As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an
important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC
Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL
Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc.
In order to help you practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide you
this English Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from
SSC examinations held in the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in
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Directions
(Q. Nos. 1-5) Four alternatives are given for the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
1. Cold comfort
(a) absurdity
(b) deception
(c) slight satisfaction
(d) foolish proposal
2. To be all at sea
(a) a family voyage
(b) lost and confused
(c) in the middle of the ocean
(d) a string of islands it
3. A bolt
from the blue
(a) a delayed event
(b) an inexplicable event
(c) an unexpected event
(d) an unpleasant event
4. To bite
the dust
(a) eat voraciously
(b) have nothing to eat
(c) eat roots
(d) None of these
5. To take to one's heels
(a) to walk slowly
(b) to run away
(c) to march forward
(d) to hop and jump.
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As we all know, Logical Reasoning is
an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC
Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL
Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination,
etc. In order to help you practice and improve your reasoning ability, we are
providing you this Logical Reasoning Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5): In the
following questions, select the one which is different from the other three
responses.
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As we all know, Quantitative Aptitude
or Numerical Aptitude is an important component of a number of competitive
examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations,
SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services
Examination, etc. In order to help you practice and improve your quantitative
ability, we are providing you this Quantitative Aptitude Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from
SSC examinations held in the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in
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1. Among three numbers, the first
number is twice of the second number and thrice of the third number. If the
average of the three numbers is 49.5, then the difference between the first and
the third number is
(a)
54 (b) 28 (c) 39.5 (d) 41.5
2. The mean of 50 numbers is 30.
Later it was discovered that two entries were wrongly entered as 82 and 13
instead of 28 and 31. Find the correct mean.
(a)
36.12 (b) 30.66 (c) 29.28 (d) 38.21
3. A bicycle wheel makes 5000
revolutions in moving 11 km. Then, the radius of the wheel (in cm) is (take π =
22/7)
(a)
70 (b) 35 (c) 17.5 (d) 140
4. The perimeter of a triangle is 40 cm and
its area is 60 (cm^2). If the largest side measures 17 cm, then the length (in
cm) of the smallest side of the triangle is
(a)
4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 15
5. A shopkeeper allows a discount of
10% to his customers and still gains 20%. Find the marked price of the article
which costs Rs 450.
(a)
Rs 600 (b) Rs 540 (c) Rs 660 (d) Rs 580
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