Question Bank General Awareness:

(1) The highest Pay Level in 7th Pay Commission is (A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) 18 ANS: D

(2) Which Article of the Constitution with regard to Jammu & Kashmir has been abolished recently? (A) 350 (B) 369 (C) 370 (D) 372 ANS: C

(3) The Railway Minister Shri Piyush Goel laid foundation for satellite terminal at ______Railway Station recently. (A) Moula Ali (B) Bhongir (C) Cherlapalli (D) Shadnagar ANS: C

(4) Which of the following is used in Pencils? (A) Graphite (B) Silicon (C) Charcoal (D) Phosphorous ANS: A

(5) The longest railway bridge in is (A) Vembanad Bridge (B) Bogibeel Bridge (C) Nehru Setu (D) Mahanadi Rail Bridge ANS: B

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(6) Which of the following is the longest railway zone in India? (A) Central Railway (B) South Central Railway (C) Northern Railway (D) Western Railway ANS: C

(7) Which of the following railway station has the longest railway platform in India? (A) Kharagpur railway station (B) Badlapur railway station (C) Gorakhpur railway station (D) Bilaspur railway station ANS: C

(8) ‘Ngultrum’ is the currency of which country? (A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) Canada (D) Sri Lanka ANS: B

(9) ‘Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat’ Abhiyan to ensure the standard of cleanliness was launched by which railway minister? (A) Piyush Goyal (B) Mamata Banerjee (C) Lalu Prasad Yadav (D) Suresh Prabhu ANS: D

(10) When the Citizenship Act came into force? (A) 1950 (B) 1952 (C) 1955 (D) 1958 ANS: C

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(11) ‘NRC’ stands for ______(A) New Register of Citizens (B) National Register of Citizens (C) National Refugee of Council (D) National Refugee of Citizens ANS: B

(12) The Maitree Express connects India with which of the following countries? (A) (B) Myanmar (C) (D) Nepal ANS: A

(13) Ram Nath Kovind is the ____ President of India (A) 14th (B) 13th (C) 15th (D) 12th ANS: A

(14) National Voters Day is observed on (A) 23rd January (B) 25th January (C) 24th February (D) 25th February ANS: B

(15) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centreis located in which state? (A) Karnataka (B) Odisha (C) Maharashtra (D) Kerala ANS: D

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(16) Mughal Gardens is located in (A) Agra (B) (C) New (D) ANS: C

(17) The old name of ‘’ is (A) (B) Stadium (C) Stadium (D) Keenan Stadium ANS: B

(18) The President of which of the following countries was the Chief Guest of Celebrations – 2020? (A) South Africa (B) Thailand (C) (D) Cambodia ANS: C

(19) ‘Constitution Day’ is celebrated on (A) 26th January (B) 26th December (C) 26th November (D) 26th October ANS: C

(20) No. of Union Territories ______(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 6 ANS: B

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(21) The largest stadium in the world is located in (A) Melbourne, (B) Lords, London (C) , India (D) , India ANS: C

(22) Governor of Telangana (A) BiswabhushanHarichandan (B) Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (C) BandaruDattatreya (D) Banwarilal Purohit ANS: B

(23) Abdul Kalam Islandis located in which state? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Odisha (D) West Bengal ANS: C

(24) General Manager of South Central Railway (A) Anil Kumar Gupta (B) Gajanan Mallya (C) Ajay Kumar (D) P.K. Mishra ANS: B

(25) Jog Water Fall is on which river? (A) Sharavati (B) Saraswati (C) Kosi (D) Chenab ANS: A

(26) Hirakud dam is on which river? (A) Sutlej River (B) Tapti River (C) Mahanadi (D) Ganga ANS: C

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(27) Boundary line between India and China (A) Radcliff Line (B) McMohan Line (C) Durand Line (D) Medicine Line ANS: B

(28) ‘Coronavirus’ is first identified in which city? (A) Chaohu (B) Hefei (C) Wuhan (D) Longhai ANS: C

(29) How many Fundamental Duties are there in Indian Constitution? (A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13 ANS: B

(30) The joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament is presided by (A) Chairman of Rajya Sabha (B) Speaker of Lok Sabha (C) Official nominated by the President (D) Official elected by the members of both Houses ANS: B

(31) The President will address his resignation to (A) Chief Justice of India (B) (C) Vice President of India (D) Lok Sabha ANS: C

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(32) The present Chief Justice of India is (A) Ranjan Gogoi (B) Sharad Arvind Bobde (C) Dipak Misra (D) H.L. Dattu ANS: B

(33) GST day is celebrated on (A) 1st May (B) 1st July (C) 1st June (D) 1st April ANS: B

(34) Which city in India is known as “City of Pearls”? (A) (B) (C) (D) Lucknow ANS: C

(35) The Chief Minister of Maharashtra is (A) Vikram Thackeray (B) Santosh Thackeray (C) Mahadev Thackeray (D) Uddhav Thackeray ANS: D

(36) The earth rotates around its axis from (A) North to South (B) West to East (C) South to North (D) East to West ANS: B

(37) Largest gland in human body is (A) Thyroid (B) Pancreas (C) Heart (D) Liver ANS: D

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(38) Shaving mirror is (A) Concave (B) Convex (C) Real (D) Normal ANS: A

(39) Best film Award is given to ____ film during Oscar Awards 2020. (A) Super 30 (B) Parasite (C) Little Women (D) Hair Love ANS: B

(40) Noble Prize 2019 for Peace was given to (A) Denis Mukwege (B) Meles Zenawi (C) Isaias Afwerki (D) Abiy Ahmed ANS: D

(41) The first metal used by man was (A) Iron (B) Copper (C) Gold (D) Tin ANS: B

(42) Capital city of Maldives is (A) Manutius (B) Hanoi (C) Male (D) Laos ANS: C

(43) National Remote Sensing Agency is located in (A) Trivandrum (B) (C) Hyderabad (D) Bengaluru ANS: C

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(44) ‘Kottam’ is the folk dance of which state? (A) Telangana (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu ANS: B

(45) The purest form of Iron is (A) Wrought Iron (B) Steel (C) Pig Iron (D) Nickel Steel ANS: A

(46) Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of (A) Nuclear fission (B) Nuclear fusion (C) Natural radioactivity (D) Artificial radioactivity ANS: B

(47) Among the given nutrients, milk is a poor source of (A) Calcium (B) Protein (C) Vitamin C (D) Carbohydrates ANS: C

(48) Which of the following is most abundant in air? (A) Oxygen (B) Nitrogen (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Argon ANS: B

(49) The SI unit of measuring Work is (A) Joule (B) Watt (C) Farad (D) Ohm ANS: A

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(50) Total number of Chromosomes in human body are (A) 44 (B) 45 (C) 46 (D) 48 ANS: C

(51) Ten Rupee note bears the signature of (A) Finance Secretary of India (B) Governor, Reserve Bank of India (C) Governor of a State (D) Prime Minister of India ANS: B

(52) Salaries of Central Government employees will be drawn from which fund of India? (A) Contingency Fund of India (B) Consolidated Fund of India (C) Corpus Fund of India (D) General Fund of India ANS: B

(53) Beri Beri disease is caused due to deficiency of (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin K ANS: B

(54) How many types of emergencies are envisaged by the Constitution of India? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 ANS: C

(55) International Yoga Day is observed on (A) June 20 (B) July 20 (C) June 21 (D) June 26 ANS: C

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(56) Venue of Summer Olympics 2020 is (A) Beijing (B) Doha (C) Oman (D) Tokyo ANS: D

(57) Integral Coach Factory is located at (A) Perambur (B) Coimbatore (C) Salem (D) Madurai ANS: A

(58) The first woman President of Indian National Congress was (A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Indira Gandhi (C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit (D) Annie Besant ANS: D

(59) Chandragupta Maurya followed (A) Buddhism (B) Jainism (C) Sikhism (D) Hinduism ANS: B

(60) Headquarter of East Central Railway is located at (A) Jabalpur (B) Hajipur (C) Raichur (D) Allahabad ANS: B

(61) Which of the following State does NOT share a border with Bangladesh? (A) Meghalaya (B) Tripura (C) Manipur (D) Mizoram ANS: C

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(62) Largest State in Area in India is (A) (B) Gujarat (C) Rajasthan (D) Uttar Pradesh ANS: C

(63) Diabetes is a condition in which the level of ____ in an individual’s blood becomes too high. (A) Sucrose (B) Galactose (C) Maltose (D) Glucose ANS: D

(64) Which of the following is the vector of Malaria? (A) Aedes Mosquito (B) Anopheles Mosquito (C) Sand Fly (D) Fleas ANS: B

(65) Universal recipient blood group is (A) O (B) B (C) A (D) AB ANS: D

(66) India’s first Private Train is (A) Pruthvi (B) Humsafar (C) Tejas (D) Durando ANS: C

(67) No. of Females per 1000 in India as per Census 2011 (A) 930 (B) 925 (c) 945 (D) 940 ANS: D

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(68) ‘Durand Cup’ is associated with the game of (A) Cricket (B) Football (C) Hockey (D) Volleyball ANS: B

(69) How many languages are there in 8th Schedule of Indian Constitution? (A) 20 (B) 21 (C) 22 (D) 23 ANS: C

(70) The operational period of 12th Five Year Plan is (A) 2007-12 (B) 2012-17 (C) 2015-20 (D) 2005-10 ANS: B

(71) Which place is said to be the Manchester of ? (A) Coimbatore (B) Salem (C) Thanjavur (D) Madurai ANS: A

(72) Who estimated the National Income for the first time in India? (A) Mahalanobis (B) Dadabhai Naoroji (C) V K R V Rao (D) Sardar Patel ANS: B

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(73) ‘Land of Morning Sun’ is (A) Germany (B) England (C) India (D) ANS: D

(74) What is the minimum age for becoming a Governor of state in India? (A) 30 years (B) 25 years (C) 35 years (D) 45 years ANS: C

(75) Which is called the “Lake District of India”? (A) Nainital (B) Shimla (C) Gangtok (D) Matheran ANS: A

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General Intelligence and Reasoning:

(1) In the following question select the related word from the given alternative? GATES : JDWHV : : LINUX : (A) OLQXA (B) OLQVZ (C) NKQXA (D) NKQVZ ANS: A

(2) Which of the following correctly represents the relationship between 1. Eyes 2. Forehead 3. Face (A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

ANS: C

(3) Which of the following does NOT belong to this group? (A) Notebook (B) Pen (C) Scale (D) Principal ANS: D

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(4) Choose the mirror image for the following figure:

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 ANS: D

(5) If IRELAND is written as 9185121144, how can EGYPT be written? (A) 58241719 (B) 57251620 (C) 52241721 (D) 57261721 ANS: B

(6) Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Word 2. Paragraph 3. Sentence 4. Letters 5. Phrase

(A) 4, 1, 5, 2, 3 (B) 4, 1, 3, 5, 2 (C) 4, 2, 5, 1, 3 (D) 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 ANS: D

(7) Flow : River :: Stagnant : ? (A) Rain (B) Stream (C) Pool (D) Canal ANS: C

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(8) CUP : LIP :: BIRD : ? (A) BUSH (B) GRASS (C) FOREST (D) BEAK ANS: D

(9) Which one will replace the question mark ?

(A) L10 (B) K15 (C) L15 (D) K8 ANS: D

(10) Which one will replace the question mark ?

(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 3 ANS: C

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(11) Which one will replace the question mark ?

(A) 18 (B) 12 (C) 9 (D) 6 ANS: C

(12) Choose the word which is different from the rest. (A) Cap (B) Helmet (C) Hat (D) Veil ANS: D

(13) Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy? (A) Brother (B) Uncle (C) Cousin (D) Father ANS: D

(14) 120, 99, 80, 63, 48, ? (A) 35 (B) 38 (C) 39 (D) 40 ANS: A

(15) 589654237, 89654237, 8965423, 965423, ? (A) 58965 (B) 65423 (C) 89654 (D) 96542 ANS: D

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(16) 125,80,45,20,? (A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12 ANS: A

(17) 1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 16, ? (A) 32 (B) 64 (C) 81 (D) 256 ANS: B

(18) Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is P? (A) North (B) South (C) South-East (D) South-West ANS: D

(19) One morning sujata started to walk towards the Sun. After covering some distance she turned to right then again to the right and after covering some distance she again turns to the right. Now in which direction is she facing? (A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West ANS: B

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(20) Which digit will appear on the face opposite to the face with number 4?

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 1 ANS: A

(21) In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: 1. All the harmoniums are instruments. 2. All the instruments are flutes.

Conclusions: (1) All the flutes are instruments. (2) All the harmoniums are flutes.

(A) Only (1) conclusion follows (B) Only (2) conclusion follows (C) Neither (1) nor (2) follows (D) Both (1) and (2) follow ANS: B

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(22) A cat runs 40 metre towards East and turns Right, runs 20 metre and turns to right, runs 18 metre and again turns to left, runs 10 metre and then turns to left, runs 24 metre and finally turns to left and runs 12 metre. Now which direction cat is facing? (A) East (B) South (C) West (D) North ANS: D

(23) A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends. R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P ? (A) A (B) X (C) S (D) Z ANS: B

(24) Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary: i. Heredityii. Hesitate iii. Heavyiv. Herald (A) iii, iv, i, ii (B) i, iv, iii, ii (C) ii, iii, i, iv (D) iv, iii, ii, i ANS: A

(25) Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ? (A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 27 (D) 53 ANS: B

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Question Nos. 26 to 29 based on the following:

Six friends are sitting in a circle and are facing the centre of the circle. Deepa is between Prakash and Pankaj. Priti is between Mukesh and Lalit. Prakash and Mukesh are opposite to each other.

(26) Who is sitting right to Prakash ? (A) Mukesh (B) Deepa (C) Pankaj (D) Lalit ANS: D

(27) Who is just right to Pankaj? (A) Deepa (B) Lalit (C) Prakash (D) Priti ANS: A

(28) Who are the neighbours of Mukesh ? (A) Prakash and Deepa (B) Deepa and Priti (C) Priti and Pankaj (D) Lalit and Priti ANS: C

(29) Who is sitting opposite to Priti ? (A) Prakash (B) Deepa (C) Pankaj (D) Lalit ANS: B

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(30) Select the related word from the given alternatives: Ocean : Water : : Glacier : ? (A) Refrigerator (B) Ice (C) Mountain (D) Cave ANS: B

(31) If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in that code? (A) EDRIRL (B) DCQHQK (C) ESJFME (D) FYOBOC ANS: A

(32) Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ? (A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 21 (D) 23 ANS: B

(33) If Anita is taller than Surjit but shorter than Kusum and Surjit is just as tall as Kalpana but taller than Vanita, then Kalpana is (A) just as tall as Anita (B) taller than Kusum (C) shorter than Anita (D) shorter than Surjit ANS: C

(34) In the following question, a word has been given, followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters MIRACULOUS (A) MOLAR (B) LOCUS (C) SCAR (D) SOLACE ANS: D

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(35) Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather.” How is the woman related to the man in the photograph? (A) Mother (B) Aunt (C) Sister (D) Grand Mother ANS: C

(36) Find the missing number in the following matrix.

(A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) 18 ANS: B

(37) Six friends A, B, C, D, E and Fare sitting in a row facing East. C is between A and E. B is just to the right of E but left of D. F is sitting at the left end of the row. How many persons are to the right of E? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 ANS: B

(38) In the following question, select the odd number pair from the given alternatives. (A) 17 – 12 (B) 29 – 14 (C) 21 – 16 (D) 31 – 26 ANS: B

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(39) Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary: 1.Mobile 2.Manage 3.Merger 4.Merged 5.Mango . (A) 25341 (B) 25431 (C) 24351 (D) 54132 ANS: B

(40) 12 : 156 : : 14 : ? (A) 195 (B) 205 (C) 208 (D) 210 ANS: D

(41) In a certain code language, "he is game" is written as "@#*", "good game play" is written as "$*&"and" play that hard" is written as "!$%".How is "good" written in that code language? (A) & (B) * (C) $ (D) @ ANS: A

(42) In a certain code language, "CAB" is written as "6" and "LEG" is written as "6". How is "MAP" written in that code language? (A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 8 ANS: c

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(43) If "÷" denotes "subtracted from", "+" denotes "multiplied by", "–" denotes "added to" and "×" denotes "divided by", then19 + 2 ÷ 2 + 2 – 14 = ? (A) 52 (B) 46 (C) 48 (D) 88 ANS: C

(44) If 11 # 2 @ 6 = 78 and 15 # 4 @ 8 = 152, then 17 # 6 @ 7 = ? (A) 161 (B) 143 (C) 221 (D) 157 ANS: A

(45) If 2 = 0, 5 = 1 and 8 = 4, then 11 = ? (A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 6 ANS: B

(46) In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

3 6 5 10 7 14 72 18 120 30 ? 42 . (A) 84 (B) 136 (C) 144 (D) 168 ANS: D

(47) If 'star' is called 'water', ‘water’ is called ‘tree’, ‘tree’ is called ‘sky’, ‘sky’ is called ‘earth’. On which of the following birds fly? (A) Water (B) Star (C) Sky (D) Earth ANS: D

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(48) If P denotes +, Q denotes -, R denotes '÷', and S denotes ×, then: 15S24R12Q5P8 =? (A) 115 (B) 33 (C) 55 (D) 45 ANS: B

(49) If HOME is coded as IONE, DONE is coded as EOOE and CORD is coded as DOSE, how would you code SOLD? (A) TPOT (B) TONE (C) TOMS (D) TOME ANS: D

(50) 5, 8, 12, 17, 23, ? (A) 30 (B) 72 (C) 65 (D) 48 ANS: A

(51) AN, EQ, IT, MW, ? (A) QZ (B) KX (C) IV (D) ZM ANS: A

(52) If "A" means "subtraction", "B" means "division", "C" means "addition" and "D" means "multiplication", then 305 B 5 A 28 C 43 D 12 = ? (A) 569 (B) 549 (C) 560 (D) 530 ANS: B

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(53) In this letter series, some of the letters are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative. _ q r _ r p _ p q p _ r _ r p . (A) pqrqq (B) qrqrr (C) ppqqp (D) rqqrr ANS: A

(54) How many such pairs of letters are there in the word RECOVERED, which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet? (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 5 ANS: B

(55) How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CHRONICLE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet? (A) None (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 ANS: D

(56) How many digits are there in the number 683514 each of which remains the same as when the digits are arranged in ascending order within the number? (A) None (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 ANS: B

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(57) If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the correct image of the given question figure?

(A) (a) (B) (b) (C) (c) (D) (d) ANS: A

(58)

(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6 ANS: C

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(59) From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

ANS: B

(60) 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ? (A) 91 (B) 51 (C) 81 (D) 42 ANS: C

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(61) 10, 100, 200, 310, ? (A) 430 (B) 420 (C) 410 (D) 400 ANS: A

(62) 201, 202, 204, 207, ? (A) 205 (B) 208 (C) 210 (D) 211 ANS: D

(63) If TOUR is written as 1234, CLEAR is written as 56784 and SPARE is written as 90847, find the code for CARE (A) 1247 (B) 4847 (C) 5247 (D) 5847 ANS: D

(64) In a code sign DRLAL is coded as 62014314. How CAMEL is coded ? (A) 35729310 (B) 5313613 (C) 5315714 (D) None ANS: C

(65) If LIGHT is coded as GILTH, find the code for RAINY. (A) ARINY (B) IARYN (C) NAIRY (D) YNIAR ANS: B

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(66) In a code language 256 means 'you are good', 637 means 'we are bad', 358 means 'good and bad'. Find the code for 'and'. (A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 8 (D) 3 ANS: C

(67) If ABC = 6 and GUN = 6 then PEN = ? (A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 6 ANS: B

(68) KNOWLEDGE is coded as 256535475. How can GENERAL be coded (A) 7549993 (B) 7559913 (C) 755591 (D) 7555913 ANS: D

(69) If BOY is coded as ACNPXZ. What will be the code for LIFE? (A) KMHJEGDF (B) LMGHEGDF (C) LMHJGEFD (D) None of these ANS: A

(70) If SISTER is coded as 535301, UNCLE is coded as 84670 and BOY is coded as 129. Find the code word for SON ? (A) 923 (B) 872 (C) 361 (D) 521 ANS: D

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(71) If TOM = 48 and DICK = 27. Find the value of CATTLE ? (A) 93 (B) 61 (C) 91 (D) 65 ANS: B

(72) In a class of 45 students, Amirâ’s rank from the top is 16th. Ashok is 6 ranks below Amir. What is Ashokâ’s rank from the bottom? (A) 23rd (B) 32nd (C) 24th (D) 30th ANS: C

(73) Mani is thirteenth from the top and twenty seventh from the bottom in a queue. How many persons are there in the queue? (A) 33 (B) 37 (C) 35 (D) 39 ANS: D

(74) G2X, J4V, M8T, ?, S32P (A) N64S (B) P16R (C) Q16R (D) P8S ANS: B

(75) In the following letter series, some of the letters are missing, which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternatives:

bc_b_c_b_ccb

(A) cbcb (B) bcbc (C) cbbc (D) bbcb ANS: A

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Arithmetic:

(1) Square root of 1.5625 = ____

(A) 1.05 (B) 1.25 (C) 1.45 (D) 1.55 ANS: B

(2) Which one of the following is not a prime number? (A) 31 (B) 61 (C) 71 (D) 91 ANS: D

(3) 112 x 54= ?

(A) 67000 (B) 70000 (C) 76500 (D) 77200 ANS: B

(4) 1397 x 1397 = ?

(A) 1951609 (B) 1981709 (C) 18362619 (D) 2031719 ANS: A

(5) The sum of first five prime numbers is

(A) 11 (B) 18 (C) 26 (D) 28 ANS: D

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(6) The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and

the 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number ? (A) 240 (B) 270 (C) 295 (D) 360 ANS: B

(7) If the number 517*324 is completely divisible by 3, then

the smallest whole number in the place of * will be (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these ANS: C

(8) A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had how many

apples? (A) 588 (B) 600 (C) 672 (D) 700 ANS: D

(9) If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as (A) 4% of a (B) 5% of a (C) 20% of a (D) None of these ANS: A

(10) A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole

in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train? (A) 120 metres (B) 180 metres (C) 324 metres (D) 150 metres ANS: D

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(11) A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815

in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is (A) Rs.650 (B) Rs.690 (C) Rs.698 (D) Rs.700 ANS: C

(12) A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of

15%. What is the selling price of the cycle? (A) Rs. 1090 (B) Rs. 1160 (C) Rs. 1190 (D) Rs. 1202 ANS: C

(13) On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to

the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is: (A) Rs. 45 (B) Rs. 50 (C) Rs. 55 (D) Rs. 60 ANS: D

th (14) What was the day of the week on 28 May, 2006? (A) Thursday (B) Friday (C) Saturday (D) Sunday ANS: D

(15) The H.C.F. of two numbers is 12 and their difference is 12. Which of the following can be the numbers? (A) 60, 78 (B) 70, 84 (C) 94, 108 (D) 84, 96 ANS: D

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(16) The G.C.D. of 1.08, 0.36 and 0.9 is (A) 0.03 (B) 0.9 (C) 0.18 (D) 0.108 ANS: B

(17) Find the lowest common multiple of 24, 36 and 40 (A) 120 (B) 240 (C) 360 (D) 480 ANS: C

(18) The H.C.F. of two numbers is 11 and their L.C.M. is

7700. If one of the numbers is 275, then the other is (A) 279 (B) 283 (C) 308 (D) 318 ANS: C

(19) The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4 and their H.C.F. is 4.

Their L.C.M. is: (A) 52 (B) 16 (C) 24 (D) 48 ANS: D

(20) 173 x 17? = 175

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 5 ANS: C

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(x - y) (x + y) (21) f 3 = 27 and 3 = 243, then x is equal t (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6 ANS: C

(22) 39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, working

6 hours a day, complete the work? (A) 10 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15 ANS: B

(23) If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance

travelled by him is (A) 50 KM (B) 56 KM (C) 70 KM (D) 80 KM ANS: A

(24) Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many

minutes does the bus stop per hour? (A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 20 ANS: B

(25) A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much

is to be paid to C? (A) 375 (B) 400 (C) 600 (D) 800 ANS: B

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(26) A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and left the job. In how many days, A alone can finish the remaining

work? (A) 5 (B) 5 ½ (C) 6 (D) 8 ANS: C

(27) A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working together, they will complete

the same work in: (A) 1/24 day (B) 7/24 day (C) 3 3/7 days (D) 4 days ANS: C

(28) Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25% more efficient than Sakshi. The number of days taken

by Tanya to do the same piece of work is: (A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 25 ANS: B

(29) A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the

remaining work. The whole work was completed in : (A) 8 days (B) 10 days (C) 12 days (D) 15 days ANS: B

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(30) The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2

years at 4% per annum is Re. 1. The sum (in Rs.) is: (A) 625 (B) 630 (C) 640 (D) 650 ANS: A

(31) The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum

is Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is: (A) 2 (B) 2 ½ (C) 3 (D) 4 ANS: A

(32) A and B started a partnership business investing some amount in the ratio of 3 : 5. C joined then after six months with an amount equal to that of B. In what proportion should the profit at the end of one year be

distributed among A, B and C? (A) 3 : 5 : 2 (B) 3 : 5 : 5 (C) 6 : 10 : 5 (D) Data inadequate ANS: C

(33) Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present

age in years? (A) 24 (B) 27 (C) 40 (D) None ANS: A

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(34) A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of

his son is: (A) 14 years (B) 18 years (C) 20 years (D) 22 years ANS: D

(35) A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the digits are

reversed. The number is: (A) 18 (B) 24 (C) 42 (D) 81 ANS: B

(36) In a two-digit, if it is known that its unit's digit exceeds its ten's digit by 2 and that the product of the given number and the sum of its digits is equal to 144, then

the number is: (A) 24 (B) 26 (C) 42 (D) 46 ANS: A

(37) The product of two numbers is 120 and the sum of their

squares is 289. The sum of the number is (A) 20 (B) 23 (C) 169 (D) None ANS: 23

(38) The sum of two number is 25 and their difference is 13.

Find their product (A) 104 (B) 114 (C) 315 (D) 325 ANS: A

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(39) 3889 + 12.952 - ? = 3854.002 (A) 47.095 (B) 47.752 (C) 47.932 (D) 47.95 ANS: D

(40) 617 + 6.017 + 0.617 + 6.0017 = ? (A) 6.2963 (B) 62.965 (C) 629.6357 (D) None of these ANS: C

(41) 0.002 x 0.5 = ? (A) 0.0001 (B) 0.001 (C) 0.01 (D) 0.1 ANS: B

(42) 34.95 + 240.016 + 23.98 = ? (A) 298.0946 (B) 298.111 (C) 298.946 (D) 299.09 ANS: C

(43) The cube root of .000216 is (A) 0.6 (B) 0.06 (C) 77 (D) 87 ANS: B

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(44)

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 11 ANS: A

(45) The square root of 64009 is: (A) 347 (B) 253 (C) 363 (D) 803 ANS: B

(46) Find the odd man out 3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 21

(A) 21 (B) 17 (C) 14 (D) 3 ANS: C

(47) Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than

a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is: (A) 2 : 5 (B) 3 : 5 (C) 4 : 5 (D) 6 : 7 ANS: c

(48) A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Rs. 1000 more

than D, what is B's share? (A) 500 (B) 1500 (C) 2000 (D) None of these ANS: C

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(49) Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What

will be the ratio of increased seats? (A) 2 : 3 : 4 (B) 6 : 7 : 8 (C) 6 : 8 : 9 (D) None ANS: A

(50) The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second to the third is 5 :

8, then the second number is: (A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 48 (D) 58 ANS: B

(51) Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds respectively. In 30

minutes, how many times do they toll together ? (A) 4 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 16 ANS: D

(52) If 40% of a number is equal to two-third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second

number? (A) 2 : 5 (B) 3 : 7 (C) 5 : 3 (D) 7 : 3 ANS: C

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(53) The fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 is (A) 18 (B) 24 (C) 19 (D) 20 ANS: B

a (a - 3) (54) If 5 = 3125, then the value of 5 is: (A) 25 (B) 125 (C) 625 (D) 1625 ANS: A

0.16 0.09 (55) 256) x (256) = ? (A) 4 (B) 16 (C) 64 (D) 256.25 ANS: A

7.5 2.5 1.5 ? (56) (25) x (5) ÷ (125) = 5 (A) 8.5 (B) 13 (C) 16 (D) 17.5 ANS: B

(57) If m and n are whole numbers such that mn = 121, the n + 1 value of (m - 1) is (A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 121 (D) 1000 ANS: D

(58) The no. of sides in a Pentagon are ____

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7 ANS: B

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(59) Find the volume of a cube whose side is 6 cm.

(A) 64 (B) 81 (C) 216 (D) 256 ANS: C

3 2 (60) Find value of k, if (x - 1) is a factor of 4x + 3x – 4x + k. (A) -2 (B) -3 (C) 3 (D) 2 ANS: B

(61) Twice the difference between two numbers is equal to

their sum. If one number is 15, find the other number. (A) 15 (B) 10 (C) 5 (D) 20 ANS: C

3 2 (62) The degree of the polynomial 2x – 5x + x – 3 is (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 0 ANS: B

(63) Divide Rs. 390 among 3 persons A, B and C such that 3 times A’s share, 2 times B’s share and 4 times C’s share

are all equal. Find the share of A. (A) 120 (B) 60 (C) 240 (D) 300 ANS: A

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(64) The unit digit in the product of (784x618x917x463) is

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 ANS: A

(65) In 642 – 362 = 20 x A then A = ?

(A) 70 (B) 120 (C) 180 (D) 140 ANS: D

(66) If = then x2 + y2= ?

(A) 10 (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) 5 ANS: D

(67) If = then = ?

(A) -1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 ANS: C

(68) The average of first 50 natural numbers is

(A) 12.25 (B) 21.25 (C) 25 (D) 25.5 ANS: D

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(69) The sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 13. Find their product.

(A) 104 (B) 114 (C) 315 (D) 325 ANS: B

(70) 28% of 450 + 45% of 280 = ?

(A) 200 (B) 352 (C) 252 (D) 300 ANS: C

(71) A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children’s education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income is left with?

(A) 8% (B) 10% (C) 12% (D) 14% ANS: A

(72) Find the single discount equivalent to a series discount of 20%, 10% and 5%.

(A) 35% (B) 35.5% (C) 68.4% (D) 31.6% ANS: D

(73) If A:B = 3:4 and B:C = 8:9 then A:C is

(A) 1:3 (B) 3:2 (C) 2:3 (D) 1:2 ANS: C

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(74) If (x:y) = 2:1 then (x2 - y2) : (x2 + y2) = ?

(A) 3:5 (B) 5:3 (C) 1:3 (D) 3:1 ANS: A

(75) A,B and C started a business by investing Rs.1,20,000, Rs.1,35,000 and Rs.1,50,000 respectively. Find the share of C out of a total profit of Rs.56,700.

(A) 16800 (B) 18900 (C) 20000 (D) 21000 ANS: D

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