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Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of
consonants/vowels in the word.)
Cattle : Herd
Ans 1. Player : Class
2. Soldiers : Colony
3. Pupils : Team
4. Sailors : Crew (ans)
By interchanging the given two signs which of the following equation will be not correct?
+ and ÷
Ans 1. 18 + 6 – 6 ÷ 3 × 3 = 6
2. 18 + 2 × 6 ÷ 3 – 7 = 50
3. 7 × 8 ÷ 4 + 2 – 6 = 49 (ans)
4. 6 × 9 + 3 – 24 ÷ 8 = 2
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series
12.8, 13.5, 14.9, 17, ?
Ans 1. 19.5
2. 18.9
3. 19.8 (ans)
4. 20.5
Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second numb
is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third numbe
4 : 61 :: 9 : 726 :: 6 : ?
Ans 1. 213 (ans)
2. 356
3. 316
4. 242
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is
related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words a
must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of
consonants/vowels in the word)
Solids : Freeze :: Gases : ?
Ans 1. Freezes
2. Melts
3. Evaporates (ans)
4. Smells
After arranging the given words according to dictionary order, which word will come at
‘Third’ position?
1. Aquarium
2. Aquatic
3. Aquarial
4. Aquatint
5. Aquavit
Ans 1. Aquatint
2. Aquatic (ans)
3. Aquarium
4. Aqurial
Which two signs and two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to
make it correct?
13 − 65 ÷ 45 × 21 + 2 = 82
Ans 1. 65 and 13, × and +
2. 45 and 13, × and + (ans)
3. 45 and 13, − and +
4. 45 and 21, × and +
In a certain code language, ‘APPRECIATE’ is written as ‘ETAICERPPA’, ‘MOTIVATION’ is
written as ‘NOITAVITOM’. How will ‘FRIENDSHIP’ be written in that language?
Ans 1. PIHSNDEIRF
2. PIHSDENIRF
3. PIHSDNEIRF (ans)
4. PIHSDNIERF
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the
given set.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the
numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting
/ multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then
performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
(5, 98, 9)
(10, 168, 14)
Ans 1. (7, 108, 23)
2. (1, 28, 3) (Ans)
3. (3, 88, 17)
4. (15, 248, 19)
In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions
based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be
at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
I. Some L are Z.
II. Some L are T.
Conclusion:
I. All Z are L.
II. No T is Z.
Ans 1. Only conclusion II follows
2. Both conclusions I and II follows
3. Only conclusion I follows
4. Neither conclusion follows (ans)
By interchanging the given two signs and numbers which of the following equation will be
not correct?
+ and –, 3 and 5
Ans 1. 5 × 4 – 3 + 4 ÷ 2 = 15
2. 5 × 4 + 3 – 6 ÷ 2 = 10
3. 5 – 3 + 8 × 4 ÷ 2 = 10 (ans)
4. 7 × 4 ÷ 2 – 5 + 3 = 12
Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) and complete the
following letter-cluster series?
IR, BY, UF, NM, GT, ?
Ans 1. YB
2. YA
3. ZA (ans)
4. ZB
Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the odd one out.
Ans 1. UGS
2. NNL
3. JRH
4. CXA (ans)
Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming
the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts,
decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All oranges are apples.
Some oranges are bananas.
All bananas are fruits.
Conclusions:
I. Some fruits are apples.
II. Some apples are bananas.
III. Some oranges are fruits.
Ans 1. Only conclusions I and II follow.
2. All conclusions follow. (Ans)
3. Only conclusions I and III follow.
4. Only conclusions II and III follow.
Select the odd group of numbers. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole
numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g.13 –
Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed.
Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is
not allowed)
Ans 1. (22 – 66 –198 )
2. (15 –45 –135 )
3. (17 –51 –147 ) (Ans)
4. (10 –30 –90 )
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the
following set.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the
numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting
/ multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then
performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed)
(17, 59, 625)
(8, 44, 784)
Ans 1. (24, 70, 576)
2. (22, 78, 784)
3. (12, 69, 2025) (Ans)
4. (18, 74, 1296)
A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones
that will complete the series.
ABCD, CUKA, ENSX, GGAU, ?
Ans 1. IRQT
2. MNOQ
3. IQRT
4. IZIR (ans)
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’.
‘A & B’ means ‘A is the father of B’.
‘A # B’ means ‘B is the son of A’.
If F & G @ H # I @ J, then how is G related to J?
Ans 1. Father
2. Husband
3. Son
4. Father-in-law (ans)
If A × B means that A is the father of B, A ÷ B means that A is the mother of B, A + B means
that A is the brother of B then which of the following expression shows that P is the paternal
grandmother of R?
Ans 1. P ÷ Q × R (ans)
2. P ÷ R × Q
3. P × Q ÷ R
4. P ÷ Q + R
In a certain code language, 'LABOUR' is written as 'XZSECM' and ‘GAINED’ is written as
‘JJRLCH’. How will 'EARNED' be written in that language?
Ans 1. JIRVCF
2. FCVRJJ
3. JJRUCF (ans)
4. KJRVCF
In June 2022, AGNIPATH scheme was launched by the central government for which of the
following purposes?
Ans 1. Providing house facilities to tea garden workers
2. Sustainable and inclusive development of metro cities
3. Recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces (ans)
4. Popularising the use of non-plastic alternatives.
According to census 2011, Density of population is ______ persons per square km.
Ans 1. 382 (ans)
2. 362
3. 392
4. 412
Lake Kolleru is situated in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh (ans)
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala
4. Karnataka
Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.
Ans 1. 1767
2. 1764 (ans)
3. 1757
4. 1774
The word India came from the Indus, called ______ in Sanskrit.
Ans 1. Bhanuh
2. Sarvatr
3. Sindhu (ans)
4. Adya
Which of the following combinations is NOT correct?
Ans 1. Naini lake – Uttarakhand
2. Vembanad lake – Maharashtra (ans)
3. Wular lake – Kashmir
4. Chilika lake – Odisha
‘Anaconda’ one of the world’s largest snakes is found in ______.
Ans 1. Temperate grasslands
2. Temperate evergreen forest
3. Tropical evergreen forest (ans)
4. Monsoon forest
The 22nd Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in which of the following
countries?
Ans 1. India
2. Japan
3. England (ans)
4. Australia
Dekhni is a folk dance associated with which Indian state?
Ans 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Goa (ans)
4. Bihar
In March 2022, who among the following became the Chief Minister of Punjab?
Ans 1. Lal Chand Kataruchakk
2. Laljit Singh Bhullar
3. Bhagwant Mann (ans)
4. Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal
One of India’s worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in Bhopal on December 1984, in
which of the following factories?
Ans 1. Bharat Rasayan Limited
2. Union Carbide (ans)
3. Exide
4. UPL Limited
In 1931, who recognised that an aromatic compound must have an odd number of pairs of
electrons, which can mathematically be written as 4n+2 (n = 0,1,2,3 etc.)?
Ans 1. Jacob Berzelius
2. Auguste Laurent
3. Erich Huckel (ans)
4. Antoine Lavoisier
Which dynasty bronze statues were made using the “lost wax” technique?
Ans 1. Chola (ans)
2. Pala
3. Pandya
4. Chalukya
Which of the following awards was received by Vempati Chinna Satyam, an Indian Kuchipudi
dancer, in 1998?
Ans 1. Padma Bhushan (ans)
2. Padma Shri
3. Padma Vibhushan
4. Tagore Puraskar
Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the Prashastis and land grants?
I. Prashastis were composed by learned Brahmanas.
II. Kings often rewarded Brahmanas by grants of land which were recorded on copper
plates.
Ans 1. Only II
2. Both I and II (ans)
3. Only I
4. Neither I nor II
What is the chemical name of saltpetre?
Ans 1. Lead nitrate
2. Lead sulphate
3. Potassium manganite
4. Potassium nitrate (ans)
The Supreme Court on 18 July, 2022 ordered its registry to work out a mechanism to
remove personal details of persons entangled in matrimonial litigation. This decision was
taken to recognize which right as part of ‘right to privacy’?
Ans 1. Right to division of power
2. Right to live
3. Right to practice religion
4. Right to be forgotten (ans)
What is the correct statement related to Avogadro?
Ans 1. Avogadro discovered a difference between animal and plant cell.
2. Avogadro made a distinction between atoms and molecules.(Ans)
3. Avogadro made a distinction between electrons and neutrons.
4. Avogadro discovered electrons.
Identify the place from the following where an Atomic Power Station is located:
Ans 1. Hirakud
2. Naharkatiya
3. Kakrapar (ans)
4. Tatipaka
Which state government decided to conduct a caste-based census called the ‘Jaati Aadharit
Ganana’ exercise?
Ans 1. Rajasthan
2. Bihar (ans)
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Tripura
All the ______ countries likely to have Constitution.
Ans 1. communist
2. oligarchic
3. totalitarian
4. democratic (ans)
In Tennis, what is the score when the receiver wins the next point after deuce?
Ans 1. Advantage out (ans)
2. Advantage in
3. 40-30
4. 30-40
Which of the following is one of the Open Market Operations by the Reserve Bank of India?
Ans 1. Buying and selling of bonds issued by commercial banks in the open market
2. Buying and selling of bonds issued by the Government in the open market (ans)
3. Only selling of bonds issued by the Government in the open market
4. Only buying of bonds issued by the Government in the open market.
In which of the following places is the Tak Tok festival celebrated?
Ans 1. Tripura
2. Ladakh (ans)
3. Nagaland
4. Assam
Who among the following teamed up with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and guitarist Br
Bhushan Kabra and produced a concept album, ‘Call of the Valley’ (1967)?
Ans 1. Satish Vyas
2. Tarun Bhattacharya
3. Shivkumar Sharma (ans)
4. Bhajan Sopori
The average of six numbers is 3.52. The average of two of them is 3.7, while the average of
other two is 2.5. What is the average of the remaining two?
Ans 1. 3.7
2. 4.36 (ans)
3. 3.52
4. 2.5
A boat moves 25km upstream and 39km downstream in 8 hours. It travels 35km upstream
and 52km downstream in 11 hours. What is the speed of the stream if it travels at a uniform
speed?
Ans 1. 6 km/h
2. 3 km/h
3. 5 km/h
4. 4 km/h (ans)
A machine takes 10 h to cut 240 tools. How many tools will it cut in 25 h?
Ans 1. 550
2. 360
3. 480
4. 600 (ans)
A shopkeeper offers the following three schemes.
Scheme-I: Two successive discounts of 15% and 25%
Scheme-II: Buy 5, get 3 free
Scheme-III: Buy 4, get 6
Which scheme is the best for customers?
Ans 1. Scheme-I
2. Scheme-II (ans)
3. Scheme-III
4. Any one- All are equal
The least number that should be added to 35460 so that the sum is exactly divisible by 3, 4,
5 and 7 is:
Ans 1. 180
2. 84
3. 240 (ans)
4. 420
Radius of a circle is 5 cm. Length of chord AB in this circle is 6 cm. What is the distance of
this chord from the centre of the circle?
Ans 1. 6 cm
2. 5 cm
3. 4 cm (ans)
4. 8 cm
If ∆ABC~∆EDF such that AB = 6 cm, DF =16 cm and DE = 8 cm, then the length of BC i
Ans 1. 14 cm
2. 12 cm (ans)
3. 10 cm
4. 8 cm
How many metres of 2-m-wide cloth will be required to make a conical tent with the
diameter of the base as 14 m and slant height as 9 m ignore wastage?
Ans 1. 77 m
2. 99 m (ans)
3. 88 m
4. 66 m
The HCF of two numbers is 21 and their LCM is 840. If one of the numbers is 49, then the
other number is:
Ans 1. 360 (ans)
2. 540
3. 650
4. 810
A Microwave oven is sold in Hyderabad for Rs.M. A retailer, Elahi from Hyderabad went to
Madras and bought it for 25% less (when compared to the price in Hyderabad). He spends
Rs.1,000 on transport to bring it from Madras to Hyderabad. He sold it in Hyderabad for
Rs.M making a profit of 10%. Find the value of M (in Rs.
Ans 1. 6,285.7 (ans)
2. 6,527.9
3. 6,258.8
4. 6,305.8
A person borrows Rs.1,00,000 from a bank at 10% per annum simple interest and clears the
debt in five years. If the instalment paid at the end of the first, second, third and fo
years to clear the debt are Rs.10,000, Rs.20,000, Rs.30,000 and Rs.40,000, respectively,
what amount should be paid at the end of the fifth year to clear the deb
Ans 1. Rs.40,450
2. Rs.36,450
3. Rs.39,490 (ans)
4. Rs.38,250
The ratio of the cost price and selling price of an article is 10 : 11. The gain per cent is:
Ans 1. 10% (ans)
2. 15%
3. 5%
4. 8%
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who can speak two languages
Ans 1. Trilingual
2. Bilingual (ans)
3. Monolingual
4. Multilingual
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blan
She has __________ her money and jewellery to help the poor.
Ans 1. given away (ans)
2. given in
3. given way
4. given up
Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Before she came all the work had been completed by me.
Ans 1. I will complete all my work before she came.
2. I had completed all my work before she came. (Ans)
3. I complete all my work before she came.
4. I completed all my work before she came.
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains
a grammatical error.
The meeting was held upon / for an hour / due to non-availability / of the committee
members.
Ans 1. The meeting was held upon (ans)
2. due to non-availability
3. of the committee members.
4. for an hour
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Cacophony
Ans 1. Colophony
2. Antiphony
3. Polyphony
4. Symphony (ans)
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Medieval people undertook
P. purify themselves of sin, to transform
Q. pilgrimages individually, travelling to
R. themselves through a trial of faith.
S. distant shrines as a penance to
Ans 1. PSRQ
2. SPQR
3. QSPR (ans)
4. QPRS
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a grammatical error.
The audience has being / angry as the magician / is not performing / as expected.
Ans 1. The audience has being (ans)
2. as expected
3. is not performing
4. angry as the magician
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of
words.
My uncle is someone who loves good food and knows a lot about it.
Ans 1. Connoisseur
2. Gourmet (ans)
3. Culinary
4. Chauffeur
The question below consists of a set of labeled sentences. Out of the four options given,
select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P. Honey ants are common in deserts and other arid climates around the world.
Q. They are part of the “worker” caste of honey ants.
R. Other castes include soldiers, who protect the colony from predators and the queen—
usually is the mother of all other ants in the colony.
S. Only some honey ants become “living larders”.
Ans 1. RSPQ
2. RPQS
3. SQRP
4. PSQR (ans)
Select the correct spelling of the underlined word from the following options.
He deceaved the fraternity by the news of his unparalleled accomplishment to
accommodate himself in the academic fiel
Ans 1. desieved
2. decieved
3. deseived
4. deceived (ans)
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Renu said to her brother, “You were watching the show without me.”
Ans 1. Renu told her brother that he had been watching the show without her. (Ans)
2. Renu told her brother that he had watched the show without her.
3. Renu told her brother that he has been watching the show without her.
4. Renu told her brother that he were watching the show without her.
Select the sentences that contains no spelling errors.
Ans 1. Anxiety is one of the most insidious conditions affecting the mental health of an
individual. (Ans)
2. Anxiety is one of the most insicdious conditions affecting the mental health of an
individual.
3. Anxiety is one of the most insidyous conditions affecting the mental health of an
individual.
4. Anxiety is one of the most insidiouos conditions affecting the mental health of an
individual.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Uma told Susan to give up drinking.
Ans 1. Susan is told to give up smoking by Uma.
2. Susan had been told to give up smoking by Uma.
3. Susan was told to give up smoking by Uma. (Ans)
4. Susan has been told to give up smoking by Uma.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Answer
Ans 1. Reply (ans)
2. Query
3. Recall
4. Remember
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Jeopardy
Ans 1. Risk
2. Precaution
3. Safety (ans)
4. Danger
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
to give up completely or agree to forgo, especially in favour of another
Ans 1. Waive
2. Cosign
3. Surrender (ans)
4. Forfeit
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A.She participates in several functions and musical shows and receives accolades for her
singing.
B.Vineeta has a very sweet voice which has inspired her to adopt singing as her profession.
C.She can also play musical instruments such as the sitar and the harmonium.
D.Now, she has opened a music school to train young singers.
Ans 1. BACD (ans)
2. ACDB
3. DCBA
4. ADCB
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Permeate
Ans 1. Remain
2. Exude
3. Diffuse (ans)
4. Continue
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
He's sitting on the fence
Ans 1. He can't stop trying
2. He can't take a decision (ans)
3. He can't do anything seriously
4. He can't hide himself
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blan
She couldn’t continue with a ________ diet to reduce her blood sugar.
Ans 1. balanced (ans)
2. practiced
3. shortened
4. maintained
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blan
As writers we live life twice, like (1) _________ cow that eats its food once and then
regurgitates it to chew and digest (2) __________ again. We have a second chance (3)
_________ biting into our experience and examining it. This is our life and it's not going to last
forever. There isn't time to talk about someday writing that short story or poem or novel. Slow
down now, touch what is (4) __________ you, and out of care and compassion for (5)
__________ moment and detail, put pen to paper and begin to write.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number
Ans 1. a (ans)
2. some
3. as
4. any
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blan
As writers we live life twice, like (1) _________ cow that eats its food once and then
regurgitates it to chew and digest (2) __________ again. We have a second chance (3)
_________ biting into our experience and examining it. This is our life and it's not going to last
forever. There isn't time to talk about someday writing that short story or poem or novel. Slow
down now, touch wha
