We’ll be back soon!

1. Bleat

2. Bray

3. Croak

4. Yelp

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

PROFUSE

1. Sufficient

2. Lush

3. Plenty

4. Scant

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bear the brunt

1. Be first to try something

2. Confront a powerful rival

3. Know what is going on

4. Suffer the worst of something

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Preferance

2. Predict

3. Preface

4. Predominant

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’.

The workers has called up the strike.

1. has called off

2. No substitution required

3. have called up

4. have called off

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No

error'.

One of the apples that you have picked up are rotten.

1. that you have picked up

2. No error

3. are rotten

4. One of the apples

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Behind closed doors

1. Do something alone

2. Be in prison

3. Be away from others

4. Do something secretly

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

In the morning I leave my house ______ eight o'clock.

1. in

2. at

3. on

4. for

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

DISTANT

1. Remote

2. Removed

3. Isolated

4. Near

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No

error'.

Hundred and fifty rupees seem a high price for this little vase.

1. seem a high price

2. for this little vase

3. No error

4. Hundred and fifty rupees

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No

error'.

This is one trip whom I will never forget.err

1. No error

2. This is one trip

3. never forget

4. whom I will

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I am sure that my seeds ______ by next week

1. are growing

2. will grow

3. grow

4. grew

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Rub out writing

1. Erase

2. Abolish

3. Break

4. Demolish

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The accused has been tortured before he was brought to the court.

1. was being tortured

2. has tortured

3. had tortured

4. had been tortured

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

PREVENT

1. Block

2. Allow

3. Open

4. Push

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Multiple

2. Murmur

3. Muddel

4. Mumble

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Millions of people ______ during the acute famine of Odisha.

1. hungered

2. starved

3. damaged

4. collapsed

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The trek manager ______ that the trekkers rest for a while before the climb.

1. insisted

2. informed

3. told

4. warned

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’.

The game of cricket is governed by strict laws like other sports where there are merely

rules.

1. unlike

2. such like

3. No substitution required

4. quite like

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

ELEGANT

1. Graceful

2. Intelligent

3. Common

4. Rough

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.
Suraj waved to a passing train, and kept waving (1)______ only the spiralling smoke remained. He (2)______ waving to trains. He
wondered (3)______ the people in them, and about (4)______ they were going and what it (5)______ be like there. And when the train had
passed, Suraj was lonely.

Question:

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

1. while

2. when

3. until

4. after

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.
Suraj waved to a passing train, and kept waving (1)______ only the spiralling smoke remained. He (2)______ waving to trains. He
wondered (3)______ the people in them, and about (4)______ they were going and what it (5)______ be like there. And when the train had
passed, Suraj was lonely.

Question:

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

1. liked

2. likes

3. is liking

4. was liking

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.
Suraj waved to a passing train, and kept waving (1)______ only the spiralling smoke remained. He (2)______ waving to trains. He
wondered (3)______ the people in them, and about (4)______ they were going and what it (5)______ be like there. And when the train had
passed, Suraj was lonely.

Question:

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

1. of

2. about

3. for

4. to

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.
Suraj waved to a passing train, and kept waving (1)______ only the spiralling smoke remained. He (2)______ waving to trains. He
wondered (3)______ the people in them, and about (4)______ they were going and what it (5)______ be like there. And when the train had
passed, Suraj was lonely.

Question:

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

1. where

2. why

3. how

4. when

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.
Suraj waved to a passing train, and kept waving (1)______ only the spiralling smoke remained. He (2)______ waving to trains. He
wondered (3)______ the people in them, and about (4)______ they were going and what it (5)______ be like there. And when the train had
passed, Suraj was lonely.

Question:

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

1. should

2. would

3. can

4. will

Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.

Among five rods, P, Q, R, S and T, the weight of T is 20 kg. The weight of S is half the

weight of P. The weight of Q is one-fourth the weight of P. R's weight is twice the

weight of Q. The weight of P is twice the weight of T. Which rod is the lightest among

all?

1. P

2. S

3. Q

4. R

If A denotes ‘addition’, B denotes ‘multiplication’, C denotes ‘subtraction’, and D

denotes ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following expression?

5 B 3 A 4 B (6 C 2) C (18 D 3) D 2

1. 37

2. 31

3. 28

4. 45

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

There are five friends who are sitting in a line, all facing north. Mohit is sitting at the

second place to the left of Arjun. Surya is sitting to the immediate left of Kartik.

Harman is sitting to the immediate right of Mohit. There are two persons between

Surya and Mohit. Which two persons are sitting at the corners?

1. Mohit and Kartik

2. Arjun and Kartik

3. Mohit and Arjun

4. Harman and Kartik

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: All thermometers are rockets. All equipment are thermometers. Conclusions: I. Some rockets are equipment. II. Some rockets are thermometers.

1. Only conclusion II follows

2. Both conclusions I and II follow

3. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

4. Only conclusion I follows

Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second

number is related to the first number.

6 : 50 : : 11 : ?

1. 145

2. 169

3. 104

4. 99

Select the set of classes the relationship among which is best illustrated by the following Venn diagram.

1. Lawyers, Mothers, Sisters

2. Engines, Cars, Plants

3. Cardamom, F enugreek, Spices

4. Architects, Boys, Girls

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

1080, 360, ?, 60, 30, 10, 5

1. 180

2. 240

3. 170

4. 120

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

25, 34, 52, ?, 160, 304

1. 88

2. 80

3. 99

4. 95

Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).

A paper is folded and cut as shown in the given figures. How will it appear when unfolded?

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

8 × 7 − 42 ÷ 14 × 2 + 21 = 66

1. 14 and 21

2. 2 and 7

3. 14 and 42

4. 7 and 14

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.

PRIVATE : HWDYLUS : : SIGNIFY : ?

1. BKLQJLR

2. BILQJLV

3. ZILQJLW

4. BIKRJLV

Five friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a line, all facing north. E is sitting to the

immediate left of B. A is sitting to the immediate right of C. D is to the immediate right

of B. B is third to the left of A. Who is sitting at the third place to the right of E?

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. D

Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given

series?

BRAIN, DRAIN, DTAIN, ?, DTCKN, DTCKP

1. DTCIN

2. DTCIP

3. DRCIN

4. DTACN

In a certain code language, 'NORM' is written as 'MNOR', and 'DORSAL' is written as

'ADLORS'. How will 'BUDGET' be written in that language?

1. DGEBTV

2. BDEGTU

3. BDEGUT

4. FDEGRU

In a certain code language, 'USEFUL' is written as 'XVHCRI'. How will 'MORSEL' be

written in that language?

1. ORUPCI

2. PRVPBJ

3. QRUQBI

4. PRUPBI

In a certain code language, 'PROCESS' is written as '321815351938'. How will

'FREEZER' be written in that language?

1. 14185526536

2. 12185526536

3. 12195526526

4. 60185526518

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question

mark (?) in it.

5 9 5

7 3 ?

148 180 292

1. 12

2. 10

3. 9

4. 11

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word

is related to the first word.

Ink : Write : : Medicine : ?

1. Doctor

2. Chemist

3. Tablet

4. Cure

Two statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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:

All needles are threads.

No thread is a match-box.

Conclusions:

I. No needle is a match-box.

II. Some threads are needles.

III. Some match-boxes are needles.

1. Only conclusions I and III follow

2. All of the conclusions follow

3. Only conclusions II and III follow

4. Only conclusions I and II follow

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word

is related to the first word.

Pulses : Black gram : : Cereal : ?

1. Coriander

2. Rice

3. mustard

4. Fertiliser

In a certain code language, 'MIXTURE' is written as '117', and 'FLOWER' is written as

'85'. How will 'MERGER' be written in that language?

1. 55

2. 66

3. 86

4. 72

Select the option figure that will replace the question mark(?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.

The base of a triangle is increased by 30%. By what percentage (correct to two decimal places) can its height be increased so

that the area increases by 50%?

1. 10.53%

2. 12.38%

3. 13.53%

4. 15.38%

On selling a bat for Rs954, a man gains 6%. What should be its selling price (in Rs) to gain 8%?

1. 958

2. 1,080

3. 972

4. 1,054

The mean of 11 , 10, 12, 13, 15, x and 17, is 15. The value of x is:

1. 18

2. 29

3. 25

4. 27

A manufacturer marks the price of an article at Rs1,200. He sells it to a trader at a discount of 10%. The trader gets a further

discount of 5% on his net payment for paying in cash. What amount (in Rs) does the trader pay to the manufacturer?

1. 1,026

2. 1,056

3. 1,080

4. 1,020

What is the LCM of 0.126, 0.36 and 0.96?

1. 20160

2. 20.16

3. 201.6

4. 2.016

The average weight of Sohum and his five friends is 48.5 kg. If Sohum is 3 kg more than the average weight of his five friends,

what is Sohums's weight (in kg)?

1. 51.0

2. 50.0

3. 50.5

4. 51.5

A solid cube of side 15 cm is dropped into a rectangular container of length 25 cm, breadth 20 cm and height 18 cm, which is

partly filled with water. If the cube is completely submerged, then the rise of water level (in cm) is:

1. 7.75

2. 5.25

3. 8.75

4. 6.75

Two trains A and B start, with uniform speeds at the same time from points P and Q, respectively, towards each other. After

crossing each other, A takes 16 hours to reach Q and B takes 4 hours to reach P. If train A is moving with a speed of 54 kn/h,

the speed of B (in km/h) is:

1. 112

2. 27

3. 36

4. 108

A certain sum amounts to Rs1,543.50 when invested for 2 years at 5% per annum compound interest. What is the sum (in Rs)?

1. 1,500

2. 1,400

3. 1,200

4. 1,600

The simplified value of  is:

1. 125

2. 4/5

3. 100

4. 5/4

A certain sum of money, when invested at a certain rate of simple interest, amounts to Rs 1,102 in 2 years and Rs 1,600 in 5

years. What is the principal amount (in Rs):

1. 770

2. 880

3. 990

4. 1,270

To do a certain work, the ratio of the efficiencies of A and B is 5 : 11. Working together, they can do the same work in     

days. A and B work together for 20 days. C alone completes the remaining work in 18 days. C alone can do 75% of the original

work in:

1.  days

2. 35 days

3. 33 days

4.  days

John sold a watch to Sue at a gain of 20%, and Sue sold it to Rima at a profit of 10%. If Rima paid Rs2,178 for it. how much did

John pay (in Rs) for the watch?

1. 1,650

2. 1,780

3. 1,478

4. 1,200

The given bar graph represents the sales of automobiles (in Rs crores) by five companies A, B, C, D and E in the years 2007-

2008 and 2008-2009.

Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.

(Note:The data shown below is only for mathematical exercise. It does not represent the actual figures of the companies)

What should have been the sales (in Rs crores) of company E in 2008-2009 so that it would have shown the same increase over

2007-2008 as shown by the sales of automobiles of company C during these years?

1. 1,130

2. 1,520

3. 1,360

4. 1,650

One-third of a journey is covered at a rate of 40 km/h, one-fourth at the rate of 35 km/h, and the rest at the rate of 45 km/h.

The average speed for the whole journey (in km/h) is:

P can do a piece of the work in 18 days and Q can do same work in 36 days. How long will they take (in days), if they work

together, to complete the above mentioned work?

1. 24

2. 12

3. 20

4. 10

If three numbers are in the proportion of 1 : 3 : 4 and two times the sum of the numbers is 80, then the proportion of the

squares of the numbers is:

1. 4: 36: 64

2. 25 : 225 : 500

3. 1 : 9 : 16

4. 9: 81 : 144

An earthworm of length 18 cm is crawling along a certain path with a speed of 4 cm/s. An insect overtakes the earthworm in 6

s. How fast (in cm/s) is the insect walking? Assume that they both are walking along parallel paths.

1. 7.0

2. 6.5

3. 5.5

4. 6.0

The sum of the height and radius of the base of a solid right circular cylinder is 46 cm. If the total surface area of the solid

cylinder is 6072 cm² , what is the volume ( in cm³ ) of the cylinder?

(Use   )  

1. 11025 

2. 3036 

3. 11025 

4. 3036 

Study the given graph and answer the question that follows.

In how many years is the profit (Revenue - Expenditure) as a percentage of revenue, more than 28%?

1. 2

2. 4

3. 3

4. 1

The value of  is:

1. 20

2. 1

3. 10

4. 12

A solid right circular cone is cut into two parts by a plane parallel to its base and at a point one-third vertically below its vertex.

What is the ratio of the volume of the smaller cone to that of the whole cone?

1. 1/9

2. 1/8

3. 1/27

4. 1/3

The given bar graph represents the sales of automobiles (in ? crores) by five companies A, B, C, D and E in the years 2007-

2008 and 2008-2009.

Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows.

(Note : The data shown below is only for mathematical exercise. It does not represent the actual figures of the companies)

What is the percentage difference (correct to two places of decimals) of the combined sales of the

five companies in 2008-2009 compared to the combined sales of the five companies in 2007-2008?

1. 15.56%

2. 16.48%

3. 18.42%

4. 17.64%

The capacities of three containers P, Q and R are in the proportion of 5 : 4 : 8. They are completely filled with a mixture of milk

and water in the proportions of 1 : 4. 2 : 3 and 3 : 5, respectively. If the mixtures of all the three containers are mixed together,

then what will be the proportion of milk to water in the final mixture?

1. 1 :2

2. 16: 81

3. 25 : 64

4. 28 : 57

The ratio of the number of students in Science to that in Humanities, in Grade 12 of 360 students, is 2 : 3. When some new

students are admitted, the number of Science students increase by 18 and the ratio of the Science students to Humanities

students changes to 3 : 5. What is the number of new Humanities students admitted?

1. 54

2. 45

3. 63

4. 72

The Supreme Court of India was established on:

1. 25 January 1954

2. 30 January 1950

3. 15 January 1952

4. 26 January 1950

Which city bagged the first rank as the cleanest city of India under Swachh

Survekshan League 2020?

1. Indore

2. Jhansi

3. Bhopal

4. Gwalior

Which of the following is NOT an instrument of the monetary policy of the Reserve

Bank of India?

1. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)

2. Repo rate

3. Goods and Services Tax (GST)

4. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

Who is the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha?

1. The President of India

2. The Governor of India

3. The Vice-President of India

4. The Chief Justice of India

Mahendragiri is the highest peak in the:

1. Western Ghats

2. Eastern Ghats

3. Himalayan Range

4. Satpura Range

The book ‘Gitanjali’ is authored by:

1. Ganga Das

2. Harivansh Rai Bachchan

3. Rabindranath Tagore

4. Devaki Nandan Khathri

The onus of Jallianwala Bagh massacre that happened in 1919 was on which General

of the British Army?

1. General Kitchener

2. General Dyer

3. General Stringer Lawrence

4. General Robert

Which among the following is a Harappan city?

1. Kosala

2. Lumbini

3. Dholavira

4. Hampi

Who among the following was the chief scientist of World Health Organization as of

August 2020?

1. Dr. Naoko Yamamoto

2. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

3. Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab

4. Dr. Samira Asma

In which year was the Jal Jeevan Mission launched in India? The mission aims at

providing potable water through its scheme of functional household tap connections.

1. 2015

2. 2019

3. 2009

4. 2010

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, India, have conferred ______ with the

'Hero to Animals Award’ in 2020.

1. Sonu Sood

2. Maneka Gandhi

3. Naveen Patnaik

4. Sadaa Sayed

Who among the following is a famous Santoor player?

1. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

2. Pandit Ravi Shankar

3. Ustad Bismillah Khan

4. Ustad Zakir Hussain

Rukmini Devi Arundale is a famous classical dancer of:

1. Kathak

2. Bharatnatyam

3. Mohiniattam

4. Kuchipudi

Which edition of Khelo India Youth Games was held in Guwahati in January 2020?

1. Second edition

2. Fifth edition

3. Fourth edition

4. Third edition

An official enumeration of population done periodically is known as:

1. national register of citizens

2. demographic count

3. census

4. national population register

The Mattancherry palace is situated in:

1. Odisha

2. Kerala

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Tamil Nadu

Which state among the following is the largest producer of coffee?

1. Karnataka

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Kerala

The 15th Finance Commission has been constituted by the President of India for a

period of ______ years.

1. three

2. six

3. four

4. five

Which department of the Government of India declares the minimum support prices?

1. Department of Economic Affairs

2. Department of Agriculture and Cooperation

3. Department of Disinvestment

4. Department of Expenditure

Whitewashed walls appear to be shiny after three to four days due to the formation of:

1. calcium nitrate

2. calcium sulphate

3. calcium oxide

4. calcium carbonate

Which law explains about the tides due to the moon and the sun?

1. Law of gravitation

2. Law of reflection

3. Law of inertia

4. Law of refraction

Electoral roll is commonly known as:

1. election count

2. voter's list

3. election list

4. serial list

Which tissue among the following is a protective tissue in the animal body?

1. Muscular tissue

2. Nervous tissue

3. Connective tissue

4. Epithelial tissue

Which law was imposed in India during the command of General Dyer?

1. Preventive detention

2. Discrimination law

3. Simon law

4. Martial law

With which of the following sports/games is Rani Rampal associated?

1. Hockey

2. Badminton

3. Cricket

4. Boxing