What is Psephology?
- ((a))
Study of genetic disorders
- ((b))
Human use practices
- ((c))
Statistical studies related to elections, voting, etc.
- ((d))
Rainfall pattern studies
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Study of genetic disorders
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What is Psephology?
Study of genetic disorders
Human use practices
Statistical studies related to elections, voting, etc.
Rainfall pattern studies
Study of genetic disorders
The average age of 24 boys in a class is 11 years. When their teacher's age is added, the average age increases by 1 year. What is the age of the teacher?
30
28
32
36
30
Direction: Select the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROHIBIT
Forsake
Forbear
Forbid
Forfeit
Forsake
Ashish has 10 rupees and 20 rupees notes. If the number of 20 rupees notes is twice the number of 10 rupees notes and he has a total of 3250 rupees, then how many notes does he have?
185
200
195
205
185
'A # B' means 'A is the brother of B'
'A @ B' means 'A is the daughter of B'
A & B' means 'A is the husband of B'
'A % B' means 'A is the wife of B'
If S % D # F @ G & H @ J, then how F is related to H?
Daughter's daughter
Daughter-in-law
Daughter
Mother
Daughter's daughter
When introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of my uncle's father's daughter." Who is the boy to the girl?
Uncle
Son-in-law
Brother
Nephew
Uncle
A seller marks his saleable goods at a 20% mark-up on the purchase price and gives a 15% discount on the fixed price at the time of sale. What is the seller's percentage profit or loss?
4% profit
4% loss
2% loss
2% profit
4% profit
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the signs and balance the equation.
33 * 4 * 15 * 3 * 61 = 188
÷ × - +
+ × ÷ -
× - ÷ +
'Blatant' is related to 'Open' in the same way 'Secret' is related to:
Overt
Obvious
Free
Covert
Overt
Direction: Select the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRADICT
Talk abusively
Contempt
Request politely
Deny emphatically
Talk abusively
Direction: Below the sentence, three possible situations for the underlined part are given. If one of them (A). (C) or (D) is better than the underlined part, select that part as your answer or else put (B), if none of these substitutions improves the sentence.
The poor villagers have waited in bitter cold for more than four hours now. (A)
has been waiting
No improvement
have been waiting
had waited
has been waiting
What will come in the place of ?
452 + 312 - 16 = 34 x ?
26
18
22
24
26
Direction: Below the sentence, three possible situations for the underlined part are given. If one of them (A), (C) or (D) is better than the underlined part, select that part as your answer or else put (B). if none of these substitutions improves the sentence.
If it will rain, the match will be abandoned.
If it rained
No improvement
If it rains
If it would rain
If it rained
Sum of two numbers is 506. If the second number is th of the first number, what is the difference between th of first number and th of second number?
186
168
206
156
186
The number of permanent members of the UN Security Council is:
5
6
3
4
5
From the given options, select the one that represents the words given below in the correct order as found in an English dictionary.
1, 4, 5, 3, 2, 6
1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6
1, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6
1, 5, 4, 3, 6, 2
1, 4, 5, 3, 2, 6
There are 25 MCQs in an exam. A correct answer gives +4 marks and a wrong answer gives -1 mark. If a candidate scores 74 marks, how many questions were not attempted?
4
3
2
5
4
If 5(a+b) = 5 × 25 × 125, then (a+b)2 = ?
36
64
9
25
36
This question contains three statements, followed by conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Suppose these statements are true, which conclusion(s) follow logically from the given statements?
Statements
Some spoons are black.
All black are crows.
No crow is a plate.
Conclusions
(I) Some black are spoons.
(II) All crows are black.
(III) No plate is a crow.
Only II follows.
Only I and III follow.
Only I follows.
Only I and II follow.
Only II follows.
If the interest on an amount in 10 years be th of itself, then what is the annual rate of interest?
6
5
2
4
6
If 2a = 3b = 4c, then a : b : c = ?
8 : 6 : 5
3 : 6 : 4
3 : 4 : 6
6 : 4 : 3
8 : 6 : 5
If , then what is the value of ?
If a number is 124 more than its one-third, what is the number?
184
148
186
168
184
Non-stick cookware is coated with _____?
Black colour
Polystyrene
Teflon
PVC
Black colour
If x = - 5 and y = - 7, then what is the value of (27 x3 - 58x2y + 31xy2 -8y3) ?
1927
-1927
-1924
1924
1927
What will come in the place of question mark?
B2CD, ?, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D
B2C3D
BCD7
B2C2D
BC3D
B2C3D
Who among the four sons of Shah Jahan is considered the as translator of the Atharva Vedas?
Dara
Aurangzeb
Sia
Murad
Dara
A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the middle. A and P are at two ends. R sits to the left of A. Who is sitting to the right of P?
S
Z
A
X
S
Direction: Below the sentence, three possible situations for the underlined part are given. If one of them (A), (C) or (D) is better than the underlined part, select that part as your answer or else put (B), if none of these substitutions improves the sentence.
You must complete this work up to Sunday.
until Sunday
No improvement
within Sunday
by Sunday
until Sunday
Which of the given countries is the largest producer of sugar?
India
Indonesia
Brazil
Cuba
India
Which of the given rivers have a similar origin?
Brahmaputra and Indus
Indus and Ganga
Brahmaputra and Ganga
Tapti and Bipasha
Brahmaputra and Indus
The ratio of length and width of a rectangular plot is 6:5. If the width of the plot is 34 meters less than the length, then what is the perimeter of this plot?
784
874
894
748
784
In which year was Vande Mataram sung at the Indian National Congress session?
1896
1886
1892
1904
1896
Which of the following was a leap year?
2004
2002
1998
2006
2004
Figure (a) is related to (b) in a certain pattern. Figure (c) is related to Figure (d) by taking the same pattern. Look at the patterns and identify the image that will fit in place of (d).






Which expression takes the place of the question mark in the given order-
SHP, RIO, PKN, MNM, ?
IRL
JRL
ISL
IQL
IRL
Which of the following is the largest gulf?
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Aden
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Guinea
If + means ÷, x means -, ÷ means x, and - means +, then find the value of 9 + 3 ÷ 4 - 8 x 2.
18
20
15
17
18
Two cars A and B leave a place at the same time in opposite directions (A towards north and B towards south). If the speed of car A is 34.5 km/hr and the speed of car B is 41.5 km/hr, after how many hours will the cars be 684 km apart? (in hours)
8
10
9
7
8
Which of the following two planets are closer to the Sun than Earth?
Mars and Saturn
Mercury and Venus
Jupiter and Mercury
Neptune and Venus
Mars and Saturn
Jallikattu (Bull taming) festival is associated with which state?
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamilnadu
Andhra Pradesh
Select the antonym of
'CONCEAL'.
Describe
Explain
Reveal
Show off
Describe
What is the ratio of the width and length of our national flag?
3 : 4
4 : 5
3 : 5
2 : 3
3 : 4
If , then what is value of ?
10000
9998
9602
9604
10000
The interest of an amount of money at a compound interest rate of 20% p.a. for 2 years is 5632 rupees. What will be the simple interest on the same amount of money at a rate of 12% p.a. for 3 years?
4604
6048
4608
4610
4604
Direction: Below the sentence, three possible situations for the underlined part are given. If one of them (A), (C) or (D) is better than the underlined part, select that part as your answer or else put (B), if none of these substitutions improves the sentence.
More than one person was killed in the accident.
has been killed
No improvement
were killed
are killed
has been killed
Five numbers are in continued proportion. If the fourth and fifth numbers are 54 and 162 respectively, find the first number.
6
8
2
4
6
Abul Fazal's Akbarnama was written in —
Urdu
Turkish
Arabic
Persian
Urdu
Which of the following is necessary for blood formation in the human body?
calcium
protein
fat
iron
calcium
The Chairperson of NITI Aayog is
Finance minister
Commerce and Industry Minister
President
Prime minister
Finance minister
Three of the four below are similar in some way and form a group. Which of the following is not in that group?
Pink
Magenta
Blue
Purple
Pink
Which number will come in the place of question mark?

38
44
40
42
38
Direction: Select the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VINDICTIVE
Rude
Revengeful
Cruel
Harsh
Rude
[890.9 - 512.3] ÷ 126.2 = ?
5
2
3
4
5
If 84 x 13 = 8, 37 x 13 = 6, 26 x 11 = 6, then 56 x 22 = ?
7
9
3
5
7
What will come in the place of the question mark in the given question?
750 of 120% ÷ 25 - 16 = 1240 of ?% ÷ 31
50
40
60
30
50
If TOUR is written as 1234, CLEAR as 56784 and SPARE as 90847 in a code language, then in that code language CARE will be written as-
5247
5847
1247
4847
5247
In which layer of the lower atmosphere do most meteorological events occur?
Ionosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
If in a code language COMPAQ is written as DQNRBS and SONY is written as TQOA, then what would MOTOROLA be written as in that code language?
NQUQSQMC
OPUPUPIB
NPUPSPMB
INUNSNMB
NQUQSQMC
Who invented elevator?
Thomas Alva Edison
John Logie Baird
Michael Faraday
E. G. Otis
Thomas Alva Edison
Which day is celebrated as 'International Yoga Day'?
21st June
21st May
15th April
15th January
21st June
Choose a number from the given options that will come in the question mark space in the series below.
189, 532, 316, ?, 377
441
405
384
291
441
If in a code language 'where are you' is written as 'pit ka ta', are they there'- 'sa da ka', 'they may come' is written as 'da na ja', how would 'there' be written in that code language?
ka
Data inadequate
da
sa
ka
Which word will sit in the question mark?
| G | B | C |
|---|---|---|
| H | F | G |
| A | D | ? |
G
H
E
F
G
Each letter given is marked with a number. Choose one of the four arrangements of the numbers below that forms a meaningful word.
E=1, N=2, T=3, S=4, D=5, U=6
4, 3, 6, 1, 5, 3, 2
2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 3, 6
4, 3, 6, 5, 1, 2, 3
2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 6, 3
4, 3, 6, 1, 5, 3, 2
If the selling price of an item is doubled, its profit quadruples. What is the actual profit percentage?
50
75
25
50
What is the value of ?
1
2√2
0
√2
1
Which of the following doesn't match correctly?
Mizoram - Itanagar
Nagaland - Kohima
Manipur - Imphal
Meghalaya - Silang
Mizoram - Itanagar
Select the option in which the image below is embedded. [Rotation not allowed]






Which of the following musical instruments is associated with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan?
Tabla
Sarod
Violin
Guitar
Tabla
Why does the mercury column of a barometer drop rapidly before a severe storm?
For decrease in atmospheric pressure
For the intense heat energy of the sun
For increase humidity in the air
For increase in atmospheric pressure
For decrease in atmospheric pressure
Select the antonym of 'PLENTIFUL',
Small
Scanty
Handful
Rare
Small
A train running at a speed of 90 km/h crosses a platform twice its length in 36 seconds. What is the length of the platform in meters?
900
1200
300
600
900
Which diagram below best illustrates the relationship between travelers, trains, and buses?





In this question, a statement is followed by two decisions. Which decision/s is/are correct?
Statement
A = B ≥ C ≤ D > G < E < F
conclusions
I. B > F
II. C < A
Neither I nor II is correct
I and II both are correct
Only I is correct
Only II is correct
Neither I nor II is correct
36
84
72
48
36
Which of the following rebellion is related to Sidhu and Kanu?
The Munda rebellion, 1899 - 1900
Odisha Zamindars' rebellion, 1804-1817
Santal rebellion, 1855
Kol rebellion, 1820-1837
The Munda rebellion, 1899 - 1900
Which of the following digestive enzymes is present in human saliva?
Tyalin
Trypsin
Amylase
Lipase
Tyalin
Which of the following states touches the border of Bangladesh?
West Bengal, Manipur, Mizoram, Assam
West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Mijoram
Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Manipur
Sikkim, Tripura, Assam, Nagaland
West Bengal, Manipur, Mizoram, Assam
The time gap between two sessions of Parliament must not exceed ________.
4 months
100 days
3 months
6 months
4 months
How many triangles are there in the figure below?

24
14
18
20
24
What would come in the question mark position in the letter series below?
A B C D E F Z Y X W V U A B C D E Z Y X W V Ụ A B C D E Z Y X W V __?
B
Z
U
A
B
A and B start a business together and invest Rs 10,400 and Rs 14,300 as capital respectively. After 4 months, C invests Rs 9100. If the annual total profit is Rs 11,360, then what is the share of profit of C?
2440
1840
2240
2040
2440
Direction: Below the sentence, three possible situations for the underlined part are given. If one of them (A), (C) or (D) is better than the underlined part, select that part as your answer or else put (B). if none of these substitutions improves the sentence.
Twenty kilometers are not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.
aren't a great distance
No improvement
is not a great distance
is no distance
aren't a great distance
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