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1.Which country first introduced the A. Sulfur Goods and Services Tax? B. Nitrogen A. Canada C. Silicon B. France D. Carbon C. Germany D. USA Answer ||| D Solution ||| Answer ||| B * In chemistry, catenation is the bonding Solution ||| of atoms of the same element into a * France-The first country to implement series, called a chain. GST in 1954. * A chain or a ring shape may be open if * Today 160 countries have GST/VAT. its ends are not bonded to each other, or * Most European countries introduced closed if they are bonded in a ring (a cyclic GST back in the 1970s-80s, compound). * The US is the only major economy that * Catenation occurs most readily with does not have GST. States enjoy high carbon, which forms covalent bonds with autonomy in taxation. other carbon atoms to form longer chains and structures. * China implemented GST in 1994 while Russia did it in 1991. * This is the reason for the presence of the vast number of organic compounds in

nature. 2.The famous species of tree 'Sundari' is found in ______. 4.Who won the only gold medal for A. Mangrove forest in the 38th Gee Bee boxing tournament B. Tropical deciduous forests held in Helsinki, Finland? C. Himalaya Mountains D. Tropical Rainforest A. Naveen Kumar B. Kavinder Singh Bisht C. Mohammed Hussamuddin Answer ||| A D. Shiv Thapa Solution ||| * Sundri is a small or medium-sized Answer ||| B evergreen tree which is found in the Solution ||| inland zone of mangrove forests in India. * The 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament * The Botanical name of Sundri is was held at Helsinki, Finland. Heritiera littoralis Ait. * The lone gold medal for India was won * In India, This tree is found in the inland by Kavinder Singh Bisht. zone of mangrove forests along the coasts of peninsular India, the Sundarban in West * He won against Indian counterpart Bengal state and the Andaman Islands it is Mohammed Hussamuddin in summit clash often planted in gardens. in the 56kg category. * Mohammed Hussamuddin settled for silver. 3.The virtue of catenation prevails in ______.

5.After the Olympic Council of Asia A. Criminal justice system reform (OCA) has discarded ______in 2018, it B. Textile Sector Reforms has decided to resume in Asian Games, C. Stock Market Reform organized in Hangzhou, China, 2022. D. Judicial latency A. Football B. Fencing Answer ||| A C. Cricket Solution ||| D. Volleyball * The Malimath committee gave 158 recommendations but these were not Answer ||| C implemented by the successive Solution ||| govt. Recommendations of the committee * The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has a) It is the duty of state to protect the decided to reintroduce Cricket in the fundamental rights of all citizen. 2022 Asian Games to be held at b) The Committee recommended for the Hangzhou, China. review and re-enactment of the IPC, * Earlier Cricket had featured in 2010 and CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) and 2014 Asian Games but was dropped from Evidence Act and these laws should take a the 2018 Asian Games. holistic view in respect to punishment, assestability and bailability. 6.In which of the following places was the rule of the Wadiyar dynasty? 8.Which queen died in 1564 during the A. Patna defending the Garh Kantaga while fighting B. Mysore with Mughal forces? C. Jabalpur A. Rani Avantibai D. Guwahati B. Rani Durgavati

Answer ||| B C. Rani Rudrabara Solution ||| D. Rani Ahilyabai

* The Wadiyar dynasty is an Indian Hindu dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947. Answer ||| B * The dynasty was established in 1399 by Solution ||| Yaduraya Wodeyar. He ruled Mysore * Rani Durgavati died fighting against under the Vijayanagara Empire until 1423. Mughals while defending Garha Katanga * After Yaduraya Wodeyar, the Mysore in 1564. kingdom was succeeded by the Wadiyar rulers. The kingdom remained fairly small * Rani Durgavati Madavi was a ruling during this early period and was a part of Queen of Gondwana from 1550 until 1564. the Vijayanagara Empire. She was born in the family of Chandel king Keerat Rai. She was born at the fort 7.The report of Malimath Committee is of Kalinjar. related to which of the following?

9.Methyl propane is an isomer of which of A. New the following? B. Mumbai A. N-Butene C. Bangalore B. N-Pentane D. Chennai C. N-Hexane D. N-Propane Answer ||| B Solution ||| Answer ||| A * According to economist intelligence unit Solution ||| report 2019 in most cheap cities india * Butane or C4H10 has two has three cities which are Bengluru, structural isomers called normal delhi and Chennai. butane and isobutane, or i-butane. * Bengaluru, Chennai, and New Delhi * According to IUPAC nomenclature, ranked among the world’s ten cheapest these isomers are called butane and 2- cities in a ranking released by EIU. methylpropane. * Amongst the most expensive cities in the * Isomers are molecules that have the world, Singapore and Hong Kong topped same molecular formula but different the rankings, along with Paris, followed by chemical structures. Zurich and Geneva. * In the case of butane, its two isomers will have these structural formulas. 12.The ______edition of the Indo- Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Indo 10.In which year Dorabji Tata set up the Coperté) held from 19 March to 4 April Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)? 2019 was inaugurated in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A. 1913 B. 1919 A. 33 C. 1911 B. 23 D. 1907 C. 45 D. 42

Answer ||| D Answer ||| A Solution ||| Solution ||| * TISCO was born in 1907. * The 33rd edition of India-Indonesia * In 1907, TATA Team finally chooses coordinated patrol (IND-INDO Sakchi village in present-day , CORPAT) was inaugurated at Port Blair, which has since grown into the steel town Andaman & Nicobar Islands. of Jamshedpur. * The IND-INDO CORPAT 2019 is held

from 19 Mar to 04 Apr 2019. 11.According to the Economist * Navies of both countries have been Intelligence Unit 'Worldwide Cost of carrying out coordinated patrolling twice a Living Survey 2019', which of the year since 2002 in an effort to keep the following city is not one of the three Indian Ocean region (IOR) safe and secure cheapest cities in India? for commercial shipping and international trade.

13.The ______dance performed by the 15.Which one of the following elements is Buddhists to take away the evil spirits is a a metalloid? form of dance in . A. Tin A. Gogra B. Silicon B. Chham C. Phosphorus C. Dhaam D. Bismuth D. Natya Answer ||| B Answer ||| B Solution ||| Solution ||| * A metalloid is a chemical element that * The Cham Dance is a vibrant masked exhibits some properties of metals and and costumed ritual with roots in some of non metals. Buddhism. * Boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, * The ritual is performed for the greater antimony, tellurium, and polonium are good of humanity, destruction of bad metalloids. spirits and for moral instruction to viewers. * Metalloids tend to be semiconductors and silicon is the best known example of a 14.Name the first judge of the Supreme semiconductor. Court, against which the proposal of * Most microchips and microprocessors impeachment was presented in the are made with silicon. Parliament of independent India. A. Justice Ramswami 16.Which gas in its solid state is also B. Justice Mahajan called dry ice? C. Justice Veerswamy A. Carbon dioxide D. Justice Subba Rao B. Oxygen C. Nitrogen Answer ||| A D. Hydrogen Solution ||| * Veeraswami Ramaswami was a judge Answer ||| A of the Supreme Court of India and the first Solution ||| judge against whom removal proceedings * Dry Ice is the common name for solid were initiated in independent India. carbon dioxide (CO2). * The removal motion was placed in the * It gets this name because it does not melt Lok Sabha for debate and voting on 10 into a liquid when heated; instead, it May 1993. Well known lawyer and changes directly into a gas (This process is a Congress politician Kapil Sibal was his known as sublimation). defence lawyer.

* Of 401 members present in the Lok 17.In 1026 AD, who attacked and looted Sabha that day, there were 196 votes for the famous Somnath temple? impeachment and no votes against and 205 abstentions by ruling Congress and its A. Muhammad Ghauri allies. B. Mahmood Ghazni

C. Genghis Khan Answer ||| A D. Nadir Shah Solution ||| * The Iron ore deposits are found Answer ||| B in Badampahar mines of Odisha and Solution ||| Kudremukh deposits of . * In 1025 AD, Somnath Temple was * In Badampahar high grade hematite ores destroyed and plundered by the Afghan are found. ruler, Mahmud of Ghazni. * The temple was dedicated to Lord Shiva, 20.______is the founder of Facebook. was rebuilt by the Paramara king Bhoja of A. Jimmy Wales Malwa and the Solanki king Bhimdev I of B. Brian Acton Anhilwara between1026 and 1042 AD. C. Larry Page D. Mark Zuckerberg 18.Who was the first woman Director General of Police in Puducherry? Answer ||| D A. Kiran Bedi Solution ||| B. Ashthi Tang * Facebook, Inc. is an American online C. Sundari Nanda social media and social networking service D. Kanchan Choudhary company based in California.

* It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg. Answer ||| C * It acquired Instagram, WhatsApp, Solution ||| Oculus, and GrokStyle and independently * Puducherry will have its first woman developed Facebook Messenger, Facebook Director General of Police (DGP) with S Watch, and Facebook Portal. Sundari Nanda being appointed to the top post in 2019. 21.In 1876, the Indian National * Sundari Nanda, a 1988 batch police Association was established by ______in officer belonging to the AGMU cadre has Calcutta. been transferred from National Capital A. V. K. Chiplunkar Territory of Delhi (NCTD) and posted as B. Anand Mohan Bose Director General of Police (DGP) of Union C. Shishir Kumar Ghosh Territory of Puducherry. D. Badruddin Tyabji * Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS officer of the country, is the Lt Governor of the Answer ||| B Union Territory. Solution |||

* Indian National Association was the first 19.Which of the following substances is declared Nationalist Organization founded mined in Odisha's Badamphad mines? in British India by Surendranath A. Hematite Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose B. Aurite in1876. C. Dolomite D. Bauxite

* It was originally established as Bharat Bengal at Hamasaledevi in Andhra Sabha and held its first annual conference Pradesh. in Calcutta. * It flows through the states of * It merged in INC in 1885. , Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. 22.The game dance form 'Thoda' is associalted with which state? 24.J.J. Thomson received the Nobel Prize A. Andhra Pradesh in Physics for his discovery of ______. B. Sikkim A. Electron C. Himachal Pradesh B. Positron D. C. Proton D. Neutron Answer ||| C Solution ||| Answer ||| A * Thoda is a sports dance belongs to Solution ||| Sikkim. * J.J. Thomson, An English physicist * Thoda, a game of archery where the who helped revolutionize the knowledge target is a dancing human, is played of atomic structure by his discovery of the between two teams called pasha and saatha electron (1897). who identify themselves as descendants of * He received the Nobel Prize for Physics Pandavas and Kauravas. in 1906 and was knighted in 1908. * Himachal Pradesh recently announced the 25.Who was sworn in as the new Chief state's traditional Thoda dance would be Minister of after the death of Manohar included in the rural games. Parrikar in March 2019? A. HD Kumaraswamy 23.Musi and Bhima are tributaries of B. ______river. C. A. Brahmaputra D. Pramod Sawant B. Mahanadi C. Kaveri Answer ||| D D. Krishna Solution ||| * Pramod Pandurang Sawant is an Answer ||| D Indian politician who is the 13th and Solution ||| current Chief Minister of Goa. * Major tributaries of kaveri are -Bhima * Sawant represents the Sanquelim River, Tungabhadra River, Koyna River, constituency in the Goa Legislative Musi River, Malaprabha River, Kundali Assembly and is a member of the River, Ghataprabha River, Yerla River and Bharatiya . He is a Warna River practitioner by profession. * Krishna River originates in the Western Ghats and conjoins the sea in the Bay of

26.Select the set in which the numbers are given ones that will complete the series. related in the same way as the numbers are related in the set below. 3, 7, 16, 35, ?, 153 (3, 24, 4) A. 74 A. (2, 30, 8) B. 78 B. (12, 84, 4) C. 63 C. (6, 35, 11) D. 84 D. (4, 72, 9) Answer ||| A Answer ||| D Solution ||| Solution ||| The series will be, 3 × 4 = 12 × 2 = 24 3x2 = 6, 6+1 = 7 Similarly, 7x2 = 14, 14+2 = 16 16x2 = 32, 32+3 = 35 4 × 9 = 36 × 2 = 72 35x2 = 70, 70+4 = 74 Hence, (d) is the correct response 74x2 = 148, 148+5 = 153 Hence, (a) is the correct option. 27.To correct the equation given below, which two symbols should be mutated? 29.Two different situations of the same 12 – 8 + 12 × 9 ÷ 3 = 9 dice are shown. If number 6 is on the A. - और ÷ lower board then what number will be on the upper board? B. + और ÷ C. + और × D. + और - A. 3 B. 4 Answer ||| B C. 2 Solution ||| D. 5 According to the question, If we interchange the + and ÷ sign the Answer ||| C above equation become correct. Solution ||| 12 – 8 ÷ 12 × 9 + 3 (applying BODMAS) Moving in clockwise direction =>12 – 2 × 3 + 3 Cube 1- 1 5 6 =>12 – 6 + 3 Cube 2- 1 3 2 =>15 – 6 Clearly, 6 is opposite to 2. =>9 Hence, the correct option is (c) Hence, the correct option is (b) 30.As 'advocate' is related to 'justice', in 28. the same way 'mediator' is related to A series is given with one term missing. ______. Select the correct alternative from the

A. Agreement I. Some rulers are expensive items.- (false) B. Communications as there is no relation between them. C. Decision II. Some expensive items are machines. - D. Injustice (true) it is given that some machines are expensive items which also means that Answer ||| A some expensive items are machines. Solution ||| III. All expensive items are machines. - Advocate helps in provide justice. (false) it is a possibility case. Similarly, mediator helps in agreement. Hence, option (c) is correct. Option (a) is correct. 32.Arrange the following words in a 31.Two statements are given below and logical and meaningful order. then conclusions I, II and III are given. 1) Buying Assuming the statement to be true, even if 2) Food it seems to be at variance from commonly 3) Market known facts, you have to decide which of 4) Vegetables the given conclusions logically follows the 5) Cook given statements. A. 1, 4, 5, 3, 2 Statement : B. 4, 5, 3, 1, 2 All rulers are machines. C. 3, 5, 4, 1, 2 Some machines are expensive items. D. 3, 4, 1, 5, 2 Conclusion: I. Some rulers are expensive items. Answer ||| D II. Some expensive items are machines. Solution ||| III. All expensive items are machines. The logical order of the above words is- A. Both conclusions I and II follow. 3. Market B. Both the conclusions II and III follow. 4. Vegetables C. Only conclusion II follows. 1. Buying D. Only conclusion I follows. 5. Cook

2. Food Answer ||| C Hence, option (d) [3, 4, 1, 5, 2] is the Solution ||| correct order.

33.1875 rupees are divided into A, B and C in such a way that A's share is half of the combined share of B and C and B's share is one-fourth of the combined share of A and C. How much is C's share more than A's share? A. ` 200 Conclusion: B. ` 250

C. ` 225 the letter series given below to complete D. ` 500 the given series. b_bab_bc_abbb_ba_b Answer ||| B A. cbabc Solution ||| B. bcbab C. cbbcb D. cbbac

Answer ||| C Solution ||| The sequence is - bcbabb The complete series is as follows- bcbabb/bcbabb/bcbabb. The correct option is (c)

36.Select the diagram that shows the best relationship between the given categories. Uncle, Relative, Rich

Hence, the correct response is option (b) A.

34.Three numbers from the following four numbers are somehow identical and one number is uneven. Select that uneven B. number. A. 254 B. 217 C. C. 126 D. 730 D.

Answer ||| A Answer ||| A Solution ||| Solution ||| 6³ + 1= 216 + 1 = 217 Some relatives are uncle but all the uncles 5³ + 1= 125 + 1 = 126 are relative. 9³ + 1= 729 + 1 = 730 Some of the relatives as well as uncle are 254 doesnt follow the above pattern. rich. Therefore, option (a) is different. So the diagram that shows the best relationship between them is- 35.Select the letter combination that is placed sequentially on the blank spaces of

A.

B. Option (a) is the correct answer.

37.Three letter groups from the following four-letter groups are similar in some way C. and one is unequal. Select the odd alphabets. A. CFIL D. B. GHIJ

C. PSUX D. MOQS Answer ||| B Solution ||| Answer ||| C The paper is unfolded in 2 steps. Solution ||| Step-1

Step- 2

We can see that PSUX is different from others. Hence, the correct option is (b) Hence, the odd option is (c) 39.If the mirror is placed on the right side 38.A paper is folded and cut as shown of the diagram given below, then select the below. What will it look like when open right mirror image to be made. it?

A.

B.

cousin of G. F is the wife of B. How is H C. related to F? A. Nephew D. B. Son in-law C. Brother in-law D. son Answer ||| B Solution ||| Answer ||| A In a plane mirror, a mirror image is a Solution ||| reflected duplication of an object that appears almost identical, but it is reversed in the direction perpendicular to the mirror surface. As an optical effect it results from reflection of substances such as a mirror or water.

40.Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers are Here, circle represents Female, and square related in the set given below. represents Male. (9, 35, 16) From the question, we can’t determine the gender of H. So, from the options the most A. (36, 55, 25) appropriate answer is option (A). B. (25, 30, 4) C. (81, 65, 36) D. (16, 50, 64) 42.How many squares are there in the figure given below? Answer ||| A Solution ||| The relation between the given number set is- the middle number is obtained from the [(difference of first and third number) × 5] A. 13 16 - 9 = 7 × 5 = 35 ( middle number) B. 14 Similarly, 36 - 25 = 11 × 5 = 55 (middle C. 12 number) D. 16 Hence, the correct option is (a) Answer ||| B 41.In a family of eight people, there are Solution ||| two couples, both couples have two children each. B and D are brothers and they each have two children. E is aunt of A, A is cousin of C. C is sister of H, H is

A.

The numbers of squares in this figure are - B. adol, chmi, abef, bcfg, efij, fgjk, acik, iklm, khmo, pqno, krsp, rhpq, spmn, cdkh. Total squares are 14. C. Hence, (b) is the correct response.

43.In a code language, VICTORY is D. written as CIVSYRO. What will the TRAITOR be written in the same code Answer ||| B language? Solution ||| A. ARTHROT On observing the options we can see that B. RATHORT the figure given under option (b) is indeed C. RTAJORT embedded in the original figure. It has D. ARTJOTR been represented below,

Answer ||| A Solution ||| VICTORY coded as CIVSYRO The pattern of code language is first three letters and last three letters are written in Option (b) is the correct response. reverse order and the remaining middle letter is replaced by its preceding letter. 45.Select the next figure in the following Therefore, the code of TRAITOR will be figure series. ARTHROT Option (a) is correct response.

44.Select the option in which the given figure is implicit. A.

Rotation is not allowed B.

C.

A. 57 : 135 B. 27 : 63 C. 21 : 51 D. D. 45 : 95

Answer ||| A Answer ||| B Solution ||| Solution ||| In the above series, the first figure has one 36 = 3 x 12 horizontal line intersecting 2 vertical lines 84 = 7 x 12 and the next figure showing its mirror image. Similarly, In the 3rd figure, there is two horizontal 27 = 3 x 9 lines intersecting 3 vertical lines. 63 = 7 x 9 So, according to the above sequence, the Hence, option (b) is the correct answer next figure is- 48.Select the option that is related to the third letter group in the same way as the second letter group is related to the first

letter group. Hence, option (a) is correct.

CEGI : AGEK : : DFHJ :? 46.From the given options, select the word A. CHFI pair whose two words are related to each B. CGIK other in the same way as the words of the C. BDJK word pair given below are related. D. BHFL Book: Encyclopedia A. Reptile: Python Answer ||| D B. Furniture: Wood Solution ||| C. Tennis: Ball D. Tree: Forest

Answer ||| A Solution ||| As, Encyclopedia is a type of book. Similarly, Similarly, Python is a type of reptile.

47.Select the number pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as the two numbers are related in the number pair given below. Hence, option (d) is correct.

36 : 84 : : ? : ? 49.If DIG is coded as 25 and CUT as 49, then how will be KICK coded?

A. 43 B. 34 C. 41 D. 39

Answer ||| D Solution |||

The pattern of the above code language is the sum of place value of all the alphabets of the given word + 5. DIG = 4 + 9 + 7 = 20 + 5 = 25 52.In triangle ABC, the points F and E CUT = 3 + 21 + 20 = 44 + 5 = 49 respectively on AB and AC sides are as follows: FE || BC and FE divide the Similarly, triangle into two parts with equal area. If KICK = 11 + 9 + 3 + 11 = 34 + 5 = 39 AD BC and AD intersect at FE at point Hence, the correct response is option (d) G, then GD: AG =? ⊥ 50.Three words from the following four A. words are somehow similar and one word is uneven. Choose the odd word. B. A. Peanut B. Fennel C. C. Cumin D. D. Mustard Answer ||| B Answer ||| A Solution ||| Solution ||| Except peanut, all the three are the types of ingredients used in making vegetables. Hence, the odd word is option (a)

51.The value of 2 × 3 ÷ 2 of 3 × 2 ÷ (4 + 4 × 4 ÷ 4 of 4 – 4 ÷ 4 × 4) is: Since, EF||BC A. 8 B. 2 C. 1 D. 4

Answer ||| B Also, Solution |||

54.The table shows the production (in

thousands) of different types of cars.

The total production of B type cars in the

year 2012, 2014, and 2015 has been approximately what percentage more than 53.A truck covers a distance of km at 384 the total production of A type cars in the a certain speed. If the speed is reduced year 2013 and 2016? by km / h, it will take two hours more 16 A. 34.4 to cover the same distance. What is B. 33.2 the 75% of the original speed (in km / h)? C. 31.9 A. 54 D. 36.3 B. 42 C. 45 Answer ||| C D. 48 Solution ||| Production of B type car in 2012, 2014 Answer ||| D and 2015 Solution ||| together thousa Let the truck at speed v km/h takes t hrs nd and at speed (v-16) km/h it takes (t+2) hrs. Production of A type car in 2013 and 2016 Then, thousand Required

%

55.The average of twelve numbers is 42. The last five numbers have an average of 40 and the first four numbers have an average of 44. The sixth number is 6 less than the fifth number and 5 less than the seventh number. What will be the Original speed km/h average of the th and th numbers? 75% of original 5 7 A. 44 speed km/h B. 44.5

C. 43 the data representing the production of cars D. 43.5 in 2013 will be the central angle of the

radius (sector) Answer ||| B : o Solution ||| A. 102 B. 84o Sum of twelve C. 70o number D. 80o Sum of last five numbers Answer ||| B Sum of first four Solution ||| numbers Total production of E type cars throughout the given Sum of 5th, 6th and 7th numbers years

thousand

Required angle

Let 5th, 6th and 7th numbers are (x+6), x and (x+5). Then,

th th Average of 5 and 7 number 57. is equal to: A. sec θ cosec θ B. cot θ C. tan θ

D. cos θ sin θ

Answer ||| A

Solution |||

56.The table shows the production (in thousands) of different types of cars.

If the data related to the production of E type cars is represented by pie-chart, then

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer ||| A 58.Four years ago, the ratio of the ages of Solution ||| A and B was Eight years from now, 4: 5. the ratio of the ages of A and B will be 11: 13. What is the sum of the present age of both of them? A. 76 years B. 72 years C. 80 years D. 96 years

Answer ||| C Solution ||| Let the ages of A and B four years ago were 4x and 5x

60.If the number of 9 digits

is 985x3678y, the number is divisible

by , then the value of ( x - y) will be Sum of the present ages of A and B 72 4 3 : A. 4 B. 6 C. 5 D. 3

Answer ||| A

Solution ||| 59.If Since the given number is divisible by 72, , , then the value of sin θ + it must be divisible by 4, 8 and 9. Since, it is divisible by 4, last two digit must be tan θ is : divisible by 4. So, possible values of y are 0, 4, 8. Since it is divisible by 8, last three

digits must be divisible by 8. As 780 and 788 are not divisible by 8, the only possible value of y is 4. Now, since the 62.Someone sold an item at a loss number is divisible by 9, its sum of digits will be divisible by 9. of 15%. If he sold it for Rs 30.60 more then he would get 9% profit. In order to get 10% profit, he has to sell the item in what amount? A. ` 128.40 B. ` 130 For x = 4, 54 is divisible by 9. C. ` 140.25 D. ` 132

61.If x + y + z Answer ||| C Solution ||| = 19, Let the CP = Rs. 100, then SP = Rs. 85 and , then the difference between SP for 9% profit = Rs. 109 z and x is: Difference in SP = 109 – 85 = 24 A. 3 B. 4 When difference = Rs. 24, then CP = Rs. C. 6 100 D. 5 when difference = Rs. 30.6, then CP

Answer ||| D To get 10% profit, Solution ||| SP

63.An amount becomes 8,028 in 3 years at a fixed percentage interest rate and 12,042 in 6 years, when the interest is compounded annually. What is the actual Now, amount? A. ` 5,352 B. `5,235 C. ` 5,253 D. ` 5,325

Answer ||| A Solution |||

C. 4 : 3 D. 8 : 3

Answer ||| C Solution ||| Dividing (ii) by (i), we get Edge of the original

cube Surface area of the original cube

64.The table shows the production (in thousands) of different types of cars.

Volume of one smaller cube edge of one smaller

cube Total surface area of three smaller cubes What is the ratio of total production of C type cars in year 2013 & A in year 2014 and the total production of B in year 2016 & E type cars in 2015? A. 11 : 12 Required ratio = 3456:2592 = 4:3 B. 12 : 11 C. 10 : 11 D. 12 : 13 66.If , x> 0, then what would be the value of ? Answer ||| D A. 6 Solution ||| B. 2 total production of C type cars in year C. 1 2013 & A in year 2014 = 36 + 48 = 84 D. 3 thousand total production of B in year 2016 & E Answer ||| D type cars in 2015 = 56 + 35 = 91 Solution ||| Required ratio = 84:91 = 12:13

65.A solid cube with a volume of 13824 cm3 is cut into eight cubes of the same volume. The ratio of the surface area of the original cube and the total sum of the surface area of three smaller cubes will be: A. 2 : 3 B. 2 : 1

68.If

है, then the value

of will be? A. 12 B. 15 C. 10 D. 9

Answer ||| A Solution ||| 67.if then cos θ is equal to:

A.

B.

C.

D.

69.The ratio of efficiencies of A, B and C Answer ||| B is 2: 5: 3. On working together, all three of Solution ||| them can complete work in 27 days. In how many days will both B and C together complete the 4/9th part of that work?

A. 15 days

B. days C. 27 days D. 24 days

Answer ||| A Solution |||

Ratio of efficiencies, A:B:C = 2:5:3

A. 32 cm B. 28 cm C. 30.5 cm D. 26.5 cm

Answer ||| A Solution |||

70.In ∆ ABC, the bisectors of B and C meet at point O inside the triangle. If BOC = 122o, what will be ∠the measure∠ of A? A.∠ 62o B. ∠64o AQ = AR = 4.5 cm, PC = CQ = 5.5 cm, C. 72o BR = BP = 6 cm. D. 68o Perimeter

Answer ||| B

Solution |||

72.The radius of a circle with O center is 10 cm, PQ and PR are the chords of 12 cm. PO, cuts the chord QR at point S. What is the length of OS? A. 3.2 cm B. 2.8 cm C. 3 cm D. 2.5 cm

Answer ||| B Solution |||

71.A circle is drawn under a triangle ABC. The circle touches the sides AB, BC and AC at the points R, P and Q respectively. If AQ = 4.5 cm, PC = 5.5 cm and BR = 6 cm, then the perimeter of triangle ABC Let OS = x, then is:

A. 18

B.

C. 20

73.The table shows the production (in D. thousands) of different types of cars. Answer ||| B Solution |||

The number of years in which the production of B type cars occurred in all the years is less than the average production of D type cars is as follows: A. 2 B. 3 C. 1 of 210 D. 4 of

Answer ||| A 180 Solution ||| Required Average production of D type cars during the years 2012 to 2016 percentage

75.After giving two successive discounts

each of on the marked price of an item, total discount is `259.20. If the face In 2014 and 2015 production of B type value of the object is `720, what will be cars are less than the average. the value of x? A. 25 74.If 120 is reduced by x%, the same B. 24 C. 18 result will be obtained if is increased 40 D. 20 by x%. Then x% of 210 will be what Answer ||| D percentage less than (x + 20)% of 180? Solution ||| Two successive discount equivalents to

77. |||Common||| Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. |||End||| Total rate of discount If you park your car here, the traffic police has fined you A. will fine you B. fine you C. No improvement Now, D. fined you

Answer ||| A Solution ||| The sentence is an example of first conditional sentences. Such sentences are used to show what action one will take in a particular situation. Like in the given sentence, the second clause shows the

action of the traffic police when someone parks a car at some location. In such sentences, we use simple present tense 76. with the 'if' clause and simple future tense |||Common||| Select the most appropriate with the main clause. See the structure word to fill in the blank. |||End||| below: His company has the _____ of producing if + present simple, ... will + infinitive the best cricket balls in the country. A. opinion Example: If I have money, I will help the B. reputation needy. C. brand Therefore, option A is the correct answer. D. position 78. Answer ||| B |||Common||| In the following passage, Solution ||| The sentence implies that it is some words have been deleted. Fill in the believed that his company produces the blanks with the help of the alternatives best cricket balls in the country. given. Select the most appropriate option Reputation means ‘the beliefs or opinions for each blank. that are generally held about someone or something’. It is the correct filler for the Seoul’s city government is asking people blank. Hence, option B is the right answer. for help to correct poorly translated Street signs - with prizes on offer for Other words do not produce a logical ______(###Q1###) who spot the most meaning in the sentence. errors. It’s running ______(###Q2###) two-week campaign calling on Koreans and foreigners ______(###Q3###) to

keep their eyes peeled for duration. It is not making the noun ______(###Q4###) in English, Japanese "campaign" plural. and Chinese text, the Korea Times reports. There’s a ______(###Q5###) focus on 80.Select the most appropriate option for public transport signs, maps and the blank. information signs at historic sites, as part A. same of a drive to improve the experience of B. alike foreign tourists in the South Korean C. likely capital. |||End||| D. similarly Select the most appropriate option for the blank. Answer ||| B A. that Solution ||| The blank needs an adverb, not B. this an adjective. Therefore, the use of "same" C. these would be incorrect as it is an adjective. D. those Likely is out of context as the sentence is

talking about some probability. Between Answer ||| D "alike" and "similarly", 'alike' is the correct Solution ||| The blank needs a word which choice. It means (of two or more people or refers to the people who spot most things) similar to each other. errors. ‘Those’ used in singling out Hence, option B is the correct answer. someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them is the perfect fit 81.Select the most appropriate option for for the blank. Hence, option D is the the blank. correct answer. A. guffaws

B. oversight 79. C. mistakes Select the most appropriate option for the D. blunder blank. A. the Answer ||| C B. a Solution ||| The meanings of the words are C. an as follows: D. one Guffaws: a loud and hearty laugh. Answer ||| B Oversight: an unintentional failure to Solution ||| A determiner is required to fill notice or do something. in the blank. An indefinite article ‘a’ is Mistakes: something, especially a word, required because it precedes a word that figure, or fact, which is not correct; an begins with a consonant sound. inaccuracy. Hence, option B is the correct answer. Blunder: a stupid or careless mistake. Please do not get confused in thinking that the word "two-week" makes the noun Therefore, ‘mistakes’ is the apt word to fill in the blank. "Blunder' would be a too "campaign" plural. Two-week is acting as strong word to be used in the given an adjective here and it is only showing

context. Hence, option C is the correct Few: a small number of. answer. Therefore, 'plentiful' is the antonym of the given word. 82.Select the most appropriate option for the blank. 84. A. meticulous |||Common||| Given below are four jumbled B. signifying sentences. Select the option that gives their C. important correct order. |||End||| D. particular A) An environmental group performed a necropsy on the animal and found about 40 Answer ||| D kilograms of plastic, Including grocery Solution ||| The sentence implies that there bags and rice sacks. is a special focus on public transport signs, B) A 4 .7-metre long whale died on maps and information signs at historic Saturday ¡n Philippines where it was sites, as part of a drive to improve the stranded a day earlier. experience of foreign tourists in the South C) “It’s very disgusting and Korean capital. ‘Particular’ meaning heartbreaking:’ he said. “We’ve done ‘especially great or intense’ is the apt word necropsies on 61 dolphins and whales in for the blank. Hence, option D is the the last 10 years and this is one of the correct answer. Other words do not biggest amounts of plastic we’ve seen:” produce the required meaning to the sentence. D) “The animal died from starvation and was unable to eat because of the trash filling its stomach;’ said Darrell Blatchley, 83. Director of D’ Bone Collector Museum Inc |||Common||| Select the antonym of the A. DABC given word. |||End||| B. BADC SCARCE C. BACD A. scanty D. ABCD B. seldom C. plentiful Answer ||| B D. few Solution ||| Sentence B would be the first sentence of the passage as it introduces the Answer ||| C subject i.e. ‘a 4.7 metre long whale’. Solution ||| The meanings of the words are: Sentence A would be the next in the Scarce: (especially of food, money, or sequence as it presents some astonishing some other resource) insufficient for the fact about the dead whale. DC would be demand. the mandatory pair because the pronoun ‘he’ in sentence C represents Darrell Scanty: small or insufficient in quantity or Blatchley who is the director of D’ Bone amount. Collector Museum Inc. mentioned in Seldom: not often; rarely. sentence D. Therefore, option B is the Plentiful: existing in or yielding great correct answer. quantities; abundant.

85. Solution ||| The meanings of the words are: |||Common||| Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. |||End||| Creature: an animal, as distinct from a Around sixty bands ¡n colourful _____ human being. took part in the Notting Hill Carnival. Wizard: (in legends and fairy tales) a man A. clothings who has magical powers. B. dressing Dwarf: a person who is of unusually or C. apparels abnormally small stature because of a D. costumes medical condition; a person affected by dwarfism. Answer ||| D Witch: a woman thought to have magic Solution ||| The blank requires a word powers, especially evil ones, popularly which means a set of clothes particular to a depicted as wearing a black cloak and group of people. pointed hat and flying on a broomstick. Hence, option C is the correct answer. The word "dressing" means a sauce for salads. It does not fit in the sentence. 87. |||Common||| Given below are four jumbled The word "clothings" is incorrect. Clothing sentences. Select the option that gives their represents a set of clothes and it cannot be correct order. |||End||| written in plural form. d in A) The cafe’s owner says he’s intereste conservation, and hopes customers will Apparels is also incorrect as it is also used realize the animals are worth saving, even in its singular form usually. though they often have a bad reputation.

‘Costumes’ meaning ‘a set of clothes B) None of them are venomous, meaning worn by an actor or performer for a customers can get up close and personal particular role’ is the apt word for the with the reptiles. blank. Hence, option D is the correct C) Here you sip your drink in the company answer. of 35 snakes. D) This cafe, which has just opened in 86. Tokyo, is not for the faint-hearted. |||Common||| Select the word which means A. DCBA the same as the group of words given. B. ABCD |||End||| C. DBCA D. ABDC A person, animal or plant much below the usual height Answer ||| A A. creature B. wizard Solution ||| Sentence D is the introductory C. dwarf sentence as it mentions the subject of the D. witch passage i.e. ‘a café which has just opened in Tokyo’. Sentence C should be the second sentence as it provides a distinctive Answer ||| C feature of the café. Sentence B aptly

follows the sentence C as ‘them’ in the D. No improvement sentence denotes the ‘snakes’ present in the sentence C. Sentence A is the Answer ||| A concluding sentence. Hence, option A is Solution ||| The phrase "for a long time" the correct answer. indicates the duration of some activity which started in past and still continues. 88. We use present/past perfect continuous to |||Common||| Select the word which means represent such actions. Out of the given the same as the group of words given. alternatives, only option A represents the |||End||| correct tense. Therefore, it is the correct A student who idly or without excuse answer. absents himself/hersef from school A. migrant 90. B. itinerant |||Common||| Select the correct passive C. truant form of the given sentence. |||End||| D. vagrant Do not buy medicines without the doctor’s prescription. Answer ||| C A. Medicines need not be bought without Solution ||| The meanings of the words are: the doctor’s prescription B. Medicines should not be bought without Migrant: a person who moves from one the doctor’s prescription. place to another, especially in order to find C. Medicines could not be bought without work or better living conditions. the doctor’s prescription Itinerant: travelling from place to place. D. Medicines might not be bought without Truant: a pupil who stays away from the doctor’s prescription school without leave or explanation. Vagrant: a person without a settled home Answer ||| B or regular work who wanders from place Solution ||| The following rules should be to place and lives by begging. considered while changing active form to Hence, option C is the correct answer. passive voice: • The places of subject and object will be interchanged in the sentence. 89. • Only 3rd form of the verb or will be used |||Common||| Select the most appropriate as a main verb in the Passive Voice. option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is Therefore, option B correctly provides the required, select No improvement. |||End||| passive form of the given sentence. The workers of this textile factory demand higher wages for a long 91. time. |||Common||| Select the correct active form A. have been demanding higher wages of the given sentence. |||End||| B. demanded higher wages Every passing vehicle was being C. has demanded higher wages thoroughly checked by the guards.

A. The guards were thoroughly checking D. cajole every passing vehicle. B. Every passing vehicle were thoroughly Answer ||| A checking the guards. Solution ||| The meanings of the words are C. The guards have been thoroughly as follows: checking every passing vehicle. Coerce: persuade (an unwilling person) to D. The guards have thoroughly checked do something by using force or threats. every passing vehicle. Pressurize: attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something. Answer ||| A Leave: go away from. Solution ||| Enchant: fill (someone) with great delight; Basic rules to be followed for charm. Active/Passive conversions are: 1. The object of the active verb becomes Cajole: persuade (someone) to do the subject of the passive verb. something by sustained coaxing or flattery. 2. The finite form of the verb is changed Hence, 'pressurize' is the synonym of the (to be+ past participle). given word. 3. The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence 93. (or is dropped). |||Common||| In the sentence identify the 4. Preposition "by" is used before object. segment which contains the grammatical The given sentence is in passive voice. The error. |||End||| structures for active/passive voices are: We had to decline several orders ¡n case Active: Subject + was/were + verb (ing) + that the production was held up due to object… labour strike. Passive: Object + was/were + being + verb A. due to labour strike (IIIrd from) + by + subject... B. the production was held up C. in case that So, with the help of the above structures, D. We had to decline we can convert the given sentence into active voice: Answer ||| C

Solution ||| The error is due to the fragment The guards were thoroughly checking every passing vehicle. ‘in case that’. It is a preposition and used in sentences like please do not use lift in case of fire. In the given sentence, it is a 92. connecting a fragment which gives reason |||Common||| Select the synonym of the why the speaker had to decline the orders. given word. |||End||| It should be replaced by the conjunction COERCE "because" to provide correct meaning to A. pressurize the sentence. B. leave C. enchant 94.

|||Common||| In the sentence identify the Extension: a part that is added to segment which contains the grammatical something to enlarge or prolong it. error. |||End||| Hence, 'compression' is the antonym of the Cyclone Idai killed at least 157 people in given word. Zimbabwe and Mozambique although ¡t tore across Southern Africa. 96. A. at least 157 people |||Common||| Select the most appropriate B. it tore across meaning of the given idiom. |||End||| C. although At daggers drawn D. Cyclone Idai killed A. without hope B. bitterly hostile Answer ||| C C. friendly with each other Solution ||| The use of conjunction D. deceiving somebody ‘although’ is incorrect in the sentence. Although means in spite of the fact that. Answer ||| B Example: The coach ordered them to keep running although they were completely Solution ||| The idiom ‘at daggers drawn’ tired. This conjunction is not providing means ‘(of two people) be bitterly hostile correct meaning to the sentence. It should towards each other’. For example: they be replaced by ‘as’ giving reasons to form have been at daggers drawn for weeks a contextually correct sentence. over tactics. Hence, option B is the correct Hence, option C is the correct answer. answer.

95. 97.Select the wrongly spelt word. |||Common||| Select the antonym of the A. Explode given word. |||End||| B. Expire C. Exploite EXPANSION D. Explicit A. augmentation B. compression Answer ||| C C. inflation D. extension Solution ||| Option C has the incorrectly spelt word. The correct spelling is ‘exploit’ Answer ||| B and it means ‘make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)’. Solution ||| The meanings of the words are:

Expansion: the action of becoming larger 98.Select the wrongly spelt word. or more extensive. A. Career Augmentation: the action or process of B. Carriage making or becoming greater in size or C. Calander amount. D. Callous Compression: the reduction in volume. Inflation: the action of inflating something Answer ||| C or the condition of being inflated.

Solution ||| Option C has the wrongly spelt Solution ||| The idiom ‘to play ducks and word. The correct spelling is ‘calendar’ drakes’ means ‘to behave recklessly; to which means a chart or series of pages idly squander one's wealth’. For example: showing the days, weeks, and months of a She played ducks and drakes with her particular year, or giving particular property. Hence, option B is the correct seasonal information. answer.

99. |||Common||| Select the synonym of the given word. |||End||| CHRONIC A. persistent B. temporary C. common D. ordinary

Answer ||| A Solution ||| The meanings of the words are as follows: Chronic: (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring. Persistent: continuing to exist or occur over a prolonged period. Temporary: lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent. Common: occurring, found, or done often; prevalent. Ordinary: with no special or distinctive features; normal. Hence, persistent is the synonym of the given word.

100. |||Common||| Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. |||End||| To play ducks and drakes A. to change places B. to use recklessly C. to be friendly D. to act cleverly

Answer ||| B