DHS 2020 Dresser, Storekeeper, Field Worker, Social Worker, Field Evaluation Worker

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81. What is the synonym of ‘crazy’?

Answer: Insane
A
Bad
B
Sensitive
C
Insane
D
Illiterate
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Insane is a synonym of ‘crazy’ in the sense of mentally unsound or irrational.

82. What is the antonym of ‘beautiful’?

Answer: Ugly
A
Black
B
Ugly
C
Handsome
D
Cruel
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Ugly is the antonym of beautiful.

83. A person who slaughters and sells meat is called

Answer: butcher
A
slaughterer
B
butcher
C
butler
D
chauffeur
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A butcher slaughters animals and prepares or sells meat.

84. What is the opposite gender of ‘stag’?

Answer: Hind
A
Doe
B
Hen
C
Drake
D
Hind
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A hind is a female deer; a stag is an adult male deer.

85. What is the plural of ‘husband’?

Answer: Husbands
A
Husbands
B
Husband
C
Husbend
D
Husbends
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The regular plural of husband is husbands.

86. The young horse is called

Answer: foal
A
mare
B
foal
C
calf
D
fawn
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A young horse of either sex is called a foal; a mare is an adult female horse.

87. Complete the proverb: “A leopard cannot change its ____.”

Answer: spots
A
spots
B
colour
C
habit
D
home
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The proverb is “A leopard cannot change its spots,” meaning inherent nature is difficult to change.

88. What is the adverb of ‘dramatic’?

Answer: Dramatically
A
Dramatical
B
Dramatically
C
Dramatically
D
Dramatic
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The adverb formed from dramatic is dramatically. (The options in the scan appear to repeat this spelling.)

89. Complete the idiom: “Pull somebody’s ____.”

Answer: leg
A
eyes
B
leg
C
foot
D
nose
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“Pull somebody’s leg” means to tease or joke with someone.

90. What is the superlative of ‘far’?

Answer: Furthest
A
Fardest
B
Most far
C
Farest
D
Furthest
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The irregular superlative is furthest (also ‘farthest’ for physical distance).

91. If 5^(n−2) × 3^(2n−3) = 135, then the value of n is

Answer: 3
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
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Test n = 3: 5^(1) × 3^(3) = 5 × 27 = 135. Therefore n = 3.

92. Simplify: 118 − [121 ÷ (11 × 11) − (−4) − {3 − (9 − 2)}]

Answer: 109
A
109
B
−109
C
96
D
−96
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121 ÷ 121 = 1 and {3 − (9 − 2)} = −4. The bracket is 1 − (−4) − (−4) = 9; hence 118 − 9 = 109.

93. If each of the two equal angles of a triangle is twice the third angle, the smallest angle is

Answer: 36°
A
20°
B
30°
C
32°
D
36°
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Let the smallest angle be x. The other two are 2x each. Thus 5x = 180°, so x = 36°.

94. A man goes 10 m due east and then 24 m due north. What is his present distance from the starting point?

Answer: 26 m
A
26 m
B
30 m
C
32 m
D
35 m
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Using Pythagoras’ theorem, distance = √(10² + 24²) = √676 = 26 m.

95. A wall 4.84 m long and 3.1 m high is covered with rectangular tiles of size 22 cm by 10 cm. What is the total cost of tiles at ₹1.50 per tile?

Answer: ₹1,023
A
₹1,500
B
₹1,504
C
₹1,203
D
₹1,023
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Wall area = 4.84 × 3.1 = 15.004 m² = 150,040 cm². Each tile area = 22 × 10 = 220 cm²; tiles = 150,040/220 = 682. Cost = 682 × ₹1.50 = ₹1,023.

96. The radius of a circle is 14 cm. What is the radius of the circle whose area is double the area of the first circle?

Answer: 14√2 cm
A
14√2 cm
B
28 cm
C
7 cm
D
7√2 cm
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Since area = πr², doubling area multiplies the radius by √2. New radius = 14√2 cm.

97. The base of an isosceles triangle is 12 cm and its perimeter is 32 cm. What is the area of the triangle?

Answer: 48 cm²
A
20 cm²
B
44 cm²
C
48 cm²
D
24√2 cm²
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Equal sides = (32−12)/2 = 10 cm. Height = √(10²−6²) = 8 cm. Area = ½ × 12 × 8 = 48 cm².

98. Mr. Sharma deposited ₹20,000 as a fixed deposit at 10% interest per annum. If 30% tax is deducted on the interest earned, what is his annual income from the fixed deposit?

Answer: ₹1,400
A
₹4,000
B
₹3,000
C
₹1,800
D
₹1,400
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Annual interest = 10% of ₹20,000 = ₹2,000. Tax = 30% of ₹2,000 = ₹600. Net annual income = ₹2,000 − ₹600 = ₹1,400.

99. A vendor purchased 40 dozen bananas for ₹1,250. Out of these, 30 bananas were rotten and could not be sold. At what rate per dozen should he sell the remaining bananas to make a profit of 20%?

Answer: ₹40
A
₹40
B
₹12
C
₹30
D
₹38
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Total bananas = 40 × 12 = 480; saleable = 480 − 30 = 450 = 37.5 dozen. Required revenue for 20% profit = ₹1,250 × 1.2 = ₹1,500. Rate = 1,500/37.5 = ₹40 per dozen.

100. In an examination, 94% of the candidates passed and 114 failed. How many candidates appeared?

Answer: 1900
A
1140
B
2650
C
1900
D
1800
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Failed percentage = 100% − 94% = 6%. If 6% = 114, total = 114 × 100/6 = 1,900.

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