SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (5th July 2019 - Shift 1) | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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Section : General Intelligence 
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
2. 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 :
All purses are rupees
Some rupees are coins
Conclusion :
I. Some purses are coins
II. No purse is coin
III. No rupee is coin
A. Either Conclusion I or II follows
B. Only conclusion I and III follow
C. Only conclusion I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II and III follow
Ans. A 
3. In a code language, VERBATIM is written
as EUHYPLWD. How will SALESMAN be
written as in that language?
A. VDOHQDPV B. HODVQDPV
C. HODVVPDQ D. OHVDDQVP
Ans. B 
4. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
405 + 27 × 40 – 308 ÷ 22 = 314
A. × and + B. ÷ and ×
C. + and ÷ D. + and –
Ans. C 
5. ‘Kidney’ is related to ‘Excretion’ in the
same way as ‘Heart’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Heart Chambers
B. Human body
C. Blood Circulation
D. Artery
Ans. C 
6. Three of the following four words are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the off word out
A. Political Science B. Biology
C. History D. Sociology
Ans. B 
7. Arrange the following activities in a logical
and meaningful order.
1. Return journey
2. Travel arrangements
3. Hotel stay
4. Sightseeing
5. Reaching destination
A. 2, 5, 3, 4, 1 B. 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
C. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4 D. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Ans. A 
8. Two different positions of the same dice
are shown below, the six faces of which are
numbered 1 to 6. Find the number on the
face opposite to the one having ‘5’.
A. 2 B. 1
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
9. Select the correct mirror image of the
given figure when the mirror is placed to
the right of the figure.
A. B. 
C. D. 
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Section : General Intelligence 
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
2. 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 :
All purses are rupees
Some rupees are coins
Conclusion :
I. Some purses are coins
II. No purse is coin
III. No rupee is coin
A. Either Conclusion I or II follows
B. Only conclusion I and III follow
C. Only conclusion I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II and III follow
Ans. A 
3. In a code language, VERBATIM is written
as EUHYPLWD. How will SALESMAN be
written as in that language?
A. VDOHQDPV B. HODVQDPV
C. HODVVPDQ D. OHVDDQVP
Ans. B 
4. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
405 + 27 × 40 – 308 ÷ 22 = 314
A. × and + B. ÷ and ×
C. + and ÷ D. + and –
Ans. C 
5. ‘Kidney’ is related to ‘Excretion’ in the
same way as ‘Heart’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Heart Chambers
B. Human body
C. Blood Circulation
D. Artery
Ans. C 
6. Three of the following four words are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the off word out
A. Political Science B. Biology
C. History D. Sociology
Ans. B 
7. Arrange the following activities in a logical
and meaningful order.
1. Return journey
2. Travel arrangements
3. Hotel stay
4. Sightseeing
5. Reaching destination
A. 2, 5, 3, 4, 1 B. 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
C. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4 D. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Ans. A 
8. Two different positions of the same dice
are shown below, the six faces of which are
numbered 1 to 6. Find the number on the
face opposite to the one having ‘5’.
A. 2 B. 1
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
9. Select the correct mirror image of the
given figure when the mirror is placed to
the right of the figure.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
10. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different.
Pick the odd one out.
A. XBFJ B. HLPT
C. DHLP D. CGKQ
Ans. D 
11. Select the set in which the numbers are
related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(2, 4, 8)
A. (5, 25, 625) B. (3, 9, 34)
C. (1, 2, 6) D. (4, 16, 64)
Ans. D 
12. 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. 65 B. 170
C. 195 D. 50
Ans. C 
13. Select the combination of letters that when
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.
s_ _m e q c t_p d m _ q _ t s _ _ m r q c t
A. pdsrcrd B. pdsrcpd
C. rdsrcrd D. pdsrbpd
Ans. B 
14. Which number will replace the question
mark (?) in the following series?
16, 18, 21, 26, 33, ?
A. 46 B. 44
C. 45 D. 43
Ans. B 
15. 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.
Zinc : Brass
A. Gold : Ornament
B. Copper : Bronze
C. Mercury : Thermometer
D. Silver : Ring
Ans. B 
16. 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. 
19 : 380 
A. 12 : 146 B. 17 : 289
C. 14 : 196 D. 13 : 182
Ans. D 
17. If YOGHURT is coded as 7678392, then
how will QUICKLY be coded as?
A. 8393117 B. 8393237
C. 7383237 D. 8393127
Ans. B 
18. A + B means ‘A is husband of B’
A – B means ‘A is brother of B’
A × B means ‘A is sister of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + R ÷ S × M – K, then how is R related
to K?
A. Paternal grandmother
B. Daughter
C. Mother
D. Sister
Ans. C 
19. Select the set in which the numbers are
related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(5, 7, 11)
A. (15, 17, 23) B. (23, 29, 31)
C. (14, 16, 18) D. (17, 19, 21)
Ans. B 
20. Three persons A, B and C have different
amounts of rupees with them. If A takes
` 6 from C, A will have equal amount as B
has. A and B together have total ` 74. How
many rupees does B have?
A. 34 B. 44
C. 40 D. 30
Ans. C 
21. Select the option in which Figure-X is
embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
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Section : General Intelligence 
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
2. 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 :
All purses are rupees
Some rupees are coins
Conclusion :
I. Some purses are coins
II. No purse is coin
III. No rupee is coin
A. Either Conclusion I or II follows
B. Only conclusion I and III follow
C. Only conclusion I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II and III follow
Ans. A 
3. In a code language, VERBATIM is written
as EUHYPLWD. How will SALESMAN be
written as in that language?
A. VDOHQDPV B. HODVQDPV
C. HODVVPDQ D. OHVDDQVP
Ans. B 
4. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
405 + 27 × 40 – 308 ÷ 22 = 314
A. × and + B. ÷ and ×
C. + and ÷ D. + and –
Ans. C 
5. ‘Kidney’ is related to ‘Excretion’ in the
same way as ‘Heart’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Heart Chambers
B. Human body
C. Blood Circulation
D. Artery
Ans. C 
6. Three of the following four words are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the off word out
A. Political Science B. Biology
C. History D. Sociology
Ans. B 
7. Arrange the following activities in a logical
and meaningful order.
1. Return journey
2. Travel arrangements
3. Hotel stay
4. Sightseeing
5. Reaching destination
A. 2, 5, 3, 4, 1 B. 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
C. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4 D. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Ans. A 
8. Two different positions of the same dice
are shown below, the six faces of which are
numbered 1 to 6. Find the number on the
face opposite to the one having ‘5’.
A. 2 B. 1
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
9. Select the correct mirror image of the
given figure when the mirror is placed to
the right of the figure.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
10. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different.
Pick the odd one out.
A. XBFJ B. HLPT
C. DHLP D. CGKQ
Ans. D 
11. Select the set in which the numbers are
related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(2, 4, 8)
A. (5, 25, 625) B. (3, 9, 34)
C. (1, 2, 6) D. (4, 16, 64)
Ans. D 
12. 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. 65 B. 170
C. 195 D. 50
Ans. C 
13. Select the combination of letters that when
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.
s_ _m e q c t_p d m _ q _ t s _ _ m r q c t
A. pdsrcrd B. pdsrcpd
C. rdsrcrd D. pdsrbpd
Ans. B 
14. Which number will replace the question
mark (?) in the following series?
16, 18, 21, 26, 33, ?
A. 46 B. 44
C. 45 D. 43
Ans. B 
15. 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.
Zinc : Brass
A. Gold : Ornament
B. Copper : Bronze
C. Mercury : Thermometer
D. Silver : Ring
Ans. B 
16. 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. 
19 : 380 
A. 12 : 146 B. 17 : 289
C. 14 : 196 D. 13 : 182
Ans. D 
17. If YOGHURT is coded as 7678392, then
how will QUICKLY be coded as?
A. 8393117 B. 8393237
C. 7383237 D. 8393127
Ans. B 
18. A + B means ‘A is husband of B’
A – B means ‘A is brother of B’
A × B means ‘A is sister of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + R ÷ S × M – K, then how is R related
to K?
A. Paternal grandmother
B. Daughter
C. Mother
D. Sister
Ans. C 
19. Select the set in which the numbers are
related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(5, 7, 11)
A. (15, 17, 23) B. (23, 29, 31)
C. (14, 16, 18) D. (17, 19, 21)
Ans. B 
20. Three persons A, B and C have different
amounts of rupees with them. If A takes
` 6 from C, A will have equal amount as B
has. A and B together have total ` 74. How
many rupees does B have?
A. 34 B. 44
C. 40 D. 30
Ans. C 
21. Select the option in which Figure-X is
embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
22. A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern
is given below. Select the option that
shows how the pattern would appear when
the transparent sheet is folded at the
dotted line.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
23. Select the Venn diagram that best
illustrates the relationship between the
following classes.
Fuel, Diesel, Liquid
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
24. 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.
MDUK : QHYO : : SALQ : ?
A. VDPV B. WDPU
C. WEPV D. WEPU
Ans. D 
25. How many triangles are present in the
given figure?
A. 22 B. 23
C. 25 D. 24
Ans. D 
Section : General Awareness 
1. Who among the following is called the
‘father of supercomputing’?
A. Ken Thompson
B. Alan Perlis
C. Seymour Cray
D. Vint Cerf
Ans. C 
2. Which of the following airports was
crowned the ‘World’s Best Airport’ for the
seventh time in a row by the Skytrax World
Airport Awards 2019?
A. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 
International Airport 
B. Changi Airport
C. Indira Gandhi International Airport
D. Haneda International Airport
Ans. B 
3. What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
A. Volt B. Ohm
C. Mole D. Ampere
Ans. B 
4. In May 2019, _____ an Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) professor, was
awarded the 2019 Dr Lee Jong-wook
Memorial Prize for Public Health at the 72
nd
World Health Assembly in Geneva.
A. Alagarasu Kalichamy
B. Ajay Vir Singh
C. Seema Sahay
D. Balram Bhargava
Ans. D 
5. A company that has been founded after
2003 and that has a current valuation of
more than 1 billion USD is referred to as in
the industry by which term?
A. Unicorn Startup Company
B. Blue Moon Startup Company
C. Stratosphere Startup Company
D. 5
th
 Gear startup Company
Ans. A 
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Section : General Intelligence 
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
2. 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 :
All purses are rupees
Some rupees are coins
Conclusion :
I. Some purses are coins
II. No purse is coin
III. No rupee is coin
A. Either Conclusion I or II follows
B. Only conclusion I and III follow
C. Only conclusion I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II and III follow
Ans. A 
3. In a code language, VERBATIM is written
as EUHYPLWD. How will SALESMAN be
written as in that language?
A. VDOHQDPV B. HODVQDPV
C. HODVVPDQ D. OHVDDQVP
Ans. B 
4. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
405 + 27 × 40 – 308 ÷ 22 = 314
A. × and + B. ÷ and ×
C. + and ÷ D. + and –
Ans. C 
5. ‘Kidney’ is related to ‘Excretion’ in the
same way as ‘Heart’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Heart Chambers
B. Human body
C. Blood Circulation
D. Artery
Ans. C 
6. Three of the following four words are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the off word out
A. Political Science B. Biology
C. History D. Sociology
Ans. B 
7. Arrange the following activities in a logical
and meaningful order.
1. Return journey
2. Travel arrangements
3. Hotel stay
4. Sightseeing
5. Reaching destination
A. 2, 5, 3, 4, 1 B. 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
C. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4 D. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Ans. A 
8. Two different positions of the same dice
are shown below, the six faces of which are
numbered 1 to 6. Find the number on the
face opposite to the one having ‘5’.
A. 2 B. 1
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
9. Select the correct mirror image of the
given figure when the mirror is placed to
the right of the figure.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
10. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different.
Pick the odd one out.
A. XBFJ B. HLPT
C. DHLP D. CGKQ
Ans. D 
11. Select the set in which the numbers are
related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(2, 4, 8)
A. (5, 25, 625) B. (3, 9, 34)
C. (1, 2, 6) D. (4, 16, 64)
Ans. D 
12. 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. 65 B. 170
C. 195 D. 50
Ans. C 
13. Select the combination of letters that when
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.
s_ _m e q c t_p d m _ q _ t s _ _ m r q c t
A. pdsrcrd B. pdsrcpd
C. rdsrcrd D. pdsrbpd
Ans. B 
14. Which number will replace the question
mark (?) in the following series?
16, 18, 21, 26, 33, ?
A. 46 B. 44
C. 45 D. 43
Ans. B 
15. 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.
Zinc : Brass
A. Gold : Ornament
B. Copper : Bronze
C. Mercury : Thermometer
D. Silver : Ring
Ans. B 
16. 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. 
19 : 380 
A. 12 : 146 B. 17 : 289
C. 14 : 196 D. 13 : 182
Ans. D 
17. If YOGHURT is coded as 7678392, then
how will QUICKLY be coded as?
A. 8393117 B. 8393237
C. 7383237 D. 8393127
Ans. B 
18. A + B means ‘A is husband of B’
A – B means ‘A is brother of B’
A × B means ‘A is sister of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + R ÷ S × M – K, then how is R related
to K?
A. Paternal grandmother
B. Daughter
C. Mother
D. Sister
Ans. C 
19. Select the set in which the numbers are
related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(5, 7, 11)
A. (15, 17, 23) B. (23, 29, 31)
C. (14, 16, 18) D. (17, 19, 21)
Ans. B 
20. Three persons A, B and C have different
amounts of rupees with them. If A takes
` 6 from C, A will have equal amount as B
has. A and B together have total ` 74. How
many rupees does B have?
A. 34 B. 44
C. 40 D. 30
Ans. C 
21. Select the option in which Figure-X is
embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
22. A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern
is given below. Select the option that
shows how the pattern would appear when
the transparent sheet is folded at the
dotted line.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
23. Select the Venn diagram that best
illustrates the relationship between the
following classes.
Fuel, Diesel, Liquid
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
24. 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.
MDUK : QHYO : : SALQ : ?
A. VDPV B. WDPU
C. WEPV D. WEPU
Ans. D 
25. How many triangles are present in the
given figure?
A. 22 B. 23
C. 25 D. 24
Ans. D 
Section : General Awareness 
1. Who among the following is called the
‘father of supercomputing’?
A. Ken Thompson
B. Alan Perlis
C. Seymour Cray
D. Vint Cerf
Ans. C 
2. Which of the following airports was
crowned the ‘World’s Best Airport’ for the
seventh time in a row by the Skytrax World
Airport Awards 2019?
A. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 
International Airport 
B. Changi Airport
C. Indira Gandhi International Airport
D. Haneda International Airport
Ans. B 
3. What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
A. Volt B. Ohm
C. Mole D. Ampere
Ans. B 
4. In May 2019, _____ an Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) professor, was
awarded the 2019 Dr Lee Jong-wook
Memorial Prize for Public Health at the 72
nd
World Health Assembly in Geneva.
A. Alagarasu Kalichamy
B. Ajay Vir Singh
C. Seema Sahay
D. Balram Bhargava
Ans. D 
5. A company that has been founded after
2003 and that has a current valuation of
more than 1 billion USD is referred to as in
the industry by which term?
A. Unicorn Startup Company
B. Blue Moon Startup Company
C. Stratosphere Startup Company
D. 5
th
 Gear startup Company
Ans. A 
6. Which of the following countries will host
the World Leaders Conference to Combat
Anti-Semitism in October 2020?
A. Belgium B. Norway
C. Denmark D. Sweden
Ans. D 
7. According to Article 243 V of the
Constitution of India, the minimum age
requirement for becoming a member of a
Municipalty is ____.
A. 24 years B. 28 years
C. 32 years D. 21 years
Ans. D 
8. Who among the following Australian cricket
was NOT banned by Cricket Australia for
ball tampering in 2018?
A. Steve Smith
B. Glenn Maxwell
C. Cameron Bancroft
D. David Warner
Ans. B 
9. Which of the following states is the biggest
Jute producer in India?
A. West Bengal B. Nagaland
C. Karnataka D. Rajasthan
Ans. A 
10. In February 2018, ___ was appointed as
the first independent female director of
ICC.
A. Indra Jai Singh
B. Indra Nooyi
C. Chanda Kochhar
D. Nita Ambani
Ans. B 
11. The Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine 
(popularly called BCG vaccine) is a vaccine 
to prevent which of these diseases? 
A. Jaundice B. Typhoid
C. Tuberculosis D. Polio
Ans. C 
12. Jadugora, in Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
is an important mine for which of the
following?
A. Manganese B. Emerald
C. Uranium D. Coal
Ans. C 
13. Which of the districts listed as options is
not one of the three districts in the
Chambal division of the state of Madhya
Pradesh?
A. Bhind B. Chhindwara
C. Sheopur D. Morena
Ans. B 
14. Who among the following won an award in
the ‘Best Actor (Female)’ category at the
64
th
 Filmfare Awards held in 2019?
A. Alia Bhatt B. Neena Gupta
C. Sara Ali Khan D. Janhvi Kapoor
Ans. A 
15. Which of the following words was inserted
in the Preamble by the 42
nd
 Amendment of
the Constitution of India?
A. Economic B. Integrity
C. Belief D. Political
Ans. B 
16. Who was the coach of the Indian Under-19
men’s cricket team, which won the Under-
19 World Cup 2018?
A. Anil Kumble
B. Lalchand Rajput
C. Robin Singh
D. Rahul Dravid
Ans. D 
17. In which state is the Kamakhya temple
situated?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Assam
D. Jharkhand
Ans. C 
18. In the context of computers, what is the
full form of PDF?
A. Portable Document Format
B. Portable Details Format
C. Personal Document Format
D. PowerPoint Document Format
Ans. A 
19. Who was affectionately called “The Grand
Old Man of India”?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
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Section : General Intelligence 
1. Select the figure that will come next in the
following figure series.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
2. 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 :
All purses are rupees
Some rupees are coins
Conclusion :
I. Some purses are coins
II. No purse is coin
III. No rupee is coin
A. Either Conclusion I or II follows
B. Only conclusion I and III follow
C. Only conclusion I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II and III follow
Ans. A 
3. In a code language, VERBATIM is written
as EUHYPLWD. How will SALESMAN be
written as in that language?
A. VDOHQDPV B. HODVQDPV
C. HODVVPDQ D. OHVDDQVP
Ans. B 
4. Which two signs should be interchanged in
the following equation to make it correct?
405 + 27 × 40 – 308 ÷ 22 = 314
A. × and + B. ÷ and ×
C. + and ÷ D. + and –
Ans. C 
5. ‘Kidney’ is related to ‘Excretion’ in the
same way as ‘Heart’ is related to ‘____’.
A. Heart Chambers
B. Human body
C. Blood Circulation
D. Artery
Ans. C 
6. Three of the following four words are alike
in a certain way and one is different. Pick
the off word out
A. Political Science B. Biology
C. History D. Sociology
Ans. B 
7. Arrange the following activities in a logical
and meaningful order.
1. Return journey
2. Travel arrangements
3. Hotel stay
4. Sightseeing
5. Reaching destination
A. 2, 5, 3, 4, 1 B. 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
C. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4 D. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Ans. A 
8. Two different positions of the same dice
are shown below, the six faces of which are
numbered 1 to 6. Find the number on the
face opposite to the one having ‘5’.
A. 2 B. 1
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. B 
9. Select the correct mirror image of the
given figure when the mirror is placed to
the right of the figure.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
10. Three of the following four letter-clusters
are alike in a certain way and one is
different.
Pick the odd one out.
A. XBFJ B. HLPT
C. DHLP D. CGKQ
Ans. D 
11. Select the set in which the numbers are
related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(2, 4, 8)
A. (5, 25, 625) B. (3, 9, 34)
C. (1, 2, 6) D. (4, 16, 64)
Ans. D 
12. 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. 65 B. 170
C. 195 D. 50
Ans. C 
13. Select the combination of letters that when
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given
letter series will complete the series.
s_ _m e q c t_p d m _ q _ t s _ _ m r q c t
A. pdsrcrd B. pdsrcpd
C. rdsrcrd D. pdsrbpd
Ans. B 
14. Which number will replace the question
mark (?) in the following series?
16, 18, 21, 26, 33, ?
A. 46 B. 44
C. 45 D. 43
Ans. B 
15. 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.
Zinc : Brass
A. Gold : Ornament
B. Copper : Bronze
C. Mercury : Thermometer
D. Silver : Ring
Ans. B 
16. 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. 
19 : 380 
A. 12 : 146 B. 17 : 289
C. 14 : 196 D. 13 : 182
Ans. D 
17. If YOGHURT is coded as 7678392, then
how will QUICKLY be coded as?
A. 8393117 B. 8393237
C. 7383237 D. 8393127
Ans. B 
18. A + B means ‘A is husband of B’
A – B means ‘A is brother of B’
A × B means ‘A is sister of B’
A ÷ B means ‘A is mother of B’
If P + R ÷ S × M – K, then how is R related
to K?
A. Paternal grandmother
B. Daughter
C. Mother
D. Sister
Ans. C 
19. Select the set in which the numbers are
related in the same way as are the
numbers of the following set.
(5, 7, 11)
A. (15, 17, 23) B. (23, 29, 31)
C. (14, 16, 18) D. (17, 19, 21)
Ans. B 
20. Three persons A, B and C have different
amounts of rupees with them. If A takes
` 6 from C, A will have equal amount as B
has. A and B together have total ` 74. How
many rupees does B have?
A. 34 B. 44
C. 40 D. 30
Ans. C 
21. Select the option in which Figure-X is
embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
22. A figure of transparent sheet with a pattern
is given below. Select the option that
shows how the pattern would appear when
the transparent sheet is folded at the
dotted line.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. D 
23. Select the Venn diagram that best
illustrates the relationship between the
following classes.
Fuel, Diesel, Liquid
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
24. 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.
MDUK : QHYO : : SALQ : ?
A. VDPV B. WDPU
C. WEPV D. WEPU
Ans. D 
25. How many triangles are present in the
given figure?
A. 22 B. 23
C. 25 D. 24
Ans. D 
Section : General Awareness 
1. Who among the following is called the
‘father of supercomputing’?
A. Ken Thompson
B. Alan Perlis
C. Seymour Cray
D. Vint Cerf
Ans. C 
2. Which of the following airports was
crowned the ‘World’s Best Airport’ for the
seventh time in a row by the Skytrax World
Airport Awards 2019?
A. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 
International Airport 
B. Changi Airport
C. Indira Gandhi International Airport
D. Haneda International Airport
Ans. B 
3. What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
A. Volt B. Ohm
C. Mole D. Ampere
Ans. B 
4. In May 2019, _____ an Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) professor, was
awarded the 2019 Dr Lee Jong-wook
Memorial Prize for Public Health at the 72
nd
World Health Assembly in Geneva.
A. Alagarasu Kalichamy
B. Ajay Vir Singh
C. Seema Sahay
D. Balram Bhargava
Ans. D 
5. A company that has been founded after
2003 and that has a current valuation of
more than 1 billion USD is referred to as in
the industry by which term?
A. Unicorn Startup Company
B. Blue Moon Startup Company
C. Stratosphere Startup Company
D. 5
th
 Gear startup Company
Ans. A 
6. Which of the following countries will host
the World Leaders Conference to Combat
Anti-Semitism in October 2020?
A. Belgium B. Norway
C. Denmark D. Sweden
Ans. D 
7. According to Article 243 V of the
Constitution of India, the minimum age
requirement for becoming a member of a
Municipalty is ____.
A. 24 years B. 28 years
C. 32 years D. 21 years
Ans. D 
8. Who among the following Australian cricket
was NOT banned by Cricket Australia for
ball tampering in 2018?
A. Steve Smith
B. Glenn Maxwell
C. Cameron Bancroft
D. David Warner
Ans. B 
9. Which of the following states is the biggest
Jute producer in India?
A. West Bengal B. Nagaland
C. Karnataka D. Rajasthan
Ans. A 
10. In February 2018, ___ was appointed as
the first independent female director of
ICC.
A. Indra Jai Singh
B. Indra Nooyi
C. Chanda Kochhar
D. Nita Ambani
Ans. B 
11. The Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine 
(popularly called BCG vaccine) is a vaccine 
to prevent which of these diseases? 
A. Jaundice B. Typhoid
C. Tuberculosis D. Polio
Ans. C 
12. Jadugora, in Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
is an important mine for which of the
following?
A. Manganese B. Emerald
C. Uranium D. Coal
Ans. C 
13. Which of the districts listed as options is
not one of the three districts in the
Chambal division of the state of Madhya
Pradesh?
A. Bhind B. Chhindwara
C. Sheopur D. Morena
Ans. B 
14. Who among the following won an award in
the ‘Best Actor (Female)’ category at the
64
th
 Filmfare Awards held in 2019?
A. Alia Bhatt B. Neena Gupta
C. Sara Ali Khan D. Janhvi Kapoor
Ans. A 
15. Which of the following words was inserted
in the Preamble by the 42
nd
 Amendment of
the Constitution of India?
A. Economic B. Integrity
C. Belief D. Political
Ans. B 
16. Who was the coach of the Indian Under-19
men’s cricket team, which won the Under-
19 World Cup 2018?
A. Anil Kumble
B. Lalchand Rajput
C. Robin Singh
D. Rahul Dravid
Ans. D 
17. In which state is the Kamakhya temple
situated?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Assam
D. Jharkhand
Ans. C 
18. In the context of computers, what is the
full form of PDF?
A. Portable Document Format
B. Portable Details Format
C. Personal Document Format
D. PowerPoint Document Format
Ans. A 
19. Who was affectionately called “The Grand
Old Man of India”?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans. A 
20. When is the World Thyroid Day observed
every year?
A. 5
th
 September B. 25
th
 May
C. 15
th
 January D. 25
th
 October
Ans. B 
21. In which state is ‘Tarnetar’ fair celebrated
annually?
A. Gujarat
B. Telangana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Manipur
Ans. A 
22. Which country houses the headquarters of
the intergovernmental organization. The
International Bureau of Weights and
Measures?
A. Austria B. Belgium
C. Switzerland D. France
Ans. D 
23. Which part of the human body gets
affected by the illness called osteoporosis?
A. Bones B. Lungs
C. Brain D. Kidney
Ans. A 
24. Which one of the following statements
about gratuity is NOT CORRECT?
A. Gratuity is given by the employer to
his/her employee for the services
rendered by him/her during the period
of employment
B. Gratuity is usually paid at the time of
retirement but it can be paid before
retirement provided certain conditions
are met.
C. A person is eligible to receive gratuity
only if he has completed minimum
seven years of service with an
organization
D. Gratuity can be paid before the
completion of five years of the death of
an employee or if he has become
disabled due to accident or disease
Ans. C 
25. In which year was the Non-Cooperation
Movement launched?
A. 1877 B. 1920
C. 1856 D. 1919
Ans. B 
Section : Quantitative Aptitude 
1. If a
2
 + b
2
 + = 135 and ab = 7, (a > 0, b >
0) then the value of (a
3
 – b
3
) is:
A. 1562 B. 1600
C. 1680 D. 1350
Ans. A 
2. The simplified value of
15 of 8 + 6 + [(27 – 3) ÷ 6 + 4] is :
A. 128 B. 134
C. 130 D. 136
Ans. B 
3. Two circles of radii 7 cm and 9 cm intersect
at the points A and B. If AB = 10 cm and
the distance between the centres of the
circles is x cm, then the value of x is :
A.
( )
2 6 7 + B. 
( )
67 +
C.
( )
6 14 + D. 
( )
2 6 14 +
Ans. D 
4. The given bar graph presents the Imports
and Exports of an Item (in tonnes)
manufactured by a company for the 
five financial years, 2013-2014 to 2017-
2018. 
What is he ratio of total Imports to total 
Exports during the five financial years? 
A. 3199 : 3073 B. 4175 : 4011
C. 3073 : 3199 D. 4011 : 4175
Ans. C 
5. In triangle ABC, D and E are two points on
the sides AB and AC respectively so that
DE || BC and AD BD = 5/6. The ratio of the
area of ?ABC to the area of trapezium
DECB is :
A. 96 : 121 B. 121 : 96