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General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 questions)

1

What will be the value of the following expression, if ‘×’ and ‘-’ are interchanged and ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

200 ÷ 100 × 300 ÷ 200 + 10 - 2 × 40 = ?

  1. ((a))

    200

  2. ((b))

    2

  3. ((c))

    40

  4. ((d))

    0

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Answer: ((a))

200

2

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern. (Rotation is now allowed)

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

3

Which two numbers need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

27 - 8 × 4 - 3 ÷ 2 = 1

  1. ((a))

    2 and 8

  2. ((b))

    2 and 3

  3. ((c))

    3 and 4

  4. ((d))

    8 and 4

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Answer: ((a))

2 and 8

4

In a certain code language, ‘heart black blue’ is written as ‘8 # ab’, ‘grey are blue’ is written as ‘# pr kt’. How will ‘blue’ be written in that language? 

  1. ((a))

    ab

  2. ((b))

    pr

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

    8

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ab

5

Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term. 

TACKLE : TCCMLG :: JACKET : JCCMEV :: NEPTUNE : ?

  1. ((a))

    PEPTVOE 

  2. ((b))

    PERTWNG 

  3. ((c))

    NFGPVUP 

  4. ((d))

    NGPVUPE 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

PEPTVOE 

6

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers in the given set.

(7, 49, 343)

  1. ((a))

    (5, 25, 625) 

  2. ((b))

    (11, 121, 1321) 

  3. ((c))

    (13, 169, 2197)  

  4. ((d))

    (3, 9, 29)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(5, 25, 625) 

7

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

8

Select the option that is related to the fifth word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word and the fourth word is related to the third word.

Virat Kohli : Cricket :: Saina Nehwal : Badminton :: Viswanathan Anand : ?

  1. ((a))

    Basketball

  2. ((b))

    Chess

  3. ((c))

    Tennis

  4. ((d))

    Football

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Basketball

9

Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

10

Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.

LOB : DQN :: HER : ?

  1. ((a))

    TGK

  2. ((b))

    TGJ

  3. ((c))

    JGU

  4. ((d))

    JGT

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Answer: ((a))

TGK

11

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

524, 533, 544, 557, ?

  1. ((a))

    574

  2. ((b))

    568

  3. ((c))

    572

  4. ((d))

    564

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

574

12

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

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Answer: ((a))

13

The marks of seven students A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a test were given as follows: A's score was exactly between E's and F's scores. B's score was more than only G's score. C's score was immediately more than B's score. F's score was more than E's score and F did not score the highest.

Who scored the highest marks in the test?

  1. ((a))

    A

  2. ((b))

    G

  3. ((c))

    E

  4. ((d))

    D

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

A

14

In a certain code language, 'GRSTB’ is written as 'GYXWL', and 'HANDS' is written as "XISFM'. How will 'MNDET' be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    YJITS

  2. ((b))

    YJIRS

  3. ((c))

    JIISR

  4. ((d))

    YJISR

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Answer: ((a))

YJITS

15

Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16

In a certain code language, 'GEFS' is written as 'HFER’ and ‘IBIS’ is written as ‘JCHR’.

How will 'STIR' be written in that language?

  1. ((a))

    RSHQ

  2. ((b))

    TUJS

  3. ((c))

    RUHS

  4. ((d))

    TUHQ

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

RSHQ

17

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

I. Some M are Q.

II. All V are Q.

Conclusions:

I. Some Q are M.

II. No M is V.

  1. ((a))

    Both conclusions I and II follow 

  2. ((b))

    Only conclusion I follows 

  3. ((c))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusion II follows

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Answer: ((a))

Both conclusions I and II follow 

18

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All hexagons are pentagons.

All pentagons are octagons.

All octagons are decagons.

Conclusions:

I. All decagons are hexagons.

II. All hexagons are octagons.

  1. ((a))

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  2. ((b))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusion II follows

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusion I follows

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Answer: ((a))

Both conclusions I and II follow

19

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

28, 27, 31, 22, 38, 13, 49, ?

  1. ((a))

    42

  2. ((b))

    2

  3. ((c))

    0

  4. ((d))

    22

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

42

20

In a certain code language, ‘ACQUIRE’ is written as 'QCAUERI’, 'ADDRESS' is written as 'DDARSSE’, and ‘ABILITY’ is written as 'IBALYTI'. How will ICEBERG’ be written in that language? 

  1. ((a))

    GREBECI 

  2. ((b))

    GREBICE 

  3. ((c))

    ECIBGRE 

  4. ((d))

    ICEBGRE

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

GREBECI 

21

Five friends N, M, O, P and Q are sitting in a column facing east (but not necessarily in the same order). O is sitting to the leftmost side. N is the immediate neighbour of M and Q. P is not sitting on any of the end seats. Who is the immediate neighbour of O?  

  1. ((a))

    M

  2. ((b))

    Q

  3. ((c))

    P

  4. ((d))

    N

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

M

22

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

23

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

AEI, ElO, IOU, ?

  1. ((a))

    UAE

  2. ((b))

    AEI

  3. ((c))

    OUA

  4. ((d))

    AII

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Answer: ((a))

UAE

24

Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.

3 : 72 :: 21 : 504 :: 36 : ?

  1. ((a))

    480

  2. ((b))

    864

  3. ((c))

    632

  4. ((d))

    376

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

480

25

Seven boys B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7 are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). B1 is third to the left of B7. B4 is to immediate left of B1. B2 is second to the left of B6. B6 is not an immediate neighbour of B5.

Who are the immediate neighbours of B3?

  1. ((a))

    B5 and B4

  2. ((b))

    B6 and B7

  3. ((c))

    B1 and B2

  4. ((d))

    B4 and B6

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

B5 and B4

Numerical Aptitude (25 questions)

26

A shopkeeper sells an item at a loss of 8%. However, if he increases the selling price by Rs. 36, he could gain 12%. Find the cost price of the article (in Rs.).

  1. ((a))

    180

  2. ((b))

    270

  3. ((c))

    150

  4. ((d))

    360

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

180

27

What is the average of the squares of the first five natural numbers? 

  1. ((a))

    11.5

  2. ((b))

    10

  3. ((c))

    12.5

  4. ((d))

    11

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

11.5

28

The given bar graph given below provides information about the quantity of salt produced by a company in 8 consecutive years. Study the information provided in the bar graph and answer the question that follows.

<br>

The average production of salt in 2001 and 2003 was exactly equal to the average production of salt in which of the following pairs of years?

  1. ((a))

    2006 and 2007

  2. ((b))

    2001 and 2005

  3. ((c))

    2002 and 2007

  4. ((d))

    2005 and 2006

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2006 and 2007

29

The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 cm. If the area of the rectangle is 240 cm2, then what is the length of each of its diagonals?

  1. ((a))

    25 cm

  2. ((b))

    27 cm

  3. ((c))

    26 cm

  4. ((d))

    28 cm

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Answer: ((a))

25 cm

30

The pie chart given below shows the number of laptops sold of each of 7 different brands in a year as percentages of the total number of laptops sold of all these 7 brands taken together in that year. 

<br>

What is the difference between the measures of the central angles made by sector B2 and sector B5?

  1. ((a))

    16.66°

  2. ((b))

    21.6°

  3. ((c))

    14.4°

  4. ((d))

    7.2°

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16.66°

31

Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 12% and 8%.

  1. ((a))

    18.8%

  2. ((b))

    19.04%

  3. ((c))

    19.4%

  4. ((d))

    19.8%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

18.8%

32

The present ages of A and B are in the ratio 3 ∶ 5. If A’s present age is 33 years, then what will be B’s age (in years) after 5 years? 

  1. ((a))

    65

  2. ((b))

    60

  3. ((c))

    50

  4. ((d))

    55

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

65

33

If A = 3 + 7 × 2, B = 12 ÷ 4 - 6, and C = 6 × 5 + 2, then what is the value of A × B + C?  

  1. ((a))

    -22

  2. ((b))

    -19

  3. ((c))

    -25

  4. ((d))

    -26

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

-22

34

Rohit scored at an average of 58 in his last five innings. Rohit scored 42, 56, 72 and 40 in the last four innings. How many runs did Rohit score in the first of these five innings?

  1. ((a))

    80

  2. ((b))

    60

  3. ((c))

    90

  4. ((d))

    40

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Answer: ((a))

80

35

Sashi took a loan of Rs. 700 on simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest per annum. If he paid Rs. 343 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?  

  1. ((a))

    6%

  2. ((b))

    4%

  3. ((c))

    10%

  4. ((d))

    7%

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Answer: ((a))

6%

36

The cost prices of a pen and a notebook are Rs. 600 and Rs. 4,000, respectively. If the pen and the notebook are sold at losses of 20% and 32%, respectively, what will be the approximate percentage of total loss incurred through the two sales made? 

  1. ((a))

    21.40%

  2. ((b))

    26.08%

  3. ((c))

    30.43%

  4. ((d))

    28.42

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

21.40%

37

Find the total cost of painting the outside of a closed cuboidal box, which is 7 m long, 5 m wide and 2 m high, at the rate of Rs. 2.4 per m2.

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 296.30

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 263.40

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 283.20

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 251.20

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 296.30

38

Zee and Gee can complete a task together in 24 days. If the efficiencies of Zee and Gee are in the ratio 3 ∶ 8, respectively, then in how many days can Gee complete the task alone?

  1. ((a))

    33 days

  2. ((b))

    55 days

  3. ((c))

    88 days

  4. ((d))

    44 days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

33 days

39

Ravi's monthly salary is Rs. 16,000. He spends 30% of his salary on rent, 20% of his salary on education. 60% of the remaining amount is invested in mutual funds. Find the amount invested in mutual funds in a month. 

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 5,000

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 4,800

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 4,200

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 4,500

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 5,000

40

The ratio of the LCM of two numbers to the sum of the same two numbers is 12 ∶ 7. If their HCF is 4, what is the product of these two numbers?

  1. ((a))

    192

  2. ((b))

    172

  3. ((c))

    196

  4. ((d))

    169

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

192

41

The price of a cap is increased by 15%. If this results in a Rs. 27 increase in the price of the cap, then what is the increased price of the cap?  

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 170

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 197

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 207

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 180

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 170

42

Study the given table and answer the question that follows.

The table shows the amount earned (in Rs. ‘000) by five different movies across all screens a movie was played.

MoviesThe amount collected per movie (in Rs. ‘000)
M1450
M2370
M3510
M4640
M5830
<br>

All the movies were displayed on 50 screens each. What is the average amount earned per movie, per screen, all movies and all screens are taken together?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 14,200

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 11,200

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 12,600

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 13,400

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 14,200

43

X alone can complete a piece of work in 16 days, while Y alone can complete the same work in 24 days. They work on alternate days starting with Y. In how many days will 50% of the total work be completed? 

  1. ((a))

    8 days

  2. ((b))

    293\frac{29}{3} days

  3. ((c))

    323\frac{32}{3} days

  4. ((d))

    9 days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8 days

44

The average of all the numbers between 14 and 61 which are divisible by 5 is:

  1. ((a))

    37.5

  2. ((b))

    38

  3. ((c))

    40

  4. ((d))

    44

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

37.5

45

Five years from now, the ratio of the ages of A, B and C will be 3 ∶ 5 ∶ 2. The sum of the squares of their present ages is 525. What is the present age of B? 

  1. ((a))

    10 years

  2. ((b))

    15 years

  3. ((c))

    25 years

  4. ((d))

    20 years

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10 years

46

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

19×650÷13+18.5×4×13=?\sqrt{19\times650\div13+18.5\times4}\times13=?

  1. ((a))

    416

  2. ((b))

    418

  3. ((c))

    413

  4. ((d))

    415

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

416

47

A train goes from P to Q at a speed of 20 km/h. Then it goes from Q to R at a speed of q km/h. Finally the train goes from R to S at a speed of r km/h. The distances from P to Q, Q to R and R to S are equal. If the average speed from P to R is 28011\frac{280}{11} km/h, and the average speed from Q to S is 1123\frac{112}{3} km/h, then what is the value of r ?

  1. ((a))

    40

  2. ((b))

    37.5

  3. ((c))

    42.5

  4. ((d))

    45

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

40

48

The length of each side of a cube is 4 cm. What is the volume of the cube? 

  1. ((a))

    128 cm3

  2. ((b))

    48 cm3

  3. ((c))

    64 cm3

  4. ((d))

    32 cm3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

128 cm3

49

The amount received after 8 years on a certain sum of money invested at the rate of 18% simple interest per annum is Rs. 1,220. What was the initial sum invested? 

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 500

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 480

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 420

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 450

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 500

50

Piu and Titu start from the same place at the same time and walk in opposite directions. If Piu walks at 5 km/h and Titu walks at 2 km/h, after what time will they be 10.5 km apart? 

  1. ((a))

    3.5 hours

  2. ((b))

    1.5 hours

  3. ((c))

    2.5 hours

  4. ((d))

    2 hours

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

3.5 hours

General English (25 questions)

51

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Bulky

  1. ((a))

    Airy

  2. ((b))

    Soft

  3. ((c))

    Massive

  4. ((d))

    Scanty

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Airy

52

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required’.

Hardly had he disappeared that his mother clomped down the steps, looking for him.

  1. ((a))

    Hardly did he disappeared that his mother  

  2. ((b))

    Hardly had he disappear that his mother  

  3. ((c))

    No improvement required 

  4. ((d))

    Hardly had he disappeared when his mother 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Hardly did he disappeared that his mother  

53

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

My friend is not ________ for this complicated assignment.

  1. ((a))

    worthy 

  2. ((b))

    comfortable 

  3. ((c))

    suitable 

  4. ((d))

    entitled 

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Answer: ((a))

worthy 

54

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

But if you ______ to spare before you do catch the bus, be sure to pop in.

  1. ((a))

    have a meeting 

  2. ((b))

    have a moment 

  3. ((c))

    have a nap 

  4. ((d))

    have a ride 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

have a meeting 

55

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

Michael nodded and begun writing at his pad.

  1. ((a))

    begun to write in 

  2. ((b))

    begin writing in 

  3. ((c))

    began writing on 

  4. ((d))

    No improvement required 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

begun to write in 

56

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Just try and recall the poor people you saw on the streets, on local trains, and in slums on our way back.

  1. ((a))

    have been seen on the 

  2. ((b))

    seen on the 

  3. ((c))

    have seeing on the 

  4. ((d))

    No substitution required 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

have been seen on the 

57

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

An unidentified man on an bike dropped for the box outside the building.

  1. ((a))

    a bike dropped off  

  2. ((b))

    a bike dropping for

  3. ((c))

    a bike drop for

  4. ((d))

    No improvement required

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

a bike dropped off  

58

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Maestro

  1. ((a))

    Genius

  2. ((b))

    Senile

  3. ((c))

    Slender

  4. ((d))

    Novice

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Genius

59

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

My mother exclaimed / at how fast / the days had pass.

  1. ((a))

    at how fast

  2. ((b))

    No error

  3. ((c))

    My mother exclaimed

  4. ((d))

    the days had pass

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

at how fast

60

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To raise a dust

  1. ((a))

    To meet one’s defeat 

  2. ((b))

    To be satisfied with what you have achieved 

  3. ((c))

    To be secretly or inwardly amused  

  4. ((d))

    To cause disruption or confusion  

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

To meet one’s defeat 

61

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required’.

She had no sooner taken a few steps forward that she suddenly recoiled.

  1. ((a))

    No sooner had she taken a few steps forward than  

  2. ((b))

    She did no sooner taken a few steps forward than

  3. ((c))

    No improvement required 

  4. ((d))

    She did no sooner took a few steps forward than 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

No sooner had she taken a few steps forward than  

62

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

One day, the queen was painting when a messenger entered ________ to convey the king's arrival.

  1. ((a))

    comparably

  2. ((b))

    relatively

  3. ((c))

    enjoyably

  4. ((d))

    breathlessly

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

comparably

63

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Hundreds of migrants work in private firms in Erode.

  1. ((a))

    firms in Erode

  2. ((b))

    No error

  3. ((c))

    Hundreds of migrants

  4. ((d))

    work in private

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

firms in Erode

64

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’. 

Can all us sleep in the same room, Mother?

  1. ((a))

    May all we

  2. ((b))

    Can we all

  3. ((c))

    Should us all

  4. ((d))

    No improvement required

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

May all we

65

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Neither she not I am going to take part in the debate competition.

  1. ((a))

    am going to take part

  2. ((b))

    No error

  3. ((c))

    Neither she not I

  4. ((d))

    in the debate competition

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

am going to take part

66

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Hieght

  2. ((b))

    Beleive

  3. ((c))

    Fiery

  4. ((d))

    Foriegn

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Hieght

67

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Strangled

  2. ((b))

    Dominion

  3. ((c))

    Solitory

  4. ((d))

    Persecution

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Answer: ((a))

Strangled

68

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

You really need to exercise daily, if you want to live a long and _______ life.

  1. ((a))

    marginal

  2. ((b))

    shrieking

  3. ((c))

    wealthy

  4. ((d))

    healthy

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Answer: ((a))

marginal

69

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

That lady must have an axe to grind that’s why she is not reporting your crime.

  1. ((a))

    To have a tedious job  

  2. ((b))

    To have a crucial information 

  3. ((c))

    To delay one’s actions 

  4. ((d))

    To have an ulterior motive 

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Answer: ((a))

To have a tedious job  

70

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Unfeigned

  1. ((a))

    Sincere

  2. ((b))

    Genuine

  3. ((c))

    Pretended

  4. ((d))

    Expressive

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Answer: ((a))

Sincere

Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1) ______ recognized as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2) ______ the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3) ______ other playwrights except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends - a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man with whom (4) ______ alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5) ______ his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."

71

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

  1. ((a))

    manically

  2. ((b))

    universally

  3. ((c))

    specifically

  4. ((d))

    casually

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Answer: ((a))

manically

72

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

  1. ((a))

    rewarded

  2. ((b))

    awarded

  3. ((c))

    unaided

  4. ((d))

    crowded

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Answer: ((a))

rewarded

73

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

  1. ((a))

    none

  2. ((b))

    few

  3. ((c))

    any

  4. ((d))

    some

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Answer: ((a))

none

74

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

  1. ((a))

    failure

  2. ((b))

    success

  3. ((c))

    benefit

  4. ((d))

    cruelty

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Answer: ((a))

failure

75

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

  1. ((a))

    prepare

  2. ((b))

    produce

  3. ((c))

    understand

  4. ((d))

    demonstrate

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Answer: ((a))

prepare

General Awareness (25 questions)

76

Which part of the Constitution of India talks about the Directive Principles of State Policy?

  1. ((a))

    Part IV

  2. ((b))

    Part V

  3. ((c))

    Part III

  4. ((d))

    Part II

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Answer: ((a))

Part IV

77

 Who among the following was a famous Indian playback singer and an actor too?

  1. ((a))

    Kashinath Ghanekar 

  2. ((b))

    Kishore Kumar

  3. ((c))

    Pranab Mukherjee

  4. ((d))

    Sunil Chhetri

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Answer: ((a))

Kashinath Ghanekar 

78

The Purple Revolution, which was launched in Jammu and Kashmir, is also known as ______.

  1. ((a))

    Lavender Revolution

  2. ((b))

    Indigo Revolution

  3. ((c))

    Orchids Revolution

  4. ((d))

    Lilac Revolution

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Answer: ((a))

Lavender Revolution

79

Who among the following founded Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta (Kolkata)?

  1. ((a))

    Swami Vivekanand

  2. ((b))

    Swami Dayanand Saraswati

  3. ((c))

    Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

  4. ((d))

    Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Answer: ((a))

Swami Vivekanand

80

Which of the following is NOT a cause of rural poverty in India?

  1. ((a))

    Migration from rural areas

  2. ((b))

    Lack of alternate employment opportunities other than agriculture

  3. ((c))

    Illiteracy

  4. ((d))

    Lack of capital

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Answer: ((a))

Migration from rural areas

81

Who is the Chairman of Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) of India?

  1. ((a))

    Finance Minister

  2. ((b))

    Human Resource Development Minister

  3. ((c))

    Home Minister

  4. ((d))

    Skill Development Minister

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Answer: ((a))

Finance Minister

82

The Great Indian Novel is written by the famous politician ________. 

  1. ((a))

    Neither I nor II

  2. ((b))

    Derek O'Brien

  3. ((c))

    AK Antony

  4. ((d))

    Shashi Tharoor

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Answer: ((a))

Neither I nor II

83

Which of the given statements related to the temples of India is correct?

I. The Nagara style of architecture is also known as the North Indian style

II. The Dravidian style of architecture is also known as the South Indian style.

  1. ((a))

    Neither I nor II

  2. ((b))

    Both I and II

  3. ((c))

    Only II

  4. ((d))

    Only I

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Answer: ((a))

Neither I nor II

84

The uplifted blocks of block mountains are called________.

  1. ((a))

     horsts

  2. ((b))

    grabens

  3. ((c))

     slopes

  4. ((d))

    cones

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Answer: ((a))

 horsts

85

Dantidurga belonged to which dynasty of India? 

  1. ((a))

    Chalukya

  2. ((b))

    Chola

  3. ((c))

    Rashtrakuta

  4. ((d))

    Chera

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Answer: ((a))

Chalukya

86

Bagurumba is a folk dance of which Indian state?

  1. ((a))

    Haryana

  2. ((b))

    Karnataka

  3. ((c))

    Assam

  4. ((d))

    Goa

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Answer: ((a))

Haryana

87

The number of persons per unit area gives the measurement of ______.

  1. ((a))

    population density

  2. ((b))

     population sex ratio

  3. ((c))

    population movements 

  4. ((d))

     population growth rate

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Answer: ((a))

population density

88

‘Ambubachi’ festival of Assam is celebrated in the month of ______ every year.

  1. ((a))

    March

  2. ((b))

    December

  3. ((c))

    January

  4. ((d))

    June

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Answer: ((a))

March

89

Harshavardhana (r. 606-647 CE) was a ruler of ________ dynasty. 

  1. ((a))

    Mughal 

  2. ((b))

    Maurya

  3. ((c))

    Gupta

  4. ((d))

    Pushyabhuti

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Answer: ((a))

Mughal 

90

All India Muslim League was formed in ______.

  1. ((a))

    1906

  2. ((b))

    1910

  3. ((c))

    1905

  4. ((d))

    1908

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Answer: ((a))

1906

91

All the changes in the weather are driven by the ______.

  1. ((a))

    moon

  2. ((b))

    sun

  3. ((c))

    stars

  4. ((d))

    Jovian planets

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Answer: ((a))

moon

92

The HVJ gas pipeline from Hazira in Gujarat to Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh passes through which state?

  1. ((a))

    Jharkhand

  2. ((b))

    Madhya Pradesh

  3. ((c))

    Himachal Pradesh

  4. ((d))

    Uttarakhand

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Answer: ((a))

Jharkhand

93

Tapeworm belongs to which group of the animal kingdom?

  1. ((a))

    Annelida

  2. ((b))

    Platyhelminthes

  3. ((c))

    Porifera

  4. ((d))

    Coelenterata

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Answer: ((a))

Annelida

94

Which of the following is an Indian game of snake boat race?

  1. ((a))

    Kho-Kho 

  2. ((b))

    Vallam kali 

  3. ((c))

    Mallakhamb

  4. ((d))

    Field hockey

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Answer: ((a))

Kho-Kho 

95

The judiciary has the power to strike down particular laws passed by the Parliament if it believes that these are a violation of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is called ______.

  1. ((a))

    Judicial review

  2. ((b))

     dispute resolution

  3. ((c))

    judicial activism

  4. ((d))

    public interest litigation

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Answer: ((a))

Judicial review

96

Who among the following won a silver medal in the Summer Olympics 2020 (played in 2021)?

  1. ((a))

    Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  2. ((b))

    Bajrang Punia

  3. ((c))

    Lovlina Borgohain

  4. ((d))

    PV Sindhu

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Answer: ((a))

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

97

Who became the new Chief Minister of Punjab in March 2022?

  1. ((a))

    Navjot Singh Sidhu

  2. ((b))

    Amarinder Singh

  3. ((c))

    Bhagwant Mann

  4. ((d))

     Arvind Kejriwal

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Answer: ((a))

Navjot Singh Sidhu

98

Which of the following gases shields the surface of earth from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun?

  1. ((a))

    Carbon monoxide

  2. ((b))

    Ozone

  3. ((c))

    Oxygen

  4. ((d))

    Carbon dioxide

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Answer: ((a))

Carbon monoxide

99

Which of the following is an example of contact force?

  1. ((a))

    Electrostatic force 

  2. ((b))

    Muscular force

  3. ((c))

    Gravitational force

  4. ((d))

    Magnetic force

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Answer: ((a))

Electrostatic force 

100

Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma is known for which classical dance form? 

  1. ((a))

    Manipuri

  2. ((b))

    Kuchipudi 

  3. ((c))

    Odissi

  4. ((d))

    Mohiniyattam

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Answer: ((a))

Manipuri

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