SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (4th July 2019 - Shift 1) | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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SECTION : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 
1. In a code language, ‘POSSIBLE’ is written
as ‘QRUUDKGN’. How will ‘FAREWELL’ be 
written as in that language? 
A. BHGUGYNN B. CIGTGZNN
C. CHGTGYNN D. CHGTGYMM
Ans. C 
2. Select the option figure which contains
figure X embedded in it as its part.
(Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
3. Select the word-pair in which the two
words are related in the same way as are
the two words in the following word-pair.
Fossils : Paleontology
A. Flowers : Zoology
B. Rocks : Astronomy
C. Fungi : Phycology
D. Plants : Botany
Ans. D 
4. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
Ans. D 
5. A + B means ‘A is sister of B’
A – B means ‘A is son of B’
A × B means ‘A is husband of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + Q ÷ C – D – L × J, then how is J
related to Q?
A. Mother B. Daughter
C. Mother-in-law D. Father-in-law
Ans. C 
6. If ‘REGIONAL’ is coded as ‘185791514112’,
then how will ‘PICTURES’ be coded in the
same language?
A. 1693202118519
B. 1693192117523
C. 1793202118520
D. 1693202219520
Ans. A 
7. Three of the following four numbers are
alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the number that is different from the
rest.
A. 317 B. 319
C. 349 D. 347
Ans. B 
8. Select the number-pair in which the two
numbers are related in the same way as
are the two numbers of the following
number-pair.
53 : 477
A. 55 : 525 B. 43 : 367
C. 45 : 460 D. 39 : 351
Ans. D 
9. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different. Pick the odd one out
A. DJMG B. JPSM
C. UADX D. RXBU
Ans. D 
10. ‘Hard work’ is related to ‘Success’ in the
same way as ‘Crime’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Punishment B. Society
C. Police D. Reward
Ans. A 
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SECTION : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 
1. In a code language, ‘POSSIBLE’ is written
as ‘QRUUDKGN’. How will ‘FAREWELL’ be 
written as in that language? 
A. BHGUGYNN B. CIGTGZNN
C. CHGTGYNN D. CHGTGYMM
Ans. C 
2. Select the option figure which contains
figure X embedded in it as its part.
(Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
3. Select the word-pair in which the two
words are related in the same way as are
the two words in the following word-pair.
Fossils : Paleontology
A. Flowers : Zoology
B. Rocks : Astronomy
C. Fungi : Phycology
D. Plants : Botany
Ans. D 
4. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
Ans. D 
5. A + B means ‘A is sister of B’
A – B means ‘A is son of B’
A × B means ‘A is husband of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + Q ÷ C – D – L × J, then how is J
related to Q?
A. Mother B. Daughter
C. Mother-in-law D. Father-in-law
Ans. C 
6. If ‘REGIONAL’ is coded as ‘185791514112’,
then how will ‘PICTURES’ be coded in the
same language?
A. 1693202118519
B. 1693192117523
C. 1793202118520
D. 1693202219520
Ans. A 
7. Three of the following four numbers are
alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the number that is different from the
rest.
A. 317 B. 319
C. 349 D. 347
Ans. B 
8. Select the number-pair in which the two
numbers are related in the same way as
are the two numbers of the following
number-pair.
53 : 477
A. 55 : 525 B. 43 : 367
C. 45 : 460 D. 39 : 351
Ans. D 
9. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different. Pick the odd one out
A. DJMG B. JPSM
C. UADX D. RXBU
Ans. D 
10. ‘Hard work’ is related to ‘Success’ in the
same way as ‘Crime’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Punishment B. Society
C. Police D. Reward
Ans. A 
11. Select the combination of letters that when
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.
T C_M B C_N T _ Q M _ C D_T_Q M B_D N
A. TDCBNCD B. QDDBCCN
C. QDCBNCC D. QBCDNNC
Ans. C 
12. Three different positions of the same dice,
which has one to six dots on its six faces,
are shown below. When one dot is at the
bottom the number of dots on the top will
be.
A. 4 B. 2
C. 3 D. 5
Ans. C 
13. Select the Venn diagram that best
illustrates the relationship between the
following classes.
Cucumber, Spices, Food
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
14. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
207 × 9 + 13 ÷ 26 – 301 = 60
A. + and × B. + and –
C. × and ÷ D. + and ÷
Ans. C 
15. Select the correct alternative to indicate
the arrangement of the following phrases
in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Vacant post in organization
2. Receiving Applications
3. Conducting written test and interviews
4. Inviting applications for post
5. Job offer to selected candidates
6. Joining and on-the-job training
A. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
C. 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3
D.
Ans. A 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. Two 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 :
Some ants are bats
Some ants are crabs
Conclusions :
I. Some bats are crabs
II. No crab is ant
III. No bat is crab
A. Only conclusion I and III follow
B. Only conclusion I and II follow
C. Either conclusion I and III follow
D. Wither conclusion I or II follow
Ans. C 
21. A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern
is given below. Figure out from amongst
the four options as to how the pattern
would appear when the transparent sheet
is folded at the dotted line.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
22. Select the option that is related to the third
letter-cluster in the same way as the
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SECTION : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 
1. In a code language, ‘POSSIBLE’ is written
as ‘QRUUDKGN’. How will ‘FAREWELL’ be 
written as in that language? 
A. BHGUGYNN B. CIGTGZNN
C. CHGTGYNN D. CHGTGYMM
Ans. C 
2. Select the option figure which contains
figure X embedded in it as its part.
(Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
3. Select the word-pair in which the two
words are related in the same way as are
the two words in the following word-pair.
Fossils : Paleontology
A. Flowers : Zoology
B. Rocks : Astronomy
C. Fungi : Phycology
D. Plants : Botany
Ans. D 
4. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
Ans. D 
5. A + B means ‘A is sister of B’
A – B means ‘A is son of B’
A × B means ‘A is husband of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + Q ÷ C – D – L × J, then how is J
related to Q?
A. Mother B. Daughter
C. Mother-in-law D. Father-in-law
Ans. C 
6. If ‘REGIONAL’ is coded as ‘185791514112’,
then how will ‘PICTURES’ be coded in the
same language?
A. 1693202118519
B. 1693192117523
C. 1793202118520
D. 1693202219520
Ans. A 
7. Three of the following four numbers are
alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the number that is different from the
rest.
A. 317 B. 319
C. 349 D. 347
Ans. B 
8. Select the number-pair in which the two
numbers are related in the same way as
are the two numbers of the following
number-pair.
53 : 477
A. 55 : 525 B. 43 : 367
C. 45 : 460 D. 39 : 351
Ans. D 
9. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different. Pick the odd one out
A. DJMG B. JPSM
C. UADX D. RXBU
Ans. D 
10. ‘Hard work’ is related to ‘Success’ in the
same way as ‘Crime’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Punishment B. Society
C. Police D. Reward
Ans. A 
11. Select the combination of letters that when
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.
T C_M B C_N T _ Q M _ C D_T_Q M B_D N
A. TDCBNCD B. QDDBCCN
C. QDCBNCC D. QBCDNNC
Ans. C 
12. Three different positions of the same dice,
which has one to six dots on its six faces,
are shown below. When one dot is at the
bottom the number of dots on the top will
be.
A. 4 B. 2
C. 3 D. 5
Ans. C 
13. Select the Venn diagram that best
illustrates the relationship between the
following classes.
Cucumber, Spices, Food
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
14. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
207 × 9 + 13 ÷ 26 – 301 = 60
A. + and × B. + and –
C. × and ÷ D. + and ÷
Ans. C 
15. Select the correct alternative to indicate
the arrangement of the following phrases
in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Vacant post in organization
2. Receiving Applications
3. Conducting written test and interviews
4. Inviting applications for post
5. Job offer to selected candidates
6. Joining and on-the-job training
A. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
C. 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3
D.
Ans. A 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. Two 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 :
Some ants are bats
Some ants are crabs
Conclusions :
I. Some bats are crabs
II. No crab is ant
III. No bat is crab
A. Only conclusion I and III follow
B. Only conclusion I and II follow
C. Either conclusion I and III follow
D. Wither conclusion I or II follow
Ans. C 
21. A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern
is given below. Figure out from amongst
the four options as to how the pattern
would appear when the transparent sheet
is folded at the dotted line.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
22. Select the option that is related to the third
letter-cluster in the same way as the
second letter-cluster is related to the first 
letter-cluster. 
RDPC : NHLG : : SKDG : ? 
A. NOYK B. OOYK
C. OOZK D. OPZK
Ans. C 
23. Three persons A, B and C have different
amount of rupees with them. If A gives 11
to C, A will have equal amount as B has. A
and B together have total 245. How many
rupees does B have?
A. 116 B. 118
C. 117 D. 119
Ans. C 
24. Three of the following four words are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the odd word out.
A. Farmer B. Worker
C. Carpenter D. Tailor
Ans. B 
25. How many triangles are there in the figure
given below?
A. 27 B. 25
C. 28 D. 26
Ans. D 
Section : General Awareness 
1. All the four rivers mentioned below are
rivers of Kerala. Which of these is the
southern most river of the state?
A. Neyyer River B. Periyar River
C. Kuppam River D. Chaliyar River
Ans. A 
2. The First Health Minister of Independent
India was _________.
A. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Vijayalakshi Pandit
D. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Ans. D 
3. Who among the following was killed by
Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Battle of
Pratapgarh?
A. Afzal Khan B. Asghar Khan
C. Shaista Khan D. Shuja Khan
Ans. A 
4. According to Indian Bureau of Mines, which
of the following states has the largest
reserve of silver in India in 2018?
A. Maharashtra B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat D. Bihar
Ans. B 
5. Who defeated India’s Sourav Kothari in
final to win the 2019 Pacific International
Billiards Championship?
A. Joe Davis B. Peter Gilchrist
Ans. B 
6. As of June 2019, who among the following
is the chairman of the 15
th
 Finance
Commission of India?
A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Arvind Panagariya
C. N K Singh
D. Y V Reddy
Ans. C 
7. Which of the following books was NOT
written by the great Indian poet and
dramatist Mahakavi Kalidas?
A. Shakuntala
B. Ritusamhara
C. Malatimadhava
D. Malavikagnimitram
Ans. C 
8. Who among the following was the first
Indian Cricketer to hit a century in the very
first session of a Test match?
A. Shikhar Dhawan
B. Rishabh Pant
C. Prithvi Shaw
D. Virat Kohli
Ans. A 
9. In May 2019, which one of the following
organizations was banned by the
government of India?
A. Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
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SECTION : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 
1. In a code language, ‘POSSIBLE’ is written
as ‘QRUUDKGN’. How will ‘FAREWELL’ be 
written as in that language? 
A. BHGUGYNN B. CIGTGZNN
C. CHGTGYNN D. CHGTGYMM
Ans. C 
2. Select the option figure which contains
figure X embedded in it as its part.
(Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
3. Select the word-pair in which the two
words are related in the same way as are
the two words in the following word-pair.
Fossils : Paleontology
A. Flowers : Zoology
B. Rocks : Astronomy
C. Fungi : Phycology
D. Plants : Botany
Ans. D 
4. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
Ans. D 
5. A + B means ‘A is sister of B’
A – B means ‘A is son of B’
A × B means ‘A is husband of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + Q ÷ C – D – L × J, then how is J
related to Q?
A. Mother B. Daughter
C. Mother-in-law D. Father-in-law
Ans. C 
6. If ‘REGIONAL’ is coded as ‘185791514112’,
then how will ‘PICTURES’ be coded in the
same language?
A. 1693202118519
B. 1693192117523
C. 1793202118520
D. 1693202219520
Ans. A 
7. Three of the following four numbers are
alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the number that is different from the
rest.
A. 317 B. 319
C. 349 D. 347
Ans. B 
8. Select the number-pair in which the two
numbers are related in the same way as
are the two numbers of the following
number-pair.
53 : 477
A. 55 : 525 B. 43 : 367
C. 45 : 460 D. 39 : 351
Ans. D 
9. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different. Pick the odd one out
A. DJMG B. JPSM
C. UADX D. RXBU
Ans. D 
10. ‘Hard work’ is related to ‘Success’ in the
same way as ‘Crime’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Punishment B. Society
C. Police D. Reward
Ans. A 
11. Select the combination of letters that when
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.
T C_M B C_N T _ Q M _ C D_T_Q M B_D N
A. TDCBNCD B. QDDBCCN
C. QDCBNCC D. QBCDNNC
Ans. C 
12. Three different positions of the same dice,
which has one to six dots on its six faces,
are shown below. When one dot is at the
bottom the number of dots on the top will
be.
A. 4 B. 2
C. 3 D. 5
Ans. C 
13. Select the Venn diagram that best
illustrates the relationship between the
following classes.
Cucumber, Spices, Food
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
14. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
207 × 9 + 13 ÷ 26 – 301 = 60
A. + and × B. + and –
C. × and ÷ D. + and ÷
Ans. C 
15. Select the correct alternative to indicate
the arrangement of the following phrases
in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Vacant post in organization
2. Receiving Applications
3. Conducting written test and interviews
4. Inviting applications for post
5. Job offer to selected candidates
6. Joining and on-the-job training
A. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
C. 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3
D.
Ans. A 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. Two 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 :
Some ants are bats
Some ants are crabs
Conclusions :
I. Some bats are crabs
II. No crab is ant
III. No bat is crab
A. Only conclusion I and III follow
B. Only conclusion I and II follow
C. Either conclusion I and III follow
D. Wither conclusion I or II follow
Ans. C 
21. A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern
is given below. Figure out from amongst
the four options as to how the pattern
would appear when the transparent sheet
is folded at the dotted line.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
22. Select the option that is related to the third
letter-cluster in the same way as the
second letter-cluster is related to the first 
letter-cluster. 
RDPC : NHLG : : SKDG : ? 
A. NOYK B. OOYK
C. OOZK D. OPZK
Ans. C 
23. Three persons A, B and C have different
amount of rupees with them. If A gives 11
to C, A will have equal amount as B has. A
and B together have total 245. How many
rupees does B have?
A. 116 B. 118
C. 117 D. 119
Ans. C 
24. Three of the following four words are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the odd word out.
A. Farmer B. Worker
C. Carpenter D. Tailor
Ans. B 
25. How many triangles are there in the figure
given below?
A. 27 B. 25
C. 28 D. 26
Ans. D 
Section : General Awareness 
1. All the four rivers mentioned below are
rivers of Kerala. Which of these is the
southern most river of the state?
A. Neyyer River B. Periyar River
C. Kuppam River D. Chaliyar River
Ans. A 
2. The First Health Minister of Independent
India was _________.
A. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Vijayalakshi Pandit
D. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Ans. D 
3. Who among the following was killed by
Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Battle of
Pratapgarh?
A. Afzal Khan B. Asghar Khan
C. Shaista Khan D. Shuja Khan
Ans. A 
4. According to Indian Bureau of Mines, which
of the following states has the largest
reserve of silver in India in 2018?
A. Maharashtra B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat D. Bihar
Ans. B 
5. Who defeated India’s Sourav Kothari in
final to win the 2019 Pacific International
Billiards Championship?
A. Joe Davis B. Peter Gilchrist
Ans. B 
6. As of June 2019, who among the following
is the chairman of the 15
th
 Finance
Commission of India?
A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Arvind Panagariya
C. N K Singh
D. Y V Reddy
Ans. C 
7. Which of the following books was NOT
written by the great Indian poet and
dramatist Mahakavi Kalidas?
A. Shakuntala
B. Ritusamhara
C. Malatimadhava
D. Malavikagnimitram
Ans. C 
8. Who among the following was the first
Indian Cricketer to hit a century in the very
first session of a Test match?
A. Shikhar Dhawan
B. Rishabh Pant
C. Prithvi Shaw
D. Virat Kohli
Ans. A 
9. In May 2019, which one of the following
organizations was banned by the
government of India?
A. Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
C. Al Badr
D. Deendar Anjuman
Ans. A 
10. Who among the following pioneered binary
logic and arithmetic in computers
programming?
A. Noam Chomsky
B. Leslie Lamport
C. John Backus
D. Claude Shannon
Ans. D 
11. Which of the following is NOT a water
borne disease?
A. Typhoid B. Mumps
C. Hepatitis D. Cholera
Ans. B 
12. In May 2019, who among the following
became the only mountaineer in the world
to hold the record for most summits on
Mount Everest?
A. Phurba Tashi
B. Andrew Irvine
C. Phu Dorjee
D. Kami Rita Sherpa
Ans. D 
13. Which mountains are on India’s eastern
border with Myanmar?
A. Satpura B. Vindhya
C. Karakoram D. Purvanchal
Ans. D 
14. Where was the second Shanghai 
Cooperation Organization Mass Media 
Forum held from 23-26 May 2019? 
A. Beijing B. Kyrgyzstan
C. India D. Uzbekistan
Ans. B 
15. Who is the author of the autobiography
‘Playing it my Way’?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Mahesh Bhupati
C. Kapil Dev
D. Leander Paes
Ans. A 
16. Desktop computers, laptop computers,
tablets and smartphones are different
types of ________.
A. Supercomputers
B. Mainframe computers
C. Microcomputers
D. Minicomputers
Ans. C 
17. The Cheriyal Scrolls is a dying art form of
India practiced by one family called the
Nakashi family for many generations.
Name the modern day state which owns
this art form.
A. Tamil Nadu B. Karnataka
C. West Bengal D. Telangana
Ans. D 
18. Which one of the following is defined as
“the proportion of highly liquid assets held
by financial institutions, to ensure their
ongoing ability to meet short-term
obligations”?
A. Liquidity Coverage Ratio
B. Base Rate
C. Statutory Liquidity Ratio
D. Cash Reserve Ratio
Ans. A 
19. What is India’s rank among the 180
countries on the ‘Environmental
Performance Index 2018’, according to the
biennial report by Yale and Columbia
Universities along with the World Economic
Forum?
A. 157 B. 177
C. 147 D. 167
Ans. B 
20. What is the SI unit of pressure?
A. Ohm B. Pascal
C. Volt D. Ampere
Ans. B 
21. Which former judge of the Supreme Court
of India was appointed as the Chairperson
of the News Broadcasting Standards
Authority in May 2019?
A. R V Raveendran B. Ranjan Gogoi
C. A K Sikri D. Arun Mishra
Ans. C 
22. Who among the following was elected and
sworn in as the 6
th
 President of Ukraine in
April-May 2019?
A. Stepan Kubiv
B. Oleksandr Turchynov
C. Volodymyr Zelensky
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SECTION : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 
1. In a code language, ‘POSSIBLE’ is written
as ‘QRUUDKGN’. How will ‘FAREWELL’ be 
written as in that language? 
A. BHGUGYNN B. CIGTGZNN
C. CHGTGYNN D. CHGTGYMM
Ans. C 
2. Select the option figure which contains
figure X embedded in it as its part.
(Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
3. Select the word-pair in which the two
words are related in the same way as are
the two words in the following word-pair.
Fossils : Paleontology
A. Flowers : Zoology
B. Rocks : Astronomy
C. Fungi : Phycology
D. Plants : Botany
Ans. D 
4. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
Ans. D 
5. A + B means ‘A is sister of B’
A – B means ‘A is son of B’
A × B means ‘A is husband of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + Q ÷ C – D – L × J, then how is J
related to Q?
A. Mother B. Daughter
C. Mother-in-law D. Father-in-law
Ans. C 
6. If ‘REGIONAL’ is coded as ‘185791514112’,
then how will ‘PICTURES’ be coded in the
same language?
A. 1693202118519
B. 1693192117523
C. 1793202118520
D. 1693202219520
Ans. A 
7. Three of the following four numbers are
alike in a certain way and one is different.
Pick the number that is different from the
rest.
A. 317 B. 319
C. 349 D. 347
Ans. B 
8. Select the number-pair in which the two
numbers are related in the same way as
are the two numbers of the following
number-pair.
53 : 477
A. 55 : 525 B. 43 : 367
C. 45 : 460 D. 39 : 351
Ans. D 
9. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different. Pick the odd one out
A. DJMG B. JPSM
C. UADX D. RXBU
Ans. D 
10. ‘Hard work’ is related to ‘Success’ in the
same way as ‘Crime’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Punishment B. Society
C. Police D. Reward
Ans. A 
11. Select the combination of letters that when
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.
T C_M B C_N T _ Q M _ C D_T_Q M B_D N
A. TDCBNCD B. QDDBCCN
C. QDCBNCC D. QBCDNNC
Ans. C 
12. Three different positions of the same dice,
which has one to six dots on its six faces,
are shown below. When one dot is at the
bottom the number of dots on the top will
be.
A. 4 B. 2
C. 3 D. 5
Ans. C 
13. Select the Venn diagram that best
illustrates the relationship between the
following classes.
Cucumber, Spices, Food
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
14. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
207 × 9 + 13 ÷ 26 – 301 = 60
A. + and × B. + and –
C. × and ÷ D. + and ÷
Ans. C 
15. Select the correct alternative to indicate
the arrangement of the following phrases
in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Vacant post in organization
2. Receiving Applications
3. Conducting written test and interviews
4. Inviting applications for post
5. Job offer to selected candidates
6. Joining and on-the-job training
A. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
C. 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3
D.
Ans. A 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. Two 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 :
Some ants are bats
Some ants are crabs
Conclusions :
I. Some bats are crabs
II. No crab is ant
III. No bat is crab
A. Only conclusion I and III follow
B. Only conclusion I and II follow
C. Either conclusion I and III follow
D. Wither conclusion I or II follow
Ans. C 
21. A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern
is given below. Figure out from amongst
the four options as to how the pattern
would appear when the transparent sheet
is folded at the dotted line.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
22. Select the option that is related to the third
letter-cluster in the same way as the
second letter-cluster is related to the first 
letter-cluster. 
RDPC : NHLG : : SKDG : ? 
A. NOYK B. OOYK
C. OOZK D. OPZK
Ans. C 
23. Three persons A, B and C have different
amount of rupees with them. If A gives 11
to C, A will have equal amount as B has. A
and B together have total 245. How many
rupees does B have?
A. 116 B. 118
C. 117 D. 119
Ans. C 
24. Three of the following four words are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the odd word out.
A. Farmer B. Worker
C. Carpenter D. Tailor
Ans. B 
25. How many triangles are there in the figure
given below?
A. 27 B. 25
C. 28 D. 26
Ans. D 
Section : General Awareness 
1. All the four rivers mentioned below are
rivers of Kerala. Which of these is the
southern most river of the state?
A. Neyyer River B. Periyar River
C. Kuppam River D. Chaliyar River
Ans. A 
2. The First Health Minister of Independent
India was _________.
A. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Vijayalakshi Pandit
D. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Ans. D 
3. Who among the following was killed by
Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Battle of
Pratapgarh?
A. Afzal Khan B. Asghar Khan
C. Shaista Khan D. Shuja Khan
Ans. A 
4. According to Indian Bureau of Mines, which
of the following states has the largest
reserve of silver in India in 2018?
A. Maharashtra B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat D. Bihar
Ans. B 
5. Who defeated India’s Sourav Kothari in
final to win the 2019 Pacific International
Billiards Championship?
A. Joe Davis B. Peter Gilchrist
Ans. B 
6. As of June 2019, who among the following
is the chairman of the 15
th
 Finance
Commission of India?
A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Arvind Panagariya
C. N K Singh
D. Y V Reddy
Ans. C 
7. Which of the following books was NOT
written by the great Indian poet and
dramatist Mahakavi Kalidas?
A. Shakuntala
B. Ritusamhara
C. Malatimadhava
D. Malavikagnimitram
Ans. C 
8. Who among the following was the first
Indian Cricketer to hit a century in the very
first session of a Test match?
A. Shikhar Dhawan
B. Rishabh Pant
C. Prithvi Shaw
D. Virat Kohli
Ans. A 
9. In May 2019, which one of the following
organizations was banned by the
government of India?
A. Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
C. Al Badr
D. Deendar Anjuman
Ans. A 
10. Who among the following pioneered binary
logic and arithmetic in computers
programming?
A. Noam Chomsky
B. Leslie Lamport
C. John Backus
D. Claude Shannon
Ans. D 
11. Which of the following is NOT a water
borne disease?
A. Typhoid B. Mumps
C. Hepatitis D. Cholera
Ans. B 
12. In May 2019, who among the following
became the only mountaineer in the world
to hold the record for most summits on
Mount Everest?
A. Phurba Tashi
B. Andrew Irvine
C. Phu Dorjee
D. Kami Rita Sherpa
Ans. D 
13. Which mountains are on India’s eastern
border with Myanmar?
A. Satpura B. Vindhya
C. Karakoram D. Purvanchal
Ans. D 
14. Where was the second Shanghai 
Cooperation Organization Mass Media 
Forum held from 23-26 May 2019? 
A. Beijing B. Kyrgyzstan
C. India D. Uzbekistan
Ans. B 
15. Who is the author of the autobiography
‘Playing it my Way’?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Mahesh Bhupati
C. Kapil Dev
D. Leander Paes
Ans. A 
16. Desktop computers, laptop computers,
tablets and smartphones are different
types of ________.
A. Supercomputers
B. Mainframe computers
C. Microcomputers
D. Minicomputers
Ans. C 
17. The Cheriyal Scrolls is a dying art form of
India practiced by one family called the
Nakashi family for many generations.
Name the modern day state which owns
this art form.
A. Tamil Nadu B. Karnataka
C. West Bengal D. Telangana
Ans. D 
18. Which one of the following is defined as
“the proportion of highly liquid assets held
by financial institutions, to ensure their
ongoing ability to meet short-term
obligations”?
A. Liquidity Coverage Ratio
B. Base Rate
C. Statutory Liquidity Ratio
D. Cash Reserve Ratio
Ans. A 
19. What is India’s rank among the 180
countries on the ‘Environmental
Performance Index 2018’, according to the
biennial report by Yale and Columbia
Universities along with the World Economic
Forum?
A. 157 B. 177
C. 147 D. 167
Ans. B 
20. What is the SI unit of pressure?
A. Ohm B. Pascal
C. Volt D. Ampere
Ans. B 
21. Which former judge of the Supreme Court
of India was appointed as the Chairperson
of the News Broadcasting Standards
Authority in May 2019?
A. R V Raveendran B. Ranjan Gogoi
C. A K Sikri D. Arun Mishra
Ans. C 
22. Who among the following was elected and
sworn in as the 6
th
 President of Ukraine in
April-May 2019?
A. Stepan Kubiv
B. Oleksandr Turchynov
C. Volodymyr Zelensky
D. Petro Poroshenko
Ans. C 
23. Which of the following are flowerless plants
that produce cones and seeds in which
seeds are not encased within an ovary?
A. Gymnosperms B. Angiosperms
C. Bryphytes D. Hydrophytes
Ans. A 
24. As per the Constitution of India, the
President may resign his office by writing
under his hand addressed to :
A. Chief Election Commissioner
B. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha
C. The Chief Justice of India
D. The Vice President
Ans. D 
25. To which state does the noted Padma Shri
awardee and Sufi saint Ibrahim Sutar
belong?
A. Karnataka B. Telangana
C. Kerala D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans. A 
Section : Quantitative Aptitude 
1. The average of a numbers is 36. If each of
75% of the numbers is increased by 6 and
each of the remaining numbers is
decreased by 9, then the new average of
the numbers is :
A. 37.125 B. 33.75
C. 38.25 D. 36.25
Ans. C 
2. If x
2
 – 6x + 1 = 0, then the value of
( )
42
2
1
x x 1
x
??
+ ? +
??
??
is :
A. 39 B. 33
C. 35 D. 36
Ans. B 
3. For ? being an acute angle, if cosec? =
1.25, then the value of 
4tan 5cos
sec 4cot
??
??
-
+
 is
equal to : 
A. 
3
7
B. 
4
7
C. 
1
4
D. 
1
2
Ans. D 
4. Three articles are bought at ` 200 each.
One of them is sold at a loss of 10%. If the
other two articles are sold so as to gain
20% on the whole transaction, then what
is the gain percent on the two articles?
A. 28 B. 32
C. 35 D. 30
Ans. C 
5. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that its
sides AD and BC produced meet at P and
sides AB and DC produced meet at Q. If ?A
= 62
o
 and ?ABC = 74
o
, then the difference
between P ? and Q ? is :
A. 44
o
B. 23
o
C. 32
o
D. 38
o
Ans. C 
6. A can do 40% of a work in 6 days and B
can do 30% of the same work in 3 days.
They started the work together but B left
after 2 days and A continued to work. In
how many days was the entire work
completed?
A. 10 B. 12
C. 9 D. 15
Ans. B 
7. The given Bar graph presents the Revenue
and Expenditure (in crores of Rupees) of a
company during the five year period, 2014-
2018.
What is the ratio of the total revenue of the 
company in 2015 and 2018 to that of its 
expenditure in 2014 and 2018? 
A. 5 : 4 B. 7 : 5