SSC MOCK TEST -198 (SOLUTION)

1. (B) 4 : 12 : : 5 : 20 13. (C) 2 3 10 29 66 127

2 2
4–4 5–5

+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2
2. (A)
LNPR:TVXZ::NPRT:FHJL
+2 +2 +2 +2

3. (D) 14. (C) 7 9 13 21 37 69

(–)
C
n

Daughter 15. (A) Each group of letters given in the

So

4. (C)
question starts with a vowel. As all the
A (+) B vowels have already appeared in the
sequence and the only vowel left out is
5. (A) 16 – 2 – 24  3 = 6
U, So, the answer is the group of letters
16 – 2 – 8 = 6
starting with U i.e. (A) URN.
6 = 6
16. (D) c ab/ab c/c ab/a b c/c a b/abc
6. (D) (A) T w X z
+3 +1 +2 17. (C)
(B) P r S u Place Value
+2 +1 +2 18. (D) D 41=4

(C) R n P t R E A D
–4 +2 +4

(D) C d E f Place
18 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 28  4 = 7
+1 +1 +1 Value
7. (D) Except option (D), the first digit is divided
by the second digit. Similarly,
8. (A)
H E A R
9. (A)
Place Value 8 + 5 + 1 + 18 = 32  4 = 8

Stenographer
19. (D) A C T I O N
10. (B)

Lazy
Men

20. (C) Doctor Men Artist

Conclusions : I – ×
II – 
24 21. (C)
11. (A)
5 27 61 122 213 340 22. (C)
23. (A) According to dice (II) and (III),

5 Clockwise 4 Clockwise 2
20M 30M 20M 20M
12. (C) Amar Chandan Esha Deepak Babita Opp. Opp. Opp.
Distance between Amar and Babita = Clockwise Clockwise
5 3 1
20M + 30M +20M+20M
6
= 90 M
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 30. (D) Let the selling price = ` 100
24. (C) 8 11 17 11 17 29
and ATQ,
+3 +6 +6 +12
×2 ×2 cost price = ` 70

Similarly, 100 – 70
Profit percent = 100
70
13 21 37 300 6
=  42 %
+8 +16 7 7
×2
31. (A) Marked price = ` 405
2 14 21 28 Discount = 15%
25. (D) and
 85 
Selling Price = ` 405  
3 21 28 35  100 

Profit = 35%
Similarly,
 85 100 
4 28 35 42 Cost Price = ` 405   
 100 135 
= ` 255
a 2  b 2  ab a 2  b 2  ab 32. (C) ATQ,
26. (C) =
a 3 – b3 a – b a 2  b 2  ab 
Distance covered by the bus in
5 minutes
1 1
=  5
a – b 13 – 11 = 40 
60
10
1 km =
= 3
2
If same distance is covered in 4
27. (C) ATQ, 10 60
minutes, then relative speed = 
3 4
Let number = 172 a + 75
= 50 km/hr
= 43 × 4a + 43 + 32
So, speed of man = 50 – 40 = 10 km/hr.
So, when number will be divided by 43
33. (B) ATQ,
the remainder will 32.
If the interest is simple interest, then
28. (A) Number1 × Number2 = HCF × LCM the required ratio of the amounts
8  48 deposited in bank A and bank B = 4 : 5
Number2 = = 16
24 34. (B) 2
A 12
29. (B) Let capacity of the drum = l
B 24 24 1
ATQ, 3
C 8 6 units
2 1
l – 35 = l
3 6 Let total units of work = 24 units
2 1 work done by B and C in 2 days = 4 × 2
l– l = 35
3 6 = 8 units
Remaining work = 24 – 8 = 16 units
4 – 1l
= 35
6
So, required time to finish the work by A
35  6 16
l = = 70 Litre = = 8 days
3 2
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 35. (A) ATQ, OA = 13 cm
280 18 OM = 5 cm
Relative speed = 
14 5 AM = OA 2 – OM 2
= 72 km/hr.
Speed of man = 4 km/hr. = 132 – 52  12 cm
Speed of train = 72 + 4 = 76 km/hr. AB = 2 × AM = 24 cm
36. (C) The Average age of the Mother and the 41. (A) ABCD is a cylic quadrilateral.
Father = 43 years
ÐA = 70°
Average age of the Mother, Father and
C = 180° – A = 110°
the son = 37 years
B = 75º
So, the age of the son = 3 × 37 – 2 × 43
D = 180º – B = 105º
= 111 – 86 = 25 years
42. (A) ATQ,
37. (D) Required change in number
The area that can be grazed = r2
80 120
= 100 – 
100 100 22
=  28  28
= 4% decrease 7
38. (B) ATQ, = 2464 cm2
Difference between the two discounts 43. (C) The Curved surface area of the cylinder
 65 80 80  = 1320 cm2
=   100
100 100 100 
–
Base radius = 21 cm

= 1% So, the total surface area of the cylinder

22
= 1320  2   21 21
difference = ` 22 7

100 = 4092 cm2

So, amount of bill= 22  = ` 2200
1
2
39. (B) C 44. (B) 3x – = 5
x
D
squaring both sides –
O
4 2
9x2 + – 2 × 3x × = 25
x2 x
A B
OA = 2.4 cm 4
OC = 3.6 cm 9x2 + – 12 = 25
x2
BO = 3 cm
OA  BO 2.4  3 4
DO =  9x2 + + 12 = 25 + 24 = 49
OC 3.6 x2
= 2 cm
2
40. (C) 3x + = 7
x

  
O 3x – 2 3x  2  = 5 × 7
 
x  x 

A M B 4
 9x2 – = 35
x2

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 45. (C) sin – cos = 0
2000 – 1500
sin = cos = sin (90º – ) = ×100
1500
 = 90º – 
= 33.33%
 51. (D) Uttarkashi’s ancient name was
 = 45º =
4 Barahat, which can be loosely translated
into ‘large market’, indicating that it
46. (B) A was probably a prosperous market town
in the past. Possibly, this was the main
market town for trade between India and
Tibet. Scholars maintain that the name
Barahat comes from the ancient
Trishul, which is supposed to be the
source of barah shakti (12 powers), and
30º
B E that Barahat is a corruption of the word
‘Barah’. 
60º
C D 52. (A) In the decided case of Supreme Court
Advocate on Record Association v. Union
of India, 1993 laid down a set of
AC = 200 m guidelines as to the composition of
AC collegium which would deal with the
= tan 60º matters pertaining to the “appointment”
CD
and “transfer” of Judges to the Supreme
200 Court.
CD = m
3
53. (A) Thalassemia is a group of inherited
AB blood disorders that affects the body's
= tan 30º
BE ability to produce haemoglobin and red
200 1 200 blood cells.
AB =   m
3 3 3 54. (B) Intercropping of wheat and mustard is
an age old practice particularly in
200 400
So, BC = ED = 200 –  m Northern India for the sake of yield
3 3 stability and to cater the needs of oil and
grains both.
400
So, the Height of the tower = m
3 55. (A) The ICICI Bank, India’s largest private
47. (C) sin sec (30º + ) = 1 sector bank, announced the deployment
of ‘Software Robotics’ in over 200
sin  = cos ( 30º + )
business processes across various
sin  = sin ( 90º – 30º– ) functions of the bank.
sin  = sin ( 60º – )
56. (B) Norio Taniguchi was a professor
 = 60º – 
of Tokyo University of Science. He
 = 30º coined the term nano-technology in
So, sin +cos  = sin 30º + cos 60º 1974 to describe semiconductor
processes such as thin film deposition
1 1
=  1 and ion beam milling exhibiting
2 2
characteristic control on the order of a
48. (B) Required difference = 2500 – 1600 nanometer. “Nano-technology’ mainly
= 900 crore consists of the processing of separation,
49. (C) Year 2014 – 15 consolidation, and deformation of
materials by one atom or one molecule.
50. (B) Required percentage
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 57. (D) China has world’s longest bullet train
network. China’s high-speed railway
has completed over 20,000 kms of track
network in the country, becoming the
world’s longest bullet train network.
58. (B) The National Commission for SC and
ST came into being consequent upon
passing of the 65th Constitutional
Amendment Act of 1990. The
commission was established under the
Article 338 of the Constitution with the
objective of monitoring all the
safeguards provided for the SC and ST,
under the Constitution or other laws.   66. (C) Chirag Sen is associated with the game
59. (C) Despite the government’s efforts to
increase investments in the manufact-
uring sector to boost its growth, the
service sector still continues to attract
most foreign direct investment (FDI).
60. (C) The founder of the Nyaya was Gautama
(Gotama).
61. (B) Bathukamma is a floral festival
celebrated by the Hindu women
of Telangana. Every year, this festival
is celebrated as per the Telugu version
of Hindu calendar in the Bhadrapada
Amavasya, also known as Maha-
laya Amavasya, usually in September–
October of Gregorian calendar.
Bathukamma is celebrated for nine days
during Durga Navratri.  70. (B) Gene is the smallest unit of
62. (A) The Battle of Wandiwash was a decisive
battle in India during the Seven Years’
War. The Count de Lally’s army,
burdened by a lack of naval support and
funds, attempted to regain the fort at
Vandavasi, now in Tamil Nadu. He was
attacked by Sir Eyre Coote’s forces and
decisively defeated.
63. (A) The World Bank is one of the five
institutions created at the Breton
Woods Conference in 1944. The World
Bank is a part of the United Nations
system, but its governance structure is
different. World Bank’s headquarter is
situated at Washington DC. Currently,
189 countries are members of the World
Bank.
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64. (A) Starch and cellulose are two very
similar polymers. In fact, they are both
made from the same monomer, glucose,
and have the same glucose-based repeat
units. There is only one difference. In
starch, all the glucose repeat units are
oriented in the same direction.
65. (A) I n-situ conservation is the on-
site conservation or the conservation of
genetic resources in natural
populations of plant or animal species,
such as forest genetic resources in
natural populations of tree species.
Badminton.
67. (A) Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a
synthetic fluoropolymer of tetraflu-
oroethylene that has numerous
applications. The best known
brand name of PTFE-based formulas
is Teflon by Chemours. 
68. (B) The time period of a geo-stationary
satellite is 24 hours.
69. (C) Masala bonds are the bonds issued
outside India but denominated in
Indian Rupees, rather than the local
currency. Masala is a Hindi word and
it means spices. The term was used by
IFC to evoke the culture and cuisine of
India.
Chromosome and Chromosome is
mainly composed of two particles DNA
and a protein histone which is linked
to DNA and helps in inheritance of
character.
71. (B) The first phase of liberalization was
initiated in India under the regime of
P.V.Narsimha Rao.
72. (D) A mechanical wave is a wave that is not
capable of transmitting its energy
through a vacuum. Mechanical waves
require a medium in order to transport
their energy from one location to
another. A sound wave is an example of
a mechanical wave. Sound waves are
incapable of traveling through
a vacuum.
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 73. (B) Viscosity in simple language is the
measure of resistance to flow.In liquids,
the main cause of viscosity is cohesion
between the molecules. With increase
in temperature this cohesive force
decreases as the energy of particles
becomes more, hence the movement of
particles becomes free and easy. Hence
we say viscosity in liquids decreases
with temperature.
74. (C) The book “Ace against Odds” is an
autobiography of Sania Mirza.
75. (C) Raman was honoured with a large
number of honorary doctorates and
memberships of scientific societies. In
1930, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
In 1941, he was awarded the Franklin
Medal. I n 1954, he was awarded
the Bharat Ratna.
76. (A) Use either 'first' or 'before that' in place
of 'before'. Before is not generally used
alone to mean 'first' or 'before that
happens'. Instead, we use 'first' or 'before
that'.
77. (B) No error. The sentence is correct. 'Did'
in the sentence has been used for
emphasis.
78. (C) Use either 'enough blue' or 'enough of
that blue'. 'Enough of' is used before
determiners and pronouns (a, the, my,
this, that etc.).
79. (D) 'Markedly' is the word that should be
filled in the blank. Here, a contrasting
difference is being talked about.
'Markedly' means 'clearly noticeable',
So, (D) is the appropriate choice.
80. (D) 'Commitments' should be filled in the
blank, which here means 'an obligation
or promise'. As Ravi had other
obligations, he couldn't go for a picnic.
So, (D) is the appropriate choice.
81. (D) 'Unbelievably' should be filled in the
blank. Here, the sentence means that
it was very hot. The sentence means
that the temperature that daywere
exaggerated, so, (D) is the appropriate
choice.
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82. (C) 'had been drained off' should replace the
underlined part of the sentence. The
options (A) and (B) do not result in a
meaningful or grammatically correct
sentence. So the only right answer is
the option (C).
83. (C) 'Cut a sorry figure' is the correct answer
which should replace the underlined
part of the sentence. This is an idiom
which means 'to be ashamed'.
84. (B) 'a person had studied' should replace
the underlined part of the sentence.
'Had + V3 + would have + V3 ' form of a
sentence is used to talk about an
imaginary action in past i.e. something
that did not happen.
85. (D) SURLY means 'ill-tempered, impudent
or unpleasant'. Out of the given options
(D) RUDE is synonymous to SURLY. So,
(D) is the correct answer.
Meaning of other difficult word(s)-
Fanatic :- Someone filled with
excessive zeal
86. (A) LUGUBRI OUS means 'looking or
sounding sad or dismal'. Out of the given
options, (A) SORROWFUL is the only
word synonymous to LUGUBRIOUS. So,
(A) is the right answer.
Meaning of other difficult words : -
 Sinister : - something harmful or
evil
 Horrible : - very unpleasant,
shocking
87. (B) STAGNANT means 'showing no activity
; dull and sluggish'. Out of the given
options, (B) SPIRITED, which means full
of energy, is the the only option which
is an antonym to STAGNANT. So, (B) is
the right answer.
Meaning of other difficult words : -
 STALE : - having lost freshness or
platability
 OPPRESSIVE : - curel, harsh or
tyrannical
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 88. (C) GENERIC means 'applicable or referring
to a whole class or group; general'. Out
of the given options, only the option (C)
EXCLUSIVE, which means 'not divided
or shared with others', is the only option
which is an anytonym to GENERIC. So,
it is the right answer. All the other
options are synonyms of GENERIC.
89. (D) 'APPEASEAMENT' is the wrong spelling.
The correct spelling is 'Appeasement',
which means 'the act of pleasing
someone or making less angry by giving
or saying something desired.'
90. (D) The idiom 'off the beaten track' means
'to go to a place not commonly visited'.
So, (D) is the right answer.
For example :–
"That restaurant is off the beaten
track."
91. (A) The idiom 'Root and branch' means
'completely'. So, the option (A) is the
correct answer.
For example :–
"Racism must be eliminated, root and
branch".
92. (C) The idiom 'To get the sack' means 'to
be fired from one's employment'. So, the
option (C) is the right answer.
For example :–
"He got the sack when they found out
that he'd lied about his qualifications.
93. (B) The option (B) QUAGMIRE is the word
that can be used as a replacement of
the given statement. The other words
related to QUAGMIRE are – swamp,
marsh, mess, predicament etc.
Meaning of other difficult words –
 Meadow : a piece of grassland, or
low ground near a river.
 Health : an area of open unculti-
vated land
 Hinterland : The remote areas of a
country away from the bank of
major rivers.
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94. (D) The option (D) CHALICE can replace the
given statement. The other words
related to CHALICE are –goblet, cup etc.
Meaning of other difficult words –
 Shear : scissors of large size usually
used in kitchen
 Wok : a large bowl-shaped cooking
pan used for stir-frying, steaming
 Sieve : a utensil of wire-mesh, used
for straining, sifting, ricing.
95. (B) The option (C) GENTEEL can replace the
given statement other words related to
GENTEEL are –refined, polished, proper,
dignified etc.
Meaning of other difficult words –
 Plebeian : of, belonging to, or
characteristic of commoners
 Rugged : lacking culture or polish;
coarse or rude
 Unruly: disposed to disobedience or
indiscipline
96. (B) On reading the complete passage, we
clearly get the indication that the joint
family system has played a substantial
role in protecting the social and
economic interests of the elderly people.
97. (C) Going through the passage, we clearly
understand that the disabilities
associated with ageing can be prevented
or delayed.
98. (D) According to the decision taken in the
United Nations World Assembly of
Ageing, 1982, special importance should
be given to cross cultural studies in
ageing.
99. (D) The very first line of the passage clearly
indicates that old age consists of ages
nearing or surpassing the average life
span of human beings.
100. (D) The United Nations World Assembly of
Ageing was held in Vienna, 1982, as
said in the passage.
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 SSC MOCK TEST -198 (ANSWER KEY)

1. (B) 26. (C) 51. (D) 76. (A)

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

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