Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023-2008

Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.

17 : 189 :: 13 : 69 :: 18 : ?

224
241
214
242

Three 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 males are boys.

Some teachers are boys.

All students are teachers.

Conclusions:

I. Some boys are males.

II. Some teachers are students.

III. All males are students.

All conclusions follow
Only conclusions II and III follow
Only conclusions I and II follow
Only conclusions I and III follow

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13- Operations on 13 such as adding /Subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed)

(12, 40, 14)

(15, 33, 9)

(11, 105, 42)
(21, 35, 41)
(21, 95, 35)
(21, 91, 35)

Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter-series.

MNB_CM __ WCMNB __ M __ YC

V N B X C N B
V N B Y O N B
W Y Y Y C N B
W N B Y O N B

Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark(?) and complete the given pattern.

A
B
C
D

Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

LIGHT : ORTSG :: FANCY : UZMXB :: WATCH : ?

DZHXS
DZGYS
DZGXS
DZGXT

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

÷ and +
÷ and -
- and +
+ and x

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

A
B
C
D

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series.

BFGDM __ G _ MBF _ D _ B _ G

DMFBDGMF
DMBFDGMF
DFBMDGMF
DMBFGDFM

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

A
B
C
D

Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.

BPX : ENB :: KUW : NSA :: FOY : ?

CQU
CQW
IMB
IMC

The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs, except one. Find that odd number-pair.

(24, 195)
(26, 211)
(25, 200)
(36, 291)

Looking at a picture of a girl Veronica said, "She is the mother of my husband's brother's daughter." How is Veronica related to the girl in the picture?

Mother's sister
Husband's Brother's wife
Father's Brother's daughter
Mother

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given set.

(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

(54, 32, 66)

(49, 31, 54)

(39, 18, 63)
(44, 28, 52)
(68, 49, 55)
(55, 30, 10)

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

4, 11,20, 31 , 44,?

61
63
57
59

Three 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 curtains are doormats.

Some doormats are pillows.

Some pillows are bedsheets.

Conclusions:

I. Some bedsheets are doormats.

II. Some bedsheets are curtains.

III. Some pillows are doormats.

Only conclusion Ill follows.
Only conclusion I follows.
Only conclusion II follows.
All conclusions follow

If exactly 1 year and 2 days later it is Tuesday, then what day is it today? It is not a leap year.

Sunday
Monday
Saturday
Tuesday

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

A
B
C
D

Select the correct minor image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at line MN as shown.

A
B
C
D

In a certain code language, 'PUBLIC' is written as 'TIEIUY' and 'SERVER' is written as 'WEUSEN'. How will 'DIRECT' be written in that language?

HCUBIP
PICBUH
HICBUP
PCUBIH

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /Subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

(36, 6, 18)

(35, 5, 21)

(49, 7, 21)
(63, 1, 98)
(100, 5, 40)
(76, 13, 5)

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.

17 * 21 * 7 * 5 * 4 * 34

÷, −, +, ×, =
−, ÷, +, ×, =
+, ×, ÷, −, =
×, −, ÷, +, =

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.

1. Significant

2. Sinful

3. Signed

4. Singing

5. Simplify

3, 1, 5, 2, 4
3, 5, 1, 2, 4
3, 2, 1, 5, 4
3, 1, 2, 5, 4

Which of the answer figures is the exact mirror image of the given problem figure when the mirror is held at the right side?

Problem figure:

A
B
C
D

A family consisting of D, P, W, Y and M is travelling to meet one another. W is travelling with his daughters, D and P. M is travelling with his maternal grandmother, Y. D is the mother of M. How is Y related to P?

Daughter
Mother
Grandmother
Sister

The cultivation of ____________ was introduced on the Baba Budan Hills in India.

silk
tea
coffee
cardamom

Due to attraction of the sun and the moon, what is the frequency of up and falls down of ocean water in a day?

Two
Three
Four
One

RG Bhandarkar was a popular leader of which reforming society?

Prarthana Samaj
Arya Samaj
Theosophical Society
Brahmo Samaj

Sports Authority of India, the apex body for sports promotion, was set up in the year ____________.

1990
1961
1984
1982

__________ was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni in the Buddhism.

Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Sujata
Mahapajapati Gotami
Sanghamitta

A non-SI unit called 'nit' is the unit of which of the following photometric quantities used to measure a multitude of light intensity?

Luminous exposure
Luminance
Luminosity
Luminous emittance

On 29 July 2021 , the Government of India launched Vidya Pravesh, a preschool preparation programme for ____________ students, preparing the children for school.

nursery
pre-nursery
class first
kindergarten

The origin of Directive Principles of State Policy can be traced to which of the following?

Gandhi Irwin Pact
Poona Pact
Second Round Table Conference
Karachi Resolution

Industries are classified into ____________ categories in the Industrial Policy Resolution.

five
four
three
two

'We have wings' is associated with which of the following sports events?

Paralympic 2020
Olympic 2016
Olympic 2020
Winter Olympic 2020

Which of the following is NOT a freshwater lake in India?

Pulicat
Loktak
Bhimtal
Nainital

Single-celled life forms were discovered by Anton Van Leeuwenhoek in __________.

1774
1884
1837
1674

Match the following neighbouring countries of India with their official languages.

Country Official language

Sri Lanka Dzongkha

Bhutan Burmese

Myanmar Sinhala

1-a, 2-c, 3-b
1-a, 2-b, 3-c
1-c, 2-a, 3-b
1-b, 2-a, 3-c

Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?

Azimullah
Bakht Khan
Veer Kunwar Singh
Maulvi Ahmadullah

Thabal Chongba is a folk dance of which Indian state?

Goa
Mizoram
Manipur
West Bengal

Sisodiya Rajput ruler of Mewar, Amar Singh accepted Mughal services during the reign of ____________.

Akbar
Jahangir
Aurangzeb
Babur

Select the INCORRECT statement about Gymnosperms.

Gymnosperms are found as woody shrubs, trees or lianas and include no true aquatics and few epiphytes .
Gymnosperms are seedless flowering plants.
Gymnosperms are typically slow in terms of reproduction; up to a year may pass between pollination and fertilisation and seed maturation may require 3 years.
Gymnosperms exhibit cones or strobili and naked seeds, but not flowers.

The total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State shall NOT exceed _________ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.

twenty percent
ten percent
fifteen percent
twenty five percent

Identify an application in which solar cells are NOT used.

Radio
Space probes
Lift system
Artificial satellites

Diwali falls in which of the following months of the Hindu calendar?

Ashadha
Bhadrapada
Jyeshtha
Kartika

The biennial tri-services amphibious exercise, AMPHEX 2023 was conducted in ___________ from 17 to 22 January 2023.

Bihar
Telangana
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh

Padmaja Reddy, who was conferred the Padma Shri in 2022, is renowned for which of the following dance forms?

Kuchipudi
Odissi
Bharatanatyam
Kathak

Select the correct sequence of the musical instruments according to the given sequence of their associated personalities: Ustad Allah Rakha, Totaram Sharma, TH Vinayakam.

Tabla, Ghatam, Pakhawaj
Ghatam, Pakhawaj, Tabla
Tabla, Pakhawaj, Ghatam
Pakhawaj, Tabla, Ghatam

What is the name of the scheme launched in 2022 for the welfare measures of the transgender community and for persons who are engaged in the act of begging?

SMILE
SHINE
SHRI
RISE

GDP deflator = __________

nominal GDP Real GDP) 100
nominal GDP Real GDP) 100
nominal GDP Real GDP) 100
nominal GDP / Real GDP) 100

1
2
11
4

D and E are points on the sides AB and AC, respectively of ? ABC such that DE is parallel to BC and AD : DB - 7 : 9. If CD and BE intersect each other at F. then find the ratio of areas of ? DEF and ? CBF.

49 : 144
49 : 81
49 : 256
256 : 49

A and B are equally efficient, and each could individually complete a piece of work in 30 days, if none took any holiday. A and B started working together on this piece of work, but A took a day off after every four days of work, while B took a day off after every five days of work. If the duo had started work on 01 August 2022, on which date was the work completed ?

19 August 2022
17 August 2022
16 August 2022
18 August 2022

The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Aniket lives (A) / in the small apartment (B) / in the suburbs (C).

C
No error
B
A

Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word. The government's utilitarian stance was appreciated by all.

thrust
fanciful
useful
distasteful

A conical tent with radius 6 units and height 8 units is to be made by canvas. How much canvas is needed to make the tent? (Rounded off to two places of decimals)

188.57 units
155.87 units
166.57 units
177.55 units

The smallest number added to 888 so that it is exactly divisible by 35 is:

22
23
20
21

The square of the difference between two given natural numbers is 324, while the product of these two given numbers is 144. Find the positive difference between the squares of these two given numbers.

630
540
450
360

A alone can finish a work in 15 days. A works only for the first two days and last two days. The rest work is done by B and the work is completed in 20 days. In how many days A and B together can finish the work?

$\frac{90}{8}$
$\frac{80}{7}$
$\frac{80}{9}$
$\frac{70}{8}$

A
B
C
D

If sin (5x - 25^o) - cos (5y + 25^o) where 5x - 25^o and 5y + 25^o are acute angles, then the value of (x + (x + is :

50^o
40^o
18^o
16^o

A and B can finish a work in 10 days, B and C can finish it in 12 days and C and A can finish in 6 days. In how many days A alone can finish the work?

$\frac{120}{9}$
12
$\frac{120}{11}$
$\frac{121}{12}$

A toffee company prepares toffee of two different flavours X and Y. The production of two flavours over a period of 4 years is expressed in the bar graph given below.

What is the difference between the average production of flavour X in 2017 and 2018 and the average production of flavour Y in 2019 and 2020.

6000 packs
6400 packs
7500 packs
7000 packs

According to Raghav, his weight is more than 64 kg but less than 74 kg. His sister does not agree with Raghav and she thinks that his weight is more than 60 kg but less than 69 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be more than 68 kg. His father's view is that his weight cannot be more than 67 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, then what is the average of different probable weights of Raghav measured (in kg)?

66
67
68
65

The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs.4,200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5% on it. If his profit is 14%, then the cost price of the fan is:

Rs.3,200
Rs.3,800
Rs.3,000
Rs.3,500

Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

tan² A = 1 − sec² A
sin A = tan A × cos A
cosec² A − 1 = cot²A
cos A × sec A = 1

If in ? XYZ, XY = 4 and XZ = 5 cm, and Q is a point on YZ such that XQ bisects LX, then YQ : QZ is:

2 : 3
3 : 2
5 : 4
4 : 5

A train traveling at 70 km/h crosses another train traveling in the same direction at 34 km/h in 25 seconds. What is the combined length of both the trains (in metres)?

225
250
325
500

In a constituency, 85% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during an election. 10% of the votes cast were declared invalid. If there were 3,00,000 people on the electoral roll, and Dharam secured 1,37,700 valid votes, what percentage of the total number of valid votes did Dharam secure?

50.5%
70.2%
45.9%
60.0%

Find the value of the following expression.

12(sin⁴θ + cos⁴ θ) + 18(sin⁶ θ + cos⁶ θ) + 78 sin² θ cos² θ

30
40
10
20

? PQR is an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle. S is any point on the arc QR. Find the measure of ∠ PSQ.

30^°
60^°
90^°
45^°

The given table shows the percentage of marks obtained by five students in five different subjects in a school.

What is Hitansh's overall percentage (rounded up to 2 decimal places) in the examination?

66.55%
64.89%
65.31%
75.11%

In a 1500 m race, X beats Y by 100 m and X beats Z by 240 m. By what distance does Y beat Z in the same race?

160 m
140 m
150 m
200 m

If the cost of 120m of cloth is Rs.9,600, then what will be the cost of 147 m of that cloth?

Rs.16,170
Rs.11,610
Rs.11,760
Rs.11,160

$If (X \frac{1}{x}) = 5, and x > 1, what is the value of x^{8} - \frac{1}{x^{8}}?$

$60605\sqrt{21}$
60715
$60705\sqrt{21}$
60720

. In how many years will a sum of Rs.9,500 amount to Rs.11,780 at the rate of 8% per annum at simple interest?

3
2
4
5

By selling a watch for Rs.2,000, a shopkeeper loses 20%. How much would he gain or lose by selling it for Rs.3,000?

20% gain
25% gain
15% loss
25% loss

Describe how you will tell everyone that Mr. Akhil opened the gate in passive voice.

The gate was opened by Mr.Akhil.
Mr.Akhil open the gate.
The gate been open by Mr.Akhil.
The gate opened by Mr.Akhil.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Aristocrate
Advertise
Occurrence
Preference

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. I have not seen you for last Year.

you since last year
me for last year
you about last year
you for last years

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. It is wierd to overreact on the consequences like this, it didn't even matter at the end of the day.

Matter
Overreact
Wierd
Consequences

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. I don't wear the sunglasses at the moment.

I didn't wear
l wore
I was wearing
I'm not wearing

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who draws or produces maps

Calligrapher
Choreographer
Chauffeur
Cartographer

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Her hopes for building her own house were beaten when she lost her jewellery box.

house were defeated when
house were frustrated when
house were relieved when
house were dashed when

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

The outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference, the Future We Want, underscores climate change as "an inevitable and urgent global challenge with long-term implications for the sustainable development of all countries". Through the document, Member States express their concern about the continuous rising of emissions of greenhouse gases and the vulnerability of all countries, particularly developing countries, to the adverse impacts of climate change.

immemorable
undeniable
adventurous
escapable

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Being careful that every detail of something is correct

Fastidious
Squeamish
Stubborn
Impregnable

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Through thick and thin

Only assist during good times
Hope during trying times
In good times and in bad times
Weak and lonely

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

The committee wanted us to explain this in detail.

Elaborate
Trouble
Collect
Keen

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. But, while the court's action solved one problem, it created another and because of the closure, many workers lost their jobs.

B. For instance, the courts directed industries in residential areas in Delhi to close down or shift out of the city.

C. In recent years, while the courts have come out with strong orders on environmental issues, these have sometimes affected people's livelihoods adversely.

D. Several of these industries were polluting the neighbourhood and discharge from these industries were polluting the river Yamuna because they had been set up without following the rules.

CBDA
BOCA
CDAB
BCAD

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Consequence

Outcome
Origin
Start
Begin

. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

There are rows of chairs on either side of the ___________.

ail
isle
I'll
aisle

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

It turns out to be a blessing in disguise.

Has a good effect even though at first it seemed it would be bad
When a simple solution solves a problem very well
Has a very good effect on a situation or a thing
When things get better and better when least expecting it

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Unbiased

Organisational
Objective
Definitive
Subjective

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

The present-century threats to our environment, / which include interfering species, ailments, pollution and / a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril.

which include interfering species, ailments, pollution, and
The present-century threats to our environment
a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril
No error

Describe how you will tell your friends that Mr. Ram uses multimedia for teaching the children in passive voice.

Multimedia is using for teaching the children .
Multimedia is used by Mr. Ram for teaching the children.
Multimedia is used for teach the children by Mr. Ram.
Mr. Ram use multimedia for teaching the children.