SSC MOCK TEST - 281 (SOLUTION)

1. (C) 10. (A) (56 + 15) – (22 + 8) = 41

(46 + 9) – (10 + 9) = 36
Similarly,
(34 + 11) – (14 + 6) = 25

11. (B)

2. (C) 687536 : 367568 : : 789581 : 819578

Conclusion- I - ×
Interchanged Interchanged
II - 
3. (B) Inch, Centimeter and Yard is the unit of
meansurement of length but Ounce is 12. (D)
the unit of mass. 13. (C)
4. (C) (A) 14. (A)
15. (A)
(B) +2 +2
+2 +2
+2 +2
(C)
16. (*) B C B DED FGF HIH JKJ
+2 +2
+2 +2
(D) +2 +2

5. (D) Three vowels are used in option (D). –2 –2 –2 –2 –2

6. (A)
17. (B) O 6 M 13 K 19 I 26 G 32 E

7. (C) +7 +6 +7 +6

0m
90º
30 W
0m S Q
60

18. (C) U P

135º

400 m V R
T
8. (B) 19. (A)
Red Red
20. (C)
Red Red Kashish Mona
Red L 7 6 R
5
13
Kashish
Red
Mona's position from right = 6 + 7 + 1
The number of cubes which have their = 14th
two adjacent surface painted red. 21. (B)
= 12 (x – 2) 22. (B) F = 00, 12, 24, 31, 43
= 12 (4 – 2) = 24 A = 01, 13, 20, 34, 42
9. (A) 1 + 1 = 2, 1 + 2 = 3, 2 + 3 = 5, 3 + 5 = 8, I = 04, 10, 23, 32, 41
5 + 8 = 13, 8 + 13 = 21, 13 + 21 = 34 . T = 59, 68, 76, 87, 95
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 H = 57, 65, 79, 86, 98
12.5 12.5
S = 55, 66, 77, 89, 96   x  60
x 60
23. (B) b c a / c d b / d a c / a b d / b c a / c d b 29. (B) Water displace by one man = 5m3
24. (C) C E N P N P J L  D O O K Water displace all 40 men = 40 × 5 = 200
Middle letter
m3 ATQ,
Middle letter 30 × 25 × h = 200
Middle letter 200 100 2
Middle letter h = = 26 cm
750 3
Similarly, 30.(B) Let distance between two consecutive
trees = x
F H N P N P C E  G O O D Distance upto 13th tree = 12x
Middle letter
Remaining distance = 24x
Middle letter
Middle letter As 20 seconds are taken by car to travel
Middle letter 12x
So, in travelling 24x it will take = 2 × 20
= 40 seconds
25. (A) 25 + 15 3 – 2 × 5
31. (C) a5 = a + 4d
= 25 + 5 – 2 × 5
a + 4d = 1 ...(i)
= 25 + 5 – 10 = 20 a8 = a + 7d
a + 7d = –17 ...(ii)
sin 4x  sin 4y tan 2x – 2y From (i) and (ii)
26. (D) 
sin 4x – sin 4y d = – 6, a = 25
Sum of first 13 terms
4x  4y 4x – 4y
2sin .cos 13
2 2  tan(2x – 2y ) S13 = { 2 × 25 + (13–1) (–6)]
  x  4y 4x – 4y 2
2 cos .sin
2 2
13
= [50 – 72]
2
sin 2x  2y.cos 2x – 2y
  tan 2x – 2y 13
cos 2x  2y .sin 2x – 2y = × – 22 = –143
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32. (A) In triangles ABC and ADE, we have
 tan (2x + 2y). cot (2x – 2y)tan (2x –2y) 2y)
 ACB =  AED = 90º and  BAC =
 tan (2x + 2y)  DAE
So, by AA similarity criterion, we have
 ABC ~  ADE
27. (C)
AB BC AC
 = =
AD DE AE
O
A B 13 12 5
20°
 = =
3 DE AE
[ AB2 = AC2 + BC2 = 52 + 122]
D C
15
 AE =
13
 ADB = 90° 33. (D) 27a3 – 54 a2b + 36ab2 – 8b3
 BDC =  BAC = 20° = (3a – 2b)3

(angle by same are BC) = (3 × 2 – 2 ×(–3))3

= (6 + 6)3 = (12)3
 ADC = 90° + 20° = 110°
= 1728
28. (D) Let speed of car = x km/hr
6 34. (D) Let CP of the first chair = ` x
Speed of train = x km/hr and SP of the second chair = ` (900 – x)
5
ATQ, 4
 SP of the first chair = x
5
75 75  5 12.5
  5
x 6x 60 SP of the second chair = (900 – x)
4
75 62.5 12.5 We know that,
 
x x 60 SP – CP = Profit
2
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Highest score + lowest score = 136
5
x + (900 – x) – 900 = 90 Highest score – lowest score = 100
5 4
16x  25(900  x ) [ ATQ]
 = 990
20
36
16x + 22500 – 25 x Lowest score = = 18
 = 990 2
20
 –9x + 22500 = 19800 40. (A) Let the larger part of the sum = ` x
 9x = 2700  Smaller part = ` (12000 – x)
 x = 300 x  3  12 (12000  x )  9  16
35. (C) a–b = 2 ATQ, =
100 2  100
a2 + b2 – 2ab = 4 36x = (12000 – x) × 72
a2 + b2 = 4 + 2ab ...(i) x = (12000 – x) × 2
a3 – b3 = 26 x + 2x = 24000
(a – b) (a2 + b2 + ab) = 26 = ` 8000
(2) (4 + 3ab) = 26
3ab = 13 – 4
ab = 3
D C
(a – b)2 = (a – b)2 + 4ab 40º 100º
= 4 + 4 × 3 = 16 41. (D) O
36. (D) let the initial expenses on rice, fish and
oil be ` 12x, ` 17x and ` 3x respectively E
 Total expenditure = ` (12x + 17x + 3x) 40º
= ` 32x A B
After increase, total expenditure
120 130 150 BAE = BDC = 40
= × 12x + × 17x + × 3x
100 100 100 ACD = 100º
= ` (14.4x + 22.1x + 4.5x) BEC = 100º + 40º
= 41x
= 140º
41x  32x
Percentage increase = × 100
32x 1
225 1 42. (C) Area of rhombus = d1  d2
= = 28 % 2
8 8
1
d1  d2 = 30
37. (D) Let largest natrual number = h 2
ATQ, d1 × d2 = 60
h + (h – 5) + (h – 10) = 225 d1 + d2 = 17 ...(i)
2 2
3h – 15 = 225 (d1 + d2 ) – 4d1d2 = 17 – 4d1d2
3h = 225 + 15 = 240 (d1 – d2 )2 = 49
h = 80 d1 – d2 = 7 ...(ii)

1  sin A From equation (i) and (iii)

38. (B) 2secA – = x
cos A d1 = 12 cm
d2 = 5 cm
2
–
1  sin A
cos A cos A
 d 2  d 2
2 – 1 – sin A Side of rhombus =  1    2 
= =x 2 2
cos A
1 – sin A 2 2
= 6  2.5
= =x
cos A
= 36  6.25
1 – sin A1  sin A 1 – sin2 A
cos A 1  sin A = cos A 1  sin A = 42.25
cos A = 6.5 cm
x =
1  sinA 43. 49 × 2 + 0 = 98
39. (C) Highest score + lowest score 98 ×3 + 98 = 343
= 40 × 30 – 38 × 28 343 × 17 + 98 = 5229
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 If, the larger no 5229 is divided by 433, register containing names of all genuine
remainder will be 300 Indian citizens residing in Assam. The
register was first prepared after the 1951,
44. Water Acid Total census of in India.
41 59 = 100 56. (C) Anushka Sharma has been bestowed with
the prestigious Smita Patil memorial
award 2018.
57. (A) Jojila pass connects Leh and Srinagar.
 59% – 17.7
58. (D) The Numaligarh refinery is located at
17.7 Golaghat district in Assam.
100% – 100
59 59. (B) Javelin thrown star Neeraj Chopra from
= 30l Haryana was the India's flag bearer in the
opening.
45. (B) (12m + 16w) 5 = (13m + 24w)4
60. (B) The base colour of the new Rs. 10 not is
60m + 80w = 52m + 96w chocolate brown. The note will carry a
8m = 16w motif of sun temple, konark on the
1m = 2w reverse side depicting the country's
culture heritage.
m 2 61. (B) 'Dare I question' book is written by Hamid
=
w 1 Ansari in 2018.
Total work = (24 + 16) 5 62. (C) In recently released world press freedom
Index 2018, India was place at 138th rank
= 40 × 5
out of 180 countries.
ATQ
63. (D) Firoz Tughlaq was the first sultan
(2x + 15)8 = 200 to build canals.
2x + 15 = 25 64. (A) Vector-borne diseases are
2x = 10 infections transmitted by the bite
x=5 of infected arthropod species, such
46. (B) 2x + y = 4 ...(i) as mosquitoes, ticks, triatomine
x–y = –1 ...(ii) bugs , s a ndfl ies , a nd bla c kfl i es .
3x = 3 Arthropod vectors are cold-blooded
(ectothermic) and thus especially
x = 1
sensitive to climatic factors.
So, y = 2
Height of triangle = 2 65. (C) Article 39A of the Constitution of India,
provides for equal justice and free legal
aid.
47. (C) The average of the total production during
The State shall secure that the
476
the period = = 79.33 operation of the legal system promotes
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justice, on a basis of equal opportunity,
= Total production in 2014 and shall, in particular, provide free
48. (D) legal aid, by suitable legislation or
49. (D) schemes or in any other way, to ensure
50. (A) Total production of bikes in 2014 = 80 that opportunities for securing justice
The production of bike in D = 20 = 25% of 2014 are not denied to any citizen by reason
of economic or other disabilities.
51. (B) Plan holiday was declared after third five 66. (C) Ajatashatru (492 – 460 BCE) was a
year plan (1966-66). It was contingency king of the Haryanka dynasty of
plan that ran from 1966-67, 1967-68 and Magadha in North India. He was the
1968-69.
son of King Bimbisara and was a
52. (C) Minicoy island is located in Arabian sea. contemporary of both Mahavira and
Gautama Buddha. 
53. (A) Natural rubber is the form of monomer 67. (D) A normal fasting (no food for eight
Isoprene.
hours) blood sugar level is between 70
54. (B) Non mettalic oxide react with water and and 99 mg/dl. A normal blood sugar
give acids when metallic react with water level two hours after eating is less
it give base. So non mettalic oxides are
than 140 mg/dl.
acidic.
68. (D) The Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric
55. (C) The National register of citizen is a
Station of 1500 MW capacity is the
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 country’s largest hydropower plant.
The run of the river project is located
on River Sutlej, a major tributary on
the Indus basin, in Shimla district of
Himachal Pradesh in North India.
69. (A) Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is a
method of budgeting in which all
expenses must be justified for each
new period. Zero-based budgeting
starts from a “zero base,” and every
function within an organization is
analyzed for its needs and costs.
70. (C) Capital formation in an economy
depends on the total savings.
71. (A) A venturi meter is used to measure
the flow speed of a fluid in a pipe.  because of her father's recent success
72. (A) The Central Government notified ‘Mid
Day Meal Rules, 2015’ on September
30th, 2015. The National Food Security
Act, 2013 (NFSA, 2013) contains
provisions related to welfare schemes
including Mid Day Meal Scheme. In
accordance with the provisions of the
Act, the Ministry of HRD has finalized
the MDM Rules after consultation with
the States and other related Central
Ministries.
73. (C) The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)
established in 1948, is a multi-
disciplinary government organisation
under the Department of Mines, Ministry
of Mines, engaged in promotion of
conservation, scientific development
of mineral resources and protection of
environment in mines other than
coal, petroleum & natural gas, atomic
minerals and minor minerals.
74. (A) The tenure of the Chief Minister of
Jammu and Kashmir is 6 years.
75. (A) Keynesian economics is a theory of
total spending in the economy (called
aggregate demand) and its effects on
output and inflation. Although the
term has been used (and abused) to
describe many things over the years,
six principal tenets seem central to
Keynesianism.
76. (B) Change 'has' into 'had'. When
sentence starts with past tense, it
must proceed in past tense.
77. (A) Use 'offered' before 'either' to maintain
the parallelism of the sentence.
78. (A) 'Submit to' also means to allow
something or someone undergo the
effects of something.
79. (D) 'Explicit' means to state cleary, in
detail and leave no room for confusion
or doubt. So it is the best option to fill
the blank.
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80. (C) Look forward to something means to
be pleased or excited that it is going to
happen. The 'to' in look forward to is a
preposition, so we must follow it by a
noun or a verb in the-ing form.
81. (B) The word 'kept' must be included since
the second part of the sentence uses
another form of verb (keep).
82. (D) Idiom 'On thin ice' means in a risky
situation.
Usage : If you try that you will really
be on thin ice.
83. (A) To ride the high horse mean to feel
proud or superior.
Usage : She is riding the high horse
in business.
84. (A) 'Just' means fair, when something is
morally and ethically sound, it is 'just'.
Condign describes a fair and fitting
punishment, so it is the correct
synonym of 'just'.
85. (C) 'Wane' is a gradual decline in size or
strength or power or number. Taper off
also means to become smaller or less
active. So, taper off is the correct
synonym of wane.
86. (C) Rescind means to cancel officially. So,
permit is its appropriate antonym.
Meaning of other words :
Repeal : Revoke or annul
Pastoral : Used for Keeping or grazing
of sheep or cattle.
87. (D) Predicament is an unpleasant
situation that is difficult to get out of
and boon means thing that is helpful
or beneficial.
88. (D) In option (D) incorrect spelling of
prepossess is given. It means to
preoccupy to the exclusion of other
thoughts or feelings.
89. (C) The correct spelling is 'armistice'. It
is an agreement made by opposing
sides in a war to stop fighting for a
certain time.
90. (B) Dormitory is a large sleeping room
containing several beds.
Meaning of other words :
Cloakroom : A room in public building
where outdoor clothes or luggage may
be left.
Sanatorium: A special type of hospital,
where people can have treatment and
rest, especially when getting better
after a long illness.
91. (D) A 'parody' is a humorous or mocking
imitation of something, using the
same form as the original.
 Meaning of other words : 94. (B) 'Coined' means to create (a new word
Sonnet : A verse of 14 lines with a fixed or phrase) that other people begin to
rhyme scheme. use. So it is the most appropriate
option.
Pap : A diet that does not require
chewing. 95. (D) Option (D) is correct.
92. (D) In past perfect tense : 96. (A) 'Keep' is the most suitable option.
Active : Subject + has/have + past 97. (B) Option (B) is correct.
participle form of verb + object 98. (B) SCO is an important forum on counter
Passive : Object + has/have + been + terrorism, cooperation etc.
past participle form of verb + by + 99. (C)
Subject
93. (B) 100. (C)

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 SSC MOCK TEST – 281 (ANSWER KEY)
1. (C) 26. (D) 51. (B) 76. (B)
2. (C) 27. (C) 52. (C) 77. (A)
3. (B) 28. (D) 53. (A) 78. (A)
4. (C) 29. (B) 54. (B) 79. (D)
5. (D) 30. (B) 55. (C) 80. (C)
6. (A) 31. (C) 56. (C) 81. (B)
7. (C) 32. (A) 57. (A) 82. (D)
8. (B) 58. (D) 83. (A)
33. (D)
9. (A) 34. (D) 59. (B) 84. (A)
10. (A) 35. (C) 60. (B) 85. (C)
11. (A) 36. (D) 61. (B) 86. (C)
12. (D) 37. (D) 62. (C) 87. (D)
13. (B) 63. (D) 88. (D)
38. (B)
14. (A) 64. (A) 89. (C)
39. (C)
15. (A) 65. (C) 90. (B)
40. (A)
16. (*) 41. (D) 66. (D) 91. (D)
17. (B) 42. (C) 67. (D) 92. (D)
18. (C) 68. (D) 93. (B)
43. (B)
19. (A) 69. (A) 94. (B)
44. (C)
20. (C) 70. (C) 95. (D)
45. (B)
21. (B) 71. (A) 96. (A)
46. (B)
22. (B) 72. (A) 97. (B)
47. (C)
23. (B) 73. (C) 98. (B)
48. (D)
24. (C) 49. (D) 74. (A) 99. (C)
25. (A) 50. (A) 75. (A) 100. (C)