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DirectionâIn question 1 to 5, find the number/word in place of â?â
1. 1, 3, 7, 15, ?
(A) 16
(B) 31
(C) 46
(D) 30
Ans : (B)
2. 81, 27, 9, 3, ?
(A) 3
(B) 9
(C) 1
(D) 27
Ans : (C)
3. Drama : Director :: Team : ?
(A) Spectator
(B) Captain
(C) Player
(D) Play ground
Ans : (B)
4. 1, 9, 25, 49, 81, ?
(A) 144
(B) 169
(C) 100
(D) 121
Ans : (D)
5. Daughter : Mother :: Mars : ?
(A) Earth
(B) Girl
(C) Sister
(D) Sun
Ans : (D)
6. After which war Ashoka embraced Buddhismâ
(A) Kalingaâs war
(B) Peshawar war
(C) War of South India
(D) War of Khanwa
Ans : (A)
7. Which of the following is not a non-metal ?
(A) Carbon
(B) Sulphur
(C) Aluminium
(D) Nitrogen
Ans : (C)
8. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Taj MahalâAgra
(B) Gol GharâPatna
(C) Buland DarwazaâFatehpur Sikri
(D) Qutub MinarâLucknow
Ans : (D)
9. Sun Temple is located atâ
(A) Tanjore
(B) Khajuraho
(C) Vapi
(D) Konark
Ans : (D)
10. Number of teams which participated in recently held cricket tournament of Indian Premier League is
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
Ans : (C)
11. Find out what will come at ?â
pqrs, rsqp, qpsr, ?
(A) rpsq
(B) srpq
(C) rsqp
(D) srqp
Ans : (B)
12. Which of the following rivers does not pass through Bihar ?
(A) Kosi
(B) Yamuna
(C) Bagmati
(D) Son
Ans : (B)
13. Mahendra Singh Dhoni played for IPL cricket team ofâ
(A) Kolkata
(B) Mumbai
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai
Ans : (D)
14. Which Indian Cricketer holds the record of highest runs in one Test innings ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Virender Sehwag
(D) V.V.S. Laxman
Ans : (C)
15. The Union Territory of Delhi cannot be accorded the status of a State, becauseâ
(A) Its legislature is not bicameral
(B) This is National Capital territory, its legislature and cabinet have limited powers
(C) There is no High Court
(D) It has no language of its own
Ans : (B)
16. Some cards are distributed among A, B, C and D. A gets one card less than B, while C gets 5 cards
more than D. B and D get equal cards. The person who gets minimum cards isâ
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Ans : (A)
17. Credit for unification of Princely states goes toâ
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans : (C)
18. Gopal is elder than Mohan, but younger than Ram. Mohan is elder than Sohan but younger than
Ram. The eldest of them isâ
(A) Gopal
(B) Mohan
(C) Ram
(D) Sohan
Ans : (C)
19. Who is Ex-Officio Chairperson of Planning Commission ?
(A) President of India
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) Leader of Opposition
(D) Finance Minister
Ans : (B)
20. Census is done in India generally after everyâ
(A) 5 years
(B) 7 years
(C) 10 years
(D) 20 years
Ans : (C)
21. Which of the following does not participate in the election of President of India ?
(A) Rajya Sabha
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Vidhan Sabha
(D) Vidhan Parishad
Ans : (D)
22. The biggest living mammal isâ
(A) Elephant
(B) Blue Whale
(C) Camel
(D) Giraffe
Ans : (B)
23. Match events given in List-I with the name of the person associated given in List-II and choose
the answers from the codes given belowâ
(a) Establishment of Mughal empire
(b) Formation of Azad Hind Fauz
(c) Establishment of Muslim University
(d) Starting of Din-e-Elahi
1. Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
2. Akbar
3. Babar
4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans : (A)
24. The pH of pure water isâ
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
Ans : (B)
25. The name of official residence of President of USA ?
(A) White House
(B) Pentagon
(C) Downing Street
(D) Buckingham Palace
Ans : (A)
26. If Ram gives one mango to Shyam, both have equal number of mangoes. But if Shyam gives one
mango to Ram, Ram will have 3 times number of mangoes as compared to Shyam. Number of mangoes
they have isâ
(A) 4 and 2
(B) 5 and 7
(C) 5 and 3
(D) 6 and 4
Ans : (C)
27. Sun is worshipped in which of the following festivals ?
(A) Buddh Purnima
(B) Holi
(C) Chhath
(D) Diwali
Ans : (C)
28. Durand Cup is related toâ
(A) Hockey
(B) Cricket
(C) Tennis
(D) Football
Ans : (D)
29. In the given list of Ports and States, which is not correctly matched ?
(A) Kolkata âWest Bengal
(B) Kochin âKarnataka
(C) Kandla âGujarat
(D) VishakhapattanamâAndhra Pradesh
Ans : (B)
30. âSwaraj is my birth rightââslogan was given byâ
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans : (A)
31. Connect the States in List-I to their Capitals in List-II and choose the correct answer using the code
belowâ
List-I (States)
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Tamil Nadu
List-II (Capital)
1. Chennai
2. Jaipur
3. Patna
4. Lucknow
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 1 3 4 2
Ans : (C)
32. Which of the following is a Kharif Crop ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Peas
(D) Mustard
Ans : (B)
33. Which of the following is used to make bread soft ?
(A) Alcohol
(B) Chlorella
(C) Agar
(D) Yeast
Ans : (D)
34. Function of dynamo is toâ
(A) Convert electric energy into heat
(B) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
(C) Electrical energy into mechanical energy
(D) Chemical energy into electrical energy
Ans : (B)
35. In elections held for Constituent Assembly of Nepal, recently, the leader of political party winning
the highest number of seats isâ
(A) Gyanendra
(B) Prachanda
(C) Vir Vikram Sah
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
36. Which of the following persons is known for his pioneering efforts in promoting the green revolution
in India ?
(A) Albert Einstein
(B) Norman Borlaug
(C) Benjamin Franklin
(D) Kapil Dev
Ans : (B)
37. Anaemia is caused due to lack of which of the following material in body ?
(A) Copper
(B) Calcium
(C) Zinc
(D) Iron
Ans : (D)
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38. Diabetes is caused due to lack of which of the following ?
(A) Testasterone
(B) Insulin
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Calcium
Ans : (B)
39. 3/4 + 2/5 + 3/7 = ?
(A) 23/20
(B) 41/35
(C) 161/140
(D) 221/140
Ans : (D)
40. Nuclear deal with which of the following countries was hotly debated recentlyâ
(A) Britain
(B) China
(C) Australia
(D) USA
Ans : (D)
41. Alexander attacked India in the yearâ
(A) 320 B.C.
(B) 326 B.C.
(C) 261 A.D.
(D) 256 A.D.
Ans : (B)
42. Chief Minister of Maharashtra isâ
(A) Ashok Chavhan
(B) Manohar Joshi
(C) Gopinath Munde
(D) S.M. Krishna
Ans : (A)
43. Match the measuring device given in List-I to the things they measure given in List-II and choose the
answer from the codes given belowâ
List-I (Measuring device)
(a) Thermometer
(b) Barometer
1. Voltage
2. Purity of milk
3. Pressure
4. Temperature
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans : (D)
44. Which of the following blood group is universal acceptor ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) AB
(D) O
Ans : (C)
45. Which is a famous place of an ancient university ?
(A) Rajgir
(B) Nalanda
(C) Sarnath
(D) Vaishali
Ans : (B)
46. Presidentâs Rule can be imposed in a State of India under which Article of Constitution of India ?
(A) Article 356
(B) Article 352
(C) Article 370
(D) Article 324
Ans : (A)
47. If the length and width of a rectangular park is increased by 20% each, the area of the park shall
increased byâ
(A) 40%
(B) 20%
(C) 44%
(D) 36%
Ans : (C)
48. Which disease is caused due to lack of Vitamin âCâ in human body ?
(A) Scurvy
(B) Night blindness
(C) Rickets
(D) Beri-beri
Ans : (A)
49. Chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena isâ
(A) Uddhav Thackeray
(B) Raj Thackeray
(C) Balasaheb Thackeray
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
50. The leader of Pakistan Peopleâs Party killed in a bomb explosion wasâ
(A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(B) Benazir Bhutto
(C) Saddam Hussain
(D) Fidel Castro
Ans : (B)
51. When a bar magnet is hung from a thread, it will point towardsâ
(A) North-South direction
(B) East-West direction
(C) Not in specific direction
(D) Will depend upon the length of the magnet
Ans : (A)
52. Sati system came to end during the tenure of which Governor- General ?
(A) Cornwallis
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Dalhousie
(D) William Bentick
Ans : (D)
53. Kanishka belonged to which dynasty ?
(A) Mauryas
(B) Guptas
(C) Kushanas
(D) Chalukyas
Ans : (C)
54. If 4th day of the month, falls two days after Monday, 19th of the month will beâ
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Friday
(D) Thursday
Ans : (D)
55. The value of gravitational acceleration âgâ isâ
(A) 9â¢8 m/sec2
(B) 98 m/sec2
(C) 0â¢98 m/sec2
(D) 0â¢098 m/sec2
Ans : (A)
56. Which metal is extracted from Kolar mines ?
(A) Copper
(B) Aluminium
(C) Silver
(D) Gold
Ans : (D)
57. Olympic games had been held in 2008 inâ
(A) Beijing
(B) Atlanta
(C) Melbourne
(D) Seoul
Ans : (A)
58. Kumbha Mela is not held at which of the following place ?
(A) Allahabad
(B) Bhopal
(C) Haridwar
(D) Nasik
Ans : (B)
59. Which ofthe following is a nuclear fuel ?
(A) Thorium
(B) Graphite
(C) Diamond
(D) Silicon
Ans : (A)
60. In the given list of folk dances and concerned State, which is not correctly matched ?
Dance form â State
(A) Bihu â Andhra Pradesh
(B) Bhangra â Punjab
(D) Nautanki â Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (A)
61. Tenure of a Rajya Sabha Member isâ
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years
(D) 10 years
Ans : (C)
62. Which of the following is a leap year ?
(A) 1986
(B) 1906
(C) 1980
(D) 1998
Ans : (C)
63. I am standing on a river bank with my back towards the river. An object is floating from my left to
right. The river is flowing from west to east. I am facing towardsâ
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
Ans : (C)
(b) Force
(c) Work done
(d) Temperature
List-II (Units)
1. Fahrenheit
2. Joule
3. Newton
4. Metres/second2
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans : (C)
67. Match the religious books in List-I with religion in List-II and give correct answer using the codes
given belowâ
List-I (Religious Books)
(a) Quran
(b) Bible
(c) Jatak
(d) Guru Granth Sahib
List-II (Religion)
1. Christianity
2. Islam
3. Sikhism
4. Buddhism
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans : (D)
68. Name the House among the following which is presided by a person who is not a Member of the
House ?
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Vidhan Sabha
(D) Vidhan Parishad
Ans : (B)
69. Match the countries given in List-I to the continent they are in given in List-II and choose the correct
answer from the codes given belowâ
List-I (Country)
(a) Thailand
(b) Ghana
(c) Argentina
(d) Spain
List-II (Continent)
1. South America
2. Asia
3. Europe
4. Africa
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans : (A)
70. âBhudan Movementâ was started byâ
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) C. Rajagopalachari
Ans : (A)
71. In the given list of Zonal Railways and their Headquarters Offices, which is not correctly matched ?
(A) East-Central RailwayâHajipur
(B) Eastern RailwayâKolkata
(C) Northern RailwayâNew Delhi
(D) Central RailwayâAllahabad
Ans : (D)
72. Students of a class are sitting in a row during photography session. Shailendra is sitting at the 4th
place from one end, but he is at 27th place from the other end. Number of students in the class isâ
(A) 32
(B) 29
(C) 31
(D) 30
Ans : (D)
73. The name of National President of Bharatiya Janta Party isâ
(A) L.K. Advani
(B) Nitin Gadhkari
(C) Rajnath Singh
(D) Venkaiah Naidu
Ans : (B)
74. Which of the following Sultans had shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad ?
(A) Firoz Tughlaq
(B) Muhammad Tughlaq
(C) Allauddin Khilji
(D) Qutubuddin Aibak
Ans : (B)
75. Four friends are sitting in a row. Raju is at right side of Pankaj. Virendra is at the right side of Raju.
Sanjay is at the left side of Virendra and Raju, but he is not at the end. The person sitting at the right end
of the row isâ
(A) Raju
(B) Virendra
(C) Sanjay
(D) Pankaj
Ans : (B)
76. Decibel is used in measurement ofâ
(A) Intensity of sound
(B) Sugar in blood
(C) Density of air
(D) Height of aeroplane during flight
Ans : (A)
77. In terms of total population among all countries of the world, India is at positionâ
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans : (B)
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78. America was discovered byâ
(A) Vasco-de-gama
(B) Columbus
(C) Magelan
(D) Captain Cook
Ans : (B)
79. In order to produce an arrested person before a Court, which type of writ can be issued ?
(A) Mandamus
(B) Habeas Corpus
(C) Quo-Warranto
(D) Certiorari
Ans : (B)
80. Gadar Party was founded byâ
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Sohan Singh Bhakhna
(C) Lala Har Dayal
(D) Jagat Pal Singh
Ans : (C)
81. Which of the following cannot convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds ?
(A) Soyabean
(B) Wheat
(C) Peanut
(D) Peas
Ans : (B)
82. Which of the following is not a gas at room temperature ?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Iodine
(C) Fluorine
(D) Helium
Ans : (B)
83. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Rama Charita Manas âTulsi Das
(B) Kamayani âJay Shankar Prasad
(C) Madhushala â Sumitra Nandan Pant
(D) My experiment with truth âM.K. Gandhi
Ans : (C)
84. Author of âSatanic Versesâ isâ
(A) Salman Rushdie
(B) Vikram Seth
(C) R.K. Narayan
(D) Mulkraj Anand
Ans : (A)
85. Constitution of India came into operation with effect fromâ
(A) 15th August, 1947
(B) 26th January, 1950
(C) 26th January, 1947
(D) 15th August, 1950
Ans : (B)
86. Find the odd one outâ
(A) Red
(B) Black
(C) Yellow
(D) Colour
Ans : (D)
87. A bus charges 40 paise for the first 1â¢6 km, 35 paise for the next 1â¢4 km and thereafter 25 paise
for every 3 km. In Rs. 4, a person will travel forâ
(A) 42 km
(B) 43 km
(C) 45 km
(D) 39 km
Ans : (A)
88. Correct chronological order of dynastiesâ
(A) Khiljis, Ghulams, Tughlaqs, Mughals
(B) Ghulams, Khiljis, Tughlaqs, Mughals
(C) Ghulams, Khiljis, Mughals, Tughlaqs
(D) Tughlaqs, Ghulams, Khiljis, Mughals
Ans : (B)
89. Ice floats on water becauseâ
(A) Ice absorbs some water and floats
(B) It is due to chemical reaction between ice and water
(C) Density of ice is less than the density of water
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
90. Find the odd one outâ
(A) March
(B) April
(C) June
(D) September
Ans : (A)
91. Panini is related toâ
(A) Painting
(B) Sanskrit Grammar
(C) Dance
(D) Medical Education
Ans : (B)
92. Which of the following cities is not situated at river Ganga ?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Dhanbad
(C) Patna
(D) Haridwar
Ans : (B)
93. First Sikh Guru wasâ
(A) Guru Arjun Dev
(B) Guru Angad
(C) Guru Nanak Dev
(D) Guru Gobind Singh
Ans : (C)
94. It is 3 Oâclock is my watch. If the hour hand points towards east direction, the minute hand will
point towardsâ
(A) North
(B) South
(C) West
(D) Nort-East
Ans : (A)
95. Boundaries of which of the following States does not touch a neighbouring country ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
(C) West Bengal
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (B)
96. Choose the correct sequence of the following fractions in ascending orderâ
2/5, 1/2, 3/7, 2/3, 1/4
(A) 1/4, 3/7, 2/5, 1/2, 2/3
(B) 1/4, 2/5, 3/7, 1/2, 2/3
(C) 1/4, 1/2, 2/5, 3/7, 2/3
(D) 2/5, 1/4, 1/2, 3/7, 2/3
Ans : (B)
97. At 8â¢30 PM, the angle between hour hand and minute hand shall beâ
(A) 90°
(B) 75°
(C) 60°
(D) 85°
Ans : (B)
98. Deepak walks 40 metre in North direction; then he turns right and walks 50 metre. He again turns
right and walks 40 metre. How far he is with respect to his original position ?
(A) 0 metre
(B) 50 metre
(C) 40 metre
(D) 10 metre
Ans : (B)
99. Ramakrishna Mission was founded byâ
(A) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Raja Rammohan Roy
Ans : (B)
100. The largest share of electricity produced in India in ofâ
(A) Thermal power
(B) Hydro electric power
(C) Nuclear power
(D) Wind power
Ans : (A)
101. Of the first three Presidents of India, which is the correct sequence in chronological order ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Zakir Hussain, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Dr. Zakir Hussain
(C) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Zakir Hussain
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
102. When a beam of sun light is passed through a prism, it is seen in how many colours ?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
Ans : (C)
103. Rajendra was born on 3rd March, 1978. Manoj is 4 days elder than Rajendra. If in that year, the
Republic Day was celebrated on Saturday, Manoj was born onâ
(A) Wednesday
(B) Friday
(C) Tuesday
(D) Thursday
Ans : (A)
104. How many edges are in a cube ?
(A) 6
(B) 12
(C) 8
(D) 16
Ans : (B)
105. In Computer language, CPU meansâ
(A) Computerized Power Unit
(B) Central Processing Unit
(C) Central Power Unit
(D) Central Peripheral Unit
Ans : (B)
106. Which of the following works as fuel for human body ?
(A) Protein
(B) Vitamin
(C) Carbohydrate
(D) Water
Ans : (C)
107. Carrot is the main source of Vitaminâ
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Ans : (A)
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108. Which of the folllowing is not correctly matched ?
Country â Capital
(A) Russia â Moscow
(B) Nepal â Kathmandu
(C) China â Tokyo
(D) Afghanistan â Kabul
Ans : (C)
109. Who discovered sea route from Europe to India ?
(A) Columbus
(B) Vasco-de-Gama
(C) East India Company
(D) Magelan
Ans : (B)
110. Two plane mirrors are bent at an angle of 90?, the number of images appearing in the mirrors
will beâ
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans : (C)