Kerala PSC Block Panchayat Secretary (2018) Mock Test

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The duration of the exam is 75 minutes.

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1. In the case of chemical change what is generally affected

A) Nucleus

B) Neutron

C) Proton

D) Electron

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2. Einstein's formula of mass-energy relation is

A) M² c

B) E = Mc

C) E = Mc²

D) E = (Mc)²

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3. Which of the following allow the electric current to pass through it ?

A) Glass

B) Rubber

C) Bakelite

D) Graphite

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4. Electric transformer is used to

A) Serve as fuse

B) Filter current

C) Change voltage

D) Regulate current

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5. Astronomical unit is related to

A) None of the above

B) The distance between sun and earth

C) The distance between sun and moon

D) The distance between moon and earth

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6. Carbon, Diamond, Graphite are together called

A) Isomorphs

B) Allotropes

C) Isotopes

D) Isomers

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7. Of the following the best conductor of electricity is

A) Silver

B) Aluminium

C) Gold

D) Copper

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8. Which instrument is used to measure electric current ?

A) Voltmeter

B) Electrometer

C) Ammeter

D) Rheostat

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9. Drinking soda is

A) Oxidant

B) Acidic

C) Alkaline

D) Neutral

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10. S.I. unit of temperature is

A) Kelvin

B) Fahrenheit

C) Joule

D) Celsius

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11. If 15 apples and 20 oranges cost as much as 20 apples and 15 oranges, which of the following conclusions is correct.

A) Orange's price is double that of apple

B) Apple is cheater than orange

C) Orange and apples have identical prices

D) Non conclusion can be drawn

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12. Find out the missing number in the series

4 8 20
9 3 13
6 6 ?

A) 18

B) 20

C) 13

D) 29

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13. In a class, Ann's rank is `15^(th)` from the top and `21^(th)` from the bottom. How many students are there in the class ?

A) 35

B) 31

C) 36

D) None of these

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14. If P is the husband of Q and R is the mother of S and Q. What is R to P ?

A) Sister

B) Aunt

C) Mother

D) Mother in law

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15. If BOY is Coded as ACNPXZ, what would be the code for LIFE ?

A) LMGHEGDF

B) LMHJGEFD

C) None of these

D) KMHJEGDF

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16. A, B, C, D and E are 5 Boys, A is shorter than B, but longer than E. C is the longest and D is little shorter than B and a little longer than A which comes in the middle according to size

A) D

B) C

C) A

D) B

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17. If the following members are written in the ascending order, then what will be the middle digit of the middle term ?
815, 686, 795, 835, 765, 822, 719

A) 9

B) 8

C) 3

D) 1

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18. In an examination 40% of the students fail in Math's, 30% in English and 15% in both. Find the pass percentage

A) 45%

B) 30%

C) 50%

D) 65%

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19. What angle will the two hands of a clock make at 6.20 a.m. ?

A) 70°

B) 45°

C) 75°

D) 60°

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20. Facing to South Juan turns in certain ways, which of the following turns will not lead him to the same side ?

A) right, left, right, left, right, left

B) left, right, left, right, left, right

C) left, left, right, left, left, right

D) left, left, left, right, right, right

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21. Add a suitable question tag to the following sentence. Let's watch the movie,

A) Will we ?

B) Can we ?

C) May we ?

D) Shall we ?

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22. Identify the wrong word in the sentence, "She congratulated me for my success in the examination."

A) for

B) Success

C) Congratulated

D) me

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23. Pick out the incorrect singular - plural group from among the following

A) Radius-radii

B) Shelf-shelfs

C) Medium-media

D) Basis-bases

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24. What does "Hobson's choice" mean

A) None of the above

B) No choice at all

C) Too many choices

D) The first choice

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25. The news from the country ____ encouraging.

A) are

B) been

C) has

D) is

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26. Who is a person who helps another to do something wrong or against law ?

A) Sorcerer

B) Notary

C) Proxy

D) Accomplice

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27. Identify the incorrect sentence

A) College begins at 10 O' Clock

B) I see a crow outside the window

C) The painting was hanged on the wall

D) My mother seldom goes to the theatre

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28. Convert the sentence to its passive form : "He follows me".

A) I were following him

B) I am followed by him

C) I were followed by him

D) I follow him

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29. Which is the interrogative sentence, among the following ?

A) Why do you ask me to go there ?

B) Please open the door

C) How fantastic the scene was !

D) The principal delivered a good speech

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30. Which is the antonym of " bold" ?

A) Discrete

B) Narrow

C) Humble

D) Timid

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31. The Wayalar award winner of the year 2017

A) K. P. Ramanunni

B) M. K. Sanu

C) T. D. Ramakrishnan

D) K. R. Meera

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32. Who is the newly appointed Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF ?

A) Muzoon Almellehan

B) Halima Yakoob

C) Tawakkol Karman

D) Malala Yousufzai

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33. Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics of the year 2017 ?

A) Bari Barish

B) Richard H Tailor

C) Kusuwo Eshiguro

D) Jasilda Eden

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34. The India's first solar-powered DEMU train launched at

A) Gorakhpur Jn

B) Delhi railway station

C) Safdarjung railway station

D) Agra cant

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35. Who is the author of the book 'Matoshree' ?

A) Shabna Asmi

B) Deepa Mehta

C) Sumitra Mahajan

D) Aparna Sen

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36. The name given to the programme launched by India to provide humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Begladesh.

A) Operation Blustar

B) Operation Insaniyat

C) Operation Rahat

D) Operation Sukoon

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37. Who was crowned the Miss World of the year 2017 ?

A) Demi-Leigh Nel-peters

B) Andrea Meza

C) Stephanie Hill

D) Manushi Chillar

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38. Who has been appointed as the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog ?

A) Vijay Parasher

B) Reguram Rajan

C) Umesh Singal

D) Rajiv Kumar

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39. India and which country have recently signed pacts for technical cooperation in the field of Railways ?

A) Switzerland

B) Germany

C) Malaysia

D) Israel

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40. Which State Government has launched an online Public Grievance Redressal system ?

A) Utterpradesh

B) Maharashtra

C) Goa

D) Kerala

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41. Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the provisions as to State emergency ?

A) Article 354

B) Article 356

C) Article 360

D) Article 352

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42. The Directive Principles of State Policy is ___ in nature.

A) Directory

B) Challengeable

C) Right

D) Mandatory

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43. Part IV of the Indian Constitution deals with

A) Citizenship

B) Directive Principles of State Policy

C) Union and its Territory

D) Fundamental Rights

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44. Article 19(1)(c) of the Indian Constitution deals with

A) to form associations or unions

B) to freedom of speech and expression

C) to move freely throughout the territory of India

D) to assemble peaceably and without arms

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45. The term "Secular" was added to the preamble of Indian Constitution by the
____ Amendment.

A) `43^(rd)` amendment

B) `44^(th)` amendment

C) `45^(th)` amendment

D) `42^(nd)` amendment

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46. The power to amend the Indian Constitution rests with

A) Governor

B) The President

C) The Prime Minister

D) The Parliament

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47. On _____ the Constitution of India came into force.

A) 26-1-1950

B) 17-2-1956

C) 25-6-1947

D) 22-6-1948

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48. The age of retirement of a Supreme Court judge is ____ years.

A) 68

B) 65

C) 62

D) 60

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49. ____ an order from a court to free a person who had been illegally detained by the police or any other person.

A) Mandamus

B) Prohibition

C) Habeas Corpus

D) Quo-Warranto

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50. Which trial court can award capital punishment ?

A) Magistrate Court

B) Munsiff court

C) Sessions court

D) Sub Court

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51. Which of the following Scheme is not included in 'Nava Kerala Mission' ?

A) Haritha Keralam

B) EMS Housing Scheme

C) Ardram

D) Life

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52. The SC/STs prevention of Atrocities Act came into force in

A) 1991

B) 1980

C) 1989

D) 1984

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53. The Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies - SC/ST (KIRTADS) located at

A) Kozhikkode

B) Kollam

C) Kochi

D) Thrissur

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54. The first 'Other Backward Class Commission' (OBC) appointed in India

A) Mandal Commission

B) Mukharjee Commission

C) Kaka Kalelkar Commission

D) Nettur Commission

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55. Father of Kerala Renaissance

A) Sankaracharya

B) Ayyan Kali

C) Dr. Palpu

D) Sree Narayana Guru

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56. The first Asian country to start community development project

A) China

B) Bangladesh

C) Pakistan

D) India

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57. Which state started firstly the Employment Gurantee Scheme (EGS) ?

A) Maharashtra

B) Rajastan

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Kerala

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58. Which one of the following is related to poverty alieviation programme ?

A) Theerajyothi

B) Akshara-Keralam

C) S.S.A.

D) Kudumbasree

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59. Pre natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation of Prevention of Misuse) Act passed in

A) 1994

B) 1999

C) 1961

D) 2000

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60. Who started the Women's Indian Association in 1917 ?

A) Sarojini Naidu

B) Indira Gandhi

C) Annei Besant

D) Saroj Nalini Dutt

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61. Ram's present age is one-fourth of his father's present age. If the difference between their present ages is 18 years, then what is Ram's present age ?

A) 8 Years

B) 6 Years

C) 10 Years

D) 12 Years

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62. In an examination, a candidate scores 2 marks for every correct answer and losses 1 mark for every wrong answer. A candidate attempts all the 100 questions and scores 56 marks. How many questions did he answer correctly ?

A) 52

B) 60

C) 56

D) 48

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63. By selling an umbrella for Rs. 300 a shopkeeper gains 20%. During a clearance sale, the shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the market price. Find his gain percent during the sale season.

A) 8%

B) 20%

C) 6%

D) 4%

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64. If the diagonals of two squares are in the ratio 3 : 5, then their areas will be in the ratio

A) 9 : 25

B) 3 : 5

C) 9 : 5

D) √3 :√5

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65. In a bag, there are coins of 50 paise, 25 paise and 1 Rupee in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 2. If there are in all Rs. 48 in the bag. How many coins if Rs. 50 paise do the bag have ?

A) 48

B) 40

C) 16

D) 42

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66. A circular path runs around a circular field. The outer perimeter is 88 m and the inner perimeter is 22 m less than the outer perimeter. If so, the area of the path is (Use π = 22/7)

A) 250 m²

B) 360.50 m²

C) 196 m²

D) 269.50 m²

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67. Find the area of the largest circle that can be drawn in a square of area 196 cm². (Use π = 22/7)

A) 184 cm²

B) 154 cm²

C) 254 cm²

D) 144 cm³

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68. The `14^(th)` term of the series 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ........... is

A) 115

B) 105

C) 110

D) 124

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69. The Subsidiary Alliance system was introduced by

A) Lord Wellesley

B) Lord Canning

C) Lord William Bentick

D) Lord Curzon

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70. Who was the famous leader of the Chipko Movement ?

A) Vino Bhave

B) Sunderlal Bahuguna

C) Charan Singh

D) Jayaprakash Narayan

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71. The battle of Wandiwash was fought between

A) The English and the French

B) The English and the Protuguese

C) The English and the Dutch

D) The English and the Marathas

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72. The National Anthem of India "jana gana mana ..." was first sung at

A) Bombay 1911

B) Delhi 1911

C) Calcutta 1912

D) Calcutta 1911

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73. The first meeting of Indian National Congress held at Bombay was presided by

A) W. C. Banerjee

B) Dadabhai Naoroji

C) A. O. Hume

D) Badruddin Tyabji

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74. Name of the Indian Prime Minister who was responsible for bank nationalization

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Morarji Desai

C) Lal Bahadur Sastri

D) Indira Gandhi

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75. One of the following leaders was the founder of Swaraj Party

A) Vallabhai Patel

B) C. R. Das

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Subhash Chandra Bose

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76. The Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan signed in

A) 1962

B) 1972

C) 1970

D) 1971

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77. In 1853 the first train in India ran between the following places

A) Bombay and Pune

B) Bombay and Delhi

C) Bombay and Goa

D) Bombay and Thane

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78. Name of the King who introduced silver coin called Rupiya

A) Akbar

B) Babur

C) Sher Shah

D) Humayun

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79. The year of Kundara proclamation

A) 1819

B) 1801

C) 1808

D) 1809

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80. Keezhariyoor Bomb case in Kerala took place in connection with

A) Peasant Revolt

B) Malabar Rebellion

C) Quit India Movement

D) Non-cooperation Movement

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81. The founder of Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham was

A) Sahodaran Ayyappan

B) Vagbhatananda Gurudevan

C) Sree Narayana Guru

D) Ayyankali

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82. Tarissappalli Copper Plate was issued in 849 CE by

A) Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal

B) Rama Varma Kulasekhara

C) Sthanu Ravi

D) Bhaskara Ravi Manukuladithian

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83. The second Ezhava Memorial was submitted before

A) Lord Curzon

B) Chief Minister EMS Namboothiripad

C) Colonel Munroe

D) Maharaja Travancore

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84. In the battle of Colachel in 1741 the army of Travancore defeated

A) The Dutch

B) The Portuguese

C) The French

D) The English

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85. "The Muslim" was a publication owned by

A) Mohommed Abdur Rahiman

B) Maulana Azad

C) C. H. Mohammed Koya

D) Vakkom Maoulavi

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86. The first post office in Kerala was opened in 1851 at

A) Thiruvananthapuram

B) Kollam

C) Alappuzha

D) Cochin

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87. Kerala Kalamandalam was founded by

A) Ullor

B) Vallathol

C) Govt. of Kerala

D) G. Sankara Kurup

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88. Kaneerum Kinavum is the autobiography of

A) S. K. Pottekkat

B) P. Kunhiraman Nair

C) A.K.G.

D) V. T. Bhatathiripad

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89. The set of programs used to control booting of a computer is stored in

A) ROM

B) Motherboard

C) RAM

D) Hard disk

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90. 1 KB memory means

A) 1028 bits

B) 1024 bytes

C) 1028 bytes

D) 1024 bits

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91. Which of the following is system software ?

A) Operating System

B) Compiler

C) All of the above

D) Device drivers

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92. Which among the following is not a DBMS ?

A) SQL Server

B) FoxPro

C) Java

D) MS access

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93. The user files in a computer can be permanently stored in

A) RAM

B) All of the above

C) ROM

D) Hard Disk

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94. A computer used in Internet is identified using its

A) DNS

B) IP Address

C) HTTP

D) Virtual address

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95. A high level computer language

A) Can be used by any computer user

B) Is used by IT professionals only

C) Privately used by a group of administrators

D) Used by Government sector only

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96. Microsoft word is

A) A free software

B) A software used for creating letters and documents

C) Is not software

D) A software used for drawing

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97. The component which supplies adequate power for motherboard of a computer is

A) Switched mode power supply

B) CMOS power chip

C) Direct power supply

D) Regulated power supply

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98. The speed of a computer can be expressed in terms of Hertz because

A) It is the number of operations which can be simultaneously done by the microprocessor

B) It is the microprocessor chip frequency

C) It is the frequency of the supplied clock pulse to microprocessor

D) It is the internal bus speed of the CPU

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