SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (1st Feb 2017 - Shift 1) | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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2 
1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
Farmer : Plough:: Painter: ?
A. Brush B. Harrow
C. Axe D. Knife
Ans. A 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
DB: IC:: YE: ?
A. FJ B. JF
C. TH D. WL
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
AEG: GKM :: MQS : ?
A. SWY B. SWZ
C. ZWQ D. SWB
Ans. A 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
17: 71 :: 35: ?
A. 69 B. 56
C. 60 D. 53
Ans. D 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Joule B. Ohm
C. Watt D. Magnetic Field
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. BGF B. FDH
C. BAE D. CDE
Ans. D 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 2197 B. 3375
C. 4099 D. 2744
Ans. C 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 794 B. 576
C. 668 D. 992
Ans. B 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma
Vibhushan, ?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Ashok Chakra
C. Sahitya Akademi Award
D. Arjuna Award
Ans. A 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
C A E, F D H, I G K, ?
A. L J N B. O M Q
C. K L M D. P O N
Ans. A 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
AY, CW, EU, ?
A. GS B. HS
C. GR D. HR
Ans. A 
12. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
122, 197, 290, ?
A. 399 B. 400
C. 401 D. 402
As. C
13. In the following question, two statements
are given each followed by two conclusions
I and II. You have to consider the
statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known
facts. You have to decide which of the
given conclusions, if any, follows from the
given statements.
Statement:
(I) India's GDP continues to grow at one of
the reasonable rates but job creation is
not picking up the similar pace.
(II) Every year over 20 million young
Indians join the workforce.
Conclusions: 
(I) Population increase is more than the
job creation rate.
(II) Supply basket is less and the demand
basket for jobs is very high.
A. Only conclusion II follows
B. Conclusion I and II both follow
C. Neither I nor II follow
D. Only conclusion I follows
Ans. B 
14. Five girls are sitting facing towards the
north. Rekha is between Shalini and Neetu.
Pooja is to the immediate right of Neetu
and Shalini is to the immediate right of
Neha. Who is sitting in the middle?
A. Shalini B. Neetu
C. Rekha D. Pooja
Ans. C 
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2 
1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
Farmer : Plough:: Painter: ?
A. Brush B. Harrow
C. Axe D. Knife
Ans. A 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
DB: IC:: YE: ?
A. FJ B. JF
C. TH D. WL
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
AEG: GKM :: MQS : ?
A. SWY B. SWZ
C. ZWQ D. SWB
Ans. A 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
17: 71 :: 35: ?
A. 69 B. 56
C. 60 D. 53
Ans. D 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Joule B. Ohm
C. Watt D. Magnetic Field
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. BGF B. FDH
C. BAE D. CDE
Ans. D 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 2197 B. 3375
C. 4099 D. 2744
Ans. C 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 794 B. 576
C. 668 D. 992
Ans. B 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma
Vibhushan, ?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Ashok Chakra
C. Sahitya Akademi Award
D. Arjuna Award
Ans. A 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
C A E, F D H, I G K, ?
A. L J N B. O M Q
C. K L M D. P O N
Ans. A 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
AY, CW, EU, ?
A. GS B. HS
C. GR D. HR
Ans. A 
12. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
122, 197, 290, ?
A. 399 B. 400
C. 401 D. 402
As. C
13. In the following question, two statements
are given each followed by two conclusions
I and II. You have to consider the
statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known
facts. You have to decide which of the
given conclusions, if any, follows from the
given statements.
Statement:
(I) India's GDP continues to grow at one of
the reasonable rates but job creation is
not picking up the similar pace.
(II) Every year over 20 million young
Indians join the workforce.
Conclusions: 
(I) Population increase is more than the
job creation rate.
(II) Supply basket is less and the demand
basket for jobs is very high.
A. Only conclusion II follows
B. Conclusion I and II both follow
C. Neither I nor II follow
D. Only conclusion I follows
Ans. B 
14. Five girls are sitting facing towards the
north. Rekha is between Shalini and Neetu.
Pooja is to the immediate right of Neetu
and Shalini is to the immediate right of
Neha. Who is sitting in the middle?
A. Shalini B. Neetu
C. Rekha D. Pooja
Ans. C 
3 
15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
i. nature ii. nest
iii. numeric iv. news
A. iii, i, ii, iv B. iv, ii, iii, i
C. i, ii, iv, iii D. i, ii, iii, iv
Ans. C 
16. In a certain code language, "TRAIN" is
written as "NIART". How is "SCOOTER"
written in that code language?
A. RETOOCS B. RETOCSO
C. RETSCOO D. SCOORET
Ans. A 
17. If "+" means "minus", "x" means "divided
by", "÷" means "plus" and "-" means
"multiplied by", then
38 2 6 19 35 ? ? ? ? ? ?
A. 130 B. 140
C. 135 D. 145
Ans. A 
18. Which of the following interchanges in
signs and numbers will make the given
equation correct?
8 9 2 74 ? ? ?
A. x and , 2 and 9 ?
B. x and , 8 and 2 ?
C. and , 8 and 9 ??
D. and ,74 and 2 ??
Ans. B 
19. In the following question, which one set of
letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it? a_b_a_c_a_bc
A. bccbb B. bcbca
C. cabca D. acbcb
Ans. A 
20. A man is facing west and he turns anti-
clockwise by 90 degrees and moves 10m
straight, then he again turns 90 degrees
anti-clockwise. Which direction is the man
facing now?
A. North B. West
C. South D. East
Ans. D 
21. A word is represented by only one set of
numbers as given in any one of the
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
the alternatives are represented by two
classes of alphabets as in two matrices
given below. The columns and rows of
Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that
of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A
letter from these matrices can be
represented first by its row and next by its 
column, e.g., ‘P’ can be represented by 95, 
86 etc. and ‘T’ can be represented by 85, 
95 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the 
set for the word ‘ALIKE’. 
A. 56, 10, 55, 31, 97
B. 67, 21, 66, 96,86
C. 78, 32, 77, 12, 86
D. 89, 43, 76, 01, 30
Ans. C 
22. Pointing towards a lady in a photograph, a
girl says, "Vidit's grandmother is the
mother-in-law of this lady". How is the lady
in the photograph related to Vidit?
A. Mother B. Sister
C. Aunt D. Grandmother
Ans. A 
23. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figures is the right
image of the given figure?
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
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2 
1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
Farmer : Plough:: Painter: ?
A. Brush B. Harrow
C. Axe D. Knife
Ans. A 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
DB: IC:: YE: ?
A. FJ B. JF
C. TH D. WL
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
AEG: GKM :: MQS : ?
A. SWY B. SWZ
C. ZWQ D. SWB
Ans. A 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
17: 71 :: 35: ?
A. 69 B. 56
C. 60 D. 53
Ans. D 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Joule B. Ohm
C. Watt D. Magnetic Field
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. BGF B. FDH
C. BAE D. CDE
Ans. D 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 2197 B. 3375
C. 4099 D. 2744
Ans. C 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 794 B. 576
C. 668 D. 992
Ans. B 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma
Vibhushan, ?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Ashok Chakra
C. Sahitya Akademi Award
D. Arjuna Award
Ans. A 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
C A E, F D H, I G K, ?
A. L J N B. O M Q
C. K L M D. P O N
Ans. A 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
AY, CW, EU, ?
A. GS B. HS
C. GR D. HR
Ans. A 
12. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
122, 197, 290, ?
A. 399 B. 400
C. 401 D. 402
As. C
13. In the following question, two statements
are given each followed by two conclusions
I and II. You have to consider the
statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known
facts. You have to decide which of the
given conclusions, if any, follows from the
given statements.
Statement:
(I) India's GDP continues to grow at one of
the reasonable rates but job creation is
not picking up the similar pace.
(II) Every year over 20 million young
Indians join the workforce.
Conclusions: 
(I) Population increase is more than the
job creation rate.
(II) Supply basket is less and the demand
basket for jobs is very high.
A. Only conclusion II follows
B. Conclusion I and II both follow
C. Neither I nor II follow
D. Only conclusion I follows
Ans. B 
14. Five girls are sitting facing towards the
north. Rekha is between Shalini and Neetu.
Pooja is to the immediate right of Neetu
and Shalini is to the immediate right of
Neha. Who is sitting in the middle?
A. Shalini B. Neetu
C. Rekha D. Pooja
Ans. C 
3 
15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
i. nature ii. nest
iii. numeric iv. news
A. iii, i, ii, iv B. iv, ii, iii, i
C. i, ii, iv, iii D. i, ii, iii, iv
Ans. C 
16. In a certain code language, "TRAIN" is
written as "NIART". How is "SCOOTER"
written in that code language?
A. RETOOCS B. RETOCSO
C. RETSCOO D. SCOORET
Ans. A 
17. If "+" means "minus", "x" means "divided
by", "÷" means "plus" and "-" means
"multiplied by", then
38 2 6 19 35 ? ? ? ? ? ?
A. 130 B. 140
C. 135 D. 145
Ans. A 
18. Which of the following interchanges in
signs and numbers will make the given
equation correct?
8 9 2 74 ? ? ?
A. x and , 2 and 9 ?
B. x and , 8 and 2 ?
C. and , 8 and 9 ??
D. and ,74 and 2 ??
Ans. B 
19. In the following question, which one set of
letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it? a_b_a_c_a_bc
A. bccbb B. bcbca
C. cabca D. acbcb
Ans. A 
20. A man is facing west and he turns anti-
clockwise by 90 degrees and moves 10m
straight, then he again turns 90 degrees
anti-clockwise. Which direction is the man
facing now?
A. North B. West
C. South D. East
Ans. D 
21. A word is represented by only one set of
numbers as given in any one of the
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
the alternatives are represented by two
classes of alphabets as in two matrices
given below. The columns and rows of
Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that
of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A
letter from these matrices can be
represented first by its row and next by its 
column, e.g., ‘P’ can be represented by 95, 
86 etc. and ‘T’ can be represented by 85, 
95 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the 
set for the word ‘ALIKE’. 
A. 56, 10, 55, 31, 97
B. 67, 21, 66, 96,86
C. 78, 32, 77, 12, 86
D. 89, 43, 76, 01, 30
Ans. C 
22. Pointing towards a lady in a photograph, a
girl says, "Vidit's grandmother is the
mother-in-law of this lady". How is the lady
in the photograph related to Vidit?
A. Mother B. Sister
C. Aunt D. Grandmother
Ans. A 
23. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figures is the right
image of the given figure?
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
4 
24. Identify the diagram that best represents
the relationship among the given classes.
Football, Volleyball, Outdoor Games,
Carrom.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
25. A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown below in the question figures. From
the given answer figures, how it will appear
when opened.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. A 
26. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was
designed by
A. Frederick William Stevens
B. Santiago Calatrava
C. Fazlur Rahman Khan
D. Frei Otto
Ans. A 
27. Who won Nobel prize for Physics in 2015?
A. Hiroshi Amano
B. Takaaki Kajita
C. Isamu Akasaki
D. Makoto Kobayashi
Ans. B 
28. Kidney stones are composed of _______.
A. Calcium Oxalate
B. Sodium Chloride
C. Magnesium Nitrate
D. Calcium Bicarbonate
Ans. A 
29. Which of the following is not true about
Angiosperms?
A. Dominant phase is gametophytes
B. Vascular bundles are present
C. Spores are heterospores
D. Seeds are covered
Ans. A 
30. All of the following are excretory (waste)
products of animals, except
A. Uric Acid B. Ammonia
C. Carbohydrates D. Urea
Ans. C 
31. RNA is a polymeric molecule. What does
RNA stand for?
A. Rado Nuclear Acid
B. Ribo Nucleic Acid
C. Rhino Nuclear Acid
D. Resto Nucleus Acid
Ans. B 
32. The common name of 
dichlorodi?uoromethane is _________.
A. galena B. Freon
C. gypsum D. borax
Ans. B 
33. ________performs tasks such as inserting,
updating, or deleting data occurrences.
A. Data de?nition language
B. Data manipulation language
C. Query language
D. OQL
Ans. B 
34. The Razmnama is a Persian translation of
the ________.
A. Mahabharata B. Ramayana
C. Vedas D. Upanishads
Ans. A 
35. If demand curve for house cleaning
services is D = 45000 - 21P and supply
curve is S = 15000 + 9P, ?nd the
equilibrium Quantity?
A. 12000 units B. 6000 units
C. 24000 units D. 30000 units
Ans. C 
36. Goods whose demand is proportional to
price are called
A. inferior goods B. Veblen goods
C. normal goods D. exclusive goods
Ans. B 
37. Similipal Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A. Maharashtra B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Chhattisgarh D. Odisha
Ans. D 
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2 
1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
Farmer : Plough:: Painter: ?
A. Brush B. Harrow
C. Axe D. Knife
Ans. A 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
DB: IC:: YE: ?
A. FJ B. JF
C. TH D. WL
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
AEG: GKM :: MQS : ?
A. SWY B. SWZ
C. ZWQ D. SWB
Ans. A 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
17: 71 :: 35: ?
A. 69 B. 56
C. 60 D. 53
Ans. D 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Joule B. Ohm
C. Watt D. Magnetic Field
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. BGF B. FDH
C. BAE D. CDE
Ans. D 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 2197 B. 3375
C. 4099 D. 2744
Ans. C 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 794 B. 576
C. 668 D. 992
Ans. B 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma
Vibhushan, ?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Ashok Chakra
C. Sahitya Akademi Award
D. Arjuna Award
Ans. A 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
C A E, F D H, I G K, ?
A. L J N B. O M Q
C. K L M D. P O N
Ans. A 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
AY, CW, EU, ?
A. GS B. HS
C. GR D. HR
Ans. A 
12. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
122, 197, 290, ?
A. 399 B. 400
C. 401 D. 402
As. C
13. In the following question, two statements
are given each followed by two conclusions
I and II. You have to consider the
statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known
facts. You have to decide which of the
given conclusions, if any, follows from the
given statements.
Statement:
(I) India's GDP continues to grow at one of
the reasonable rates but job creation is
not picking up the similar pace.
(II) Every year over 20 million young
Indians join the workforce.
Conclusions: 
(I) Population increase is more than the
job creation rate.
(II) Supply basket is less and the demand
basket for jobs is very high.
A. Only conclusion II follows
B. Conclusion I and II both follow
C. Neither I nor II follow
D. Only conclusion I follows
Ans. B 
14. Five girls are sitting facing towards the
north. Rekha is between Shalini and Neetu.
Pooja is to the immediate right of Neetu
and Shalini is to the immediate right of
Neha. Who is sitting in the middle?
A. Shalini B. Neetu
C. Rekha D. Pooja
Ans. C 
3 
15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
i. nature ii. nest
iii. numeric iv. news
A. iii, i, ii, iv B. iv, ii, iii, i
C. i, ii, iv, iii D. i, ii, iii, iv
Ans. C 
16. In a certain code language, "TRAIN" is
written as "NIART". How is "SCOOTER"
written in that code language?
A. RETOOCS B. RETOCSO
C. RETSCOO D. SCOORET
Ans. A 
17. If "+" means "minus", "x" means "divided
by", "÷" means "plus" and "-" means
"multiplied by", then
38 2 6 19 35 ? ? ? ? ? ?
A. 130 B. 140
C. 135 D. 145
Ans. A 
18. Which of the following interchanges in
signs and numbers will make the given
equation correct?
8 9 2 74 ? ? ?
A. x and , 2 and 9 ?
B. x and , 8 and 2 ?
C. and , 8 and 9 ??
D. and ,74 and 2 ??
Ans. B 
19. In the following question, which one set of
letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it? a_b_a_c_a_bc
A. bccbb B. bcbca
C. cabca D. acbcb
Ans. A 
20. A man is facing west and he turns anti-
clockwise by 90 degrees and moves 10m
straight, then he again turns 90 degrees
anti-clockwise. Which direction is the man
facing now?
A. North B. West
C. South D. East
Ans. D 
21. A word is represented by only one set of
numbers as given in any one of the
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
the alternatives are represented by two
classes of alphabets as in two matrices
given below. The columns and rows of
Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that
of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A
letter from these matrices can be
represented first by its row and next by its 
column, e.g., ‘P’ can be represented by 95, 
86 etc. and ‘T’ can be represented by 85, 
95 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the 
set for the word ‘ALIKE’. 
A. 56, 10, 55, 31, 97
B. 67, 21, 66, 96,86
C. 78, 32, 77, 12, 86
D. 89, 43, 76, 01, 30
Ans. C 
22. Pointing towards a lady in a photograph, a
girl says, "Vidit's grandmother is the
mother-in-law of this lady". How is the lady
in the photograph related to Vidit?
A. Mother B. Sister
C. Aunt D. Grandmother
Ans. A 
23. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figures is the right
image of the given figure?
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
4 
24. Identify the diagram that best represents
the relationship among the given classes.
Football, Volleyball, Outdoor Games,
Carrom.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
25. A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown below in the question figures. From
the given answer figures, how it will appear
when opened.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. A 
26. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was
designed by
A. Frederick William Stevens
B. Santiago Calatrava
C. Fazlur Rahman Khan
D. Frei Otto
Ans. A 
27. Who won Nobel prize for Physics in 2015?
A. Hiroshi Amano
B. Takaaki Kajita
C. Isamu Akasaki
D. Makoto Kobayashi
Ans. B 
28. Kidney stones are composed of _______.
A. Calcium Oxalate
B. Sodium Chloride
C. Magnesium Nitrate
D. Calcium Bicarbonate
Ans. A 
29. Which of the following is not true about
Angiosperms?
A. Dominant phase is gametophytes
B. Vascular bundles are present
C. Spores are heterospores
D. Seeds are covered
Ans. A 
30. All of the following are excretory (waste)
products of animals, except
A. Uric Acid B. Ammonia
C. Carbohydrates D. Urea
Ans. C 
31. RNA is a polymeric molecule. What does
RNA stand for?
A. Rado Nuclear Acid
B. Ribo Nucleic Acid
C. Rhino Nuclear Acid
D. Resto Nucleus Acid
Ans. B 
32. The common name of 
dichlorodi?uoromethane is _________.
A. galena B. Freon
C. gypsum D. borax
Ans. B 
33. ________performs tasks such as inserting,
updating, or deleting data occurrences.
A. Data de?nition language
B. Data manipulation language
C. Query language
D. OQL
Ans. B 
34. The Razmnama is a Persian translation of
the ________.
A. Mahabharata B. Ramayana
C. Vedas D. Upanishads
Ans. A 
35. If demand curve for house cleaning
services is D = 45000 - 21P and supply
curve is S = 15000 + 9P, ?nd the
equilibrium Quantity?
A. 12000 units B. 6000 units
C. 24000 units D. 30000 units
Ans. C 
36. Goods whose demand is proportional to
price are called
A. inferior goods B. Veblen goods
C. normal goods D. exclusive goods
Ans. B 
37. Similipal Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A. Maharashtra B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Chhattisgarh D. Odisha
Ans. D 
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38. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas
or a gas which can deplete the ozone
layer?
A. 
2
NO B. 
3
AsH
C. 
2
N D. 
12
C5H
Ans. A 
39. Manohar Parrikar is India's ________.
A. Railway Minister
B. Finance Minister
C. HRD Minister
D. Defence Minister
Ans. D 
40. What is the capital of Finland?
A. Tashkent B. Helsinki
C. Bern D. Dublin
Ans. B 
41. Which city is located on the banks of the
river Mula-Mutha?
A. Surat B. Ahmedabad
C. Nagpur D. Pune
Ans. D 
42. Ajatashatru was the son ________of
A. Brahmadatta B. Bindusara
C. Bimbisara D. Chetaka
Ans. C 
43. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680–1688 AD) was
the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Maratha B. Nanda
C. Haryanka D. Maurya
Ans. A 
44. Who Invented the computer mouse?
A. Gene Dolgoff
B. Brendan Eich
C. Douglas Engelbart
D. Federico Faggin
Ans. C 
45. ________states that internal energy is a
function of state and the increase in
internal energy is equal to the sum of the
heat supplied to system and work done by
the system.
A. First law of thermodynamics
B. Hooke's Law
C. The coulomb's law
D. Faraday's Law
Ans. A 
46. What is the direction of torque?
A. Perpendicular to the direction of
applied force
B. Same as the direction of applied force
C. Opposite to the direction of applied
force
D. Parallel to the radius
Ans. A 
47. Article 27 of the Indian Constitution
"Freedom as to payment of taxes for
promotion of any particular religion" deals
with?
A. the Union Government
B. the State Government
C. the directive principles of state policy
D. the fundamental rights of the Indian
Citizen
Ans. D 
48. Article 31C of the Indian Constitution
"Saving of laws giving effect to certain
directive principles" deals with?
A. the fundamental rights of the Indian
Citizen
B. the State Government
C. the Union Government
D. the directive principles of state policy
Ans. A 
49. Who among the following has not scored a
double hundred in an ODI?
A. Virender Sehwag
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Brian Lara
D. Rohit Sharma
Ans. C 
50. Who is the author of "Jaya"?
A. Sudeep Nagarkar
B. Devdutt Pattanaik
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Aravind Adiga
Ans. B 
51. If 7A = 5B = 2C; ?nd A : B : C.
A. 35:14:10 B. 14:10:35
C. 2:5:7 D. 10:14:35
Ans. D 
52. Which of the following numbers is not a
prime number?
A. 731 B. 227
C. 347 D. 461
Ans. A 
53. A factory buys 7 machines. 2 Machine A, 2
Machine B and rest Machine C. Prices of the
machines are Rs 95000, Rs 75000 and Rs
43000 respectively. Calculate the average
cost of these   machines?
A. 71000 B. 67000
C. 75000 D. 65500
Ans. B 
54. The value of x for which the expressions
7x 13 ? and 13x 7 ? become equal is
________.
A. -10/3 B. 3/10
C. -3/10 D. 10/3
Ans. D 
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1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
Farmer : Plough:: Painter: ?
A. Brush B. Harrow
C. Axe D. Knife
Ans. A 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
DB: IC:: YE: ?
A. FJ B. JF
C. TH D. WL
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
AEG: GKM :: MQS : ?
A. SWY B. SWZ
C. ZWQ D. SWB
Ans. A 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
17: 71 :: 35: ?
A. 69 B. 56
C. 60 D. 53
Ans. D 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Joule B. Ohm
C. Watt D. Magnetic Field
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. BGF B. FDH
C. BAE D. CDE
Ans. D 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 2197 B. 3375
C. 4099 D. 2744
Ans. C 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 794 B. 576
C. 668 D. 992
Ans. B 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma
Vibhushan, ?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Ashok Chakra
C. Sahitya Akademi Award
D. Arjuna Award
Ans. A 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
C A E, F D H, I G K, ?
A. L J N B. O M Q
C. K L M D. P O N
Ans. A 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
AY, CW, EU, ?
A. GS B. HS
C. GR D. HR
Ans. A 
12. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
122, 197, 290, ?
A. 399 B. 400
C. 401 D. 402
As. C
13. In the following question, two statements
are given each followed by two conclusions
I and II. You have to consider the
statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known
facts. You have to decide which of the
given conclusions, if any, follows from the
given statements.
Statement:
(I) India's GDP continues to grow at one of
the reasonable rates but job creation is
not picking up the similar pace.
(II) Every year over 20 million young
Indians join the workforce.
Conclusions: 
(I) Population increase is more than the
job creation rate.
(II) Supply basket is less and the demand
basket for jobs is very high.
A. Only conclusion II follows
B. Conclusion I and II both follow
C. Neither I nor II follow
D. Only conclusion I follows
Ans. B 
14. Five girls are sitting facing towards the
north. Rekha is between Shalini and Neetu.
Pooja is to the immediate right of Neetu
and Shalini is to the immediate right of
Neha. Who is sitting in the middle?
A. Shalini B. Neetu
C. Rekha D. Pooja
Ans. C 
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15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
i. nature ii. nest
iii. numeric iv. news
A. iii, i, ii, iv B. iv, ii, iii, i
C. i, ii, iv, iii D. i, ii, iii, iv
Ans. C 
16. In a certain code language, "TRAIN" is
written as "NIART". How is "SCOOTER"
written in that code language?
A. RETOOCS B. RETOCSO
C. RETSCOO D. SCOORET
Ans. A 
17. If "+" means "minus", "x" means "divided
by", "÷" means "plus" and "-" means
"multiplied by", then
38 2 6 19 35 ? ? ? ? ? ?
A. 130 B. 140
C. 135 D. 145
Ans. A 
18. Which of the following interchanges in
signs and numbers will make the given
equation correct?
8 9 2 74 ? ? ?
A. x and , 2 and 9 ?
B. x and , 8 and 2 ?
C. and , 8 and 9 ??
D. and ,74 and 2 ??
Ans. B 
19. In the following question, which one set of
letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it? a_b_a_c_a_bc
A. bccbb B. bcbca
C. cabca D. acbcb
Ans. A 
20. A man is facing west and he turns anti-
clockwise by 90 degrees and moves 10m
straight, then he again turns 90 degrees
anti-clockwise. Which direction is the man
facing now?
A. North B. West
C. South D. East
Ans. D 
21. A word is represented by only one set of
numbers as given in any one of the
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
the alternatives are represented by two
classes of alphabets as in two matrices
given below. The columns and rows of
Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that
of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A
letter from these matrices can be
represented first by its row and next by its 
column, e.g., ‘P’ can be represented by 95, 
86 etc. and ‘T’ can be represented by 85, 
95 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the 
set for the word ‘ALIKE’. 
A. 56, 10, 55, 31, 97
B. 67, 21, 66, 96,86
C. 78, 32, 77, 12, 86
D. 89, 43, 76, 01, 30
Ans. C 
22. Pointing towards a lady in a photograph, a
girl says, "Vidit's grandmother is the
mother-in-law of this lady". How is the lady
in the photograph related to Vidit?
A. Mother B. Sister
C. Aunt D. Grandmother
Ans. A 
23. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figures is the right
image of the given figure?
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
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24. Identify the diagram that best represents
the relationship among the given classes.
Football, Volleyball, Outdoor Games,
Carrom.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. B 
25. A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown below in the question figures. From
the given answer figures, how it will appear
when opened.
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. A 
26. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was
designed by
A. Frederick William Stevens
B. Santiago Calatrava
C. Fazlur Rahman Khan
D. Frei Otto
Ans. A 
27. Who won Nobel prize for Physics in 2015?
A. Hiroshi Amano
B. Takaaki Kajita
C. Isamu Akasaki
D. Makoto Kobayashi
Ans. B 
28. Kidney stones are composed of _______.
A. Calcium Oxalate
B. Sodium Chloride
C. Magnesium Nitrate
D. Calcium Bicarbonate
Ans. A 
29. Which of the following is not true about
Angiosperms?
A. Dominant phase is gametophytes
B. Vascular bundles are present
C. Spores are heterospores
D. Seeds are covered
Ans. A 
30. All of the following are excretory (waste)
products of animals, except
A. Uric Acid B. Ammonia
C. Carbohydrates D. Urea
Ans. C 
31. RNA is a polymeric molecule. What does
RNA stand for?
A. Rado Nuclear Acid
B. Ribo Nucleic Acid
C. Rhino Nuclear Acid
D. Resto Nucleus Acid
Ans. B 
32. The common name of 
dichlorodi?uoromethane is _________.
A. galena B. Freon
C. gypsum D. borax
Ans. B 
33. ________performs tasks such as inserting,
updating, or deleting data occurrences.
A. Data de?nition language
B. Data manipulation language
C. Query language
D. OQL
Ans. B 
34. The Razmnama is a Persian translation of
the ________.
A. Mahabharata B. Ramayana
C. Vedas D. Upanishads
Ans. A 
35. If demand curve for house cleaning
services is D = 45000 - 21P and supply
curve is S = 15000 + 9P, ?nd the
equilibrium Quantity?
A. 12000 units B. 6000 units
C. 24000 units D. 30000 units
Ans. C 
36. Goods whose demand is proportional to
price are called
A. inferior goods B. Veblen goods
C. normal goods D. exclusive goods
Ans. B 
37. Similipal Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A. Maharashtra B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Chhattisgarh D. Odisha
Ans. D 
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38. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas
or a gas which can deplete the ozone
layer?
A. 
2
NO B. 
3
AsH
C. 
2
N D. 
12
C5H
Ans. A 
39. Manohar Parrikar is India's ________.
A. Railway Minister
B. Finance Minister
C. HRD Minister
D. Defence Minister
Ans. D 
40. What is the capital of Finland?
A. Tashkent B. Helsinki
C. Bern D. Dublin
Ans. B 
41. Which city is located on the banks of the
river Mula-Mutha?
A. Surat B. Ahmedabad
C. Nagpur D. Pune
Ans. D 
42. Ajatashatru was the son ________of
A. Brahmadatta B. Bindusara
C. Bimbisara D. Chetaka
Ans. C 
43. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680–1688 AD) was
the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Maratha B. Nanda
C. Haryanka D. Maurya
Ans. A 
44. Who Invented the computer mouse?
A. Gene Dolgoff
B. Brendan Eich
C. Douglas Engelbart
D. Federico Faggin
Ans. C 
45. ________states that internal energy is a
function of state and the increase in
internal energy is equal to the sum of the
heat supplied to system and work done by
the system.
A. First law of thermodynamics
B. Hooke's Law
C. The coulomb's law
D. Faraday's Law
Ans. A 
46. What is the direction of torque?
A. Perpendicular to the direction of
applied force
B. Same as the direction of applied force
C. Opposite to the direction of applied
force
D. Parallel to the radius
Ans. A 
47. Article 27 of the Indian Constitution
"Freedom as to payment of taxes for
promotion of any particular religion" deals
with?
A. the Union Government
B. the State Government
C. the directive principles of state policy
D. the fundamental rights of the Indian
Citizen
Ans. D 
48. Article 31C of the Indian Constitution
"Saving of laws giving effect to certain
directive principles" deals with?
A. the fundamental rights of the Indian
Citizen
B. the State Government
C. the Union Government
D. the directive principles of state policy
Ans. A 
49. Who among the following has not scored a
double hundred in an ODI?
A. Virender Sehwag
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Brian Lara
D. Rohit Sharma
Ans. C 
50. Who is the author of "Jaya"?
A. Sudeep Nagarkar
B. Devdutt Pattanaik
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Aravind Adiga
Ans. B 
51. If 7A = 5B = 2C; ?nd A : B : C.
A. 35:14:10 B. 14:10:35
C. 2:5:7 D. 10:14:35
Ans. D 
52. Which of the following numbers is not a
prime number?
A. 731 B. 227
C. 347 D. 461
Ans. A 
53. A factory buys 7 machines. 2 Machine A, 2
Machine B and rest Machine C. Prices of the
machines are Rs 95000, Rs 75000 and Rs
43000 respectively. Calculate the average
cost of these   machines?
A. 71000 B. 67000
C. 75000 D. 65500
Ans. B 
54. The value of x for which the expressions
7x 13 ? and 13x 7 ? become equal is
________.
A. -10/3 B. 3/10
C. -3/10 D. 10/3
Ans. D 
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55. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 9
days. If they work on it together for 5
days, then what fraction of work is left?
A. 1/6 B. 3/7
C. 1/3 D. 1/9
Ans. D 
56. On dividing 
2 2 2
256a b c by 
2
64a , we get 
A. 
2
2c B. 
2
2b
C. 4 D. 
22
4b c
Ans. D 
57. Rehman walks at 8 km/hr and Roma cycles
at 13 km/hr towards each other. What was
the distance between them when they
started if they meet after 36 minutes?
A. 12.6 kms B. 18.9 kms
C. 15.8 kms D. 9.5 kms
Ans. A 
58. On a certain Principal if the Simple interest
for two years is Rs 4800 and Compound
interest for the two years is Rs 5088, what
is the rate of Interest?
A. 6 percent B. 24 percent
C. 12 percent D. 18 percent
Ans. C 
59. Two students appeared for an examination.
One of them secured 24 marks more than
the other and his marks were 65% of the
sum of their marks. The marks obtained by
them are________.
A. 78 and 54 B. 85 and 61
C. 67 and 43 D. 52 and 28
Ans. D 
60. If 3x 4 2 x/3 ? ? ? and 3x 5 4x 5; ? ? ? then
?nd the value of x?
A. 7 B. 10
C. -11 D. 1
Ans. A 
61. When a discount of 25% is given on a
wedding gown, the pro?t is 32%. If the
discount is 17%, then the pro?t is
________.
A. 46.08 percent B. 49 percent
C. 51.92 percent D. 43.16 percent
Ans. A 
62. If 3x 2y 7 ?? and 4x y 24, ?? then 
x y _______. ?? 
A. 9 B. 1
C. -9 D. -1
Ans. A 
63. The co-ordinates of the centroid of a
triangle ABC are (-1,-2) what are the co-
ordinates of vertex C, if co-ordinates of A
and B are (6,-4) and (-2,2) respectively?
A. (-7,-4) B. (7,4)
C. (7,-4) D. (-7,4)
Ans. A 
64. What is the slope of the line parallel to the
line passing through the points (4,-2) and
(-3, 5)?
A. 3/7 B. 1
C. -3/7 D. -1
Ans. D 
65. At 24% discount the selling price of a
washing machine is Rs 38000, what is the
selling price if the discount is 40%?
A. Rs 18000 B. Rs 30000
C. Rs 22320 D. Rs 31920
Ans. B 
66. Dodecahedron has 20 vertices. How many
edges does it have?
A. 30 B. 16
C. 12 D. 24
Ans. A 
67. The diagonal of a square is equal to the
side of an equilateral triangle. If the area of
the square is 15v3 sq cm, what is the area
of the equilateral triangle?
A. 45/v2 sq cm B. 45v2 sq cm
C. 45 sq cm D. 45/2 sq cm
Ans. D 
68. If the curved surface area of a right circular
cone is 3080 sq cm and its slant height is
35 cm, ?nd its total surface   area?
A. 11088 sq cm B. 1848 sq cm
C. 5544 sq cm D. 2772 sq cm
Ans. C 
69. What is the value of cosec 11p/6?
A. -2/v3 B. v2
C. -2 D. -v2
Ans. C 
70. ? ? ? ? cos A B cos A B ? ? ? ? is equal to 
A. 2cosAcosB B. 2sinAsinB
C. 2sinAcosB D. 2cosAsinB
Ans. A 
71. ? ? 1 / tanA cot A ?? is equal to 
A. (cosecA + sinA)(secA - cosA)
B. v[(cosecA - sinA)(secA -  cosA)]
C. v[(cosecA + sinA)(secA - cosA)]
D. (cosecA - sinA)(secA -   cosA)
Ans. A 
72. Refer the below data table and answer the
following Question.
Who has the least weight to height ratio? 
A. Aruna B. Arushi
C. Arya D. Asha
Ans. B