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English Language a. exonarate b. exonarete

Directions: In Question Nos. 1 to 5, some parts c. exonerate d. exonerete
of the sentences have errors and some have 9.
none. Find out which part of the sentence has a. unfathomable b. unfathomeble
an error and blacken the circle (•) to the c. unfathemable d. ubfethomable
appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free 10.
from error, blacken the circle (•) corresponding a. resuscitete b. resascitate
to (D) c. resascitete d. resuscitate
1. Climate change refer to (a) Directions: In Question No. 11 to 15, you have
long-term shifts in (b) a passage with 5 questions following the
temperatures and weather patterns. (c) passage. Read the passage carefully and
No Error (d) choose the best answer the each question out
2. Greenhouse gases are (a) of the four alternatives.
crucial to keeping our planet (b) If you are rolling your eyes at what sounds like
at the suitable temperature for life. (c) an over-the-top play, you might want to read
No error (d) the small print of your holiday flight booking a
3. Air hockey is a Pong-like table top little more closely. EasyJet, Ryanair and Wizz
sport (a) Air now charge hefty fees, not just for luggage
where two opposing players (b) stowed in the hold, but for bags and wheelie
tries to score goals against each cases that need to be stashed in the overhead
other. (c) lockers.
No error. (d) Only a bag small enough to fit under the seat in
4. Writer’s block is the creative slump (a) front of you is included with most seats. And –
That authors face when they (b) just in case you were planning on chancing it –
didn’t know what to write. (c) yes, these rules are being enforced. Flying
No Error. (d) home from Bilbao airport recently, I witnessed
5. The recommended amount of sleep (a) first-hand the Ryanair ground crew slapping
for an healthy adult (b) penalty charges on passengers with trolley
is at least seven hours. (c) cases they hadn’t paid for, some of whom were
No error. (d) caught out because they hadn’t realised the
Directions: in Question Nos.6 to 10, there are rules had changed.
four words out of which one is correctly spelt. Meanwhile, this summer’s airport chaos is
Find the correctly spelt word and indicate it by adding an adrenaline spike of will-you-ever-see
blackening the appropriate circle (•) it again jeopardy to the financial cost of
6. checking on your luggage. A shortage of
a. assistence b. assisstence baggage handlers has left passengers at
c. ascistance d. assistance Gatwick facing anxious waits for bags standard
7. on planes because there are no staff to offload
a. substantiate b. substantiate them. On a particularly bad day at Heathrow
c. substentiate d. sinstamciate recently three-hour queues at the check in
8. desks left some travellers with a stark choice

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between missing their flight and leaving their 16. Unrivalled

suitcase behind. a. unsurpassed b. incompatible
11. How many airlines are mentioned in the c. supreme d. inferior
first paragraph? 17. Despise
a. 1 b. 4 a. detest b. loathe
c. 3 d. None of the above c. admire d. execrate
12. Airlines are charging massive fees for 18. Predicament
a. Bags a. plight b. mess
b. Wheelie cases c. boon d. muddle
c. Luggage stowed in the hold 19. Stumble
d. All of the above a. walk b. bumble
13. Why did the airline companies charge c. wobble d. swing
penalty on the passengers using trollies? 20. Definite
a. Passengers thought that the trollies a. certain b. obscure
were free of cost c. clear d. distinct
b. Passengers were aware that the Directions: In question nos. 21 to 25 four
trollies were free of cost alternatives are suggested for each question.
c. Staff off Ryanair were not aware that Choose the correct alternative out of the four
the trollies were free of cost and indicate it by blackening the circle (•) to
d. None of the above the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D) in the
14. What message does the writer give in the answer sheet.
passage? 21. A figure of speech comparing two unlike
a. Always keep minimum baggage while things that is often introduced by like or as
travelling is called ________.
b. Always keep the sufficient quantity of a. Alliteration b. Metaphor
dresses c. Simile d. Personification
c. Always travel with no luggage 22. Which poetic form doesn’t use any strict
d. None of the above meter or rhyme scheme?
15. Heathrow airport recently witnessed a. Blank verse b. Free verse
three-hour queue at the check-in desks c. Lyric poem d. Sonnet
left some travellers with choices 23. Which among the following is the great
(i) missing their connection flight book of poems written by noble laureate
(ii) travelling in the connection flight and great Rabindranath Tagore?
(iii) leaving their baggage behind a. The Waste Land
(iv) collecting their baggage in the airport b. How Some Hindus Find Their
a. (i) and (iii) b. (i) and (ii) Personal Gods
c. (ii) and (iii) d. None of the above c. Untouchable
Directions: In Question Nos. 16 to 20, choose d. Gitanjali
the word opposite in meaning to the given word 24. Who is the writer of the famous play
and indicate it by blackening the circle (•) to “Julius Caesar”?
the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D) in the a. William Shakespeare
answer sheet. b. Oscar Wilde

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c. Ben Johnson appropriate letter (A, B, C or D) in the answer

d. Agatha Christie sheet.
25. Who among the following is known as ‘the The world is too much with us; late and soon,
poet of senses’ in English Literature? Getting and spending, we lay waste our
a. Lord Byron powers;-
b. Percy Bysshe Shelley Little we see in Nature that is ours;
c. John Keats We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
d. William Wordsworth The winds that will be howling at all hours,
Directions: In question nos. 26 to 30 sentences And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
are given with blank to be filled in with an For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
appropriate word(s). Choose the correct It moves us not. Great God! I’d rather be
alternative out of the four and out of the four A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
and indicate it by blackening the circle (•) to So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D) in the Have glimpses that would make me less
answer sheet. forlorn;
26. What would you do if you _______ offered Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
a job in America? Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
a. was b. were 31. What is the meaning of the phrase “The
c. will be d. are world is too much with us”?
27. Usain Bolt made another attempt ______ a. people are obsessed with money and
the world record. manmade objects
a. for b. against b. People have become too concerned
c. at d. to about nature
28. My grandfather was overjoyed when he c. Humans are too attached to nature
________ his old friend after 30 years. d. People are losing harmony with nature
a. ran in b. ran to 32. According to the poet, with what are we
c. ran on d. ran into ‘out of tune’?
29. Public is looking forward _______ a. Humanity b. Our goals
authentic information from government. c. Nature d. Sea and wind
a. to hearing b. for hearing 33. Who wishes to remain as a pagan in the
c. about hearing d. for hear poem?
30. A really sophisticated person will never be a. Nature b. Common man
________ enough to think that he is c. God Proteus d. Poet himself
always right. 34. What is the rhymes scheme of the poem?
a. Polite b. Naïve a. abba abba cdc cdc
c. Reverent d. Eloquent b. aba abba cde cde
Directions: in question nos. 31 to 35, you have c. aabb aabb cdc cdc
a poem followed by 5 questions. Read the d. aabb aabb cde cde
poem carefully and choose the best answer to 35. Find a word from the poem which means
each question out of the four alternatives and the same as ‘principle or belief’.
indicate it by blackening the circle (•) to the a. Sordid b. Forlorn
c. Boon d. Creed

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Directions: In question nos. 36 to 40 out of the Directions: In question nos. 46 to 50, find the
four alternatives, choose the one which best alternative for the underlined idiom/phrase in
expresses the meaning of the given word. the sentence by choosing the best answer to
36. Indolent each questions out of the four alternatives and
a. Kind b. Idle indicate it by blackening the circle (•) to the
c. Lavish d. Repulsive appropriate letter (A, B, C and D) in the
37. Deplorable answer.
a. amiable b. durable 46. By and large, the results of the
c. lamentable d. lovable examination are quite encouraging.
38. Disdain a. make every effort
a. obligation b. sympathy b. on the whole
c. praiseworthy d. contempt c. a worthless attempt
39. Resentment d. surprisingly
a. wonder b. anger 47. He is always at logger heads with the
c. hearty d. happy other members of the family.
40. Exculpate a. Tolerate
a. clear b. produce b. To be done without more delay
c. read d. work c. Stop doing something
Directions: In question nos. 41 to 45, All in the d. In disagreement
blanks carefully by choosing the best answer to 48. He earned many enemies because of his
each question out of the four alternatives and habit of calling a spade a spade.
indicate is by balancing the circle (•) to the a. To please somebody
appropriate letter (A, B, C or D) in the answer. b. To be greatly perplexed
41. The rain came _______ than usual this c. Say exactly what one thinks without
year. hiding
a. Latest b. Later d. To sense more than what the actual
c. Late d. Last words spoken
42. The school is _________ down the road. 49. Acting on the spur of the moment, he said
a. Father b. Further that he would give up his job if necessary.
c. Far d. Farthest a. Stop doing something
43. Let us start _________ it is too late. b. Without hesitating
a. As b. Though c. Incite a lot of anger
c. Before d. While d. To please somebody
44. He disappeared into the crowd _______ 50. We could not follow his line of argument
the police should catch him. which was without rhyme or reason
a. Unless b. Because a. Quite meaningless
c. So d. Lest b. A worthless attempt
45. The effort won’t carry you ______ your c. In order to escape from
difficulties. d. A foolish attempt
a. From b. Across Reasoning
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51. In a certain code language HAND is

written SZMW then what will be the code
of MILK?
a. ORNP b. PNRO
a. A b. B c. C d. D
c. NROP d. RNOP
52. If STRONG is written as ROTNSG then 57. Problem Figures
how NAGPUR would be written in the
same code?
a. GPAUNR b. PGUARN
c. PGAURN d. GPUANR Answer Figure
53. How many such pairs of letters are there
in the word INSTRUCTION which have as
many letters between them in the word as
in the English alphabets?
a. One b. Two a. A b. B c. C d. D
c. Three d. Four
54. How many combinations of two digit 58. Problem Figures
numbers having 8 can be made from the
following numbers?
8, 5, 2, 1, 7, 6
a. 9 b. 10
c. 11 d. 12 Answer Figures
55. Four of the following five are alike in a
certain way and form a group. Which one
of these does not belong to that group?
a. canoe b. tug
c. dingy d. ship a. A b. B c. C d. D
Each of the following questions consists of four
figures as the problem figure followed by four
59. Problem Figures
figures marked (A), (B), (C) and (D) as the
answer figures. Select the correct answer
figure which will continue the series as
established by the problem figures (Q. No. 56
to 60) Answer Figures
56. Problem Figures

a. A b. B c. C d. D
Answer Figures
60. Problem Figures

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daughter”. How is Monika related to

Reena?
a. Aunt b. Niece
c. Cousin d. Mother
Answer Figures In each of the questions 67 to 74 below are
given two statements followed by two
conclusions. Read the conclusions and decide
which of the given conclusions logically follow
the statements. Give answer
a. A b. B c. C d. D a. If only conclusion I follows
b. If only conclusion II follows
Read the information given below and answer c. If either conclusion I or II follows
the questions (Q. No. 61 to 66) d. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and 67. Statements
F, there are two married couples. 1. Some books are pens
(ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B 2. Some pens are erasers
(iii) C is wife of B and mother of F Conclusions
(iv) F is the granddaughter of E I. All books are erasers
61. What is C to A? II. Some erasers are books
a. Daughter b. Grandmother 68. Statements
c. Mother d. Husband 1. All jungles are tigers
62. How many male members are there in the 2. Some tigers are horses
family? Conclusions
a. two b. three I. Some horses are jungles
c. four d. cannot be determined II. No horse is a jungle
63. Who among the following is one of the 69. Statements
couples? 1. Some dreams are nights
a. CD b. DE 2. Some nights are days
c. EB d. DC Conclusions
64. Which of the following is true? I. All days are either nights or dreams
a. A is the sister of F II. Some days are nights
b. A is the brother of F 70. Statements
c. Two grandsons 1. Some desks are caps
d. None of the above 2. No cap is red
65. Pointing towards Rita, Nikhil said “I am Conclusions
the only son of her mother’s son”. How is I. Some caps are desks
Rita related to Nikhil? II. No desk is red
a. Aunt b. Niece 71. If P denotes ‘multiplied by’
c. Mother d. Cousin T denotes ‘subtracted from’
66. Introducing Reena, Monika said, “She is M denotes ‘added to’
the only daughter of my father’s only B denotes ‘divided by’
Then, 28 B 7 P 8 T 6 M 4

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a. (- 3/2) b. 30 II. Mukul is the oldest

c. 32 d. 34 III. Siddhartha is older than Nikunj
72. Find the number of triangles in the given a. Only I
figure b. Only I and II
c. Only II and III
d. Only I and III
76. Five persons – A, B, C, D and E are
sitting in a row.
Question: Who is sitting in the middle?
Statements:
I. B is between E and C
a. 22 b. 24 II. B is to the right of E
c. 26 d. 28 III. D is between A and E
73. Group the given figures into three classes a. I and II b. II and III
using each figure only once. c. I and III d. I, II and III
Question No. 77 to 83 are to be answered
based on the passage given below
Five cities A, B, C, D and E are famous for
their lovely garden, fancy jewellery, educational
institute, blue pottery and Scents but not in the
same order.
A and C are neither educational Institutes nor
have gardens.
B and E are not famous for jewellery or pottery.
a. 1,2,3; 4,5,6; 7,8,9 Scents and jewellery have nothing to do with A.
b. 1,3,5; 2,4,6; 7,8,9 D and E are not famous for garden and
c. 1,5,9; 3,6,2; 4,7,8 jewellery
d. 1,9,7; 2,8,5; 3,4,6 D is not famous for education institutions.
74. If A is in the north of B and C is in the 77. Which of the following city is famous for
west of B. In what direction is A with gardens?
respect to C? a. A b. C
a. South b. East c. D d. B
c. South-West d. North-East 78. Blue pottery is available in which of the
In Questions 75 and 76 a question is followed following cities.
by three statements. How many of these a. A b. C
statements are required to answer the c. E d. B
questions? 79. City E is famous for which of the
75. Question: Who among Siddhartha, Nikunj, following?
Vipul and Mukul is the youngest? a. Jewellery
Statements: b. Educational Institutions
I. Vipul is younger than Mukul but older c. Blue pottery
than Siddhartha and Nikunj ________ d. Scent

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80. Reaching the place of meeting 20 minutes c. Steel d. Thread

before 8.50 hrs, Sumit found himself thirty 87. Coherent : Consistent :: Irate : ______
five minutes earlier than the man who a. Angry b. Unreasonable
earns 40 minutes late. What was the c. Unhappy d. Irritated
scheduled time of the meeting? 88. Enough : Excess :: Sufficiency : _____
a. 8.00 b. 8.05 a. Adequacy b. Surplus
c. 8.10 d. 8.20 c. Competency d. Import
81. Which term comes next in the sequence 89. Interview : Job :: Armistice : _________
AC, FH, KM, PR, _________ a. War b. Treaty
a. UW b. VW c. Amnesty d. Agreement
c. UX d. TV 90. Fog : Visibility :: AIDS : _________
82. Find the term which does not fit into the a. Health b. Resistance
series. c. Virus d. Death
ICV, 5FU, 91T, 15LS, 17OR Complete the given series by finding the
a. 5FU b. 15LS missing term(s) (Q. No. 91 to 129)
c. 91T d. 17OR 91. 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ________
83. Arrange the following words in the order in a. 42 b. 51
which they appear in English dictionary. c. 81 d. 91
1. Gemlike 2. Geminate 3. Gemmier 92. 15, 16, 19, 24, 31 ________
4. Geminal 5. Gemini a. 45 b. 50
a. 3,5,4,1,2 b. 4,5,2,1,3 c. 40 d. 38
c. 4,3,2,1,5 d. 4,2,5,1,3 93. 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, _______
Directions (Q. No. 84 to 85): In each of the a. 240 b. 290
following some of the letters are missing which c. 336 d. 504
are given in that order as one of the 94. Simplify (- 17 – 94 – 22 – 39 + 627) = ?
alternatives below it. Choose the correct a. 454 b. 455
alternative. c. 458 d. 451
84. _______ bca _______ cca _____ca 2
95. 3.36 × 2.5 + (2.4) = ______________.
______ b _______ c a. 14.016 b. 14.16
a. aaaaa b. bbbab c. 15.26 d. 15.16
c. baab d. babc 96. 68% of 595 – 43% of 372 = ________.
85. ccbab _______ caa _______bccc _____ a. 244.64 b. 232.84
a ______ c. 278.44 d. 260.24
a. babb b. bbba th th th
97. 1/5 of 3/4 2/5 of 6000 is
c. baab d. babc a. 360 b. 330
There is a certain relation between two gives c. 370 d. 350
words on one side of :: and one word is given 98. A decimal number has 16 decimal places.
on another side of :: Find the word having The number of decimal places in the
same relation with thisword on the given pair square root of this number will be
has (Q. No.86 to 90) a. 2 b. 4
86. Ornament : Gold : Needle : ________ c. 8 d. 16
a. Stich b. Prick

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99. How many numbers less than 10,000 members had. The total number of family
would be there which are divisible by 21, members is
35 and 63? a. 3 b. 7
a. 32 b. 34 c. 10 d. 12
c. 30 d. 31 106. When Rahul was born his father was 32
100. The average of 4 consecutive even years older than his brother and this
numbers P, Q, R and S respectively is 55. mother was 25 years older than his sister.
What is the product of Q and S? If Rahul’s brother is 6 years older than
a. 3123 b. 3135 him and his mother is 3 years younger
c. 3132 d. 3125 than his father how old was born?
101. If A : B = 3:4, B:C = 5:7 and C:D = 8:9. a. 7 years b. 10 years
Then A:D is equal to c. 14 years d. 19 years
a. 3:7 b. 7:3 107. A printer numbers the pages of a book
c. 21:10 d. 10:21 starting with 1 and uses 3189 digits in all.
102. Komal walks 10 km towards North. From How many pages does the book have?
there he walks 6 km towards South. He a. 1000 b. 1074
walks 3 km towards East. How far and in c. 1075 d. 1080
which direction is he with reference to his 108. A wall is 4 m high, At what distance from
starting point. the base should ladder 4.2 m long be
a. 5 km West b. 7 km West placed so that it just reaches the wall.
c. 7 km East d. 5 km North East a. 1.44 m b. 1.54 m
103. A walks 10 m in front and 10 m to the c. 1.28 m d. 1.96 m
right. Then every time turning towards his 109. If the three angles of a triangle are in the
left he walks 5 m, 15 m, 15 m ratio 3:4:5 find the least angle in Radians
respectively. How far is he now from him a. π/2 b. π/8
starting point? c. π/4 d. π/6
a. 5 m b. 10 m 110. A some of money at simple interest
c. 15 m d. 20 m amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs.
104. In a class among the passed students 854 in 4 years. The sum is
Amuda is twenty second from the top and a. 650 b. 690
Rupesh who is 5 ranks below. Amuda is c. 698 d. 700
thirty fourth from the bottom. All the 111. Two trains each 220 m long travelling at
students from the class have appeared for 45 km/h respectively in opposite
the exam. If the ratio of students who directions. In what time would they cross
passed in the exam to those who failed is each other?
4:1 in that class, how many students are a. 16 Sec. b. 18 Sec.
there in the class? c. 99 Sec. d. 67 Sec.
a. 60 b. 75 112. A and B can do a piece of work in 12
c. 90 d. Data insufficient days. B and C in 15 days C and A in 20
105. In a family, the father took ¼ of the cake days. In what time C alone can complete
and he had 3 times as much of the other this work?
a. 20 days b. 47 days

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c. 10 days d. 60 days c. Rs. 8 d. Rs. 10

113. If 3 men and 4 women can plough a field 120. There are 408 boys and 312 girls in a
in 43 days, how long will 7 men and 5 school which are to be divided into equal
women take to plough it? sections of either boys or girls alone. Find
a. 10 days b. 11 days the total number of sections then formed
c. 9 days d. 12 days a. 31 b. 32
114. The ratio of Karthik’s age to the age of his c. 35 d. 30
father is 3:8. The difference of their age is 121. The present population of a city is
35 years. The ratio of their ages after 4 180,000. If it increases at the rate of 10%
years will be per annum, its population after 2 years,
a. 7:12 b. 5:12 will be
c. 38:43 d. 42:47 a. 2078000 b. 227800
115. A, B and C contract a work for Rs. 1,100. c. 217800 d. 237800
A and B together are to do 7/11 of the 122. A trader has 50g pulses. Part of which he
work. C’s share is sells at 8% and the rest at 18% profit. He
a. 366.66 b. 400 gains 14% on the whole. What is the
c. 600 d. 800 quantity sold at 18% profit?
116. A dealer professing to sell his goods at a. 30 kg b. 35 kg
cost price, uses a 900 g weight for 1kg. c. 40 kg d. 45 kg
His gain percent is 123. At 12% simple interest per annum Rs.
a. 9 b. 11 1360.65 will double itself in
c. 111 d. 111 a. 121 years b. 111 years
3 9 2 3
117. The square of the first number is 9 times c. 101 years d. 81 years
4 3
the second number and the ratio between
124. Find compound interest on Rs. 7500 at
the first number and the second number is
4% per annum for 2 years, compounded
3:4 respectively, then will be the
annually.
difference between two two-digit numbers.
a. 612 b. 600
a. 2 b. 4
c. 712 d. 750
c. 6 d. 8
125. Amit bought a mobile phone for Rs.
118. The average weight of 8 persons
18,000 and a mixer for Rs. 4,000. He sold
increases by 2.5 kg when a new person
both items together for Rs. 26,400. How
comes in place of one of them weighting
much percent profit did he make?
65 kg. What might be the weight of the
a. 15% b. 20%
new person? 2
c. 16 % d. 181%
a. 60 kg b. 85 kg 3 3
c. 76.5 kg d. date inadequate 126. A mixture contains spirit and water in the
119. The total cost of 12 mangoes and 10 ratio 5:2. If it contains 30 litres more spirit
apples is Rs. 76 and the total cost of 8 than water the quantity of spirit in the
mangoes and 10 apples is Rs. 64. What is mixture.
the cost of one mango and one apple? a. 50 liters b. 70 liters
a. Rs. 5 b. Rs. 7 c. 20 liters d. 30 liters

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127. The speed of a boat in downstream is

12km/h and in upstream it is 10 km/h.
What is the speed in still water?
a. 20 km/h b. 11 km/h
c. 10 km/h d. 15 km/h
128. Two numbers are respectively 20%and
50% more than a third number. The ratio a. 45 b. 50
of the two numbers is: c. 60 d. 63
a. 2:5 b. 3:5 In a playground Ram, Syam, Nithin, Athul and
c. 4:5 d. 5:4 Prem are standing as describe below facing
129. The positions of the first and fifth digits north (Q. No. 133-1344)
are interchanged in the number Syam is 40m to the right of Athul.
53146872. Similarly the positions of Ram is 60m to the south of Syam.
second and sixth digits are interchanged Nithin is 25m to the west of Athul.
and so on. Which of the following will be Prem is 90m to then north of Ram.
the fifth digit from right end after 133. Who is the north east of the person who is
rearrangement. the left of System?
a. 2 b. 4 a. Ram b. Nithin
c. 6 d. 1 c. Athul d. None of these
Find the missing character in each of the 134. If a boy walks from Nithin, meets Athul
following (Q. No. 130-132) followed by Syam, Ram and then to Prem,
130. how many meters has he walked if he has
travelled the straight distance all through?
a. 155 m b. 185 m
c. 215 m d. 245 m
Out of 1,500 girls studying in a school 20%
learn only stitching. One-tenth of the total
number of girls learn only pottery and stitching,
a. 72 b. 49 12% of the total number of girls learn only
c. 68 d. 66 farming and 32% learn only pottery one-
131. fifteenth of the total number of girls learn only
pottery and farming and the remaining learn all
the three-stitching, pottery, farming together
(Q. No. 135-139)
135. How many girls learn only one of the
skills?
a. 720 b. 840
a. 11 b. 13 c. 960 d. 880
c. 15 d. 17 136. How many girls learn farming?
132. a. 180 b. 160
c. 155 d. 185

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137. How many girls do not learn stitching? 144. Over the 4 year period from 2001 to 2004
a. 680 b. 720 the electronic goods exports rose nearly
c. 650 d. None of the above by
138. What is the total number of girls who learn a. 16.3% b. 15.3%
pottery? c. 14.3% d. 18.3%
a. 985 b. 1020 Percentage of students enrolled in different
c. 1135 d. 998 hobby classes in a school is shown below.
139. The number of girls learning all the three Total number of students is 3,600 (Q. No. 145-
i.e., stitching, pottery and farming together 150)
form approximately, what percentage of
the total number of girls in the school Cooking
Singing
22%
a. 11% b. 23% 18%
c. 9% d. None of the above
Study the following table and answer the Drama Dancing
questions given below. (Q. No. 140-144) 13% 21%
Export of Electronic Goods from Chile (in Rs. Crore)
Year Total Export Electronic goods
2001 5143 552
2002 5404 624
2003 5426 717
2004 5999 653 Painting
Stiching11% 15%
140. Approximately what percentage of total
exports were, electronic, goods in 2003 145. How many students are enrolled in
a. 13% b. 19% painting Classes?
c. 21% d. 23% a. 450 b. 520
141. The fall in electronic goods exports in c. 540 d. 550
2004 from 2003 was near 146. What is the total number of students
a. 20% b. 15% enrolled in Stitching and Drama Classes
c. 9% d. 12% together?
142. If electronic goods are not ‘exported’ in a. 648 b. 684
the year 2002, then what are the total c. 846 d. 864
exports of that year 147. Number of students enrolled in Painting
a. 4770 b. 4780 Classes are approximately what percent
c. 4790 d. 4760 of those enrolled in Singing Classes?
143. Percentage growth of electronic goods a. 72 b. 78
export in the period 2002 to 2003 c. 83 d. 92
exceeded the percentage growth of total 148. What is the ratio of number of students
exports over the same period enrolled in Singing and Dancing Classes
approximately by together to those enrolled in Drama
a. 13.5 b. 12.5 Classes respectively?
c. 15.5 d. None of these a. 3:1 b. 3:5
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149. You are a social worker. On visiting an a. The flag book of India 2002
orphanage there is one child who is not b. Flag code of India 2002
ready to let you go away? c. Code for Tiranga 2002
a. You ignore the child because you have d. The Tiranga code book 2002
to attend your own child 156. In which place does the largest single
b. You decide to visit him every Sunday block of tidal halophytic mangrove of the
c. You talk to the authorities and arrange world exist?
someone who can adopt him a. Sunderbans b. Amu Darya
d. It is not a serious concern for you c. Selenga d. Niger
150. If you are a manager and one of your 157. Tropical rain forest of the ocean is called
employees is not working according to the a. Coral reefs b. Lagoons
need. As a manager you would c. Atolls d. Barrier reefs
a. Fire him 158. Name the microscopic algae that lives on
b. Give him two weeks to improve coral
c. Try to develop his abilities in another a. Chlorophyta b. Zooxanthellae
job c. Rhodophyta d. Chrysophyta
d. Talk to him and find the solution 159. Beetles and backswimmers belong to
General Awareness which type of aquatic organisms?
151. Name the first person to present the a. Neuston b. Plankton
National flag of independent India to c. Nektone d. Periphytone
Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the parliament on 160. Greater BOD indicates
mid night of 14th August 1947? a. More the dissolves oxygen in the
a. Hansa Mehta water
b. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Lesser the amount of organic matter in
c. Dr. B R. Ambedkar water
d. Pingali Venkaiah c. Sufficient oxygen is present
152. Out of the following which is not the d. Lower the dissolved oxygen in the
correct measurement of our National Flag water
in mm 161. An example for Ecotone
a. 6300:4200 b. 3600:2000 a. Himalaya b. Desert
c. 1350:900 d. 150:100 c. Mangrove forest d. Marine waters
153. Borlaug award is associated with 162. A crippling deformity called Minamata
a. Agriculture b. Cinema disease occurs due to consumption of
c. Education d. Journalism a. Lead b. Cadmium
154. Out of the following which substance can c. Mercury d. Copper
be used as moderator in nuclear reactor 163. Red data book is issued by
a. Aluminium oxide a. IUCN b. UNEP
b. Diamond c. MoEF d. IDB
c. Water 164. Which state has largest area of forest?
d. Beryllium oxide a. Andhra Pradesh
155. Name the official book that lays down the b. Madhya Pradesh
code for the use of our National Flag c. Karnataka

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d. West Bengal a. Indira sagar lake

165. Himalayan region is represented by b. Sambhar lake
a. Nearctic realm c. Loktak lake
b. Malayan realm d. Wular lake
c. Palearctic realm 174. Which is the wrong statement?
d. Indomalaya realm a. Speed of sound is maximum in solids
166. Name the latest Indian laboratory in and minimum in gases
Antarctica. b. The speed of sound is more in humid
a. Dakshin Gangotri b. Maitri air than in dry air
c. Himadri d. Bharati c. When sound goes from one medium to
167. Which gas is not a greenhouse gas? another medium, its speed,
a. Water vapour b. Carbon dioxide wavelength and frequency changes
c. Nitrogen d. Methane d. The speed of the sound increases with
168. Angiosperms are the increase of temperature of the
a. Closed seeded plants medium
b. Naked seeded plants 175. First country to impose carbon tax
c. Plant with small stem and simple a. New Zealand b. Australia
leaves c. Switzerland d. Canada
d. Plants with well differentiated plant 176. Who is the present secretary general of
bodies and possess vascular bundles United Nations?
169. Out of the following which country is not a a. Trygve Lie
member of Artic council according to b. Ban Ki Moon
Ottawa declaration c. Anto’nio Guterres
a. Canada b. India d. Kofi Annan
c. Norway d. United states 177. Identify which is not the correct match
170. Head quarter of Inter-Governmental panel between the major agricultural revolution
on climate change and product.
a. Rome b. Washington a. Blue-Fish b. Yellow-Oilseed
c. New Delhi d. Geneva c. Red-Meat d. Pink-Egg
171. Who has got Nobel Prize for peace and 178. Who is the chairperson of NITI Ayog?
science? a. President b. Prime Minister
a. Malala Yousafzai c. Attorney d. Vice President
b. Kailash Satyarthi General
c. Linus Pauling 179. Rajya Sabha is a permanent house. It
d. Madam Curie shares legislative powers with the Lok
172. Earth hour is a global even organised by sabha, except in case of
WWF and is held on the a. Constitutional Amendments
a. Second Sunday of February annually b. Money bill
b. Last Saturday of February c. Education bill
c. Last Saturday of March annually d. Ordinary bill
d. Last Sunday of February annually 180. Out of the following which is not to be the
173. Name the lake that is saline qualification of Chief Justice of India

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a. Must be a citizen of India d. Standard Time is 4hrs 40mts ahead of

b. Judge of High court for atleast 5 years GMT
c. An advocate of High court for atleast 189. Nationalisation of Commercial banks
10 years occurred in India in the year
d. Completed 35 years of age a. 1971 b. 1970
181. Highest Law officer of India c. 1969 d. 1980
a. President of India 190. “It is a post dated cheque on a crashing
b. Attorney General of India bank”, Gandhiji stated this against
c. Comptroller and Auditor general of a. The Cripps Mission
India b. Simon Commission
d. Chief Justice of India c. Cabinet Mission
182. Name the river that falls into the Arabian d. Rowlatt act
sea 191. Ramon Magsaysay award is given in six
a. Caveri b. Ganga categories. Out of the following which
c. Indus d. Krishna category is not considered
183. Which is the coldest region of the a. Govt. service
atmosphere? b. Journalism, Literature
a. Mesosphere b. Stratosphere c. Peace and International understanding
c. Ionosphere d. Exosphere d. Sports
184. Out of the following which is Igneous 192. Which is the correct match of trophy
rock? associated with spots?
a. Gypsum b. Granite a. Subroto Mukherjee cup – Cricket
c. Quartzite d. Marbles b. Thomas cup – Tennis
185. Who is known as Akbar of Kashmir who c. Duleep cup – Golf
built Zaina lake, Artificial Island in Wular d. Durand cup – Foot ball
lake? 193. Which is not correct matching about the
a. Samsuddin Shah official book of major countries?
b. Zain-ul-Abideen a. White book – An official publication of
c. Lord Wellesley China
d. Lord Cornwallis b. Yellow book – An official paper of the
186. Father of Civil service in India Govt of France
a. Lord Canning b. Lord Dalhousie c. Orange book – An official publication of
c. Lord Wellesley d. Lord Cornwallis Italy
187. Bismillah Khan is famous for d. Blue book – An official report of British
a. Shehnai b. Sarod Govt
c. Sarangi d. Kanjira 194. Which state has signed MoU with
188. Longitude is passing 600E of a town. Telangana to set up all women-run
What will be the local time of that area in cooperative bank?
relation to GMT? a. Andhra Pradesh b. Rajasthan
a. Standard time is equal to GMT c. Karnataka d. Punjab
b. Standard time is 4hrs behind of GMT 195. Recently, the supreme court of India
c. Standard time is 4hrs ahead of GMT upheld the scheduled castes and the

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scheduled tribes (Prevention of atrocities)

Amendment act. When was the original
act of 1989 amended?
a. 2016 b. 2017
c. 2018 d. 2019
196. As per the recent update from the IMF,
what is India’s growth forecast for 2022-
23?
a. 6.8 b. 7.4
c. 8.2 d. 6.2
197. Name the indigenously built Aircraft
carrier, constructed by Cochin shipyard.
a. INS Vikrant b. INS Makar
c. INS Shivalik d. INS Trikand
198. Which institution recently released a
report titled India’s Booming Gig and
platform economy?
a. World Bank
b. International Labour Organisation
c. NITI Ayog
d. IMF
199. First Asian woman to win Oscar for best
director
a. Teruhisa Yamamoto
b. Armon Milchan
c. Kathyn Bigelow
d. Chloe Zhao
200. ‘CAPSTONE’ which was in the news
recently, is a satellite launched by which
space agency?
a. NASA b. ESA
c. Space X d. ISRO

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