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Take this paper as a timed mock test. Review your answers after you submit.
Read the paper at your pace. Open an explanation when you need it.
Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blank.
The pen I ________ five years ago is still writing well.
have bought
bought
has bought
buy
Correct answer
have bought
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
Force someone through fear to do or not to do something
Intimidate
Control
Subjugate
Murder
Correct answer
Intimidate
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Play safe
Avoid risks and take precautions
Do something following rules
Play a game steadily
Play a game without getting hurt
Correct answer
Avoid risks and take precautions
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Feel the pinch
Maintain total silence
Be in an agitated state of mind
Listen carefully
Face financial difficulties
Correct answer
Maintain total silence
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Readiater
Radieter
Redieter
Radiator
Correct answer
Readiater
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’.
Anshima was too exhausted to continue the race.
much exhausted to
No substitution required
too exhausted for
so exhausted to
Correct answer
much exhausted to
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
One of the rooms in the new house had not yet been completed.
is not yet been completed
are not yet been completed
has not yet been
have not yet been
Correct answer
is not yet been completed
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
While he was running along the garden path, he has tripped over a big stone.
While he was running
along the garden path
he has tripped
over a big stone
Correct answer
While he was running
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The development of solar energy is of ________ interest, as it is a possible substitute for oil.
compound
usual
global
simple
Correct answer
compound
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
A shortage of vitamins, minerals, etc. needed for good health
Deficiency
Nutrition
Defect
Disease
Correct answer
Deficiency
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
BARRIER
Advocate
Obstacle
Hindrance
Opening
Correct answer
Advocate
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’.
Anant goes to the park every evening to exercise at his friends.
in exercising between
to exercise with
No substitution required
on exercising along
Correct answer
in exercising between
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
CLEAR
Doubt
Open
Dim
Known
Correct answer
Doubt
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Saround
Surround
Sarrrund
Surrond
Correct answer
Saround
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
My sister prefers tea than coffee in the afternoon after lunch.
tea than coffee
in the afternoon
after lunch
My sister prefers
Correct answer
tea than coffee
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
If I am you, I wouldn’t take the risk of going to the market.
the risk of
If I am you
I wouldn’t take
going to the market
Correct answer
the risk of
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The ________ of an atom of oxygen is different from that of an atom of hydrogen.
value
procedure
structure
position
Correct answer
value
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
BANISH
Paint
Scrape
Exile
Invent
Correct answer
Paint
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The effects of the fuel price hike ________ severely even now.
were being felt
are being felt
has been felt
is being felt
Correct answer
were being felt
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
DISCOVER
Shut
Close
Find
Search
Correct answer
Shut
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The mobile phone that you have may be called "the little computer". Do you know why? It has been claimed that it is thousands of times more powerful (1) ________ the computers that powered NASA's moon missions in the 1960s. Thus, the present-day smart phones are much (2) ________ but more powerful than the computers of about sixty years ago. Now a standard smart phone has (3) ________ replaced computers for many households because many internet services are now (4) ________ on the smart phone. In its early years, mobile internet was (5) ________ used only for email. Moreover, monthly data use per subscriber had risen from 2.7 GB in 2016 to 10.4 GB in 2019, but data prices had fallen from 152 per GB to a mere ten rupees during the same period.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
for
than
from
then
Correct answer
for
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
harder
sharper
smaller
bigger
Correct answer
harder
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
effectively
faithfully
productively
predictably
Correct answer
effectively
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
unavailable
accessible
inaccessible
expensive
Correct answer
unavailable
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
efficiently
primarily
importantly
secondarily
Correct answer
efficiently
Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All Tools are Hardware.
All Hardware is Metallic.
Conclusions:
I. All Metallic are Tools.
II. All Tools are Metallic.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
Only conclusion I follows.
Only conclusion II follows.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Correct answer
Both conclusions I and II follow.
Select the number-pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are in the given pair.
10.3 : 0.0103
2.80 : 0.0280
020 : 0.002
2.80 : 0.00280
020 : 0.20
Correct answer
2.80 : 0.0280
Identify the option in which the following figure is embedded (rotation is NOT applicable).
Correct answer
A paper is folded and cuts as shown in the following figures. How will it appear when unfolded?
Correct answer
Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(132, 126, 117)
(122, 117, 19)
(118, 111, 102)
(124, 117, 108)
(138, 132, 125)
Correct answer
(122, 117, 19)
Which letter- cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following letter-cluster series?
USQ, NLJ, GEC, ?
ZXV
ZWT
AYW
YWU
Correct answer
ZXV
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following numbers series?
6, 12, 9, 36, 31, 186, ?
190
208
211
179
Correct answer
190
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Right : Correct :: Peak : ?
Hill
Valley
Tall
Top
Correct answer
Hill
Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to sequentially replace * signs so as to balance the given equation.
46 * 12 * 32 * 8 * (96 * 23) = 437
-, ×, +, ÷, +
÷, -, ×, +, -
+, ×, -, ÷, -
×, +, ÷, -, +
Correct answer
-, ×, +, ÷, +
In the Venn diagram shown below, the relationship between which options is correctly represented?
Carrots, Food, Dressing Table
Polygons, Quadrilateral, Circles
Furniture, Chairs, Tables
Birds, Dogs, Peacocks
Correct answer
Carrots, Food, Dressing Table
In a certain code language, if DOUBLE is written as FRYGRL, then how will METHYL be written in the same code language?
GRXFQJ
OHXMES
GRXEOH
FQYFRK
Correct answer
GRXFQJ
Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Correct answer
Select the correct alternative to indicate the sequential order of the following names (geographical location).
5 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 2
5 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 2
4 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 3
3 - 5 - 4 - 1 - 2
Correct answer
5 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 2
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure.
Correct answer
Six persons are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. W is to the immediate left of X, who is sitting opposite Y. If V is second to the left of Y and exactly opposite U, what is the sitting location of Z?
Right to V
Right to Y
Opposite to X
Left of V
Correct answer
Right to V
Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.
Correct answer
When I was going to office from my house, early morning, my shadow was formed on my left hand side. Find the direction of my house with respect to office?
North-west
North
South
East
Correct answer
North-west
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.
CUSTOMER : YQWXKIIV :: COMMERCIAL : ?
YKQQANGMWH
GSQQIVGMEP
YKIIANYEWH
GSIIEREWEP
Correct answer
YKQQANGMWH
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?
23, 19, 17, 13, ?
11
5
7
9
Correct answer
11
Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No Book is a Stone.
Some Stones are Soft.
Conclusions:
I. No Book is Soft.
II. Some Books are Soft.
Only conclusion I follows.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Only conclusion II follows.
Correct answer
Only conclusion I follows.
In a certain code language, if GLADIATOR is written as TROLIGDAA, then how will SKILLFUL be written in the same code language?
ULLFILSK
LUFLLIKS
USLLLKIF
FIKLLLSU
Correct answer
ULLFILSK
‘Hectare’ is related to ‘Area’ in the same way as ‘Pascal’ is related to ‘________’.
Capacity
Temperature
Pressure
Energy
Correct answer
Capacity
If in a certain code language, TICKBOX is coded as 106 and RELEASE is coded as 125, then how will PACKAGE be coded in the same code language?
44
146
145
45
Correct answer
44
If in a certain code language, NOTECARD is coded as 56253194, and OPENMIND is coded as 67554954, then how will HARDCORE be coded in the same code language?
91843165
81843585
81143115
81943695
Correct answer
91843165
A sum of money doubled itself at certain rate of compound interest in 15 years. In how many years will it become four times of itself?
45
30
25
15
Correct answer
45
If the length of a rectangle is increased by 80%, what would be the percentage decrease (correct to one place of decimal) in the width to maintain the same area?
44.4%
42.5%
40.2%
43.5%
Correct answer
44.4%
A sum of money is distributed among P, Q, R and S in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 : 6, respectively. If R gets ₹500 more than Q, then the sum of all their shares (in ₹) is:
8,000
9,000
7,500
6,000
Correct answer
8,000
Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the class X examination in a school XYZ, in different years.
What is the ratio of the total number of boys who appeared for the class X examination in 2012 and 2013 to that of girls who appeared in 2012 and 2015?
11 : 15
11 : 13
15 : 11
13 : 11
Correct answer
11 : 15
A car travels a distance of x km at a speed of 5\(\frac{5}{9}\) m/sec and returns at 5 m/sec to the starting point. If the total time taken by the car is 7\(\frac{3}{5}\) hours then the value of x (in km) is:
78
72
80
66
Correct answer
78
There are three positive numbers. If the average of any two of them is added to the third number, the resulting sums are 154, 148 and 132. The average of the original three numbers is:
75\(\frac{1}{3}\)
72\(\frac{1}{3}\)
70\(\frac{1}{3}\)
76\(\frac{1}{3}\)
Correct answer
75\(\frac{1}{3}\)
Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the class X examination in a school XYZ, in different years.
The average of the number of boys who appeared in 2011, 2013 and 2015 is what percentage less than the number of girls who appeared in 2012 (correct to one decimal place)?
8.1%
8.5%
6.9%
7.7%
Correct answer
8.1%
‘A’ can complete a work in 15 days and ‘B’ can complete the same work in 20 days. Working together, in how many days, will they complete 35% of the same work?
5
3
6
7
Correct answer
5
If the variance of 5 values is 0.81, then what is its standard deviation?
0.09
0.9
2.7
0.27
Correct answer
0.09
The ratio of the speeds of two trains is 5 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train (in km/h) is:
37
62.5
12.5
25
Correct answer
37
The marked price of an article is ₹4,450. If a person earns a profit of 15% after allowing a discount of 15%, then the cost price (in ₹) (correct to the nearest integer) of the article is:
3,289
3,378
3,189
3,498
Correct answer
3,289
What is the simplified value of \(\left[ {\left{ {\left( {3 - \frac{2}{{1 + \frac{1}{{4 + \frac{2}{3}}}}}} \right);of;1\frac{{13}}{{21}} \div 3\frac{2}{7}} \right} - \frac{1}{3}} \right]\)(\times\)(\frac{9}{10}\)?
1
2
\(\frac{1}{5}\)
\(\frac{3}{10}\)
Correct answer
1
Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the class X examination in a school XYZ, in different years.
The total numbers of girls who appeared in 2012, 2013 and 2015 is what percentage less than the total number of boys who appeared in all the five years (correct to one decimal place)?
32.6%
33.3%
29.7%
30.1%
Correct answer
32.6%
If the HCF of two numbers is 12 and LCM of the same numbers is 48, then the square root of the product of these numbers is:
16
24
48
12
Correct answer
16
The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 35 : 39. If the average of boys and girls in the school is 740, then the number of girls in the school is:
780
740
700
720
Correct answer
780
The value of \(500 \div \frac{3}{8};of;\frac{2}{3} \div \left[ {\frac{5}{3};of;300 + 7\frac{1}{2}; \div 5\frac{1}{2}\times1100} \right]\)is:
5
10
4
1
Correct answer
5
When an article is sold for ₹388, there is a loss of 3%. What is the selling price (in ₹) of the article, if it is sold at a gain of 8%?
412
444
432
460
Correct answer
412
If the radius of a circle is increased by 19%, then by what percentage will its area increase?
27.89%
32.85%
11.91%
41.61%
Correct answer
27.89%
When x is subtracted from each of 21, 22, 60 and 64, the numbers so obtained in this order, are in proportion, what is the mean proportional between (x - 2) and (2x + 8)?
16
12
10
14
Correct answer
16
In a constituency, 60% of the voters are males and the rest are females. 40% of the males are illiterates and 25% of females are literates. By what percentage is the number of literate males more than that of illiterate females?
20%
17.5%
25%
22.5%
Correct answer
20%
If the annual rate of simple interest increased from 8% to 12\(\frac{1}{2}\)%, a person’s yearly income increased by ₹459. The principal amount (in ₹) is:
8,200
12,500
10,200
11,250
Correct answer
8,200
‘A’ can complete the 60% of the work in 9 days, while ‘B’ can complete the work in 7\(\frac{1}{2}\) days. If they work together, then in how many days will the work be completed?
7
6
5
4
Correct answer
7
An open tank is 25 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. the cost (in ₹) of plastering its wall and bottom from the inside at ₹15 per m2 is:
11,160
12,500
13,275
10,800
Correct answer
11,160
The sum of the cost price of two bikes is ₹50,000. The first bike was sold at a profit of 20%, and the second bike at a loss of 20%. If the selling prices are the same, what is the cost price (in₹) of the first bike that was sold?
20,000
25,000
30,000
27,500
Correct answer
20,000
The total number of students in class A and B is 72. The number of students in A is 40% more than that in B. The average marks of students in B are 50% more than that of students in A. If the average marks of all students in A and B are 58, then what are the average marks of students in B?
72
58
50
48
Correct answer
72
Which water treaty has been signed between India and Pakistan in the year 1960?
Chenab
Beas
Indus
Jhelum
Correct answer
Chenab
What is the melting point of ice at the sea-level at normal atmospheric pressure and at 45 degree latitude?
256.14 K
273.16 K
245.18 K
222.14 K
Correct answer
256.14 K
Which cricket team did India defeat in the finals of Men’s Cricket World Cup 1983?
Australia
West Indies
Pakistan
England
Correct answer
Australia
Who among the following is regarded as the founder of Aurangabad city?
Nizam Shah
Qutub Shah
Bahlaul Lodi
Malik Ambar
Correct answer
Nizam Shah
Cinnabar is the ore of which of the following metals?
Gold
Mercury
Platinum
Gallium
Correct answer
Gold
Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Imaginary Homelands’?
Salman Rushdie
Khushwant Singh
Ruskin Bond
Arvind Adiga
Correct answer
Salman Rushdie
‘Ponu Yoksi’, a sword like instrument used during ceremonial dances performed by the priests, belongs to:
Himachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Correct answer
Himachal Pradesh
Who among the following was the chairperson of the Disinvestment Commission, Ministry of Industry (Department of Public Enterprises) established in 1996?
Arundhati Roy
NK Singh
Arvind Mehta
GV Ramakrishna
Correct answer
Arundhati Roy
Identify the city which is situated on the banks of river Sarayu.
Ayodhya
Bhopal
Kanpur
Haridwar
Correct answer
Ayodhya
‘Balchao’ and ‘Sorpotel’ are the traditional culinary dishes of:
Karnataka
Uttarakhand
Goa
Punjab
Correct answer
Karnataka
‘Bagurumba’ is a ________ of the Bodo Community in Assam.
local sport
folk dance
painting style
ceremonial procession
Correct answer
local sport
In the Lok Sabha, discussion under which rule of the constitution of India does not involve a formal motion before the House?
Rule 123
Rule 193
Rule 146
Rule 157
Correct answer
Rule 123
In which year did India become a signatory to the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on Wild Fauna and Flora)?
1980
1983
1976
1975
Correct answer
1980
In which Indian state will you find the river Muhuri?
Punjab
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Tripura
Correct answer
Punjab
With whom is the ‘Patharughat Uprising’ associated?
Lawyers’ uprising
Soldiers’ uprising
Teachers’ uprising
Peasants’ uprising
Correct answer
Lawyers’ uprising
Which one of the following is a ruminant animal?
Horse
Donkey
Hen
Cow
Correct answer
Horse
Identify the alloy among the following of which lead is a component.
Alnico
Solder
Nickel
Constantan
Correct answer
Alnico
Who among the following is an ace pistol shooter?
Saurabh Chaudhary
Pankaj Advani
Sandeep Chaudhary
Amit Panghal
Correct answer
Saurabh Chaudhary
Which Indian artist has received the Jackson Pollock Fellowship, instituted by the Pollock Krasner Foundation, for the second time in the year 2019?
Pradeep Puthoor
Anish Kapoor
Neeraj Gupta
Rupesh Patric
Correct answer
Pradeep Puthoor
Which Indian Prime Minister took a bus journey to Lahore to sign a peace declaration in the year 1999?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
IK Gujaral
PV Narsimha Rao
HD Deve Gowda
Correct answer
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Which country among the following is the second largest producer of agricultural products as per February 2019?
China
France
Russia
India
Correct answer
China
What is India’s rank on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index of 141 countries for the year 2019?
68th
50th
60th
58th
Correct answer
68th
Which of the following is used as a preservative?
Magnesium Silicate
Sodium Palmitate
Dipropylene Glycol
Sodium Chloride
Correct answer
Magnesium Silicate
Which of the following was the founder of the Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty that ruled parts of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in the 15th century?
Bhanu Deva
Vasu Deva
Surendra Deva
Kapilendra Deva
Correct answer
Bhanu Deva
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