SSC MOCK TEST – 205 (SOLUTION)

1. (B) Create is the opposite of destroy. 7. (D) Except option (D), all are related to water.
Similarly , condense is the opposite of
Manifest Merchant Meridian Meticulous
expand. 8. (D)
1 4 3 2
2. (B) 02 : 00 : : 03 :: 19
3
2 –8
3
03 – 8 9. (B) A E C

(–)
DB F
3. (C) Reeta 10. (B) 20 + 18 – 10 = 28 and
Mother 26 + 14 – 6 = 34
(+)
Deepak Similarly
r
hte 32 + 7 – 9 = 30
g Father
d au (–) 11. (D) 23 + 13 + 33 = 36 and
d Charu 03 + 43 + 33 = 91
r an
G Mother Similarly
(–) Sister 43 + 23 + 13 = 73
Anita Babita
12. (A) 879 (8 + 7 + 9) =24 = 2 × 4 = 8
625 (6 + 2 + 5) = 13 = 1 × 3 = 3
4. (A) 30, 27, 36, 45, 72 586 (5 + 8 + 6) = 19 = 1 × 9 = 9
Similarly,
3+0 = 3 2+7 = 9 3+6 = 9 4+5 = 9 7+2 = 9
785 = (7 + 8 + 5) = 20 = 2 × 0 = 0
13. (C) F R I E N D H U M J T K
5. (D) (A) 85 136 +2
+51 +3
+4
+5
+6
+7
(B) 34 85
+51 Similarly,

C A N D L E E D R I R L
(C) 102 153
+51

(D) 63 162 14. (D) The clock gains 15 minutes in 24 hours.

+99
Hours between 12 O'clock (noon)
and 4 a.m. = 16 Hours.
 The Watch gains in 16 Hours
6. (C) (A) 1 0.75 0.5 1.25 15
–.25 –.25 +(3 ×.25) = 16
24
(B) 4 3 2 5 = 10 minutes
–1 –1 +(3 ×1)
So, the Watch shows 4 : 10 am.
15. (D) METHANE
(C) 1 4 2 8
+3 +2 +6 Wife Husband
16. (C) (–) (+) (+) (+)
B A Brother
X Y
Brother
(D) 2 1.5 1 2.5
–.5 –.5 +(3 × .5) Brother-in-law

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NW NE
5 km
3 km
W E
F E
5 km
SW SE G
S

18. (A) C
B
D
Fruits
Area of ABC = 72 cm2
Leaves
1
So, area of BCG =  72 = 24 cm2
Conclusions: I.  3
II.
1
19. (C) G 03, 12, 21, 30, 44 So, area of BDG =  24 = 12 cm2
A 55, 68, 77, 89, 96 2
T 01, 10, 24, 33, 42
x –a a x –b b
E 56, 69, 78, 85, 97 28. (A)  = 
x –b x x –a x

x –a x –b b a
Professor Men  = –
20. (A) x –b x –a x x

x – a – x b b –a
=
Editor x – a x – b  x

21. (B) x=  x – a x – b 

22. (D)
23. (B)
x2 = x2 – (a + b)x + ab
24. (D) 3
1 2 4
5 (a + b) x = ab

9 6
7 ab
10 8 x=
a b
There are more than 25 triangles in the
given figure – (1 – 11), (2, 3), (3, 4), 2 24 x 2 3
(4, 5), (6, 7), (2, 5), (10, 11), (9, 10), (8,11), 29. (D) x=  
3 2 8 3 2
(1, 2, 5), (6, 9, 10), (7, 8, 11),
(2, 5, 6), (4, 5, 6, 7 ), (2, 5, 6, 7), x 8 2 3 3 2 3 3 2
(8, 9, 10, 11) and (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)  
x– 8 2 3– 3– 2 3– 2
25. (B) According to dice I and II
Similarly
A Clockwise B Clockwise
F
opp opp opp x  12 3 3 2
=
Clockwise Clockwise x – 12 2– 3
A E C
D
12  22  ........  102 x 8 x  12 3 3 2 3 3 2
26. (B) Required average =  = +
10 x– 8 x – 12 3– 2 2– 3

10 10  120  1
=
6 10 3 3 2– 3 –3 2 2  3– 2 2
= =
3– 2 3– 2
= 38.5
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30. (B)
A X B 1  5  1  6 
 100 
  
100 
125º
= 11575.20
J K
O So, CI for 3 years = 11575.20–10000
= 1575.20
35º
36. (B) C.P. of 2750 coconuts
C Y D
ATQ, = S.P. of 2500 coconuts
XOJ = 180º – 125º = 55º
S.P 2750
JOY = OYD = 35º =
C.P 2500
XOY = XOJ + JOY = 55º + 35º = 90º
 2750 
Profit percent =  – 1 100
31. (B) ATQ,  2500 
3 × ( 2 × × r × 9) = 2 × × r × 9
250 100
+ 2 ×  × r2 =
2500
54 r = 18 r + 2r2 = 10%
54r – 18r
r =  37. (A) A:B =3 : 7
2r
B:C= 6 : 5
32. (B) Let the radius of each ball = r
A : B : C = 18 : 42 : 35
ATQ,
Number of balls required ATQ,
1 2 Money recieved by B
 4r   4r
2  24
= 4 42
r 
3
=  33,630
3 18  42  35
33. (D)
= ` 14,868
34. (D) Let height = H
radius = R 38. (C)
1
So, Volume of the cone =  R 2H O
3
13cm
12cm
ATQ,
A B C
2
1 R 
So, new volume of cone =     3H
3 2
ATQ, AB = 132 – 122  5cm
1  3 2 
=   R H  So, length of the chord = AC = 10 cm
3  4 
39. (A) HCF = 16
So, change in volume
LCM = 146
1 1 3 
R 2H    R 2 H  LCM is not completly divisible by HCF,
3 
3 4  So, the number of such pairs is zero.
= 100
1 2
R H 1 1 1cos  –1cos 
3 40. (D) – =
1 – cos  1  cos  1– cos2 
= 25% decrease
35. (C) ATQ, 2cos 
=
 4  sin2 
Amount after 3 years = 1000 × 1  100
= 2 cosec cot
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a2 cos2 + b2 sin22ab sincos= c2  1440 
1 man can earn in 1 day = `  
a2 – a2 cos2+ b2 – b2 sin2– 2ab sincos  5 18 
 a2 +b2 – c2 = ` 16
a2 sin2+ b2 cos2– 2ab sincos
 1920 
 a2 + b2 – c2 8 men can earn ` 1920 in = `  
 8 16 
2
 2
(a sin – b cos)2=  a  b – c 
2 2
= 15 days
 
45. (A) Marked price of the article = ` 230
a sin  – b cos  a 2  b 2 – c 2 Discount = 10%

 90 
Selling Price = ` 300 
42. (C) B

 100 
= ` 270
Profit = 25%

 100 
Cost Price = ` 270  
60º
 125 
45º
A C
20m D = ` 216
In  BCD – 46. (B) ATQ,
BC Time taken by X to cover the distance
= tan 60º
CD = 4 hrs.
BC Time taken by Y to cover the distance
CD =
3 1
In  ABC – = 3 hrs.
2
BC
= tan 45º X 4 7
AC
28
BC
BC = AC = 20 + Y 1 8
3 3
2 15
 3 – 1
  = 20
BC  Let the distance to be covered = 28km.
 3 
Distance covered by X till 8 pm=14km.
20 3 3 1 Remaining distance = 14 km.
BC = 
3 –1 3 1 So, Time taken by both X and Y to cross
each other
= 10  3 3 m 
14
43. (B) Relative speed = (75 + 50) km/hr. =  60  56 min.
15
5 So, both X and Y meet at 8 : 56 am.
= 125 
18
47. (C) A+B 12 5
625
= m /s 60
18
B+C 15 4
Relative distance = 100 + 150 Ratio of the efficiencies A and C = 2 : 1
= 250 m So, units of work done by B = 5 – 2
= 3 units
25018 36
So, required time = =
625 5 60
Time taken by B = = 20 days
= 7.2 sec. 3
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 48. (C) Required percentage Commission on the Superior Civil
Ser vices in India under the
16 chairmanship of Lord Lee.
13000
100 100 57. (A) The Race of My Life is the autobiography
= 14
16000 of Indian athlete Milkha Singh, co-
100 authored with daughter Sonia
= 92% Sanwalka. The film 'Bhaag Milkha
Bhaag' is based on it.
17 58. (D) Mica is used in electrical appliances
49. (A) Required ratio = 13000 ×
100 such as electric irons because mica is
16 a good conductor of heat but a bad
:16000  conductor of electricity.
100
59. (A) Synthetic insulin is made in both
= 221 : 256
bacteria and yeast.
50. (A) Required Percentage 60. (A) The Satyashodhak Samaj was a social
reform society established by  Jyotiba
13  11
13000    Phule in Pune, on 24 September 1873.
 100 
= 100 Its purpose was to liberate the Shudra
13  17 
16000    and Untouchable castes f rom
 100 
= 65% exploitation and oppression.
51. (D) The Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) 61. (C) Bell metal is a hard alloy used for
was introduced in the first year of the making bells and related instruments,
Fifth Five Year Plan (1974–78), to such as cymbals. It is a form of bronze,
provide certain basic minimum usually in approximately a 4:1 ratio
needs and improve the living standards of copper to tin.
of people. It aims at “social and economic 62. (B) Catalytic converters are generally made
dev elopment of the community, from transition metals. These metals
particularly the underprivileged and are elements that are used as a bridge.
underserved population”. These elements of the metals are
52. (C) The Mandal Commission was establ- divided into four categories in the
ished in India in 1979 by the Janata periodic table. The categories are –
Part y gover nment under Prime 1. Main Group Elements
Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate 2. Transition Metals
to “identify" the socially or educationally 3. Lanthanides Elements
backward. It was headed by the Indian 4. Actinides Elements
par liamentarian B.P. Mandal to
63. (C) The pineal gland is a tiny endo-
consider the question of seat
crine gland found in the brain. It
reservations and quotas for people to
redress caste discrimination, and used produces and secretes the hormone
elev en social, economic, and melatonin, which is a hormone that
educational indicators to determine helps regulate biological rhythms such
backwardness. as sleep and wake cycles. Hence it is
53. (D) Bhakta Tukaram was the contemporary known as biological clock.
of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and 64. (B)   Members of a grampanchayat are
Prince Aurangazeb. elected by villagers for a period of five
54. (D) Swabhimaan is a campaign of years. An adult with an age of 21 years
the Government of India which aims to and above is eligible for contesting the
bring banking services to large rural election and for voting in the same. One
areas. of the members is elected as Sarpanch
55. (C) Gandhi had conferred on Amte the and another Deputy Sarpanch.
title Abhayasadhak (“A Fearless 65. (D) The Lok Sabha passed the Maternity
Aspirant”) for his fight against the Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which
British for India’s freedom. will raise the maternity leave for
56. (B) Union Public Service Commission was working women in public and private
established on October 1, 1926 on the sector from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for
recommendation of t he Royal the first two children.
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The idiom ‘Toe the line’ means ‘to do
finely divided solids or liquids that may what one is ordered or expected to do’,
be dispersed through the air from or ‘follow the rules and procedures'. So,
combustion processes, indust rial
(D) is the right choice.
activities or natural sources.
67. (C) Alluvial soil is a fine-grained fertile soil Usage : "Not everyone was happy with
deposited by water flowing over flood the plan, but most of us toed the line."
plains on in river beds. They generally 81. (A) The idiom ‘Turn tail’ means ‘to run
lack humus and Nitrogen. These soils away in fright, or to flee’. So (A) is the
cover 40% of the entire land area in right choice.
India that covers an area of 15 lakh sq. Usage : “I couldn’t just turn tail and run,
km. In fact the complete Northern plains but I wasn’t going to fight that monster,
are made up of these soil.
either.”
68. (B) Bidhan Chandra Roy Award was
instituted in 1976 in memory of B. C. 82. (C) The word Idiosyncrasy means ‘a
Roy by Medical Council of India. The structural or behavioral characteristic
Award is given annually in the field of peculiar to an individual or group'. So
medicine. out of the given options, only the option
69. (B) In rugby, each team has 15 players on (C) ‘gener ality’ is an antonym of
the field and seven substitutes. Rugby Idiosyncrasy.
is closely relat ed to soccer and Meaning of other words –
American football.  Insanity – The condition of being
70. (C) Tidal Forests are otherwise called insane; a mental disorder. ‘Sanity’
Mangrove Forests. Mangroves are is the antonym of Insanity.
various kinds of trees up to medium  Singularity – The state, fact or
height and shrubs that grow in saline quality of being singular.
coastal sediment habitats in the tropics83. (B) The word ‘Sobriety’ means ‘the quality
and subtropics – mainly between of being sober, serious or sedate
latitudes 25° N and 25° S. 'Drunkenness" is the only word from
71. (B) The oligopolist faces a kinked demand the given options which is an antonym
curve because of competition from other
of Sobriety. So (B) is the correct choice.
oligopolists in the market.
72. (C) The supersonic planes fly at a speed Meaning of other difficult word(s) :
more than the speed of sound.  Dizziness – a reeling sensation ; a
73. (C) Galvanization is the process of applying feeling that you are about to fall.
84. (A) The word ‘Browbeat’ means to intimidate
a protective zinc coating to steel or iron,
to prevent rusting.  by overbearing looks or words; to bully’.
74. (B) The sigmoid colon (pelvic colon) is So the option (A) is the correct answer.
the part of the largE intestine that is 85. (A) The word ‘Celerity’ means ‘swiftness of
closest to the rectum and anus. action or motion’. So, the option (A)
75. (B) ‘quickness’ is the correct choice.
76. (B) Remove ‘an’ before employment. 'An' is
86. (D) Out of the given words, the option (D)
not used before employment.
‘Acquaintance’ has been spelt wrongly.
77. (D) Change ‘Either’ into ‘One’ or ‘Anyone’.
The correct spelling is Acquaintance. It
'Anyone, none, one another '– are used
is used to refer to a person with whom
while referring to more than two persons
one has been in contact but who is not
or things.
a close friend.
78. (D) No error. The sentence is correct.
Meaning of other words –
79. (C) The idiom ‘All agog’ means ‘surprised
 Unflinching – Showing neither fear
and amazed’. So, the option (C) is the
nor indecision; resolute
right choice.
 Colloquial – of or relating to
Usage : “He sat there, all agog, as the
conversation.
master of ceremonies read his name as
 Resurrect ion – the r evival of
the winner of the first prize.”
something
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 87. (D) The option (D) ‘unruly ; boarding’ pair
should come in place of the blanks. The
option (A) can’t be our answer as, small
children can’t be sent to high school.
Similarly, the option (B) too cannot be
our answer, as the children’s
naughtiness has got nothing to do with
the neighbouring school. Further, there
is no such thing as a ‘Lodging’ school,
which rules out the option (C)
88. (C) The option (C) ‘virtuous; remembered’
pair should come in place of the blanks.
In the option (A), ‘vicious’ people might
get their share of criticism, but seldom
is anyone criticized after one’s death.
The option (B) present s us with
completely contradictory choices when
filled in the blanks, as is the case with
the option (D). So (C) is the correct
choice.
89. (D) The option (D) ‘embezzled; therefore’
pair is the correct choice. The word
‘embezzle’ means ‘to take (money one
has been entrusted with) for personal
use. So, (D) is the best choice. None of
the other options fits well in the blanks.
90. (D) ‘Chaperon’ is the one word for the
statement given.
Meaning of other words –
 Entente – an int ernational
understanding providing a common
course of action
 Couturier – a person or business
that designs and makes clothes for
woman
 Elite – a successful and powerful
person
91. (C) ‘Volte – face’ is the one word for the
statement given.
Meaning of other words –
 Vis-à-vis – as compared with
 Vox populi – popular sentiment /
voice of the people
 Quid pro quo – something given or
received for something else
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92. (C) ‘Sub Judice’ is the one word for the
statement given.
Meaning of other words –
 Sine die – Without any future date
being designated
 Summum bonum – the supreme
good from which all others are
derived
 Suo moto – on its own motion
93. (A) ‘are at cross-purposes’ should replace
the underlined part of the sentence in
order to improve the sentence. ‘To be
at cross purposes’ means ‘mutually
opposed.’
94. (C) ‘that you are not cheated’ should replace
the underlined part of the sentence in
order to improve the sentence. It is an
imperative sentence and does not need
the ‘passive’ mode.
95. (A) ‘Shall we’ should replace the underlined
part in order to improve the sentence.
If the sentence starts with ‘Let us’, the
question tag isn’t negative, and is
according to the pronoun used.
96. (A) After reading the passage, one clearly
gets it that it was the new boy’s arrival
in the class that disturbed the peace of
the class. Everything was normal and
quiet until the new boy made his entry
and made heads turn.
97. (A) The clause has been used just to provide
an extra information, which has
nothing to do with the description of the
class’s atmosphere.
98. (B) As the boy’s actions and responses have
been portrayed with a tinge of homour,
we can say that the boy has been
caricatured.
99. (B) The last part describes the unexpected
stances which the new boy wasn’t
prepared for, we can say, after reading
the passage. So, it proves to be an
anticlimax to the boy.
100.(D) It simply means that the master was
greatly concerned with maintaining the
discipline of the class, as the boy’s hat
was proving to be an obstacle in
maintaining that.
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1. (B) 26. (B) 51. (D) 76. (B)

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

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