SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (2nd Feb 2017 - Shift 1) | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives. Frog : 
Amphibian : : Cobra : ? 
A. Insect B. Protozoa
C. Parasite D. Reptiles
Ans. D 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
EFGH: LNPR : : ABCD : ?
A. PQRS B. HJLN
C. HIJK D. EFGH
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
JS : QH : : VW : ?
A. HM B. PQ
C. JQ D. ED
Ans. D 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
25: 260 : : 30 : ?
A. 320 B. 310
C. 340 D. 300
Ans. B 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Truck B. Car
C. Motorcycle D. Airplane
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. FLR B. KQW
C. PIB D. CIO
Ans. C 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 6210 B. 7020
C. 1431 D. 1280
Ans. D 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 86 B. 68
C. 136 D. 102
Ans. A 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
RS, ZA, HI, ?
A. LM B. KL
C. PQ D. PR
Ans. C 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
PON, LKJ, GFE, ?
A. ABC B. EFG
C. AZY D. DEA
Ans. C 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
250, 275, 301, ?
A. 396 B. 328
C. 395 D. 300
Ans. B 
12. 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. Children start writing with a pen in
sixth standard.
II. Ink pen is prescribed by most of the
schools for school kids to write with as
it maintains the handwriting and
comfort of child.
Conclusions: 
I. Till ?fth standard kids are unable to use
pen on their own completely.
II. Ink pen maintains a proper flow of ink
on paper and takes less effort to put
words on paper.
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 
13. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Millimetre, Micrometre, Nanometre, ?
A. Picometre B. Kilometre
C. Metre D. Centimetre
Ans. A 
14. A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. D is
the immediate neighbour of A and E. B is
at the right of E and C is in the extreme
right. Who is fourth to the left of C?
A. B B. E
C. C D. A
Ans. D 
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1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives. Frog : 
Amphibian : : Cobra : ? 
A. Insect B. Protozoa
C. Parasite D. Reptiles
Ans. D 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
EFGH: LNPR : : ABCD : ?
A. PQRS B. HJLN
C. HIJK D. EFGH
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
JS : QH : : VW : ?
A. HM B. PQ
C. JQ D. ED
Ans. D 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
25: 260 : : 30 : ?
A. 320 B. 310
C. 340 D. 300
Ans. B 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Truck B. Car
C. Motorcycle D. Airplane
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. FLR B. KQW
C. PIB D. CIO
Ans. C 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 6210 B. 7020
C. 1431 D. 1280
Ans. D 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 86 B. 68
C. 136 D. 102
Ans. A 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
RS, ZA, HI, ?
A. LM B. KL
C. PQ D. PR
Ans. C 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
PON, LKJ, GFE, ?
A. ABC B. EFG
C. AZY D. DEA
Ans. C 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
250, 275, 301, ?
A. 396 B. 328
C. 395 D. 300
Ans. B 
12. 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. Children start writing with a pen in
sixth standard.
II. Ink pen is prescribed by most of the
schools for school kids to write with as
it maintains the handwriting and
comfort of child.
Conclusions: 
I. Till ?fth standard kids are unable to use
pen on their own completely.
II. Ink pen maintains a proper flow of ink
on paper and takes less effort to put
words on paper.
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 
13. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Millimetre, Micrometre, Nanometre, ?
A. Picometre B. Kilometre
C. Metre D. Centimetre
Ans. A 
14. A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. D is
the immediate neighbour of A and E. B is
at the right of E and C is in the extreme
right. Who is fourth to the left of C?
A. B B. E
C. C D. A
Ans. D 
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15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Shortage ii. Shore
iii. Shamelessly iv. Shadiness
v. Shallow
A. iii, iv, v, ii, i B. iv, iii, i, ii, v
C. iv, v, iii, ii, i D. iii, iv, ii, i, v
Ans. C 
16. In a certain code language, "SPARROW" is
written as "1326654", and "RING" is
written as "6978". How is "RAINS" written
in that code language?
A. 62971 B. 62972
C. 62917 D. 62977
Ans. A 
17. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
36 44 32 
72 88 64 
54 66 ? 
A. 44 B. 48
C. 50 D. 64
Ans. B 
18. Which of the following interchanges in
signs will make the given equation correct?
17 15 5 250 ? ? ? 
A. = and x B. + and –
C. = and - D. x and –
Ans. D 
19. In the following question, which one set of
letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it?
_k_m_kl_jk_m
A. jljlm B. jljml
C. jllmj D. jllmm
Ans. B 
20. Rahul leaves his home and walks 5 km
towards east, turns in the south-east
direction and walks for 10km, then he
turns north-east and moves 10 km. Again,
he moves towards the north for 10km. In
which direction is he now from starting
point?
A. West B. East
C. North-east D. North-west
Ans. C 
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 shown in the given
two matrices. 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, for example, ‘J’ can be 
represented by 20, 58 etc. and ‘A’ can be 
represented by 12, 69 etc. Similarly, you 
have to identify the set for the word 
‘ANIMAL’. 
A. 69,22,99,56,23,03
B. 69,22,99,56,03,23
C. 69,22,98,56,03,23
D. 69,22,99,65,03,23
Ans. B 
22. Introducing a boy a Ankit said," He is the
son of daughter of my grandfather's son".
How is that boy related to Ankit?
A. Cousin B. Brother
C. Father-in-law D. Nephew
Ans. D 
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. B 
24. Identify the diagram that best represents
the relationship among the given classes.
Sweets, Sugar, Salt, Jaggery
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
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1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives. Frog : 
Amphibian : : Cobra : ? 
A. Insect B. Protozoa
C. Parasite D. Reptiles
Ans. D 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
EFGH: LNPR : : ABCD : ?
A. PQRS B. HJLN
C. HIJK D. EFGH
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
JS : QH : : VW : ?
A. HM B. PQ
C. JQ D. ED
Ans. D 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
25: 260 : : 30 : ?
A. 320 B. 310
C. 340 D. 300
Ans. B 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Truck B. Car
C. Motorcycle D. Airplane
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. FLR B. KQW
C. PIB D. CIO
Ans. C 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 6210 B. 7020
C. 1431 D. 1280
Ans. D 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 86 B. 68
C. 136 D. 102
Ans. A 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
RS, ZA, HI, ?
A. LM B. KL
C. PQ D. PR
Ans. C 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
PON, LKJ, GFE, ?
A. ABC B. EFG
C. AZY D. DEA
Ans. C 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
250, 275, 301, ?
A. 396 B. 328
C. 395 D. 300
Ans. B 
12. 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. Children start writing with a pen in
sixth standard.
II. Ink pen is prescribed by most of the
schools for school kids to write with as
it maintains the handwriting and
comfort of child.
Conclusions: 
I. Till ?fth standard kids are unable to use
pen on their own completely.
II. Ink pen maintains a proper flow of ink
on paper and takes less effort to put
words on paper.
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 
13. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Millimetre, Micrometre, Nanometre, ?
A. Picometre B. Kilometre
C. Metre D. Centimetre
Ans. A 
14. A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. D is
the immediate neighbour of A and E. B is
at the right of E and C is in the extreme
right. Who is fourth to the left of C?
A. B B. E
C. C D. A
Ans. D 
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15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Shortage ii. Shore
iii. Shamelessly iv. Shadiness
v. Shallow
A. iii, iv, v, ii, i B. iv, iii, i, ii, v
C. iv, v, iii, ii, i D. iii, iv, ii, i, v
Ans. C 
16. In a certain code language, "SPARROW" is
written as "1326654", and "RING" is
written as "6978". How is "RAINS" written
in that code language?
A. 62971 B. 62972
C. 62917 D. 62977
Ans. A 
17. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
36 44 32 
72 88 64 
54 66 ? 
A. 44 B. 48
C. 50 D. 64
Ans. B 
18. Which of the following interchanges in
signs will make the given equation correct?
17 15 5 250 ? ? ? 
A. = and x B. + and –
C. = and - D. x and –
Ans. D 
19. In the following question, which one set of
letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it?
_k_m_kl_jk_m
A. jljlm B. jljml
C. jllmj D. jllmm
Ans. B 
20. Rahul leaves his home and walks 5 km
towards east, turns in the south-east
direction and walks for 10km, then he
turns north-east and moves 10 km. Again,
he moves towards the north for 10km. In
which direction is he now from starting
point?
A. West B. East
C. North-east D. North-west
Ans. C 
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 shown in the given
two matrices. 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, for example, ‘J’ can be 
represented by 20, 58 etc. and ‘A’ can be 
represented by 12, 69 etc. Similarly, you 
have to identify the set for the word 
‘ANIMAL’. 
A. 69,22,99,56,23,03
B. 69,22,99,56,03,23
C. 69,22,98,56,03,23
D. 69,22,99,65,03,23
Ans. B 
22. Introducing a boy a Ankit said," He is the
son of daughter of my grandfather's son".
How is that boy related to Ankit?
A. Cousin B. Brother
C. Father-in-law D. Nephew
Ans. D 
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. B 
24. Identify the diagram that best represents
the relationship among the given classes.
Sweets, Sugar, Salt, Jaggery
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
4 
25. A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown in the below question figures. From
the given answer figures, indicate how it
will appear when opened.
A. B. 
C. D. Ans. A 
26. _________is a drug or substance that
makes you feel relaxed and makes your
body work and react more slowly.
A. Antidote B. Analgesic
C. Antihistamine D. Depressant
Ans. D 
27. Carica papaya is the scienti?c name of
_________.
A. Peepal B. Papaya
C. Tamarind D. Drumstick
Ans. B 
28. Muscles get tired when there is shortfall of
_________.
A. Lactic acid B. Na+ ions
C. ATP D. Sulphates
Ans. C 
29. The Chemical formula of Ammonium nitrate
is _________.
A. (NH2)2NO3 B. NH4NO3
C. NH4(NO3)2 D. NH2NO3
Ans. B 
30. Which of the following elements has the
lowest melting point?
A. Xenon B. Iodine
C. Barium D. Magnesium
Ans. A 
31. Choose odd one out
A. Cyberspace B. Internet
C. HTML D. WWW
Ans. C 
32. Which of these is not an Indian Musical
Instrument?
A. Sitar B. Bansuri
C. Madal D. Tanpura
Ans. C 
33. If price of an article decreases from Rs 240
to Rs 220, when quantity demanded
increases from 200 units to 210 units. Find
point elasticity of   demand?
A. 0.6 B. -1.8
C. -0.6 D. 1.8
Ans. C 
34. Match the characteristics with their market
structure:
(a) Firm has control over quantity of
output but it must take into account
reactions of competitors.
(b) Firm will tend to set output so that it
earns maximum pro?ts.
A. (a) Oligopoly, (b) Pure competition
B. (a) Monopolistic competition, (b) 
Oligopoly
C. (a) Pure Monopoly, (b) Pure
competition  
D. (a) Oligopoly, (b) Pure Monopoly
Ans. A 
35. People in all the following countries had to
be resettled after the 1986 Chernobyl
nuclear disaster, except
A. Kazakhstan B. Belarus
C. Russia D. Ukraine
Ans. A 
36. The outermost layer of the earth's
atmosphere is _________.
A. stratosphere B. troposphere
C. mesosphere D. exosphere
Ans. D 
37. _________is the ?rst Indian company to
list on NASDAQ.
A. Industries Limited
B. Infosys
C. TCS
D. Bharti Airtel
Ans. B 
38. Which city is located on the banks of the
river Narmada?
A. Bharuch B. Bhopal
C. Nagpur D. Kota
Ans. A 
39. Which of these countries got Independence
from United Kingdom?
A. Uzbekistan B. Pakistan
C. Venezuela D. South Korea
Ans. B 
40. Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor died in?
A. 1507 B. 1607
C. 1707 D. 1807
Ans. C 
41. Who Invented Induction Coil?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Ans. D 
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1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives. Frog : 
Amphibian : : Cobra : ? 
A. Insect B. Protozoa
C. Parasite D. Reptiles
Ans. D 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
EFGH: LNPR : : ABCD : ?
A. PQRS B. HJLN
C. HIJK D. EFGH
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
JS : QH : : VW : ?
A. HM B. PQ
C. JQ D. ED
Ans. D 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
25: 260 : : 30 : ?
A. 320 B. 310
C. 340 D. 300
Ans. B 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Truck B. Car
C. Motorcycle D. Airplane
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. FLR B. KQW
C. PIB D. CIO
Ans. C 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 6210 B. 7020
C. 1431 D. 1280
Ans. D 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 86 B. 68
C. 136 D. 102
Ans. A 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
RS, ZA, HI, ?
A. LM B. KL
C. PQ D. PR
Ans. C 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
PON, LKJ, GFE, ?
A. ABC B. EFG
C. AZY D. DEA
Ans. C 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
250, 275, 301, ?
A. 396 B. 328
C. 395 D. 300
Ans. B 
12. 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. Children start writing with a pen in
sixth standard.
II. Ink pen is prescribed by most of the
schools for school kids to write with as
it maintains the handwriting and
comfort of child.
Conclusions: 
I. Till ?fth standard kids are unable to use
pen on their own completely.
II. Ink pen maintains a proper flow of ink
on paper and takes less effort to put
words on paper.
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 
13. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Millimetre, Micrometre, Nanometre, ?
A. Picometre B. Kilometre
C. Metre D. Centimetre
Ans. A 
14. A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. D is
the immediate neighbour of A and E. B is
at the right of E and C is in the extreme
right. Who is fourth to the left of C?
A. B B. E
C. C D. A
Ans. D 
3 
15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Shortage ii. Shore
iii. Shamelessly iv. Shadiness
v. Shallow
A. iii, iv, v, ii, i B. iv, iii, i, ii, v
C. iv, v, iii, ii, i D. iii, iv, ii, i, v
Ans. C 
16. In a certain code language, "SPARROW" is
written as "1326654", and "RING" is
written as "6978". How is "RAINS" written
in that code language?
A. 62971 B. 62972
C. 62917 D. 62977
Ans. A 
17. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
36 44 32 
72 88 64 
54 66 ? 
A. 44 B. 48
C. 50 D. 64
Ans. B 
18. Which of the following interchanges in
signs will make the given equation correct?
17 15 5 250 ? ? ? 
A. = and x B. + and –
C. = and - D. x and –
Ans. D 
19. In the following question, which one set of
letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it?
_k_m_kl_jk_m
A. jljlm B. jljml
C. jllmj D. jllmm
Ans. B 
20. Rahul leaves his home and walks 5 km
towards east, turns in the south-east
direction and walks for 10km, then he
turns north-east and moves 10 km. Again,
he moves towards the north for 10km. In
which direction is he now from starting
point?
A. West B. East
C. North-east D. North-west
Ans. C 
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 shown in the given
two matrices. 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, for example, ‘J’ can be 
represented by 20, 58 etc. and ‘A’ can be 
represented by 12, 69 etc. Similarly, you 
have to identify the set for the word 
‘ANIMAL’. 
A. 69,22,99,56,23,03
B. 69,22,99,56,03,23
C. 69,22,98,56,03,23
D. 69,22,99,65,03,23
Ans. B 
22. Introducing a boy a Ankit said," He is the
son of daughter of my grandfather's son".
How is that boy related to Ankit?
A. Cousin B. Brother
C. Father-in-law D. Nephew
Ans. D 
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. B 
24. Identify the diagram that best represents
the relationship among the given classes.
Sweets, Sugar, Salt, Jaggery
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
4 
25. A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown in the below question figures. From
the given answer figures, indicate how it
will appear when opened.
A. B. 
C. D. Ans. A 
26. _________is a drug or substance that
makes you feel relaxed and makes your
body work and react more slowly.
A. Antidote B. Analgesic
C. Antihistamine D. Depressant
Ans. D 
27. Carica papaya is the scienti?c name of
_________.
A. Peepal B. Papaya
C. Tamarind D. Drumstick
Ans. B 
28. Muscles get tired when there is shortfall of
_________.
A. Lactic acid B. Na+ ions
C. ATP D. Sulphates
Ans. C 
29. The Chemical formula of Ammonium nitrate
is _________.
A. (NH2)2NO3 B. NH4NO3
C. NH4(NO3)2 D. NH2NO3
Ans. B 
30. Which of the following elements has the
lowest melting point?
A. Xenon B. Iodine
C. Barium D. Magnesium
Ans. A 
31. Choose odd one out
A. Cyberspace B. Internet
C. HTML D. WWW
Ans. C 
32. Which of these is not an Indian Musical
Instrument?
A. Sitar B. Bansuri
C. Madal D. Tanpura
Ans. C 
33. If price of an article decreases from Rs 240
to Rs 220, when quantity demanded
increases from 200 units to 210 units. Find
point elasticity of   demand?
A. 0.6 B. -1.8
C. -0.6 D. 1.8
Ans. C 
34. Match the characteristics with their market
structure:
(a) Firm has control over quantity of
output but it must take into account
reactions of competitors.
(b) Firm will tend to set output so that it
earns maximum pro?ts.
A. (a) Oligopoly, (b) Pure competition
B. (a) Monopolistic competition, (b) 
Oligopoly
C. (a) Pure Monopoly, (b) Pure
competition  
D. (a) Oligopoly, (b) Pure Monopoly
Ans. A 
35. People in all the following countries had to
be resettled after the 1986 Chernobyl
nuclear disaster, except
A. Kazakhstan B. Belarus
C. Russia D. Ukraine
Ans. A 
36. The outermost layer of the earth's
atmosphere is _________.
A. stratosphere B. troposphere
C. mesosphere D. exosphere
Ans. D 
37. _________is the ?rst Indian company to
list on NASDAQ.
A. Industries Limited
B. Infosys
C. TCS
D. Bharti Airtel
Ans. B 
38. Which city is located on the banks of the
river Narmada?
A. Bharuch B. Bhopal
C. Nagpur D. Kota
Ans. A 
39. Which of these countries got Independence
from United Kingdom?
A. Uzbekistan B. Pakistan
C. Venezuela D. South Korea
Ans. B 
40. Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor died in?
A. 1507 B. 1607
C. 1707 D. 1807
Ans. C 
41. Who Invented Induction Coil?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Ans. D 
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42. Find the power of a convex lens if the
image formed is at a distance of 16 cm
from the lens when the object is placed on
the other side of the lens at 20 cm from
the optical centre?
A. -3.75 diopters B. -11.25 diopters
C. 3.75 diopters D. 11.25 diopters
Ans. D 
43. What is the unit of the physical quantity
"Inductance"?
A. weber B. farad
C. henry D. tesla
Ans. C 
44. In which form of government priests rule in
the name of God?
A. Fascism B. Monarchy
C. Theocracy D. Oligarchy
Ans. C 
45. Who was the ?rst temporary chairman of
the Constituent Assembly?
A. B R Ambedkar
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Ans. D 
46. Who won the ?rst T-20 Cricket World Cup?
A. West Indies B. India
C. Australia D. New Zealand
Ans. B 
47. Who is the author of "Chokher Bali"?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Amish Tripathi
D. Chetan Bhagat
Ans. A 
48. Shiva cave is located in _________.
A. Ajanta Caves B. Ellora Caves
C. Elephanta Caves D. Badami Caves
Ans. C 
49. Vikas Khanna is an award winning
_________ starred Indian chef.
A. Apollo B. Michelin
C. Goodyear D. Viking
Ans. B 
50. Triton is the moon of which planet?
A. Neptune B. Uranus
C. Saturn D. Venus
Ans. A 
51. Which of the following is correct?
A. ? ?
2
22
4x 5y 16x 20xy 25y ? ? ? ?
B. ? ?
2
22
4x 5y 16x 40xy 25y ? ? ? ?
C. ? ?
2
22
4x 5y 16x 40xy 25y ? ? ? ?
D. ? ?
2
22
4x 5y 16x 20xy 25y ? ? ? ?
Ans. C 
52. If the radius of a circle is increased by 15%
its area increases by _________.
A. 30 percent B. 32.25 percent
C. 15 percent D. 16.125 percent
Ans. B 
53. Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is
Rs 600. 1 child goes free with two adults. If
a group has 17 adults and 7 children what
is the discount the group gets?
A. 13.37 percent B. 26.02 percent
C. 24.41 percent D. 32.2 percent
Ans. A 
54. When 0.090909.....is converted into a 
fraction, then the result is 
A. 1/33 B. 1/11
C. 2/33 D. 6/11
Ans. B 
55. The bus fare between two cities is
increased in the ratio 5:11. Find the
increase in the fare, if the original fare is
Rs. 275.
A. Rs 605 B. Rs 121
C. Rs 330 D. Rs 242
Ans. C 
56. The difference between simple and 
compound interests compounded annually 
on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 
9% per annum is Rs 405. The sum is 
_________. 
A. Rs 50000 B. Rs 100000
C. Rs 200000 D. Rs 150000
Ans. A 
57. Which of the following quadratic equations
has real roots?
A. 
2
4x 7x 5 0 ? ? ?
B. 
2
5x 11x 7 0 ? ? ?
C. 
2
5x 11x 8 0 ? ? ?
D. 
2
2x 7x 5 0 ? ? ?
Ans. D 
58. If 5x 5 2 2x ? ? ? and 5x 3 4x 5; ? ? ? then
x can take which of the following values?
A. 3 B. -2
C. -3 D. 1
Ans. D 
59. The 4th term of an arithmetic progression
is 15, 15th term is -29, ?nd the 10th term?
A. -5 B. -13
C. -17 D. -9
Ans. D 
60. In what ratio is the segment joining
(-1,-12) and (3,4) divided by the x-axis?
A. 1:3 B. 3:2
C. 3:1 D. 2:3
Ans. C 
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1. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives. Frog : 
Amphibian : : Cobra : ? 
A. Insect B. Protozoa
C. Parasite D. Reptiles
Ans. D 
2. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
EFGH: LNPR : : ABCD : ?
A. PQRS B. HJLN
C. HIJK D. EFGH
Ans. B 
3. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
JS : QH : : VW : ?
A. HM B. PQ
C. JQ D. ED
Ans. D 
4. Select the related word/letters/number
from the given alternatives.
25: 260 : : 30 : ?
A. 320 B. 310
C. 340 D. 300
Ans. B 
5. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. Truck B. Car
C. Motorcycle D. Airplane
Ans. D 
6. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. FLR B. KQW
C. PIB D. CIO
Ans. C 
7. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 6210 B. 7020
C. 1431 D. 1280
Ans. D 
8. Select the odd word/letters/number/ 
number pair from the given alternatives. 
A. 86 B. 68
C. 136 D. 102
Ans. A 
9. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
RS, ZA, HI, ?
A. LM B. KL
C. PQ D. PR
Ans. C 
10. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
PON, LKJ, GFE, ?
A. ABC B. EFG
C. AZY D. DEA
Ans. C 
11. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
250, 275, 301, ?
A. 396 B. 328
C. 395 D. 300
Ans. B 
12. 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. Children start writing with a pen in
sixth standard.
II. Ink pen is prescribed by most of the
schools for school kids to write with as
it maintains the handwriting and
comfort of child.
Conclusions: 
I. Till ?fth standard kids are unable to use
pen on their own completely.
II. Ink pen maintains a proper flow of ink
on paper and takes less effort to put
words on paper.
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 
13. A series is given with one term missing.
Select the correct alternative from the
given ones that will complete the series.
Millimetre, Micrometre, Nanometre, ?
A. Picometre B. Kilometre
C. Metre D. Centimetre
Ans. A 
14. A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. D is
the immediate neighbour of A and E. B is
at the right of E and C is in the extreme
right. Who is fourth to the left of C?
A. B B. E
C. C D. A
Ans. D 
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15. Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Shortage ii. Shore
iii. Shamelessly iv. Shadiness
v. Shallow
A. iii, iv, v, ii, i B. iv, iii, i, ii, v
C. iv, v, iii, ii, i D. iii, iv, ii, i, v
Ans. C 
16. In a certain code language, "SPARROW" is
written as "1326654", and "RING" is
written as "6978". How is "RAINS" written
in that code language?
A. 62971 B. 62972
C. 62917 D. 62977
Ans. A 
17. In the following question, select the
missing number from the given series.
36 44 32 
72 88 64 
54 66 ? 
A. 44 B. 48
C. 50 D. 64
Ans. B 
18. Which of the following interchanges in
signs will make the given equation correct?
17 15 5 250 ? ? ? 
A. = and x B. + and –
C. = and - D. x and –
Ans. D 
19. In the following question, which one set of
letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it?
_k_m_kl_jk_m
A. jljlm B. jljml
C. jllmj D. jllmm
Ans. B 
20. Rahul leaves his home and walks 5 km
towards east, turns in the south-east
direction and walks for 10km, then he
turns north-east and moves 10 km. Again,
he moves towards the north for 10km. In
which direction is he now from starting
point?
A. West B. East
C. North-east D. North-west
Ans. C 
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 shown in the given
two matrices. 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, for example, ‘J’ can be 
represented by 20, 58 etc. and ‘A’ can be 
represented by 12, 69 etc. Similarly, you 
have to identify the set for the word 
‘ANIMAL’. 
A. 69,22,99,56,23,03
B. 69,22,99,56,03,23
C. 69,22,98,56,03,23
D. 69,22,99,65,03,23
Ans. B 
22. Introducing a boy a Ankit said," He is the
son of daughter of my grandfather's son".
How is that boy related to Ankit?
A. Cousin B. Brother
C. Father-in-law D. Nephew
Ans. D 
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. B 
24. Identify the diagram that best represents
the relationship among the given classes.
Sweets, Sugar, Salt, Jaggery
A. B. 
C. D. 
Ans. C 
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25. A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown in the below question figures. From
the given answer figures, indicate how it
will appear when opened.
A. B. 
C. D. Ans. A 
26. _________is a drug or substance that
makes you feel relaxed and makes your
body work and react more slowly.
A. Antidote B. Analgesic
C. Antihistamine D. Depressant
Ans. D 
27. Carica papaya is the scienti?c name of
_________.
A. Peepal B. Papaya
C. Tamarind D. Drumstick
Ans. B 
28. Muscles get tired when there is shortfall of
_________.
A. Lactic acid B. Na+ ions
C. ATP D. Sulphates
Ans. C 
29. The Chemical formula of Ammonium nitrate
is _________.
A. (NH2)2NO3 B. NH4NO3
C. NH4(NO3)2 D. NH2NO3
Ans. B 
30. Which of the following elements has the
lowest melting point?
A. Xenon B. Iodine
C. Barium D. Magnesium
Ans. A 
31. Choose odd one out
A. Cyberspace B. Internet
C. HTML D. WWW
Ans. C 
32. Which of these is not an Indian Musical
Instrument?
A. Sitar B. Bansuri
C. Madal D. Tanpura
Ans. C 
33. If price of an article decreases from Rs 240
to Rs 220, when quantity demanded
increases from 200 units to 210 units. Find
point elasticity of   demand?
A. 0.6 B. -1.8
C. -0.6 D. 1.8
Ans. C 
34. Match the characteristics with their market
structure:
(a) Firm has control over quantity of
output but it must take into account
reactions of competitors.
(b) Firm will tend to set output so that it
earns maximum pro?ts.
A. (a) Oligopoly, (b) Pure competition
B. (a) Monopolistic competition, (b) 
Oligopoly
C. (a) Pure Monopoly, (b) Pure
competition  
D. (a) Oligopoly, (b) Pure Monopoly
Ans. A 
35. People in all the following countries had to
be resettled after the 1986 Chernobyl
nuclear disaster, except
A. Kazakhstan B. Belarus
C. Russia D. Ukraine
Ans. A 
36. The outermost layer of the earth's
atmosphere is _________.
A. stratosphere B. troposphere
C. mesosphere D. exosphere
Ans. D 
37. _________is the ?rst Indian company to
list on NASDAQ.
A. Industries Limited
B. Infosys
C. TCS
D. Bharti Airtel
Ans. B 
38. Which city is located on the banks of the
river Narmada?
A. Bharuch B. Bhopal
C. Nagpur D. Kota
Ans. A 
39. Which of these countries got Independence
from United Kingdom?
A. Uzbekistan B. Pakistan
C. Venezuela D. South Korea
Ans. B 
40. Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor died in?
A. 1507 B. 1607
C. 1707 D. 1807
Ans. C 
41. Who Invented Induction Coil?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Ans. D 
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42. Find the power of a convex lens if the
image formed is at a distance of 16 cm
from the lens when the object is placed on
the other side of the lens at 20 cm from
the optical centre?
A. -3.75 diopters B. -11.25 diopters
C. 3.75 diopters D. 11.25 diopters
Ans. D 
43. What is the unit of the physical quantity
"Inductance"?
A. weber B. farad
C. henry D. tesla
Ans. C 
44. In which form of government priests rule in
the name of God?
A. Fascism B. Monarchy
C. Theocracy D. Oligarchy
Ans. C 
45. Who was the ?rst temporary chairman of
the Constituent Assembly?
A. B R Ambedkar
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Ans. D 
46. Who won the ?rst T-20 Cricket World Cup?
A. West Indies B. India
C. Australia D. New Zealand
Ans. B 
47. Who is the author of "Chokher Bali"?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Amish Tripathi
D. Chetan Bhagat
Ans. A 
48. Shiva cave is located in _________.
A. Ajanta Caves B. Ellora Caves
C. Elephanta Caves D. Badami Caves
Ans. C 
49. Vikas Khanna is an award winning
_________ starred Indian chef.
A. Apollo B. Michelin
C. Goodyear D. Viking
Ans. B 
50. Triton is the moon of which planet?
A. Neptune B. Uranus
C. Saturn D. Venus
Ans. A 
51. Which of the following is correct?
A. ? ?
2
22
4x 5y 16x 20xy 25y ? ? ? ?
B. ? ?
2
22
4x 5y 16x 40xy 25y ? ? ? ?
C. ? ?
2
22
4x 5y 16x 40xy 25y ? ? ? ?
D. ? ?
2
22
4x 5y 16x 20xy 25y ? ? ? ?
Ans. C 
52. If the radius of a circle is increased by 15%
its area increases by _________.
A. 30 percent B. 32.25 percent
C. 15 percent D. 16.125 percent
Ans. B 
53. Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is
Rs 600. 1 child goes free with two adults. If
a group has 17 adults and 7 children what
is the discount the group gets?
A. 13.37 percent B. 26.02 percent
C. 24.41 percent D. 32.2 percent
Ans. A 
54. When 0.090909.....is converted into a 
fraction, then the result is 
A. 1/33 B. 1/11
C. 2/33 D. 6/11
Ans. B 
55. The bus fare between two cities is
increased in the ratio 5:11. Find the
increase in the fare, if the original fare is
Rs. 275.
A. Rs 605 B. Rs 121
C. Rs 330 D. Rs 242
Ans. C 
56. The difference between simple and 
compound interests compounded annually 
on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 
9% per annum is Rs 405. The sum is 
_________. 
A. Rs 50000 B. Rs 100000
C. Rs 200000 D. Rs 150000
Ans. A 
57. Which of the following quadratic equations
has real roots?
A. 
2
4x 7x 5 0 ? ? ?
B. 
2
5x 11x 7 0 ? ? ?
C. 
2
5x 11x 8 0 ? ? ?
D. 
2
2x 7x 5 0 ? ? ?
Ans. D 
58. If 5x 5 2 2x ? ? ? and 5x 3 4x 5; ? ? ? then
x can take which of the following values?
A. 3 B. -2
C. -3 D. 1
Ans. D 
59. The 4th term of an arithmetic progression
is 15, 15th term is -29, ?nd the 10th term?
A. -5 B. -13
C. -17 D. -9
Ans. D 
60. In what ratio is the segment joining
(-1,-12) and (3,4) divided by the x-axis?
A. 1:3 B. 3:2
C. 3:1 D. 2:3
Ans. C 
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61. A can do a work in 20 days and B in 50
days. If they work on it together for 5
days, then what fraction of work is left?
A. 13/20 B. 1/3
C. 1/6 D. 2/9
Ans. A 
62. At what point does the line 4x 3y 6 ? ? ?
intercept the y-axis?
A. (0,2) B. (0,3/2)
C. (2,0) D. (3/2,0)
Ans. A 
63. In ?DEF, G and H are points on side DE
and DF respectively. GH is parallel to EF. If
G divides DE in the ratio 1:3 and HF is 7.2
cm, ?nd length of DF?
A. 2.4 cm B. 4.8 cm
C. 3.6 cm D. 9.6 cm
Ans. D 
64. The mean of marks secured by 65 students
in division A of class X is 54, 30 students of
division B is 50 and that of 55 students of
division C is 48. Find the mean of marks of
the students of three divisions of Class X.
A. 50.3 B. 49.6
C. 51 D. 52.4
Ans. C 
65. In a triangle the length of the side opposite
the right angle is 9v3 cm, what is the
length of the side opposite to the angle
which measures 30 degree?
A. 9 cm B. 3v3 cm
C. 6 cm D. (9v3)/2 cm
Ans. D 
66. Two cars travel from city A to city B at a
speed of 30 and 44 km/hr respectively. If
one car takes 3.5 hours lesser time than
the other car for the journey, then the
distance between City A and City B is
A. 330 km B. 396 km
C. 495 km D. 264 km
Ans. A 
67. Rajeev sells a machine for Rs 55 lakhs at a
loss. Had he sold it for Rs 67 lakh, his gain
would have been 5 times the former loss.
Find the cost price of the machine.
A. Rs 65 lakhs B. Rs 57 lakhs
C. Rs 78 lakhs D. Rs 49 lakhs
Ans. B 
68. Curved surface area of a cylinder is 528 sq
cm. If circumference of its base is 44 cm,
?nd the height of the cylinder?
A. 12 cm B. 24 cm
C. 36 cm D. 6 cm
Ans. A 
69. What is the value of sin 5p/3?
A. v3/2 B. 2/v3
C. 1/v3 D. -2/v3
Ans. A 
70. 
3
cos A is equal to 
A. 
2
cos3A 3sin cosA ?
B. 
2
cos3A 4sin cosA ?
C. 
2
cos3A 3sin cosA ?
D. 
2
cos3A 4sin cosA ?
Ans. C 
71. 
2
2sec A ? is equal to 
A.
? ? ? ?
22
1 tanA 1 tanA ? ? ?
B. ? ? ? ?
22
1 tanA 1 tanA
??
? ? ?
??
??
C. ? ? ? ?
22
1 tanA 1 tanA
??
? ? ?
??
??
D.
? ? ? ?
22
1 tanA 1 tanA ? ? ?
Ans. D 
72. Refer the below data table and answer the
following Question.
Weight (kg) 
??? (?????????)
Height in meter 
? ? ??? (????) 
Anita/????? 
56 
1.71 
Anjali/????? 
64 
1.52 
Anjalika/?????? ?? 
51 
1.72 
Anjana/????? 
52 
1.59 
Who has the least weight to height ratio? 
A. Anita B. Anjali
C. Anjalika D. Anjana
Ans. C 
73. Refer the below data table and answer the
following Question.
Year 
???? 
Company’s % Profit 
????? ?? ??? %
2011 5 
2012 10 
2013 20 
2014 25 
2015 15 
What was the Revenue of the company if 
its Expenditure was Rs 450 crore in the 
year when its % profit was the least? 
A. 472.5 B. 495
C. 517.5 D. 450
Ans. A 
74. The following table shows the number of
children in each house of a society.
Number of Children 
?????? ?? ?????? 
Number of Houses 
???? ?? ?????? 
0 7 
1 9 
2 20 
3 3