Q1: Select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives:
7:32::28:?
(A) 126 (B) 136 (C) 116 (D) 128
Answer given in SSC key is (D) 128
Discrepancy: Multiple answers , even option (C) should be correct in other way
My Proof: (7 * 4) + 4 = 32 Similarly (28 * 4) + 4 = 116
Thus marks should be given to both option (C) and (D)
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Q11: Find the odd number/letters/number pair from the given alternatives:
(A) AT (B) HK (C) CF (D) JQ
Answer given in SSC key is (B) HK
Discrepancy: Multiple answers, even option (A) should be correct in other way
My Proof: There comes exactly one vowel between the alphabets pair in the three options
Option B-----Only vowel ‘I’ comes between alphabet H and alphabet K
Option C-----Only vowel ‘E’ comes between alphabet C and alphabet F
Option D-----Only vowel ‘O’ comes between alphabet J and alphabet Q
Option A----But vowels ‘E’ , ‘I’ , ‘O’ i.e. more than one vowel in this alphabet pair.
Thus marks should be given to both option (A) and option (B)
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Q40: If x stands for +, / stands for – and + stands for / , which of the following is correct?
(A) 10-5x6/2=54
(B) 15+3x4/3=12
(C) 12+4/2-7=8
(D) 11-6/4+2=64
Answer given in SSC key is (A)
Discrepancy: Wrong question
My Proof: Meaning of ‘–‘sign is not given in the question. If meaning of something (‘-‘sign in this question) is not given in a coding problem it will open the window for enormous number of assumptions.
Thus the question is wrong.
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Q45: Statements: 1. All students are girls 2. No girl is dull.
Conclusions: 1.There are no boys in the class 2. No student is dull.
A) Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow
B) Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follow
C) Only conclusion 1 follows
D) Only conclusion 2 follows
Answer given in SSC key is (B)
Discrepancy: Wrong answer given by SSC
My proof: The following Venn diagram can be drawn
Conclusion I cannot follow as there is no statement related to ‘Boys’
Conclusion II follows as per the Venn diagram given above (No student is dull)
Thus the answer should be ‘D’
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Q49: Directions:In question no. 49, a piece of paper is folded and punched as shown in the question figure. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?
Answer given in SSC key is (C)
Discrepancy: Typing mistake in the “Directions” make the question completely different.
My Proof: In the “Directions”, it is written that ‘a piece of paper is folded and punched as shown in the question figure, from the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened’
How can a paper have less number of holes when it is opened??
Directions should be ‘pieces of paper when opened looks like that in question figure, from the given answer figure, indicate how it is folded and punched??
Thus the question is wrong.
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Q158: Choose the correct alternative:
Who is the person you ______at the cinema last night?
(A) had recognised (B) were recognising (C) recognised (D) have recognised
Answer given in SSC key is (A)
Discrepancy: Wrong answer
Proof:
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Q189: Four words are given,out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word
(A) degression (B) digresion (C) digrestion (D) digression
Answer given in SSC key is (D)
Discrepancy: Multiple answers
My Proof: (A) degression
It means:
1.a decrease by stages
2.(Economics) a gradual decrease in the tax rate on amounts below a specified sum
Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/degression
Thus marks should be given to both option (A) and option (D)
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