SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (7th March 2018 - Shift 3) | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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201. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
To who (1)/ did you (2)/ speak last night?
(3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. A 
202. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-
drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree
(1)/ appears in the middle of the fifteenth
century (2)/ as evident from the accounts
of Ahmed al-Ghaffar in Yemen. (3)/ No
error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
203. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
She ______ recovering in the hospital.
A. were B. were to
C. has D. has been
Ans. D 
204. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
The sharpness of our life comes when we
Our honour and dignity lies in practicing
truthfulness and in not being guided by
___________.
A. brotherhood B. motherhood
C. falsehood D. monkhood
Ans. C 
205. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Judicious 
A. hasty B. Reckless
C. Irrational D. Wise
Ans. D 
206. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Behoove
A. Behind B. Bet
C. Necessary D. Optional
Ans. C 
207. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Illusive
A. Deceptive B. Mystery
C. Delusive D. Factual
Ans. D 
208. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Demure
A. Strong B. Shy
C. Backward D. Afraid
Ans. A 
209. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The Greek plays
P : maintain an extremely
Q : particularly the tragedies,
R ; high intellectual level
A. PQR B. RPQ
C. QRP D. QPR
Ans. D 
210. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given
alternatives, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence  in Passive/
Active Voice.
Somebody has stolen my register.
A. My register has been stolen.
B. My register has been stolen upon.
C. My register has stolen by somebody.
D. My register has been a steal.
Ans. A 
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201. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
To who (1)/ did you (2)/ speak last night?
(3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. A 
202. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-
drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree
(1)/ appears in the middle of the fifteenth
century (2)/ as evident from the accounts
of Ahmed al-Ghaffar in Yemen. (3)/ No
error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
203. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
She ______ recovering in the hospital.
A. were B. were to
C. has D. has been
Ans. D 
204. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
The sharpness of our life comes when we
Our honour and dignity lies in practicing
truthfulness and in not being guided by
___________.
A. brotherhood B. motherhood
C. falsehood D. monkhood
Ans. C 
205. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Judicious 
A. hasty B. Reckless
C. Irrational D. Wise
Ans. D 
206. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Behoove
A. Behind B. Bet
C. Necessary D. Optional
Ans. C 
207. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Illusive
A. Deceptive B. Mystery
C. Delusive D. Factual
Ans. D 
208. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Demure
A. Strong B. Shy
C. Backward D. Afraid
Ans. A 
209. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The Greek plays
P : maintain an extremely
Q : particularly the tragedies,
R ; high intellectual level
A. PQR B. RPQ
C. QRP D. QPR
Ans. D 
210. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given
alternatives, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence  in Passive/
Active Voice.
Somebody has stolen my register.
A. My register has been stolen.
B. My register has been stolen upon.
C. My register has stolen by somebody.
D. My register has been a steal.
Ans. A 
211. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
“German is easy to teach”, she said.
A. She says German is easy.
B. She told us that German was easy to
teach.
C. She informed German was easy to
teach.
D. She said that German was easy to
teach.
Ans. D 
212. In the following question, a word has been
written in four different ways out of which
only one is correctly spelt. Select the
correctly spelt word.
A. Farenheit B. Fahrenheit
C. Fahrenheight D. Fahrenhist
Ans. B 
213. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
and the spirit of ____________ and driving
high
A. entrepreneurs B. entrepreneurship
C. entrepreneur D. entrepreneurial
Ans. B 
214. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of 
____________ and driving high 
performance are encouraged in a _______ 
environment. Also, in a democratic country 
like India, perceived __________ in the 
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial 
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the 
citizens __________ the country or 
employees of a corporation. The evolution 
of compensation practices in India over the 
____________ five decades demonstrates 
the changes that have taken place. 
encouraged in a ______________
environment. 
A. capitalistic B. capitalism
C. capital D. capitalization
Ans. A 
215. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
India, perceived _____________ in the
distribution
A. duty B. fairness
C. faith D. inequity
Ans. B 
216. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
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201. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
To who (1)/ did you (2)/ speak last night?
(3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. A 
202. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-
drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree
(1)/ appears in the middle of the fifteenth
century (2)/ as evident from the accounts
of Ahmed al-Ghaffar in Yemen. (3)/ No
error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
203. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
She ______ recovering in the hospital.
A. were B. were to
C. has D. has been
Ans. D 
204. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
The sharpness of our life comes when we
Our honour and dignity lies in practicing
truthfulness and in not being guided by
___________.
A. brotherhood B. motherhood
C. falsehood D. monkhood
Ans. C 
205. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Judicious 
A. hasty B. Reckless
C. Irrational D. Wise
Ans. D 
206. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Behoove
A. Behind B. Bet
C. Necessary D. Optional
Ans. C 
207. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Illusive
A. Deceptive B. Mystery
C. Delusive D. Factual
Ans. D 
208. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Demure
A. Strong B. Shy
C. Backward D. Afraid
Ans. A 
209. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The Greek plays
P : maintain an extremely
Q : particularly the tragedies,
R ; high intellectual level
A. PQR B. RPQ
C. QRP D. QPR
Ans. D 
210. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given
alternatives, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence  in Passive/
Active Voice.
Somebody has stolen my register.
A. My register has been stolen.
B. My register has been stolen upon.
C. My register has stolen by somebody.
D. My register has been a steal.
Ans. A 
211. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
“German is easy to teach”, she said.
A. She says German is easy.
B. She told us that German was easy to
teach.
C. She informed German was easy to
teach.
D. She said that German was easy to
teach.
Ans. D 
212. In the following question, a word has been
written in four different ways out of which
only one is correctly spelt. Select the
correctly spelt word.
A. Farenheit B. Fahrenheit
C. Fahrenheight D. Fahrenhist
Ans. B 
213. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
and the spirit of ____________ and driving
high
A. entrepreneurs B. entrepreneurship
C. entrepreneur D. entrepreneurial
Ans. B 
214. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of 
____________ and driving high 
performance are encouraged in a _______ 
environment. Also, in a democratic country 
like India, perceived __________ in the 
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial 
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the 
citizens __________ the country or 
employees of a corporation. The evolution 
of compensation practices in India over the 
____________ five decades demonstrates 
the changes that have taken place. 
encouraged in a ______________
environment. 
A. capitalistic B. capitalism
C. capital D. capitalization
Ans. A 
215. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
India, perceived _____________ in the
distribution
A. duty B. fairness
C. faith D. inequity
Ans. B 
216. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial 
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the 
citizens __________ the country or 
employees of a corporation. The evolution 
of compensation practices in India over the 
____________ five decades demonstrates 
the changes that have taken place. 
be it the citizens _____________ the 
country 
A. from B. for
C. off D. of
Ans. D 
217. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
India over the ____________ five decades
A. lastly B. lasting
C. at least D. last
Ans. D 
218. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
A ray of hope
A. Even in a very bad situation one should
try to see a good thing.
B. Good days are sure to follow difficult
ones.
C. Be very happy even if the reason is
very small.
D. Something that provides a small
amount of optimism in a difficult
situation.
Ans. D 
219. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
Mind your language
A. To speak first and think later.
B. To put a lot of efforts to understand
what the other person is trying to say.
C. Tell someone to speak politely.
D. To speak grammatically incorrect 
language. 
Ans. C 
220. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Fix an object firmly and deeply in a
surrounding mass
A. Lax B. Embed
C. Flaccid D. Asunder
Ans. B 
221. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Look forward to
A. Eschew B. Abstain
C. Obviate D. Anticipate
Ans. D 
222. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
will improve the bracketed part of the
sentence. In case no improvement is
needed, select "no improvement".
I could see that the situation (have
reversed).
A. had reverse
B. had reversed
C. had reversing
D. no improvement
Ans. B 
223. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
will improve the bracketed part of the
sentence. In case no improvement is
needed, select "no improvement".
Nothing (have prepared) him for a
continent that was a country, and a land of
terrific complexity.
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201. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
To who (1)/ did you (2)/ speak last night?
(3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. A 
202. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-
drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree
(1)/ appears in the middle of the fifteenth
century (2)/ as evident from the accounts
of Ahmed al-Ghaffar in Yemen. (3)/ No
error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
203. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
She ______ recovering in the hospital.
A. were B. were to
C. has D. has been
Ans. D 
204. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
The sharpness of our life comes when we
Our honour and dignity lies in practicing
truthfulness and in not being guided by
___________.
A. brotherhood B. motherhood
C. falsehood D. monkhood
Ans. C 
205. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Judicious 
A. hasty B. Reckless
C. Irrational D. Wise
Ans. D 
206. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Behoove
A. Behind B. Bet
C. Necessary D. Optional
Ans. C 
207. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Illusive
A. Deceptive B. Mystery
C. Delusive D. Factual
Ans. D 
208. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Demure
A. Strong B. Shy
C. Backward D. Afraid
Ans. A 
209. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The Greek plays
P : maintain an extremely
Q : particularly the tragedies,
R ; high intellectual level
A. PQR B. RPQ
C. QRP D. QPR
Ans. D 
210. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given
alternatives, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence  in Passive/
Active Voice.
Somebody has stolen my register.
A. My register has been stolen.
B. My register has been stolen upon.
C. My register has stolen by somebody.
D. My register has been a steal.
Ans. A 
211. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
“German is easy to teach”, she said.
A. She says German is easy.
B. She told us that German was easy to
teach.
C. She informed German was easy to
teach.
D. She said that German was easy to
teach.
Ans. D 
212. In the following question, a word has been
written in four different ways out of which
only one is correctly spelt. Select the
correctly spelt word.
A. Farenheit B. Fahrenheit
C. Fahrenheight D. Fahrenhist
Ans. B 
213. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
and the spirit of ____________ and driving
high
A. entrepreneurs B. entrepreneurship
C. entrepreneur D. entrepreneurial
Ans. B 
214. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of 
____________ and driving high 
performance are encouraged in a _______ 
environment. Also, in a democratic country 
like India, perceived __________ in the 
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial 
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the 
citizens __________ the country or 
employees of a corporation. The evolution 
of compensation practices in India over the 
____________ five decades demonstrates 
the changes that have taken place. 
encouraged in a ______________
environment. 
A. capitalistic B. capitalism
C. capital D. capitalization
Ans. A 
215. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
India, perceived _____________ in the
distribution
A. duty B. fairness
C. faith D. inequity
Ans. B 
216. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial 
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the 
citizens __________ the country or 
employees of a corporation. The evolution 
of compensation practices in India over the 
____________ five decades demonstrates 
the changes that have taken place. 
be it the citizens _____________ the 
country 
A. from B. for
C. off D. of
Ans. D 
217. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
India over the ____________ five decades
A. lastly B. lasting
C. at least D. last
Ans. D 
218. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
A ray of hope
A. Even in a very bad situation one should
try to see a good thing.
B. Good days are sure to follow difficult
ones.
C. Be very happy even if the reason is
very small.
D. Something that provides a small
amount of optimism in a difficult
situation.
Ans. D 
219. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
Mind your language
A. To speak first and think later.
B. To put a lot of efforts to understand
what the other person is trying to say.
C. Tell someone to speak politely.
D. To speak grammatically incorrect 
language. 
Ans. C 
220. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Fix an object firmly and deeply in a
surrounding mass
A. Lax B. Embed
C. Flaccid D. Asunder
Ans. B 
221. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Look forward to
A. Eschew B. Abstain
C. Obviate D. Anticipate
Ans. D 
222. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
will improve the bracketed part of the
sentence. In case no improvement is
needed, select "no improvement".
I could see that the situation (have
reversed).
A. had reverse
B. had reversed
C. had reversing
D. no improvement
Ans. B 
223. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
will improve the bracketed part of the
sentence. In case no improvement is
needed, select "no improvement".
Nothing (have prepared) him for a
continent that was a country, and a land of
terrific complexity.
A. had prepare
B. had prepared
C. had preparing
D. no improvement
Ans. B 
224. The question below consists of a set of
labelled sentences. Out of the four options 
given, select the most logical order of the 
sentences to form a coherent paragraph. 
A nation’s progress 
A-requires many policies, many
B-on many fronts
C-plans, and actions
A. ABC B. CBA
C. ACB D. CAB
Ans. C 
225. In the following question, four words are
given out of which one word is correctly
spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
A. proximat B. proximmate
C. proximate D. proximmat
Ans. C 
word pair from the given alternatives. 
Truth : lie : : ? : ? 
A. Big : Small B. Pink : Colour
C. Big ; Huge D. Lawyer : Black
Ans. A 
227. In the following question, select the related
number pair from the given alternatives.
5 : 25 : : 6 : ?
A. 39 B. 37
C. 28 D. 36
Ans. D 
228. In the following question, select the related
letter pair from the given alternatives. 
FMR : ELQ : : ? : ? 
A. PEN : QFO B. ZEN : XCL
C. TGA : SFZ D. SMP : UOR
Ans. C 
229. In the following question, select the odd
word from the given alternatives.
A. Up – Down B. Big - Small
C. Run – Fast D. Lie – Truth
Ans. C 
230. In the following question, four number
pairs are given. The number on left side of
(–) is related to the number of the right
side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation.
Three are similar on basis of same 
Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out 
from the given alternatives. 
A. 11 – 144 B. 13 – 196
C. 15 – 246 D. 17 – 324
Ans. C 
231. In the following question, select the odd
letter/letters from the given alternatives.
A. HS B. KP
C. GR D. BY
Ans. C 
232. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Read
2. Real
3. Ready
4. Rather
5. Ratify
A. 32415 B. 12543
C. 45123 D. 45132
Ans. D 
233. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
9, 13, 22, 38, 63, ?
A. 96 B. 99
C. 84 D. 90
Ans. B 
234. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
PCK, RFM, TJO, VOQ, ?
A. XVT B. YVT
C. XUS D. ZUS
Ans. C 
235. In a row of girls, Shweta is 11th from the
right end. Mansi is 14th to the left
of Shweta. If Mansi is 12th from the left
end, then how many girls are there in the
row?
A. 40 B. 38
C. 37 D. 36
Ans. D 
236. From the given alternatives, select the
word which CANNOT be formed using the 
letters of the given word. 
Information 
A. From B. Action
C. Motion D. Norm
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201. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
To who (1)/ did you (2)/ speak last night?
(3)/ No error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. A 
202. In the following question, some part of the
sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-
drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree
(1)/ appears in the middle of the fifteenth
century (2)/ as evident from the accounts
of Ahmed al-Ghaffar in Yemen. (3)/ No
error (4)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
203. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
She ______ recovering in the hospital.
A. were B. were to
C. has D. has been
Ans. D 
204. In the following question, the sentence
given with blank to be filled in with an
appropriate word. Select the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
The sharpness of our life comes when we
Our honour and dignity lies in practicing
truthfulness and in not being guided by
___________.
A. brotherhood B. motherhood
C. falsehood D. monkhood
Ans. C 
205. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Judicious 
A. hasty B. Reckless
C. Irrational D. Wise
Ans. D 
206. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
Behoove
A. Behind B. Bet
C. Necessary D. Optional
Ans. C 
207. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Illusive
A. Deceptive B. Mystery
C. Delusive D. Factual
Ans. D 
208. In the following question, out of the
given four alternatives, select the one
which is opposite in meaning of the given
word.
Demure
A. Strong B. Shy
C. Backward D. Afraid
Ans. A 
209. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in
correct order.
The Greek plays
P : maintain an extremely
Q : particularly the tragedies,
R ; high intellectual level
A. PQR B. RPQ
C. QRP D. QPR
Ans. D 
210. A sentence has been given in
Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given
alternatives, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence  in Passive/
Active Voice.
Somebody has stolen my register.
A. My register has been stolen.
B. My register has been stolen upon.
C. My register has stolen by somebody.
D. My register has been a steal.
Ans. A 
211. A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four
given alternatives, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
“German is easy to teach”, she said.
A. She says German is easy.
B. She told us that German was easy to
teach.
C. She informed German was easy to
teach.
D. She said that German was easy to
teach.
Ans. D 
212. In the following question, a word has been
written in four different ways out of which
only one is correctly spelt. Select the
correctly spelt word.
A. Farenheit B. Fahrenheit
C. Fahrenheight D. Fahrenhist
Ans. B 
213. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
and the spirit of ____________ and driving
high
A. entrepreneurs B. entrepreneurship
C. entrepreneur D. entrepreneurial
Ans. B 
214. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of 
____________ and driving high 
performance are encouraged in a _______ 
environment. Also, in a democratic country 
like India, perceived __________ in the 
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial 
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the 
citizens __________ the country or 
employees of a corporation. The evolution 
of compensation practices in India over the 
____________ five decades demonstrates 
the changes that have taken place. 
encouraged in a ______________
environment. 
A. capitalistic B. capitalism
C. capital D. capitalization
Ans. A 
215. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
India, perceived _____________ in the
distribution
A. duty B. fairness
C. faith D. inequity
Ans. B 
216. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial 
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the 
citizens __________ the country or 
employees of a corporation. The evolution 
of compensation practices in India over the 
____________ five decades demonstrates 
the changes that have taken place. 
be it the citizens _____________ the 
country 
A. from B. for
C. off D. of
Ans. D 
217. In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out. Read the
passage carefully and select the correct
answer for the given blank out of the four
alternatives.
Business is for profits and the spirit of
____________ and driving high
performance are encouraged in a _______
environment. Also, in a democratic country
like India, perceived __________ in the
distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial
to hold the fabric of its society, be it the
citizens __________ the country or
employees of a corporation. The evolution
of compensation practices in India over the
____________ five decades demonstrates
the changes that have taken place.
India over the ____________ five decades
A. lastly B. lasting
C. at least D. last
Ans. D 
218. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
A ray of hope
A. Even in a very bad situation one should
try to see a good thing.
B. Good days are sure to follow difficult
ones.
C. Be very happy even if the reason is
very small.
D. Something that provides a small
amount of optimism in a difficult
situation.
Ans. D 
219. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the
idiom/phrase.
Mind your language
A. To speak first and think later.
B. To put a lot of efforts to understand
what the other person is trying to say.
C. Tell someone to speak politely.
D. To speak grammatically incorrect 
language. 
Ans. C 
220. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Fix an object firmly and deeply in a
surrounding mass
A. Lax B. Embed
C. Flaccid D. Asunder
Ans. B 
221. In the following question, out of the
four alternatives, select the alternative
which is the best substitute of the
words/sentence.
Look forward to
A. Eschew B. Abstain
C. Obviate D. Anticipate
Ans. D 
222. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
will improve the bracketed part of the
sentence. In case no improvement is
needed, select "no improvement".
I could see that the situation (have
reversed).
A. had reverse
B. had reversed
C. had reversing
D. no improvement
Ans. B 
223. In the following question, out of the four
alternatives, select the alternative which
will improve the bracketed part of the
sentence. In case no improvement is
needed, select "no improvement".
Nothing (have prepared) him for a
continent that was a country, and a land of
terrific complexity.
A. had prepare
B. had prepared
C. had preparing
D. no improvement
Ans. B 
224. The question below consists of a set of
labelled sentences. Out of the four options 
given, select the most logical order of the 
sentences to form a coherent paragraph. 
A nation’s progress 
A-requires many policies, many
B-on many fronts
C-plans, and actions
A. ABC B. CBA
C. ACB D. CAB
Ans. C 
225. In the following question, four words are
given out of which one word is correctly
spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
A. proximat B. proximmate
C. proximate D. proximmat
Ans. C 
word pair from the given alternatives. 
Truth : lie : : ? : ? 
A. Big : Small B. Pink : Colour
C. Big ; Huge D. Lawyer : Black
Ans. A 
227. In the following question, select the related
number pair from the given alternatives.
5 : 25 : : 6 : ?
A. 39 B. 37
C. 28 D. 36
Ans. D 
228. In the following question, select the related
letter pair from the given alternatives. 
FMR : ELQ : : ? : ? 
A. PEN : QFO B. ZEN : XCL
C. TGA : SFZ D. SMP : UOR
Ans. C 
229. In the following question, select the odd
word from the given alternatives.
A. Up – Down B. Big - Small
C. Run – Fast D. Lie – Truth
Ans. C 
230. In the following question, four number
pairs are given. The number on left side of
(–) is related to the number of the right
side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation.
Three are similar on basis of same 
Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out 
from the given alternatives. 
A. 11 – 144 B. 13 – 196
C. 15 – 246 D. 17 – 324
Ans. C 
231. In the following question, select the odd
letter/letters from the given alternatives.
A. HS B. KP
C. GR D. BY
Ans. C 
232. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Read
2. Real
3. Ready
4. Rather
5. Ratify
A. 32415 B. 12543
C. 45123 D. 45132
Ans. D 
233. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
9, 13, 22, 38, 63, ?
A. 96 B. 99
C. 84 D. 90
Ans. B 
234. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
PCK, RFM, TJO, VOQ, ?
A. XVT B. YVT
C. XUS D. ZUS
Ans. C 
235. In a row of girls, Shweta is 11th from the
right end. Mansi is 14th to the left
of Shweta. If Mansi is 12th from the left
end, then how many girls are there in the
row?
A. 40 B. 38
C. 37 D. 36
Ans. D 
236. From the given alternatives, select the
word which CANNOT be formed using the 
letters of the given word. 
Information 
A. From B. Action
C. Motion D. Norm
Ans. B 
237. In a certain code language, “TRUMP” is
written as “46321” and “GRAIN” is written
as “76598”. How is “GRUNT” written in that
code language?
A. 23684 B. 23847
C. 67834 D. 76384
Ans. D 
238. In a certain code language, '-' represents
'x', '÷' represents '+', '+' represents '÷'
and 'x' represents '-'. Find out the answer
to the following question.
2 12 32 5 4 ? ? ? - + = 
A. 17 B. 34
C. 28 D. 30
Ans. D 
239. The following equation is incorrect. Which
two signs should be interchanged to
correct the equation?
14 8 16 9 12 10 + ? - ? =
A. + and ÷ B. - and +
C. + and x D. ÷ and x
Ans. C 
240. If -3%1 = 3, 3%6 = - 18 and -7%4 = 28,
then find the value of -2%9 = ?
A. 47 B. -63
C. 18 D. -30
Ans. C 
241. Which of the following terms follows the
trend of the given list?
ABABACCB, ABABCCAB, ABACCBAB,
ABCCABAB, ACCBABAB, _____________.
A. ABABABCC B. CCABABAB
C. ABABACCB D. ABABCCAB
Ans. B 
242. A woman while shopping in a mall pushes
her trolley 20 metres through an alley
which is going East, then she turns to her
left and walks 30 metres, then she turns
West and walks another 30 metres, then
she turns South and walks 30 metres and
then she turns West and walks 25 metres.
Where is she now with reference to her
starting position?
 A. 35 metres West
B. 5 metres West
C. 35 metres East
D. 5 metres East
Ans. A 
243. In the question two statements are given,
followed by two conclusions, I and II. You
have to consider the statements to be true
even if it seems to be at variance from
commonly known facts. You have to decide
which of the given conclusions, if any,
follows from the given statements.
Statement I: No clcoks are watches
Statement II: No ornaments are clocks
Conclusion I: Some watches are
cornmanets
Conclusion II: all ornaments are watches
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both conclusions I and II follow
D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
follows
Ans. D 
244. In the following figure, rectangle 
represents Plumbers, circle represents 
Essayists, triangle represents Divers and 
square represents Asians. Which set of 
letters represents Asians who are 
Essayists? 
A. EDB B. IED
C. ED D. FED
Ans. C 
245. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
TAP, WDS, ZGV, ?, FMB
A. DIZ B. CIY
C. CJY D. DKZ
Ans. C 
246. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
47, 44, 40, 37, ?, 30
A. 32 B. 33
C. 34 D. 31
Ans. B