.5 mlLet x ml of water be add to it.

Then,

3.5 1007 x

= 20

350 = 140 + 20x 210 = 20x

10.5 ml = xx = 10.5 ml

39.(C) 3x = 9y = 27z

3x = 32y = 33z

x = 2y = 3z

13x +

16y +

19z =

132

19z +

19z +

19z =

132

39z =

132

z =2

39

40.(D) P = Difference ×100 time

Rate

(Rate)2 =100 100 192

4800

Rate = 20%41.(A) x = 4+ 15 , y = 4 – 15

x + y = 8 and xy = 12 2

3 3

x yx y =

2

3

( ) 2( ) 3 ( )

x y xyx y xy x y

=2

3

(8) 2(8) 3(1)(8)

=62

488 =31

2442 2

3 3

x yx y =

31244

42.(C)Let the present age of the child = x yearsSum of the present ages of husband and wife

= 2 × (22 + 5) = 54 yearsSum of the present ages of the familymembers = 3 × 19 = 57 yearsATQ, 54 + x = 57 years x = 3 yearsPresent age of child = 3 years

43. (C) Let quantity purchased by dishonest dealers= 1 kg

Actual amount he purchased =

100101 kg

= 1.1 kg

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Actual amount he sold =

100101 kg

= 0.9 kg

Profit percentage = 9.09.01.1

× 100

= 22 92

%

44. (C)

cossincossin

= 3

sin + cos = 3 sin – 3 cossin = 2 cos tan = 2

So, sin = 52

and cos = 51

(sin4 – cos4 ) = (sin2 + cos2 ) (sin2 –cos2 )

sin2 – cos2 =2

52

–

2

51

= 54

– 51

= 53

45. (B) ATQ,

A

B C D60º 30º

50 m

BDAB

= tan 30º

AB = 3)50BC(

... (i)

ABBC

= cot 60º

BC = 3AB

... (ii)

By equation (i) and (ii)

AB =

3

503

AB

3 AB –3

AB = 50

3ABAB3

= 50 3AB2

= 50

Height of tower (AB) = 325 m

46. (B)

A C

B

Area of shaded portion (A)= Area of semi Circle on AB diameter (A1)

+ Area of semicircle on BC diameter (A2)+ Area of triangle ABC (A3)– Area of a semicircle onAB diameter (A4)

A1 =2

2AB

2

, A2 =2

2BC

2

A3 = 37 sq. unit, A4 =2

2AC

2

Area =2

2AB

2

+2

2BC

2

+ 37 –2

2AC

2

= 2)2(2

[(AB)2 + (BC)2 – (AC)2] + 37

[ (AB)2 + (BC)2 = (AC)2]= 37 sq. unit

47. (D)

2 3 5

5

A B

C

D

EO

OB = 2AB

= 5 cm

OB = OD = 5 cmOE = AB – OB – AE

= 10 – 5 – 2 cm= 3 cm

ED = 22 )OE()OD(

= 22 )3()5( = 4 cm

48. (C) The required difference =40 18 12400

100

= 22 × 124 = 2728

48. (C) The required difference =14 12 12400

100

= 2 × 124 = 248

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50. (A) No. of first – level employees =14 12400100

= 1736Percentage of first-level Employees after theappointment of another 1600 second-levelEmployees.

=

100

1600124001736

=1736 10014000

= 12. 4%

51. (B) Literally, Iqta means land or land revenueassigned to an individual on certainconditions. The holders of these Iqtas werethe trustful agents of the Sultan. 

52. (A) Anti-Defection Law is contained in theTenth Schedule of the Constitution,which was introduced by the52nd Amendment in 1985 during thetenure of Rajiv Gandhi. Earlier, the 10thschedule was related to the associationof Sikkim with India. Once, Sikkimbecame a full a fledged state, thisschedule was repealed via the 36thamendment act.

53. (D) DNA is found outside the nucleus inmitochondria DNA meansdeoxyribonucleic acid and it is using onlyfour building blocks. These are thenames of the blocks-1. The nucleotides adenine2. Guanine3. Thymine, and4. Cytosine

54. (C) The Challenger Deep is the deepest knownpoint in the Earth’s seabed hydrosphere,with a depth of 10,898 to 10,916 m (35,755to 35,814 ft) by direct measurement fromsubmersibles, and slightly moreby sonar bathymetry. It is in the PacificOcean, at the southern end of the MarianaTrench near the Mariana Islands group. 

55. (B) The secondary sector includesthose economic sectors that produce afinished, usable product production andconstruction.This sector generally takes the output ofthe primary sector and manufacturesfinished goods or where they are suitablefor use by other businesses, for export,or sale to domestic consumers. This sectoris often divided into light industry andheavy industry. Many of these industries

consume large quantities of energy andrequire factories and machinery to convertthe raw materials into goods and products.They also produce waste materialsand waste heat that may poseenvironmental problems or causepollution. The secondary sector supportsboth the primary and tertiary sector.

56. (C) Although rainwater is consideredthe purest form of water, it is often muchless than pure when it reaches the surfaceof the Earth. As rain moves through theatmosphere, it picks up particles andimpurities that are in the air.

57. (A) The Film and Television Institute ofIndia (FTII) is an autonomous instituteunder the Ministry of Information andBroadcasting of the Government ofIndia and aided by the CentralGovernment of India. It is situated on thepremises of the erstwhile Prabhat FilmCompany in Pune. 

58. (A) Under the Article-43 of the Constitutionof India, MNREGA has been implemented.

59. (B) The Govt. of India appointed the NationalIncome in 1949. The committee waschaired by Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis andhad Prof. Gadgil and Dr. V. K. R. V. Raoas members. The first report of thecommittee was presented in 1951.According to the first report, the NationalIncome of India for 1948-49 was Rs.8,710 crore and the per capita incomewas Rs. 225.

60. (C) In 1858, the territories of the East IndiaCompany came under the direct controlof the British Government. Thegovernor-general (now also the viceroy)headed the Central Government ofIndia, which administered the provincesof Brit ish India, includingthe Punjab, Bengal, Bombay, Madras,the United Provinces, and others.However, much of India was not ruleddirectly by the British Government outsidethe provinces of British India, there werehundreds of nominally sovereign princelystates or “native states”, whoserelationship was not with the BritishGovernment, but directly with themonarch. To reflect the Governor

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General’s role as the representative of themonarch to the feudal rulers of theprincely states, from 1858 theterm Viceroy and Governor-General ofIndia (known in short as the Viceroy ofIndia) was applied to him.

61. (C) The Himalayas are among the youngestmountain ranges on the planet andconsist mostly of uplifted sedimentaryand metamorphic rock. They stretch fromthe Indus river in the west toBrahmaputra river in the East.According to the modern theory of platetectonics, their formation is a result of acontinental collision or progeny along theconvergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.This is referred to as a fold mountain

62. (B) The Shatapatha Brahmana is a prosetext describing Vedic rituals, history andmythology associated with theYajurveda.

63. (A) As even after partial convertibility ofrupee foreign exchange value of rupeeremained stable, full convertibility oncurrent account was announced in thebudget for 1993-94. From March 1993,rupee was made convertible for all tradein merchandise. 

64. (C) The cerebellum receives informationfrom the sensory systems, the spinalcord, and other parts of the brain and thenregulates motor movements.The cerebellum coordinates voluntarymovements such as posture, balance,coordination, and speech, resulting insmooth and balanced muscular activity.

65. (D) The Litchi is the sole member of thegenus Litchi in the soapberry family,Sapindaceae.

66. (D) A theodolite  is a precision instrumentfor measuring angles in the horizontaland vertical planes. Theodolites areused mainly for surveying applications,and have been adapted for specializedpurposes in fields like meteorology androcket launch technology.

67. (D) Gases used in welding and cuttingprocesses include: shielding gases suchas carbon dioxide, argon, helium, etc.fuel gases such as acetylene, propane,butane, etc. oxygen, used withfuel gases and also in small amounts insome shielding gas mixtures.

68. (B)69. (C) A cartel is defined as a group of firms that

gets together to make output and pricedecisions. The conditions that give riseto an oligopolistic market are alsoconducive to the formation of a cartel inparticular, cartels tend to arise in marketswhere there are few firms and each firmhas a significant share of the market.

70. (B) Ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3

–) arethe predominate inorganic forms ofnitrogen in soils. Ammonium exists inexchangeable and non-exchangeableforms. Nitrite (NO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O)are present in soil in lesserquan t i t i e s .   P l an t s   no r ma l l y   us enitrogen in only the ammonium andnitrate forms.

71. (D) In order to moderate or minimize theautomatic monetization of the budgetdeficit, the agreement to impose aceiling on the issue of ad hoc TreasuryBills (TBs) and to phase them out in duecourse signed by the government ofIndia and Reserve Bank of India inSeptember 1994. Subsequently, thesystem of ad hoc treasury bills abolishedand replaced by the system of ways andmeans advances effective April 1, 1997.

72. (D) Ball pen function is based on the principleof Surface tension. Surface tension isthe elastic tendency of a fluid surfacewhich makes it acquire the leastsurface area possible.

73. (B) The SI derived unit of electric charge isthe coulomb (C).

74. (A) A collection of poems by Sarojini Naidu(1879-1949) was known as BharatiyaKokila (The Nightingale of India) and wasa child prodigy, freedom fighter and poet.Naidu was the first Indian woman tobecome the President of the IndianNational Congress and the first womanto become the governor of a state inIndia. She is also well acclaimed for hercontribution to poetry. Her poetry hadbeautiful words that could also be sung. Hercollection of poems was published in 1905under the title The Golden Threshold.

75. (A) India’s first Prime Minister, JawaharlalNehru, also held the foreign minister postthroughout his 17-year premiership ofthe country, he remains the country’slongest-serving foreign minister.

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Word Meaning in English Meaning in Hindi

Accompany To provide with an addition; supplementAddendum Something added or to be added, especially a

supplement to a bookAstonishing causing great surprise or amazement; astoundingAttribute A quality or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to

someone or somethingConfront To come face to face with, especially with defiance

or hostilityDermatologist Specialist in conditions and diseases affecting the skinDiscourse Verbal expression in speech or writingExpose to display for viewing; exhibitFeeble Lacking bodily strength; weakFlamboyant rich or brilliant in colour; resplendentGrapevine A vine on which grapes growGynaecologist a specialist in women's diseasesImpute To assign as a characteristic; credit, attributeJudicious Having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudentLease a contract by which property is conveyed to a person for

a specified period, usually for rentMagnanimity liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and

generous of spiritMagnitude Greatness in size or positionOrthopaedician relating to the medical treatment of injuries and

diseases affecting bones, muscles, joints, and ligamentsPostscript A message appended at the end of a letter after the

writer's signaturePotent Possessing inner or physical strength; powerfulProdigality the trait of spending extravagantlyPrologue a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem,

or novelResolute Firm or determined; unwaveringSplendid Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur;

magnificentStrain To make strong or steady efforts; strive hardStripped Removed clothing or covering fromSundry several or various; miscellaneousSustain To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolongSwift Quick to act or reactUtmost Of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or

intensity; most extreme

MEANINGS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

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SSC MOCK TEST -175 (ANSWER KEY)

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

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

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

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

Explanation

76. (C) Replace ‘anyone's else’ with ‘anyone else's’.77. (C) Replace ‘influence’ with ‘influences’. Two subjects joined by as well as take singular

verb.78. (D) No error. The sentence is correct.

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