ESIC SSO Prelims Mock Test - 1 - Insurance Exams MCQ

The correct answer is option 1) i.e. C-E.

Let us look at the sentence in the following way-

Theology, on the other band, (A) _______ a (B) _______ belief that we have knowledge, where in fact we have (C) _______, and by doing so generates a kind of (D)_______ insolence towards the (E) _______.

• Meanings of the words in underline are:
  • Induces mean bring about or give rise to.
  • Dogmatic means inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true.
  • Impertinent means not showing proper respect; rude.
  • Universe means all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.
  • Ignorance means lack of knowledge or information.
• It is clear that A and B are correct. Also, D justifies the underline word.
• C requires a word which means 'the act of not knowing or ignoring'. E requires a word that should specify the place where our insolence is directed towards. Hence, we need to interchange C and E to make the sentence correct.

Corrected sentence - Theology, on the other hand, (A) induces a (B) dogmatic belief that we have the knowledge, where in fact we have (C) ignorance, and by doing so generates a kind of (D) impertinent insolence towards the (E) universe.

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

• To answer this question, let's first understand the meaning of the word given in the question:
• Churn: to stir or agitate (as in liquid or butter); to produce excessive or frequent turnover (as in customers or employees); to cause agitation or confusion. (मथना, फेर बदल करना, उथल-पुथल करना)
• Now, let's examine the given sentences:
• Sentence A: They installed a new machine to churn butter faster to meet the market demand.
  • This sentence correctly uses the word "churn" to describe the process of stirring or agitating butter to produce it faster.
• Sentence B: The company's rapid downturn caused significant employee churn.
  • This sentence also correctly uses the word "churn" to describe the frequent turnover of employees due to the company's downturn.
• Sentence C: His speech churned the audience, leaving them in awe.
  • This sentence inaccurately uses the word "churned" as it means to agitate or confuse, but here it is intended to mean inspiring or impressing the audience.
• So, only sentences A and B correctly use the word "churn" to illustrate different contexts of agitation or frequent turnover.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Both A & B."

The correct answer is EABCD.

Key Points

• E is the part that establishes the subject of the matter i.e. 'Natural disaster'. Hence, it'll be the first part after rearrangement.
• Part A mentions unforeseen which refers to natural disaster as it is unpredictable. unforeseen means not anticipated or predicted. Hence, A follows E.
• Part B talks about an occurrence that is unpredictable. Hence, B follows A.
• Part C talks about events that occur. So, C follows B.
• Part D tells us that society is harmed by the events that occurred due to a natural disaster. Hence, D follows C.

Correct rearrangement of segments is: A Natural disaster is an unforeseen occurrence of an event that causes harm to society.

Hint

• While solving jumbles, one must first look for any independent sentences/segments or the option which establishes the subject matter.
• Then, one must look for connections between the sentences/segments.
• Some sentences/segments might have some concluding notion. So those options will be always at the end.

• Let us see the meaning of the word "Conservative"
  • Conservative(adj): Resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
    • Ex: "a conservative estimate"
• The word in the bracket -- Conservative is a contextual fit and makes the sentence meaningful.
• ​Hence, Conservative is the most suitable fit for the blank.

• Let's see the meanings of the other words:

• If we put overfeeding in the (A) part, it will make the sentence grammatically and contextually incorrect.
• If we put conducted in (A) part, then the rule of subject verb agreement is followed. Hence, conducted will come first.
• Similarly, we cannot overfeed a neuron. Hence, activating will come next.
• Thus, the correct answer is CAB

The correct answer is Only Q is incorrect.

Key Points

• In sentence Q:
• The word 'weak used here is contextually incorrect. The correct word that should be used here is week.
• Weak means lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks.
• Week means
  a period of seven days.
• So, according to the context of the sentence 'week' is the appropriate word here.

   

  Therefore, the correct sentence is,

  Within a week, it sickened to a raging fever and its pulse went up to a hundred and fifty in the shade.

The correct answer is 'intended, ​improve.'

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about the role of advertisements in the company's image.
• ​Let us explore the words in the given options:
  • 'Intended' means to plan or mean to do something.
  • 'Improve' means to become or to make something better.

Conclusion: To make the company's image better, the advertisements are made or planned.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.
Complete Sentence: The advertisements are intended to improve the company's image.

Additional Information

• The meaning of other options:
  • 'Abrupt' means sudden and unexpected.
    • 'Abuse' means to use something in a bad or dishonest way.
  • 'Casual' means relaxed and not worried; without showing great effort or interest.
    • 'Criticize' means to say what is bad or wrong with somebody or something.
  • 'Instinctive' means something done without conscious thought.
    • 'Scold' means to speak angrily to somebody because he or she has done something bad or wrong.
  • 'Random' means chosen by chance.
    • 'Deplete' means to reduce the amount of something so that there is not much left.

The correct answer is option 5.

Key Points

• ​​The correct sequence of the scattered segments is DCAEB.
• D, "the comprehensive nature of public health," is the first part as it introduces the main theme of the sentence, highlighting the overarching nature of public health.
• C, "requiring expertise from various fields," comes next as the second part to explain the necessity for expertise from different domains in public health.
• A, "clashes with the current physician-centric focus," is the third part, logically following C, as it describes a conflict in the current approach of India's public health system.
• E, "of India's public health system," is the fourth part, providing additional information about the context of the conflict within India's public health system.
• B, "hindering its ability to prevent diseases," is the last part, concluding the sentence by explaining the consequence of the conflict, which is hindering the system's ability to prevent diseases.
• The complete sentence would be: "The comprehensive nature of public health, requiring expertise from various fields, clashes with the current physician-centric focus of India's public health system, hindering its ability to prevent diseases."

Common Solution:

Person A:
Monthly Salary of A = (35/100) × 100000 = 35000 Rs.
Expenses of A on Food = (35/100)×35000 = 12250 Rs.
Investment = (45/100)×35000 = 15750 Rs.
Medical = (20/100)×35000 = 7000 Rs

Person B:
Monthly Salary of B = (20/100)×100000 = 20000 Rs.
Expenses of B on Food = (35/100)×20000 = 7000 Rs.
Investment = (45/100)×20000 = 9000 Rs.
Medical = (20/100)×20000 = 4000 Rs.

Person C:
Monthly Salary of C = (15/100)×100000 = 15000 Rs.
Expenses of C on Food = (35/100)×15000 = 5250 Rs.
Investment = (45/100)×15000 = 6750 Rs.
Medical = (20/100)×15000 = 3000 Rs.

Person D:
Monthly Salary of D = (30/100)×100000 = 30000 Rs.
Expenses of D on Food = (35/100)×30000 = 10500 Rs.
Investment = (45/100)×30000 = 13500 Rs.
Medical = (20/100)×30000 = 6000 Rs.

From the above solution,
Expenses of D on Food = 10500
Expenses of D on Investment = 13500
Required ratio = 10500 : 13500 = 7 : 9

Person A:
Monthly Salary of A = (35/100) × 100000 = 35000 Rs.
Expenses of A on Food = (35/100)×35000 = 12250 Rs.
Investment = (45/100)×35000 = 15750 Rs.
Medical = (20/100)×35000 = 7000 Rs

Person B:
Monthly Salary of B = (20/100)×100000 = 20000 Rs.
Expenses of B on Food = (35/100)×20000 = 7000 Rs.
Investment = (45/100)×20000 = 9000 Rs.
Medical = (20/100)×20000 = 4000 Rs.

Person C:
Monthly Salary of C = (15/100)×100000 = 15000 Rs.
Expenses of C on Food = (35/100)×15000 = 5250 Rs.
Investment = (45/100)×15000 = 6750 Rs.
Medical = (20/100)×15000 = 3000 Rs.

Person D:
Monthly Salary of D = (30/100)×100000 = 30000 Rs.
Expenses of D on Food = (35/100)×30000 = 10500 Rs.
Investment = (45/100)×30000 = 13500 Rs.
Medical = (20/100)×30000 = 6000 Rs.

From the above solution,
Expenses of B on Medical = 4000
Expenses of C on Medical = 3000
Required Percentage = (4000 - 3000)/3000×100 = 33.33%

Given:
From the Bar Graph, we can construct a table showing the profit% of the companies:

Formula used:
Revenue = Expenditure × [(100 + Profit%)/100]

Calculation:
Let the expenditures of the company GHI and JkL in the year 2018 be 7x and 8x respectively.
Then, Revenue of company GHI = Expenditure × [(100 + Profit%)/100]
⇒ 7x × [(100 + 35)/100]
⇒ 7x × (135/100)
⇒ 9.45x
and Revenue of company JKL = Expenditure × [(100 + Profit%)/100]
⇒ 8x × [(100 + 25)/100]
⇒ 8x × (125/100)
⇒ 10x
Now, required ratio = 10x : 9.45x
⇒ 200 : 189
∴ The ratio of revenue of company JKL to that of company GHI in 2018 is 200 : 189.

Given:
From the Bar Graph, we can construct a table showing the profit% of the companies:

Formula used:
Expenditure = Revenue × [100/(100 + Profit%)]

Calculation:
Let the revenue of company ABC in the year 2019 be 100x
Then, the revenue of company MNO in the year 2020 = 100x
Expenditure of company ABC in the year 2019 = Revenue × [100/(100 + Profit%)]
⇒ 100x × [100/(100 + 30)]
⇒ 100x × (100/130)
⇒ (1000/13)x
and expenditure of company MNO in the year 2020 = Revenue × [100/(100 + Profit%)]
⇒ 100x × [100/(100 + 25)]
⇒ 100x × (100/125)
⇒ 80x
Now, required ratio = (1000/13)x : 80x
⇒ 1000 : 1040
⇒ 25 : 26
∴ The ratio of the expenditure of company ABC in the year 2019 to that of company MNO in the year 2020 is 25 : 26.

Given:

Investments of:

A = Rs. 3000

B = Rs. 4000

C = Rs. 5500

A adds Rs. ( x ) after 6 months.

B adds Rs. ( x + 1000 ) after another 3 months.

Profit ratio = 7: 9: 11

Formula Used:

Effective Investment = Initial Investment × Time (in months) + Additional Investment × Time (remaining months)

Investment Ratios = Profit Ratios

Calculation:

Effective Investment of A:

First 6 months: 3000 × 6 = 18000

Next 6 months: (3000 + x) × 6 = 18000 + 6x

Total for A = 18000 + 18000 + 6x = 36000 + 6x

Effective Investment of B:

First 9 months: 4000 × 9 = 36000

Last 3 months: (4000 + x + 1000) × 3 = (5000 + x) × 3 = 15000 + 3x

Total for B = 36000 + 15000 + 3x = 51000 + 3x

Effective Investment of C:

Full year: 5500 × 12 = 66000

Given profit ratio: 7 : 9 : 11

Equate ratios of investments to profit shares:

(36000 + 6x)/7 = (51000 + 3x)/9 = 66000/11

Let's start with A and C:

(36000 + 6x)/7 = 66000/11

Cross-multiplying:

⇒ (36000 + 6x) × 11 = 66000 × 7

⇒ 396000 + 66x = 462000

⇒ 66x = 462000 - 396000

⇒ 66x = 66000

⇒ x = 1000

Value of (2x):

2x = 2 × 1000 = 2000

The value of (2x) is Rs. 2000.

From I,
3y² – 16y – 112 = 0
⇒ 3y² – 28y + 12y – 112 = 0
⇒ y(3y – 28) + 4(3y – 28) = 0
⇒ (y + 4)(3y – 28) = 0
Taking,
⇒ y + 4 = 0 or 3y – 28 = 0
⇒ y = -4 or y = 28/3

From II,
2x² – 31x + 114 = 0
⇒ 2x² – 12x – 19x + 114 = 0
⇒ 2x(x – 6) – 19(x – 6) = 0
⇒ (x – 6)(2x – 19) = 0
Taking,
⇒ x – 6 = 0 or 2x – 19 = 0
⇒ x = 6 or x = 19/2
Comparison between x and y (via Tabulation):

∴ x = y or relation between x and y cannot be established.

Concept Used:
Follow BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below,

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Calculation:
(21.956 + 17.892) ÷ 0.7987 ÷ 0.19 = (√?)²
⇒ (22 + 18) ÷ 0.8 ÷ 0.2 = ?
⇒ 40 ÷ 0.8 ÷ 0.2 = ?
⇒ 50 ÷ 0.2 = ?
⇒ 250 = ?
∴The value of ? is 250

Concept Used:
Follow BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below,
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Calculation:
35.98 ÷ 5.98 + 6.99 of 2.97 – 3.98 = ? ÷ 7.98
⇒ 36 ÷ 6 + 7 of 3 – 4 = ? ÷ 8
⇒ 6 + 21 – 4 = ? × 1/8
⇒ ? = 184
∴ The value of (?) is 184

Follow BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below.
Step - 1: Parts of an equation enclosed in 'Brackets' must be solved first, and following BODMAS rule in the bracket -
Step - 2: Any mathematical 'Of' or 'Exponent' must be solved next.
Step - 3: Next, the parts of the equation that contain 'Division' and 'Multiplication' are calculated.
Step - 4: Last but not the least, the parts of the equation that contain 'Addition' and 'Subtraction' should be calculated.
Since, we need to find out the approximate value, we can write these values to their nearest integers.

Given expression is
554.95 - 209.99 + √? = 18.992 + 26.97 × 6.97 ÷ 20.91
⇒ 555 - 210 + √? = 192 + 27 × 7 ÷ 21
⇒ 345 + √? = 361 + 9
⇒ 345 + √? = 370
⇒ √? = 25
⇒ ? = 625

• Calculate 8.18 × 5.98 = 49 (approx).
• Subtract from 54.98: 54.98 − 49 = 6 (approx).
• Subtract from 36.97: 36.97 − 6 = 31 (approx).
• Subtract from 87.17: 87.17 − 31 = 56 (approx).
• Divide 284.99 by 56: 284.99 ÷ 56 = 5.1 (approx) ≈ 5.

Therefore, the approximate value is 5.

Monday:
Total rooms booked: 75
Online > Offline & Online – Offline = 15
So, online booked = x
Offline booked = x – 15
⇒ x + x - 15 = 75
⇒ x = 45
Online booked = 45
Offline booked = 30

Tuesday:
Total rooms booked: 60
Offline > Online & Offline – Online = 12
So, offline booked = x
Online booked = x – 12
⇒ x + x - 12 = 60
⇒ x = 36
Offline booked = 36
Online booked = 24

Wednesday:
Total rooms booked: 80
Online > Offline & Online – Offline = 40
So, online booked = x
Offline booked = x – 40
⇒ x + x - 40 = 80
⇒ x = 60
Online booked = 60
Offline booked = 20

Thursday:
Total rooms booked: 45
Offline > Online & Offline – Online = 27
So, offline booked = x
Online booked = x – 27
⇒ x + x - 27 = 45
⇒ x = 36
Offline booked = 36
Online booked = 9

Friday:
Total rooms booked: 120
Online > Offline & Online – Offline = 12
So, online booked = x
Offline booked = x – 12
⇒ x + x - 12 = 120
⇒ x = 66
Online booked = 66
Offline booked = 54

Required ratio=54:36=3:2

Given:
12 boxes – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L
1. 4 boxes are kept between Box F and Box L, which is kept 4^th from the top of the stack.
2. Box G is kept 3 places below Box F.
3. Box I kept 6^th from the bottom of the stack.

4. Box L is kept between Box H and Box A, which is kept immediately above Box E.
5. 2 boxes are kept between Box B and Box A.
6. Box K is kept 5 places above Box E.

7. Box C is kept immediately below Box J.
8. Box B is kept below Box D.

(Case 1a will not be possible as it will not satisfy point 8.)

Final Arrangement:

Box B is kept 8th from the top of the stack.
Box J is kept 2 boxes below Box B.

Hence, Box A is kept 5 places above Box J.

Given:
12 boxes – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L
1. 4 boxes are kept between Box F and Box L, which is kept 4^th from the top of the stack.
2. Box G is kept 3 places below Box F.
3. Box I kept 6^th from the bottom of the stack.

4. Box L is kept between Box H and Box A, which is kept immediately above Box E.
5. 2 boxes are kept between Box B and Box A.
6. Box K is kept 5 places above Box E.

7. Box C is kept immediately below Box J.
8. Box B is kept below Box D.

(Case 1a will not be possible as it will not satisfy point 8.)
Final Arrangement:

Hence, Box H is kept 3rd from the top of the stack or 10th from the bottom of the stack.

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

Hence, point W is in north-east of point R.

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

First point in in south-west of second point except in V – U.
Hence, ‘V – U’ does not belong to the group.

1) Bharti does not sit on the side of the table.
2) Bhavya who is facing inside sits third to the right of Bharti.
3) Dia sits immediate right of Diksha who does not face inside.
4) Arti is not the immediate neighbor of Bhavya.
5) Only two people sit between Dia and Arti.
6) Disha sits on the corner of the table.

Case 1:

Case 2:

Case 3:

7) Charu sits immediate right of Arya who sits second to the left of Disha.
Hence, case 2 and case 3 gets eliminated.
The final arrangement is given below-

So, Aryan sits immediate left of Arti.

1) Bharti does not sit on the side of the table.
2) Bhavya who is facing inside sits third to the right of Bharti.
3) Dia sits immediate right of Diksha who does not face inside.
4) Arti is not the immediate neighbor of Bhavya.
5) Only two people sit between Dia and Arti.
6) Disha sits on the corner of the table.

Case 1:

Case 2:

Case 3:

7) Charu sits immediate right of Arya who sits second to the left of Disha.
Hence, case 2 and case 3 gets eliminated.
The final arrangement is given below-

So, Diksha sits third to the right of Disha.

1) Billy sits fourth to the left of Archie.
2) Archie sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
3) Both the immediate neighbours of Billy face north direction.

4) Kitty sits second to the left of Jenny.
5) Jenny is not the immediate neighbour of Billy.
6) Neither Jenny nor Jimmy sits at the extreme end of the line.

7) Stella sits near to Billy.
8) Stella sits second to the left of Ammy.
9) Jimmy is not an immediate neighbour of Ammy and faces in the opposite direction to Cathy.

(Case II: Eliminates because Jimmy and Ammy are the neighbours of each other and according to question both of them should not be sitting immediately next to each other).

10) The immediate neighbour of Cathy faces the same direction but opposite to Cathy.
As Cathy is facing towards the south then Jimmy will be facing towards the North.
11) Immediate neighbours of Kitty face opposite directions.
12) People sitting at the extreme ends are facing in the opposite direction.

The final arrangement:

Hence, Stella sits third to the right of Jimmy.

1) Billy sits fourth to the left of Archie.
2) Archie sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
3) Both the immediate neighbours of Billy face north direction.

4) Kitty sits second to the left of Jenny.
5) Jenny is not the immediate neighbour of Billy.
6) Neither Jenny nor Jimmy sits at the extreme end of the line.

7) Stella sits near to Billy.
8) Stella sits second to the left of Ammy.
9) Jimmy is not an immediate neighbour of Ammy and faces in the opposite direction to Cathy.

(Case II: Eliminates because Jimmy and Ammy are the neighbours of each other and according to question both of them should not be sitting immediately next to each other).

10) The immediate neighbour of Cathy faces the same direction but opposite to Cathy.
As Cathy is facing towards the south then Jimmy will be facing towards the North.
11) Immediate neighbours of Kitty face opposite directions.
12) People sitting at the extreme ends are facing in the opposite direction.

The final arrangement:

Hence, Cathy and Jenny are immediate neighbours of the person sitting at the extreme ends.

The least possible Venn Diagram for the given data:

Conclusions:
I. Some mobiles are fridge → False (it is possible but not definite.)
II. No fridge is a mobile → False (it is possible but not definite.)

Though both conclusions are false, they form a complementary pair.

Hence, "either conclusion I or II follows."

1) A, who likes Phones, sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. Three persons sit between A and G.

2) The one who likes Laptops sits third to the left of the one who sits immediately left of A. Case 2 is eliminated as it does not satisfy the given conditions.

3) G is an immediate neighbor of both B and C. C likes Books. E sits third to the right of C.

4) D, who likes Cars, is an immediate neighbor of the one who likes Bags. B does not like Watches.

The final arrangement is:

Hence, E is sitting immediately between the one who likes bikes and D.

1) A, who likes Phones, sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. Three persons sit between A and G.

2) The one who likes Laptops sits third to the left of the one who sits immediately left of A. Case 2 is eliminated as it does not satisfy the given conditions.

3) G is an immediate neighbor of both B and C. C likes Books. E sits third to the right of C.

4) D, who likes Cars, is an immediate neighbor of the one who likes Bags. B does not like Watches.

The final arrangement is:

D likes Cars. G is an immediate neighbor of B and the one who likes Books. Three persons are sitting between D and the one who likes Books. B is not an immediate neighbor of the one who likes Watches. Hence, E is sitting second to the left of A is true.