DHS 2022 Grade-3 Technical

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1. What is the synonym of ‘bright’?

Answer: Brilliant
A
Clear
B
Brilliant
C
Frigid
D
Serene
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‘Brilliant’ is a synonym of ‘bright’ when bright means intelligent or shining.

2. What is the feminine gender of ‘wizard’?

Answer: Witch
A
Witch
B
Widget
C
Spinster
D
Waitress
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The feminine counterpart of ‘wizard’ is ‘witch’.

3. What is a group of elephants called?

Answer: Herd
A
Pride
B
Swarm
C
Pack
D
Herd
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A group of elephants is called a herd.

4. A person who sells flowers is called

Answer: florist
A
flowerist
B
florist
C
flowerer
D
florer
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A person who sells flowers is a florist.

5. Complete the proverb: “An idle brain is the devil’s ____.”

Answer: workshop
A
house
B
workshop
C
heart
D
kitchen
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The proverb is: “An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.”

6. What is the superlative form of ‘sweet’?

Answer: Sweetest
A
Sweetest
B
Sweetiest
C
Sweatiest
D
Sweatest
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The superlative form of ‘sweet’ is sweetest.

7. What is the past tense of ‘lie’?

Answer: Lay
A
Lay
B
Laid
C
Lain
D
Let
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The past tense of ‘lie’ (to recline) is lay.

8. Choose the correct verb: “Hari and I ____ old school friends.”

Answer: are
A
are
B
am
C
is
D
have
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‘Hari and I’ is a plural subject, so the correct verb is are.

9. What is the opposite gender of ‘boar’?

Answer: Sow
A
Sow
B
Pen
C
Doe
D
Ewe
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The female counterpart of a boar is a sow.

10. Complete the sentence with the correct determiner: “Please give us ____ help.”

Answer: some
A
some
B
any
C
no
D
a
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‘Some’ is appropriate in this affirmative request: “Please give us some help.”

11. What is the number whose 12½% is 64?

Answer: 512
A
516
B
32
C
528
D
512
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12½% = 1/8. If x/8 = 64, then x = 64 × 8 = 512.

12. What is the value of (2/3)³ × (−6/7)² × (−7/4) × 3/2?

Answer: −4/7
A
−2/7
B
−3/7
C
−4/7
D
−5/7
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Compute: 8/27 × 36/49 × (−7/4) × 3/2. Simplifying gives −4/7.

13. The arithmetic mean of 10 numbers is 20. If 5 is subtracted from every number, what will be the new mean?

Answer: 15
A
25
B
15
C
30
D
20
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Subtracting the same number from every observation reduces the mean by that number: 20 − 5 = 15.

14. 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 becomes 1 − (−4) − (−4) = 9; therefore 118 − 9 = 109.

15. If a notebook costs ₹8.75, how many notebooks can be purchased for ₹131.25?

Answer: 15
A
12
B
15
C
30
D
60
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Number of notebooks = 131.25 ÷ 8.75 = 15.

16. Subtract −3/8 from −5/7.

Answer: −19/56
A
−17/28
B
17/28
C
19/56
D
−19/56
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(−5/7) − (−3/8) = −5/7 + 3/8 = (−40 + 21)/56 = −19/56.

17. If 5^(n−2) × 3^(2n−3) = 135, then n is

Answer: 3
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
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For n = 3, 5¹ × 3³ = 5 × 27 = 135; hence n = 3.

18. Suma is twice as old as her brother. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 39 years. What is her age now?

Answer: 18 years
A
16 years
B
18 years
C
20 years
D
22 years
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Let her brother’s age be x and Suma’s age be 2x. Then (x+6)+(2x+6)=39, so x=9; Suma is 18 years old.

19. If each of the two equal angles of an isosceles 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. Then 2x + 2x + x = 180°, so x = 36°.

20. 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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By Pythagoras’ theorem, distance = √(10² + 24²) = √676 = 26 m.

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