1. Which of the following is an input device?

a) Mouse b) Printer c) Speaker d) Monitor

(input device) 
a)  b)  c)  d) 
2. In which year was the Indian national anthem sung for the first time at the
Indian National Congress Session?


a) 1911 b) 1912 c) 1910 d) 1909
3. Which Indian revolutionary assassinated Michael O’Dwyer?
a) Bhagat Singh b) Sukhdev Thapar
c) Udham Singh d) Rajguru
‘
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
4. In which state is the Nanda Devi National Park located?
a) Bihar b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttrakhand d) Uttar Pradesh

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
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5. Which of the following rational number lies between 9.2 and 10.5?

a) 10.67 b) 9.08 c) 9.15 d) 9.55
6. What is the targeted annual average growth rate in GDP as per the Eleventh
Five-Year Plan?

(GDP)
a) 9% b) 8% c) 7% d) 6%
7. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question
mark(?) in the following series.
   

3, 4, 7, 12, 19, 28, ?
a) 39 b) 48 c) 42 d) 37
8. The animals that eat both plants and animals are called:
a) Omnivores
b) Carnivores
c) Herbivores
d) Neither Carnivores, omnivores or herbivores
     _________ 

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
9. Which of the following is NOT a ‘Maharatna’ status company?
a) IOCL b) GAIL c) BHEL d) MTNL
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a)  b)  c)  d) 
10. The external angle of a regular polygon is 720. Find the internal angle
          

a) 1600 b) 1080 c) 1200 d) 1800
11. International Labour Organization was founded on _______
a) 14 December 1945 b) 14 December 1946
c) 15 November 1947 d) 28 June 1919
(International Labour Organization) ________

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
12. The ‘father of modern botany’ is:
a) Edward Jenner b) G.J.Mendel
c) Carl Linnaeus d) Louis Pasteur

a)  b) G.J. 
c)  d) 
13. Who started the practice of ‘sijda’ in India?
a) Iltutmish b) Qutubuddin Aibak
c) Razia Sultana d) Ghiyas -ud-din Balban
‘’
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
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14. If the mean of five observations x, x-1, x-2, x-3 and x -4 is 20, then the mean of
the first two observations is:
x, x-1, x-2, x-3 x-4 

a) 23.5 b) 22.5 c) 21.5 d) 20.5
15. How many phases of the Lok Sabha election were held from 11 April to 19 May
2019?
a) Eight b) Six c) Nine d) Seven

a)  b)  c)  d) 
16. Read the given statements, labelled Assertion (A) and Reason(R), and select the
most appropriate option with respect to them.
Statements:
A: Carbon dioxide is not always a pollutant
B: Plants require carbon monoxide for growth that they get from carbon diox-
ide
a) Statement ‘A’ is true but statement ‘R’ is false.
b) Both statements ‘A’ and ‘R’ are false
c) Both statements ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of
‘A’
d) Both statements ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’.
    (A)   (R) 



‘A’ 
‘R’: 

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a) ‘A’‘R’
b) ‘A’‘R’
c) ‘A’‘R’‘R’ ‘A’ 

d) ‘A’ ‘R’‘R’‘A’

17. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the sec-
ond term is related to the first term
Bull : Charge :: Butterfly :?
a) Wander b) Swim c) Glide d) Flutter
       


a)  b)  c)  d) 
18. Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the
given set of classes
Wrestlers, Boxers, Fighters
      

(Wrestlers) (Boxers)
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19. In which year did Chauri Chaura incident take place?
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a) 1922 b) 1913 c) 1919 d) 1917
20. The cost of 10 pencils and 12 pens is Rs. 150. What is the cost of 30 pencils and
36 pens?


a) `600 b) `450 c) `200 d) `300
21. Where is the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research situated?
a) Mumbai b) Calcutta c) Bengaluru d) Chennai

a)  b)  c)  d) 
22. In a certain code language, ‘PQRS’ is written as ‘HIJK’. How will ‘XYZA’ be writ-
ten as in the same coding language?
‘PQRS’ ‘HIJK’‘XYZA’

a) JKLM b) TUWX c) NOPQ d) PQRS
23. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the infor-
mation 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. All cars are eatable goods
II. All geysers are eatable goods
Conclusions:
i) Some cars are geysers
ii) Some geysers are cars
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 a) Both conclusions (i) and (ii) follow
b) Either conclusion (i) or (ii) follows
c) Only conclusion (i) follows
d) Neither conclusion (i) nor (ii) follows
     
     



I. 
II. 

(i) 
(ii)
a) (i)  (ii) 
b) (i) (ii) 
c) (i) 
d) (i) (ii) 
24. Which of the following is a lie detector machine?
a) Tachometer b) Telescope c) Photometer d) Polygraph

a)  b)  c)  d) 

25. If t an 1 5 O = 2 - 3 , what is the value of tan 15O cot75O + tan 75O cot 15O.

tan15O = 2 - 3 tan 15O cot75O + tan 75O cot 15O

a) 8 b) 14 c) 12 d) 10

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26. Where is the Sahara desert located?
a) South Africa b) North Africa
c) Iran d) Australia

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
27. Which is the primary memory of a computer?
a) RAM b) DVD c) USB d) CD

a) (RAM) b) (DVD) c) (USB) d) (CD)
28. Study the given pattern carefully and select the letter that can replace the
question mark(?) in it.



a) O b) P c) M d) Q

xy
29. If 0.02x = 0.5y, then find the value of is:
xy

xy
0.02X=0.5Y  x  y 

13 11 12 11
a) b) c) d)
12 12 13 13

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30. The rectangle represents a set of calculations that are common across all the
given equations. Identify the calculations involved and solve the thrid equation
on the same basis:

     

     



36 81 = 6; 9; 15

64 144 = 8; 12; 20

49 100 = ?; ?; ?

a) 10; 15; 20 b) 9; 12; 19

c) 2; 5; 7 d) 7; 10; 17

31. In which sport did Meena Kumari Maisnam win the gold medal in Germany in
April 2019?

a) Boxing b) Golf c) Chess d) Javelin Throw




a)  b)  c)  d) 

32. Select the alphanumeric-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the
following series.

D4U, G9R, J16O, ?




D4U, G9R, J160,?

a) M25L b) I23R c) L20M d) N25L

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33. Find the selling price, when cost price is `70 and loss is 10%

?
a) `62 b) `60 c) `63 d) `36
34. Study the given pattern carefully and select the letter that can replace the
question mark (?) in it.



a) L b) R c) S d) P
35. The first Guru of the Sikh religion was:
a) Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji b) Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
c) Shri Guru Hargobind Singh Ji d) Shri Guru Ram Das Ji

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
36. The first spacecraft to land on the Moon was the:
a) Apollo 14 b) Loona 18 c) Apollo 11 d) Luna 16

a)  b)  c)  d) 
37. The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to:
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Sukumar Sen
c) Jai Prakash Narayan d) Amartya Sen

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a)  b) 
c)  d) 
38. One-fourth of one-eighth of a number is 300. What is one-fifth of the same
number?


a) 1900 b) 1910 c) 1890 d) 1920
39. Solve the following:

684  9  0.5 = ?
a) 124 b) 130 c) 152 d) 160
40. In which state is the archaeological site of Surkotada situated?
a) Punjab b) Gujarat c) Rajasthan d) Bihar

a)  b)  c)  d) 
41. A train passes two persons who are walking in the opposite direction of the
train at the rates of 4m/s and 10m/s in 10 seconds and 8 seconds respectively.
What is the speed of the train?
4m/s 10m/s 


a) 15m/s b) 20m/s c) 40m/s d) 10m/s
42. The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ratio 2 : 1. The numerical
values of the perimeter and the area of the rectangle are in the ratio 3 : 4. Find
the length of the rectangle.
a) 16 units b) 4 units c) 6 units d) 8 units
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

a)  b)  c)  d) 
43. Solve the following:


1 4 1
4 2 2  ?
3 5 3

1 1 6 6
a) 6 b) 5 c) 6 d) 1
5 5 5 5

44. Worker A is thrice as efficient as worker B. They can together finish a task in 18
days. How many days will A alone take to finish the work?
a) 24 days b) 42 days c) 12 days d) 48 days
A B 
 A 

a)  b)  c)  d) 
45. A class consists of 60 students with the ratio of girls to boys as 5 : 7. If 5 boys
leave the class, the ratio of boys to girls would become:



a) 6 : 5 b) 5 : 6 c) 5 : 7 d) 7 : 5
46. The length of a rectangle is 2 cm more than its breadth. If the perimeter of the
rectangle is 20 cm, then its area is:
a) 20cm2 b) 24cm2 c) 4cm2 d) 14cm2

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
a)  b)  c)  d) 
47. If the radius of a triangle with perimeter 64cm is 8 cm, then find the area of the
triangle.
64 cm (radius) 8cm 

a) 120cm2 b) 256cm2 c) 265cm2 d) 146cm2
48. Who is known as the ‘Missile Man of India’?
a) K. Sivan b) Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam
c) Bhisham Sahni d) CV Raman
‘‘
a) K. b) Dr. APJ 
c)  d) CV 
49. The square root of 4096 is:

a) 66 b) 64 c) 63 d) 62
50. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the infor-
mation 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. No woman is a cow
II. Elif is a woman
Conclusions:
i) Elif is not a cow
ii) Elif may or may not be a cow
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 a) Only conclusion (i) follows
b) Either conclusion (i) or (ii) follows
c) Both conclusion (i) and (ii) follows
d) Neither conclusion (i) nor (ii) follows
    
     



I. 
II. 

(i) 
(ii)
a) (i) 
b) (i)(ii) 
c) (i) (ii)
d) (i) (ii) 
51. Where are the headquarters of RBI located?
a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) Patna
(RBI) 
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
52. Who coined the term ‘protoplasm’?
a) Johann Evangelist Purkinje b) Robert Hooke
c) G.J. Mendel d) Charles Darwin

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a)  b) 

c) G.J  d) 

53. ‘Mrignayani ka Mahal’ is situated in:

a) Jabalpur b) Bhopal c) Jaipur d) Gwalior

‘’(Mrignayani ka Mahal)

a)  b)  c)  d) 

54. If x = 3 and y = 5, then the value of (4x2+4xy+y2) is:

x=3 y=5 (4x2+4xy+y2)

a) 121 b) 49 c) 120 d) 9

7
55. If sin  + cos  = , then find the value of sin  - cos  .
2

7
sin  + cos  = sin  - cos  
2

1
a) 0 b) 1 c) d) 2
2

56. A vendor purchased 300 mangoes for `600. Some of the mangoes were rotten
and were thrown away. He sold the remaining mangoes at `3 each and made a
profit of `210. The percentage of mangoes thrown away is.






a) 20% b) 10% c) 5% d) 30%

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57. If 5sin  + 12 cos  = 13, then find the value of 5 cos  - 12 sin  .
5sin  + 12 cos  = 13 5 cos  - 12 sin  
a) -2 b) 1 c) 0 d) -1
58. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India was held on:
a) 9 December 1946 b) 7 December 1947
c) 8 March 1945 d) 26 January 1948

a)  b)  c)  d) 
59. Which of the following is NOT a Type of animal tissue?
a) Epithelial tissue b) Meristematic tissue
c) Connective tissue d) Muscular tissue

a)  b)  c)  d) 
60. Diffusion is a process by which:
a) Oxygen can move across the plasma membrane
b) Organisms can breathe
c) Organisms can breed
d) Oxygen can move across the WBC

a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
61. How many countries are members of SAARC?

a) Four/ b) Five/ c) Seven/ d) Eight/
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a) Delhi b) Chandigarh c) Chennai d) Mumbai

a)  b)  c)  d) 
63. A man sells flowers at 4% loss on cost of price but he uses 20g instead of 25g
weight to measure. What is his percentage profit?
   
25g 20g 

a) 40% b) 60% c) 20% d) 10%
64. Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Select the pattern that
will be on the face opposite to the one with the triangle.



a) Circle/ b) Rectangle/
c) Star/ d) Diamond/

1 1
65. If x + y = 41 and xy = 20, then find the value of 
2 2
x y

1 1
x2+y2=41 xy = 20,  
x y

9 20 3 41
a) b) c) d)
20 41 20 20

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66. What are the shortcut keys to paste the copied text?

a) Ctrl + C b) Ctrl + X c) Ctrl + V d) Ctrl + P
67. As of october 2020, kim Jong-un is the ‘Supreme Leader’ of which country?
a) Japan b) North Korea c) China d) South Korea
‘’
a)  b)  c)  d) 
68. If the HCF and LCM of two numbers are 8 and 160 respectively, then the sum of
the numbers is:
(HCF)(LCM)

a) 72 b) 80 c) 74 d) 70
69. Kenduli Fair is celebrated in ______
a) Rajasthan b) Madhya Pradesh
c) West Bengal d) Uttar Pradesh
(Kenduli Fair) 
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
70. The next Kumbh mela at Ujjain will be held in which year?

a) 2022 b) 2030 c) 2028 d) 2025
71. If 20% of A is equal to 25% of B, then 28% of A is equal to what percent of B?
ABAA

a) 35 b) 30 c) 53 d) 25
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72. Sunita is the sister of Sohan. Ramesh is the father of Rakesh. Sohan is the son of
Rakesh. How is Ramesh related to Sunita?
a) Maternal Grandfather b) Paternal Grandfather
c) Mother’s Brother d) Father’s Brother

?
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
73. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number from among the given
options that can replace the question mark (?) in it.



a) 20 b) 18 c) 16 d) 25
74. Who is the author of the book ‘Why I Am a Hindu’?
a) Salman Rushdie b) Chetan Bhagat
c) Shashi Tharoor d) Bhisham Sahni
‘(Why I Am a Hindu)’
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
75. Who used the term ‘United Nations’ first time?
a) Winston Churchill b) Franklin D Roosevelt
c) Joseph Stalin d) Vladimir Lenin
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 ‘’ 

a)  b) D 

c)  d) 

76. A train running at 70 km/h passes a person riding parallel to the railway line
moving in the opposite direction in 2 seconds. If the rider goes in the same
direction, the train takes 5 seconds to pass him. What is the speed of the rider?

70 km/h 




a) 30 km/h b) 40 km/h c) 10 km/h d) 20 km/h

77. The average weight of an adult human heart is about



a) 255 gm b) 300 gm c) 390 gm d) 240 gm

78. The sum of 3% of a number and 2% of the other number is equal to 34 of the
sum of 3% of the first number and 5% of the second number. The ratio of the
1st number to 2nd numbers is:

     

3
 4 



a) 3 : 5 b) 3 : 7 c) 7 : 3 d) 3 : 4

79. If 65 x 65 = 4225, then the value of 6.5 x 6.5 = ?



a) 42. 25 b) 42025 c) 422.5 d) 0.004225

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80. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the
question mark (?) in it.




a) 25 b) 28 c) 100 d) 14

1 2 3 4
81. Find the value of 777 + 777 + 777 + 777
5 5 5 5

1 2 3 4
777 + 777 + 777 + 777 
5 5 5 5

a) 3110 b) 3018 c) 3000 d) 3108

2 1
82. If A = B and B = C, then find the value of A : B : C is ________
3 3

2 1
A= BB = C A:B:C 
3 3

a) 1 : 3 : 9 b) 3 : 9 : 2 c) 2 : 3 : 9 d) 9 : 3 : 2

83. Who was the first Governor - General of independent India?

a) BR Ambedkar b) C. Rajagopalachari

c) Sardar Patel d) Lord Mountbatten



a) BR. b) C. 

c)  d) 
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84. The Indian Council of Medical Research has launched the ‘Malaria Elimination
Research Alliance (MERA) India’ in order to prioritise, plan and scale up re-
search to eliminate malaria from India by the year.


 


a) 2020 b) 2035 c) 2030 d) 2025

85. The dance form ‘Chharhi’ has originated from the state of:

a) Bihar b) West Bengal

c) Himachal Pradesh d) Mizoram

‘’

a)  b) 

c)  d) 

86. The following bar graph shows the total number of course books for five sub-
jects. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English (in thousands), sold
by a printing company in 2015 and 2016. Based on the graph answer the ques-
tion given below.
Find the percentage of the number of Mathematics books sold in 2015, to that
of the number of English books sold in 2016.
   






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Number of books sold ( in thousands)/ 40 36

34
  
35 30 30
28.5 28
30 25 26
25 20
20


15
10
5
0
Physics(P) Chemistry(C ) Biology (B) Mathematics English(E)
(M)
 (P)  (C) (B) (M)  (E)
2015 2016

a) 200% b) 150% c) 100% d) 170%

87. The following bar graph shows the production of automobiles (in thousands)
by three branches, A, B and C, of an automobile company over 5 years. Based
on the graph answer the question given below.
What is the percentage increase in the production of automobiles by branch B
from 2012 to 2015?
A, B C
  

B

Production of automobiles A, B and C/ A, B  C  
Quantity (inthousand)/

70

60

50


40 A
30 B

20 C

10

0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
 Years/ 
a) 100% b) 50% c) 40% d) 25%
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88. The following table shows the number of students who had appeared for the
SSC exam from five different states of India, over 5 years. Based on the table
answer the question given below.

What is the ratio of the total number of students who had appeared for the
exam from U.P. in 2013 and 2014 combined, to those who had appeared from
M.P. for the same period?

    








States/

years/ A.P U.P M.P Punjab/ Kerala/

 

2012 410 300 250 280 440

2013 500 400 280 320 400

2014 450 450 240 260 350

2015 320 500 400 400 380

2016 500 430 540 350 420

a) 15 : 7 b) 43 : 51 c) 85 : 52 d) 2 : 6
89. The following bar graph shows the total number of course books for five sub-
jects, Physics ‘P’, Chemistry ‘C’, Biology ‘B’, Mathematics ‘M’ and English ‘E’ (in
thousands), sold by a printing company in 2015 and 2016. Based on the graph
answer the question given below.

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45
40
35
30
Number of books sold ( in thousands)/

25
2015
20
2016
15
10
5
0
P C B M E

 Types of course books/  

Which of the following statements regarding the graph shown above is NOT
true?
a) Sales of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics books was higher in 2016 as
compared to 2015
b) Sales of Chemistry books has seen the highest growth amongst all subjects.
c) Combined sales of Biology books for 2015 and 2016 is lesser than that of
English books
d) Sales of Biology and English books was higher in 2015 cas compared to
2016.
   
‘P’‘C’‘B’‘M’
 ‘E’     
     




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 a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

90. Select the odd pair of words from the following options
a) Hot : Cold b) Maximum : Minimum
c) Depart : Arrive d) Drink : Eat

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
91. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the
question mark (?) in it.

   


a) 28 b) 22 c) 12 d) 32
92. Only one of the following groups of words is related to each other in some
consistent manner. Identify the odd one out
a) Pencil, Laptop, Geyser
b) LCD TV, Broom, Hammer
c) Screwdriver, Eraser, Mobile phone
d) LEDs, Bulbs, Tubelight
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
a) 
b) LCD TV,
c) 
d) LED
93. A word arrangement machine, when given an input line of words, rearranges
them in steps according to the following rules


INPUT LINE: Trial Today Gym in the She as
Step I: as Trial Today Gym in the she
Step II: as Gym Trial Today in the she
Step III: as Gym in Trial Today the she
Step IV: As Gym in She Trial Today the
Step V: As Gym in she the Trial Today
Step VI: As Gym in She the Today Trial
What will be Step III of the input line, ‘to Ball on at the small Do’, if the same
machine is employed?
‘to Ball on at the small Do’ 
III
a) at to Ball small the on Do
b) Do on at to Ball the small
c) Do to Small the at Ball on
d) at Ball to on Do the small
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94. In the given diagram, the circle represents ‘doctors’ the triangle represents ‘ac-
tor’ and the pentagon represents ‘gentlemen’. Which of the following symbol(s)
represent(s) those ‘gentlemen’ who are ‘actors’?
   ‘’  
‘’‘’



a)   b)  # c)  d)  #

95. Read the given statements, labelled Assertion (A) and reason (R), and select the
most appropriate option with respect to them
Statements:
A. Deforestation is undersirable because of its heavy impact on soil erosion.
R. Erosion of soil from the surface due to heavy and intense precipitation is
accelerated due to the cutting of trees on a mass scale.
a) Both statements ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of
‘A’
b) Both statements ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’
c) Both statements ‘A’ and ‘R’ are false.
d) Statement ‘A’ is true but statement ‘R’ is false.
   (A)   (R) 
     


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R. 

a) ‘A’ ‘R’‘R’ ‘A’ 

b) ‘A’ ‘R’‘R’ ‘A’

c) ‘A’ ‘R’
d) ‘A’ ‘R’
96. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the ques-
tion mark (?) in the following series.


20, 90, 210, 380,?
a) 600 b) 550 c) 620 d) 410
97. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the
question mark (?) in it.



a) 10 b) 6 c) 8 d) 1
98. Four options have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and
one is different. select the odd one.
      

a) KPLO b) AZBY c) UVFE d) FUGT
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99. Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first
term is related to the second term.
Song : Listener :: ? : Viewer
a) Movie b) Actor c) Bike d) Novel



a)  b)  c)  d) 
100.In a certain code language, ‘LANGUAGE’ is written as ‘HWJCQWCA’. How will
‘CODE’ be written as it the same coding language ?
    ‘LANGUAGE’  ‘HWJCQWCA’ 
‘CODE’ 
a) AKLM b) YKZA c) AKBA d) KYAZ
101.Murudeshwar Temple is situated on Kanduka Giri in the state of _______.
a) Tamil Nadu b) Odisha c) Kerala d) Karnataka
 (Murudeshwar)(Kanduka
Giri) 
a)  b)  c)  d) 
102.A computer monitor is also known by the name :
a) CCTV b) LED c) CPU d) VDU

a)  b)  c)  d) 
103.Which is the sixth largest country of the world in terms of area?
a) China b) India c) Australia d) Brazil

a)  b)  c)  d) 
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a) Shark b) Rohu c) Salmon d) Tuna

a)  b)  c)  d) 
105.Which ministry of Government of India has published Goods and Service Tax
(GST) Act, 2017?
a) Ministry of Law and Justice b) Office of the Prime Minister
c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs d) Ministry of Finance
(Goods and
service Tax) (GST) 
a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
106.What do we call the force which affects the direction of wind and is caused by
the rotation of the earth on its axis?
a) Frictional force b) Pressure gradient force
c) Gravitational force d) Coriolis force


a)  b) 
c)  d) 
107.The main aim of the ‘Ganga Action Plan’ is :
a) Efficient use of Ganga water for irrigation
b) Reduction of pollution in Ganga river
c) Efficient use of Ganga water for drinking purpose
d) Using Ganga river for generating hydel energy
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a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
108.In July 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new supreme
Court Building of _____ which was completed with Indian assistance.
a) Bhutan b) Afghanistan
c) Mauritius d) Maldives


a)  b) 
c)  d) 
109.A question is given followed by two arguments. Decide which of the argu-
ments is/are strong with respect to the question.
Question :
Should the illiterates be debarred from casting their votes?
Arguments :
I. Yes, they can be easily misguided.
II. No, it is their constitutional right.
a) Only argument I is strong
b) Only argument II is strong
c) Both argument I and II are strong
d) Neither arguments I nor II is strong
      


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

I. 
II. 
a) I 
b) II 
c) I II 
d)  III 
110.What is RDX?
a) An instrument to measure current
b) A chemical used in the manufacturing of pesticides
c) An explosive
d) An instrument to measure blood pressure
(RDX) 
a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
111.How many 7s are there in the following series which are not immediately
followed by 3 but immediately preceded by 8 ?
  

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a) 1 b) 3 c) 7 d) 8
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112.The annual increase in percentage of a population is 5% and the present
number of people is 16,000. What will be the population in three years?

       




a) 29,448 b) 24,448 c) 18,522 d) 20,448

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

ClocK : Time : Thermometer:?

a) Fever b) Weather c) Temperature d) Illness




(Clock)  (Time) (Thermometer) 

a)  b)  c)  d) 

114.What is the remainder when 220 is divided by 3?

220

a) 2 b) 3 c) 0 d) 11

115.A man got a discount of 10% on sugar at Big Mart which allowed him to buy
25 kg more for `225. What is the discounted price and the original price of the
sugar per kg?

a) 50p,`2 b) 70p,`2 c) 80P,`3 d) 90P,`1

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kg  ` 


a) ` b) ` c) ` d) `

116.The least number which on being divided by 2,3,4,5 and 6 leaves a remainder
of 1 but no remainder when divided by 7 is :




a) 322 b) 315 c) 308 d) 301

117.What will be the value after simplifying this continued fraction?



1
1
2
1
3
1
1
4

43 43 5 19
a) b) c) d)
5 19 19 43

118.Study the following figure and answer the question that follows.

How many doctors are neither artists nor players?


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







a) 12 b) 17 c) 13 d) 15

119.Identify the number that does NOT belong to the following series.



289, 306, 340, 389, 459, 544

a) 289 b) 459 c) 389 d) 306

120.A team of five members is sitting in a row facing towards the north. C is to the
left of A and to the right of E. B is to the left of D and to the right of A. Who is
sitting in the middle?


C A E B D
A 


a) C b) D c) A d) B

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The Number of Questions shaded by the Candidate

NAME : ...................................................................... As
A B C D E
Subject :.....................................................................
Bs
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date : .....................................................................
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cs
MOBILE NO REGISTER NUMBER 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Ds
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Es
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Total
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Candidate Signature : .................................... New Student :
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Invigilator Signature : ..................................... Old Student :

1 A B C D E 41 A B C D E 81 A B C D E 121 A B C D E 161 A B C D E

2 A B C D E 42 A B C D E 82 A B C D E 122 A B C D E 162 A B C D E

3 A B C D E 43 A B C D E 83 A B C D E 123 A B C D E 163 A B C D E

4 A B C D E 44 A B C D E 84 A B C D E 124 A B C D E 164 A B C D E

5 A B C D E 45 A B C D E 85 A B C D E 125 A B C D E 165 A B C D E

6 A B C D E 46 A B C D E 86 A B C D E 126 A B C D E 166 A B C D E

7 A B C D E 47 A B C D E 87 A B C D E 127 A B C D E 167 A B C D E

8 A B C D E 48 A B C D E 88 A B C D E 128 A B C D E 168 A B C D E

9 A B C D E 49 A B C D E 89 A B C D E 129 A B C D E 169 A B C D E

10 A B C D E 50 A B C D E 90 A B C D E 130 A B C D E 170 A B C D E

11 A B C D E 51 A B C D E 91 A B C D E 131 A B C D E 171 A B C D E

12 A B C D E 52 A B C D E 92 A B C D E 132 A B C D E 172 A B C D E

13 A B C D E 53 A B C D E 93 A B C D E 133 A B C D E 173 A B C D E

14 A B C D E 54 A B C D E 94 A B C D E 134 A B C D E 174 A B C D E

15 A B C D E 55 A B C D E 95 A B C D E 135 A B C D E 175 A B C D E

16 A B C D E 56 A B C D E 96 A B C D E 136 A B C D E 176 A B C D E

17 A B C D E 57 A B C D E 97 A B C D E 137 A B C D E 177 A B C D E

18 A B C D E 58 A B C D E 98 A B C D E 138 A B C D E 178 A B C D E

19 A B C D E 59 A B C D E 99 A B C D E 139 A B C D E 179 A B C D E

20 A B C D E 60 A B C D E 100 A B C D E 140 A B C D E 180 A B C D E

21 A B C D E 61 A B C D E 101 A B C D E 141 A B C D E 181 A B C D E

22 A B C D E 62 A B C D E 102 A B C D E 142 A B C D E 182 A B C D E

23 A B C D E 63 A B C D E 103 A B C D E 143 A B C D E 183 A B C D E

24 A B C D E 64 A B C D E 104 A B C D E 144 A B C D E 184 A B C D E

25 A B C D E 65 A B C D E 105 A B C D E 145 A B C D E 185 A B C D E

26 A B C D E 66 A B C D E 106 A B C D E 146 A B C D E 186 A B C D E

27 A B C D E 67 A B C D E 107 A B C D E 147 A B C D E 187 A B C D E

28 A B C D E 68 A B C D E 108 A B C D E 148 A B C D E 188 A B C D E

29 A B C D E 69 A B C D E 109 A B C D E 149 A B C D E 189 A B C D E

30 A B C D E 70 A B C D E 110 A B C D E 150 A B C D E 190 A B C D E

31 A B C D E 71 A B C D E 111 A B C D E 151 A B C D E 191 A B C D E

32 A B C D E 72 A B C D E 112 A B C D E 152 A B C D E 192 A B C D E

33 A B C D E 73 A B C D E 113 A B C D E 153 A B C D E 193 A B C D E

34 A B C D E 74 A B C D E 114 A B C D E 154 A B C D E 194 A B C D E

35 A B C D E 75 A B C D E 115 A B C D E 155 A B C D E 195 A B C D E

36 A B C D E 76 A B C D E 116 A B C D E 156 A B C D E 196 A B C D E

37 A B C D E 77 A B C D E 117 A B C D E 157 A B C D E 197 A B C D E

38 A B C D E 78 A B C D E 118 A B C D E 158 A B C D E 198 A B C D E

39 A B C D E 79 A B C D E 119 A B C D E 159 A B C D E 199 A B C D E

40 A B C D E 80 A B C D E 120 A B C D E 160 A B C D E 200 A B C D E

The Number of As, Bs, Cs, Ds and Es as shaded by the Candidate

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