We’ll be back soon!

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’.

Children need much of guidance in how to use the internet wisely and efficiently.

1. No substitution required

2. most

3. a lot

4. many

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At loggerheads

1. To agree unwillingly

2. To disagree strongly

3. To hit someone with a log

4. To sit and discuss

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

Be harmonious or consistent with

1. Record

2. Cordon

3. Accord

4. Discord

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Opportunities

2. Capabilities

3. Responsibilities

4. Journies

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Are these library books their?

1. Are these

2. library

3. books

4. their

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Last week we thrown a party for Arun

1. we thrown

2. Last week

3. a party

4. for Arun

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Mohan was very hungry so he had missed breakfast that morning.

1. Mohan was

2. breakfast that morning

3. so he had missed

4. very hungry

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

______ you please help me with my computer?

1. Dare

2. Could

3. May

4. Shall

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

PROACTIVE

1. Heedless

2. Short-sighted

3. Reactive

4. Enthusiastic

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Did you visit ______ Nehru Planetarium in Delhi during the eclipse?fill

1. thethethe

2. any

3. a

4. an

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

SUFFICIENT

1. Inadequate

2. Enough

3. Intense

4. Precise

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Paralel

2. Expel

3. Repel

4. Foretell

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A situation when no progress is possible

1. Acceptance

2. Deadline

3. Deadlock

4. Harmony

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At a stretch

1. Within a month

2. After some time

3. Without a stop

4. During a year

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

I like to go on a trip with Rahul as he is cheerful and ______.

1. easy-going

2. uncaring

3. closed

4. tense

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

STRENUOUS

1. Easy

2. Light

3. Feeble

4. Difficult

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’.

I am trying my best to give in junk food.

1. give out

2. No substitution required

3. give up

4. give back

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’.

You should live throughout your means.

1. No substitution required

2. between

3. within

4. among

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Watching one’s pet cat is therapeutic and can make one quite ______ to the real world

outside.

1. obvious

2. envious

3. oblivious

4. studious

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

STATIONARY

1. Square

2. Moving

3. Watch

4. Still

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy
programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They
(4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

1. when

2. while

3. during

4. which

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy
programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They
(4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

1. around

2. about

3. across

4. through

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy
programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They
(4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

1. exceedingly

2. excessively

3. marginally

4. negligibly

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy
programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They
(4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

1. joined hands

2. join forces

3. collaborate

4. combine

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy
programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They
(4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4

1. reaches out for

2. reach out for

3. reaching out to

4. reached out to

If FRIEND is coded as 86 and SICK is coded as 62, then how would FRECKLE be

coded?

1. 87

2. 90

3. 108

4. 95

‘Tired’ is related to ‘Exhausted’ in the same way as ‘Sad’ is related to ‘______’.

1. Feeling

2. Mood

3. Depressed

4. Happy

Select the mirror image of !he figure marked 'x', when the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure.

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?

9, 12, 17, 26, 43, 76, ?, 270

1. 154

2. 141

3. 125

4. 133

Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).

The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the figures below.

How would the paper look when unfolded?

 Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U read a magazine one after another.

i. S was neither the first nor the last to read it.

ii. There were as many readers between P and T as there were between R and P.

iii. S read it sometime before Q, who read it sometime after U.

iv. The one who read it last had taken it from R.

Who were the two persons to have read the magazine first and last, respectively?P and Q

1. P and Q

2. T and Q

3. P and U

4. T and U

Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true even if they do

not conform to real-world knowledge, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements.

Statements:

1. All buildings are shops.

2. Some shops are boutiques.

3. No restaurant is a boutique.

Conclusions:

I. Some boutiques are buildings.

II. Some restaurants being buildings is a possibility.

III. No restaurant is a shop.

1. Only conclusions I and II follow

2. Only conclusion I follows

3. Only conclusions II and III follow

4. Only conclusion II follows

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

CBD, XYW, FEG, UVT, IHJ, ?

1. ORP

2. STR

3. RQS

4. RSQ

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre.

i. D is between G and A, and is facing B.

ii. F is between A and H, and H is third to the right of D.

iii. E is second to the left of G.

Who are the persons sitting immediately to the left of C?

1. AHF

2. ADF

3. BFH

4. EBH

If the signs - and ÷ are interchanged, then which of the following equations would be

correct?

1. 12 ÷ 3 + 9 - 9 = 4

2. 9 ÷ 9 - 9 + 9 = 9

3. 12 + 4 - 4 ÷ 2 = 3

4. 6 ÷ 3 + 12 - 6 = 5

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series?

19, 22, 28, 37, 40, ?, 55, 58

1. 46

2. 43

3. 49

4. 47

Which option figure would come next in the following figure series?

If PEDAGOGUE is coded as DEPNFZEUG, then how would HAMSTRING be coded?

1. MAHQSRGNI

2. MAHSUTGNI

3. ASRNGITMH

4. SMAHTGNIR

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 letter-cluster.

FHKO : UQNL : : MORV : ?

1. PLIG

2. NJGE

3. NLIE

4. NIFD

Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship among the following classes.

Sun, Planets, Jupiter

If MOTHER is coded as QDGSNL, then how would SHEATH be coded?

1. IUBFIT

2. RGDGSZ

3. RZSGDG

4. GSZDGR

If MARKET is coded as 15 and SUBMARINE is coded as 21, then how would

CONVENTIONAL be coded?

1. 31

2. 24

3. 27

4. 23

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

18 ÷ 9 + 12 × 4 − 8 = 15

1. ÷ and ×

2. × and −

3. + and −

4. − and ÷

Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as the

two numbers of the pair given below.

20 : 68

1. 5 : 18

2. 30 : 110

3. 25 : 90

4. 12 : 30

Two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the

statements to be true even if they do not conform to real-world knowledge, decide

which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements.

Statements:

1. Some instruments are machines.

2. All instruments are gadgets.

Conclusions:

I. No machine is a gadget.

II. Some machines are gadgets.

1. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

2. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

3. Only conclusion II follows

4. Only conclusion I follows

Select the option figure, which when placed in the blank space of the figure would complete the pattern.

Select the number from the options that is similar to the numbers in the given set.

(425, 902, 713)

1. 624

2. 555

3. 218

4. 319

‘Density’ is related to ‘Hydrometer’ in the same way as ‘Mass’ is related to ‘______’.

1. Kilogram

2. Heaviness

3. Balance

4. Volume

19 persons are standing in a queue.

i. Manish is 7th from the back.

ii. Rinku is exactly in the middle of Manish and Seema.

iii. Seema and Rinku have three persons between them.

What is the position of Seema from the front?

1. 5th

2. 4th

3. 6th

4. 7th

Twenty persons take 15 days to complete a certain work, working 8 hours a day. To complete the same work in 4 days, the

number of hours a day 60 persons should work, is:11

1. 11

2. 12

3. 9

4. 10

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.

In which month is the actual production of ACs 20% more than the target production?

1. March

2. May

3. April

4. February

An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 190 km/b in 7 hours. To cover the same distance in  hours, it must

travel at a speed (in km/h) of:

1. 275

2. 280

3. 300

4. 240

The area of the curved surface of a right circular cylinder is 19.5 M² and its volume is 39 M³ . What is the radius (in m) of its

base?

1. 6

2. 5

3. 3

4. 4

Two trains of the same length are running on parallel tracks in the same direction at 44 km/h and 32 km/h. The faster train

passes the other train in 72 seconds. What is the length ( in m) of each train?

1. 135

2. 120

3. 100

4. 75

The value of of 

1. 5

2. 0

3. 1

4. 10

In an examination, the ratio of the number of candidates who passed to those who failed was 5 : 2. If the number of failed

candidates had been 14 more, then the ratio of the number of passed candidates to those who failed would have been 4 : 3.

The number of candidates who appeared in the examination was:

1. 126

2. 98

3. 70

4. 100

Two circles of radii 10 cm and 12 cm intersect each other and the length of their common chord is 16 cm. What is the distance

(in cm) between their centres?

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.

The ratio of the actual production of AC's in March and April to that of the combined target production of AC's in January and

April, is:

1. 6:5

2. 5:6

3. 5:2

4. 2:5

If x : y : z = 1 : 2 : 3, what is the value of 

1. 15/31

2. 16/31

3. 18/31

4. 19/31

Which is the largest number that will divide 2036 and 233 leaving remainders 12 and 13, respectively?

1. 36

2. 44

3. 42

4. 46

The ratio of the income of A and B is 1 : 2 and that of their expenditure is 2: 3. If 80% of B's expenditure is equal to the income

of A, then what is the ratio of the savings of A and B?

1. 9:2

2. 2:9

3. 7:3

4. 3:7

The average monthly expenditure of a family was Rs10,000 during the first three months. Rs12.500 during the next four months,

and Rs13,500 during the last five months of a year. If the total savings during the year were Rs32,500, then the average monthly

income (in Rs) of the family was:

1. 15,000

2. 17,250

3. 13,750

4. 14,250

When the price of sugar gets raised by 30%, a person increases his expenditure on sugar only by 12%. By what percentage (

correct up to two decimal places) should he reduce his consumption of sugar so as to be able to maintain the same level of

expenditure?

1. 12.75%

2. 13.85%

3. 11.54%

4. 15.75%

'A' alone can do a piece of work in 10 days and 'B' alone can do it in 15 days. 'A' and 'B' undertook to do the work for Rs42,000.

With the help of 'C', they completed the work in 5 days. How much (in Rs) is to be paid to C?

1. 7,000

2. 15,000

3. 14,000

4. 21,000

Study the following graph and answer the question that follows.

The actual production of AC's in March is what percentage more than the average target production of AC's over the period of

5 months ( correct to the nearest integer)?

1. 38%

2. 40%

3. 39%

4. 41%

A sells an article to B at 12% profit. B sells it to C at 9% loss. If C pays Rs15,288 for it, then at what price (in Rs) is the article

purchased by A?

1. 15,000

2. 16,000

3. 16,800

4. 14,250

In a week, the weights of a bag of tea were 350 kg, 280 kg, 340 kg, 270 kg, 360 kg, 310 kg, 300 kg. The range (in kg) is:

1. 80

2. 100

3. 90

4. 70

What is the area (in cm² ) of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 25 cm and 19 cm long, and the distance between them is 15

cm?

1. 330

2. 410

3. 345

4. 275

The selling price of an article is  times the cost price. What is the loss/gain percentage (correct up to two decimal places)?

1. loss 19.54%

2. Gain 19.54%

3. loss 16.67%

4. Gain 16.67%

A farmer borrowed Rs1,32,000 from a money lender to do cultivation in his field. The rate of interest is 12.5% p.a. compounded

annually. At the end of two years, he cleared his loan by paying Rs1,07.062.50 and his scooter. The cost (in Rs) of the scooter is:

1. 50,000

2. 45,000

3. 75,000

4. 60,000

After allowing a discoum of 10% on the marked price of an article, it is sold for Rs450. Had the discount not been given, the

profit would have been 25%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the article?

1. 625

2. 375

3. 400

4. 500

There are 100 students in a class, out of which 70% are girls and others are boys. The average score of girls in a test is 20%

more than that of boys. If the average score of all the students is 57, then what is the average score of boys?

1. 60

2. 45

3. 50

4. 75

What is the simplified value of ?

1. -4

2. 1

3. 3

4. -2

Eight copies of a book can be bought for a certain sum payable at the end of a year and ten copies of the same book can be

bought for the same sum in cash money. What is the rate percentage of the interest?

1. 30%

2. 25%

3. 10%

4. 15%

Which of the following river systems has Wardha river as one of its significant rivers?

1. Godavari

2. Mahanadi

3. Ganga

4. Krishna

In February 2020, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) published 'List of

Eight Wonders of SCO'. Which of the following Indian monuments figured in this list?

1. Monuments at Mahabalipuram

2. Great Living Chola Temples

3. Khajuraho Group of Monuments

4. Statue of Unity

Who among the following was defeated by Aurangzeb in the Battle of Deorai?

1. Shah Jahan

2. Shah Shuja

3. Dara Shikoh

4. Murad Baksh

In which of the following periods is the meteor shower named Quadrantids generally

visible from Earth?

1. August/September

2. October/November

3. May/June

4. December/January

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India lays down the duties and

functions of the Union and State Public Service Commissions in India?

1. Article 312

2. Article 320

3. Article 308

4. Article 316

Which of the following diseases is caused by a protozoa parasite of

Leishmania species?

1. Chikungunya

2. Malaria

3. Kala Azar

4. Polio

Which of the following is the name of the NASA programme to land first woman and

next man on the Moon by 2024?

1. Orion

2. Artemis

3. Apollo

4. Nike

Which of the following union territories has representation in the Council of States?

1. Chandigarh

2. Lakshadweep

3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

4. Puducherry

Which classical economist popularised the following phrase: "From each according to

his ability, to each according to his needs”?

1. David Ricardo

2. John Stuart Mill

3. Adam Smith

4. Karl Marx

Brahm Kanchibotla, who died in April 2020 in the US, is known for his contribution in

the field of:

1. medical sciences

2. sports

3. theatre

4. journalism

The series of articles titled ‘New Lamps for Old’, strongly criticising the Congress for

its moderate policy towards British rule, was authored by:

1. Lala Lajpat Rai

2. Bipin Chandra Pal

3. Sri Aurobindo

4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

In the year 2009, who among the following was appointed as the Leader of Opposition

in the 15th Lok Sabha?

1. Arun Jaitley

2. Sushma Swaraj

3. Anantha Kumar

4. Smriti Irani

According to the ‘2nd Advance Estimates of Horticulture Production 2019-20’,

published by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare in June

2020, the total horticulture production in 2019-20 is estimated to be about ______

higher than 2018-19.

1. 3%

2. 2%

3. 4%

4. 1%

In which of the following months may the meteor shower named Lyrids be seen from

Earth?

1. April

2. February

3. June

4. August

Of the languages recognised as Classical Languages by the Government of India, as

on 30th June 2020, which of the following is the latest?

1. Telugu

2. Odia

3. Malayalam

4. Kannada

Which of the following is the name of the spacecraft developed by SpaceX for NASA’s

manned mission to International Space Station?

1. Crew Centaurus

2. Crew Dragon

3. Crew Shark

4. Crew Aries

For which of the following countries does cricketer Ben Stokes play?

1. South Africa

2. Australia

3. New Zealand

4. England

Who among the following cricketers is NOT among the Wisden Five Cricketers of the

Year named by the 2020 edition of the Wisden Almanack?

1. Andre Russell

2. Ellyse Perry

3. Jofra Archer

4. Pat Cummins

Which of the following helps borrowers to overcome the problem of lack of collateral?

1. Civil Societies

2. Self Help Groups

3. Pressure Groups

4. Non-Governmental Organizations

Which of the following communities of Sikkim is traditionally associated with the folk

dance known as 'Chu-Faat'?

1. Nepalese

2. Tamang

3. Lepcha

4. Bhutia

As per the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China emerged as the top

source of international patent applications filed with it in the year 2019. Which of the

following countries held this place in the year 2018?

1. Singapore

2. Japan

3. USA

4. South Korea

To which of the following corporate houses does the leading vaccine manufacturing

company Serum Institute of India Private Limited belong?

1. Tata Group

2. Adani Group

3. Reliance Group

4. Cyrus Poonawalla Group

In which of the following states is the Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve located?

1. Karnataka

2. Telangana

3. Tamil Nadu

4. Andhra Pradesh

Which of the following rivers has Kishanganga river as one of its major tributaries?

1. Sutlej

2. Chenab

3. Ravi

4. Jhelum

In which of the following languages did Adikavi Pampa create his compositions?

1. Malayalam

2. Kannada

3. Telugu

4. Tamil