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10. Find the whole number which when increased by 20 is equal
1. 1.236 1015 5.23 1014 is equal to :
to 69 times the reciprocal of the number:
(a) 7.13 1014 (b) 7.13 × 1015 (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2.5
(c) 71.3 × 1014 (d) – 3.994 11. The sum of the place values of 3 in the numbers 50, 35 and 35
is
5 10 (a) 3300 (b) 6 (c) 60 (d) 3030
2. If 5 2.236 , then the value of 125 is equal
2 5 12. The number of two digit numbers exactly divisible by 3 is
to : (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 30
(a) 7.826 (b) 8.944 (c) 5.59 (d) 10.062 13. Two times a two-digit number is 9 times the number obtained
35 71 55 by reversing the digits and sum of the digits is 9. The number
3. The unit’s digit in the product 7 3 11 is :
is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 9
(a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 81
4. What is the missing figure in the expression given below ?
14. A six digit number is formed by repeating a three digit number.
16 16 * 9 9 9 For example 245245. Any number of this form is always
1
7 7 7 7 7 7 divisible by
(a) 1 (b) 7 (c) 4.57 (d) 32 (a) 7 (b) 11
(c) 13 (d) All of the above
5. 9 6 7, when divided by 8, would have a remainder :
15. What is the digit in the hundred place in the product of first
(a) 0 (b) 6
45 even natural numbers.
(c) 5 (d) None of these
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 0
6. Takin g 2 1.414 , 3 1.732 , 5 2.236 and 16. The unit digit of (795 – 358) is
(a) cube of 2 (b) lies between 6 and 10
9 2 6 2 (c) 6 (d) lies between 3 and 6
6 2.449 , find the value of
5 3 5 3 17. Unit place digit in the product of first 40 odd natural number
to the three places of decimal. is
(a) 9.2321 (b) 13.716 (c) 11.723 (d) 15.892 (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 5 (d) 8
7. The sum of the digits of a 3 digit number is subtracted from 18. The sum of two numbers is 90 and the greater number exceeds
the number. The resulting number is always : thrice the smaller number by 14. The number is
(a) divisible by 7 (b) not divisible by 7 (a) 18, 72 (b) 19, 71 (c) 20, 70 (d) 15, 75
(c) divisible by 9 (d) not divisible by 9 19. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 3. If they differ by 18, then
8. Rs. 6500 were divided equally among a certain number of numbers are
persons. Had there been 15 more persons each would have (a) 45 , 27 (b) 25, 15 (c) 35 , 21 (d) 65 , 39
got Rs 30 less. Find the original number of persons. 20. The sum of three consecutive multiples of 8 is 888, then
(a) 45 (b) 50 (c) 55 (d) 48 multiples are
9. If 11,109,999 is divided by 1111, then what is the remainder? (a) 160, 168, 176 (b) 288, 296, 304
(a) 1098 (b) 11888 (c) 1010 (d) 1110 (c) 320, 328, 336 (d) 264, 272, 280.
1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d
RESPONSE 6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d
GRID 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d
1. The LCM and HCF of two numbers are 84 and 21, respectively. 12. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4 their HCF is 4. Their LCM is:
If the ratio of two numbers be 1 : 4, then the larger of the two (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 48
numbers is : 13. Product of two co-prime numbers is 117.
(a) 21 (b) 48 (c) 84 (d) 108 Their LCM should be
2. The LCM of two numbers is 4800 and their HCF is 160. If one
(a) 1 (b) 117
of the numbers is 480, then the other number is :
(a) 16 (b) 16000 (c) 160 (d) 1600 (c) equal to their HCF (d) 0
3. Three numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 and their L.C.M. is 14. Which of the following pairs of fraction adds up to a number
2400. Their H.C.F is more than 5?
(a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 120 (d) 200
5 3 7 11 11 8 13 11
4. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 11 and 385 (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) ,
respectively. If one number lies between 75 and 125, then 3 4 3 5 4 3 5 6
that number is 15. The length and breadth of rectangular field are 55 m and 45
(a) 77 (b) 88 (c) 99 (d) 110 m respectively. The length of the largest rod (in m) that can
5. Let ‘K’ be the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and measure the length and breadth of the field exactly, is
6905, leaving the same remainder 25 in each case. Then sum (a) 11 m (b) 9 m (c) 5 m (d) 10 m
of the digits of ‘K’ is
(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8 16. One pendulum ticks 57 times in 58 seconds and another 608
6. The least number, which when divided by 48, 60, 72, 108, 140 times in 609 seconds. If they started simultaneously, find
leaves 38, 50, 62, 98 and 130 remainders respectively, is the time after which they will tick together.
(a) 11115 (b) 15110 (c) 15120 (d) 15210 211 1217 1218 1018
7. HCF of first 200 prime numbers which are of the form (a) s (b) s (c) s (d) s
10 p + 1 is 19 19 19 19
(a) 10 (b) 7 17. Four runners started running simultaneously from a point
(c) 6 (d) None of these on a circular track they took 200 sec, 300 sec, 360 sec and 450
1 5 2 4 sec to complete one round, after how much time do they
8. The LCM of , , , is: meet at the starting point for the first time?
3 6 9 27
(a) 1800 sec (b) 3600 sec
1 10 (c) 2400 sec (d) 4800 sec
(a) (b)
54 27 18. The numbers 11284 and 7655, when divided by a certain
20 number of three digits, leave the same remainder. Find that
(c) (d) None of these number of three digits.
3
(a) 161 (b) 171 (c) 181 (d) 191
9. If HCF (a, b) 12 and a × b = 1800, then LCM (a, b) =
19. Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12 and 15 minutes
(a) 900 (b) 150 (c) 90 (d) 3600 respectively. All the three begin to toll at 8 a.m. At what time
10. There are 264 girls and 408 boys in a school. These children
are to be divided into groups of equal number of boys and will they toll together again?
girls. The maximum number of boys or girls in each group (a) 8.45 a.m. (b) 10. 30 a.m.
will be (c) 11.00 a.m. (d) 1. 30 p.m.
(a) 11 (b) 17 (c) 24 (d) 36 20. Four bells begin to toll together and toll respectively at in-
11. Three bells begin tolling at the same time and continue to do tervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12 seconds. How many times they
so at intervals of 21, 28 and 30 seconds respectively. The will toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start ?
bells will toll together again after (a) 7 times (b) 8 times
(a) 7 seconds (b) 420 seconds (c) 9 times (d) 11 times
(c) 630 seconds (d) 1764 seconds
1 12 x 1 13 x 1
1. If x = , find the value of x3 – x2 – 11x + 3 12. The equation = 3 is true for
2+ 3 4 5
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) x (d) x + 3 1 3
1 1 (a) x (b) x 2 (c) x 5 / 8 (d) x
2. If x 3 3 26 find the value of x 8 4
2 x 7
a
13. If b 0.8 and 10, then (a, b) are
1 2 b
(a) (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 3 3 a
2 2
1/3 2/3 3 2
3. If x = 2 + 2 + 2 find x – 6x + 6x – 2. (a) (0.2, 0.4) (b) (0.3, 0.5)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 6
p (c) (0.4, 0.6) (d) (0.4, 0.5)
4. Express 1.272727..... 1.27 in the form , where p and q 14. A bag contains 50P, 25P and 10P coins in the ratio 2:3:4:
q amounting to Rs 129. Find the number of coins of each type
are integers and q 0. (a) 120,180,240 (b) 180,150,200
1 1 14 14 (c) 200,180,120 (d) 180,200,140
(a) (b) (c) (d) 15. Monthly incomes of two persons are in the ratio 4 : 5 and
27 11 11 27 their monthly expenses are in the ratio 7 : 9. If each saves Rs.
5. The value of x, when 2x+4. 3x+1 = 288. 50 per month, their monthly incomes (in rupees) are :
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) None (a) (500, 400) (b) (300, 600)
6. When simplified the product (c) (400, 500) (d) none of these
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 ........ 1 becomes 16. If 6 x 3 y 7 xy and 3x 9 y 11xy, then the value of
2 3 4 n x and y are
n 1 n 1 n 3 3 3 3
(a) n (b) (c) (d) (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) , 1 (d) ,2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 17. The angle A of a triangle ABC is equal to the sum of the two
7. If a 2 3 and b 2 3 then 2 is equal to other angles. Also the ratio of the angle B to angle C is 4 : 5.
a b2 The three angles are
(a) 14 (b) – 14 (c) 8 3 (d) 8 3 (a) 90°, 40°, 50° (b) 90°, 55°, 35°
8. Rationalizing factor of (2 (c) 90°, 60°, 30° (d) None of these
3) =
2 1
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 (c) 2 3 (d) 3 3 18. If a is a natural number then a is always greater than
9. Which of the following is eaual to x ? a2
2
or equal to
1
12 5
12
12 7 (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
(a) x 7 – x 7 (b) x4 3 (c) x3 3
(d) x19 x19 b
19. If 0.04 0.4 a 0.4 0.04 b, then value of is
1 1 a
10. If 0 then x =
x 1 x 4 125
(a) 0.016 (b) (c) 0.16 (d) None of these.
1 1 2
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) – 3
2 2 1
20. If ‘x’ is any natural number, then x3 will always be
11. If
x x x
p q r , then x = x3
pq qr pr greater than or equal to
1 1 1 1
(a) pqr (b)
pq
(c)
p
(d)
q (a) x (b) 3 x (c) 3 x (d) x3
r qr pr x x x x3
2 1
1 3 3 4
1 1
1. The value of is :
216 10. Simplify : 5 83 27 3
1 1
(a) (b) (c) – 36 (d) 36
36 36 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 2
11. Simplify : 3 4 4 6
1
2 2 64 2500 8
2. The value of is : (a) (b) 2 2 (c) (d)
4 2 11 2 9 2
1 1 1 1 1
(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 16 12. If abc = 1, then 1 1 1 ?
2 16 1 a b 1 b c 1 c a
1 1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d) ab
3. Simplify : 13 5 .17 5 ab
n
1 5
5
(a) 221 (b) 221 (c) 221 (d)
5 13. 243 32n 1
?
a b b c c a n n 1
a b c 9 3
2 2 2 (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 3n
4. Simplify:
b c a
2 2 2 9 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) (2)a + b + c 14. If 27k , then value of is
3k k2
a ( b c) b c
x x 1 1
5. Show that : ?
x ba c xa (a) (b) 4 (c) (d) 2
4 2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) x (d) 2(a + b + c)
1 3x 1 9x
15. If x , the value of is
2 1/ 3 4
1 3 9 1 9x
1
6. If 7m , then findthe value of m. 1 1 1
72 (a) (b) (c) (d) None of these.
27 64 65
1 1 1 1
(a) m=1 (b) m = (c) m= (d) m = –7
3 3 16. If a x 3 x 3 then a 3 3a
7. When simplified the product (a) x x 1 (b) 2 x (c) x x 1 (d) 0
1 1 1 1 a b a b
1 1 1 ........ 1 becomes
2 3 4 n xa b
xb a
n 1 n 1 n 17. On simplification a b reduces to
(a) n (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 xa b xb 1
2 (a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) None of these.

8. Evaluate 3 1
x x
64 18. If 4 = 256 then the value of x is
1 1 (a) 2 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 2
(a) 4 (b) 16 (c) (d) 2 2
4 16 19. If 3
2x
2.3 3 x x 6
0 then the values of x are 2(x 6)
9. 2n 2
2(2n ) when simplified is (a) x 3, 2 (b) x 3, 2 (c) x 3, 2 (d) x 3, 2
2(2n 2) 991 991 991 9 9 9
20. Value of 991 991 991 9 9 9 is
n 3 1 1 1
(a) 1– 2(2n) (b) 2 (c) (d) n 1 (a) 991 (b) 9 (c) 1000 (d) 991×9
4 2n 1 2
1. The smallest number by which 136 must be multiplied so
3168 2
that it becomes a perfect square is 11. The area of a circular play ground is m . The diameter
7
(a) 2 (b) 17
of the ground is
(a) 12 m (b) 22 m (c) 24 m (d) 6 m
2. The smallest number by which 3888 must be divided so that
12. A least four digit perfect square whose first two digits and
the resulting number is a perfect square is last two digits taken separately are also perfect squares, is:
(a) 2 (b) 6 (a) 6481 (b) 4925 (c) 3625 (d) 1681
(c) 3 (d) None of these. 13. You have a rectangular frame that is 40 cm by 60 cm. Can you
3. The product of two numbers is 1936. If one number is 4 times put a square picture that has an area of 800 cm2 completely
the other, the numbers are inside the frame?
(a) 16, 121 (b) 22, 88 (a) Yes (b) No
(c) 44, 44 (d) None of these. (c) Can’t say (d) Data insufficient
4. The least square number exactly divisible by 4, 6, 10, 15 is 14. The hypotenuse of an isosceles right angled triangular field
(a) 400 (b) 100 (c) 25 (d) 900 has a length of 30 2 m, the length of other side is
5. The least 6 digit number which is perfect square is
(a) 100000 (b) 100144 (c) 100489 (d) 100225 (a) 30 2 (b) 30 m
6. The least number to be subtracted from 24136 to make it a (c) 25 m (d) None of these
perfect square 15. The smallest number which when multiplied with 7200 will
(a) 155 (b) 111 make the product a perfect cube, is
(c) 156 (d) None of these. (a) 10 (b) 20
7. What must be added to 24136 to make it a perfect square? (c) 30 (d) None of these.
(a) 100 (b) 200 16. The three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The sum of their
cubes is 33957. The numbers are,
(c) 111 (d) None of these.
(a) 6, 9, 12 (b) 4, 6, 8
8. Area of a square field is 22500 m2. A man cycles along its
(c) 12, 18, 24 (d) 14, 21, 28
boundary at 15 km/ hr. The time will be taken by a man to
return to starting point, is 17. Value of 3 392 3 448 is
(a) 2 min 24 sec. (b) 3 min 12 sec. (a) 50 (b) 52 (c) 54 (d) 56
(c) 4 mins. (d) None of these. 18. A 8 × 6 × 4 cm3 metallic cube is melted. The minimum volume
of molten metal which should be added to mould it into a
9. The value of 388 127 289 is cube whose edge is ‘x’ where ‘x’ is an integer, is
(a) 20 cm3 (b) 21 cm3 (c) 23 cm3 (d) 24 cm3
(a) 17 (b) 12 19. The volumes of two cubes are in the ratio 343 : 1331, the ratio
(c) 20 (d) None of these. of their edges, is
10. A gardener arranges plants in rows to form a square. He (a) 7:10 (b) 7 : 11
finds that in doing so 15 plants are left out. If the total number (c) 7 : 12 (d) None of these.
of plants are 3984, the number of plants in each row are, 20. The square of a natural number when subtracted from its
(a) 62 (b) 63 cube results in 48. The number is
(c) 64 (d) None of these. (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 8
1. There is a ratio of 5 : 4 between two numbers. If 40 % of the 10. Some 1 rupee, 50 paisa and 25 paise coins make up
first number is 12 then what would be the 50% of the second 93.75 and their number are in proportion 3 : 4 : 5. The
number? number of each type of coins, are
(a) 12 (b) 24 (a) 40, 70, 75 (b) 46, 58, 75
(c) 18 (d) None of these. (c) 42, 56, 70 (d) 45, 60, 75
2. An amount of money is to be distributed among P, Q and R
11. If a b : (b c ) : (c a ) 6 : 7 : 8 and a + b + c = 14, then
in the ratio of 5: 8 : 12 respectively. If the total share of Q and
R is four times that of P, what is definitely P’ s share? the value of ‘c’ is
(a) Rs. 3000 (b) Rs. 5000 (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 12
(c) Rs. 8000 (d) Data insufficient. 12. The monthly salary of A, B and C is in the proportion
3. The numerator and denominator of a fraction are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If C’s monthly salary is 1200 more than A’s monthly
of 2 : 3. If 6 is subtracted from the numerator, the result is a salary then B’s annual salary is
fraction that has a value 2/3 of the original fraction. The (a) 14400 (b) 24000 (c) 1200 (d) 2000
numerator of the original fraction is 13. In 30 litres mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk and
(a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 36 water is 7 : 3. Find the quantity of water to be added in the
mixture in order to make this ratio 3 : 7.
A B C
4. If A : B : C = 2 : 3 : 4. then : : is equal to (a) 30 litres (b) 40 litres (c) 20 litres (d) 10 litres
B C A 14. The ratio of three numbers is 3 : 4 : 5 and sum of their
(a) 4 : 9 : 16 (b) 8 : 9 : 12 (c) 8 : 9 : 16 (d) 8 : 9 : 24 squares is 1250. The sum of the numbers is
5. In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 5. When 100 girls (a) 30 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 90
leave the school, the ratio becomes 6 : 7. How many boys are 15. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of first to the
there in the school? second is 2 : 3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then
(a) 1600 (b) 1500 the second number is
(c) 1300 (d) None of these (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 58
6. A person distributes his pens among four friends A, B, C, D 16. Two whole numbers whose sum is 72 cannot be in the ratio
1 1 1 1 (a) 5 : 7 (b) 4 : 5 (c) 3 : 5 (d) 3 : 4
in the ratio : : : . The minimum number of pens that 17. Seats for mathematics, physics and biology in a school are
3 4 5 6
the person should have is in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. There is a proposal to increase these
(a) 59 (b) 58 (c) 57 (d) 50 seats by 40 %, 50% and 75% respectively. The ratio of
7. What least number must be subtracted from each of the increased seats will be
numbers 21, 38, 55, 106 so that they becomes in proportional. (a) 2 : 3 : 4 (b) 6 : 8 : 9
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (c) 6 : 7 : 8 (d) None of these.
2
18. The ages of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 1. 15 year hence the
8. The third proportional between a 2 b2 and a b is ratio will be 2 : 1. Their present ages are
a b a b (a) 45 yrs, 15yrs (b) 60 yrs, 20 yrs
(a) (b) (c) 30 yrs, 10 yrs (d) 21 yrs, 7 yrs
a b a b
1 1 1
( a b) 2 (a b)3 19. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio : : and its
(c) (d) 2 3 4
a b a b perimeter is 104 cm. The length of the longest side is
(a) 48 cm (b) 32 cm (c) 26 cm (d) 52 cm.
5x 3 y 3 x 20. If (x + 4) : ( 3x + 15) is the triplicate of 2 : 3, then the value of
9. If , then value of is
5 y 3x 4 y x is
(a) 2 : 9 (b) 7 : 2 (a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 7 : 9 (d) None of these. (c) 4 (d) None of these
1. The average age of the family of five members is 24. If the 11. The average age of a lady and her daughter is 28.5. The ratio
present age of youngest member is 8 yr, then what was the of their ages is 14 : 5 respectively. What is the daughters
average age of the family at the time of the birth of the age?
youngest member ? (a) 12 years (b) 15 years
(a) 20 yr (b) 16 yr (c) 12 yr (d) 18 yr (c) 18 years (d) Cannot be determined
2. The sum of five numbers is 924. The average of first two 12. The age of a man is 4 times that of his son. 5 yrs ago, the man
numbers is 201.5 and the average of last two number is 196. was nine times as old as his son was at that time. What is the
What is the third number ? present age of the man?
(a) 133 (b) 129 (a) 28 yrs (b) 32 yrs (c) 40 yrs (d) 42 yrs
(c) 122 (d) Cannot be determined 13. After 5 yrs, the age of a father will be thrice the age of his
3. The average marks of 65 students in a class was calculated son, whereas five years ago, he was 7 times as old as his son
as 150. It was later realised that the marks of one of the was. What are their present ages?
students was calculated as 142, whereas his actual marks (a) 30 yrs (b) 40 yrs (c) 50 yrs (d) 60 yrs
were 152. What is the actual average marks of the group of 14. The ratio of the father’s age to the son’s age is 4 : 1. The
65 students ? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal) product of their ages is 196. What will be the ratio of their
(a) 151.25 (b) 150.15 (c) 151.10 (d) 150.19 ages after 5 years?
4. The average marks in Science subject of a class of 20 students (a) 7 : 3 (b) 14 : 9 (c) 11 : 4 (d) 17 : 3
is 68. If the marks of two students were misread as 48 and 65
of the actual marks 72 and 61 respectively, then what would 1
15. A man’s age is 125% of what it was 10 years ago, but 83 %
be the correct average ? 3
(a) 68.5 (b) 69 (c) 69.5 (d) 70 of what it will be after 10 years. What is his present age?
5. The average weight of A, B and C is 84 kg. If D joins the (a) 30 yrs (b) 40 yrs (c) 50 yrs (d) 60 yrs
group, the average weight of the group becomes 80 kg. If 16. In a family, a couple has a son and daughter. The age of the
another man E who weighs 3 kg more than D replaces A, father is three times that of his daughter and the age of the
then the average of B, C, D and E becomes 79 kg. What is the son is half of his mother. The wife is nine years younger to
weight of A?
(a) 64 kg (b) 72 kg (c) 75 kg (d) 80 kg her husband and the brother is seven years older than his
sister. What is the age of the mother?
6. The average of 11 results is 50. If the average of first 6 results
is 49 an that of last 6 is 52, find the 6th result. (a) 40 years (b) 45 years (c) 50 years (d) 60 years
(a) 50 (b) 52 (c) 56 (d) 60 17. Abhay’s age after six years will be three-seventh of his
7. The average of 30 observations is 45. If three new father’s age. Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 1 : 5.
observations 42, 44 and 48 be added, find the new average. What is Abhay’s father’s age at present?
(a) 42.9 (b) 40.1 (c) 42.4 (d) 44.9 (a) 30 yrs. (b) 40 yrs. (c) 50 yrs. (d) 60 yrs.
8. Average of two numbers is 14.5 and square root of their 18. Tanya’s grandfather was 8 times older to her 16 years ago.
product is 10. What are the numbers? He would be 3 times of her age 8 years from now. Eight years
(a) 25, 4 (b) 20, 5 ago, what was the ratio of Tanya’s age to that of her
(c) 10, 15 (d) Cannot be determined grandfather?
9. If average of 25 numbers is 30. If each no. decrease by 10. (a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 5 (c) 3 : 8 (d) 11 : 53
Then find new average of these no. 19. The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest
10. A person divides his total route of journey into three equal child?
parts and decides to travel the three parts with speeds of 40, (a) 4 years (b) 8 years (c) 10 years (d) 12 years
30 and 15 km/hr respectively. Find his average speed during 20. Eighteen years ago, a father was three times as old as his
the whole journey. son. Now the father is only twice as old as his son. Then the
(a) 14 km/hr (b) 24 km/hr sum of the present ages of the son and the father is:
(c) 34 km/hr (d) 44 km/hr (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 105 (d) 108
1. If x is less than y by 25% then y exceeds x by 11. A number is increased by 20% and then again by 20% . By
what percent should the increased number be reduced so as
1 2
(a) 33 % (b) 25% (c) 75% (d) 66 % to get back the original number ?
3 3
5
2. A tank is full of milk. Half of the milk is removed and the tank (a) 30 % (b) 42% (c) 44% (d) 41%
is filled with water. Again half of the mixture is substituted 9
by water. This operation is repeated thrice. The percentage 12. In an examination, a student who gets 20% of the maximum
of milk after third operation is marks fails by 5 marks. Another student who gets 30% of
(a) 33.5% (b) 55% (c) 12.5% (d) 50% maximum marks gets 20 marks more than the pass mark. The
necessary percentage required for passing is
3. A large watermelon weighs 20 kg with 96% of its weight
(a) 23% (b) 20% (c) 32% (d) 22%
being water. It is allowed to staud in the sun and some of the
13. On a test containing 150 questions carrying 1 mark each,
water evaporation so that now, only 95%, of its weight is Mohan answered 80% of first 75 questions correctly. What
water. Its reduced weight will be percent of the other 75 questions does he need to answer
(a) 18 kg (b) 17 kg (c) 16.5 kg (d) 16 kg correctly to score 60% in the examination ?
4. The population of a city is 155625, for every 1000 men, there (a) 50% (b) 60% (c) 20% (d) 40%
are 1075 women. If 40% of men and 24% of women be literate, 14. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 140% and the
then what is the percentage of literate people in the city? denominator is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction
10 59 4
(a) 30% (b) 32% (c) 32 % (d) 31 % is . What is the original fraction.
15 83 15
5. In an election there were two candidates X and Y, 20% of 3
4 5 3
voters did not vote. 10% of the polled votes were declared (a) (b) (c) (d)
invalid. X received 50% votes of polling and won by 600 18 18 10 5
votes. The total number of voters, was 15. Entry fee in an exhibition was 1. Later this was reduced by
(a) 7000 (b) 7200 (c) 7500 (d) 7650 25% which increased the sale by 20% . Find the percentage
6. A man loses 12.5% of his money and after spending 70% of increase in the number of visitors.
the remainder, has 210 left. At first the man had (a) 50% (b) 70% (c) 60% (d) 40%
16. A mixture of 70 litres of wine and water contains 10% of
(a) 720 (b) 600 (c) 800 (d) 880 water. How much water must be added to make the water
7. When a number is first increased by 30% and then is reduced 12.5% of the resulting mixture?
by 20% , then the number (a) 1 litre (b) 2 litre (c) 3 litre (d) 4 litre
(a) decreases by 4% (b) doesn’t change 17. A student secures 90% , 60% and 54% marks in test papers
(c) increases by 4% (d) None of these with 100, 150 and 200 respectively as maximum marks. The
8. In measuring the sides of a rectangle errors of 5% and 3% in percentage of his aggregate is
excess are made. The error percent in the calculated (a) 64% (b) 70% (c) 72% (d) 68%
area is 18. In a competition 10,000 boys and 12,000 girls have appeared.
(a) 7.15% (b) 6.25% (c) 8.15% (d) 8.35% If 26% of boys and 15% of girls could qualify, what is the
9. In a certain examination there were 2500 candidates, of them overall % of students who could not qualify the test ?
20% are girls and the rest boys. Suppose 5% of boys and (a) 80% (b) 60% (c) 70% (d) 40%
40% of girls failed. The percentage of candidates who passed 19. A man’s working hours per day were increased by 20% and
was his wages per hour were increased by 15% . By how much
(a) 70% (b) 88% (c) 66% (d) 80% percent are his earnings (daily wages) increased ?
10. A person saves 20% of his income every year. If his yearly (a) 38% (b) 39% (c) 40% (d) 19%
increase in income is 10% , then his savings increases every 20. A businessman allows two successive discounts of 20%
year by and 10%. If he gets 108 for an article, then its marked price
(a) 10% (b) 6% (c) 5% (d) 4% is
(a) 124 (b) 140 (c) 150 (d) 170
1. A cycle shop allows a discount of 25% on the marked price 11. What percent above cost price must the price of an article
and earns a profit of 20% on the cost price. Its marked be marked to make a profit of 8% after allowing a discount
price on which shop earns 40 is of 10% ?
(a) 300 (b) 320 (c) 280 (d) 340 (a) 10% (b) 12% (c) 25% (d) 20%
2. A cloth merchant decides to sell his material at the cost 12. A shopkeeper sold sarees at 266 each after giving 5%
price, but measures 80 cm for a metre. His gain % is. discount on labelled price. Had he not given the discount,
(a) 15% (b) 18% (c) 20% (d) 25% he would have earned a profit of 12% on the cost price.
3. Sales of a book decreases by 2.5% when its price is hiked The cost price of each saree was
by 5%. The effect on the sales is (a) 200 (b) 225 (c) 250 (d) 240
(a) Profit of 3% (b) Loss of 3% 13. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples, then the profit
(c) Profit of 2.4% (d) Loss of 2.4% percent is
4. A dealer buys a table listed at 1500 and gets successive
discoun ts of 20% an d 10%. He spen ds 20 on 2 1
(a) 120% (b) 66 % (c) 100% (d) 103 %
transportation and sells it at a profit of a 10%. The selling 3 3
price of the table is 14. If a person makes a profit of 10% on 1/4th of the quantity
(a) 1150 (b) 1210 (c) 1250 (d) 1300 sold and a loss of 20% on the rest, then his average percent
5. If the cost price of 9 pens is equal to selling price of 11 profit or loss is
pens. The gain or loss % . (a) 15% profit (b) 15% loss
2 2 (c) 12.5% loss (d) 12.5% profit
(a) 18 % loss (b) 18 % gain
11 11 15. What is the % profit made by selling an umbrella at a certain
2 price, if by selling at 2/3 of that price, there would be a loss
2
(c) 16 % gain (d) 16 % loss of 10%?
7 7 (a) 20% (b) 40% (c) 35% (d)45%
6. A person sells two watches for 500 each. On one he losts 16. Sita buys a fridge at 15/16 of its original value and sells it
10% and on the other he gained 10%. His gain or loss % is
for 10% more than its value. Then the gain% is
(a) 1.5% gain (b) 1.5% loss
(a) 17.33% (b) 17% (c) 16.25% (d) 17.67%
(c) 1% loss (d) 1% gain
7. A reduction of 20% in price of oranges enables a man to 17. Successive discount of 20%, 10% and 5% are equivalent to
buy 5 oranges more for 10. The price of an orange before a single discount of
reduction was. (a) 32.4% (b) 35.8% (c) 31.6% (d) 34.2%
(a) 25 paise (b) 30 paise 18. A merchant buys some goods worth 4000 and sells half of
(c) 50 paise (d) 80 paise them at a profit of 10%. At what profit per cent must he sell
8. A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a the remainder so as to get a profit of 16% on the whole?
profit of 25%. If C pays 225 to it, the cost price of the (a) 22% (b) 18% (c) 24% (d) 16%
bicycle for A is 19. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of rice worth
(a) 115 (b) 130 (c) 150 (d) 140 40 a kg and 50 a kg so that by selling the mixture at 66 a
9. A sofa set carrying a sale price ticket of 5,000 is sold at kg he may gain 10% ?
a discount of 4% there by the trader earns a profit of 20%. (a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 5
The traders cost price of the sofa set is 20. Rajni purchased a mobile phone and a refrigerator for 12000
(a) 3800 (b) 3500 (c) 4000 (d) 4500 and 10000 respectively. She sold the first at a loss of 12%
10. Rekha sold a watch at a profit of 15%. Had he bought it at and the second at a profit of 8%. What is her overall loss/
10% less and sold it for 28 less. He would have gained profit?
20%. The C.P. of the watch is (a) loss of 280 (b) profit of 2160
(a) 250 (b) 400 (c) 425 (d) 450 (c) loss of 240 (d) None of these
1. If 30 men do a piece of work in 27 days, in what time can 18 13. P is 3 times more efficient than Q, and is therefore able to
men do another piece of work 2 times as great ? complete a work in 60 days earlier. The number of days that
(a) 80 days (b) 70 days P and Q together will take to complete the work is
(c) 90 days (d) None of these
2. If 18 binders bind 900 books in 10 days, how many binders 1 1
(a) 22 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 27
will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days ? 2 2
(a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 22 (d) 11
3. If a family of 7 persons can live on Rs.8400 for 36 days, how 1 3
14. A can do work in 5 days. B can do of same work in 9
long can a family of 9 persons live on Rs.8100 ? 2 5
(a) 27 days (b) 37 days (c) 36 days (d) 24 days 2
4. If 1000 copies of a book of 13 sheets required 26 reams of days and C can do of that work in 8 days. In how many
paper, how much paper is required for 5000 copies of a book 3
of 17 sheets ? days can three of them together do the work.
(a) 270 reams (b) 170 reams 1
(c) 180 reams (d) 140 reams (a) 5 days (b) 4 days (c) 3 days (d) 4 days
5. 5 horses eat 18 quintals of oats in 9 days, how long at the 2
same rate will 66 quintals last for 15 horses ? 15. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days and 26
(a) 99 days (b) 93 days (c) 92 days (d) 91 days men and 48 boys can do the same work in 2 days, the time
6. If the carriage of 810 kg for 70 km costs Rs.112.50, what will taken by 15 men and 20 boys to do the same type of work
be the cost of the carriage of 840 kg for a distance of will be
63 km at half the former rate ? (a) 6 days (b) 4 days (c) 8 days (d) 7 days.
(a) Rs.50.5 (b) Rs.52 (c) Rs.52.5 (d) Rs.53 16. A and B can do a piece of work in 40 days. After working for
7. If 27 men take 15 days to mow 225 hectares of grass, how 10 days they are assisted by ‘C’ and work is finished in 20
long will 33 men take to mow 165 hectare ? days more. If ‘C’ does as much work as B does in 3 days, in
(a) 9 days (b) 18 days (c) 6 days (d) 12 days how many days A alone can do the work.
8. If 6 men can do a piece of work in 30 days of 9 hours each, (a) 52 days (b) 48 days (c) 64 days (d) 35 days
how many men will it take to do 10 times the amount of work 17. To complete a work, A takes 50% more time than B. If together
if they work 25 days of 8 hours each ?
they take 18 days to complete the work, how much time shall
(a) 81 men (b) 80 men (c) 79 men (d) 82 men
9. A gang of labors promise to do a piece of work in 10 days, B take to do it?
but 5 out of them become absent. If the rest of the gang do (a) 30 days (b) 42 days (c) 50 days (d) 48 days
the work in 12 days, find the original number of men. 18. 12 men can complete a piece of work in 36 days. 18 women
(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 35 can complete the same piece of work in 60 days. 8 men and
10. If 10 masons can build a wall 50 meters long in 25 days of 8 20 women work together for 20 days. If only women were to
hours each, in how many days of 6 hours each will 15 masons complete the remaining piece of work in 4 days, how many
build a wall 36 metres long ? women would be required?
(a) 15 days (b) 24 days (c) 18 days (d) 16 days (a) 30 (b) 70 (c) 44 (d) 65
11. X and Y can do a piece of work in 72 days. Y and Z can do it 19. A garrison of 3000 men has provision for 30 days. If after 10
in 120 days. X and Z can do it in 90 days. In how many days days, they are reinforced by 1000 men, how long will the
all the three together can do the work ? provision last?
(a) 100 days (b) 150 days (c) 60 days (d) 80 days (a) 21 days (b) 15 days (c) 12 days (d) 16 days
12. 8 men and 2 children can do a work in 9 days. A child takes 20. The work done by man, a woman and a boy are in the ratio
double the time to do a work than the man. In how many 3 : 2 : 1. There are 24 men, 20 women and 16 boys in a factory
days 12 men can complete double the work ? whose weekly wages amount to 224. What will be the
1 1 yearly wages of 27 men, 40 women and 15 boys.
(a) 16 days (b) 10 days (c) 14 days (d) 21 days (a) 16366 (b) 16466 (c) 16066 (d) 16016
2 2
1. Three pumps working 8 hours a day can empty a tank in 2 day. square of its diameter. If the pipe with 2 cm diameter can fill a tank
How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty the tank in in 61 minutes, in what time will all the three pipes together fill the
1 day. tank?
(a) 10 hours (b) 12 hours (c) 8 hours (d) None of these (a) 36 min (b) 32 min (c) 28 min (d) 40 min.
2. Two pipes can fill a cistern in 6 minutes and 7 minutes respectively. 11. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 10 and 15 minutes
Both the pipes are opened alternatively for 1 minute each. In what respectively, but an empty pipe C can empty it in 5 minutes. The
time will they fill the cistern. pipes A and B are kept open for 4 minutes and the emptying pipe
2 3 1 C also opened. In what time is the cistern emptied?
(a) 6 minutes (b) 6 minutes (c) 6 minutes (d) 3 minutes (a) 10 minutes (b) 16 minutes (c) 20 minutes (d) 22 minutes.
3 7 2 12. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 minutes, 8 minutes and
3. Bucket P has thrice the capacity as bucket Q. It takes 60 turns for 12 minutes, respectively. The pipe C is closed 6 minutes before
bucket P to fill the empty drum. How many turns it will take for the tank is filled. In what time will the tank be full ?
both the buckets P and Q, having each turn together to fill the (a) 4 min (b) 6 min
empty drum? (c) 5 min (d) Data inadequate
(a) 85 (b) 32 (c) 45 (d) 42. 13. 4 pipes can fill a reservoir in 15, 20, 30 and 60 hours respectively.
4. Taps A and B fill a bucket in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. If The first was opened at 6 am, second at 7 am third at 8 am and
both are opened and A is closed after 3 minutes, how much further fourth at 9 am. When will the reservoir be full ?
time would it take for B to fill the bucket? (a) 11 am (b) 12 pm (c) 12.30 pm (d) 1.00 pm
(a) 7 min 30 sec (b) 8 min 5 sec 14. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C
(c) 8 min 20 sec (d) 8 min 15 sec. can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together,
5. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 and 16 minutes respectively. then the tank will be filled in :
Both pipes are opened together but 4 minutes before the tank is
full, one pipe is closed. How much time will they take to fill the 13 8 9 1
(a) 1 hours (b) 2 hours (c) 3 hours (d) 4 hours
tank? 17 11 17 2
15. Three fill pipes A, B and C can fill separately a cistern in 3, 4 and
2 4 1 3 6 minutes respectively. A was opened first. After 1 minute, B was
(a) 9 min. (b) 9 min (c) 9 min (d) 9 min
7 7 7 7 opened and after 2 minutes from the start of A, C was also opened.
6. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 Find the time when the cistern will be full ?
minutes, 20 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is 1 1 3
empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical (a) 2 min (b) 4 min (c) 3 min (d) None of these
solutions P, Q and R respectively. What is the proportion of solution 9 2 4
R in the liquid in the tank after 3 minutes? 16. 12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each tank is
13.5 litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank,
3 6 4 7 if the capacity of each bucket is 9 litres ?
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) 8 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 18
11 11 11 11
7. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 minutes and 32 minutes 17. Water flows at 3 metres per sec through a pipe of radius
respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, after how 4 cm. How many hours will it take to fill a tank 40 metres long, 30
much time B should be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes? metres broad and 8 metres deep, if the pipe remains full?
(a) 8 min (b) 9 min (c) 12 min (d) 10 min. (a) 176.6 hours (b) 120 hours
8. A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three (c) 135.5 hours (d) None of these
more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the 18. A, B and C are three pipes connected to a tank . A and B together
tank completely? fill the tank in 6 hrs. B and C together fill the tank in 10 hrs .A and
(a) 3 hrs. 20 min (b) 3 hrs. 45 min C together fill the tank in 7 ½ hrs. In how much time will A, B and
(c) 4 hrs. 15 min (d) 4 hrs. 30 min. C fill the tank separately ?
9. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours (a) 10 hrs (b) 15 hrs (c) 20 hrs (d) 30 hrs
respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are opened for 19. One tap can fill a cistern in 2 hours and another can empty the
one hour each alternate then the tank will be full in cistern in 3 hours. How long will they take to fill the cistern if both
(a) 5 hours (b) 5hrs. 30 min. the taps are open?
(c) 6 hrs. 15 mins (d) 7 hours. (a) 7 hours (b) 6 hours (c) 5 hours (d) 8 hours
20. A cistern has a leak which would empty it in 8 hours. A tap is
1 turned on which admits 6 litres a minute into the cistern and it is
10. The diameter of three pipes are 1cm, 1 cm and 2 cm respectively..
3 now emptied in 12 hours. The cistern can hold
The quantity of water flowing through a pipe varies directly as the (a) 7860 litres (b) 6840 litres (c) 8640 litres (d) 8840 litres
1. A car moves 300 km at a speed of 45 kmph and then it increases its 10. A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled
speed to 60 kmph to travel another 500 km. Find average speed of partly on foot at the rate of 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at rate of
car. 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is
(a) 15 km (b) 17 km (c) 14 km (d) 16 km
1 1
(a) 23 km/h (b) 53 km/h (c) 67 km/h (d) 73 km/h 5
3 3 11. A car travelling with of its actual speed covers 42 km in
2. A man travels three-fifths of a distance AB at a speed of 3a and 7
remaining at the speed of 2b. If he goes from B to A and back at a 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. The actual speed of car is
speed of 5c in the same time then (a) 25 km/hr (b) 28 km/hr
1 1 2 1 1 3
(a) (b) 2c (c) 35 km/hr (d) 24 km/hr
a b c a b 7
(c) a + b = c (d) None of these 12. With a uniform speed a car covers a distance in 8 hours. Had the
3. A car complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the speed been increased by 4 km/hr, the same distance could have
journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/ 1
hr. The total journey in km is been covered in 7 hours. The distance covered is
(a) 224 (b) 230 (c) 234 (d) 220 2
4. My mother left for Nasik from Pune at 5.20 AM. She travelled at (a) 400 km (b) 450 km (c) 480 km (d) 380 km
the speed of 50 km/hr for 2 hour 15 minutes. After that the speed 13. The speed of a car increases by 2 kilometer after every one hour. If
was reduced to 60 km/hr. If the distance between two cities is 350 the distance travelled in the first one hour was 35 kilometers, then
km, at what time did she reach Nasik? the total distance travelled in 12 hours was
(a) 9.25 AM (b) 9.35 AM (a) 460 km (b) 552 km (c) 483 km (d) 572 km
(c) 9.20 AM (d) None of these 14. The jogging track in a stadium as 726 m in circumference. Rakesh
5. In covering a certain distance, the speeds of A and B are in the ratio and Ismail start from the same point and walk in opposite direction
of 3 : 4. A takes 30 minutes more than B to reach the destination. at 4.5 kmph and 3.75 kmph respectively. They will meet for the
The time taken by ‘A’ to reach the destination is first time in
(a) 4.7 min (b) 5.65 min (c) 5.28 min (d) 6.2 min
1 1 15. Starting from his house, one day a student walks at a speed of
(a) 1 hr (b) 2 hrs (c) 2 hrs (d) 1 hrs
2 2 1
6. Two cars P and Q start at the same time from A and B which are 2 km / hr and reaches his school 6 minutes late. Next day he
120 km apart. If the two cars travels in opposite directions, they
2
increases his speed by 1 km/hr and reaches the school 6 minutes
meet after one hour and if they travel in same direction from A early. How far is the school from his house?
towards B, then P meets Q after 6 hours. The speed of car P is (a) 1.5 km (b) 1.75 km (c) 2.25 km (d) 2.5 km
(a) 70 km/hr (b) 120 km/hr (c) 60 km/hr (d) None of these 16. A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of
7. A man travels 600 km by train at 80 km/hr, 800 km by ship at 40 3 kmph and returns at a speed of 2 kmph. If he takes 5 hours in
km/hr, 500 km by aeroplane at 400 km/hr and 100 km by car at 50 going and coming, then the distance between his house and school is
km/hr. The average speed for entire distance is (a) 4 km (b) 4.5 km (c) 3 km (d) 6 km
5 17. A man travelled from the village to post office at the rate of 25
(a) 70 km/hr (b) 70 km/hr kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey
123 took 5 hr 48 min, then the distance of post office from the village is
5 (a) 20 km (b) 22 km (c) 28 km (d) 28.5 km
(c) 65 km/hr (d) 72 km/hr 18. A car travels a distance of 170 km in 2 hours partly at a speed of
123 100 km/hr and partly at 50 km/hr. Find the distance travelled at
8. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have speed of 100 km/hr.
walked 20 km more. The actual distance travelled by him is (a) 100 km (b) 70 km (c) 140 km (d) 160 km
(a) 56 km (b) 80 km (c) 70 km (d) 50 km 19. A truck travels a distance of 240 km in 6 hours, partly at a speed of
9. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 km/hr and including 60 km/hr and partly at 30 km/hr. Find the time for which it travels
stoppages, it is 45 km/hr, for how many minutes does the bus stop at 60 km/hr.
per hour? (a) 1 H (b) 2 H (c) 3 H (d) 5 H
(a) 12 minutes (b) 8 minutes 20. An increase in the speed of car by 10 km per hour saves 1 hour in
(c) 10 minutes (d) None of these a journey of 200 km, find the initial speed of the car.
(a) 20 km/h (b) 30 km/h (c) 36 km/h (d) 40 km/h
1. Two trains each of length 90 m, run on parallel tracks. When (a) 30 min (b) 35 min (c) 42 min (d) 20 min
running in the same direction, the faster train passes the 11. A man sitting in a train travelling at the rate of 50 km/hr
slower train completely in 18 seconds, but when they are observes that it takes 9 seconds for a goods train travelling
running in opposite directions at speeds same as before, in the opposite direction to pass him. If the goods train is
they cross each other in 9 seconds. The speed of second 187.5 m long, then its speed is
train is (a) 48 km/hr (b) 28 km/hr (c) 38 km/hr (d) 25 km/hr
(a) 5 m/s (b) 15 m/s (c) 8 m/s (d) 6 m/s 12. A train consists of 12 boggies, each boggie 15 metres long.
2. A running train crosses a stationary pole in 4 seconds and a The train crosses the telegraph post in 18 seconds. Due to
platform 75 m long in 9 seconds. The speed of the train and some problems, two boggies were detached. The train now
its length is crosses the telegraph post in
(a) 42 m, 15 m/s (b) 50 m, 15 m/s (a) 12 sec (b) 15 sec (c) 10 sec (d) None of these
(c) 60 m, 15 m/sec (d) 45 m, 10 m/s 13. A Jogger running at 9 km/hr along side a railway track is 240
3. Two goods trains each 500 m long are running in opposite metres ahead of the engine of a 120 metre long train running
directions on paralleled tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr at 45 km/hr in the same direction. In how much time will the
and 30 km/hr respectively. The time taken by the slower train train pass the jogger?
to pass the driver of the faster train is (a) 15 sec (b) 24 sec (c) 30 sec (d) 36 sec
(a) 24 sec (b) 48 sec (c) 60 sec (d) 12 sec 14. A passenger train runs at the rate of 72 km/hr. It starts from
4. Two trains start from stations A and B travel toward each station P at same time. After 5 hours a goods train leaves the
other at speeds of 50 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. At the station Q. The passenger train overtakes the goods train
time of their meeting the second train has travelled 120 km after 4 hours. The speed of goods train is
more than the first. The distance between A and B, is (a) 24 km/hr (b) 32 km/hr (c) 40 km/hr (d) 52 km/hr
(a) 1500 km (b) 1300 km (c) 1150 km (d) 1320km 15. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man
5. Two trains of equal length take 10 seconds and 15 seconds standing on the platform in 27 sec and 17 sec respectively.
respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each They cross each other in 23 sec. The ratio of their speeds is
train be 120 m, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each (a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 2 : 3
other travelling in opposite directions ? 16. A goods train leaves a station at a certain time and at a fixed
(a) 12 sec (b) 8 sec (c) 11 sec (d) 15 sec speed. After 6 hours, an express train leaves the same station
6. A train does a journey without stopping in 8 hours. If it had and moves in the same direction at a uniform speed of 90
travelled 5 km an hour faster, it would have done the journey kmph. This train catches up the goods train in 4 hours. Find
in 6 hours 40 min, its slower speed is the speed of the goods train.
(a) 32 km/hr (b) 25 km/hr (c) 28 km/hr (d) 40 km/hr (a) 36 kmph (b) 40 kmph (c) 30 kmph (d) 42 kmph
7. MS express left Nagpur for Mumbai at 14:30 hours, travelling 17. Without stoppages, a train travels certain distance with an
at a speed of 60 km/hr and VB express left Nagpur for Mumbai average speed of 80 km/h, and with stoppages, it covers the
on the same day at 16:30 hrs, travelling at a speed of 80 km/ same distance with an average speed of 60 km/h. How many
hr. How far away from Nagpur will the two trains meet. minutes per hour the train stops ?
(a) 150 km (b) 200 km (c) 400 km (d) 480 km (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) None of these
8. Trains are running with speeds 30 km/hr and 58 km/hr in the 18. A train running between two stations A and B arrives at its
same direction. A man in the slower train passes the faster destination 10 minutes late when its speed is 50 km/h and
train in 18 seconds. The length of faster train is 50 minutes late when its speed is 30km/h. What is the
(a) 125 m (b) 140 m (c) 150 m (d) 160 m distance between the stations A and B ?
9. A train 300 m long is running at a speed of 90 km/hr. How (a) 40 km (b) 50 km (c) 60 km (d) 70 km
many seconds will it take to cross a 200 m long train running 19. A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 km/h crosses a
in the opposite direction at a speed of 60 km/hr ? train 112 m long coming from the opposite direction in 6
(a) 9 sec (b) 15 sec (c) 18 sec (d) 12 sec seconds. The speed of the second train is
10. A train travels at the speed of 65 km/hr and halts at 8 junctions (a) 48 km/h (b) 54 km/h (c) 66 km/h (d) 82 km/h
for a certain time. It covers a distance of 1300 km in 1 day. 20. A train 100 m long passes a bridge at the rate of 72 km/h per
How long does the train stop at each junction, if it stops for hour in 25 seconds. The length of the bridge is :
the same period of time at all the junctions? (a) 150 m (b) 400 m (c) 300m (d) 200 m
1. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h and the rate of 11. A man swimming in a stream which flows 1.5 km/hr, finds
stream is 5 km/h. The distance travelled downstream in 24 that in a given time he can swim twice as fast with the stream
minutes is as he can against it. At what rate does he swim ?
(a) 4 km (b) 8 km (c) 6 km (d) 16 km (a) 4.5 km/hr (b) 5.25 km/hr
2. A man rows upstream 24 km and downstream 36 km taking 6 (c) 6 km/hr (d) None of these
hours each. Find the speed of current. 12. A man swims downstream 40 km in 4 hours and upstream 24
(a) 0.5 km/h (b) 1 km/h (c) 1.5 km/h (d) 2 km/h km in 3 hours. His speed in still water is
3. A motor boat whose speed is 15 km/h in still water goes 30 (a) 8 km/hr (b) 8.5 km/hr (c) 9 km/hr (d) 9.5 km/hr
km downstream and comes back in four and a half hours. 13. A man can row three-quarters of a kilometer against the water
The speed of the stream is : 1 1
(a) 46 km/h (b) 6 km/h (c) 7 km/h (d) 5 km/h stream in 11 minutes and along the stream in 7 minutes
4 2
4. A boat goes 24 km upstream and 28 km downstream in 6 respectively. The speed in (km/hr) of the man in still water is
hours. It goes 30km upstream and 21 km downstream in 6 (a) 3.5 (b) 2.5 (c) 5 (d) 6.5
hours and 30 minutes. The speed of the boat in still water is : 14. A man rows 10 km upstream and back again to the starting
(a) 10 km/h (b) 4 km/h (c) 14 km/h (d) 6km/h point in 55 min. If the speed of stream is 2 km/hr, then the
5. If a man’s rate with the current is 12 km/hr. and the rate of the speed of rowing in still water is
current is 1.5 km/hr, then man’s rate against the current is – (a) 22 km/hr (b) 19 km/hr (c) 21 km/hr (d) 25 km/hr
(a) 9 km/hr (b) 6.75 km/hr (c) 5.25 km/hr (d) 7.5 km/hr 15. A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6
6. The speed of a motor boat to that of the current of water is hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream
36 : 5. The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10
1
minutes. It will come back in in 6 hour. The velocity of the current is
(a) 5 hours (b) 6 hours 15 min 2
(c) 6 hours 30 min (d) 6 hours 50 min (a) 2.4 km/hr (b) 2 km/hr (c) 3 km/hr (d) 0.75 km/hr
7. A steamer goes downstream from one part to another in 4 16. A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the
hours. It covers the same distance upstream in 5 hours. If stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream.
the speed of stream is 2 km/hr, the distance between the two The ratio of the speed of the boat (in still water) and the
ports is stream is
(a) 45 km (b) 64 km (c) 68 km (d) 80 km (a) 3 : 1 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 : 2
8. A boat takes half the time in moving a certain distance 17. A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point
downstream than upstream. The ratio between rate in still A to point B and coming back to point C, mid way between
water and rate of current is A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 km/hr and the
speed of the boat in still water is 14 km/hr. then the distance
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 3 : 2
between A & B is
9. A person can row a boat d km upstream and the same distance (a) 200 km (b) 160 km (c) 180 km (d) 190 km
downstream in 5 hours 15 mins. Also he can row the boat 2d 18. A man can row a boat 120 km with stream in 5 hours. If speed
km upstream in 7 hours. How long will it take to row the same of the boat is double the speed of the stream, then the speed
distance 2d km downstream. of stream is
2 3 (a) 6 km/h (b) 8 km/h (c) 9 km/h (d) 12 km/h
(a) 7 hours (b) 7 hours 19. A man rows a distance downstream in 45 min and the same
3 4
distance upstream in 75 min. What is the ratio of speed of
7 the stream to the boat in still water ?
(c) 8 hours (d) hours (a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 2 : 3
2
10. The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. It can travel 20. A man can row 5 kmph in the still water. If the river is running
20 km downstream at the same time as it can travel 12 km at 2 kmph, it takes him 5 hours to row up to a place and come
upstream, the rate of stream (in kmph) is down. How far is the place?
(a) 0.5 (b) 2 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.75 (a) 6 km (b) 8 km (c) 10 km (d) 14 km
1. A sum of money, at compound interest, yields 200 and (a) 2000 (b) 3000 (c) 4000 (d) 5000
220 at the end of first and second year respectively. The 1
rate % is 10. In what time will 72 become 81 at 6 % p.a. SI?
(a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 5 4
2. 12500 lent at compound interest for two years at 10% per 1 1
(a) 1 year (b) 2 years
annum fetches .… more, if the interest was payable half 2 2
yearly than if it was payable annually (c) 2 years (d) None of these
(a) zero (b) 10.48 (c) 38.50 (d) 68.82 11. Bhanu borrowed a certain sum of money at 12% per annum
3. Nanoo and Meenu borrowed 400 each at 10% interest per for 3 years and Madhuri borrowed the same sum at 24% per
annum. Nanoo borrowed at compound interest while Meenu annum for 10 years. The ratio of their amounts, is
borrowed at simple interest. In both the cases, the interest (a) 1: 3 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 5
was calculated half yearly. At the end of one year. 12. Gopi borrowed 1800 at 12% per annum for 2 years and
(a) Both paid the same amount as interest Krishna borrowed 1200 at 18% per annum for 3 years.
(b) Nanoo paid 1 more as interest Then the ratio of interests paid by them is
(c) Meenu paid 5 more as interest (a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 2 : 1
(d) Meenu paid 5 less as interest 13. Compound interest on 1600 at 2.5% p.a. for 2 years is
4. The difference between S.I. and C.I. on a sum for 2 years at (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 1681
8% per annum is 160. If the interest were compounded half 14. Compound in ter est on 25000 at 20% p.a. for
yearly, the difference in interests in two years will be nearly 1
2 years, if interest is compounded annually, is
(a) 246.50 (b) 240 (c) 168 (d) 160 2
5. An amount is lent at 15% p.a. compound interest for 2 years. (a) 39600 (b) 14600 (c) 37500 (d) 12500
The percent increase in the amount at the end of 2 years is 15. A certain sum of money invested at a certain rate of
(a) 22.5% (b) 30% (c) 32.25% (d) 35.5% compound interest doubles in 5 years. In how many years
6. The population of a village increases @ 5% p.a.. If present will it become 4 times?
population is 8000, after how many years the population will (a) 10 years (b) 12 years (c) 15 years (d) 20 years
be 9261? 16. If compound interest for second year on a certain sum at
10% p.a. is 132, the principal is,
1 (a) 600 (b) 1000 (c) 1100 (d) 1200
(a) 2 years (b) 3 years (c) 3 years (d) 4 years
2 17. A man invested 16000 at compound interest for 3 years,
7. A father divides 5100 between his two sons, Mohan and interest compounded annually. If he got 18522 at the end
Sohan who are 23 and 24 at present in such a way that if their of 3 years, then the rate of interest is
shares are invested at compound interest @ 4% p.a., they (a) 4% (b) 5% (c) 6% (d) 7%
will receive equal amount on attaining the age of 26 years. 18. The compound interest on 2000 for 9 months at 8% per
Mohan’s share is annum being given when the interest is compunded
(a) 2400 (b) 2500 (c) 2550 (d) 2600 quarterly is
8. Population of a town increases at a certain rate per cent per (a) 122 (b) 130 (c) 150 (d) 145
annum. Present population of the town is 3600 and in 5 years 19. A man had 1200, part of which he lent at 5% and the
it becomes 4800. How much will it be in 10 years ? remaining at 4% he got 106 as interest after 2 years. The
amount lent at 5% is
(a) 5000 (b) 6000 (c) 6400 (d) 7000
(a) 700 (b) 800 (c) 500 (d) 400
1 1 20. The difference between CI and SI on 8000 for 3 yrs at 2.5%
9. Of a certain sum, rd is invested at 3%, th at 6% and the
3 6 p.a. is
rest at 8%. If the SI for 2 years from all these investments (a) 15.125 (b) 10.125 (c) 18.125 (d) 19.125
amounts to 600, then the original sum was
1. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. If its perimeter 14. If the length and the breadth of a rectangle are increased by x% and
is 36 cm then the area of the triangle is y% respectively, then the area of rectangle will be increased by
(a) 54 sqm (b) 56.5 sqm (c) 57 sqm (d) None of these (a) (x + y)% (b) (x × y)%
2. Two sides of a plot measure 32 m and 24 m and angle between xy xy
them is perfect right angle. The other two sides measure 25 m (c) x y % (d) x y %
100 100
each and the other three angles are not right angles. The area of
15. In the figure ABCD is a square with side 10. BFD is an arc of a
plot (in m2) is
circle with centre C. BGD is an arc of a circle with centre A. The
(a) 534 (b) 754 (c) 705 (d) 684 area of the shaded region is
3. A room of size 6.75 m long and 5.75 m wide is to be paved with
A B
square tiles. The minimum number of square tiles required is
(a) 630 (b) 430 (c) 621 (d) 421
4. A square is converted into a rectangle by increasing its length by F
20% and decreasing its width by 20%. Which of the following
statement is true ? G
(a) Area of square = Area of rectangle
(b) Area of square = 10% Area of rectangle D C
(c) Area of rectangle = 10% Area of square
(d) Area of rectangle = 96% Area of square (a) 50 50 (b) 100 75
5. The length and breadth of a rectangular plot of a land are in the ratio (c) 50 100 (d) 100 75
5 : 3. The owner spent 3000 for surrounding it from all the sides
16. Area of the shaded region of the below given figure is
at the rate of 7.5 per meter. The difference between the length
(a) 10 m2 (b) 11 m2 (c) 15 m2 (d) 19 m2
and breadth of the plot is B
(a) 75 m (b) 50 m (c) 90 m (d) 60 m A
6. The area of a square with side 9 cm is one sixth of the area of a
rectangle, whose length is six-times its breadth. The perimeter of
the rectangle is
O 45°
(a) 104 cm (b) 52 cm (c) 78 cm (d) 126 cm
7. The ratio of length and breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 4. If the breadth
is 20 m less than the length then. Its perimeter is
(a) 280 m (b) 325 m (c) 360 m (d) 380 m D
8. The ratio of area of a square to another a square drawn on its C
diagonal is
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 5 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 1 : 2 22
9. An athletic track 14 m wide consists of two straight sections 120 (Take unless otherwise mentioned)
7
m long joining semi-circular ends whose inner radius is 35 m. The 17. A hemisphere of radius 6 cm is cast into a right circular cone of
area of the track is height 75 cm. The radius of the base of the cone is
(a) 7056 m2 (b) 7016 m2 (c) 7076 m2 (d) 7006 m2 (a) 2.4 cm (b) 2. 8 cm (c) 3.5 cm (d) 3.8 cm
10. A path of uniform width runs round the inside of a rectangular 18. The diameter of a garden roller is 1.4 m and it is 2 m long. How
field 38 m long and 32 m wide. If the path occupies 600 cm2, then
much area will it cover in 5 revolutions?
the width of the path is
(a) 44 m2 (b) 33 m2 (c) 66 m2 (d) 88 m2
(a) 5 m (b) 8 m (c) 7.5 m (d) 9 m
11. If the radius of a circle is increased by 1 cm, its area increases by 22 19. The diameters of two cones are equal and their slant heights are in
cm2, then original radius of the circle is the ratio 5 : 4. If the curved surface of the larger cone is 200 cm2,
(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 3.5 cm (d) 5 cm then the curved surface of the larger cone is
12. The area of the ring between two concentric circles, whose (a) 240 cm2 (b) 250 cm2 (c) 260 cm2 (d) 280 cm 2
circumferences are 88 cm and 132 cm is 20. A measuring jar of internal diameter 10 cm is partially filled with
(a) 700 cm2 (b) 720 cm2 (c) 750 cm2 (d) 770 cm2 water. Four equal spherical balls of diameter 2 cm, each are dropped
13. Four horses are tethered at four corners of a square plot of side 63 in it and they sink down in the water completely. What will be the
m so that they just cannot reach one another. The area left increase in the level of water in the jar.
ungrazed is 16 16 16
(a) 858.5 m2 (b) 850.5 m2 (c) 798.8 m2 (d) 901.5 m2 (a) cm (b) cm (c) 15 cm (d) cm
75 51 5
1. The value of (0.6 0.7 0.8) is 1
could have been covered in 7 hours. The distance covered
21 19 7 2
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these is
10 9 3
(a) 400 km (b) 450 km (c) 480 km (d) 380 km
2. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 11 and 385
respectively. If one number lies between 75 and 125, then 13. Starting from his house, one day a student walks at a speed
that number is 1
(a) 77 (b) 88 (c) 99 (d) 110 of 2 km / hr and reaches his school 6 minutes late. Next
2
3. Unit place digit in the product of first 40 odd natural number is day he increases his speed by 1 km/hr and reaches the school
(a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 5 (d) 8 6 minutes early. How far is the school from his house?
4. In a zoo, the total number of Lions and Peacocks is 50 and (a) 1.5 km (b) 1.75 km (c) 2.25 km (d) 2.5 km
the total number of their legs is 140. Find the number of 14. A running train crosses a stationary pole in 4 seconds and a
Loins and Peacocks. platform 75 m long in 9 seconds. The speed of the train and
(a) 10, 20 (b) 20, 30 (c) 30, 40 (d) 40, 50
its length is
5. The value of 388 127 289 is
(a) 42 m, 15 m/s (b) 50 m, 15 m/s
(c) 60 m, 15 m/sec (d) 45 m, 10 m/s
(a) 17 (b) 12 15. The speed of a motor boat to that of the current of water is
(c) 20 (d) None of these. 36 : 5. The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10
5x 3 y 3 x minutes. It will come back in
6. If , then value of is (a) 5 hours (b) 6 hours 15 min
5 y 3x 4 y
(a) 2 : 9 (b) 7 : 2 (c) 6 hours 30 min (d) 6 hours 50 min
(c) 7 : 9 (d) None of these. 8
7. The ages of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 1. 15 year hence the 16. 3 (8 5) (4 2) 2 equals :
ratio will be 2 : 1. Their present ages are 13
(a) 45 yrs, 15yrs (b) 60 yrs, 20 yrs 13 68 17 13
(c) 30 yrs, 10 yrs (d) 21 yrs, 7 yrs (a) (b) (c) (d)
b c a c a b a b c
17 13 13 68
xb xc xa 1
8. ? 17. The value of 1 is:
xc xa xb 1
1
(a) xabc (b) 1 1
(c) xa + b + c (d) xab + bc + ca 1
9
9. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. If its
perimeter is 36 cm then the area of the triangle is 29 10 29 10
(a) 54 sqm (b) 56.5 sqm (a) (b) (c) (d)
19 19 10 9
(c) 57 sqm (d) None of these 18. If 5% more is gained by selling an article for 350 than by
10. Find the volume of a sphere whose surface area is 2464 cm 2. selling it for 340, the cost of the article is :
(a) 11560.43 cm3 (b) 11498.67 cm3 (a) 50 (b) 160 (c) 200 (d) 225
(c) 10248 cm 3 (d) 11398.67 cm3 19. By selling 12 oranges for one rupee a man loses 20%. How
11. If the area of the three adjacent faces of a cuboidal box are many for a rupee should he sell to get a gain of 20%?
120 cm2, 72 cm2 and 60 cm2 respectively. The volume of the (a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 15
box is 20. A sum of money becomes Rs. 756 in two years and Rs. 873 in
(a) 720 cm3 (b) 780 cm3 (c) 728 cm3 (d) 798 cm3
3.5 years. The annual rate of simple interest is :
12. With a uniform speed a car covers a distance in 8 hours. Had
(a) 13% (b) 11% (c) 17% (d) 19%
the speed been increased by 4 km/hr, the same distance
1. (41)2 + (38)2 × (0.15)2 = ?
(a) 3125.0225 (b) 1713.49 11. 2 2 2 2 2 ?
(c) 3125.15 (d) 59204.0225 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2 31/32
2. 434.43 + 43.34 + 3.44 + 4 + 0.33 = ? 12. The difference in SI and CI on a certain sum of money in 2
(a) 421.45 (b) 455.54 (c) 485.54 (d) 447.45 years at 15% p.a. is Rs. 144. The sum is:
(a) 6,000 (b) 6,200 (c) 6,300 (d) 6,400
3 7 13. The CI on a certain sum for 2 years is Rs. 410 and SI is Rs.
3. By how much is th of 968 less than th of 1008 ?
4 8 400. The rate of interest per annum is:
(a) 154 (b) 156 (c) 165 (d) 158 (a) 10% (b) 8% (c) 5% (d) 4%
14. The area of a rhombus is 28 cm 2 and one of its diagonals is
1 4 cm. Its perimeter is:
4. A number when subtracted by of itself gives the same
7 (a) 4 53 cm (b) 36 cm
value as the sum of all the angles of a triangle. What is the
(c) 2 53 cm (d) none of these
number ?
(a) 224 (b) 210 (c) 140 (d) 350 15. If the altitude of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm, its area is
5. (0.064) × (0.4)7 = (0.4)? × (0.0256)2
(a) 2 3 cm2 (b) 2 2 cm2
(a) 17 (b) 2 (c) 18 (d) 3
2
(c) 3 3 cm2 (d) 6 2 cm2
6. 6 1 ? 2 6
30
16. If the circumference of a circle is then the diameter of the
(a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 6 7 (d) 4 6
circle is:
7. If 21025 145 , then the value of 210.25 2.1025 ? 30
15
(a) 0.1595 (b) 1.595 (c) 159.5 (d) 15.95 (a) 60 (b) (c) 2 (d) 30
8. The value of 1.34 4.12 is : 1 1 1 1

17. If : : , then the value of x is :
5 x x 1.25
133 371 5169 5411 (a) 1.5 (b) 2 (c) 2.5 (d) 3.5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
99 90 990 990 18. 36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how
many days will 27 men complete the same work?
11 5 (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 24
9. 2 _____.
39 26 19. The average age of three boys is 25 years and their ages are
in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. The age of the youngest boy is:
149 71 149 149 (a) 21 years (b) 18 years (c) 15 years (d) 9 years
(a) (b) 1 (c) (d)
39 78 76 98 20. In a camp, 95 men had provision food for 200 days. After 5
days, 30 men left the camp. For how many days will the
6p 9 2p 9 remaining food last now?
10. Given that , find the value of p.
3 5 (a) 180 (b) 285
(a) –4 (b) –2 (c) 3 (d) 5 16
19
In each of the following questions. select the related word/letters/ 11. 42 : 56 : : 110 : ?
number from the given alternatives : (a) 18 (b) 132
1. Safe : Secure : : Protect : ? (c) 136 (d) 140
(a) Conserve (b) Sure 12. 48 : 122 : : 168 : ?
(c) Guard (d) Lock (a) 215 (b) 225
2. Conference : Chairman : : Newspaper : ? (c) 290 (d) 292
(a) Reporter (b) Distributor 13. 2 : 7: : 3:?
(c) Printer (d) Editor (a) 8 (b) 12
3. Pantry : Store : : Scullery : ? (c) 26 (d) 28
(a) Cook (b) Kitchen 14. NUMBER : UNBMRE : : GHOST : ?
(c) Utensils (d) Wash (a) HOGST (b) HOGTS
4. Eye : Myopia : : Teeth : ? (c) HGOST (d) HGSOT
(a) Pyorrhoea (b) Cataract 15. DRIVEN : EIDRVN : : BEGUM : ?
(c) Trachoma (d) Eczema (a) EUBGM (b) MGBEU
5. Flower : Bud : : Plant : ? (c) BGMEU (d) UEBGM
(a) Seed (b) Taste 16. QYGO : SAIQ : : UCKS : ?
(c) Flower (d) Twig (a) WDMV (b) VFNU
6. Vegetable : Chop : : Body : ? (c) WDLU (d) WEMU
(a) Cut (b) Amputate 17. YAWC : UESG : : QIOK : ?
(c) Peel (d) Prune (a) MINC (b) MIKE
7. Circle : Circumference : : Square : ? (c) KOME (d) MMKO
(a) Volume (b) Area 18. In a certain code BRIGHT is written as JSCSGG. How is
(c) Diagonal (d) Perimeter JOINED written in that code?
8. Ink : Pen : : Blood : ? (a) HNIEFO (b) JPKEFO
(a) Donation (b) Vein (c) JPKMDC (d) None of these
(c) Accident (d) Doctor 19. '34' is related to '12' in the same way as '59' is related to
9. Victory : Encouragement : : Failure : ? (a) 45 (b) 14
(a) Sadness (b) Defeat (c) 42 (d) 38
(c) Anger (d) Frustration 20. 'Mustard' is related to 'Seed' in the same way as 'Carrot' is
10. South : North-west : : West : ? related to
(a) South-west (b) North-east (a) Fruit (b) Stem
(c) East (d) South (c) Flower (d) Root
1. Which of the following has the same relationship as that of 11. ‘Hospital’ is related to ‘Nurse’ in the same way as ‘Court’
Money : Wealth is related to
(a) Pity : Kindness (b) Cruel : Anger (a) Justice (b) Lawyer
(c) Wise : Education (d) Pride : Humility (c) Judgement (d) Trial
2. Which of the following is related to ‘Melody’ in the same 12. By following certain logic ‘THEIR’ is written as
way as ‘Delicious’ is related to ‘Taste’? ‘TRIHE’ and ‘SOLDIER’ is written ‘SROLIED’. How is
(a) Memory (b) Highness CUSTOM written in that logic?
(c) Tongue (d) Voice
(a) UTSOMC (b) CTSUOM
3. In a certain way ‘Diploma’ is related to ‘Education’. Which
(c) CUTSOM (d) YUSOMC
of the following is related to ‘Trophy’ in a similar way?
Directions : In each of the following questions, there are two
(a) Sports (b) Athlete (c) Winning (d) Prize
words / set of letters / numbers to the left of the sign :: which
4. ‘Clock’ is related to ‘Time’ in the same way as ‘Vehicle’ is
are connected in some way. The same relationship obtains
related to which of the following?
between the third words / set of letters / numbers and one of
(a) Driver (b) Road
the four alternatives under it. Find the correct alternative in each
(c) Passenger (d) Journey
question.
5. “Illness” is related to “Cure” in the same way as “Grief’ is
13. PRLN : XZTV :: JLFH : ?
related to
(a) Happiness (b) Ecstasy (a) NPRT (b) NRPT (c) NTRP (d) RTNP
(c) Remedy (d) Solicitude 14. DRIVEN : EIDRVN :: BEGUM : ?
6. ‘Necklace’ is related to ‘Jewellery’ in the same way as ‘Shirt’ (a) EUBGM (b) MGBEU
is related to (c) BGMEU (c) UEBGM
(a) Cloth (b) Cotton (c) Apparel (d) Thread 15. ACFJ : OUZJ :: SUXB : ?
7. ‘Bouquet’ is related to ‘Flowers’ in the same way as (a) GNSA (b) GLQZ (c) GKPY (d) GMRB
‘sentence’ is related to 16. ACE : HIL :: MOQ : ?
(a) Letters (b) Paragraph (a) XVT (b) TVX (c) VTX (d) TUX
(c) Content (d) Words
17. Foresight : Anticipation :: Insomnia : ?
8. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way
(a) Treatment (b) Disease
as RTERBN relates to SECTOR?
(c) Sleeplessness (d) Unrest
(a) RWLGPF (b) EOFKUQ
(c) EOFMXS (d) RWLEND 18. CG : EI : : FJ : ....
9. ‘Income’ is related to ‘Profit’ in the same way as ‘Expenditure’ (a) LM (b) IJ (c) G K (d) H L
is related to 19. Ocean : Pacific :: Island : ?
(a) Sale (b) Receipts (a) Greenland (b) Ireland
(c) Surplus (d) Loss (c) Netherland (d) Borneo
10. ‘Electricity’ is related to ‘Wire’ in the same way as ‘Water’ is 20. Tuberculosis : Lungs :: Cataract : ?
related to (a) Ear (b) Throat (c) Skin (d) Eye
(a) Bottle (b) Jug (c) River (d) Pipe
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-14) : In each of the following questions, 12. (a) JIHG (b) OPNM
four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some (c) SRQP (d) ZYXW
manner and the fourth one is different. Choose out the odd one.
13. (a) JKST (b) GHQR
1. (a) Car (b) Autorickshaw
(c) ABKL (d) DENO
(c) Van (d) Taxi
14. (a) FJOU (b) EINT
2. (a) Fingers (b) Palm
(c) JNRX (d) ADHM
(c) Knee (d) Wrist
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 15 - 17) : In each of the following questions,
3. (a) Ear (b) Kidney four pairs of words are given out of which the words in three pairs
(c) Lungs (d) Liver bear a certain common relationship. Choose the pair in which the
4. (a) Teach (b) Instruct words are differently related.
(c) Educate (d) Explain 15. (a) Atom : Electron (b) Train : Engine
5. (a) Probe (b) Exploration (c) House : Room (d) Curd : Milk
(c) Deliberation (d) Investigation 16. (a) Crime : Punishment (b) Judgment : Advocacy
6. (a) Sugarcane (b) Coffee (c) Enterprise : Success (d) Exercise : Health
(c) Tobacco (d) Rice 17. (a) Broad : Wide (b) Light : Heavy
7. (a) Mother (b) Grandfather (c) Tiny : Small (d) Big : Large
(c) Father (d) Wife DIRECTIONS (Qs. 18 - 20) : One set of numbers in each of the
following questions is different from the rest four that are formed
8. (a) Electricity (b) Telephone
under certain norms. Find the odd set.
(c) Telegram (d) Post
18. (a) 7, 4, 9 (b) 13, 36, 7
9. (a) Herb (b) Flower
(c) 5, 25, 9 (d) 11, 16, 7
(c) Tree (d) Shrub
19. (a) 72, 60 (b) 108, 96
10. (a) Saw (b) Axe
(c) 84, 72 (d) 60, 36
(c) Hammer (d) Screw-driver
20. (a) 12, 8 (b) 6, 16
11. (a) ACDF (b) FGKL
(c) 18, 6 (d) 32, 3
(c) HIVW (d) TUOP
1. Which combination of alphabets would come in the position 10. 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, ....
of the question mark in the following sequence ? (a) 38 (b) 30
ABP, CDQ, EFR, ? (c) 45 (d) 60
(a) GHS (b) GHT 11. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, ....
(c) HGS (d) GHR (a) 15 (b) 10
2. Which of the following will come next in the series given (c) 8 (d) 6
below ? 12. 125, 80, 45, 20, ....
nsi, org, pqe, qpc, ? (a) 8 (b) 12
(a) pqa (b) rqd (c) 10 (d) 5
(c) aor (d) roa 13. 198, 202, 211, 227, ....
(a) 210 (b) 212
3. The next term in the series
(c) 252 (d) 27
13, 25, 51, 101, 203, ....... is
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 14- 17) : Complete the following series :
(a) 405 (b) 406
14. ... ab ... b .. bc ... ca ..
(c) 407 (d) 411
(a) cacab (b) abcca
4. The next term in the series (c) abacb (d) accbb
4, 8, 28, 80, 244, ........ is 15. a...bb a...b...a...b...
(a) 278 (b) 428 (a) aabab (b) ababb
(c) 628 (d) 728 (c) bbaba (d) baaba
5. What is the missing element in the sequence represented by 16. Complete the series below :
the question mark ? 10, 18, 34, ......, 130, 258
P 3 C, R 5 F, T 8 I, V 1 2 L, ? (a) 32 (b) 60
(a) Y 117 O (b) X 17 M (c) 68 (d) 66
(c) X 17 O (d) X 16 O 17. Find out right letters for the questions marks :
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 6 - 13) : Find the next term in the given series A M B N E I F J C O D P G K ??
in each of the questions below. (a) M N (b) L M
6. 198, 194, 185, 169, .... (c) I E (d) None of these
(a) 136 (b) 144 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 18- 20) : For the questions below, what is the
(c) 9 (d) 92 missing element in the sequence represented by the question
7. 6, 9, 7, 10, 8, 11, .... mark ?
(a) 12 (b) 13 18. A, G, L, P, S, ?
(c) 9 (d) 14 (a) X (b) Y
8. 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, .... (c) W (d) U
(a) 15 (b) 12 19. 625, 5, 125, 25, 25, ? 5
(c) 17 (d) 20 (a) 125 (b) 5
(c) 25 (d) 625
9. 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, ....
20. 2, 12, 30, 56, ? 132, 182
(a) 15 (b) 10
(a) 116 (b) 76
(c) 5 (d) 2
(c) 90 (d) 86
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1 - 13) : In each of the following questions 11. J 15 K M21N ? S39T V51W
various terms of a series are given with one term missing as shown (a) N 24 P (b) P 27 Q
by (?). Choose the missing term. (c) P 29 Q (d) P 25 Q
1. P 3 C, R 5 F, T 8 I, V 12 L, ? 12. D23F H19J L17N ? T11V
(a) Y 17 O (b) X 17 M (a) P15R (b) P14R
(c) X 17 O (d) X 16 O (c) P13R (d) P12R
2. C4X, F9U, I16R, ? 13. Z70B D65F H60J ? P50R
(a) L25P (b) L25O (a) K55L (b) L55M
(c) L27P (d) None of these (c) L55N (d) L55P
3. 2Z5, 7Y7, 14X9, 23W11, 34V13, (?) DIRECTIONS (Qs. 14 - 20) : A series is given with one/two
(a) 27U24 (b) 45U15 term(s) missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given
(c) 47Ul5 (d) 47V14 ones that will complete the series.
4. J2Z, K4X, I7V, ?, H16R, M22P 14. A3E, F5J, K7O, ?
(a) I11T (b) L11S (a) T9P (b) S9T
(c) L12T (d) L11T (c) P9T (d) P11S
5. Q1F, S2E, U6D, W21C,? 15. D9Y, J27S, P81M, V243G,?
(a) Y66B (b) Y44B (a) A324B (b) C729B
(c) Y88B (d) Z88B (c) B729A (d) A729B
6. K – 11, M – 13, P – 16, T – 20,? 16. cx fu ir ? ol ri
(a) V – 22 (b) U – 21 (a) lo (b) mn
(c) Y – 25 (d) W – 25 (c) no (d) op
7. C - 2, E - 3, G - 4, I - 5,? 17. C2E, E5H, G12K, I27N, ?
(a) H - 6 (b) K - 6 (a) I58P (b) J58Q
(c) J - 8 (d) L - 7 (c) K58Q (d) I57Q
8. KM5, IP8, GSl1, EV14,? 18. ZA5, Y4B, XC 6, W3D, ?
(a) BY17 (b) BX17 (a) VE7 (b) E7V
(c) CY17 (d) CY18 (c) V2E (d) VE5
9. 2 A 11, 4 D 13, 12 G 17 ? 19. b – 0, y – 3, c – 8, x – 15, d – 24, ?.
(a) 36 J 21 (b) 36 I 19 (a) e – 48 (b) w – 35
(c) 48 J 21 (d) 48 J 23 (c) w – 39 (d) v – 30
10. 5G7 7H10 10I14 14J19 ? 20. C – 3, E – 5, G – 7, I – 9 , ?, ?.
(a) 16 K20 (b) 17 K21 (a) M – 18, K – 14 (b) X – 24, M – 21
(c) 18 K21 (d) 19 K25 (c) K – 11, M – 13 (d) O – 15, X – 24
1. A trader in order to code the prices of article used the letters 11. In a code language “1357” means “We are very happy”,
of PSICHOLAZY in the form of ‘0 to 9’ respectively. Which “2639” means “They are extremely lucky”, and “794” means
of the following code stands for 875.50? “Happy and lucky”. Which digit in that code language stands
(a) AIL.HP (b) AIL.HS for “very”?
(c) ZYA.HO (d) None of these (a) 1 (b) 5
2. If B is coded as 8, F is coded as 6, Q is coded as 4, D is coded (c) 7 (d) Data inadequate
as 7, T is coded as 2, M is coded as 3, and K is coded as 5, 12. In a certain code language ‘CREATIVE’ is written as
then what is the coded form of QKTBFM? ‘BDSBFUJS’. How is ‘TRIANGLE’ written in that code?
(a) 452683 (b) 472683 (a) BSHSFHKM (b) BHSSMHHF
(c) 452783 (d) None of these (c) BSSHFMKH (d) BHSSFKHM
3. In a certain code language GAME is written as ‘$ ÷ * %’ and 13. In a certain code OVER is written as ‘PWFSQ’ and BARE
BEAD is written as ‘# % ÷ ×’. How will the word MADE be is written as ‘CBSFD’. How is OPEN written in that code?
written in that code language? (a) PQFOM (b) NODMO
(a) $ ÷ × % (b) * ÷ $ % (c) * ÷ × % (d) # ÷ × % (c) PQFOO (d) POFMM
4. In a certain code language BORN is written as APQON and 14. If ‘white’ is called ‘rain’, ‘rain’ is called ‘green’, ‘green’ is
LACK is written as KBBLK. How will the word GRID be called blue’, ‘blue’, is called ‘cloud’, ‘cloud’ is called ‘red’,
‘red’ is called ‘sky’, ‘sky’ is called ‘yellow’ and ‘yellow’ is
written in that code language?
called’ ‘black’, what is the colour of ‘blood’?
(a) FQHCD (b) FSHED (c) HSJED (d) FSHCD
(a) Red (b) Blue
5. In a certain code language STREAMLING is written as
(c) Cloud (d) Sky
CGTVUHOJMN. How will the word PERIODICAL be written 15. In a certain code language ‘POETRY’ is written as
in that language? ‘QONDSQX’ and ‘OVER’ is written as ‘PNUDQ’. How is
(a) PJSFQMNBJE (b) QKTGRMBDJE ‘MORE’ written in that code?
(c) QKTGRMCEKF (d) PJSFQMBDJE (a) NNNQD (b) NLPQD (c) NLNQD (d) LNNQD
6. In a certain code language GEOPHYSICS is written as 16. In a certain code language ‘MOTHERS’ is written as
IOPDHZRJBT. How is ALTIMETE written in that code’? ‘OMVGGPU’. How is ‘BROUGHT’ written in that code?
(a) NHULBFSDQT (b) NIUKBFSDQT (a) CPRTIEV (b) DPQSIFV
(c) NHUKCFSDQT (d) None of these (c) DPRTIDV (d) DPQTIFV
7. If W means White, Y means Yellow, B means Black, G means 17. In a certain code ‘PENCIL’ is written as ‘RCTAMJ’ then in
Green, R means Red, which of the following will come next in that code ‘BROKEN’ is written as
the sequence given below? (a) SPFLIM (b) SVFLIN
WW Y WYB WY BG W Y BG RW W Y W Y BW Y B (c) FVSMGL (d) None of these
(a) Red (b) White (c) Green (d) Yellow 18. In a certain code language the word FUTILE is written as
8. In a certain code ‘CLOUD’ is written as ‘GTRKF’. How is HYVMNI. How will the word PENCIL be written in that
SIGHT written in that code? language?
(a) WGJHV (b) UGHHT (c) UHJFW (d) WFJGV (a) OIFRLT (b) OIFRLS
9. In a certain code AROMATIC is written as BQPLBSJB. How (c) OLFRIT (d) None of these
is BRAIN written in that code? 19. In a certain code language the word ‘NUMBER’ is written as
(a) CQBJO (b) CSBJO (c) CQBHO (d) CSBHO ‘UMHTEL’. How will the word ‘SECOND’ be written in that
10. If ‘yellow’ means ‘green’, ‘green’ means ‘white’, white means language?
‘red’, ‘red’ means ‘black’, ‘black’ means ‘blue’ and ‘blue’ (a) CTQDRB (b) GRQDRB (c) CTQFRB (d) GRQFRB
means ‘violet’, which of the following represents the colour 20. In a certain code ‘SENSITIVE’ is written as ‘QHLVGWGYC’.
of human blood? How is ‘MICROSOFT’ written in that code?
(a) black (b) violet (a) KGAPMQMDT (b) QKETQUQHV
(c) red (d) None of these (c) KLAUMVMIR (d) LKBTNUNHS
1. If LOSE is coded as 1357 and GAIN is coded as 2468, what 11. In a certain code, ‘CAPITAL’ is written as ‘CPATILA’. How
do the figures 84615 stand for? is ‘PERSONS’ written in that code?
(a) NAILS (b) SNAIL (c) LANES (d) SLAIN (a) PSONRES (b) PONSRES
2. If DANCE is coded as GXQZH then how will RIGHT be (c) PESONRS (d) PREOSSN
coded? 12. If SISTER is coded as 20, 10, 20, 21, 6, 19, then the code for
(a) UFJEW (b) SGKFX
BROTHER is
(c) UFJWE (d) UFWJE
(a) 2, 15, 16, 21, 9, 5, 18 (b) 3, 19, 16, 21, 9, 6, 19
3. EXCURTION is coded as CXEURTNOI, SCIENTIST will be
coded in the same manner as : (c) 4, 20, 15, 18, 8, 7, 9 (d) 3, 18, 16, 20, 9, 7, 19
(a) TSIICSNTE (b) ICSNTETSI 13. If PEAR is written a GFDN, how is REAP written in this
(c) ICSTNETSI (d) ICSNTEIST code?
4. If in a certain code, RAMAYANA is written as PYKYWYLY, (a) FDNG (b) NFDG
then how MAHABHARATA can be written in that code? (c) DNGF (d) NDFG
(a) NBIBCIBSBUB (b) LZGZAGZQZSZ 14. If FLATTER is coded as 7238859 and MOTHER is coded as
(c) MCJCDJCTCVC (d) KYFYZFYPYRY 468159, then how is MAMMOTH coded?
5. If MEKLF is coded as 91782 and LLLJK as 88867, then how (a) 4344681 (b) 4344651
can IGHED be coded? (c) 4146481 (d) 4346481
(a) 97854 (b) 64521 (c) 53410 (d) 75632 15. If SEARCH is coded as TFBSDI, how will PENCIL be coded?
6. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662,
(a) RGPEN (b) LICNEP
then how can CALICUT be coded?
(c) QFODJM (d) QDMBHK
(a) 5279431 (b) 5978013
(c) 8251896 (d) 8543691 16. If TRAIN is coded as WUDLQ, how is the word BUS coded?
7. If in a certain language, PLAYER is coded as QNDCJX, then (a) EXU (b) DWU
how SINGER will be coded in the same language? (c) EXV (d) VXE
(a) TKQKJX (b) TKJKQX 17. If ASHA equals 79, then VINAYBHUSHAN = ?
(c) TKQKXJ (d) TKQXJK (a) 211 (b) 200 (c) 144 (d) 180
8. If is decoded as ARGUE and is SOLVE, what 18. If MATCH is coded as NCWGM and BOX as CQA, then
is ? which of the following is coded as OQWIGUVS?
(a) VAGUELY (b) VAGRAT (a) NOTEBOOK (b) NOTEBOKE
(c) VAGUELE (d) VAGUER (c) NOTFBOPE (d) MOKEBOOT
9. If in a certain code language INSTITUTION is coded as 19. If in a certain code, ADVENTURE is coded as BFYISZBZN,
NOITUTITSNI, then how will PERFECTION be coded in
how is COUNTRY coded in that code?
that code language?
(a) DPVOUSZ (b) DQXRYXF
(a) NOITEERPFC (b) NOITCEFREP
(c) NOITCFERPE (d) NOTICEFRPE (c) EQWPVTA (d) BNTMSQX
10. In a certain code COMPUTER is written as OCPMTURE. In 20. In a certain code, SURFER is written as RUSREF. How is
that code which alternative will be written as OHKCYE? KNIGHT written in that code?
(a) HCOKEY (b) HYKOCE (a) THGINK (b) GHTINK
(c) HOCKEY (d) HOYECK (c) INKTHG (d) THINKG
1. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, the answer; and if no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer.
fourth, the sixth and the ninth letters of the word PERMEABILITY, (a) D (b) T (c) P (d) Z
which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If no such 12. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the first, the fourth,
word can be formed give 'N' as the answer. If only two such words can the eighth, the tenth and the thirteenth letters of the word
be formed give ‘D' as the answer and if more than two such words can ESTABLISHMENT, using each letter only once, the last letter of
be formed give ‘Z’ as the answer. that word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed
(a) M (b) L (c) N (d) Z write ‘P’ as your answer and if no such word can be formed write ‘X’
2. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 95137248 as your answer.
each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when (a) X (b) P (c) T (d) E
they are arranged in ascending order? 13. The positions of the firs t and the eighth letters in the word
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three WORKINGS are interchanged. Similarly, the positions of the second
3. Find the two letters in the word EXTRA which have as many letters and the seventh letters are interchanged, the positions of the third
between them in the word as in the alphabet. If these two letters are letter and the sixth letter are interchanged, and the positions of the
arranged in alphabetical order which letter will come second? remaining two letters are interchanged with each other. Which of the
(a) E (b) X (c) T (d) R following will b e the third letter to the left of R after the
4. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word from the rearrangement?
sixth, the fifth, the twelfth and the fourth letters of the word (a) G (b) S (c) I (d) N
IMAGINATIONS, using each letter only once, the second letter of 14. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second,
that word is your answer. If no such word can be made mark ‘X’ as the seventh, the tenth and the eleventh letters of the word
your answer, and if more than one such word can be formed mark ‘M’ ‘TRADITIONAL’, what will be the second letter of the word? If no
as your answer. such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer. If only two such
(a) I (b) N (c) S (d) M words can be formed give ‘Y’ as the answer and if more than two such
5. If each of the letters in the English alphabet is assigned odd numerical words can be formed give ‘Z’ as the answer.
value beginning A = 1, B = 3 and so on, what will be the total value of (a) L (b) I (c) X (d) Z
the letters of the word ‘INDIAN’? 15. How many pairs of letters are there in the word SPONTANEOUS
(a) 96 (b) 89 (c) 88 (d) 86 which have number of letters between them in the word one less than
6. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the third, the fifth, the number of letters between them in Engiish alphabet?
the sixth and the eleventh letters of the word MERCHANDISE, using (a) Five (b) One (c) Four (d) Two
each letter only once, which of the following will be the third letter of 16. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the fifth, seventh,
that word? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as answer and if eighth, ninth and thirteenth letters of the word ‘EXTRAORDINARY’
more than one such word can be formed, mark ‘T’ as answer. using each letter only once, write the second letter of that word as
(a) H (b) E (c) R (d) X your answer. If no such word can be formed write ‘X’ as your answer
7. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the first, the fifth, the and if more than one such word can be formed, write ‘M’ as your
ninth and the eleventh lette of the word PENULTIMATE, using answer.
each letter only once, which of the following will be the third letter of (a) A (b) I (c) R (d) M
that word? If no such word can be made give ‘N’ as the answer and if 17. The letters of the name of a vegetable are I, K, M, N, P, P, U. If the
more than one such word can be formed give ‘D’ as the answer. letters are rearranged correctly, then what is the last letter of the
(a) E (b) P (c) L (d) D word formed ?
8. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CREDIBILITY (a) M (b) N (c) K (d) P
each of which has only one letter between them in the word as also in 18. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the third, the fifth,
the alphabet? the seventh and the tenth letters of the word ‘PROJECTION’ which
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three of the following is the third letter of that word? If no such word can
9. If the letters in the word POWERFUL are rearranged as they appear be made, give X as the answer. If more than one such word can be
in the English alphabet, the position of how many letters will remain made, give M as the answer.
unchanged after the rearrangement? (a) O (b) N
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (c) X (d) None of these
10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word PRODUCTION 19. If the first three letters of the word COMPREHENSION are reversed,
each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the then the last three letters are added and then the remaining letters are
English alphabet? reversed and added, then which letter will be exactly in the middle. ?
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (a) H (b) N
11. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the fourth, (c) R (d) S
th e fifth, the seventh and the eleventh letters of th e word 20. How many independent words can ‘HEARTLESS’ be divided into
PREDICTABLE, which of the following will be the first letter of that without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only
word? If only two such words can be formed, give ‘P’ as the answer; if once ?
three or more than three such words can be formed, give ‘Z’ as the (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) None of these
1. B is D’s mother and C is D’s brother. H is E’s daughter whose wife 13. Pointing to a boy, Urmila said, "He is the son of my grandfather's
is D. How are E and C related? only daughter." How is Urmila related to the boy?
(a) Father-in-law (b) Brother-in-law (a) Mother (b) Maternal Aunt
(c) Uncle (d) Brother (c) Paternal Aunt (d) None of these
2. In a joint family there are father, mother, 3 married sons and one 14. Madhu said, 'My mother's only son Ashok has no son'. Which of
unmarried daughter. Of the sons, 2 have 2 daughters each, and one the following can be concluded?
has a son. How many female members are there in the family?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9 (a) Ashok has only daughters (b) Ashok is not married
3. A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister (c) Ashok does not have a father (d) None of these
of D how is B related to E? 15. D is brother of B. M is brother of B. K is father of M. T is wife of
(a) Sister-in-law (b) Sister K. How is B related to T?
(c) Brother (d) Brother-in-law (a) Son (b) Daughter
4. M is the son of P. Q is the granddaughter of O who is the husband (c) Son or Daughter (d) Data inadequate
of P. How is M related to O? 16. Pointing to a girl, Arun said, "She is the only daughter of my
(a) Son (b) Daughter grandfather's son." How is the girl related to Arun?
(c) Mother (d) Father (a) Daughter (b) Sister
5. X and Y are brothers. R is the father of Y. S is the brother of T and (c) Cousin sister (d) Data inadequate
maternal uncle of X. What is T to R? 17. Pointing to a photograph, Rasika said "He is the grandson of my
(a) Mother (b) Wife (c) Sister (d) Brother
grandmother's only son". How is the boy in photograph related to
Considering the given options, it may be assumed that T is wife
of R. Rasika?
6. A is the father of B, C is the daughter of B, D is the brother of B, (a) Son (b) Nephew
E is the son of A. What is the relationship between C and E? (c) Brother (d) Cannot be determined
(a) Brother and sister (b) Cousins 18. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of 4
(c) Niece and uncle (d) Uncle and aunt adults and 3 children, two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are
7. Vinod introduces Vishal as the son of the only brother of his brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the
father’s wife. How is Vinod related to Vishal? brothers and has two children. B is married to D and G is their
(a) Cousin (b) Brother child. Who is C ?
(c) Son (d) Uncle (a) G's brother (b) F's father
8. Rahul and Robin are brothers. Pramod is Robin’s father. Sheela is (c) E's father (d) A's son
Pramod’s sister. Prema is Pramod’s niece. Shubha is Sheela’s 19. Examine the following relationships among members of a family
granddaughter. How is Rahul related to Shubha?
(a) Brother (b) Cousin of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F.
(c) Uncle (d) Nephew 1. The number of males equals that of females
9. A husband and a wife had five married sons and each of them had 2. A and E are sons of F.
four children. How many members are there in the family? 3. D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl
(a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 40 4. B is the son of A
10. Arun said, “This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother”. 5. There is only one married couple in the family at present
Who is Arun to the girl? Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?
(a) Grandfather (b) Husband (a) A, B and C are all females (b) A is the husband of D
(c) Father-in-law (d) Father (c) E and F are children of D
11. Mohan is the son of Arun’s father’s sister. Prakash is the son of (d) D is the grand daughter of F
Reva, who is the mother of Vikas and grandmother of Arun. Pranab 20. There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F. There are two
is the father of Neela and the grandfather of Mohan. Reva is the
wife of Pranab. How is the wife of Vikas related to Neela? married couples in the family. The family members are lawyer,
(a) Sister (b) Sister-in-law teacher, salesman, engineer, accountant and doctor. D, the salesman
(c) Niece (d) None of these is married to the lady teacher. The doctor is married to the lawyer.
12. A man pointing to a photograph says, “The lady in the photograph F, the accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is
is my nephew’s maternal grandmother and her son is my sister’s the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried engineer. A is the
brother-in-law. How is the lady in the photograph related to his grandmother of F. How is E related to F?
sister who has no other sister? (a) Brother (b) Sister
(a) Mother (b) Cousin (c) Father
(c) Mother-in-law (d) Sister-in-law (d) Cannot be established (cannot be determined)
1. Meghna drives 10 km towards South, takes a right turn and drives 11. Vijit walks 10 metres westward, then turns left and walks 10
6 km. She then takes another right turn, drives 10 km and stops. metres. He then again turns left and walks 10 metres. He takes a 45
How far is she from the starting point? degree turn rightwards and walks straight. In which direction is he
(a) 16 km (b) 6 km (c) 4 km (d) 12 km walking now?
2. Vikas walked 10 metres towards North, took a left turn and walked (a) South (b) West
15 metres, and again took a left turn and walked 10 metres and (c) South-East (d) South-West
stopped walking. Towards which direction was he facing when he 12. A man started walking West. He turned right, then right again and
stopped walking? finally turned left. Towards which direction was he walking now?
(a) South (b) South-West (a) North (b) South (c) West (d) East
(c) South-East (d) Cannot be determined 13. One evening, Raja started to walk toward the Sun. After walking a
3. Mohan walked 30 metres towards South, took a left turn and while, he turned to his right and again to his right. After walking a
walked 15 metres. He then took a right turn and walked 20 metres. while, he again turned right. In which direction is he facing?
He again took a right turn and walked 15 metres. How far is he (a) South (b) East (c) West (d) North
from the starting point? 14. Five boys A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a park in a circle. A is facing
(a) 95 metres (b) 50 metres South-west, D is facing South-East, B and E are right opposite A
(c) 70 metres (d) Cannot be determined and D respectively and C is equidistant between D and B. Which
4. P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing North. P sits next direction is C facing?
to S but not to T. Q is sitting next to R who sits on the extreme left (a) West (b) South (c) North (d) East
corner. Who sits to the left of S if T does not sit next to Q? 15. Ganesh cycles towards South-West a distance of 8 m, then he
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) T moves towards East a distance of 20 m. From there he moves
5. Roma walked 25 metre towards south, took a right turn and walked towards North-East a distance of 8 m, then he moves towards
15 metre. She then took a left turn and walked 25 meter. Which West a distance of 6 m. From there he moves towards North-East
direction is she now from her starting point? a distance of 2 m. Then he moves towards West a distance of 4 m
(a) South-east (b) South and then towards South-West 2 m and stops at that point. How far
(c) South-west (d) North-west is he from the starting point?
6. A man starts from a point and walks 2 km towards north. He turns (a) 12 m (b) 10 m (c) 8 m (d) 6 m
right and walks 3 km. Then he turns left and travels 16. From my house I walked 5 km towards North. I turned right and
2 km. What is the direction he is now facing? walked 3 km. Again I went one km to the south. How far am I from
(a) East (b) West (c) South (d) North my house?
7. Kamu walks 5 kms straight from her house towards west, then (a) 7 km (b) 6 km (c) 4 km (d) 5 km
turns right and walks 3 kms. Thereafter she takes left turn and 17. Jaya started from house with son Rakesh and moved to North.
walks 2 km. Further, she turns left and walks 3 km. Finally, she Before signal point, Rakesh’s school bus took him to the right side.
turns right and walks 3 kms. In what direction she is now from her Jaya continued in the same line and got petrol filled in the scooter.
house? Then she turned to her left and entered a supermarket. In which
(a) West (b) North (c) South (d) East direction is the supermarket located from the petrol pump?
8. Sandhya walks straight from point A to B which is 2 kms away. She (a) East (b) South (c) North (d) West
turns left, at 90° and walks 8 kms to C, where she turns left again at 18. Daily in the morning the shadow of Gol Gumbaz falls on Bara
90° and walks 5 kms to D. At D she turns left at 90° and walks for Kaman and in the evening the shadow of Bara Kaman falls on Gol
8 kms to E. How far is she from A to E? Gumbaz exactly. So in which direction is Gol Gumbaz of Bara
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 8 Kaman?
9. A man starts from a point, walks 4 miles towards north and turns (a) Eastern side (b) Western side
left and walks 6 miles, turns right and walks for 3 miles and again (c) Northern side (d) Southern side
turns right and walks 4 miles and takes rest for 30 minutes. He gets 19. A man starts from his house and walked straight for 10 metres
up and walks straight 2 miles in the same direction and turns right towards North and turned left and walked 25 metres. He then
turned right and walked 5 metres and again turned right and walked
and walks on mile. What is the direction he is facing?
25 metres. Which direction is he facing now?
(a) North (b) South (c) South-east (d) West
(a) North (b) East (c) South (d) West
10. From her home Prerna wishes to go to school. From home she goes
20. Village A is 20 km to the north of Village B. Village C is 18 km to the
toward North and then turns left and then turns right, and finally
east of Village B, Village D is 12 km to the west of Village A. If Raj
she turns left and reaches school. In which direction her school is
Gopal starts from Village C and goes to Village D, in which direction
situated with respect to her home? is he from his starting point ?
(a) North-East (b) North-West (a) North-East (b) North-West
(c) South-East (d) South-West (c) South-East (d) North
1. If the day before yesterday was Thursday, when will Sunday be? other one has the cuckoo coming out every eighteen minutes. Both
(a) Tomorrow (b) Day after tomorrow cuckoos come out at 12.00 noon. When will they both come out
(c) Today (d) Two days after today together again?
2. Raju and Nirmala celebrated their first wedding anniversary on (a) 2.06 pm (b) 2.08 pm (c) 2.24 pm (d) 2.32 pm
Sunday, the 5th of December 1993. What would be the day of their 11. A watch reads 7.30. If the minute hand points West, then in which
wedding anniversary in 1997? direction will the hour hand point?
(a) Wednesday (b) Thursday (a) North (b) North East
(c) Friday (d) Tuesday (c) North West (d) South East
3. Mrs. Susheela celebrated her wedding anniversary on Tuesday, 12. March 1, 2008 was Saturday. Which day was it on March 1, 2002?
30th September 1997. When will she celebrate her next wedding (a) Thursday (b) Friday
anniversary on the same day? (c) Saturday (d) Sunday
(a) 30 September 2003 (b) 30 September 2004 13. How many times are an hour hand and a minute hand of a clock at
(c) 30 September 2002 (d) 30 October 2003 right angles during their motion from 1.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.?
4. A clock gains five minutes every hour. What will be the angle
traversed by the second hand in one minute? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 20
(a) 360° (b) 360.5° (c) 390° (d) 380° 14. At what time between 3 and 4 O’clock, the hands of a clock coincide?
5. If John celebrated his victory day on Tuesday, 5th January 1965,
when will be celebrate his next victory day on the same day? 4 5
(a) 16 minutes past 3 (b) 15 minutes past 3
(a) 5th January 1970 (b) 5th January 1971 11 61
(c) 5th January 1973 (d) 5th January 1974
6. After 9’O clock at what time between 9 p.m and 10 p.m. will the 5 4
(c) 15 minutes to 2 (d) 16 minutes to 4
hour and minute hands of a clock point in opposite direction? 60 11
(a) 15 minutes past 9 (b) 16 minutes past 9 15. It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week on
Jan 1, 2010?
4 1
(c) 16 minutes past 9 (d) 17 minutes past 9 (a) Sunday (b) Saturday
11 11 (c) Friday (d) Wednesday
7. Suresh was born on 4th October 1999. Shashikanth was born 6 16. The calendar for the year 2007 will be the same for the year.
days before Suresh. The Independence Day of that year fell on (a) 2014 (b) 2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018
Sunday. Which day was Shashikanth born? 17. Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be
(a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday (a) Wednesday (b) Saturday
(c) Monday (d) Sunday (c) Tuesday (d) Thursday
8. At what time are the hands of clocks together between 6 and 7? 18. What was the day of the week on 17th June, 1998?
8 8 (a) Monday (b) Tuesday
(a) 32 minutes past 6 (b) 34 minutes past 6 (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday
11 11 19. If 21st July, 1999 is a wednesday, what would have been the day
of the week on 21st July, 1947 ?
8 5
(c) 30 minutes past 6 (d) 32 minutes past 6 (a) Monday (b) Sunday
11 7 (c) Thursday (d) Saturday
9. In the year 1996, the Republic day was celebrated on Friday, On 20. A watch is a minute slow at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast
which day was the Independence day celebrated in the year 2000? at 1 p.m. on Thursday. When did it show the correct time ?
(a) Tuesday (b) Monday (a) 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday
(c) Friday (d) Saturday (b) 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday
10. In Ravi’s clock shop, two clocks were brought for repairs. One (c) 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday
clock has the cuckoo coming out every sixteen minutes, while the (d) 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday
1. Which diagram correctly represents the relationship between 7. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the
politicians, poets and women? relationship among Tiger, Lions and Animals?
(a) (b)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (c) (d)

2. There are 80 families in a small extension area. 20 percent of
these families own a car each. 50 per cent of the remaining 8. How many students take Maths and Physics but not
families own a motor cycle each. How many families in that Spanish?
extension do not own any vehicle?
(a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 23 (d) 36 Maths Spanish
3. Which one of the following diagrams represent the correct
relationship among ‘Judge’, ‘Thief’ and ‘Criminal’? 58 3
7
12 5
(a) (b)
Physics
(c) (d) (a) 12 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 5
9. Which figure represent the relationship among Sun, Moon,
4. Out of 100 families in the neighbourhood, 50 have radios, 75 Molecule?
have TVs and 25 have VCRs. Only 10 families have all three
and each VCR owner also has a TV. If some families have
radio only, how many have only TV? (a) (b)
(a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 45
5. Which diagram correctly represents the relationship between
Human beings, Teachers, Graduates?
(c) (d)
(a) (b)
10. In the following figure represents hardworking .
(c) (d) represents sincere and represents intelligent. Find out
the hardworking who are intelligent but not sincere.
6. Which one of the following Venn diagram represents the
best relationship between Snake, Lizard, Reptiles?
5
(a) (b) 2
4 1
7
6 3
(c) (d)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
1. Which one of the following diagrams represents the correct
relationship among Poison, Bio-products and Food?
(a) (b)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6. In the following figure, how many educated people are employed?
(c) (d) Educated Employed people
people
8 Backward people
2. In the given figure the
triangle represents people
who visited Mysore, the 6 Educated people
11 3
circle represents people 5
A 17 7
who visited Ooty, the
square represents people Employed people
C Backward people
who visited Munnar. The G
portion which represents (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 9
D E
people who visited both B 7. Which of the answer figure indicates the best relationship between
Mysore and Ooty is milk, goat, cow, hen ?
(a) D (b) G (c) B (d) C Answer figures :
3. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the relationship
among pen, pencils, stationery?
(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
Directions (Qs. 34-49) : In each of these questions, three words are
related in some way. The relationship among the words in question can
best represents by one of the five diagram.
4. Indicate which figure will best represent the relationship amongst
the three:
Legumes Seeds, Peas, Kidney Beans (a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
8. People, Women, Mother

(c) (d) 9. Tree, Plant, House
10. Fish, Herring, Animal living in water
11. Hospital, Nurse, Patient.
12. Nose, Hand, Body.
5. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the relationship 13. Rings, Ornaments, Diamond Rings.
among Boys, Students and Athletes? 14. Furniture, Table, Books.
15. Indoor games, Chess, Table tennis.
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Directions: In each of the following question, one, two or more 5. Statements:

statements are given followed by conclusion I, II or more. You 1. Some food are sweet. 2. Some food are sour.
have to consider the statements to be true, even if they seem to be Conclusions:
at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which I. All food are either sweet or sour.
of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given II. Some sweets are sour.
statements. (a) Only Conclusion I follows.
1. Statements: (b) Only conclusion II follows.
1. All poets are intelligent. (c) Both Conclusions I and II follows.
2. All singers are intelligent. (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Conclusions: 6. Statements:
I. All singers are poets. 1. Science teachers do not use plastic bags.
II. Some intelligent persons are not singers. 2. Plastic bags are not use by some engineers.
Conclusions:
(a) Only conclusion I follows.
I. All Science teachers are engineers.
(b) Only conclusion II follows.
II. All Engineers do not use plastic bags.
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows. (a) Only conclusion I follows.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. (b) Only conclusion II follows.
2. Statements: (c) Both conclusions I and II follow.
1. All students are boys. (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
2. No boy is dull. 7. Statements:
Conclusions: 1. All students are girls. 2. No girl is dull.
I. There are no girls in the class. Conclusions:
II. No student is dull. I. There are no boys in the class.
(a) Only conclusion I follows. II. No student is dull.
(b) Only conclusion II follows. (a) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Both conclusions I and II follows. (b) Both conclusions I and II follow.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows. (c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
3. Statements: (d) Only conclusion I follows.
1. All children are students. 8. Statements:
2. All students are players. 1. All teachers are aged.
Conclusions: 2. Some women are teachers.
I. All cricketer are students Conclusions:
II. All children are players. I. All aged are women. II. Some women are aged.
(a) Only conclusion I follows. (a) Only conclusion I follows.
(b) Only conclusion II follows. (b) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Both conclusions I or II follows. (c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows. (d) Both conclusions I and II follow.
4. Statements: 9. Statements:
1. No teacher comes to the school on a bicycle. 1. All skaters are good swimmers.
2. All good swimmers are runners.
2. Anand comes to the school on a bicycle.
Conclusions:
Conclusions:
I. Some runners are skaters.
I. Anand is not a teacher. II. Anand is a student. II. Some skaters are good swimmers.
(a) Conclusion I alone can be drawn. (a) Only conclusion I follows.
(b) Conclusion II alone can be drawn. (b) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Both Conclusions can be drawn. (c) Both conclusions I and II follow.
(d) Both Conclusions can not be drawn. (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
6. a b c d 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d
GRID
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1. All lawyers are liars. 1. Some ladies are beautiful.
2. Some women are lawyers. 2. Some beautifuls are honest.
Conclusions: 3. All honest are sensitives.
I. Some women are liars. II. All liars are women. Conclucions:
(a) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. I. Some sensitivies are beautifuls.
(b) Both conclusions I and II follow. II. Some honest are ladies.
(c) Only conclusion I follow. III. Some sensitives are ladies.
(d) Only conclusion II follows. (a) None of the Conclusion follows.
11. Statements: (b) Only conclusion I follows.
1. All stones are men. 2. All men are tigers. (c) Only conclusion I and II follow.
Conclusions: (d) All Conclusions follow.
I. All stones are tigers. II. All tigers are stones. 17. Statements:
III. All men are stones. IV. Some tigers are stones 1. Some years are decades.
(a) Only conclusion II and III follow. 2. All centuries are decades.
(b) Only conclusion II and IV follow. Conclucions:
(c) All conclusions follow. I. Some centuries are years.
(d) Conclusions I, II and IV follow. II. Some decades are years.
12. Statements: III. No century is a year.
1. All books are pens. 2. Some pens are scales. (a) Only conclusion either I or III follows.
Conclucions: (b) Only conclusion I and II follow.
I. Some books are scales. II. Some scales are books. (c) Only conclusion I and III follow.
III. Some scales are pens. IV. Some pens are books. (d) Only conclusions I follows.
(a) Only conclusions I and II follows. 18. Statements:
(b) Only conclusion II and III follow. 1. Ankit is a singer. 2. All the singers are fat.
(c) Only conclusions III and IV follow. Conclucions:
(d) Only conclusions I and IV follow. I. Ankit is fat.
13. Statements: II. All fat men are singers.
1. All cities are towns. 2. Some cities are villages. III. Fat men are not singers.
Conclusions: IV. Ankit is not fat.
I. All villages are towns. II. No village is a towns. (a) Only conclusion I follows.
III. Some villages are town. (b) Only conclusion II follows.
(a) Only conclusions III follows (c) Only conclusion III follows.
(b) Only conclusion I follows (d) Only conclusion IV follows.
(c) Only conclusion II follows 19. Statements:
(d) None of these 1. Some cats are dogs. 2. No dog is a toy.
14. Statements: Conclucions:
1. Some birds are clouds. 2. Horse is a bird. I. Some dogs are cats.
Conclucions: II. Some toys are cats.
I. Some clouds are birds. III. Some cats are not toys.
II. Horse is not a cloud. IV. All toys are cats.
(a) Only conclusion I follows. (a) Only Conclusions I and III follow.
(b) Only conclusion II follows. (b) Only Conclusions II and III follow.
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows. (c) Only Conclusions I and II follow.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. (d) Only Conclusion I follows.
1. Ravi has five pens. 1. Some keys are locks, some locks are numbers.
2. No one else in the class has five pens. 2. All numbers are letters, all letters are words.
Conclusions: Conclucions:
I. All students in the class have pens. I. Some words are numbers.
II. All students in the class have five pens each. II. Some locks are letters.
III. Some of the students have more than five pens. (a) Conclusion I follows.
IV. Only one student in the class has exactly five pens. (b) Conclusion II follows.
(a) Only conclusion I follows. (c) Conclusion I and II follow.
(b) Only conclusion III follows. (d) None of the conclusion follows.
(c) Only conclusion II follows.
(d) Only conclusions IV follows.

RESPONSE
GRID
20. a b c d
Directions (Qs. 1 -5) : In each of the following questions a series Answer Figures
begins with an unnumbered figure on the extreme left. One and only
one of the five lettered figures in the series does not fit into the o * o *
series. The two unlabelled figures, one each on the extreme left and z * o s z s * o s
the extreme right, fit into the series. You have to take as many (a) (b) (c) (d)
aspects into account as possible of the figures in the series and find 7. Problem Figures
out the one and only one of the five lettered figures which does not
fit into the series. The letter of that figure is the answer.
s s s s s s ?
1. Answer Figures
= = = = = =
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2. N 8. Problem Figures
(a) (b) (c) (d) ?

Answer Figures
3. ×
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

9. Problem Figures
s c s c
4. c s
c s s c c s
?
(a) (b) (c) (d) Answer Figures
5.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d) 10. Problem Figures
Directions (Qs. 6-10) : In each of the questions given below
which one of the five answer figures on the bottom should come
after the problem figures on the top if the sequence were ?
continued? Answer Figures
6. Problem Figures
z s * o =
o z
o s ? =
* * (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. A 'Square' is related to 'Cube' in the same way as a 'Circle' is 6. What should come next in the following letter series?
related to ABCDP QRSABCDEPQ RST ABCDEF PQRST
(a) Sphere (b) Circumference (a) A (b) V
(c) Diameter (d) Area (c) U (d) W
7. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word
2. 'Mustard' is related to 'Seed' in the same way as 'Carrot' is
GOLDEN, each of which has as many letters between them
related to
in the word as in the English alphabet?
(a) Fruit (b) Stem
(a) None (b) One
(c) Flower (d) Root (c) Two (d) Three
3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so 8. How many three - letter meaningful words can be formed
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that from the word TEAR beginning with 'A' without repeating
group ? any letter within that word?
(a) Rose (b) Jasmine (a) One (b) Three
(c) Hibiscus (d) Lotus (c) Five (d) Two
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so 9. If 'table' is called 'chair'; 'chair' is called `cupboard', 'cupboard'
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that is called 'chalk', 'chalk' is called 'book', 'book'
group? is called 'duster' and 'duster' is called 'table', what does the
(a) 21 (b) 35 teacher use to write on the black board?
(a) book (b) cupboard
(c) 42 (d) 49
(c) table (d) duster
5. What should come next in the number series given below ?
10. Saroj is mother-in-law of Vani who is sister-in-law of Deepak.
1121231234123451 23456123 456
Rajesh is father of Ramesh, the only brother of Deepak. How
(a) 5 (b) 2
is Saroj related to Deepak?
(c) 8 (d) None of these (a) Mother-in-law (b) Wife
(c) Aunt (d) Mother
1. A man pointing to a photograph says, “The lady in the 6. In question below are given three statements followed by
photograph is my nephew’s maternal grandmother and her two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the
son is my sister’s brother-in-law. How is the lady in the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at
photograph related to his sister who has no other sister? variance from commonly known facts. Read both of the
(a) Mother (b) Cousin conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
(c) Mother-in-law (d) Sister-in-law logically follows from the given statements disregarding
2. If 'DO' is written as 'FQ' and 'IN' is written as 'KP' then how commonly known facts.
would 'AT' be written? Statements: Some phones are computers.
(a) CV (b) B S All computers are radios.
(c) C U (d) D V All radios are televisions.
3. lf 8 is written as B, 1 as R, 6 as K, 9 as O, 4 as M, 7 as W and Conclusions: I. All televisions are computers.
3 as T, then how, would WROMBT be Written in the numeric
II. Some radios are phones.
form?
(a) None follows (b) Only I follows
(a) 714983 (b) 719483
(c) 769483 (d) 719486 (c) Only II follows (d) Both I and II follow
4. If blue means green, green means black, black means white, 7. Ram walks 10 m south from his house, turns left and walks
white means pink, pink means red and red means orange, 25 m, again turns left and walks 40 m, then turns right and
then what is the colour of blood? walks 5 m to reach to the school. In which direction the
(a) Red (b) Black school is from his house ?
(c) White (d) None of these (a) South-west (b) North-east
(c) East (d) North
5. School children 8. How many meaningful five-letter words can be formed with
the letters SLIKL using each letter only once ?
a
b (a) One (b) Two
d c (c) Three (d) More than three
f 9. The positions of how many alphabets will remain unchanged
Artist
e if each of the alphabets in the word WALKING is arranged
in alphabetical order from left to right ?
g
(a) None (b) One
Singers (c) Two (d) Three
10. Which one of the letters when sequentially placed at the
Above diagram represents school children, artist and singers. gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
Study the diagram and identify the region. Which represents a–ca–bc–bcc–bca
those school children who are artist not singers. (a) b b a b (b) b a b a
(a) a (b) b
(c) a a b b (d) b b a a
(c) f (d) e
1. Two bodies of different masses say 1 kg and 5kg are dropped 8. A hockey player pushes the ball on the ground. It comes to
simultaneously from a tower. They will reach the ground rest after travelling certain distance because
(a) simultaneously (a) player stops pushing the ball
(b) the heavier one arriving earlier (b) unbalanced force action on the wall
(c) the lighter one arriving earlier (c) ball moves only when pushes
(d) cannot say, the information is insufficient.
(d) opposing force acts on the body.
2. The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving
9. A body having zero speed
object is
(a) always less than 1 (b) always equal to 1 (i) is always under rest (ii) has zero acceleration
(c) always more than 1 (d) equal to less than 1 (iii) has uniform acceleration (iv) always under motion
3. A man is walking from east to west on a level rough surface. (a) (i) and (ii) only (b) (ii) and (iii) only
The frictional force on the man is directed (c) (i) and (iii) only (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(a) from the west to east (b) from the east to west 10. Two balls A and B of same masses are thrown from the top of
(c) along the north (d) along the west the building. A, thrown upward with velocity V and B, thrown
4. A parrot is sitting on the floor of a closed glass cage which downward with velocity V, then –
is in a boy’s hand. If the parrot starts flying with a constant (a) velocity of A is more than B at the ground
speed, the boy will feel the weight of the cage as
(b) velocity of B is more than A at the ground
(a) unchanged (b) reduced
(c) both A and B strike the ground with same velocity
(c) increased (d) nothing can be said
5. The working principle of a washing machine is : (d) none of these
(a) centrifugation (b) dialysis 11. Which of the following curves do not represent motion in
(c) reverse osmosis (d) diffusion one dimension?
6. If a body is moving at constant speed in a circular path, its
(a) velocity is constant and its acceleration is zero
(b) velocity and acceleration are both changing direction (a) (b)
only t t
(c) velocity and acceleration are both increasing
(d) velocity is constant and acceleration is changing direction
7. When a motorcar makes a sharp turn at a high speed, we
tend to get thrown to one side because (c) (d)
(a) we tend to continue in our straight line motion t t
(b) an unbalanced force is applied by the engine of the
motorcar changes the direction of motion of the 12. A hunter aims at a monkey sitting on a tree at a consideratble
motorcar distance. At the instant he fires at it, the monkey drops. Will
(c) we slip to one side of the seat due to the inertia of our the bullet hit the monkey.
body (a) No (b) Yes
(d) All of these (c) Sometimes (d) Never
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13. A car sometimes overturns while taking a turn. When it 18. A ladder is more apt to slip when you are high up on its rung
overturns, it is than when you are just begin to climb. Why?
(a) the inner wheel which leaves the ground first (a) When you are high up, the moment of force tending to
(b) the outer wheel which leaves the ground first
rotate the ladder about its base increase, while in the
(c) both the wheel leave the ground simultaneously
latter case, the moment of inertia is insufficient to cause
(d) either wheel will leave the ground first
slipping.
14. A cyclist taking turn bends inwards while a car passenger
taking the same turn is thrown outwards. The reason is (b) When you are high up, the ladder is in unstable,
(a) Car is heavier than cycle equilibrium
(b) Car has four wheels while cycle has only two (c) As you climb up, your potential energy increases
(c) Difference in the speed of the two (d) When you are high up, the centre of gravity of the
(d) Cyclist has to counteract the centrifugal force while in system shifts upwards so the ladder is unstable, while in the
the case of car only the passenger is thrown by this force
latter case the system is more stable
15. Which is a suitable method to decrease friction?
(a) Polishing (b) Lubrication 19. Going 50 m to the south of her house, Radhika turns left and
(c) Ball bearing (d) All of these goes another 20 m. Then turning to the north, she goes 30 m
16. A cricketer lowers his hands while holding a catch because and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is
(a) The momentum decreases with time she walking now ?
(b) The velocity decreases with time (a) North West (b) North
(c) The force decreases as time increases (c) South East (d) East
(d) It is a style of holding a catch
20. In which of the following cases, the net force is not zero ?
17. Depression on sand is more when you are standing than
when you are lying down, because (a) A kite skillfully held stationary in the sky.
(a) In standing position, for equal thrust, area is smaller so (b) A ball falling freely from a height
pressure is more
(c) An aeroplane rising upwards at an angle of 45° with
(b) In lying position, more area is involved so thrust is less
the horizontal with a constant speed
and pressure is more
(c) Thrust is more in standing position (d) A cork floating on the surface of water
(d) Centre of gravity lowers down while lying down, so
pressure is more

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1. An artificial satellite orbiting the earth does not fall down because 11. A man stands at one end of a boat which is stationary in water.
the earth’s attraction Neglect water resistance. The man now moves to the other end of
(a) is balanced by the attraction of the moon the boat and again becomes stationary. The centre of mass of the
(b) vanishes at such distances ‘man plus boat’ system will remain stationary with respect to water
(c) is balanced by the viscous drag produced by the atmosphere (a) in all cases
(d) produces the necessary acceleration of its motion in a curved (b) only when the man is stationary initially and finally
path (c) only if the man moves without acceleration on the boat
2. All bodies whether large or small fall with the (d) only if the man and the boat have equal masses
(a) same force (b) same acceleration 12. To an astronaut in a space ship the sky appears black due to
(c) same velocity (d) same momentum (a) absence of atmosphere in his neighbourhood
3. The weight of a body at the centre of the earth is (b) light from the sky is absorbed by the medium surrounding
(a) zero (b) infinite him
(c) same as at other places (c) the fact that at height, sky radiations are only in the infra-red
(d) slightly greater than that at poles and the ultraviolet region
4. A boy is whirling a stone tied with a string in an horizontal circular (d) none of the above
path the string breaks, the stone 13. When an air bubble at the bottom of a lake rises to the top, it will
(a) will continue to move in the circular path (a) maintain its size (b) decrease in size
(b) will move along a straight line towards the centre of the (c) increase in size
circular path (d) flatten into a dishlike shape
(c) will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path 14. A chair is tilted about two of its legs and then left. It would return
(d) will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular to its original position if
path away from the boy (a) It is tilted through an angle of 60°
5. The weight of an object is the (b) It centre of gravity falls within the base.
(a) Mass of the object (c) Its centre of gravity falls outside the base.
(b) Force with which it is attracted towards the earth (d) It will never regain its original position.
(c) Product of its mass and acceleration due to gravity 15. ‘Black holes’ refers to
(d) Only (b) and (c) (a) Collapsing object of high density
6. Potential energy of your body is minimum when you (b) Bright spots on the sun
(a) are standing (b) are sitting on a chair (c) Holes occuring in heavenly bodies
(c) are sitting on the ground (d) lie down on the ground (d) Collapsing object of low density
7. If a running boy jumps on a rotating table, which of the following 16. Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to the
is conserved. (a) Gravitational pull (b) Revolution of earth
(a) Linear momentum (b) K.E (c) Rotation of earth (d) Uneven heating of earth
(c) Angular momentum (d) Neither of above 17. If a toy boat in a tank sinks, the level of water will
8. An athlete runs some distance before taking a long jump because (a) Fluctuate (b) Decrease
(a) he gains energy to take him through long distance (c) Increase (d) Remain the same
(b) it helps to apply large force 18. If we go inside a mine and drop a 10 lb iron ball and 1 lb aluminium
(c) by running action and reaction force increases ball from the top of a high plaftform
(d) by running the athlete gives himself larger inertia of motion (a) Both will reach the floor at the same time
9. A metal ball hits a wall and does not rebound whereas a rubber ball (b) 1 lb weight will reach the floor first
of the same mass on hitting the wall with the same velocity rebounds (c) 10 lb weight will reach the floor first
(d) It is not possible to indicate which of the two will reach the
back. It can be concluded that
(a) metal ball suffers greater change in momentum floor first without further data
19. A man pushes a wall and fails to displace it. He does
(b) rubber ball suffers greater change in momentum
(a) Positive but not maximum work
(c) the initial momentum of metal ball is greater than initial
(b) negative work
momentum of rubber ball
(c) maximum work (d) No work at all
(d) both suffer same change in momentum
20. If the earth losses its gravity then for a body
10. A boy carrying a box on his head is walking on a level road from one
(a) weight becomes zero but not the mass
place to antoher on a straight road is doing no work. This statement is (b) mass becomes zero but not the weight
(a) correct (b) incorrect (c) both mass and weight become zero
(c) partly correct (d) insufficient data (d) Neither mass nor weight become zero.
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1. An ice block floats in a liquid whose density is less than 8. An iceberg is floating in the sea. Out of 10 parts of its mass,
water. A part of block is outside the liquid. When whole of how many will remain above the surface of the water ?
ice has melted, the liquid level will (a) Three parts (b) Two parts
(a) Rise (b) Go down (c) One part (d) Five parts
(c) Remain same (d) First rise then go down 9. The relative densities of three liquids X, Y and Z are 0.7, 1.2
2. The rain drops falling from the sky neither injure us nor and 1.7 respectively. A small rod floats vertically just fully
make holes on the ground because they move with immersed in the liquid Y. Which of the following set of
(a) constant acceleration diagrams illustrates the equilibrium positions of the rod in
(b) variable acceleration the liquids X and Z?
(c) variable speed
R
(d) constant terminal velocity
R
3. A liquid flows through a non-uniform pipe. The pressure in
(a)
the pipe will be
(a) lower where the cross-section is smaller X Z
(b) the same throughout the pipe
(c) higher where the cross-section is smaller R
(d) higher where velocity of the liquid is smaller
4. The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low
(a) pressure (b) velocity
(b) R
(c) temperature (d) density
5. A small wooden block is floating in a tub of water. The water
is gradually heated. The volume of the wooden block visible X Z
above the water level
(a) Fluctuates (b) Decrease R
(c) Increases (d) Remains the same
6. Hydraulic brakes are based on R
(a) Dulong and Petit’s law
(c)
(b) Pascal’s law
(c) Pressure law X Z
(d) Dalton’s law of partial pressure
7. Two cubes of equal mass, one made of iron and the other of R
aluminium are immersed in water and weighed. Under such
case R
(a) The weight of aluminium cube will be less than that of (d)
the iron cube
X Z
(b) The two weights will be equal
(c) The weight of the iron cube will be less than that of the 10. Construction of a submarrine is based on
aluminium cube (a) Bernoulli’s theorem (b) Pascal’s law
(d) The data provided is insufficient (c) Archimedes’s principle (d) None of these
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11. Rain drops are falling with a constant speed by the time they (a) Height of the liquid in the tube A is maximum
reach the ground because (b) Height of one liquid in the tubes A and B is the same
(a) Rain drops originate in outer space where the (c) Height of the liquid in the three tubes is the same
gravitational forces are negligible (d) Height of the liquid in the tubes A and C is the same
(b) The force due to air resistance increases with the speed 16. The working of an atomizer depends upon
of the rain drops until it balances the gravitational force (a) Bernoulli’s theorem
(c) Rain drops are too light and hence not affected by (b) Boyle’s law
acceleration due to gravity (c) Archimedes principle
(d) The force due to air resistance is constant and balances (d) Newton’s law of motion
the gravitational force
17. Velocity of water in a river is
12. The spherical shape of rain-drop is due to
(a) Same everywhere
(a) Density of the liquid (b) Surface tension
(b) More in the middle and less near its banks
(c) Atmospheric pressure (d) Gravity
(c) Less in the middle and more near its banks
13. Air is blown through a hole on a closed pipe containing
(d) Increase from one bank to other bank
liquid. Then the pressure will
18. To keep constant time, watches are fitted with balance wheel
(a) Increase on sides
made of
(b) Increase downwards
(a) Invar
(c) Increase in all directions
(b) Stainless steel
(d) Never increases
(c) Tungsten
14. A large ship can float but a steel needle sinks because of
(d) Platinum
(a) Viscosity (b) Surface tension
19. Writing on blackboard with a piece of chalk is possible by
(c) Density (d) None of these
the property of
15. In the following figure is shown the flow of liquid through a
(a) Adhesive force
horizontal pipe. Three tubes A, B and C are connected to the
(b) Cohesive force
pipe. The radii of the tubes A, B and C at the junction are
(c) Surface tension
respectively 2cm, 1 cm and 2 cm. It can be said that the
(d) Viscosity
20. The most characteristic property of a liquid is
(a) elasticity
(b) fluidity
(c) formlessness
(d) volume conservation
A C
B

1. A metal sheet with a circular hole is heated. The hole (b) Water will freeze
(a) gets larger (b) gets smaller (c) Water will boil
(c) remains of the same size (d) gets deformed (d) It will decompose into H2 and O2
2. In a pressure cooker the cooking is fast, because 11. Water in an earthen pot cools below the room temperature due to
(a) the boiling point of water is raised by the increased pressure (a) Absence of radiation
inside the cooker (b) Evaporation of water from the surface of the pot
(b) the boiling point of water is lowered by pressure (c) Insulation
(c) more steam is available to cook the food at 100ºC (d) Absence of convection
(d) more pressure is available to cook the food at 100ºC 12. Two thin blankets are warmer than a single one of the same thickness
3. Two blocks of ice when pressed together join to form a block because
because (a) The air layer trapped in between the two blankets is a bad
(a) of heat produced during pressing conductor
(b) of cold produced during pressing (b) The distance of heat transmission is increased
(c) melting point of ice decreases with increase of pressure (c) The total mass of the blankets will be more
(d) melting point of ice increases with increase in pressure (d) None of these
4. Which of the following combinations of properties would be most 13. Heat from the sun is received by the earth through
desirable for a cooking pot? (a) Radiation (b) Convection
(a) high specific heat and low conductivity (c) Conduction (d) None of the above
(b) low specific heat and high conductivity 14. ‘Green house effect’ means
(c) high specific heat and high conductivity (a) Pollution in houses in tropical region
(d) low specific heat and low conductivity (b) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
5. It is difficult to cook at high altitude, because (c) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
(a) there is less oxygen in the air (d) None of the above
(b) due to fall in temperature, one has to give more heat 15. What is solar prominence ?
(c) due to decrease in atmosphereic pressure, the boiling point (a) A relative cool area on the Sun’s surface
of water decreases (b) A huge burst of fiery hydrogen gas from the Sun’s
(d) of high moisture content at higher altitudes photosphere
6. Cryogenic engines find applications in (c) An active region of Sun spots
(a) Rocket technology (d) All of these
(b) Frost-free refrigerators 16. Water has maximum density at
(c) Sub-marine propulsion (a) 0°C (b) 32°F (c) –4°C (d) 4°C
(d) Researches in superconductivity 17. A beaker is completely filled with water at 4°C. It will overflow if
7. A thermometer for measuring very low temperature is called (a) Heated above 4°C
(a) Cryometer (b) Cooled below 4°C
(b) Bolometer (c) Both heated and cooled above and below 4°C respectively
(c) Pyrometer (d) None of the above
(d) Platinum resistance thermometer 18. 540 g of ice at 0°C is mixed with 540 g of water at 80°C. The final
8. Brick walls are used in the construction of a cold storage because temperature of the mixture is
(a) Brick is a bad conductor (b) It is cheaper (a) 0°C (b) 40°C
(c) It is easier to construct (d) None of these (c) 80°C (d) Less than 0°C
9. When the door of a refrigerator in a room is kept open, the 19. The sprinkling of water reduces slightly the temperature of a closed
temperature of the room room because
(a) Temperature of water is less than that of the room
(a) decreases (b) neither (a) nor (b)
(b) Specific heat of water is high
(c) increases (d) cannot say
(c) Water has large latent heat of vaporisation
10. A closed bottle containing water (at 30°C) is carried in a spaceship
(d) Water is a bad conductor of heat
and placed on the surface of the moon. What will happen to the
20. Water is used to cool radiators of engines, because
water when the bottle is opened ?
(a) Of its lower density (b) It is easily available
(a) Nothing will happen to it
(c) It is cheap (d) It has high specific heat
1. An empty vessel produces louder sound than a filled one because 9. Velocity of sound is maximum in
(a) The liquid in the filled vessel absorbs the vibrations of the (a) Air (b) Water (c) Vacuum (d) Steel
liquid molecules 10. Frequency range of the audible sounds is
(b) The air molecules in empty vessel have greater amplitude (a) 0 Hz – 30 Hz (b) 20 Hz – 20 kHz
and hence greater intensity than liquid molecules in the filled (c) 20 kHz – 20,000 kHz (d) 20 kHz – 20 MHz
vessel 11. On which principle does sonometer works
(c) The density of air is less than the density of liquid contained (a) Hooke’s Law (b) Elasticity
in the vessel when filled (c) Resonance (d) Newton’s Law
(d) The kinetic energy of particles constituting the air column is 12. When we hear a sound, we can identify its source from
greater as compared to the kinetic energy of particles of liquid (a) Amplitude of sound (b) Intensity of sound
column (c) Wavelength of sound
2. Echo is the effect produced due to (d) Overtones present in the sound
(a) Reflection of sound (b) Dispersion of sound 13. In the musical octave ‘ Sa’, ‘Re’, ‘Ga’
(c) Absorption of sound (d) Refraction of sound (a) The frequency of the note ‘Sa’ is greater than that of ‘Re’, ‘Ga’
3. A stone is dropped in a well and splash is heard after 1.5 seconds (b) The frequency of the note ‘Sa’ is smaller than that of
after the stone hits the water surface. If the velocity of sound is ‘Re’, ‘Ga’
327 m/s, the depth of the well is (c) The frequency of all the notes ‘Sa’, ‘Re’,’Ga’ is the same
(a) 654.0 m (b) 490.5 m (c) 227 m (d) 981.0 m (d) The frequency decreases in the sequence ‘Sa’, ‘Re’, ‘Ga’
4. During thunderstorm lightning is seen first and thunder is heard 14. In an orchestra, the musical sounds of different instruments are
later on Why? distinguished from one another by which of the following
(a) First light and then sound is produced characteristics
(b) Light travels faster than sound (a) Pitch (b) Loudness
(c) Quality (d) Overtones
(c) Sound travels faster than light
15. The material used for making the seats in an auditorium has sound
(d) Sound becomes feeble due to storm
absorbing properties. Why?
5. In the microphone, used in the public address system (a) It reduces reverberations.
(a) Electric signals are first converted into sound waves (b) It makes the quality of sound better
(b) Sound waves are directly transmitted (c) It makes the sound travel faster
(c) Sound waves are converted into electric signals which are (d) All of the above
amplified and transmitted 16. Sitar is a
(d) Amplification is not required (a) wind instrument (b) stringed instrument
6. Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar is playing sitar on its strings, and you, (c) percussion instrument (d) reed instrument
as a physicist (unfortunately without musical ears), observed the 17. Bats can hunt at night
following oddities. (a) their eyesight is good (b) they can smell their prey
I. The greater the length of a vibrating string, the smaller its (c) the high-pitched ultrasonic squeaks of the pat are reflected
frequency. from the obstacles or prey and returned to bat’s ear and thus
II. The greater the tension in the string, the greater is the frequency the bat is able to detect.
III. The heavier the mass of the string, the smaller the frequency. (d) All of the above
IV. The thinner the wire, the higher its frequency. 18. To hear a distinct echo, the minimum distance of a reflecting surface
The maestro signalled the following combination as correct one : should be :
(a) II, III and IV (b) I, II and IV (a) 17 metres (b) 34 metres
(c) I, II and III (d) I, II, III and IV (c) 68 metres (d) 340 metres
7. A big explosion on the Moon cannot be heard on the Earth because 19. Earthquake produces which kind of sound before the main shock
(a) The explosion produces high frequency sound wave which wave begins
are inaudiable (a) ultrasound (b) infrasound
(b) Sound waves require a material medium for propagation (c) audible sound (d) None of the above
(c) Sound waves are absorbed in the atmosphere of moon 20. Speed of sound
(d) Sound waves are absorbed in Earth’s atmosphere (a) Decreases when we go from solid to gaseous state
8. A man sets his watch by a whistle that is 2 km away. How much (b) Increases with increase in temperature
will his watch be in error. (speed of sound in air 330 m/sec) (c) Depends upon properties of the medium through which it
(a) 3 seconds fast (b) 3 seconds slow travels
(c) 6 seconds fast (d) 6 seconds slow (d) All these statements are correct
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1. A swimming pool looks shallower than it really is, when (c) the eye is not able to decrease the distance between
seen by a person standing outside near it, because of the
the eye-lens and the retina beyond a limit
phenomenon of
(a) refraction of light (b) reflection of light (d) the eye is not able to decrease the focal length beyond
(c) dispersion of light (d) None of these a limit
2. A student sitting on the last bench can read the letters written 8. Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles
on the blackboard but is not able to read the letters written (a) is less than one
in his textbook. Which of the following statements is correct? (b) is more than one
(a) The near point of his eyes has receded away
(c) is equal to one
(b) The near point of his eyes has come closer to him
(d) can be more than or less than one depending upon the
(c) The far point of his eyes has come closer to him
(d) The far point of his eyes has receded away position of the object in front of it.
3. Which of the following phenomena of light are involved in 9. Figure shows two rays A and B being reflected by a mirror
and going as A' and B'. The mirror
the formation of a rainbow?
(a) Reflection, refraction and dispersion A
(b) Refraction, dispersion and total internal reflection
(c) Refraction, dispersion and total internal reflection
(d) Dispersion, scattering and total internal reflection
B
4. The danger signals installed at the top of tall buildings are
red in colour. These can be easily seen from a distance
because among all other colours, the red light
(a) is scattered the most by smoke or fog
(b) is scattered the least by smoke or fog
(c) is absorbed the most by smoke or fog
(d) moves fastest in air
5. Twinkling of a star is due to
A’
(a) atmospheric refraction of sunlight
(b) atmospheric refraction of starlight B’
(c) lightening in the sky
(a) Is plane
(d) none of these
(b) Is convex
6. Soap bubble looks coloured due to (c) Is concave
(a) dispersion (b) reflection (d) May be any spherical mirror
(c) interference (d) Any one of these 10. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomatch or
7. A normal eye is not able to see objects closer than 25 cm other inner parts of the body is based onthe phenomenon of
(a) Diffraction (b) Interference
because
(c) Total internal reflection (d) Polarization
(a) the focal length of the eye is 25 cm
(b) the distance of the retina from the eye-lens is 25 cm
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11. The basic reason for the extraordinary sparkle of a suitably 16. Finger prints on a piece of paper may be detected by
cut diamond is that sprinkling fluorescent powder on the paper and then looking
(a) It is very hard
it into
(b) It has a very high refractive index
(c) It has a very high transparency (a) Mercury light
(d) It has well-defined cleavage planes (b) Sunlight
12. A person standing in front of a mirror finds that his image is (c) Infrared light
larger than himself. This implies that mirror is (d) ultraviolet light
(a) Covex (b) Concave
17. How should people wearing spectacles work with a
(c) Plane (d) Plano convex
13. A plane mirror placed in front of a person is moved parallel microscope
to itself at a speed of 0.5 m/s away from the person. Then (a) They cannot use the microscope at all
(a) The image moves away from the person at a speed of (b) They should keep on wearing their spectacles
1 m/s (c) They should take off spectacles
(b) The image moves away from the person at a speed of
(d) b and c is both way
0.5 m/s
(c) The image moves toward the person at a speed of 0.5m/s 18. The minimum temperature of a body at which it emits light is
(d) The iamge move towards the person at a speed of 1 m/s (a) 1200°C (b) 1000°C
14. Although each eye perceives a separate image, we do not (c) 500°C (d) 200°C
see everything double because 19. Stars are not visible in the day time because
(a) The inverted image formed by one eye is re-inverted
(a) Stars hide behind the sun
by the other
(b) The optic nerve fuses the two images (b) Stars do not reflect sun rays during day
(c) One eye words at one time (c) Stars vanish during the day
(d) None of these (d) Atmosphere scatters sunlight into a blanket of extreme
15. An object is immersed in a fluid. In order that the object brightness through which faint stars cannot be visible.
becomes invisible, it should 20. If there had been one eye of the man, then
(a) behave as a perfect reflector (a) Image of the object would have been inverted
(b) Absorb all light falling on it (b) Visible region would have decreased
(c) Have refractive index one (c) Image would have not been seen in three dimensional
(d) Have refractive index exactly matching with that of the (d) b and c both
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1. A star is emitting yellow light. If it is accelerated towards earth 10. It is believed that the universe is expanding and hence the distant
then to an observer on earth, it will appear stars are receding from us. Light from such a star will show
(a) shinning yellow (a) Shift in frequency towards longer wavelengths
(b) gradually changing to violet (b) Shift in frequency towards shorter wavelength
(c) gradually changing to red (c) No shift in fequency but a decrease in intensity
(d) unchanged (d) A shift in frequency sometimes towards longer and sometimes
2. Soap bubble looks coloured due to towards shrter wavelengths
(a) dispersion (b) reflection 11. Through which character we can distinguish the light waves from
(c) interference (d) any one of these sound waves
3. Infrared radiation is detected by (a) Interference (b) Refraction
(a) Spectrometer (b) Pyrometer (c) Polarisation (d) Reflection
(c) Nanometer (d) Photometer 12. If the shift of wavelength of light emitted by a star is towards
4. The phenomenon of interference is shown by violet, then this shows that star is
(a) Longitudinal mechanical waves only (a) Stationary
(b) Transverse mechanical waves only (b) Moving towards earth
(c) Electromagnetic waves only (c) Moving away from earth
(d) All the above types of waves (d) Information is incomplete.
5. Illumination of the sun at noon is maximum because 13. Ozone is found in
(a) Scattering is reduced at noon (a) Stratosphere (b) Ionosphere
(b) Refraction of light is minimum at noon (c) Mesosphere (b) Troposphere
(c) Rays are incident almost normally 14. Heat radiations propagate with the speed of
(d) The sun is nearer to earth at noon (a) -rays (b) -rays
(c) Light waves (d) Sound waves
6. Laser beams are used to measure long distance because
15. Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves
(a) They are monochromatic
(a) Cosmic rays (b) Gamma rays
(b) They are highly polarised
(c) -rays (d) X-rays
(c) They are coherent
16. The region of the atmosphere above troposphere is known as
(d) They have high degree of parallelism
(a) Lithosphere (b) Uppersphere
7. The rectilinear propagation of light in a medium is due to its
(c) Lonosphere (d) Stratosphere
(a) High velocity (b) Large wavelength
17. Which scientist experimentally proved the existence of
(c) High frequency (d) Source
electromagnetic waves
8. Which of the following is not a property of light
(a) Sir J.C. Bose (b) Maxwell
(a) It requires a material medium for propagation
(c) Marconi (d) Hertz
(b) It can travel through vacuum
18. A signal emitted by an antenna from a certain point can be received
(c) It involves transportation of energy
at another point of the surface in the form of
(d) It has finite speed (a) Sky wave (b) Ground wave
9. Assuming that universe is expanding, if the spectrum of light coming (c) Sea wave (d) Both (a) and (b)
from a star which is going away from earth is tested, then in the 19. Which of the following shows green house effect
wavelength of light (a) ultraviolet rays (b) Infrared rays
(a) There will be no change (c) X-rays (d) None of these
(b) The spectrum will move to infrared region 20. The ozone layer absorbs
(c) The spectrum will seems to shift to ultraviolet side (a) Infrared radiations (b) ultraviolet radiations
(d) None of above (c) X-rays (d) -rays
1. If a body is positively charged, then it has (b) Mass of A increases
(a) excess of electrons (b) excess of protons (c) Mass of B decreases (d) Mass of B increases
(c) deficiency of electrons (d) deficiency of neutrons 12. There are two metallic spheres of same radii but one is solid and
4. Among identical spheres A and B having charges as– 5 C and the other is hollow, then
– 16 C (a) Solid sphere can be given more charge
(a) – 5C is at higher potential (b) Hollow sphere can be given more charge
(b) – 16 C is at higher potential (c) They can be charged equally (Maximum)
(c) both are at equal potential (d) None of the above
(d) it cannot be said 13. A soap bubble is given a negative charge, then its radius
3. Which of the following is best insulator? (a) Decreases (b) Increases
(a) Carbon (b) Paper (c) Graphite (d) Ebonite (c) Remains unchanged
4. If body is charged by rubbing it, its weight (d) Nothing can be predicted as information is insulfficient
(a) remains precisely constant 14. Four metal conductors having difference shapes
(b) increases slightly 1. A sphere 2. Cylindrical
(c) decreases slightly 3. Pear 4. Lighting conductor
(d) may increase slightly or may decrease slightly are mounted on insulating sands and charged. The one which is
5. A comb run through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of paper. best suited to retain the charges for a longer time is
This is due to (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) Comb is a good conductor 15. When a body is earth connnected, electrons from the earth flow
(b) Paper is a good conductor into the body. This means the body is
(c) The atoms in the paper get polarised by the charged comb (a) Unchanged (b) Charged positively
(d) The comb possesses magnetic properties (c) Charged negatively (d) An insulator
6. The charge given to any conductor resides on its outer surface, 16. Electric potential of earth is taken to be zero because earth is a good
because (a) Insulator (b) conductor
(a) The free charge tends to be in its minimum potential energy (c) Semiconductor (d) Dielectric
state 17. An uncharged capacitor is connected to a battery. On charging the
(b) The free charge tends to be in its minimum kinetic energy state capacitor
(c) The free charge tends to be in its maximum potential energy (a) All the energy supplied is stored in the capacitor
state (b) Half the energy supplied is stored in the capacitor
(d) The free charge tends to be in its maximum kinetic energy state (c) The energy stored depends upon the capacity of the capacitor
7. Capacitors are used in electrical circuits where appliances need only
more (d) The energy stroed depends upon the time for which the
(a) Current (b) Voltage capacitor is charged.
(c) Watt (d) Resistance 18. When we touch the terminals of a high voltage capacitor, even after
8. When a lamp is connected in series with capacitor, then a high voltage has been cut off, then the capacitor has a tendency to
(a) Lamp will not glow (b) lamp will burst out (a) Restore energy (b) Discharge energy
(c) Lamp will glow normally (d) None of these (c) Affect dangerously (d) Both (b) and (c)
9. The net charge on capacitor is 19. In nature, the electric charge of any system is always equal to
(a) 2q (b) q/2 (c) 0 (d) (a) Half integral multiple of the least amount of charge
10. Two identical conductors of copper and aluminium are placed in an (b) Zero
identical electric fields. The magnitude of induced charge in the (c) Square of the least amount of charge
aluminium will be (d) Integral multiple of the least amount of charge
(a) Zero (b) Greater than in copper 20. Consider two point charges of equal magnitude and opposite sign
(c) Equal to that in copper (d) Less than in copper separated by a certain distance. The neutral point between them
11. One metallic sphere A is given positive charge whereas another (a) Does not exist
identical metallic sphere B of exactly same mass as of A is given (b) Will be in mid way between them
equal amount of negative charge. Then (c) Lies on the perpendicualr bisector of the line joining the two
(a) Mass of A and mass of B still remain equal (d) Will be closer to the negative charge.
1. A fuse wire repeatedly gets burnt when used with a good heater. It 11. How much energy in kilowatt hour is consumed in operating ten
is advised to use a fuse wire of 50 watt bulbs for 10 hours per day in a month (30 days)
(a) more length (b) less radius (a) 1500 (b) 5,000 (c) 15 (d) 150
(c) less length (d) more radius 12. The electric current passing through a metallic wire produces heat
2. Electric iron uses wires of alloy as because of
(a) they do not oxidise at high temperatures (a) Collisions of conduction electrons with each other
(b) they do not burn at high temperatures (b) Collisions of the atoms of the metal with each other
(c) both (a) and (b) (c) The energy released in the ionization of the atoms of the
(d) neither (a) or (b) metal
3. Parameters of electricity supply in India are (d) Collisions of the conduction electrons with the atoms of the
(a) Potential Difference of 220 V, Frequency of 50 hertz and metallic wires
Current Rating of 5A/15A 13. Electric power is transmitted over long distances through conduct-
(b) Potential Difference of 150 V, Frequency of 40 hertz and ing wires at high voltage because
Current Rating of 10 A (a) High voltage travels faster (b) Power loss is large
(c) Potential Difference of 220 V, Frequency of 60 hertz and (c) Power loss is less
Current Rating of 15A (d) Generator produce electrical energy at a very high voltage
(d) Potential Difference of 220 V, Frequency of 40 hertz and 14. Watt-hour meter measures
Current Rating of 5 A (a) Electric energy (b) Current
4. Of the two bulbs in a house, one glows brighter than the other. (c) Voltage (d) Power
Which of the two has a large resistance? 15. Two electric bulbs A and B are rated as 60 W and 100 W. They are
(a) The bright bulb (b) The dim bulb connected in parallel to the same source. Then,
(c) Both have the same resistance (a) Both draw the same current
(d) The brightness does not depend upon the resistance. (b) A draws more current than B
5. Domestic electrical wiring is basically a : (c) B draws more current than A
(a) series connection (d) Current drawn are in the ratio of their resistances
(b) parallel connection 16. An electric heater is heated respectively by d.c. and a.c. Applied
(c) combination of series and parallel connections voltage for both the currents is equal. The heat produced per sec-
(d) series connection within each room and parallel connection ond will be
elsewhere (a) More on heating by a.c. source
6. If an electric current is passed through a nerve of a man, then man (b) More on heating by d.c. source
(a) Begins to laugh (b) Begins to weep (c) Same for both
(c) Is excited (d) None of the above
(d) Becomes insensitive to pain 17. In charging a battery of motor-car, the following effect of electric
7. The resistance of an incandescent lamp is current is used
(a) Greate when switched off (a) Magnetic (b) Heating
(b) Smaller when switched on (c) Chemical (d) Induction
(c) Greater when switched on 18. Pick out the wrong statement
(d) The same whether it is switched off or switched on (a) In a simple battery circuit, the point of lowest potential is
8. Electromotive force is the force which is able to maintain a the negative terminal of the battery
constant (b) The resistance of an incandescent lamp is greater when the
(a) Current (b) Resistance lamp is switched off
(c) Power (c) Potential difference (c) An ordinary 100 W lamp has less resistance than a 60 W
lamp
9. A galvanometer can be used as a voltmeter by connecting a
(d) At constant voltage, the heat developed in a uniform wire
(a) High resistance in series (b) Low resistance in series
varies inversely as the length of the wire used
(c) High resistance in parallel (d) Low resistance in parallel
19. The value of internal resistance of an ideal cell is
10. It is easier to start a car engine on a hot day than on a cold day. This
(a) Zero (b) 0.5
is because the internal resistance of the car battery
(c) 1 (d) Infinity
(a) Decreases with rise in temperature
20. For goldplating on a copper chain, the substance required in the
(b) Increases with rise in temperature
form of solution is
(c) Decreases with a fall in temperature
(a) Copper sulphate (b) Copper chloride
(d) Does not change with a change in temperature
(c) Potassium cyanide (d) Potassium aurocyanide
1. A transformer is employed to (c) Both the hysteresis loss and heating effect of current
(a) convert A.C. into D.C. (d) None of the above
(b) convert D.C. into A.C. 11. Alternating current can not be measured by dc ammeter because
(c) obtain a suitable A.C. voltage (a) ac cannot pass through dc ammeter
(d) obtain a suitable D.C. voltage (b) Average value of complete cycle is zero
2. To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy, one can use (c) ac is virtual (d) ac changes its direction
(a) DC dynamo (b) AC dynamo 12. A bulb is connected first with DC and then AC of same voltage it
(c) motor (d) (a) & (b) will shine brightly with
3. The phenomenon of electromagnetic induction is – (a) AC (b) DC
(a) the process of charging a body. (c) Brightness will be in ratio 1/1.4
(b) the process of generating magnetic field due to a (d) Equally with both
current passing through a coil. 13. The voltage of domestic AC is 220 volt. What does this represent
(c) producing induced current in a coil due to relative (a) Mean voltage (b) Peak voltage
motion between a magnet and the coil. (c) Root mean voltage (d) Root mean square voltage
(d) the process of rotating a coil of an electric motor. 14. Radio frequency choke uses core of
4. At the time of short circuit, the current in the circuit (a) Air (b) Iron
(a) reduces substantially (b) does not change. (c) Air and Iron (d) None of these
(c) increases heavily (d) vary continuously 15. Quantity that remains unchanged in a transformer is
5. For dynamo which one of the following statements is correct (a) Voltage (b) Current
(a) It converts the electrical energy into light energy (c) Frequency (d) None of the above
(b) It converts the kinetic energy into heat energy 16. For high frequency, a capacitor offers
(c) It converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy (a) More reactance (b) Less reactance
(d) It converts the electrical energy into mechanical energy (c) Zero reactance (d) Infinite reactance
6. A conducting wire is dropped along east-west direction, then 17. When the number of turns in a coil is doubled without any change
(a) No emf is induced in the length of the coil, its self inductance becomes
(b) No induced current flows (a) Four times (b) Doubled
(c) Induced current flows from west to east (c) Halved (d) Unchanged
(d) Induced current flows from east to west 18. When a metallic plate swings between the poles of a magnet
7. Core of transformer is made up of (a) No effect on the plate
(a) Soft iron (b) Steel (c) Iron (d) Alnico (b) Eddy current are set up inside the plate and the direction of
8. Fan is based on the current is along the motion of the plate
(a) Electric Motor (b) Electric dynamo (c) Eddy currents are set up inside the plate and the direction of
(c) Both (d) None of these the current oppose the motion of the plate
9. The core of a transformer is laminated so that (d) Eddy currents are set up inside the plate
(a) Ratio of voltage in the primary and secondary may be 19. A long horizontal metallic rod with length along the east-west
increased direction is falling under gravity. The potential difference between
(b) Rusting of the core may be stopped its two ends will be
(c) Energy losses due to eddy currents may be reduced (a) Zero (b) Constant
(d) Change in flux is increased (c) Increase with time (d) Decrease with time
10. Large transformers, when used for some time, become hot and are 20. What is the function of oil in a transformer?
cooled by circulating oil. The heating of transformer is due to (a) It provides insulation (b) It provides cooling
(a) Heating effect of current alone (b) Hysteresis loss alone (c) It provides smoothness (d) both (a) and (b)
1. The magnetism in a magnet is mainly due to 10. If a magnet is dropped into a coil of wire, it will fall with an
(a) The orbital motion of the electrons acceleration
(b) The spin motion of the electrons (a) equal to g (b) more than g (c) less than g
(c) The nuclear charge (d) equal to g in the beginning and then more than g
(d) None of the above 11. A magnet can be demagnetised by
2. Two bars of soft iron exactly same are given. One of them is a (a) hammering the magnet
magnet. Without using any thing more, how would you find which (b) putting it in the water
is a magnet (c) cooling it
(a) By bringing two bars near and noting which one is attracting. (d) putting it in contact with iron
The attracting one is a magnet 12. If the horizontal and vertical components of the earth's magnetic
(b) By bringing two bars near and noting which one is repelling. field are equal at a certain place, the angle of a dip at that place will
One which repels is an ordinary iron. be
(c) By rubbing one bar with the other and noting which becomes (a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 45° (d) 90°
magnet. The bar which is magnetised is an ordinary iron 13. An electromagnet is made of
(d) One bar is placed flat horizontal on the table and the other (a) Copper (b) Nickel (c) Soft iron (d) Steel
bar is held vertical with its one end on the middle of first bar. 14. Which of the following instruments is used to measure magnetic
If there is attraction between the two, the vertical bar is field?
magnet otherwise ordinary iron. (a) A thermometer (b) A pyrometer
3. When a bar magnet is broken into two pieces? (c) A fluxmeter (d) A hygrometer
(a) we will have a single pole on each piece 15. A moving charge produces
(b) each piece will have two like poles (a) neither electric field nor magnetic field
(c) each piece will have two unlike poles (b) electro-static field only
(d) each piece will lose magnetism (c) magnetic field only
4. Along the direction of current carrying wire, the value of magnetic (d) both magnetic and electro-static field
field is ? 16. A magnetic field is produced by
(a) Zero (b) Infinity (a) all currents (b) all charges
(c) Depends on the length of the wire (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
(d) Uncertain 17. Eddy currents are produced when
5. A temporary magnet is made of (a) A metal is kept in varying magnetic field
(a) cast iron (b) steel (b) A circular coil is placed in a magnetic field
(c) soft iron (d) stainless steel (c) A metal is kept in the steady magnetic field
6. Of dia, para and ferromagnetism, the universal property of all (d) A current is passed through a circular coil
substances is 18. The magnetic compass is not useful for navigation near the magnetic
(a) Diamagnetism (b) Paramagnetism poles. Since
(c) Ferromagnetism (d) All the above (a) R = 0 (b) V = 0
7. In a cassette player, materials used for coating magnetic tapes are (c) H = 0 (d) = 0º
(a) cobalt (b) CoFe2O 4 19. The direction of magnetic line of force of a bar magnet is
(c) NiFe2O 4 (d) Nickel (a) from south to north pole
8. Curie temperature is the temp. above which (b) from north to south pole
(a) a ferro magnetic material becomes para magenetic (c) across the bar magnet
(b) a para magnetic material becomes dia magnetic (d) from south to north pole inside the magnet and from north to
(c) a ferro magnetic material becomes dia magnetic south pole outside the magnet
(d) a para magnetic material becomes ferro magnetic 20. A bar magnet is cut into two equal halves by a plane parallel to the
9. Which one of the following is not a magnetic material? magnetic axis. Of the following physical quantities the one which
(a) Iron (b) Nickel remains unchanged is
(c) Aluminium (d) Cobalt (a) pole strength (b) magnetic moment
(c) Intensity of magnetisation (d) Moment of inertia
1. Electric conduction in a semiconductor takes place due to 12. A d.c. battery of V volt is connected to a series combination of a
(a) Electrons only (b) Holes only resistor R and an ideal diode D as shown in the figure below. The
(c) Both electrons and holes potential difference across R will be
(d) Neither electrons nor holes R D
2. Let np and ne be the number of holes and conduction electrons in an
extrinsic semiconductor. Then
(a) np > ne. (b) np = ne.
(c) np < ne. (d) np ne .
3. If the two ends of a p-n junction are joined by a wire V
(a) There will not be a steady current in the circuit
(a) 2V when diode is forward biased
(b) There will be a steady current from the n-side to the p-side
(b) Zero when diode is forward biased
(c) There will be a steady current from the p-side to the n-side
(c) V when diode is reverse biased
(d) There may or may not be a current depending upon the
resistance of the connecting wire (d) V when diode is forward biased
4. In a transistor 13. The intrinsic semi conductor becomes an insulator at
(a) The emitter has the least concentration of impurity (a) 0ºC (b) 0 K (c) 300 K (d) –100ºC
(b) The collector has the least concentration of impurity 14. In an unbiased p-n junction, holes diffuse from the p-region to n-
region because
(c) The base has the least concentration of impurity
(a) free electrons in the n-region attract them
(d) All the three regions have equal concentrations of impurity
(b) they move across the junction by the potential difference
5. What is the resistivity of a pure semiconductor at absolute zero ?
(c) hole concentration in p-region is more as compared to n-
(a) Zero (b) Infinity
(c) Same as that of conductors at room temperature region
(d) All the above
(d) Same as that of insulators at room temperature
15. In a semiconductor, the concentration of electrons is
6. Temperature coefficient of resistance of semiconductor is
8 × 10 14 /cm 3 and that of the holes is 5 × 10 12 cm 3 . The
(a) Zero (b) Constant
semiconductor is
(c) Positive (d) Negative
7. In a half wave rectifier, the r.m.s. value of the A.C. component of (a) p-type (b) n-type (c) intrinsic (d) pnp type
the wave is 16. In extrinsic semiconductors
(a) Equal to d.c. value (b) More than d.c. value (a) the conduction band and valence band overlap
(b) the gap between conduction band and valence band is more
(c) Less than d.c. value (d) Zero
than 16 eV
8. Zener diode is used for
(c) the gap between conduction band and valence band is near
(a) Amplification (b) Rectification
about 1 eV
(c) Stabilisation (d) All of the above
9. In reverse biasing (d) the gap between conduction band and valence band will be
100 eV and more
(a) Large amount of current flows
17. Function of rectifier is
(b) Potential barrier across junction increases
(a) to convert ac into dc (b) to convert dc into ac
(c) Depletion layer resistance decreases
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
(d) No current flows
10. The main defference between voltage and power amplifiers is that 18. An oscillator is nothing but an amplifer with
(a) Power amplifier handles current (a) positive feedback (b) negative feedback
(b) Power amplifier handles large voltage (c) large gain (d) no feedback
19. To obtain P-type Si semiconductor, we need to dope pure Si with
(c) Power amplifier handles large power
(a) Aluminium (b) Phosphorous
(d) None of the above
(c) Oxygen (d) Germanium.
11. In a transistor :
20. In a full wave rectifiers, input ac current has a frequency
(a) Both emitter and collector have same length
(b) Length of emitter is greater than that of collector ‘ ’. The output frequency of current is
(a) /2 (b)
(c) Length of collector is greater than that of emitter
(d) Any one of emitter and collector can have greater length
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1. Which of the following is a chemical change? (a) I, II and III (b) only III
(a) Heating of iron to red hot (c) I and III (d) I and II
(b) Magnetisation of iron piece 9. An alloy of ........ is used in fountain pen nib tips.
(c) Rusting of iron (a) platinum and silver (b) platinum and gold
(d) All of the above (c) platinum and iridium (d) platinum and copper
2. Heating of a substance results in 10. Which one among the following has been producing/can
(a) a physical change produce light by a chemical change?
(b) a chemical change (a) Sun
(c) a physical or a chemical change (b) Moon
(d) None of the above (c) Electric bulb
3. Which of the following is a physical change? (d) Lightening and thunder
(a) Formation of curd 11. Colloidal solution commonly used in the treatment of eye
(b) Burning of candle disease is
(c) Rusting of iron rod (a) colloidal silver (b) colloidal gold
(d) Heating of copper wire by electricity (c) colloidal antimony (d) colloidal sulphur
4. Combustion of a candle is a/an 12. Match the Column I with the Column II.
(a) physical change (b) reduction reaction Column I Column II
(c) endothermic reaction (d) exothermic reaction A. Cod liver 1. Liquid in a gas
5. Solution of CaCO3 in water forms a B. Vanishing cream 2. Solid dispersed
(a) homogeneous mixture (b) heterogenous mixture cream in gas
(c) azeotropic mixture (d) None of these C. Fog 3. Aqueous emulsion
6. An element which is not found in nature is D. Smoke 4. Water in oil emulsion
(a) Pt (b) K (c) Zn (d) Pm Codes:
7. Match the following columns: A B C D
List - I List - II (a) 1 2 4 3
A. mercury 1. element (b) 3 1 2 4
B. oxygen 2. compound (c) 4 3 1 2
C. water 3. mixture (d) 2 4 3 1
D. air 4. metal 13. The diagram below shows a magnet near a
Codes: pile of particles of iron and sulphur. The
A B C D magnet attracts the iron, separating it from
(a) 1 2 3 4 the mixture.
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 4 1 2 3 Based on the diagram, which statement is true?
(d) 4 2 3 1 (a) The parts of a mixture keep their own properties.
8. Which of the following statements is correct? (b) The elements in a compound keep their own properties.
I. german silver is an alloy of silver, copper and zinc (c) The properties of a mixture are different from the
II. there is no zinc in brass properties of its parts.
III. bronze is an alloy of copper and tin (d) The properties of a compound are different from the
properties of its elements.
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11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d
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14. The four items below were part of a dinner. Each item is a 16. A metalloid is a classification of ____________.
mixture. (a) atom (b) element
(c) compound (d) mixture
17. Which of these substances is an example of a solution?
(a) Milk (b) Brass
(c) Mercury (d) Concrete
18. Which of the following is a way in which elements and
compounds are similar?
(a) Elements and compounds are both pure substances.
(b) Elements and compounds are both listed on the periodic
table.
(c) Elements and compounds are both made up of different
kinds of atoms.
(d) Elements and compounds can both be broken down
by physical changes.
19. In salt water which compound is the solvent?
Which of these mixtures is a suspension?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (a) Water (b) Salt
15. A water molecule is made up of one oxygen and two (c) Oxygen (d) Hydrogen
hydrogen atoms. Why is water considered a pure substance? 20. Concentration means
(a) Water can be broken down by physical means. (a) How well two substances mix with each other
(b) Water can be combined with other substances by (b) The amount of a particular substance in a given mixture
physical means. (c) The extent to which a compound chemically combines
(c) Each water molecule is identical.
(d) The ability of one substance to dissolve in another
(d) Water molecules are made up of different types of
atoms.

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1. Which of the following statements concerning an electron 12. The nucleus of a hydrogen atom consists of
is false? (a) one proton
(a) It is a particle (b) one proton + two neutrons
(b) It has wave properties (c) one neutron only
(c) Its path is bent by a magnet (d) one electron only
(d) It gives out energy while moving in orbitals 13. The names of the scientists, Newland, Mendeleev and Meyer
2. When hydrogen nuclei trap neutron, they become are associated with the development of
(a) hydrogen atom (b) deuterium (a) atomic structure
(c) tritium atom (d) beta rays (b) metallurgy
3. The British physicist who received the 1923 Nobel Prize in (c) periodic table of elements
Physics for discovering the electron is (d) discovery of elements
(a) John Dalton (b) James Chadwick 14. The mass number of a nucleus is
(c) J. J. Thomson (d) E. Rutherford (a) always less than its atomic number
4. The atomic spectra of hydrogen was explained by (b) the sum of the number of protons and neutrons present
(a) Rutherford’s model of the atom in the nucleus
(b) Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity (c) always more than the atomic weight
(c) Pauli’s exclusion principle (d) a fraction
(d) Bohr’s theory 15. The following are the half-lives of four radio active isotopes.
5. Radioactive isotope of hydrogen is Which one of the following is the most dangerous to handle?
(a) hydride ion (b) tritium (a) 3 billion years (b) 100 years
(c) protium (d) deuterium (c) 0.01 minute (d) 13 days
6. Neutrons are obtained by 16. Anode rays were discovered by
(a) bombardment of radium with -particles (a) Goldstein (b) J. Stenely
(b) bombardment of beryllium with -particles (c) Rutherford (d) Thomson
(c) radioactive disintegration of uranium 17. Neutron was discovered by
(d) None of the above (a) Rutherford (b) Langnuin
7. Isobars are produced as a result of the emission of (c) Chadwick (d) Austin
(a) -particles (b) -rays 18. Which of the following is the correct sequence in terms of
(c) X-rays (d) -particles increasing mass?
8. The de Broglie equation is (a) Proton, electron, alpha particle, hydrogen atom
(a) h/mv = (b) hv = E2 – E 1 (b) Electron, proton, hydrogen atom, alpha particle
(c) n = 2d sin (d) c = hv (c) Hydrogen atom, proton, electron, alpha particle
9. Properties of elements are determined by (d) Alpha particle, proton, hydrogen atom, electron
(a) atomic number (b) atomic weight 19. Neutron are present in all atoms except
(c) neutrons (d) protons (a) He (b) C
10. Bohr’s theory of fixed orbits contradicts (c) H (d) N
(a) Coulomb’s law (b) Planck’s theory 20. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(c) de Broglie relation (d) uncertainty principle (a) Isobars possess same chemical properties
11. Which of the following has the same atomic number and (b) Isotopes occupy same position in Periodic table
atomic weight? (c) Isotopes possess same atomic number
(a) hydrogen (b) helium (d) In isobars the total number of protons and neutrons in
(c) oxygen (d) nitrogen the nucleus is same
1. The element or elements whose position is anomalous in the (a) Atomic size
periodic table is (b) Valency
(a) halogens (b) Fe, Co and Ni (c) Radioactivity
(c) inert gases (d) hydrogen (d) Electronegativity
2. The energy released when an extra electron is added to a neutral 13. Which group of Periodic Table contains no metal?
gaseous atom is called (a) 1 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 7
(a) bond energy (b) electron affinity 14. Consider the following statements with reference to the Periodic
(c) ionization potential (d) electronegativity Table of chemical element.
3. The cause of periodicity of properties is 1. Ionisation potential gradually decreases along a period.
(a) increasing atomic radius 2. In a group of element, electron affinity decreases as the atomic
(b) increasing atomic weights weight increases.
(c) number of electrons in the valency orbit 3. In a given period, electronegativity decrease as the atomic
(d) the recurrence of similar outer electronic configuration number increases.
4. In which of the following groups, are the elements written in the Which of these statement(s) is/are correct?
descending order of their respect atomic weights? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
(a) nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen 15. Which of the following properties changes with valency?
(b) oxygen, argon, nitrogen, hydrogen (a) Atomic weight (b) Equivalent weight
(c) oxygen, nitrogen, helium, hydrogen (c) Molecular weight (d) Density
(d) oxygen, nitrogen, helium, bromine 16. Match the Column I with the Column II.
5. If the electronegativities of two elements are low, the bond between Column I Column II
the two is A. Modern periodic 1. Groups
(a) ionic (b) covalent law
(c) co-ordinate (d) a metallic bond B. Father of periodic 2. Moseley
6. The most electronegative element among sodium, bromium, fluorine, table
and oxygen is C. Vertical lines in 3. Periods
(a) sodium (b) bromium Modern periodic
(c) fluorine (d) oxygen table
7. The most electropositive element among the following is D. Horizontal lines 4. Mendeleev
(a) Na (b) Ca (c) K (d) Cs in Modern periodic
8. Rare gases are generally chemically inert because they table
(a) are monoatomic Codes:
(b) have low ionization energy A B C D
(c) have stable electronic configuration (a) 3 4 2 1
(d) have a high electron affinity (b) 4 1 3 2
9. f-block elements are also called (c) 2 4 1 3
(a) alkali metals (b) inner transition elements (d) 2 1 3 4
(c) transition elements (d) transuranic elements 17. The long form of Periodic Table is based on
10. An element with atomic number 36 belongs to the (a) electronegativity (b) mass of the atom
(a) s-block (b) p-block (c) shape of the atom (d) atomic number
(c) d-block (d) f-block 18. In Periodic Table, metallic elements appear
11. Consider the following statements. (a) in the left-hand columns
1. In Modern Periodic Table, the number of periods is 7. (b) in the top-rows
2. In Modern Periodic Table, the number of groups is 18. (c) in the right-hand columns
3. The long form of Periodic Table was developed by Range (d) in the bottom rows
and Werner. 19. The first element of rare earth metals is
Which of the following is/are correct? (a) cerium (b) actinium
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 (c) uranium (d) lanthanum
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3 20. Which of the following pairs of elements is in the same period of
12. Which one of the following is not a periodic property i.e., does not the Periodic Table?
show any trend on moving from one side to the other in the Periodic (a) Na, Ca (b) Na, Cl
Table? (c) Ca, Cl (d) Mg, Sb
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1. Which of the following is acidic in nature? 10. Match the Column I with the Column II.
(a) sugar (b) lime Column I Column II
(c) baking powder (d) vinegar A. 10–7 1. pH value of
2. An element common to all acids is neutral solution
(a) hydrogen (b) oxygen B. >7 2. pH value of
(c) sulphur (d) chlorine acidic solution
3. Baking soda is also known as C. <7 3. pH value of
(a) sodium bicarbonate (b) sodium carbonate
alkaline solution
(c) calcium chloride (d) calcium carbonate
4. What is the pH of pure water? D. 7 4. In pure water
(a) 1 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 12 hydrogen ion
5. Match the Column I with the Column II. concentration
Column I Column II Codes:
A. Tartaric acid 1. Red ants A B C D
B. Formic acid 2. Grapes (a) 1 4 3 2
C. Uric acid 3. Apples (b) 2 1 4 3
D. Maleic acid 4. Urine of mammals (c) 3 2 1 4
Codes: (d) 4 3 2 1
A B C D 11. Which one of the following is correct? Due to continuous
(a) 2 1 4 3 use of calcium superphosphate as fertilizer in soil, the pH of
(b) 1 4 3 2 soil becomes
(c) 4 3 2 1 (a) more than 7 (b) less than 7
(d) 3 2 1 4 (c) equal to 7 (d) cannot be predicted
6. Acid turns blue litmus red and base turns red litmus blue. A 12. Consider the following statements
student tested a liquid with a red litmus paper which remained
1. Acids are sour in taste and change the colour of blue
red with no change. This shows that the liquid
(a) is not a base litmus to red.
(b) is not an acid 2. Bases are bitter and change the colour of red litmus to
(c) is neither an acid nor a base blue.
(d) None of these 3. Litmus is a natural indicator.
7. Which one of the following statements is correct? Which of the statements above are correct?
(a) All bases are alkali (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(b) None of the bases is alkali (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) There are no more bases except the alkalies 13. Study the following statements
(d) All alkalies are bases but all bases are not alkalies 1. Litmus solution is a purple dye which is extracted from
8. A base is a substance which lichen and is commonly used as an indicator.
(a) is bitter in taste 2. Red cabbage leaves, turmeric, coloured petals of some
(b) given OH– ions in aqueous solution flowers indicate the presence of acid or base in a
(c) can donate electron solution.
(d) All of the above 3. Some substances whose odour changes in acidic or
9. The pH of water at 25°C is 7. When it is heated to 100°C, the basic medium are called olfactory indicators.
pH of water
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) increase (b) decreases
(c) remains same (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(d) decreases up to 50° C and then increases (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
RESPONSE
GRID 11. a 12. 13.
b c d a b c d a b c d
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14. Which one of the following can be used as an acid-base 18. The pH of fresh ground water slightly decreases upon
indicator by a visually impaired student? exposure to air because
(a) Litmus (b) Vanilla essence (a) carbon dioxide from air is dissolved in the water
(c) Turmeric (d) Petunia leaves (b) oxygen from air is dissolved in the water
15. The composition of aqua regia is (c) the dissolved carbon dioxide of the ground water
(a) conc. H2SO4 and conc. HCl in ratio of 1 : 3 escapes into air
(d) the dissolved oxygen of the ground water escapes into
(b) conc. HNO3 and conc. HCl in ratio of 1 : 3
air
(c) conc. HNO3 and conc. HCl in ratio of 3 : 1
19. Match the Column I with the Column II.
(d) conc. H2SO4 and conc. HNO3 in ratio of 3 : 1 Column I Column II
16. Which of the following statements is correct about an (pH value) (Product)
aqueous solution of an acid and of a base? A. 7.35 to 7.45 1. Milk
(i) Higher the pH, strong the acid B. 6.6 2. Human blood
(ii) Higher the pH, weaker the acid C. 8.5 3. Wine
(iii) Lower the pH, stronger the base D. 2.8 4. Sea water
(iv) Lower the pH, weaker the base Codes:
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (iv) A B C D
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv) (a) 1 4 3 2
17. A sample of soil is mixed with water and allowed to settle. (b) 2 1 4 3
The clear supernatant solution turns the pH paper yellowish (c) 4 3 2 1
orange. Which of the following would change the colour of (d) 3 2 1 4
this pH paper to greenish-blue? 20. Human stomach produces acid ‘X’ which helps in digestion
of food. Acid ‘X’ is
(a) Lemon juice (b) An antacid
(a) acetic acid (b) methanoic acid
(c) Common salt (d) Vinegar
(c) hydrochloric acid (d) citric acid

GRID 19. a b c d 20. a b c d
1. Which one of the following salts when dissolved in water 10. Identify the substance, having the property of deliquescence
makes the solution basic? (a) Gypsum (b) hydrated calcium chloride
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Copper sulphate (c) quick lime (d) conc. sulphuric acid
(c) Ferric chloride (d) Sodium acetate 11. Which one of the following types of medicines is used for
2. Solution in test tubes containing H2O and aqueous NaOH treating indigestion?
can be differentiated with the help of (a) Antibiotic (b) Antacid
(a) red litmus (b) blue litmus (c) Analagic (d) Antiseptic
(c) Na2CO3 (d) HCl (aqueous) 12. Soda acid fire extinguishes the fire by
3. Which one among the following is not a property of salt? (a) cutting the supply of air
(a) Salts have ordered packing arrangements called lattices (b) raising ignition temperature
(b) Salts have low melting points but high boiling points (c) removing combustion substance
(c) Salts are brittle (d) None of these
(d) Salts conducts electricity when dissolved in water or
13. The formula of washing soda is
even in the molten state
(a) NaHCO3 (b) Na 2CO3. H2O
4. Consider the following statements
1. Limestone, chalk and marble are different forms of (c) Na2CO3 (d) Na 2CO3 . 10H2O
calcium carbonate 14. The substance which on treating with chlorine, yields
2. When pH of rain water is less than 5.6, it is called acid bleaching powder is
rain. (a) quick lime (b) limestone
3. Human body works with in the pH range of 7.0 to 7.8 (c) slaked lime (d) gypsum
Which of the statements given above are correct? 15. If tartaric acid is not added in baking powder, the cake will
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 taste bitter due to the presence of
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) sodium hydrogen carbonate
5. A milkman added a small amount of baking soda to fresh (b) sodium carbonate
milk which had pH close to 6. As a result, pH of the medium (c) carbon dioxide
(a) became close to 2 (d) same unreacted tartaric acid
(b) became close to 4 16. Milk of magnesia is
(c) did not undergo any change (a) solid magnesium oxide
(d) became close to 8 (b) insoluble magnesium hydroxide
6. The compound used for neutralisation of excess HCl in the (c) soluble magnesium hydroxide
stomach is (d) insoluble magnesium carbonate
(a) NaHCO3 (b) Mg(OH)2 17. Calcium phosphate is present in tooth enamel, its nature is
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these (a) basic (b) amphoteric
7. The aqueous solution of which of the following salt will (c) neutral (d) None of these
have OH– ions? 18. Which of the following salts does not contain any water of
(a) NaCl (b) Na2SO4 crystallisation?
(c) CH3COONa (d) None of these (a) Blue vitriol (b) Washing soda
8. Which of the following phenomenon occur when a small (c) Baking soda (d) Gypsum
amount of acid is added to water? 19. The role of quick lime in soda lime (mixture) is to
(i) Ionisation (ii) Dilution (a) Absorb moisture present in soda lime
(iii) Neutralisation (iv) Salt formation
(b) Increase the efficiency of soda lime
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv) (c) Absorb moisture present in soda lime
9. Which of the following substances will not give carbon (d) Take part in reaction with NaOH
dioxide an treatment with dilute acid? 20. Which of the following does not form an acid salt?
(a) Marble (b) Lime stone (a) Phosphoric acid (b) Carbonic acid
(c) Lime (d) Baking soda (c) Hydrochloric acid (d) Sulphuric acid
1. Which of the following metals is present in the anode mud (c) K (d) Mg
during the electrolytic refining of copper? 11. The method of concentrating the ore which makes use of
(a) Sodium (b) Aluminium difference in density between ore and impurities is called
(c) Selenium (d) Both (b) and (c) (a) liquation
2. The second most abundant element in the earth’s crust is (b) leaching
(a) oxygen (b) silicon (c) levigation
(c) aluminium (d) iron (d) magnetic separation
3. During smelting, an additional substance is added which 12. The most important ore of aluminium is
combines with impurities to form a fusible product. It is known (a) bauxite (b) magnetite
as (c) haematite (d) monazite
(a) slag (b) mud 13. The sulphide ores of metals are concentrated by
(c) gangue (d) flux (a) cupellation (b) electrolysis
4. Metals are refined by using different methods. Which of the (c) froth flotation (d) calcination
following metals refined by electrolytic refining? 14. Until the nineteenth century, aluminium was almost as
(i) Ag (ii) Cu expensive as gold. The invention of an inexpensive way to
(iii) Na (iv) Al extract this metal by a 22-year-old American made this metal
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) inexpensive subsequently. The investor was
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv) (a) Goldschmidt (b) Mond
5. The method used for reduction of mercuric oxide to mercury (c) Charles-Martin Hall (d) Parkes
is 15. A metal obtained directly by roasting of its sulphide ore is
(a) Heating (a) Hg (b) Cu
(b) Chemical reduction (c) Zn (d) Pb
(c) Tinning 16. Calcination is
(d) Galvanization (a) heating the ore strongly in the absence of any blast of
6. Which of the following oxides, on reduction with carbon air
gives metal? (b) heating the ore with limestone
(a) Cr2O3 (b) ZnO (c) heating the ore with calcium
(c) MnO2 (d) All of these (d) heating the ore with carbon
7. Identify an ore containing sulphur in it 17. Which of the following can be purified by the electrolytic
(a) Siderite (b) Fluorspar method?
(c) Iron pyrites (d) Calamine (a) sodium (Na) (b) selenium (Se)
8. Aluminium is extracted from bauxite (c) boron (B) (d) chlorine (Cl2)
(a) by reduction with carbon 18. Which of the following metals can be extracted from the ore
(b) by reduction with Mg called cassiterite?
(c) by reduction with CO (a) zinc (Zn) (b) mercury (Hg)
(d) by electrolysis in molten cryolite (c) calcium (Ca) (d) tin (Sn)
9. Which of the following is always found in a free state in 19. Malachite, azurite, and chalcopyrite are ores of
nature? (a) nickel (b) chromium
(a) gold (b) silver (c) calcium (d) copper
(c) sodium (d) copper 20. Zone refining is used for the purification of
10. The metal that is usually extracted from sea water is (a) Au (b) Ge
(a) Ca (b) Na (c) Ag (d) Cu
1. The first metal to be used by man was 12. Metals usually form .............. oxides.
(a) aluminium (b) copper (a) acidic (b) basic
(c) silver (d) iron (c) neutral (d) saline
2. The metal that does not give H2 on treatment with dilute HCl 13. Silver articles become black on prolonged exposure to air.
is This is due to the formation of
(a) Zn (b) Fe (a) Ag 2O (b) Ag 2 S
(c) Ag (d) Ca (c) AgCN (d) Ag2O and Ag2S
3. The metal that is used as catalyst in the hydrogenation of 14. A student placed an iron nail in copper sulphate solution.
oils is He observed the reddish brown coating on the iron nail:
(a) Ni (b) Pb Which is
(c) Cu (d) Pt (a) soft and dull (b) hard and flading
4. The most malleable metal is (c) smooth and shining (d) rough and granular
(a) platinum (b) silver 15. Which among the following alloys contain non-metal as one
(c) iron (d) gold of its constituents?
5. Which of the following elements behave chemically, both (a) Brass (b) Amalgam
as a metal and a non-metal? (c) Gun metal (d) None of these
(a) argon (b) carbon 16. The process of coating of Zn over Fe is known as
(c) xenon (d) boron (a) Cathodic protection (b) Metallurgy
6. Which of the following is a non-ferrous metal? (c) Tinning (d) Galvanization
(a) cobalt (b) aluminium 17. Which reducing agent is used in chemical reduction:
(c) nickel (d) All of these (a) C (b) CO
7. A metal is left exposed to atmosphere for some time. It (c) Al (d) All of these
becomes coated with green basic carbonate. The metal must 18. Which of the following metals is in a liquid state at normal
be room temperature?
(a) Ag (b) Cu (a) sodium (b) radium
(c) Al (d) Zn (c) gallium (d) silicon
8. White lead is used as a 19. Match the following
(a) dye (b) vulcanizing agent List-I List-II
(c) bleaching agent (d) paint pigment A. calomel 1. copper sulphate
9. Black lead is B. blue vitriol 2. calcium sulphate
(a) an allotrope of lead (b) a lead base pigment C. gypsum 3. mercurous chloride
(c) graphite (d) a kind of charcoal D. normal salt 4. sodium chloride
10. Calcium metal tarnishes in air due to the formation of Codes:
(a) calcium oxide (b) calcium bicarbonate A B C D
(c) calcium hydroxide (d) calcium carbonate (a) 1 2 3 4
11. Zinc helps in the synthesis of biological protein; this is the (b) 4 3 2 1
basis for using zinc ointment for (c) 3 2 1 4
(a) growing more hair (d) 3 1 2 4
(b) healing wounds 20. Tellurium is a
(c) increasing body weight (a) metal (b) non-metal
(d) growing long nails (c) metalloid (d) transition metal
1. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas ? (a) Sulphur dioxide (b) Carbon mono-oxide
(a) Methane (b) Oxygen (c) Ozone (d) Nitrous oxide
(c) Nitrogen (d) Hydrogen 12. Which component present in air as a pollutant is responsible
2. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on ______. for acid rain?
(a) 5th March (b) 15th April (a) Smoke (b) Dust
(c) 15th May (d) 5th June (c) SO2 (d) NH3
3. Which rays strike on earth due to depletion of ozone layer ? 13. The ozone layer is mainly damaged by
(a) Ultraviolet (b) Infrared (a) methane
(c) Visible light (d) Microwaves (b) CO2
4. Which pollutants are responsible for bronchitis ? (c) sulphur dioxide
(a) O2, CO2 (b) CO, CO2 (d) chlorofluoro carbons
(c) SO2, NO2 (d) Cl2, H2S 14. Which is not a green-house gas?
5. Select the process that does not add particulate materials to (a) CO2 (b) CH4
air. (c) N2O (d) Chlorofluorocarbons
(a) Use of air conditioner 15. Main source of lead in air is from
(b) Burning of fosssil fuels (a) sewage (b) leaded gasoline
(c) Paper industry (c) tobacco (d) insecticide
(d) Incomplete combustion of coal 16. Which of the following is the upper most region of the
6. The major photochemical oxidant is: atmosphere?
(a) Ozone (a) Stratosphere (b) Troposphere
(b) Hydrogen peroxide (c) Exosphere (d) Thermosphere
(c) Nitrogen oxides 17. Higher concentration of nitrogen dioxide in atmosphere air
(d) Peroxyl Acetyl Nitrate (PAN) causes
7. Taj Mahal at Agra may be damaged by: (a) cancer (b) corrosion
(a) Sulphur dioxide (b) Chlorine (c) bronchitis (d) nervous depression
(c) Hydrogen (d) Oxygen 18. Global warming may result in
8. Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant? (a) flood
(a) Ozone (b) Carbon dioxide (b) cyclone
(c) Carbon mono-oxide (d) Sulphur dioxide (c) decrease in forest productivity
9. Air pollution from automobiles can be controlled by fitting: (d) All of the above
(a) Cyclone separator (b) Electrostatic precipitator 19. The lowest layer of earth’s atmosphere is
(c) Catalytic converter (d) Wet scrubber (a) troposphere (b) stratosphere
10. Which of the following are likely to be present in (c) mesophere (d) ionosphere
photochemical smog? 20. Gradual warming of the atmosphere due to trapping of long
(a) Sulphur dioxide (b) Photochemical oxidants
wave radiations is called
(c) Chlorofluorocarbon (d) Smog
(a) air heating (b) photosynthesis
11. Which of the following on inhalation dissolved in the blood
(c) air pollution (d) green house effect
haemoglobin more rapidly than oxygen?
1. Biological oxygen demand of ______ is the least. (d) An anaerobic suspended growth treatment system
(a) sewage (b) sea water 12. Disease caused by eating fish inhabiting mercury
(c) pure water (d) polluted water contaminated water is:
2. Due to eutrophication______. (a) Bright's disease (b) Hiroshima episode
(a) BOD increases (b) BOD decreases (c) Mina-mata disease (d) Osteosclerosis
(c) algae are destroyed (d) water becomes less harmful 13. Which of the following is not a marine pollutant?
3. ______ is the first step of sewage treatment. (a) Oil (b) Plastics
(a) Precipitation (b) Chlorination (c) Dissolved oxygen (d) All of the above
(c) Sedimentation (d) Aeration 14. Which of the following is a major source of thermal pollution
4. Which of the following is not an environmental problem ? in water bodies?
(a) Wastage of water (b) Conservation of water (a) Sewage treatment plant
(c) Deforestation (d) Land erosion (b) Solid waste disposal sites
5. BOD is ______ in polluted water and ______ in potable (c) Thermal power plant
water. (d) All of the above
(a) more, less (b) less, medium 15. In B.O.D. test oxygen plays an important role to
(c) medium, more (d) less, more (a) destroy inorganic matter
6. BOD/COD ratio will always be: (b) destroy pollution
(a) Equal to 1 (b) Less than 1 (c) destroy waste organic matter
(c) More than 1 (d) None of them (d) None of these
7. Biochemical Oxygen Demand measures 16. BOD stands for
(a) industrial pollution (a) Biological organism death
(b) air pollution (b) Biochemical organic matter decay
(c) soil pollution (c) Biotic oxidation demand
(d) diss olved O 2 needed by microbes to decompose (d) Biochemical oxygen demand
organic waste. 17. Fishes die by sewage because
8. Excess fluoride in drinking water is likely to cause: (a) of its bad smell
(a) Blue baby syndrome (b) it replaces food material of fishes
(b) Fluorosis (c) it increases oxygen competition among fishes
(c) Change in taste and odour (d) CO2 is mixed in large amount in water
(d) Intestinal irritation 18. Which of the following metal is a water pollutant and causes
9. Fluoride pollution mainly affects: sterility in human being
(a) Kidney (b) Brain (a) A s (b) Mn
(c) Heart (d) Teeth (c) Mg (d) Hg
10. Which of the following is a non-point source of water 19. Eutrophication is caused by
pollution? (a) Acid rain
(a) Factories (b) Nitrates and phosphates
(b) Sewage treatment plants (c) Sulphates and carbonates
(c) Urban and suburban lands (d) CO2 and CO
(d) All of the above 20. A lake with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic
11. Septic tank is: waste may result in
(a) An aerobic attached growth treatment system (a) Drying of the lake very soon due to algal bloom
(b) An aerobic suspended growth biological treatment (b) An increase production of fish due to lot of nutrients
system (c) Death of fish due to lack of oxygen
(c) An anaerobic attached growth biological treatment (d) Increased population of aquatic food web organisms
system
1. Equivalent weight of crystalline oxalic acid is
(a) 45 (b) 90 (c) 126 (d) 63 10. SO 2 2H 2S 2H 2O 3S; SO 2 is acting as
2. Atomic weight of a trivalent element of equivalent weight 9 is (a) oxidising agent
(a) 9 (b) 27 (c) 18 (d) 36 (b) reducing agent
3. Reduction involves (c) both oxidising as well as reducing agent
(a) loss of electrons (b) addition of electrons (d) catalyst
(c) increasing in oxidation number
(d) None of the above 11. CH 4 2O2 CO2 2H 2O
4. A reducing agent is a substance which can The above reaction is
(a) accept electrons (b) donate electrons (a) oxidation
(c) accept protons (d) donate protons (b) decomposition reaction
5. Oxidation involves (c) endothermic reaction
(a) loss of electrons (b) gain of electrons (d) double displacement reaction
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
12. (i) electricity
Ca NO3 2 2H 2O; 2H2 O2 2H2O: Combustion reaction
6. 2HNO 3 Ca OH 2
is an example of (ii) 2NH3 heat N 2 3H 2 : ___________________
(i) displacement reaction (a) Decomposition reaction
(ii) double displacement reaction (b) Combination reaction
(iii) neutralisation reaction (iv) combination reaction (c) Displacement reaction
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (d) Double displacement reaction
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv) 13. To neutralise 20 ml of M/10 sodium hydroxide, the volume
7. Identify ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ in the following balanced reaction of M/20 hydrochloric acid required is
xPb NO 3 2 s yPbO s zNO2 g +O2 g (a) 10 ml (b) 15 ml (c) 20 ml (d) 40 ml
14. The percentage of oxygen in NaOH is
(a) 2, 4, 2 (b) 2, 2, 4 (c) 2, 4, 4 (d) 4, 2, 2 (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 8 (d) 10
8. Identify the type of reaction 15. Molarity is expressed as
(a) Gram/litre (b) Moles/litre
Fe(s) + CuSO4(aq) FeSO4 (aq) + Cu(s) (c) Litre/mole (d) Moles/1000gms
(i) Displacement reaction (ii) Redox reaction 16. The molarity of a solution of Na 2CO3 having 10.6g/500ml of
(iii) Combination reaction solution is
(iv) Double displacement reaction (a) 0.2 M (b) 2 M (c) 20 M (d) 0.02 M
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) 17. Mass of 0.1 mole of methane is
(c) (i) and (iv) (d) (iii) and (iv) (a) 1.6 g (b) 0.1 g (c) 1 g (d) 16 g
9. Which of the following is precipitation as well as double 18. Which of the following reaction is not balanced?
displacement reaction? (a) 3Fe + 4H2O Fe3O4+ 4H2 (b) KClO3 KCl + O2
(a) NaOH aq HNO3 aq (c) CaCO3 Ca + CO2
(d) Mg + 2HCl MgCl2 + H2
NaNO3 aq H2O l 19. Which of the following equation is balanced?
(a) CaCO3 CaO + CO2 (b) NaNO3 NaNO2 + O2
(b) Cu s 2AgNO3 aq (c) H2O2 H2O + O2 (d) Al 2CO 3 Al 2O 3 +
CO2
Cu NO3 2 aq 2Ag s 20. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a strong reducing agent. Which
heat of the following reactions shows its reducing action –
(c) 2Hg s O2 g 2HgO s (a) Cd(NO 3 ) 2 H 2S CdS 2HNO 3
(b) CuSO 4 H 2S CuS H 2SO 4
(d) FeCl3 aq 3NH 4OH aq
(c) 2FeCl 3 H 2S 2FeCl 2 2HCl S
Fe OH 3 s 3NH 4Cl aq (d) Pb(NO 3 ) 2 H 2S PbS 2CH 3COOH
1. If glass is cooled suddenly it becomes 14. Ma tch Colu mn I (Type of glass) with Column II
(a) transparent (b) soft (Composition) and select the correct answer using the codes
(c) malleable (d) brittle given below the columns.
2. Annealing of glass is done to Column I Column II
(a) make it brittle (b) make it opaque A. Soda glass 1. Mixture of potassium and
(c) make it transparent (d) None of these lead silicates
3. Ordinary glass is B. Crown glass 2. Mixture of sodium, barium,
(a) sodium silicate zinc and magnesium silicates
(b) borosilicate C. Flint glass 3. Mixture of sodium, zinc and
(c) sodium and calcium silicate magnesium silicates
(d) None of the above D. Pyrex glass 4. Mixture of sodium and
4. The principal constituent of pyrex glass is calcium silicates
(a) Z n (b) B (c) P b (d) Cl Codes:
5. Glass is soluble in A B C D
(a) HF (b) H2SO4 (a) 4 1 2 3
(c) HClO4 (d) Aqua regia (b) 3 2 1 4
6. Which variety of glass is used for the manufacture of optical (c) 4 2 1 3
lenses? (d) 3 1 2 4
(a) Sodium glass (b) Quartz 15. Which one of the following types of glass can cut-off
(c) Flint glass (d) Ground glass ultraviolet rays?
7. Silica glass is (a) Soda glass (b) Pyrex glass
(a) a glass has high coefficient of expansion (c) Jena glass (d) Crooked glass
(b) break’s up to red hot 16. A major constituent of cement besides lime is
(c) pure SiO2 (a) silica (b) alumina
(d) very hard (c) iron oxide (d) magnesia
8. Which one of the following is incorrect about flint glass?
(a) It is soft and transparent 17. Portland cement is manufactured by using
(b) It’s refractive index is very high (a) limestone, clay and stone
(c) It is K2O . PbO. 6SiO2 (b) limestone, gypsum and sand
(d) It does not breaks on red hot (c) limestone, gypsum and alumina
9. Which one of the following type of glass has a layer of (d) limestone, clay and gypsum
plastic? 18. After casting of cement on the wall water is given regularly
(a) Safety glass (b) Ground glass up to several days because
(c) Reinforced glass (d) Borosilicate glass (a) setting of cement is exothermic reaction therefore water
10. Percentage of silica decreases the temperature
(a) increases brittleness of glass (b) water absorb the heat from air and supplies to cement
(b) decrease resistivity of glass for setting
(c) Both (a) and (b) (c) water helps in complete hydrolysis and setting of
(d) None of the above cement
11. Mortar is a mixture of (d) All of the above
(a) cement + sand + water (b) sand + iron 19. The cement is usually called Portland cement because
(c) cement + sand + iron (d) None of these (a) it can be easily ported
12. Which one among the following is the chemical formula of (b) it is usually prepared near the ports
gypsum, which is an ingredient of cement? (c) when mixed with water it becomes hard like Portland
(a) Ca2SiO4 (b) CaSO4.2H2O rocks
(c) CaO (d) CaSO4.3H2O (d) None of the above
13. Gypsum is added to clinker during cement manufacturing to 20. Which is correct about cement?
(a) decrease the rate of setting of cement (a) Gypsum is added to regulate setting time of cement
(b) bind the particle of calcium silicate (b) White cement does not contains iron
(c) facilitate the formation of colloidal gel (c) Lime is main constituent of cement
(d) impact strength to cement (d) All of the above are correct
1. Which one of the following is a mixed fertilizer ? 8. The commonly present elements in artificial fertilizers are
(a) Urea (b) CAM (a) nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium
(c) Ammonium Sulphate (d) NPK (b) nitrogen, phosphorus and sodium
2. When the fats are reacted with alkali, they form ‘soaps’. The (c) calcium, potassium and sodium
type of reaction taking place in the formation of soaps is (d) all elements of periodic table
called 9. Which one of the following cannot be used as a
(a) emulsification (b) saponification nitrogeneous fertilizer?
(c) halogenation (d) oxidation (a) CaCN2 (b) NH4NO3
3. Consider the following statements (c) HNO3 (d) NH2CONH2
10. Which of the following is known as “muriate of potash”?
1. Hard soaps (common bar soaps) are the sodium salts
(a) KCl (b) K2SO4
of fatty acids.
(c) KNO3 (d) None of these
2. Soft soaps are the potassium salts of fatty acids and
11. Nodules with nitrogen fixing bacteria are present in
semi-solid in nature (a) Mustard (b) Rice (c) Gram (d) Cotton
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 12. Which of the following nitrogenous fertilizers is not very
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 effective in acidic soil?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Ammonium sulphate (b) Urea
4. Consider the following statements (c) Nitrolium (d) Calcium cyanamide
1. Hardness of water depends upon its soap consuming 13. Vitamin A is present in
power. (a) cod liver oil (b) carrot
2. Temporary hardness is due to bicarbonates of (c) milk (d) All of these
magnesium and calcium. 14. Ascorbic acid is a
3. Permanent hardness of water is due to sulphate and/or (a) vitamin (b) enzyme
chloride of calcium and magnesium. (c) protein (d) carbohydrate
4. Permanent hardness can be removed by boiling. 15. The deficiency of vitamin B1 causes
Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) Beri-beri (b) Scurvy
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Rickets (d) Anaemia
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4 16. The deficiency of vitamin-C causes
5. Which of the following statements is not true for soap? (a) Scurvy (b) Rickets
(a) Soaps are biodegradable. (c) Pyrrohea (d) Pernicious Anaemia
(b) Soaps cannot be used in acidic medium. 17. Deficiency of which vitamin causes rickets
(c) Soaps form a white curdy precipitate with hard water. (a) Vitamin-D (b) Vitamin-B
(d) Soaps are relatively stronger in their cleansing action (c) Vitamin-A (d) Vitamin-K
18. The best source of vitamin A is
than synthetic detergents.
(a) Beans (b) Pulses (c) Orange (d) Carrot
6. Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to
19. Which one of the following vitamins is soluble in water
(a) increase the acidity of soil (a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin E
(b) increase the alkalinity of soil (c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A
(c) make the soil more porous 20. Toilet soap is a mixture of
(d) restore nitrates of the soil (a) calcium salt of fatty acids
7. Triple phosphate is a (b) potassium salt of fatty acids
(a) mixed fertilizer (b) nitrogeneous fertilizer (c) fatty acids and alcohol
(c) potash fertilizer (d) none of these (d) phenol and olive oil
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1. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in 7. The main components of the LPG are
increasing order of molecular weights of the hydrocarbons? (a) methane, ethane and hexane
(a) Methane, ethane, propane and butane (b) methane, ethane and nonane
(b) Propane, butane, ethane and methane (c) methane, propane and butane
(c) Butane, ethane, propane and methane (d) ethane, hexane and butane
(d) Butane, propane, ethane and methane 8. Study the following statements
2. The father of the aromatic organic compound is 1. Benzene and toluene are aromatic hydrocarbons.
(a) methane (b) benzene 2. In benzene, six carbon atoms are arranged in a closed
(c) phenol (d) aniline chain with alternate double and single bonds.
3. The normal butane and isobutane are Which of the above is/are correct?
(a) optical isomer (b) chain isomer (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) positional isomer (d) functional isomer (c) 1 and 2 (d) None of these
4. Consider the following statements 9. Which is the example of branch isomerization
1. The alcohol which is 100% pure is called absolute C
C
alcohol.
2. Ethyl alcohol which cannot be used for the beverage C–C –C
(a) C – C – C – C – C and
purpose is called denatured alcohol.
3. The mixture of purified spirit, benzene and petrol is C
called power alcohol. C C
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (b) C – C – C and C – C – C
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 C C
5. Match Column I with Column II and select the correct answer C
using the codes given below this columns. C
Column I Column II (c) C – C – C and C – C – C
C
(Organic compound) (Functional group) C
A. Alcohol 1. — CHO C–C–C
B. Aldehyde 2. — OH (d) C – C – C – C and
C. Carboxylic acid 3. >C = O C
10. IUPAC name of CH3CHO is
D. Ketone 4. — COOH (a) Acetaldehyde
Codes: (b) Methyl aldehyde
A B C D (c) Ethanol
(a) 2 1 4 3 (d) Ethanal
(b) 1 4 3 2 11. IUPAC name of CH3 – O – C2H5 is
(c) 4 3 2 1 (a) Ethoxymethane
(d) 3 2 1 4 (b) Methoxyethane
6. Consider the following statements (c) Methylethyl ether
1. Methane is also known as marsh gas. (d) Ethylmethyl ether
2. The main component of the natural gas is methane. 12. Which of the following compound has the functional group
3. The main component of the LPG is butane. – OH
Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) 1, 2 - ethandiol (b) 2-butanone
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) Nitrobenzene (d) Ethanal
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
RESPONSE
GRID 11. a 12.
b c d a b c d
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13. Alicylic compounds are 18. Consider the following statements
(a) Aromatic (b) Aliphatic 1. The simplest hydrocarbon is methane (CH4).
2. Hydrocarbons support life directly as carbohydrates,
(c) Heterocyclic (d) Aliphatic cyclic
proteins, nucleic acids.
14. The gas emerged through the cigarette lighter is 3. Benzene is unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon.
(a) butane (b) methane Which of the statements given above are correct?
(c) propane (d) redon (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
15. The methanol is also known by the name of
19. Study the following statements
(a) rubing alcohol (b) grain alcohol 1. The common name of propanone is dimethyl ketone.
(c) wood alcohol (d) deformed alcohol 2. An isomer of ethanol is dimethyl ether.
16. The wine is prepared by the process of 3. When water vapours are passed over aluminium carbide,
we get methane.
(a) fermentation (b) catalysation
(c) conjugation (d) displacement (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
17. Methylated spirit of (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
(a) 100% alcohol 20. To prevent from knocking the substance employed in the
(b) 95.6% alchol + 4.4% water car engine is
(a) ethyl alcohol (b) butane
(c) 90% alcohol + 9% methanol + pyridine (c) tetraethyl lead (d) white petrol
(d) power alcohol

1. Nuclear material without cover is found in 10. Which of the following is not present in prokaryotes ?
(a) Mycoplasma and Green algae (a) Ribosomes (b) Cell wall
(b) Bacteria and Fungi (c) Plasma membrane (d) Nuclear membrane
(c) Bacteria and Blue green algae 11. Organelle other than nucleus, containing DNA is
(d) None of the above (a) Endoplasmic reticulum (b) Golgi apparatus
2. Cell theory was proposed by (c) Mitochondira (d) Lysosome
(a) Schleiden and Schwann (b) Robert Brown 12. The only cell organelle seen in prokaryotic cell is
(c) Leeuwenhoek (d) Purkinje (a) Mitochondria (b) Ribosomes
3. The suicide bags of the cells are (c) Plastids (d) Lysosomes
13. Which organelle is usually found associated with the
(a) Plastids (b) Mitochondria
nucleus of the cell in animals ?
(c) Lysosomes (d) Ribosomes
(a) Centrosome (b) Vacuole
4. The power houses of the cells are
(c) Chromosome (d) Mitochondria
(a) Mitochondria (b) Plastids
14. Which animal cell structure is characterized by selective
(c) Golgi complex (d) Ribosomes
permeability ?
5. The energy currency of the cell is (a) Chromosome (b) Cell membrane
(a) ADP (b) ATP (c) NADP (d) FADP (c) Cell wall (d) Ribosomes
6. The organelle that is present only in plant cells is 15. Th process of mitosis is divided into 4 phases. Identify the
(a) mitochondria (b) endoplasmic reticulum correct order in which these phases appear in mitosis
(c) ribosomes (d) plastids (a) Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase and Prophase
7. Consider the following statements: (b) Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase and Prophase
(i) In living organisms, the mitochondria are the only cell (c) Metaphase, Prophase, Anaphase and Telophase
organelle outside the nucleus that contain DNA. (d) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase
(ii) Nuclei and mitochondria are surrounded by a double 16. Regarding the sequence of cell cycle, which one is correct?
membrane. (a) G1, G2, S and M (b) S, G1, G2 and M
Which of these statement(s) is/are correct ? (c) G1, S, G2 and M (d) G2, S, G1 and M
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) only 17. Ribosomes are the centre for
(c) Both (i) and (ii) (d) Neither (i) nor (ii) (a) respiration (b) photosynthesis
8. Consider the following statements: (c) protein synthesis (d) fat synthesis
(i) The ER functions both as a passageway for intracellular 18. The main difference between Plant and Animal cell is
transport and as a manufacturing surface. (a) Animal cells lack cell wall
(ii) Ribosomes are present in eukaryotic cells only. (b) Plant cell has no cell wall
(iii) SER detoxifies many poisons and drugs. (c) Animal cell has a rigid cell wall
Which of these statement(s) is/are correct ? (d) Plant cells lack cell membrane
19. The undefined nuclear region in a bacteria is
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(a) Nucleoid (b) Nucleus
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) All are correct
(c) Chromosome (d) Nucleolus
9. Nucleus plays a crucial part in
20. The main arena of various types of activities of a cell is
(a) metabolism (b) cellular reproduction
(a) Plasma membrane (b) Mitochondrian
(c) lipid synthesis (d) protein synthesis
(c) Cytoplasm (d) Nucleus
1. Blood, phloem and muscle are 12. Certain parts of a plant can be bent easily without breaking.
(a) Tissues (b) Organs This flexibility in certain parts, like leaf and stem, can be
(c) Cells (d) Organ system attributed to the abundance of
2. The two kidney shaped cells of the stomata are called (a) Parenchyma (b) Collenchyma
(a) Epidermis (b) Guard cells (c) Sclerenchyma (d) Xylem and phloem
(c) Stoma (d) Phloem 13. Which of the following type of cell junction is not found in
3. The hard matrix of the bone consists of animal tissues?
(a) calcium and sodium (a) Desmosome (b) Tight junction
(b) magnesium and sodium (c) Gap junction (d) Plasmodesmata
(c) phosphorous and magnesium 14. B and T forms, responsible for the immune response are the
(d) calcium and phosphorous type of
4. Which of the following helps in translocation of food is (a) Thrombocytes (b) Lymphocytes
plants? (c) Eosinophils (d) Granulocytes
(a) Xylem (b) Phloem 15. Consider the following statements in relation to plant tissue
(c) Sclerenchyma (d) Collenchyma chlorenchyma :
5. In plants, which one of the following tissues is dead ? 1. It is formed by the palisade and spongy mesophyll.
(a) Parenchyma (b) Collenchyma
2. It is a form of parenchyma which contains chloroplasts.
(c) Sclerenchyma (d) Phloem
3. It serves to transport organic solutes made by photo-
6. Which of the following bast fibres is of great commercial
synthesis.
value?
4. It is a thin transparent layer which has chiefly a
(a) Jute (b) Flax
(c) Hemp (d) All of these protective function.
7. Average life span of human R.B.C. is (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 4
(a) 100 days (b) 90 days (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 only
(c) 120 days (d) None 16. Bone marrow is absent in
8. The fibrous tissue which connects the two bone is (a) Reptilia (b) Amphibia
(a) Connective tissue (b) Tendon (c) Fishes (d) Birds
(c) Ligament (d) Adipose tissue 17. The hump of camel is made up of which of the following
9. The main function of the inner bark of a woody plant is to tissues?
(a) transport minerals and water from the roots to the leaves (a) Areolar tissue (b) Adipose tissue
(b) act as a membrane impermeable to water and gas (c) Epithelial tissue (d) Muscular tissue
(c) transport food from the leaves to the other parts of the 18. Pernicious anaemia is due to
plant (a) Low RBC count
(d) protect the plant from herbivorous animals (b) Death of WBC
10. Meristematic tissues are found in (c) Defective RBC maturation
(a) only stems of the plants (d) Destruction of young RBC
(b) both roots and stems 19. Which of the following are bone forming cells?
(c) in all growing tips of the plant body (a) Osteocytes (b) Osteoblasts
(d) only roots of the plants (c) Osteoclasts (d) None of these
11. Which of the following does help in repair of tissue and fills 20. The haemoglobin content per 100 ml of blood of a normal
up the space inside the organ? healthy human adult is
(a) Tendon (b) Adipose tissue (a) 5 - 11 g (b) 25 - 30 g
(c) Areolar (d) Cartilage (c) 17 - 20 g (d) 12 - 16 g
1. The oxygen released during photosynthesis of green plants 11. The response of different organisms to environmental
comes from the breakdown of which one of the following ? rhythms of light and darkness is called
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Fatty acids (a) Phototaxis (b) Photoperiodism
(c) Carbohydrates (d) Water (c) Phototropism (d) Vernalization.
2. Which of the following is not performed by root hairs ? 12. Photosynthetically active radiation is represented by the
(a) Water uptake (b) Oxygen uptake range of wavelength of
(c) Mineral uptake (d) CO2 uptake (a) 340-450 nm (b) 400-700 nm
3. Which pigment is essential for nitrogen fixation by (c) 500-600 nm (d) 400-950 nm
leguminous plants ? 13. Which one among the following nutrients is a structural
(a) Phycocyanin (b) Leghaemoglobin component of the cell wall of plants?
(c) Phycoerythrin (d) Myoglobin (a) Manganese (b) Potassium
4. Which of the following crops would be preferred for sowing (c) Phosphorus (d) Calcium
in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen ? 14. Excessive elongation of plant stem is due to
(a) Wheat (b) Mustard (a) Cytokinin (b) GA
(c) Sunflower (d) Gram (c) ABA (d) IAA
5. Which of the following is necessary for respiration in 15. Maximum amount of energy/ATP is liberated on oxidation
plants ?
of
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Oxygen
(a) fats (b) proteins
(c) Chlorophyll (d) Light
(c) starch (d) vitamins
6. When dried raisins are put in plain water, they swell up. If
16. Which of the following is not a micronutrient for a plant?
put again in brine solution , they shr ivel up. Th is
(a) Iron (b) Magnesium
phenomenon indicates the property of
(c) Molybdenum (d) Manganese
(a) Diffusion (b) Perfusion
17. In photosynthesis, oxygen comes from
(c) Osmosis (d) Fusion
7. Which of the following is a bacterium involved in (a) CO2 (b) C6H12O 6
denitrification ? (c) H2O (d) chlorophyll
(a) Nitrococcus (b) Azotobacter 18. The commonest living, which can respire in the absence of
(c) Pseudomonas (d) Nitrosomonas O2 is
8. Which one of the following doesn’t help in molecule (a) Fish (b) Yeast
transport? (c) Potato (d) Chlorella
(a) Diffusion (b) Osmosis 19. Which one of the following is not an essential element for
(c) Surface tension (d) Active transport plants ?
9. What is the energy currency of a cell ? (a) Potassium (b) Iron
(a) DNA (b) RNA (c) Iodine (d) Zinc
(c) ATP (d) Minerals 20. Plants die from prolonged water-logging because
10. Which one among the following Indian scientists proposed (a) soil nutrients become very dilute.
a theory for long distance transport of water in plants? (b) root respiration stops.
(a) J C Bose (b) Birbal Sahni (c) cell sap in the plants becomes too dilute.
(c) P Maheshwari (d) N S Parihar (d) nutrients leach down due to excess water.
1. In human beings, carbohydrate is stored as glycogen in 12. During inspiration, diaphragm is
(a) Liver and Muscles (b) Liver (a) flattened (b) arched
(c) Muscles (d) Spleen (c) not changed (d) moved upward
2. The normal blood pressure is 13. Vermiform appendix is a part of
(a) 160/120 mm Hg (b) 140/90 mm Hg (a) Alimentary canal (b) Nervous system
(c) 120/80 mm Hg (d) 110/70 mm Hg
(c) Vascular system (d) Reproductive system
3. Haemoglobin occurs in
14. The fibrous tissue which connects the two bone is
(a) WBC (b) RBC
(a) Connective tissue (b) Tendon
(c) Blood Platelets (d) Lymphocytes
4. Which is the element that hardens the tooth enamel? (c) Ligament (d) Adipose tissue
(a) Calcium (b) Fluorine 15. The largest gland of the body is
(c) Iodine (d) Sodium (a) Liver (b) Parotid gland
5. The filtration units of kidneys are called (c) Pancreas (d) Mandibular gland
(a) Ureter (b) Urethra 16. In human body, which one of the following harmones regu-
(c) Neurons (d) Nephrons lates blood calcium and phosphate ?
6. The instrument used in measuring blood pressure is (a) Glucagon (b) Growth harmone
(a) Stethoscope (b) Sphygomanometer (c) Parathyroid harmone (d) Thyroxine
(c) Electrocardiograph (d) Endoscope 17. A pacemaker is meant for
7. Skin is an accessory organ of respiration in (a) transporting liver
(a) Human (b) Frog
(b) transplanting heart
(c) Rabbit (d) Lizard
(c) initiation of heart beats
8. Respiratory structures in the insects are
(d) regulation of blood flow
(a) Gills (b) Skin
(c) Lungs (d) Tracheae 18. The function of tongue is to
9. Diabetes insipidus is due to deficiency of hormone (a) help in the act of swallowing
(a) Insulin (b) Glucagon (b) help in mixing salive with the food
(c) Anti-diuretic hormone (d) Thyroxine (c) help in speaking
10. Number of bones in human body is (d) All the above
(a) 260 (b) 206 19. Life span of human RBCs is of
(c) 306 (d) 203 (a) 80 days (b) 100 days
11. Which one is not a reflex action ? (c) 120 days (d) 150 days
(a) Knee jerk
20. Longest cell in human body may be
(b) Coughing
(a) Nerve cell (b) Leg muscle cell
(c) Closing of eyes on flashing light
(c) Bone cell (d) Heart muscle cell
(d) Swallowing
1. There was no free oxygen in the early atmosphere because 11. Which of the following is a Test cross?
most of it was tied up in (a) TT × tt (b) Tt × tt
(a) water (b) ammonia (c) Tt × TT (d) tt × tt
(c) methane (d) rock 12. The book “Origin of species” was written by
2. DNA is found primarily (a) Lamarck (b) Darwin
(a) in cell nucleus (c) Mendel (d) De Vries
(b) outside the cell nucleus 13. The theory of evolution of species by natural selection was
(c) in cell cytoplasm given by
(d) None of these
(a) Mendel (b) Darwin
3. The branch of botany dealing with heredity and variation is
(c) Morgan (d) Lamarck
called
14. Which is the example of homologous organs?
(a) Geobotany (b) Sericulture
(c) Genetics (d) Evolution (a) Forelimbs of man and Wings of bird
4. Inheritance of ABO blood grouping is an example of (b) Wings of birds and Wings of insects
(a) dominance (b) co-dominance (c) Vermiform appendix and Nictitating membrane
(c) incomplete dominance (d) Both (a) and (b) (d) Archaeopteryx and Balanoglossus
5. Which one of the following features is closely related with 15. A zygote which has an X-chromosome inherited from the
the evolution of humans? father will develop into a
(a) Loss of tail (b) Shortening of jaws (a) boy
(c) Binocular vision (d) Flat nails (b) girl
6. Study of fossils is called (c) X-chromosome does not determine the sex of a child
(a) Geology (b) Microbiology (d) either boy or girl
(c) Paleontology (d) Biology 16. In animals sex determination is due to
7. Who proved that DNA is basic genetic material? (a) X-chromosome (b) Y-chromosome
(a) Griffith (b) Watson (c) A-chromosome (d) B-chromosome
(c) Boveri and Sutton (d) Hershey and Chase 17. Evolution of Man is believed to have taken place in
8. Which of the following features do humans lack that other (a) Central America (b) Australia
primates have ? (c) Asia (d) Africa
(a) Forward-facing eyes 18. Sudden inheritable change is called
(b) Short snouts
(a) Recombination (b) Mutation
(c) Flexible shoulder and elbow joints
(c) National selection (d) Segregation
(d) Opposable big toes
9. What was the most significant trend in evolution of modern 19. Mutation rates are affected by
man (Homo sapiens) from his ancestors ? (a) temperature
(a) Upright posture (b) X-rays
(b) Shortening of jaws (c) gamma and beta radiation
(c) Binocular vision (d) All of the above
(d) Increasing brain capacity 20. From heredity point of view which marriage is not suitable?
10. The remains of dead animals or plants that lived in hte remote (a) Man Rh (–) and Woman Rh (+)
past are called (b) Both Rh (+)
(a) Homologous organs (b) Analogous organs (c) Both Rh (–)
(c) Vestigial organs (d) Fossils (d) Man Rh (+) and Woman Rh (–)
1. Who of the following is known as the Father of Biology? 12. Which of the following is cold blooded?
(a) Darwin (b) Lamarck (a) Fish (b) Frog
(c) Aristotle (d) Theophrastus (c) Lizard (d) All of these
2. Which of the following does not have blood but undergoes
13. To which one of the following types of organism do ferns
respiration ?
belong?
(a) Cockroach (b) Snail
(a) Algae (b) Pteridophytes
(c) Hydra (d) Kangaroo
3. Which one of the following is a fungus ? (c) Fungi (d) Lichens
(a) Agaricus (b) Funaria 14. Mushrooms is a
(c) Rhizobium (d) Spirogyra (a) Fungus (b) Alga
4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (c) Fern (d) Moss
(a) Funaria : Bryophyta 15. Which one of the following is the largest phylum in the
(b) Chlorella : Pteridophyte animal kingdom ?
(c) Spirogyra : Algae (a) Annelida (b) Arthropoda
(d) Cycas : Gymnosperm
(c) Chordata (d) Protozoa
5. The branch of botany under which fungi is studied
(a) Phycology (b) Mycology 16. Which of the following leaf modifications occurs/occur in
(c) Ethology (d) Microbiology desert areas to inhibit water loss?
6. Which of the following is also called Jelly-Fish ? 1. Hard and waxy leaves
(a) Hydra (b) Physaelia 2. Tiny leaves or no leaves
(c) Aurelia (d) Asterias 3. Thorns instead of leaves
7. Which one of the following types of plants produces spores Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
and embryo, but without seeds and vascular tissues? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(a) Gymnosperms (b) Pteridophytes
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Bryophytes (d) Angiosperms
17. Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
8. Lichen is a composite combination of two organisms
(a) Fungi and Bryophyta (b) Fungi and Fern (a) Passion flower plant (b) Pitcher plant
(c) Algae and Bryophyta (d) Algae and Fungi (c) Night queen (d) Flame of the forest
9. The sea horse belongs to the class of 18. Which of the following is an fatty oil yielding plant?
(a) Fishes (b) Mammals (a) Sunflower (b) Acacia
(c) Reptiles (d) Molluscs (c) Butea (d) Casuarina
10. Which of the following plants is referred to as a living 19. Bio-indicator of pollution are
fossil ? (a) Lichens (b) Mosses
(a) Ephedra (b) Cycas
(c) Mycorrhiza (d) Toadstools
(c) Ginkgo (d) Adiantum
11. Which of the following is used as an ornamental plant? 20. The smallest eggs belong to
(a) Psilotum (b) Lycopodium (a) Mammals (b) Fishes
(c) Selaginella (d) Pteris (c) Amphibians (d) Reptiles
1. The organ of the human body directly affected by the dis- 11. Which of the following decrease in number in the human
ease of hepatitis is body due to Dengue fever ?
(a) Liver (b) Lungs (a) Platelets (b) Haemoglobin
(c) Heart (d) Brain (c) Sugar (d) Water
2. Which of the following disease is caused by Protozoa ? 12. Which of the following disease is caused by bacteria?
(a) Malaria (b) Cholera (a) Athlete’s foot (b) Tuberculosis
(c) Jaundice (d) None of these (c) Ringworm (d) Thrush
3. Which of the following disease is caused by the excessive 13. Which of the following vitamin is effective in blood
consumption of alcoholic beverage ? clotting?
(a) Appendicitis (b) Viral hepatitis (a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B
(c) Gall stones (d) Liver cirrhosis (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin K
4. Emphysema is a disease caused by environmental pollution 14. Which of the following is a substance available in small
in which the affected organ of the body is quantity in the sea and administered in a certain deficiency
(a) Liver (b) Kidney disease ?
(c) Lungs (d) Brain (a) Iron (b) Vitamin A
5. In countries where polished rice is the main cereal in their (c) Fluorine (d) Iodine
15. Which one of the following human organs is less suscep-
diet, people suffer from
tible to harmful radiations ?
(a) Pellagra (b) Beri-beri
(a) Eyes (b) Heart
(c) Scurvy (d) Osteomalacia
(c) Brain (d) Lungs
6. Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscles
16. Foot and Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in
leads to fatigue?
some parts of the world, is caused by
(a) Lactic acid (b) Benzoic acid
(a) Bacterium (b) Fungus
(c) Pyruvic acid (d) Uric acid
(c) Protozoan (d) Virus
7. Haemophilia is a genetic disorder which leads to 17. During dehydration, the substance that is usually lost by
(a) Decrease in haemoglobin level the body is
(b) Rheumatic heart disease (a) Sugar (b) Calcium phosphate
(c) Decrease in WBC (c) Sodium chloride (d) Potassium chloride
(d) Non-clotting of blood 18. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of
8. Which one of the following disease is not caused by virus ? (a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B1
(a) Polio (b) Rabies (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin E
(c) Small pox (d) Diphtheria 19. Diseases of which of the following pairs are caused by vi-
9. Which of the following parasites is responsible for 65% of rus?
the cases of Malaria in India ? (a) Malaria and Polio
(a) P. malariae (b) P. vivax (b) Polio and Bird Flu
(c) P. falciparum (d) P. ovale (c) Polio and Tuberculosis
10. The disease in which high levels of uric acid in the blood is (d) Tuberculosis and Influenza
detected 20. The radioisotope used to detect tumours is
(a) Meningitis (b) Gout (a) Iodine-131 (b) Cobalt-60
(c) Rheumatism (d) Rheumatic heart (c) Arsenic-74 (d) Sodium-24
1. If a disease appear on large scale after a long interval it is 11. Loose Smut of Wheat is due to
(a) Epidemic (b) Epiphytotic (a) Puccinia graminis tritici (b) Ustilago tritici
(c) Sporadic (d) Endemic (c) Tilletia tritici (d) Cystopus candidus
2. A disease is abnormal state that may result due to 12. Apple scab is caused by
(a) Environment (b) Mineral (a) Puccinia (b) Erysiphe
(c) Pathogen (d) All of these (c) Ustilago (d) Venturia
3. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by 13. The deadliest mushroom is
(a) Puccinia (b) Helminthosporium (a) Agaricus (b) Amanita
(c) Ustilago (d) Colletotrichum (c) Pleurotus (d) Volvariella
4. Black rust of wheat is caused by 14. Tikka disease occurs in
(a) Yeast (b) Puccinia (a) Rice (b) Groundnut
(c) Penicillium (d) Rhizopus (c) Wheat (d) Sugarcane
5. Severe famine of West Bengal of 1942-43 was due to 15. A plant disease in which the pathogen is seen as cottony
destruction Rice crop by a fungus called growth on the surface of host is called
(a) Penicillium (b) Helminthosporium
(a) Rust (b) Smut
(c) Rhizopus (d) Puccinia
(c) Powdery mildew (d) Downy mildew
6. Ergot of Rye is caused by
16. Soft rot disease of Sweet potato is due to
(a) Claviceps macrouphala (b) Claviceps purpurea
(a) Rhizopus stolonifer
(c) Sclerospora graminicola (d) Erysiphe graminis
(b) Chalmydomonas nivalis
7. Early blight of potato is caused by
(c) Rhizopus sexualis
(a) Phytophthora infestans
(d) Chlamydomonas coccifera
(b) Alternaria solani
17. Wart disease caused by Synchytrium endobioticum occurs
(c) Helminthosporium oryzae
in
(d) Albugo candida
(a) Cabbage (b) Pea
8. Late blight of potato is caused by
(a) Alternaria solani (c) Groundnut (d) Potato
(b) Phytophthora infestans 18. 'Witches Broom' of legumes is due to
(c) Albugo candida (a) Mycoplasma (b) Bacterium
(d) Fusarium moniliformae (c) Fungus (d) Virus
9. White Rust of Crucifers is due to 19. Bakane disease of Rice is due to
(a) Albugo candida (a) Erysiphe (b) Gibberella
(b) Cercospora personata (c) Phytophthora (d) Albugo
(c) Colletotrichum falcatum 20. Rice blast is caused by
(d) Phythium debaryanum (a) Taphrina deformis
10. Bunt disease of wheat is due to (b) Puccinia graminis
(a) Tilletia (b) Puccinia (c) Pyricularia oryzae
(c) Ustilago (d) Cystopus (d) Colletotrichum falcatum
1. Mycorrhizal biotechnology has been used in rehabilitating 9. Given below are the names of four energy crops. Which one
degraded sites because Mycorrhiza enables the plants to of them can be cultivated for ethanol ?
1. resist drought and increase absorptive area (a) Jatropha (b) Maize
2. tolerate extremes of pH (c) Pongamia (d) Sunflower
3. resist disease infestation 10. The antibiotic “chlorellin” is extracted from the genus
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. (a) Chlamydomonas (b) Chlorella
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) Spirogyra (d) Batrachospermum
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 11. The most common species for bee-keeping in india is
2. Streptokinase which is used as a ‘clot buster’ obtained from (a) Apis florae (b) Apis mellifera
(a) Streptococcus (b) Staphylococcus (c) Apis dorsata (d) Apis indica
(c) Lactobacillus (d) Saccharomyces 12. Chloramphenicol and Erythromycin (broad spectrum antibi-
3. Consider the following organisms: otics) are produced by
1. Agaricus 2. Nostoc (a) Streptomyces (b) Nitrobacter
3. Spirogyra (c) Rhizobium (d) Penicillium
Which of the above is/are used as biofertilizer / biofertilizers? 13. The development and flourishment of fishery industry has
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only lead to
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only (a) Green revolution (b) Blue revolution
4. Which one of the micro-organism is used for production of (c) Silver revolution (d) White revolution
citric acid in industries? 14. Lactic acid bacteria convert milk into curd and improves its
(a) Lactobacillus bulgaricus (b) Penicillium citrinum nutritional quality by enhancing
(c) Aspergillus niger (d) Rhizopus nigricans (a) vitamin A (b) vitamin B
5. Yogurt and buttermilk are produced with the use of (c) vitamin C (d) vitamin D
(a) Saccharomyces (b) Penicillium 15. Which gas is responsible for the puffed-up appearance of
(c) Lactobacillus (d) Aspergillus dough ?
6. Other than resistance to pests, what are the prospects for (a) CO2 (b) O2 (c) SO2 (d) NO2
which genetically engineered plants have been created?
16. Vinegar is prepared from alcohol with the help of
1. To enable them to withstand drought (a) Lactobacillus (b) Acetobacter
2. To increase the nutritive value of the produce
(c) Azotobacter (d) Rhizobium
3. To enable them to grow and do photosynthesis in
17. A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully
spaceships and space stations
in bioremediation of oil spills is a species of
4. To increase their shelf life
(a) Pseudomonas (b) Trichoderma
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only (c) Xanthomonas (d) Bacillus
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 18. Which of the following fungi is found useful in the biologi-
7. Ganga and Yamuna action plan is initiated by cal control of plant disease ?
(a) Ministry of Environment and Forest. (a) Mucor mucido (b) Trichoderma viridae
(b) Ministry of Agriculture. (c) Phytophthora parasitica (d) Penicillium notatum
(c) Ministry of Wild-life conservation. 19. Jatropha is a
(d) None of these (a) biodiesel crop (b) biopetro crop
8. Biogas consists of (c) fibre crop (d) food crop
(a) carbon monoxide, methane and hydrogen. 20. Lactic acid bacteria convert milk into curd and improves its
(b) carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen. nutritional quality by enhancing
(c) carbon monoxide, ethane and hydrogen. (a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B
(d) carbon dioxide, ethane and hydrogen. (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin D
1. In an ecosystem, green plants are known as 12. Which of the following is a man made artificial ecosystem?
(a) Primary consumers (b) Secondary consumers (a) Grassland ecosystem
(c) Producers (d) Tertiary consumers (b) Agro ecosystem
2. World environment day is celebrated on (c) Ecosystem of artificial lakes and dams
(a) 15th March (b) 15th April
th
(d) Forest ecosystem
(c) 4 May (d) 5th June
13. Soil best suited for plant growth is
3. Sound becomes hazardous noise pollution at level
(a) above 30 dB (b) above 80 dB (a) Clay (b) Loam (c) Sandy (d) Gravel
(c) above 100 dB (d) above 120 dB 14. Which ofthe following is a biodegradable waste?
4. Major a erosol pollutant in jet plan e emissi on is (a) Radioactive wastes (b) Aluminium cans
(a) sulphur dioxide (b) carbon monoxide (c) DDT (d) Cattle dung
(c) methane (d) fluorocarbon 15. Association of animals when one species is harmed and the
5. As energy is passed from one trophic level to another, the other one is unaffected, is known as
amount of usable energy (a) Colony (b) Mutualism
(a) increases (c) Commensalism (d) Amensalism
(b) decreases
16. Which is the first national park established in India?
(c) remains the same
(a) Bandipur national park (b) Corbett national park
(d) energy is not passed from one trophic level to another
6. The Taj mahal is threatened due to the effect of (c) Kanha national park (d) Periyar national park
(a) oxygen (b) hydrogen 17. Among the most dangerous non-biodegradable waste is
(c) chlorine (d) sulphur dioxide (a) cow-dung (b) plastic articles
7. CFC are not recommended to be used in refrigerators because (c) garbage (d) radioactive waste
th ey 18. Which group of vertebrates comprises the highest number
(a) increase temperature (b) affect environment of endangered species ?
(c) affect aquatic life (d) affect human body (a) Birds (b) Mammals
8. Pyramids of energy are (c) Fishes (d) Reptiles
(a) always upright (b) always inverted
19. Which one of the following is an example of ex-situ
(c) mostly upright (d) mostly inverted
conservation?
9. The most common indicator organism that represents
(a) Wildlife sanctuary (b) Seed bank
polluted water is
(a) E. coli (b) Pseudomonas (c) Sacred groves (d) National park
(c) Chlorella (d) Entamoeba 20. In case CO 2 of earth's atmosphere disappears, the
10. The CO2 content in the atmospheric air is about temperature of earth's surface would
(a) 0.034% (b) 0.34% (c) 3.34% (d) 6.5% (a) increase
11. Ozone layer is essential because it absorbs most of the (b) decrease
(a) infrared radiations (b) heat (c) depend on oxygen concentration
(c) solar radiation (d) ultraviolet-radiation (d) remain the same
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1. If distance covered by a particle is zero, what can you say 8. If a liquid is heated in space under no gravity, the transfer of
about its displacement? heat will take place by process of
(a) It may or may not be zero (b) It cannot be zero (a) conduction
(c) It is negative (d) It must be zero (b) convection
2. Appliances based on heating effect of current work on (c) radiation
(a) only a.c. (b) only d.c. (d) can not be heated in the absence of gravity
(c) both a.c. and d.c. (d) none of these 9. Morning sun is not so hot as the mid day sun because
(a) Sun is cooler in the morning
3. As we go up in the atmosphere, the heights of the various
regions are in the order (b) Heat rays travel slowly is the morning
(c) It is God gift
(a) ionosphere > troposphere > stratosphere
(d) The sun’s rays travel a longer distance through
(b) ionosphere > stratosphere > troposphere
atmosphere in the morning
(c) troposphere > ionosphere > stratosphere 10. The resistance of some substances become zero at very low
(d) stratosphere > troposphere > ionosphere temperature, then these substances are called
4. When a drop of oil is spread on a water surface, it displays (a) good conductors
beautiful colours in daylight because of (b) super conductors
(a) Dispersion of light (b) Reflection of light (c) bad conductors
(c) Polarization of light (d) Interference of light (d) semi conductors
5. A balloon filled with CO2 released on earth would (neglect 11. The bulbs which emit a bluish light, are
viscosity of air) (a) filled with argon
(a) climb with an acceleration 9.8 m/s2 (b) filled with nitrogen
(b) fall with an acceleration 9.8 m/s2 (c) vacuum bulbs
(c) fall with a constant acceleration 3.4 m/s2 (d) coated from inside with a light blue colour
(d) fall with acceleration and then would attain a constant 12. When a bar magnet is broken into two pieces?
velocity (a) We will have a single pole on each piece
6. What temperature is the same on celsius scale as well as on (b) Each piece will have two like poles
Fahrenheit scale? (c) Each piece will have two unlike poles
(a) – 212°C (b) – 40°C (d) Each piece will be lose magnetism
(c) – 32°C (d) 32°C 13. Alternating current is converted to direct current by
7. A water tank of height 10 m, completely filled with water is (a) rectifier (b) dynamo
placed on a level ground. It has two holes one at 3 m and the (c) transformer (d) motor
other at 7 m from its base. The water ejecting from 14. Woollen clothes are used in winter season because woollen
clothes
(a) both the holes will fall at the same spot
(a) are good sources for producing heat
(b) upper hole will fall farther than that from the lower hole
(b) absorb heat form surroundings
(c) upper hole will fall closer than that from the lower hole
(c) are bad conductors of heat
(d) more information is required (d) provide heat to body continuously
RESPONSE 6. a 7. 8. 9. 10.
b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d
GRID 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d
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15. A sounding horn is rotating rapidly in a horizontal circle, the (c) A drop of rain falling vertically with a constant velocity
apparent frequency of the horn observed at the centre of (d) A man whirling a stone tied to a string in circle with a
the circle constant speed
(a) will be same 23. Two identical beakers are filled with water to the same level
(b) will decrease at 4°C. If one say A is heated while the other B is cooled,
(c) will increase and sometimes more then
(d) None of these (a) Water level in A will rise
16. What happens when some charge is placed on a soap (b) Water level in A will fall
bubble? (c) Water level in B will rise
(a) Its radius decreases (b) Its radius increases (d) Water level in A and B will rise
(c) The bubble collapses (d) None of these 24. In a long spring which of the following type of waves can be
17. The resistance of a thin wire in comparison of a thick wire of generated
the same material (a) Longitudinal only
(a) is low (b) Transverse only
(b) is equal (c) Both longitudinal and transverse
(c) depends upon the metal of the wire (d) Electromagnetic only
(d) is high 25. At the moment dew formation starts on a cool night, the air
18. Alternating current cannot be measured by D.C. ammeter (a) Must loose all water vapour
because (b) Must remain unsaturated
(a) A.C. cannot pass through D.C. ammeter (c) Must get mixed up with some other vapour
(b) average value of current for complete cycle is zero (d) Must become saturated
(c) A.C. is virtual 26. Addition of oxygen to a compound is
(d) A.C. changes its direction (a) reduction (b) oxidation
19. p-n junction is said to be forward biased, when (c) neutralisation (d) precipitation
(a) the positive pole of the battery is joined to the 27. A compound formed by the reaction of an acid with base is
p-semi conductor and negative pole t o th e (a) salt (b) indicator
n-semiconductor (c) vitamins (d) All of these
(b) the positive pole of the battery is joined to the 28. Which of the following compounds is known as methyl ethyl
n-semiconductor and p-semiconductor ketone?
(c) the negative pole of the battery is connected to (a) CH3COCH3 (b) CH3COCH2CH3
n- semiconductor and p- semiconductor (c) CH3CH2COCH2CH3 (d) CH3CH2CHO
(d) a mechanical force is applied in the forward direction 29. Solder is an alloy of
20. The effective length of the magnet is (a) Cu, Mn and Ni (b) Cu and Sn
(a) the complete length of the magnet (c) Sn and Pb (d) Pb and Bi
(b) the distance between the two poles of the magnet 30. Which one of the following is a chief ore of zinc?
(c) the half of the length of the magnet (a) Calamine (b) Zincite
(d) the square of the length of the magnet (c) Zinc blend (d) White vitriol
21. A moving object can come to rest only if it 31. The IUPAC name of the compound given below is
(a) has a frictional force acting on it CH3CH2COCH2CH3
(b) has no net force acting on it (a) 1-pentanone (b) 2-pentanone
(c) is completely isolated (c) 2-carboxybutane (d) 3-pentanone
(d) applies an impulse to something else 32. Which of the following compounds could belong to the
22. In which of the following are no work done by the force? same homologous series?
(a) A man walking upon a staircare (I) C2H6O2 (II) C2H6O
(b) A man carrying a bucket of water, walking on a level (III) C2H6 (IV) CH4O
road with a uniform velocity (a) I, II (b) II, III
(c) III, IV (d) II, IV

30. a b c d 31. a b c d 32. a b c d
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33. The longest period in the periodic table is 45. Pick up the odd one out
(a) 1 (b) 5 (a) Brass (b) Air
(c) 7 (d) 6 (c) Sand (d) Graphite
34. Which one of the following is a Dobereiner’s triad? 46. In multicellular organisms, _____ refers to the production
(a) Cl 2, Mg and Na (b) O2, N2 and Cl2 of progeny possessing features more or less similar to those
(c) Cl 2, Br 2 and I2 (d) H2, He and Ne of parents.
35. Pure water is obtained from sea water by (a) growth (b) reproduction
(a) filtration (b) distillation (c) metabolism (d) consciousness
(c) evaporation (d) All of these 47. Heart is three - chambered in reptiles, exception is
36. Barium carbonate is a/an (a) Turtle (b) Chameleon
(a) compound (b) mixture (c) Naja (Cobra) (d) Crocodile
(c) element (d) alloy 48. Stem tendrils are found in
37. Rutherford’s scattering experiment is related to the size of (a) cucumber (b) pumpkins
the (c) grapevines (d) All of these
(a) nucleus (b) atom 49. The supportive skeletal structures in the human external
(c) electrons (d) neutrons ears and in the nose tip are examples of
38. Excess of silicon in cement (a) ligament (b) areolar tissue
(a) increase setting time (b) decrease setting time (c) bone (d) cartilage
(c) increase hardness (d) helps in hydrolysis 50. Building block of nucleic acid is
39. Hard glass having the same ingredients as soft glass excepts (a) nucleotide (b) nucleoside
(a) hard glass have Na in place of K (c) amino acid (d) fatty acid
(b) hard glass having K in place of Na 51. Which of the following is the most acceptable theory for
(c) hard glass having both Na and K movement of water through plants?
(d) None of the above (a) Cohesion theory (b) Passive transport
40. A complete fertilizer provides (c) Root pressure (d) Capillarity
(a) N, P, K (b) S, K, N 52. Translation of food in flowering plants occurs in the form of
(c) S, B, K (d) N, S, P (a) starch (b) glyceraldehyde
41. Global climate is threatened by increase in concentration of (c) glucose (d) sucrose
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen 53. pH of saliva is
(c) Water vapours (d) Green house gas (a) 6.5 (b) 8
42. Spraying of D.D.T. on crops produces pollution of (c) 7 (d) 9.5
(a) Air only (b) Air and soil only 54. As blood becomes fully O 2 saturated, haemoglobin is
(c) Air, soil and water (d) Air and water only combining with____ molecule(s) of oxygen.
43. Vitamin B12 contains metal (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) Ca (II) (b) Zn (II) (c) 4 (d) 8
(c) Fe (II) (d) Co (III) 55. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is often referred to as
44. The separation technique which involves the difference in (a) Heart failure (b) Cardiac arrest
their densities is (c) Atherosclerosis (d) Angina
(a) sublimation 56. The part of an eye which acts like diaphragm of a
(b) separation by separating funnel photographic camera, is
(c) centrifugation (a) Pupil (b) Iris
(d) both (b) and (c) (c) Lens (d) Cornea

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57. The most common carrier of communicable diseases is 59. Red data book contains list of
(a) cockroach (b) mosquito (a) endangered species of plants and animals
(c) housefly (d) spider (b) extinct animals and plants
58. Weeds are (c) exotic plants and birds
(a) microbes (b) unwanted herbs (d) rare species of plants and animals
(c) insects (d) fungal pests 60. The period during which foetus remains within mother’s
womb
(a) ovulation (b) puberty
(c) gestation (d) adolescence
RESPONSE 57. a b c d 58. a b c d 59. a b c d 60. a b c d

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1. Sudden fall of atmospheric pressure in a large amount 8. Which one of the following substances is the magnetic
indicates substances?
(a) Storm (b) Rain (a) Mercury (b) Iron
(c) Fair weather (d) Cold waves (c) Gold (d) Silver
2. A transistor is essentially 9. To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy, one
(a) A current operated device can use
(b) Power driven device (a) DC dynamo (b) AC dynamo
(c) A voltage operated device (c) motor (d) both (a) and (b)
(d) Resistance operated device 10. A vibrating body
3. Which of the following velocity time graph is not possible? (a) will always produce sound
(b) may or may not produce sound if the amplitude of
vibration is low
(c) will produce sound which depends upon frequency
(a) (b) (d) None of the above
11. What happens when a heavy object and a light object are
O t O t allowed to fall from the certain height in the absence of air?
(a) Heavy object reaches the ground later than the lighter
object
(b) Lighter object reaches the ground later than the heavier
object
(c) (d) (c) Both heavy and light objects reach the ground
O t O t simultaneously
(d) None of these
4. Which of the following is used in optical fibres ? 12. 1 kWh = ______MJ.
(a) Total internal reflection (b) Scattering (a) 36 (b) 0.36
(c) Diffraction (d) Refraction (c) 3.6 (d) 360
5. When a sound wave goes from one medium to another, the 13. Two similar buses are moving with same velocity on a straight
quantity that remains unchanged is road. One of them is empty and the other is loaded with
(a) Frequency (b) Amplitude passengers
(c) Wavelength (d) Speed (a) Both buses are stopped by the application of same
6. Echo is a type of force
(a) reflected sound (b) Empty bus will be stopped by applying large force
(b) refracted sound (c) Loaded bus will be stopped by applying less force
(c) neither reflected sound nor refracted sound (d) Empty buses will be stopped by applying less force
(d) None of these and loaded bus will be stopped by appplying large
7. For electroplating a spoon, it is placed in the voltmeter at force
(a) the position of anode 14. When a copper ball is heated, the largest percentage increase
(b) the position of cathode will occur in its
(c) exactly in the middle of anode and cathode (a) diameter (b) area
(d) anywhere in the electrolyte (c) volume (d) density
RESPONSE 6. a 7. 8. 9. 10.
GRID 11. a b c d 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d
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15. A piece of cloth looks red in sun light. It is held in the blue 25. The resolving limit of a heating human eye is about
portion of a solar spectrum, it will appear (a) 1' (b) 1"
(a) red (b) black
(c) blue (d) white 1
(c) 1° (d) "
16. Conductivity increases in the order of 60
(a) Al, Ag, Cu (b) Al, Cu, Ag 26. Select the correct statement from the codes given below
(c) Cu, Al, Ag (d) Ag, Cu, Al 1. Cut glasses are lead glasses.
17. Magnetic lines do not intersect one-another because 2. The main raw material for the preparation of soda glass
(a) they are at a distance in Na2CO3.
(b) they are in the same direction 3. Quicklime is CaO.
(c) they are parallel to another (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(d) at the point intersection there will be two direction of (c) 1 and 3 (d) Only 2
the magnetic force which is impossible 27. Antacids are commonly used to get rid of acidity in the
18. n-p-n transistors are preferred to p-n-p transistors because: stomach. A commonly used antacid is
(a) they have low cost (a) sodium hydrogen phthalate
(b) they have low dissipation energy (b) magnesium hydroxide
(c) they are capable of handling large power
(c) calcium hydroxide
(d) electrons have high mobility than holes and hence high
(d) manganese acetate
mobility of energy
28. Match the Column-I with the Column-II.
19. Work is always done on a body when
Column-I Column-II
(a) A force acts on it
A. Primary pollutants 1. PAN, O3, Cl
(b) It moves through a certain distance
(c) It experiences an increase in energy through a B. Secondary 2. H2SO4
mechanical influence pollutants
(d) None of the above C. Bhopal gas tragedy 3. SO2, CO
20. A body travelling with a speed more than the velocity of due to leakage of
sound in air is said to travel with D. Stone leprosy 4. Methyl isocyanate
(a) supersonic speed (b) hypersonic speed Codes:
(c) ultrasonic speed (d) infrasonic speed A B C D
21. What is the material for electric fuse? (a) 3 1 4 2
(a) Cu (b) Constantan (b) 1 4 2 3
(c) Tin-lead alloy (d) Nichrome (c) 4 2 3 1
22. A bar magnet of magnetic moment 80 units is cut into two (d) 2 3 1 4
halves of equal length, the magnetic moment of each half 29. Match List-I with List-II.
will be List-I List-II
(a) 80 units (b) 40 units A. Glass 1. Fat and caustic alkali
(c) 60 units (d) 20 units B. Soap 2. Cellulose fibre and
23. Mud houses are cooler in summer and warmer in winter gelatin
because C. Paper 3. Silicates of calcium
(a) Mud is a good conductor of heat and aluminium
(b) Mud is a super conductor of heat D. Cement 4. Silica
(c) Mud is a bad conductor of heat Codes:
(d) None of these
A B C D
24. The waves produced by motor boat sailing in water are
(a) 3 2 1 4
(a) transverse
(b) 4 2 1 3
(b) longitudinal
(c) 3 1 2 4
(c) Longitudinal and transverse
(d) None of these (d) 4 1 2 3

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30. Consider the following statements 34. Match Column-I with Column-II
1. The chlorine gas is used for the manufacture of Column-I Column-II
bleaching powder. A. Proton 1. Rutherford
2. Bleaching powder is used for disinfecting.
3. Bleaching powder is used for bleaching cotton and linen B. Electron 2. Chadwick
in the textile industry. C. Neutron 3. Thomson
Which of the statements given above are correct? D. Nucleus 4. Goldstein
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 Codes:
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 A B C D
31. Which among the following is a chemical change?
(a) 4 3 2 1
(a) A wet towel dries in the sun
(b) Lemon juice added to tea causing its colour to change (b) 3 2 1 4
(c) Hot air rises over a radiator (c) 2 1 4 3
(d) Coffee is brewed by passing steam through ground (d) 1 4 3 2
coffee. 35. Which one of the following non-metals is not a poor
32. Match the Column-I with the Column-II. conductor of electricity?
Column-I Column-II
(a) Sulphur (b) Selenium
A. Molarity 1. is the concentration
(M) unit for ionic compounds (c) Bromine (d) Phosphorus
which dissolve in a polar 36. Consider the following statements:
solvent to give pair of Glass can be etched or scratched by
ions. 1. diamond 2. hydrofluoric acid
B. Molality 2. is number of gram 3. aqua regia 4. conc. sulphuric acid
(m) equivalents of
Which of these statements are correct?
substance dissolve per
litre of the solution (a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
C. Formality 3. is the number of moles (c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 4
(F) of the solute dissolved 37. Which one of the following fuels causes min imum
in 1000 g of the solvent environmental pollution?
D. Normality 4. is the number of moles (a) Diesel (b) Coal
(N) of solute present in 1 L
(c) Hydrogen (d) Kerosene
of the solution
Codes: 38. Which one of the following elements is alloyed with iron to
A B C D produce steel which can resist high temperature and also
(a) 3 1 2 4 have high hardness and abrasion resistance?
(b) 1 2 4 3 (a) Aluminium (b) Chromium
(c) 2 4 3 1 (c) Nickel (d) Tungsten
(d) 4 3 1 2 39. Cinnabar is an ore of
33. Match Column-I (Colloidal dispersion) with Column-II (Nature
of the dispersion) and select the correct answer using the (a) Hg (b) Cu
codes given below the columns. (c) Pb (d) Zn
Column-I Column-II 40. A substance which reacts with gangue to form fusible material
A. Milk 1. Solid in liquid is called
B. Clouds 2. Liquid in gas (a) Flux (b) Catalyst
C. Paints 3. Solids in solids (c) Ore (d) Slag
D. Jellies 4. Liquids in liquids
41. Which of the following compound has the functional group
5. Liquid in solid
Codes: – OH ?
A B C D (a) 1, 2-ethandiol (b) 2-butanone
(a) 4 2 1 5 (c) Nitrobenzene (d) Ethanal
(b) 1 5 3 2 42. Who developed the long form of periodic table?
(c) 4 5 1 2 (a) Lothar Meyer (b) Neils Bohr
(d) 1 2 3 5
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43. The first group elements are called 51. Which of the following is a forest product?
(a) alkali metals (b) alkaline earth metals (a) Plastics (b) Wax
(c) noble gases (d) halogen (c) Petroleum (d) Medicinal plants
44. Calcium sulphate hemihydrate is commonly known as 52. In adult man, normal BP is
(a) plaster of paris (b) gypsum (a) 100/80 mm Hg (b) 120/80 mm Hg
(c) ferous sulphate (d) None of these (c) 100/120 mm Hg (d) 80/120 mm Hg
45. Which of the following is a redox reaction? 53. Which of the following organ supports foetus?
(a) CaCO3 CaO CO 2 (a) Oviduct (b) Ovary
(c) Embryo (d) Uterus
(b) H2 CuO Cu H 2O
54. Rabi crops include
(c) CaO 2HCl CaCl 2 H 2O (a) wheat (b) paddy
(d) NaOH HCl NaCl H 2O (c) corn (maize) (d) melons
46. An organism considered to be between living and non-living 55. Which of the following hormone helps female sex characters?
is (a) Adrenalin (b) Testosterone
(a) Bacterium (b) Fungi (c) Calcitonin (d) Oestrogen
(c) Virus (d) Yeast 56. Which of the following is considered as the soldiers of body?
47. Green plants take carbon dioxide from (a) Lungs (b) Capillaries
(a) air (b) water (c) Red blood cells (d) White blood cells
(c) soil (d) manures 57. Camouflage can be seen in
48. Which one of these also acts as a sense organ in addition to (a) stick insect (b) parrot
being a part of the digestive system? (c) monkey (d) fish
(a) Teeth (b) Tongue 58. Which of the following is a gill breather?
(c) Oesophagus (d) Villi
(a) Frog (b) Earthworm
49. The liver stores food in the form of
(c) Tadpole (d) Amoeba
(a) glucose (b) glycogen
59. Red muscle fibres are rich in
(c) albumen (d) ATP
50. First National Park established in India is (a) Golgi bodies (b) Mitochondria
(a) Gir Sanctuary for Asiatic lion (c) Lysosomes (d) Ribosomes
(b) Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand 60. Greenhouse effect is caused by the increase in the level of
(c) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (a) Carbon dioxide (b) Oxygen
(d) National Botanical Garden, Kolkata (c) Nitrogen (d) Water vapour

58. a b c d 59. a b c d 60. a b c d
1. The Megaliths of South India are mainly associated with 10. List I List II
(a) Mesolithic age (b) Neolithic age (A) Paleolithic age (1) Sites are found in
(c) Chalcolithic age (d) Iron age Chhotangpur’s plateau
2. From among the following, which pair is not matched? (B) Mesolithic age (2) Copper on bronze
tools used
(a) Patanjali – Mahabhashya (C) Neolithic age (3) Flint was used
(b) Hal – Gatha Saptshati (D) Chalcolithic age (4) Wheat and barley were grown
(c) Bhadrabahu – Brihat Katha Manjari (a) A – 2 ; B – 4 ; C – 3 ; D – 1
(d) AshvaGhose – Harsh Charit (b) A – 3 ; B – 1 ; C – 4 ; D – 2
3. The period of social evolution which represents the hunt- (c) A – 4 ; B – 2 ; C – 3 ; D – 1
ing-gathering stage is/are the (d) A – 1 ; B – 3 ; C – 4 ; D – 2
(a) Palaeolithic Age 11. The Neolithic settlement of Mehrgarh is located on the bank
(b) Mesolithic Age of which river?
(c) Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age (a) Bolan (b) Belan (c) Khurram (d) Gomal
12. The only Neolithic settlement in the Indian subcontinent
(d) Neolithic Age
dating back to 7000 BC lies in
4. Which of the following is not evident at Mohenjodaro? (a) Rajasthan (b) Kashmir
(a) Pasupati seal (c) Sindh (d) Baluchistan
(b) Great granary and great bath 13. The goddess of vegetative fertility, worshipped during the
(c) Multi-pillared assembly hall Chalcolithic period of Jorwe culture, was
(d) Evidence of double burials (a) Sakapurni (b) Satakarani
5. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jains (c) Sambhuti (d) Sakambhari
literature? 14. Millet was the main foodcrop of which of the following (pre-
(a) Therigatha (b) Acarangasutra historic) civilisations?
(a) Greek (b) Egyptian
(c) Sutrakritanga (d) Brihatkalpasutra
(c) Chincese (d) Sumerian
6. The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the 15. In the Indian subcontinent, the Neolithic Age is believed to
(a) three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent have begun by
(b) three main linguistic divisions into which the languages (a) 11000 BC (b) 9000 BC
of India can be classified (c) 7000 BC (d) 5000 BC
(c) three main styles of Indian temple architecture 16. All bronze age civilisation were basically
(d) three main musical Gharanas prevalent in India (a) agriculture (b) trading
7. Which one of the following gives the correct chronological (c) commercial (d) farming
order of the vedas? 17. Excellent cave paintings of Mesolithic age are found at
(a) Rigveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda, Yajurveda (a) Bhimbetka (b) Attranjikhera
(c) Mirzapur (d) Mehrgarh
(b) Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda 18. Which of the following is not a principal tool of the Early
(c) Atharvaveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Rigveda Stone Age?
(d) Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda (a) Scrapper (b) Handaxe
8. The Anguttara Nikhaya which gives information about (c) Cleaver (d) Chopper
Mahajanapadas is a part of which Buddhist book? 19. Which Neolithic site is not found in Belan valley of Uttar
(a) Suttapitaka (b) Vinayapitaka Pradesh?
(c) Abhidhammapitaka (d) Jatakas (a) Chopani-Mando (b) Koldihawa
9. Which amongst the following civilization was not (c) Mahagara (d) Chachar
contemporary with the Harappan civilization ? 20. Jorwe pottery type seen in the Chalcolithic period is
predominantly of?
(a) Greek civilization (b) Egyptian civilization (a) Black on Red ware (b) Black and Red
(c) Mesopotamian civilization (d) Chinese civilization (c) Red ware (d) Ochre colour ware
1. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in: 12. In which of the following Indus Valley sites, the cemetry R-
(a) 1911 (b) 1921 (c) 1931 (d) 1941 37 was found?
2. Almost the people of Indus Valley Civilization were: (a) Lothal (b) Mohenjodaro
(a) Nigroid (b) Proto-Austroloid (c) Harappa (d) Dholavira
(c) Mediterranean (d) Nordic 13. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites pro-
3. Indus Valley Civilization belongs to: vides the evidence of fire-altars?
(a) Pre-historical (b) Historical period (a) Alamgirpur (b) Kalibangan
(c) Proto-historical (d) Post-historical (c) Banavali (d) Kunal
4. The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually built their 14. Which of the following was not worshipped by Indus Valley
houses of: people?
(a) Pucca bricks (b) Wood (a) Shiva (b) Peepal
(c) Stone (d) None of these (c) Mother Goddess (d) Vishnu
5. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by: 15. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization towns di-
(a) Dayaram Sahni (b) R.D. Banerji vided into three parts?
(c) Cunningham (d) Wheeler (a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal
6. Which of the following showed the greatest uniformity in (c) Chanhudaro (d) Dholavira
Indus Civilization settlement? 16. Indus Valley Civilization site Manda is situated near the bank
(a) Town planning (b) Bricks of:
(c) Religious practices (d) Building (a) Sutlej (b) Jhelum
7. The dockyard at Lothal was well connected with the river: (c) Chinab (d) Indus
(a) Ghaggar (b) Bhogavo 17. The most suitable name of Indus Valley Civilization is:
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti (a) Harappan Civilization
8. The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with the: (b) Indus Civilization
(a) Romans (b) Parthians (c) Saraswati Civilization
(c) Mesopotamians (d) Chinese (d) Bronze Time Civilization
9. The best drainage system (water management) in Indus Val- 18. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, drainage system
ley Civilization was: was absent?
(a) Harappa (b) Lothal (a) Banawali (b) Dholavira
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan (c) Lothal (d) Rakhigarhi
10. In which of the following Indus Valley sites the famous Bull- 19. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, the people were
seal was found? known water reservoir technique?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (a) Banawali (b) Kalibangan
(c) Lothal (d) Chanhudaro (c) Dholavira (d) Chanhudaro
11. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization site was 20. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives
located on the Iranian border? evidence of a Lipstick?
(a) Surkotada (b) Sutkagen Dor (a) Chanhudaro (b) Banawali
(c) Kot Diji (d) Balakot (c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan
1. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order 10. In the Mauryan Period tax evasion was punished with:
of the given rulers of ancient India? (a) Death (b) Confiscation of goods
(a) Ashoka—Kanishka—Milinda (c) Imprisonment (d) None of the above
(b) Milinda—Ashoka—Kanishka 11. Kautilya’s Arthashastra’s chapter on Kantak-Shodhana is
(c) Ashoka—Milinda—Kanishka mostly devoted to:
(d) Milinda—Kanishka—Ashoka (a) Regulation of profits, wages and prices
2. Which of the following languages was used in Ashoka’s (b) Regulation against adulteration of goods
Edicts? (c) Strict control of artisans and traders by the state
(a) Vasudeva (b) Pali (d) None of the above
(c) Brahmi (d) Sanskrit 12. In the Mauryan Government women could be employed as:
3. Which of the following metals were mostly used for minting
(a) Royal Bodyguards
coins during the Mauryan period?
(b) Superintendents of weaving establishments
(a) Bronze and gold (b) Gold and lead
(c) Silver and copper (d) Lead and silver (c) Intelligence agents & spices
4. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? (d) All the above
(a) Jatakas - Mauryan chronology and genealogy 13. Which one of the following rulling dynasties of South India
(b) Puranas - Ashoka’s efforts to spread Buddhism to Sri was the biggest rival of the Cholas?
Lanka (a) The Pandyas
(c) Dipavamsa - socio-economic conditions of the Mauryan (b) The Chalukyas of Kalyani
period (c) The Gangas of Orissa
(d) Dighanikaya - Influence of Buddhist ideas on Mauryan (d) Chalukyas of Vakataka
polity 14. Who of the following Chola kings assumed the title of the
5. The Nagas in the Post-Mauryan period ruled from? Mummadi Chola?
(a) Ganga Valley (b) Indus Valley (a) Vijayalaya (b) Rajaraya
(c) Brahmaputra Valley (d) Godavari Valley (c) Rajendra I (d) None of the above
6. Which of the following statements about Mauryan society 15. In the Chola kingdom, a very large village administered as a
is untrue? single unit was called:
(a) Megasthenes divided Indian society into seven classes (a) Nadu (b) Kurram
(b) Slavery was absent in India (c) Kottram (d) All the above
(c) There was a reduction in gap between the Vaishyas 16. Who was the founder of Mauryan empire?
and the Shudras (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Vijayalaya
(d) Megasthenes says that scarcity and famine were known (c) Raja Raja (d) Samudragupta
to Indians 17. What was the another name of Chanakya?
7. Which ruler did Chandrragupta Maurya enter into an alliance
(a) Kautilya (b) Mahagupta
to defeat the nandas?
(a) Parvataka (b) Selucus Nikator (c) Sivagupta (d) Veeragupta
(c) Nagasena (d) Rudrasimha 18. Who helped Chandragupta Maurya to defeat Nandas?
8. Choose the correct pair. (a) Kamandaka (b) Sudraka
(a) Ellora caves - Saka (c) Kalhana (d) Chanakya
(b) Mahabalipuram - Rashtrakutas 19. Who ruled whole of North India before Chandragupta
(c) Meenakshi temple - Pallavas (a) Nandas (b) Guptas
(d) Khajuraho – Chandellas (c) Harsha (d) Satavahanas
9. Who was the founder of Maurya dynasty? 20. Period of rule of Chandragupta Maurya
(a) Chandragupta II (b) Chandragupta Maurya (a) 300-280 B.C. (b) 324-300 B.C.
(c) Vishnugupta (d) Ashoka (c) 380-360 B.C. (d) 310-290 B.C.
1. Who among the following is known for his work on medi- 11. Which of the following was the official language of Gupta
cine during the Gupta period? period ?
(a) Saumilla (b) Sudraka (a) Pali (b) Prakrit
(c) Shaunaka (d) Susrutha (c) Magadhi (d) Sanskrit
2. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called: 12. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
(a) Rupaka (b) Karshapana
(a) Srigupta (b) Ghatotakacha
(c) Dinara (d) Pana
(c) Chandragupta I (d) Budhagupta
3. Who was the most powerful Chola ruler?
13. Who was the son and successor of Chandragupta II?
(a) Rajraja I (b) Vijayalaya
(a) Srigupta (b) Ramagupta
(c) Vijyandra (d) None of these
(c) Purugupta (d) Kumaragupta
4. Which book is considered as the Gupta equivalent of
Kautilya’s Arthasastra? 14. Who was the last known king of Gupta dynasty?
(a) Nitisara (b) Amarakosa (a) Budhagupta (b) Purugupta
(c) Mudrarakshasa (d) Malavikagnimitra (c) Skandagupta (d) Jevitgupta
5. Who was the founder of Vakataka dynasty? 15. The Gupta Empire divided into provinces called
(a) Vindyashakti (b) Prithvisena (a) Bhuktis (b) Vishayas
(c) Pravarasena I (d) Damodarsena (c) Nadus (d) Aharas
6. Harsha was a devotee of which of the following Gods? 16. What was the title of Chandragupta II?
(a) Shiva (b) Surya (a) Vikramaditya (b) Devanampriya
(c) Buddha (d) All the above (c) Kaviraja (d) Ekabrahmana
7. Who is considered as the greatest Chalukyan ruler of 17. Who was the greatest poet and play-wright of Gupta's
Badami?
period?
(a) Pulakesin I (b) Pulakesin II
(a) Sudraka (b) Aswaghosa
(c) Vinayaditya (d) Vikramiditya I
(c) Bana (d) Kalidas
8. Which Chalukyan ruler is said to have received an embassy
from the Persian king Khusrau II? 18. Who was the author of Ravanavadha?
(a) Pulkesin II (b) Vikramaditya I (a) Bhattin (b) Kalidas
(c) Vinayaditya (d) Vijayaditya (c) Kamandaka (d) Rajasekara
9. Who among the following Gupta kings had another name 19. Who was author of Mudrarakshasa?
Devagupta? (a) Vishakadatta (b) Sudraka
(a) Chandragupta I (b) Samudragupta (c) Bharavi (d) Bhattin
(c) Chandragupta II (d) Kumargupta 20. Who issued the largest number of gold coins ?
10. The Gupta gold coins were known as (a) Gupta (b) Maurya
(a) Dramma (b) Karsapana (c) Kushana (d) Satavahana
(c) Dinar (d) Niska
1. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval 11. Which dynasty initiated the dravidian style of architecture?
India? (a) Pallavas (b) Cholas
(a) Vijnanesvara (b) Hemadri (c) Vijayanagar (d) Chalukyas of Kalyani
(c) Rajasekhara (d) Jimutavahana 12. The most important feature of Chola administration was
2. Which one of the following dynasties built the Khajuraho (a) absolute despotism of the monarch
temple? (b) mandala mudalis at the provincial level
(a) Chandellas (b) Chauhans (c) autonomous assembly in a district
(c) Paramaras (d) Tomars (d) autonomous village assemblies in agraharas
3. Under whose rule, was Ajmer the capital? 13. Temples in Chola period were,
(a) Mauryas (b) Chauhans (a) Centres of religious activity
(c) Guptas (d) Pallavas (b) Centres of education
4. Which chola ruler completed the conquest of Sri Lanka? (c) Centres of economic activity
(a) Vijayalaya I (b) Rajaraja I (d) All of the above
(c) Rajendra I (d) Parantaka I 14. Who among the following is said to be the pioneer of guerilla
5. Who is considered as the greatest Chola ruler? warfare in the Deccan region?
(a) Parantaka I (b) Rajaraja I (a) Shivaji (b) Shah ji Bhosle
(c) Rajendra I (d) Klulottanga I (c) Malik Ambar (d) Maloji Bhosale
6. Which Rashtr akuta kin g composed the wor ks 15. Who among the following established the Dal Khalsa?
‘Kavirajamarga’, ‘Ratnamalika’ and ‘Passanotaramalika’? (a) Guru Gobind Singh (b) Guru Arjun Dev
(a) Amoghavarsa I (b) Krishna I (c) Kanpur Singh (d) Bhai Mani Singh
(c) Indra III (d) Krishna III 16. Kohinoor Diamond was found probably from which among
the following mines?
7. Buddhism was confined to which areas in the early medieval
period? (a) Golconda (b) Kalahandi
(a) Western India (b) Eastern India (c) Panna (d) Bijapur
17. Who propounded the ideal of "Hindu-pad-padshahi"?
(c) Central India (d) Southern India
(a) Baji Rao I (b) Balaji Vishwanath
8. The Palas patronized which form of Buddhism?
(c) Balaji Baji Rao (d) Mahadji Scindia
(a) Hinayana (b) Mahayana
18. Who among the following poets used to write the Urdu
(c) Sarvastavadin (d) All of these
Ghazals with the pen name "Asad"?
9. Kalhana’s Rajatarangini,
(a) Mir Taqi Mir (b) Dushyant
(a) Written in 12th century under the patronage of Sriharsa
(c) Mirza Ghalib (d) Amir Khusrow
and Jaisingh
19. In which of the following half century, maximum number of
(b) Is an acount of history of Kashmir upto 12th century Famines attacked India?
(c) It was written in Sanskrit (a) 1750-1800 (b) 1800-1850
(d) All the above (c) 1850-1900 (d) 1900-1950
10. Lingaraja temple at Bhubaneswar is built, in 20. Who founded the Pala dynasty?
(a) Nagara style (b) Vesara style (a) Devapala (b) Gopala
(c) Dravidian style (d) Rock - cut (c) Dharmapala (d) Mahipal
1. Who was the first ruler of the Slave dynasty? 10. Which sultan first did campaign in South India?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Iltutmish (a) Alauddin Khalji (b) Raziyya
(c) Sultan Mahmud (d) Balban (c) Qutabdin Aibak (d) None of these
2. Who abolished Iqta system? 11. Who was the first Delhi sultan to plan for the construction
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Iltutmish of canals?
(c) Balban (d) Alauddin Khilji (a) Alauddin Khalji (b) Iltutmish
3. Which Sultan of Delhi founded and built the Fort of Siri? (c) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq (d) Feroz Shah Tughluq
(a) Iltutmish (b) Balban 12. Which sultan built Hauz Khas, a pleasure resort?
(c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (a) Mohammed-bin-Tughluq (b) Feroz Shah Tughluq
4. Who founded Agra? (c) Jalaluddin Khalji (d) Sikander Lodhi
(a) Iltutmish (b) Firoz Tughlaq 13. The first Muslim ruler of Delhi was
(c) Sikander Lodhi (d) Ibrahim Lodhi (a) Iltutmish (b) Qubacha
5. Which Muslim ruler played Holi for the first time in Medieval (c) Yalduz (d) Qutbuddin Aibak
India? 14. Who introduced Arab currency for the first time in India?
(a) Iltutmish (b) Balban
(a) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b) Humayun
(c) Razia Sultana (d) Qutbuddin Aibak
(c) Akbar (d) Jahangir
15. What was the period of Qutbuddin Aibak as Delhi Sultan?
6. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi
(a) 1206-1210 A.D. (b) 1209-1234 A.D.
Sultanate?
(c) 1234-1254 A.D. (d) 1254-1256 A.D.
(a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
16. Which of the following were conquered by the Qutbuddin
(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Shah II
Aibak ?
(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
(a) Meerut (b) Ranthambore
(d) Nasrat Shah (c) Gujrat, Bihar and Bengal (d) All the above
7. Which one of the following is the correct chronological 17. What was the period of Feroz Shah Tughluq as Delhi Sultan?
order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi? (a) 1345-1356 A.D. (b) 1356-1376 A.D.
(a) Sikandar Shah-Ibrahim Lodi-Bahlol Khan Lodi (c) 1351-1388 A.D. (d) 1367-1387 A.D.
(b) Sikandar Shah-Bahlol Khan Lodi-Ibrahim Lodi 18. Who was called Sultanate Akbar ?
(c) Bahlol Khan Lodi-Sikandar Shah-Ibrahim Lodi (a) Feroz Shah Tughluq
(d) Bahlol Khan Lodi-Ibrahim Lodi-Sikandar Shah (b) Muhammad Bin Tughluq
8. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India in which (c) Alauddin Khilji
one of the following years ? (d) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
(a) A.D. 1498 (b) A.D. 1492 19. The Sultan who established marriage bureaus?
(c) A.D. 1494 (d) A.D. 1453 (a) Balban (b) Iltutmish
9. When did Delhi first become capital of a kingdom? (c) Kaikubad (d) Feroz Shah Tughluq
(a) At the time of Tomar dynasty 20. Which of the following taxes were levied by the Feroz Shah
(b) Tughlaq dynasty Tughluq?
(c) Lodhi dynasty (a) Kharaj (b) Khams
(d) None of these (c) Jakat and Zijya (d) All the above
1. Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty? (d) As a result of Akbar’s treatment of the Rajputas, the
(a) Babur (b) Humayun Ranapratap could not mobilise the support of the
(c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan Rajputas against the Mughals
2. Which of the following works shows Humayun’s interest in 12. Who was “ Chin Qilich Khan”?
astronomy and astrology? (a) He was a general of Babur
(a) Tarikh-i-Salatin-i-Afghana (b) Tarikh-i-Rashidi (b) He was a provincial governor under Aurangazeb
(c) Qanun-i-Humayuni (d) Tazkirat-ul-Waqiat (c) He was the first independent Nawab of Bengal
3. In which language did Babar wrote his Autobiography? (d) He was the governor of Mughal Deccan Area
(a) Farsee (b) Arabi 13. Which of the following about the duties of the Dewan in the
(c) Turki (d) None of these time of Akbar is correct?
4. Where is Babur’s tomb situated? (a) He posted news-writers and spices in different
(a) Kabul (b) Lahore provinces.
(c) Delhi (d) Ayodhya (b) He recommended the appointment of provincial dewans
5. Who was favoured by Prime Minister Mir Khalifa as Babur’s and guided and controlled them
successor instead of Humayun? (c) All orders of appointment to Mansabs of all ranks
(a) Mirza Suleiman (b) Mirza Kamran passed through his office
(c) Mirza Askari (d) Mehdi Khwaja (d) He gave auth or itative rulin g ion con flicting
6. Who among the following was the first Mughal ruler to adopt interpretations of Shara
the custom of Tuladan? 14. Din-a-Ilahi was introduced by Akbar in—
(a) Humayun (b) Akbar (a) 1575A.D. (b) 1579A.D.
(c) Jahangir (d) Shahjahan (c) 1582A.D. (d) 1585AD.
7. During the Mughal period, what was Narnal or light artillery? 15. Who said “Those men who have strong dislike for paintings,
(a) One carried on elephant back I have strong dislike for them”?
(b) One carried on camel back (a) Akbar (b) Babar
(c) One carried by man (d) None of these (c) Jahangir (d) ShahJahan
8. Who built Red Fort at Delhi? 16. Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of Nadir Shah’s
(a) Shajahan (b) Jahangir attack?
(c) Humayun (d) Aurangzeb (a) Rafi-ud-darjat (b) Muhammad Shah
9. Who was the architect of Tajmahal? (c) Ahmad Shah (d) Alamgir II
(a) Ahmdulla (b) Ustad Ahmad Lahari 17. What according to Jadunath Sarkar was the reason of the
(c) Usman Khan (d) Utbi downfall of Aurangzeb?
10. The Mughal emperor who built Moti Musjicl at Agra? (a) Religious policy (b) Military helpness
(a) Babar (b) Humayun (c) Rajput policy (d) Shivaji
(c) Jahangir (d) Shajahan 18. Who was famous for laying many gardens?
11. Which of the following is incorrect? (a) Babur (b) Humayun
(a) As a result of Akbar’s treatment of the Rajputas they (c) Akbar (d) Jahangir
contributed richly to the military achievement of his 19. Who i ntroduced the Ran k of ‘Zat an d Sawar’?
reign (a) Akbar (b) Aurangzeb
(b) As a result of Akbar’s treatment of Rajputas they (c) Shah Jahan (d) Jahangir
contributed to the administrative achievement of his 20. Which were the two kingdoms conquerred by Akbar?
reign (a) Khandesh and Bijapur
(c) As a result of Akbar’s treatment of the Rajputas, the (b) Bijapur and Ahmednagar
orthodox Muslim Ulema shed their religious dogmation (c) Ahmednagar
and began to love the Hindus (d) Berar and Ahmednagar
1. In the beginning, the motive of British East India Company 10. The first newspaper published in India was
was (a) The Calcutta Chronicle (b) The Calcutta Gazette
(a) Trade and territory (b) Trade, not territory (c) The Indian Gazette (d) The Bengal Gazette
(c) Only territory (d) None of the above 11. Which Maratha state was the last to accept the subsidiary
2. Which one of the following was the first English ship that alliance of the British?
came to India? (a) Gaikwad (b) Sindhia
(a) Elizabeth (b) Titanic (c) Holkar (d) Bhonsle
(c) Red Dragon (d) Mayflower 12. Between which stations was the first railway line opened in
3. The British East India Company was formed during the reign India?
of (a) Calcutta to Raniganj (b) Bombay to Pune
(a) Henry VIII (b) James I (c) Calcutta to Jamshedpur (d) Bombay to Thane
(c) Charles I (d) Elizabeth I 13. Who of the following laid the first rail line in India?
(a) Lord Ellenborough (b) Lord Canning
4. What was the name of the first ship of East India Company
(c) Lord Dufferin (d) Lord Dalhousie
of England which reached here on August 24, 1600 AD?
14. Who was the father of Civil Service?
(a) Edward (b) Hector
(a) Lord Minto (b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Henary (d) William
(c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Cornwallis
5. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which
15. Who among the following was the first Governor General of
one of the following years? India?
(a) 1453 (b) 1492 (a) Robert Clive (b) Lord Canning
(c) 1494 (d) 1498 (c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Wellesley
6. Which one of the following European trading companies 16. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
adopted the “Blue Water Policy” in India? (a) Lord Clive (b) Warren Hastings
(a) Dutch company (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Hastings
(b) French company 17. In which year, Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo
(c) Portuguese company Samaj?
(d) British East India company (a) 1822 (b) 1828
7. Which one of the following states was a Milk-cow for the (c) 1830 (d) 1833
British? 18. Which one of the following settlements did comprise
(a) Hyderabad (b) Punjab Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue?
(c) Mysore (d) Awadh (a) Mahalwari settlement (b) Ryotwari settlement
8. From which year, did the British start striking Indian coins (c) Permanent settlement (d) None of the above
with the portrait of the British king? 19. Who was the Governor General of India at the time of Sindh-
(a) 1835 (b) 1858 annexation?
(c) 1860 (d) 1758 (a) Lord Auckland (b) Lord Mayo
9. Eden Gardens of Calcutta was built in 1840. It was named (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Ellenborough
‘Eden’ after the name of a sister of a Governor General of 20. Who gave the slogans ‘Delhi Chalo’ and ‘Jai Hind’?
India. Who was the Governor General? (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(a) Lord William Bentinck (b) Charles Metacalfe (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Lord Auckland (d) Lord Allenbourough (c) J. L. Nehru
(d) Rasebehari Bose
1. Who gave the slogan ‘Swaraj is my birth right and I shall 12. When was the partition of Bengal officially announced?
have it ? (a) 11th November, 1905 (b) 16th October, 1905
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Sukhdev (c) 19th December, 1905 (d) 21th April,1905
(c) Bal Gangadhara Tilak (d) Rajguru 13. Who announced the Queen Victoria as the Crown of India?
2. Who was called as ‘Grand Old Man of India’? (a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord Cornwallis
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Hastings
(b) Bal Gangadhara Tilak
14. Swaraj as goal of Congress was declared in 1905 at
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(a) Benaras Congress session
(d) Gopala Krishna Gokale
3.. The Age of Moderates in Indian Freedom Struggle was (b) Surat Congress session
(a) 1890-1910 (b) 1885-1905 (c) Calcutta Congress session
(c) 1900-1910 (d) 1909-1919 (d) Bombay Congress session
4. Who was the first president of the Muslim league? 15. Where was the imperial Darbar held?
(a) Ali Khan (b) Ali Jinna (a) Delhi (b) Calcutta
(c) Asfanulla Khan (d) Agakhan (c) Madras (d) Bombay
5. When did the capital transfered from Calcutta to Delhi? 16. Which of the following period was called as Gandhian
(a) 1910 (b) 1911 Era?
(c) 1912 (d) 1913 (a) 1910-1947 (b) 1929-1940
6. Who established Anusheelan Samiti? (c) 1920-1947 (d) 1932-1947
(a) Barindra Kumar Ghosh (b) Jatindranath Banerjee 17. The activity of the Congress during the period of
(c) Pramod Mitter (d) All the above Moderate was summed up as
7. Annie Besant belonged to
(a) Prayer (b) Petition
(a) Gadar Party (b) Arya Samaj
(c) Protest (d) All the above
(c) Theosophical Society (d) Prarthana Samaj
8. Who was the first woman president of Indian National 18. Who shot dead Michael O’ Dwyer, the Lt. Governor of
Congress? Punjab at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) J.B.Krupalani (a) Udham Singh (b) Kartar Singh Sarabha
(c) Annie Besant (d) Arun Asaf Ali (c) Bhagat Singh (d) Madanlal Dhingra
9. The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 19. Bardoli Satyagraha was led by–
(a) 3rd March 1922 (b) 5th May 1922 (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) 13th March 1922 (d) 5th February, 1922 (b) Vallabhbhai Patel
10. Who was the secretary of Swaraj Party? (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(a) Bala Gangadhara Tilak (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Aravind Kumar Ghosh 20. The Mantra of “Do or Die”, was given by–
(c) Chandra Sekar Azad (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
11. The Simon commission was appointed in
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(a) 1934 (b) 1928
(d) Binoba Bave
(c) 1925 (d) 1930
1. 42nd amendment of the constitution of India was made dur- (a) 1990 (b) 1991 (c) 1993 (d) 1994
ing the period of which one of the following prime minis- 11. Under which article the president of India can be removed
ters? by the process of impeachment
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri (b) Morarji Desai (a) Article 79 (b) Article 76
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) Ch. Charan Singh (c) Article 57 (d) Article 61
2. Which article of the Indian constitution provides for Uniform 12. Under which of the constitutional provision, the supreme
civil code for the citizens? court of India extends advice to the president of India ?
(a) Article 42 (b) Article 44 (a) Article 141 (b) Article 142
(c) Article 46 (d) Article 48 (c) Article 143 (d) Article 144
3. Which article of the constitution of India deals with the 13. Under which article the parliament of India can legislate on
‘Right to constitutional remedies’?
any subject in the state list in national interest?
(a) Article 19 (b) Article 14
(a) Article 229 (b) Article 230
(c) Article 21 (d) Article 32
4. Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the (c) Article 247 (d) Article 249
constituent Assembly? 14. Under which article the Parliament of India may constitute
(a) J.L. Nehru Administrative Tribunal ?
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (a) 323 A (b) 323B
(c) B.R. Ambedkar (c) 324 (d) 325
(d) K.M.Munshi 15. Which of the following Articles deals with the impeachment
5. In the constitution of India, the term ‘federal’ appears in process against the president of India?
(a) The preamble (a) Article 58 (b) Article 59
(b) Part III of the constitution (c) Article 60 (d) Article 61
(c) Article 368 16. Which constitutional amendment provides constitutional
(d) None of the above status to panchayti raj system in India?
6. Which article of the Indian constitution provides for the (a) 42nd Amendment (b) 73rd Amendment
financial provisions? (c) 72nd Amendment (d) 61st Amendment
(a) Article 352 (b) Article 356 17. Which of the following amendments had reduced the age of
(c) Article 360 (d) Article 361 the voters from 21years to 18 years?
7. In which schedule of the Indian constitution powers of (a) 52nd amendment (b) 60th amendment
panchayats are stated? st
(c) 61 amendment (d) 62nd amendment
(a) 8th schedule (b) 9th schedule
18. Under which article the parliament provides financial
(c) 10th schedule (d) 11th schedule
assistance to states?
8. How many members of the constituent assembly signed the
constitution of India? (a) Article 273 (b) Article 274
(a) 284 (b) 294 (c) Article 275 (d) Article 276
(c) 274 (d) 244 19. By which amendment of the constitution, the Word ‘Socialist’
9. Which of the following articles of the Indian constitution was incorporated in the preamble of the constitution?
deals with citizenship in India? (a) 42nd Amendment (b) 44th Amendment
(a) Article 333 to 337 (b) Article 17 to 20 (c) 25th Amendment (d) 24th Amendment
(c) Article 05 to 11 (d) Article 01 to 04 20. The provision for constitution of Legislatures in states is
10. In which year the 73rd constitutional amendment act (1992) enshrined in which article of the Indian Constitution ?
was assented by the president? (a) Article 168 (b) Article 174
(c) Article 197 (d) Article 153
1. Fundamental Right to _____has been deleted by the _____ 11. India has borrowed the concept of fundamental Rights from
Amendment Act. the Constitution of
(a) Form associations; 44th (b) Property; 44th (a) UK (b) USA
(c) against exploitation; 42nd (d) private property; 42nd (c) Russia (d) Ireland
2. _____ decides about the reasonableness of the restrictions 12. The permanent president of constituent assembly was
placed on Fundamental Rights? (a) Dr. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(a) Parliament (b) President (c) K.M. munshi (d) J.L. Nehru
(c) Supreme Court (d) Special Tribunal 13. Under which constitutional Amendment has education for
3. Right against exploitation prohibits children below children aged 6 to 14 years become Fundamental Right?
(a) 14 years from working in family businesses (a) 93rd Amendment (b) 86th Amendment
(b) 14 years of age from working in hazardous occupations st
(c) 91 Amendment (d) 92nd Amendment
(c) 14 years from working on family farms 14. Which one of the following committees recommended the
(d) All of the above inclusion of fundamental duties in the Indian Constitution?
4. _____ in the Constitution elaborates the concept of a welfare (a) Barua Committee
state? (b) Ramaswamy Committee
(a) Preamble (b) Directive Principles (c) Sikri Committee
(c) Fundamental Rights (d) Fundamental Duties (d) Swarn Singh Committee
5. _____ Constitutional Amendment gave a position of primacy 15. Which one of the following fundamental rights was
to all Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights? described by Dr. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the
(a) 24th (b) 25th constitution ?
(c) 36th (d) 42nd (a) Right to freedom against Exploitation
6. Fundamental Duties were included in the Constitution to: (b) Right to freedom of Religion
(a) give more importance to the Fundamental Rights (c) Right to equality
(b) stop subversive and unconstitutional activities (d) Right to constitutional Remedies
(c) prevent abuse of Fundamental Rights
16. According to the Indian con st itution, which on e
(d) give more power to the executive
is not included in the fundamental right to equality?
7. Fundamental Duties of a citizen EXCLUDE
(a) Equality before law (b) Social equality
(a) promoting communal harmony
(b) developing a scientific temper (c) Equality of opportunity (d) Economic equality
(c) safeguarding public property 17. After which amendment the right to acquire, hold and
(d) protecting children from hazardous work. dispose off property is no longer a fundamental Right?
8. The Constitution calls upon parents to provide opportunities (a) 42nd Amendment (b) 44th Amendment
rd
for education to their children between the ages of six and (c) 43 Amendment (d) 40th Amendment
fourteen years under 18. According to which amendment no law giving effect to the
(a) Article 21A (b) Article 29 Directive principle Article 36(b) and (c) can be challenged as
(c) Article 45 (d) Article 51A violative of Fundamental Rights?
9. Which of the following was the first to put in place a right to (a) 42nd (b) 27th
Information Act? (c) 40th (d) 25th
(a) Goa 19. Which of the following articles of Indian constitution
(b) Karnataka enunciates fundamental duties?
(c) Tamil Nadu (a) Article 35 (b) Article 51(A)
(d) The Central Government (c) Article 32 (d) Article 14
10. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution 20. Under which article of Indian constitution a High Court can
deal with the Directive Principles of State Policy? issue writs to protect the fundamental rights?
(a) 26 to 41 (b) 31 to 56 (a) Article 15 (b) Article 32
(c) 36 to 51 (d) 41 to 66 (c) Article 35 (d) Article 226
1. Indian system of government is based on ____ pattern. (b) is the leader of Lok Sabha
(a) French (b) American (c) can change the portfolios of Ministers
(c) British (d) Swedish (d) all of the above
2. Executive authority of the Union is vested by the 12. One-third of the members of Rajya Sabha retire every
Constitution in the (a) year (b) two years
(a) Prime Minister (b) President (c) three years (d) six years
(c) Cabinet (d) Central Legislature 13. Term of Rajya Sabha was fixed by the
3. Where can impeachment proceedings against the President (a) President (b) Constitution
are initiated ? (c) Parliament (d) Cabinet
(a) In Lok Sabha 14. President jointly addresses both houses of parliament
(b) Joint sitting of the two Houses called for this purpose (a) Once an year
(c) In either House of Parliament (b) Commencement of each session
(d) In the Supreme Court (c) At the invitation of the Houses
4. ___ elects the Vice-President? (d) During the first session every year
(a) Electoral college which elects the President 15. If the Vice-President acts as President he gets the
(b) Members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha emoluments of the:
(c) Electoral college consisting of members of Parliament (a) President
(d) Members of Parliament in a joint meeting (b) Vice-President
5. Vice-President’s letter of resignation is addressed to: (c) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(a) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha (d) President and what he was getting as Chairman of Rajya
(b) Chief Justice of India Sabha
(c) President of India 16. If the Chairman of Rajya Sabha becomes acting President,
(d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha his duties as a Chairman are performed by
6. The President sends his resignation letter to (a) Continues as Chairman
(a) Chief Justice of India (b) Speaker (b) a newly elected Chairman
(c) Vice-President (d) Prime Minister (c) Deputy Chairman
7. If there vacancy in the offices of both President and Vice- (d) member of Rajya Sabha deputed by the Chairman
President, who function as President? 17. Position of the Vice-president of India matches that of the
(a) Chief Justice of India Vice-President of
(b) Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. (a) USA (b) Russia
(c) Any person appointed by Parliament (c) Italy (d) New Zealand
(d) All of the Above 18. Parliament does not have the power to remove:
8. Prime Minister is (a) Comptroller and Auditor General
(a) elected by Lok Sabha (b) Supreme Court Judges
(b) elected by the Parliament (c) Chairman of UPSC
(c) appointed by the President (d) High Court Judges
(d) nominated by the party with a majority in the Lok Sabha 19. Members of Rajya Sabha are:
9. Salary and perks of the Prime Minister are decided by the (a) Elected indirectly
(a) Constitution (b) Cabinet (b) All are nominated
(c) Parliament (d) President (c) Elected both directly and indirectly
10. Policy of the Government is shaped by (d) Elected by members of State Legislative assemblies and
(a) Ministers (b) Prime Minister Legislative Councils
(c) Cabinet (d) Special Committees 20. _____ Lok Sabha had been constituted by the end of 2000?
11. The Prime Minister (a) Ten (b) Eleven
(a) is head of the government (c) Twelve (d) Thirteen
1. Chief executive head of a State is: 11. Governor holds office
(a) Governor (b) President (a) for 5 years
(c) Chief Minister (d) Prime Minister (b) for a period fixed by the Parliament
2. In appointing a Governor, the President consults the Chief (c) during the pleasure of the President
Minister of the State as this is: (d) till he enjoys the confidence of the Parliament
(a) constitutionally imperative 12. In India there is a single constitution for the union and the
(b) a convention states with the exception of
(c) as Parliament has legislated to the effect (a) Sikkim (b) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) A duty of the President (c) Nagaland (d) Tamil Nadu
3. Dual role of the Governor means: 13. There is a constitutional requirement to have a minister is
(a) Constitutional and real executive charge of tribal welfare for the states of
(b) Head of a state and head of government under certain (a) Assam, Nagaland and Manipur
circumstances (b) Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan
(c) Belonging both to Central and State executive (c) Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
(d) Constitutional ruler and represents the Centre (d) Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya
4. Governor does not appoint: 14. What is the maximum permissible strength of the legislative
(a) judges of the High Court assembly (Vidhan Sabha) of any state ?
(b) Chief Minister of the State (a) 400 members (b) 425 members
(c) Chairman of the State Public Service Commission (c) 500 members (d) 545 members
(d) Advocate-General of the State 15. J & K Constitution was framed by:
5. Vidhan Sabha is: (a) Constituent Assembly wh ich framed India’s
(a) the upper house of State Legislature Constitution
(b) Indirectly elected (b) Constituent Assembly set up by the Parliament
(c) subject to dissolution (c) Constituent Assembly set up by the State
(d) unimportant at State level (d) the State Legislature
6. A post under a State is held during the pleasure of the 16. Article 154 states that the Governor can exercise his
(a) President (b) Governor executive authority either directly or through officers
(c) Parliament (d) State Legislature subordinate to him. The word subordinates includes:
7. The members of State Legislative Assemblies are elected for (a) All the ministers and the Chief Minister
a period of (b) All the ministers except the Chief Minister
(a) 2 years (b) 6 years (c) Only the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister
(c) 5 years (d) 3 years (d) Only the Cabinet Ministers
8. The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the 17. Governor of which State has been vested with special powers
(a) Chief Justice of India for scheduled tribes?
(b) President (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Assam
(c) Chief Justice of High Court (c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal
(d) Speaker of Legislative Assembly 18. Ministers salaries in a State are determined by:
9. ____ has a separate Constitution? (a) the Constitution (b) Parliament
(a) Nagaland (b) Mizoram (c) State Legislature (d) Governor
(c) J & K (d) Pondicherry 19. Which was the first state created as a separate state on the
10. The Chief Minister of a state is linguistic basis in 1953?
(a) elected by the State Legislature (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra
(b) appointed by the Governor (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala
(c) appointed by the President 20. The State Reorganization Commission was constituted in
(d) None of the above (a) 1953 (b) 1956 (c) 1950 (d) 1952
1. Panchayati Raj has received a constitutional status with 10. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within
____Amendment Act (a) 1 month (b) 3 months
(a) 72nd (b) 73rd (c) 6 months (d) 1 year
(c) 74th (d) 75th 11. Which of the following is a committee on Panchayati Raj
2. Three-tier Panchayats are: institutions?
(a) uniformly applicable to all States (a) Balwantray Mehta Committee
(b) applicable only to States with population above 50 lakh (b) G.V.K. Rao Committee
(c) need not be strictly followed in States with population (c) L.M. Singhvi Committee
below 20 lakh (d) Ashok Mehta Committee
(d) has been replaced with a four tier system 12. Panchayati Raj is a system of:
3. List of items reserved for the Panchayats are given in the: (a) Local government
(a) Eleventh Schedule (b) Twelfth Schedule (b) Local administration
(c) Seventh Schedule (d) State List (c) Local self-government
4. Elections to Panchayats are held: (d) Rural local self-government
(a) every four years 13. At ______ years the individual can vote for panchyats.
(b) every five years (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 19
(c) when the State Government decides 14. Which is correctly matched?
(d) at center’s directive (a) Amendment procedure – Article 268
5. A person should be ___ years to stand in a panchayat (b) Duties of Prime Minister – Article 74
election (c) President’s rule – Article 365
(a) 21 years (b) 18 years (d) Inter-State Council – Article 264
(c) 25 years (d) 30 years 15. Which is the first executive tier of the Panchayati Raj system
6. __________ conducts elections to Panchayats and from below ?
municipalities? (a) Gram Sabha (b) Gram Panchayat
(c) Mandal Parishad (d) Panchayat Samiti
(a) State Government
16. What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System
(b) Central Government
called?
(c) State Election Commission
(a) Zilla Parishad (b) Taluka Panchayat
(d) Central Election Commission
(c) Panchayat Samiti (d) Gram Sabha
7. Electorate for a Panchayat is at:
17. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India
(a) Taluka board makes a specific mention of village panchayats?
(b) all adults of 21 years and above in a village (a) Article 19 (b) Article 21
(c) village and selected Members of Parliament and State (c) Article 40 (d) Article 246
Legislature 18. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly
(d) Gram Sabha. matched?
8. Direct elections to all tiers of the Panchayat were held first (a) Union List : Banking
after the 73rd Amendment came into force in ____? (b) State List : Agriculture
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Concurrent List: Marriage
(c) Karnataka (d) Madhya Pradesh (d) Residuary List : Education
9. Chairperson of a municipality is 19. The Panchayati Raj was launched on –
(a) nominated by the State Government (a) 2 Oct, 1952 (b) 2 Oct , 1950
(b) directly elected by the voters (c) 2 Oct, 1959 (d) 2 Oct, 1948
(c) elected in the manner specified by the State Legislature 20. The Panchayati Raj was first launched in
(d) to be a person with experience in mun ici pal (a) Rajasthan (b) Andhra Pradesh
administration (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab
1. A High Court consists of a Chief Justice and 9. How many types of emergencies has the Constitution
(a) at least 5 other judges envisaged?
(b) such other judges as specified by the Constitution (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Five
(c) such other judges as decided by the Parliament 10. First general elections in India were held in
(d) such other judges as determined by the President (a) 1949 (b) 1950 (c) 1951 (d) 1947
2. Andaman & Nicobar Islands comes under? 11. Regional Commissioners are appointed by the:
(a) Madras High Court (a) President (b) Election Commission
(b) Tamil Nadu High Court (c) Parliament (d) Governor
(c) Andhra Pradesh High Court 12. Originally the Constitution recognised ____ languages.
(d) Calcutta High Court (a) 2 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 23
3. Chandigarh comes under: 13. While Hindi is the official language, English has been
(a) Delhi High Court permitted for official use till:
(b) Punjab and Haryana High Court (a) 1995 (b) 2001
(c) Allahabad High Court (c) 2010 (d) forever
(d) Chandigarh High Court 14. Who held the power to increase the number of judges in the
4. _____ does not have a High Court of its own? Supreme Court?
(a) Sikkim (b) Bihar (a) Prime minister (b) President
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Manipur (c) Parliament (d) Ministry of Law
5. Supreme Court was set up: 15. How many courts are there at apex level?
(a) by an act of Parliament (a) One (b) Two
(b) by the Constitution (c) Three (d) None
(c) under the Government of India Act, 1935 16. In which year High Courts was first established?
(d) by a Presidential order (a) 1862 (b) 1860
6. The District and sessions Judge works directly under the (c) 1972 (d) 1980
control of:
17. Mid-day meal given in government -aided schools because
(a) District Collector (b) Governor of the state of :-
(c) Law Minister of the state (d) High Court of the state (a) Supreme Court (b) High Court
7. The Chief Justice of the High Court is appointed by
(c) PIL (d) All of these
(a) the Governor of the state
18. Sanctioned strengths of judges in High Courts are –
(b) the President of India
(a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 34 (d) 54
(c) the Chief Minister of the state
19. Who presided the Supreme Court?
(d) the Chief Justice of India
(a) Subordinate (b) District Court
8. What is the number of Judges (including Chief Justice) in
(c) Chief Justice (d) All of these
the Supreme Court of India as provided in the Constitution
of India? 20. How many levels of court are there in India?
(a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 28 (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) four
1. Who among the following first made economic planning for 11. The Imperial bank of India was established in
India? (a) 1945 (b) 1931
(a) M. N Roy (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) 1921 (d) 1936
(c) M Vishveshwarya (d) Jawaharla Nehru
12. Mumbai Stock Exchange was set up in
2. ‘Planned Economy of India’ was written by
(a) 1875 (b) 1948
(a) M. Vishveshwarya (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Shriman Narayan (d) Jawaharla Nehru (c) 1952 (d) 1891
3. ‘Sarvodaya Plan’ was prepared by 13. UTI is now controlled by
(a) Jaiprakash Narayan (a) IDBI (b) Finance Ministry
(b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) RBI (d) SBI
(c) Binoba Bhave 14. State Bank of India (SBI) came into existence in
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru (a) 1948 (b) 1955
4. Planning commission of India was established in
(c) 1935 (d) 1949
(a) 1948 (b) 1950
15. NABARD was established in
(c) 1952 (d) 1951
5. National Development Council (NDC) was constituted in (a) 1982 (b) 1964
(a) 1948 (b) 1950 (c) 1980 (d) 1990
(c) 1952 (d) 1947 16. IDBI was established in
6. Planning in India was started in: (a) 1964 (b) 1972
(a) 1951 (b) 1950 (c) 1982 (d) 1955
(c) 1952 (d) None of these 17. RBI was nationalized in
7. ‘Gadgil Formula’ is concerned with
(a) 1949 (b) 1935
(a) 4th plan (b) 6th plan
(c) 1969 (d) 1955
(c) 1st plan (d) 3rd plan
8. ‘Mukherjee Committee’ was constituted during 18. The largest bank of India is
(a) 5th plan (b) 4th plan (a) RBI (b) SBI
(c) 6th plan (d) 8th plan (c) Central Bank (d) Bank of India
9. Who made the first attempt to estimate the National Income 19. The headquarter of RBI is in
of India? (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) RC Dutt (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
(c) V K R V Rao (d) PC Mahalanobis
20. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) was
10. Which of the following bank is a commercial bank?
constituted in
(a) SBI
(a) 1986 (b) 1982
(b) Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
(c) Cooperative Bank (c) 1988 (d) 1992
(d) All of the above
1. The planet nearest to the sun is 12. Black Forest mountain is an example of
(a) Mercury (b) Earth (a) Folded mountain (b) Block mountain
(c) Venus (d) Pluto (c) Volcanic mountain (d) Residual mountain
2. Which planet takes the longest time to go around the sun?
13. Epicentre is concerned with
(a) Earth (b) Jupiter
(a) Earthquake (b) Volcano
(c) Uranus (d) Neptune
3. The planet which is called twin sister of the Earth is (c) Cyclone (d) Land sliding
(a) Mercury (b) Venus 14. Which is the largest planet?
(c) Mars (d) Uranus (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter
4. The largest planet in our solar system is (c) Earth (d) Venus
(a) Earth (b) Uranus 15. Which planet does not have satelite?
(c) Jupiter (d) Saturn (a) Mars (b) Neptune
5. Which of the following is the nearest star of Earth? (c) Uranus (d) Venus
(a) Sirius (b) Sun
16. Which of the following planets has largest number of
(c) Rigel (d) Vega
satellites or moons?
6. The deepest lake of the world is
(a) Jupiter (b) Neptune
(a) Baikal (b) Crater
(c) Nyasa (d) Tanganyika (c) Earth (d) Saturn
7. Which one of the following is an example of a block 17. Which of the following planets is called “Blue planet”?
mountain? (a) Venus (b) Earth
(a) Aravalli (b) Andes (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
(c) Black Forest (d) Caucasus 18. The approximate diameter of Earth is
8. The biggest island of the Indian Ocean is
(a) 4200 km (b) 6400 km
(a) Maldives (b) Madagascar
(c) 3400 km (d) 12800 km
(c) Lakshadweep (d) Sumatra
19. Which one of the following planets is the brightest?
9. U-shaped valley develops in
(a) Karst region (b) Glacial region (a) Mars (b) Mercury
(c) Desert region (d) All of these (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
10. Volcanic eruptions do not occurs in the 20. What is meant by the term “Midnight Sun”?
(a) Baltic sea (b) Black sea (a) Twilight
(c) Caribbean sea (d) Caspian sea (b) Rising sun
11. Quartzite is metamorphosed from (c) Very bright moon
(a) Limestone (b) Obsidian
(d) Sun shining in the polar circle for long time
(c) Sandstone (d) Shale
1. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about 11. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
(a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 35 (d) 25 (a) the Brahmaputra valley
2. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, (b) the Indo-Gangetic valley
Kanyakumari, is (c) the Deccan plateau
(a) north of Tropic of Cancer (d) the Rann of Kutch
(b) south of the Equator 12. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation
(c) south of the Capricorn crop?
(d) north of the Equator (a) Coconut (b) Cotton
(c) Sugarcane (d) Rice
3. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich
13. The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore,
in iron is
are
(a) North-eastern zone (b) North-western zone
(a) Bihar and Orissa
(c) Southern zone (d) None of the above (b) Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
4. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is (c) Bihar and West Bengal
(a) 2.4 (b) 3.4 (c) 4.4 (d) 5.4 (d) Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
5. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is 14. The most fertile region of India is
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Haryana (a) the Himalayas (b) the central Highlands
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Assam (c) the Indo-Gangetic plain (d) peninsular plateau
6. The only state in India that produces saffron is 15. The number of major ports in India is
(a) Assam (b) Himachal Pradesh (a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 13 (d) 15
(c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Meghalaya 16. Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?
7. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the (a) Gandak (b) Kosi (c) Krishna (d) Sutlej
Himachal mountains? 17. Which of the following crops needs maximum water per
(a) Beas, Ravi and Chenab hectare?
(b) Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum (a) Barley (b) Maize
(c) Sutlej, Beas and Ravi (c) Sugarcane (d) Wheat
(d) Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum 18. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to
8. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of earthquakes?
Bengal? (a) Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
(b) Deccan plateau
(a) Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
(c) Plains of northern India
(b) Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
(d) Western ghats
(c) Luni, Narnada and Tapti
19. The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____
(d) Both (a) and (b) (a) Anleshwar, Gujarat
9. The oldest oil refinery in India is at (b) Bombay High, Maharashtra
(a) Digboi, Assam (b) Haldia, near Kolkata (c) Nawagam, Gujarat
(c) Koyali, near Baroda (d) Noonmati, Assam (d) Digboi, Assam
10. The oldest mountains in India are 20. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
(a) Aravalis (b) Vindhyas (a) red soils (b) yellow soils
(c) Satpuras (d) Nilgiri hills (c) black soils (d) older alluvium
1. Which is the largest lake of the world? 11. The highest volcanic peak of the world is
(a) Film (b) Literature (a) Chimborazo (b) Kilimanzaro
(c) Sports (d) Science (c) Catopaxi (d) Mauna Loa
2. Which is the deepest lake in the world? 12. Which salt is found in largest quantity in oceanic water?
(a) Victoria (b) Caspian (a) Sodium chloride
(c) Baikal (d) Dead sea (b) Calcium chloride
3. The highest lake of the world is (c) Magnesium chloride
(a) Tanganyaka (b) Great Slave (d) Sodium chloride
(c) Titicaca (d) Huron 13. Which is the largest continent of the world?
4. Which lake has the highest salinity (more saline lake) in the (a) Africa (b) North America
world? (c) Asia (d) Europe
(a) Van lake (b) Salt lake 14. Which continent has the largest population in the world?
(c) Dead sea (d) Caspian sea (a) Asia (b) Europe
5. The largest plateau of the world is (c) North America (d) South America
(a) Mongolia plateau (b) Greenland plaetau 15. Which gas has the largest proportion in the atmosphere?
(c) Tibbet plateau (d) Gobi plateau (a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen
6. The highest rainfall in the world occurs at (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Nitrogen
(a) Mawsynram (b) Cherrapunji 16. The highest peak of Africa is
(c) Congo (d) Lima (a) Mount Kenya (b) Mount Kilimanjaro
7. The longest mountain range of the world is (c) Mount Catopaxi (d) Mount Chimborazo
(a) Himalayas (b) Rockies 17. River nile originates from
(c) Andes (d) None of these (a) Lake Victoria (b) Lake Chad
8. Which country is known as land of lakes? (c) Red Sea (d) Gulf of Aden
(a) Norway (b) Sweden 18. Which is the largest gold mining centre?
(c) Finland (d) Scotland (a) Johannesburg (b) Pretoria
9. The largest producer of coffee in the world is (c) Transvaal (d) Kimberley
(a) Venezuella (b) Colombia 19. Which is the largest diamond mining centre?
(c) Brazil (d) Ethiopia (a) Durban (b) Kimberley
10. ‘Great Barrier Reef’, the largest coral reef of the world lies off (c) Johannesburg (d) Port Elizabeth
the coast of 20. The largest river of the world is
(a) Australia (b) Japan (a) Hwang Ho (b) Nile
(c) China (d) West Indies (c) Amazon (d) Zaire
1. Dada Saheb Phalke Award constituted in 1969 for which 11. The Nobel prize was instituted by which country?
field? (a) USA (b) UK
(a) Film (b) Literature (c) Russia (d) Sweden
(c) Sports (d) Science 12. The Academy award is also known as
2. Jnanpith Award is given for which field?
(a) Oscar Award (b) BAFTA Award
(a) Journalism (b) Music
(c) Matthews Award (d) Palm d’ore
(c) Science (d) Literature
13. Pulitzer prize was established in
3. Highest award given to civilian in India is
(a) 1917 (b) 1918
(a) Bharat Ratna (b) Padma Vibhushan
(c) Sharam Award (d) Padma Bhushan (c) 1922 (d) 1928
4. In which year National Film Awards were initiated? 14. Nobel prize are distributed annually at
(a) 1952 (b) 1953 (a) Manila (b) New York
(c) 1954 (d) 1955 (c) Stockholm (d) Geneva
5. Which of the following is different from the others? 15. BAFTA prize is distributed by
(a) Kirti Chakra (b) Ashok Chakra (a) UK (b) Russia
(c) Vir Chakra (d) Shaurya Chakra (c) India (d) USA
6. Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shree are given 16. Which of the following is an award instituted by UNESCO?
on the eve of (a) Kalinga Award (b) Pulitzer prize
(a) Republic Day (b) Independence Day (c) Stirling prize (d) Pritzker prize
(c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
17. The Nobel prize awarding ceremony takes place on
7. The award is given for extraordinary act of bravery in the
(a) 10th Dec. (b) 12th Oct.
field of Naval, Air and Army is
(c) 10th Nov. (d) 15th Dec.
(a) Arjuna Award (b) Paramvir Chakra
(c) Kalinga Award (d) Ashok Chakra 18. Which of the following award is given by World Economic
8. The award given for sports coaching is Forum?
(a) Dronacharya Award (b) Arjuna Award (a) Crystal Award (b) Kalinga prize
(c) Bhatnagar Award (d) Shankar Award (c) Pulitzer Award (d) Abel prize
9. The award is given in the field of agriculture 19. International Gandhi Peace prize is instituted in
(a) Bhatnagar Award (b) Bourlog Award (a) 1995 (b) 1996
(c) Dhanwantari Award (d) Kaling Award (c) 1997 (d) 1998
10. The highest peace time gallantry award is 20. Oscar awards is instituted in
(a) Ashok Chakra (b) Param Vir Chakra (a) 1928 (b) 1929
(c) Kirti Chakra (d) Vir Chakra (c) 1930 (d) 1932
1. Which of the following books is written by Kalidasa? 11. Who is the writer of 'Swamy and Friends'?
(a) Raghuvansham (b) Mitakshara (a) Munshi Premchand (b) Raman
(c) Rajtarangini (d) Arthashastra (c) Max Muller (d) R. K. Narayan
2. The book ‘Meghdootam’ is written by
12. The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of
(a) Panini (b) Shudrak
(a) Pakistan (b) Indonesia
(c) Kalidasa (d) Vishkhadatta
(c) Bangladesh (d) India
3. Which of the following books is written by Kautilya?
(a) Daybhag (b) Rajtarangini 13. The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was
(c) Arthashastra (d) Mitakshara (a) Arthur Conan Doyle (b) Ian Fleming
4. The book ‘Avanti Sundari’ is written by (c) Dr.Watson (d) Shakespeare
(a) Kautilya (b) Dandi 14. Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?
(c) Ved Vyas (d) Ashwaghosh (a) Nirad C. Choudry (b) Subramaniya Swamy
5. Who is the author of ‘one night at the call centre’? (c) Khushwant Singh (d) Muluk Raj Anand
(a) Vikram Seth (b) Chetan Bhagat 15. 'India of our Dreams' is a book written by
(c) Anurag Mathur (d) Robin Sharma (a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (b) Dr. C. Subramanian
6. The book ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’ was written by
(c) M.V. Kamath (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(a) Devkinandan Khatri
16. Who has won the Gyan Peeth Award for her book 'Yama'?
(b) Sharat Chand Chaudhary
(a) Maheswari Devi (b) Asha Poorna Devi
(c) Vrindavanlal Verma
(d) Mahadevi Verma (c) Amrita Preetam (d) Mahadevi Verma
7. The book ‘Gaban’ and ‘Godan’ were written by 17. The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by
(a) Prem Chand (b) Jai Shankar Prasad (a) Alexandra Dumas (b) Charles Lamb
(c) Amrit Lal Nagar (d) Vrindavanlal Verma (c) Charles Dickens (d) Jonathan Swift
8. 'A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by 18. The celebrated novel 'The Godfather' was authored by
(a) Corazon Aquino (b) Nayantara Sahgal (a) Harold Robbins (b) John Milton
(c) Aung San Suu Kyi (d) Benazir Bhutto (c) Victor Hugo (d) Mario Puzo
9. Aurobindo was the author of
19. The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is
(a) Discovery of India (b) Hindu view of life
(a) R.K. Narayan (b) N.A. Palkhiwala
(c) Yogashastra (d) Savitri
10. 'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a (c) Amrita Pritam (d) Manohar Malgonkar
book written by 20. Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?
(a) Father Discoste (b) Thomas Hardy (a) Dominique Lapierre (b) Maulana Azad
(c) Charles Dickens (d) Lewis Caroll (c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (d) Jawaharlal Nahru
1. India first won the Olympic Hockey gold at 11. The normal length of a football ground must be
(a) Amsterdam (b) Los Angeles (a) 110 – 120 m (b) 100 – 110 m
(c) Mumbai (d) Tokyo (c) 90 – 100 m (d) 120 – 130 m
2. The Olympic Games 2016 will be held in 12. The ‘Dronacharya Award’ is given to
(a) Rio de Janerio (b) London (a) Coaches (b) Sportspersons
(c) Tokyo (d) Madrid (c) Umpires (d) Sports Editors
3. Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 2011? 13. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) India (b) Pakistan (a) Cricket : Bogey (b) Boxing : Bully
(c) Australia (d) England (c) Chess : Checkmate (d) Tennis : Smas
4. Rangaswami Cup is associated with 14. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in
Olympics?
(a) Wrestling (b) Football
(a) PT Usha (b) Karnam Malleshwari
(c) Hockey (d) Golf
(c) Deepika Kumari (d) Sania Nehwal
5. ‘Grand Slam’ is associated with the game of
15. Who was the first Indian woman who won the gold medal in
(a) Lawn Tennis (b) Hockey Asian Games?
(c) Football (d) Swimming (a) PT Usha (b) Sunita Rani
6. ‘Subroto Cup’ is associated with (c) Shiny Abraham (d) Kamaljeet Sandhu
(a) Badminton (b) Cricket 16. In which Indian state did the game of ‘Polo’ originates?
(c) Chess (d) Football (a) Nagaland (b) Manipur
7. The Indian Football team made its first appearance at (c) Mizoram (d) Kerala
Olympics in 17. When did the Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis tournament
(a) 1940 (b) 1948 start?
(c) 1950 (d) 1951 (a) 1857 (b) 1877
8. Who was the first ODI captain for India? (c) 1897 (d) 1898
(a) Ajit Wadekar (b) Bishan Singh Bedi 18. How many players are there in Kho-Kho?
(c) Kapil Dev (d) Vinoo Mankad (a) 9 (b) 10
9. Wankhede Stadium is situated in (c) 8 (d) 7
(a) Mumbai (b) Delhi 19. In which Olympic Games, Hockey was introduced for the
(c) Lucknow (d) Bangalore first time
10. ‘Ashes’ is the term associated with which of the following (a) London, 1908 (b) Stockholm, 1912
sports? (c) St. Louis, 1904 (d) Paris, 1900
(a) Cricket (b) Badminton 20. The sportsperson Sunil Chhetri is associated with
(c) Basketball (d) Football (a) Football (b) Shooting
(c) Cricket (d) Hockey
1. Olympic torch was recently lit atop the highest peak of Europe 10. She was the favourite of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru
and also Russi(a) The name of the highest peak is and Indira Gandhi. She even sang bhajans on All India Radio.
(a) Mount Elbrus (b) North Pole She was often referred to as Adhunik Meera after Meera Bai.
(c) Siberia's Baikal Lake (d) None of the above She died recently at the age of 93 in Kolkot(a) The person in
2. Name the body that on 3 February 2014 announced that the the reference is
tea production of India has gone up by 6.5 percent in the (a) Kamal Dasgupta (b) Jhutika Roy
year 2013. (c) Arundhati Roy (d) Suraiyaa
(a) Indian Tea Research Association 11. Who was given the Amazing Indian Award on 6 February
(b) Indian Tea Association 2014 by the Vice-President of India, M Hamid Ansari, for
scaling Mount Everest despite being physically challenged?
(c) Tea Board India (a) Santosh Kumar (b) Bachendri Pal
(d) None of the above (c) Arunima Sinha (d) Deepika Roy
3. Which State team won the 2014 Ranji Trophy? 12. Government has increased the number of workdays from
(a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka 100 days to 150 days under the Mahatma Gandhi National
(c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Andhra Pradesh Rural Employment Programme (MGNREGA) for __:
4. India on 5 February 2014 extended the facility of visa-on- (a) SC and ST
arrival for the tourists of how many nations? (b) Tribals with Forest Rights
(a) 167 (b) 175 (c) 25 (d) 180 (c) Below Poverty Rural Households
5. Name the Hindi writer, who has been selected for the (d) All who are enrolled in the scheme
prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013? 13 Which among the following movies has bagged the best
(a) Chitra Mudgal for Anwan picture award at the 86th Oscar Awards 2014?
(b) Mannu Bhandari for Ek Kahani Yah Bhi (a) 12 Years A Slave (b) Gravity
(c) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari for Phir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega (c) American Hustle (d) Frozen
(d) Vishwanath Tripathi for Vyomkesh Darvesh 14. The duration of President's rule in a State in the first instance
6. Police of which place on 7 February 2014 successfully is ____?
dismantled the largest ever find of World War II bomb? (a) Twelve Months (b) Six Months
(a) Brazil (b) Indonesia (c) Nine Months (d) One Year
(c) Assam (d) Hong Kong 15. Where is the headquarters of the "Organisation for Security
7. Maruti has stopped the production of a car in February 2014. and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)" located?
(a) Geneva, Switzerland (b) New York, USA
That car is considered as the first car of middle class Indians. (c) Vienna, Austria (d) Durban, Germany
The name of the car is 16. India's first private bank to commence operation in China
(a) Maruti 800 (b) Alto is __:
(c) Omni (d) None of these (a) HDFC Bank (b) Axis Bank
8. Kumar Sangakkara, the cricketer of Sri Lankan national team (c) ICICI Bank (d) Federal Bank
on 7 February 2014 became the second person in the history 17. C R Simha who passed away recently was a renowned theatre
of Cricket to score a triple century and a century in the same and film personality in which language?
test match. Name the first person on whose name this rare (a) Telugu (b) Kannada
record is registered (c) Malayalam (d) Marathi
(a) Brain Lara 18. Who among the following is the writer of CRPF theme song?
(b) Andrew Greenwood (a) Gulzar (b) Javed Akhtar
(c) Graham Gooch (c) Vishal Bhardwaj (d) Prasoon Joshi
(d) Chuck Fleetwood-Smith 19. The "International Woolmark Prize" is an award given in
9. John Abraham, who turned producer successfully with "Vicky which of the following fields?
Donor" and "Madras Cafe", is now gearing up to produce a (a) Fashion Design (b) Textile Industry
biopic on an Indian wrestler in which he will play the title (c) Handicrafts (d) Small Scale Industry
role. Name the person on whose story, he is producing a 20. Who among the following has become the first Indian
biopic? President of Administrative Tribunal of the Asian
(a) Sushil Kumar (b) Stan Stasiak Development Bank (ADB)?
(a) Aruna Bandopadhya (b) Lakshmi Swaminathan
(c) Great Gama (d) Muhammad Aziz (c) Ashwini Chandran (d) Rathnamala Prakash
1. According to the Fortune Magazine, who among the 11. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC)
following is the second most powerful business women in launched the new application for windows phone and
India after ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar? windows 8 devices so as to facilitate the users with a new
(a) Aruna Jayanti (b) Shikha Sharma channel of booking e-tickets in addition to the existing portal.
(c) Preetha Reddy (d) Mallika Srinivasan The new IRCTC-App was launched in collaboration with:
2. In the doing Business Report 2014 of the World Bank, India
(a) Microsoft (b) Yahoo
has been placed at
(a) 110th rank (b) 118th rank (c) Google (d) Linux
(c) 126th ranks (d) 134th rank 12. UIDAI (Unique Indentification Authority of India) prints
3. Who is the new Chairman of Railway Board? the Aadhaar letter in how many languages across the
(a) Vinay Mittal (b) Arunendra Kumar country:
(c) Rajendra Kashyap (d) Yashwant Bhave (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 18
4. ‘Peace Clause’ is related to which International Agency? 13. The 2015 Cricket world cup will be held in
(a) United Nations (a) Australia and Newzealand
(b) International Labour Organisation
(b) England
(c) World Bank
(d) World Trade Organisation (c) South Africa
5. Who designed the ‘inverted red traingles’ symbol family (d) West Indies
planning campaign in India? 14. The 2014 T-20 Cricket World cup will be held in
(a) Dharmendra Kumar Tyagi (a) India (b) Bangladesh
(b) DAVP (c) England (d) South Africa
(c) WHO 15. Olympic games 2016 will be held in
(d) MCI (a) Brazil (b) Japan
6. Nelson Mandela, Ex-President of Sourth Africa who died on
December 6, 2013 fought against? (c) South Korea (d) Spain
(a) Apartheid (b) Communalism 16. In 2014 Under-19 cricket world cup will be held in
(c) Foreign rule (d) All of the above (a) Sri Lanka (b) South Africa
7. In the recent concluded elections to state assemblies, who (c) UAE (d) West Indies
made the hat trick as Chief Minister? 17. Sachin Tendulkar retired from International cricket after
(a) Raman Singh of Chhattisgarh playing the last test match against West Indies held in
(b) Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan of Madhya Pradesh (a) Wankhede stadium (b) Eden Garden Stadium
(c) Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan
(c) Chinna Swami Stadium (d) Chebuk Stadium
(d) Both (a) and (b)
8. Which of the following corporate giants is facing a court 18. Who got the last test wicket of Sachin Tendulkar?
case for non-payment of Income tax? (a) Shillingford (b) Darren Sammy
(a) Vodafone (b) Nokia (c) Dinesh Ramdin (d) Dwane Bravo
(c) Airtel (d) Reliance InfoTech 19. Men’s world cup Hockey 2018 will be held in
9. Global glut has been noticed in (a) Australia (b) England
(a) Tea (b) Coffee (c) Ruber (d) Sugar (c) Malaysia (d) India
10. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) has 20. Which nation will host the 21st Commonwealth Games in
been launched for the first time for blue colour job workers
2018?
from India working in
(a) UAE (b) USA (a) Australia (b) India
(c) UK (d) All African Countries (c) Scotland (d) Canada
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1. The highest altitude (4411 metres above sea leavel) is of: 10. On which side did Japan fight in the First World War?
(a) Daocheng Yading Airport (b) Heathrow Airport (a) none, it wag neutral
(c) Kathmandu Airport (d) Bangda Airport (b) with Germany against United Kingdom
2. Article 1 of the Indian Constitution declares “India that is (c) against Russia on its own
Bharat” is a: (d) with United Kingdom against Germany
(a) Union of States 11. “Rainbow Coalition” is a term derived from the politics and
policies of:
(b) Federal State with Unitary features
(a) Pranab Mukherjee (b) Barack Obama
(c) Unitary State with federal features
(c) Mitt-Romney (d) A.B. Vajpayee
(d) Federal State 12. The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are
3. Which was the first super computer purchased by India for reflected back is called:
medium range weather forecasting? (a) Ionosphere (b) Troposhere
(a) CrayXMP-14 (b) Medha-930 (c) Stratosphere (d) Exosphere
(c) CDC Cyber 930-11 (d) Param 13. Provisions of citizenship in Indian Constitution, became
4. The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on: applicable in
(a) Simon Commission (a) 1950 (b) 1949 (c) 1951 (d) 1952
(b) Lord Curzon Commission 14. Who gave the title of “Sardar” to Ballabh Bhai Patel?
(c) Dimitrov Thesis (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Vinoba Bhave
(d) Lord Clive’s report (c) Women of Bardoli (d) Peasants of Gujrat
15. The National Emergency in India declared by the President
5. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in:
of India due to the external aggression or armed revolt
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) New Delhi
through
(c) Mangalore (d) Hyderabad
(a) Article-352 (b) Article-356
6. Who founded the Indian National Party in Berlin during (c) Article-360 (d) Article-368
1914? 16. Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose (b) W.C. Banerjee India?
(c) Surendranath Benerjee (d) Champakaraman Pillai (a) Load Curzon (b) Lord Minto
7. In India, Special Economic Zones were established to (c) Lord Hardinge (d) Lord Waveli
enhance: 17. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in
(a) Free trade (a) 1972 (b) 1975 (c) 1977 (d) 1979
(b) Foreign Investment 18. Where is the shore based steel plant located?
(c) Employment (a) Tuticorin (b) Salem
(d) Technology Development (c) Vishakhapatnam (d) Mangalore
8. During Quit India Movement, ‘Parallel Government’ was 19. Who among the following won the Best Actress Golden
Globe in Musical/comedy category on January 12, 2014 in
constituted at:
Los Angeles?
(a) Varanasi (b) Allahabad
(a) Jennifer Lawrence (b) Amy Adams
(c) Lucknow (d) Ballia (c) Kate Moss (d) Angelina Jolie
9. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between: 20. Which of the following is the coldest planet in solar system?
(a) Nehru and Ambedkar (b) Gandhi and Ambedkar (a) Mercury (b) Saturm
(c) Malaviya and Ambedkar (d) Gandhi and Nehru (c) Uranus (d) Pluto
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21. Which of the following is the highest peak in Great 26. Who among the following received the Polly Umrigar award
Himalayas? for India’s best international cricketer for 2012-13 at the BCCI
(a) Mt. Everest (b) Kanchenjungha seventh annual awards on January 11, 2014?
(c) Nanda Devi (d) Nanga Parvat (a) Abhishek Nayar
(b) R Ashwin
22. Rajya Subha is required to return Money Bill Passed by the
(c) Cheteshwar Pujara
Lok Sabha within
(d) Ravindra Jedeja
(a) 7 days (b) 14 days
27. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India,
(c) 28 days (d) 90 days was born in the year:
23. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committe was associated with (a) 1859 (b) 1869
(a) Industrial Policy (c) 1879 (d) 1889
(b) Banking Reforms 28. The Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution
(c) Panchayati Raj on:
(a) January 26, 1950 (b) August 15, 1947
(d) Nanga Center-State relations
(c) January 30, 1950 (d) November 26, 1949
24. Who among the following won the Puskas Prize for Goal of
29. Radha Reddy and Raja Reddy are the propounders of which
the Year at the FIFA Awards on January 12, 2014 in Zurich?
classical dance?
(a) Manuel Neuer (b) Daniel Alves (a) Kuchipudi (b) Odissi
(c) Sergio Ramos (d) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (c) Kathak (d) Kathakali
25. The Russian Revolution took place in the year 30. In which state the folk dance ‘Ghoomar’ is performed?
(a) 1905 (b) 1909 (a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan
(c) 1917 (d) 1927 (c) Orissa (d) Nagaland

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1. Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which of the following 12. Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of
communities? states
(a) Tamil (b) Telugu (a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Marathi (d) Malayalam (b) Assam and Bihar
2. The annual "Royal Kathima Ceremony" is associated with (c) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
which of the following religions? (d) Punjab and Chandigarh
(a) Jainism (b) Buddhism 13. Which has become a legal right under 44th Amendment?
(c) Parsi (d) Sikhism (a) Right to Education
3. The most potent greenhouse gas among the following (b) Right of Property
is ______? (c) Right of Judicical Remedies
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Methane (d) Right to Work
(c) Water Vapor (d) Ozone 14. Which hill station is called as the ‘Queen of the Satpuras’?
(a) Pachmarhi (b) Nilgiri
4. Which among the following river does not flow from east to
(c) Mahenderagiri (d) Cardamom
west?
15. Who among the following were adjudged the World’s Most
(a) Tapti (b) Narmada
Admired Persons in a poll conducted by YouGov for The
(c) Krishna (d) Mahi Times in January 2014?
5. In the context to India's wild life, the flying fox is a __? (a) Bill Gates, Anna Hazare and Sachin Tendulkar
(a) Bat (b) Vulture (b) Narendra Modi, Barack Obama and Pope Francis
(c) Stork (d) Kite (c) Queen Elizabeth, Angelina Jolie and Amitabh Bachchan
6. The Sangai Festival is organized in __: (d) All of the above
(a) Assam (b) Manipur 16. Operation flood is related to the production of
(c) Mizoram (d) Nagaland (a) Wool (b) Dairy
7. The "Ninety East Ridge" is a submarine volcanic ridge (c) Egg (d) None of these
located in __? 17. Which of the following high dignitaries, who are not members
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean of Parliament, has the right to address it?
(c) Indian Ocean (d) Arctic Ocean (a) Chief Justice of India
8. Who among the following propounded the 'Safety Valve (b) Attorney General of India
Theory' of the foundation of Congress? (c) Solicitor General of India
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Anand Mohan Bose (d) Chief Election Commissioner of India
(c) Surendra Nath Banerjee (d) Bipin Chandra Pal 18. In 1937, an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s
9. Which among the following great revolutionaries was the proposals for ‘basic education’ through the vernacular
brain behind the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid'? medium was held at
(a) Ganesh Ghosh (b) Chandrashekhar Azad (a) Surat (b) Bombay
(c) Surya Sen (d) Lala Hardayal (c) Ahmedabad (d) Wardha
10. Both the processes of transfer of power and the partition of 19. “What is the Third Estate?” pamphlet associated with the
India were hurried through in ____ days. French Revolution, was writen by:
(a) 68 (b) 72 (c) 83 (d) 94 (a) Marquis-Lafayette (b) Edmund Burke
11. Who is custodian of the Indian Constitution? (c) Joseph Foulon (d) Abbe Sieyes
(a) President of India 20. Who among the following took over as the new Director-
General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on
(b) Chief Justice of India
December 26, 2013?
(c) Prime Minister of India
(a) Arvind Ranjan (b) Rajiv Mathur
(d) Chairman of Raja Sabha
(c) VK Verma (d) Arup Chaudhury
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21. Veteran Bollywood acter Farooq Sheikh passed away on 26. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the decision
December 27, 2013 in Dubai. For which film he won the of the Central Administrative Tribunal can be challenged in
National Film Award for supporting role? the Supreme Court?
(a) Lahore (b) Katha (a) 323A (b) 329
(c) Umrao Jaan (d) Club 60
(c) 343 C (d) 343 K
22. Who is the author of the book “A Cricketing Life”?
(a) Christopher Martin Jenkins 27. In which year was “Jana Gana Mana” adopted as the National
(b) Sunil Gavaskar Anthem?
(c) Kapil Dev (a) 1948 (b) 1949
(d) Tony Greig (c) 1950 (d) 1951
23. Who is the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission? 28. By which Charter Act, the East India Company’s monopoly
(a) D. Subba Rao of trade with China came to an end?
(b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(a) Charter Act of 1793 (b) Charter Act of 1813
(c) M. Govinda Rao
(d) Dr. YV Reddy (c) Charter Act of 1833 (d) Charter Act of 1853
24. Which of the following does not form a part of the Foreign 29. Who was the first Indian woman winner of ‘Miss Universe’
Exchange Reserves of India? award?
(a) Gold (a) Reeta Faria (b) Aishwarya Rai
(b) SDRs
(c) Lara Datta (d) Sushmita Sen
(c) Foreign currency assets
(d) Foreign currency and securities held by the banks and 30. Who among the following was adjudged the most admired
corporate bodies man in the United States according to a Gallup poll released
25. Which one of the following is issued by the court in case of on December 30, 2013?
an illegal detention of a person? (a) Pope Francis (b) George Bush
(a) Habeas Corpus (b) Mandamus (c) Barack Obama (d) Ron Paul
(c) Certiorari (d) Quo Warranto

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1. Under which Article of the Constitution of India, can the 9. Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by
fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be the
specifically restricted? (a) Prime Minister (b) President
(a) Article 33 (b) Article 19 (c) Finance Minister (d) Lok Sabha
(c) Article 21 (d) Article 25 10. Which Article of the Indian Consitution directs the State
2. The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the Governments to organise Village Panchayats?
administration of the (a) Article 32 (b) Article 37
(a) Chalukyas (b) Satavahanas (c) Article 40 (d) Article 51
(c) Pallavas (d) Cholas 11. The Attorney General of India h as the right of audience in
3. Who among the following were presented with MBEC (a) the Supreme Court
(Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) (b) any High Court
in January 2014? (c) any Sessions Court
(a) Singer - Songwirter Adele (d) any Court of Law within India
(b) Musician - PJ Harvey 12. The capital of the ancient Chola kingdom was
(a) Uraiyur (b) Kaveripoompattinam
(c) Broadcaster - Aled Jones
(c) Thanjavur (d) Medurai
(d) All of the above
13. Arrange the dynasties of Delhi Sultanate given below in
4. Who among the following will be awarded the first
chronological order:
SASTRA - CNR Rao Award for Excellence in Chemistry and
1. Khilji 2. Tughlaq
Material Science on February 28, 2014?
3. Sayyad 4. Slave
(a) V Ramakrishnan and Y K Hamied (a) 4, 1, 3, 2 (b) 1, 4, 2, 3
(b) Lagdapati Rajagopal and M J Phoole (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 4, 1, 2, 3
(c) Suresh Das and Sourav Pal 14. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
(d) Suresh Chavan and Azam Ahmad Khan (a) Masulipatnam (b) Pulicat
5. Who presides over the Joint Session of Indian Parliament? (c) Surat (d) Ahmedabad
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha 15. During British rule, who was instrumental for the
(b) President of India introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras
(c) Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Presidency?
(d) Seniormost Member of Parliament (a) Macartney (b) Elphinstone
6. Who is the author of the book “No Full Stops in India”? (c) Thomas Munro (d) John Lawrence
(a) R.K. Narayan (b) Ved Mehta 16. Who amongst the following was not associated with the
(c) Nirad C. Choudhuri (d) Mark Tolly Unification of Italy?
7. Who said “Rama Rajya through Grama Rajya”? (a) Cavour (b) Garibaldi
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Vinoda Bhave (c) Mussolini (d) Mazzini
(c) Jayaprakash Narayan (d) Jawaharlal Nehru 17. The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as
8. Where do we find the ideals of Indian democracy in the (a) Himadri (b) Sahayadri
Constitution? (c) Assam Himalayas (d) Siwaliks
(a) The Preamble (b) Part III 18. The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is
(a) Focus (b) Epicentre
(c) Part IV (d) Part I
(c) Crater (d) Cinder cone
16. a b c d 17. a b c d 18. a b c d
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19. The cool temperature grasslands of South America are (c) Remain in their original positions
known as (d) Move far away
(a) Pampas (b) Prairies 33. When vapour condenses into liquid
(c) Veld (d) Savannah (a) it absorbs heat
20. Which of the biomes is called the “Bread Basket” of the (b) it liberates heat
world? (c) its temperature rises
(a) Mid-lattitude grasslands (b) Taiga (d) its temperature decreases
(c) Mediterranean (d) Tropical Savannah 34. Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically upwards
21. Asia and North America are separated by with the same speed. They pass through the point of
(a) Bass Strait (b) Strait of Dover projection in their downward motion (neglecting air
(c) Bering Strait (d) Cook Strait resistance)
22. Coal and mineral oil deposits are found in (a) with same speed
(a) sedimentary rock (b) igneous rock (b) with different speeds
(c) metamorphic rock (d) all of the above (c) with same momentum
23. Which state has the largest forest area? (d) information is insufficient
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Chhattisgarh 35. For long distance transmission, the AC is stepped up
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Himachal Pradesh because at high voltage, the transmission is
24. The largest producer of petroleum in India is (a) faster (b) economical
(a) Mumbai High (b) Gujarat (c) undamped (d) less dangerous
(c) Asom (d) Andhra Pradesh 36. An electric bulb is filled with
25. The largest public sector refinery in India is (a) hydrogen (b) oxygen and hydrogen
(a) Koyali (b) Jamnagar (c) ammonia (d) nitrogen and argon
(c) Mangalore (d) Vishakhapatnam 37. Magnetic field lines start
26. Antibiotic plant is located at (a) on N-poles
(a) Pimpri (b) Rishikesh (b) on S-poles
(c) New Delhi (d) Hyderabad (c) on current-carrying wires
27. Who is recognized as ‘Father of the Constitution’? (d) Nowhere
(a) Dr. B R Ambedkar (b) J L Nehru 38. China wares are wraped in straw of paper before packing.
(c) M K Gandhi (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad This is the application of concept of
28. The State of Jammu & Kashmir has been given special status (a) impulse (b) momentum
under the Article. (c) acceleration (d) force
(a) 370 (b) 371 (c) 366 (d) 270 39. If the direction of the vibration of particles is parallel to the
29. The National Flag was adopted by the Consituent Assembly direction of the propagation of wave, then the wave is a
on (a) transverse wave (b) longitudinal wave
(a) 15 August, 1947 (b) 24 July, 1947 (c) electromagnetic wave (d) All the above
(c) 26 January, 1950 (d) 24 January, 1950 40. Two vessels A and B of cross-sections as shown in figure
30. The National Anthem was adopted by the Constituent contain a liquid up to the same height. As the temperature
Assembly on rises, the liquid pressure at the bottom (neglecting expansion
(a) 24 January, 1950 (b) 26 January, 1950 of the vesels) will
(c) 15 August, 1947 (d) 26 January, 1948
31. Ultrasonics are used in sonar with greater advantage,
because ultrasonics
(a) Can be easily produced
(b) Are electromagnetic waves A B
(c) Have short wavelength
(d) Have low frequency
32. If two ping pong balls are suspended near each other and a (a) increase in A, decrease in B
fast stream of air is produced within the space of the balls, (b) increase in B, decrease in A
the balls (c) increase in both A and B
(a) Come nearer to each other (d) decrease in both A and B
(b) Move away from each other

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39. a b c d 40. a b c d
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41. Total internal reflection can take place only if 50. Ventilators are provided at the top of room
(a) light goes from optically rarer medium to optically (a) to bring oxygen for breathing
denser medium (b) so that sunlight may enter the room
(b) light goes from optically denser medium to rarer medium (c) to maintain conventional currents to keep the air fresh
(c) the refractive indices of the two media are close to in the room
different (d) to provide an outlet for carbon dioxide
(d) the refractive indices of the two media are widely 51. Of the two bulbs in a house, one glows brighter than the
different other. Which of the two has a large resistance?
42. A star is emitting yellow light. If it is accelerated towards (a) the bright bulb
earth then to an observer on earth, it will appear (b) the dim bulb
(a) shinning yellow (c) both have the same resistance
(b) gradually changing to violet (d) the brightness does not depend upon the resistance.
(c) gradually changing to red 52. Spherical reflectors used in solar devices to
(d) unchanged (a) concentrate the energy (b) multiply the energy
43. Which of following qualities suit for a cooking utensil? (c) store the energy (d) none of these
(a) High specific heat and low thermal conductivity 53. The laws of electromagnetic induction have been used in
(b) High specific heat and high thermal conductivity the construction of a
(c) Low specific heat and low thermal conductivity (a) galvanometer (b) voltmeter
(d) Low specific heat and high thermal conductivity (c) electric motor (d) generator
44. A particle at rest suddenly disintegrates into two particles of 54. Weight of an astronaut on the surface of the earth is W1 and
equal masses which start moving. The two fragments will : his weight on the surface of the moon is W2, then
(a) move in the same direction with equal speeds W1 1
(b) move in any directions with any speed (a) W1 < W2 (b) W2 6
(c) move in opposite directions with equal speeds
(d) move in opposite directions with unequal speeds W2
45. If vm is the velocity of sound in moist air and vd is the (c) W2 < W1 (d) 1/ 6
W1
velocity of sound in dry air, then
55. In an a.c. circuit, the current
(a) vd > vm (b) vd = vm
(a) is in phase with the voltage
(c) vd vm (d) vm > vd
(b) leads the voltage
46. The disadvantage of maglev trains is that
(c) lags the voltage
(a) more friction (b) less pollution
(d) any of the above depending on the circumstances
(c) less wear & tear (d) high initial cost
56. To obtain toned and double toned milk from full cream milk
47. For television broadcasting, the frequency employed is
we can
normally (a) filtrate it (b) churn it
(a) 30-300 MHz (b) 30-300 GHz (c) distillate it (d) centrifuge it
(c) 30-300 KHz (d) 30-300 Hz 57. Which one of the following is a physical change :
48. Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe in streamline (a) burning of magnesium
flow. At the narrowest part of the pipe (b) exposure of iron to air and moisture
(a) Velocity is maximum and pressure is minimum (c) dissolution of sugar in water
(b) Pressure is maximum and velocity is minimum (d) formation of a compound
(c) Both the pressure and velocity are maximum 58. Select a heterogeneous mixture out of the following :
(d) Both the velocity and pressure are minimum (a) air (b) solution
49. A solid sphere, disc and solid cylinder all of the same mass (c) emulsion (d) alloy
and made of the same material are allowed to roll down (from 59. A mole does not signify
rest) on the same inclined plane, then (a) atomic mass unit (b) 6.022 × 10 23 ions
(a) solid sphere reaches the bottom first (c) 22.4 litres of a gas at STP (d) gram molecular mass
(b) solid sphere reaches the bottom last 60. Which of the following non-metals is a liquid?
(c) disc will reach the bottom first (a) Carbon (b) Bromine
(d) All reach the bottom at the same time (c) Phosphorus (d) Sulphur

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61. Name most abundant element in earth crust. Is it metal or 72. Sodium stearate is a salt and is used
non metal? (a) in gunpowder (b) in paint
(a) Oxygen, Non-metal (b) Aluminium, Metal (c) to make soap (d) to make fertilizer
(c) Silicon, Metalloid (d) Iron, Metal 73. Match Column I (Fuel gases) with Column II (Major
62. An aqueous solution with pH = 0 is constituents) and select the correct answer using the codes
(a) strongly acidic (b) strongly basic given below the columns.
(c) neutral (d) sweakly acidic Column I Column II
63. Curd cannot be stored in A. CNG 1. Carbon monoxide,
(i) Brass vessel (ii) Copper vessel Hydrogen
(iii) Steel (iv) Bronze B. Coal gas 2. Butane, propane
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) (b) (ii), (iii), (iv) C. LPG 3. Methane, ethane
(c) (i), (ii), (iv) (d) (i), (iii), (iv) D. Water gas 4. Hydrogen, methane,
64. Which of the following involves combination of two CO
elements? Codes:
(a) N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g) A B C D
(b) CaO(s) + CO2(g) CaCO3(g) (a) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g) (b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) NH3(g) + HCl(g) NH4Cl(s)
(d) 3 1 2 4
65. Which one of the following vitamins is essential for
74. Pollutant from motor-car exhaust which causes a mental
coagulation of blood?
disease is
(a) Vitamin - A (b) Vitamin - B12
(a) NO2 (b) SO2 (c) Pb (d) Hg
(c) Vitamin - K (d) Vitamin - D
75. The empirical formulae of compound ‘A’ is C 3H4O. If its
66. Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) is added to clinker during cement
atomic weight is 170–2, then what will be its atomic
manufacturing to
formula ?
(a) decrease the rate of setting of cement
(a) C8H12O4 (b) C9H12O3
(b) bind the particle of calcium silicate
(c) C9H16O3 (d) None of these
(c) facilitate the formation of colloidal gel
76. Two thick layers of white fur are present as an adaptive
(d) impact strength to cement
feature in
67. The elements B, S and Ge are
(a) Polar bear (b) Arctic hare
(a) non-metals
(c) Penguin (d) Fish
(b) metalloids
77. Conversion of sugar into alcohol by yeast is
(c) metals
(a) Pasteurisation (b) Sterilization
(d) metal, non-metal and metalloid respectively
(c) Fermentation (d) Protozoan
68. Which of the following statements is not correct with respect
78. In cells, food combines with oxygen and releases
to the trend while going from left to right across the periods
(a) Energy (b) Water
of the periodic table?
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) All of these
(a) The elements become less metallic in nature.
79. Which one of the following is a cause of soil erosion?
(b) The number of valence electrons increases.
(a) Heavy rain (b) Drought
(c) The atoms lose their electrons more easily.
(c) Overgrazing (d) All of these
(d) The oxides become more acidic.
80. Actual gas exchange takes place in the
69. Which is the first member of alkyne homologous series?
(a) trachea (b) bronchi
(a) Methane (b) Propane
(c) larynx (d) alveoli
(c) Ethene (d) Ethyne
81. A list of endangered species of wildlife in India is topped by
70. The general formula of esters is
(a) Tiger (b) Lion
(a) ROR (b) RCOR
(c) White tiger (d) Alligators
(c) R-COOH (d) RCOOR
82. Which one of the following brings oxygen-rich blood from
71. The pH of fresh milk is 6. When it turns sour, the pH
the heart to the other parts of the body?
(a) becomes < 6 (b) remains the same i.e., 6
(a) Vein (b) Artery
(c) becomes > 6 (d) becomes neutral, i.e., 7
(c) Capillary (d) Venules

81. a b c d 82. a b c d
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83. Hydrochloric acid is present in 96. The third proportional to 3 + 1, 3 + 2 is
(a) Stomach (b) Small intestine
(c) Large intestine (d) Liver (a) (b)
84. The path that leads from the throat to the lungs is known as
(a) Trachea (b) Oesophagus (c) (d)
(c) Epiglottis (d) Larynx
85. Puberty in males is reached at the age of 97. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college of 441
(a) 10 years (b) 15 years students is 5 : 4. How many girls should join the college so
(c) 18 years (d) 21 years that the ratio becomes 1 : 1?
86. Which one of the following is not the method of vegetative (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 320 (d) 94
propagation? 98. 5 men and 6 boys finish a piece of work in 4 days; 4 men and
3 boys in 6 days. In how many days would 3 men and 6
(a) Fragmentation (b) Cutting
boys finish the same work?
(c) Grafting (d) Tissue culture
87. Raising both, plant crop and livestock on farm is called (a) 5 days (b) days
(a) Mixed farming (b) Intercropping
(c) Mixed cropping (d) Rotation of crops (c) 4 days (d) days
88. Which tree out of the following is not a source of timber?
99. Pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 10 and 12 hours respectively
(a) Neem (b) Pine and pipe C can empty it in 6 hours. If all the three are
(c) Teak (d) Sal simultaneously opened, then the time required for the tank
89. The master gland in human beings is to be full is
(a) Thyroid (b) Pituitary (a) 20 hours (b) 60 hours
(c) Adrenal (d) Pancreas (c) 80 hours (d) 40 hours
90. Burning of this fuel does not cause pollution of air. 100. A can finish a work in 24 hours, B in 40 hours and C in 60
(a) Coal (b) Petroleum hours. They all begin together but A alone continues to
(c) Wood (d) LPG or CNG work till the end, while B leaves 2 hours and C leaves 7
hours before completion. In what time is the work finished?
91. Find the value of ( + ).
(a) 10 hours (b) 12 hours
(a) 1/3 (b) 100/99
(c) 14 hours (d) 16 hours
(c) 99/100 (d) 100/33
101. A contractor agrees to build a wall 132 feet long in 36 days
and employees 16 men. If after 20 days he finds that only 60
92. The value of feet of the wall is finished, then how many more men all now
working 6/5 as many hours, will be required to finish the
work on time?
is (a) 4 men (b) 6 men
(c) 8 men (d) 10 men
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) –7 (d) –6 102. A shopkeeper makes a profit of 15% after allowing a discount
93. The greatest number which will divide 116, 221, 356 leaving of 20% on marked price. The marked price is
the same remainder in each case is (a) 35% above cost price (b) 20% above cost price
(a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 20 (c) 15% above cost price (d) None of these
103. A fruit seller has 24 kg of apples. He sells a part of them at
94. The value of is 20% gain and the balance at a loss of 5%. If on the whole he
earns a profit of 10%, then the quantity of apples sold at a
loss is
(a) 6 kg (b) 4.6 kg
(a) 0.351 (b) 0.452 (c) 1.258 (d) 0.235 (c) 9.6 kg (d) 11.4 kg
104. When the price of an article is reduced by 15%, the sales
95. Find the value of increases by 35%. Find the percentage change in the total
amount of receipts.
(a) 2 (b) – 1 (a) 12% increase (b) 14.75% increase
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these (c) 12% decrease (d) 14.75% decrease

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105. The population of a country doubled every 10 years from 113. Find out right letters for the questions marks :
1960 to 1990. What was the percent increase in population A M B N E I F J C O D P G K ??
during this time? (a) M N (b) L M
(a) 400% (b) 700% (c) 600% (d) 800% (c) I E (d) None of these
106. A’s annual income is reduced from Rs.75,000 to Rs.60,000, 114. Find the wrong number in the series. 6, 9, 15, 22, 51, 99
while B’s income is increased from Rs.60,000 to Rs.75,000. (a) 99 (b) 51 (c) 22 (d) 15
The percentage of decrease in A’s income to the percentage
115. If MOTHER is coded as ‘NPUIFS’ select the appropriate
of increase in B's income as a percentage is
code from the answer choices, for the word in capital letters:
(a) 125% (b) 75%
(c) 133% (d) 80% ZENITH
107. The distance between two stations A & B is 300 km. A train (a) AFOGHJ (b) BGPKVJ
leaves from the station A with speed 30 kmph. At the same (c) AFOJUI (d) AFOGHI
time another train leaves from the station B with speed 45 116. If AEIOU is written as BCJMV, how XCKYB can be written
kmph. The distance of the point where both the trains meet, in that code?
from the point A is (a) YALWC (b) ADNZE
(a) 100 km (b) 120 km (c) YELAC (d) YBLXC
(c) 180 km (d) 200 km 117. Introducing Kamla, Mahesh said : His father is the only son
108. Against a stream running at 2 km/ hr, a man can row 9 km in of my father. How was Mahesh related to Kamla ?
3 hours. How long would he take in rowing the same distance (a) Brother (b) Father
down the stream?
(c) Uncle (d) Son
(a) 9/7 hours (b) 7/9 hours
118. Siddharth and Murali go for jogging from the same point.
(c) 1.5 hours (d) 3 hours
109. The number of bricks, each measuring 25 cm × 12.5 cm × 7.5 Siddharth goes towards the east covering 4 kms. Murali
cm, needed to construct a wall 12 m long, 2 m high and 46.2 proceeds towards the West for 3 kms. Siddharth turns left
cm thick, is and covers 4 kms and Murali turns to the right to cover 4
(a) 4731 (b) 2304 kms. Now what will be the distance between Siddharth and
(c) 9216 (d) 6912 Murali?
110. The area of a right angled isosceles triangle whose (a) 14 kms (b) 6 kms
hypotenuse is equal to 270 m is (c) 8 kms (d) 7 kms
(a) 19000 m2 (b) 18225 m2 119. A meaningful word starting with R is made from the first,
(c) 17256 m2 (d) 18325 m2 second, fourth, fifth and eighth letters of the word
111. Select the related word from the given alternates CREATIVE. Which of the following is the middle letter of
Spider : Insect : : Crocodile : ?
the word?
(a) Reptile (b) Mammal
(a) E (b) T
(c) Frog (d) Carnivore
112. In below question four words have been given out of which (c) C (d) A
three are alike in some manner and the fourth one is different. 120. If the day after tomorrow is Sunday, what day was
Choose out the odd one tomorrow’s day before yesterday?
(a) Sailor (b) Tailor (a) Friday (b) Thursday
(c) Goldsmith (d) Blacksmith (c) Monday (d) Tuesday

120. a b c d
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1. Which of the following commissions is not a Constitutional 10. Name three important forms of Satyagraha.
body? (a) Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
(a) Union Public Service Commission (b) Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion
(b) Staff Selection Commission (c) Non-cooperation, revolution and referendum
(c) Election Commission (d) Revolution, plediscite and boycott
(d) Finance Commission 11. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal
2. National Income in India is estimated by the emperor in India was
(a) product and income methods
(a) Jehangir (b) Humayun
(b) product method
(c) income method (c) Aurangzeb (d) Akbar
(d) expenditure method 12. Which one of the following events did not take place during
3. Gandhara art was the combination of the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
(a) Indian and Persian styles of sculptures (a) Establishment of the Department of Archaeology
(b) Indian and Chinese styles of sculptures (b) Second Delhi Durbar
(c) Indian and Greek styles of sculptures (c) Formation of Indian National Congress
(d) None of these (d) Partition of Bengal
4. Mohammed Gawan was a famous Wazir and Vakil in the 13. Who among the following played a prominent role during
kingdom of the “Reign of Terror” in France?
(a) Mysore (b) Bahmani (a) Voltaire (b) Marat
(c) Gujarat (d) Kashmir
(c) Robespierre (d) Montesquieu
5. Duncan Passage separates
14. Which of the following countries won the Under-19 Asia
(a) Little Andamans and Car Nicobar Islands
(b) North and Middle Andamans Cup cricket title on January 4, 2014 in Sharjah?
(c) Middle and South Andamans (a) Pakistan (b) India
(d) South Andamkans and Little Andamans (c) Sri Lanka (d) Bangladesh
6. Who said “Man is a social animal”? 15. Who among the following was honoured with the Lokmanya
(a) Aristotle (b) Rousseau Tilak National Award for Excellence in Journalism on January
(c) Laski (d) Plato 4, 2014 in Pune?
7. The President of India has the discretionary power to (a) Mammen Mathew (b) Rajdeep Sardesai
(a) impose President’s Rule in a state (c) P Ravindra Kumar (d) Avanindra Satyavrat
(b) appoint the Prime Minister 16. Mahatma Gandhi began his Dandi March in –
(c) appoint the Chief Election Commissioner
(a) March, 1920 (b) April, 1940
(d) declare Financial Emergency
8. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is (c) March, 1930 (d) August 1942
(a) Kharosthi (b) Undeciphered 17. The famous slogan ‘No taxation without representation’ has
(c) Brahmi (d) Tamil been taken from :
9. Which one of the following literary pieces was written by (a) French Revolution
Krishna Devaraya? (b) British Civil war
(a) Kaviraja Marga (b) Ushaparinayam (c) Indian National Movement
(c) Anukta Malyada (d) Katha Saristhaga (d) American war of indep-en-dence
16. a b c d 17. a b c d
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18. Who amongst the following is known as the father of the 29. On whose advise does the President of India use his power
Russian Revolution? & authority?
(a) Karenski (b) Trotsky (a) Prime Minister (b) Cabinet
(c) Karl Marx (d) Lenin (c) Lok Sabha (d) Rajya Sabha
19. In which session, did Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj’ as, 30. Who was the first woman to go in space?
its goal– (a) Valentina Treshekova
(a) Lahore session, 1929 (b) Junko Tabel
(b) Nagpur session, 1920 (c) Astella person
(c) Allahabad session, 1942 (d) None of these
(d) Wardha session, 1942 31. Kerosene oil rises up in a wick of a lantern because of
20. The period of Harappa Civilisation was – (a) Diffusion of the oil through the wick
(a) 3500 - 2000 BC (b) 2500 - 1750 BC (b) Surface tension
(c) 3000 - 1000 BC (d) 1600 - 1200 BC (c) Buoyant force of air
21. During whose reign was the capital of India transferred from (d) the gravitational pull of the wick
Kolkata to India? 32. A solid ball of metal has a spherical cavity inside it. The
(a) Lord Minto (b) Lord Irwin ball is heated. The volume of cavity will
(a) decrease
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Harding
(b) increase
22. In India, the 5 yearly plans were begun in context of which
(c) remain unchanged
of the following situations :
(d) have its shape changed
(a) Mixed Economy (b) Socialist Economy
33. Which of the following is not a unit of time?
(c) Capitalist Economy (d) Stagnant Economy
(a) solar year (b) tropical year
23. Who was the first and the last Indian Governor General?
(c) leap year (d) light year
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prased
34. When light is refracted into a medium,
(b) C. Rajgopalachari
(a) Its wavelength and frequency both increase
(c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Its wavelength increases but frequency remains
(d) Lord Mountbatten
unchanged
24. In which state of India is gold found in abundance? (c) Its wavelength decreases but frequency remains
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka unchanged
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra (d) Its wavelength and frequency both decrease
25. Who amongst the following did not work as Vice-President 35. The device used for producing electric current is called a
before becoming the President? (a) generator (b) galvanometer
(a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (c) ammeter (d) motor
(b) Dr. Zakir Hussain 36. When current is passed through an electric bulb, its filament
(c) Neelam Sanjeev Reddy glows, but the wire leading current to the bulb does not
(d) R. Venkataraman glow because
26. Who is the author of Panchtantra? (a) less current flows in the leading wire as compared to
(a) Ved Vyas (b) Manu that in the filament
(c) Vishnu Sharma (d) Bharat Muni (b) the leading wire has more resistance than the filament
27. Who founded the Ram Krishna Mission? (c) the leading wire has less resistance than the filament
(a) Ram Krishna Paramhans (d) filament has coating of fluorescent material over it
(b) Annie Besant 37. Wrist watches are made antimagnetic by shielding their
(c) Swami Vivekananda machinery with
(d) Govind Mohan Ranade (a) plastic sheets
28. Of which state is Kathakali, the dance? (b) a metal of high conductivity
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) a magnetic substance of low permeability
(c) Tamilnadu (d) Andhra Pradesh (d) a magnetic substance of high permeability

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38. An object will continue moving uniformly when 46. Which of the following processes will not produce new
magnetic poles?
(a) the resultant force on it is increasing continuously
(a) cutting a bar magnet in half
(b) the resultant force is at right angles to its rotation
(b) turning on a current in a solenoid
(c) the resultant force on it is zero
(c) running a current through a straight wire
(d) the resultant force on it begins to decrease
(d) placing an iron rod in contact with a magnet
39. In ordinary talk, the amplitude of vibration is approximately
47. The intrinsic semiconductor becomes an insulator at
(a) 10–12 m (b) 10–11 m
(a) 0ºC (b) 0 K
(c) 10–8 m (d) 10–7 m (c) 300 K (d) –100ºC
40. A block of metal weighs 5 N in air and 2 N when immeresed in 48. No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image ap-
a liquid. The buoyant force is pears erect. The mirror may be
(a) 3 N (b) 5 N (a) plane (b) concave
(c) 7 N (d) zero (c) convex (d) none of these
41. The bulk modulus of a perfectly rigid body, is equal to 49. When a potential difference is applied across the ends of a
(a) Infinity (b) Zero linear-metallic conductor:
(a) the free electrons are set in motion from their position
(c) Some finite value (d) Non-zero constant of rest
42. Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in (b) the free electrons are accelerated continuously from
vehicles the lower potential end to the higher potential end of
(a) is less than one the conductor
(b) is more than one (c) the free electrons acquire a constant drift velocity from
(c) is equal to one the lower potential end to the higher potential end of
the conductor
(d) can be more than or less than one depending upon the
position of the object in front of it. (d) the vibrating atomic ions in the conductor start
vibrating more vigorously
43. A bimetallic strip consists of brass and iron. When it is heated
50. Out of gravitational, electrostatic, vander waal and nuclear
it bends into an arc with brass on the convex and iron on the
concave side of the arc. This happens because forces, which are able to provide attractive force between
two neutrons
(a) brass has a higher specific heat capacity than iron
(a) electrostatic and gravitational
(b) density of brass is more than that of iron
(b) electrostatic and nuclear
(c) it is easier to bend an iron strip than a brass strip of the
(c) vander waal and nuclear
same size
(d) nuclear and gravitational
(d) brass has a higher coefficient of linear expansion than
iron 51. Which of the following must be known in order to determine
the power output of an automobile?
44. Before jumping in water from above a swimmer bends his
body to (a) Final velocity and height
(a) Increase moment of inertia (b) Mass and amount of work performed
(b) Decrease moment of inertia (c) Force exerted and distance of motion
(d) Work performed and elapsed time of work
(c) Decrease the angular momentum
52. When ice water is heated,
(d) Reduce the angular velocity
(a) its volume first decreases then increases
45. Which one of the following heating element is used in electric
press? (b) its density decreases
(a) copper wire (b) nichrome wire (c) its density first increases, then decreases
(c) lead wire (d) iron wire (d) its density first decreases, then increases

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53. Whenever the magnetic flux linked with a coil changes, an 65. Smog is a common pollutant in places having
induced e.m.f.is produced in the circuit. The e.m.f. lasts (a) High temperature
(a) for a short time (b) Low temperature
(b) for a long time (c) Excessive SO2 in the air
(c) for ever (d) Excessive ammonia in the air
(d) so long as the change in flux takes place 66. When huge amount of sewage is dumped into a river, the
54. A motor starter has a BOD will
(a) Variable resistance
(a) Increase
(b) Variable capacitance
(b) Remain unchanged
(c) Variable inductance
(c) Slightly decrease
(d) Both (a) and (b)
55. A person looking at a mesh of crossed wires is able to see (d) Decrease
the vertical wires more distinctly than the horizontal wires. 67. The cement was discovered by
This problem is due to (a) Ion’s Baker (b) Maxwell
(a) myopia (c) Joseph Aspdin (d) Kirchhoff
(b) hypermetropia 68. Which one has the highest percentage of nitrogen?
(c) astigmatism (a) Urea (b) CAN
(d) cataract (c) Ammonium nitrate (d) Calcium nitrate
56. The composition of which of the following does not change 69. Which of the following is a decomposition reaction?
with temperature : (a) NaOH + HCl NaCl + H2O
(a) compound (b) true solution (b) 3BaCl2 + Al2(SO4)3 2AlCl3 + 3BaSO4
(c) colloidal solution (d) suspension (c) 2 KClO3 2KCl + 3O2
57. Shaving cream is a colloidal solution of (d) H2 + I2 2 HI
(a) gas in liquid (b) liquid in liquid 70. The compounds CH2 = CH – OH and CH3CHO are
(c) solid in liquid (d) gas in solid.
(a) functional isomers (b) chain isomers
58. Law of definite proportion was given by :
(c) metameric (d) tautomeric
(a) John Dalton (b) Lavoisier
(c) Joseph Proust (d) Ritcher 71. An example of alicyclic compound is
59. Which of the following elements have the same number of (a) benzene (b) hexane
protons and neutrons in their atom? (c) cyclohexane (d) furan
(a) hydrogen (b) beryllium 72. The nature of linkage in organic compounds is generally
(c) carbon (d) nitrogen (a) ionic (b) covalent
60. Who proposed the “Law of Octaves”? (c) coordinate (d) metallic bond
(a) John Newlands (b) J.W.Dobereiner 73. When P reacts with caustic soda, the products are PH3 and
(c) Lothar Meyer (d) Both (a) and (c) NaH2PO2. This reaction is an example of –
61. Baking powder is a mixture of NaHCO3 and : (a) oxidation
(a) Ascorbic acid (b) Tartaric acid (b) reduction
(c) Citric acid (d) Formic acid (c) oxidation and reduction (redox)
62. The reaction Pb(OH)2 + HNO3 Pb(OH)NO3 + H2O shows (d) neutralization
that Pb(OH)NO3 is : 74. Which of the following is endothermic process?
(a) an acid salt (b) a basic salt
(a) N2 + 3H2 2NH3 (b) N2 + O2 2NO
(c) a base (d) an acid
(c) H2 + Cl2 2HCl (d) 2H2 + O2 2H2O
63. An important ore of magnesium is
75. In the manufacture of glass, the addition of MnO2 gives
(a) malachite (b) cassiterite
(c) carnallite (d) galena (a) yellow colour (b) red colour
64. The most commonly used in the pure form or as an alloy in (c) violet colour (d) pink colour
domestic appliances is 76. Which of the following is not required for Photosynthesis?
(a) aluminium (b) iron (a) Water (b) Carbon dioxide
(c) copper (d) zinc (c) Sunlight (d) Oxygen


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77. Carrier of malaria causing protozoan is 1
(a) Male Anopheles Mosquito (a) (b) 290
4
(b) Female Anopheles Mosquito
1
(c) Male Aedes Mosquito (c) (d) 4
(d) Female Aedes Mosquito 290
78. The part of the flower which grows into the fruit is ? 60.5
(a) stigma (b) anther 92.
50 ?
(c) style (d) ovary (a) 55 (b) 1512.5
79. Sperms in males are stored in
(a) scrotum (b) testes (c) 52.5 (d) 57.5
(c) epididymis (d) penis 93. Find the greatest number that will divide 115, 149 and 183
80. Red Data Book has been prepared and issued by leaving remainders 3, 5, 7 respectively.
(a) Ministry of Environment and Forests (a) 14 (b) 16
(b) World Conservation Union (WCU) (c) 18 (d) 20
(c) World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) 94. The largest four-digit number which when divided by 4, 7
(d) International Union of Conservation of Nature and and 13 leaves a remainder of 3 in each case,is:
Natural resources. (a) 8739 (b) 9831
81. Which one of these is not a ruminant? (c) 9834 (d) 9893
(a) Cow (b) Goat 95. The average attendance in a school for the first 4 days of the
(c) Sheep (d) Hen week is 30 and for the first 5 days of the week is 32. The
82. Zygote is related to method of reproduction which is attendance on the fifth day is
(a) Budding (b) Spore formation (a) 32 (b) 40
(c) Vegetative reproduction (d) Sexual reproduction (c) 38 (d) 36
83. The micro-organism which has the ability to fix air nitrogen is 96. When the price of a pressure cooker increased by 15%, the
(a) Euglena (b) Rhizobium sale of pressure cookers decreased by 15%. What was the
(c) Chlorella (a) Yeast net effect on the sales?
84. The first link in all food chains are (a) 15% decrease (b) no effect
(a) Carnivores (b) Herbivores (c) 2.25% increase (d) 2.25% decrease
(c) Green plants (d) None of these 97. From the salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as house rent,
85. Which birds migrate to warmer regions during the winter and 20% of the rest, he spends on conveyance, 20% of the rest
return during summer? he pays as income tax and 10% of the balance, he spends on
(a) Snow geese (b) Arctic terns clothes. Then , he is left with 15,552. Find his total salary.
(c) Plarmigans (d) Both (a) & (b)
(a) 25,000 (b) 30,000
86. Fresh endometrium is formed every month in
(a) ovary (b) ureter (c) 35,000 (d) 40,000
(c) urethra (d) uterus 98. In measuring the side of a square, an error of 5% in excess is
87. When we inhale air which one of the following moves towards made. The error % in the calculated area is,
the abdomen?
1 3 3
(a) Kidney (b) Stomach (a) 10 % (b) 10 % (c) 1 % (d) 25%
(c) Heart (d) Diaphragm 4 4 4
88. Which one of the following is not the product of excretory 99. The single discount which is equivalent to successive
system? discount of 20%, 15% and 10% is.
(a) Undigested food (b) Urine (a) 32.7% (b) 34.2%
(c) Sweat (d) Uric acid (c) 36.2% (d) 38.8%
89. Which one of the following is not an example of onsite 100. A person sells 36 oranges per rupee and suffers a loss of
sewage disposal? 4%. Find how many oranges per rupee to be sold to have a
(a) Septic tank (b) Vermicomposting toilet gain of 8%?
(c) Chemical toilet (d) Open toilet (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 33
90. The hormone which increases the fertility in males is called 101. A man sold two steel chairs for 500 each. On one he gains
(a) Oestrogen (b) Testosterone 20% and on other, he loses 12%. How much does he gain or
(c) Insulin (d) Growth hormone lose in the whole transaction?
147 147 147 143 143 143 (a) 1.5% gain (b) 2% gain
91. ? (c) 1.5% loss (d) 2% loss
147 147 147 143 143 143


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102. For a certain article, if discount is 25%, the profit is 25%. If this point. His father was not there. From here he went 100 m
the discount is 10%, then the profit is to the North before meeting his father in a street. How for did
(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 35% (d) 50% the son meet his father from the starting point?
103. A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to (a) 80 m (b) 100 m
1008 in 2 years and 1164 in 3½ years. Find the rate % p.a. (c) 140 m (d) 260 m
(a) 13% (b) 14% 114. From the given alternative words select the one which cannot
1 be formed using the letters of the given word
(c) 12 % (d) 15% JERUSALEM
2
104. A person invested in all 2600 at 4%, 6% and 8% per annum (a) EASE (b) SALE
simple interest. At the end of the year, he got the same interest (c) MAIL (d) RULE
in all the three cases. The money invested at 4% is : 115. In a certain language, SWITH is written as TVJSI, then how
(a) 200 (b) 600 will PLANE will be written?
(a) KQFBM (b) FMBQM
(c) 800 (d) 1200
(c) QKBMF (d) RSNOT
105. If 0.75 : x : : 5 : 8, then x is equal to: 116. If REQUEST is written as S2R52TU, then how will ACID be
(a) 1.12 (b) 1.20 written?
(c) 1.25 (d) 1.30 (a) 1394 (b) IC 94
106. Divide 671 among A, B, C such that if their shares be
(c) BDJE (d) None of these
increased by 3, 7 and 9 respectively, the remainder
117. If O = 16, FOR = 42, then what is FRONT equal to?
shall be in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3.
(a) 61 (b) 65
(a) 112, 223, 336 (b) 114, 221, 336
(c) 112, 227, 332 (d) 114, 223, 334 (c) 73 (d) 78
107. A and B together can do a job in 12 days. B alone can finish 118. In question below given two statements followed by two
it in 28 days. In how many days can A alone finish the work? conclusions numbered I and II. You have seem to be at
(a) 21 days (b) 19 days variance from commonly known facts and then decide which
(c) 20 days (d) None of these of the given conclusion logically follows from the two given
108. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
half the time taken by A. Then, working together, what part Statements : All tomatoes are red.
of the same work they can finish in a day? All grapes are tomatoes.
1 1 Conclusions : I. All grapes are red.
(a) (b) II. Some tomatoes are grapes.
6 9 (a) Only conclusion I follows
2 2 (b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) (d)
5 7 (c) Either conclusion I or II follows
109. 12 men complete a work in 18 days. Six days after they had (d) Both conclusion I and II follow
started working, 4 men joined them. How many days will all 119. A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct
of them take to complete the remaining work ? alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
(a) 10 days (b) 12 days 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?, 17
(c) 15 days (d) 9 days (a) 12 (b) 13
110. A train does a journey without stoppage in 8 hours, if it had (c) 14 (d) 15
travelled 5 km/h faster, it would have done the journey in 6 120. The diagram represent the student who are singers, dancers
hours 40 minutes. Find its original speed. and poets.
(a) 25 km/h (b) 40 km/h
(c) 45 km/h (d) 36.5 km/h Singers P Dancers
Q
Directions (Q.111 & 112) Select the related letter/word/ number V
from the given alternatives.
U
111. GAME : 71135 : : BIRD : ? T R
(a) 41892 (b) 29148
(c) 29184 (d) 29814 S
112. 20 : 7980 : : 12 : ? Poets
(a) 1800 (b) 1717
(c) 1716 (d) None of these Study the diagram and identify the region which represent
113. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 m in the East the students who are both poets and singers but not dancer.
before turning to his right, He went 20 m before turning to his (a) P + T + S (b) T
right again to look for his father at his uncle’s place 30 m from (c) T + V + R + S (d) P + T + U + S


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1. Where is the International Court of Justice located? 11. ‘Bunker’ and ‘Chukker’ are the two terms associated with
(a) Geneva (b) The Hague (a) Polo (b) Rowing
(c) New York (d) Rome (c) Bungey Jumping (d) Ice Hockey
2. Who amongst the following was never associated with the 12. A Lawn Tennis court measures
congress party in his political career? (a) 78 feet by 28 feet (b) 79 feet by 29 feet
(a) Charan Singh (b) Chandra Shekhar (c) 76 feet by 26 feet (d) 70 feet by 24 feet
(c) Deve Gawda (d) A. B. Vajpayee 13. Which of the following states of India has the longest
3. When was the first no smoking day celebrated? coastline?
(a) April 7, 1988 (b) April 7, 1986
(a) Kerala (b) Gujarat
(c) May 8, 1988 (d) Sept. 1, 1987
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh
4. Amongst the following industries, which one is the most
14. Where was the capital of Ranjit Singh, the king of Punjab,
developed one in the public sector?
located?
(a) Iron and steel (b) Sugar
(c) Jute (d) Cotton textile (a) Peshawar (b) Amritsar
5. Where was India’s first oil refinery started? (c) Lahore (d) Rawalpindi
(a) Assam (b) Gujarat 15. The fundamental duties are enshrined in which Article of
(c) Mumbai (d) Chennai the Indian Constitution?
6. Which mineral is found in greatest quantity in in India (a) Article 51 A (b) Article 50 A
amongst the following? (c) Article 50 B (d) Article 51 B
(a) Uranium (b) Platinum 16. Which country of the world has the largest number of post
(c) Thorium (d) Radium offices?
7. On which river is Hirakud Dam located? (a) France (b) China
(a) Cauvery (b) Godavari (c) India (d) Japan
(c) Mahanadi (d) Krishna 17. Uttar Pradesh tops in the production of – in India.
8. Who got the first Bharat Ratna in India? (a) sugar cane (b) rice
(a) C. Rajgopalachaqri (b) Dr. Radha Krishnan
(c) barley (d) wheat
(c) Dr. C.V. Raman (d) Govind Ballabh Pant
18. Who sent Huensang as ambassador in the court of Harsha?
9. ‘Ashes’ is the name of a series between........and...... and it
(a) Fu Cheu-Chu (b) Tai Sung
relates to .........
(c) Tung Cuan (d) None of these
(a) Pakistan, Australia, Hockey
(b) India, England, Cricket 19. Who wrote Akbarnama?
(c) England, Australia, Cricket (a) Faizi (b) Abdul Rahim Khankhana
(d) New Zealand, Australia, Cricket (c) Abul Fazal (d) Abdul Kadir Badayun
10. ‘Gambit’ is a term normally associated with 20. The chief centre of learning during lord Buddha era was
(a) Bridge (b) Chess (a) Nalanda (b) Delhi
(c) Billiards (d) Polo (c) Varanasi (d) Bodh Gaya
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21. In case the posts of President and Vice-President lie vacant. (c) Horizontally in a line with its centre of gravity
who officiates as the President? (d) May be anywhere
(a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha 33. A particle covers half of the circle of radius r. Then the
(b) Chief Justice of India displacement and distance of the particle are respectively
(c) Attorney General of India (a) 2 r, 0 (b) 2r, r
(d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha r
22. Lord Buddha got emancipation (Mahaparinirvana) at (c) , 2r (d) r, r
2
(a) Kushinagar (b) Lumbini
(c) Bodh Gaya (d) Kapilvastu 34. When red glass is heated in dark room, it will seem
23. For eligibility to the Lok Sabha, the minimum age limit of a (a) Green (b) Purple
candidate is (c) Black (d) Yellow
(a) 20 years (b) 30 years 35. In an electric motor, the energy transformation is
(c) 25 years (d) 18 years (a) from electrical to chemical
24. The first vice-president of independent India was (b) from chemical to light
(a) Dr. Zakir Hussain (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (c) from mechanical to electrical
(c) V.V. Giri (d) G.S. Pathak (d) from electrical to mechanical
25. The Children’s Day is celebrated on the birth day of 36. In a closed circuit drawing current from cell, the emf of a cell
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) J.L. Nehru is always
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) Lal Bahadur Shastri (a) Less than potential difference
26. Which among the following was the venue of the Third (b) More than potential difference
BIMSTEC Summit held in March 2014? (c) Half of the potential difference
(a) Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (d) Double of the potential difference
(b) Colombo, Sri Lanka 37. Along the direction of current carrying wire, the value of
(c) Dhaka, Bangladesh magnetic field is ?
(d) Bangalore, India (a) Zero
27. With the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 getting (b) Infinity
President’s assent, which among the following dates has (c) Depends on the length of the wire
been decided as Telangana Formation Day? (d) Uncertain
(a) 2 June (b) 6 June 38. The engine of a car produces an acceleration of 4 ms –2 in a
(c) 27 May (d) 25 May car, if this car pulls another car of same mass, what is the
28. At present, how many political parties in India have been acceleration produced?
recognized as National Parties? (a) 8 m s–2 (b) 2 m s–2
(c) 4 m s –2 (d) 1/2 m s–2
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) 8 39. The special technique used in ships to calculate the depth
29. Recently, which among the following states has become of ocean beds is
first Indian state to observe “Child Protection Day”? (a) LASER (b) SONAR
(a) Tripura (b) Sikkim (c) sonic boom (d) reverberation
(c) Assam (d) Meghalaya 40. Pressure at a certain depth in river water is P1 and at the same
30. Every year, the government gives away stree shakti depth in sea water is P2. Then (density of sea water is greater
awards which are named after six legendary women of than that of river water)
India. Who among the following is NOT among them? (a) P1 = P2
(a) Lakshmibai (b) Ahilyabai Holkar (b) P1 > P2
(c) Jijabai (d) Begum Hazrat Mahal (c) P1 < P2
31. The temperature of water at the surface of a deep lake is 2ºC. (d) P1 – P2 = atmospheric pressure
The temperature expected at the bottom is 41. Soap bubble looks coloured due to
(a) 0ºC (b) 2ºC (a) dispersion (b) reflection
(c) 4ºC (d) 6ºC
(c) interference (d) Any one of these
32. In order that a floating object be in a stable equilibrium, its
centre of buoyancy should be 42. Rear-view mirror is a
(a) Vertically above its centre of gravity (a) concave mirror (b) convex mirror
(b) Below its centre of gravity (c) plane mirror (d) None of these

41. a b c d 42. a b c d
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43. Good absorbers of heat are 51. A current I flows along the length of an infinitely long,
(a) poor emitters (b) non-emitters straight, thin-walled pipe. Then
(c) good emitters (d) highly polished (a) the magnetic field at all points inside the pipe is the
44. A hollow sphere and a solid sphere having same mass and same, but not zero
same radii are rolled down on a rough inclined plane. (b) the magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero
Then: (c) the magnetic field is zero only on the axis of the pipe
(a) the hollow sphere reaches the bottom first (d) the magnetic field is different at different points inside
(b) the solid sphere reaches the bottom with greater the pipe.
speed 52. If you go on increasing the stretching force on a wire in a
guitar, its frequency.
(c) the solid sphere reaches the bottom with greater
(a) increases (b) decreases
kinetic energy
(c) remains unchanged (d) none of these
(d) the two spheres will reach the bottom with same
53. Heat is transmitted from higher to lower temperature through
linear momentum .
actual mass motion of the molecules in
45. A galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by
(a) conduction (b) convection
connecting
(c) radiation (d) none of the above
(a) low resistance in series 54. Paint-gun is based on
(b) high resistance in parallel (a) Bernoullis theorem
(c) low resistance in parallel (b) Archimede’s principle
(d) high resistance in series (c) Boyle’s law
46. For transmission of TV- signal, sound-part is (d) Pascal’s law
(a) amplitude modulated (b) frequency modulated 55. A person can read clearly at a distance of 25cm, but cannot
(c) phase modulated (d) pulse modulated see clearly far-off objects. The defect in his eye is
47. How far in advance can one detect two headlights of a car if (a) myopia (b) hypermetropia
they are separated by a distance of 1.57 m ? (c) presbyopia (d) astigmatism
(a) 2.1 km (b) 1.2 km 56. Which one of the following is a chemical change ?
(c) 8 km. (d) 5.4 km. (a) evaporation of spirit
48. A lead ball strikes a wall and falls down, a tennis ball having (b) freezing of water
the same mass and velocity strikes the wall and bounces (c) heating of copper and sulphur
back. Select the correct statement (d) mixing of H2 and O2
(a) The momentum of the lead ball is greater than that of 57. Select a colloidal solution out of the following :
the tennis ball (a) gold ornaments (b) sand grains
(b) The lead ball suffers a greater change in momentum (c) lime water (d) paint
compared with the tennis ball 58. Isobars have
(c) The tennis ball suffers a greater change in momentum (a) same no. of protons and electrons
as compared with the lead ball (b) same no. of protons and neutrons
(d) Both suffer an equal change in momentum (c) same no. of electrons and neutrons
49. If suddenly the gravitational force of attraction between the (d) same no. of neutrons
earth and a satellite revolving around it becomes zero, then 59. In the Modern Periodic Table, the non-metals are present :
the satellite will (a) on the left hand side of the Modern Periodic Table
(a) continue to move in its orbit with same speed (b) on the right hand side of the Modern Periodic Table
(b) move tangentially to the original orbit with same speed (c) in the middle of the Modern Periodic Table
(c) become stationary in its orbit (d) do not have any specific location
(d) move towards the earth 60. Column-I Column-II
50. An optician while testing the eyes finds the vision of a A. Bleaching powder (i) Preparation of glass
patient to be 6/12. By this he means that B. Plaster of Paris (ii) Production of H2 and Cl2
(a) the person can read the letters of 6 inches from a C. Washing soda (iii) Manufacture of chalk
distance of 12 m D. Baking soda (iv) Antacid
(b) the person can read the letters of 12 inches from 6 m E. Sodium chloride (v) Decolourisation
(c) the person can read the letters of 6 m which the normal (a) A (iv), B (i), C (ii), D (v), E (iii)
eye can read from 12 m (b) A (ii), B (iii), C (i), D (v), E (ii)
(d) the focal length of eye lens had become half that of the (c) A (v), B (ii), C (i), D (v), E (iv)
normal eye (d) A (v), B (ii), C (iv), D (i), E (iii)

58. a b c d 59. a b c d 60. a b c d
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61. Which of the following compound is an acid? (c) Setting of cement is an exothermic reaction
(a) Na2O (b) Ca(OH)2 (d) Cement with excess CaO sets very soon
(c) CuO (d) HNO3 75. The number of electrons and neutrons of an element is 18
62. In which of the following mineral aluminium is not present? and 20 respectively. Its mass number is
(a) Cryolite (b) Mica (a) 12 (b) 17
(c) Feldspar (d) Fluorspar (c) 37 (d) 38
63. Containers for carrying strong acids are made of 76. Carnivorous plants mostly grow in the soil which is
(a) platinum (b) brass (a) poor in nitrogen
(c) copper (d) lead (b) poor in oxygen
64. Formation of ozone hole is maximum over (c) poor in both oxygen and nitrogen
(a) India (b) Antarctica (d) All of these
(c) Europe (d) Africa 77. The smallest filtering unit of kidney is
65. Minamata disease was caused due to the consumption of (a) ureter (b) urethra
(a) Sea food containing lot of cadmium (c) urinary bladder (d) nephron
(b) Fish contaminated with mercury 78. Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present
(c) Oysters with lot of pesticide in
(d) Sea food contaminated with selenium (a) Cytoplasm
66. Which of the following is a physical change? (b) Ribosome
(a) Cooking food (c) Golgi bodies
(b) Burning of candle (d) Genes
(c) Rusting of iron rod 79. In which of these is skin not a respiratory organ?
(d) Boiling of water (a) Amoeba (b) Earthworm
67. Annealing of glass is done to (c) Leech (d) Hydra
(a) make it brittle (b) make it opaque 80. The maleness of a child is determined by
(c) make it transparent (d) None of the above (a) The X chromosome in the zygote
68. Chemical name of vitamin-A is (b) The Y chromosome in zygote
(a) thiamine (c) The cytoplasm of germ cell which determines the sex
(b) axerophthol (retinol) (d) Sex is determined by chance
(c) ascorbic acid 81. The process of rumination is necessary for the digestion of
(d) nicotinamide (a) cellulose (b) glucose
69. Who synthesized benezene for first time? (c) proteins (d) fats
(a) Wohler (b) Kolbe 82. Flow of energy in an ecosystem is always
(c) Bertholet (d) Berzelius (a) unidirectional
70. Cyanides and isocyanides are the isomers of the type (b) bidirectional
(a) position isomers (b) tautomers (c) multidirectional
(c) functional isomers (d) None of these (d) no specific direction
71. Petrochemicals are obtained from 83. Which one of the following is not the product of anaerobic
(a) coal (b) petroleum respiration?
(c) coal tar (d) All of these (a) Alcohol (b) Water
72. The reaction H2 + Cl2 2HCl is a: (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Energy
(a) decomposition reaction 84. Excessive exposure of humans to UV-rays results in
(b) combination reaction (i) Damage to immune system
(c) double displacement reaction (ii) Damage to lungs
(d) displacement reaction (iii) Skin cancer
73. Rusting of iron and respiration (iv) Pepetic ulcers
(a) Both are endothermic (a) (i) and (ii)
(b) Both are exothermic (b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) Rusting is endothermic, respiration is exothermic (c) (i) and (iii)
(d) Rusting is exothermic, respiration is endothermic (d) (iii) and (iv)
74. Which is wrong about cement? 85. Which of these is male reproductive organ in plants?
(a) No free lime is present in cement (a) Pistil (b) Stamen
(b) Clinker does not contain gypsum (c) Ovule (d) Ovary

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86. Which organ secrets bile juice? (a) 625000 (b) 675000
(a) Liver (b) Gall bladder (c) 875000 (d) 900000
(c) Pancreas (d) Stomach 97. A 240 m long train crosses a 300 m long plateform in 27 s.
87. The hormone that triggers the fall of mature leaves and fruits What is the speed of the train in km/h?
from plants is due to
(a) 66 (b) 60
(a) Auxin
(b) Gibberellin
(c) Abscisic acid 98. Vandana sells an article for 3240 and earns a profit of 20%.
(d) Cytokinin What is the cost price of the article ?
88. A technique used to remove waste products from the blood (a) 2800 (b) 2820
in case of kidney failure is called (c) 2750 (d) 2700
(a) Excreation (b) Dialysis 99. Mr. Sharma invested an amount of 25000 in fixed deposit @
(c) Transpiration (d) Haemoglobin compound interest 8% per annum for two years. What amount
89. The solid matter produced during sewage treatment is Mr. Sharma will get on maturity ?
(a) Sludge (b) Humus (a) 28540 (b) 29160
(c) Slurry (d) Fertiliser
(c) 29240 (d) 28240
90. Which of the following contains the eggs cell in plants?
100. Cost of 6 dozen apples and 8 dozen bananas is 1400. What
(a) Stigma (b) Anther
(c) Pollen grain (d) Ovule will be the cost of 15 dozen apples and 20 dozen bananas ?
(a) 3200 (b) 3500
5 1 8
91. Simplify : 4 7 5 ? (c) 3600 (d) 4200
6 2 11
101. The average of five numbers is 57.8. The average of the first
10 20 and the second numbers is 77.5 and the average of the fourth
(a) 2 (b) 6
33 33 and fifth numbers is 46. What is the third number?
20 (a) 45 (b) 43
33 (c) 42 (d) Cannot be determined
92. Simplify : 102. 52% students from a college participated in a survey. What is
8281 ?
the respective ratio between the number of students who did
(a) 89 (b) 97
not participate in the survey to the number of students who
(c) 93 (d) 91
participated?
93. Difference between the digits of a two digit number is 5 and
(a) 11 : 13 (b) 12 : 13
the digit in the unit’s place is six times the digit in the ten’s
(c) 12: 17 (d) Cannot be determined
place. What is the number?
(a) 27 (b) 72 103. How much will be the compound interest to be paid on a
(c) 16 (d) 61 principal amount of 53,000 after 2 years at the rate of
94. 56% of a number is less than its 72% by 56. What is 70% of 4 p.c.p.a. ?
that number? (a) 4,324.8 (b) 4,432.8
(a) 300 (b) 235 (c) 4,342.8 (d) 4,234.8
(c) 240 (d) None of these 104. The area of a rectangle is twice the area of a triangle. The
95. 16 men can complete a piece of work in 7 days. In how many perimeter of the rectangle is 58 cm. What is the area of the
days will 28 men complete the same work. triangle?
(a) 6 days (b) 8 days (a) 106 cm2 (b) 108 cm2
(c) 3 days (d) 4 days (c) 104 cm2 (d) Cannot be determined
96. Populations of two villages X and Y are in the ratio of 5 : 7 105. The average speed of a bus is 8 times the average speed of a
respectively. If the population of village Y increases by 25000 bike. The bike covers a distance of 186 km in 3 hours. How
and the population of village X remains unchanged the much distance will the bus c over in 10 hours?
respective ratio of their populations becomes 25:36. What is (a) 4069 km (b) 4096 km
the population of village X ? (c) 4960 km (d) 4690 km

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106. A shopkeeper has three kinds of sugar 184 kg; 230 kg and 113. A rat runs 20 m towards East and turns to right, runs 10 m and
276kg. He wants to store it into minimum number of bags to turns to right, runs 9 m and again turns to left, runs 5 m and
equal size without mixing. Find the size of the bag and the then turns to left, runs 12 m and finally turns to left and turns
number of bags required to do the needful. 6 m. Now, which direction is the rat facing?
(a) 23 kg; 30 (b) 38 kg; 23 (a) East (b) West
(c) North (d) South
(c) 46 kg; 15 (d) 46 kg; 25
13 114. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the
107. The sum of a rational number and its reciprocal is , find gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
6
the number. _aba_cc_abc_ab_
(a) abcabc (b) cbacba
2 3 3 4
(a) or (b) or (c) bcacbc (d) cbabca
3 2 4 3
115. A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct
2 5 alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
(c) or (d) None of these
5 2 2A11, 4D13, 12G17, ?
108. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 (a) 36I19 (b) 36J21
years, he would be two and a half times of Ronit’s age. After (c) 48J21 (d) 48J23
further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit’s age? 116. In a family, E is the wife of B while G is the father of E, P and
1 Q are brother and sister, P is the wife of T and D is the father
(a) 2 times (b) 2 times
2 of T. T has a son L. How is T related to C?
(a) Husband (b) Son in law
3
(c) 2 (d) 3 times (c) Grandson (d) Brother
4
117. A 'Tumbler' is related to 'Empty' in the same way as a 'Seat' is
109. A man sells his car for 5000 and loses something. Had he
related to
sold it for 5600, his gain would have been double the
(a) Occupied (b) Person
former loss. Find the cost price.
(c) Chair (d) Vacant
(a) 5500 (b) 5100
118. In a certain code ENGLISH is written as FMHKJRI. How is
(c) 5400 (d) 5200
OCTOBER written in that code?
110. Without stoppages, a train travels certain distance with an
(a) PBUNCDS (b) PBUCNSD
average speed of 80 km/h, and with stoppages, it covers the
same distance with an average speed of 60 km/h. How many (c) BPUNCSD (d) PBUCNDS
minutes per hour the train stops ? 119. Find the next triplet of alphabets in the following series :
(a) 15 (b) 18 ABD, DGK, HMS, MTB, SBL, ..... ?
(c) 10 (d) None of these (a) ZKU (b) ZKW
Directions (Q.111 & 112): Find the odd number/letters/word form (c) XKW (d) ZAB
the given alternatives. 120. In a certain code MODE is written as #8%6 and DEAF is
111. (a) Water : Thirst (b) Chalk : Blackboard written as %67$. How is FOAM written in that code?
(c) Food : Hunger (d) Air : Suffocation (a) $87# (b) $#7%
112. (a) 5329 (b) 2439
(c) #87% (d) $87%
(c) 1438 (d) 3238

RESPONSE 111. a 112. 113. 114. 115.
1. Number System
2. HCF & LCM
3. Simplification
4. Surds, Indices
5. Square Roots & Cube Roots
6. Ratio, Proportion & Partnership
7. Average & Problems on ages
8. Percentage
9. Profit & Loss
10. Time & Work
11. Pipes & Cisterns
12. Time, Speed & Distance
13. Trains
14. Boats & Streams
15. Simple Interest & Compound Interest
16. Mensuration
17. Arithmetic Section Test-I
18. Arithmetic Section Test-II
20. Analogy-II
19. Analogy-I
21. Classification
22. Series-I
23. Series-II
24. Coding and Decoding-I
25. Coding and Decoding-II
26. Word Formation
27. Blood Relation
28. Directions & Distance
29. Clock & Calendar
30. Logical Venn Diagram-I
31. Logical Venn Diagram-II
32. Syllogisms
33. Non verbal reasoning
34. General Intelligence & Reasoning Section Test-I

35. General Intelligence & Reasoning Section Test-II
36. Mechanics-I
37. Mechanics-II
38. Properties of matter
40. Sound
39. Heat
43. Electrostatics
41. Ray Optics
42. Wave Optics
44. Current Electricity

47. Semiconductor Electronics
45. Alternating Current and Electromagnetic Induction
48. Nature of Matter
46. Magnetism
49. Structure of atom
53. Occurence and extraction of metals
50. Classification of elements
54. Properties and uses of metals and non-metals
51. Acids and Bases
55. Air pollution
52. Neutralisation and Salts

56. Water Pollution
58. Man Made Materials-I
59. Man-made materials-II
57. General Concepts of Chemistry
60. General Organic Chemistry

62. Tissues
61. Cells
63. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

66. DIVERSITY IN LIVING ORGANISMS
64. HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
65. GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

67. HUMAN DISEASES
68. PLANT DISEASES

69. BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE 71. General Science Section Test - I
70. ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS

72. General Science Section Test - II
73. PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD
74. INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION

77. EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA
75. THE MAURYAN EMPIRE
78. THE DELHI SULTANATE
76. THE GUPTA PERIOD

79. THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
80. INITIAL MODERN HISTORY

81. INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE
82. CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND CITIZENSHIP

85. STATE GOVERNMENT
86. PANCHAYATI RAJ
87. JUDICIARY & MISCELLANEOUS

83. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES
88. INDIAN ECONOMY
89. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
84. POLITICAL SYSTEM

90. GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
91. WORLD GEOGRAPHY
92. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

94. SPORTS AND GAMES
93. BOOKS AND AUTHORS
95. CURRENT AFFAIRS - I

96. CURRENT AFFAIRS - II
97. GENERAL AWARENESS SECTION - I
98. GENERAL AWARENESS SECTION - II
99. FULL TEST - I

100. FULL TEST - II
101. FULL TEST - III

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RESPONSE 14. a b c d 15. a b c d 16. a b c d 17. a b c d 18. a b c d

RESPONSE 13. a b c d 14. a b c d 15. a b c d 16. a b c d 17. a b c d

15. a b c d 16. a b c d 17. a b c d 18. a b c d 19. a b c d

RESPONSE 43. a b c d 44. a b c d 45. a b c d 46. a b c d 47. a b c d

RESPONSE 57. a b c d 58. a b c d 59. a b c d 60. a b c d

15. a b c d 16. a b c d 17. a b c d 18. a b c d 19. a b c d

30. a b c d 31. a b c d 32. a b c d 33. a b c d 34. a b c d

43. a b c d 44. a b c d 45. a b c d 46. a b c d 47. a b c d

RESPONSE 21. a b c d 22. a b c d 23. a b c d 24. a b c d 25. a b c d

RESPONSE 21. a b c d 22. a b c d 23. a b c d 24. a b c d 25. a b c d

19. a b c d 20. a b c d 21. a b c d 22. a b c d 23. a b c d

41. a b c d 42. a b c d 43. a b c d 44. a b c d 45. a b c d

61. a b c d 62. a b c d 63. a b c d 64. a b c d 65. a b c d

83. a b c d 84. a b c d 85. a b c d 86. a b c d 87. a b c d

105. a b c d 106. a b c d 107. a b c d 108. a b c d 109. a b c d

18. a b c d 19. a b c d 20. a b c d 21. a b c d 22. a b c d

38. a b c d 39. a b c d 40. a b c d 41. a b c d 42. a b c d

53. a b c d 54. a b c d 55. a b c d 56. a b c d 57. a b c d

GRID 63. a b c d 64. a b c d 65. a b c d 66. a b c d 67. a b c d

77. a b c d 78. a b c d 79. a b c d 80. a b c d 81. a b c d

GRID 87. a b c d 88. a b c d 89. a b c d 90. a b c d 91. a b c d

102. a b c d 103. a b c d 104. a b c d 105. a b c d 106. a b c d

GRID 112. a b c d 113. a b c d 114. a b c d 115. a b c d 116. a b c d

21. a b c d 22. a b c d 23. a b c d 24. a b c d 25. a b c d

43. a b c d 44. a b c d 45. a b c d 46. a b c d 47. a b c d

61. a b c d 62. a b c d 63. a b c d 64. a b c d 65. a b c d

86. a b c d 87. a b c d 88. a b c d 89. a b c d 90. a b c d

106. a b c d 107. a b c d 108. a b c d 109. a b c d 110. a b c d

34. General Intelligence & Reasoning Section Test-I

38. Properties of matter

41. Ray Optics

42. Wave Optics

44. Current Electricity

45. Alternating Current and Electromagnetic Induction

48. Nature of Matter

53. Occurence and extraction of metals

50. Classification of elements

54. Properties and uses of metals and non-metals

51. Acids and Bases

55. Air pollution

52. Neutralisation and Salts

59. Man-made materials-II

57. General Concepts of Chemistry

60. General Organic Chemistry