ROY’S INSTITUTE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

Intelligence Bureau Examination Tier - I

Security assistant / Executive &
multi-tasking staff (general) examination 2022
Practice Set
Directions (Q. 1-3) : Spot the error, if there be any. 11. The aircraft and its crew were ___________ missing.
1. Neither he nor his parents (a) / are willing to visit (b) a) arrested b) sent c) stationed d) posted
/ their friends. (c) / No error (d) 12. Thankfully the disease has gone into _________; it
2. I will go there (a) / at no (b) / cost, if it prevails. (c) / may not recur for many years.
No error (d)
a) treatment b) sequestration
3. But for his cousin’s help he would have been (a) / at
the height (b) / of his career. (c) / No error (d) c) quarantine d) remission
Directions (Q. 4-5) : Find out the phrase which can 13. You have no business to________ pain on a weak and
correctly substitute the bold part of the sentence. If the poor person.
sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No Improvement’. a) inflict b) put c) direct d) force
4. If I was in your position, I would have accepted the offer. Direction (Q. 14) : Choose the correct phrasal verb.
a) If I had been in your position 14. There was no_________ in the rain.
b) If he was in your position a) Let up b) Let in c) Let off d) Let go
c) If I were in your position
Direction (Q. 15) : Choose the proper preposition in
d) No improvement the sentence.
5. The Sabha voted to reject the ban of drinking.
a) Revoke the ban of 15. The crew were _________ the ship for a month.
b) Repeal the ban on a) on board b) aboard c) on d) off
c) Invoke the ban for Directions (Q. 16–17) : Choose the nearest meaning of
d) No improvement the word given.
Directions (Q. 6-8) : Choose the meaning of the idiomatic 16. TRAVESTY
expressions. a) Sojourn b) Journey
c) Parable d) Parody
6. To cry over spilt milk
a) To complain b) To complain in vain 17. V ITUPERATE
c) Useless task d) None of these a) Encourage b) Blame
7. Between the devil and the deep sea. c) Abuse d) Appreciate
a) Two equal evils b) Choice between two equal evils Directions (Q. 18–19) : Choose the opposite of the word
c) Hobson’s choice d) Danger ahead given.
8. To take with a grain of salt 18. ACQUIESCE
a) to take with some reservation a) Acceptance b) Passive acceptance
b) to take with total disbelief c) Close rejection d) Drift
c) to take whole heartedly 19. H AGGARD
d) to take seriously a) Fresh b) Vast
Direction (Q. 9) : Find out the correctly/wrongly spelt word.
c) Maidenly d) Shrewd
9. a) Unnecessary b) Unscruplous
c) Unparalleled d) Unprecedented Direction (Q. 20) : Choose the one word substitution.
Directions (Q. 10-13) : Fill in the blanks with suitable 20. A short walk for pleasure or exercise
alternatives. a) stroll b) gallop
10. The _____ manner of the officer dispelled all his fears.
c) jog d) promenade
a) genuous b) genious
c) ingenious d) genial
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21. If x2 – 5y2 = 1232, how many pair are possible for 31. If average of 20 observation x1, x2 ... x20 is y, then the
(x, y). average of x1 – 101, x2 – 101, x3 – 101, ... x20 – 101 is—
a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 0 a) y – 20 b) y – 101 c) 20y d) 101y
22. Three numbers which are co-prime to one another are 32. Two bombs blast at an interval of 10 minutes. A person
such that the product of the first two is 551 and that running away from that place hears the two blasts at an
of the last two is 1073. The sum of the three number interval of 12 minutes. If speed of sound is 330 m/s.
is— Find the speed of the person.
a) 75 b) 81 c) 85 d) 89 a) 33 m/s b) 55 m/s c) 44 m/s d) 66 m/s
23. A company gives 8.5% commission to his salesman 33. In the given figure, find Ð1 + Ð2 + Ð3 + Ð4 + Ð5.
upto the sale of Rs. 20,000 and 7% commission on the
sale more than Rs. 20,000. If the sales deposited is Rs. 1
42480 after deducting his commission from the sale,
find the total sale of the salesman.
5 2
a) 84320 b) 46000 c) 54000 d) 36000
24. A person sells T.V. at 25% profit. If he gets profit equal
to 25% S.P. then he would gain (5% of C.P + 80) more.
Find C.P of T.V. 4 3
a) Rs. 3860 b) Rs. 3600
c) Rs. 8300 d) Rs. 3800 a) 180° b) 270° c) 360° d) 540°
25. A tradesman allows a discount of 15% on the marked 34. In DABC, AD is drawn perpendicular from A on BC.
price. How much above the cost price must he mark If AD2 = BD. CD, then ÐBAC is—
his goods so to gain 19%? a) 60° b) 90° c) 30° d) 45°
a) 20% b) 30% c) 25% d) 40% 35. Parallelograms ABCD and ABMN are on the base AB,
26. What will be the difference in the compound interest where AB || DM. If the area of parallelogram ABMN
on `50,000 at 12% for one year, when the interest is is 80 sq. unit, what will be the area of DAPN?
paid yearly and half-yearly? D N C M
a) `500 b) `600 c) `180 d) `360
27. If the mean proportional between X and Y is n times
P
the third proportional, then the ratio X : Y will be—
a) n2 : 1 b) 1 : n2 c) n⅔ : 1 d) 1 : n⅔
28. The sum of Rs. 2920 is divided among A, B and C such A B
that if A gets Rs. 1 then B gets 80p but B gets Rs. 1 a) 20 sq. unit b) 30 sq. unit
then C gets Rs. 1.40. How much C gets more than B? c) 40 sq. unit d) 160 sq. unit
a) 120 b) 160 c) 640 d) 320 36. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle, ÐAOB
29. The ratio of milk and water in a mixture is 3 : 2. We = 90°. Find ÐAPB.
withdraw 25 lt mixture and added 15 lt water to the P
mixture, then ratio becomes 3 : 7. Find the initial
quantity of milk. A B
a) 22 lt b) 24 lt c) 21 lt d) 19 lt 90°
30. A and B working together can finish certain piece O
of work in 10 days. If A work at ⅔ of his actual
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efficiency and B works at 3 of his actual efficiency,
then work will be completed in 9 days. If A work at ½
of his actual efficiency and B works at double of his a) 130° b) 150°
actual efficiency, then in how many days work will be c) 135° d) Can’t be determined
finished?
37. If HCF of ax + bx + c and bx2 + ax + c is (x + 1), then
2
3 4 the value of c—
a) 6 7 days b) 8 7 days
c) 5⅔ days d) 10⅔ days a) –1 b) 1
c) 0 d) Can’t be determined
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45. If ‘÷’ means ‘+’, ‘–’ means ‘×’; ‘×’ means ‘÷’ and
38. If 7 − 4 3 = 3a − b (a, b are rational numbers) ‘+’ means ‘–’; then 15 – 8 × 6 ÷ 12 + 4 = ?
then the value of (a – b) is— 4 2
a) 20 b) 28 c) 8 d) 2
a) 1 b) –1 c) –2 d) 2 7 3
39. Find the value of sin10°.sin30°.sin50°.sin70°. 46. Complete the series.
a) 7½ b) 8½
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c) 16 d) 9½ 105 53 27 14 7.5 ?
40. What is the area enclosed between lines 2x + y = 6, a) 4 b) 4.25 c) 3.25 d) None of these
x = y + 1 & y-axis? 47. If in the English alphabet (given in bracket) every
49 8 fourth letter is replaced by the symbol (*), which
a) 6 sq. unit b) 3 sq. unit
of the following would be seventh to the left of the
fourteenth element from the left ?
c) 7 sq. unit d) 8 sq.unit
{A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P,
41. In a certain code, SATELLITE is written as
Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z}
FUBTLDSHK. How is LAUNCHING written in that
a) G b) T c) * d) None of these
code?
Directions (Q. 48-49) : In each of the following questions
a) DOUBFGMHO b) OVBMCFMHG select the one which is different from the other three
c) OVMBCFMHG d) DOUBCFMHG responses.
42. Statements: 48. a) hair b) feather c) wool d) grass
Some coins are metals. 1 9 15 6
49. a) 9 11 b) 7 13 c) 5 17 d) 5 19
Some metals are papers.
Some papers are clothes. Direction (Q. 50) : A series of figures are given which
can be grouped into classes. Select the group into which
Some clothes are apparels. the figures can be classified from the given responses.
Conclusions : 50.
I. Some apparels are papers.
II. Some clothes are coins.
III. Some apparels are metals.
IV. No cloth is coin.
a) Only I follows.
b) Either I or III follows.
c) Either II or IV follows.
a) [ 1, 7 ; 2, 4 ; 3, 5 ; 6, 8 ]
d) Only II and IV follow.
b) [ 1, 4 ; 2, 7 ; 3, 5 ; 6, 8 ]
43. A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks
towards East after moving a distance of 20 meters, c) [ 1, 3 ; 2, 7 ; 6, 8 ; 4, 5 ]
he turns towards south and walks 10 meters. Then d) [ 1, 4 ; 3, 6 ; 3, 5 ; 7, 8 ]
he walks 35 meters towards west and again turns Directions (Q. 51-52) : Select the related letters / number
towards south and walks 20 meters. Then he turns from the given alternatives.
towards East and walks 15 meters. What is the shortest 51. CUT : BDTVSU : : TIP : ?
distance between his house and the office and office a) UVHJOQ b) SUHJOQ
is in which direction with reference to his house? c) USJHQO d) SUJHOQ
a) 30 mt East b) 40 mt South 52. 19 : 59 : : 17 : ?
c) 30 mt South d) 25 mt North a) 51 b) 53 c) 55 d) 57
44. Among A, B, C, D and E each having different 53. What is the total number of triangles in the figure
weight, D is heavier than only A and C is lighter given below ?
than B and E. Who among them is the heaviest?
a) B b) E
c) C d) Data inadequate
a) 16 b) 32 c) 40 d) 12
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54. In a row, Arun is 10th from the top while Mukesh 60. Select the set of classes, the relationship among which
is 25th from the bottom and Mahua is just in the is best illustrated by the following Venn diagram.
middle of the two. If the row contains 50 persons.
What position does Mahua occupy from top?
a) 16th b) 17th c) 18th d) 20th
55. Which one of the answer figures shall complete the a) Yamuna, Rivers, Kaveri
given question figure ?
b) Girls, Intelligent, Boys
Question Figure :
c) Vegetarian, Woman, Sisters
d) Stationary, Pencil, Stapler
61. Which of the following statements holds true for Fold
Mountains?
Answer Figures :
a) Most of them are eroding
b) Most of them are shrinking
c) Most of them are growing
d) Most of them are very old
56. Three different positions of the same dice are shown. 62. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through the country
Select the symbol that will be on the face opposite to of –
the face having ‘N’. a) Brazil b) Oman c) Mexico d) Myanmar
63. What is the motto of Intelligence Bureau?
$ @ # a) Always Alert
b) The law protects when it is protected
% N & N $ & c) Industry, Impartiality, Integrity
d) Service Before Self

a) @ b) & c) % d) # 64. Which language is known as ‘Italian of the East’ ?
Direction (Q. 57) : From the given answer figures, select a) Telugu b) Tamil
the one in which the question figure is hidden / embedded.
c) Malayalam d) Kannada
57. Questions Figure :
65. Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts
of Emperor Ashoka?
a) William Jones b) Alexander Cunningham
Answer Figures : c) James Princep d) Rawlinson
66. Who of the following organised a march on the Tanjore
coast to break the Salt Law in April, 1930?
a) C Rajagopalachari b) Chidambaram Pillai
c) K Kamraj d) Annie Besant
58. Ram, Rajat and Ramesh are the three sons of Kavita. 67. Which of the following movements has contributed
Mukul is the son of Ram. Mukul’s Paternal grandfather to a spilt in the Indian National Congress resulting in
is Jay. Jay has one daughter, Nikita. Rajat’s son, Abhiram the emergence of moderates and extremists?
is married to Rani and their daughter is Ina. Nirmala a) Swadeshi Movement
is the daughter of Nikita. How is Jay related to Ina? b) Quit India Movement
a) Father-in-law b) Paternal uncle c) Non Cooperation Movement
c) Great grandfather d) Grandfather d) Civil Disobedience Movement
59. Four friends A, B, C and D distribute some money
68. Physical Quantity having unit without dimension is—
among themselves in such a manner that A gets one
less than B, C gets 5 more than D, D gets 3 more a) Angle b) Solid angle
than B. Who gets the smallest amount ? c) Strain d) Both (a) & (b)
a) D b) C c) B d) A
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69. Ozone is used for purifying water because— 80. At Break-even point–
a) It dissociates and releases nascent oxygen a) Total expenses = Total Revenue
b) It kills bacteria, fungi b) Total expenses > Total Revenue
c) It does not leave any foul smell like chlorine c) Total expenses < Total Revenue
d) All of these d) Any of these
70.
The smallest cell of human body— 81. Devaluation differs from depreciation primarily in
that—
a) RBC b) WBC c) Platelets d) Neuron
a) depreciation involves a change in the price of gold
71.
Lothal was situated by the bank of the river— in terms of a nation’s currency; devaluation does not.
a) Ghaggar b) Sabarmati c) Ravi d) Sutlej b) depreciation applies to imports, whereas devaluation
72.
Which one of the following fungi is commonly known pertains only to exports.
as ‘bread mould’? c) depreciation applies to exports, whereas devaluation
a) Aspergillus b) Penicillium pertains only to imports.
c) Synchytrium d) Rhizopus d) devaluation is an official government act, whereas
depreciation may occur under a system of flexible
73. ‘Catch up’ application, that was seen in news, has
exchange rates.
been launched by which major technology company?
82. Aspirin is chemically –
a) Microsoft b) Amazon
a) Methyl salicylate b) Phenyl salicylate
c) Apple d) Facebook
c) Salicylaldehyde d) Acetyl salicylic acid
74. A database is a collection of __________.
83. Ranthambore National Park is situated in which state?
a) records b) fields
a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra
c) files d) all of these
c) Uttar Pradesh d) Rajasthan
75. The original jurisdiction of Supreme Court covers –
84. ‘Your Best Day is Today’ has been written by –
a) Terrorism related cases
a) Anupam Kher
b) Disputes between different units of Indian union
b) Sonu Sood
c) National integrity of India
d) Civil and criminal cases c) Tamal Bandopadhyay
76. Which article of Indian Constitution deals with d) Chinmay Tumbe
amendment procedure? 85. The term ‘Cachar Levy’ is associated with which
a) Article 268 b) Article 352 among the following armed force?
a) Assam Rifles
c) Article 356 d) Article 368
b) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
77. Which city lies at the confluence of Alakananda and
c) Central Reserve Police Force
Nandakini?
d) Indian Coast Guard
a) Rudraprayag b) Devaprayag
86. What was the code name of India’s first nuclear
c) Nandaprayag d) Karnaprayag weapon test that took place in 1974 at Pokhran of
78. Which among the following range does not lies in Rajasthan?
Madhya Pradesh? a) Operation Smiling Buddha
a) Satpura b) Vindhya b) Operation Shakti
c) Maikal d) Mahendragiri c) Operation Sunshine
79. Twinkling of stars is an example of— d) Operation Python
a) Refraction 87. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
a) Md. Ali Jinnah b) Julfiqar Ali Bhutto
b) Reflection
c) Liaqat Ali Khan d) Chaudhuri Rahmat Ali
c) Total internal reflection
88. In which year Kyoto Protocol was signed?
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89. ‘Lepidopterology’ is the branch of science that deals 96. Name the learning-Teaching Material that has
with _____. recently launched by Union Minister of Education,
a) Spider b) Butterfly and Moth Dharmendra Pradhan for the foundational stage
c) Snake d) Dog children in the age group of 3 to 8 years.
90. ‘Tomatina’ is a popular festival of which country? a) Diksha Setu b) Shiksha Pitara
a) Spain b) Italy c) Germany d) USA c) Bhasha Sangam d) Jaadui Pitara
91. Which state government is set to establish ‘India’s 97. Which High Court became the 1st High Court in India
first government mother milk bank’? to publish its judgments in the regional language?
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Uttarakhand a) Karnataka High Court
c) Kerala d) Tamil Nadu b) Madras High Court
92. Which country has recently won “Government c) Kerala High Court
Leadership Award 2023” -GSMA’s 2023 Global d) Gujarat High Court
Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress 2023 98. Name the personality from India who was recently
held in Barcelona, Spain? selected as the external Auditor of the International
a) United Kingdom b) India Labour Organisation.
c) Germany d) Japan a) Shashi Kant Sharma
93. Name the personality from India who has recently b) Vinod Rai
won the 2023 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement c) Rajiv Mehrishi
in International Literature. d) Girish Chandra Murmu
a) Geet Chaturvedi b) Amrita Pritam 99. Name the personality who has recently announced
c) Geetanjali Shree d) Vinod Kumar Shukla his resignation as the World Bank President.
94. The United Nations celebrated the 1st ever World a) Robert B. Zoellick
Seagrass Day across the globe on which day? b) Jim Yong Kim
a) 27th February, 2023 b) 28th February, 2023 c) James D. Wolfensohn
c) 1st March, 2023 d) 2nd March, 2023 d) David Malpass
95. The world’s 1st 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash 100. Name the personality who has been recently appointed
Barrier named “Bahu Balli” has been installed in as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman
which state? of the Railway board.
a) Telangana b) Andhra Pradesh a) D C Sharma b) Vinay Kumar Tripathi
c) Maharashtra d) West Bengal c) Sudhanshu Sharma d) Anil Kumar Lahoti

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Practice Set

ANSWERS

1. d 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. d

11. d 12. d 13. a 14. a 15. a 16. d 17. b 18. c 19. a 20. d

21. d 22. c 23. b 24. c 25. d 26. c 27. c 28. d 29. b 30. b

31. b 32. b 33. a 34. b 35. b 36. c 37. d 38. a 39. c 40. a

41. b 42. c 43. c 44. d 45. b 46. b 47. a 48. d 49. d 50. b

51. b 52. b 53. a 54. c 55. d 56. d 57. d 58. c 59. d 60. b

61. c 62. a 63. a 64. a 65. c 66. a 67. a 68. d 69. d 70. c

71. b 72. d 73. d 74. c 75. b 76. d 77. c 78. d 79. a 80. a

81. d 82. d 83. d 84. a 85. a 86. a 87. c 88. b 89. b 90. a

91. b 92. b 93. d 94. c 95. c 96. d 97. c 98. d 99. d 100. d

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