We’ll be back soon!

Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blank.

The pen I ______ five years ago is still writing well.

1. have bought

2. bought

3. has bought

4. buy

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

Force someone through fear to do or not to do something

1. Intimidate

2. Control

3. Subjugate

4. Murder

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Play safe

1. Avoid risks and take precautions

2. Do something following rules

3. Play a game steadily

4. Play a game without getting hurt

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Feel the pinch

1. Maintain total silence

2. Be in an agitated state of mind

3. Listen carefully

4. Face financial difficulties

Choose the correctly spelt word.

1. Readiater

2. Radieter

3. Redieter

4. Radiator

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’.

Anshima was too exhausted to continue the race.

1. much exhausted to

2. No substitution required

3. too exhausted for

4. so exhausted to

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

One of the rooms in the new house had not yet been completed.

1. is not yet been completed

2. are not yet been completed

3. has not yet been

4. have not yet been

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains

the error.

While he was running along the garden path, he has tripped over a big stone.

1. While he was running

2. long the garden path

3. he has tripped

4. over a big stone

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The development of solar energy is of ______ interest, as it is a possible substitute for oil.

1. compound

2. usual

3. global

4. simple

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

A shortage of vitamins, minerals, etc. needed for good health

1. Deficiency

2. Nutrition

3. Defect

4. Disease

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

BARRIER

1. Advocate

2. Obstacle

3. Hindrance

4. Opening

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’.

Anant went to the park every evening to exercise at his friends.

1. in exercising between

2. to exercise with

3. No substitution required

4. on exercise along

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

CLEAR

1. Doubt

2. Open

3. Dim

4. Known

Choose the correctly spelt word.

1. Saround

2. Surround

3. Sarrrund

4. Surrond

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains

the error.

My sister prefers tea than coffee in the afternoon after lunch.

1. tea than coffee

2. in the afternoon

3. after lunch

4. My sister prefers

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains

the error.

If I am you, I wouldn’t take the risk of going to the market.

1. the risk of

2. If I am you

3. I wouldn’t take

4. going to the market

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The ______ of an atom of oxygen is different from that of an atom of hydrogen.

1. value

2. procedure

3. structure

4. position

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

BANISH

1. Paint

2. Scrape

3. Exile

4. Invent

Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blank.

The effects of the fuel price hike ______ severely even now.

1. were being felt

2. are being felt

3. has been felt

4. is being felt

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

DISCOVER

1. Shut

2. Close

3. Find

4. Search

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.
The mobile phone that you have may be called “the little computer”. Do you know why? It has been claimed that it is thousands of times
more powerful (1)______ the computers that powered NASA’s moon missions in the 1960s. Thus, the present-day smart phones are
much (2)______ but more powerful than the computers of about sixty years ago. Now a standard smart phone has (3)______ replaced
computers for many households because many internet services are now (4)______ on the smart phone. In its early years, mobile
internet was (5)______ used only for email. Moreover, monthly data use per subscriber had risen from 2.7 GB in 2016 to 10.4 GB in
2019, but data prices had fallen from `152 per GB to a mere ten
rupees during the same period.

Question:

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

1. for

2. than

3. from

4. then

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.
The mobile phone that you have may be called “the little computer”. Do you know why? It has been claimed that it is thousands of times
more powerful (1)______ the computers that powered NASA’s moon missions in the 1960s. Thus, the present-day smart phones are
much (2)______ but more powerful than the computers of about sixty years ago. Now a standard smart phone has (3)______ replaced
computers for many households because many internet services are now (4)______ on the smart phone. In its early years, mobile
internet was (5)______ used only for email. Moreover, monthly data use per subscriber had risen from 2.7 GB in 2016 to 10.4 GB in
2019, but data prices had fallen from `152 per GB to a mere ten
rupees during the same period.

Question:

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

1. harder

2. sharper

3. smaller

4. bigger

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.
The mobile phone that you have may be called “the little computer”. Do you know why? It has been claimed that it is thousands of times
more powerful (1)______ the computers that powered NASA’s moon missions in the 1960s. Thus, the present-day smart phones are
much (2)______ but more powerful than the computers of about sixty years ago. Now a standard smart phone has (3)______ replaced
computers for many households because many internet services are now (4)______ on the smart phone. In its early years, mobile
internet was (5)______ used only for email. Moreover, monthly data use per subscriber had risen from 2.7 GB in 2016 to 10.4 GB in
2019, but data prices had fallen from `152 per GB to a mere ten
rupees during the same period.

Question:

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

1. effectively

2. faithfully

3. productively

4. predictably

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.
The mobile phone that you have may be called “the little computer”. Do you know why? It has been claimed that it is thousands of times
more powerful (1)______ the computers that powered NASA’s moon missions in the 1960s. Thus, the present-day smart phones are
much (2)______ but more powerful than the computers of about sixty years ago. Now a standard smart phone has (3)______ replaced
computers for many households because many internet services are now (4)______ on the smart phone. In its early years, mobile
internet was (5)______ used only for email. Moreover, monthly data use per subscriber had risen from 2.7 GB in 2016 to 10.4 GB in
2019, but data prices had fallen from `152 per GB to a mere ten
rupees during the same period.

Question:

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

1. unavailable

2. accessible

3. inaccessible

4. expensive

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.
The mobile phone that you have may be called “the little computer”. Do you know why? It has been claimed that it is thousands of times
more powerful (1)______ the computers that powered NASA’s moon missions in the 1960s. Thus, the present-day smart phones are
much (2)______ but more powerful than the computers of about sixty years ago. Now a standard smart phone has (3)______ replaced
computers for many households because many internet services are now (4)______ on the smart phone. In its early years, mobile
internet was (5)______ used only for email. Moreover, monthly data use per subscriber had risen from 2.7 GB in 2016 to 10.4 GB in
2019, but data prices had fallen from `152 per GB to a mere ten
rupees during the same period.

Question:

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

1. efficiently

2. primarily

3. importantly

4. secondarily

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 Tools are Hardware.

All Hardware is Metallic.

Conclusions:

I. All Metallic are Tools.

II. All Tools are Metallic.

1. Both conclusions I and II follow.

2. Only conclusion I follows.

3. Only conclusion II follows.

4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

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

given pair.

10.3 : 0.0103

1. 2.80 : 0.0280

2. 020 : 0.002

3. 2.80 : 0.00280

4. 020 : 0.20

Select the correct sequence of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs

so as to balance the given equation.

46 * 12 * 32 * 8 * (96 * 23) = 437

1. −, ×, +, ÷, +

2. ÷, −, ×, +, -

3. +, ×, −, ÷, -

4. ×, +, ÷, −, +

In the Venn diagram shown below, the relationship between which options is correctly represented?

1. Carrots, Food, Dressing Table

2. Polygons, Quadrilateral, Circles

3. Furniture, Chairs, Tables

4. Birds, Dogs, Peacocks

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

6, 12, 9, 36, 31, 186, ?

1. 190

2. 208

3. 211

4. 179

Identify the option in which the following figure is embedded (rotation is NOT applicable).

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the

numbers of the following set.

(132, 126, 117)

1. (122, 117, 19)

2. (118, 111, 102)

3. (124, 117, 108)

4. (138, 132, 125)

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

series?

USQ, NLJ, GEC, ?

1. ZXV

2. ZWT

3. AYW

4. YWU

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

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

word is related to the first word.

Right : Correct :: Peak : ?

1. Hill

2. Valley

3. Tall

4. Top

In a certain code language, if DOUBLE is written as FRYGRL, then how will METHYL be

written in the same code language?

1. GRXFQJ

2. OHXMES

3. GRXEOH

4. FQYFRK

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

Select the correct alternative to indicate the sequential order of the following names

(geographical location).

1. Maharashtra

2. Rajasthan

3. Karnataka

4. Gujarat

5. Kerala

1. 5-1-3-4-2

2. 5-3-1-4-2

3. 4-1-2-5-3

4. 3-5-4-1-2

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

Six persons are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. W is to the immediate left of X, who is sitting opposite Y. If V is second to the left of Y and exactly opposite U, what is the sitting location of Z?

1. Right of V
2. Right of Y
3. Opposite to X
4. Left of V

When I was going to office from my house, early morning, my shadow was formed on

my left hand side. In which direction is my house from the office?

1. North-west

2. North

3. South

4. East

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.

CUSTOMER : YQWXKIIV :: COMMERCIAL : ?

1. YKQQANGMWH

2. GSQQIVGMEP

3. YKIIANYEWH

4. GSIIEREWEP

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

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

23, 19, 17, 13, ?

1. 11

2. 5

3. 7

4. 9

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:

No Book is a Stone.

Some Stones are Soft.

Conclusions:

I. No Book is Soft.

II. Some Books are Soft.

1. Only conclusion I follows.

2. Both conclusions I and II follow.

3. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

4. Only conclusion II follows.

In a certain code language, if GLADIATOR is written as TROLIGDAA, then how will

SKILLFUL be written in the same code language?

1. ULLFILSK

2. LUFLLIKS

3. USLLLKIF

4. FIKLLLSU

‘Hectare’ is related to ‘Area’ in the same way as ‘Pascal’ is related to ‘______’.

1. Capacity

2. Temperature

3. Pressure

4. Energy

If in a certain code language, TICKBOX is coded as 106 and RELEASE is coded as 125,

then how will PACKAGE be coded in the same code language?

1. 44

2. 146

3. 145

4. 45

If in a certain code language, NOTECARD is coded as 56253194, and OPENMIND is

coded as 67554954, then how will HARDCORE be coded in the same code language?

1. 91843165

2. 81843585

3. 81143115

4. 81943695

Which two signs can be interchanged so as to balance the given equation?

72 ÷ 36 + 12 × 13 − 48 = 63

1. × and ÷

2. + and −

3. + and ÷

4. × and −

A sum of money doubled itself at certain rate of compound interest in 15 years. In how many years will it become four times of

itself?

1. 45

2. 30

3. 25

4. 15

If the length of a rectangle is increased by 80%, what would be the percentage decrease (correct to one place of decimal) in the

width to maintain the same area?

1. 44.4%

2. 42.5%

3. 40.2%

4. 43.5%

A sum of money is distributed among P, Q, R and S in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 : 6, respectively. If R gets Rs500 more than Q, then the

sum of all their shares (in Rs) is:

1. 8,000

2. 9,000

3. 7,500

4. 6,000

Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the Class X examination in a school XYZ,

in different years.

What is the ratio of the total number of boys who appeared for the Class X examination in 2012 and 2013 to that of girls who

appeared in 2012 and 2015?

1. 11 : 15

2. 11 : 13

3. 15 : 11

4. 13 : 11

A car travels a distance of  km at a speed of m/sec and returns at 5 m/sec to the starting point. If the total time taken by

the car is  hours then the value of  (in km) is:

1. 78

2. 72

3. 80

4. 66

There are three positive numbers. If the average of any two of them is added to the third number, the resulting sums are 154,

148 and 131. The average of the original three numbers is:

Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the Class X examination in a school XYZ,

in different years.

The average of the number of boys who appeared in 2011, 2013 and 2015 is what percentage less than the number of girls

who appeared in 2012 (correct to one decimal place)?

1. 8.1%

2. 8.5%

3. 6.9%

4. 7.7%

'A' can complete a work in 15 days and 'B' can complete the same work in 20 days. Working together, in how many days, will

they complete 35% of the same work?

1. 5

2. 3

3. 6

4. 7

If the variance of 5 values is 0.81, then what is its standard deviation?

1. 0.09

2. 0.9

3. 2.7

4. 0.27

The ratio of the speeds of two trains is 5 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train (in

km/h) is:

1. 37

2. 62.5

3. 12.5

4. 25

The marked price of an article is Rs4,450. If a person earns a profit of 15% after allowing a discount of 15%, then the cost price

(in Rs) (correct to the nearest integer) of the article is:

1. 3,289

2. 3,378

3. 3,189

4. 3,498

What is the simplified value of  

1. 1

2. 2

3. 1/5

4. 3/10

Study the following graph that shows the number of boys and girls who appeared for the Class X examination in a school, XYZ,

in different years.

The total number of girls who appeared in 2012, 2013 and 2015 is what percentage less than the total number of boys who

appeared in all the five years (correct to one decimal place)?

1. 32.6%

2. 33.3%

3. 29.7%

4. 30.1%

If me HCF of two numbers is 12 and LCM of me same two numbers is 48, then the square root of me product of these numbers

is:

1. 16

2. 24

3. 48

4. 12

The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 35: 39. If the average of boys and girls in the school is 740, then the number of girls in

the school is:

1. 780

2. 740

3. 700

4. 720

The value of    of   is:

1. 5

2. 10

3. 4

4. 1

When an article is sold for Rs388, there is a loss of 3%. What is the selling price (in Rs) of the article, if it is sold at a gain of 8%?

1. 412

2. 444

3. 432

4. 460

If the radius of a circle is increased by 19%, then by what percentage will its area increase?

1. 27.89%

2. 32.85%

3. 11.91%

4. 41.61%

When  is subtracted from each of 21, 22, 60 and 64, the numbers so obtained in this order, are in proportion, what is the mean

proportional between   and   ?

1. 16

2. 12

3. 10

4. 14

In a constituency, 60% of the voters are males and the rest are females. 40% of the males are illiterates and 25% of females are

literates. By what percentage is the number of literate males more than that of illiterate females?

1. 20%

2. 17.5%

3. 25%

4. 22.5%

If the annual rate of simple interest increased from 8% to , a person's yearly income increased by Rs459. The principal

amount (in Rs) is:

1. 8,200

2. 12,500

3. 10,200

4. 11,250

'A' can complete the 60% of the work in 9 days, while 'B' can complete the work in days. If they work together, then in how

many days will the work be completed?

1. 7

2. 6

3. 5

4. 4

An open tank is 25 m long. 12 m wide and 6 m deep. The cost (in Rs) of plastering its walls and bottom from the inside at Rs15

per is:

1. 11,160

2. 12,500

3. 13,275

4. 10,800

The sum of the cost price of two bikes is Rs50,000. The first bike was sold at a profit of 20%, and the second bike at a loss of

20%. If the selling prices are the same, what is the cost price (in Rs) of the first bike that was sold?

1. 20,000

2. 25,000

3. 30,000

4. 27,500

The toal number of students in class A and B is 72. The number of students in A is 40% more than that in B. The average marks

of students in B are 50% more than that of students in A. If the average marks of all the students in A and B are 58, then what

are the average marks of students in B?

1. 72

2. 58

3. 50

4. 48

Which water treaty has been signed between India and Pakistan in the year 1960?

1. Chenab

2. Beas

3. Indus

4. Jhelum

What is the melting point of ice at the sea-level at normal atmospheric pressure and at

45 degree latitude?

1. 222.14 K

2. 256.14 K

3. 273.16 K

4. 245.18 K

Which cricket team did India defeat in the finals of Men's Cricket World Cup 1983?

1. Australia

2. West Indies

3. Pakistan

4. England

Who among the following is regarded as the founder of Aurangabad city?

1. Nizam Shah

2. Qutub Shah

3. Bahlaul Lodi

4. Malik Ambar

Cinnabar is the ore of which of the following metals?

1. Gold

2. Mercury

3. Platinum

4. Gallium

Who among the following is the author of the book 'Imaginary Homelands'?

1. Salman Rushdie

2. Khushwant Singh

3. Ruskin Bond

4. Arvind Adiga

'Ponu Yoksi', a sword like instrument used during ceremonial dances performed by the

priests, belongs to:

1. Himachal Pradesh

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Uttar Pradesh

4. Arunachal Pradesh

Who among the following was the Chairperson of the Disinvestment Commission,

Ministry of Industry (Department of Public Enterprises) established in 1996?

1. Arundhati Roy

2. NK Singh

3. Arvind Mehta

4. GV Ramakrishna

Identify the city which is situated on the banks of the river Sarayu.

1. Ayodhya

2. Bhopal

3. Kanpur

4. Haridwar

‘Balchão’ and ‘Sorpotel' are the traditional culinary dishes of:

1. Karnataka

2. Uttarakhand

3. Goa

4. Punjab

‘Bagurumba’ is a ______ of the Bodo Community in Assam.

1. local sport

2. folk dance

3. painting style

4. ceremonial procession

In the Lok Sabha, discussion under which rule of the Constitution of India does not

involve a formal motion before the House?

1. Rule 123

2. Rule 193

3. Rule 146

4. Rule 157

In which year did India become a signatory to the CITES (Convention on International

Trade in Endangered Species on Wild Fauna and Flora)?

1. 1980

2. 1983

3. 1976

4. 1975

In which Indian state will you find the river Muhuri?

1. Punjab

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Uttar Pradesh

4. Tripura

With whom is the 'Patharughat Uprising' associated?

1. Lawyers' uprising

2. Soldiers’ uprising

3. Teachers' uprising

4. Peasants’ uprising

Which one of the following is a ruminant animal?

1. Horse

2. Donkey

3. Hen

4. Cow

Identify the alloy among the following of which lead is a component.

1. Alnico

2. Solder

3. Nickel

4. Constantan

Who among the following is an ace pistol shooter?

1. Saurabh Chaudhary

2. Pankaj Advani

3. Sandeep Chaudhary

4. Amit Panghal

Which Indian artist has received the Jackson Pollock Fellowship, instituted by the

Pollock Krasner Foundation, for the second time in the year 2019?

1. Pradeep Puthoor

2. Anish Kapoor

3. Neeraj Gupta

4. Rupesh Patric

Which Indian Prime Minister took a bus journey to Lahore to sign a peace declaration in the year 1999?

1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

2. IK Gujaral

3. PV Narsimha Rao

4. HD Deve Gowda

Which country among the following is the second largest producer of agricultural

products as per February 2019?

1. China

2. France

3. Russia

4. India

What is India’s rank on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index of

141 countries for the year 2019?

1. 68th

2. 50th

3. 60th

4. 58th

Which of the following is used as a preservative?

1. Magnesium Silicate

2. Sodium Palmitate

3. Dipropylene Glycol

4. Sodium Chloride

Who among the following was the founder of the Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty that

ruled parts of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in the 15th century?

1. Bhanu Deva

2. Vasu Deva

3. Surendra Deva

4. Kapilendra Deva

Who is the author of the book 'The End of Imagination'?    

1. Sudha Murty

2. Arundhati Roy

3. Kiran Desai

4. Jhumpa Lahiri