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Q1. What are the Highest Common Q3. If in two linear equations ax + by = c
Factor and Lowest Common Multiple of and dx + ey = f and a/d = b/e = c/f then,
6, 72, 120? which of the following is true about the
two equations?
a) 12, 180
a) They represents intersecting lines
b) 6, 360
b) They represent coincident lines
c) 360, 6
c) Have a unique solution.
d) 12, 360
d) None of these
Ans. (b)
Ans. (b)
Q2. If a quadratic polynomial y = ax2 +
bx + c intersects x axis at α and β, then Q4. Roots of the quadratic equations 2x2
+ x – 528 = 0 is:
a) α + β = -b/a
a) 16
b) α + β = a/b
b) -33/2
c) α × β = a/c
c) Both a & b
d) α/β = 1
d) None of these
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)

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Q5. Sum of all positive integers from 1 to Ans. (b)
100 is: Q8. 2 × tan 30° / (1 + tan2 30°) equals:

a) 5050 a) sin 60°

b) 5020 b) cos 60°

c) 10800 c) tan 60°

d) 2400 d) sin 30°

Ans. (a) Ans. (a)

Q6. If area of similar triangles Δ ABC Q9. The angle of elevation of the top of a
and Δ DEF be 64 sq cm and 121 sq cm tower from a point on ground which is
and EF = 15.4 cm then BC equals: 30 mtrs. away from the foot of the tower
is 30°. Height of the tower is:
a) 8 cm
a) 10/√3 mtrs.
b) 18 cm
b) 10 × √3 mtrs.
c) 11.2 cm
c) 100 mtrs.
d) 8.2 cm
d) 20 mtrs.
Ans. (c)

Q7. Area of a triangle with vertices at (2, Ans. (b)

3), (-1, 0) and (2, -4) is: Q10. The length of a tangent from a
point A at a distance 5 cms. from the
a) 21/2 cm
centre of the circle is 4 cms. Radius of
b) 21/2 sq units the circle is

c) 21 sq units a) 2 cms

d) None of these b) 3 cms

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c) √3 cms Q13. A box contains 3 blue, 2 white and
4 red marbles. If a marble is drawn at
d) √3/2 cms
random from the box, what is the
Ans. (b) probability that it would be white.

Q11. Length of a minute hand of a clock a) Cannot be determined

is 14 cms. Area swept by the minute
hand in 5 minutes is: b) 1

a) 154 sq cms c) 7/9

b) 154/3 sq cms d) 2/9

c) 210 sq cms Ans. (d)

Q14. Which of the following cannot be

d) 154/√3 sq cms
the probability of an event?
Ans. (b)
a) 2/3
Q12. A metallic sphere of radius 4.2 cms.
is melted and recast into the shape of a b) -1.5

cylinder of radius 6 cms. Height of the c) 15%

resultant cylinder would be:
d) 0.7
a) 110 cms
Ans. (b)
b) 3.84 cms
Q15. Mean of a grouped data calculated
c) 30 cms using direct method, assumed mean
method or step deviation method:
d) 2.74 cms
a) is the same
Ans. (d)
b) Varies slightly

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c) Has huge variation Q18. If in triangle ABC, if side AB = 6√3,
AC = 12 and BC = 6, then angle B equals:
d) None of these
a) 120°
Ans. (a)
b) 60°

Q16. Which of the following is a Prime c) 90°

Number?
d) 45°
a) 12
Ans. (c)
b) 7 Q19. What are the coordinates of the

c) 9 point which divides the line joining (-1,

7) and (4, -3) in the ratio 2 : 3?
d) 4
a) (7, 4)
Ans. (b)
b) (9, 9)

Q17. If polynomial P(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 5x – c) (1, 3)

3 is divided by polynomial G(x) = x2 – 2, d) (4, 7)

the quotient and remainder are:
Ans. (c)
a) x – 3, 7x – 9
Q20. Volume of a cone with radius r and
b) x, 7x height h is:

c) x – 3, 7x a) rh2

d) x, 7x – 9 b) πr2h/2

Ans. (a) c) πrh/3

d) πr2h/3

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Ans. (d) Ans. (a)

Q21. International Day of Yoga is Q24. How many states are there in
celebrated annually on: India?

a) 21 June a) 26

b) 10 December b) 28

c) 21 July c) 27

d) 21 September d) 29

Ans. (a) Ans. (d)

Q22. City of lakes’ in India is: Q25. During Akbar’s regime, who

a) Lucknow carried out land revenue reforms:

b) Chandigarh a) Mann Singh

c) Bengaluru b) Todar Mal

d) Udaipur c) Birbal

Ans. (d) d) Tansen

Q23. Which of the diseases is not caused Ans. (b)

by virus? Q26. Which of the following is the unit

a) TB of heat?

b) Chickenpox a) Joule

c) Dengue b) Ohm

d) Polio c) Ampere

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d) Volt c) Sutlej

Ans. (a) d) Beas

Q27. Who among the following is the Ans. (a)

future Buddha that is yet to come?
Q30. Yuri Gagarin, the first cosmonaut
a) Lokes Varna to reach space, was from which country?

b) Maitreya a) UK

c) Laughing Buddha b) Japan

d) Chanakya c) China

Ans. (b) d) Russia

Q28. Jaundice is caused due to Ans. (d)

malfunctioning of:
Q31. What is boiling point of water in
a) Liver Fahrenheit?

b) Stomach a) 100°F

c) Pancreas b) 32°F

d) Kidney c) 212°F

Ans. (a) d) 0°F

Q29. Tsangpo river flowing through Ans. (c)

Tibet is known in India as:
Q32. Kalibangan, the Indus Valley site,
a) Brahmaputra is in:

b) Ganges a) Rajasthan

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b) Gujarat a) Volcano

c) Madhya Pradesh b) Avalanche

d) Uttar Pradesh c) Tornado

Ans. (a) d) Earthquake

Q33. Who was the founder of Banaras Ans. (d)

Hindu University?
Q36. The Bhakra Dam in India is built
a) Sukumar Dey on:

b) Madan Mohan Malviya a) Beas River

c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad b) Jhelum River

d) Motilal Nehru c) Sutlej River

Ans. (b) d) Ghagra River

Q34. Where do you find the temple of Ans. (c)

Angkorwat?
Q37. Who wrote ‘Ramcharitmanas’?
a) Thailand
a) Tulsidas
b) Malaysia
b) Vedvyas
c) Combodia
c) Kalidas
d) Myanmar
d) Panini
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
Q35. Which of the following can cause a
Tsunami?

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Q38. The river known as Ganges of the Q41. Jaya Samhita is the original name
South is: of:

a) Godavari a) Ramayana

b) Krishna b) Bhagwat Gita

c) Kaveri c) Panchtantra

d) None of these d) Mahabharata

Ans. (a) Ans. (d)

Q39. Where is the Tungbhadra Q42. Rickets is caused due to deficiency

Sanctuary located? of:

a) MP a) Vitamin D

b) UP b) Vitamin K

c) Karnataka c) Vitamin B12

d) WB d) Vitamin A

Ans. (c) Ans. (a)

Q40. Where is Nanda Devi Mountain? Q43. Who was the first woman speaker
of Lok Sabha?
a) Uttrakhand
a) Sumitra Mahajan
b) Rajasthan
b) Najma Heptullah
c) Himachal Pradesh
c) Meira Kumar
d) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Paratibha Patil
Ans. (a)

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Ans. (c) b) Chlorine gas and iron hydroxide are
produced
Q44. With which sport is term Butterfly
associated with: c) No reaction takes place

a) Kabaddi d) Iron salt and water are produced

b) Cricket Ans. (a)

c) Football Q47. A solution turns red litmus paper

blue. Its Ph is likely to be:
d) Swimming
a) 1
Ans. (d)
b) 4
Q45. The resolution for removal of Vice
President of India should be moved in: c) 5

a) Lok Sabha d) 10

b) Rajya Sabha Ans. (d)

c) Either of the Houses Q48. An element reacts with oxygen to

give a compound with a high melting
d) None of these
point. This compound is also soluble in
Ans. (b) water. The element is likely to be:

Q46. What happens when dilute a) Calcium

hydrochloric acid is added to iron
b) Carbon
fillings?
c) Silicon
a) Hydrogen gas and iron chloride are
produced d) Iron

Ans. (a)
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Q49. While cooking, if the bottom of the a) Nutrition
vessel is getting blackened on the
b) Respiration
outside, it means that:
c) Excretion
a) The food is not cooked completely
d) Transportation
b) The fuel is not burning completely
Ans. (c)
c) The fuel is wet
Q52. The gap between two neurons is
d) The fuel is burning
called a:
Ans. (b)
a) Dendrite
Q50. Which of the following statements
b) Synapse
is not correct about the trend _____ to
right across the periods of the periodic c) Axon
table:
d) Impulse
a) The elements become less metallic in
Ans. (b)
nature
Q53. In a plant, the anther contains:
b) The number of valence electrons
increase a) Sepals

c) Atoms lose their electron more easily b) Ovules

d) Oxides of the element become more c) Pistil

acidic
d) Pollen grains
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
Q51. Kidneys in human beings are a part
Q54. In evolutionary terms, we have
of the system for:
more in common with:

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a) A Chinese school boy Q57. Which of the following terms does
not represent electric power in a circuit?
b) Chimpanzee
a) I2R
c) Spider
b) IR2
d) Bacterium
c) VI
Ans. (b)
d) V2/R
Q55. Which of the following material
cannot be used to make a lens? Ans. (b)

a) Water Q58. The device used for producing

electric current is called:
b) Glass
a) Generator
c) Plastic
b) Galvanometer
d) Clay
c) Ammeter
Ans. (d)
d) Motor
Q56. The human eyes form the image of
an object at its: Ans. (a)

a) Cornea Q59. Which of the following is not an

example of bio-mass energy source?
b) Iris
a) Wood
c) Pupil
b) Gobar gas
d) Retina
c) Nuclear energy
Ans. (d)
d) Coal

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Ans. (c) d) None of these

Q60. Which of the following constitute a Ans: (d)

food chain? Q63. He has hardly read …… book.

a) Grass, Wheat and Mango a) Many

b) All
b) Grass, Goat and Human
c) The
c) Goat, Cow and Elephant
d) None of these
d) Grass, Fish and Goat
Ans: (c)
Ans. (b) Q64. …… of pain is real and affects one’s
body, mind and spirit.
For question nos. 61-70, complete the
sentence by choosing the most a) Experiencing
appropriate option from those given
b) Experience
below:
c) Experienced
Q61. Pleasure and pain are inseparable
facets………….human existence. d) None of these
a) In Ans: (b)
b) On Q65. He drove with …… care and hence
was fined by Traffic Police.
c) Of
a) Much
d) By
b) Little
Ans: (c)
c) All
Q62. Is there …… fitness centre near
your house? d) None of these
a) An Ans: (b)
b) The Q66. …… cultural diversity attracts
tourists from all over the world.
c) A
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a) India’s b) Planning

b) India c) Plans

c) Both (a) & (b) d) Think

d) None of these Ans: (b)

Ans: (a) Q70. The train must …… reached Delhi

by now.
Q67. I have been to …….doctor, whose
name figured in the Times of India. a) Has

a) The b) Had

b) An c) Have

c) Any d) None of these

d) None of these Ans: (c)

Ans: (a) For question nos. 71-75, select the word

spelled incorrectly.
Q68. The …… monkeys that escaped
from Delhi Zoo were found eating Q71.
bananas in a fruit shop.
a) Mischeif
a) Many
b) Belief
b) Three
c) Thief
c) All
d) Grief
d) Different
Ans: (a)
Ans: (b)

Q72.
Q69. We are …… to go out for a picnic
tomorrow. a) Familiar

a) Plan b) Sin

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c) Hammer Q76. A person who believes in God.

d) Grammer a) Theist

Ans: (d) b) Cynic

Q73. c) Atheist

a) Focal d) None of these

b) Vocal Ans: (a)

c) Vehical Q77. Story of an individual by himself.

d) Local a) Biography

Ans: (c) b) Autobiography

Q74. c) History

a) Carpenter d) None of these

b) Denteist Ans: (b)

c) Doctor Q78. A book or paper written by hand.

d) Plumber a) Edition

Ans: (b) b) Draft

Q75. c) Manuscript

a) Volkano d) None of these

b) Crater Ans: (c)

c) Lava Q79. A number of ships.

d) Earth a) Fleet

Ans: (a) b) Galaxy

For question no. 76-80, please choose c) Constellation

one of the alternatives that can be
substituted for the given sentence. d) Group

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Ans: (a) b) Thermometer

Q80. A young cow. c) Barometer

a) Bovine d) Temperature

b) Herd Ans. (d)

c) Calf Q84.

d) None of these a) Mango

Ans: (c) b) Apple

For question nos. 81-85, find the odd c) Potato

one out of the choices given therein.
d) Blackberry
Q81.
Ans. (c)
a) Vindhya
Q85.
b) Satpura
a) Aizawal
c) Aravali
b) Itanagar
d) Dal Lake
c) Tripura
Ans. (d)
d) Shillong
Q82.
Ans. (c)
a) Ganga

b) Yamuna
For questions nos. 86-90, each question
c) Brahmputra contains a pair of words. Find the
relationship between these two words.
d) Kaveri Then choose from the options given in
Ans. (d) which the relationship is almost similar.

Q83. Q86. Copper : Metal

a) Ammeter a) Engine : Car

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b) Furniture : Wood Q90. Hallikar : Cow

c) Pen : Pencil a) Dachshund : Dog

d) Pepper : Spice b) Gir : Lion

Ans. (d) c) Goat : Lamb

Q87. Granary : Wheat d) Mule : Horse

a) Lake : Water Ans. (a

b) Wine : Grapes Q91. In the number series, what number

c) Gallery : Art should come next?

d) Archive : Documents 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12,_______

Ans. (d) a) 11
Q88. Albania : Europe
b) 15
a) Sydney : Australia
c) 14
b) Congo : South America
d) 10
c) Bengaluru : India

d) Cote d’ Ivoire : Africa Ans. (d)

Ans. (d) Q92. What comes next R, U, X, A, D,

______?

Q89. Uranium : Nuclear power plant a) F

a) coal : washery b) G
b) sand : sea
c) H
c) coal : thermal power plant
d) I
d) steam : furnace
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)

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Q93. If the 7th day of a month is 3 days b) 4 years
earlier than Friday, then what day will
c) 40 years
be on the 19th day of the month?
d) 6 years
a) Sunday
Ans. (b)
b) Monday
For question nos. 96-100, each question
c) Wednesday comprises of a statement and two

d) Friday conclusions (I) and (II). Assuming that

Ans. (a)
Q94. If EARN is related to RANE and
BOND is related to NODB, in the same
way TEAR is related to:
the statement is true, which of the
conclusions follow logically from the
statement?
Q96.

a) ATRE Statement:

b) AERT In a one day cricket match, a team made

200 runs, out of which 160 runs were
c) ARFT made by spinners.

d) REAT Conclusions:

Ans. (b) i) 80% of team consists of spinners.

ii) Opening batsmen were spinners.

Q95. Average age of a father and his son
is 22 years. Ratio of their age is 10 : 1, a) Only conclusion (I) follows

what is the age of the son? b) Only conclusion (II) follows

a) 24 years c) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

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d) Both (I) & (II) follow i) Previously India had to import
Aluminium
Ans. (c)

Q97. ii) At this rate, India may start exporting

Aluminium
Statement:
a) Only conclusion (I) follows
The old order changeth yielding place to
new. b) Only conclusion II follows

Conclusions: c) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

i) Change is the law of nature. d) Both (I) & (II) follow

ii) Discard old ideas because the are old. Ans. (a)

Q99.
a) Only conclusion (I) follows
Statement:
b) Only conclusion II follows
All mangoes are golden in colour. No
c) Neither (I) nor (II) follows
golden coloured things are cheap
d) Both (I) & (II) follow
Conclusions:
Ans. (c)
i) All mangoes are cheap
Q98.
ii) Golden coloured mangoes are not
Statement: cheap

Because of growth in production of a) Only conclusion (I) follows

Aluminium by National Aluminium
Company, India has become self- b) Only conclusion II follows

sufficient in Aluminium. c) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

Conclusions: d) Both (I) & (II) follow

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Ans. (b)

Q100.

Statement:

Jade plant has thick leaves and it

requires little water.

Conclusions:

i) All plants with thick leaves require

little water.

ii) Jade plant may grow in places where

water is not in abundance.

a) Only conclusion (I) follows

b) Only conclusion II follows

c) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

d) Both (I) & (II) follow

Ans. (b)

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