BSF Head Constable Ministerial (HCM) Mock Test - 6 - BSF Head Constable MCQ

The correct answer is: Fascinated.

Key Points

• The word "captivated" means to attract and hold the interest and attention of someone; it implies a strong fascination or absorption. (मोहित करना)
  • Example: The magician's performance captivated the audience, leaving them in awe.
• "Fascinated" carries a similar meaning, referring to being strongly attracted and interested by something. (मोहित)
  • Example: I've always been fascinated by ancient civilizations and their cultures.
• Therefore, we can infer that the synonym for 'captivated' is 'fascinated'.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Fascinated.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Distracted (विचलित): Having one's thoughts or attention drawn away; unable to concentrate or give attention to something.
  • Example: He was constantly distracted by his phone while trying to study.
• Preoccupied (पूर्वग्रही): Engrossed in thought; distracted by or deeply engrossed in something else.
  • Example: She was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn't hear the doorbell ring.
• Consumed (उपभोग): To be engrossed or absorbed by something.
  • Example: He was consumed by his research, working late into the night.

The correct answer is "movement"
Key Points

• Option B) movement is the most appropriate word to fill in the blank because it accurately describes the process or change that is thought to have been associated with the purpose of Stonehenge. The passage states that the purpose of Stonehenge is not fully understood, but it is thought to have been used for ceremonies and rituals, possibly related to the movement of the sun and the changing seasons. Movement refers to "the act of moving or the process of changing position", so it is a suitable word to describe the process or change that is thought to have been associated with the purpose of Stonehenge.
• Option A) velocity means the "speed at which something is moving", which is not relevant to the purpose of Stonehenge as described in the passage.
• Option C) inertia means "the tendency of an object to remain at rest or in motion unless acted upon by a force", which is not relevant to the purpose of Stonehenge as described in the passage.
• Option D) stagnation means "a state of inactivity or lack of progress", which is not relevant to the purpose of Stonehenge as described in the passage.
• Therefore, option B) movement is the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Correct paragraph: Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England. It consists of a circle of large standing stones each weighing several tons. The stones are believed to have been placed there between 2500 BCE and 2000 BCE. The purpose of Stonehenge is not fully understood, but it is thought to have been used for ceremonies and rituals, possibly related to the movement of the sun and the changing seasons. Stonehenge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the UK.

The correct answer is "B vast collection of books."
Key Points

• Option 'B’ is correct.
  • From the passage ‘……village. Sam was known throughout the village for his intelligence and wit. He had a vast collection of books and a deep knowledge of many subjects...….’
  • This indicates that Sam had a vast collection of books, which were considered valuable by the young prince. The prince had lost the key to his kingdom's treasure and needed help finding it. He believed that Sam, with his vast collection of books and deep knowledge of many subjects, would be the best person to help him solve the difficult problem.
• There is no evidence in the passage to accept options 'A', 'C' and 'D' as the correct answers.

Hence, the correct answer is "A vast collection of books."

The correct answer is "By using his deep knowledge of many subjects."
Key Points

• Option 'D’ is correct.
  • From the passage ‘……He had a vast collection of books and a deep knowledge of many subjects....….’
  • This indicates that Sam helped the young prince find the key to the kingdom's treasure by using his deep knowledge of many subjects.
  • The text states that Sam had a vast collection of books and a deep knowledge of many subjects, indicating that he was an expert in many fields. When the young prince came to Sam seeking help, Sam agreed to help him solve the difficult problem.
• There is no evidence in the passage to accept options 'A', 'B' and 'C' as the correct answers.

Hence, the correct answer is "by using his deep knowledge of many subjects."

Here, the erroneous part is 'C.'
Key Points

• The error lies in the part "C" of the sentence.
• The given sentence is in the passive voice and "let" is not used in the passive voice.
• Example:
  • Active Voice: They let me speak.
  • Passive Voice: I was allowed to speak
• So, we have to replace "let him speak" with "should be allowed to speak" to make the sentence grammatically correct.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option C.

​Correct sentence: He who has suffered most for the cause, should be allowed to speak.

The correct answer is 'Option A'.
Key Points

• The segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error is "was one of those thing you never".
• In the phrase "one of those things", the word "things" should be plural because "one of" is referring to any one member of a group or category.
• The group or category (in this case, "things") is always plural in this construction.

Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "We talked about writing a will, but it was one of those things you never get around to doing."

Given:

Statement: Residents of this region are frequently faced with incidents of sudden power surges and voltage surges which cause damage to sensitive electronic equipment installed in their homes.

Course of Action:

I. Residents should collectively write a letter to the electricity supply office to investigate and rectify the issue - True (Because, This directly addresses the root cause of the problem – the faulty power supply).

II. In case of such power surges witnessed by them, they should unplug these devices to avoid any possible damage to these sensitive electronics devices - True (Because, This is a preventative measure to minimize damage while the root cause is being addressed.)

So, Both I and II follow.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option D".

Given: Seven boxes numbered 1 to 7 are placed one above the other but not necessarily in the same order.
1) Box – 1 is the third box from the top.
2) Only two boxes are placed below Box – 3.
3) Box – 4 is placed immediately above Box – 1.

4) Box – 3 is placed immediately above Box – 5.
5) Box – 7 is placed immediately below Box – 5.

6) Box – 2 is not placed at the top.

So, Box - 4 is placed immediately below Box - 6.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option B".

Given statement : [{(32 × 20) - (2 ÷ 3)} + (2 - 4)] ÷ 3

According to the question, after interchanging the signs :

​⇒[{(32 - 20) + (2 × 3)} ÷ (2 + 4)] × 3

⇒[{12 + 6} ÷ 6] × 3

⇒[18 ÷ 6] × 3

⇒3 × 3

⇒9

Hence, "9" is the correct answer.

The statement highlights the decision of the African Government towards the disease Ebola and to punish people if they do not report it.

• Action 1 talks about planning to enact laws to control Ebola which agrees with the given statement. So, it follows.
• Action 2 suggests that the proceedings of the punishment be made public through mass media so that people become more responsible, so action 2 also follows.

Hence the correct answer is option D.

The figure are given below -

4 is in all the geometrical figures.
Hence, "4" is the correct answer.

Confusion PointsThe Logic followed is;
The Odd Number Place letter is coded as reverse letter and Even Number Place letter is decreased by 6.
Odd Number Place means Place 1, Place 2 not the positional letter values count as even and odd.
Important Points
According to the English alphabet series and its positional value:

The logic follows here is:
The odd number places letters are coded by reverse positional letters and the even number places are decreased by 6.​

And;

Similarly;

Hence, "RHHOON" is the correct answer.
Shortcut Trick
Shortcut to remember the reverse positional letters.

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as shown below :

Conclusions:

I. All bags are books → Does not Follow (As all diaries are books and some bags are diaries. So, it is possible but not definitely true)

II. Some books are bags → Follow (As all diaries are books and some bags are diaries. So, as some part of bags is common with diaries which whole comes in books therefore it is definitely true)

∴ Here, Only conclusion II follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Only conclusion II follows.".

Table show alphabet serial number –

Given: HICK is written as FELH.
The logic followed here is,
1) Given letters in a word are arranged in alphabetical order i.e. A to Z
2) Then alternate alphabets increasing and decreasing by +3 and -3.
‘HICK’ is written as ‘FELH’
1) HICK → Alphabetical order → CHIK
2) Then alternate alphabets increasing and decreasing by +3 and -3.

Similarly,
RAISE = ?
1) RAISE → Alphabetical order → AEIRS
2) Then alternate alphabets increasing and decreasing by +3 and -3.

Hence, ‘’RAISE" is coded as ‘DBLOV’.

Working field of Chemist is Laboratory.

Similarly, working field of Lawyer is Court.

Thus, the correct answer is "Court".

Given:

Arjun covers one-third of a certain distance at a speed of 45 km/h, half of the remaining distance at a speed of 60 km/h, and the remaining distance at a speed of 90 km/h.

Concept:

Average speed is calculated as the total distance divided by the total time taken.

Formula Used:

Average Speed = Total Distance / Total Time

Calculation:

Let the total distance be D km.

⇒ Distance covered in the first part = D/3 km

⇒ Distance covered in the second part = (1/2) × (2D/3) = D/3 km

⇒ Distance covered in the third part = D - (D/3 + D/3) = D/3 km

Time taken to cover the first part:

⇒ T₁ = (D/3) / 45 hours

⇒ T₁ = D / 135 hours

Time taken to cover the second part:

⇒ T₂ = (D/3) / 60 hours

⇒ T₂ = D / 180 hours

Time taken to cover the third part:

⇒ T₃ = (D/3) / 90 hours

⇒ T₃ = D / 270 hours

Total time taken:

⇒ T_total = T₁ + T₂ + T₃

⇒ T_total = D / 135 + D / 180 + D / 270 hours

⇒ T_total = D (1/135 + 1/180 + 1/270) hours

Finding common denominator and summing up fractions:

⇒ T_total = D (4/540 + 3/540 + 2/540) hours

⇒ T_total = D (9/540) hours

⇒ T_total = D / 60 hours

Average speed:

⇒ Average Speed = Total Distance / Total Time

⇒ Average Speed = D / (D / 60)

⇒ Average Speed = 60 km/h

Hence, the average speed for the entire journey is 60 km/h.

Given Data:

A : B = 5 : 8

B : C = 4 : 7

Concept:

We use the property of ratios that allows us to combine two ratios to form a new ratio.

Solution:

⇒ A : B : C = 5 : 8 : (8 × 7 ÷ 4)

⇒ A : B : C = 5 : 8 : 14

Hence, the ratio A : B : C is 5 : 8 : 14.

Given:

The average temperature for 6 days is 32ºC.

Calculation:

Sum of temperature of 6 days = 6 × 32 = 192

Sum of temperature on first 5 days = ( 31 + 31.5 + 32.5 + 31 + 32)

⇒ 158

The temperature on the sixth day = Sum of the temperature of 6 days - Sum of the temperature on first 5 days

⇒ 192 - 158 ⇒ 34º C

Hence, the correct answer is "34".

Given:
The number = 9⁶ × 12⁴ × 7⁷
Concept used:
Given A^p x B^Q  and A and B are prime number then number of prime factors are 
= P + Q
Calculation:
Prime factors of 9 = 3 × 3
Prime factors of 12 = 3 × 2 × 2
Prime factors of 7 = 1 × 7
9⁶ × 12⁴ × 7⁷
=  (3 x 3)⁶ x (3 x 2 x 2)⁴ x (7) ⁷ 
=  3 ^{6 + 6 + 4} x 24 + ⁴ x7⁷
Now , we have three prime factors of the given value in the question , 2,3 and 7
So, sum of prime factors = 2 + 3 + 7 = 12
Hence, The correct answer is '12'.

Formula Used:

1. For x > 1

If , then

2. If , then

3. If , then

4. a² - b² = (a + b) (a - b)

Calculation:

⇒ = = ----(1)

⇒ =

⇒ = = ----(2)

⇒ =

⇒ = = ----(3)

Now,

= () ()

⇒ = ×

⇒ = =

⇒ = =

Given:

The average age of all the 120 employees in an office is 34.8 years.

The ratio of the average age of male to that of female employees is 7 ∶ 5.

Concept used:

Average = Sum of elements/Number of elements

Calculation:

Number of males = 120 × 40%

⇒ 48

Number of females = 120 × 60%

⇒ 72

Let the average ages of males and females be 7a and 5a

According to the question,

7a × 48 + 5a × 72 = 120 × 34.8

⇒ 336a + 360a = 4176

⇒ 696a = 4176

⇒ a = 6

Now,

Average age of males = 6 × 7

⇒ 42

∴ The average age (in years) of male employees is 42.

Given:

A ∶ B ∶ 3 ∶ 4, B ∶ C ∶ 8 ∶ 10 and C ∶ D ∶ 15 ∶ 17

Calculation:

∴ The required ratio is 9 ∶ 12 ∶ 15 ∶ 17.

Given:

N number of books is distributed among Sita, Gita and Mita.

The number of books obtained by Sita is equal to  of the number of books obtained by Gita.

 number of books obtained by Mita is equivalent to  of the number of books obtained Gita.

The difference in the number of books obtained by Sita and Mita is 50,

Calculation:

Let S, G and M are the numbers of books obtained by Sita, Gita and Mita respectively.

According to the question,

⇒ S =  of G

⇒ S = 1/7 of G

⇒ S/G = 1/7

It can be written as, S : G = 1 : 7

Now,

 of M =  of G

⇒ M/6 = G/7

It can be written as, M : G = 6 : 7

On combining both ratios, we get,

⇒ S : G : M = 1 : 7 : 6

Again according to the question,

⇒ M - S = 6k - 1k = 50

⇒ 5k = 50

⇒ k = 10

Now,

The total number of books = k + 7k + 6k = 14k = 140

Therefore, '140' is the required answer.

Given:
‘nike ke pe’ means ‘where are you’.
‘ke na ra da’ means ‘you can sit there’.
‘lo ra ta’ means ‘please sit here’.

So, 'nike' can be either 'where' or 'are'.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option A".

The following arrangement is as follows:

1) Z is taller than only four other friends.

_ > Z > _ > _ > _> _

2) N is taller than only one friend.

_ > Z > _ > _ > N > _

3) X is taller than B but shorter than V and V is not the tallest.

C > Z > V > X > N > B

So as per the final arrangement "C" is the tallest.

Hence, the correct answer is "C".

The correct answer is slithers.
Key Points

• The meaning of the slithers is move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion. (रेंगना)
• The snake always moves in a zigzag or oscillating manner.
• Hence, we can imply that a snake slithers on the ground.

Therefore the correct answer is slithers.

Additional Information
Meaning of other words:

Percentage of students who passed both B and C = 4 + 5 = 9%

Total students in the institute = 400

Number of students who passed both B and C = 9% of 400

⇒ (9 × 400) ÷ 100

⇒ 36

Hence, the correct answer is "36".

The positions of the letters according to the English alphabet series:

The pattern for this is as follows;

Hence, the correct answer is "K109P".

The correct answer is a - ii, b - iii, c - iv, d - i.

Key PointsExplanation of Matching Abbreviations with Full Forms

• LCD - Liquid Crystal Display:
  • Statement: The abbreviation LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display.
  • Explanation: LCDs are flat-panel displays or other electronically modulated optical devices that use the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals. They are commonly used in devices such as televisions, computer monitors, and instrument panels. Hence, (a) matches with (ii).
• ISP - Internet Service Provider:
  • Statement: The abbreviation ISP stands for Internet Service Provider.
  • Explanation: An ISP is a company that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet and other related services such as website building and virtual hosting. Examples include companies like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon. Hence, (b) matches with (iii).
• SRAM - Static Random Access Memory:
  • Statement: The abbreviation SRAM stands for Static Random Access Memory.
  • Explanation: SRAM is a type of semiconductor memory that uses bistable latching circuitry to store each bit. It is faster than DRAM (Dynamic RAM) and is used in applications requiring speed, such as cache memory in CPUs. Hence, (C) matches with (iv).
• PCB - Printed Circuit Board:
  • Statement: The abbreviation PCB stands for Printed Circuit Board.
  • Explanation: PCBs are used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks, or signal traces etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. They are found in almost all electronic devices. Hence, (d) matches with (i).

• Mouse, trackball and joystick are examples of pointing devices.
• User Mouse - This is an input device, which is also called a pointing device. Its importance has increased with the use of Graphical User Interface (GUI).
• Mouse can have two or three buttons which are called right, left and center button. Underneath it is a rubber ball that changes the speed and direction of a flat surface (the mouse pointer).
• Track Ball: This is the same form of mouse in which the rubber ball is at the top instead of at the bottom. In this, the mouse pointer is changed by moving the rubber ball without moving the mouse. It is mainly used in CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing).
• Joystick: It is a pointing device that works like a trackball. A stick is attached to the ball so that the ball can be rotated easily. It is used in video games, simulator training, etc.