We’ll be back soon!

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to

fill in each blank.

I suggested her two _____ dates, both in the coming month and just a few days ______ from each other to start her singing

practice.

1. alarming, near

2. adverse, different

3. alternative, apart

4. alternating, closely

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.People can get in touch with the larger global community by communicating and sharing their views via social media.

B.Furthermore, this provides a suitable platform to express their views, conduct business with online transactions, or find new

people or jobs.

C.Smartphones have become a very important form of communication these days.

D.It is impossible for a rational person to deny the advantages of smartphones as they are devices suitable for a wide variety of

tasks

1. CBDA

2. CDAB

3. DCBA

4. ABCD

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Desiderate

1. Quarrel

2. Disregard

3. Acquire

4. Mandate

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Inscrutable

2. Banality

3. Conscientous

4. Giddyap

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.

The litigant wished that justice would prevail.

1. detective

2. culprit

3. abuser

4. petitioner

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The outcome of the interview will be published by next week.

1. The panel will have published the outcome of the interview by the week next.

2. The panel would have published the outcome of the interview by next week.

3. The panel was to publish the outcome of the interview by next week.

4. The panel will publish the outcome of the interview by next week.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence.

She is green-eyed with his success.

1. afraid

2. worried

3. jealous

4. enthusiastic

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.

The players seem to be suffering from exertion.

1. inaction

2. suffocation

3. traction

4. reaction

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.

The cricketer is in sublime form.

1. superior

2. interior

3. inferior

4. exterior

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Charley horse

1. Very fast

2. Lucky

3. Cramp

4. Cunning

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The national flag was hoisted by the minister.

1. The minister hoist the national flag.

2. The minister was hoisted the national flag.

3. The minister hoisted the national flag.

4. The minister will hoist the national flag.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Prerna is in a great_________ about whether to go for the party or not.

1. pain

2. depression

3. dilemma

4. distress

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence.

For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day.

1. unpopular

2. winning

3. popular

4. despised

From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

Tibet was ruled by a theocracy of Buddhist monks under nominal suzeranity of China.

1. nominal

2. suzeranity

3. Buddhist

4. theocracy

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.

In order to restore peace, the Czar renounced the throne in favour of his first cousin.

1. abdicated

2. stepped

3. sacrificed

4. sacrileged

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Brusque

2. Boisterous

3. Blizard

4. Blonde

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Children like to play games all the time.

1. Children like being played to games all the time.

2. Games liked playing with children all the time

3. Games are liked to be played by children all the time.

4. Children are being played games all the time.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Boldness

1. Eagerness

2. Hard-heartedness

3. Wisdom

4. Bravery

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

One must care as for family members as possible.

1. most for family members

2. as most for family members

3. more for family members

4. as much for family members

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who leaves his/her own country to live in another country permanently

1. Vagabond

2. Mercenary

3. Emigrant

4. Immigrant

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1)_________ across the bridge. He turned (2)_________ the road
and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt
of (3)_________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4)_________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was
(5)_________ cold and stars filled the sky.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

1. danced

2. stalked

3. slept

4. walked

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1)_________ across the bridge. He turned (2)_________ the road
and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt
of (3)_________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4)_________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was
(5)_________ cold and stars filled the sky.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

1. under

2. inside

3. off

4. over

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1)_________ across the bridge. He turned (2)_________ the road
and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt
of (3)_________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4)_________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was
(5)_________ cold and stars filled the sky.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

1. wet

2. closed

3. dried

4. open

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1)_________ across the bridge. He turned (2)_________ the road
and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt
of (3)_________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4)_________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was
(5)_________ cold and stars filled the sky.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

1. architecture

2. tunnel

3. vent

4. façade

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1)_________ across the bridge. He turned (2)_________ the road
and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt
of (3)_________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4)_________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was
(5)_________ cold and stars filled the sky.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

1. some

2. abundantly

3. sparingly

4. icy

Select the box that can be formed by folding the given sheet along the lines.

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

641, 647, 659, 673, 683, ?

1. 711

2. 715

3. 701

4. 705

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

1.Prophet

2.Prudent

3.Producer

4.Quest

5.Puberty

6.Profound

1. 3,5,6,1,2,4

2. 3,6,2,1,5,4

3. 3,1,6,5,2,4

4. 3,6,1,2,5,4

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

the letter series.

T _ _ r S S_ T T r _ _ S u T T r r_ _ u

1. T r u r S S S

2. T r u r T S S

3. T r u r S r T

4. S r u r S S S

The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical operation s) on the first

number. The same operation(s) are followed in all the number-pairs EXCEPT one. Find that odd number-pair.

1. 3 : 14

2. 5 : 63

3. 7 : 172

4. 9 : 355

Consider the Venn diagram below, and from the given alternatives, choose the number that indicates the total number of girls

who are players and dancers.

1. 6

2. 4

3. 8

4. 7

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words

must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number of

letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)

Watch : Wrist :: Clock : ?

1. House

2. Wall

3. Room

4. Shop

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

25*5*10*2*4*7

1. ×, ÷, −, +, =

2. −, +, ÷, ×, =

3. ÷, +, −, ×, =

4. ÷, ×, −, +, =

In a certain code language, “ENSURE” is written as “FPVTPB”, and “EQUITY” is written as “FSXHRV”. How will “FINGER” be

written in that language?

1. GJQFCO

2. GKRFCO

3. GKQFDO

4. GKQFCO

In a certain code language, 'SKATE' is written as '191122010' and 'ROLLER' is written as '183012121018'. How will 'SLIDE' be

written in that language?

1. 191218412

2. 191218416

3. 191218414

4. 191218410

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

1, 24, 58, 125, 247, 446, ?

1. 774

2. 747

3. 744

4. 777

If October 2008 was a Wednesday, then what was the day of the week on October 2012?

1. Sunday

2. Saturday

3. Tuesday

4. Monday

In a certain code language, “MATURE” is written as “AMUTER”, and “MENTAL” is written as “EMTNLA”. How will “MOBILE” be

written in that language?

1. OMIEBL

2. OMIBEL

3. OIMEBL

4. OIMBEL

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.

18 : 55 :: 28 : 85 :: 36 : ?

1. 105

2. 115

3. 109

4. 104

 Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown.

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

Peaches, Lychees, Fruits

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

17*18*6*5*2*10

1. ×, −, ÷, +, =

2. ×, −, +, ÷, =

3. +, ÷, −, ×, =

4. +, ×, ÷, −, =

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 ‘alphas’ are ‘betas’.

No ‘beta’ is a ‘gamma’.

Some ‘thetas’ are ‘alphas’.

Conclusions:

I. Some gammas are alphas.

II. Some thetas are betas.

III. No alpha is a gamma.

1. Only conclusion II follows.

2. Only conclusion I follows.

3. Both conclusions II and III follow.

4. Both conclusions I and II follow.

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

1778, 1609, 1465, 1344, 1244, ?

1. 1144

2. 1109

3. 1178

4. 1163

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

17*4*63*7*21*3*59

1. ×, +, ÷, −, +, =

2. =, −, ×, +, −, ÷

3. −, ×, +, =, ÷, −

4. =, −, ×, +, ÷, −

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

related to third term.

27:81 :: 18:36 :: 33:?

1. 121

2. 135

3. 125

4. 131

Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at XY as shown.

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?

GOWB, MVEK, SCMT, ?, EQCL

1. YKUC

2. YKCU

3. YJCU

4. YJUC

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

25 * 3 * 5 * 15 * 1

1. =, +, +, +

2. +, =, +, −

3. ÷, ×, ×, =

4. ×, =, ×, ×

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

What is the value of  ?

1. 1990

2. 1980

3. 164

4. 143

Vinod had Rs 10,000 with him. He lent a part of it at 8% per annum simple interest and the remaining at 10% per annum. His total

annual income was Rs 880. Find the sum lent at 8%.

1. Rs5,500

2. Rs6,000

3. Rs5,000

4. Rs6,500

During his entire school life, John’s average marks in science was 80% and his average marks in mathematics was 90%. If his

combined average marks in science and mathematics was 84%, while the total marks obtained by him in science was 54,000,

what was John’s total marks obtained in mathematics?

1. 90000

2. 81000

3. 36000

4. 60000

Namitha gives a 20% discount on all things in her shop and yet makes a profit of 12%. What is the cost price of an item with

marked price of Rs280?

1. Rs215

2. Rs210

3. Rs212

4. Rs200

Aman has taken a loan of Rs50,000 from a bank at the rate of 8% to be compounded annually. How much does he have to pay

after 3 years? (Nearest to a Rs)

1. Rs62,517

2. Rs62,871

3. Rs62,986

4. Rs62,000

A man runs 200 metres in 24 seconds. His speed is:

1. 30 km/h

2. 32 km/h

3. 24 km/h

4. 33 km/h

Study the given bar graph and calculate the average number of girls studying in the 5^th , 6^th and 8^th grades.

1. 32.5

2. 20.33

3. 30

4. 28.33

If x is the fourth proportional of 48, 72 and 108, what is the value of x?

1. 72

2. 144

3. 120

4. 162

In an election between Ram and Shyamal, one got 30% of the total votes and thus lost by 900 votes. If 90% of the voters voted

and no invalid or illegal votes were cast, then what was the numbers of voters in the voting list?

1. 2800

2. 2500

3. 2700

4. 2300

As per the data on the basis of which the following bar graph has been constructed, how many students were surveyed?

1. 53

2. 51

3. 52

4. 50

A seller gives 4 toys free of cost on buying 14 toys. What percent does the customer get as a discount?

Which one of the following numbers is divisible by 24?

1. 569896

2. 478656

3. 480128

4. 543344

While travelling from Nashik to Daman, Harsh drove for 1 hour at a speed of 50 km/h and for the next three hours at 60 km/h.

What was his average speed for the whole trip?

1. 56 km/h

2. 57.5 km/h

3. 55 km/h

4. 58.5 km/h

6 men or 2 women or 4 boys can finish a work in 77 days. How many days will 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy together take to

finish the same work?

1. 86

2. 80

3. 84

4. 82

Raghuvir purchased some perishable items for sale but 36% of those items could not be sold and went bad. However, Raghuvir

managed to sell the rest of the items at a price that helped him earn an overall profit of 28%. At what percentage above the

cost price of each item did Raghuvir sell each of the items that did not go bad?

1. 100%

2. 92%

3. 63%

4. 120%

After melting three cubes of sides 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm, a big cube is made. Find the side of the new cube.

1. 13 cm

2. 24 cm

3. 25 cm

4. 12 cm

Find the volume of.a sphere of diameter 21 cm (Use  )

1. 5232 cm³

2. 6342 cm³

3. 4268 cm³

4. 4851 cm³

If and  , where x and y are positive acute angle and  , then x and y are ( )

1. 70^o ; 20^o

2. 50^o ; 40^o

3. 80^o ; 100^o

4. 60^o ; 30^o

The length of each side of a regular hexagon is 10 cm. What is the area of the hexagon?

The factors of    are ___________.

1. (a - x - 1) (a - x - 1)

2. (a + 1 + x) (a - 1 - x)

3. (a - x + 1) (a - x + 1)

4. (a - x + 1) (a - x - 1)

 The area of a square is 9m²  + 12m. +4 Find the measure of the side of the square.

1. 3m+2

2. 3m+4

3. 3m²+2

4. 3m²+2m

man spends  of his salary on items of daily use and 30% of the remainder on house rent; after that, he is left with Rs

12,000. How much is his salary (consider the round-up value)?

1. Rs 18,050

2. Rs 19,154

3. Rs 10,054

4. Rs 19,000

Simplify   

A way of punching data that exhibits the values of the variables and corresponding frequencies is called:

1. an array

2. frequency of observation

3. raw data

4. frequency distribution

Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. If TP = 7 cm, find the length of TQ.

1. 7 cm

2. 10.5 cm

3. 3.5 cm

4. 14 cm

Which of the following novels is written by Mulk Raj Anand that shows the cruelty of the caste system based on preindependence era of India?

1. The Village

2. Untouchable

3. Across the Black Waters

4. Coolie

Which organisation was created in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment

Program (UNEP) to assess the science related to climate change?

1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

2. International Climate Action Network (ICAN)

3. Global Climate Growth Institute (GCGI)

4. Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC)

In the ancient times, which river was also known as 'Pooni' in Tamil which is the fourth largest river flowing in the southeast

direction through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?

1. Kaveri River

2. Satluj River

3. Ravi River

4. Tapi River

The term 'off break' is used in which of the following sports?

1. Football

2. Hockey

3. Badminton

4. Cricket

Who among the following has written the Hindi novel ‘Kafan’?

1. Sumitranandan Pant

2. Mahadevi Verma

3. Jaishankar Prasad

4. Premchand

____________ is a situation in the bonds market when the rate of interest falls to its lowest level and the speculative demand for

money becomes perfectly elastic.

1. Cash crunch

2. Infinite supply

3. Liquidity trap

4. Zero money velocity

Which Indian musician won the Grammys in 2015 in the Best New Age Album category, his album Winds of Samsara was a

collaboration with a South African falutist Wouter Kellerman?

1. Alokananda Dasgupta

2. Sadhu Kokila

3. Rickey Kej

4. Stephen Devassy

Three Indians were named amongst Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ of 2021. Who among the following is NOT

one of them?

1. Gautam Adani

2. Narendra Modi

3. Mamata Banerjee

4. Adar Poonawalla

Who among the following is known as Sarangi instrumentalist?

1. T.N Krishnan

2. T Brinda

3. T.M Krishna

4. Ustad Bundu Khan

2021 marked the 145th birth anniversary of the designer of the Indian National Tricolour. What was his/her name?

1. Madame Bhikaji Cama

2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

3. Pingali Venkayya

4. Annie Besant

What is the percentage of land used for agriculture in India as per the 2009 data by National Institute of Hydrology?

1. 51.09%

2. 50.09%

3. 59.09%

4. 59.01%

Sonal Mansingh, the classical dance legend, has NOT received which of the following awards?

1. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

2. Padma Vibhushan

3. Padma Shri

4. Padma Bhushan

Who among the following Indian musicians introduced shehnai to the concert stage and was selected to perform for the

ceremony at Delhi’s historic Red Fort on the occasion of India’s Independence Day on 15 August 1947?

1. Ali Bakhsh

2. Anant Lal

3. Bismillah Khan

4. Ali Ahmad Hussain

The autobiography ‘Unbreakable: An Autobiography’ is written by which of the following sportspersons of India?

1. Yuvraj Singh

2. M C Mary Kom

3. Abhinav Bindra

4. P T Usha

Davis Cup is associated with which of the following sports?

1. Badminton

2. Football

3. Hockey

4. Tennis

What kind of substances are separated using the technique of steam distillation?

1. Coloured substances

2. Substances with many electrons

3. Coarse substances

4. Substances that are steam volatile

Identify the acid that helps in digestion.

1. Nitric acid

2. Acetic acid

3. Hydrochloric acid

4. Sulphuric acid

DDT adversely affects our environment because:

1. it can kill beneficial insects like honey bees

2. it can allow growth of harmful insects

3. it can promote growth of harmful insects

4. it can kill harmful insects

Which of the following Indian classical singers was known as Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciations

by the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at the age of fifteen?

1. Chitra Singh

2. Begum Akhtar

3. Suraiya

4. Amrutha Suresh

Which of the following Odissi dancers is also a master of percussion instruments like Mridangam, Pakhavaj and Tabla?

1. Kelucharan Mohapatra

2. Sujata Mohapatra

3. Ramani Ranjan Jena

4. Sudhakar Sahoo

Which unicellular organism acquires food by a process in which cells absorb external material by engulfing it with the cell

membrane?

1. Yeast

2. Volvox

3. Amoeba

4. Spirogyra

Which of the following Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancers received the honours of Padma Shri in 1981 and Padma

Bhushan in 2003?

1. Savitha Sastry

2. Mallika Sarabhai

3. Rukmini Devi

4. Padma Subrahmanyam

Mallika Sarabhai, a Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer, was awarded with the Padma Bhushan in which of the following

years?

1. 2012

2. 2008

3. 2006

4. 2010

In February 2022, which of the following persons was nominated for Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ award?

1. Max Parrot

2. Sachin Tendulkar

3. Neeraj Chopra

4. Vinesh Phogat

_________ of the Constitution of India provides protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.

1. Article 25

2. Article 22

3. Article 23

4. Article 20