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SSC CGL Tier I - 17 September 2024 - Shift 2
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Q1Reasoning Ability
‘Noise’ is related to ‘Silence’ in the same way as ‘Light’ is related to ‘________’.
A. Warmth
B. Radiant
C. Brightness
D. Darkness
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Correct Option: D
Answer from the marked archived SSC response-sheet key. Final SSC key not independently revalidated; worked explanation pending editorial review.
Q2Reasoning Ability
In this question, three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered
I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance
with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from
the statements.
Statements:
All computers are printers.
Some printers are laptops.
All laptops are mobiles.
Conclusions:
I.Some printers are computers.
II.Some laptops are printers.
III. Some mobiles are laptops.
A. Only conclusions II and III follow.
B. Only conclusion III follows.
C. Only conclusions I and III follow.
D. All the conclusions follow.
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Correct Option: D
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Q3Reasoning Ability
In a certain code language, ‘TIDE’ is coded as ‘9457’ and ‘DENT’ is coded as ‘7593’.
What is the code for ‘N’ in that language?
A. 5
B. 9
C. 7
D. 3
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Correct Option: D
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Q4Reasoning Ability
Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
EQBY, GPDX, ?, KNHV, MMJU
A. IPFW
B. HOFW
C. IOEW
D. IOFW
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Correct Option: D
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Q5Reasoning Ability
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.
You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements.
Statements:
Some telephones are curtains.
All curtains are lamps.
No lamps is books.
Conclusions:
(I) All lamps are telephones.
(II) No books is lamps.
A. Only conclusion (II) is follow
B. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) is follow
C. Only conclusion (I) is follow
D. Both conclusions (I) and (II) are follow
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Correct Option: A
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Q6Reasoning Ability
In a certain code language, ‘What you think you become’ is written as ‘Fe Mo Su Ta Za’
and ‘What you think you achieve’ is written as ‘Mo Su Te Fe Za’. How will ‘achieve’ be
written in that language?
A. Mo
B. Fe
C. Za
D. Te
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Correct Option: D
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Q7Reasoning Ability
Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the
blanks below will complete the given letter series.
M N _ O J K M _ Q O J K _ N Q _ J K M N Q O _ K M N
A. QMNJO
B. QNJMO
C. QNMOJ
D. QNMJO
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Correct Option: C
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Q8Reasoning Ability
In a certain code language,
‘A + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’;
‘A − B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’;
‘A × B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’ and
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’.
Based on the above, how is 5 related to 2 if ‘5 ÷ 1 × 3 ÷ 4 − 2’?
A. Mother’s mother
B. Father’s father
C. Mother’s father
D. Father’s mother
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Correct Option: B
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Q9Reasoning Ability
Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and
one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their
position in the letter cluster.
A. LPN
B. GIK
C. HLJ
D. BFD
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Correct Option: B
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Q10Reasoning Ability
is related to 119 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 33 is related to
143. To which of the following is 42 related, following the same logic? (NOTE :
Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the
numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding
/deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and
then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
A. 162
B. 153
C. 179
D. 188
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Correct Option: C
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Q11Reasoning Ability
Select the number that will come in the place of the question mark(?), if ‘+’ and ‘ – ‘ are
interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged
31 ÷ 3 – 186 × 6 + 17 = ?
A. 107
B. 96
C. 118
D. 103
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Correct Option: A
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Q12Reasoning Ability
The same operation(s) are followed in all the given number pairs except one. Find that
odd number pair.
(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as
adding /deleting /multiplying etc., to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and
3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
A. 40 : 52
B. 45 : 54
C. 35 : 42
D. 55 : 66
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Correct Option: A
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Q13Reasoning Ability
‘ACKO’ is related to ‘ZXPL’ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In
the same way, ‘HIND’ is related to ‘SRMW’. To which of the following is ‘PUKE’ related,
following the same logic?
A. JGQW
B. LFQV
C. KFPV
D. JGPW
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Correct Option: C
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Q14Reasoning Ability
Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by
the given pair of numbers.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as
adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3
and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
8 : 79
6 : 51
A. 7 : 62
B. 4 : 32
C. 9 : 96
D. 5 : 39
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Correct Option: D
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Q15Reasoning Ability
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark
(?) in the following series.
949, 1006, 1066, 1129, 1195, ?
A. 1264
B. 1233
C. 1254
D. 1244
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Correct Option: A
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Q16Reasoning Ability
What will come in place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘–‘ are interchanged
and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?
63 × 9 + 21 – 4 ÷ 5 = ?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 4
D. 7
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Correct Option: A
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Q17General Awareness
Which of the following is NOT a halogen gas?
A. Cl
B. He
C. Br
D. F
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Correct Option: D
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Q18General Awareness
Indira PP Bora is a Padma Shri Awardee 2020 for her contribution to which Indian
classical dance?
A. Bharatanatyam
B. Kathak
C. Kuchipudi
D. Sattriya
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Correct Option: D
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Q19General Awareness
Which article of the Constitution of India lays down that it shall be the duty of the
Advocate-General to give advice to the Government of the State upon legal matters?
A. Article 168
B. Article 167
C. Article 166
D. Article 165
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Correct Option: C
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Q20General Awareness
Which of the following peninsular rivers falls into the Arabian Sea?
A. Mahanadi river
B. Krishna river
C. Sabarmati river
D. Godavari river
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Correct Option: A
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Q21General Awareness
Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh?
A. Thaipusam Festival
B. Bihu Festival
C. Jaisalmer Desert Festival
D. Khajuraho Dance Festival
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Correct Option: A
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Q22General Awareness
In the ancient temple of Mahadev at Mahabaleshwar, the spout emerging from the
mouth of a cow statue is the source of which river basin?
A. Kaveri
B. Godavari
C. Narmada
D. Krishna
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Correct Option: D
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Q23General Awareness
Who among the following is a Sarod player popularly known as ‘Sarod Samrat’?
A. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Bangash
B. Pandit Kishan Maharaj
C. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
D. Pandit Ravi Shankar
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Correct Option: A
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Q24General Awareness
What was a significant negative environmental impact of the Green Revolution?
A. Ozone layer depletion
B. Increase in air pollution
C. Deforestation
D. Soil degradation
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Correct Option: A
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Q25General Awareness
What is subtracted from GDP to arrive at NDP?
A. Net indirect taxes
B. Subsidies
C. Depreciation
D. Net factor income from abroad
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Correct Option: C
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Q26General Awareness
What is the tenure of office for the Chief Election Commissioner?
A. 5 years or up to the age of 60 years
B. 6 years or up to the age of 60 years
C. 6 years or up to the age of 65 years
D. 5 years or up to the age of 65 years
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Correct Option: D
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Q27General Awareness
Which of the following animals was the emblem of the Chola dynasty?
A. Horse
B. Wolf
C. Elephant
D. Tiger
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Correct Option: C
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Q28General Awareness
Which of the following does NOT belong to the category of Porifera?
A. Spongilla
B. Hydra
C. Euplectella
D. Sycon
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Correct Option: B
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Q29Quantitative Aptitude
Find the least value of x for which 57x716 is divisible by 9.
A. 8
B. 9
C. 0
D. 1
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Correct Option: D
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Q30Quantitative Aptitude
In a company, the ratio of men and women is 5 : 3, respectively. When 150 additional
women are employed in the company, the ratio becomes 5 : 4. How many men are
employed in the company?
A. 850
B. 750
C. 550
D. 950
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Correct Option: C
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Q31Quantitative Aptitude
In right-angled triangle ABC, ∠C=90, CM is perpendicular on AB. If AB = 18 cm and BM
= 6 cm, then find the length of CM.
A. 2√2 cm
B. 6√2 cm
C. 7√2 cm
D. 4√2 cm
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Correct Option: B
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Q32Quantitative Aptitude
A motorboat takes 18 hours to go downstream, and it takes 36 hours to return the
same distance. Find the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to the speed of the
stream.
A. 3 : 2
B. 3 : 1
C. 2 : 1
D. 2 : 3
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Correct Option: C
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Q33Quantitative Aptitude
In a rhombus PQRS, O is any interior point such that OP = OR. What is the degree
measure of ∠SOQ?
A. 240°
B. 120°
C. 180°
D. 200°
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Correct Option: C
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Q34Quantitative Aptitude
The given bar graph shows the actual production and targeted production of electric
cars from 2019 to 2022. Study the given bar graph and answer the question that
follows.
What is the ratio of the total targeted production of cars in2021 and2022 tothe actual
production of cars from 2019 to 2022 taken together?
A. 25 : 36
B. 36 : 25
C. 25 : 32
D. 32 : 25
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Correct Option: C
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Q35Quantitative Aptitude
The following table shows the categorisation of 100 students based on their marks in
Physics and Chemistry in an examination.
If a minimum of 40% marks in Chemistry is required to pursue higher studies in
Chemistry, how many students will be eligible to pursue higher studies in Chemistry?
A. 25
B. 21
C. 45
D. 66
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Correct Option: A
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Q36Quantitative Aptitude
A shopkeeper allows 40% discount on his goods. He further gives 20% discount. What
is the single discount equivalent to these two successive discounts?
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 62%
D. 52%
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Correct Option: D
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Q37Quantitative Aptitude
Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
To bring to light
A. To disengage
B. To engage in conversation
C. To disclose
D. To lighten
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Correct Option: C
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Q38Quantitative Aptitude
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
We should plan our actions
judiciously before going to war.
A. Irrelevant
B. Irreverent
C. Irritatingly
D. Irrational
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Correct Option: D
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Q39English Language
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains an error.
The principal gave up / the prizes to / the winners on / Republic Day.
A. the prizes to
B. the winners on
C. Republic Day
D. The principal gave up
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Correct Option: D
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Q40English Language
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Synthetic
A. Natural
B. Processed
C. Artificial
D. Imitation
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Correct Option: A
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Q41English Language
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the sentence given
below.
I
refuse to let anything come in the way of my dreams.
A. permit
B. repress
C. accord
D. balk
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Correct Option: A
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Q42English Language
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in
the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. It was as simple as announcing what you have in your store or the services you
offer in your premises.
B. Over the years, advertising has evolved into a major industry that goes beyond
informing to persuading and influencing.
C. Advertising was initially meant to make people aware of the goods available in the
market.
D. It is a form of brainwashing consumers.
A. DABC
B. CABD
C. BADC
D. ADBC
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Correct Option: B
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Q43English Language
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Attack
A. Defence
B. Ambush
C. Engagement
D. Production
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Correct Option: A
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Q44English Language
Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct
order to form a meaningful sentence.
P) willing to go
Q) is not
R) my son
S) camping
A. QRSP
B. SPRQ
C. PQRS
D. RQPS
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Correct Option: D
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Q45English Language
Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct
order to form a meaningful sentence.
(a) false news websites
(b) spreading propaganda about politics
(c) thrive because the advertisements and politicians
(d) and social networking sites
(e) make a lot of money
A. adecb
B. aedcb
C. adcbe
D. aecbd
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Correct Option: A
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Q46English Language
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They have built a new bridge across the river.
A. A new bridge by them has been built across the river.
B. A new bridge has built across the river by them.
C. The river has been built a new bridge by them.
D. A new bridge has been built across the river by them.
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Correct Option: D
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Q47English Language
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence.
Experts acknowledged that some
counterfeiting of document
techniques are virtually
impossible to detect.
A. frenzy
B. forgery
C. fiasco
D. impromptu
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Correct Option: B
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Q48English Language
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in the brackets to fill in the blank.
The chef requires ______ vegetables for the salad. [stale]
A. green
B. cut
C. leafy
D. fresh
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Correct Option: D
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Q49English Language
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They are building a new hospital in the city.
A. A new hospital will be built in the city by them.
B. A new hospital was built in the city by them.
C. A new hospital is being built in the city by them.
D. A new hospital has been built in the city by them.
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Correct Option: C
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Q50English Language
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined part of the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
As the rulers of the planet, humans like to think that
it is the largest creatures that will
emerge victorious from the struggle for survival.
A. No substitution
B. it is the most large creatures
C. they are a largest creature
D. they are the largest creatures
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Correct Option: D
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Q51English Language
Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
Rina
pulled a long face since her husband had not bought her a diamond necklace on
their anniversary.
A. To be ecstatic
B. To be euphoric
C. To be electrified
D. To look saddened
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Correct Option: D
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Q52English Language
Select the sentence that has a grammatical error.
A. Indian force are known for their loyalty and integrity.
B. It is said that Joseph was not ready to go to war.
C. It is impossible to wake Christine up in the morning.
D. Karl Marx was a renowned social scientist.
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Correct Option: C
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Q53English Language
Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank.
The ointment will help to _____ the wound.
A. kneel
B. he’ll
C. heal
D. heel
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Correct Option: C
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Q54English Language
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the given sentence .
The resturant offers a wide variety of dishes.
A. dishes
B. variety
C. resturant
D. offers
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Correct Option: C
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Q55English Language
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A. affects
B. effects
C. renounce
D. practice
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Correct Option: A
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Q56English Language
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
A. adaptive
B. affective
C. adoptive
D. minimum
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Correct Option: A
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Q57English Language
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
A. fast
B. irregular
C. regard
D. fixate
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Correct Option: A
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Q58English Language
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
A. depend from
B. depend on
C. depend at
D. depend in
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Correct Option: B
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