PSPCL LDC (23 Dec 2019 Shift 2)

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LDC (23 Dec 2019 Shift 2)
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100 Questions
Que. 1 In which year was the first French National Championship (in Tennis) held?
1. 1880
2. 1891
3. 1956
4. 1900
Testbook Solution Correct Option - 2
Que. 2 How many times has Pakistan won the Men's Hockey World Cup?
1. 4
2. 6
3. 5
4. 3
Que. 3 Who among the following was conferred the "Asia Business Leadership Forum (ABLF)‟ award in
November 2019?
1. Azim Premji
2. Kumar Mangalam Birla
3. Narayana Murthy
4. Ratan Tata
Que. 4 Which of the following is NOT a book by Jane Austen?

1. Little Women
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. Northanger Abbey
4. Emma
Que. 5 Sagrada Familia (church) which is a UNESCO World Heritage site is located in which of the
following countries?
1. France
2. Spain
3. Italy
4. Norway
Que. 6 As per the United Nations, which of the following days is NOT observed in March?
1. International Day of Happiness
2. World Poetry Day
3. International Mother Earth Day
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4. International Women's Day

Que. 7 In the Rath Yatra of Orissa, which of the following deities is NOT taken in procession?
1. Goddess Subhadra
2. Lord Balabhadra
3. Lord Jagannath
4. Goddess Saraswathi
Que. 8 Who among the following won the Vogue Sportsperson of the Year award in October 2019?
1. PU Chitra
2. Lalita Babar
3. Dutee Chand
4. Srabani Nanda
Que. 9 Karthi is one of the few dance forms of which state in which both men and women perform
together?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Punjab
4. Rajasthan
Que. 10 The 35th ASEAN Summit was held at which of the following locations?
1. Pasay
2. Naypyidaw
3. Bangkok
4. Vientiane
Que. 11 Which of the following Airlines received the "Best Airline‟ award by the Andaman Tourism Award
– 2019 in October 2019?
1. GoAir
2. IndiGo
3. Vistara
4. SpiceJet
Que. 12 The Hemis Festival in Ladakh is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of _____.
1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Mahaveera
3. Swami Prabhupada
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4. Guru Padmasambhava
Que. 13 When was the Jnanpith award, India's highest Literary award instituted?
1. 1965
2. 1950
3. 1961
4. 1955
Que. 14 As per the United Nations, World Pulses Day is observed on which of the following dates?
1. 20th February
2. 1st February
3. 28th February
4. 10th February
Que. 15 The Munin Barkotoki Literary Award is presented to writers in which of the following languages?
1. Odia
2. Assamese
3. Bengali
4. Manipuri
Que. 16 National Education Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?

1. 10th November
2. 11th November
3. 25th November
4. 30th November
Que. 17 In November 2019, which of the following organisations entered into a licensing agreement with
AstraZeneca UK Ltd to introduce novel ready-to-use infusion oncology products in China?
1. Cipla Limited
2. Lupin Limited
3. Aurobindo Pharma Limited
4. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Que. 18 The Amber fort of Jaipur was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in which year?
1. 2005
2. 2000
3. 2001
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4. 2013
Que. 19 What was the theme of the Rajbhasha Awards given away by the CEO of Prasar Bharti?
1. Plastic Free India and Cleanliness drive
2. Girl Child Education
3. Sanitation
4. Healthcare
Que. 20 Which of the following companies won the DigiDhan Mission Fin-tech Award 2018- 2019 for
'Innovation in Digital Payments through Emerging Technology' at the MeitY Start-up Summit 2019
held in Delhi?
1. MobiKwik
2. PhonePe
3. BharatPe
4. PayTm
Que. 21 Which of the following correctly describes the "Versatility‟ characteristic of the computer?
1. Able to perform totally different tasks
2. Able to work for hours without any tiredness or boredom
3. Able to store large amount of data
4. Able to execute million instructions per second
Que. 22 Which of the following does NOT appear under "Home‟ tab in MS-PowerPoint 2016?
1. Find
2. Zoom
3. Format Painter
4. New Slide
Que. 23 Which of the following statements is/are FALSE?

(i) In MS-Excel, intersecting grid of a row and column is called cell.
(ii) In MS-Excel, the address of any cell starts with "A‟.
1. Only (ii)
2. Neither (i) nor (ii)
3. Only (i)
4. Both (i) and (ii)
Que. 24 Which of the following is used to apply existing formatting at multiple places in an MS-Word
document?
1. Shading
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2. Strikethrough
3. Format painter
4. Change case
Que. 25 What is the result of the following MS-Excel formula?

=SUM(2−3^2, 9)
1. 2
2. 10
3. 7
4. 11
Que. 26 What is the shortcut key to create subscript in MS-Word?

1. Alt + Shift + D
2. Alt + =
3. Ctrl + S
4. Ctrl + =
Que. 27 Which of the following input devices does NOT use any scanning technology to read user data?
1. Microphone
2. OCR
3. Bar code reader
4. OMR
Que. 28 Which of the following components of a computer system is used to store data permanently?
1. DRAM
2. SDRAM
3. Hard disk
4. SRAM
Que. 29 Which of the following memory needs to be kept under some form of UV light for a specified
amount of time to erase its previous contents?
1. DRAM
2. PROM
3. EEPROM
4. EPROM
Que. 30 Which of the following statements is true?

1. A zip file can contain both pdf and doc files.
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2. A file can contain another file just like a folder can contain another folder.
3. A folder cannot be compressed as a zip file.
4. A folder cannot have both zip and pdf files.
Que. 31 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the
statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of
the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1) All insects are birds.
2) Some birds can swim.
Conclusions:
I) Some insects can swim.
II) Some birds are insects.
1. Only conclusion II follows.
2. Both conclusions I and II follow
3. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
4. Only conclusion I follows.
Que. 32 In a certain code language, if PAINT is written as RIUPV and SPOON is written as URAAP, then
how will BENCH be written as in that language?
1. DUPIJ
2. DOPEJ
3. DGPEJ
4. DIPEJ
Que. 33 "West‟ is related to "Gujarat‟ in the same way as "South‟ is related to "Kerala‟ and "East‟ is
related to "______ ‟.
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh
Que. 34 In a certain code language, if DHAKA is written as EGBJB and DELHI is written as EDMGJ, then
how will AJMER be written as in that language?
1. BILFQ
2. BKNDS
3. BKLFQ
4. BINDS
Que. 35 If the signs "+‟ and "–‟ are interchanged and "×‟ and "÷‟ are interchanged, and also the digits "3‟
and "6‟ are interchanged, then what will be the value of the following expression? 16 – 23 + 36 ×
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(6 – 3) ÷ 4
1. 3
2. 7
3. -9
4. 11
Que. 36 One evening, Simran and Sejal are sitting across a table facing each other such that the shadow of
Simran falls to the back-right side of Sejal. Now, both of them turn 180 degree anti-clockwise in
their respective places. In the new position, to which side of Simran will the shadow of Sejal fall?
1. Back-right
2. Front-right
3. Front-left
4. Back-left
Que. 37 In the word "THERAPY‟, if each vowel is replaced by the next vowel in the English alphabet
series and each consonant is replaced by the letter appearing just before it in the English alphabet
series, then from the new word, which of the following meaningful word can be formed?
1. GET
2. SIN
3. SIX
4. OUT
Que. 38 From the given options, select the time at which the angle formed between the hour hand and
minute hand will exactly be 45 degree.
1. 10:45 a.m.
2. 7:30 p.m.
3. 4:15 a.m.
4. 6:20 p.m.
Que. 39 A panel of five judges, P, Q, R, S and T, are sitting on a long bench, not necessarily in the same
order, all facing the north. P is sitting to the immediate left of Q but to the right of R. S is to the
right of P but to the left of T. In the given scenario, which of the following statements is correct?
1. T is not seated at any of the extreme ends.
2. S is to the right of P but left of R.
3. Q is the immediate neighbour of S.
4. P is seated exactly in the middle.
Que. 40 "Doctor‟ is related to "Stethoscope‟ in the same way as "Barber‟ is related to "Scissors‟ and
"Architect‟ is related to "______ ‟.
1. Curette
2. Chisel
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3. T-Square
4. Forceps
Que. 41 If the following words are arranged in the order of their appearance in an English dictionary, then
what will be the new sequence?
1. PRAISE
2. PRISM
3. PRANK
4. PROOF
5. PRIEST
1. 3 - 1 - 5 - 2 - 4
2. 1 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 4
3. 1 - 3 - 5 - 2 - 4
4. 3 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 4
Que. 42 Read the given statement and from the following four options, select the assumption that is implicit
in the given statement.
Statement: It was a batting wicket and India felt the absence of player A when they lost quick wickets and
lost the cricket game against team X.
1. Player A is the captain of India.
2. Player A is an opening batsman
3. Player A’s record against Australia is poor.
4. Player A was not playing the game
Que. 43 In a murder case, police rounded up four suspects and one of those is surely a killer. These four
suspects made the following statements:
Suspect A said, “I am not the killer”.
Suspect B said, “I am the killer”.
Suspect C said, “A is the killer”.
Suspect D said, “C is lying”.
If out of the given four statements, only one statement is correct, then identify who is the real killer?
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
Que. 44 Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes.
Orange, Eatables, Fruits
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Que. 45 A rectangular solid block with dimensions 6 cm × 4 cm × 4 cm is painted green on all its surfaces
and then cut into smaller cubes of side 1 cm each. How many of these smaller cubes will have
green colour on exactly two surfaces?
1. 48
2. 32
3. 16
4. 12
Que. 46 Sapna and Sneha have Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 11,000 with them, respectively. They want to buy a
common gift for their friend and share the cost equally between the two of them. They visit a
supermarket and decide to buy a mobile phone worth Rs. 18,000. The retailer charged an additional 2 percent
amount for gift wrapping and delivery to their friend's home. What is the amount that each of them have to
bear for the purchase of the phone?
1. Rs. 10,500
2. Rs. 9,180
3. Rs. 6,120
4. Rs. 10,800
Que. 47 Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
BBC, CAE, DZG, EYI, ? , GWM, HVO, IUQ
1. FKX
2. FKK
3. FXK
4. FXX
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Que. 48 Consider the following conditions and answer the question that follows.
1) A=B means A is the brother of B
2) A@B means A is the father of B
3) A&B means A is the wife of B
4) A#B means A is the daughter of B
5) A%B means A is the mother of B
If W&X@Z%Y, then how is "W‟ related to "Y‟?
1. Grandmother
2. Sister
3. Mother
4. Daughter
Que. 49 Given are two positions of the same non-standard dice having the numbers from 1 to 6 on its six
surfaces
If the surface with number 4 is exactly opposite to the surface with number 6, then which number will be on
the surface opposite to the one with number 5?
1. 1
2. 6
3. 2
4. 3
Que. 50 Shilpa visits a jewellery shop to buy a set of bangles. The shop owner tells her that on the marked
price of Rs. 11,000, she can get a discount of 10 percent considering the sale period also, he
suggested that if she pays through a mobile payment application, she can get an additional 2 percent off on
the discounted price. If Shilpa decides to buy the set of bangles by paying through the mobile payment
application, what is the net payment she will make?
1. Rs. 9,702
2. Rs. 9,800
3. Rs. 9,890
4. Rs. 9,680
Que. 51 If 26 January 2020 will be a Sunday, then which day will it be on 15 August 2020?
1. Tuesday
2. Friday
3. Wednesday
4. Saturday
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Que. 52 Eight friends, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, are sitting around a round table with equal spacing
between them and facing towards the centre of the table. A and B are sitting exactly opposite to
each other. C and G are sitting exactly opposite each other. F is sitting second to the left of D. Only E is
between B and C. H is to the immediate left of G but to the immediate right of B. Now, if only A and E turn
180° and sit facing away from the table, then who will be at the immediate left of A?
1. B
2. H
3. F
4. C
Que. 53 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, ? , 6, 6, 8
1. 6
2. 4
3. 3
4. 5
Que. 54 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
1. 256
2. 117
3. 196
4. 218
Que. 55 Select the term that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
PK4, RH9, TE14, VB19, XY0, ZV3, BS16, ?
1. DU19
2. DP11
3. DQ13
4. DR15
Que. 56 Find the compound interest on Rs. 31,250 in 1 1

years at 8% per annum, the interest being
2
compounded half yearly.

1. Rs. 3,912
2. Rs. 3,812
3. Rs. 3,800
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4. Rs. 3,902
Que. 57 If 2x + 3y = 85 and 4x
5y
=
16
15
then find the value of 2y - x ?
1. 10
2. 18
3. 15
4. 20
Que. 58 A man spends 2/5 of his salary on house rent, 3/7 of his salary on food and 1/8 of his salary on
conveyance. If he has Rs. 1,300 left with him, find his total expenditure on house rent and food.
1. Rs. 23,200
2. Rs. 23,000
3. Rs. 25,300
4. Rs. 24,200
Que. 59 Find the greatest three digit number which is divisible by 12, 16 and 24.
1. 680
2. 920
3. 960
4. 940
Que. 60 2 2 2 2 2
Find the value of + + + +
3 15 35 63 99
1. 13/15
2. 10/17
3. 10/11
4. 9/11
Que. 61 There were 50 students in a hostel. If the number of students increases by 10, then the total
expenses for the students increase by Rs. 80 per day while the average expenditure per student
diminishes by Rs. 5. Find the total expenditure of all 50 students.
1. Rs. 1800
2. Rs. 1700
3. Rs. 1950
4. Rs. 1900
Que. 62 One kg of rice and 10 kg of sugar costs Rs. 260. If the price of sugar per kg increases by 40% and
rice per kg by 20%, then the cost would be Rs. 352. Find the price of one kg rice.
1. Rs. 50
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2. Rs. 55
3. Rs. 45
4. Rs. 60
Que. 63 ‘a’ is greater than ‘b’ by 3 and ‘b’ is greater than ‘c’ by 12.
If a + b + c = 240, then find the value of a + b.
1. 169
2. 165
3. 157
4. 154
Que. 64 Which of the following numbers is the greatest?

1. 13/16
2. 11/16
3. 13/21
4. 11/19
Que. 65 The average marks obtained by 200 students is 40. If the average marks of passed students is 45
and that of failed students is 20, then find the number of students who passed the examination.
1. 180
2. 150
3. 160
4. 165
Que. 66 The diameter of a circle is 180 cm less than its circumference. Find its radius. (use π = 22/7)
1. 40 cm
2. 44 cm
3. 36 cm
4. 42 cm
Que. 67 A person reaches his destination 45 minutes late if his speed is 5 km/hr and reaches 25 minutes
before time if his speed is 6 km/hr. Find the distance of his destination from his starting point.
1. 40 km
2. 30 km
3. 32 km
4. 35 km
Que. 68 In a division problem, the divisor is eight times the quotient and five times the remainder. If the
remainder is 24, find the dividend.
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1. 1834
2. 1684
3. 1648
4. 1824
Que. 69 The numerator of a fraction is increased by 30% and denominator is decreased by 20%. By what
percentage is the resultant fraction more than the original ?
1. 64%
2. 64.5%
3. 62.5%
4. 62%
Que. 70 In the given figure, ABC and BDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is the midpoint of BC.
If the area of ΔABC is 156 cm2, then find the area of ΔBDE.
1. 42 cm2
2. 46 cm2
3. 78 cm2
4. 39 cm2
Que. 71 Find the remainder when 78 + 3 is divided by 6.

1. 4
2. 6
3. 3
4. 2
Que. 72 A sum of Rs. 2,800 is lent out into two parts, one at 12% and another one at 9%. If the total annual
interest received is Rs. 288, find the amount lent at 9% rate.
1. Rs. 1500
2. Rs. 1600
3. Rs. 1400
4. Rs. 1800
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Que. 73 In a ΔPQR, ∠PQR = 90°. T is a point on PR such that PT = 9 cm, TR = 12 cm. If QT bisects
∠PQR. then find the perimeter of ΔPQR.
1. 48 cm
2. 50.4 cm
3. 54 cm
4. 52.4 cm
Que. 74 A man goes to a wholesale market to buy oranges which he can get 20% cheaper than compared to
other places. If his expenses on travel comes out to be Rs. 80 and still he makes a clear saving of
Rs. 50, then how much does he pay for the oranges?
1. Rs. 540
2. Rs. 520
3. Rs. 560
4. Rs. 480
Que. 75 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
8 − [3 + {5 − (7 − − )}]
3 4 3 5 6 2 3
1. 31
60
2. 41
60
3. 43
60
4. 23
60
Que. 76 If the number 234117 pq is divisible by 99, then what are the value of 'p' and 'q' ?
1. p = 1, q = 8
2. p = 3, q = 6
3. p = 2, q = 7
4. p = 4, q = 5
Que. 77 Rs. 9,891 is divided between Sushant and Sohan in the ratio 2 : 7. Find the difference between
eight times the share of Sushant and two times the share of Sohan.
1. Rs. 2398
2. Rs. 2468
3. Rs. 1298
4. Rs. 2198
Que. 78 1 1 1
Three numbers are in the ratio : : . If the difference between the greatest and smallest
2 3 4
numbers is 123, then find the sum of all the numbers.
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1. 433
2. 513
3. 524
4. 533
Que. 79 A car covers 2800 km in 35 hours. The speed of a bus is 4 km/hr more than 120% of the speed of
1
the car. How much distance will be covered by the bus in 3 hours?
2
1. 360 km
2. 420 km
3. 380 km
4. 350 km
Que. 80 The LCM and ratio of four numbers are 4752 and 4 : 9 : 16 : 22, respectively, Find the difference
between the greatest and the least number
1. 15
2. 54
3. 18
4. 21
Que. 81 Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Ask ______ man in front of you to take off his dirty shoes.
1. much
2. many
3. that
4. those
Que. 82 Directions: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Daniel said to Charles, “Do you play cricket?”
1. Daniel told Charles if he played cricket
2. Daniel enquired if Charles had played cricket.
3. Daniel told Charles if he was playing cricket.
4. Daniel asked Charles whether he played cricket.
Que. 83 Directions: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in a passive voice.
She will never hurt you.
1. You will never hurt her.
2. You would never hurt her.
3. You shall never hurt by her.
4. You will never be hurt by her.
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She _____ your help.
1. do need
2. need
3. don’t need
4. needs
Que. 85 Directions: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

1. O king, I am thy, humble servant.
2. O king, I am thy humble servant.
3. O king, I am thy, humble, servant.
4. O king I am thy humble servant.
Que. 86 Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

He listened to both but agreed with _____ of them.
1. or
2. either
3. neither
4. nor
Que. 87 Directions: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Priya said, “I will go to Delhi tomorrow.”
1. Priya said that she will be going to Delhi
2. Priya said that she might go to Delhi the next day
3. Priya said that she was going to Delhi tomorrow
4. Priya said that she would go to Delhi the next day.
We eat ______.
1. so we might lived
2. we living
3. since we are live
4. so that we may live
The reason ______ is to ask for my book.
1. I wants to come
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2. I coming
3. I come
4. I have come
Que. 90 Directions: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
HUMONGOUS
1. involving
2. mammoth
3. homogeneous
4. treacherous
Que. 91 Directions: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Did Gopal tell the truth?
1. How was the truth told by Gopal?
2. Why were the truth told by Gopal?
3. Were the truth told by Gopal?
4. Was the truth told by Gopal?
Que. 92 Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate phrasal verb.
Pankhuri should _____ her office work.
1. see to
2. see of
3. see on
4. see at
Que. 93 Directions: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
AMBIGUITY
1. elaborate
2. normalcy
3. protest
4. transparency
Que. 94 Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article.
Shaan purchased ______ three and ______ half kilograms of sugar.
1. No article, a
2. a, the
3. a, a
4. the, the
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When the leader was asked about his works of public welfare, he left the press conference ______.
1. fuming and cooling
2. fretting and fuming
3. slowly and steadily
4. in slow motion
This wallet is too large ______.
1. to Myra’s bag
2. to make me merry
3. to fit in my pocket
4. to come here
Some of the money _____ lost.
1. are
2. were
3. have
4. was
Que. 98 Directions: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
CONVECTION
1. stagnation
2. importation
3. relocation
4. transmission
Que. 99 Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article.
_______wedding dinner was delicious.
1. No article
2. The
3. A
4. An
Will you have _____ more coffee?
1. any
2. few
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3. a
4. something
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PSPCL Previous Year Paper

Que. 4 Which of the following is NOT a book by Jane Austen?

4. International Women's Day

Que. 16 National Education Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?

Que. 23 Which of the following statements is/are FALSE?

Que. 25 What is the result of the following MS-Excel formula?

Que. 26 What is the shortcut key to create subscript in MS-Word?

Que. 30 Which of the following statements is true?

Testbook Solution Correct Option - 3

Que. 56 Find the compound interest on Rs. 31,250 in 1 1

compounded half yearly.

Que. 64 Which of the following numbers is the greatest?

Que. 71 Find the remainder when 78 + 3 is divided by 6.

Testbook Solution Correct Option - 2

Testbook Solution Correct Option - 4

Que. 85 Directions: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Que. 86 Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

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