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1. Bommy is the daughter of Indu’s brother. 8. Find the median, mode and mean of 9, 5,
Indu has one sister, Chanda and one 8, 9, 9, 7, 8, 9, 8.
brother, Gopal. How is Bommy related to A. 9, 9, 9 B. 9, 8, 9
Gopal? C. 8, 9, 8 D. 8, 9, 9
A. Sister B. Father Ans. C
C. Daughter D. Niece 9. Which one of the following cities, is
included in the first list of 20 proposed
Ans. C
smart cities under the ‘Smart Cities
2. Find the missing (?) in the series Mission’ released by the Union Government
NA, QD, ?, WJ, ZM in January 2016?
A. SF B. TG A. Guwahati B. Mumbai
C. UH D. VI C. Vadodara D. Kolkata
Ans. B Ans. A
3. Three categories of employees get wages 10. ‘Gallon’ is commonly used
in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If they get A. To refer to speed.
increments of 5%, 10% and 15% B. To refer to a container.
respectively, what will be the new ratio of C. As a measure of volume
their wages? D. To express containers in terms of
barrel.
A. 21 : 44 : 69 B. 7 : 22 : 23
Ans. C
C. 7 : 44 : 23 D. 21 : 22 : 23
11. Which one of the following countries does
Ans. A not have football as their national sport?
4. Hindustan Socialist Repulican Association A. Ghana B. Hungary
was founded by C. Argentina D. Mauritius
A. Subhash Chandra Bose Ans. C
B. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar 12. Kurukshetra, the famous battle field
C. Jayaprakash Narayan mentioned in Mahabharata was located
near
D. Bhagat Singh
A. Rawalpindi B. Meerut
Ans. D
C. New Delhi D. Ambala City
5. Three freedom fighters including Bipin
Ans. D
Chandra Pal were popularly known as Lal-
13. How many millimeters make ten
Bal-Pal. Who were the other two? kilometers?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose & Bal A. 1010 B. 109
Gangadhar Tilak C. 108 D. 107
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak & Lala Lajpat Rai Ans. D
C. Lala Lajpat Rai & Bhagat Singh 14. The most active ingredient in bleaching
D. Ram Prasad Bismil & Bhikaiji Cama powder is
Ans. B A. Iodine
6. The maximum number of columns in the B. Calcium hypochlorite
new MS Excel worksheet is C. Nitric acid
D. Ammonium sulphate
A. 28 B. 210
Ans. B
C. 212 D. 29
15. The Central Government granted a certain
Ans. sum towards flood relief to 3 states A, B
7. The area of a circle is 616 sq.m. Find its and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If C get Rs.
diameter. (π = 22/7) 400 Crores more than A, what is the share
A. 7 m B. 14 m of B?
C. 28 m D. 56 m A. Rs. 400 crore B. Rs. 200 crore
Ans. C C. Rs. 600 crore D. Rs. 300 crore
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16. Cricketer Virat Kohli was honoured with C. Smita speaks English and Hindi very
Arjuna Award in the year well, is ready for day as well as night
A. 2011 B. 2012 shifts and has studied till 12th standard.
C. 2013 D. 2014 D. Savita can work in both shifts, has
Ans. C passed 10th standard with 65% and
17. The instrument used to determine the speaks fluent Hindi and Marathi.
rotation speed of a shaft is called Ans. C
A. Speedometer B. Tachometer 22. What will be the maturity value, if Rs.
C. Anemometer D. Chronometer 13,500 is deposited at a simple rate of
Ans. B interest of 12.5% for two years?
18. Find the greatest length which can be used A. Rs. 15,187.50
to measure exactly three cloth pieces of
B. Rs. 16,875.00
lengths 1.26 m, 1.98 m and 1.62 m
respectively. C. Rs. 16,875.50
A. 12 cm B. 14 cm D. Rs. 16,785.00
C. 16 cm D. 18 cm Ans. B
Ans. D 23. Study of earth is known as
19. Slave Dynasty was founded by
A. Ecology B. Biology
A. Qutbuddin Aibak
C. Ethology D. Geology
B. Mahmud Ghazni
C. Muhammad Ghori Ans. D
D. Razia Sultana 24. School W in a village, provides education
Ans. A from nursery to standard 4. In the same
20. Exobiology refers to village, School B and school K provide
A. Life in outer space. education from standard 5 to 10. School F,
which is in a nearby town, higher
B. Life of animals.
secondary education, that is, standard 11th
C. Life of plants
and 12th only. The village has only three
D. Life of human being on earth
schools. Parents in the village have
Ans. A requested for more schools to the local
21. A call center recruits candidates with the panchayat.
following criteria –
Which conclusion follows the given
1. Candidates should have passed at least
statements?
10th standard.
A. Schools are less in the village because
2. Candidates must be fluent in English
parents do not want their children to
and Hindi.
study.
3. Candidates must be ready to work in
both day and night shifts. B. Due to lack of teachers, village schools
Which candidate among the following will cannot complete with town schools.
the call center definitely take? C. For higher secondary education,
A. Seeta is a graduate, fluent in Marathi, children of the village have to travel to
Hindi and English and can work only in the nearby town.
day shift. D. Parents will send their kids to town, if
B. Sarita is fluent in English, Tamil and school F provides primary education
Hindi, can work in both shifts and has too.
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25. The difference between the ages of mother C. 0.01/2

and son was 21 when mother’s age was D. 0.1 × 0.02 × 2
43. If father is elder by 3 years to mother, Ans. D
what will be the difference between the 32. Find the range of the data 2, 1, 2, 3, 5, 4,
ages of son and father when father attains 7, 3, 5, 2, 4.
50 years? A. 5 B. 4
A. 21 B. 22 C. 3 D. 6
C. 23 D. 24 Ans. D
Ans. D 33. A person with blood group AB
26. A shop keeper purchased 15 kg of sugar A. Can donate blood to persons with blood
and 20 kg of wheat of Rs. 50 and Rs. 75 group A, B and O.
per kg. respectively. On selling then he B. Is called universal blood donor.
gained 10% on sugar and 20% on wheat. C. Can receive blood from any group.
What was the total sale value? D. Is neither a universal recipient nor a
A. Rs. 2,550 B. Rs. 2,625 donor.
C. Rs. 1,800 D. Rs. 1,575 Ans. C
34. You purchased two pieces of cloth
Ans. B
measuring 1.2 m and 1.3 m each at Rs.
27. Select the alternative that shows a
330 and Rs. 270 per meter respectively
different relationship as the given pair –
and gave Rs. 1000 at the payment
Crude : Raw
counter. How much cash will you get
A. Isolation : Separation black?
B. Distinguished : August A. Rs. 253 B. Rs. 604
C. Assert : Hide C. Rs. 649 D. Rs. 235
D. Stop : Conclude Ans. A
Ans. C 35. Which one of the following does not
28. X can finish 25% of a work in a day. Y can belong to the group?
do 12.5% of the same work in a day. In A. Android B. BADA
how many days, will both of them finish C. DOS D. Symbian
the work together? Ans. C
A. 2.67 days B. 2.33 days 36. Find the odd one out among the following.
C. 3.33 days D. 3.67 days A. ECS B. RTGS
Ans. A C. NEFT D. EMI
Ans. D
29. If x + 2y = 27 and x – 2y = - 1, find the
37. What is the difference between the
value of y.
maturity values, if Rs. 12,500 is invested
A. 13 B. 14
for 2 years at 20% per annum simple
C. 7 D. 26
interest and compound interest?
Ans. C A. Rs. 750 B. Rs. 650
30. When did Bangladesh become an C. Rs. 550 D. Rs. 500
independent parliamentary democracy? Ans. D
A. December, 1971 38. Under the Indian Constitution, legislative
B. January, 1972 powers are vested with the
C. March, 1972 A. President
D. February, 1972 B. Prime Minister
Ans. B C. Union Council of Ministers
31. Find the smallest of the following decimals. D. Parliament
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39. When a person can see only nearby 1. The plumber visit office every Monday.
objects, the condition is called 2. P is an electrician who comes neither
A. Hypermetropia B. Astigmatism on Tuesday nor Thursday.
C. Myopia D. Retinopathy 3. T is a carpenter and R is not plumber.
Ans. C 4. The person who visits the office on
40. The speed of car B is half the speed of car Thursday is not a doctor.
A. If car A covers a distance of 120 km in 5. S works on a Tuesday and T works on
1½ hours, what is the speed of car B? the following day.
A. 40 kmph B. 60 kmph 43. The doctor visits the office on
C. 30 kmph D. 50 kmph A. Fridays B. Wednesdays
Ans. A C. Thursdays D. Tuesdays
41. If SWEET is written as XAHGU, then HORSE Ans. D
is Comprehension :
A. MSUVF B. MTVUF Five people P, Q, R, S and T visit an office on
C. MTVUD D. MSUUF certain days of a week. They work as a plumber,
Ans. D carpenter, cook, electrician and doctor in random
Comprehension : order. A person pursues only one profession and
Five people P, Q, R, S and T visit an office on visits the office only one day in the week.
certain days of a week. They work as a plumber, Consider the following information and answer
carpenter, cook, electrician and doctor in random questions based on it.
order. A person pursues only one profession and 1. The plumber visit office every Monday.
visits the office only one day in the week. 2. P is an electrician who comes neither
Consider the following information and answer on Tuesday nor Thursday.
questions based on it. 3. T is a carpenter and R is not plumber.
1. The plumber visit office every Monday. 4. The person who visits the office on
2. P is an electrician who comes neither Thursday is not a doctor.
on Tuesday nor Thursday. 5. S works on a Tuesday and T works on
3. T is a carpenter and R is not plumber. the following day.
4. The person who visits the office on 44. Who is the plumber?
Thursday is not a doctor. A. Q B. S
5. S works on a Tuesday and T works on C. R D. T
the following day. Ans. A
42. Which is the right combination? 45. An assertion (A) and a reason (R) are
A. Monday – Electrician given below.
B. Thursday – Cook Assertion (A): Mangoes are sweet when
C. Tuesday – Carpenter they are ripe.
D. Friday – Doctor Reason (R): Mangoes are available mainly
Ans. B in summer in India.
Comprehension : Choose the correct option.
Five people P, Q, R, S and T visit an office on A. Both A and R are true and R is the
certain days of a week. They work as a plumber, correct explanation of A
carpenter, cook, electrician and doctor in random B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the
order. A person pursues only one profession and correct explanation of A
visits the office only one day in the week. C. A is true, but R is false
Consider the following information and answer D. A is false, but R is true.
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46. Statements followed by some conclusions 51. If Sun : Star then Moon : ________
are given below. A. Star B. Planet
Statements : C. Comet D. Satellite
1. Same sleeps more than Ram who Ans. D
sleeps only for 5 hours every day.
52. Find the missing number (?) in the series
2. Shyam sleeps for 8 hours which is
1, 1, 4, 8, 9, ? 16, 64 ………….
lesser than Sam’s by 2.
Conclusions : A. 21 B. 23
I. Sam sleeps for 6 hours. C. 25 D. 27
II. Ram has a bad sleeping habit. Ans. D
Find which of the given conclusions 53. Find the HCF of 48, 92 and 140.
logically follows from the given statements. A. 8 B. 6
A. Only conclusion I follows. C. 4 D. 3
B. Only conclusion II follows. Ans. C
C. Both I and II follows. 54. If mathematical operators ‘-‘ and ‘÷’ are
D. Neither I nor II follows. interchanged, then the value of
Ans. D 15 × 4 + 15 – 11 × 33 ÷ 98 is
47. What number, from the following, should A. 6 B. 7
be deducted from 1184 to make it exactly
C. 8 D. 9
divisible by 21?
Ans. B
A. 15 B. 12
55. The standard deviation of the set {10, 11,
C. 8 D. 7
12, 9, 8} is
Ans. C
A. 1 B. √2
48. A rectangular playground ground of length
12.5 m and width 75 m, has a walking strip C. 2 D. 2√2
of width 3 m in the middle of the ground, Ans. B
along the longer side. What is the area of 56. Looking at a lady, Joey said, “She is the
the ground without the walking strip? mother of my mother’s mother-in-law’s
A. 9375 sq.m B. 9000 sq.m husband”. How is the lady related to Joey’s
C. 9750 sq.m D. 8625 sq.m father?
Ans. B A. Mother B. Aunt
49. Cultivation is difficult on red soil because C. Mother-in-law D. Grandmother
A. Its water holding capacity is less. Ans. D
B. It is highly contaminated. 57. One Gigabyte = ? (in decimal value)
C. Biological components do not mix with A. 1000 bytes B. 10002 bytes
it. 3
C. 1000 bytes D. 10004 bytes
D. It is red in colour.
Ans. C
Ans. A
58. The annual award of ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’ is
50. The United Nations Development
given to
Programme (UNDP) focusses on
A. Solutions to global development A. Individuals only
challenges. B. Institutions only
B. Developing nations. C. Individuals and institutions
C. Under-developed nations. D. Group of institutions
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Comprehension: 61. If there are in all 960 trees, then how

The following pie chart shows fruit tree many of them are Mango trees?
distribution in a farm land. Consider the chart A. 192 B. 288
and answer questions based on it. C. 384 D. 336
Ans. D
62. The concept of Triratna belonged to
A. Sikhism B. Jainism
C. Buddhism D. Zoroastriansim
Ans.
63. What is meant by space tourism?
A. Scientific space exploration.
B. Space travel for leisure.
59. The sector angle corresponding to the C. Touring the world only by flight.
Banana is D. Reaching out to Mars.
A. 90o B. 54o Ans. B
C. 72 o D. 36o 64. Which country among the following is the
Ans. B smallest in terms of area?
Comprehension : A. Brazil B. India
The following pie chart shows fruit tree C. Canada D. Russia
distribution in a farm land. Consider the chart Ans. B
and answer questions based on it. 65. Why does a piece of cloth, which appears
green in sunlight, appear black when it is
viewed under red light?
A. The cloth completely absorbs red
colour wavelength.
B. It is due to refraction.
C. It is the effect of scaffering of light.
D. It is due to parallax error.
Ans. A
66. A is D’s brother. D is the son of Mrs. C. B is
60. What is the ratio of Chikoo and Mango
Mrs. C’s father. How is A related to B?
trees to that of Jamun, Orange and Banana
A. Grandson B. Brother
trees in the farm land?
C. Son D. Grandfather
A. 1 B. 1 : 3
C. 11 : 9 D. 3 : 1 Ans. A
Ans. C 67. If S means ‘+’, L means ‘×’, U means ‘÷’
Comprehension : and K means ‘-‘, then the value of
The following pie chart shows fruit tree 21 S 1 U 7 L 15 U 6 L 14 K 55 is
distribution in a farm land. Consider the chart A. -50 B. 26
and answer questions based on it. C. -29 D. 29
Ans. C
68. In a certain coding language, ‘Ginger is a
root’ is written as 4123, ‘A tree has a root’
is 75422 and ‘Tree is green’ is 385. Which
digit represents ‘root’?
A. 4 B. 5
C. 3 D. 2
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69. Hirakud reservoir is built across the river A. Only conclusion I follows.
A. Sutlej B. Godavari B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Mahanadi D. Narmada C. Both I and II follows.
Ans. C D. Neither I nor II follows.
70. Which of the following authority is elected Ans. A
on the basis of proportional representation 76. In which quadrant, will the point (4, -2) be
in India? located?
A. Prime Minister A. I B. II
B. President C. III D. IV
C. Governor Ans. D
D. Lok Sabha Speaker 77. If SELFIE = LXEYBX, then PHYSICS =
Ans. B _______
71. How many players, on each side, are A. IARLBVL B. IARLBJL
required for the game of volleyball? C. IARBLJL D. IARBLVL
A. 6 B. 8 Ans. A
C. 5 D. 7 78. Four pairs of words are given. Find the odd
Ans. A one out.
72. A man traveled at 40 kmph. Had he A. Horse : Calf B. Deer : Fawn
increased his speed by 16 kmph, he would C. Fish : Fry D. Goat : Kid
have covered 80 km more in the same Ans. A
time. Find the actual distance travelled? 79. Rearrange the jumbled letters to make a
A. 40 km B. 20 km meaningful word and then select the one
C. 30 km D. 48 km which is different.
Ans. B A. OENS B. KWLA
73. AC is converted into DC by a C. ALIN D. EDAH
A. Condenser B. Rectifier Ans. B
C. Amplifier D. Filter Study the following diagram and answer
Ans. B questions based on it.
74. Which one among the following does not The colour preferences of children are given.
belong to the group?
A. Maestro B. Visa
C. Master D. Credit Card
Ans. D
75. Statements followed by some conclusions
are given below.
Statements :
1. Smoking is injurious to health and one
of the causes of cancer.
2. Government has prohibited smoking in
public places.
Conclusions :
80. How many children like both brown and
I. Smoking causes cancer.
white but not black?
II. Sale of cigarette should be banned.`
A. 10 B. 20
Find which of the given conclusions
C. 50 D. None
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Study the following diagram and answer 84. Find the value of x3 (x3 – x2 – x), when
questions based on it. x = 4.
The colour preferences of children are given. A. 2816 B. 3328
C. 2516 D. 3332
Ans. A
85. With effect from 1st April 2010, banks have
been allowing interest on saving account
balance on
A. Annual basis
B. Half yearly basis
C. Quarterly basis
D. Daily basis
Ans. D
81. The ratio of children who like brown to 86. 97 × 97 = ?
those who like black is A. 9391 B. 9409
A. 5/3 B. 1/2 C. 9049 D. 9309
C. 1 D. 5/6 Ans. B
Ans. D 87. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Global warming and climate change are
Study the following diagram and answer
two different issues.
questions based on it.
B. Global warming will reduce the annual
The colour preferences of children are given.
build-up of glacier ice.
C. Global warming may cause sea levels
to go down.
D. Global warming may cause contraction
of deserts.
Ans. B
88. Which of the following books was Not
written by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam?
A. The Scientific Indian
B. Envisioning an Empowered Nation
C. My Country, My Life
82. The ratio of kids who do not like black to D. Ignited Minds
those who like only black and white are Ans. C
A. 3 : 1 B. 3 : 2 89. The value of cos (1110o) is
C. 12 : 5 D. 5 : 12 A. √3/2 B. 1/2
Ans. A C. 1/√2 D. 1
83. ‘Grand Slam’ refers to winning certain Ans. B
major tennis tournaments in a single 90. If sinθ = 2/3, find the value of secθ and
calendar year. The name of the cotθ.
tournaments are A. 5 /2,2/ 5 B. 2/ 5, 3/5
A. Australian Open, French Open and US C. 3 5 /5, 5 /2 D. 3 / 5,3 5 /5
Open
Ans. C
B. Australian Open, French Open, US 91. ZIKA virus which damages the brain of the
Open and Wimbledon foetus is
C. French Open, US Open and Wimbledon A. Mosquito borne
D. French Open, US Open and Wimbledon B. Water borne
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92. simplify : (x5 ÷ x4)3 ÷ x D. No similarity.

A. x3 B. x2 Ans. B
C. x D. x-1 97. A tank can be filled in 30 minutes. There
Ans. B is a leakage which can empty the tank in
93. An article was sold for Rs. 2,400 at a 90 minutes. Therefore, the tank will be
discount of 20%. Find the selling price, if filled in
the discount was 25%. A. 60 minutes B. 45 minutes
A. Rs. 2,250 B. Rs. 2,000 C. 55 minutes D. 50 minutes
C. Rs. 1,800 D. Rs. 2,150 Ans. B
Ans. A 98. Prostate in human body is a
94. In a certain code, 134 is AGE and 92706 A. Connective tissue
is INERT. What is 016923? B. Gland
A. EATING B. RANGER C. Membrane
C. RATING D. GINGER D. Muscle
Ans. C Ans. B
95. The name of the space shuttle, which 99. A product was sold for Rs. 4,500 at a
carried the Indian born Kalpana Chawla profit of 12.5%. What was the amount of
into space was profit?
A. Columbia B. Challenger A. Rs. 125 B. Rs. 250
C. Atlantis D. Endeavour C. Rs. 500 D. Rs. 300
Ans. A Ans. C
96. Find the similarity in the following : 100. Find the odd one out.
Carbon, Silicon, Boron, Arsenic A. NaCl B. Na2CO3
A. All of them are gases. C. H2O D. He
B. All of them are non-metals. Ans. D
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