Answers with Explanations
1. (c) Disclose : to make something known
publicly
Disguise : to change the appearance of
somebody/something so that people cannot
recognize him/her
6.
Complete : having or including all parts
Conceal: to prevent somebody/something
from being seen
Disrupt : to stop something happening as
or when it should
After analyzing the meanings of the given
words, it is clear that ‘Conceal’ is the correct
antonym for ‘Disclose’.
2. (d) Instant means happening or coming
immediately.
Diverse means showing a great deal of
variety; very different. 7.
Prompt means (of an event or fact) cause
or bring about (an action or feeling).
Similar means having a resemblance in
appearance, character, or quantity, without
being identical.
Gradual means taking place or progressing
slowly or by degrees.
Hence, ‘gradual’ is the most suitable one.
3. (d) Assertion = a declaration or statement
which says that you strongly believe
something to be true.
Rejection = the state of being rejected.
Continuation = state of being continued.
Discussion = to have a talk about something. 8.
Declaration: an announcement that is
written or official.
After analyzing the meanings of the given
words, it is clear that ‘Declaration’ is the
correct synonym for ‘Assertion’.
4. (c) Nebulous - Vague or ill-defined (which
is not clear)
Faith - Complete trust or confidence
Stable - Not likely to give way or overturn,
firmly fixed.
Dearly - Very much or at a great cost 9.
Vague - Of uncertain or imprecise in
thought or meaning.
After analyzing the meanings of the given
words it is clear that ‘Vague’ is the correct
synonym for ‘Nebulous’.
5. (c) Let’s learn the meanings of all the options
first:
10.
Partner = one associated with another,
especially in an action.
Collaborator = a person who works
together with others for a special purpose.
Contemporary = belonging to the same
period or time.
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Confidant = having a feeling or belief that
you can do something.
Thus, “Contemporary” is the correct
substitution for the given group of words.
(b) Let’s learn the meanings of the given
options:
Meagre = very small in amount.
Cardinal = of great importance.
Scanty = barely sufficient.
Supplementary = additional; added to serve
as a supplement.
Thus, after analyzing the meanings of
the given words, it is clear that the word
“Cardinal” is the correct substitution for
given group of words.
(c) The sentence is grammatically incorrect
and the error lies in the option “Your skill
lie”. The error is related to verbs.
In the given statement, the use of the base
form of the verb ‘lie’ is incorrect.
The verb which is used with third-person
singular present should be used in the simple
present tense according to the subject ‘Your
skill’.
In the present tense, regular verbs are
formed by adding an ‘-s/-es’ in the third
person singular.
Thus, the third- person singular verb ‘lies’
should be used instead of the verb ‘lie’.
(b) The sentence is grammatically incorrect
and the error lies in “ in the window ”.
There are two prepositions of direction, i.e.
to and towards.
‘To’ is used for destination whereas
‘Towards’ is used for direction.
In this sentence, the use of the preposition
‘in’ is wrong because whenever we see any
view or outside things, we can’t use in.
Instead of ‘In’ we will use ‘From’
preposition as we are looking from inside
to outside at the sea.
(a) Here article ‘a’ is used before the blank
and we know that after article ‘a’ we should
use Noun.
And here ‘complain, complaining and
complainant’ will not be used because these
are not nouns, they are actually verbs.
Only ‘Complaint’ is a noun here, so we must
use ‘Complaint’ here.
(c) Into: expressing movement or action
with the result that someone or something
becomes enclosed or surrounded by
something else.
e.g. Cover the bowl and put it into the fridge
Within: inside something
e.g. We could not stop the spread of fire
within the building
Towards : The preposition ‘towards’ is used
differently in different situations.
e.g. She took a step towards the door.
Forwards: in the direction that one is facing
or travelling; towards the front.
e.g. He started up the engine and the car
moved forward”
Work towards something means to try to
reach or achieve a goal.
Thus, ‘towards’ is the most suited one.
Hence, the correct sentence will be: It is
said that children who use their body, mind
and emotions for their own wellbeing, work
towards the wellbeing of others.
11. (a) The meaning of the idiom “Couch
Potato” means “a lazy and inactive person.
especially one who spends time watching
television ”.
Example in sentence: Lokesh is becoming
a couch potato nowadays by eating Junk
food daily.
12. (b) The idiom “Fit as a fiddle” means “in
very good health”.
E.g. My grandfather’s 89, but he’s as fit as
a fiddle.
Thus, “Healthy and strong” is the correct
answer for the given idiom “Fit as a fiddle”.
13. (c) The given sentence is of direct form.
Let’s follow the rules given below to change
it to indirect form :
● The inverted commas (“ ”) used in Direct
Narration will be removed in Indirect
Narration and “that” conjunction will be
used after ‘said’.
● The subject ‘I’ changes to ‘She’ and ‘You’
changes to ‘Me’ in indirect speech.
● The tense of reported speech is present
tense, so it will be changed to past tense in
the indirect narration. i.e. ‘want’ changes to
‘wanted’.
Hence the sentence in indirect form will
be: The manager said that she wanted me
to attend the conference.
14. (c) The first in the sequence should be the
one that introduces us to the theme of the
passage.
The passage is about the Borderless world.
Thus, C will be the first in the sequence.
In A, we are talking about how we live,
how we exist in compartments, separated
by different parameters. Thus, A will be the
next in the sequence.
Living in the compartments, we are
describing ourselves to the outer world as a
knowledge based society. So, D will be the
next in the sequence.
 At last, as we are describing ourselves there
is an ignorance also in the outer world and
it is growing which is there is sentence B.
Thus, the correct sequence will be “CADB”.
15. (d) The first in the sequence should be the
one that introduces us to the theme of the
passage.
The passage is about a teenager who just
passed his driving test. Thus, B will be the
first in the sequence.
In B, we saw that he was eager to drive his
father’s car, and he must take his father’s
consent. Thus, in D his father agreed. So D
will be the next in the sequence.
In D we saw his father agreed and later he
wanted his son to drop him at a place before
he took the car for servicing which we talked
about in sentence C. So C will be the next
in sequence.
Then in sentence A, his father wanted his
son to pick him up at 4 pm after the service
so that they could go home safely. Hence,
A will be the last in sequence.
Thus, the correct sequence will be “BDCA”.
16. (c) Weighty - of great seriousness and
importance
Lightest - having little weight
Trivial - of little worth or importance
Enormous - very big or very great
As per the context of the sentence the
adjective “Enormous” is the correct choice
to qualify the noun “burden”.
Correct sentence: The rising prices
of essential food items have placed an
enormous burden on the poor.
17. (b) We use ‘for’ with a period of time to refer
to duration (how long something lasts).
Thus, ‘for more than 16 years’ is the most
suited one.
The correct sentence is: As we’ve been
neighbours, I have known Mrs. Shashi Singh
for more than 16 years.
18. (d) Impending (Immpending) : used to refer
to an event, usually something unpleasant
or unwanted, that is going to happen soon.
Unsustainable (Unsustanable) : something
that is unsustainable cannot continue at the
same rate.
Insignificant (Insigneficant) : small or not
noticeable, and therefore not considered
important.
In the given question ‘Changeable’ is
correctly spelt.
Changeable : often changing.
Thus, the correctly spelled word is
‘Changeable’.
19. (a) Implicated : to show that someone is
involved in a crime or partly responsible
for something bad that has happened.
Coercion : the use of force to persuade
someone to do something that they are
unwilling to do.
Suppression : the act of being suppressed.
Pressurised : to encourage someone to do
or not to do something.
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After analyzing the meanings of the given
above words, the incorrectly spelt word is
‘Implicatted’ and the correct spelling of this
word is “Implicated”.
20. (d) The structures for active/ passive voices
are:
Active: Subject + has/have + verb (IIIrd form)
+ object.
Passive: Object + has/have + been + verb
(IIIrd form) + by + subject.
So, “The colour of the new car we want to
buy has been chosen by us” is the correct
answer.
21. (c) Other - the second one of two people
or things. ‘Other’ is used with uncountable
and plural nouns.
Self - refers to oneself or someone else.
Each - refers to every one of two or more
people or things, regarded and identified
separately.
Another - refers to someone or something
sharing an attribute in common with
the person or thing already mentioned.
‘Another’ is used with a singular noun.
Hence, the complete sentence: The two men
bowed to one another and parted.
22. (a) Relation - the way in which two or more
concepts, objects or people are connected.
Situation - a set of circumstances in which
one finds oneself.
Location - a particular place or position.
Station - a place or building where a
specified activity or service is based.
Hence, ‘situation’ is the most suited one.
Thus, the complete sentence: Tom found
himself in a difficult situation.
23. (c) Fight - to quarrel or argue.
Think - to have a particular opinion, belief,
or idea about someone or something.
Figure - to play a significant role in a
situation or event.
Participate - to take part in an action or
endeavor.
Thus, the correct phrase is : He was going
to fight three duels.
24. (d) Place - a particular position or point in
space.
Difference- a point or way in which people
or things are not the same.
Matter - an affair or situation under
consideration.
Time - an indefinite period.
Thus, the correct phrase is : “in a matter of
three hours.”
25. (c) Curious - eager to know or learn
something.
Glorious - having, worthy of or bringing
fame or admiration.
Spurious - false or fake.
Laborious - requiring considerable effort
and time, especially of a task, process or
journey
Thus, the correct sentence: “Even if I
am killed, it will be a glorious death,” he
thought.
26. (c) The words in each pair are synonyms.
27. (b) The 5th letter from A correspond to 5th
from Z and therefore 9th letter ‘I’ from A
would correspond 9th letter ‘R’ from Z.
28. (d) Terms taken alternately form two
sequences.
These are :
3, 24, 63, ? 6, 30, 72, 132
3 = 22 – 1 6 = 22 + 2
24 = 52 – 1 30 = 52 + 5
63 = 82 – 1 72 = 82 + 8
132 = 112 + 11
Next term = 112 – 1 = 120.
29. (a) alphabets follow the sequence +2, +3,
+4, +5.
And numbers are increasing by 2
30. (b) The above three numbers are multiples
of the numbers at the bottom. Clearly 36, 18
and 27 are all multiples of 9. So, the missing
number is 9.
31. (a) By making the interchanges given in (a),
we get the equation as,
2 – 5 + 3 = 0 or 0 = 0 which is true.
32. (c) The word is divided into sections
containing two letters each, then the
selection are written backwards.
As,
AP PR OA CH CH OA PR AP
Similarly,
RE ST RI CT CT RI ST RE
33. (d) The numbers assigned to form 1 to 26
respectively A to Z have been respectively
added.
TOY = (20 + 15 + 25) = 60
BOY = (2 + 15 + 25) = 42
PLAY = (16 + 12 + 1 + 25) = 64
34. (d) The pattern followed here is:
442 + 1 → (1936 + 1)→ 1937
482 + 1 → (2304 + 1)→ 2305
362 + 1 → (1296 + 1)→ 1297
522 + 1 → (2704 + 1)→ 2705 ≠ 2707
35. (c) The father of his brother means “his
father” is the only son of my mother means
“my mother”. That means that statement
delivered by lady can be read as his father
is my brother or in other words lady is the
father’s sister of the man’s father.
36. (b) Left (triangle) become bigger and right = 8 + 3 3 + 12 3 + 18 − 8 − 6 − 8 3 A
figure (triangle) become smaller.
37. (d) In each step, the shaded portion and small –14 − 7 3 + 5 =3 F G E
dot move 90° clockwise and inside dots take
new place alternately. 52. (b) 49a 2 − b=  7a + 1   7a − 1 = 49a 2 − 1
 2  2 4
38. (c) B D C
39. (b)
+4  60 
+9 1 2×  =
BDGF = 20 sq. cm
⇒ b=  6 
K C O G 4
F K O R
{Q The three medians divide the triangle
+4 +7 53. (d) secq – cosecq = 0
into six smaller triangles that all have the
+5 +3 ⇒ secq = cosecq ⇒ q = 45° same area.}
\ Secq + cosecq
H A M F V N Y Q 59. (c) A (square) = 484 sq. cm
= sec 45° + cosec 45°
+5 4
+3 Q A (circle) = × A (square)
= 2+ 2 =2 2 π
A B C
54. (d) 10 6 4 \ Area of circle
40. (b) Except 322, all others are divisible by + + = 1
20 15 x
3. 4 4×7
= × 484 = × 484
41. (b) According to question, AEBFGC 4 1 2 4 9 1 π 22
⇒ =1 −  +  ⇒ =1 − =
So, BF are sitting in the middle. x 2 5 x 10 10
= 616 sq. cm.
42. (c) The differences of two successive
\ x = 4 × 10 = 40 days 60. (b) Q Radius of hemisphere = Radius of
numbers is 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 etc. So the next
number is 65 + 31 = 96. 55. (c) Let the length of each train be ‘x’ meter. cone = Height of hemisphere.
43. (c) The first letter of the word is replaced by Total distance covered for overtaking the \ r = h (height of hemisphere
a set of two letters, one following it and the slower train = 2x = height of cone)
other preceding it in the code. the remaining According to question, 2
C.S.A (hemisphere) 2πr
letters of the code in order are one letter
⇒ =
preceding. 54 2x C.S.A (cone) πrl
=
60 × 60 92 − 72
44. (c)

( )
2
2πr
3 2x = r 2 + h 2 =l = 2 :1
45. (d) Sour Food Sweet ⇒ = πr 2r
200 20
61. (c) Equation
3 (1 + m2)x2 + 2mcx + (c2 – a2) = 0 has
I. False ⇒x= × 1000m
20
equal roots. So, b2 – 4ac = 0
II. False

\ (2mc)2 – 4(1 + m2) (c2 – a2) = 0
\ x = 150 m
56. ( a ) O v e r a l l r a t e f o r 2 y r s a t t h e
⇒ 4m2c2 – 4(c2 – a2 + m2c2 – m2a2) = 0
46. (c) Gooses Grebes Hawks rate 10% compounded yearly ⇒ 4 m 2 c 2 − 4c 2 + 4a 2 − 4 m 2 c 2 + 4m 2 a 2 =
0
Gulls
10 × 10
⇒ a2 – c2 + m2a2 = 0
= 10 + 10 + = 21%
100
⇒ a2 + m2a2 = c2
So, conclusions II and III are follows. According to question.
⇒ a2 (1 + m2) = c2.
47. (c) Required answer = (11+3) = 14 21% = 672
48. (c) The pattern followed here is: 62. (a) a11 = 37, a20 = 73.
672
100% = × 100 = Rs. 3200
(12) – 1 → (1728 – 1) → 1727
3 21 So, a + 10d = 37
Simple interest a + 19d = 73
(14)3 – 1 → (2744 – 1) → 2743 – – –
3200 × 14 × 4 –9d = –36
(16)3 – 1 → (4096 – 1) → 4095 ≠ 4092 = = Rs1792
100
(19)3 – 1 → (6859 – 1) → 6858 \d=4&a=–3
57. (b) Let the C.P. of table be Rs ‘x’.
49. (d) \ a32 = a + 31d
C.P. of chair = Rs (500 – x). Then
50. (c) Squares of prime numbers. Hence 36 is S.P. – C.P. = Gain
odd one out. = –3 + 31 × 4 = 121
90 x (500 − x)110
+ = 500 + 10
51. (d)  x = 1
×
2+ 3 2+ 3
= = 2+ 3 100 100 63. (c) 2a + b = 3 ⇒ 2a + b = 3a + 12b
2− 3 2+ 3 4−3 a + 4b
⇒ 9x – 11x = 5100 – 5500
Now, ⇒ –2x = – 400 ⇒ x = 200 ⇒ a=−11b
x3 – 2x2 – 7x + 5
\ C.P. of the chair
= 500 – 200 = Rs 300
=(2 + 3)3 − 2(2 + 3) 2 − 7(2 + 3) + 5 a+b −11b + b −10b 10
∴ = = =
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 1 3 1  1 3 75. (b) Required %
64. (c) A=
:B =: 4:3 =8 − 3 ÷ 
2 8 2  4 4 41
= × 100 =
34.74 ~ 35%
118
1 5 1 13 4 17 13 76. (d) A famous seal of Pashupati is famous
:C
B= :
= 3 : 5 and = 8 − ×= −
3 9 2 4 3 2 3 in which various animals are depicted like
rhino, buffalo, tiger, an elephant, and two
5 3 9 51 − 26 25 1 deers. God is represented with three heads
:D
C= =: 5: = = = 4 and horns and is believed to be the image
6 4 2 6 6 6
of Pashupati.
71. (a) From given figure 77. (b) The provision for and Election
9 A Commission is dealt with in Article 324 of
4 : 3 : 5 : = 8 : 6 : 10 : 9
∴ A: B :C : D =
2 the Indian Constitution.
x°
3y°
78. (b) Per Capita Income is a measure of the
65. (c) cos θ −=
sin θ 2 sin θ
2x° amount of the money that is being earned
B X per person in a certain area.
⇒ cos=
θ ( 2 + 1) sin θ C y°
cos θ ∠ACX = 3y° – y° 79. (a) The first antibiotic was discovered by
sin θ = ...(i)
( 2 + 1) Alexander Fleming. It was discovered in
= 2y°
1928.
Also,
\ cosq + sinq 80. (c) Osteomalacia is a marked softening of
∠ACX = 2x° + x° your bones that is most commonly caused
= cos θ +
cos θ
=
( 2 + 2 ) cos θ by a severe vitamin D deficiency.
3
( 2 +1 ) ( 2 + 1) ⇒2y° = 3x° ⇒ y=
°
2
x°
81. (a) Decimal number system has unique 10
digits, that is, from 0 to 9, to represent a
72. (b)
=
2 ( )
2 + 1 cos θ
= 2 cos θ
A number and its base (or radix) is 10. The
decimal number system is also called a
( 2 +1 ) base-10 system as it has 10 digits.
82. (d) The constitution does not provide any
66. (c) M.P. = Rs 27,500 limit as to how many times a person can
30° be elected as President.
90 C B
S.P. = × 27,500 =
Rs 24, 750 20m 83. (c) Pyrometer is a device that is used to
100
Given, BC = 20 m measure relatively high temperatures, such
∠ACB = 30° as those found in furnaces. The majority
24750 × 100 Total height of the telegraph post is (AB + of pyrometers work by detecting radiation
∴
= C.P. = Rs 22,500
110 CA) = ? from the body being measured
In DABC, tan 30° = AB / BC
84. (c) Kidneys are essential in the urinary
67. (b) Reqd. ratio of overall wages 1 AB
= system and also serve homeostatic functions
=8×7:5×9 3 20 such as the regulation of electrolytes,
20 maintenance of acid–base balance, and
= 56 : 45 ∴ AB = regulation of blood pressure. They serve
3m
68. (d) Sum of 10 numbers = 35 × 10 = 350 the body as a natural filter of the blood,
BC
Now, cos30° = and remove wastes which are diverted to
Average of remaining 2 number AC
3 20 the urinary bladder whereas the antibodies
{350 − (200 + 66)}
= are produced by plasma cells in the body.
= = 42 2 AC
2
85. (c) The henry is a unit of inductance.
40
∴ AC = 86. (a) The description of 16 Mahajanapadas is
69. (a) x × 8 + (10000 − x) × 10 =
950 3m
100 100 given in the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya.
 20   40   60 
So, AB + CA=  + =   87. (c) Mercury planet in the Solar System takes
⇒ 8x – 10x + 100000 = 95000  3  3  3
the shortest revolution.
⇒ –2x = – 5000 ⇒ x = 2500
88. (b) ‘International Girls in ICT Day’
\ Amount of loan taken from bank first = = 20 3 m is observed every year on April 27 to
Rs 2500. encourage and empower girls and young
73. (a) Required average
16 + 5 + 20 + 4 + 13 + 21 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 10 + 5 + 14
women to explore and pursue careers in
1  1  1 1  1 1 1   =
70. (b) 8 − 3 ÷ 1 − 1 − −   4 information and communication technology.
2  4  4 2  2 3 6   118
= = 29.5 The theme for this year is ‘Digital Skills
4 for Life’. International Telecommunication
1  1  1 1  74. (d) Required range of BSNL card Union (ITU) leads the observation every
=8 − 3 ÷ 1 − 
2  4  4 2  = 16 – 3 = 13 year.

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 89. (b) ALU does the arithmetic and logical
operations in a computer system.
90. (a) The description of 16 Mahajanapadas has
been given in the Jain text Bhagwati Sutra.
91. (c) Mercury & Venus are the only two
recognized planets in our solar system
without moons.
92. (a) International Monetary Fund was
established in July 1944 at the United
Nations Bretton Woods Conference in New
Hampshire, USA.
93. (d) The Committee had seven members –
Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, N. Gopalaswami,
B.R. Ambedkar, K.M. Munshi, B.L.
Mitter, Mohammad and D.P. Khaitan. B.R.
Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting
Committee.
94. (c) The capital of the Mughal realm was
changed from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan
in 1638.
95. (d) Dara Shikoh interpreted Bhagavad
Gita into Persian. He also translated 52
Upanishads.
96. (a) Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh Singh
passed B.A. Honours and obtained his L.L.B
Degree from the University of Delhi. Justice
Singh has replaced the acting chief justice
of Tripura high court, T Amarnath Goud,
who assumed office last November. He has
practised at the Patna and Jharkhand high
courts as an advocate since 1990.
97. (d) On January 4, 2024, Vice admiral Dinesh
K. Tripathi took over as the vice chief of the
Indian Navy. He Succeeds Vice Admiral
Sanjay Jasjit Singh.
98. (b) LIC appoints Ratnakar Patnaik as Chief
Investment Officer, PC Paikray as Chief
Risk Officer. Patnaik is an industry veteran
and has an experience of 32 years. Patnaik
joined LIC as a Direct Recruit Officer in
September 1990.
99. (b) Utsa Patnaik is a well-known for social
scientists. The award is given every year by
the Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust.
The prestigious national award winner is
selected by a nationallevel jury specially
constituted for this purpose, from the
nominations received.
100. (b) Chennai-based Ms Sudha Shivkumar
took over as the 40th President of the FICCI
Ladies Organisation (FLO), the oldest
women-led and women-centric business
chamber of Southeast Asia, at the 39th
Annual Session on March 31, 2023. Ms
Sudha Shivkumar is a lawyer and investment
banker by profession and has 32 years of
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