SSC CGL Past Year Paper 2019 (3 March 2020) PDF Download

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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the option in which the numbers are related
in the same way as are the numbers in the given
set.
(269, 278, 296)
(a) 313, 322, 340 (b) 109, 118, 128
(c) 419, 430, 448 (d) 577, 586, 598
2. Select the option that is related to the third word
in the same way as the second word is related to
the first word.
Medicine : Disease :: Food : ?
(a) Hunger (b) Energy
(c) Nutrition (d) Thirst
3. Which two numbers should be interchanged to
make the given equation correct?
9 + 7 × 5 – 18 ? 2 = 3 × 4 – 10 + 45 ? 5
(a) 7 and 4 (b) 9 and 3
(c) 18 and 45 (d) 2 and 5
4. Four words have been given out of which three
are alike in some manner, while one is different.
Select the odd word.
(a) Ferry (b) Submarine
(c) Ship (d) Yacht
5. Amit is the brother of Sonia, Jyoti is the sister of
Nikita, Sonia is the daughter of Satish’s father.
Nikita is the daughter of Kavinder. Jyoti is the
mother of Amit, Mukesh is Nikita’s only sister’s
husband. How is Satish related to Kavinder?
(a) Son
(b) Brother
(c) Son-in-law
(d) Grandson
6. Select the option that is related to the third number
in the same way as the second number is related
to the first number and the sixth number is related
to the fifth number.
12 : 72 : : 18 : ? : : 22 : 242
(a) 162 (b) 140
(c) 160 (d) 164
7. Arrange the following words in the order in which
they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Rightly
2. Rigidly
3. Righteous
4. Rigour
5. Rights
(a) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
(c) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4 (d) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
8. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which
three are alike in some manner, while one is
different. Select the odd
(a) DWIR (b) BYGT
(c) NMSH (d) FVKO
9. Select the option in which the words share the
same relationship as that shared by the given
pair of words.
Clock : Time
(a) Ammeter : Current
(b) Taseometer : Wind
(c) Balance : Scale
(d) Anemometer : Strains
10. Study the given carefully and select the number
that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
6 21 14
40 500 ?
8 25 7
(a) 78 (b) 98
(c) 91 (d) 84
11. The given Venn diagram represents employees
in an organisation:
The triangle represents executives, the circle
represents females, the rectangle represents
MBAs and the square represents technical staff.
The numbers given in the diagram represent the
number of persons in that particular category.
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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the option in which the numbers are related
in the same way as are the numbers in the given
set.
(269, 278, 296)
(a) 313, 322, 340 (b) 109, 118, 128
(c) 419, 430, 448 (d) 577, 586, 598
2. Select the option that is related to the third word
in the same way as the second word is related to
the first word.
Medicine : Disease :: Food : ?
(a) Hunger (b) Energy
(c) Nutrition (d) Thirst
3. Which two numbers should be interchanged to
make the given equation correct?
9 + 7 × 5 – 18 ? 2 = 3 × 4 – 10 + 45 ? 5
(a) 7 and 4 (b) 9 and 3
(c) 18 and 45 (d) 2 and 5
4. Four words have been given out of which three
are alike in some manner, while one is different.
Select the odd word.
(a) Ferry (b) Submarine
(c) Ship (d) Yacht
5. Amit is the brother of Sonia, Jyoti is the sister of
Nikita, Sonia is the daughter of Satish’s father.
Nikita is the daughter of Kavinder. Jyoti is the
mother of Amit, Mukesh is Nikita’s only sister’s
husband. How is Satish related to Kavinder?
(a) Son
(b) Brother
(c) Son-in-law
(d) Grandson
6. Select the option that is related to the third number
in the same way as the second number is related
to the first number and the sixth number is related
to the fifth number.
12 : 72 : : 18 : ? : : 22 : 242
(a) 162 (b) 140
(c) 160 (d) 164
7. Arrange the following words in the order in which
they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Rightly
2. Rigidly
3. Righteous
4. Rigour
5. Rights
(a) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
(c) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4 (d) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
8. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which
three are alike in some manner, while one is
different. Select the odd
(a) DWIR (b) BYGT
(c) NMSH (d) FVKO
9. Select the option in which the words share the
same relationship as that shared by the given
pair of words.
Clock : Time
(a) Ammeter : Current
(b) Taseometer : Wind
(c) Balance : Scale
(d) Anemometer : Strains
10. Study the given carefully and select the number
that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
6 21 14
40 500 ?
8 25 7
(a) 78 (b) 98
(c) 91 (d) 84
11. The given Venn diagram represents employees
in an organisation:
The triangle represents executives, the circle
represents females, the rectangle represents
MBAs and the square represents technical staff.
The numbers given in the diagram represent the
number of persons in that particular category.
1
2 3
4 6
5
10
15
11
25
How many female executives are there in the
organisation?
(a) 10 (b) 5
(c) 11 (d) 15
12. The ratio of the present ages of Asha and Lata is
5 : 6. If the difference between their ages is 6
years, the what will be Lata’s age will be after 5
years?
(a) 40 (b) 35
(c) 41 (d) 45
13. Two position of the same dice are shown. Select
the number that will be on the face opposite to
the one showing 6.
3
1
(a)
5
6
3
(b)
5
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 5
14. In the following equations, if ‘+’ is interchanged
with ‘–’ and ‘6’ is interchanged with ‘7’, then
which equation would be correct?
(a) 76 – 75 + 77 = 56
(b) 62 – 67 + 76 = 83
(c) 67 – 76 + 43 = 100
(d) 78 – 68 + 66 = 59
15. In a certain code language, WARDROBE is
written as YXVYXHJV . How will ACCURA TE be
written as in that language?
(a) CZHPYTBV (b) DZGPXTBV
(c) CZGPXTBV (d) BZHPXTBV
16. Which of the option figures is the exact mirror
image of the given figure when the mirror is held
at the right side ?
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(a) (b)
(c) (d)
17. How many rectangles are there in the given
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 30
(c) 32 (d) 33
18. Select the option figure in which the given figure
is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
19. Select the set of letters that when sequentially
placed in the blanks of the given letters series
will complete the series.
k_lmml_mk_mmk_lkkl_m
(a) k, l, k, l, m (b) k, l, m, k, k
(c) k, m, m, k, l (d) l, k, m, k, k
20. The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the
manner in which the folded paper has been out is
shown in the following figures. How would this
paper lock when unfolded?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the option in which the numbers are related
in the same way as are the numbers in the given
set.
(269, 278, 296)
(a) 313, 322, 340 (b) 109, 118, 128
(c) 419, 430, 448 (d) 577, 586, 598
2. Select the option that is related to the third word
in the same way as the second word is related to
the first word.
Medicine : Disease :: Food : ?
(a) Hunger (b) Energy
(c) Nutrition (d) Thirst
3. Which two numbers should be interchanged to
make the given equation correct?
9 + 7 × 5 – 18 ? 2 = 3 × 4 – 10 + 45 ? 5
(a) 7 and 4 (b) 9 and 3
(c) 18 and 45 (d) 2 and 5
4. Four words have been given out of which three
are alike in some manner, while one is different.
Select the odd word.
(a) Ferry (b) Submarine
(c) Ship (d) Yacht
5. Amit is the brother of Sonia, Jyoti is the sister of
Nikita, Sonia is the daughter of Satish’s father.
Nikita is the daughter of Kavinder. Jyoti is the
mother of Amit, Mukesh is Nikita’s only sister’s
husband. How is Satish related to Kavinder?
(a) Son
(b) Brother
(c) Son-in-law
(d) Grandson
6. Select the option that is related to the third number
in the same way as the second number is related
to the first number and the sixth number is related
to the fifth number.
12 : 72 : : 18 : ? : : 22 : 242
(a) 162 (b) 140
(c) 160 (d) 164
7. Arrange the following words in the order in which
they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Rightly
2. Rigidly
3. Righteous
4. Rigour
5. Rights
(a) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
(c) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4 (d) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
8. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which
three are alike in some manner, while one is
different. Select the odd
(a) DWIR (b) BYGT
(c) NMSH (d) FVKO
9. Select the option in which the words share the
same relationship as that shared by the given
pair of words.
Clock : Time
(a) Ammeter : Current
(b) Taseometer : Wind
(c) Balance : Scale
(d) Anemometer : Strains
10. Study the given carefully and select the number
that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
6 21 14
40 500 ?
8 25 7
(a) 78 (b) 98
(c) 91 (d) 84
11. The given Venn diagram represents employees
in an organisation:
The triangle represents executives, the circle
represents females, the rectangle represents
MBAs and the square represents technical staff.
The numbers given in the diagram represent the
number of persons in that particular category.
1
2 3
4 6
5
10
15
11
25
How many female executives are there in the
organisation?
(a) 10 (b) 5
(c) 11 (d) 15
12. The ratio of the present ages of Asha and Lata is
5 : 6. If the difference between their ages is 6
years, the what will be Lata’s age will be after 5
years?
(a) 40 (b) 35
(c) 41 (d) 45
13. Two position of the same dice are shown. Select
the number that will be on the face opposite to
the one showing 6.
3
1
(a)
5
6
3
(b)
5
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 5
14. In the following equations, if ‘+’ is interchanged
with ‘–’ and ‘6’ is interchanged with ‘7’, then
which equation would be correct?
(a) 76 – 75 + 77 = 56
(b) 62 – 67 + 76 = 83
(c) 67 – 76 + 43 = 100
(d) 78 – 68 + 66 = 59
15. In a certain code language, WARDROBE is
written as YXVYXHJV . How will ACCURA TE be
written as in that language?
(a) CZHPYTBV (b) DZGPXTBV
(c) CZGPXTBV (d) BZHPXTBV
16. Which of the option figures is the exact mirror
image of the given figure when the mirror is held
at the right side ?
RST2PK9LOX
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
17. How many rectangles are there in the given
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 30
(c) 32 (d) 33
18. Select the option figure in which the given figure
is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
19. Select the set of letters that when sequentially
placed in the blanks of the given letters series
will complete the series.
k_lmml_mk_mmk_lkkl_m
(a) k, l, k, l, m (b) k, l, m, k, k
(c) k, m, m, k, l (d) l, k, m, k, k
20. The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the
manner in which the folded paper has been out is
shown in the following figures. How would this
paper lock when unfolded?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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21. Read the given statements and conclusions
carefully. Assuming that the information given in
the statements is true, even if it appears to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the given conclusions logically follow(s)
from the statements.
Statements :
1. Some animals are elephants.
2. Some elephants are tigers.
Conclusions :
I. Some animals are tigers.
II. No tiger is an animal.
(a) Only conclusion I follows.
(b) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(d) Only conclusion II follows.
22. Select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in the following series.
17, 21, 30, 46, 71, ?
(a) 96 (b) 105
(c) 101 (d) 107
23. Select the figure that can replace the question
mark (?) in the following series?
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
24. In a certain code language, ‘HARVEST’ is coded
as ‘22-21-7-24-20-3-10’. How will ‘FARMER’ be
coded as in that language ?
(a) 20-7-14-21-3-8 (b) 19-7-15-20-3-7
(c) 19-7-15-19-3-8 (d) 20-7-15-20-3-8
25. Select the letter-cluster that can replace the
question mark (?) in the following series.
CXB, HUI, MRP , ROW, ?
(a) VKD (b) VKC
(c) WLD (d) WLZ
PART-B  :  GENERAL AWARENESS
26. Name the media company that purchased the
legendary studio of 21st Century Fox.
(a) Viacom (b) Time Warner
(c) Sony (d) Disney
27. Veteran freedom fighter, social reformer and
feminist Savithribai Phule hailed from which of
the following states of India ?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra (d) Odisha
28. Which of these institutions fixes the Repo Rate
and the Reverse Repo Rate in India ?
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Reserve Bank of India
29. In which year Sanchi was discovered after being
abandoned for nearly 600 Years ?
(a) 1816 (b) 1818
(c) 1814 (d) 1820
30. As of February 2020, who is the President of Sri
Lanka?
(a) Maithripala Sirisena
(b) Gotabaya Rajapaksa
(c) D.M. Jayaratne
(d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
31. The World Food Program (WFP) is the food
assistance branch of the United Nations. Where
is it headquartered?
(a) Brussels (b) Paris
(c) Rome (d) New York
32. Which of these bones is NOT a part of the human
ear?
(a) Incus (b) Stapes
(c) Femur (d) Malleus
33. Who among the following played the leading
lady in the film ‘Mission Mangal’ that tells the
dramatic true story of the women behind India’s
first mission to Mars ?
(a) Deepika Padukone (b) Vidya Balan
(c) Kajol (d) Kareena Kapoor
34. As on January 2020, Shri Bhupesh Bagnel is the
Chief Minister of which of the following states ?
(a) Haryana (b) Odisha
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Jharkhand
35. The Araku Valley, a tourist resort, is located near
which of these cities of South India ?
(a) Madurai (b) Kochi
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Mangalore
36. What is the uniform GST rate that has been fixed
up for lottery prizes by the GST Council ?
(a) 18% (b) 32%
(c) 28% (d) 10%
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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the option in which the numbers are related
in the same way as are the numbers in the given
set.
(269, 278, 296)
(a) 313, 322, 340 (b) 109, 118, 128
(c) 419, 430, 448 (d) 577, 586, 598
2. Select the option that is related to the third word
in the same way as the second word is related to
the first word.
Medicine : Disease :: Food : ?
(a) Hunger (b) Energy
(c) Nutrition (d) Thirst
3. Which two numbers should be interchanged to
make the given equation correct?
9 + 7 × 5 – 18 ? 2 = 3 × 4 – 10 + 45 ? 5
(a) 7 and 4 (b) 9 and 3
(c) 18 and 45 (d) 2 and 5
4. Four words have been given out of which three
are alike in some manner, while one is different.
Select the odd word.
(a) Ferry (b) Submarine
(c) Ship (d) Yacht
5. Amit is the brother of Sonia, Jyoti is the sister of
Nikita, Sonia is the daughter of Satish’s father.
Nikita is the daughter of Kavinder. Jyoti is the
mother of Amit, Mukesh is Nikita’s only sister’s
husband. How is Satish related to Kavinder?
(a) Son
(b) Brother
(c) Son-in-law
(d) Grandson
6. Select the option that is related to the third number
in the same way as the second number is related
to the first number and the sixth number is related
to the fifth number.
12 : 72 : : 18 : ? : : 22 : 242
(a) 162 (b) 140
(c) 160 (d) 164
7. Arrange the following words in the order in which
they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Rightly
2. Rigidly
3. Righteous
4. Rigour
5. Rights
(a) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
(c) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4 (d) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
8. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which
three are alike in some manner, while one is
different. Select the odd
(a) DWIR (b) BYGT
(c) NMSH (d) FVKO
9. Select the option in which the words share the
same relationship as that shared by the given
pair of words.
Clock : Time
(a) Ammeter : Current
(b) Taseometer : Wind
(c) Balance : Scale
(d) Anemometer : Strains
10. Study the given carefully and select the number
that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
6 21 14
40 500 ?
8 25 7
(a) 78 (b) 98
(c) 91 (d) 84
11. The given Venn diagram represents employees
in an organisation:
The triangle represents executives, the circle
represents females, the rectangle represents
MBAs and the square represents technical staff.
The numbers given in the diagram represent the
number of persons in that particular category.
1
2 3
4 6
5
10
15
11
25
How many female executives are there in the
organisation?
(a) 10 (b) 5
(c) 11 (d) 15
12. The ratio of the present ages of Asha and Lata is
5 : 6. If the difference between their ages is 6
years, the what will be Lata’s age will be after 5
years?
(a) 40 (b) 35
(c) 41 (d) 45
13. Two position of the same dice are shown. Select
the number that will be on the face opposite to
the one showing 6.
3
1
(a)
5
6
3
(b)
5
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 5
14. In the following equations, if ‘+’ is interchanged
with ‘–’ and ‘6’ is interchanged with ‘7’, then
which equation would be correct?
(a) 76 – 75 + 77 = 56
(b) 62 – 67 + 76 = 83
(c) 67 – 76 + 43 = 100
(d) 78 – 68 + 66 = 59
15. In a certain code language, WARDROBE is
written as YXVYXHJV . How will ACCURA TE be
written as in that language?
(a) CZHPYTBV (b) DZGPXTBV
(c) CZGPXTBV (d) BZHPXTBV
16. Which of the option figures is the exact mirror
image of the given figure when the mirror is held
at the right side ?
RST2PK9LOX
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
17. How many rectangles are there in the given
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 30
(c) 32 (d) 33
18. Select the option figure in which the given figure
is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
19. Select the set of letters that when sequentially
placed in the blanks of the given letters series
will complete the series.
k_lmml_mk_mmk_lkkl_m
(a) k, l, k, l, m (b) k, l, m, k, k
(c) k, m, m, k, l (d) l, k, m, k, k
20. The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the
manner in which the folded paper has been out is
shown in the following figures. How would this
paper lock when unfolded?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
2
21. Read the given statements and conclusions
carefully. Assuming that the information given in
the statements is true, even if it appears to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the given conclusions logically follow(s)
from the statements.
Statements :
1. Some animals are elephants.
2. Some elephants are tigers.
Conclusions :
I. Some animals are tigers.
II. No tiger is an animal.
(a) Only conclusion I follows.
(b) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(d) Only conclusion II follows.
22. Select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in the following series.
17, 21, 30, 46, 71, ?
(a) 96 (b) 105
(c) 101 (d) 107
23. Select the figure that can replace the question
mark (?) in the following series?
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
24. In a certain code language, ‘HARVEST’ is coded
as ‘22-21-7-24-20-3-10’. How will ‘FARMER’ be
coded as in that language ?
(a) 20-7-14-21-3-8 (b) 19-7-15-20-3-7
(c) 19-7-15-19-3-8 (d) 20-7-15-20-3-8
25. Select the letter-cluster that can replace the
question mark (?) in the following series.
CXB, HUI, MRP , ROW, ?
(a) VKD (b) VKC
(c) WLD (d) WLZ
PART-B  :  GENERAL AWARENESS
26. Name the media company that purchased the
legendary studio of 21st Century Fox.
(a) Viacom (b) Time Warner
(c) Sony (d) Disney
27. Veteran freedom fighter, social reformer and
feminist Savithribai Phule hailed from which of
the following states of India ?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra (d) Odisha
28. Which of these institutions fixes the Repo Rate
and the Reverse Repo Rate in India ?
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Reserve Bank of India
29. In which year Sanchi was discovered after being
abandoned for nearly 600 Years ?
(a) 1816 (b) 1818
(c) 1814 (d) 1820
30. As of February 2020, who is the President of Sri
Lanka?
(a) Maithripala Sirisena
(b) Gotabaya Rajapaksa
(c) D.M. Jayaratne
(d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
31. The World Food Program (WFP) is the food
assistance branch of the United Nations. Where
is it headquartered?
(a) Brussels (b) Paris
(c) Rome (d) New York
32. Which of these bones is NOT a part of the human
ear?
(a) Incus (b) Stapes
(c) Femur (d) Malleus
33. Who among the following played the leading
lady in the film ‘Mission Mangal’ that tells the
dramatic true story of the women behind India’s
first mission to Mars ?
(a) Deepika Padukone (b) Vidya Balan
(c) Kajol (d) Kareena Kapoor
34. As on January 2020, Shri Bhupesh Bagnel is the
Chief Minister of which of the following states ?
(a) Haryana (b) Odisha
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Jharkhand
35. The Araku Valley, a tourist resort, is located near
which of these cities of South India ?
(a) Madurai (b) Kochi
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Mangalore
36. What is the uniform GST rate that has been fixed
up for lottery prizes by the GST Council ?
(a) 18% (b) 32%
(c) 28% (d) 10%
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37. Who is the first and currently the only batsman
to score double hundreds in four consecutive
test series?
(a) Virat Kohli (b) Rohit Sharma
(c) A.B. de Villiers (d) Brian Lara
38. What is the more common name for solid carbon
dioxide ?
(a) Potash (b) Quick Silver
(c) Epsom (d) Dry Ice
39. From India, who inaugurated the Kartarpar
Corridor and flagged off the first set of pilgrims
to the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru
Nanak Dev ?
(a) Manmohan Singh (b) Narendra Modi
(c) Ram Nath Kovind (d) Amarinder Singh
40. The ruins of the ancient city of Hampi - capital of
Vijayanagara - is located in which present day
Indian state ?
(a) Karnataka (b) Bihar
(c) Telangana (d) Haryana
41. Name the author who won the Sahitya Akademi
Award 2019 for his book - An Era of Darkness:
The British Empire in India.
(a) Vikram Seth (b) Romila Thapar
(c) Ramchandra Guha (d) Shashi Tharoor
42. For which of the following sports was Dronavalli
Harika, conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri
award ?
(a) Badminton (b) Archery
(c) Chess (d) Cricket
43. Kolathunadu, Valluvanad and Thekkumkoor were
ancient small-time kingdoms in which state of
India ?
(a) Kerala (b) Gujarat
(c) Bihar (d) Karnataka
44. Red worms have a structure named ______
which helps them in grinding their food.
(a) Intestine (b) Crop
(c) Esophagus (d) Gizzard
45. Sir Thomas Roe came as an official ambassador
from King James I of England to which Mughal
emperor’s court ?
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Aurangzeb
(c) Akbar (d) Jahangir
46. Which of these words refers to the scientific study
of domestic dogs ?
(a) Cynology (b) Craniology
(c) Carpology (d) Chrematistics
47. Prolific Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain
predominantly used which of these animals to
depict a lively and free spirit in his paintings ?
(a) Tigers (b) Horses
(c) Elephants (d) Cows
48. Name the physicist who is credited with the
discovery of the Neutron. This 1932 discovery
led to his winning the Nobel Prize.
(a) Max Plank (b) J. S. Fleming
(c) Enrico Fermi (d) James Chadwick
49. Sultan Qaboos bin Said of ______, the Arab
world’s longest-serving ruler and with a
reputation for quiet diplomacy passed away
recently (2020).
(a) Oman (b) Kuwait
(c) Dubai (d) Abu Dhabi
50. Which of the following books is NOT written by
Salman Rushdie ?
(a) The Satanic Verses
(b) An Area of Darkness
(c) Midnight’s Children
(d) Shame
PART-C :    Quantitative Aptitude
51. A, B and C can individually complete a piece of
work in 24 days, 15 days and 12 days, respectively.
B and C started the work and worked for 3 days
and left. The number of days required by A alone
to complete the remaining work, is :
(a) 11 (b) 15
1
2
(c) 18 (d) 13
1
5
52. If A lies in the first quadrant and 6 tanA = 5, then
the value of 
8sin A 4cos A
cos A 2sin A
?
?
 is :
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) –2 (d) 16
53. If x – y = 4 and xy = 45, then the value of x
3
 – y
3
 is :
(a) 604 (b) 822
(c) 151 (d) 82
54. The radius of a circular garden is 42 m. The
distance (in m) covered by running 8 rounds
around it, is :
22
Take
7
? ?
? ?
? ?
(a) 1124 (b) 2112
(c) 3248 (d) 4262
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PART-A  :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Select the option in which the numbers are related
in the same way as are the numbers in the given
set.
(269, 278, 296)
(a) 313, 322, 340 (b) 109, 118, 128
(c) 419, 430, 448 (d) 577, 586, 598
2. Select the option that is related to the third word
in the same way as the second word is related to
the first word.
Medicine : Disease :: Food : ?
(a) Hunger (b) Energy
(c) Nutrition (d) Thirst
3. Which two numbers should be interchanged to
make the given equation correct?
9 + 7 × 5 – 18 ? 2 = 3 × 4 – 10 + 45 ? 5
(a) 7 and 4 (b) 9 and 3
(c) 18 and 45 (d) 2 and 5
4. Four words have been given out of which three
are alike in some manner, while one is different.
Select the odd word.
(a) Ferry (b) Submarine
(c) Ship (d) Yacht
5. Amit is the brother of Sonia, Jyoti is the sister of
Nikita, Sonia is the daughter of Satish’s father.
Nikita is the daughter of Kavinder. Jyoti is the
mother of Amit, Mukesh is Nikita’s only sister’s
husband. How is Satish related to Kavinder?
(a) Son
(b) Brother
(c) Son-in-law
(d) Grandson
6. Select the option that is related to the third number
in the same way as the second number is related
to the first number and the sixth number is related
to the fifth number.
12 : 72 : : 18 : ? : : 22 : 242
(a) 162 (b) 140
(c) 160 (d) 164
7. Arrange the following words in the order in which
they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Rightly
2. Rigidly
3. Righteous
4. Rigour
5. Rights
(a) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
(c) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4 (d) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
8. Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which
three are alike in some manner, while one is
different. Select the odd
(a) DWIR (b) BYGT
(c) NMSH (d) FVKO
9. Select the option in which the words share the
same relationship as that shared by the given
pair of words.
Clock : Time
(a) Ammeter : Current
(b) Taseometer : Wind
(c) Balance : Scale
(d) Anemometer : Strains
10. Study the given carefully and select the number
that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
6 21 14
40 500 ?
8 25 7
(a) 78 (b) 98
(c) 91 (d) 84
11. The given Venn diagram represents employees
in an organisation:
The triangle represents executives, the circle
represents females, the rectangle represents
MBAs and the square represents technical staff.
The numbers given in the diagram represent the
number of persons in that particular category.
1
2 3
4 6
5
10
15
11
25
How many female executives are there in the
organisation?
(a) 10 (b) 5
(c) 11 (d) 15
12. The ratio of the present ages of Asha and Lata is
5 : 6. If the difference between their ages is 6
years, the what will be Lata’s age will be after 5
years?
(a) 40 (b) 35
(c) 41 (d) 45
13. Two position of the same dice are shown. Select
the number that will be on the face opposite to
the one showing 6.
3
1
(a)
5
6
3
(b)
5
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 5
14. In the following equations, if ‘+’ is interchanged
with ‘–’ and ‘6’ is interchanged with ‘7’, then
which equation would be correct?
(a) 76 – 75 + 77 = 56
(b) 62 – 67 + 76 = 83
(c) 67 – 76 + 43 = 100
(d) 78 – 68 + 66 = 59
15. In a certain code language, WARDROBE is
written as YXVYXHJV . How will ACCURA TE be
written as in that language?
(a) CZHPYTBV (b) DZGPXTBV
(c) CZGPXTBV (d) BZHPXTBV
16. Which of the option figures is the exact mirror
image of the given figure when the mirror is held
at the right side ?
RST2PK9LOX
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
17. How many rectangles are there in the given
figure?
(a) 34 (b) 30
(c) 32 (d) 33
18. Select the option figure in which the given figure
is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
19. Select the set of letters that when sequentially
placed in the blanks of the given letters series
will complete the series.
k_lmml_mk_mmk_lkkl_m
(a) k, l, k, l, m (b) k, l, m, k, k
(c) k, m, m, k, l (d) l, k, m, k, k
20. The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the
manner in which the folded paper has been out is
shown in the following figures. How would this
paper lock when unfolded?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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21. Read the given statements and conclusions
carefully. Assuming that the information given in
the statements is true, even if it appears to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the given conclusions logically follow(s)
from the statements.
Statements :
1. Some animals are elephants.
2. Some elephants are tigers.
Conclusions :
I. Some animals are tigers.
II. No tiger is an animal.
(a) Only conclusion I follows.
(b) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(d) Only conclusion II follows.
22. Select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in the following series.
17, 21, 30, 46, 71, ?
(a) 96 (b) 105
(c) 101 (d) 107
23. Select the figure that can replace the question
mark (?) in the following series?
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
24. In a certain code language, ‘HARVEST’ is coded
as ‘22-21-7-24-20-3-10’. How will ‘FARMER’ be
coded as in that language ?
(a) 20-7-14-21-3-8 (b) 19-7-15-20-3-7
(c) 19-7-15-19-3-8 (d) 20-7-15-20-3-8
25. Select the letter-cluster that can replace the
question mark (?) in the following series.
CXB, HUI, MRP , ROW, ?
(a) VKD (b) VKC
(c) WLD (d) WLZ
PART-B  :  GENERAL AWARENESS
26. Name the media company that purchased the
legendary studio of 21st Century Fox.
(a) Viacom (b) Time Warner
(c) Sony (d) Disney
27. Veteran freedom fighter, social reformer and
feminist Savithribai Phule hailed from which of
the following states of India ?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra (d) Odisha
28. Which of these institutions fixes the Repo Rate
and the Reverse Repo Rate in India ?
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Reserve Bank of India
29. In which year Sanchi was discovered after being
abandoned for nearly 600 Years ?
(a) 1816 (b) 1818
(c) 1814 (d) 1820
30. As of February 2020, who is the President of Sri
Lanka?
(a) Maithripala Sirisena
(b) Gotabaya Rajapaksa
(c) D.M. Jayaratne
(d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
31. The World Food Program (WFP) is the food
assistance branch of the United Nations. Where
is it headquartered?
(a) Brussels (b) Paris
(c) Rome (d) New York
32. Which of these bones is NOT a part of the human
ear?
(a) Incus (b) Stapes
(c) Femur (d) Malleus
33. Who among the following played the leading
lady in the film ‘Mission Mangal’ that tells the
dramatic true story of the women behind India’s
first mission to Mars ?
(a) Deepika Padukone (b) Vidya Balan
(c) Kajol (d) Kareena Kapoor
34. As on January 2020, Shri Bhupesh Bagnel is the
Chief Minister of which of the following states ?
(a) Haryana (b) Odisha
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Jharkhand
35. The Araku Valley, a tourist resort, is located near
which of these cities of South India ?
(a) Madurai (b) Kochi
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Mangalore
36. What is the uniform GST rate that has been fixed
up for lottery prizes by the GST Council ?
(a) 18% (b) 32%
(c) 28% (d) 10%
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37. Who is the first and currently the only batsman
to score double hundreds in four consecutive
test series?
(a) Virat Kohli (b) Rohit Sharma
(c) A.B. de Villiers (d) Brian Lara
38. What is the more common name for solid carbon
dioxide ?
(a) Potash (b) Quick Silver
(c) Epsom (d) Dry Ice
39. From India, who inaugurated the Kartarpar
Corridor and flagged off the first set of pilgrims
to the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru
Nanak Dev ?
(a) Manmohan Singh (b) Narendra Modi
(c) Ram Nath Kovind (d) Amarinder Singh
40. The ruins of the ancient city of Hampi - capital of
Vijayanagara - is located in which present day
Indian state ?
(a) Karnataka (b) Bihar
(c) Telangana (d) Haryana
41. Name the author who won the Sahitya Akademi
Award 2019 for his book - An Era of Darkness:
The British Empire in India.
(a) Vikram Seth (b) Romila Thapar
(c) Ramchandra Guha (d) Shashi Tharoor
42. For which of the following sports was Dronavalli
Harika, conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri
award ?
(a) Badminton (b) Archery
(c) Chess (d) Cricket
43. Kolathunadu, Valluvanad and Thekkumkoor were
ancient small-time kingdoms in which state of
India ?
(a) Kerala (b) Gujarat
(c) Bihar (d) Karnataka
44. Red worms have a structure named ______
which helps them in grinding their food.
(a) Intestine (b) Crop
(c) Esophagus (d) Gizzard
45. Sir Thomas Roe came as an official ambassador
from King James I of England to which Mughal
emperor’s court ?
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Aurangzeb
(c) Akbar (d) Jahangir
46. Which of these words refers to the scientific study
of domestic dogs ?
(a) Cynology (b) Craniology
(c) Carpology (d) Chrematistics
47. Prolific Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain
predominantly used which of these animals to
depict a lively and free spirit in his paintings ?
(a) Tigers (b) Horses
(c) Elephants (d) Cows
48. Name the physicist who is credited with the
discovery of the Neutron. This 1932 discovery
led to his winning the Nobel Prize.
(a) Max Plank (b) J. S. Fleming
(c) Enrico Fermi (d) James Chadwick
49. Sultan Qaboos bin Said of ______, the Arab
world’s longest-serving ruler and with a
reputation for quiet diplomacy passed away
recently (2020).
(a) Oman (b) Kuwait
(c) Dubai (d) Abu Dhabi
50. Which of the following books is NOT written by
Salman Rushdie ?
(a) The Satanic Verses
(b) An Area of Darkness
(c) Midnight’s Children
(d) Shame
PART-C :    Quantitative Aptitude
51. A, B and C can individually complete a piece of
work in 24 days, 15 days and 12 days, respectively.
B and C started the work and worked for 3 days
and left. The number of days required by A alone
to complete the remaining work, is :
(a) 11 (b) 15
1
2
(c) 18 (d) 13
1
5
52. If A lies in the first quadrant and 6 tanA = 5, then
the value of 
8sin A 4cos A
cos A 2sin A
?
?
 is :
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) –2 (d) 16
53. If x – y = 4 and xy = 45, then the value of x
3
 – y
3
 is :
(a) 604 (b) 822
(c) 151 (d) 82
54. The radius of a circular garden is 42 m. The
distance (in m) covered by running 8 rounds
around it, is :
22
Take
7
? ?
? ?
? ?
(a) 1124 (b) 2112
(c) 3248 (d) 4262
4
55. The given table shows the number (in thousands)
of cars of five different models A, B, C, D and E
produced during Years 2012-2017. Study the table
and answer the question that follow.
A B C D E Total
2012 18 26 22 23 31 120
2013 22 18 32 40 18 130
2014 32 43 26 35 34 170
2015 18 22 26 14 20 100
2016 36 12 44 38 50 180
2017 12 48 40 22 28 150
In the year 2015, which type of car constitutes
exactly 20% of the total number of cars produced
that year ?
(a) E (b) A
(c) D (d) B
56. A person sells an article at 10% below its cost
price. Had he sold it for Rs. 332 more, he would
have made a profit of 20%. What is the original
selling price (in Rs.) of the article?
(a) 1,028 (b) 1,328
(c) 996 (d) 896
57. If ‘+’ means ‘–’, ‘–’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘ ?’ and
‘ ?’ means, ‘×’, then the value of
42 12 3 8 2 15
8 2 4 9 3
? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ?
 is :
(a)
15
19
(b)
5
3
?
(c)
15
19
? (d)
5
3
58. The given table shows the number (in
thousands) of cars of five different models A, B,
C, D and E produced during Years 2012-2017.
Study the table and answer the question that
follow.
A B C D E Total
2012 18 26 22 23 31 120
2013 22 18 32 40 18 130
2014 32 43 26 35 34 170
2015 18 22 26 14 20 100
2016 36 12 44 38 50 180
2017 12 48 40 22 28 150
If 2013 and 2014 are put together, which type of
cars constitute exactly 25% of the total number
of car produced in those 2 years ?
(a) B (b) E
(c) C (d) D
59. A, B and C are three points on a circle such that
the angles subtended by the chord AB and AC at
the centre O are 110° and 130°, respectively. Then
the value of ?BAC is :
(a) 65° (b) 60°
(c) 70° (d) 75°
60. A train crosses a pole in 12 sec, and a bridge of
length 170 m in 36 sec. Then the speed of the
train is :
(a) 30.75 km/h (b) 10.8 km/h
(c) 25.5  km/h (d) 32.45 km/h
61. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of
girls in a school of 640 students, is 5 : 3. If 30 more
girls are admitted in the school, then how many
more boys should be admitted so that the ratio of
boys to that of the girls, becomes 14 : 9.
(a) 15 (b) 30
(c) 20 (d) 25
62. If x
2 a
 = y
2 b
 = z
2 c
 ? 0 and x
2
 = y z, then the value of
? ? a b b c c a
b c
 is :
(a) 3 a c (b) 3
(c) 3 a b (d) 3 b c
63. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 40%,
and the breadth is decreased by 20%, then the
area of the rectangle increases by x%. Then the
value of x is :
(a) 16 (b) 8
(c) 20 (d) 12
64. Out of 6 numbers, the sum of the first 5 numbers
is 7 times the 6
th
 number. If their average is 136,
then the 6
th
 number is :
(a) 102 (b) 84
(c) 96 (d) 116
65. If the number 1005 x4 is completely divisible by 8,
then the smallest integer in place of x will be :
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) 4 (d) 2
66. If A + B = 45°, then the value of 2(1 + tan A)(1 +
tan B) is :
(a) 4 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) 2
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