SSC MOCK TEST 17 (SOLUTION)

1. (A) People of France are called French and 16. (C) Page Books Bookshelf
people of Holland are called Dutch. (1) (4) (2)
Library School
525 (3) (5)
2. (B) As = 25
21 17. (A)
315 Bird
Similarly, = 15 Horse
21
+2

3. (D) A B C D F G I H Cloud
So, only conclusion I follows.
+1 +1 +1 1
+2 18. (A) 49 4 25
7 2 + 5 = 10
Y Z A B D E G F
81 49 16
+1 +1 +1 1 97+4=6
4. (D) A hydrant is a source of water and tree is 64 9 36
a source of sap. 8 3 + 6 = 11
5. (C) As, B E H K 19. (D) 2 = 24 20
(Opposite)
Y V S P 3= 39 30
Similarly, CFIL XURO 4 = 56 40
6. (C) On observing every options, we have. 20. (A) After interchanging the signs as per option
(a) 16, 25 (4)2, (5)2 (A), we have.
(b) 36, 49 (6)2, (7)2 2 3 + 6 12 4 = 17
(c) 64, 83 (8)2, 83 2 + 3 6 12 4 = 17
(d) 100, 121 (10)2, (11)2 2 + 18 3 = 17
7. (B) Frog, Turtle and Crab can survive without 21. (C) The given series is
water whereas fish cant. 0 7 26 63 124
8. (C) Except (63), rest are prime numbers.
9. (D) 2
(a) X 1
Z Y +7 +19 +37 +61
2 1
(b) M
O
N +12 +18 +24
2 1
(c) P
R
Q +6 +6
4 +2 22. (B) The given letter series is
(d) E A
C
D M N N/D M N N/D M N N
10. (C) 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 23. (A)
17 35 71 125 197 24. (D) After drawing the relational diagram, we
have,
+181 +182 +183 +184
11. (C) As, (1 2) (2 2) (4 2) = 248
and (1 2) (2 2) (3 2) = 246 CF + BM AM
then, (3 2) (2 2) (4 2) = 648
12. (B) The order in which boys are sitting is
mentioned below. EM D
F Right N Clearly, we can say that E is the cousin
of D.
B
25. (C)
C 27. (A) Nadir Shah of Iran invaded India in 1739
D W E
and plundered Agra and Delhi. Along with
A the Peacock Throne, he also carried off
E Left the Koh-i-Noor to Persia in 1739. It was
S allegedly Nadir Shah who exclaimed Koh-i-
13. (B) Noor, when he finally managed to obtain
14. (C) the famous stone, and this is how the
15. (C)
stone gained its present name. There was

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 no reference to this name before 1739.
30. (A) The concept of Directive Principles of
State Policy was borrowed from the Irish
Constitution. The makers of the
Constitution of India were influenced by
the Irish nationalist movement. Hence,
the Directive Principles of the Indian
constitution have been greatly
influenced by the Directive Principles of
State Policy.
31. (A) Between 26 June, 1975 to 21 March, 1977
under controversial circumstances of
political instability under the Indira
Gandhis Prime ministership the
security of I ndia was declared
Threatened by internal disturbances.
35. (D) A rainbow is an optical phenomenon that
is caused by both reflection and refraction
of light in water droplets resulting in a
spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It
is caused by light being refracted inside
on the back of the droplet and refracted
again when leaving it.
37. (A) Social accounting is a method by which a
firm seeks to place a value on the impact
on society of its operations. It is a
systematic analysis of the effects of the
organisation on its shareholders, with
stakeholder input as part of the data that
are analysed for the accounting
statement. One social accounting system
primarily attempts to measure National
Income, final product, consumption and
accumulation of capital.
38. (C) Relative humidity is the amount of
moisture in the air compared to what the
air can hold at that temperature. It
signifies the mass of water vapour present
in the air expressed as a percentage of
the mass that would be present in an
equal volume of saturated air at the same
temperature. So Relative humidity is
normally expressed as a percentage.
41. (C) The standard of living is a measure of the
material welfare of the inhabitants of a
country. The baseline measure of the
standard of living is real national output
per head of population or real GDP per
capita. This is the value of national output
divided by the resident population. Other
things being equal, a sustained increase
in real GDP increases a nations standard
of living providing that output rises faster
than the total population.
43. (C) Bhatkal, also known as Batecala in some
Portuguese historical texts is a port town
in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.
Alappuzha also known as Alleppey, is a city
in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of
southern India. Kakinada is a city and a
municipal corporation in the headquarters
of East Godavari district of Andhra
Pradesh. Thoothukudi, also known as
Tuticorin, is a port city and a Municipal
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Corporation in Thoothukudi district of the
Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
46. (C) In HTML, The Bold <B></B> element
specifies that the enclosed text should be
displayed in boldface. The Underlined
<U></U> element specifies that the
enclosed text should be displayed
underlined. The Italic <I></I> element
specifies that the enclosed text should be
italicized.
48. (B) Woodrow Wilson quipped, A living things
is born after the League Covenant was
drafted in 1919. The League was an inter-
governmental organisation founded on
10th January 1920 as a result of the Paris
Peace Conference that ended the First
World War.
51. (A) [It is to be noted that in cricket score of
not out innings is not counted in total
innings while its score is calculated in total
score]
Now, total score of five innings
= 68 + 72 + 3 + 42 + 26 = 211
But he has remained not out in one innings,
therefore total innings counted = 4
211
Average = = 52.75
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Hence, option (A) is true.
52. (A) Cost price of first rice
= 25 16.50 = ` 412.5
Cost price of second rice
= 35 24.50 = ` 857.5
Total cost price = 412.5 + 857.5 = 1270
125
1270
100
Required price =
60
5 1
= 1270
4 60
= ` 26.45 ` 26.50 per kg
53. (B) Area of the square plot
= 45 40 = 1800 sq m
1
(diagonal)2 = 1800
2
diagonal = 1800 2 = 60 m
54. (C) In ABC, ACD, BCD and ABD
AB + BC > AC
CD + DA > AC
BC + CD > BD
DA + AB > BD
Adding above inequalities
2 (AB + BC + CD + DA) > 2 (AC + BD)
AB + BC + CD + DA > (AC + BD)
55. (A) Remaining distance
= (3584 1440 1608) km = 536 km
This distance is covered at the rate of
536
= 67 kmph
8
Average speed of whole journey
3584
= = 64 kmph
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 Required difference 1 1 52 3
= (67 64) kmph = 3 kmph more P and S are open = = =
4 10 20 20
56. (C) First 8 litre milk + 5 litre water
Second 10 litre milk + 3 litre water 20
Hence, the cistern will be filled in hr.
3
8
In first, milk = (iii) Part of the cistern filled in 1 hour when
13 pipes P, R and S are open
10 1 1 1 15 5 6 14 7
In second, milk = = + = = =
13 4 12 10 60 60 30
8 10 30
Ratio = : =4:5 Hence, the cistern will be filled in hr.
13 13 7
(iv) Part of the cistern filled in 1 hour when
57. (A) Increased percent of population
pipes P, Q and S are open
96000 90000
= 100 1 1 1 10 5 4 11
90000 = + = =
4 8 10 40 40
6000
= 100 40
90000 Hence the cistern will be filled in hr.
11
20 Hence, the last one take minimum time
=
3 than the others.
Required ratio 61. (B) Difference of time
Male Female
5 8
= 6 min 5 min 52 sec = 8 seconds
Distance covered by man in 5 min 52 sec.
= Distance covered by sound in 8 seconds
20 = 330 8 = 2640 m
3 2640 m
Speed of man =
5 min.52sec .
20 4 20
5=
5 2640 2640 18
8 = = m/sec = kmph
3 3 3 3
352 352 5
Male : Female = 4 : 5
58. (B) = 27 kmph
4ab 2a 2b
62. (D) x = =
x (x6) a b a b
x 2b
(x+24) =
2a a b
(x+15) by componendo and dividendo rule
Let, breath of rectangular board be x. a c a b c d
Then, length = 15 + x. if = then =
l b b d a b c d
x + 15 x a 2a 2b (a b ) a 3b
New x + 24 x6 = 2b (a b ) =
x(x +15) = (x 6) (x + 24) a 2a b a
x + 15x = x + 24x 6x 24 6
15x = 18x 144 x 2a
similarly =
3x = 144 x = 48 2b a b
i.e. breath = 48 cm x 2b x 2b a 3b 3a b
length = 48 + 15 = 63 cm so + = +
x 2b x 2a b a a b
12 3
59. (B) sin = and < < x 2a x 2b a 3b 3a b
13 2 + = +
x 2a x 2a b a a b
1 1 1
sec = = = (a 3b ) (3a b )
1 sin 2
12
2 25 =
1 169 b a
13
2b 2a 2(b a )
13 = = =2
sec = b a (b a )
5
63. (C) Let the average age be x.
60. (D) (ii) Part of the cistern filled in 1 hour
Total age = 45x
when pipes
Let the required age be y.

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 ATQ, 67. (D) PQ2 = (R + r)2 (R r)2 = 4Rr
1 P
45x 60 = 45x 45 +y B Q
9
1
y = 60 + 45 O O
9
y = 55 years A
Age should not be negative.
i.e. the new comer age is 55 years. 68. (B) Given
x 4
2x r
64. (C) P 1 = 3840
100
x 2x
x 2 2 2x
5
r
I II P 1 = 3936
100
area I = x
area II = (2x) = 4x ATQ,
i.e. New area will be 4 times of first. 5
65. (A) Suppose P be the summit of the r
P 1
mountain and Q be the foot. Here BN and 100 3936
=
BM are perpendiculars from B to PQ and AQ r
4 3840

respectively. P 1
Here AB = 100 m = 1 km 100
MAB = 30, MAP = 45,
NBP = 60, BAP = 15 r 3936
APB = 15 1+ =
100 3840
ABP is isosceles and AP = BP
But AB = 1 km = PB r 3936 96
= 1=
100 3840 3840
P
96
r= 100 = 2.5%
45

3840

15 69. (B) If three consecutive numbers are x,
B 60 N x + 2 and x + 4 then

15 1
45 x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 176 14
A Q 4
M
In PBN 24
3x + 6 = 30 x= =8
PN = BP sin 60 3
In ABM middle number = 8 + 2 = 10
BM = AB sin 30 70. (A) Per quintal cost of two different sorts of
PQ = PN + NQ
= PN + BM 4642.50
rice = = ` 77.375 per quintal
= BP sin 60 + AB sin 30 60
3 1 3 1 75.50 77.375
=1 + 1 = Proportion =
2 2 2 77.375 80
3 1 1.875
Height of the mountain is km. = =5:7
2 2.625
66. (B) As in BGC
60
EF||BG The quantity of better sort = 5 = 25
CEF = CBG (corresponding angles) 12
= 90 ECF { ABG = ECF} quintals and the quantity of worse sort
= 90 (90 BAG) 60
CBG = BAG = 7 = 35 quintals.
12
CEF = BAG
71. (B) 3 part of first liquid and 6 part of second

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 liquid, i.e. total part = 9
3 6
16 +4
9 9
as 16% milk has 3 part and 4% milk has 6
part
16 8 24
So, Total milk = %+ %= % = 8%
3 3 3
12
72. (B) tan =
13

12
2
2sin cos 2 tan 13
= =
cos2 sin2 1 tan2 144
1
169

12 169 312
=2 =
13 25 25
73. (B) 35% total cost = ` 17500
15% of total cost
17500 15
=` = ` 7500
35
74. (B) Difference in percent expenses on
printing cost and advertisement charges
= (35 18)% = 17%
Now, 1% = 3.6
17% = 3.6% 17 = 61.2
75. (B) The required percent
10 100
= = 28.6% (approx.)
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 SSC MOCK TEST - 17 (ANSWER KEY)
1. (A) 26. (A) 51. (A) 76. (C)
2. (B) 27. (A) 52. (A) 77. (B)
3. (D) 28. (C) 53. (B) 78. (B)
4. (D) 29. (C) 54. (C) 79. (A)
5. (C) 30. (A) 55. (A) 80. (B)
6. (C) 31. (A) 56. (C) 81. (B)
7. (B) 32. (C) 57. (A) 82. (D)
8. (C) 33. (A) 58. (B) 83. (D)
9. (D) 34. (D) 59. (B) 84. (B)
10. (C) 35. (D) 60. (D) 85. (D)
11. (C) 36. (C) 61. (B) 86. (A)
12. (B) 37. (A) 62. (D) 87. (B)
13. (B) 38. (C) 63. (C) 88. (C)
14. (C) 39. (C) 64. (C) 89. (C)
15. (C) 40. (D) 65. (A) 90. (B)
16. (C) 41. (C) 66. (B) 91. (C)
17. (A) 42. (D) 67. (D) 92. (D)
18. (A) 43. (C) 68. (B) 93. (D)
19. (D) 44. (A) 69. (B) 94. (A)
20. (A) 45. (A) 70. (A) 95. (B)
21. (C) 46. (C) 71. (B) 96. (B)
22. (B) 47. (A) 72. (B) 97. (C)
23. (A) 48. (B) 73. (B) 98. (C)
24. (D) 49. (A) 74. (B) 99. (A)
25. (C) 50. (B) 75. (B) 100. (B)

76. (C) Replace on by off. The word told off 78. (B) Adverb of frequency (i.e. usually) should
means to scold someone. come before the main word that it qualifies.
77. (B) When two actions take place one after 'Usually' should come before 'every day'.
the other in future, and if the second action
depends on the first action, the first action
is in simple present tense and the second
action is in simple future tense. Replace will
arrive by arrive.