SSC CPO Mock Test 2

Directions (1-2): What will come in place of question mark (?) in the given questions:

Q 1.
32 36 27 43 18 ?
A. 45
B. 34
C. 54
D. 12
E. 33

Q 2.
1 9 25 49 81 ?
A. 120
B. 162
C. 130
D. 121
E. 133

Q 3. Ashish bought 100 kg of sugar for Rs 1100 and sold it at a loss of as much money as he received
for 20 kg sugar. At what price did he sell the sugar?
A. Rs 9 per kg
B. Rs 5 per kg
C. Rs 9.16 per kg
D. Rs 10 per kg
E. Rs 8.34 per kg

Directions (4-5): In the questions given below, two quadratic equations are given. Solve the equations
and then answer accordingly:

Q 4:
Equation I: 2x² - 4x - 2 = 0
Equation II: 3y² + 5y + 2 = 0
A. x>y
B. y>x
C. x≤y
D. y≤x
E. x = y or no relation

Q 5.
Equation I: a² - 16 = 0
Equation II: b² - 3b - 4 = 0
A. a>b
B. b>a
C. a≤b
D. b≤a
E. a = b or no relation
Directions (6-8): Study the data given in the table and answer the following questions:
The table below gives details about the number of employees working in different multinational
companies.

MNC Number of Employees Ratio of male: female employees Number of offices

A 2700 8:7 15

B 2520 7:3 21

C 1760 9:11 11

D 2400 3:2 12

E 2160 5:7 18

Q 6. What is the ratio between the number of female employees working for MNC ‘A’ to the number of
female employees working in MNC ‘C’?
A. 123:11
B. 12:11
C. 315:242
D. 20:9
E. None of the above

Q 7. What is the average number of offices that all the five MNCs have together?
A. 12
B. 13.5
C. 16.25
D. 15.4
E. 12.25

Q 8. What is the ratio between the total employees in MNC ‘E’ to the total number of employees in
MNC ‘B’?
A. 2:3
B. 6:7
C. 1:4
D. 4:5
E. 1:2

Q 9. What will come in place of question mark (?). Find an approximate value:
1883.89 ÷ 145.01 + 7.01 + (?) = 68.99
2

A. 5
B. 4
C. 6
D. 9
E. 7
Directions (10-11): Given below are three statements followed by two conclusions. Based on the given
conclusions, mark the correct answer:

Q 10.
Statement I: All guests are hosts
Statement II: Some guests are relatives
Statement III: All relatives are friends

Conclusion I: All guests are friends

Conclusion II: No host being a friend is a possibility
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both conclusion I and II follow
D. Either conclusion I or II follow
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q 11. Statement I: Some red are blue

Statement II: Some blue are green
Statement III: All green are yellow

Conclusion I: At least some red are green

Conclusion II: At least some blue are yellow
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both conclusion I and II follow
D. Either conclusion I or II follow
E. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Directions (12-14): Read the information given below and then answer the following questions:
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are travelling to three destinations Bangalore, Mumbai and Agra in three
different vehicle - Ciaz, Swift and Ford. There are three females among the one in each car. There are
at least two persons in each car.
R is not travelling with Q and W. T, a male, is travelling with only Z and they are not travelling to
Mumbai. P is travelling in Ciaz to Agra. S is the sister of P and travels by Ford. V and R travel together.
W does not travel to Mumbai.

Q 12. Which among the given set of people travel to Bangalore?

A. P, S & T
B. T, Z & W
C. V&W
D. T&Z
E. T, V & Z

Q 13. Who among the following is travelling by Ford?

A. V
B. P
C. Q
D. T
E. Z
Q 14. Which among the given combinations is incorrect?
A. R-Ciaz-Mumbai
B. Z-Swift-Bangalore
C. T-Swift-Mumbai
D. Q-Ford-Agra
E. P-Swift-Agra

Q 15. ‘SQUARE’ is related to ‘UQSERA’ in the same way what is ‘CIRCLE’ related to?
A. ELCRIC
B. RCLIEC
C. RICELC
D. ELRCIC
E. RIECLC

Directions (16-17): Study the information given below carefully and answer the following questions:
‘Pc vc nc’ is written as ‘winter is cold’
‘To nc re’ is written as ‘summer is hot’
‘Re pc bo’ written as ‘winter is summer’
‘Vc th pa’ is written as ‘nights are cold’

Q 16. What is the code for ‘summer’?

A. Re
B. Pa
C. Either ‘pc’ or ‘th’
D. Bo
E. Pc

Q 17. What will be the code for ‘th’?

A. Night
B. Summer
C. Cold
D. Are
E. Either ‘night’ or ‘are’

Q 18. In the word ‘NECESSARY’, how many such pairs of letters are there, which has as many letters
between them as in the English alphabet series?
A. Two
B. None
C. One
D. Three
E. Five

Directions (19-20): In the given questions, one word has been given in bold. Choose the option which
is the most similar in meaning to the given word.

Q 19. Lurid
A. Bright
B. Pleasant
C. Startling
D. Modest
E. Upright

Q 20. Ambivalent
A. Determined
B. Undoubted
C. Unquestionable
D. Hesitant
E. Definite

Directions (21-22): In the questions given below, one word has been given in bold. Choose the option
which is the most opposite in meaning to the word given.

Q 21. Contingent
A. Dependent
B. Casual
C. Incidental
D. Planned
E. Unexpected

Q 22. Horrendous
A. Delightful
B. Appalling
C. Hideous
D. Ghastly
E. Gruesome

Directions (23-24): Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option given below:

Q 23. It _______ not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup; no man before ______ to
import tea directly into Ireland.
A. May, have dared
B. Might, have dared
C. May, had dared
D. May, ever dared
E. None of the above

Q 24. Not just the absence of _______ but also the presence of ______ and honesty is required to bind
up the nation’s wound.
A. Guilt, religion
B. Love, austerity
C. Redistribution, camaraderie
D. Recrimination, insight
E. Crime, religion

Q 25. In this question, a sentence has been broken down into four smaller fragments. Find the correct
order of the fragments in order to make a grammatically correct sentence.
Come into our lives and grow in confidence (a) / however we don’t need to be enslaved by our anxiety
(b) / and instead can strengthen our mindful skills (c) / to ease our anxious minds, (d)
A. abdc
B. dcba
C. dacb
D. abdc
E. bcda

Answer Key

Q 1. C Q 2. D Q 3. C Q 4. A Q 5. E

Q 6. C Q 7. D Q 8. B Q 9. E Q 10. E

Q 11. B Q 12. D Q 13. A Q 14. B Q 15. C

Q 16. A Q 17. E Q 18. C Q 19. C Q 20. D

Q 21. D Q 22. A Q 23. C Q 24. D Q 25. E

Solutions:
Solution 1:
32 36 27 43 18 ?
32 + 2 = 36
2

36 - 3 = 27
2

27 + 4 = 43
2

43 - 5 = 18
2

18 + 6 = 54
2

Solution 2:
1 9 25 49 81 ?
1+8=9
9 + 16 = 25
25 + 24 = 49
49 + 32 = 81
81 + 40 = 121

Solution 3:
% loss/profit = (goods left / goods sold) × 100
= (20 / 120) × 100
= 16.66%
Since, the cost price for Deb is Rs 11
Selling price per kg = Rs. 9.166

Solution 4:
Equation I: 2x² - 4x - 2 = 0
2x² - 2x - 2x - 2 = 0
2x (x-1) - 1 (x-1) = 0
x=1/½
Equation II: 3y² + 5y + 2 = 0
3y² + 3y + 2y + 2 = 0
3y (y+1) + 2 (y+1) =
y = -1 / -⅔
Therefore, x > y

Solutions 5:
Equation I: a² - 16 = 0
a = +4 / -4
Equation II: b² - 3b - 4 = 0
b² - 4b - 1b - 4 = 0
b (b-4) + 1 (b-4)
b = 4 / -1
Since 4 > -1 and -4 > 4
Therefore, no relation can be established

Solution 6:
Number of female employees in MNC ‘A’ = (7/15) × 2700 = 7 × 180 = 1260
Number of female employees in MNC ‘C’ = (11/20) × 1760 = 11 × 88 = 968
The ratio between female employees from MNC ‘A’ to MNC ‘C’ = 1260:968
= 315:242

Solution 7:
Total number of offices in 5 MNC together = 15 + 21 + 11 + 12 + 18
= 77
Average = 77/5 = 15.4

Solution 8:
Total number of employees in MNC ‘E’ = 2160
Total number of employees in MNC ‘B’ = 2520
Ratio = 2160:2520 = 6:7

Solution 9:
1884 ÷ 145 + 7 + (?) = 69
2

13 + 7 + (?) = 69
2

(?) = 69-20
2

(?) = 49
2

?=7

Solution 10:
Solution 11:

Solution (12-14):

P Male Ciaz Agra

Q Male/Female Ciaz Agra

R Male Ford Mumbai

S Female Ford Mumbai

T Male Swift Bangalore

V Male Ford Mumbai

W Male/Female Ciaz Agra

Z Female Swift Bangalore

Solution 15:
SQUARE
SQU is written in the backward direction and becomes ‘UQS’
ARE is written in the backward direction and becomes ‘ERA’
Then the word becomes ‘UQSERA’
Similarly,
In the word ‘CIRCLE’
‘CIR’ is written as ‘RIC’
‘CLE’ is written as ‘ELC’
The word becomes ‘RICELC’

Solution (16-17):
Pc - winter
Vc - cold
Ni - is
To - hot
Re - summer
Bo - and
Th - night/are
Pa - night/ are

Solution 18: