, , , - , , ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), 1. Fill in the blank with the correct word. 13. 'Sati' of Hindu women was prohibited during the ................... his humiliation, he attended the function. reign of which Mughal emporer? (a) Inspite of (b) Not withstanding (a) Jahangir (b) Shah Jahan (c) Nevertheless (d) As of (c) Akbar (d) Aurangzeb 2. 'Call up' means: 14. The state-of-the-art National Museum of Indian Cin- (a) recollect (b) anticipate ema (NMIC) has recently been inaugurated in which of (c) befriend (d) invite the following cities? 3. There was no .............. in the rain. (Insert correct (a) Mumbai (b) Shillong phrasal verb) (c) Hyderabad (d) Varanasi (a) let up (b) let in 15. The Government of India has approved setting up of (c) let off (d) let go the three new Naval Air Squadrons in which of the fol- 4. An Epicurean is one who lowing states? (a) Endures (b) Suffers (a) Assam and Sikkim (c) Enjoys pleasure (d) Loves (b) Gujarat and Tamil Nadu 5. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word un- (c) West Bengal and Odisha derlined below: (d) Kerala and Karnataka The darkness covered the whole countryside. 16. Diffo Bridge, which has been in news recently, is lo- (a) silence (b) stillness cated in which of the following states? (c) light (d) noise (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Arunachal Pradesh Directions (Q 6-8): Fill in the blanks with appropriate (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh prepositions. 17. Which city is the venue of the 7th ASEAN-India 6. I commenced work ..........1st May. Tourism Ministers Meeting 2019? (a) since (b) from (a) Ha Long (b) Paris (c) for (d) to (c) Tokyo (d) Berlin 7. We walked ......... the end of the street. 18. Who among the following Hindus first joined Din-i- (a) till (b) to Ilahi/ Tauhid-i-Ilahi? (c) for (d) in (a) Man Singh (b) Todarmal 8. The child has been missing ........... yesterday. (c) Bhagwant Das (d) Birbal (a) since (b) from 19. Which IIT will launch India's first BTech course in (c) for (d) on Artificial Intelligence? 9. Fill in the blank with the corrent word. (a) IIT Hyderabad (b) IIT Bombay She had better ........... the room (c) IIT Indore (d) IIT Kanpur (a) entered (b) requested 20. Who is the author of the book 'An Era of Darkness: (c) moved (d) called The British Empire in India'? 10. Use a suitable auxiliary verb to fill in the blank space. (a) Amrish Tripathi (b) Hamid Ansari In all probability it........... rain tonight. (c) Shashi Tharoor (d) Romesh Dutt (a) will (b) can 21. The German parliament has classified which of the (c) may (d) ought following North African states as safe countries of origin? 11. Which city is the venue of the 42nd Indian Social Sci- (a) Algeria (b) Tunisia ence Congress (ISSC)? (c) Morocco (d) All of these (a) Bhubaneswar (b) Hyderabad 22. Recently who has been elected as the new Prime Min- (c) Kolkata (d) New Delhi ister of Sweden? 12. Who completed the Qutab Minar? (a) Gustav Fridolin (b) Stefan Lofven (a) Qutb-ud-Din Bakhtiyar Kaki (Qutb ul Aqtab (c) Ulf Kristersson (d) Kimmie Akesson Hazrat Khwaja Sayyid Muhammad Bakhtiyar Al 23. Anil purchased a TV set with 20% discount. Had he Hussaini Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki) got 25% discount, he would have saved Rs 500 more. At (b) Nasiruddin Qubacha what price did he purchase the TV set? (c) Iltutmish (a) Rs 8000 (b) Rs 12000 (d) Qutbuddin Aibak (c) Rs 10000 (d) Rs 6000 24. Oranges are bought at 7 for Rs 3. At what rate per (c) Malavath Purna hundred must they be sold to gain 33%? (d) Satyarup Siddhanta (a) Rs 56 (b) Rs 60 29. Which state government has launched 'One Family, (c) Rs 58 (d) Rs 57 One Job' scheme? 25. 'Red' is used as a danger signal because (a) Sikkim (b) Odisha (a) blood is red (c) Jharkhand (d) The Punjab (b) red light is scattered least by the air molecules 30. Which Indian personality is the recipient of the first- (c) introduced by Soviet Russia ever Philip Kotlar Presidential award? (d) red colour is soothing for eye (a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Narendra Modi 26. Choose the odd pair of words. (c) Ratan Tata (d) Vijay Nahar (a) Badger–Cub (b) Boar–Sow (c) Beaver–Pup (d) Hawk–Eyas ANSWERS (e) Bee–Larva 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (a) 27. In the question below is given a statement followed by 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. two conclusions numbered I and II. (a) 20. (c) 21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (c) Explanation: By getting 5% Give answer more discount he saved Rs 500. (a) If only I follows Thus, 5% = 500 ⇒ 100% = Rs 10000. (b) If only II follows (c) If either I or II follows 24. (d) Explanation: CP of an orange = Rs (d) If neither I nor II follows (e) If both I and II follow ∴ CP of 100 oranges = Rs Statement: Only good dancers are invited in the conference. Good dancers have a charming personality. Conclusions: I. All invited dancers in the conference have ⇒ SP of 100 oranges = charming personality. II. Those dancers who do not have charming personality are = Rs 57. not invited in the conference. 25. (b) 26. (b) Explanation: In option 'b', the second is the fe- 28. Who has become the first Indian and youngest man male of the first. All others are the young ones of the first. to climb the seven highest peaks and volcanic summits 27. (e) Explanation: The statement given here clearly states across all continents? that good dancers have charming personality. According to (a) Mamta Sodha the given statement, those dancers who are not invited in the (b) Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru conference are not good dancers. Hence, I and II both follow. 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (b).