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Centres at: MUKHERJEE NAGAR MUNIRKA UTTAM NAGAR DILSHAD GARDEN ROHINI BADARPUR JAIPUR GURGAON NOIDA

LAXMI NAGAR GHAZIABAD MEERUT VARANASI ROHTAK PANIPAT SONEPAT PATNA AGRA CHANDIGARH LUCKNOW ALLAHABAD

SSC MOCK TEST -177 (SOLUTION)1. (D) 52 – 4 × 5 + 8 ÷ 2 = 36

52 – 4 × 5 + 4 = 3652 – 20 + 4 = 3652 + 4 – 20 = 3656 – 20 = 3636 = 36

2. (D)Solicitant

5Solicitation

2Solicitousness

4Solicitrix

3Solitude

13. (D) c b a c / c b a c / c b a c c b a c/c b a c

4. (B)

5. (C) Sunil > Vinod > Kapil > Hari > Jagdish6. (*) 567. (A) Except option (A), all are related to cat's

family.8. (B) (A) (B)

(C) (D)

9. (B) Except option (B), all are blood relatives10. (A) Except option (A), all are obtained from

animals.

11. (C) 29 + 19 + 7 = 55 55

12 + 32 + 7 = 51 15

23 + 27 + 7 = 57 75 7 × 7 = 49

9 + 39 + 29 = 77 7 × 7 = 4925 + 37 + 15 = 77 7 × 7 = 49

13. (B)

14. (A)

OR

Conclusions - I - II - ×

15. (C)16. (D)

17. (B)

18. (C)19. (C)

20. (B)

21. (C)

Similarly,

22. (D)23. (B) DAGGAR24. (A)

25. (B)

26. (B) tan (A + B) = cot 3[(A + B)]

cot

)BA(2

= cot [3(A + B)]

2

– (A + B) = 3 (A + B)

8

= A + B

sin [2(A + B)] = sin

82

sin[2(A + B)] = 12

27. (B) x4 + 4

1x = 167

2

22 1

xx – 2 = 167

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22

1x

x = 13

21 x

x – 2 = 13

1x

x = 15

33

3

1 1 13x x x

x xx

33

1x

x = 3

15 – 3 15

= 15 15 – 3 15

= 12 1528. (C)Total days taken by both working together

=12 1812 18

= 365

Ratio of work done by both

Arun : Alok = 36

5 12:

3618 5 = 3 : 2

So, Arun will get ` 48.Class Method:-

Work efficiency Wages

So, Wages of Arun = 3

3 2 × 80 = ` 48

29. (B) 3 3 3 3a b c abc

a b c

= 2 2 21

2a b b c c a

= 12 [(–4)2 + (7)2 + (–3)2]

=12 (16 + 49 + 9)

= 3730. (A) Volume of cylinder = 2r h

= × 0.2 × 0.2 × 7200= 288 cm3

{1m = 100 cm, 1mm = 1

10 cm}

Volume of the sphere = 43

3r

r3 = 288 3

4

r3 = 216r = 6 cm

31. (B) l = 15 +15 = 30 cmb = 15h = 15

Total Surface Area = 2(1b + bh + hl )= 2[30 × 15 + 15 × 15 +

30 × 15]= 2 (450 +225 + 450)= 2250 cm2

32. (C) Third number = 100First number = 72Second number = 66

Required % = 6 10072

= 18 %3

33. (B)S.P. C.P. 100

36

= C.P.

252 10036

= C.P.

C.P. = 700

S.P. = 136 700100

= ` 952

34. (B)

Th = 56 M

M –56 M = 6

6M

= 6

Monday = 36ºC

Thursday = 56 ×36ºC

Thursday = 30ºC35. (B)Increase in expenses = 6- 5 = ` 1

% Increase in the expense = 15 ×100 = 20%

36. (D)Principal be ` x

Amount = `3625 x

A = P 1100

nr

3625 x =x

2

1100

r

65 = 1 100

r

15 =100

r

r = 20%

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37. (D)A = 25 B , B =

58 C

Let the share of C = ` x

Share of B = 58 x

A = 25 ×

58

A = 4x

Profit of A = 45

4 8

x

x x x

× 1455

= 42 5 8

8

x

x x x

× 1455

= 2

15xx × 1455

Profit of A = ` 194

38. (A) Speed of A = 40017

m/s

Speed of B = 40019 m/s

Distance between A and B after 182 seconds

= 17400

× 217

– 40019 ×

172 =

40019 m

B is 40019 m behind than A.

39. (C) Principal = Difference 2100

Rate

475.60 = x × 100 100

49

x = ` 2.3304

40. (A)

Let AD = x (height above tree)EC = height of the tree = 30 mBC = DE = yIn ABC

30xy

= 60 x + 30 = y3 (i)

In ADExy = tan 45º x = y (ii)

From eqn (i) & (ii)x + 30 = 3 x

30 = x ( 3 – 1)

x = 303 1 ×

3 13 1

= 15 3 1

Height of the building (AB) = 30 + 15 3 1

= 30 + 15 3 + 15

= 45 + 15 3

= 15 3 3 1

41. (B)

ABC = CAT (Angles in the alternate= 48º) segment

ACB = CAT +ATC ( exterior angle= 48º + 46º = 94) property)

In ABC

ABC + BAC + ACB = 180º

BAC = 180º – (94º + 48º)

BAC = 38º

BOC = 2 BAC (the central angle is equalto twice the inscribed angle in a cricle)

= 2 × 38 = 76º42. (B) Kamal can do a piece of work in 12 days.

Kamal's one day's work = 121

- - - - (i)

Debashis can do a piece of work in 10 days

Debashis's one day's work = 101

- - - -(ii)

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They work alternately:-

work of two days = 121

+ 101

= 101210

= 12022

In 10 days they will complete

= 12022

× 5 = 2422

= 1211

Now, th121

12111

part of work remains.

On 11th days Debashis will complete th121

part

Debashis will take = 1210

days

Total days = 121010 = 6

510 = 6510 days.

43. (B)

Given that:-

OA = 210

= 5 cm

BC = 220

= 10 cm

Height, OB = 24 cm

Volume of bucket = rRRrh ²²

3

= 105²10²5324

722

= 105²10²58722

= 722

× 8 × 175

= 4400 cm³44. (D) Using formula:-

M.P (1 – % d) = C.P (1 + % g)

MP

100

5.87= 1470

100110

MP = 5.871101470

= ` 1848

45. (A) Given that:-Average speed = 48 km/hr

time = 6 hr 30 minutes = 6.5 hours. Total distance = 48 × 6.5

= 312 kmNow, Time taken to travel 180 km with

speed of 48 km/hr ;-

1t = 48180

= 3.75 hour

Now,Remaining distance = 312-180 = 132 km

time taken to travel 132 km with speed to33 km/hr

2t = 33132

= 4 hour

total time = 21 tt = 3.75 + 4 = 7.75 hour= 7 hour 45 minutes

46. (D) 83 yx -------------(i)

x + y = 6 2

x – y = 2

x = 227

, y = 225

8xy ( 22 yx )

= 8 × 227

× 225

×

22

225

227

= 140 × 37 = 518047. (D)

105ºAXB - - - - - (i) and 75ºAXC - - - - - (ii)In ABX :-

AB > BX >AX -----------(A)In ACX :-AC > AX > CX ------------(B)Combining equation (A) and (B):-

AB > BX > CX

48. (C)36 360

100 = 129.6º

49. (D) Cost of leather = ` 16,200

Then, cost of fuel = 1816200

= ` 7,200

50.(D) Miscellaneous expenses = ` 9800 Difference between labour charges and

expenses of fuel = 14

9800× (16 – 8)

= ` 560051. (D) The Satavahanas were an Indian

dynasty based in the Deccanregion. The beginning of theSatavahana rule is dated variouslyfrom 271 BCE to 30 BCE.

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The Chalukya dynasty was anIndian royal dynasty that ruledlarge parts of southern and centralIndia between the 6th and the 12thcenturies. The Pallava dynasty was a SouthIndian dynasty that existedbetween 275 CE to 897 CE, rulinga portion of what is todaysouthern India. They gainedprominence after the eclipse ofthe Satavahana dynasty, whomthe Pallavas served as feudatories.Rashtrakuta was a royal dynastyruling large parts of the Indiansubcontinent between the 6th and10th centuries.

52. (B) The Article 100 of the Constitution ofIndia stipulates that at least 10% oftotal number of members of the Housemust be present to constitute thequorum to constitute a meeting ofeither House of Parliament. Forexample, if the House has totalmembership of 550, at least 55 membersmust be present for the House to

53. (A) The Frontal Lobe is located justbehind the skull of the forehead,and it governs our ability to reason,make judgments, organizeinformation and control some

The Parietal Lobe is near theback and top of the head. It’sinvolved with visual attention,sensation (touch and pressure)

The Occipital Lobe is located atthe back of the skull and controlsvision.The Temporal Lobes are locatedon each side of the head above theears. They control hearing andare related to smell, taste andshort-term memory (especiallyvisual and verbal).

54. (A) Chabahar Port is a seaport inChabahar in located in southeasternIran, on the Gulf of Oman. It serves asIran’s only oceanic port, and consistsof two separate ports named ShahidKalantari and Shahid Beheshti, eachof which have five berths.

55. (C) Clothes industry is not the part of“8 core” industry. The name of the "8core industries are coal, crude oil,natural gas, re finery products,fertilizers, steel, cement, electricity.

56. (A) Ethylene is widely used in thechemical industry, and its worldwideproduction exceeds that of any

other organic compound. Much of thisproduction goes toward polyethylene, awidely used plastic containing polymerchains of ethylene units in variouschain lengths. Ethylene is also animportant natural plant hormone,used in agriculture to force theripening of fruits.

57. (B) India is conducting the first “SouthAsian Annual Disaster ManagementExercise” (SAADMEx) – 2015. It is heldduring 23 November to 26 November.The four-day long SAADMEx-2015 isbeing organized jointly by NDMA,NIDM, NDRF and MHA. Delegationsand rescuers from each of the eightSAARC nations- India, Maldives,Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh,Bhutan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka areparticipating in SAADMEx-2015.

58. (B) The topic of the Constitution ReviewCommission is recent. It was set upin 2000. The basic idea was thatconstitution, on the one hand shouldnot be amended too frequently and onthe other hand it should reflect thechanging dynamisms of the society. Itshould not be static. On 23 February2000, the President of India appointedJustice Shri M.N. Venkatachaliah,former Chief Justice of India as theChairperson of the Commission.

59. (B) One of the most famous axioms ineconomics is “bad money drives outgood.” This rule has generally beenattributed to Sir Thomas Gresham(1519-1579), an English financier whoadvised King Edward VI and QueenElizabeth I with regard to financialmatters, and it is popularly known asGresham’s Law. The key prerequisiteis that there must be two forms ofmoney or currency (with the sameface value) in circulation simultaneously.The acceptance of both currencies atthe same face value is required bylegal tender laws enacted by thegovernment. One of the currencies isartificially overvalued, and the othercurrency is artificially undervalued. Insuch situations, bad money tends todrive the good money out ofcirculation.

60. (A) Sher Shah Suri (1486 – 22 May 1545)was the founder of the Sur Empire inNorth India, with its capital at Delhi.An ethnic Pashtun, Sher Shah tookcontrol of the Mughal Empire in 1540.After his accidental death in 1545,his son Is lam Shah became hissuccessor.

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61. (C) Once the dry northeast monsoonsbegin in September, most precipitationin India falls on Tamil Nadu, leavingother states comparatively dry.

62. (B) Sir Charles Wilkins, (1749 – 13 May1836), was an English typographer andOrientalist, and founding member ofthe The Asiatic Society. He is theinventor of the shape of modernBengali and French typefaces. He isnotable as the first translator ofBhagavad Gita into English, and asthe creator, alongside PanchananKarmakar, of the first Bengalitypeface. In 1788, Wilkins was electeda member of the Royal Society.

63. (C) CRISIL Ratings is India’s leadingrating agency. They pioneered theconcept of credit rating in India in1987. With a tradition of independence,analytical rigour and innovation, theyhave a leadership position.They are a full-service rating agency.They rate the entire range of debtinstruments: bank loans, certificatesof deposit, commercial paper, non-convertible debentures, bank hybridcapital instruments, asset-backedsecurities, mortgage-backed securities,perpetual bonds, and partial guarantees.

64. (C) The garlic stem is an undergroundstructure and both leaves and rootsinitiate from it. It dies long before thegarlic plant is harvested. Before thishappens the stem leaves the base forthe future roots and the stem at thebottom of each garlic clove within thegarlic bulb.

65. (A) Animal proteins derived from meat andfish are called first class proteins. Afirst-class protein is one whichcontains all 8 essential amino acids(which cannot be made by the body).They are also called complete proteins.Plant proteins are called second classproteins.

66. (B) The temperature may fall below 0° Cduring cold frosty nights whichconverts the water inside the pipesinto ice, resulting in an increase involume. This exerts great force on thepipes and as a result, they burst.

67. (A) Smoke of tobacco is injurious to healthbecause it contains Carbon mono oxide.

68. (C) Those pollutants which cannot bebroken down into simpler, harmlesssubstances in nature, are called non-biodegradable pollutants. DDT,plastics, polythene, bags, insecticides,pesticides, mercury, lead, arsenic,metal articles like aluminum cans,synthetic fibres, glass objects, iron

products and silver foils are non-biodegradable pollutants.

69. (D) OMOs are the market operationsconducted by the Reserve Bank of Indiaby way of sale/ purchase of Governmentsecurities to/ from the market withan objective to adjust the rupeeliquidity conditions in the market ona durable basis. When the RBI feelsthere is excess liquidity in the market,it resorts to sale of securities therebysucking out the rupee liquidity.Similarly, when the liquidityconditions are tight, the RBI will buysecurities from the market, therebyreleasing liquidity into the market.

70. (B) Metaphase is the third phase ofmitosis, the process that separatesduplicated genetic material carried inthe nucleus of a parent cell into twoidentical daughter cells. Duringmetaphase, the cell’s chromosomesalign themselves in the middle of thecell through a type of cellular “tug of war.”

71. (A) Demand for a commodity refers to thequantity of the commodity that peopleare willing to purchase at a specificprice per unit of time, other factorsbeing constant. Demand includes thedesire to buy the commodity accompaniedby the willingness to buy it andsufficient purchasing power topurchase it. So changes in the unitprice of a commodity leads to eitherextension or contraction in demand.The law of demand states that thereis an inverse relationship betweenquantity demanded of a commodity andits price, other factors being constant.

72. (D) The SI unit for optical power is theinverse metre (m–1), which is commonlycalled the dioptre. Converging lenses have positive optical power, whilediverging lenses have negative power.

73. (C) MIRAGE is an example of refraction oflight and total internal reflection.

74. (C) Shri Pandya released a book titled“Inter-l inking of Indian Rivers”written by Shri Radha Kant Bharati,a former editor of Bhagirath, ajournal of Water Resources publishedby CWC. The book has been publishedby Lotus Press.

75. (A) On May 4th, 2016 the Ministry ofHome Affairs published a bill thatcontrols the acquisition, dissemination,publication and distribution ofgeospatial information in and outsideIndia. This bill could make your dailyuse of maps illegal by requiring a 3month vetting and approval process forany use of mapping.

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Word Meaning in English Meaning in HindiAccusation an allegation that a person is guilty of some fault,

offence, or crime; imputation

Baneful Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful

Blow up To explode

Caravan A single file of vehicles or pack animals

Chronically in a habitual and longstanding manner

Condominium an apartment house, office building, or othermultiple-unit complex, the units of which areindividually owned

Coup a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move

Debilitate To sap the strength or energy of; enervate

Dissidence Disagreement, as of opinion or belief; dissent

Duplex having two parts; double; twofold

Frontier An international border

Hobnob to associate on very friendly terms

Hush up to suppress information or rumours about

Ignominy Great personal dishonor or humiliation

Linguistics the scientific study of language

Mutiny Open rebellion against constituted authority,especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers

Nag To annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging

Oar A long, thin pole with a blade at one end, insertedinto an oarlock and used to row or steer a boat

Perceptible Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind

Periphery The area along a boundary; the margin

Phonetics the science or study of speech sounds and theirproduction, transmission, and perception

Proximity nearness in space or time

Punctilious Strictly attentive to minute details of form in actionor conduct

Semantics The study or science of meaning in language

Suburb A usually residential area or community outlying a city

Tender Easily crushed or bruised; fragile

Threshold the starting point of an experience, event, or venture

Wind up To come or bring to a finish; end

Woo to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit; importune

MEANINGS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

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SSC MOCK TEST -177 (ANSWER KEY)

1. (D)2. (D)3. (D)4. (B)5. (C)6. (*)7. (A)8. (B)9. (B)10. (A)11. (C)12. (C)13. (B)14. (A)15. (C)16. (D)17. (B)18. (C)19. (C)20. (B)21. (C)22. (D)23. (B)24. (A)25. (B)

26. (B)27. (B)28. (C)29. (B)30. (A)31. (B)32. (C)33. (B)34. (B)35. (B)36. (D)37. (D)38. (A)39. (C)40. (A)41. (B)42. (B)43. (B)44. (D)45. (A)46. (D)47. (D)48. (C)49. (D)50. (D)

51. (D)52. (B)53. (A)54. (A)55. (C)56. (A)57. (B)58. (B)59. (B)60. (A)61. (C)62. (B)63. (C)64. (C)65. (A)66. (B)67. (A)68. (C)69. (D)70. (B)71. (A)72. (D)73. (C)74. (C)75. (A)

76. (A)77. (B)78. (B)79. (D)80. (B)81. (D)82. (B)83. (B)84. (C)85. (B)86. (B)87. (A)88. (A)89. (D)90. (A)91. (B)92. (A)93. (D)94. (A)95. (A)96. (B)97. (A)98. (B)99. (C)100. (B)

Explanation76. (A) ‘Nobita and I’. The order of singular pronouns should be 'second person, third person and

first person'. (231)Eg : You and he will share the mangoes.

77. (B) Use ‘leg’. 'To pull one’s leg' is an idiomatic expression which means 'to tease'.78. (B) Use ‘my’ in place of ‘me’.

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