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SSC MOCK TEST – 55 (SOLUTION)

1. (C) Second is used to make first. AB = 10 kms
2. (C) 584 = 83 + 82 + 8 = 512 + 64 + 8 AC = 10 – 6 = 4
84 = 43 + 42 + 4 CD = 3 kms
3. (B) C E H L MO R V B D G K L N Q U AD2 = AC2 + CD2
–1 AD2 = 32 + 42
–1
–1 AD = 25 = 5 kms
–1 D is in north-east direction with respect to
–1
–1
A.
–1 11. (C) The day for any date advances one day
–1 per year, two days in leap years. For leap
4. (B) As all other three gives a sense of words years, if we start in 1982 then the repeats
(AIR, ASK and TRUE) by arranging the letters are 1993, 1999, 2004, 2010.
but the word 'BTD' does not have such
The pattern is 11, 6, 5, 6 (starting in 1982).
meaning after arranging the letters.
Leap years repeat after every 28 years
5. (D) 2348 = 8 × 2 + 3 × 4 = 28 which means before 1982 the calander was
3426 = 6 × 3 + 4 × 2 = 26 earlier used in 1954.
3524 = 4 × 3 + 5 × 2 = 22
4352 = 4 × 2 + 3 × 5 = 23 ¹ 26
6. (B) All except 'RICE' are Kharif crops. 12. (B) Right North
54 hand
7. (C) = (5 + 4) – (3 + 2) = 4
32
face
36
= (3 + 6) – (4 + 2) = 3 West East
42
92
= (9 + 2) – (2 + 2) = 7
22 Left
28 hand
= (2 + 8) – (3 + 3) = 4
33 South
8. (C) Arrange in increasing order
Small bowl ® Big glass ® Mug ® Bucket ® From the above figure, it is clear that his
(4) (5) (2) (3) left hand will be in South direction.
Water tank 13. (C) The profit of lady will be the loss of
(1)
shopkeeper. So, his total loss is ` 1000 as
9. (B) Watch covers 3 min in 60 hrs
the lady has given a fake note of ` 1000.
60
Watch covers 1 min in hrs = 20 hrs
3 14. (C) 2 17 52 113 206
So, 1 pm on Tuesday + 20 hrs = 9 am on
Wednesday, it was showing the correct time. +15 +35 +61 +93
10. (B) B
+20 +26 +32
6 kms

+6 +6

15. (D) 1 5 13 29 61 125 253

10 kms

3 kms
C D +4 +8 +16 +32 +64 +128

Final Position ×2 ×2 ×2 ×2 ×2
4 kms

16. (B)
Apple

Ant Parrot I.
A
II.
Initial Position
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17. (C) p t x p/ pt x p/ p txp/pt x 28. (C) The International Day of the Girl Child is
18. (B) 18 × 12 = 24 × 9 celebrated on 11th October every year. In 2011,
12 × 16 = 24 × 8 the United Nations General Assembly
16 × 9 = 18 × 8
declared October 11th as the International Day
19. (B) As, the corner digits 62 = 36, 42 = 16, 52 = 25,
of the Girl Child, to recognize girl's right and
82 = 64
the unique challenges they face around the
Also, we have
[36 – (4 × 4) – 1]= 36 – 17 = 19 = S world.
[16 – (7 × 1) – 1] = 16 – 8 = 8 = H 29. (A) Half-miler Jinson Johnson from Kerala
[64 – (10 × 5) – 1] = 64 – 51 = 13 = M has won the gold medal in the 800 m race at
In the same way the 56th National Inter-State Senior Athletics
[25 – (5 × 2)] – 1 = 25 – 11 = 14 = N Championships at the GMC Balayogi Stadium
in Hyderabad. He missed the Rio Olympics
20. (B) Stationery qualification standard narrowly. He clocked
1 : 46.43 while the Rio Games qualification
mark stands at 1 : 46.00.
Paper Ink 30. (A) Mount Vinson is the highest peak in
Antarctica, with an elevation of 16,066 feet
21. (B) Sanchit himself is the only child of his (4,897 meters). It is located on the southern
father. So, Sanchit's wife is Neha's mother. part of the main ridge of the Sentinel Range
22. (C) From the given dice, we can conclude that of the Ellsworth Mountains.
6, 4,1 and 2 dots appear adjacent to 3 dots.
Clearly, there will be 5 dots on the face 32. (A) The Sakas came to India through the
opposite the face with 3 dots. Bolan Pass. They were a Scythian tribe or
23. (C) group of tribes of Iranian origin.
24. (A) Let the number in A and B be a & b 33. (B) Rolling friction or rolling drag, is the force
respectively. resisting the motion when a body rolls on a
As per the question, surface. It is mainly caused by non-elastic
a – 10 = b + 10 = a – b = 20 effects; that is, not all the energy needed for
a + 20 = 2 (b – 20) = a – 2b = – 60 deformation of the wheel, road bed, etc. is
On solving both the above equations, we have recovered when the pressure is removed.
A = 100; B = 80
Another cause of rolling resistance lies in the
25. (B)
slippage between the wheel and the surface,
26. (B) The given principle is one of the postulates
which dissipates energy.
of the Dalton's atomic theory given in 1803
35. (A) Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple is one
by John Dalton. The postulates of Dalton's
of the most ancient and prominent Sastha
atomic theory are as follows:
temples in the country. Sabarimala is a
1. Elements consist of indivisible small
Hindu pilgrimage centre located at the Periyar
particles (atoms).
Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghat mountain
2. All atoms of the same element are
ranges of Pathanamthitta District, Perunad
identical; different elements have different
grama panchayat in Kerala.
number of atom.
36. (A) Ballistics is the science of mechanics that
3. Atoms can neither be created nor
deals with the launching, flight, behaviour,
destroyed.
and effects of projectiles, especially bullets,
4. 'Compound elements' i.e. Compounds are
gravity bombs, rockets, or the like; the
formed when atoms of different elements join
science or art of designing and accelerating
in simple ratios to form Molecules.
projectiles so as to achieve a desired
27. (B) Charter Acts of 1813 was an Act of the
performance.
Parliament of the United Kingdom which
37. (C) Alaknanda river meets the Dhauliganga
renewed the charter issued to the British
river at Vishnuprayag, the Nandakini river
East India Company, and continued the
at Nandprayag ,the Pindar river at
Company's rule in India. However, the
Karnaprayag , the Mandakini river at
Company's commercial monopoly was ended,
Rudraprayag and finally the Bhagirathi river
except for the tea trade and the trade with
at Devprayag to form the mainstream, the
China. Reflecting the growth of British power
in India. Ganges.
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39. (A) India's largest food products marketing 51. (C)
organization Amul has become the official A
sponsor of Indian contingent to the 2016 Rio a a
Olympics. The purpose of Amul is to engage x
with youth and leverage the connection 30º 60º 30º
B C
between the energy of milk and sports. The D
company will launch a series of advertising  DAC = 90º
campaigns for milk and various dairy products
to promote this association. Amul has In  ADC
embarked upon an "Eat Milk with Every Meal" AC a
campaign to highlight the importance of milk tan 60º = =
AD x
and dairy products like cheese, yogurt, butter,
ghee, paneer, etc. a
a
43. (D) IFCI Ltd. was set up in 1948 as Industrial 3 = x ; x=
Finance Corporation of India, a Statutory 3
Corporation, through `The Industrial Finance
Corporation of India Act, 1948’ of Parliament. 80
52. (D) SP = 18000 × = ` 14,400
It provided medium and long term finance to 100
industry. After repeal of this Act in 1993, IFCI
became a Public Limited Company registered 14400
CP =  100 = ` 15,000
under the Companies Act, 1956. 96
44. (B) The seven ancient wonders of the world 53. (B) Let the total no. of candidates = 100
include Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt; Hanging
Total marks of 40 candidates = 40 × 74
Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at
Olympia, Greece; Temple of Artemis at & total marks of 60 candidates = 60 × 77
Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Hence, required average marks
Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse at 40  74  60  77
Alexandria, Egypt; The Taj Mahal in India. =
45. (B) Henri Becquerel was a physicist, Nobel 100
laureate, and the discoverer of radioactivity,
2960  4620
for his work in this field he, along with Marie =
Curie and Pierre Curie, received the 1903 100
Nobel Prize in Physics.
46. (D) Bargis was the Royal cavalry of the 7580
= = 75.80
Maratha army system. There were two kinds 100
of cavalry viz. Bargirs and the Shiledars.
2
Bargirs were provided horses from the state  3 2
and thus, the horses were the property of the 54. (B) x ×   × 3 = 1 ´ 2
 2
royal household and were looked after by state  2  2
officers. Shiledars used to keep their own 3
horses.
48. (B) The Itaipu hydroelectric power plant is 3 3 2
=x × × =
second largest hydropower plant in Brazil. The 4 2 2
project is located on the Parana River, at the 3
border between Brazil and Paraguay. Itaipu
dam with an installed capacity of 14,000MW 3 82 8 2
ranks as the world's second largest x= = =2
hydropower plant. 3 3 2 3 3
49. (D) The bulk of the Central Government
subsidies arise on the provision of economic 55. (B) A D
services, which account for 88% of the total 23º
subsidies (10% on merit services and 78% 70º
on non-merit). .P
O
50. (B) Bhamala Stupa is an ancient Gandhara
stupa located in Pakistan near Haripur and C B
is a part of so called Bhamala Buddhist
Complex. It is a national heritage site of
 ADC =  ABC [Angle formed by same
Pakistan and dates back to 4th century AD.
chord of a circle]
This stupa is different from other Gandhara
stupas as it looks cross shaped like an Aztec  BCD = 70º–23º = 75
Pyramid. = 47º
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56. (C) Ratio of efficiency  130 : 100 = 13 : 10
2
Ratio of time = 10 : 13 y= x
Vivek completes 13 units in a day. 3
Then his work in 23 days = 13 × 23 Units
2
5200- x + x ×8
13 × 23 x ×4×1 3
So, =
100 100
13 10
A B  5 
x = 2 5200 - x
 3 
13×23
Required days = 10
10+13
x = 10400 - x
3
13× 23
= 13
23 x = 10400
3
= 13 days
x = ` 2400
50
57.(B) 50% increase in 5 years = 1 + 59. (D) n × 2  rh = 72% of Area
100
22 72
3 150 × 2 × ×1.68 × 4.5 = Area ×
7 100
= times
2
150 × 2 × 22×1.68 × 4.5 ×100
2
Area =
7 × 72
3
If 10 year =   times & = 9900 m2
2
60. (A) 14
3
3 7 6
15 years =   times
2 2 7/3
A A+B
4
3 14
and in 20 years =   times Required time =
2 76
= 14 Hours.
2 3 4 61. (A) 1 + 9 + 25 + ------------ + 121
3 3 3
 x   =y   = z  = K  12 + 32 + 52 + -------- + 112
2 2 2  (12 + 32+52 + --- +112) – (22+42+62 + --- + 102)
4 8 16  n(n +1)(2n +1)  2 2 2 2 2 2
x= K, y = K, z = K    – 2 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 )
9 27 81  6 
4 8 16 11 12  23    5  6 11  
x:y:z=
9
K:
27
K:
81
K=9:6:4 
 6    4  6



58. (B) Let the parts be x, y and [5200-(x+y)]
 506 - 220
x × 4 ×1 y ×6×1 = 286
= Short Trick :-
100 100
n  n +1 n + 2 
5200 -  x + y  × 8×1 Formula =
6
=
100 [where n is last no.]
11×12×13
x 6 3 =
 y= = 6
4 2
= 286
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62.(A) Let total voters be 100%
Vote cast = 100% – 10% 30
x= = `.5 or 50 paise
= 90% 60
80 3  50
Valid votes = 90% × then reduced price = = 30 paise
100 5
= 72%
Winner = 40% x 2  y 2  2xy x  y 
2

Losser = 72% – 40% = 32% 66. (B) =

8% = 3600
2
x –y 2
 x  y  x – y 
3600 After substituting the value of x and y
100% = × 100
8
19  18 
2
= 450 × 100 we have,
= 45000 19  18 19 – 18 
1
63.(C) 2 + x 3 = 37  37
2 3 = = 37
37
1 2– 3 67. (B) cos (3x – 20) = sin (3y + 20)
 2 + x 3 = 2 3 ×
2– 3  cos (3x – 20) = cos (90 – 3y – 20)
 3x – 20 = 90 – 3y – 20
2– 3
 3x + 3y = 90
 2 + x 3 = 22 – 3
 
2

 x + y = 30
 4 (x + y) = 4 × 30 = 120°
2– 3
 2+x 3 = Total distance
4– 3 68. (B) Avg. Speed =
Total time
 2+ x 3 =2– 3 ATQ,
So, x = –1
200
40 1
64.(A) Rest part of milk = 1 –  53 + = 50 150
400 3 
40 x
9
=
10 160 200  40x
 =
6 3 50x + 600
 9 
Required pure milk = 40 ×    200x = 24000 = 600x
 10 
 400x = 24000
9 9 9 9 9 9 x = 60 Km/h
= 40 × × × × × ×
10 10 10 10 10 10 69. (A) Single equivalent discount
= 21.2576 l
= 21.25 l æ 25 ö
= ç5 + 5 – ÷%
65. (D) Let the cost of rice = ` x/kg è 100 ø
x  40 2x
Discount= =` 3 39
100 5 = 9 = %
4 4
2x 3x
New cost = x- = Ne 361
5 5 \ S.P. = 80 × = ` 72.2
ATQ, 400

45 45 35 49 21
– 60 70. (A) H.C.F of , ,
3x x 12 30 20
5
H.C.F of 35, 49 and 21 7
75 45 = =
  = 60 L .C.M of 12, 30 and 20 60
x x
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73. (A) Population in 1971
71. (B) A = 54.80 crores
Population in 1981=68.40 crores
1.3 m
Increase = (68.40-54.80) crores
B = 13.6 crores
5m  Increase%
2
3 13.6
= ×100 = 24.8%
60° 54.80
D C
1 74. (D) Percentage increase in 1981 = 24.8%
(From Q 73)
 3 = 5 – 1.3
Percentage increase in 1971
3 = 3.7
 54.80 – 43.92 
3.7 7.4 3 =   × 100
\2= ×2=  43.92 
3 3
= 24.77%
Length of the ladder = 4.27 m
Hence, increase in highest in 1981.
Distance of the ladder from the foot of the
75. (A) Total increase is least
3.7 3.7 ´ 1.73 = (68.40–27.90) crores
pole = = = 2.14 m
3 3 = 40.5 crores
1 1  Annual increase
72. (A) 25% = , 20% =
4 5 40.5
= crores
A : B : C 50
4×6 : 5×6
6×5 : 5×5 40.5  10000000
24 : 30 : 25 = = 8100000
50
395
\ Share of A = × 24 = ` 120
79

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MEANINGS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Word Meaning in English Meaning in Hindi
Belittle make (someone or something) seem unimportant
Coherent (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent
Comprehensive complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects
of something
Consensual relating to or involving consent, especially mutual consent
Dissipation squandering of money, energy, or resources
Extol praise enthusiastically
Extrapolate to conclude a theory based on certain statistics
Extricate free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty
Exuberate make something worse
Futile incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
Impartial fair and just
Inflate increase (something) by a large or excessive amount
Intervention the action or process of intervening
Maverick an unorthodox or independent-minded person
Offspring a person's child or children
Posterity all the people who will live in the future
Propagation the act of spreading ideas, beliefs or information among
many people
Subdued overcome, quieten, or bring under control

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SSC MOCK TEST - 55 (ANSWER KEY)

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

76. (C) We need an adverb before an adjective

(cardinal). Thus, replace 'approximate' by
'approximately'.
77. (C) We need an adjective before the noun i.e.,
'listening'. Thus, replace 'patiently' by
'patient'.
78. (B) We need a main verb here. Thus, change
'comprising' into 'comprises'.
86. (A) The correct spelt word is 'indigenous'.
90. (C) 'Unique' starts with consonant sound 'Yu'
hence it will take article 'a'.
92. (B) 'The better ........ the higher' is the correct
formation. Both part will take compartive
degree preceded by article 'the'. 'More higher'
is superfluous.

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