We’ll be back soon!

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

Zeal; burning enthusiasm; passion

1. Arid

2. Ardour

3. Arcuate

4. Arena

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.It is unquestionably evident that this virus brought misery and grief into the lives of the people of other professions too.

B.Covid-19 changed the form and face of every field in the world. It did not leave any field untouched.

C.One of the most affected areas is education. Millions of students all over the world could not get a proper education.

D.Millions of the teachers who are working, specifically in private educational institutes, were not paid full salary during the

pandemic.

1. ACDB

2. BCDA

3. DABC

4. CBDA

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

Vishnu and family are looking around into the possibility of moving to Canada.

1. are looking upto

2. look into

3. are looking into

4. are looking around to

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hit the books

1. To have a very long list

2. To feel sorry about a mistake

3. Become very confused

4. To study very hard

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Devastate

1. Destroy

2. Produce

3. Recite

4. Suppress

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

We would have loved to stay __________ like children all our lives

1. innocent

2. shy

3. fragile

4. cunning

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

I remember vivid / the last road trip / we had / before the pandemic hit.

1. the last road trip

2. we had

3. before the pandemic hit

4. I remember vivid

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The manager / did not / gone to / Bombay yesterday.

1. gone to

2. did not

3. Bombay yesterday

4. The manager

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Squalid

1. Contemporary

2. Bare

3. Advanced

4. Clean

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Vanity

1. Beauty

2. Empty

3. Humility

4. Conceit

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

Diwali sweets were being prepared by our grandmother.

1. Our grandmother prepared Diwali sweets.

2. Our grandmother was preparing Diwali sweets.

3. Our grandmother is preparing Diwali sweets.

4. Our grandmother prepares Diwali sweets.

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

This cat and mouse game are famous with all children in the future.

1. would have been

2. is

3. will be

4. was

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) aims at enhancing ________

security of households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in

a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

1. balanced

2. total

3. strict

4. livelihood

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A piece of cake

1. An ambitious person

2. An easy task

3. An obstacle

4. A punishment

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Profess

1. Convince

2. Assume

3. Predict

4. Declare

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Glamour

2. Quarantine

3. Guarantee

4. Queeuee

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

1. Philosophy

2. Geography

3. Economics

4. Spychology

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in bold in the following sentence.

I broke away from their solicitous grip.

1. worried

2. heedless

3. knowledgeable

4. interesting

In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with

correct idiom or phrase

The coach felt extremely nervous on seeing the team performing poorly in the first quarter.

1. Heart skipped a beat

2. Like a cakewalk

3. Crying Wolf

4. Raining cats and dogs

Select the sentence which has no spelling error.

1. Playing and eating are the two prime works during vecation.

2. Ooty is my dream vacashun spot.

3. Geeta is going to Pune for vakation.

4. Children welcome summer vacation with zeal.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders
and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a
preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by
thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about
associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety.
(4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable
disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible
negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.

Question:

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

1. will

2. shall

3. was

4. were

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders
and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a
preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by
thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about
associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety.
(4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable
disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible
negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.

Question:

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

1. contemptuous

2. adverse

3. affirm

4. disperse

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders
and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a
preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by
thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about
associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety.
(4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable
disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible
negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.

Question:

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

1. themselves

2. yourself

3. ourselves

4. itself

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders
and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a
preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by
thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about
associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety.
(4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable
disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible
negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.

Question:

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

1. one another

2. between

3. each other

4. through

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders
and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a
preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by
thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about
associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety.
(4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable
disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible
negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.

Question:

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

1. For instance

2. Therefore

3. In addition

4. Likewise

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

is related to third term.

POINT : TPKQP :: BONES : SPPHB :: SEVEN : ?

1. MEXHS

2. NEXHS

3. MFXHS

4. NFXHS

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

11,33,38,266,275,?

1. 3030

2. 3035

3. 3025

4. 3020

Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?

WVU, RQP, MLK, HGF, ?

1. CBA

2. DCB

3. BAZ

4. DCA

In a certain code language, 'FLUTE' is written as 'VGFOU' and 'EXILE' is written as 'VORCV'. How will 'BLOOD' be written in that

language?

1. WLLDB

2. WLLOY

3. WLOYD

4. WLLOB

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

115 * 25 * 15 * 2 * 3

1. −, +, =, ×

2. −, =, ×, ×

3. =, +, +, ×

4. =, ×, ×, ×

In a certain code language, 'RISE' is written as ‘QSHJRTDF’ and ‘FALL’ is written as ‘EGZBKMKM’. How will 'KING' be written in

that language?

1. JOHJMOFH

2. JLHJMORD

3. OLHJMOFH

4. JLHJMOFH

Each of the seven friends, Kirti, Siya, Amita, Preeti, Deepika, Jeet and Pari, has scored different marks in an exam. Pari has

scored more than Kirti but less than Siya. Deepika has scored less than Preeti but more than Amita. Kirti has scored more than

Preeti.

Siya is not the highest scorer.

Who among the following has scored more than Pari?

1. Jeet

2. Deepika

3. Amita

4. Preeti

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

mark (?) in it.

First row:16, 12, 48

Second row: 9, 8, 24

Third row:4,24 ?

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking

down the number into its constituent digits. For example, 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/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.)

1. 48

2. 46

3. 50

4. 44

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

mark (?) in it.

First row- 14, 4, 31

Second row- 38, 10, 79

Third row- 30, 8, ?

(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 /deleting /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)

1. 78

2. 73

3. 63

4. 68

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

54*14*5*72*18*31*11

1. =, ×, −, ÷, ×, +

2. +, −, =, ×, −, ×

3. =, ×, +, ÷, −, +

4. −, +, =, ×, ÷, −

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

the following set.

(15, 5, 150)

(7, 5, 14)

(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 /deleting /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)

1. (16, 8, 128)

2. (12, 6, 40)

3. (11, 8, 37)

4. (14, 7, 108)

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 shoes are boots.

All boots are heels.

Some slippers are shoes.

Conclusions:

I. All shoes are heels.

II. No slipper is a boot.

III. All shoes are slippers.

1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Only conclusion II follows

3. Only conclusions I and II follow

4. Only conclusions I and III follow

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

11, 22, 19, ?, 71, 426

1. 76

2. 80

3. 82

4. 77

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. 93 - 310

2. 54 - 180

3. 48 - 165

4. 33 - 110

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

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

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

XHFM, TEDL, PBBK, ?, HVXI

1. MYYK

2. LYZJ

3. MZXK

4. NZYJ

If 19 September 1999 was Sunday, then what was the day of the week on 19 January

2001?

1. Friday

2. Thursday

3. Saturday

4. Sunday

Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are numbered from 1 to 6. Select the number that

will be on the face opposite to the one showing '4'.

1. 6

2. 3

3. 1

4. 4

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

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

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

signs and to balance the given equation.

16*8*10*2*4*28

1. ×, ÷, −, +, =

2. ÷, ×, +, −, =

3. −, +, ÷, ×, =

4. ÷, ×, −, +, =

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

Which two numbers, from amongst the given options, should be interchanged to make

the given equation correct?

1. 6 and 3

2. 3 and 7

3. 3 and 9

4. 6 and 9

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

1.Ancestors

2.Analyze

3.Antibiotic

4.Analogies

5.Android

1. 4,2,1,5,3

2. 4,2,1,3,5

3. 4,1,2,5,3

4. 4,1,2,3,5

A bought a toy at a discount of 35%. If he paid Rs 75, then find the marked price of the toy.

1. Rs 1,550

2. Rs 1,650

3. Rs 1,600

4. Rs 1,500

Calculate the proportional to 14 and 28.

1. 65

2. 16

3. 24

4. 56

Expand   about x = - 2.

1. (x − 2)² − 2  (x + 2) + 3

2. (x + 2)² − 2 (x + 2) + 3

3. (x + 2)² + 2  (x + 2) + 3 

4. (x − 2)² − 2 (x − 2) − 3

The marked price of 42 items was equal to the cost price of 70 items. The selling price of 25 items was equal to the marked

price of 21 items. Calculate the percentage profit or loss from the sale of each item.

1. 42% profit

2. 29% profit

3. 29% loss

4. 40% profit

The following pie chart describes the number distribution of research scholars department wise in a university. The strength of

scholars of which two given subjects exceeds the combined strength of the scholars from Physics and Mathematics?

1. Zoology and Chemistry

2. Hindi and Education

3. Zoology and Education

4. Hindi and Zoology

Priya covers a certain distance by her car at a speed of 21 km/h and returns at a speed of 17 km/h. What is her average speed during the travel?

1.   km/h     

2.   km/h 

3.   km/h 

4.   km/h 

The average weight of 8 men is increased by 2 kg when one of them, whose weight is

90 kg, is replaced by another man. What is the weight of the new man?

1. 74 kg

2. 116 kg

3. 92 kg 

4. 106 kg 

The population of a city increases by 10% annually. If its present population is

21,000,what will be the population in 3 years?

1. 27951

2. 27981

3. 27971

4. 27961

A motorcycle covers 50 km at a speed of 25 km/h. Find the speed of the motorcycle for the next 50 km of the journey so that

the average speed of the whole journey will be 30 km/h.

1. 32.5 km/h

2. 37.5 km/h

3. 40 km/h

4. 35 km/h

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 15?

1. 1,65,485

2. 3,06,045

3. 2,12,695

4. 2,95,145

Among the following options, which are NOT sides of a triangle?

1. 12 cm, 9 cm and 15 cm

2. 20 cm, 20 cm and 20 cm

3. 3 cm, 5 cm and 4 cm

4. 3 cm, 5 cm and 1 cm

Arun alone can finish a work in 12 days and Shama alone can do it in 15 days. How much time will be taken to finish the work,

if Arun and Shama work together?

Using   , find the value of .     

If , then what is the value of 

1. 16

2. 76

3. 96

4. 46

Simplify the following expression.

If  , then the value of   is: 

1. 

2. 1

3. 0

4. -1

Find the volume of the cuboid, if its length is twice more than its breadth and its

breadth is 8 cm, which is twice its height.

1. 768 cm³

2. 769 cm³

3. 767 cm³

4. 766 cm³

Study the given graph and answer the following question.

As per data available above in which of the given years was the percentage of the population affected by flue the minimum?

1. 1980

2. 1990

3. 2000

4. 2010

Ali and Badal start from the same position and at the same time in a 1200 m circular race, with speeds of 27 km/h and 45

km/h, respectively. Find after how much time they will meet again on the track for the first time when they are both running in

the same direction.

1. 280 seconds

2. 240 seconds

3. 250 seconds

4. 220 seconds

Under a sale offer for an item, Mahesh was offered 24% discount on the part of the marked price that was paid in cash, but was

charged 1.5% on the part of the marked price paid through a credit card. If Mahesh paid 40% of the marked price in cash and

the rest through a credit card and his total final payment was Rs6,391, what was the marked price of the item?

1. Rs7,200

2. Rs6,900

3. Rs7,050

4. Rs7,000

A man spends 15% of his income on house rent, 60% of the rest on household expenses and saves the rest. If he saves

Rs 52,500, what is his total income (in Rs, rounded off to the nearest tens)?

1. 154410

2. 145400

3. 154540

4. 154420

Find the volume of a cuboid 16 m long, 12 m broad and 6 m high.

1. 1172 m³

2. 1572 m³

3. 1100 m³

4. 1152 m³

The area of a triangle whose perimeter is 36 cm and length of two sides is 17 cm and 9 cm will be:

1. 32 cm³

2. 2.33 cm³

3. 3.36 cm³

4. 4.35 cm³

The given table shows the production (in tonnes) of 4 minerals (Aluminium, Copper, Lead. Nickle) during 1990 to 1994. Study

the table and answer the question:

In the production of which of the following minerals was there a successive increase over the given years?

1. Nickel

2. Lead

3. Copper

4. Aluminium

Madhuri spends 80% of her salary and Sushma spends 95% of her salary. But the

savings of both are equal. Find the income of Sushma, if the sum of their incomes is Rs 10,000.

1. Rs 9,000

2. Rs 8,000

3. Rs 4,000

4. Rs 5,000

Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram, an Indian percussionist, is known for popularising which of the following musical

instruments?

1. Tabla

2. Sarangi

3. Ghatam

4. Sitar

What is the name of Pt. Ravi Shankar's autobiography?

1. Music is Life

2. My Life, My Music

3. Music is My Life

4. Musical Journey

What does ‘p’ in pH stand for?

1. Potenz

2. Potential

3. Pleural

4. Potencial

The Chairman of the Legislative Council is:

1. elected by the Chief Minister and their Cabinet

2. appointed by the Chief Minister of that state

3. elected by the members of the Legislative Council

4. appointed by the Governor of that state

Sheik Chinna Moulana used to play which of the following instruments?

1. Mridangam

2. Ghatam

3. Tabla

4. Nadhaswaram

‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ is given by which of the following bodies?

1. National School of Drama

2. Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan

3. Gandharva Mahavidyalaya

4. Sangeet Natak Akademi

What is a way in which adaptation does NOT take place?

1. Physiological

2. Emotional

3. Behavioural

4. Morphological

Ricky Kej a globally acclaimed musician from India won the 57th Grammy Award for which of the following contributions?

1. Divine Tides

2. Winds of Samsara

3. Mountain Dreams

4. Mystic Mountains

In 1817, which law of periodicity showed that the atomic weight of phosphorus is the mean of those of nitrogen and arsenic?

1. Moseley's Periodic Law

2. Mendeleev's Periodic Law

3. Dobereiner’s Law of Triads

4. Newlands’ Octaves Law

Which of the following countries won the highest gold medals in Tokyo Olympics 2020?

1. Japan

2. Australia

3. China

4. United States of America

In 1820, who found that electric current causes a nearby magnetic needle to move and thus discovered electromagnetism?

1. Benjamin Franklin

2. James Clerk Maxwell

3. Hans Christian Oersted

4. Andre-Marie Ampere

Which of the following instruments is played by Anokhelal Mishra?

1. Surbahar

2. Sarod

3. Shehnai

4. Tabla

Which of the following is a tributary of Damodar river?

1. Kangsabati

2. Shilabati

3. Rupnarayan

4. Barakar

Which 19-year-old wrestler became the first Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at

World Wrestling Championship in October 2021 in the 57 kg weight category?

1. Bhateri

2. Anshu Malik

3. Bipasha

4. Sanju Devi

Shanta and VP Dhananjayan were awarded the Rashtriya Kalidas Samman for 2020-21

for significant contribution to which of the following dance forms?

1. Bharatanatyam

2. Odissi

3. Kathakali

4. Kuchipudi

Which of the following has been designated as the self-regulatory origination for Micro finance institutions in India?

1. Jan-Dhan

2. Sab-Dhan

3. Dhan

4. Sa-Dhan

Manjamma Jogati became India’s first transgender folk dancer to receive a Padma

Shri honour for her contribution to art in the year ____.

1. 2012

2. 2021

3. 2009

4. 2018

Who gives the Bharat Muni Samman?

1. Nalanda Dance Research Centre

2. Government of India

3. Sangeet Natak Akademi

4. State Government

In which sport is free throw used?

1. Volleyball

2. Softball

3. Basketball

4. Throw ball

The lifting of an object up and down, the parade of an army and the free fall of a heavy object are all examples of which

motion?

1. Rectilinear motion

2. Periodic motion

3. Rotational motion

4. Oscillatory motion

Who is the author of the book ‘All From Memory: An Autobiography’?

1. Leila Seth

2. BV Acharya

3. Margaret Alva

4. Sita Ram Goel

In February 2022, which state launched the ‘Paray Shikshalaya’ scheme under which

elementary education and mid-day meals for students from class 1 to 7 will be provided in open air classrooms?

1. Tripura

2. Assam

3. West Bengal

4. Odisha

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Coward And The Sword’?

1. Rushad Rana

2. Jimmy Shergill

3. Uday Chopra

4. Jugal Hansraj

According to the Henry Cavendish experiment conducted in 1797-1798, what was the

value of the universal constant of gravity?

As per the Essential Defence Services Act, 2021 new plan, how many ordnance factories that make ammunition and other

equipment for the armed forces will become part of the seven government-owned corporate entities?

1. 41

2. 27

3. 46

4. 39