Bombay High Court Clerk - Series B
Complete Answer Key with Logical Descriptions (1-90)
Questions 1 - 20: Math & Basic Logic
1.
c
Price falls 20%; quantity increases from 20kg to 25kg.
2.
b
Essential part of a book is 'Pages'.
3.
b
Sequence: 3, 2, 4, 1.
4.
d
Winner 65%, Loser 35%. 30% Diff = 2748. Total = 9160.
5.
c
"Only son of mother" is Dinesh himself; photo is his son.
6.
a
Sequence: 1, 4, 3, 2.
7.
b
Successive %: 20% up and 20% down always results in 4% loss.
8.
c
Brother of father is 'Uncle'.
9.
b
Correct spelling: Adversity.
10.
a
Sum of ages (x + x+3...): Youngest child is 4.
11.
d
Coding pattern: P corresponds to 0.
12.
a
Pitch variation expresses different linguistic meanings.
13.
c
CI on 8000 for 2 yrs at 5% = 8820.
14.
b
Pattern: Letter - 2. SHOT becomes QFMR (Last is R).
15.
a
Conjunction: 'Or' indicates an alternative consequence.
16.
a
Ctrl+N: Opens a New Document.
17.
a
Partnership ratio: 70:60:45. C pays 45.
18.
c
Series SCD, TEF, UGH follows alphabetical logic to VIJ.
19.
d
Historical administrative notification: None of the listed options.
20.
a
Passive Voice: 'will be cleaned'.
Questions 21 - 40: Marathi, Comp & Profit-Loss
21.
c
Marathi: 'Mi' (I) is gender-invariant.
22.
d
Endnote is at end of doc; Footnote at end of page. (Both wrong in Q).
23.
a
Math: CP is 960. Gain 25% = 1200.
24.
d
Legal sequence: Crime -> Police -> Judge -> Judgment -> Punishment.
25.
d
NCL Headquarters is in Pune.
26.
c
Third person singular present tense: She 'wakes'.
27.
a
Marathi: Kartari Prayog (Subject-centric).
28.
a
Header/Footer is found in the 'Insert' menu.
29.
b
Math: Successive profit/loss results in 11% overall gain.
30.
d
Hierarchy: Letter -> Word -> Phrase -> Sentence -> Paragraph.
31.
a
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has 288 seats.
32.
b
Synonym: Same meaning.
33.
b
Proverb: Vachal tar Vachal.
34.
d
Ctrl+E is Center Alignment (Not listed).
35.
a
75 + 20% = 90. 90 - 20% = 72.
36.
d
Pattern: +3, +5, +7... next is +9 (Result 28, Not listed).
37.
a
Pune is the Oxford of the East.
38.
c
Accused 'of' murder; Court 'acquitted' him.
39.
c
Dvigu Samas: Navratri (Number based).
40.
c
F-keys are 'Function Keys'.
Questions 41 - 60: General Knowledge & Series
41.
a
Venn Diagram: 100 - (80+85-73) = 8% failed both.
42.
b
Odd squares: 1, 9, 25, 49, 81, 121.
43.
a
Lokhitwadi: Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
44.
a
Past indicator 'yesterday': Mary 'left'.
45.
a
Marathi: Anupras Alankar (Alliteration).
46.
a
Excel formulas begin with '=' sign.
47.
c
Interest 240 on 1200 for 2 yrs = 10% rate.
48.
b
Hammer is a blunt tool; others are sharp.
49.
c
Bombay High Court established in 1862.
50.
b
Idiom: Took to heels = ran away.
51.
d
Shri Ganesha means 'to start' (Not listed).
52.
a
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
53.
a
SI: 5200 * 6 * 2 / 100 = 624.
54.
d
Chalk is mineral; others are plantation crops.
55.
a
Maharashtra state formed on May 1, 1960.
56.
b
Proverb: Quarrels with tools.
57.
b
Gender: Vidwan -> Vidushi (Not Vidwati).
58.
d
None: All listed (Monitor, Printer, Speaker) are Output devices.
59.
d
Avg 15, Total 45. Ratio 3:5:7. Youngest is 9.
60.
d
Conjunctivitis affects the Eyes.
Questions 61 - 80: History, English & Reasoning
61.
a
Bhoodan: Vinoba Bhave.
62.
c
Interested 'in' learning.
63.
c
Marathi: Dnyandeve, Tuka.
64.
d
Columns are Alphabetical (None).
65.
d
Harmonic Mean (2xy/x+y) = 120 km/hr.
66.
c
Submarine can float and sink.
67.
a
Tilak's newspaper: Kesari.
68.
d
Only 3 (Babies) is correct plural.
69.
d
Neither 1 nor 2 is correct.
70.
a
Rows are Numerical.
71.
b
Avg of 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 is 27.
72.
d
A-1-2-3-E = 5 people.
73.
a
Panipat 3: 1761.
74.
d
Only 4 (Nephew-Niece) is correct.
75.
d
Adjective (Visheshane) describes a Noun.
76.
c
1400 - 15% (210) = 1190.
77.
d
Flying is air-based; others are water-based.
78.
c
'Prone' to disasters (Vulnerable).
79.
a
Balance is less by 25% of original.
80.
a
Dictionary order: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Questions 81 - 90: Vocabulary & Final Conclusion
81.
b
Divergent views (Opposing opinions).
82.
a
Temperature logic: Wednesday = 39.
83.
c
Hierarchy: 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 (Room to District).
84.
d
One word: Atheist.
85.
b
1,00,000 + 10% + 10% = 1,21,000.
86.
c
Glucometer measures Body Fluid (Blood).
87.
d
Idiom: Axe to grind = selfish motive (None).
88.
a
91 - 0.3x = x leads to x = 70.
89.
b
Ounce is Weight; others are Length.
90.
a
Error: 'It was him' should be 'It was he'.
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