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1. _____entered the Guinness World 
 Records for recording the highest 
 number of songs in several languages. 
 A. Shankar Mahadevan 
 B. Sameer Anjaan 
 C. P. Susheela 
 D. Kavita Krishnamurthy 
Ans. C 
2. Space research does NOT include the 
 discipline _______. 
 A. Human culture 
 B. Physics 
 C. Biology 
 D. Earth Science 
Ans. A 
3. A question and three statements 
 labeled (I), (II) and (III) are given. 
 You have to decide which statement(s) 
 is/are sufficient to answer the 
 question. 
 Question : How many people are in 
 the queue? 
 Statements: 
 I. A man is 3
rd
 from the beginning 
  of the queue. 
 II. A man is 20
th
 from the center  
  of the queue. 
 III. A man is 7
th
 from the end and  
  14
th
 from the beginning. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following. 
 A. Only statement II is sufficient. 
 B. Only statement I is sufficient. 
 C. Data inadequate. 
 D. Only statement III is sufficient. 
Ans. D 
4. Chlorofluorocarbons are not used in 
 ______. 
 A. Refrigerators 
 B. Mixer and grinders 
 C. Air conditioners 
 D. Packing materials 
Ans. B 
5. Complete the analogy. 
 Illiterate : Educated :: Food :  
 A. Rain 
 B. Drought 
 C. Well 
 D. River 
Ans. B 
6. Archery is the national sport of which 
 one of the following countries? 
 A. Turkey 
 B. China 
 C. Bhutan 
 D. Japan 
Ans. C 
7. Choose the best option and fill up the 
 blank: 
 ‘Ethnic’ group of people, more 
 appropriately, refers to people with a 
 ______. 
 A. same behavior 
 B. shared culture 
 C. same genetic identity 
 D. same nationality 
Ans. B 
8. Which one of the following statements 
 is incorrect? 
 A. Rational numbers do not  
  include fractions. 
 B. Real numbers which are not  
  rational must be irrational. 
 C. A real number is unique. 
 D. Real numbers can be added,  
  subtracted, multiplied or  
  divided. 
Ans. A 
9. MS Word is an example of: 
 A. Application Software 
 B. Compiler 
 C. Operating System 
 D. System Software 
Ans. A 
10. Arrange the numbers in descending 
 order: 3 ?5, 2 ?8, 4 ?6 
 A. 4 ?6 < 3 ?5 < 2 ?8 
 B. 2 ?8 > 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 
 C. 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 > 2 ?8 
 D. 2 ?8 > 3 ?5 < 4 ?6 
Ans. C 
11. X is the son of W and W is the brother 
 of V. V is the sister of U. How is U 
 related to X? 
 A. Cannot be determined 
 B. Daughter 
 C. Mother 
 D. Sister 
Ans. A 
12. St Peter’s Square is located in which of 
 the following places? 
 A. Athens 
 B. Berlin 
 C. Washington 
 D. Vatican City 
Ans. D 
13. FDI stands for: 
 A. Federal Department of   
  Investment 
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1. _____entered the Guinness World 
 Records for recording the highest 
 number of songs in several languages. 
 A. Shankar Mahadevan 
 B. Sameer Anjaan 
 C. P. Susheela 
 D. Kavita Krishnamurthy 
Ans. C 
2. Space research does NOT include the 
 discipline _______. 
 A. Human culture 
 B. Physics 
 C. Biology 
 D. Earth Science 
Ans. A 
3. A question and three statements 
 labeled (I), (II) and (III) are given. 
 You have to decide which statement(s) 
 is/are sufficient to answer the 
 question. 
 Question : How many people are in 
 the queue? 
 Statements: 
 I. A man is 3
rd
 from the beginning 
  of the queue. 
 II. A man is 20
th
 from the center  
  of the queue. 
 III. A man is 7
th
 from the end and  
  14
th
 from the beginning. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following. 
 A. Only statement II is sufficient. 
 B. Only statement I is sufficient. 
 C. Data inadequate. 
 D. Only statement III is sufficient. 
Ans. D 
4. Chlorofluorocarbons are not used in 
 ______. 
 A. Refrigerators 
 B. Mixer and grinders 
 C. Air conditioners 
 D. Packing materials 
Ans. B 
5. Complete the analogy. 
 Illiterate : Educated :: Food :  
 A. Rain 
 B. Drought 
 C. Well 
 D. River 
Ans. B 
6. Archery is the national sport of which 
 one of the following countries? 
 A. Turkey 
 B. China 
 C. Bhutan 
 D. Japan 
Ans. C 
7. Choose the best option and fill up the 
 blank: 
 ‘Ethnic’ group of people, more 
 appropriately, refers to people with a 
 ______. 
 A. same behavior 
 B. shared culture 
 C. same genetic identity 
 D. same nationality 
Ans. B 
8. Which one of the following statements 
 is incorrect? 
 A. Rational numbers do not  
  include fractions. 
 B. Real numbers which are not  
  rational must be irrational. 
 C. A real number is unique. 
 D. Real numbers can be added,  
  subtracted, multiplied or  
  divided. 
Ans. A 
9. MS Word is an example of: 
 A. Application Software 
 B. Compiler 
 C. Operating System 
 D. System Software 
Ans. A 
10. Arrange the numbers in descending 
 order: 3 ?5, 2 ?8, 4 ?6 
 A. 4 ?6 < 3 ?5 < 2 ?8 
 B. 2 ?8 > 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 
 C. 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 > 2 ?8 
 D. 2 ?8 > 3 ?5 < 4 ?6 
Ans. C 
11. X is the son of W and W is the brother 
 of V. V is the sister of U. How is U 
 related to X? 
 A. Cannot be determined 
 B. Daughter 
 C. Mother 
 D. Sister 
Ans. A 
12. St Peter’s Square is located in which of 
 the following places? 
 A. Athens 
 B. Berlin 
 C. Washington 
 D. Vatican City 
Ans. D 
13. FDI stands for: 
 A. Federal Department of   
  Investment 
 B. Forest Development Index 
 C. Federal Department of   
  Investigation 
 D. Foreign Direct Investment 
Ans. D 
14. 17
th
 Summit of the Non-Aligned 
 Movement (NAM) was held in 
 Venezuela with the slogan: 
 A. United for Peace and Harmony 
 B. United on the Path for Peace 
 C. United on the Path of Global  
  Peace 
 D. United on the Path for   
  Sustainable Peace 
Ans. B 
15. A statement followed by some 
 conclusions are given below. 
 Statement : All drugs have side 
 effects. So, there is always a built-in 
 risk while taking medicines. 
 Conclusions: 
 I. No medicine is without the risk  
  of side effects. 
 II. Drugs makes things worse than 
  the disease itself. 
 Find which of the given conclusion 
 logically follows from the given 
 statement. 
 A. Only conclusion I follows 
 B. Only conclusion II follows 
 C. Neither I nor II follows 
 D. Both I and II follow 
Ans. A 
16. Which one of the following has a 
 terminating decimal expansion? 
 A. 
1
6
  B. 
17
25
 
 C. 
10
3
  D. 
1
11
 
Ans. B 
17. In science, which of the following is 
 NOT the property of a mixture? 
 A. The constituents of a mixture  
  retain their properties. 
 B.  
 C. It can be separated by physical 
  methods. 
 D. Its composition is fixed. 
Ans. D 
18. If LOGIC is written as IGCOL, then 
 FRUIT is written as __________. 
 A. TRFIU  B. RFTIU 
 C. UTRFI  D. IUTRF 
Ans. D 
19. Replace the * signs in 25*5*35*20*2 
 with mathematical signs and find out 
 which of the following options will give 
 a balance equation: 
 A. = x ? + 
 B. + = x ? 
 C. ? + = x 
 D. x ? + = 
Ans. C 
20. _______was the recipient of the Nobel 
 Prize in Literature 2015. 
 A. Paul Modrich 
 B. Svetlana Alexievich 
 C. William C. Campbell 
 D. Takaaki Kajita 
Ans. B 
21. Simplify: 
 
( ) ? ? ( ) ? ?
2
1÷ p / p+6 + 6p/ p+6
??
??
 
 A. 
1
p
   
 B. 
( )
1
6 p +
 
 C. P + 6 
 D. p 
Ans. A 
22. [(169 x 121) ? (11 x 13)] – 3 = ? 
 A. 135  B. 140 
 C. 137  D. 143 
Ans. B 
23. If 
2
1
tan ,cos ?
5
ec ?? == 
 A. 5  B. ?5 
 C. ?3  D. 6 
Ans. D 
24. Gaurav Ghei is an Indian _______. 
 A. Wrestler 
 B. Boxer 
 C. Golfer 
 D. Badminton player 
Ans. C 
25. The Indian Railway Board Act was 
 passed in the year: 
 A. 1905  B. 1890 
 C. 1937  D. 1966 
Ans. A 
26. Choose the most appropriate 
 description: 
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural 
 Development is a _________. 
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1. _____entered the Guinness World 
 Records for recording the highest 
 number of songs in several languages. 
 A. Shankar Mahadevan 
 B. Sameer Anjaan 
 C. P. Susheela 
 D. Kavita Krishnamurthy 
Ans. C 
2. Space research does NOT include the 
 discipline _______. 
 A. Human culture 
 B. Physics 
 C. Biology 
 D. Earth Science 
Ans. A 
3. A question and three statements 
 labeled (I), (II) and (III) are given. 
 You have to decide which statement(s) 
 is/are sufficient to answer the 
 question. 
 Question : How many people are in 
 the queue? 
 Statements: 
 I. A man is 3
rd
 from the beginning 
  of the queue. 
 II. A man is 20
th
 from the center  
  of the queue. 
 III. A man is 7
th
 from the end and  
  14
th
 from the beginning. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following. 
 A. Only statement II is sufficient. 
 B. Only statement I is sufficient. 
 C. Data inadequate. 
 D. Only statement III is sufficient. 
Ans. D 
4. Chlorofluorocarbons are not used in 
 ______. 
 A. Refrigerators 
 B. Mixer and grinders 
 C. Air conditioners 
 D. Packing materials 
Ans. B 
5. Complete the analogy. 
 Illiterate : Educated :: Food :  
 A. Rain 
 B. Drought 
 C. Well 
 D. River 
Ans. B 
6. Archery is the national sport of which 
 one of the following countries? 
 A. Turkey 
 B. China 
 C. Bhutan 
 D. Japan 
Ans. C 
7. Choose the best option and fill up the 
 blank: 
 ‘Ethnic’ group of people, more 
 appropriately, refers to people with a 
 ______. 
 A. same behavior 
 B. shared culture 
 C. same genetic identity 
 D. same nationality 
Ans. B 
8. Which one of the following statements 
 is incorrect? 
 A. Rational numbers do not  
  include fractions. 
 B. Real numbers which are not  
  rational must be irrational. 
 C. A real number is unique. 
 D. Real numbers can be added,  
  subtracted, multiplied or  
  divided. 
Ans. A 
9. MS Word is an example of: 
 A. Application Software 
 B. Compiler 
 C. Operating System 
 D. System Software 
Ans. A 
10. Arrange the numbers in descending 
 order: 3 ?5, 2 ?8, 4 ?6 
 A. 4 ?6 < 3 ?5 < 2 ?8 
 B. 2 ?8 > 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 
 C. 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 > 2 ?8 
 D. 2 ?8 > 3 ?5 < 4 ?6 
Ans. C 
11. X is the son of W and W is the brother 
 of V. V is the sister of U. How is U 
 related to X? 
 A. Cannot be determined 
 B. Daughter 
 C. Mother 
 D. Sister 
Ans. A 
12. St Peter’s Square is located in which of 
 the following places? 
 A. Athens 
 B. Berlin 
 C. Washington 
 D. Vatican City 
Ans. D 
13. FDI stands for: 
 A. Federal Department of   
  Investment 
 B. Forest Development Index 
 C. Federal Department of   
  Investigation 
 D. Foreign Direct Investment 
Ans. D 
14. 17
th
 Summit of the Non-Aligned 
 Movement (NAM) was held in 
 Venezuela with the slogan: 
 A. United for Peace and Harmony 
 B. United on the Path for Peace 
 C. United on the Path of Global  
  Peace 
 D. United on the Path for   
  Sustainable Peace 
Ans. B 
15. A statement followed by some 
 conclusions are given below. 
 Statement : All drugs have side 
 effects. So, there is always a built-in 
 risk while taking medicines. 
 Conclusions: 
 I. No medicine is without the risk  
  of side effects. 
 II. Drugs makes things worse than 
  the disease itself. 
 Find which of the given conclusion 
 logically follows from the given 
 statement. 
 A. Only conclusion I follows 
 B. Only conclusion II follows 
 C. Neither I nor II follows 
 D. Both I and II follow 
Ans. A 
16. Which one of the following has a 
 terminating decimal expansion? 
 A. 
1
6
  B. 
17
25
 
 C. 
10
3
  D. 
1
11
 
Ans. B 
17. In science, which of the following is 
 NOT the property of a mixture? 
 A. The constituents of a mixture  
  retain their properties. 
 B.  
 C. It can be separated by physical 
  methods. 
 D. Its composition is fixed. 
Ans. D 
18. If LOGIC is written as IGCOL, then 
 FRUIT is written as __________. 
 A. TRFIU  B. RFTIU 
 C. UTRFI  D. IUTRF 
Ans. D 
19. Replace the * signs in 25*5*35*20*2 
 with mathematical signs and find out 
 which of the following options will give 
 a balance equation: 
 A. = x ? + 
 B. + = x ? 
 C. ? + = x 
 D. x ? + = 
Ans. C 
20. _______was the recipient of the Nobel 
 Prize in Literature 2015. 
 A. Paul Modrich 
 B. Svetlana Alexievich 
 C. William C. Campbell 
 D. Takaaki Kajita 
Ans. B 
21. Simplify: 
 
( ) ? ? ( ) ? ?
2
1÷ p / p+6 + 6p/ p+6
??
??
 
 A. 
1
p
   
 B. 
( )
1
6 p +
 
 C. P + 6 
 D. p 
Ans. A 
22. [(169 x 121) ? (11 x 13)] – 3 = ? 
 A. 135  B. 140 
 C. 137  D. 143 
Ans. B 
23. If 
2
1
tan ,cos ?
5
ec ?? == 
 A. 5  B. ?5 
 C. ?3  D. 6 
Ans. D 
24. Gaurav Ghei is an Indian _______. 
 A. Wrestler 
 B. Boxer 
 C. Golfer 
 D. Badminton player 
Ans. C 
25. The Indian Railway Board Act was 
 passed in the year: 
 A. 1905  B. 1890 
 C. 1937  D. 1966 
Ans. A 
26. Choose the most appropriate 
 description: 
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural 
 Development is a _________. 
 A. Self Help Group 
 B. Commercial Bank 
 C. Small and Medium Enterprise 
 D. Supervisory Institution 
Ans. D 
27. Lala Lajpat Rai hailed from ________. 
 A. Uttar Pradesh 
 B. Andhra Pradesh 
 C. Punjab 
 D. West Bengal 
Ans. C 
28. Ben Kingsley is associated with 
 __________. 
 A. Pop Music 
 B. Space travel 
 C. Scientific research 
 D. Motion pictures 
Ans. D 
29. G and H can do a work in 30 days. If H 
 alone can do it in 50 days, then G 
 alone can do it is ______days. 
 A. 75  B. 70 
 C. 60  D. 65 
Ans. A 
30. Two varieties of rice, A and B, costing 
 Rs. 210 and Rs. 280 per kg 
 respectively are mixed in the ratio of 
 3:4. The mixed variety is sold at Rs. 
 260 per kg. What is the profit 
 percentage? 
 A. 6%  B. 5% 
 C. 32%  D. 4% 
Ans. D 
31. B is the only son of C who has no 
 daughter. K is the wife of the grandson 
 of C. What is B to K? 
 A. Brother 
 B. Father 
 C. Father-in-law 
 D. Son 
Ans. C 
32. Akbar’s seat of Government was 
 _______. 
 A. Allahabad 
 B. Lucknow 
 C. Delhi 
 D. Agra 
Ans. D 
33. A circular ground of radius 7 m is 
 surrounded by a path of width 3.5 m. 
 Find the area of the path 
22
7
?
??
=
??
??
   
 A. 202 sq.m 
 B. 154 sq.m 
 C. 192.5 sq.m 
 D. 346.5 sq.m 
Ans. C 
34. P, Q and R can do a work in 10, 15 and 
 30 days respectively. P works daily. Q 
 and R together join P on alternate days 
 starting the first day. In how many 
 days will the work be done? 
 A. 
1
6
3
  B. 
3
6
4
 
 C. 
1
6
2
  D. 6 
Ans. C 
35. Find the missing letter (?) in the 
 series? 
 B, Z, W, S, N, ? 
 A. J  B. G 
 C. H  D. I 
Ans. C 
36. What is the fourth proportional to 14, 
6,  28 ? 
 A. 12  B. 3 
 C. 7  D. 6 
Ans. A 
37. Complete the analogy. 
 CD: GA : : PQ : ? 
 A. SM  B. SN 
 C. US  D. TN 
Ans. D 
38. _____species are NOT in the IUCN 
 classification of threatened species. 
 A. Harmful 
 B. Extinct 
 C. Vulnerable 
 D. Endangered 
Ans. A 
39. The simple interest on a sum deposited 
 at 8% p.a. for 8 years is Rs. 16,000. 
 What will be the compound interest on 
 the same such at one fourth of the 
 above rate of interest for 2 years? 
 A. Rs. 1,020 
 B. Rs. 980 
 C. Rs. 1,010 
 D. Rs. 1,015 
Ans. C 
40. Study the given statements and select 
 the appropriate answer option based 
 on them. 
 Statements: 
 I. V is not shorter than A. 
 II. D is shorter than V. 
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1. _____entered the Guinness World 
 Records for recording the highest 
 number of songs in several languages. 
 A. Shankar Mahadevan 
 B. Sameer Anjaan 
 C. P. Susheela 
 D. Kavita Krishnamurthy 
Ans. C 
2. Space research does NOT include the 
 discipline _______. 
 A. Human culture 
 B. Physics 
 C. Biology 
 D. Earth Science 
Ans. A 
3. A question and three statements 
 labeled (I), (II) and (III) are given. 
 You have to decide which statement(s) 
 is/are sufficient to answer the 
 question. 
 Question : How many people are in 
 the queue? 
 Statements: 
 I. A man is 3
rd
 from the beginning 
  of the queue. 
 II. A man is 20
th
 from the center  
  of the queue. 
 III. A man is 7
th
 from the end and  
  14
th
 from the beginning. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following. 
 A. Only statement II is sufficient. 
 B. Only statement I is sufficient. 
 C. Data inadequate. 
 D. Only statement III is sufficient. 
Ans. D 
4. Chlorofluorocarbons are not used in 
 ______. 
 A. Refrigerators 
 B. Mixer and grinders 
 C. Air conditioners 
 D. Packing materials 
Ans. B 
5. Complete the analogy. 
 Illiterate : Educated :: Food :  
 A. Rain 
 B. Drought 
 C. Well 
 D. River 
Ans. B 
6. Archery is the national sport of which 
 one of the following countries? 
 A. Turkey 
 B. China 
 C. Bhutan 
 D. Japan 
Ans. C 
7. Choose the best option and fill up the 
 blank: 
 ‘Ethnic’ group of people, more 
 appropriately, refers to people with a 
 ______. 
 A. same behavior 
 B. shared culture 
 C. same genetic identity 
 D. same nationality 
Ans. B 
8. Which one of the following statements 
 is incorrect? 
 A. Rational numbers do not  
  include fractions. 
 B. Real numbers which are not  
  rational must be irrational. 
 C. A real number is unique. 
 D. Real numbers can be added,  
  subtracted, multiplied or  
  divided. 
Ans. A 
9. MS Word is an example of: 
 A. Application Software 
 B. Compiler 
 C. Operating System 
 D. System Software 
Ans. A 
10. Arrange the numbers in descending 
 order: 3 ?5, 2 ?8, 4 ?6 
 A. 4 ?6 < 3 ?5 < 2 ?8 
 B. 2 ?8 > 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 
 C. 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 > 2 ?8 
 D. 2 ?8 > 3 ?5 < 4 ?6 
Ans. C 
11. X is the son of W and W is the brother 
 of V. V is the sister of U. How is U 
 related to X? 
 A. Cannot be determined 
 B. Daughter 
 C. Mother 
 D. Sister 
Ans. A 
12. St Peter’s Square is located in which of 
 the following places? 
 A. Athens 
 B. Berlin 
 C. Washington 
 D. Vatican City 
Ans. D 
13. FDI stands for: 
 A. Federal Department of   
  Investment 
 B. Forest Development Index 
 C. Federal Department of   
  Investigation 
 D. Foreign Direct Investment 
Ans. D 
14. 17
th
 Summit of the Non-Aligned 
 Movement (NAM) was held in 
 Venezuela with the slogan: 
 A. United for Peace and Harmony 
 B. United on the Path for Peace 
 C. United on the Path of Global  
  Peace 
 D. United on the Path for   
  Sustainable Peace 
Ans. B 
15. A statement followed by some 
 conclusions are given below. 
 Statement : All drugs have side 
 effects. So, there is always a built-in 
 risk while taking medicines. 
 Conclusions: 
 I. No medicine is without the risk  
  of side effects. 
 II. Drugs makes things worse than 
  the disease itself. 
 Find which of the given conclusion 
 logically follows from the given 
 statement. 
 A. Only conclusion I follows 
 B. Only conclusion II follows 
 C. Neither I nor II follows 
 D. Both I and II follow 
Ans. A 
16. Which one of the following has a 
 terminating decimal expansion? 
 A. 
1
6
  B. 
17
25
 
 C. 
10
3
  D. 
1
11
 
Ans. B 
17. In science, which of the following is 
 NOT the property of a mixture? 
 A. The constituents of a mixture  
  retain their properties. 
 B.  
 C. It can be separated by physical 
  methods. 
 D. Its composition is fixed. 
Ans. D 
18. If LOGIC is written as IGCOL, then 
 FRUIT is written as __________. 
 A. TRFIU  B. RFTIU 
 C. UTRFI  D. IUTRF 
Ans. D 
19. Replace the * signs in 25*5*35*20*2 
 with mathematical signs and find out 
 which of the following options will give 
 a balance equation: 
 A. = x ? + 
 B. + = x ? 
 C. ? + = x 
 D. x ? + = 
Ans. C 
20. _______was the recipient of the Nobel 
 Prize in Literature 2015. 
 A. Paul Modrich 
 B. Svetlana Alexievich 
 C. William C. Campbell 
 D. Takaaki Kajita 
Ans. B 
21. Simplify: 
 
( ) ? ? ( ) ? ?
2
1÷ p / p+6 + 6p/ p+6
??
??
 
 A. 
1
p
   
 B. 
( )
1
6 p +
 
 C. P + 6 
 D. p 
Ans. A 
22. [(169 x 121) ? (11 x 13)] – 3 = ? 
 A. 135  B. 140 
 C. 137  D. 143 
Ans. B 
23. If 
2
1
tan ,cos ?
5
ec ?? == 
 A. 5  B. ?5 
 C. ?3  D. 6 
Ans. D 
24. Gaurav Ghei is an Indian _______. 
 A. Wrestler 
 B. Boxer 
 C. Golfer 
 D. Badminton player 
Ans. C 
25. The Indian Railway Board Act was 
 passed in the year: 
 A. 1905  B. 1890 
 C. 1937  D. 1966 
Ans. A 
26. Choose the most appropriate 
 description: 
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural 
 Development is a _________. 
 A. Self Help Group 
 B. Commercial Bank 
 C. Small and Medium Enterprise 
 D. Supervisory Institution 
Ans. D 
27. Lala Lajpat Rai hailed from ________. 
 A. Uttar Pradesh 
 B. Andhra Pradesh 
 C. Punjab 
 D. West Bengal 
Ans. C 
28. Ben Kingsley is associated with 
 __________. 
 A. Pop Music 
 B. Space travel 
 C. Scientific research 
 D. Motion pictures 
Ans. D 
29. G and H can do a work in 30 days. If H 
 alone can do it in 50 days, then G 
 alone can do it is ______days. 
 A. 75  B. 70 
 C. 60  D. 65 
Ans. A 
30. Two varieties of rice, A and B, costing 
 Rs. 210 and Rs. 280 per kg 
 respectively are mixed in the ratio of 
 3:4. The mixed variety is sold at Rs. 
 260 per kg. What is the profit 
 percentage? 
 A. 6%  B. 5% 
 C. 32%  D. 4% 
Ans. D 
31. B is the only son of C who has no 
 daughter. K is the wife of the grandson 
 of C. What is B to K? 
 A. Brother 
 B. Father 
 C. Father-in-law 
 D. Son 
Ans. C 
32. Akbar’s seat of Government was 
 _______. 
 A. Allahabad 
 B. Lucknow 
 C. Delhi 
 D. Agra 
Ans. D 
33. A circular ground of radius 7 m is 
 surrounded by a path of width 3.5 m. 
 Find the area of the path 
22
7
?
??
=
??
??
   
 A. 202 sq.m 
 B. 154 sq.m 
 C. 192.5 sq.m 
 D. 346.5 sq.m 
Ans. C 
34. P, Q and R can do a work in 10, 15 and 
 30 days respectively. P works daily. Q 
 and R together join P on alternate days 
 starting the first day. In how many 
 days will the work be done? 
 A. 
1
6
3
  B. 
3
6
4
 
 C. 
1
6
2
  D. 6 
Ans. C 
35. Find the missing letter (?) in the 
 series? 
 B, Z, W, S, N, ? 
 A. J  B. G 
 C. H  D. I 
Ans. C 
36. What is the fourth proportional to 14, 
6,  28 ? 
 A. 12  B. 3 
 C. 7  D. 6 
Ans. A 
37. Complete the analogy. 
 CD: GA : : PQ : ? 
 A. SM  B. SN 
 C. US  D. TN 
Ans. D 
38. _____species are NOT in the IUCN 
 classification of threatened species. 
 A. Harmful 
 B. Extinct 
 C. Vulnerable 
 D. Endangered 
Ans. A 
39. The simple interest on a sum deposited 
 at 8% p.a. for 8 years is Rs. 16,000. 
 What will be the compound interest on 
 the same such at one fourth of the 
 above rate of interest for 2 years? 
 A. Rs. 1,020 
 B. Rs. 980 
 C. Rs. 1,010 
 D. Rs. 1,015 
Ans. C 
40. Study the given statements and select 
 the appropriate answer option based 
 on them. 
 Statements: 
 I. V is not shorter than A. 
 II. D is shorter than V. 
 III. A is shorter than D. 
 A. D is shorter than A 
 B. A is shorter than V and D 
 C. A is taller than V. 
 D. D is shorter than A and V. 
Ans. B 
41. Which one of the following best 
 describes the term ‘capital gains tax’ in 
 India? 
 A. Tax on dividend received from  
  corporate bonds. 
 B. Tax on profit from sale of a  
  capital asset during a year. 
 C. Tax on interest received from  
  bank fixed deposits. 
 D. Tax on profit from sale of  
  shares held for more than 12  
  months. 
Ans. B 
42. D can do a work in 18 days and E can 
do  the same work in half that time. How 
 many days will they take to finish the 
 work, doing it together? 
 A. 5  B. 4 
 C. 7  D. 6 
Ans. D 
43. 15 laptops were purchased at Rs. 
 15,000 each and all of them were sold 
 for Rs. 2.97 Lakh. Find the profit 
 percentage. 
 A. 28%  B. 40% 
 C. 33.33%  D. 32% 
Ans. D 
44. In which year, did Mahatma Gandhi 
 return to India from South Africa? 
 A. 1905  B. 1920 
 C. 1915  D. 1910 
Ans. C 
45. An amount is deposited at 8% p.a. 
 compound interest. If the first year 
 interest is Rs. 72, find the interest 
 amount for the 2
nd
 year. 
 A. Rs. 77.56 
 B. Rs. 77.64 
 C. Rs. 77.76 
 D. Rs. 85.77 
Ans. C 
46. Complete the analogy. 
 Grief : Happiness : : Diffidence :  
 A. Ignorance 
 B. Sorrow 
 C. Confidence 
 D. Cowardice 
Ans. C 
47. N has Rs. P more than K. The total 
 amount available with N and K 
 together is Rs. q. How much does K 
 have? 
 A. 
q
+p
2
 
 B. 2 (p + q) 
 C. 
( ) p+q
2
 
 D. 
( ) q-p
2
 
Ans. D 
48. Find the value of ‘x’ in 
3 7 5
: :: :
7 9 9
x 
 A. 
4
7
  B. 
3
2
 
 C. 
3
5
  D. 
9
7
 
Ans. C 
49. Find the mode of the following data: 
 70, 80, 65, 90, 70, 90, 80, 70, 75, 65 
 A. 90  B. 80 
 C. 70  D. 65 
Ans. C 
50. Find the missing term (?) in the 
 alphabetical series: 
 AC, DG, HL, ?, SY, ……… 
 A. NQ  B. NR 
 C. MQ  D. MR 
Ans. D 
51. (1+2/3) ? [(1+1/3) ?(2/3+1)] = ? 
 A. 
4
3
  B. 
3
4
 
 C. 
12
25
  D. 
25
12
 
Ans. D 
52. Which one of the following is NOT an 
 Omnivore? 
 A. Rat  B. Ant 
 C. Bear  D. Snake 
Ans. D 
53. If P : Q : R is 1/3 : 2/3 : 1/4 and Q = 
 56, then P – R = ? 
 A. 5  B. 8 
 C. 6  D. 7 
Ans. D 
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1. _____entered the Guinness World 
 Records for recording the highest 
 number of songs in several languages. 
 A. Shankar Mahadevan 
 B. Sameer Anjaan 
 C. P. Susheela 
 D. Kavita Krishnamurthy 
Ans. C 
2. Space research does NOT include the 
 discipline _______. 
 A. Human culture 
 B. Physics 
 C. Biology 
 D. Earth Science 
Ans. A 
3. A question and three statements 
 labeled (I), (II) and (III) are given. 
 You have to decide which statement(s) 
 is/are sufficient to answer the 
 question. 
 Question : How many people are in 
 the queue? 
 Statements: 
 I. A man is 3
rd
 from the beginning 
  of the queue. 
 II. A man is 20
th
 from the center  
  of the queue. 
 III. A man is 7
th
 from the end and  
  14
th
 from the beginning. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following. 
 A. Only statement II is sufficient. 
 B. Only statement I is sufficient. 
 C. Data inadequate. 
 D. Only statement III is sufficient. 
Ans. D 
4. Chlorofluorocarbons are not used in 
 ______. 
 A. Refrigerators 
 B. Mixer and grinders 
 C. Air conditioners 
 D. Packing materials 
Ans. B 
5. Complete the analogy. 
 Illiterate : Educated :: Food :  
 A. Rain 
 B. Drought 
 C. Well 
 D. River 
Ans. B 
6. Archery is the national sport of which 
 one of the following countries? 
 A. Turkey 
 B. China 
 C. Bhutan 
 D. Japan 
Ans. C 
7. Choose the best option and fill up the 
 blank: 
 ‘Ethnic’ group of people, more 
 appropriately, refers to people with a 
 ______. 
 A. same behavior 
 B. shared culture 
 C. same genetic identity 
 D. same nationality 
Ans. B 
8. Which one of the following statements 
 is incorrect? 
 A. Rational numbers do not  
  include fractions. 
 B. Real numbers which are not  
  rational must be irrational. 
 C. A real number is unique. 
 D. Real numbers can be added,  
  subtracted, multiplied or  
  divided. 
Ans. A 
9. MS Word is an example of: 
 A. Application Software 
 B. Compiler 
 C. Operating System 
 D. System Software 
Ans. A 
10. Arrange the numbers in descending 
 order: 3 ?5, 2 ?8, 4 ?6 
 A. 4 ?6 < 3 ?5 < 2 ?8 
 B. 2 ?8 > 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 
 C. 4 ?6 > 3 ?5 > 2 ?8 
 D. 2 ?8 > 3 ?5 < 4 ?6 
Ans. C 
11. X is the son of W and W is the brother 
 of V. V is the sister of U. How is U 
 related to X? 
 A. Cannot be determined 
 B. Daughter 
 C. Mother 
 D. Sister 
Ans. A 
12. St Peter’s Square is located in which of 
 the following places? 
 A. Athens 
 B. Berlin 
 C. Washington 
 D. Vatican City 
Ans. D 
13. FDI stands for: 
 A. Federal Department of   
  Investment 
 B. Forest Development Index 
 C. Federal Department of   
  Investigation 
 D. Foreign Direct Investment 
Ans. D 
14. 17
th
 Summit of the Non-Aligned 
 Movement (NAM) was held in 
 Venezuela with the slogan: 
 A. United for Peace and Harmony 
 B. United on the Path for Peace 
 C. United on the Path of Global  
  Peace 
 D. United on the Path for   
  Sustainable Peace 
Ans. B 
15. A statement followed by some 
 conclusions are given below. 
 Statement : All drugs have side 
 effects. So, there is always a built-in 
 risk while taking medicines. 
 Conclusions: 
 I. No medicine is without the risk  
  of side effects. 
 II. Drugs makes things worse than 
  the disease itself. 
 Find which of the given conclusion 
 logically follows from the given 
 statement. 
 A. Only conclusion I follows 
 B. Only conclusion II follows 
 C. Neither I nor II follows 
 D. Both I and II follow 
Ans. A 
16. Which one of the following has a 
 terminating decimal expansion? 
 A. 
1
6
  B. 
17
25
 
 C. 
10
3
  D. 
1
11
 
Ans. B 
17. In science, which of the following is 
 NOT the property of a mixture? 
 A. The constituents of a mixture  
  retain their properties. 
 B.  
 C. It can be separated by physical 
  methods. 
 D. Its composition is fixed. 
Ans. D 
18. If LOGIC is written as IGCOL, then 
 FRUIT is written as __________. 
 A. TRFIU  B. RFTIU 
 C. UTRFI  D. IUTRF 
Ans. D 
19. Replace the * signs in 25*5*35*20*2 
 with mathematical signs and find out 
 which of the following options will give 
 a balance equation: 
 A. = x ? + 
 B. + = x ? 
 C. ? + = x 
 D. x ? + = 
Ans. C 
20. _______was the recipient of the Nobel 
 Prize in Literature 2015. 
 A. Paul Modrich 
 B. Svetlana Alexievich 
 C. William C. Campbell 
 D. Takaaki Kajita 
Ans. B 
21. Simplify: 
 
( ) ? ? ( ) ? ?
2
1÷ p / p+6 + 6p/ p+6
??
??
 
 A. 
1
p
   
 B. 
( )
1
6 p +
 
 C. P + 6 
 D. p 
Ans. A 
22. [(169 x 121) ? (11 x 13)] – 3 = ? 
 A. 135  B. 140 
 C. 137  D. 143 
Ans. B 
23. If 
2
1
tan ,cos ?
5
ec ?? == 
 A. 5  B. ?5 
 C. ?3  D. 6 
Ans. D 
24. Gaurav Ghei is an Indian _______. 
 A. Wrestler 
 B. Boxer 
 C. Golfer 
 D. Badminton player 
Ans. C 
25. The Indian Railway Board Act was 
 passed in the year: 
 A. 1905  B. 1890 
 C. 1937  D. 1966 
Ans. A 
26. Choose the most appropriate 
 description: 
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural 
 Development is a _________. 
 A. Self Help Group 
 B. Commercial Bank 
 C. Small and Medium Enterprise 
 D. Supervisory Institution 
Ans. D 
27. Lala Lajpat Rai hailed from ________. 
 A. Uttar Pradesh 
 B. Andhra Pradesh 
 C. Punjab 
 D. West Bengal 
Ans. C 
28. Ben Kingsley is associated with 
 __________. 
 A. Pop Music 
 B. Space travel 
 C. Scientific research 
 D. Motion pictures 
Ans. D 
29. G and H can do a work in 30 days. If H 
 alone can do it in 50 days, then G 
 alone can do it is ______days. 
 A. 75  B. 70 
 C. 60  D. 65 
Ans. A 
30. Two varieties of rice, A and B, costing 
 Rs. 210 and Rs. 280 per kg 
 respectively are mixed in the ratio of 
 3:4. The mixed variety is sold at Rs. 
 260 per kg. What is the profit 
 percentage? 
 A. 6%  B. 5% 
 C. 32%  D. 4% 
Ans. D 
31. B is the only son of C who has no 
 daughter. K is the wife of the grandson 
 of C. What is B to K? 
 A. Brother 
 B. Father 
 C. Father-in-law 
 D. Son 
Ans. C 
32. Akbar’s seat of Government was 
 _______. 
 A. Allahabad 
 B. Lucknow 
 C. Delhi 
 D. Agra 
Ans. D 
33. A circular ground of radius 7 m is 
 surrounded by a path of width 3.5 m. 
 Find the area of the path 
22
7
?
??
=
??
??
   
 A. 202 sq.m 
 B. 154 sq.m 
 C. 192.5 sq.m 
 D. 346.5 sq.m 
Ans. C 
34. P, Q and R can do a work in 10, 15 and 
 30 days respectively. P works daily. Q 
 and R together join P on alternate days 
 starting the first day. In how many 
 days will the work be done? 
 A. 
1
6
3
  B. 
3
6
4
 
 C. 
1
6
2
  D. 6 
Ans. C 
35. Find the missing letter (?) in the 
 series? 
 B, Z, W, S, N, ? 
 A. J  B. G 
 C. H  D. I 
Ans. C 
36. What is the fourth proportional to 14, 
6,  28 ? 
 A. 12  B. 3 
 C. 7  D. 6 
Ans. A 
37. Complete the analogy. 
 CD: GA : : PQ : ? 
 A. SM  B. SN 
 C. US  D. TN 
Ans. D 
38. _____species are NOT in the IUCN 
 classification of threatened species. 
 A. Harmful 
 B. Extinct 
 C. Vulnerable 
 D. Endangered 
Ans. A 
39. The simple interest on a sum deposited 
 at 8% p.a. for 8 years is Rs. 16,000. 
 What will be the compound interest on 
 the same such at one fourth of the 
 above rate of interest for 2 years? 
 A. Rs. 1,020 
 B. Rs. 980 
 C. Rs. 1,010 
 D. Rs. 1,015 
Ans. C 
40. Study the given statements and select 
 the appropriate answer option based 
 on them. 
 Statements: 
 I. V is not shorter than A. 
 II. D is shorter than V. 
 III. A is shorter than D. 
 A. D is shorter than A 
 B. A is shorter than V and D 
 C. A is taller than V. 
 D. D is shorter than A and V. 
Ans. B 
41. Which one of the following best 
 describes the term ‘capital gains tax’ in 
 India? 
 A. Tax on dividend received from  
  corporate bonds. 
 B. Tax on profit from sale of a  
  capital asset during a year. 
 C. Tax on interest received from  
  bank fixed deposits. 
 D. Tax on profit from sale of  
  shares held for more than 12  
  months. 
Ans. B 
42. D can do a work in 18 days and E can 
do  the same work in half that time. How 
 many days will they take to finish the 
 work, doing it together? 
 A. 5  B. 4 
 C. 7  D. 6 
Ans. D 
43. 15 laptops were purchased at Rs. 
 15,000 each and all of them were sold 
 for Rs. 2.97 Lakh. Find the profit 
 percentage. 
 A. 28%  B. 40% 
 C. 33.33%  D. 32% 
Ans. D 
44. In which year, did Mahatma Gandhi 
 return to India from South Africa? 
 A. 1905  B. 1920 
 C. 1915  D. 1910 
Ans. C 
45. An amount is deposited at 8% p.a. 
 compound interest. If the first year 
 interest is Rs. 72, find the interest 
 amount for the 2
nd
 year. 
 A. Rs. 77.56 
 B. Rs. 77.64 
 C. Rs. 77.76 
 D. Rs. 85.77 
Ans. C 
46. Complete the analogy. 
 Grief : Happiness : : Diffidence :  
 A. Ignorance 
 B. Sorrow 
 C. Confidence 
 D. Cowardice 
Ans. C 
47. N has Rs. P more than K. The total 
 amount available with N and K 
 together is Rs. q. How much does K 
 have? 
 A. 
q
+p
2
 
 B. 2 (p + q) 
 C. 
( ) p+q
2
 
 D. 
( ) q-p
2
 
Ans. D 
48. Find the value of ‘x’ in 
3 7 5
: :: :
7 9 9
x 
 A. 
4
7
  B. 
3
2
 
 C. 
3
5
  D. 
9
7
 
Ans. C 
49. Find the mode of the following data: 
 70, 80, 65, 90, 70, 90, 80, 70, 75, 65 
 A. 90  B. 80 
 C. 70  D. 65 
Ans. C 
50. Find the missing term (?) in the 
 alphabetical series: 
 AC, DG, HL, ?, SY, ……… 
 A. NQ  B. NR 
 C. MQ  D. MR 
Ans. D 
51. (1+2/3) ? [(1+1/3) ?(2/3+1)] = ? 
 A. 
4
3
  B. 
3
4
 
 C. 
12
25
  D. 
25
12
 
Ans. D 
52. Which one of the following is NOT an 
 Omnivore? 
 A. Rat  B. Ant 
 C. Bear  D. Snake 
Ans. D 
53. If P : Q : R is 1/3 : 2/3 : 1/4 and Q = 
 56, then P – R = ? 
 A. 5  B. 8 
 C. 6  D. 7 
Ans. D 
54. ‘Mission Raftaar’ project is associated 
 with: 
 A. Air transport 
 B. Road transport 
 C. Water transport 
 D. Rail transport 
Ans. D 
55. _____cannot be corrected with 
 spectacles. 
 A. Presbyopia 
 B. Hypermetropia 
 C. Cataract 
 D. Myopia 
Ans. C 
Comprehension: 
 In a district, there are four electoral 
constituencies. Four political parties put up 
their candidates. The number of votes polled 
by each party, in thousands, is given below. 
  
Constituency Party 
I 
Party 
II 
Party 
III 
Party 
IV 
East 180 74 56 34 
South 8 70 108 210 
North 72 275 44 225 
West 19 23 101 191 
SubQuestion No : 56 
56. By how many more votes, did party IV 
 win the South constituency than the 
 next highest party? 
 A. 0.7 Lakh 
 B. 1.02 Lakh 
 C. 1.08 Lakh 
 D. 2.10 Lakh 
Ans. B 
Comprehension: 
 In a district, there are four electoral 
constituencies. Four political parties put up 
their candidates. The number of votes polled 
by each party, in thousands, is given below. 
  
Constituency Party 
I 
Party 
II 
Party 
III 
Party 
IV 
East 180 74 56 34 
South 8 70 108 210 
North 72 275 44 225 
West 19 23 101 191 
SubQuestion No : 57 
57. Which party won more than one 
 constituency in the district? 
 A. Party I 
 B. Party III 
 C. Party II 
 D. Party IV 
Ans. D 
Comprehension: 
 In a district, there are four electoral 
constituencies. Four political parties put up 
their candidates. The number of votes polled 
by each party, in thousands, is given below. 
  
Constituency Party 
I 
Party 
II 
Party 
III 
Party 
IV 
East 180 74 56 34 
South 8 70 108 210 
North 72 275 44 225 
West 19 23 101 191 
SubQuestion No : 58 
58. Which constituency has the highest 
 total number of votes polled? 
 A. West 
 B. North 
 C. East 
 D. South 
Ans. B 
Comprehension: 
 In a district, there are four electoral 
constituencies. Four political parties put up 
their candidates. The number of votes polled 
by each party, in thousands, is given below. 
  
Constituency Party 
I 
Party 
II 
Party 
III 
Party 
IV 
East 180 74 56 34 
South 8 70 108 210 
North 72 275 44 225 
West 19 23 101 191 
SubQuestion No : 59 
59. Which party polled the highest number 
of votes in the district as a whole? 
 A. Party II 
 B. Party I 
 C. Party III 
 D. Party IV 
Ans. D 
Comprehension: 
 P, Q, R, S, T and U follow different 
professions. There is a politician, an actor, a 
banker, and ex-serviceman, a nurse and a 
housewife. Consider the following information 
and answer the questions based on it. 
 i. R is the ex-serviceman married 
  to a housewife. 
 ii. Q is an actor whose brother T  
  is not a politician. 
 iii. U is neither a banker nor a  
  politician. 
 iv. P is the wife of R.