Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
ZEALOUS
- AOption (a)
Eager
- BOption (b)
Indifferent
- COption (c)
Anxious
- DOption (d)
Annoyed
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Eager
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
ZEALOUS
Eager
Indifferent
Anxious
Annoyed
Correct answer
Eager
Select the most appropriate option to fill In the blank.
We would be grateful if you______ let us know what medicine we should take for this ailment.
may
could
should
shall
Correct answer
may
Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
If there had not been such a long queue I could have returned back by 11 am.
I could have returned back
If there had not been
such a long queue
by 11 am
Correct answer
I could have returned back
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
This is the ground which is _______ to be the highest cricket ground in the world.
cleared
considered
concealed
covered
Correct answer
cleared
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’.
The languages that he can speak are English, Hindi, Marathi, and Kannada.
No substitution required
is speaking are
can speak is
will speak are
Correct answer
No substitution required
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
A person who compiles dictionaries
Cartographer
Lexicographer
Calligrapher
Cryptographer
Correct answer
Cartographer
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Aparna said she was sorry she had _______ to bring the book I had asked for.
forgets
forgotten
forget
forgot
Correct answer
forgets
Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
Will you listen me when I tell you the details?
Will you
the details
listen me
when I tell you
Correct answer
Will you
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Keep someone in the loop
Make them do exercises regularly
Save all their numbers
Give them all the information
Take good care of them
Correct answer
Make them do exercises regularly
Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
I ordered an online gift for my friend at her birthday.
for my friend
at her birthday
an online gift
I ordered
Correct answer
for my friend
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Of the old school
School in an old age home
School one attended long ago
Old fashioned in thought
Old dilapidated building
Correct answer
School in an old age home
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
SLEEK
Dull
Easy
Smooth
Flat
Correct answer
Dull
Select the MISSPELT word.
Territory
Fascination
Embroidary
Interrogation
Correct answer
Territory
Pick out the wrongly spelt word from the given words.
Clothes
Trousers
Germent
Ironing
Correct answer
Clothes
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’.
The club are organizing a two-day yoga and meditation camp for beginners.
is organizing
No substitution required
can be organising
will organised
Correct answer
is organizing
Select the most appropriate option to fill In the blank.
Several peoples’ homes were badly _______ during the floods.
drowned
damaged
drained
deluged
Correct answer
drowned
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution required’.
Once Birbal was forbidden for attending the king’s free lunch.
from attending
in attending
No substitution required
to be attending
Correct answer
from attending
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
Cinema show in the afternoon
Screening
Movie
Matinee
Film
Correct answer
Screening
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
LAX
Needy
Negligent
Careful
Deprived
Correct answer
Needy
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
TENSILE
Anxious
Stretchable
Worried
Relaxed
Correct answer
Anxious
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
A poet visited Tenali Raman hoping to impress him with some poems he had written. Raman asked (1) _____ to leave the poems with him and promised to read them (2) ______. The man, however, insisted on (3) ______ out the poems to him. As the poet droned (4) ______ Raman fell asleep. When he woke up, the poet asked: “Sir, shall I read the (5) ______ again?"
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
them
him
her
his
Correct answer
them
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
later
lately
after
next
Correct answer
later
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
reading
rehearsing
recounting
reciting
Correct answer
reading
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
in
out
on
up
Correct answer
in
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
pages
rhymes
poems
verses
Correct answer
pages
Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
117, 98, 80, ?, 47, 32
75
63
55
58
Correct answer
75
Select the figure which will come next in the following series.





Correct answer
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) In It.
| 6 | 12 | 78 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 15 | 99 |
| 3 | 13 | ? |
49
45
54
50
Correct answer
49
In a certain code language, JET is written as TED and MAD is written as WAN. How will CARE be written in the same code language?
MADE
MALE
MABE
LKBE
Correct answer
MADE
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure





Correct answer
In a certain code language, SEAT is written as TIJJ. How will TREE be written in the same code language?
UVNU
VUNU
UVNV
SVNN
Correct answer
UVNU
Select the option which is related to third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
Focus : Distract :: Precise : ?
Careless
Specific
Insufficient
Strict
Correct answer
Careless
Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table in the same order in anticlockwise direction, at equal distances from each other. If B is seated in the north-east direction, in which direction is H seated?
South-west
North-east
North-west
South-east
Correct answer
South-west
A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?





Correct answer
In a certain code language, C is coded as 3 and DAM is coded as 6. What will be the code for HENCE in the same language?
7
12
11
5
Correct answer
7
Given below is a pattern out of which a section has been cut. Select the option which when placed correctly will complete the pattern.





Correct answer
Select the option that represents the number which is related to the fourth number in the same way as the first number is related to the second number.
28 : 145 :: ? : 100
19
13
17
20
Correct answer
19
Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following pattern.
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 206 | ? | 502 | 719 |
337
347
343
333
Correct answer
337
If the following mathematical signs are changed as given below, then select the option which represents the correct equation.
÷ is changed to +
× is changed to -
26 × 18 ÷ 39 + 4 - 111 = 100
26 + 18 - 39 × 4 ÷ 111 = 119
26 - 18 + 39 × 4 ÷ 111 = 203
26 - 18 ÷ 39 + 4 × 111 = 40
Correct answer
26 × 18 ÷ 39 + 4 - 111 = 100
In a certain code language, if the code for EXCEL is 44 and the code for WORD is 56, then what will be the code for HEAVEN in the same language?
49
61
55
58
Correct answer
49
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be different from commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Conclusions:
I. All covers are sheets.
II. Some bags are sheets.
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Both conclusions I and II follow
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct answer
Only conclusion I follows
If 'A’ stands for ‘subtraction’, 'B' stands for ‘addition’, 'C' stands for ‘multiplication’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following equation?
96 D 12 A 6 B 3 C 5
1158
128
17
7
Correct answer
1158
Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the followings items of a book in a logical and meaningful order.
1, 2, 5, 3, 4
2, 1, 5, 3, 4
1, 5, 2, 3, 4
5, 1, 2, 3, 4
Correct answer
1, 2, 5, 3, 4
Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, Il and Ill. Assuming that the Information given In the statements Is true, even If It appears to be different from commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No jungles are trees.
Some trees are long.
No plants are long.
Conclusions:
I. Some plants are trees.
Il. All trees are long.
Ill. Some Jungles are long.
None of the conclusions follows
Both conclusions I and II follow
Only conclusion II follows
Both conclusions I and III follow
Correct answer
None of the conclusions follows
Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a rectangular table. R is sitting at the north-west, R and P are placed diagonally opposite each other, whereas V and U are placed diagonally opposite each other. W faces the west direction, Q faces the east direction, and S is sitting between R and V. In which direction does T sit?
South
East
West
North
Correct answer
South
Four letter clusters have been given out of which three are alike in same manner while one is different. Select the odd one.
DGL
FJN
ADI
EHM
Correct answer
DGL
Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (ROTATION IS NOT ALLOWED).





Correct answer
Select the option which is related to third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
Miniature : Giant :: Particle : ?
Sub-atomic
Whole
Reluctance
Dust
Correct answer
Sub-atomic
Select the option that is related to third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
BOARD : VSELX :: ENJOY : ?
IHDSC
FEDSE
HICSD
IHEAC
Correct answer
IHDSC
The average of ten numbers is 18.2. The average of the first four numbers is 16.6 and that of the last seven numbers is 20.8. If the 4th number is excluded, then the average of the remaining numbers is (correct to one decimal place):
16.9
15.8
17.2
16.7
Correct answer
16.9
The total surface area of a solid right circular cylinder of height 13 cm, is 880 cm2. Its volume (in cm3) is 11k, The value of k is: (take π = 22/7)
208
182
104
91
Correct answer
208
The average of the 2-digit numbers 37, 45, 6x and x6 is 48. What is the average of (4x + 3) and (x + 7)?
12.5
15
17.5
20
Correct answer
12.5
The ratio of the speeds of A and B is 2 : 5. To cover a certain distance, if A takes 15 minutes more than B, then how much time (in minutes) will B take to cover the same distance?
12
8
10
9
Correct answer
12
A person saves 28% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and the expenditure reduces by 5%, then his savings increase by x%. The value of x is closest to:
72.5
84.5
45.8
54.4
Correct answer
72.5
When x is subtracted from each of 24, 30, 36 and 46, the numbers so obtained in this order, are in proportion. What is the mean proportional between (2x + 3) and (3x + 2)?
10
12
10√3
12√3
Correct answer
10
A sold an article to B at a loss of 20%, and B sold it to C at a profit of 32%. C sold it to D at a loss of 20%. If A’s loss is Rs. 35 less than that of C, then B bought the article for:
Rs. 2800
Rs. 2500
Rs. 2940
Rs. 2750
Correct answer
Rs. 2800
There is a rectangular plot, 120 m long and 98 m wide, with semi-circular flower beds along the breadth on both sides of the plot. The cost of putting a fence all around the plot at Rs.16.50 per m is: (take π = 22/7)
Rs. 8,910
Rs. 9,042
Rs. 9,009
Rs. 8,943
Correct answer
Rs. 8,910
By selling an article for Rs. 820, Abhi loses 18%. To gain 25.5%, he should sell it for:
Rs. 1,260
Rs. 1,275
Rs. 1,255
Rs. 1,250
Correct answer
Rs. 1,260
What least number must be subtracted from 2963 so that the resulting number when divided by 9, 10 and 15, the remainder in each case is 5?
41
78
82
None of the above
Correct answer
41
The value of \(\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{7} \times 1 \frac{3}{4} + \left( \frac{2}{3} \div \frac{3}{10} \ of \ \frac{4}{9} \right) - \left( 3 \frac{1}{5} \div 4 \frac{1}{2} \ of \ 5 \frac{1}{3} \right) \times \frac{15}{8}\) is
\(5 \frac{1}{2}\)
\(10 \frac{1}{2}\)
\(10 \frac{1}{4}\)
\(5 \frac{3}{8}\)
Correct answer
\(5 \frac{1}{2}\)
The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 15% per annum is Rs. 3,641, when the interest is compounded 8-monthly. The sum is:
Rs. 9,000
Rs. 9,600
Rs. 11,000
Rs. 10,000
Correct answer
Rs. 9,000
What is the mean of the median and the mode of the data:
19, 20, 14, 15, 19, 16, 17, 15,14, 13, 18, 19, 17, 13
17
18
17.75
17.25
Correct answer
17
Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.
Distribution (degree wise of employees working in offices A, B, C, D and E of a company in 2019

Total Number of Employees = 300
The total number of employees in offices C and E is what percentage less than the number of employees in office A?
\(11 \frac{1}{9}\)
\(12 \frac{1}{2}\)
\(16 \frac{2}{3}\)
\(15 \frac{1}{4}\)
Correct answer
\(11 \frac{1}{9}\)
A can do a certain work in 30 days. B is 25% more efficient than A, and C is 20% more efficient than B. A and B work together for 10 days. C alone completes the remaining work in x days. The value of x is:
4
8
6
5
Correct answer
4
The value of 6 × 2 ÷ 3 of 12 - 3 ÷ 2 × (2 - 3) × 2 + 3 ÷ 2 of 3 is:
\(\frac{17}{6}\)
\(\frac{23}{6}\)
\(\frac{19}{6}\)
\(\frac{13}{6}\)
Correct answer
\(\frac{17}{6}\)
The simple interest on a sum of Rs. 4,800 for 4\(\frac{1}{2}\) years at a certain rate per annum is Rs. 1,684.80, What will be the amount of the same sum at the same rate for \(6 \frac{2}{3}\) years at simple interest?
Rs. 7,096
Rs. 7,087
Rs. 7,296
Rs. 7,298
Correct answer
Rs. 7,096
A can do \(33 \frac{1}{3} %\) of a work in 10 days, and B can do 20% of the same work in 9 days. They worked together for 8 days. C alone completed 30% of the remaining work in 10 days. A and C together can do the same work in
18 days
12 days
15 days
20 days
Correct answer
18 days
Suman divided a certain sum between her three daughters in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Had she divided the sum in the ratio \(\frac{1}{2} : \frac{1}{3} : \frac{1}{4}\) the daughter who got the least share earlier, would have got Rs. 3,500 more. The sum was:
Rs. 14,000
Rs. 14,500
Rs. 13,750
Rs, 14,625
Correct answer
Rs. 14,000
The marked price of an article is Rs. 2,560. During a sale, two successive discounts of 20% and x% are offered on it. If the selling price of the article is Rs. 1,679.36, then the value of x is:
16.5
12.5
15
18
Correct answer
16.5
A person can row 5 m/sec in still water. The speed of the stream is 6 km/h. The time (in hours) taken by him to row a distance of 76.8 km downstream is:
3.5
2.8
3.2
2.4
Correct answer
3.5
The value of 48 ÷ [5 + {19 - (16 - 16 ÷ 4 × 3 of 2)}] is:
3/4
3/2
2/3
1/2
Correct answer
3/4
Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.
Distribution (degree wise) of employees working in offices A, B, C, D and E of a company in 2019.

Total Number of Employees = 300
In which office is the number of employees approximately 18% more than the average number of employees working in offices A, C, D and E ?
D
A
B
C
Correct answer
D
The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 2 : 3, and the ratio of their savings is 3 : 4. If the income of A equals the savings of B, then the ratio of the expenditures of A and B is:
1 : 2
4 : 5
2 : 3
3 : 4
Correct answer
1 : 2
Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.
Distribution (degree wise) of employees working in offices A, B, C, D and E of a company in 2009

Total Number of Employees = 300
In office A, 40% employees are females and 60% employees in office C are males. What is the ratio of the number of male employees in A to that of female employees in C?
15 : 8
9 : 4
27 : 13
18 : 13
Correct answer
15 : 8
The _______ plateau is sub-divided into the Garo Hills, the Khasi Hills, and the Jaintia Hills, named after the tribal groups inhabiting the region.
Chota Nagpur
Baghel khand
Malwa
Meghalaya
Correct answer
Chota Nagpur
Which of the following is the closest layer to the Earth's surface in which all weather occurs?
Mesosphere
Troposphere
lonosphere
Stratosphere
Correct answer
Mesosphere
What does Ichthyology deal with?
Study of reptiles and amphibians
Study of fish
Study of birds
Study of insects
Correct answer
Study of reptiles and amphibians
On 22 July 2020, who was nominated as the Vice-Chairman of the International Union of Railways’ security platform?
Margaret Chan
Frangois Davenne
Soumya Swaminathan
Arun Kumar
Correct answer
Margaret Chan
Who emerged victorious in ‘The Siege of Arcot’ in 1751 AD?
French
Dutch
Portuguese
British
Correct answer
French
As of july 2021 who is the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?
Krishna Bhardwaj
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Gita Gopinath
Raghuram Rajan
Correct answer
Krishna Bhardwaj
As per the Budget 2019-20, which among the following is the single largest source of income of the Government of India, contributing 21 paise to each rupee earned?
Custom duties
Service tax
Non-tax revenue
Corporation tax
Correct answer
Custom duties
Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the duties of citizens?
Part IVA
Part Il
Part X
Part Ill
Correct answer
Part IVA
'Thalinomics’ was introduced in the Economic Survey for _______.
2017-18
2019-20
2016-17
2018-19
Correct answer
2017-18
Pooja Dhanda won the 2019 Arjuna Award for which sport?
Wrestling
Boxing
Athletics
Tennis
Correct answer
Wrestling
Which team clinched the 2019-20 the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the 4th time by defeating Tamil Nadu in the final?
Jharkhand
Mumbai
Karnataka
Bihar
Correct answer
Jharkhand
Cheraw Dance is a traditional dance form of which state?
Assam
Mizoram
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Correct answer
Assam
Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
Stapes
Phalanges
Humerus
Pelvis
Correct answer
Stapes
In which year was the partition of Bengal carried out by the British Viceroy Lord Curzon?
1905
1901
1907
1911
Correct answer
1905
In which year was the National Archives of India established?
1840
1830
1891
1835
Correct answer
1840
Which of the following is the third highest mountain in the world?
Everest
Kanchenjunga
K2
Annapurna
Correct answer
Everest
Which of the following is NOT a type of blood cell made by the bone marrow?
Osteoclasts
Red blood cells
Platelets
White blood cells
Correct answer
Osteoclasts
Which among the following instruments is used to measure either direct or alternating electric current?
Wattmeter
Hygrometer
Ammeter
Pyrometer
Correct answer
Wattmeter
What is the loss of bone density and strength known as?
Osteoporosis
Acromegaly
Fibrous dysplasia
Fracture
Correct answer
Osteoporosis
On 22 July 2020, actor Sonu Sood launched the ______ app to find jobs and offer specific job training programmes.
Pravasi Rojgar
Sabka Rojgar
Grahmin Rojgar
Pravasi Atmanirbhar
Correct answer
Pravasi Rojgar
What does Article 32 of the Indian Constitution deal with?
Right to Life
Right to Property
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Financial Emergency
Correct answer
Right to Life
Litti Chokha is a famous cuisine of which of the following states?
Maharashtra
Bihar
Gujarat
Odisha
Correct answer
Maharashtra
Who is the author of the book ‘Shame’?
Salman Rushdie
Charles Dickens
Rudyard Kipling
Eric Segal
Correct answer
Salman Rushdie
______ is caused when a child’s growing bones fail to develop due to a lack of vitamin D.
Night blindness
Rickets
Goitre
Scurvy
Correct answer
Night blindness
Owi, a typical folk song which is made up of couplets describing women’s maternal and marital homes and is sung by village womenfolk while performing routine chores throughout the day, belongs to which state?
Mizoram
Goa
Assam
Maharashtra
Correct answer
Mizoram
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