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Answer» OPTION 2 is the RIGHT ONE
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Solution

Upon READING the sentence that CONTAINS the blanks you can infer that the blank in question is to the filled with a word that means ‘stay’. That word is ‘remain’. The rest of the options are CONTEXTUALLY INAPPROPRIATE. Hence CHOICE d is the correct option. Choice d

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There are 'opportunities' in the underdevelped African countries. The developed countries are now understanding that ESTABLISHING TRADE practices WOULD help them BETTER than just donations and aids.
Therefore the correct option is option E.

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Answer» CHANGED SEEMS CORRECT.
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Solution

Fad GENERALLY refers to a PHENOMENON that BECOMES popular in short period of time.
It ALSO means trend.
Therefore, option B is correct.

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Answer» INSTRUMENTAL : SEEMS CORRECT
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what other PEOPLE TAUGHT SEEMS CORRECT.

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The passage refers to “PREVAILING equilibrium PRICE” which refers to the price existing in the market at that particular point of time. Hence, current is SYNONYMOUS with prevailing as used in the passage.

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i THINK OPTION 1 is CORRECT

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i THINK OPTION 2 is CORRECT

12.

Answer» SOLUTION

There is error in part D of the sentence.
'Grow' has been wrongly used INSTEAD of 'growth'.
The correct usage WOULD be:
The services SECTOR has CONTRIBUTED significantly to the economic growth.

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Risk is most appropriate and suitable in the given context of the sentence.
The gramatically correct sentences would READ as:
I. According to some exports, subsidising crop insurance to a large extent may be bad for the environment since farmers may take RISKS such as farming on food PLAINS or sleep hills.
II. In the 1990s, Germany was known as the ‘sick MAN of Europe’ and had HIGH unemployment but its success today is on account of the huge risks it took in reforming the labour market.

Option D is correct option.

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The potential problems that the author described are "Possibility of hacking into the power-grid SOFTWARE", "CORONAL MASS ejections" ,"Electromagnetic bombs" and "Rapid growth of the CITIES".
HENCE, the author described 4 problems in the passage.

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As the first blank is followed by the ARTICLE "an" hence, answer will be either D or E,

And OPTION E will not be suitable according to the SEMANTICS of the second SENTENCE. Hence, answer will be D

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Answer» DESTROYED
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From the context we can infer that the author is TALKING about making different plans through computers. THUS, the WORD "design" is most suitable for the context.

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"Almost 57% of Indians respondents using the internet prefer to BANK online and use other FINANCIAL services DUE to hassle-free access and time saving feature of online BANKING according to the survey."

"hassle-free" means problem-free.

Among the given options, not-annoying fits the best.

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Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is are
21.

Dheeraj, Sonu and Deepak start running around a circular stadium and complete one round in 14 seconds. 8 seconds and 15 seconds respectively. In how much time will they meet again at the starting point ?1). 23 minutes2). 14 minutes3). 13 minutes4). 21 minutes

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Solution

Dheeraj, Sonu and DEEPAK start running around a circular stadium and complete one ROUND in 14 seconds. 8 seconds and 15 seconds respectively.

The TIME they will meet again = L.C.M of 14seconds,8seconds,15seconds

= 840 seconds

= 14 MINUTES

22.

Riya Manasvi and Pintu start running around a circular stadium and complete one round in 24 s, 6 s and 14 s respectively. In how much time will they meet again at the starting point ?1). 1 min 32 s2). 4 min 8 s3). 3 min 25 s4). 2 min 48 s

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Solution

The time of their meeting again can be calciulated by TAKING LCM of 24, 6 and 14.
LCM of 24, 6 and 14 = 168
Now, 168 seconds = 2 MIN 48 s.
Option D is correct.

23.

Pure milk costs Rs. 16 per litre. After adding water the milkman sells the mixture Rs. 15 per litre and thereby makes a profit of 25%. In what respective ratio does he mix milk with water?1). 3: 12). 4: 33). 3: 24). 5: 3

Answer» SOLUTION

Selling price is Rs 15 and Profit is 25%

=> Cost Price = $\frac{15}{1.25}$ = Rs 12

=> In EVERY litre of solution, there is Rs 12 worth milk.

But the actual cost of milk is Rs 16.

=> Ratio = 12 : 4 = 3 : 1

24.

If SP = Rs. 84, % gain = 20%, then CP =?1). Rs. 602). Rs. 653). Rs. 704). RS. 75

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LET CP =x

Sp =84

P= 20% of x=20x/100

Sp-cp=profit

84-x=20x/100

84=x/5+x

=x/5+5x/5 84

=6x/5 

=84*5/6

=70

 

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A, B and C started a business by investing Rs. 12,800, Rs. 16,800, and Rs. 9600 respectively. If after 8 months B received Rs. 13125 as his share in the profit, what amount did C get as his share of profit ?1). Rs. 78002). Rs. 71503). Rs. 77504). Rs. 8250

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Solution

RATIO of investment of B and C = RATION of PROFIT of B and C (as time PERIOD of investment is same)

ratio of investment = $\frac{16800}{9600}$ = $\frac{7}{4}$

$\frac{7}{4}$ = $\frac{13125}{Profit of C}$

Profit of C = $\frac{13125}{4}$ * 7 = 7500

Hence option E

26.

Arunika brought some articles and sold half of them at Rs. 22103 thereby making a profit of 15%/ At what price should sell the rest of them so as to earn a profit of 25% on the remaining half?1). Rs. 259472). Rs. 235283). Rs. 271304). Rs. 24025

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Solution

Let the cost price be CP.
Profit = .15CP
Profit = Selling Price - CP
1.15 CP = 22,103
CP = 19,220
Now to OBTAIN 25% profit, we have to SELL them at 1.25 CP = 1.25*19220 = 24,025

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What happens when we try to delete the files on the floppy ?1). The files get moved to the Recycle Bin2). Files on a floppy cannot be deleted3). The files get deleted and can be restored again from the Recycle Bin4). The files get deleted and cannot be restored again

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The files GET DELETED and cannot be restored again is the best SUITED

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Which of the following is not a storage medium ?1). Hard disk2). Flash drive3). DVD4). CD

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29.

Why is the Caps Lock key referred to as a toggle key?1). Because its function goes back and forth every time it is pressed2). Because it cannot be used for entering numbers3). Because it cannot be used to delete4). Because it cannot be used to insert

Answer» ANSWER for this QUESTION is OPTION 1
30.

Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to he1). user friendly2). information3). word processing4). icon

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it from PREVIOUS year SSC papers, user FRIENDLY is the right ANSWER

31.

When a real-time telephone call between people is made over the Internet using computers, it is called -1). a chat session2). an e-mail3). an instant message4). Internet telephony

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I THINK INTERNET TELEPHONY is RIGHT

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If you type a word that is not in Word?s dictionary, a wavy ????..underline appears below the word.1). red2). green3). blue4). black

Answer» RED : - is CORRECT HENCE OPTION 1
33.

To see the document before the printout is taken, use ??.1). Insert Table2). Paste3). Format Pain Ler4). Cut

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A disk?s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is1). memory-only2). write-only3). once-only4). run-only

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DATA or information used to run the computer is called??.1). hardware2). CPU3). peripheral4). software

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I THINK OPTION 4 is the RIGHT ANSWER

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Three types of compact disks include CD-ROM, CD-R, and1). CD-W2). CD-RAM3). CD-DVD4). CD-RW

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This question was ASKED some where in PREVIOUS year papers of SSC, and CORRECT answer was option 4

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Which of the following computer languages is a mathematically oriented languages used for scientific problems?1). FORTRAN2). COBOL3). LISP4). PROLOG

Answer» FORTRAN : - OPTION 1
38.

Connectivity for a new computer means1). allowing a printer to be connected to it2). having a modem and/or network connection to communicate with other computers3). connecting the software to the hardware of the system4). connecting a mouse, a keyboard and a printer-all essential hardware pieces for the average user

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B) having a modem and/or network CONNECTION to COMMUNICATE with other COMPUTERS

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How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk?1). A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs2). A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other3). Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device4). Floppy disks can only store data, not programs -

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Programs and DATA are both SOFTWARE, and both can be STORED on any memory device : - option 3

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If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a ?????.1). resonance2). router3). gateway4). switch

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The binary system is a number system to the base1). 22). 43). 84). 10

Answer» 2 is the ANSWER
42.

Compatibility in regard to computers refers to -1). the software doing the right job for the user2). it being versatile enough to handle the job3). the software being able to run on the computer4). software running with other previously installed software

Answer» OPTION 3 : - the SOFTWARE being ABLE to run on the computer
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OCR stands for1). Optical Coding Recognizer2). Ostensibly Characterized Reader3). Original Code Reader4). Original Character Reader

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Which of the following can be used to select the entire document?1). CTRL + A2). ALT + F53). SHIFT + A4). CTRL + K

Answer» HELLO, CTRL + A is CORRECT
45.

Participants can see and hear each other in a/an ____1). electronic mail system2). message system3). teleconference4). bulletin board

Answer» OPTION 3 : - TELECONFERENCE
46.

Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is1). A random-access medium2). Expensive3). A read-only medium4). Fragile and easily damaged

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47.

To select a word, you click it1). once2). twice3). three times4). four times

Answer» TWICE : OPTION 2 is the CORRECT ANSWER
48.

What is the easiest way to change the phrase, revenues, profits gross margin. To read revenues profits and gross margin ??1). Use the insert mode position the cursor before the g in gross. then type the word and followed by a space2). Use the insert mode, position the cursor after the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space3). Use the overtype mode. position the cursor before the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space4). Use the over•type mode, position the cursor alter the gin gross. then type the word and followed by space

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is Use the insert MODE position the cursor before the g in gross. then type the WORD and followed by a space is the correct answer?? am i RIGHT?

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Which of the following will be used if a sender of e-mail wants to bold, italics etc. the text message?1). Reach Signature2). Reach Text3). Reach Format4). Plain Format

Answer» ANSWER for this QUESTION is REACH SIGNATURE
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A hard copy of a document is1). printed on the printer2). stored on a floppy3). stored on a CD4). stored in the hard disk

Answer» PRINTED on the PRINTER : - OPTION 1