SSC CGL / CHSL / MTS - MCQ Practice Questions

This is a bandwagon fallacy—assuming something is good merely because many people support it.

The passage establishes the problem and its serious consequences, implying the need for solutions based on understanding this effect.

Option B uses correct mixed conditional structure with proper subjunctive form.

'Confluence' means the meeting or flowing together of multiple elements. Here it refers to how multiple factors converge to create change.

Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration. Comparing two hours to 'an eternity' is exaggerated for emphasis and effect.

The sentence describes initial skepticism ('met with skepticism') followed by validation ('vindicated her conclusions'). The tone traces a journey from doubt to vindication.

'Ambivalent' means having mixed or conflicting feelings. 'Quandary' means confusion. Option B captures both meanings accurately.

The passage describes assuming that correlation (two things occurring together) proves causation (one causes the other). This is the false cause and effect fallacy.

After the verb 'performing', an adverb is needed, not an adjective. 'Well' (adverb) is correct, not 'good' (adjective).

Perspicacious means having acute mental perception and understanding. It refers to intellectual sharpness.

When 'neither...nor' connects plural subjects (teacher, students), plural verb 'were' is used. The nearest subject to the verb is plural.

Imply means to suggest indirectly; infer means to draw a conclusion. The manager 'implies' (suggests), and workers 'infer' (conclude).

Although 'data' is technically plural (plural of datum), in modern English it's treated as singular in most contexts. The sentence is correct.

'Number' is used for countable nouns (students), 'amount' for uncountable nouns (time, money, luggage is uncountable).

Capricious (unpredictably changeable) fits the context of inconsistent behavior. Fastidious and meticulous suggest careful attention. Prudent means wise, none fitting as well as capricious.

Each letter is shifted by +1 position. P→Q, E→F, N→O, C→D, I→J, L→M. Similarly, S→T, C→D, I→J, E→F, N→O, C→D, E→F gives TDGJOCF. Check: SCIENCE = TDGMSHF (each letter +1)

From 'some Cats are Dogs' and 'some Dogs are Pigs', we cannot conclude that 'some Cats are Pigs' or 'some Pigs are Cats'. The overlap is insufficient.

9=3², 16=4², 25=5² (consecutive perfect squares). Similarly, 25=5², 36=6², 49=7² maintains the same relationship of consecutive perfect squares.

Code equals number of letters: FISH(4)=6 means +2, BIRD(4)=7 means +3, ELEPHANT(8)=9 means +1. Pattern: Total unique consonants + vowels differently counted. ELEPHANT has 8 letters, coded as 9.

# Solution: Find the Odd One Out

We need to find the pattern connecting four of the five numbers, then identify which one doesn't fit.

## Step 1: Test for Product of Consecutive Integers

Let me check if each number can be expressed as a product of two consecutive integers using the form $n(n+1)$:

For 24: $4\times 5=20$? No. Try $n^2+n=24\Rightarrow n=\frac{-1+\sqrt{97}}{2}$?

Actually: $4\times 6=24$ ✓ (but not consecutive)

Let me reconsider: Check factorizations more carefully.

## Step 2: Examine Prime Factorizations & Products

## Step 3: Check for Product of Numbers with Specific Difference

Notice the difference between factors:

## Step 4: Identify the True Pattern

Four numbers are products of integers where the difference between factors is even (2, 4, or 2):

But 91 = $7\times 13$, where the difference is 6 (even) too.

Alternative pattern: Four numbers have even prime factors; 91 = 7 × 13 uses only odd primes, making it the odd one out.

Answer: 91 (Option D)