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Defence services exam pattern
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Directions: In the following items, a pair of words is provided. You are required to select the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 

Venal and Venial

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Vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms intermediate live

The company will approve the budget, ____________ all the paperwork is submitted on time.

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Sentence Completion with Conjunctions intermediate live

If (a2 + b2 + c2) = 64 , (ab + bc + ca) = 256 and abc = 987 then, find the value of (a3 + b3 + c3).

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Algebraic Identities and Formulas intermediate live

Ratio of the radius of cone to cylinder is 1 : 2 and the volume of the cylinder is 4928 cm3. If the height of the cylinder is 8 cm and the slant height of the cone is 24 cm, then find the volume of the cone.

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3D Mensuration - Volume and Surface Area intermediate live

______________ you refuse to cooperate, I shall have to take harsh steps.

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Sentence Completion with Conjunctions intermediate live

If 1 + sin2θ - 3 sinθ cosθ = 0, then find the value of cotθ (θ ≠ 45°)?

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Trigonometric Identities and Equations intermediate live

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 The politician’s speech was filled with invective against his opponents.

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Sentence Improvement with Underlined Words intermediate live

Some students made a robot. The face of the robot is circular in shape with a radius of 12.3 cm, and its middle part is cubic in shape with a length of 123.7 cm, width of 75.5 cm, and height of 12.3 cm, and it has two cylindrical legs with a radius 15.10 cm and height 10.5 cm. Find the volume of the robot. (round off to two decimal places)

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3D Mensuration - Volume and Surface Area intermediate live

In this section an underlined word has been used variously in three sentences S1, S2 and S3. You are required to determine in how many sentences has the word been used correctly, and mark your answer from the options (1), (2) or (3) given below. If the word has not been correctly used in any one or more of the given sentences mark your response as (4).

Insinuating 

S1-  He seeked an apology for airing a news programme insinuating her involvement in anti-national activities.

S2- The High Court has posted the case for insinuating  hearing.

S3- Some workers said their wages have not been insinuating during the last seven years.

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Word Usage in Context intermediate live

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3

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Cloze Test Fill-in-the-Blanks intermediate live

Match List I (Parts of Speech) with List II (Example)

List I List II
A. Noun 1. Reliable
B. Verb 2. Reliably
C. Adjective 3. Reliance
D. Adverb 4. Rely

Code:
A B C D

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Parts of Speech Matching match_following intermediate live

With reference to the Vedic Period, consider the following statements:

  1. The Rig Veda is the earliest of all the Vedas.

  2. The term Gotra first appeared in the Later Vedic period.

  3. The Sabha and Samiti lost importance during the Later Vedic period.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Vedic Period History and Literature intermediate live

The total surface area of a cube is equal to the area of the bottom of a cuboid. If the volume of the cuboid is 1080 cm3 and height is 9 cm then find the length of a side of the cube.

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Cuboid and Cube Volume Surface Area intermediate live

Without the seatbelt, a sudden stop in the car can send you out of your seat. Which of the following physics laws apply here?

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Newton's Laws of Motion intermediate live

Consider the following statements about Indian agriculture:

  1. Agriculture in India is largely dependent on monsoon rainfall.

  2. The share of agriculture in India’s GDP has been gradually increasing since independence.

  3. India is the second-largest producer of rice and wheat in the world.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Indian Economic Sectors and Industries intermediate live

If a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = 252 and a + b + c = 6. Find the value of ab + bc + ca.

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Algebraic Identities and Formulas intermediate live

The rate at which the Reserve Bank is ready to buy or rediscount bills of exchange or other commercial papers is called the ______. 

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Banking and Monetary Economics intermediate live

 

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The general’s tactics were cunning and effective in battle.

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Sentence Improvement with Underlined Words intermediate live

The triad of group 2 metals consists of which of the following elements?

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Periodic Table and Chemical Elements intermediate live

The power of a bulb is 40 W. Then the energy in SI units consumed by it in 100 s is:

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General Physics and Physical Science intermediate live

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To be under the weather

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Idioms and Phrases Substitution idiom intermediate live

Match the following phrases with their correct one-word substitutions.

Phrase One word substitution
A. Study of Earth’s structure, materials, history, and processes 1. Biology
B. Study of plants, their structure, classification, and genetics 2. Zoology
C. Study of animals, their structure, classification, and behavior 3. Botany
D. Study of living organisms and their interactions with environments 4. Geology
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One-Word Substitution Vocabulary one_word intermediate live

Ravi has 1458 litres of a mixture of milk and water. The ratio of milk to water in this mixture is 8 : 1. How much water (in litres) should Ravi add to the mixture so that the ratio of milk and water becomes 6 : 5?

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Mixtures and Alligations intermediate live

A company is printing a limited number of 5-digit numbers. The company wants to know the smallest and largest 5-digit numbers that are divisible by 15, 10, and 8. Find the numbers.

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Number System Divisibility and Perfect Squares intermediate live

Match List I (Parts of Speech) with List II (Example) and select the answer using the code given below the Lists.

List I List II
A. Noun 1. Quickness
B. Verb 2. Quicken
C. Adjective 3. Quick
D. Adverb 4. Quickly

Code:
A B C D

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Parts of Speech Matching match_following intermediate live

An adult human being has how many incisors in his/her mouth?

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Human Anatomy and Physiology intermediate live

The refractive index of fluid A is 1.47. This means:

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Light Phenomena and Optical Physics intermediate live

Match List I (Parts of Speech) with List II (Example)

List I List II
A. Noun 1. Entertain
B. Verb 2. Entertainingly
C. Adjective 3. Entertainment
D. Adverb 4. Entertaining

Code:
A B C D

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Parts of Speech Matching match_following intermediate live

'Matki' is a popular folk dance of which of the following states?

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Indian Classical Dance Forms intermediate live

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Several pictures and videos have been circulating ______ social media featuring her.

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Fill-in-the-Blanks Vocabulary fill_blank intermediate live

In this section an underlined word has been used variously in three sentences S1, S2 and S3. You are required to determine in how many sentences has the word been used correctly, and mark your answer from the options (1), (2) or (3) given below. If the word has not been correctly used in any one or more of the given sentences mark your response as (4).

Misappropriation

S1- The firm discussed the alleged misappropriation of trade secrets on its company website.

S2- He was charged with embezzlement and misappropriation of union funds.

S3- There was an alleged financial misappropriation.

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Word Usage in Context intermediate live

If a new device is attached to a computer, such as a printer or scanner, its __________ must be installed before the device can be used.

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Computer Input and Output Devices intermediate live

A word has been given in the following question. In response to the highlighted word, sentences have been provided in the options below. Find the appropriate statement representing the given word.

Applicable

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Sentence Context Vocabulary Usage intermediate live

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options provided, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.


S1. A river cuts through rock not because of its power, but its persistence.
S2. Steady, consistent effort can achieve goals that brute force cannot.

The second statement:

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Statement Relationship Analysis intermediate live

When the number of 2k + 1 form is divided by 7 leaves a remainder of 3. When divided by 5 the remainder is 4. What is the sum of all three digits such numbers?

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Number Theory - Remainders and Divisibility intermediate live

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

The wise try to improve themselves ______ the fools keep blaming their luck.

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Sentence Completion with Conjunctions fill_blank intermediate live

Select the correct option to form a meaningful sentence.

Did (a)/ offences (b)  / know (c)/ you (d)/ that men (e)/ four times (f)/ commit (g)/ driving (h)/ as many (i)/ women do? (j) / as (k)

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Sentence and Paragraph Rearrangement intermediate live

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 10

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Cloze Test Fill-in-the-Blanks intermediate live

In which of the following cities did Mahatma Gandhi lead the peasant movement against the imposed indigo cultivation by the British planters?

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Indian Independence Movement History intermediate live

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

A good / the best / of a man / book / is / friend

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Sentence and Paragraph Rearrangement intermediate live

Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.

Economics is one of the subject which I have found very difficult since school.

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English Grammar Error Identification grammar_error intermediate live

If (x + y)3 + 27 (x - y)3 = (Ax - 2y) (Bx2 + Cxy + 13 y2), then the value of A - B - C is:

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Algebraic Identities and Formulas intermediate live

 The symbol for resistance (R) is denoted with:

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SI Units of Electrical Quantities intermediate live

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 The lawyer gave a cogent argument that convinced the jury.

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Sentence Improvement with Underlined Words intermediate live

Which of the following organs of the human body has the function of filtering blood?

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Human Body Systems and Physiology intermediate live

Match the following phrases with their correct one-word substitutions.

Phrase One word substitution
A. Lack of skill or ability 1. Archaeology
B. Study of people and their differences/relationships 2. Ineptness
C. Study of human history via artifacts and sites 3. Anthropology
D. Study of human societies, cultures, and development 4. Ethnology
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One-Word Substitution Vocabulary one_word intermediate live

The average weight of a certain student in a class is 48.5 kg. Ten of them, whose average weight is 45 kg, leave the class, and eight students, whose average weight is 46.5 kg, join the class. Thereby, the new average increases by 0.475 kg. The number of students who were there originally was:

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Average Weight and Height Calculations intermediate live

Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.

India has substantially reduced its rate of poverty, though at cost of increasing economic inequality.

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English Grammar Error Identification grammar_error intermediate live

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

Clean water supplies / in the home / are essential / good health and cleanliness / for

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Sentence and Paragraph Rearrangement intermediate live

The Kudremukh mines located in Karnataka are chiefly famous for the extraction of which major mineral resource?

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Indian Mineral and Energy Resources Geography intermediate live
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