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MP Excise Constable Official Paper (Held on: 23 Feb 2023 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)

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Question 1

A Supreme Court was established in Calcutta in 1774, who was its Chief Justice?

  1. AOption (a)

    Lord Limaster

  2. BOption (b)

    Lord Elijah Impey

  3. COption (c)

    Lord Chembus

  4. DOption (d)

    Lord Hide

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Lord Limaster

Question 2

In which part the provision for amendment of the Constitution of India is made?

  1. AOption (a)

    Part-15

  2. BOption (b)

    Part-17

  3. COption (c)

    Part-19

  4. DOption (d)

    Part-20

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Part-15

Question 3

In which year Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the "Conference on Drug Trafficking and National Security"?

  1. AOption (a)

    2022

  2. BOption (b)

    2020

  3. COption (c)

    2019

  4. DOption (d)

    2021

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Answer: (a)A.

2022

Question 4

At present, which state has a uniform civil code across India?

  1. AOption (a)

    Jammu and Kashmir

  2. BOption (b)

    Telangana

  3. COption (c)

    Goa

  4. DOption (d)

    Gujarat 

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Answer: (a)A.

Jammu and Kashmir

Question 5

With whom the Treaty of Wadgaon was signed by Marathas in 1779?

  1. AOption (a)

    Nadir Shah

  2. BOption (b)

    Ahmad Shah Abdali

  3. COption (c)

    British

  4. DOption (d)

    Tipu Sultan

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Answer: (a)A.

Nadir Shah

Question 6

When was Shahuji released from captivity of the Mughals?

  1. AOption (a)

    1717 AD

  2. BOption (b)

    1727 AD

  3. COption (c)

    1705 AD

  4. DOption (d)

    1707 AD

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Answer: (a)A.

1717 AD

Question 7

In October 2022, Gilbert F Hongbo has been elected as the 11th Director General of which international organization?

  1. AOption (a)

    World Trade Organization

  2. BOption (b)

    United Nations Children’s’ Fund

  3. COption (c)

    United Nations Population Fund

  4. DOption (d)

    International Labour Organization

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Answer: (a)A.

World Trade Organization

Question 8

Which of the following is an unorganized sector of India?

  1. AOption (a)

    Regional Rural Banks

  2. BOption (b)

    Money lenders

  3. COption (c)

    Cooperative Banks

  4. DOption (d)

    Nationalized Banks

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Regional Rural Banks

Question 9

Which coast recently hosted the Indian Coast Guard's yearly National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX 22?

  1. AOption (a)

    Chennai Coast

  2. BOption (b)

    Mangalore Coast

  3. COption (c)

    Visakhapatanam Coast

  4. DOption (d)

    Porbandar Coast

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Chennai Coast

Question 10

Which of the following ministries has launched the “Dhanalakshmi Scheme”?

  1. AOption (a)

    The Ministry of Women and Child

  2. BOption (b)

    The Ministry of Power

  3. COption (c)

    The Ministry of Finance

  4. DOption (d)

    The Ministry of Defense

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Answer: (a)A.

The Ministry of Women and Child

Question 11

What is the tax called which is given directly by an individual or organization to the imposing entity?

  1. AOption (a)

    Production tax

  2. BOption (b)

    Progressive tax

  3. COption (c)

    Indirect tax

  4. DOption (d)

    Direct tax

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Production tax

Question 12

Which amendment added the provision that the total number of members of the Cabinet including the Prime Minister should not exceed 15% of the number of members of the Lok Sabha? 

  1. AOption (a)

    91st Constitutional Amendment 2002

  2. BOption (b)

    91st Constitutional Amendment 2003

  3. COption (c)

    42nd Constitutional Amendment 2001

  4. DOption (d)

    90th Constitutional Amendment 2003

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Answer: (a)A.

91st Constitutional Amendment 2002

Question 13

Where is the tomb of Aurangzeb located?

  1. AOption (a)

    Kabul

  2. BOption (b)

    Lahore

  3. COption (c)

    Aurangabad

  4. DOption (d)

    Devagiri

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Answer: (a)A.

Kabul

Question 14

The Central Government has launched a nationwide campaign “Har Ghar Tiranga” to mark the _____ Independence Day.

  1. AOption (a)

    75th

  2. BOption (b)

    70th

  3. COption (c)

    80th

  4. DOption (d)

    65th

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Answer: (a)A.

75th

Question 15

What is the tax called that collects a greater share of income from those with high incomes than from those with lower incomes?

  1. AOption (a)

    Direct tax

  2. BOption (b)

    Production tax

  3. COption (c)

    Progressive tax

  4. DOption (d)

    Indirect tax

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Direct tax

Question 16

The dates of Exercise Pitch Black were 19 August through 8 September 2022. Which nation's Air Force organises this biennial, international exercise?

  1. AOption (a)

    Australia

  2. BOption (b)

    Japan

  3. COption (c)

    Sri Lanka

  4. DOption (d)

    USA

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Australia

Question 17

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. AOption (a)

    Messiah Modi: A Tale of Great Expectations - Tavleen Singh

  2. BOption (b)

    A Song of India - Chetan Bhagat

  3. COption (c)

    A Promised Land - Barack Obama

  4. DOption (d)

    The Ickabog - J.K Rowling

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Messiah Modi: A Tale of Great Expectations - Tavleen Singh

Question 18

Who was Valery Polyakov, who passed away in September 2022?

  1. AOption (a)

    Russian Scientist

  2. BOption (b)

    Russian Cosmonaut

  3. COption (c)

    Russian Actor

  4. DOption (d)

    Russian Former President

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Russian Scientist

Question 19

Which state is set to host India's first slender loris sanctuary?

  1. AOption (a)

    Odisha

  2. BOption (b)

    Madhya Pradesh

  3. COption (c)

    Tamil Nadu

  4. DOption (d)

    Nagaland

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Answer: (a)A.

Odisha

Question 20

Which of the following are known as G.Secs?

  1. AOption (a)

    Gold Trade Fund

  2. BOption (b)

    General securities

  3. COption (c)

    Government securities

  4. DOption (d)

    Growth Oriented Fund 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Gold Trade Fund

Question 21

Who is not included in the 100 iconic heritage sites declared by the Swachh Bharat Mission by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and ministry?

  1. AOption (a)

    Gaya (Bihar)

  2. BOption (b)

    Ancient Gupta Temple of Bhitargaon (Kanpur)

  3. COption (c)

    Baijnath Dham

  4. DOption (d)

    Golden Temple (Amritsar)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Gaya (Bihar)

Question 22

What is the common name of ethanoic acid?

  1. AOption (a)

    Citric acid

  2. BOption (b)

    Nitric acid

  3. COption (c)

    Formic acid

  4. DOption (d)

    Acetic acid

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Citric acid

Question 23

 Agents that cause our surroundings to change unfavourably are referred to as ______.

  1. AOption (a)

    Mutagens

  2. BOption (b)

    Chemical fertilizer

  3. COption (c)

    Pollutants

  4. DOption (d)

    Carcinogen

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Mutagens

Question 24

When did parts of the Amazon basin experienced the worst drought in one hundred years?

  1. AOption (a)

    2003

  2. BOption (b)

    2006

  3. COption (c)

    2005

  4. DOption (d)

    2002

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Answer: (a)A.

2003

Question 25

What will be the value of heat energy produced in a wire of resistance 10 ohm carrying a current of 10 A for 2 hours?

  1. AOption (a)

    7.6 × 106 J

  2. BOption (b)

    7.2 × 106​ J

  3. COption (c)

    7.4 × 106​ J

  4. DOption (d)

    7 × 106​ J

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Answer: (a)A.

7.6 × 106 J

Question 26

The genetic material of prokaryotic cells is called?

  1. AOption (a)

    Plasmid

  2. BOption (b)

    Centrosome

  3. COption (c)

    Nucleoid

  4. DOption (d)

    Nucleolus

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Plasmid

Question 27

Which of the following is not necessary for disease to occur?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mutation in genes

  2. BOption (b)

    Favourable climate

  3. COption (c)

    Virulent pathogen

  4. DOption (d)

    Susceptible host

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Mutation in genes

Question 28

In Phenylketonuria the affected individual lacks an enzyme that converts the amino acid phenylalanine into _________.

  1. AOption (a)

    Lysine

  2. BOption (b)

    Proline

  3. COption (c)

    Analine

  4. DOption (d)

    Tyrosine

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Lysine

Question 29

Which of these is a function of Abscisic acid?

  1. AOption (a)

    inducing dormancy

  2. BOption (b)

    growth promotion

  3. COption (c)

    maintaining apical dominance

  4. DOption (d)

    enhancing cell division

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

inducing dormancy

Question 30

The calorific value of a dry gaseous fuel does not increase in the presence of _______.

  1. AOption (a)

    Hydrogen

  2. BOption (b)

    Carbon

  3. COption (c)

    Oxygen

  4. DOption (d)

    Sulfur

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Hydrogen

Question 31

Photochemical smog is connected to _______ pollution.

  1. AOption (a)

    Water

  2. BOption (b)

    Air

  3. COption (c)

    Noise

  4. DOption (d)

    Land

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Water

Question 32

Which city has the highest arsenic contamination in drinking water?

  1. AOption (a)

    Kanpur

  2. BOption (b)

    Chennai

  3. COption (c)

    Delhi

  4. DOption (d)

    Kolkata

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Kanpur

Question 33

Choose the unsaturated compounds from the list below:

  1. AOption (a)

    Propene, Propyne

  2. BOption (b)

    Propene, Chloropropane

  3. COption (c)

    Propane, Propene

  4. DOption (d)

    Propyne, Chloropropane

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Propene, Propyne

Question 34

What is Montreux Records? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Point carrier

  2. BOption (b)

    Part of ramsar list 

  3. COption (c)

    Red Data book

  4. DOption (d)

    A part of UNO

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Point carrier

Question 35

Junker's calorimeter is used to determine the calorific value of what?

  1. AOption (a)

    Coal

  2. BOption (b)

    Lignite

  3. COption (c)

    Fuel oil

  4. DOption (d)

    Gaseous fuels

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Coal

Question 36

In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

4 : 52 ∷ ? : 1560

  1. AOption (a)

    120

  2. BOption (b)

    118

  3. COption (c)

    128

  4. DOption (d)

    122

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

120

Question 37

Choose the odd one from the given alternatives.

  1. AOption (a)

    GJM

  2. BOption (b)

    FIL

  3. COption (c)

    EHK

  4. DOption (d)

    SVZ

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

GJM

Question 38

In each of the five pairs of letter-clusters, the letters in the second term are a rearranged/ transformed form of the letters in the first term in a particular pattern. In which two pairs, has the transformation been done in the same way?

A. FLOWER : EKNVDQ

B. TONGUE : SNMFTD

C. COMMON : XPNNPM

D. ARTIST : TISTAR

E. PRAYER : YREPRA

  1. AOption (a)

    D and A

  2. BOption (b)

    B and C

  3. COption (c)

    A and C

  4. DOption (d)

    A and B

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

D and A

Question 39

In a certain code, NOWAY is coded as OQZED, then how is CROWN coded in the same way?

  1. AOption (a)

    DTRAP

  2. BOption (b)

    DTASR

  3. COption (c)

    DTSAR

  4. DOption (d)

    DTRAS

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

DTRAP

Question 40

Choose one of the possibilities to represent the next figure in the series.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Question 41

A set of three figures showing a sequence of folding of a piece of paper. The third figure shows how the folded paper has been cut. These three figures are followed by four answer figures from which you have to choose a figure which would most closely resemble the unfolded form of the third figure.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Question 42

Which is the WRONG term in the following series?

HER, JGT, LIV, NKX, PMY

  1. AOption (a)

    JGT

  2. BOption (b)

    LIV

  3. COption (c)

    NKX

  4. DOption (d)

    PMY

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

JGT

Question 43

Find the missing term in a series given below:

43, 34, 69, 96, 13, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    31

  2. BOption (b)

    37

  3. COption (c)

    95

  4. DOption (d)

    64

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

31

Question 44

In each of the five pairs of letter-clusters, the letters in the second term are a rearranged/ transformed form of the letters in the first term in a particular pattern. In which two pairs, has the transformation been done in the same way?

A. FOREST : UORESG

B. SINGER : GRNISE

C. FINGER : REGNIF

D. CARPET : TEPRCA

E. TEMPLE : GEMPLV

  1. AOption (a)

    E and A

  2. BOption (b)

    A and B

  3. COption (c)

    B and C

  4. DOption (d)

    C and D

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

E and A

Question 45

A person starts from point X and moves 14 km towards the south. He then turns left and moves 10 km. He then takes a right turn and moves 10 km. He then turns right and moves 10 km to reach point Y. How much and in which direction does he need to move now to reach point X?

  1. AOption (a)

    24 km, North

  2. BOption (b)

    10 km, West 

  3. COption (c)

    14 km, North

  4. DOption (d)

    10 km, East

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

24 km, North

Question 46

Find the odd one out from the given alternatives. 

  1. AOption (a)

    25 - 36

  2. BOption (b)

    16 - 81

  3. COption (c)

    49 - 64

  4. DOption (d)

    4 - 9

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

25 - 36

Question 47

In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.

Books : Stationary :: ______ : _____

  1. AOption (a)

    Vegetable: Grocery

  2. BOption (b)

    Fishmarket : Cloths

  3. COption (c)

    Furniture : Hospital

  4. DOption (d)

    Medicine : Nurse

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Vegetable: Grocery

Question 48

In a class of 60 students, where girls are twice that of boys, Kapil ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Kapil, how many boys are after him in rank?

  1. AOption (a)

    8

  2. BOption (b)

    15

  3. COption (c)

    10

  4. DOption (d)

    12

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

8

Question 49

In a certain code, PRAY is coded as 25-1-18-16, then how is MEAN coded in the same way?

  1. AOption (a)

    14-1-5-13

  2. BOption (b)

    14-1-6-13

  3. COption (c)

    12-1-7-13

  4. DOption (d)

    12-1-5-13

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

14-1-5-13

Question 50

If GOAL is written as 20 and SEA as 15, how will MESSI be written?

  1. AOption (a)

    30

  2. BOption (b)

    15

  3. COption (c)

    40

  4. DOption (d)

    25

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

30

Question 51

Ramu jogs in the morning as follows. He runs 2 km and turns left, then runs for 3 km then turns right and runs for 2 km, now turns right and runs for 5 km. Finally, he turns right i.e., towards, south and runs for another 5 km. At what distance is he (approximately) from the starting point? 

  1. AOption (a)

    3.33 km

  2. BOption (b)

    2.23 km

  3. COption (c)

    1.73 km

  4. DOption (d)

    2.67 km

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

3.33 km

Question 52

From the given responses, find the missing letter in the series.

egj, fim, gkp, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    hms

  2. BOption (b)

    fjh

  3. COption (c)

    hsm

  4. DOption (d)

    fsm 

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

hms

Question 53

Directions

Read the following information carefully and answer the given question.

Jay, Dev, Lakshmi, Hina, and Atul are each going to the same city but each of them reaches the city at different times. Lakshmi reaches only after Jay and Dev just before Atul.

Who among the following reaches the city first?

  1. AOption (a)

    Laxmi

  2. BOption (b)

    Hina

  3. COption (c)

    Dev

  4. DOption (d)

    Jay

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Laxmi

Question 54

From the given responses, find the missing letter in the series.

RQS, SOQ, TMO, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    ULP

  2. BOption (b)

    UKM

  3. COption (c)

    XCV

  4. DOption (d)

    SMN

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

ULP

Question 55

In each of the four pairs of letter-clusters, the letters in the second term are a rearranged/ transformed form of the letters in the first term in a particular pattern. In which two pairs, has the transformation been done in the same way?

(A) PDRF - HBIC

(B) LJLH - FEFD

(C) DKDM - FCFW

(D) DVDA- FEFD

  1. AOption (a)

    B and C

  2. BOption (b)

    A and B

  3. COption (c)

    A and D

  4. DOption (d)

    B and D

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B and C

Question 56

Select the set of numbers that is similar to the following set of numbers.

(30, 72, 132)

  1. AOption (a)

    (4, 18, 56)

  2. BOption (b)

    (6, 22, 102)

  3. COption (c)

    (15, 30, 80)

  4. DOption (d)

    (20, 56, 110)

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

(4, 18, 56)

Question 57

Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. What is the capacity of the tank?

  1. AOption (a)

    100 gallons

  2. BOption (b)

    135 gallons

  3. COption (c)

    120 gallons

  4. DOption (d)

    110 gallons

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

100 gallons

Question 58

The bus to Agra leaves after every 20 minutes. The inquiry officer told a passenger that the bus to Agra left just 10 minutes earlier and the next bus would leave at 10:20. At what time was the information given to the passenger by the inquiry officer?

  1. AOption (a)

    11:20

  2. BOption (b)

    12:15

  3. COption (c)

    9:15

  4. DOption (d)

    10:10

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

11:20

Question 59

How many numbers between 208 and 840 are divisible by all 5, 6 and 9?

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    7

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

6

Question 60

Select the option that is related to the figure in the same way that the second figure is related to the first figure.

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Question 61

In a certain code language, if:

(i) S # T means T is S’s father.

(ii) S + T means T is son of S.

(iii) S © T means S is sister of T.

(iv) S % T means S is daughter of T.

M © O % B + I # L

How is B related to L in the given expression?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mother

  2. BOption (b)

    Wife

  3. COption (c)

    Daughter

  4. DOption (d)

    Sister

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Mother

Question 62

What is the value of (5−26)+[15+26]+(46−8)=?(5-2\sqrt6)+\left[\frac{1}{5+2\sqrt6}\right]+(4\sqrt6-8) = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    23

  2. BOption (b)

    21

  3. COption (c)

    22

  4. DOption (d)

    20

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

23

Question 63

Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following?

  1. Frog
  2. Eagle
  3. Grasshopper
  4. Snake
  5. Grass
  1. AOption (a)

    13524

  2. BOption (b)

    34251

  3. COption (c)

    53142

  4. DOption (d)

    53421

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

13524

Question 64

The following bar graph shows rain in mm on six days. 

<br>

What is the average of rain (in mm) from Tuesday to Friday?

  1. AOption (a)

    1.86

  2. BOption (b)

    2.85

  3. COption (c)

    2.32

  4. DOption (d)

    3.14

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

1.86

Question 65

Twentieth term of an A.P. is 101 and first term is 6. What will be the common difference?

  1. AOption (a)

    7

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    6

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

7

Question 66

From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

PHOTOSYNTHETIC

  1. AOption (a)

    COTTON

  2. BOption (b)

    PRONE

  3. COption (c)

    SCENT

  4. DOption (d)

    THOSE

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Answer: (a)A.

COTTON

Question 67

A man is standing at point A, he starts walking to his north and walks for 5m then he takes a left turn and walks for 6m and then he takes a right turn and walks for 4m and then he takes a left turn and walks for 4m and reached at point R. In which of the following direction is point R with respect to point A?

  1. AOption (a)

    South

  2. BOption (b)

    North

  3. COption (c)

    South-east

  4. DOption (d)

    North-west

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Answer: (a)A.

South

Question 68

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

  1. Scarf
  2. Scene
  3. Shell
  4. Survey
  5. Stream
  1. AOption (a)

    1, 2, 3, 5, 4

  2. BOption (b)

    2, 4, 5, 1, 3

  3. COption (c)

    1, 2, 4, 5, 3

  4. DOption (d)

    3, 1, 2, 5, 4

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Answer: (a)A.

1, 2, 3, 5, 4

Question 69

 At what time between 1 and 2 o'clock will the hands of a clock be together?

  1. AOption (a)

    6411\rm 6\frac{4}{11} minutes past 1

  2. BOption (b)

    5511\rm 5\frac{5}{11} minutes past 1

  3. COption (c)

    7311\rm 7\frac{3}{11} minutes past 1

  4. DOption (d)

    4611\rm 4\frac{6}{11} minutes past 1

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Answer: (a)A.

6411\rm 6\frac{4}{11} minutes past 1

Question 70

From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

PRONOUNCEMENT

  1. AOption (a)

    MOUNT

  2. BOption (b)

    NOUN

  3. COption (c)

    PAVEMENT

  4. DOption (d)

    CEMENT

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Answer: (a)A.

MOUNT

Question 71

Words of pairs having some relation. Find out the same relation in another words.

Milk : Emulsion :: Butter : ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Solution

  2. BOption (b)

    Aerosol

  3. COption (c)

    Suspension

  4. DOption (d)

    Gel

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Solution

Question 72

The given pie chart shows the marks scored by a student in different subjects- English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and History in an examination.

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In the examination, total marks for all the subjects are 1800. Find the marks secured by the student in Hindi.

  1. AOption (a)

    432

  2. BOption (b)

    450

  3. COption (c)

    386

  4. DOption (d)

    252

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Answer: (a)A.

432

Question 73

The following bar graph gives the total patients in five hospitals P, Q, R, S & T and the number heart patients in each of the five hospitals.

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In which hospital is the number of heart patient as a percentage of the total patient, the lowest?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    Q

  4. DOption (d)

    T

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Answer: (a)A.

P

Question 74

Which of the given options would be a logical sequence of the following places when arranged in a English Dictionary manner?

  1. Particles
  2. Pacifical
  3. Basic
  4. Passbooks
  5. Baste
  1. AOption (a)

    35241

  2. BOption (b)

    53214

  3. COption (c)

    35214

  4. DOption (d)

    32514

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Answer: (a)A.

35241

Question 75

Study the bar-graph carefully and answer the following question. 

Bar graph shows the income tax (in thousand Rs.) paid by two person A and B in the period of 2011 to 2015.

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What is the ratio of income of A in 2012 to income of B in 2015 if tax rate in 2012 and 2015 was 15% and 16% respectively?

  1. AOption (a)

    2 ∶ 3

  2. BOption (b)

    4 ∶ 5

  3. COption (c)

    3 ∶ 4

  4. DOption (d)

    6 ∶ 7

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Answer: (a)A.

2 ∶ 3

Question 76

How many times will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock be at right angles while running from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

  1. AOption (a)

    10 times

  2. BOption (b)

    14 times 

  3. COption (c)

    16 times

  4. DOption (d)

    9 times

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Answer: (a)A.

10 times

Question 77

Sujit bought an article for Rs. 6700. He spent Rs. 2700 on it. He marked the price 15% above his total cost price. Then he allows two successive discounts of 5% on it. Find the selling price of the article?

  1. AOption (a)

    Rs. 9756.025 

  2. BOption (b)

    Rs. 7846.214 

  3. COption (c)

    Rs. 6642.541

  4. DOption (d)

    Rs. 8645.024

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Rs. 9756.025 

Question 78

Which of the following is a factor of: a3 - 6a2 + 5a + 12 = 0?

  1. AOption (a)

    a - 1

  2. BOption (b)

    a - 2

  3. COption (c)

    a + 2

  4. DOption (d)

    a - 3

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

a - 1

Question 79

Find the median of the following data.

Class interval = 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70

f1 = 6, 7, 15, 16, 4, 2, 10

  1. AOption (a)

    35.25

  2. BOption (b)

    31.25

  3. COption (c)

    35

  4. DOption (d)

    39.25

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

35.25

Question 80

A bag contains 7 blue balls, 9 yellow balls and 14 pink balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is either blue or yellow?

  1. AOption (a)

    1023\rm \frac{10}{23}

  2. BOption (b)

    13529\rm \frac{13}{529}

  3. COption (c)

    1123\rm \frac{11}{23}

  4. DOption (d)

    815\rm \frac{8}{15}

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

1023\rm \frac{10}{23}

Question 81

The ratio of 'p' and 'q' is 3 ∶ 5 and the ratio of 'r' and 's' is 4 ∶ 5. The average of r and s is 27 and the q is 8313%83\frac{1}{3}\% of r. What is the value of p?

Given below are steps involved in the solution. Arrange them in sequential order?

(A) r = (4/9) × 54 = 24

(B) Sum of r and s = 27 × 2 = 54

(C) p = (3/5) × 20 = 12

(D) q = 8313%83\frac{1}{3}\% of 24 = (250/300) × 24 = 20/q = 24 8313%83\frac{1}{3}\% = (250300)\left(\frac{250}{300}\right) × 24 = 20

  1. AOption (a)

    DBAC

  2. BOption (b)

    BADC

  3. COption (c)

    BDCA

  4. DOption (d)

    DBCA

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Answer: (a)A.

DBAC

Question 82

In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.

Novel : Novelist :: _______ : _______

  1. AOption (a)

    Publications : Columnist

  2. BOption (b)

    Story : Poet

  3. COption (c)

    Television : Journalist

  4. DOption (d)

    Music : Dancing

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Publications : Columnist

Question 83

If a ∶ b = 2 ∶ 3, b ∶ d = 3 ∶ 4, c ∶ d = 1 ∶ 2, what is the value of (a+b+c+e)(a+2b+c+d+2e)?\rm \frac{(a+b+c+e)}{(a+2b+c+d+2e)}?

  1. AOption (a)

    3

  2. BOption (b)

    13\frac{1}{3}

  3. COption (c)

    2

  4. DOption (d)

    12\frac{1}{2}

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

3

Question 84

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

  1. Seaman
  2. Scruples
  3. Script
  4. Second
  5. Seat
  1. AOption (a)

    45321

  2. BOption (b)

    32154

  3. COption (c)

    12345

  4. DOption (d)

    25341

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

45321

Question 85

A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    33

  2. BOption (b)

    27

  3. COption (c)

    29

  4. DOption (d)

    31

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

33

Question 86

When AB = AC and AD is the median to the base BC, ABC is an isosceles triangle with ABC = 35°. Then "BAD is"

  1. AOption (a)

    67° 

  2. BOption (b)

    55° 

  3. COption (c)

    65° 

  4. DOption (d)

    45°

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

67° 

Question 87

In the following question the numbers form a series and there is one missing term at the end of the sequence, you have to insert the missing term: 

60, 291, 485, 642, 762, __

  1. AOption (a)

    875

  2. BOption (b)

    855

  3. COption (c)

    858

  4. DOption (d)

    845

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

875

Question 88

Work can be finished in 6 days by 10 men and 15 women working jointly. The identical work is completed by one guy in 100 days. How many days will it take a woman working alone to finish the same task?

  1. AOption (a)

    350 days

  2. BOption (b)

    225 days

  3. COption (c)

    250 days

  4. DOption (d)

    500 days

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

350 days

Question 89

The simplification of (0.23‾+0.63‾+0.15‾)(0.\overline{23}+0.\overline{63}+0.\overline{15}).

  1. AOption (a)

    29992\frac{9}{99}

  2. BOption (b)

    4494\frac{4}{9}

  3. COption (c)

    33993\frac{3}{99}

  4. DOption (d)

    12991\frac{2}{99}

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

29992\frac{9}{99}

Question 90

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question?

2 - [6 - {3 + (-4 + 5 + 1) × 8} + 12 ] = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    4

  2. BOption (b)

    3

  3. COption (c)

    2

  4. DOption (d)

    1

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

4

Question 91

On a certain principal if the simple interest for two years is Rs. 2400 and compound interest for the two years is Rs. 2650 what is the rate of interest?

  1. AOption (a)

    22%

  2. BOption (b)

    20%

  3. COption (c)

    20.8%

  4. DOption (d)

    25% 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

22%

Question 92

h and k are the radius and height of a cylinder respectively and also a roots of equation x2 + 9x + 14 = 0, then find the volume of cylinder?

  1. AOption (a)

    99 cube unit

  2. BOption (b)

    98 cube unit

  3. COption (c)

    89 cube unit

  4. DOption (d)

    88 cube unit

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

99 cube unit

Question 93

If (z−206)(5+26)(5−26)=1\frac{(z-20\sqrt6)(5+2\sqrt6)}{(5-2\sqrt6)}=1, then the value of z is

  1. AOption (a)

    48

  2. BOption (b)

    46

  3. COption (c)

    44

  4. DOption (d)

    49

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

48

Question 94

With a base area of 30 square m and a height of 12 m, calculate the volume of the triangle-shaped pyramid.

  1. AOption (a)

    310 m3

  2. BOption (b)

    120 m3

  3. COption (c)

    330 m3

  4. DOption (d)

    303 m3

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

310 m3

Question 95

Two metro trains 150m long are moving in opposite directions. They cross each other in 15 seconds. If one is moving thrice as fast as the other, what is the speed of the faster metro train?

  1. AOption (a)

    54 km/hr. 

  2. BOption (b)

    50 km/hr

  3. COption (c)

    70 km/hr. 

  4. DOption (d)

    72 km/hr.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

54 km/hr. 

Question 96

A train covered first 140 km at a speed of 20 km an hour and then covered the remaining 180 km at a speed of 45 km an hour. Find its average speed?

  1. AOption (a)

    29

  2. BOption (b)

    29.12

  3. COption (c)

    29.09

  4. DOption (d)

    30

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

29

Question 97

The curved surface area of a cylindrical object is 990 m2 and its volume is 4455 m3. Then what is the ratio of the height and diameter of this object?

  1. AOption (a)

    18 ∶ 35

  2. BOption (b)

    35 ∶ 36

  3. COption (c)

    2 ∶ 1

  4. DOption (d)

    1 ∶ 2

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

18 ∶ 35

Question 98

Some people are capable of finishing a task in 12 days. Half of the job will be completed by two times as many of these people in how many days?

  1. AOption (a)

    6 days

  2. BOption (b)

    2 days

  3. COption (c)

    5 days 

  4. DOption (d)

    3 days

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

6 days

Question 99

Anmol's mathematics test consisted of 100 problems, 30 of which were arithmetic, 40 of which were calculus, and 30 of which were trigonometry. She correctly answered 80% of the arithmetic questions, 45% of the calculus questions, and 50% of the trigonometry questions, but she didn't get a score of 70%, so she failed the test. How many more questions would she have had to correctly answer in order to receive a passing mark of 70%?

  1. AOption (a)

    14

  2. BOption (b)

    12

  3. COption (c)

    20

  4. DOption (d)

    13

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

14

Question 100

Abhishek selling a book for Rs. 102, there is a loss of 15%, when the book is sold for Rs. 134.40, the net result in the transaction is?

  1. AOption (a)

    12%

  2. BOption (b)

    13%

  3. COption (c)

    15%

  4. DOption (d)

    10%

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

12%

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