Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blank.
By this time next week, we ______ Shimla.
will have reached
would have reached
would reach
shall reach
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ESTEEM
Disrespect
Regard
Disregard
Criticise
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
She didn’t thank you for your help, but she may have done it.
but she
you for your help
She didn’t thank
may have done it
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute
it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Madhu is only a daughter of her parents.
the only
only one
No substitution required
an only one
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit many industries really ______.
hardly
hardy
hard
well
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
It’s not our book; it must be theres.
theirs
their
their’s
theres
Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blank.
Please go with ______ sister to the match.
me and mine
I and my
me and my
I and mine
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
ABSURD
Appropriate
Adequate
Abrupt
Reasonable
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
Stop something from burning
Prevent
Extinguish
Torch
Scorch
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
Kalpana listens old Hindi film songs every evening at home.
every evening
film songs
Kalpana listens old Hindi
at home
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cover up
Put a carpet under
Ignore insults made
Hide or conceal
Close something forever
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Bileive
Bilive
Believe
Beleive
Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
Confirm or support something
Collaborate
Corroborate
Cooperate
Consider
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Closhare
Kloshur
Closure
Klousur
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Make up with (someone)
Close or ignore the differences with (someone)
Compensate the loss to (someone)
Pick a quarrel with (someone)
Understand (someone)
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
DIFFERENCE
Similarity
Contrast
Distinction
Acceptance
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
FRIGID
Warm
Freezing
Amicable
Moderate
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Sahana worked late last night and could be able to finish her homework.
can able to
can finish
could be
could
The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
Judy solved the difficult problem by her own without anyone’s help.
without anyone’s help
by her own
Judy solved
the difficult problem
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The 21st Kargil Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) was ______ on 26th July across the country.
concluded
celebrated
forgotten
attended
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
According to a news report, schools are setting up adequate facilities and taking (1)______ to restart learning on campus hoping to
reopen schools later, if not sooner. (2)______ schools are preparing themselves to restart, most parents are still not sure of sending their
(3)______ to school. Parents of primary school children are particularly concerned about their children’s (4)______ to health risks. Parents,
in general, say that they have always tried to keep their children away from (5)______ like mobile phones and tablets, but the current
Covid-19 situation has forced the children into online learning, and they spend long hours in front of the screens.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1
steps
tests
conditions
screening
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
According to a news report, schools are setting up adequate facilities and taking (1)______ to restart learning on campus hoping to
reopen schools later, if not sooner. (2)______ schools are preparing themselves to restart, most parents are still not sure of sending their
(3)______ to school. Parents of primary school children are particularly concerned about their children’s (4)______ to health risks. Parents,
in general, say that they have always tried to keep their children away from (5)______ like mobile phones and tablets, but the current
Covid-19 situation has forced the children into online learning, and they spend long hours in front of the screens.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2
While
Whether
Despite
Because
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
According to a news report, schools are setting up adequate facilities and taking (1)______ to restart learning on campus hoping to
reopen schools later, if not sooner. (2)______ schools are preparing themselves to restart, most parents are still not sure of sending their
(3)______ to school. Parents of primary school children are particularly concerned about their children’s (4)______ to health risks. Parents,
in general, say that they have always tried to keep their children away from (5)______ like mobile phones and tablets, but the current
Covid-19 situation has forced the children into online learning, and they spend long hours in front of the screens.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3
students
drivers
children
teachers
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
According to a news report, schools are setting up adequate facilities and taking (1)______ to restart learning on campus hoping to
reopen schools later, if not sooner. (2)______ schools are preparing themselves to restart, most parents are still not sure of sending their
(3)______ to school. Parents of primary school children are particularly concerned about their children’s (4)______ to health risks. Parents,
in general, say that they have always tried to keep their children away from (5)______ like mobile phones and tablets, but the current
Covid-19 situation has forced the children into online learning, and they spend long hours in front of the screens.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4
experience
exposure
suffering
taking
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most
appropriate option for each blank.
According to a news report, schools are setting up adequate facilities and taking (1)______ to restart learning on campus hoping to
reopen schools later, if not sooner. (2)______ schools are preparing themselves to restart, most parents are still not sure of sending their
(3)______ to school. Parents of primary school children are particularly concerned about their children’s (4)______ to health risks. Parents,
in general, say that they have always tried to keep their children away from (5)______ like mobile phones and tablets, but the current
Covid-19 situation has forced the children into online learning, and they spend long hours in front of the screens.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5
lessons
products
electronics
devices
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
12 * 6 * 54 * 6 * 7 = 70
×, −, ÷, +
÷, +, ×, −
÷, +, −, ×
−, +, ÷, ×
Five persons, A, B, C, D, E, are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre.
1) A is the neighbour of E and D.
2) B is second to the left of D.
Who is to the immediate right of B?
A
C
D
E
Two statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Assuming the statements to be true, even if
they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
No fish is a pen.
All keys are pens.
Conclusions:
I. No key is a pen.
II. No pen is a key.
III. Some pens are keys.
IV. Some keys are fishes.
Both conclusions I and IV follow.
Only conclusion III follows.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
Only conclusion I follows.
In a code language, 'AEROPLANE' is written as ‘CCTMRJCLG’. How will ‘CHOPPER’ be written in the same language?
EFQRNCT
EJQRRGT
EFQNRCT
AJMRNGP
Pressure’ is related to ‘Pascal’ and ‘Electricity’ is related to ‘Watt' in the same way as ‘Heat’ is related to ‘______’.
Ohm
Volt
Joule
Bar
In a code language, 'GOODLUCK' is written as ‘MEWNFQQI’. How will ‘FORTUNE’ be written in the same language?
GPWVTQH
HQTVOHB
QTHDVHJ
PGWTQVH
Which letter-cluster from the options will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ASDF, BUGJ, CWJN, ?
DYMR
DYKQ
DXKO
DXLQ
A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?





Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first lettercluster.
ABRUPT : BZUQUN : : SUDDEN : ?
TSGZJH
URGFJP
URFGJP
TSAHJH
Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
48 ÷ 12 × 3 + 5 − 4 = 21
÷ and ×
− and ÷
× and +
− and ×
‘IPL’ is related to ‘Cricket’ in the same way as ‘Wimbledon’ is related to ‘______’.
Football
Tennis
Hockey
Badminton
If 'CAPACITY' is coded as '81' and 'VOLUME' is coded as '91', then how will 'AMOUNT' be coded?
84
87
86
85
If 'DONKEY' is coded as '88' and 'SPARROW' is coded as '79', then how will 'PEGION' be coded?
73
96
85
91
Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they
seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some chairs are windows.
All windows are boards.
Conclusions:
I. All chairs are boards.
II. All boards are windows.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows.
Which number from the options will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
2, 4, 8, 32, 256, ?
8192
4096
2048
1024
Select the option in which the following figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).





Which figure from the options will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series?





Identify the figure that completes the given pattern.





Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following set.
(12, 30, 204)
(9, 12, 225)
(11, 15, 236)
(4, 12, 28)
(15, 20, 265)
Six persons, Vinay, Madhav, Nilesh, Sagar, Arvind, Rajesh, are standing in two rows facing towards each other such that three
persons are in a row.
1) Nilesh is between Arvind and Sagar.
2) Nilesh is not facing Vinay.
3) Madhav is facing Arvind.
What is Rajesh’s position?
Facing towards Vinay
Between Vinay and Madhav
Between Vinay and Arvind
Facing towards Sagar
Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following:
Tigers, Reptiles, Tortoise




Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure.





Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as the two numbers of the following number-pair.
6 : 85
7 : 112
9 : 181
5 : 50
8 : 114
Which number from the options will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
3, 13, 53, 213, ?
942
853
640
1065
Select the option that arranges the following words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Pupa
2. Egg
3. Adult
4. Larva
4, 2, 3, 1
2, 1, 4, 3
2, 4, 1, 3
4, 2, 1, 3
A retailer bought 250 kg of a cereal and sold it at a profit to the extent of what he paid for 160 kg. What is his profit percentage?
32
64
36
18
The father of a girl is three years older than his mother. Six years ago, the average age of the girl and her parents was 32 years,
and the age of the father was twice the present age of his daughter. What is the present age (in years) of the mother?
48
42
45
49
The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. If one is subtracted from the first number, and two is added to the second number, then the ratio
becomes 3:4. What will be the ration when eight and four are, respectively, added to the first and second number ?
2:3
8:9
6:7
1:5
The value of
is:
62
65
63
60
Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
The number of people applying for a passport from a city was monitored, and it was found that the numbers (in multiples of
hundred) during the first five months of 2019 were as follows: January (M1)-248, February (M2)-134, March (M3)-162, April
(M4)-94, May (M5)-72. These have been represented through the given pie chart.

The number of people in M5 is what percentage (correct up to two decimal places) of that of the two months M3 and M4
combined?
20.12
24.07
28.13
21.24
Two cyclists start simultaneously from two points A and B, their destinations being B and A, respectively. After crossing each
other, they precisely take 2 hours 33 minutes 36 seconds and 1 hour 26 minutes 24 seconds respectively to reach their
destinations. What is the ratio of the speed of the first to that of the second cyclist?
2:3
3:2
4:3
3:4
By what percentage is the percentage of the number of vowels in the word CONSTANT less than the percentage of constants in
it?
33.33
200
66.67
50
The fourth proportional of 18, 27, 68 is:
136
170
204
102
The total surface are of a hemisphere is very nearly equal to that of an equilateral triangle. The side of the triangle is how many
times (approximately) of the radius of the hemisphere?



The average of ten numbers is A. If c is subtracted from each number, except the tenth, and (c-1) is suntracted from the tenth
number, then what will be the new average?
A − c + 0.1
A − c
A − c + 1
A − (0.1)c + 0.1
Y takes five days more than X to finish a work. Working together, they finish the work in six days. In how many days can Y finish
it working alone?
16
12
15
10
What is the range of the distribution of a variable which takes the ten values:
17, 18, 27, 11, 24, 21, 34, 21, 17, 32 ?
23
17
21
15
Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
The number of people applying for a passport from a city was monitored, and it was found that the numbers (in multiples of
hundred) during the first five months of 2019 were as follows: January (M1)-248, February (M2)-134, March (M3)-162, April
(M4)-94, May (M5)-72. These have been represented through the given pie chart.

What is the central angle (to the nearest degree) of the sector corresponding to M1?
104
117
132
126
Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
The number of people applying for a passport from a city was monitored, and it was found that the numbers (in multiples of
hundred) during the first five months of 2019 were as follows: January (M1)-248, February (M2)-134, March (M3)-162, April
(M4)-94, May (M5)-72. These have been represented through the given pie chart.

If the number of people during M2 and M5 had, respectively, been 50% less and 50% more than what has been presented in the
pie chart, then what would be the central angle (nearest to degrees) of the sector corresponding to M5?
57
65
63
52
The speed of light is very nearly equal to 3 x 1017 nanometer per second. How much time (in seconds), approximately, does it
take light to travel from the moon to the earth, the average distance between them being 381000 km?
(1 nanometre = 10-9 metre)
38.4
12.8
3.84
1.28
When a rectangle is divided into three equal parts, each of them turns out to be a square of area 16 cm2. What is the perimeter
(in cm) of the rectangle?
64
16
32
48
Two inlet pipes can separately fill a cistern completely in 8 hours and 10 hours respectively. They are operated for 2 hours, after
which the second pipe is closed, and an outlet pipe which can drain out water from the full cistern in 20 hours is opened. How
much time will it take to fill the cistern completely from the instant of opening the outlet pipe?
7 hours
8 hours
7 hours 20 minutes
8 hours 40 minutes
Simplify the following expression




The interest, compounded anually, on a sum of Rs3,240 after two years is Rs370. What is the rate of interest, correct up to two
decimal places?
5.26%
4.67%
5.56%
4.05%
The HCF of two 2-digit numbers is 19 and their sum is 152. What is their difference?
19
38
57
76
A certain sum was invested on simple interest for a period of seven years. During the period of the sixth and the seventh years
combined, the interest earned was Rs292. If the maturity amount is Rs3,942, then what is the rate percentage of the interes?
5
2
6.25
2.5
An article, whose list price was Rs720, was subject to two successive discounts of 20% and 10%. What is the amount (in Rs) of
discount that a customer would get while purchasing the article?
198
190.8
201.6
216
If a shopkeeper purchases a certain number of items for a certain sum and sells a fraction of the said number for the same
amount, then his profit is 300%. What is the fraction?




A batswomman missed her century by four runs in an innings, in which the scoring shots in the form of sixes, fours, threes, twos
and singles, were in the proportion 1:3:2:7:10. How many runs did she score in singles?
20
16
10
12
The area ( in cm2 ) of a sector of a circle of radius 2 cm is
. What is the central angle (in degrees) of the sector?
60
75
36
72
With which of the following countries is the ‘Navanna’ festival associated?
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Nepal
Bangladesh
In which of the following years was Bahadur Shah II deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon?
1698
1798
1857
1834
What is the strength of Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha as of September 2020?
48
35
56
39
Chutka Atomic Power Plant is situated in which of the following states?
Haryana
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Who among the following was the first woman commando trainer in India?
Avani Chaturvedi
Damyanti Beshra
Dr. Seema Rao
Rani Rampal
Who among the following former Indian cricketers was appointed as the head coach of Uttarakhand Cricket Team in June 2020?
Rahul Dravid
Wasim Jaffer
Sachin Tendulkar
Akash Chopra
In which of the following years was the Reserve Bank of India nationalised?
1935
1949
1927
1965
‘Kafuli’ is a delicacy of which of the following states’ cuisine?
Punjab
Assam
Sikkim
Uttarakhand
In which of the following sections of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 is Chandigarh defined as a Union Territory?
Section 3
Section 6
Section 4
Section 1
Who among the following was the chief economic advisor to the Government of India as of August 2020?
Krishnamurthy Subramanian
Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Atanu Chakraborty
Rajeev Kumar
______ are the oldest living tree species on Earth.
Lone Cypress
Redwood tree
Tree of Life
Bristlecone pines
Which of the following is the highest mountain in Bhutan?
Gangkhar Puensum
Kula Kangri
Jomolhari
Gipmochi
In which of the following states is Pichola Lake located?
Sikkim
Manipur
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the duties and powers of the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral of India?
Article 234
Article 149
Article 189
Article 354
Which of the following diseases is caused by fungus?
Ringworm
Diarrhoea
Small pox
Polio
A/an ______ is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it.
protein
glucose
platelet
antigen
What is the full form of OCD?
Obesity-Compulsive Disorder
Obsession-Controlling Device
Obesity-Controlling Device
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Who among the following is the author of ‘Vishesh: Code To Win’?
Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
Chetan Anand
Nirupama Yadav
Ashis Ray
World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas announced his retirement from football in August 2020. To which of the following
countries does he belong?
Spain
France
Australia
Canada
Anil Prakash Joshi received the Padma Bhushan Award 2020 in the field of ______.
social work
arts
public affairs
medicine
Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) in May 2020?
KV Kamath
GR Chintala
Shaji KV
PVS Suryakumar
Indian Universities Commission was set up in which of the following years?
1902
1897
1882
1909
On which of the following dates is International Tiger Day observed?
12th May
10th January
5th November
29th July
In which of the following years was the National Archives of India established?
1991
1891
1876
1956
With which of the following states is the dance form ‘Povadas’ associated?
Odisha
Bihar
Maharashtra
West Bengal