Direction—In question 1 to 5, find the number/word in place of ‘?’ 9.

Sun Temple is located at—

1. 1, 3, 7, 15, ? (A) Tanjore
(A) 16 (B) Khajuraho
(B) 31 (C) Vapi
(C) 46 (D) Konark
(D) 30 Ans : (D)
Ans : (B)
10. Number of teams which participated in recently held cricket
2. 81, 27, 9, 3, ? tournament of Indian Premier League is—
(A) 3 (A) 6
(B) 9 (B) 7
(C) 1 (C) 8
(D) 27 (D) 9
Ans : (C) Ans : (C)

3. Drama : Director :: Team : ? 11. Find out what will come at ?—

(A) Spectator pqrs, rsqp, qpsr, ?
(B) Captain (A) rpsq
(C) Player (B) srpq
(D) Play ground (C) rsqp
Ans : (B) (D) srqp
Ans : (B)

4. 1, 9, 25, 49, 81, ? 12. Which of the following rivers does not pass through Bihar ?
(A) 144 (A) Kosi
(B) 169 (B) Yamuna
(C) 100 (C) Bagmati
(D) 121 (D) Son
Ans : (D) Ans : (B)

5. Daughter : Mother :: Mars : ? 13. Mahendra Singh Dhoni played for IPL cricket team of—
(A) Earth (A) Kolkata
(B) Girl (B) Mumbai
(C) Sister (C) Hyderabad
(D) Sun (D) Chennai
Ans : (D) Ans : (D)

6. After which war Ashoka embraced Buddhism— 14. Which Indian Cricketer holds the record of highest runs in one
(A) Kalinga’s war Test innings ?
(B) Peshawar war (A) Sunil Gavaskar
(C) War of South India (B) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) War of Khanwa (C) Virender Sehwag
Ans : (A) (D) V.V.S. Laxman
Ans : (C)
7. Which of the following is not a non-metal ?
(A) Carbon 15. The Union Territory of Delhi cannot be accorded the status of a
(B) Sulphur State, because—
(C) Aluminium (A) Its legislature is not bicameral
(D) Nitrogen (B) This is National Capital territory, its legislature and cabinet
Ans : (C) have limited powers
(C) There is no High Court
8. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? (D) It has no language of its own
(A) Taj Mahal—Agra Ans : (B)
(B) Gol Ghar—Patna
(C) Buland Darwaza—Fatehpur Sikri 16. Some cards are distributed among A, B, C and D. A gets one
(D) Qutub Minar—Lucknow card less than B, while C gets 5 cards more than D. B and D get
Ans : (D) equal cards. The person who gets minimum cards is—
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D 4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans : (A) Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
17. Credit for unification of Princely states goes to— (A) 3 4 1 2
(A) C. Rajagopalachari (B) 3 4 2 1
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C) 3 1 4 2
(C) Sardar Patel (D) 2 4 1 3
(D) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Ans : (A)
Ans : (C)
24. The pH of pure water is—
18. Gopal is elder than Mohan, but younger than Ram. Mohan is (A) 6
elder than Sohan but younger than Ram. The eldest of them is— (B) 7
(A) Gopal (C) 8
(B) Mohan (D) 9
(C) Ram Ans : (B)
(D) Sohan
Ans : (C) 25. The name of official residence of President of USA ?
(A) White House
19. Who is Ex-Officio Chairperson of Planning Commission ? (B) Pentagon
(A) President of India (C) Downing Street
(B) Prime Minister of India (D) Buckingham Palace
(C) Leader of Opposition Ans : (A)
(D) Finance Minister
Ans : (B) 26. If Ram gives one mango to Shyam, both have equal number of
mangoes. But if Shyam gives one mango to Ram, Ram will have 3
20. Census is done in India generally after every— times number of mangoes as compared to Shyam. Number of
(A) 5 years mangoes they have is—
(B) 7 years (A) 4 and 2
(C) 10 years (B) 5 and 7
(D) 20 years (C) 5 and 3
Ans : (C) (D) 6 and 4
Ans : (C)
21. Which of the following does not participate in the election of
President of India ? 27. Sun is worshipped in which of the following festivals ?
(A) Rajya Sabha (A) Buddh Purnima
(B) Lok Sabha (B) Holi
(C) Vidhan Sabha (C) Chhath
(D) Vidhan Parishad (D) Diwali
Ans : (D) Ans : (C)

22. The biggest living mammal is— 28. Durand Cup is related to—
(A) Elephant (A) Hockey
(B) Blue Whale (B) Cricket
(C) Camel (C) Tennis
(D) Giraffe (D) Football
Ans : (B) Ans : (D)

23. Match events given in List-I with the name of the person 29. In the given list of Ports and States, which is not correctly
associated given in matched ?
List-II and choose (A) Kolkata —West Bengal
the answers from the codes given below— (B) Kochin —Karnataka
List-I (Events) (C) Kandla —Gujarat
(a) Establishment of Mughal empire (D) Vishakhapattanam—Andhra Pradesh
(b) Formation of Azad Hind Fauz Ans : (B)
(c) Establishment of Muslim University
(d) Starting of Din-e-Elahi 30. ‘Swaraj is my birth right’—slogan was given by—
List-II (Person) (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1. Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Akbar (C) Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Babar (D) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans : (A)
37. Anaemia is caused due to lack of which of the following
31. Connect the States in List-I to their Capitals in List-II and material in body ?
choose the correct answer using the code (A) Copper
below— (B) Calcium
List-I (States) (C) Zinc
(a) Uttar Pradesh (D) Iron
(b) Bihar Ans : (D)
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Tamil Nadu 38. Diabetes is caused due to lack of which of the following ?
List-II (Capital) (A) Testasterone
1. Chennai (B) Insulin
2. Jaipur (C) Vitamin D
3. Patna (D) Calcium
4. Lucknow Ans : (B)
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d) 39. 3/4 + 2/5 + 3/7 = ?
(A) 1 3 2 4 (A) 23/20
(B) 4 3 1 2 (B) 41/35
(C) 4 3 2 1 (C) 161/140
(D) 1 3 4 2 (D) 221/140
Ans : (C) Ans : (D)

32. Which of the following is a Kharif Crop ? 40. Nuclear deal with which of the following countries was hotly
(A) Wheat debated recently—
(B) Rice (A) Britain
(C) Peas (B) China
(D) Mustard (C) Australia
Ans : (B) (D) USA
Ans : (D)
33. Which of the following is used to make bread soft ?
(A) Alcohol 41. Alexander attacked India in the year—
(B) Chlorella (A) 320 B.C.
(C) Agar (B) 326 B.C.
(D) Yeast (C) 261 A.D.
Ans : (D) (D) 256 A.D.
Ans : (B)
34. Function of dynamo is to—
(A) Convert electric energy into heat 42. Chief Minister of Maharashtra is—
(B) Mechanical energy into electrical energy (A) Ashok Chavhan
(C) Electrical energy into mechanical energy (B) Manohar Joshi
(D) Chemical energy into electrical energy (C) Gopinath Munde
Ans : (B) (D) S.M. Krishna
Ans : (A)
35. In elections held for Constituent Assembly of Nepal, recently,
the leader of political party winning the highest number of seats is 43. Match the measuring device given in List-I to the things they
— measure given in List-II and choose the answer from the codes
(A) Gyanendra given below—
(B) Prachanda List-I (Measuring device)
(C) Vir Vikram Sah (a) Thermometer
(D) None of these (b) Barometer
Ans : (B) (c) Voltmeter
(d) Lactometer
36. Which of the following persons is known for his pioneering List-II (Things measured)
efforts in promoting the green revolution in India ? 1. Voltage
(A) Albert Einstein 2. Purity of milk
(B) Norman Borlaug 3. Pressure
(C) Benjamin Franklin 4. Temperature
(D) Kapil Dev Codes :
Ans : (B) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3 51. When a bar magnet is hung from a thread, it will point towards
(B) 3 4 2 1 —
(C) 3 4 1 2 (A) North-South direction
(D) 4 3 1 2 (B) East-West direction
Ans : (D) (C) Not in specific direction
(D) Will depend upon the length of the magnet
44. Which of the following blood group is universal acceptor ? Ans : (A)
(A) A
(B) B 52. Sati system came to end during the tenure of which Governor-
(C) AB General ?
(D) O (A) Cornwallis
Ans : (C) (B) Warren Hastings
(C) Dalhousie
45. Which is a famous place of an ancient university ? (D) William Bentick
(A) Rajgir Ans : (D)
(B) Nalanda
(C) Sarnath 53. Kanishka belonged to which dynasty ?
(D) Vaishali (A) Mauryas
Ans : (B) (B) Guptas
(C) Kushanas
46. President’s Rule can be imposed in a State of India under (D) Chalukyas
which Article of Constitution of India ? Ans : (C)
(A) Article 356
(B) Article 352 54. If 4th day of the month, falls two days after Monday, 19th of
(C) Article 370 the month will
(D) Article 324 be—
Ans : (A) (A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
47. If the length and width of a rectangular park is increased by (C) Friday
20% each, the (D) Thursday
area of the park shall increased by— Ans : (D)
(A) 40%
(B) 20% 55. The value of gravitational acceleration ‘g’ is—
(C) 44% (A) 9•8 m/sec2
(D) 36% (B) 98 m/sec2
Ans : (C) (C) 0•98 m/sec2
(D) 0•098 m/sec2
48. Which disease is caused due to lack of Vitamin ‘C’ in human Ans : (A)
body ?
(A) Scurvy 56. Which metal is extracted from Kolar mines ?
(B) Night blindness (A) Copper
(C) Rickets (B) Aluminium
(D) Beri-beri (C) Silver
Ans : (A) (D) Gold
Ans : (D)
49. Chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is—
(A) Uddhav Thackeray 57. Olympic games had been held in 2008 in—
(B) Raj Thackeray (A) Beijing
(C) Balasaheb Thackeray (B) Atlanta
(D) None of these (C) Melbourne
Ans : (B) (D) Seoul
Ans : (A)
50. The leader of Pakistan People’s Party killed in a bomb
explosion was— 58. Kumbha Mela is not held at which of the following place ?
(A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (A) Allahabad
(B) Benazir Bhutto (B) Bhopal
(C) Saddam Hussain (C) Haridwar
(D) Fidel Castro (D) Nasik
Ans : (B) Ans : (B)
59. Which of the following is a nuclear fuel ? (d) Temperature
(A) Thorium List-II (Units)
(B) Graphite 1. Fahrenheit
(C) Diamond 2. Joule
(D) Silicon 3. Newton
Ans : (A) 4. Metres/second2
Codes :
60. In the given list of folk dances and concerned State, which is (a) (b) (c) (d)
not correctly matched ? (A) 4 2 3 1
Dance form — State (B) 2 4 3 1
(A) Bihu — Andhra Pradesh (C) 4 3 2 1
(B) Bhangra — Punjab (D) 3 4 2 1
(C) Dandia — Gujarat Ans : (C)
(D) Nautanki — Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (A) 67. Match the religious books in List-I with religion in List-II and
give correct answer using the codes given below—
61. Tenure of a Rajya Sabha Member is— List-I (Religious Books)
(A) 4 years (a) Quran
(B) 5 years (b) Bible
(C) 6 years (c) Jatak
(D) 10 years (d) Guru Granth Sahib
Ans : (C) List-II (Religion)
1. Christianity
62. Which of the following is a leap year ? 2. Islam
(A) 1986 3. Sikhism
(B) 1906 4. Buddhism
(C) 1980 Codes :
(D) 1998 (a) (b) (c) (d)
Ans : (C) (A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
63. I am standing on a river bank with my back towards the river. (C) 2 3 1 4
An object is floating from my left to right. The river is flowing (D) 2 1 4 3
from west to east. I am Ans : (D)
facing towards—
(A) East 68. Name the House among the following which is presided by a
(B) West person who is not a Member of the House?
(C) North (A) Lok Sabha
(D) South (B) Rajya Sabha
Ans : (C) (C) Vidhan Sabha
(D) Vidhan Parishad
64. Largest track of Indian Railways is of which gauge ? Ans : (B)
(A) Metre Gauge
(B) Narrow Gauge 69. Match the countries given in List-I to the continent they are in
(C) Broad Gauge given in List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes
(D) Standard Gauge given below—
Ans : (C) List-I (Country)
(a) Thailand
65. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on river— (b) Ghana
(A) Narmada (c) Argentina
(B) Mahanadi (d) Spain
(C) Godavari List-II (Continent)
(D) Tapti 1. South America
Ans : (A) 2. Asia
3. Europe
66. Match physical quantities given in List-I to their units in List-II 4. Africa
and select the answer from the codes given below— Codes :
List-I (Physical quantity) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) Acceleration (A) 2 4 1 3
(b) Force (B) 2 4 3 1
(c) Work done (C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 1 4 3 Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
77. In terms of total population among all countries of the world,
70. ‘Bhudan Movement’ was started by— India is at position—
(A) Vinoba Bhave (A) 1
(B) Mahatma Gandhi (B) 2
(C) Sardar Patel (C) 3
(D) C. Rajagopalachari (D) 4
Ans : (A) Ans : (B)

71. In the given list of Zonal Railways and their Headquarters 78. America was discovered by—
Offices, which is (A) Vasco-de-gama
not correctly matched ? (B) Columbus
(A) East-Central Railway—Hajipur (C) Magelan
(B) Eastern Railway—Kolkata (D) Captain Cook
(C) Northern Railway—New Delhi Ans : (B)
(D) Central Railway—Allahabad
Ans : (D) 79. In order to produce an arrested person before a Court, which
type of writ can be issued?
72. Students of a class are sitting in a row during photography (A) Mandamus
session. Shailendra is sitting at the 4th place from one end, but he (B) Habeas Corpus
is at 27th place from the other end. Number of students in the class (C) Quo-Warranto
is— (D) Certiorari
(A) 32 Ans : (B)
(B) 29
(C) 31 80. Gadar Party was founded by—
(D) 30 (A) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans : (D) (B) Sohan Singh Bhakhna
(C) Lala Har Dayal
73. The name of National President of Bharatiya Janta Party is— (D) Jagat Pal Singh
(A) L.K. Advani Ans : (C)
(B) Nitin Gadhkari
(C) Rajnath Singh 81. Which of the following cannot convert atmospheric nitrogen
(D) Venkaiah Naidu into nitrogen compounds ?
Ans : (B) (A) Soyabean
(B) Wheat
74. Which of the following Sultans had shifted the capital from (C) Peanut
Delhi to (D) Peas
Daulatabad ? Ans : (B)
(A) Firoz Tughlaq
(B) Muhammad Tughlaq 82. Which of the following is not a gas at room temperature ?
(C) Allauddin Khilji (A) Hydrogen
(D) Qutubuddin Aibak (B) Iodine
Ans : (B) (C) Fluorine
(D) Helium
75. Four friends are sitting in a row. Raju is at right side of Pankaj. Ans : (B)
Virendra is at the right side of Raju. Sanjay is at the left side of
Virendra and Raju, but he is not at the end. The person sitting at 83. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
the right end of the row is— (A) Rama Charita Manas —Tulsi Das
(A) Raju (B) Kamayani —Jay Shankar Prasad
(B) Virendra (C) Madhushala — Sumitra Nandan Pant
(C) Sanjay (D) My experiment with truth —M.K. Gandhi
(D) Pankaj Ans : (C)
Ans : (B)
84. Author of ‘Satanic Verses’ is—
76. Decibel is used in measurement of— (A) Salman Rushdie
(A) Intensity of sound (B) Vikram Seth
(B) Sugar in blood (C) R.K. Narayan
(C) Density of air (D) Mulkraj Anand
(D) Height of aeroplane during flight Ans : (A)
 (A) Guru Arjun Dev
85. Constitution of India came into operation with effect from— (B) Guru Angad
(A) 15th August, 1947 (C) Guru Nanak Dev
(B) 26th January, 1950 (D) Guru Gobind Singh
(C) 26th January, 1947 Ans : (C)
(D) 15th August, 1950
Ans : (B) 94. It is 3 O’clock is my watch. If the hour hand points towards
east direction, the minute hand will point towards—
86. Find the odd one out— (A) North
(A) Red (B) South
(B) Black (C) West
(C) Yellow (D) Nort-East
(D) Colour Ans : (A)
Ans : (D)
95. Boundaries of which of the following States does not touch a
87. A bus charges 40 paise for the first 1•6 km, 35 paise for the neighbouring country ?
next 1•4 km and thereafter 25 paisefor every 3 km. In Rs. 4, a (A) Bihar
person will travel for— (B) Jharkhand
(A) 42 km (C) West Bengal
(B) 43 km (D) Uttar Pradesh
(C) 45 km Ans : (B)
(D) 39 km
Ans : (A) 96. Choose the correct sequence of the following fractions in
ascending order—
88. Correct chronological order of dynasties— 2/5, 1/2, 3/7, 2/3, 1/4
(A) Khiljis, Ghulams, Tughlaqs, Mughals (A) 1/4, 3/7, 2/5, 1/2, 2/3
(B) Ghulams, Khiljis, Tughlaqs, Mughals (B) 1/4, 2/5, 3/7, 1/2, 2/3
(C) Ghulams, Khiljis, Mughals, Tughlaqs (C) 1/4, 1/2, 2/5, 3/7, 2/3
(D) Tughlaqs, Ghulams, Khiljis, Mughals (D) 2/5, 1/4, 1/2, 3/7, 2/3
Ans : (B) Ans : (B)

89. Ice floats on water because— 97. At 8•30 PM, the angle between hour hand and minute hand
(A) Ice absorbs some water and floats shall be—
(B) It is due to chemical reaction between ice and water (A) 90°
(C) Density of ice is less than the density of water (B) 75°
(D) None of these (C) 60°
Ans : (C) (D) 85°
Ans : (B)
90. Find the odd one out—
(A) March 98. Deepak walks 40 metre in North direction; then he turns right
(B) April and walks 50 metre. He again turnsright and walks 40 metre. How
(C) June far he is with respect to his original position ?
(D) September (A) 0 metre
Ans : (A) (B) 50 metre
(C) 40 metre
91. Panini is related to— (D) 10 metre
(A) Painting Ans : (B)
(B) Sanskrit Grammar
(C) Dance 99. Ramakrishna Mission was founded by—
(D) Medical Education (A) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Ans : (B) (B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Dayanand Saraswati
92. Which of the following cities is not situated at river Ganga ? (D) Raja Rammohan Roy
(A) Kanpur Ans : (B)
(B) Dhanbad
(C) Patna 100. The largest share of electricity produced in India in of—
(D) Haridwar (A) Thermal power
Ans : (B) (B) Hydro electric power
(C) Nuclear power
93. First Sikh Guru was— (D) Wind power
Ans : (A) (C) China — Tokyo
(D) Afghanistan — Kabul
101. Of the first three Presidents of India, which is the correct Ans : (C)
sequence in chronological order ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Zakir Hussain, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 109. Who discovered sea route from Europe to India ?
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Dr. Zakir Hussain (A) Columbus
(C) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Zakir Hussain (B) Vasco-de-Gama
(D) None of these (C) East India Company
Ans : (B) (D) Magelan
Ans : (B)
102. When a beam of sun light is passed through a prism, it is seen
in how many 110. Two plane mirrors are bent at an angle of 90 , the number of
colours ? images
(A) 5 appearing in the mirrors
(B) 6 will be—
(C) 7 (A) 1
(D) 8 (B) 2
Ans : (C) (C) 3
(D) 4
103. Rajendra was born on 3rd March, 1978. Manoj is 4 days elder Ans : (C)
than Rajendra. If in that year, the Republic Day was celebrated on
Saturday, Manoj was born on—
(A) Wednesday [ Read More... ]
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104. How many edges are in a cube ? R.R.B. Bhubaneshwar (A.S.M) Exam., 2009 : Solved Paper
(A) 6 (Held on 30-8-2009)
(B) 12
(C) 8 1. Where is the Punjab Lalit Kala Academy located ?
(D) 16 (A) Muktasar
Ans : (B) (B) Ludhiana
(C) Patiala
105. In Computer language, CPU means— (D) Chandigarh
(A) Computerized Power Unit Ans : (D)
(B) Central Processing Unit
(C) Central Power Unit 2. What does happens when water is condensed into ice ?
(D) Central Peripheral Unit (A) Heat is absorbed
Ans : (B) B) Heat is released
(C) Quantity of heat remains unchanged
106. Which of the following works as fuel for human body ? (D) None of these
(A) Protein Ans : (A)
(B) Vitamin
(C) Carbohydrate 3. Which of the following gases is not a noble gas ?
(D) Water (A) Zenon
Ans : (C) (B) Argon
(C) Helium
107. Carrot is the main source of Vitamin— (D) Chlorine
(A) A Ans : (D)
(B) B
(C) C 4. Which of the following diffuses most quickly ?
(D) D (A) Solid
Ans : (A) (B) Gas
(C) Liquid
108. Which of the folllowing is not correctly matched ? (D) None of these
Country — Capital Ans : (B)
(A) Russia — Moscow
(B) Nepal — Kathmandu 5. Which temperature in Celsius scale is equal to 300 K ?
(A) 30°C (A) Intensity of light
(B) 27°C (B) Mass
(C) 300°C (C) Time
(D) None of these (D) Distance
Ans : (B) Ans : (D)

14. Which of the following gases is used for ripening the fruits ?
6. First Youth Olympic games will be held in— (A) Methane
(A) Japan (B) Ethane
(B) China (C) Ethylene
(C) North Korea (D) Acetylene
(D) Singapore Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
15. Who among the following was involved in Alipore bomb
7. Where was the capital of Pandya dynasty situated ? case ?
(A) Mysore (A) Aravind Ghosh
(B) Kanchipuram (B) P. C. Banerjee
(C) Madurai (C) Bipin Chandra Paul
(D) Delhi (D) Chandrashekhar Azad
Ans : (C) Ans : (A)

8. Tripitik is the scripture of— 16. Sikh Guru Arjundev was contemporary to which of the
(A) Jain religion following rulers ?
(B) Hindu religion (A) Humayun
(C) Buddhishtha religion (B) Akbar
(D) Muslim religion (C) Shahjahan
Ans : (C) (D) Jahangir
Ans : (D)
9. Who is the author of ‘Adhe-Adhure’ ?
(A) Mohan Rakesh 17. Besides hydrogen, which of the following elements is common
(B) Prem Chand in organic
(C) Nirala compounds ?
(D) Pant (A) Phosphorus
Ans : (A) (B) Sulphur
(C) Nitrogen
10. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments has (D) Carbon
included fundamental duties into the Constitution ? Ans : (D)
(A) 42nd
(B) 43rd Directions—(Q. 18–21) Find the correct meanings of the words
(C) 44th given below :
(D) 39th
Ans : (A) 18. EWE
(A) Calf
11. Where is the Central Food Technology Research Institute (B) Female sheep
situated ? (C) Deer
(A) Delhi (D) None of these
(B) Anand Ans : (B)
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Mysore 19. Buffalo
Ans : (D) (A) Calf
(B) Baby box
12. Which of the following is common in both, Buddhism and (C) Baby bison
Jainism ? (D) Baby cow
(A) Nonviolence Ans : (C)
(B) Violence
(C) Triratna 20. Veneration—
(D) Truth (A) Esteem
Ans : (A) (B) High respect
(C) Devotion
13. Light-year measures which of the following ? (D) Worship
Ans : (B) (ii) Yes, it may liberate the students and their parents from the
long-standing
21. Vicious— problems of knocking at the doors of different colleges and
(A) Remorseless standing in queue.
(B) Ferocious (A) Only argument (i) is correct
(C) Kind (B) Only argument (ii) is correct
(D) Wicked (C) Neither argument (i) nor argument (ii) is correct
Ans : (D) (D) Both the arguments, (i) and (ii), are correct
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 22–25) Choose the word / phrase which is nearest
in meaning to the words in question : 29. The product ‘Fair and Lovely’ is related to—
(A) WIPRO
22. Bizarre (B) I.T.C.
(A) Colourful (C) P & G
(B) Odd (D) H.U.L.
(C) Insipid Ans : (D)
(D) Smart
Ans : (B) 30. Should the Government make it compulsory for the private
medical colleges to
23. Innuendo join the entrance test conducted by the Government ?
(A) Narration (i) No, private institutions should be empowered, so that they may
(B) Insinuation decide their
(C) Insist own admission strategy and improve their work-management.
(D) Insutale (ii) Yes, all medical institutions, whether these are private or
Ans : (B) government’s,
should adopt the same entrance standard.
24. Salutary (A) Only argument (i) is correct
(A) Welcome (B) Only argument (ii) is correct
(B) Discharge (C) Either argument (i) is correct or argument (ii) is correct
(C) Promoting (D) Neither argument (i) is correct nor argument (ii) is correct
(D) Remove Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
31. In case the President of India decides to resign, he will address
25. Fictile his letter
(A) Fiction of resignation to—
(B) Moulded (A) Prime Minister
(C) Fictitious (B) Chief Justice
(D) Smooth (C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans : (B) (D) Vice-President
Ans : (D)
26. Solid Carbon dioxide is termed as—
(A) Soft ice 32. The metal extracted from Bauxite is—
(B) Dry ice (A) Silver
(C) White ice (B) Copper
(D) None of these (C) Manganese
Ans : (B) (D) Aluminium
Ans : (D)
27. 1 kg of a liquid is converted into its vapour at its boiling point.
The heat 33. The Cyclone represents a state of atmosphere in which—
absorbed in the process is called— (A) Low pressure in the center and high pressure around
(A) Latent heat of vaporisation (B) There is high pressure in the center and low pressure around
(B) Latent heat of fusion (C) There is low pressure all around
(C) Latent heat of sublimation (D) None of these
(D) None of these Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
34. The ‘Ocean of Storms’ is the name given to—
28. Whether all the universities in the country should start online (A) Atlantic Ocean
admission at all levels with immediate effect ? (B) Pacific Ocean
(i) No, since all the students may not have access to the internet (C) A waterless area on moon surface
easily. (D) None of these
Ans : (C) (D) Silver
Ans : (C)
35. The capital of Pallavas was—
(A) Arcot 43. The curves showing the volume pressure behaviour of gases
(B) Kanchi plotted at
(C) Malkhed different fixed temperatures are called—
(D) Banavasi (A) Isochors
Ans : (B) (B) Isothermals
(C) V.T.P. Curves
36. Which Indian state was ranked as the No. 2 tourist destination (D) Isocurves
in the world Ans : (B)
by LONELY PLANET?
(A) Himachal Pradesh 44. Project Tiger was launched in—
(B) Tamil Nadu (A) 1973
(C) Kerala (B) 1976
(D) Uttarakhand (C) 1978
Ans : (C) (D) 1983
Ans : (A)
37. How much water is contained in our body by mass ?
(A) 65% Directions—(Q. 45 and 46) Attempt the question to the best of
(B) 70% your judgement.
(C) 60%
(D) None of these 45. How many letters in the word TRYST have as many letters
Ans : (B) between them as in
the alpha bet ?
38. What determines the sex of a child ? (A) None
(A) Chromosomes of the father (B) 2
(B) Chromosomes of the mother (C) 3
(C) RH factor of the parents (D) 4
(D) Blood group of the father Ans : (B)
Ans : (A)
46. From the alternatives, select the set which is most like the
39. The two civilizations which helped in the formation of given set.
Gandhara School of Given set (23, 29, 31)—
Art are— (A) (17, 21, 29)
(A) Indian and Roman (B) (31, 37, 49)
(B) Indian and Egyptian (C) (13, 15, 23)
(C) Greek and Roman (D) (41, 43, 47)
(D) Indian and Greek Ans : (D)
Ans : (D)
Directions—What should come in place of question mark (?) in the
40. ‘Thinkpad’ is a laptop associated with which among the following
following companies ? number series ?
(A) HP
(B) TCS 47. 13 13 65 585 7605 129285 …?…
(C) Infosys (A) 2456415
(D) IBM (B) 2235675
Ans : (D) (C) 2980565
(D) 2714985
41. The first summit of SAARC was held at— Ans : (D)
(A) Kathmandu
(B) Colombo 48. If ‘VEHEMENT’ is written as ‘VEHETNEM’ then in that code
(C) New Delhi how will you code
(D) Dhaka ‘MOURNFUL’ ?
Ans : (D) (A) MOURLUFN
(B) MOUNULFR
42. The wire of flash bulb is made of— (C) OURMNFUL
(A) Copper (D) URNFULMO
(B) Barium Ans : (A)
(C) Magnesium
49. MOLLIFY is to APPEASE as APPURTENANCE is to ? (B) Knowledge
(A) Gratify (C) Author
(B) Avarice (D) Teacher
(C) Accessory Ans : (A)
(D) Amend
Ans : (C) 56. River : Dam : : Traffic : ?
(A) Signal
50. Praduman is older than Janaki; Shreshtha is older than (B) Vehicle
Chhama; Ravindra is not as old as Shreshtha but is older than (C) Motion
Janaki. Chhama is not as old as Janaki. Who is the youngest ? (D) Lane
(A) Praduman Ans : (A)
(B) Janaki
(C) Shreshtha 57. Session : Concludes : : ? : Lapses
(D) Chhama (A) Leave
Ans : (D) (B) Permit
(C) Agency
51. In a row of children facing North, Bharat is eleventh from the (D) Policy
right end and is third to the right of Samir who is fifteenth from the Ans : (D)
left end. Total how many children are there in the row ?
(A) 29 58. If 16 = 11, 25 = 12, 36 = 15, then 49 = ?
(B) 28 (A) 14
(C) 30 (B) 20
(D) 27 (C) 19
Ans : (B) (D) 17
Ans : (B)
52. Which number is missing ?
45389, ?, 453, 34 59. Pick out the odd in the following—
(A) 34780 (A) Ashok—Assam
(B) 8354 (B) Poonam—Punjab
(C) 4892 (C) Gyanendra—Gujarat
(D) 3478 (D) Anjana—Rajasthan
Ans : (B) Ans : (D)

53. If in the word CALIBRE, the previous letter in the English 60. KEATS = 25, SHELLEY = 35, BROWNING = ?
alphabet replaces each consonant and each vowel is replaced by (A) 45
the next letter and then the order of letters is reversed, which letter (B) 37
will be third from the right end ? (C) 50
(A) A (D) 40
(B) C Ans : (D)
(C) B
(D) K Directions—(Q. 61 and 62) What approximate value should come
Ans : (D) in place of
question-mark (?) in the following questions ?
54. How many such digits are there in the number 57683421, each (You are not expected to calculate the exact value)
of which is as far away from the beginning of the number, as they
will be when arranged in descending order within the number ? 61. (9321 + 5406 + 1001) ÷ (498 + 929 + 660) = ?
(A) One (A) 13•5
(B) Two (B) 4•5
(C) Three (C) 16•5
(D) More than three (D) 7•5
Ans : (D) Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 55 to 57) In the following question there are two 62. 561204 ×58 = ? ×55555
words to the left of the sign (::) which are connected in some way. (A) 606
The same relationship obtains between the third word and one of (B) 646
the four alter-natives under it. Find the correct alternative in each (C) 586
case. (D) 716
Ans : (C)
55. Medicine : Sickness : : Book : ?
(A) Ignorance
63. The difference between the greatest number and the smallest (C) 20
number of 5 digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 using all but once is— (D) 240
(A) 32976 Ans : (A)
(B) 32679
(C) 32769 71. A piece of road is one kilometer in length. We have to supply
(D) None of these lamp posts. One post at each end, distance between two onsecutive
Ans : (A) lamp posts is 25 metres. The number of lamp posts required is—
(A) 41
64. Area of a parallelogram whose base is 9 cm and height 4 cm is (B) 51
……… sq cm. (C) 61
(A) 9 (D) 42
(B) 4 Ans : (A)
(C) 36
(D) 13 72. There are 800 students in a class. On one particular day, if
Ans : (C) 1/10th of the students were absent, how many students were
present ?
65. The number which is neither prime nor composite is— (A) 700
(A) 0 (B) 650
(B) 1 (C) 720
(C) 3 (D) 750
(D) 2 Ans : (C)
Ans : (B)
73. The quotient in a division is 403. The divisor is 100 and the
66. The length of a room is three times its breadth. If the perimeter remainder is
of the room is 64 cm, then its breadth is ……… cm. 58, the dividend is—
(A) 64 (A) 40458
(B) 32 (B) 34058
(C) 16 (C) 43058
(D) 8 (D) 40358
Ans : (D) Ans : (D)

67. Aditi read 4/5th of Tintin comic book which has 100 pages. 74. A labourer was engaged for 25 days on the condition that for
How many pages of the book is not yet read by Aditi ? every day, he works, he will be paid Rs. 2 and for every day, he is
(A) 40 absent he will be fined 50p. If he receives only Rs. 37•50, find the
(B) 60 no. of days he was absent—
(C) 80 (A) 5
(D) 20 (B) 6
Ans : (D) (C) 7
(D) 4
68. What is the meaning of beckoned ? Ans : (A)
(A) Summon by sign or gesture
(B) Did not signal Directions—(Q. 75 to 77) Choose the word/phrase which is most
(C) Did not call opposite in
(D) Invite meaning to the word ?
Ans : (A)
75. Quixotic
69. A box contains coins (equal no. of every one) of rupee and half (A) Visionary
rupee, coins of 25 paise, 10 paise, 5 paise value, 2 paise value and (B) Whimsical
one paise value. The total value of coins in the box is Rs. 1158. (C) Realistic
Find the number of coins of each value. (D) Foolish
(A) 500 Ans : (C)
(B) 400
(C) 700 76. Rabid
(D) 600 (A) Mad
Ans : (D) (B) Normal
(C) Furious
70. The area of a rhombus with diagonals 12 cm and 20 cm is (D) Fanatical
……… sq cm. Ans : (B)
(A) 120
(B) 12 77. Scurrilous
(A) Inoffensive (A) Rashtrakoot
(B) Vulgar (B) Pallav
(C) Insulting (C) Pala
(D) Coarse (D) Chola
Ans : (A) Ans : (A)

78. Digits of first place and third place are interchanged of the 85. But for the Surgeon’s skill, the patient ……… died.
numbers 349, 483, 766, 598, 674 and then the new numbers are (A) may have
arranged in ascending order. Which would be the fourth number ? (B) must have
(A) 483 (C) should have
(B) 766 (D) would have
(C) 674 Ans : (D)
(D) 598
Ans : (D) 86. I want to see the Principal, …… I have something to tell him
urgently.
79. What least number should be added to 2600 to make it a (A) so
complete square ? (B) for
(A) 3 (C) since
(B) 9 (D) and
(C) 1 Ans : (C)
(D) 25
Ans : (C) 87. I wasn’t really listening and didn’t ……… what he said.
(A) catch
80. When sun-light passes through a glass prism, which of the (B) receive
following colours (C) accept
refracts the most ? (D) take
(A) Blue Ans : (A)
(B) Red
(C) Orange 88. The first division of Congress took place in—
(D) Green (A) Surat
Ans : (A) (B) Kolkata
(C) Allahabad
81. If (78)2 is subtracted from the square of a number, we get (D) Chennai
6460. What is that number ? Ans : (A)
(A) 109
(B) 112 89. What is ginger ?
(C) 111 (A) Flower
(D) 115 (B) Root
Ans : (B) (C) Stem
(D) Leaf
82. The difference between 28% and 42% of a number is 210. Ans : (B)
What is 59% of this number ?
(A) 900 90. Battle of Kalinga was fought at which of the following places ?
(B) 420 (A) Udaigiri
(C) 885 (B) Dhauli
(D) None of these (C) Balasore
Ans : (C) (D) Barabaki
Ans : (B)
83. A–B means A is the father of B. A + B means A is the
daughter of B. A ÷ B means A is the son of B. A ×B means A is 91. MIG aircraft manufacturing plant is located at which of the
the wife of B. Then, what is the relation of P with T in the following places
expression P + S – T ? of Orissa ?
(A) Son (A) Beharampur
(B) Daughter (B) Sunabeda
(C) Sister (C) Koraput
(D) Wife (D) Sambalpur
Ans : (C) Ans : (C)

84. Ellora caves in Maharashtra were built during the rule of which
of the following dynasties ?
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Correct Spelling 10. The thieves broke…… the museum to steal the painting.
1. (A) Comitment (A) up
(B) Comittment (B) side
(C) Committment (C) off
(D) Commitment (D) into
Ans : (D) Ans : (D)

2. (A) Fullfil 11. Where was the battle of Plassey fought ?

(B) Fulfil (A) Karnal
(C) Fulfill (B) Haldighati
(D) Fullfill (C) Mysore
Ans : (B) (D) Bengal
Ans : (D)
3. (A) Defendant
(B) Defendent 12. Who was the first Vice-President of India ?
(C) Defandent (A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(D) Defandant (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans : (A) (C) C. V. Raman
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans : (A)
4. (A) Varstile
(B) Verstile 13. What was the reason behind the mutiny of 1857 ?
(C) Versatile (A) Cartridge containing fat
(D) Vorstyle (B) Frustration in soldiers
Ans : (C) (C) Failure of British Government
(D) Administrative research
5. (A) Recomand Ans : (B)
(B) Recommend
(C) Reconand 14. Which of the following is UHF ?
(D) Recomend (A) 40 MHz
Ans : (B) (B) 400 MHz
(C) 400 KHz
6. I always fall ……… old Friends in times of need. (D) 40 KHz
(A) over Ans : (B)
(B) through
(C) back on 15. Mass of a particle is m and its momentum is p. Its kinetic
(D) off energy will be—
Ans : (C) (A) mp
(B) p2m
7. The party decided to take the shortest…… to its destination. (C) p3m
(A) root (D) p2/2m
(B) route Ans : (D)
(C) distance
(D) direction 16. S. I. unit of power is ‘watt’. It is equivalent to which of the
Ans : (B) following ?
(A) Kgms–2
8. The girl was very pleased……… herself. (B) Kgm2s–2
(A) in (C) Kgm2s–3
(B) on (D) None of these
Ans : (C) 25. Who wrote the Meghdoot ?
(A) Kalidas
17. Who among the following cricketers scored the highest runs— (B) Vatsyayan
(A) Brien Lara (C) Chanakya
(B) Sanat Jaysurya (D) Premchand
(C) Sachin Tendulkar Ans : (A)
(D) Virendra Sehwag
Ans : (C) 26. Find out the missing term of the series—
11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41……
18. Which is the oldest Veda ? (A) 43
(A) Samveda (B) 47
(B) Rigveda (C) 53
(C) Yajurveda (D) 51
(D) Atharvaveda Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
27. Which of the following is a creation of Maithili-Sharan Gupta ?
19. Who was the founder of Pakistan ? (A) Saket
(A) Mohammad Ali Jinna (B) Urvashi
(B) Liyaquat Ali Khan (C) Prempachisi
(C) Gaffar Khan (D) Gatha
(D) Benazir Bhutto Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
28. Which is the longest railwayline of the world ?
20. Who invented television ? (A) Trans-Siberian
(A) J. L. Baird (B) Trans-Canadian
(B) Lawrance (C) Orient Railway line
(C) Frederick Trechithic (D) Railwayline from London to Paris
(D) King Gillette Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
29. Which of the following states has the highest number of
21. Who invented wireless ? voters ?
(A) Marconi (A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Charles Caterin (B) Bihar
(C) George Cayley (C) Rajasthan
(D) Zenobe Gramme (D) Gujarat
Ans : (A) Ans : (A)

22. Which of the following was the battle strategy of Shivaji 30. Garaba folk dance belongs to which of the following states ?
against Mughals ? (A) Manipur
(A) Alert army (B) Assam
(B) Large army (C) Gujarat
(C) Political monopoly (D) Orissa
(D) Guerilla warfare Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
Nearest Meaning :
23. Find out the next term of the series—
1, 2, 4, 7, 11, …… 31. Addicted—
(A) 16 (A) wild
(B) 12 (B) enhaneed
(C) 9 (C) sentenced
(D) 4 (D) incline
Ans : (A) Ans : (D)

24. Which of the following cities is termed as the Pink city ? 32. Bewilder—
(A) Jaipur (A) Cross
(B) Jodhpur (B) Seize
(C) Ajmer (C) Puzzle
(D) Delhi (D) Annoy
Ans : (A) Ans : (C)
33. Destitute— (A) 634
(A) Sick (B) 611
(B) Poor (C) 605
(C) thin (D) 600
(D) Angry Ans : (A)
Ans : (B)
42. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead
34. Genteel— multiplied the number by 52 and got the answer 324 more than the
(A) Clever correct answer. The number to be multiplied was—
(B) Polite (A) 12
(C) Hopeful (B) 15
(D) Lovable (C) 25
Ans : (B) (D) 32
Ans : (A)
35. Camouflage—
(A) Deject 43. Insert the missing number—
(B) Disappear 16, 33, 65, 131, 261, (……)
(C) Drown (A) 523
(D) Conceal (B) 521
Ans : (D) (C) 613
(D) 721
36. A thing liable to be easily broken— Ans : (A)
(A) Breakable
(B) Ductile 44. 3251 + 587 + 369 – ? = 3007
(C) Brittle (A) 1250
(D) Delicate (B) 1300
Ans : (C) (C) 1375
(D) 1200
37. Animal living on land and in water— Ans : (D)
(A) Ambiguous
(B) Pacify 45. If 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs. 3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs
(C) Amphibian cost Rs. 4000, then how much does a table cost ?
(D) Ambivalend (A) Rs. 500
Ans : (C) (B) Rs. 750
(C) Rs. 1000
38. One who does not care for literature or and— (D) Rs. 1500
(A) Barbarian Ans : (C)
(B) Philistine
(C) Primitive 46. The sum of first five prime numbers is—
(D) Literate (A) 11
Ans : (B) (B) 18
(C) 26
39. The following country is the winner of the last three world (D) 28
cricket coups— Ans : (D)
(A) Pakistan
(B) India 47. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their H. C. F. is 12.
(C) Australia The
(D) Sri Lanka numbers are—
Ans : (C) (A) 4, 8, 12
(B) 5, 10, 15
40. Find the odd man out— (C) 10, 20, 30
1, 5, 14, 30, 50, 55, 91 (D) 12, 24, 36
(A) 5 Ans : (D)
(B) 50
(C) 55 48. Income of a company doubles after every one year. If the initial
(D) 91 income was
Ans : (B) Rs. 4 lakhs, what would be the income after 5 years ?
(A) Rs. 1•24 crores
41. Find out wrong number in each sequence— (B) Rs. 1•28 crores
582, 605, 588, 611, 634, 617, 600 (C) Rs. 2•52 crores
(D) Rs. 2•56 crores (D) Arm
Ans : (B) Ans : (D)

49. Water boils at 212??F or 100?C and melts at 32?F or 0?C. If 56. Daughter is to father as niece is to—
the temperature of a particular day is 35?C, it is equivalent to— (A) Nephew
(A) 85?F (B) Cousin
(B) 90?F (C) Uncle
(C) 95?F (D) Mother
(D) 99?F Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 57–60) Read the following information and give
50. A Bazar has an average of 510 people on Sundays and 240 on the answers. If you start running from a point towards North and
other days. The average number of people per day in a month of 30 after covering 4 kms you turn to your left and run 5 km and then
days beginning with a Sunday again turn to your left and run 5 km and then turn to left again and
is— run another 6 km and before finishing you take another left turn
(A) 250 and run 1 km, then answer questions based on this information—
(B) 276
(C) 280 57. How many kms are you from the place you started ?
(D) 285 (A) 1 km
Ans : (D) (B) 2 km
(C) 3 km
51. Kumar is older than Vishnu who is younger than Ashoka. (D) 4 km
Harsha is older than Anil but younger than Vishnu, Ashoka is Ans : (A)
younger than Kumar. Who is the youngest
? 58. In which direction will you be running while finishing ?
(A) Kumar (A) East
(B) Ashoka (B) West
(C) Vishnu (C) North
(D) Anil (D) South
Ans : (D) Ans : (C)

52. A station director starts from the radio station Jalandhar and 59. After taking the second turn, in which direction will you be
drives 15 km towards west, turns, left and covers another 10 km running ?
and again turns, right and covers 18 km. In which direction is he (A) East
driving ? (B) West
(A) South (C) North
(B) West (D) South
(C) South West Ans : (D)
(D) North West
Ans : (B) 60. From the finishing point if you have to reach the point from
where you
53. If TOM = 48 and DICK = 27, what is HARRY equal to ? started in which direction will you have to run ?
(A) 50 (A) East
(B) 44 (B) West
(C) 70 (C) North
(D) 60 (D) South
Ans : (C) Ans : (B)

54. If UNDERSTAND is coded as 1234567823, how will START 61. Introducing a lady, a man said, “Her father is my mother’s only
be coded ? son.” How is
(A) 56781 the lady related to the man ?
(B) 83243 (A) Sister
(C) 73652 (B) Daughter
(D) 67857 (C) Aunt
Ans : (D) (D) Mother
Ans : (B)
55. Foot is to hand as leg is to—
(A) Elbow 62. In which of the following years was the Indian National
(B) Toe congress founded ?
(C) Finger (A) 1805
(B) 1885 would be the average of rest numbers ?
(C) 1893 (A) 28•32
(D) 1870 (B) 28•78
Ans : (B) (C) 29•27
(D) 29•68
63. Choose the incorrect one— Ans : (D)
36, 54, 18, 27, 9, 18•5, 4•5
(A) 18 71. ITDC stands for—
(B) 18•5 (A) Indian Trade Development Corporation
(C) 4•5 (B) Indian Trade Defence City
(D) 27 (C) Income Tax Development Corporation
Ans : (B) (D) Indian Trade Design Corporation
Ans : (A)
64. Unit of which of the following has been derived from ohm’s
law ? 72. Sri Harikota is famous for which of the following ?
(A) Resistance (A) Space programmes
(B) Current (B) Satellite launching
(C) Potential difference (C) Nuclear Research Centre
(D) All the above (D) Missile launching Centre
Ans : (A) Ans : (B)

65. Ajanta caves are famous for which of the following— 73. Pointing towards a woman, a girl said, “She is the only
(A) Artistic painting daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father’s son.” Who is
(B) Caves this woman of the girl ?
(C) Carving (A) Mother
(D) None of these (B) Aunt
Ans : (A) (C) Mother-in-law
(D) Sister-in-law
66. Which country awards Nobel Prize ? Ans : (A)
(A) Sweden
(B) France 74. 7589 – ? = 3434
(C) Norway (A) 4242
(D) Spain (B) 1123
Ans : (A) (C) 11023
(D) 4155
67. Who was the first Indian to be honoured with Nobel Prize ? Ans : (D)
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Rabindranath Tagore 75. Who was the founder of Sikh religion ?
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose (A) Guru Nanak
(D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (B) Guru Ramdas
Ans : (B) (C) Guru Govind Singh
(D) Guru Arjundev
68. Which of the following is an odd number ? Ans : (A)
385, 462, 572, 396, 427, 671, 264
(A) 462 76. Chanakya was the Prime, Minister of which of the following
(B) 396 emperors ?
(C) 671 (A) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) 427 (B) Chandragupta II
Ans : (D) (C) Ashok
(D) Bimbisar
69. Find out the an odd number— Ans : (A)
835, 734, 642, 751, 853, 981, 532
(A) 751 77. L.C.M. of two numbers is 4284 and their H.C.F. is 34. One of
(B) 853 these two
(C) 981 numbers is 204, then what is second number ?
(D) 532 (A) 714
Ans : (A) (B) 720
(C) 700
70. Average of 50 numbers is 30. If two numbers 35 and 40 are (D) 715
deleted, what Ans : (A)
 (A) Karishma
78. Which of the following is odd ? (B) Kajal
– 3, 9, 21, 34, 45, 57 (C) Ankita
(A) 34 (D) None of these
(B) 57
(C) 21 6. Radha and Saroj are ranked 10th and 16th respectively in a class
(D) – 3 of 37 students. What will be their ranks from the bottom in the
Ans : (A) class?
(A) 28th, 22nd
79. What is full form of INTERPOL ? (B) 27th, 21st
(A) International Police Organization (C) 28th, 20th
(B) International Public Organization (D) 27th, 22nd
(C) Indian Police Organization
(D) Indian Police Office 7. If ‘A’=26, and SUN = 27, then CAT?
Ans : (A) (A) 24
(B) 57
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Examinations, Solved Papers
2009 8. A number when divided by three consecutive numbers 9, 11, 13
RRB Chandigarh Solved Paper leaves the remainders 8, 9 and 8 respectively. If the order of
divisors is reversed, the remainders will be—
(A) 8, 9, 8
Railway Recruitment Board Chandigarh : Solved Paper (B) 9, 8, 8
(C) 10, 1, 6
1. If x means −, ÷ means +, + means ÷, − means x then find the (D) 10, 8, 9
value of 13 − 12
÷ 400 + 20 x 100 9. Find the multiple of 11 in the following numbers?
(A) 1/760 (A) 978626
(B) 76 (B) 112144
(C) 176 (C) 447355
(D) 186 (D) 869756

2. If the numbers divisible by 3 between 14 and 55 (both inclusive) 10. Four prime numbers are arranged in ascending order. The
and the numbers with 3 at unit’s place of them are removed then product of first
how may numbers will remain? three is 385 and that of last three is 1001. The largest prime
(A) 24 number is—
(B) 23 (A) 11
(C) 22 (B) 13
(D) 25 (C) 17
(D) 9
3. A trader told his servant Shambhu that he left for his home from
the shop after every 2 : 40 hours. I left for home 55 minutes earlier 11. On dividing a number by 19, the difference between quotient
and for the next time I will leave for home from my shop at 8 : 15 and remainder is
p.m. At which time did I inform my servant? 9. The number is—
(A) 6 : 30 (A) 370
(B) 6 : 00 (B) 352
(C) 6 : 15 (C) 361
(D) 4 : 20 (D) 371

4. Nivedita stops to walk after covering a distance of 10 km to the 12. Mohan engaged a servant on the condition that he would pay
west. She then turns to the right and walks 8 km. Again she walks him Rs. 200 and a
4 km to the right. How far is she from her office? uniform after 10 days. The servant served only for 5 days and got
(A) 18 km Rs. 20 and a
(B) 8 km uniform. Find the price of the uniform.
(C) 16 km (A) Rs. 80
(D) 10 km (B) Rs. 120
(C) Rs. 140
5. Karishma is taller than Kajal. Kajal is taller than Vimal. Ankita (D) Rs. 160
is taller than Kajan and Vimal. Which is the tallest?
13. If you subtract – 1 from + 1, what will be the result? 21. Total area of 64 small squares of a chess board is 400cm. There
(A) 2 is 3 cm wide border around the chess board. What is the length of
(B) –2 the side of the chess
(C) 0 board?
(D) 1 (A) 17 cm
(B) 20 cm
14. Find the value of 50 × 8. (C) 26 cm
(A) 40 (D) 23 cm
(B) 200
(C) 8 22. If the radius of a circle is increased to 3 times. Then how many
(D) 0 times will its circumference be increased?
(A) 2 times
15. One litre of water is evaporated from a 6 litre solution (B) 1/3 times
containing 4% sugar. The percentage of sugar in the remaining (C) 9 times
solution is— (D) 3 times
(A) 24/5 %
(B) 4 % 23. A passenger train runs at the rate of 80 kmph. It starts from the
(C) 3 % station at some time. After 6 hours a goods trains leaves the
(D) 10/3 % station. The passenger train overtakes the goods train after 4 hours.
The speed of goods train is—
16. When water is changed into ice, its volume increases by 9%. If (A) 32 km/h
ice changes into water, the percentage decrease in volume is— (B) 50 km/h
(A) 9% (C) 45 km/h
(B) 10% (D) 64 km/h
(C) 18%
(D) 900/109 % 24. A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream
than upstream. What is ratio between rate in still water and rate of
17. A watch becomes fast by 5 minutes every day. By what per current?
cent does it become (A) 1 : 2
fast? (B) 3 : 1
(A) 50/144 % (C) 2 : 1
(B) 5% (D) 1 : 3
(C) 1/12 %
(D) 5/24 % 25. Two pipes can fill a cistern in 6 minutes and 7 minutes
respectively. Both
18. A bag contains 25 paise. 10 paise and 5 paise coins in the ratio the pipes are opened alternately for 1 minute each. In what time
1 : 2 : 3. If their total value is Rs. 30, the number of 5 paise coins is will they fill
— the cistern?
(A) 50 (A) 5 minutes
(B) 100 (B) 17/3 times
(C) 150 (C) 45/7 minutes
(D) 200 (D) 5/4 minutes

19. The temperature of a place increases uniformly from 210°C to 26. Find the value of 0.0016—
380°C from 9 am to 2 pm. What was the temperature at noon? (A) 0.4
(A) 28.50°C (B) 0.04
(B) 270°C (C) 0.8
(C) 300°C (D) 4
(D) 320°C
27. By what number must 32 be multiplied to make it a perfect
20. If 5 men or 9 women can do a piece of work in 19 days; 3 men square?
and 6 women (A) 4
will do the same work in— (B) 3
(A) 10 days (C) 5
(B) 15 days (D) 2
(C) 12 days
(D) 7 days Directions (28-30): Fill up the blanks with the appropriate words.

28. Mr. Jagdish is confident _________ his success.

(A) about
(B) of (D) Tender
(C) for
(D) regarding 37. Pernicious
(A) Salutary
29. He persisted _________ doing things in a manner in which he (B) Recondite
had been doing (C) Innocuous
them. (D) Disastrous
(A) on
(B) at 38. Radical
(C) about (A) Singular
(D) in (B) Unusual
(C) Normal
30. An exhibition _________ the new trends in computer (D) Conservative
education was held in
Delhi. 39. Mention
(A) into (A) Impart
(B) for (B) Observe
(C) of (C) Attend
(D) on (D) Conceal

Directions (31-35): In the following questions choose the word that Direction (40-42): Choose the word which best expresses the
can be substituted for the given words. meaning of the word.

31. A disease which spreads by contact 40. Sedentary

(A) infection (A) Material
(B) contagious (B) Sluggish
(C) contiguous (C) Slash
(D) uxoring (D) Mischief

32. A science which studies insects 41. Pertinacious

(A) Entomology (A) Stubborn
(B) Epistemology (B) Tremulous
(C) Entymology (C) Stupid
(D) Biology (D) Stingy

33. That which cann’t be corrected 42. Gregarious

(A) Ineligible (A) Clumsy
(B) Ineluctable (B) Pugnacious
(C) Insortable (C) Turbulent
(D) Incorrigible (D) Saciable

34. One who believes easily 43. In Rajasthan, Mount Abu, famous for Jain temples is known
(A) sedulous for—
(B) credible (A) Abu temple
(C) assiduous (B) Ranakpura temple
(D) credulous (C) Dilwara temple
(D) Marble temple
35. A speech made for first time
(A) simultaneous 44. The United Nations Organisation was formed on—
(B) drawn (A) October 20, 1945
(C) extempore (B) November 11, 1944
(D) maiden (C) October 24, 1945
(D) June 26, 1946
Direction (36-39): Write word which is most opposite in meaning
of the given word. 45. In Vedic literature the meaning of the word ‘Nishk’ was
ornament. It was
36. Obstinate used in Artharva Veda as—
(A) Hoary (A) Weapon
(B) Amenable (B) Agricultural implements
(C) Tenable (C) Script
(D) Coin (B) Thermopile
(C) Battery
46. The executive in India is directly responsible to the— (D) Atom bomb
(A) President
(B) Judiciary 56. If the atmosphere is removed from the earth—
(C) People (A) Day will lengthen
(D) Legislature (B) Night will lengthen
(C) Both will remain same
47. The major producer of copper is— (D) Both will be equal
(A) Kerala
(B) Rajasthan 57. In Kushana period the maximum development was observed in
(C) Orissa the field of—
(D) Madhya Pradesh (A) Religion
(B) Art
48. Boys scout and Girls Guide movements were formed by— (C) Literature
(A) Charles Andies (D) Architecture
(B) General Ramphel
(C) John Quat 58. In rice production Indic is ranked in the world—
(D) Weden Powel (A) First
(B) Second
49. In history the Chola rulers are famous for which type of (C) Third
administration? (D) Fourth
(A) Central
(B) Urban 59. The brightest star in the sky is—
(C) State (A) Proxima Centauri
(D) Village administration (B) Bernard
(C) Nebula
50. Chanakya was known by the name— (D) Cirius
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Vishnugupta 60. The number of permanent member nations in the UN Security
(C) Shrigupta Council is—
(D) None of these (A) 10
(B) 5
51. The largest reserve of crude oil is in the country— (C) 7
(A) Iran (D) 15
(B) Iraq
(C) Saudi Arab 61. From which mine diamond is extracted?
(D) Kuwait (A) Panna
(B) Golkunda
52. The Jainism propounded the complete knowledge as— (C) Jaipur
(A) Jin (D) None of these
(B) Ratna
(C) Kaivalya 62. Like Poland in Europe which state in India is large?
(D) Nirvana (A) Bihar
(B) Orissa
53. The rotational motion of earth is maximum at the— (C) Madhya Pradesh
(A) North pole (D) Maharashtra
(B) Tropic of Capricorn
(C) Equator 63. The capital of Vijayanager empire. Hampi was situated on the
(D) Tropic of cancer bank of the
river—
54. Silicon dioxide is used in— (A) Krishna
(A) Cement production (B) Pennar
(B) Cutting hard precious metals (C) Tungbhadra
(C) Glass manufacture (D) Godavari
(D) None of these
64. The land shape formed at the drainage site of the Chanbal river
55. In which of the following chemical energy is converted into is—
electrical energy? (A) Ramp
(A) Dynamo (B) Rift
(C) Delta 74. In which part of the Constitution, the separation of executive
(D) None of these and judiciary
has been described?
65. Which of the following rivers passes through Himachal (A) Preamble
Pradesh? (B) Fundamental rights
(A) Sutlej (C) Directive principles of state policy
(B) Jhelum (D) Seventh schedule
(C) Ravi
(D) Chenab 75. Who administers the Union Territory?
(A) Council of Ministers
66. Rigmies are related to— (B) Governor
(A) Asia (C) Former Governor
(B) Europe (D) President
(C) Africa
(D) America 76. The spherical shape of rain drops is due to—
(A) Surface tension
67. Mettur dam is situated on the river— (B) Viscosity
(A) Krishna (C) Gravity
(B) Cauvery (D) Atmospheric pressure
(C) Narmada
(D) Mahanadi 77. Which is not an electric resistant?
(A) Lac
68. Most abundant element in maximum rocks is— (B) Glass
(A) Silicon (C) Charcoal
(B) Carbon (D) Ebonite
(C) Iron
(D) None of these 78. The first black Nobel prize winner of literature in the world is
—
69. The old name of African country Ghana is— (A) Tom Morrison
(A) Abisinia (B) Luther King
(B) Congo (C) John King
(C) Gold Coast (D) None of these
(D) Tanganika
79. Which of the following planets has the highest period of
70. Who first deciphered the Ashokan inscriptions? revolution around
(A) James Princep the sun?
(B) James Williams (A) Mercury
(C) John Munro (B) Earth
(D) None of these (C) Mars
(D) None of these
71. The foundation of Indian Vedanta philosophy is—
(A) Ram Charit Manas 80. The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is in—
(B) Mahabharat (A) Geneva
(C) Puranas (B) Manila
(D) Upanishad (C) Bangkok
(D) Jakarta
72. In which Satyagraha movement of Mahatma Gandhi women
participated most? 81. Which of the following elements is found in free state?
(A) Quit India (A) Iodine
(B) Non-cooperation (B) Magnesium
(C) Salt (C) Sulphur
(D) Bardoli (D) Phosphorus

73. The noble gas is— 82. In which disease blood does not clot?
(A) Helium (A) Thrombosis
(B) Oxygen (B) Haemophilia
(C) Nitrogen (C) Pneumonia
(D) Hydrogen (D) None of these

83. The Ajanta caves are situated in—

(A) Maharashtra 93. CTPN : DSQM : : MUSK?
(B) Madhya Pradesh (A) NUTL
(C) Tamil Nadu (B) NTTJ
(D) None of these (C) NTTL
(D) LTRS
84. National Codet Corps was established in—
(A) 1948 94. LO : PK : : IT : ?
(B) 1946 (A) GT
(C) 1947 (B) SH
(D) 1950 (C) MN
(D) FU
85. The first Yoga University was established at—
(A) Bodh Gaya 95. Which of these is the largest railway zone?
(B) Mumbai (A) Central Railway
(C) Monghyr (B) Southern Railway
(D) Kolkata (C) Eastern Railway
(D) Northern Railway
86. The biggest glacier of India is—
(A) Siachin Answers:
(B) Yamanotri
(C) Chunhari 1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (B)
(D) Gangotri
11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19.
87. The number of schedules in Indian Constitution is— (D) 20. (B) 21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (D)
(A) 11
28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (C) 31. (B) 32. (A) 33. (D) 34. (D) 35. (D) 36.
(B) 12
(C) 13 (C) 37. (C) 38. (D) 39. (D) 40. (B) 41. (A) 42. (D) 43. (C) 44. (C)
(D) None of these
45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (B) 48. (D) 49. (D) 50. (B) 51. (C) 52. (C) 53.
88. The Commonwealth games were recently held in— (A) 54. (C) 55. (C) 56. (C) 57. (B) 58. (D) 59. (A) 60. (B) 61. (A)
(A) Britain
62. (C) 63. (C) 64. (A) 65. (D) 66. (C) 67. (B) 68. (A) 69. (C) 70.
(B) Canada
(C) Australia (A) 71. (D) 72. (A) 73. (A) 74. (D) 75. (D) 76. (A) 77. (C) 78. (A)
(D) India
79. (D) 80. (B) 81. (C) 82. (B) 83. (A) 84. (A) 85. (C) 86. (A) 87.
89. Which of the following did not come to India? (B) 88. (C) 89. (B) 90. (C) 91. (D) 92. (A) 93. (B) 94. (C) 95 (D)
(A) Megasthanese
(B) Columbus
(C) Vasco De Gama
(D) Fahein

90. Double fault is related to—

(A) Footbal
(B) Rugby
(C) Tennis
(D) None of these

91. Which of the following countries is the biggest producer of

milk?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Australia
(C) America
(D) India

92. Who is the Indian Mass Universe 2006 in india?

(A) Neha Kapoor
(B) Neha Dhupia
(C) Priyanka Sud
(D) None of these