SSC CGL 2024 | SPECIAL MOCK TEST – 02 : SOLUTIONS

The main stream of Kosi

13500 originates from the north of
1. (a) Depression is a mood 14. (b) 3375 – 13500  3375 = 4
disorder, while Insomnia is Arun Gosainath./ xaMd unh
a sleep disorder. 8600 usiky&phu lhek ds ikl fgeky; ls
2. (d) 2125 – 8600 
2125
= 4.04 fudydj lksuiqj ds ikl xaxk esa feyrh gSA
3. (d) Diagonal (Odd)  ;equk dk mn~xe canjiqN ds if'peh
Angle 6380
<ky ij ;equks=kh gS
1595 – 6380  =4  dkslh dh eq[; /kjk v:.k xkslkbukFk
Cube 1595
ds mÙkj ls fudyrh gSA
Polygon
Cone
Decagon 10740 27.(d) Thanjavur or Tanjore is a

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2685 – 10740  =4 historical city located in the
2685
2 eastern part of Tamil Nadu
I. True II. False 15.(b) 14 : 210  14 + 14 = 210
2
13 : 182  13 + 13 = 182 state of India. Due to its
III. True IV. False

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2 location in the fertile delta
Hence, both conclusions I 16 : 272  16 + 16 = 272
region of Kaveri, it is also
and III follow. 16.(c) 17. (a)
known as the 'Rice Bowl'
4. (a) 5. Fraud 18.(d) 256 * 4 * 9 * 3 * 14 = 51
name in the south./ratkoqj ;k

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2. Freedom Replacing the * signs with ÷,–
1. Freeze ,×,+ ratkSj Hkkjr ds rfeyukMq jkT; ds iw
6. Fringe 256 ÷ 4 – 9 × 3 + 14 Hkkx esa fLFkr ,d ,sfrgkfld uxj gSA
4. Frozen  64 – 9 × 3 + 14 dkosjh ds mitkmQ MsYVk {ks=k es
3. Fryer  64 – 27 + 14 dkj.k bls nf{k.k esa ^pkoy dk dVksjk
5. (c) 237 196 155 114 73 A  51 = RHS (Proved) ds uke ls Hkh tkuk tkrk gSA
19.(d) C L O V E C L O W E C L O X 28.(a) The first official census of
ECLOYE India was conducted in 1881
C
–41 –41 –41 –41 20.(a) 588 ÷ 28 × 32+ 72 – 160 = 760 (during the tenure of Lord
6. (d) 7. (d) Interchanging the signs – Ripon), while the first census
T S F R P J P M N N J R L G V
and + in LHS- of independent India was
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–2 –2 –2 –2
–3
+4
–3
+4
–3
+4
–3
+4
588 ÷ 28 × 32 – 72 + 160 conducted in the year 1951./
8. (d) + Kartik –
 21 × 32 – 72 + 160 Hkkjr dh igyh vkf/dkfjd tux.kuk
Yamini  672 – 72 + 160 1881 esa vk;ksftr dh xbZ Fkh (ykM
 760 = RHS (Proved) fjiu ds dk;Zdky esa) ogha Lora=kr Hk
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21. (b) Total number of triangle = 20

+
Ankit Nirupama
–
22. (c) As, 5 + 1 = 6  62 = 36 esa o"kZ 1951 esa igyh tux.kuk gqb
So, 6 + 1 = 7  72 = 49 29.(c) The foods we eat are broken
down into carbohydrates and
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+ – 23. (c) Except Kohima, others are

Saloni Deepak converted into a type of sugar
state.
called glucose. Glucose is the
So, Kartik is the father of 24. (c) Sunita's Grandfather's only main source of fuel for our
son is his father and father's
Ankit. cells./gekjs }kjk [kk, tkus okys [kkn~
son is his brother.
9. (c) H G F U V W 25. (a) inkFkZ dkcksZgkbMªsV esa fo[kaf
gSa vkSj ,d izdkj dh 'kdZjk esa ifjofrZ
–1 –1 +1 +1 Z = 52 = 2 × (26)
R Q P L K J
actual position in gks tkrs gSa ftls Xywdkst dgk tkrk g
D

english alphabet
ACT = 2 × (1 + 3 + 20)
actual position in
Xywdkst gekjh dksf'kdkvksa ds fy, b
–1 –1 –1 –1 english alphabet dk eq[; lzksr gSA
All follow the same pattern = 2 × 24 = 48
30.(b) World Sparrow Day is
EAT = 2 × (5 + 1 + 20)
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except UVW, hence UVW is odd. celebrated every year on 20

actual position in
10. (d) english alphabet March in collaboration with
6 = 2 × 26 = 52
Nature Forever Society
3 5 26.(b) Gandak river originates from (India) and Eco-Sys Action
1 2 the Himalayas near the Foundation (France)./gj lky
4 Nepal-China border and joins
the Ganges near Sonpur.
20 ekpZ dks uspj iQkWj,oj lkslkb
62 34
Yamuna's origin is Yamunotri (Hkkjr) vkSj bdks&fll ,D'ku iQkmaM
15
on the western slopes of (izQkal) ds lg;ksx lss fo'o xkSjs;k fno
11.(a) 12. (a) 13. (d) Bandarpuch. euk;k tkrk gSA

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32.(a) Pandavani is a folk singing 38.(a) Article 22 - These provide 44.(d) The value of gravitational
genre that involves protection related to arrest acceleration “g” decreases
narrating stories from the and detention. with height. The standard
ancient Indian epic Article 23- Human trafficking value of "g" on Earth is 9.8
Mahabharata./ ik.Mokuh ,d and forced labor have been Udhedru2. The value of "H"
yksd xk;u 'kSyh gS ftlesa izkphu Hkkjrh;prohibited. decreases as we go up/down
egkdkO; egkHkkjr dh dgkfu;ksa dk Article 24- Under this, from the earth's surface./
o.kZu 'kkfey gSA employment of children xq#Rokd"kZ.k‘g’Roj.k
dk eku mQ¡pkbZ
33.(d) The National Brain Research
below 14 years in factories is ds lkFk ?kVrk gSA i`Foh
‘g’ dkij
Center is dedicated to prohibited. izkef.kd eku9.8 m/s gksrk gSA
–2

neuroscience research and vuqú 22& buesa fxjÝrkjh vkSj fujks/ i`Foh ry ls mQij@uhps tkus
‘g’ dk
ij
education./ jk"Vªh; ekfLr"d ls lacaf/r laj{k.k izkIr gSA eku ?kVrk gSA
vuqlaèkku dsanz] raf=kdk foKku vuqlaèkku

vkSj f'k{kk ds fy, lefiZr gSA
34.(d) Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
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vuq ú 23&buesa ekuo ds nqO;kZikj 45.(a) Gold is a very shiny precious
vkSj cykrJe dk izfr"ks/ fd;k x;k gSA metal. While making gold
jewellery, copper is added to it./
vuqú 24&blds rgr 14 o"kZ ls de

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(reigned 1658-1707) had his
coronation done twice in
1658 and 1659. He was the
lksuk vR;ar pednkj ewY;oku èkkrq
ds ckydksa dks dkj[kkukssa esa fu;kstu dk
lksus ds vkHkw"k.k cukrs le; blesa r
izfr"ks/ fd;k x;k gSA
feyk;k tkrk gSA

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6th and last real Mughal 40.(a) Asia is the largest continent
51. (d) Let the cost of one candy, one
emperor./eqxy lezkV vkSjaxtsc in terms of population and
chocolate and one ice cream
'kkludky 1658 &1707 rd) }kjk also in terms of area.
be Rs. a, Rs. b and Rs. c,
viuk jkT;jksg.k nks ckj 1658 rFkk Continents in descending respectively.
order – Asia, Africa, North
1659 esa djok;k x;k FkkA og 6 ok¡ rFkk America, South America,
vafre okLrfod eqxy lezkV FkkA
35.(c) Lord Canning was a skilled
A Antarctica, Europe and
Australia./tula[;k ds fglkc ls
Then,
4b + 3c=126 _______(1)
7a + 2c = 93 ______(2)
C
9a + 5b = 138_____(3)
politician and the Governor vkSj {ks=kiQy ds fglkc ls Hkh ,f'k;k On solving the above three
General of India during the
Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
dk lcls cM+k egk}hi gSA ?kVrs ozQe esa equations, we get:
egk}hi & ,f'k;k] vizQhdk] mÙkjh
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Canning became the first a = 7, b = 15 and c = 22.

Viceroy of India in 1858./YkkMZ vesjhdk] nf{k.k vesfjdk] vaVkdZfVdk]Thus, the difference between
dSfuax ,d dq'ky jktuhfrK vkSj 1857 ;wjksi vkSj vkWLVªsfy;kA
the cost of an ice cream and
that of a candy = (227) = Rs. 15
ds flikgh fonzksg ds nkSjku Hkkjr41.(d) ds
Bhitarkanika National Park,
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52. (d) Sum of number of number

xouZj tujy jgsA dSfuax 1858 esa Hkkjrnotified as a wildlife of pages in first 5 books = 5
sanctuary in 1995 and as a
ds igys ok;ljk; cusA national park in 1998, is
× 430 = 2150
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36.(b) Amrit Bazaar magazine was Sum of number of number

started by Shishir Ghosh and
Motilal Ghosh. It was one of
the oldest newspapers in
India, started on February
20, 1868./ve`r cktkj ikf=kdk dh
'kq:vkr f'kf'kj ?kks"k vkSj eksrhykyvksfM'kk ds dsanzikM+k ftys esa fLFkr
?kks"k us dh FkhA ;g 20 iQjojh]
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located in Kendrapara
of pages in last 5 books = 5
district of Odisha./1995 esa ,d
× 380 = 1900
oU;tho vH;kj.k ds :i esa vf/lwfpr Sum of number of number
vkSj 1998 esa ,d jk"Vªh; m|ku ds :i of pages in all 9 books = 9 ×
esa vf/lwfpr fHkrjdfudk jk"Vªh; m|ku 400 = 3600
gSA of number of pages
Number
in 5th book = (2150 + 1900)
1868India took ownership of the

42.(b)
- 3600 = 450
dks 'kq: gqvk Hkkjr ds lcls iqjkus Reserve Bank in 1949./Hkkjr53.(b) Quantity of oil in the
lekpkj i=kksa esa ls ,d FkkA us fjtoZ cSad dk LokfeRo 1949 esa present mixture
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37.(c) The Governor can issue vius vf/dkj esa fy;kA

3
ordinances only on those 43.(c) Customs duty is a type of =  1920  720 ml
subjects on which the State 8
indirect tax which is imposed
Legislature has the power to on goods imported into India Quantity of oil to be present
make laws./jkT;iky dsoy mUgha and exported from India./ in the required mixture
fo"k;ksa ij vè;kns'k tkjh dj ldrk gS lhek'kqYd ,d izdkj vizR;{k dj gS 7
= ×1920 = 1680 ml
ftlij dkuwu cukus dh 'kfDr jkT; ds tks Hkkjr esa vk;kfrr rFkk Hkkjr ls 8
fo/kueaMy ds ikl gSA fu;kZfrr eky ij yxk;k tkrk gSA Thus, excess oil required =
1680 - 720 = 960 ml.
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54.(b) Let the principles invested In triangle ABO, So, usual rate of leak =
be Rs 'x' and Rs 'y'. Tan 60° = AB/BO 1
Let the rate of interest = r%. per hour
Time periods are in the AB = 18 3m 28
ratio 4:5. In triangle BOC, Now the tank will be half
Let them be 4t and 5t years empty From full to half
Tan 45° BC/BO
respectively. empt y, let x hour s be
BC = 18m required; or
Given, Ratio of interest
Thus, the distance between
earned = 5 : 4 x 1
the girls = (18 + 18 3m ) = = or x = 14 hours
 xr4t   yr5t  28 2
 :  5:4 48.6m
 100   100  According to question;
59.(c) Largest 3-digit number = 999
4x 5 2x 1
Remainder when '999' is = or x = 7 hours

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  28 2
5y 4 divided by '19'
Total time = 21 hours
 x : y = 25 :16 (52×19+11) 63. (b) Table + chair = 2430

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55.(a) The given expression can be '19 '  =11
19 A.T.Q,
1 1 Hence, the largest 3-digit cost price of table = 1.25
written as: 
sin2 x cos²x number which is divisible (cost price of chair)

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by 19 = 999 – 11 = 988 1.25 chair + chair = 2430
 cos²x  sin²x  Cost price of chair = Rs.1080
= Required minimum number
sin²x.cos²x Cost price of table = Rs.1350
= 1024 - 988 = 36
Selling price of table = 1350
cos2x 60.(a) Let the Marked price of
× 1.40 = Rs.1890.
=
sin²x.cos²x
(Since, cos2x = cos2x - sin2x)
A cycle be Rs x
Then cost price of Ramesh
= 3x/4
64. (d) Relative speed of the aircrafts
= 60 + 75 = 135 m/s
C
4cos2x Total distance to be covered
= (Since, sin2x = SP of Ramesh = CP of = 54km = 54000 m
sin2 2x
Shyam = (95/100) * x = 285 Since, Time = Distance/
2sin x.cos x)
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 => x = 300 Speed

= 4cot2x.cosec2x
For ramesh CP = 225 and SP Thus, time taken by the
 sin a cos a  = 285 aircrafts to cross each other
56.(a) cot a   
 cos a sin a   Profit = 60 54000
= = 400 seconds
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 Profit% = (60×100)/225 = 135

 sin²a  cos2a    cos a  26.67%
 cot a  = 6 minutes 40 seconds.
 
  sina.cosa    sin a  61.(a) Selling price of 100 articles 65. (b) x²-5x+17 = 0,
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= Rs. 9600 Let, y = x-3  x = y+3

 1  So, selling price of each (y+3)2-5(y+3)+17 = 0
  Since, sin x  cos x  1
2 2
  y² + 6y + 9-5y-15 +17 = 0
  sina.cosa   article = Rs. 96.
 y² + y + 11 = 0
= cosec²a Cost price of each article
57.(a) Let, 2x = 3y = 5z = kxyz 11
96  y  1.  y  0
 2 = kyz; 3 = kxz ; 5 = kxy = =Rs. 72 y
 2×3×5=k (yz + xz + xy
) 1.33
D

2
 30 = k(xy + yz + zx) Selling price of each article   11 
 30 1/(xy + yz + zx)
= k
5  
 y ²       1
  y 
 30xyz/(xy + yz + zx) = kxyz = 2x at profit 66.67% = 72 × =
K

x
 2 - 30 xyz/(xy + yz + zx)
=0 3
Rs. 120 
2
58.(c)  11   11
62. (c) Let, the leak empties the    y      2 y    1
tank in n hours.   y   y
Now the inlet fills the tank 2
  11    11
1 1 1   y      2 y    1
in 3.5 hours. – =  y   y
3.5 n 4  
 n = 28

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 2 70.(a) Number of units sold by 74.(c) Let the third proportional be
  11  Toyota in 2014 = 70000 'a'.
  y      2 11  1
  y  Number of units sold by
Toyota in 2017 = 95000 9 15
 =
Required percent age 15 a
 11 
  
  x  3 
  x  3   
 2 11  
1 . increase = [(95000-70000)/  a = 25.
70000] × 100 = 35.71% 75.(d) A and B Efficiency Ratio
66.(a) 71. (c)
2:1
Let RS = 'a'.
2
In PQS, PQ = PS + QS 2 2
S So, time ratio is inverse of
2
 (85) = (16)² + QS² C efficiency ratio.
2
 QS = 64 Time 1 : 2
 QS = 8 Difference in Time = 1 unit

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Now, In QSR, QR2 = RS2 + QS2 = 30 days
 QR2 = a² + 82 O
R So, Total work=2×1×30= 60
Now, In PQR, PR2 = PQ2 + QR2
units

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 (16 + a)² = (8 5 )2 + (a² +82) Working together, they will
Q
 256 + a2 + 32a = 320 + a2 + 64 P finish the work in
 32a = 128 a = 4 D

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60
QR  (42 +82) = 4 5 cm. = 20 days.
As RPQS is a cyclic 1  2
67.(b) Diameter of the sphere = 21 quadrilateral.
cm So, RSQ = 180 - 120 = 60° 76. (b) Succinctness
So, radius of sphere So, ROQ = 2 × RSQ = 120° 77. (b) The warrior was waiting for


21
2
=10.5 cm A Now, OR = OQ (radius of circle)
So, ORQ
Also, PR = PQ
= OQR = 30°
the right time to attack the
lion hiding in the cave.
78. (a) We hardly knew something
C
Volume of sphere
So, PRQ = PQR = 30°. 79. (a) Violation
4 3 Now, as tangent CD is
    10.5 =4851 cm³. 80. (d) reign
3 perpendicular to OR
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68.(c) The highest number of So, ORD = 90° 81. (c) Anthropologist
novel reader who read only Then, DRP = 90 - 30 - 30 = 30°. 82. (d) Grew
one magazine a week is 2 83. (a) We shall invite Shivam.
12300 and this is in case of 72.(b) 3x  1  2 84. (c) ADBC
B

city E. 3x
85. (b) By 2040, the Indian
As 18% of total readers  3x² + 1 = 6x. [x  0]
=2700 government will have
Now,
controlled the growing
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 82% of total = 6x  6x  1 (36x 2  6x )

 population of India.
2700 (9x 4  6x 2  6x  1) (3x 2 )2  2.3.x 2 .1  12 +6x 
×82=12300 (For city E) 86. (c) concise
18 2
(36x  6x ) 87. (b) comitted in the past.
Similarly, For city A who 
read only one novel a week
= 5500
 2
 3x²  1  6x  88. (a) Terifying
89. (b) chewing the cud
For city B who read only one 2
(36x  6x ) 90. (b) Utopia
D

novel a week = 2700  { (3x 2

+ 1) = 6x }
For city C who read only one  6x  ²  6x  91. (d) Reduction
novel a week = 9100 92. (c) saved the Union during
For city D who read only one  36x 2
 
6x 93. (a) halcyon days
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 =1
novel a week = 3200  2
36x  6x  94. (a) her arms
69.(c) Volume of can 95. (c) DABC
73.(a) Let the maximum marks be
22 96. (d) Concept
 ×4 × 4 × 14 = 704 cm 'a'
7 ATQ, 97. (d) Rare
Volume of box = 8×8×14= 98. (b) advances
896 cm³ 24a
= 61 + 29 99. (d) Stalled
Required difference = 896 - 100
704 = 192 cm³  a= 375 marks 100.(a) protectionism

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 ANSWER KEY
1. (a) 21. (b) 41. (d) 61. (a) 81. (c)

2. (d) 22. (c) 62. (c) 82. (d)

42. (b)

3. (d) 23. (c) 63. (b) 83. (a)

43. (c)
24. (c) 64. (d) 84. (c)
4. (a) 44. (d)
25. (a) 85. (b)
5. (c) 65. (b)
45. (a)
26. (b)
66. (a) 86. (c)
6. (d) 46. (d)
27. (d)

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67. (b) 87. (b)
7. (d) 47. (b)
28. (a) 88. (a)
68. (c)
8. (d) 48. (a)

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29. (c) 89. (b)
49. (c) 69. (c)
9. (c)
30. (b) 90. (b)
70. (a)

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10. (d) 50. (c)
31. (c) 91. (d)
51. (d) 71. (c)
11. (a)
32. (a) 92. (c)
52. (d) 72. (b)
12. (a)

13. (d)
33. (d)

34. (d)
A 53. (b) 73. (a) 93. (a)

94. (a)
C
54. (b) 74. (c)
14. (b)
35. (c) 95. (c)
55. (a) 75. (d)
15. (b)
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36. (b) 56. (a) 76. (b) 96. (d)

16. (c)
37. (c) 57. (a) 77. (b) 97. (d)
18. (d) 38. (a) 58. (c) 98. (b)
B

78. (a)
19. (d) 39. (b) 59. (c) 79. (a) 99. (d)
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20. (a) 40. (a) 60. (a) 80. (d) 100. (a)
D
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