Sample Paper

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Instructions
Attempt only 50 questions out of the given 60 questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
1 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
Full Marks: 250 (Time: 60 Minutes)

Choose the Venn diagram which best In each of the following questions, find the
illustrates the relationship between three missing number in place of ‘?’, so as to
given classes in each of the following continue the series.
questions: 9. 6, 9, 14, 21, 30, ?
(a) 32 (b) 33
(a) (b) (c) 37 (d) 41
10. 2, 9, 28, 65, ?
(a) 100 (b) 125
(c) (d) (c) 126 (d) 131
11. The National Commission for
1. Son, Father, Grandfather Protection of Child Rights celebrated
2. Car, Train, Aeroplane its _________ Foundation Day on 2nd
March, 2023.
4. In a certain code language SCIENTIST
is coded as RDHFMUHTS, what will (a) 18th (b) 13th
be the code for UNIQUE in the same (c) 15th (d) 11th
code language? 12. Statement: Should the parliamentary
(a) TOHRTE (b) TOHSTF elections in India be held every three
(c) THORTF (d) TOHRTF years as against five years at present?
5. In ‘PARADISE’ how many pairs of Arguments:
letters are there which have as many A. No. This will enhance wastage of
letters between them in the word as money and resources.
they have in the English alphabet? B. Yes. This will help the voters
(a) None (b) Three to change non-performing
representatives without much delay.
(c) Four (d) Two
C. No. The elected representatives
6. Look at this series: VI, 10, V, 11, . . . 12,
will not have enough time to settle
III, What number should fill the blank?
and concentrate on developmental
(a) II (b) IV activities.
(c) IX (d) 14 (a) None is strong
7. Sponge is to porous as rubber is to (b) Only I and II are strong
(a) Massive (b) Solid (c) Only II and III are strong
(c) Elastic (d) Inflexible (d) Only I and III are strong
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13. whose length and breadth are in the
ratio of 6 : 5. What is the area of the
Carpenter Saw Nails rectangle?
Pediatrician Stethoscope ? (a) 60 cm2 (b) 30 cm2
(a) Thermometer (b) Baby (c) 45 cm 2
(d) 15 cm2
(c) Doctor (d) Illness 23. A cube of side one meter length is cut
15. The coefficient of xy2z in –7x2y3z is into small cubes of side 10 cm each.
(a) –7xy (c) 7xy How many such small cubes can be
(c) –xy (d) xy obtained?
1 4 1 (a) 10 (b) 100
x+
16. If= 4, then x= + 4 (c) 1000 (d) 10000
x x
(a) 196 (b) 194 24. The radius of a wheel is 22.4 cm. What
(c) 192 (d) 190 is the distance covered by the wheel in
making 500 resolutions.
17. Who conducts the State assembly
elections”? (a) 252 m (b) 704 m
(a) Chief Justice of the High Court (c) 352 m (d) 808 m
concerned 25. The sum of the present ages of two
(b) Chief justice of the Supreme Court persons A and B is 60. If the age of A
(c) Chief Election Commission is twice that of B, find the sum of their
(d) Governor of the state concerned ages 5 years hence?
18. Which is an ore of aluminium? (a) 50 (b) 60
(c) 70 (d) 80
(a) Chromite (b) Cuprite
(c) Bauxite (d) Siderite 26. A, B and C can do a piece of work in
20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how
many days can A do the work if he is
19. assisted by B and C on every third day?
(a) 12 days (b) 15 days
complete the series (c) 16 days (d) 18 days
27. Which word does NOT belong with the
(a) (b) others?
(a) Index (b) Glossary
(c) Chapter (d) Book
29. Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ?
(c) (d)
(a) Lamb (b) Horse
(c) Elephant (d) Tiger
21. The average height of a family of three 30. From the given statements, choose the
members is 140 cm and when two conclusions which logically follow:
more members A and B added to that Statements
family, the average height is increased
A. All chips are computers.
by 8 cm. If A is 36 cm taller than B,
B. No computer is a mobile.
then what is the height of B?
C. All mobiles are tablets.
(a) 138 cm (b) 144 cm
Conclusions
(c) 142 cm (d) 140 cm
22. A wire in the form of a circle of radius A. No tablet is a chip.
3.5 m is bent in the form of a rectangle, B. Some tablets are chips.

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 (a) Only conclusion A follows. 38. In January 2023,_____ was appointed
(b) Only conclusion B follows. as the Managing Director (MD) and
(c) Either conclusion A or B follows. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
(d) Neither conclusion A nor B Indus Towers.
follows. (a) Vinod Krishnan
31. In which park Namibian cheetah gave (b) Rajiv Arora
birth to four cubs? (c) Prachur Sah
(a) Kuno National Park (d) Anil Gupta
(b) Kaziranga National Park 39. India won the 1st ICC (Under-19
(c) Jim Corbett National Park Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 by
(d) Kanha National Park defeating which country?
32. Which of the following honour is given (a) New Zealand (b) Australia
by UNESCO ? (c) England (d) West Indies
(a) The Kalinga prize In each of the following questions. Find the
(b) Magasay Award term that can replace the questions mark.
(c) Pulitzer Prize (40 and 41)
(d) Order of the Golden Ark Award 40. AD, EI, JO, PV?
33. “Body line’ in the cricket refers to:- (a) VD (b) WC
(a) Bowling that hits the body (c) WD (d) VE
(b) The line of body close to Wicket 41. XYQ, ZAR, BCS, DET?
line
(a) GFU (b) FUG
(c) The white line on ground within
(c) FZU (d) FGU
which the player stands
(d) The line of moving ball 42. Which author was a Bengali writer and
an Oscar-winning film director:
34. ‘Hindu view of life’ is written by:-
(a) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
(a) S. Radhakrishnan
(b) Satyajit Ray
(b) R.K. Narayan
(c) V.D. Savarkar (c) Chhabi Biswas
(d) John Ruskin (d) Rabindranath Tagore
35. Lagoon refers to: 43. Project-75 (India) or P-751 is associated
with which Indian Armed Force?
(a) A full moon
(a) Indian Air Force(b) Indian Army
(b) The sea breaking into the land and
then separated by stand dunes (c) Indian Navy (d) Indian Coast
(c) A spot in a desert made fertile by Guard
presence of water 44. Where is the Tibetan government in exile
(d) Horse shoe shaped coral reef based?
36. Ecology deals with: (a) Delhi (b) Dharamshala
(a) The earth and planets (c) Phomphenh (d) London
(b) The relationship between 45. What is true of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona
organisms and environment Lisa:
(c) The life under the sea (a) He painted without a model
(d) Economical growth of poor people (b) The model was the wife of a client
37. Who is called as numismatist: (c) He dreamt her in the night
(a) An expert on numerology (d) The model was an unmarried women
(b) A numerator 46. Which is the annual pilgrimage that
(c) An expert on mathematics every Muslim should make once in
(d) A person who studies coins the lifetime

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 (a) Hajj (b) Sharjah 56. A man is facing North-West. He turns
(c) Jihad (d) Zakat 90° in the clockwise direction, then
47. 180° in the anti-clockwise direction and
What is the term used in e-mail and
then another 90° in the same direction.
online conversations to convey mood
Which direction is he facing now?
along with the words
(a) South (b) South-West
(a) Smiley (b) Pictures
(c) West (d) South-East
(c) Emoticon (d) Flames
57. Which of the following is a pair of co-
48. Whose quote is “I hear and I forget. I see prime?
and I remember, I do and I understand” (a) (16, 62) (b) (18, 25)
(a) Caskie Stinnet (c) (21, 35) (d) (23, 92)
(b) Mickey Mantle 58. What is 4th proportional in 9, 13 and
(c) Confucious 153?
(d) Arthur Schopenhauer (a) 251 (b) 181
49. What is the currency of Vietnam? (c) 175 (d) 221
(a) Rial (b) Dinar 59. If 1369 + 0.0615 + x = 37.25,
(c) Peso (d) Dong the x is equal to?
50. Which age in Indian history is referred (a) 10–1 (b) 10–2
to as the “Golden Age” ? (c) 10 –3 (d) None of these
(a) Maurya (b) Gupta 60. If 5x = 3125 then the value of 5(x – 3) is?
(c) Mughai (d) Ancient (a) 75 (b) 625
51. Which country recently became member (c) 25 (d) 125
of NATO? 61. There is a hall whose sides are given
(a) Sweden (b) India 12m in length, 8m in breadth, and 6m
in height. The diagonal length of the
(c) Russia (d) Finland
hall will be:
52. Which of the following is PresidentA.P.J.
Abdul Kalam’s autobiography? (a) 2 11m (b) 61 m
(a) Wings of Fire (c) 2 61m (d) 2 6m
(b) Crossroads 62. What is the difference between the sum
of place value and the face value of 7
(c) IgnitedMinds:UnleashingthePower
and the sum of place value and the face
Within India value of 5 in the number 23167589?
(d) My Experiment with Truth
(a) 6520 (b) 6500
53. Which of the following units of (c) 6502 (d) 6005
measurement is not named after a person? 63. Fill the blank with the smallest possible
(a) Hertz (b) Curie digit that makes the given number
(c) Barleycorn (s) Apgar divisible by 14?
55. Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G 73308_
are standing in a straight line. (a) 8 (b) 6
D is to the right of G. (c) 4 (d) 2
C is between A and B. 64. The average of five consecutive odd
E is between F and D. numbers is 29. What is the product of
There are three persons between G and the smallest and largest number among
B. Who is on the extreme left? these five numbers?
(a) A (b) B (a) 713 (b) 825
(c) D (d) G (c) 945 (d) 1131

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65. Find the coefficient of x^3in the Percentage (%) of food liked by people
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polynomial x4 – Ax3 + Bx2 – (x+1).
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(a) B (b) –B Dosa
(25%)
(c) A (d) –A
66. Two chords PQ and RS of a circle Chicken
intersect at point A. If AP = 9.2 cm, AQ (20%)
= 14.6 cm, and AR = 8 cm, then find the Biriyani
length of RS. (40%)
(a) 23.55 cm (b) 24.79 cm
(c) 24.98 cm (d) 25. 42 cm Upma (5%)
67. The following pie chart shows the food
items liked by 80 people at a party. Idly (10%)
Then find the number of people like (a) 8 (b) 10
Biriyani ? (c) 32 (d) 42
68. A sum of ` 14000 becomes double in
5 years at compound interest. After 25
years the sum will be?
(a) ` 448000 (b) ` 44800
(c) ` 28000 (d) ` 128000

Explanation
1. (a) The given relationship is best In the similar way,
explained by the venn diagram given in U N I Q U E
option (a) i.e., –1 +1 –1 +1 –1 +1

T O H R T F
5. (b) Three pairs of letters are there in the
2. (d) Car, train and aeroplane are not
word PARADISE which have as many
related to each other. Hence, their
letters between them in the word as in
relationship is best explained by the
the alphabet.
venn diagram given in option (d) i.e.,
Letters in the Letters in the
given word alphabet series
PAR PQR
4. (d) ARAD ABCD
–1 +1 –1 +1 –1 +1 –1 +1 –1
ADISE ABCDE
6. (b) This is an alternating addition and
subtraction series. Roman numbers
alternate with Arabic numbers. In the
Roman numeral pattern, each number
decreases by 1. In the Arabic numeral
pattern, each number increases by 1.
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 7. (c) A sponge is a porous material. 1
Rubber is an elastic material. Choice a x4 + +2=
196
x4
is incorrect because rubber would not
generally be referred to as massive. 1
⇒ x4 + = 196 − 2= 194
The answer is not choice b because x4
even though rubber is a solid, its 17. (c) State assembly elections are
most notice- able characteristic is its conducted by Election commission of
elasticity. Choice d is incorrect because India.
rubber has flexibility. 18. (c) Bauxite is an ore of aluminum.
9. (d) First term = 6 The chemical formula of bauxite is
Second term = 6 + 3 = 9 Al2O3.2H2O.
Third term = 9 + 5 = 14 19. (b) Figure given in option (b) completes
Fourth term = 14 + 7 = 21 the given series.
Fifth term = 21 + 9 = 30 21. (c) Sum of heights of three persons
Sixth term = 30 + 11 = 41 Sum of heights of five persons
10. (c) The logic of the series is: = 5 × (140 + 8)
13 + 1 = 2; = 5 × (148)
23 + 1 = 9; = 740 cm
33 + 1 = 28; Let us suppose, the height of A be x cm
43 + 1 = 65; and that of B be (x – 36) cm.
53 + 1 = 126 Now,
11. (a) 18th Sum of heights of A and B = x + (x –
36) = 740 – 420
12. (d) The election process entails
⇒ x + (x – 36) = 740 – 420
exorbitant expenditure. So, holding ⇒ 2x – 36 = 320
elections very often will surely lead ⇒ x = 178
to wastage of money and resources. ⸫ Height of A is 178 cm.
Thus, I holds strong. Also, the elected Hence, height of B = (x – 36) cm
representatives need a considerable = (178 – 36)
period of time to implement their = 142 cm
policies and also convince the voters Therefor, the height of B is 142 cm.
of their working. So, III holds strong 22. (b) The circumference of the circle is
while II does not. equal to the permeter of the rectangle.
13. (a) In the relationship above the line, the Let l = 6x and b = 5 × 2(6x + 5x) = 2 ×
saw and the nails are tools a carpenter 22/7 × 3.5
uses. In the relationship below the line, ⇒x=1
the stethoscope and thermometer are Therefore l = 6 cm and b = 5 cm Area of
tools a pediatrician uses. the rectangle = 6 × 5 = 30 cm2
15. (a) – 7xy 23. (c) Along one edge, the number of
Hint : –7x2y3z = (–7xy) (xy2z). small cubes that can be cut
1 = 100/10 = 10
16. (b) x + = 4 Along each edge 10 cubes can be cut.
x
(Along length, breadth and height).
Squaring, we get
Total number of small cubes that can
1 be cut = 10 × 10 × 10 = 1000
x2 + 2 + 2 = 16
x 24. (b) In one resolution, the distance
1 covered by the wheel is its own
⇒ x 2 + 2 = 16 − 2 = 14
x circumference. Distance covered in
Again squaring, 500 resolutions.

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 = 500 × 2 × 22/7 × 22.4 = 70400 cm 42. (b)
= 704 m 43. (c)
25. (c) A + B = 60, A = 2B 44. (b)
2B + B = 60 ⇒ B = 20 then A = 40.
45. (b)
5 years, their ages will be 45 and 25.
Sum of their ages = 45 + 25 = 70. 46. (a)
47. (c)
26. (b) A’s 2 day’s work =  1 × 2  = 1
 20  10 48. (c)
(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work = 49. (d) Dong
 1 1 1  6 1 50. (b)
 + + = =
51. (d) Finland
 20 30 60  60 10
1 1 1 52. (a)
Work done in 3 days =  +  = 53. (c)
 10 10  5
55. (d)
1
Now, work is done in 3 days.
5

⸫ Whole work will be done in (3 x 5)
= 15 days.
27. (d) Book. Rest are all parts of a book.
29. (b) Horse. Cat’s feet are called paws G is standing on the extreme left.
and horse’s are called hoofs. 56. (d) As shown in fig. the man initially
faces in the direction OA. On moving
30. (a)
90º clockwise, he faces in the direction
31. (a) OB. On further moving 180º anti-
32. (a) clockwise, he faces in the direction OC.
33. (a) Finally on moving 90º anti-clockwise,
34. (a) he faces in the direction OD, which is
35. (d) South-East.
36. (b)
37. (d)
38. (c) Prachur Sah
39. (c) England
40. (c) In the given series, the first letter
of subsequent groups differ by 4, 5
and 6 places respectively, while the
second letter of the subsequent groups
differ by 5, 6 and 7 places respectively. 57. (b) H.C.F. of 18 and 25 is 1. So they are
Hence, by following the same pattern, co-primes.
‘WD’ would be obtained which would
replace the question mark. 58. (d) In a:b :: c:d, 4th proportional is d.
41. (d) In the given series, the first two a c
a : b :: c : d can be written as =
terms of every group of letters are b d
continuous letters i.e., XY, ZA, BC, c×d
DE. Also, the third letter of every group d=
a
of letters is again in continuation like
Here, a : b :: c : d = 9 : 13 :: 153 : d
Q, R, S, T. Therefore, the term which
would replace the question mark would = ⸫ d
13 × 153
= 221
be FGU. 9
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59. (c) 37 + 733082 is an even number, divisible by
0.0615 + x =
37.25
2
0.0615 + x =
0.25 Divisibility by 7,
73308 – 22 = 73308 – 4 = 73304
0.0615 + x = (0.25)2 = 0.0625
7330 – 24 = 7330 – 8 = 7322
x = 0.001
732 – 22 = 732 – 4 = 728
1 72 – 28 = 72 – 16 = 56, divisible by 7
x=
103 733082 is divisible by both 2 and 7
x = 10–3 Therefore, 733082 is also divisible by
60. (c) 5x = 3125 14.
5x = (5)5 Hence, the correct answer is (b).
⸫x=5 64. (b) Given:
Hence, 5(x – 3) = 5(5 – 3) The average of five consecutive odd
= 52 numbers = 29
= 25 Solution:
61. (c) The diagonal length of the Let, the five consecutive odd numbers
quadrilateral are x, (x + 2), (x + 4), (x + 6), and (x + 8)
Sum of terms
= a 2 + b2 + c2 = 122 + 82 + 62 Average =
Total number of terms
= 144 + 64 + 36= 2 61m
So,
Hence, option (c) is correct. x + ( x + 2) + ( x + 4) + ( x + 6) + ( x + 8)
62. (c) Given number 23167589 5
Place value of 7 = 7000
 = 29
Face value of 7 = 7
5 x + 20
Sum of place value and face value of 7 = 29
= 7000 + 7 = 7007 5
Place value of 5 = 500 5x + 20 = 29 × 5 = 145
Face value of 5 = 5 5x = 145 – 20 = 125
Sum of place value and face value of 5 x = 125/5 = 25
= 500 + 5 = 505 The product of smallest and largest
The difference between the two is number = x (x + 8) = 25 (25 + 8)
given by 7007 – 505 = 6502 = 25 × 33 = 825
Therefore, the correct answer is 6502. Therefore, the correct answer is 825.
Hence, option (c) is correct. 65. (d) The given polynomial = x4–Ax3 +
63. (b) Divisibility rule of 2: The last digit 1
Bx2 – (x + 1)
of the given number should be an even 2
number. We know that a variable’s coefficient is
Divisibility rule of 7: The difference the value of any letter or number that
between twice the unit digit of the the variable contains.
number and the remaining part of the Here, the variable x3 is in the term
number should be multiple of 7 or 0. (–Ax3)
Let the missing digit is x Therefore, the coefficient of x3 is – A.
Number =73308x
x=1
733081 is an odd number, not divisible
by 2
Not divisible by 14
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66. (b) The percentage of people like biriyani
R =40%
8 cm Q The number of people like biriyani =
cm 14. 6 cm 40
× 80 =32
9.2 A 100
P
The 32 people likes biriyani in a party.
68. (b) According to the question,
S  R 
The Corresponding Chords According = A P 1 + T
 100 
to the theorem, the product of the
5
segments of one chord when two  R 
28000 14000 1 +
= 
chords of a circle cross within the circle  100 
equal the product of the segments of 5
the other chord.  R  28000
1 +  = = 2
 100  14000 ...(i)
So, AP × AQ = AR × AS Now,
9.2 × 14.6 = 8 × AS Principal, P = Rs. 14000; Rate of
134.32 = 8AS interest = R %; Number of years, T =
134.32 25 years; Amount = Rs x.
AS = =16.79 cm
8 25
 R 
Then, RS = AR + AS = 8 + 16.79 = = x 14000 1 + 
 100 
24.79 cm
5 5
Therefore, the length of RS is 24.79  R  
cm. = x 14000 1 +  
 100  
67. (c) Given
The total number of people = 80 x = 14000 ×(2)5 ...[From equation (i)]
The pie chart shows the percentage of x = 14000 × 32
food liked by people x = 448000
Therefore Therefore, Rs. 448000 is the correct
answer.