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1. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, 
 Rani-Ki-Vav is located at _______. 
 A. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 
 B. Patan, Gujarat 
 C. Konark, Odisha 
 D. Jodhpur, Rajasthan 
Ans. B 
2. Complete the following series. 
 C – 3, E – 5, G – 7, I – 9, _____ 
 A. K – 11, M – 13 
 B. J – 10, K – 11 
 C. J – 11, L – 13 
 D. K – 11, N – 13 
Ans. A 
3. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or 
 Medicine 2016 was awarded to 
 _______. 
 A. David J. Thouless 
 B. Sir J. Fraser Stoddart 
 C. Yoshinori Ohsumi 
 D. Bernard L. Feringa 
Ans. C 
4. A question and two statement labeled 
 (I) and (II) are given. You have to 
 decide which statement(s) is/are 
 sufficient to answer the question. 
 Question: 
 Among four friends – Arjun, Pavan, 
 Neeraj and Sunil, who is the heaviest? 
 Statements: 
 I. Arjun and Pavan are of the  
  same weight. 
 II. Pavan weighs more than  
  Neeraj, but less than Sunil. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following 
 A. Statement I alone is sufficient. 
 B. Both the statements together  
  are needed. 
 C. Statement II alone is sufficient. 
 D. Either I or II alone are   
  sufficient. 
Ans. B 
5. VLSI stands for 
 A. Very Large Scale Integration 
 B. Village Level Systems   
  Integration 
 C. Virtual Light System   
  Information 
 D. Verified Large System   
  Integration 
Ans. A 
6. If ‘+’ means ‘ ?’, ‘-‘ means ‘x, ‘ ?’ means 
 ‘+’ and ‘x’ means ‘-‘ then 36 x 12 + 4 ? 
 6 + 2 – 3 = ? 
 A. 1  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 42 
Ans. D 
7. National Tourism Award 2014-15, for 
 the Best Tourist Friendly Railway 
 Station was given to the 
 _______Railway station. 
 A. Sawai Madhopur 
 B. Madhubani 
 C. Rajkot 
 D. Pune 
Ans. A 
8. The median of the data 7, 21, 2, 17, 3, 
 13, 7, 4, 9, 7, 9 is: 
 A. 4  B. 17 
 C. 7  D. 9 
Ans. C 
9. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 
 22% while buying and selling fruits, by 
 using tampered weights. His total gain 
 in percentage is: 
 A. 48.5  B. 48.84 
 C. 48.25  D. 48.75 
Ans. B 
10. What set of alphabets come next? 
 QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU, _____ 
 A. YXW  B. XYW 
 C. VWX  D. ZXW 
Ans. A 
11. Below is a statement followed by some 
 conclusions. Find which of the given 
 conclusions logically follow(s) from the 
 given statement. 
 Statement : P > Q ? C ? B = M > D 
 Conclusions: 
 I. M > Q 
 II. D ? Q 
 III. M = Q 
 IV. C < D 
 A. Only either I or III is true. 
 B. Only I is true. 
 C. None is true. 
 D. Only either II or IV is true. 
Ans. A 
12. Indus Valley Civilization is a: 
 A. Copper Age Civilization 
 B. Iron Age Civilization 
 C. Axial Age Civilization 
 D. Bronze Age Civilization 
Ans. D 
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1. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, 
 Rani-Ki-Vav is located at _______. 
 A. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 
 B. Patan, Gujarat 
 C. Konark, Odisha 
 D. Jodhpur, Rajasthan 
Ans. B 
2. Complete the following series. 
 C – 3, E – 5, G – 7, I – 9, _____ 
 A. K – 11, M – 13 
 B. J – 10, K – 11 
 C. J – 11, L – 13 
 D. K – 11, N – 13 
Ans. A 
3. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or 
 Medicine 2016 was awarded to 
 _______. 
 A. David J. Thouless 
 B. Sir J. Fraser Stoddart 
 C. Yoshinori Ohsumi 
 D. Bernard L. Feringa 
Ans. C 
4. A question and two statement labeled 
 (I) and (II) are given. You have to 
 decide which statement(s) is/are 
 sufficient to answer the question. 
 Question: 
 Among four friends – Arjun, Pavan, 
 Neeraj and Sunil, who is the heaviest? 
 Statements: 
 I. Arjun and Pavan are of the  
  same weight. 
 II. Pavan weighs more than  
  Neeraj, but less than Sunil. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following 
 A. Statement I alone is sufficient. 
 B. Both the statements together  
  are needed. 
 C. Statement II alone is sufficient. 
 D. Either I or II alone are   
  sufficient. 
Ans. B 
5. VLSI stands for 
 A. Very Large Scale Integration 
 B. Village Level Systems   
  Integration 
 C. Virtual Light System   
  Information 
 D. Verified Large System   
  Integration 
Ans. A 
6. If ‘+’ means ‘ ?’, ‘-‘ means ‘x, ‘ ?’ means 
 ‘+’ and ‘x’ means ‘-‘ then 36 x 12 + 4 ? 
 6 + 2 – 3 = ? 
 A. 1  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 42 
Ans. D 
7. National Tourism Award 2014-15, for 
 the Best Tourist Friendly Railway 
 Station was given to the 
 _______Railway station. 
 A. Sawai Madhopur 
 B. Madhubani 
 C. Rajkot 
 D. Pune 
Ans. A 
8. The median of the data 7, 21, 2, 17, 3, 
 13, 7, 4, 9, 7, 9 is: 
 A. 4  B. 17 
 C. 7  D. 9 
Ans. C 
9. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 
 22% while buying and selling fruits, by 
 using tampered weights. His total gain 
 in percentage is: 
 A. 48.5  B. 48.84 
 C. 48.25  D. 48.75 
Ans. B 
10. What set of alphabets come next? 
 QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU, _____ 
 A. YXW  B. XYW 
 C. VWX  D. ZXW 
Ans. A 
11. Below is a statement followed by some 
 conclusions. Find which of the given 
 conclusions logically follow(s) from the 
 given statement. 
 Statement : P > Q ? C ? B = M > D 
 Conclusions: 
 I. M > Q 
 II. D ? Q 
 III. M = Q 
 IV. C < D 
 A. Only either I or III is true. 
 B. Only I is true. 
 C. None is true. 
 D. Only either II or IV is true. 
Ans. A 
12. Indus Valley Civilization is a: 
 A. Copper Age Civilization 
 B. Iron Age Civilization 
 C. Axial Age Civilization 
 D. Bronze Age Civilization 
Ans. D 
13. The volume (in cu.cm.) of a right 
 circular cylinder with radius 7 cm and 
 height 2 cm is: (Take 
22
7
? = ) 
 A. 308  B. 308/21 
 C. 305/7  D. 310 
Ans. A 
Comprehension: 
Study the following information carefully 
and answer the question given below it: 
 In a class of 100 students, 63 like 
 apples and 76 likes oranges.  
Subquestion No : 14 
14. How many of them like both apple and 
 orange? 
 A. 5  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 50 
Ans. B 
Comprehension: 
Study the following information carefully 
and answer the question given below it: 
 In a class of 100 students, 63 like 
 apples and 76 likes oranges.  
Subquestion No : 15 
15. How many students like apple only? 
 A. 24  B. 37 
 C. 76  D. 39 
Ans. A 
16. The _____is the constitutional head of 
 Executive of the Indian Union. 
 A. President 
 B. Prime Minister 
 C. Chief Election Commissioner 
 D. Chief Justice 
Ans. A 
17. Which among the following is the 
 lowest computer storage size? 
 A. 1 Gigabyte 
 B. 1 Petabyte 
 C. 1 Terabyte 
 D. 1 Megabyte 
Ans. D 
18. Which is India’s slowest train 
 currently? 
 A. Mettupalayam-Ooty Nilgiri  
  passenger train 
 B. New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi  
  Express 
 C. Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek- 
  Express 
 D. Pratapnagar-Jambusar   
  passenger train 
Ans. A 
19. The host for Olympics games  
 2020 is: 
 A. Istanbul 
 B. Doha 
 C. Madrid 
 D. Tokyo 
Ans. D 
20. As per the Constitution of India, the 
retirement age of the Supreme Court Judges 
is: 
 A. 60 years 
 B. 62 years 
 C.  
 D.  
Ans. C 
21.  
 A.  
 B.  
 C. Backspace 
 D. Delete 
Ans. B 
22. Mr. Vishal buys a toy for Rs. 50 and 
 sells it for Rs. 75. Find the gain 
 percentage: 
 A. 50%  B. 55% 
 C. 45%  D. 60% 
Ans. A 
23. A woman invests Rs. 200 at the start 
 of each year at 5% compound interest 
 per annum. How much will her 
 investment be at the end of the 2
nd
 
 year? 
 A. 431  B. 430.5 
 C. 435  D. 430 
Ans. B 
24. Which one of the following is the 
 capital of the Union Territory Daman & 
 Diu? 
 A. Daman 
 B. Diu 
 C. Dabhel 
 D. Bhimpore 
Ans. A 
25. Simplify : 3x (x+4)-x (x-2) 
 A. 2x
2
 + 14x 
 B. 4x
2
 – 14x 
 C. 4x
2
 + 14x 
 D. 2x
2
 – 14x 
Ans. A 
26. The surface area (in sq.cm.) of a 
 sphere with radius 3.5 cm is: (Take 
 
22
7
? = ) 
 A. 154/7  B. 154 
 C. 54  D. 54/7 
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1. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, 
 Rani-Ki-Vav is located at _______. 
 A. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 
 B. Patan, Gujarat 
 C. Konark, Odisha 
 D. Jodhpur, Rajasthan 
Ans. B 
2. Complete the following series. 
 C – 3, E – 5, G – 7, I – 9, _____ 
 A. K – 11, M – 13 
 B. J – 10, K – 11 
 C. J – 11, L – 13 
 D. K – 11, N – 13 
Ans. A 
3. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or 
 Medicine 2016 was awarded to 
 _______. 
 A. David J. Thouless 
 B. Sir J. Fraser Stoddart 
 C. Yoshinori Ohsumi 
 D. Bernard L. Feringa 
Ans. C 
4. A question and two statement labeled 
 (I) and (II) are given. You have to 
 decide which statement(s) is/are 
 sufficient to answer the question. 
 Question: 
 Among four friends – Arjun, Pavan, 
 Neeraj and Sunil, who is the heaviest? 
 Statements: 
 I. Arjun and Pavan are of the  
  same weight. 
 II. Pavan weighs more than  
  Neeraj, but less than Sunil. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following 
 A. Statement I alone is sufficient. 
 B. Both the statements together  
  are needed. 
 C. Statement II alone is sufficient. 
 D. Either I or II alone are   
  sufficient. 
Ans. B 
5. VLSI stands for 
 A. Very Large Scale Integration 
 B. Village Level Systems   
  Integration 
 C. Virtual Light System   
  Information 
 D. Verified Large System   
  Integration 
Ans. A 
6. If ‘+’ means ‘ ?’, ‘-‘ means ‘x, ‘ ?’ means 
 ‘+’ and ‘x’ means ‘-‘ then 36 x 12 + 4 ? 
 6 + 2 – 3 = ? 
 A. 1  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 42 
Ans. D 
7. National Tourism Award 2014-15, for 
 the Best Tourist Friendly Railway 
 Station was given to the 
 _______Railway station. 
 A. Sawai Madhopur 
 B. Madhubani 
 C. Rajkot 
 D. Pune 
Ans. A 
8. The median of the data 7, 21, 2, 17, 3, 
 13, 7, 4, 9, 7, 9 is: 
 A. 4  B. 17 
 C. 7  D. 9 
Ans. C 
9. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 
 22% while buying and selling fruits, by 
 using tampered weights. His total gain 
 in percentage is: 
 A. 48.5  B. 48.84 
 C. 48.25  D. 48.75 
Ans. B 
10. What set of alphabets come next? 
 QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU, _____ 
 A. YXW  B. XYW 
 C. VWX  D. ZXW 
Ans. A 
11. Below is a statement followed by some 
 conclusions. Find which of the given 
 conclusions logically follow(s) from the 
 given statement. 
 Statement : P > Q ? C ? B = M > D 
 Conclusions: 
 I. M > Q 
 II. D ? Q 
 III. M = Q 
 IV. C < D 
 A. Only either I or III is true. 
 B. Only I is true. 
 C. None is true. 
 D. Only either II or IV is true. 
Ans. A 
12. Indus Valley Civilization is a: 
 A. Copper Age Civilization 
 B. Iron Age Civilization 
 C. Axial Age Civilization 
 D. Bronze Age Civilization 
Ans. D 
13. The volume (in cu.cm.) of a right 
 circular cylinder with radius 7 cm and 
 height 2 cm is: (Take 
22
7
? = ) 
 A. 308  B. 308/21 
 C. 305/7  D. 310 
Ans. A 
Comprehension: 
Study the following information carefully 
and answer the question given below it: 
 In a class of 100 students, 63 like 
 apples and 76 likes oranges.  
Subquestion No : 14 
14. How many of them like both apple and 
 orange? 
 A. 5  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 50 
Ans. B 
Comprehension: 
Study the following information carefully 
and answer the question given below it: 
 In a class of 100 students, 63 like 
 apples and 76 likes oranges.  
Subquestion No : 15 
15. How many students like apple only? 
 A. 24  B. 37 
 C. 76  D. 39 
Ans. A 
16. The _____is the constitutional head of 
 Executive of the Indian Union. 
 A. President 
 B. Prime Minister 
 C. Chief Election Commissioner 
 D. Chief Justice 
Ans. A 
17. Which among the following is the 
 lowest computer storage size? 
 A. 1 Gigabyte 
 B. 1 Petabyte 
 C. 1 Terabyte 
 D. 1 Megabyte 
Ans. D 
18. Which is India’s slowest train 
 currently? 
 A. Mettupalayam-Ooty Nilgiri  
  passenger train 
 B. New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi  
  Express 
 C. Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek- 
  Express 
 D. Pratapnagar-Jambusar   
  passenger train 
Ans. A 
19. The host for Olympics games  
 2020 is: 
 A. Istanbul 
 B. Doha 
 C. Madrid 
 D. Tokyo 
Ans. D 
20. As per the Constitution of India, the 
retirement age of the Supreme Court Judges 
is: 
 A. 60 years 
 B. 62 years 
 C.  
 D.  
Ans. C 
21.  
 A.  
 B.  
 C. Backspace 
 D. Delete 
Ans. B 
22. Mr. Vishal buys a toy for Rs. 50 and 
 sells it for Rs. 75. Find the gain 
 percentage: 
 A. 50%  B. 55% 
 C. 45%  D. 60% 
Ans. A 
23. A woman invests Rs. 200 at the start 
 of each year at 5% compound interest 
 per annum. How much will her 
 investment be at the end of the 2
nd
 
 year? 
 A. 431  B. 430.5 
 C. 435  D. 430 
Ans. B 
24. Which one of the following is the 
 capital of the Union Territory Daman & 
 Diu? 
 A. Daman 
 B. Diu 
 C. Dabhel 
 D. Bhimpore 
Ans. A 
25. Simplify : 3x (x+4)-x (x-2) 
 A. 2x
2
 + 14x 
 B. 4x
2
 – 14x 
 C. 4x
2
 + 14x 
 D. 2x
2
 – 14x 
Ans. A 
26. The surface area (in sq.cm.) of a 
 sphere with radius 3.5 cm is: (Take 
 
22
7
? = ) 
 A. 154/7  B. 154 
 C. 54  D. 54/7 
Ans. B 
27. Mr. Sathya invested money in FD. How 
 much will he get on maturity, if Rs. 
 14,500 is invested at 20% per annum 
 compound interest for 6 months, 
 compounded quarterly? 
 A. Rs. 15,986.25 
 B. Rs. 15,986.5 
 C. Rs. 15,986.35 
 D. Rs. 15,986 
Ans. A 
28. ______assumed the office of the 
 Chairman of ISRO on January 14, 
 2015. 
 A. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan 
 B. Dr. Krishnaswamy   
  Kasturirangan 
 C. Shri. G. Madhavan Nair 
 D. Shri. A. S. Kiran Kumar 
Ans. D 
29. Find out the two signs to be 
 interchanged for making the following 
 equation correct: 
 5 + 3 x 8 – 12 ? 4 = 3 
 A. +  and – 
 B. + and ? 
 C. - and ? 
 D. - and x 
Ans. C 
30. Simplify: 
( )
1
2
2.25 
 A. 1.5  B. 15 
 C. 1.6  D. 2/3 
Ans. A 
31. In a class test, a student scored 9 out 
of  25 marks. The student’s marks 
 expressed as a percentage is: 
 A. 30  B. 36 
 C. 35  D. 25 
Ans. B 
32. Select the combination of numbers so 
 that letters arranged accordingly will 
 form a meaningful English word. 
 V  A  R  S  T  E 
 1  2  3  4  5  6 
 A. 231645 
 B. 452316 
 C. 425316 
 D. 213654 
Ans. B 
33. ‘Manikarnika’ was the original name of 
 which one of the following freedom 
 fighters? 
 A. Madam Cama 
 B. Kittur Chennamma 
 C. Sarojini Naidu 
 D. Rani Lakshmibai 
Ans. D 
Comprehension: 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 34 
34. Who are standing next to each other? 
 A. Subash and Bala 
 B. Jai and Subash 
 C. Ashok and Subash 
 D. Ashok and Pranesh 
Ans. C 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 35 
35. Who is standing to the right of 
 Pranesh? 
 A. Jai 
 B. Bala 
 C. Subash 
 D. Ashok 
Ans. C 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 36 
36. Who is in the middle? 
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1. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, 
 Rani-Ki-Vav is located at _______. 
 A. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 
 B. Patan, Gujarat 
 C. Konark, Odisha 
 D. Jodhpur, Rajasthan 
Ans. B 
2. Complete the following series. 
 C – 3, E – 5, G – 7, I – 9, _____ 
 A. K – 11, M – 13 
 B. J – 10, K – 11 
 C. J – 11, L – 13 
 D. K – 11, N – 13 
Ans. A 
3. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or 
 Medicine 2016 was awarded to 
 _______. 
 A. David J. Thouless 
 B. Sir J. Fraser Stoddart 
 C. Yoshinori Ohsumi 
 D. Bernard L. Feringa 
Ans. C 
4. A question and two statement labeled 
 (I) and (II) are given. You have to 
 decide which statement(s) is/are 
 sufficient to answer the question. 
 Question: 
 Among four friends – Arjun, Pavan, 
 Neeraj and Sunil, who is the heaviest? 
 Statements: 
 I. Arjun and Pavan are of the  
  same weight. 
 II. Pavan weighs more than  
  Neeraj, but less than Sunil. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following 
 A. Statement I alone is sufficient. 
 B. Both the statements together  
  are needed. 
 C. Statement II alone is sufficient. 
 D. Either I or II alone are   
  sufficient. 
Ans. B 
5. VLSI stands for 
 A. Very Large Scale Integration 
 B. Village Level Systems   
  Integration 
 C. Virtual Light System   
  Information 
 D. Verified Large System   
  Integration 
Ans. A 
6. If ‘+’ means ‘ ?’, ‘-‘ means ‘x, ‘ ?’ means 
 ‘+’ and ‘x’ means ‘-‘ then 36 x 12 + 4 ? 
 6 + 2 – 3 = ? 
 A. 1  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 42 
Ans. D 
7. National Tourism Award 2014-15, for 
 the Best Tourist Friendly Railway 
 Station was given to the 
 _______Railway station. 
 A. Sawai Madhopur 
 B. Madhubani 
 C. Rajkot 
 D. Pune 
Ans. A 
8. The median of the data 7, 21, 2, 17, 3, 
 13, 7, 4, 9, 7, 9 is: 
 A. 4  B. 17 
 C. 7  D. 9 
Ans. C 
9. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 
 22% while buying and selling fruits, by 
 using tampered weights. His total gain 
 in percentage is: 
 A. 48.5  B. 48.84 
 C. 48.25  D. 48.75 
Ans. B 
10. What set of alphabets come next? 
 QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU, _____ 
 A. YXW  B. XYW 
 C. VWX  D. ZXW 
Ans. A 
11. Below is a statement followed by some 
 conclusions. Find which of the given 
 conclusions logically follow(s) from the 
 given statement. 
 Statement : P > Q ? C ? B = M > D 
 Conclusions: 
 I. M > Q 
 II. D ? Q 
 III. M = Q 
 IV. C < D 
 A. Only either I or III is true. 
 B. Only I is true. 
 C. None is true. 
 D. Only either II or IV is true. 
Ans. A 
12. Indus Valley Civilization is a: 
 A. Copper Age Civilization 
 B. Iron Age Civilization 
 C. Axial Age Civilization 
 D. Bronze Age Civilization 
Ans. D 
13. The volume (in cu.cm.) of a right 
 circular cylinder with radius 7 cm and 
 height 2 cm is: (Take 
22
7
? = ) 
 A. 308  B. 308/21 
 C. 305/7  D. 310 
Ans. A 
Comprehension: 
Study the following information carefully 
and answer the question given below it: 
 In a class of 100 students, 63 like 
 apples and 76 likes oranges.  
Subquestion No : 14 
14. How many of them like both apple and 
 orange? 
 A. 5  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 50 
Ans. B 
Comprehension: 
Study the following information carefully 
and answer the question given below it: 
 In a class of 100 students, 63 like 
 apples and 76 likes oranges.  
Subquestion No : 15 
15. How many students like apple only? 
 A. 24  B. 37 
 C. 76  D. 39 
Ans. A 
16. The _____is the constitutional head of 
 Executive of the Indian Union. 
 A. President 
 B. Prime Minister 
 C. Chief Election Commissioner 
 D. Chief Justice 
Ans. A 
17. Which among the following is the 
 lowest computer storage size? 
 A. 1 Gigabyte 
 B. 1 Petabyte 
 C. 1 Terabyte 
 D. 1 Megabyte 
Ans. D 
18. Which is India’s slowest train 
 currently? 
 A. Mettupalayam-Ooty Nilgiri  
  passenger train 
 B. New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi  
  Express 
 C. Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek- 
  Express 
 D. Pratapnagar-Jambusar   
  passenger train 
Ans. A 
19. The host for Olympics games  
 2020 is: 
 A. Istanbul 
 B. Doha 
 C. Madrid 
 D. Tokyo 
Ans. D 
20. As per the Constitution of India, the 
retirement age of the Supreme Court Judges 
is: 
 A. 60 years 
 B. 62 years 
 C.  
 D.  
Ans. C 
21.  
 A.  
 B.  
 C. Backspace 
 D. Delete 
Ans. B 
22. Mr. Vishal buys a toy for Rs. 50 and 
 sells it for Rs. 75. Find the gain 
 percentage: 
 A. 50%  B. 55% 
 C. 45%  D. 60% 
Ans. A 
23. A woman invests Rs. 200 at the start 
 of each year at 5% compound interest 
 per annum. How much will her 
 investment be at the end of the 2
nd
 
 year? 
 A. 431  B. 430.5 
 C. 435  D. 430 
Ans. B 
24. Which one of the following is the 
 capital of the Union Territory Daman & 
 Diu? 
 A. Daman 
 B. Diu 
 C. Dabhel 
 D. Bhimpore 
Ans. A 
25. Simplify : 3x (x+4)-x (x-2) 
 A. 2x
2
 + 14x 
 B. 4x
2
 – 14x 
 C. 4x
2
 + 14x 
 D. 2x
2
 – 14x 
Ans. A 
26. The surface area (in sq.cm.) of a 
 sphere with radius 3.5 cm is: (Take 
 
22
7
? = ) 
 A. 154/7  B. 154 
 C. 54  D. 54/7 
Ans. B 
27. Mr. Sathya invested money in FD. How 
 much will he get on maturity, if Rs. 
 14,500 is invested at 20% per annum 
 compound interest for 6 months, 
 compounded quarterly? 
 A. Rs. 15,986.25 
 B. Rs. 15,986.5 
 C. Rs. 15,986.35 
 D. Rs. 15,986 
Ans. A 
28. ______assumed the office of the 
 Chairman of ISRO on January 14, 
 2015. 
 A. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan 
 B. Dr. Krishnaswamy   
  Kasturirangan 
 C. Shri. G. Madhavan Nair 
 D. Shri. A. S. Kiran Kumar 
Ans. D 
29. Find out the two signs to be 
 interchanged for making the following 
 equation correct: 
 5 + 3 x 8 – 12 ? 4 = 3 
 A. +  and – 
 B. + and ? 
 C. - and ? 
 D. - and x 
Ans. C 
30. Simplify: 
( )
1
2
2.25 
 A. 1.5  B. 15 
 C. 1.6  D. 2/3 
Ans. A 
31. In a class test, a student scored 9 out 
of  25 marks. The student’s marks 
 expressed as a percentage is: 
 A. 30  B. 36 
 C. 35  D. 25 
Ans. B 
32. Select the combination of numbers so 
 that letters arranged accordingly will 
 form a meaningful English word. 
 V  A  R  S  T  E 
 1  2  3  4  5  6 
 A. 231645 
 B. 452316 
 C. 425316 
 D. 213654 
Ans. B 
33. ‘Manikarnika’ was the original name of 
 which one of the following freedom 
 fighters? 
 A. Madam Cama 
 B. Kittur Chennamma 
 C. Sarojini Naidu 
 D. Rani Lakshmibai 
Ans. D 
Comprehension: 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 34 
34. Who are standing next to each other? 
 A. Subash and Bala 
 B. Jai and Subash 
 C. Ashok and Subash 
 D. Ashok and Pranesh 
Ans. C 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 35 
35. Who is standing to the right of 
 Pranesh? 
 A. Jai 
 B. Bala 
 C. Subash 
 D. Ashok 
Ans. C 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 36 
36. Who is in the middle? 
 A. Pranesh 
 B. Subash 
 C. Jai 
 D. Ashok 
Ans. B 
37. Which of the following sportspersons is 
 NOT correctly matched with their 
 respective discipline? 
 A. Jitu Rai : Shooting 
 B. Deepa Karmakar : Gymnastics 
 C. P. V. Sindhu : Badminton 
 D. Sakshi Malik : Boxing 
Ans. D 
38. Blood Pressure : Cholestrol : : ______ 
 : __________ 
 A. Chlorophyll : Plant 
 B. Hemoglobin : Blood 
 C. Diabetic : Carbohydrates 
 D. Blood Sugar : Blood Urea 
Ans. C 
39. If 
5
12
Cot x = , then 
 
1
Sin Sec ? xx
Cotx
+ + = 
 A. 173/13 
 B. 77/13 
 C. 75/13 
 D. 17/13 
Ans. B 
40. The slogan of World Environment Day 
 2016 was: 
 A. Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea  
  Level 
 B. Go Wild for Life 
 C. One Earth, One Family 
 D. A Tree for Peace 
Ans. B 
41. Below is a statement followed by some 
 conclusions. You have to take the given 
 statement to be true even if it seems 
 to be at variance with the commonly 
 known facts and then decide which of 
 the given conclusions logically follow(s) 
 from the given statement. 
 Statement: 
 Adversity makes a man wise. 
 Conclusions: 
 I. The poor are wise. 
 II. Men learn from bitter   
  experiences. 
 A. Only Conclusion I follows. 
 B. Either Conclusion I or II  
  follows. 
 C. Only Conclusion II follows. 
 D. Neither Conclusion I nor II  
  follow. 
Ans. C 
42. Heat : Cold :: ______ : _____ 
 A. Large : Big 
 B. Thin : Thick 
 C. Tall : High 
 D. Male : Child 
Ans. B 
43. _________is a new programme, 
 launched in 2016 by the Ministry of 
 Science and Technology to empower 
 farmers. 
 A. National Crop Insurance  
  Scheme 
 B. Biotech-KISAN 
 C. KISAN Technology 
 D. Rashtriya Kirshi Vikas Yojna 
Ans. B 
44. Find the fourth proportional to 2, 4, 
 and 8.  
 A. 15  B. 14 
 C. 16  D. 18 
Ans. C 
45. Which one of the following books are 
 written by Dr. Abdul Kalam? 
 A. Rebooting India 
 B. Imagining India 
 C. Untouchable 
 D. The Life Tree 
Ans. D 
46. Compute: 4992 ? 624 – 10 
 A. 
2469
307
 
 B. -2 
 C. 2 
 D. 
2496
307
 
Ans. B 
47. Which one of the following Indian 
 States does NOT contain a portion of 
 the Thar desert? 
 A. Gujarat 
 B. Haryana 
 C. Himachal Pradesh 
 D. Punjab 
Ans. C  
48. The presence of free _______ is a 
 substance makes it a conductor of 
 electricity. 
 A. positrons 
 B. protons 
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1. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, 
 Rani-Ki-Vav is located at _______. 
 A. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 
 B. Patan, Gujarat 
 C. Konark, Odisha 
 D. Jodhpur, Rajasthan 
Ans. B 
2. Complete the following series. 
 C – 3, E – 5, G – 7, I – 9, _____ 
 A. K – 11, M – 13 
 B. J – 10, K – 11 
 C. J – 11, L – 13 
 D. K – 11, N – 13 
Ans. A 
3. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or 
 Medicine 2016 was awarded to 
 _______. 
 A. David J. Thouless 
 B. Sir J. Fraser Stoddart 
 C. Yoshinori Ohsumi 
 D. Bernard L. Feringa 
Ans. C 
4. A question and two statement labeled 
 (I) and (II) are given. You have to 
 decide which statement(s) is/are 
 sufficient to answer the question. 
 Question: 
 Among four friends – Arjun, Pavan, 
 Neeraj and Sunil, who is the heaviest? 
 Statements: 
 I. Arjun and Pavan are of the  
  same weight. 
 II. Pavan weighs more than  
  Neeraj, but less than Sunil. 
 Select the right option from the 
 following 
 A. Statement I alone is sufficient. 
 B. Both the statements together  
  are needed. 
 C. Statement II alone is sufficient. 
 D. Either I or II alone are   
  sufficient. 
Ans. B 
5. VLSI stands for 
 A. Very Large Scale Integration 
 B. Village Level Systems   
  Integration 
 C. Virtual Light System   
  Information 
 D. Verified Large System   
  Integration 
Ans. A 
6. If ‘+’ means ‘ ?’, ‘-‘ means ‘x, ‘ ?’ means 
 ‘+’ and ‘x’ means ‘-‘ then 36 x 12 + 4 ? 
 6 + 2 – 3 = ? 
 A. 1  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 42 
Ans. D 
7. National Tourism Award 2014-15, for 
 the Best Tourist Friendly Railway 
 Station was given to the 
 _______Railway station. 
 A. Sawai Madhopur 
 B. Madhubani 
 C. Rajkot 
 D. Pune 
Ans. A 
8. The median of the data 7, 21, 2, 17, 3, 
 13, 7, 4, 9, 7, 9 is: 
 A. 4  B. 17 
 C. 7  D. 9 
Ans. C 
9. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 
 22% while buying and selling fruits, by 
 using tampered weights. His total gain 
 in percentage is: 
 A. 48.5  B. 48.84 
 C. 48.25  D. 48.75 
Ans. B 
10. What set of alphabets come next? 
 QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU, _____ 
 A. YXW  B. XYW 
 C. VWX  D. ZXW 
Ans. A 
11. Below is a statement followed by some 
 conclusions. Find which of the given 
 conclusions logically follow(s) from the 
 given statement. 
 Statement : P > Q ? C ? B = M > D 
 Conclusions: 
 I. M > Q 
 II. D ? Q 
 III. M = Q 
 IV. C < D 
 A. Only either I or III is true. 
 B. Only I is true. 
 C. None is true. 
 D. Only either II or IV is true. 
Ans. A 
12. Indus Valley Civilization is a: 
 A. Copper Age Civilization 
 B. Iron Age Civilization 
 C. Axial Age Civilization 
 D. Bronze Age Civilization 
Ans. D 
13. The volume (in cu.cm.) of a right 
 circular cylinder with radius 7 cm and 
 height 2 cm is: (Take 
22
7
? = ) 
 A. 308  B. 308/21 
 C. 305/7  D. 310 
Ans. A 
Comprehension: 
Study the following information carefully 
and answer the question given below it: 
 In a class of 100 students, 63 like 
 apples and 76 likes oranges.  
Subquestion No : 14 
14. How many of them like both apple and 
 orange? 
 A. 5  B. 39 
 C. 40  D. 50 
Ans. B 
Comprehension: 
Study the following information carefully 
and answer the question given below it: 
 In a class of 100 students, 63 like 
 apples and 76 likes oranges.  
Subquestion No : 15 
15. How many students like apple only? 
 A. 24  B. 37 
 C. 76  D. 39 
Ans. A 
16. The _____is the constitutional head of 
 Executive of the Indian Union. 
 A. President 
 B. Prime Minister 
 C. Chief Election Commissioner 
 D. Chief Justice 
Ans. A 
17. Which among the following is the 
 lowest computer storage size? 
 A. 1 Gigabyte 
 B. 1 Petabyte 
 C. 1 Terabyte 
 D. 1 Megabyte 
Ans. D 
18. Which is India’s slowest train 
 currently? 
 A. Mettupalayam-Ooty Nilgiri  
  passenger train 
 B. New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi  
  Express 
 C. Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek- 
  Express 
 D. Pratapnagar-Jambusar   
  passenger train 
Ans. A 
19. The host for Olympics games  
 2020 is: 
 A. Istanbul 
 B. Doha 
 C. Madrid 
 D. Tokyo 
Ans. D 
20. As per the Constitution of India, the 
retirement age of the Supreme Court Judges 
is: 
 A. 60 years 
 B. 62 years 
 C.  
 D.  
Ans. C 
21.  
 A.  
 B.  
 C. Backspace 
 D. Delete 
Ans. B 
22. Mr. Vishal buys a toy for Rs. 50 and 
 sells it for Rs. 75. Find the gain 
 percentage: 
 A. 50%  B. 55% 
 C. 45%  D. 60% 
Ans. A 
23. A woman invests Rs. 200 at the start 
 of each year at 5% compound interest 
 per annum. How much will her 
 investment be at the end of the 2
nd
 
 year? 
 A. 431  B. 430.5 
 C. 435  D. 430 
Ans. B 
24. Which one of the following is the 
 capital of the Union Territory Daman & 
 Diu? 
 A. Daman 
 B. Diu 
 C. Dabhel 
 D. Bhimpore 
Ans. A 
25. Simplify : 3x (x+4)-x (x-2) 
 A. 2x
2
 + 14x 
 B. 4x
2
 – 14x 
 C. 4x
2
 + 14x 
 D. 2x
2
 – 14x 
Ans. A 
26. The surface area (in sq.cm.) of a 
 sphere with radius 3.5 cm is: (Take 
 
22
7
? = ) 
 A. 154/7  B. 154 
 C. 54  D. 54/7 
Ans. B 
27. Mr. Sathya invested money in FD. How 
 much will he get on maturity, if Rs. 
 14,500 is invested at 20% per annum 
 compound interest for 6 months, 
 compounded quarterly? 
 A. Rs. 15,986.25 
 B. Rs. 15,986.5 
 C. Rs. 15,986.35 
 D. Rs. 15,986 
Ans. A 
28. ______assumed the office of the 
 Chairman of ISRO on January 14, 
 2015. 
 A. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan 
 B. Dr. Krishnaswamy   
  Kasturirangan 
 C. Shri. G. Madhavan Nair 
 D. Shri. A. S. Kiran Kumar 
Ans. D 
29. Find out the two signs to be 
 interchanged for making the following 
 equation correct: 
 5 + 3 x 8 – 12 ? 4 = 3 
 A. +  and – 
 B. + and ? 
 C. - and ? 
 D. - and x 
Ans. C 
30. Simplify: 
( )
1
2
2.25 
 A. 1.5  B. 15 
 C. 1.6  D. 2/3 
Ans. A 
31. In a class test, a student scored 9 out 
of  25 marks. The student’s marks 
 expressed as a percentage is: 
 A. 30  B. 36 
 C. 35  D. 25 
Ans. B 
32. Select the combination of numbers so 
 that letters arranged accordingly will 
 form a meaningful English word. 
 V  A  R  S  T  E 
 1  2  3  4  5  6 
 A. 231645 
 B. 452316 
 C. 425316 
 D. 213654 
Ans. B 
33. ‘Manikarnika’ was the original name of 
 which one of the following freedom 
 fighters? 
 A. Madam Cama 
 B. Kittur Chennamma 
 C. Sarojini Naidu 
 D. Rani Lakshmibai 
Ans. D 
Comprehension: 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 34 
34. Who are standing next to each other? 
 A. Subash and Bala 
 B. Jai and Subash 
 C. Ashok and Subash 
 D. Ashok and Pranesh 
Ans. C 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 35 
35. Who is standing to the right of 
 Pranesh? 
 A. Jai 
 B. Bala 
 C. Subash 
 D. Ashok 
Ans. C 
Read the statements given below and 
answer the questions that follow: 
 i. There are five friends. 
 ii. They are standing in a row  
  facing North. 
 iii. Jai is to the immediate right of  
  Ashok. 
 iv. Pranesh is the only one  
  between Bala and Subash. 
 v. Subash is between Jai and  
  Pranesh. 
SubQuestionNo : 36 
36. Who is in the middle? 
 A. Pranesh 
 B. Subash 
 C. Jai 
 D. Ashok 
Ans. B 
37. Which of the following sportspersons is 
 NOT correctly matched with their 
 respective discipline? 
 A. Jitu Rai : Shooting 
 B. Deepa Karmakar : Gymnastics 
 C. P. V. Sindhu : Badminton 
 D. Sakshi Malik : Boxing 
Ans. D 
38. Blood Pressure : Cholestrol : : ______ 
 : __________ 
 A. Chlorophyll : Plant 
 B. Hemoglobin : Blood 
 C. Diabetic : Carbohydrates 
 D. Blood Sugar : Blood Urea 
Ans. C 
39. If 
5
12
Cot x = , then 
 
1
Sin Sec ? xx
Cotx
+ + = 
 A. 173/13 
 B. 77/13 
 C. 75/13 
 D. 17/13 
Ans. B 
40. The slogan of World Environment Day 
 2016 was: 
 A. Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea  
  Level 
 B. Go Wild for Life 
 C. One Earth, One Family 
 D. A Tree for Peace 
Ans. B 
41. Below is a statement followed by some 
 conclusions. You have to take the given 
 statement to be true even if it seems 
 to be at variance with the commonly 
 known facts and then decide which of 
 the given conclusions logically follow(s) 
 from the given statement. 
 Statement: 
 Adversity makes a man wise. 
 Conclusions: 
 I. The poor are wise. 
 II. Men learn from bitter   
  experiences. 
 A. Only Conclusion I follows. 
 B. Either Conclusion I or II  
  follows. 
 C. Only Conclusion II follows. 
 D. Neither Conclusion I nor II  
  follow. 
Ans. C 
42. Heat : Cold :: ______ : _____ 
 A. Large : Big 
 B. Thin : Thick 
 C. Tall : High 
 D. Male : Child 
Ans. B 
43. _________is a new programme, 
 launched in 2016 by the Ministry of 
 Science and Technology to empower 
 farmers. 
 A. National Crop Insurance  
  Scheme 
 B. Biotech-KISAN 
 C. KISAN Technology 
 D. Rashtriya Kirshi Vikas Yojna 
Ans. B 
44. Find the fourth proportional to 2, 4, 
 and 8.  
 A. 15  B. 14 
 C. 16  D. 18 
Ans. C 
45. Which one of the following books are 
 written by Dr. Abdul Kalam? 
 A. Rebooting India 
 B. Imagining India 
 C. Untouchable 
 D. The Life Tree 
Ans. D 
46. Compute: 4992 ? 624 – 10 
 A. 
2469
307
 
 B. -2 
 C. 2 
 D. 
2496
307
 
Ans. B 
47. Which one of the following Indian 
 States does NOT contain a portion of 
 the Thar desert? 
 A. Gujarat 
 B. Haryana 
 C. Himachal Pradesh 
 D. Punjab 
Ans. C  
48. The presence of free _______ is a 
 substance makes it a conductor of 
 electricity. 
 A. positrons 
 B. protons 
 C. electrons 
 D. neutrons 
Ans. C 
49. Mr. Vinod borrowed Rs. 9000 at 5% 
 per annum compound interest. The 
 compound interest compounded 
 annually for 2 years is: 
 A. Rs. 922.5 
 B. Rs. 9921.5 
 C. Rs. 921.5 
 D. Rs. 9922.5 
Ans. A 
50. Mr. Dev sold a bus for Rs. 2210 with a 
 loss of 15%. At what price should the 
 bus be sold to get a profit of 15%? 
 A. Rs. 2980 
 B. Rs. 3000 
 C. Rs. 2970 
 D. Rs. 2990 
Ans. D 
51. The Marine Gondwana Fossil Park is 
located in: 
 A. Chhattisgarh 
 B. Rajasthan 
 C. Tamil Nadu 
 D. Gujarat 
Ans. A 
52. Nita Ambani became the first Indian 
 woman to join the _________ as an 
 Individual Member. 
 A. International Olympic   
  Committee 
 B. International Paralympic  
  Committee 
 C. International Federation of  
  Association of Football (FIFA) 
 D. Indian Olympic Association 
Ans. A 
53. Bending of light at the boundary 
 between two media is the effect of 
 _____. 
 A. Scattering 
 B. Reflection 
 C. Refraction 
 D. Diffusion 
Ans. C 
54. Fill in the blank. 
 11, 10, ____, 100, 1001, 1000, 
 10001… 
 A. 110  B. 101 
 C. 100  D. 111 
Ans. B 
55. Freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, 
 Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged for 
 the murder of: 
 A. J. P. Saunders 
 B. Reginald Dyer 
 C. John Simon 
 D. James A. Scott 
Ans. A 
56. Below are given statements followed 
 by some conclusions. You have to take 
 the given statements to be true even if 
 they seem to be at variance with the 
 commonly known facts and then decide 
 which of the given conclusions logically 
 follow(s) from the given statements. 
 Statements: 
 Some Editors are Actors. All the Actors 
 are Writers. 
 Conclusions: 
 I. Some Editors and Writers. 
 II. No Actor is Editor. 
 A. Neither Conclusion I nor II  
  follow. 
 B. Only Conclusion II follows. 
 C. Only Conclusion I follows. 
 D. Either Conclusion I or II  
  follows. 
Ans. C 
57. Seismologists DO NOT predict where 
 major earthquakes are likely to occur 
 based on ________. 
 A. the movement of the plates in  
  the Earth 
 B. the location of fault zones 
 C. the history of earthquakes in  
  the region 
Ans. C 
58. Kishlay travelled equal distances at 
 speeds of 10 km/hr, 30 km/hr and 2 
 kmhr and took a total time of 38 
 minutes. Find the total distance in km. 
 A. 2  B. 3 
 C. 1  D. 4 
Ans. B 
59. _______assumed office of the 
 Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry on 
 29
th
 May 2016. 
 A. Prof. Jagdish Mukhi 
 B. Shri. Najeeb Jung 
 C. Shri. Farooq Khan 
 D. Dr. Kiran Bedi 
Ans. D 
60. In February 2016, _______was added 
 as India’s 49
th
 Tiger Reserve. 
 A. Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal 
  Pradesh 
 B. Rajaji Tiger Reserve,   
  Uttarakhand