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General Studies
1. The process of cellular waste disposal relies on community is not adequately represented in the
which of the following? House.
(A) Ribosomes (B) Mitochondria (A) Three (B) Seven
(C) Lysosomes (D) Golgi Complex (C) Five (D) Two

2. In computing, a ____ key is a special key (or 15. “Adi Granth” is the religious book of whom among
combination) on a computer keyboard that temporarily the following?
modifies the normal action of another key when pressed (A) Hindus (B) Sikhs
together. (C) Janis (D) Buddhists
(A) Primary (B) Foreign
(C) Modifier (D) Secondary 16. Which state government has recently launched
u YSR Cheyuta Scheme for the welfare of women?
r 3. The Salar Jung Museum is located in which of the (A) Kerala (B) Andhra Pradesh
u (C) Telangana (D) Odisha
g following cities?
sm (A) Mumbai (B) Hyderabad
ea (C) Madurai (D) Guwahati 17. ____is a condition characterised by general
ix weakness, anaemia, gingivitis (gum disease), and skin
rE 4. The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds haemorrhages caused by a prolonged deficiency of vitamin
e C (ascorbic acid) in the diet.
s office for a period of maximum_____ years.
(A) Five (B) Four (A) Beriberi (B) Goitre
t (C) Three (D) Six (C) Scurvy (D) Rickets
s
e 18. Which of the following is not a Zaid crop?
t 5. The Mundra Port is located in which of the following
states? (A) Watermelon (B) Bitter Gourd
e (A) Maharashtra (B) Kerala (C) Cucumber (D) Groundnut
n
i (C) Gujarat (D) Odisha
l 19. The Pascal’s Principle is related to?
n 6. India shares longest border with which of the (A) Waves (B) Sound
o (C) Pressure (D) Gravity
following countries?
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal (D) Bangladesh 20. ____ tissue in animals is specialized connective
tissue that functions as the major storage site for fat in the
7. Which of the following states in India does not have form of triglycerides.
a legislative Council? (A) Adipose (B) Epithelial
s (A) Karnataka (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Areolar (D) Reticular
r (C) Maharashtra (D) Chhattisgarh
i 21. NH-24 connects Delhi to which of the following
a cities?
f 8. Titan Company has recently launched India's first
f contactless payment watch, in association with which bank? (A) Agra (B) Patna
A (A) SBI (B) PNB (C) Lucknow (D) Jaipur
t (C) HDFC (D) BOB
n 22. Which of the following bill is presented immediately
e 9. What does the word ‘Secular’ means in Indian after Budget in India?
r (A) Finance Bill (B) Contingency Bill
r Constitution?
u (A) Equal treatment of all religions by the state (C) Direct tax Bill (D) Indirect taxes Bills
c (B) Avoid concentration of wealth in a few hands
(C) Government is vested in the hands of the people 23. Who is the current Comptroller and Auditor General
(D) Head of the state is not a hereditary monarch of India?
t (A) Rajiv Mehrishi (B) Amitabh Kant
s (C) G. C. Murmu (D) Rajiv Kumar
e 10. Who among the following was founder of Lodi
t Dynasty? 24. ________ is the quality that allows us to classify a
(A) Sikander Lodi (B) Ibrahim Lodi sound as relatively “high”; or “low”.
e
n (C) Bahlol Lodi (D) Khazir Lodi (A) Pitch (B) Amplitude
i (C) Echo (D) Intensity
l 11. Pottery appeared in which of the following ages?
n (A) Palaeolithic (B) Mesolithic
o 25. Rouble is the currency of?
(C) Neolithic (D) Chalcolithic (A) Poland (B) Russia
e (C) Sudan (D) North Korea
e 12. Isobars are atoms that have same ____.
r
f (A) Mass number (B) Atomic number 26. Which Governor General abolished Sati Pratha in
(C) Electrons (D) Protons India?
(A) Lord Cornwallis (B) Warren Hastings
13. Which Governor-General of India passed Widow (C) Lord William Bentinck (D) Lord Wellesley
Remarriage Act?
(A) Lord Dalhousie (B) Lord William Bentinck 27. Which of the following soil is most suitable for
(C) Lord Warren Hastings (D) Lord Cornwallis production of cotton?
(A) Alluvial soil (B) Black soil
14. In Lok Sabha, not more than ___ members of the (C) Laterite soil (D) Red soil
Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by theHon’ble
President, if, in his/her opinion, that 28. The Sundarbans National Park is located in which
of the following states?

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(A) Jharkhand (B) Maharashtra

(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) West Bengal 42. If 2 × cos A – sec A = -1 and cos A > -1, then what
is the value of sin (A/2)?
29. When is World Organ Donation Day celebrated (A) 1/2 (B) 3/2
every year? (C) 1 (D) 1/√2
(A) 13 August (B) 14 August
(C) 10 August (D) 07 August 43. A man bought twelve side bags for Rs. 250 each
and seven handbags for Rs. 450 each. If he sold all of them
t
s 30. In driving a car which type of mirror would you like at a reasonable price of Rs. 350 each, then what would be
e to use for observing traffic at your back? his overall profit / loss percentage?
t (A) Concave Mirror (B) Spherical Mirror (A) 7.20% profit (B) 8.13% loss
k (C) Convex Mirror (D) Plain Mirror (C) 8.13% profit (D) 7.80% loss
c
o 31. Who built the famous rock cut Kailasha Temple at 44. Two trains A and B are running at a speed of 87
m Ellora? km/hr and 92 km/hr, respectively in the same direction. If the
e (A) Mauryas (B) Cholas length of train A and train B are 580 m and 520 m,
n (C) Chalukyas (D) Rashtrakutas respectively and both trains are 1.4 km apart, then find the
i 32. Thang Ta folk is a special dance form is of which time taken by train B to cross train A.
l state? (A) 24 minutes (B) 30 minutes
n
o (A) Mizoram (B) Nagaland (C) 60 minutes (D) 48 minutes
(C) Meghalaya (D) Manipur
45. Ravi walks towards his home, which is 600 m away
33. Where was the first Buddhist Council held? at his usual speed of 1.5 m/s. If he walks towards his home
(A) Pataliputra (B) Vaishali at an increased speed of 2 m/s, then how early would he
(C) Kashmir (D) Rajgriha reach his home than his usual time?
(A) 78 seconds (B) 120 seconds
34. The Slogan ‘Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have (C) 100 seconds (D) 90 seconds
t it’ was given by whom among the following?
s (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 46. What is the simplified form of cot-1 ((sin u + sin v) /
e (B) Bhagat Singh (cos u + cos v))?
T
(C) BR Ambedkar (A) tan ((u + v) / 2) (B) cot ((u + v) / 2)
e (D) Chandra Shekhar Azad (C) 90 + ((u + v) / 2) (D) 90 – ((u + v) / 2)
n
i
l 35. What is the capital of Netherlands? 47. In the given figure, O is the center of the circle and
n (A) Malahide (B) Amsterdam angle AOB = 130o. If angle CFA = 35o and chord AD bisects
O (C) Hobart (D) Dublin angle CAB, what is the measure of angle AEB?
s
r 36. The “Xylem” in plants is responsible mainly for
i
a which of the following?
f (A) Transportation of food
f (B) Transportation of amino acids
A (C) Transportation of water
t (D) Transportation of oxygen
n
e 37. Article 14 of Indian Constitution guarantees equality
r
r before law and equal protection of law to which of the
u (A) 130o (B) 140o
following?
c (A) All persons living within the territory of India (C) 115o (D) 120o
(B) All Indian citizens living in India
48. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium in which BC parallel to
(C) All persons domiciled in India
AD, AB = 13 cm, and AC = 37 cm. If the height of the
(D) All persons natural as well acquired citizens
trapezium is 12 cm, then find the area of the trapezium
38. The ‘Black Box’ of an aeroplane is of which colour? ABCD.
s (A) White Colour (B) Red Colour
r (C) Black Colour (D) Orange Colour
e
p
a 39. Diskit monastery, in Ladakh lies the banks of which
P river?
(A) Nubra River (B) Shyok river
l (C) Indus River (D) Ravi River
e
d
o 40. ______ majority refers to the majority of more than
M 50% of the total strength of the house. (A) 420 cm2 (B) 440 cm2
(A) Special (B) Effective (C) 480 cm2 (D) 390 cm2
(C) Absolute (D) Simple
49. Two circles of same radius ‘r’ intersect each other at
two points such that the center of one circle lies on the
Quantitative Aptitude circumference of the other. If the shortest distance between
41. The internal angle bisectors of triangle PQR meet at their common points is 51 cm, then find the value of ‘r’.
point O. If angle PQR = 60o and angle PRQ = 20o, find the (A) 25.5 cm (B) 17√3 cm
measure of the greatest angle formed at O by the angle (C) 17 cm (D) 19 cm
bisectors.
(A) 110o (B) 140o 50. A and B together can complete a work in 24 days. If
(C) 120o (D) 150o both start the work together and B does 3/4thof the total work,

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then in how many days will A alone complete the entire Directions (62-65): Answer the questions based on the
work? information given below.
(A) 96 days (B) 54 days The pie-chart below shows the information about percentage
(C) 72 days (D) 48 days of runs scored by a team in a test match by way of singles,
doubles, fours and sixes out of total 900 runs. (Assume all
51. A hollow cylinder of height 25 cm is unwrapped to the balls to be fair and valid and no player got out)
s get a rectangle of dimensions 88 cm × 25 cm. Find the
e volume of the cylinder.
i
r (A) 12600 cm3 (B) 15400 cm3
e (C) 16400 cm3 (D) 14800 cm3
s
t 52. An automobile is sold for Rs. 210000 at a profit of
s 75%. What would have been the profit percentage, if it was
e sold for Rs. 240000?
t (A) 80% (B) 87.50%
e (C) 90% (D) 100%
n
i 53. When a number is divided by 63, the remainder
l comes out to be 58. If the same number is divided by 21,
n 62. How many balls are faced by the team to score the
o then what will be the remainder?
(A) 18 (B) 13 total runs?
(C) 16 (D) 11 (A) 284 (B) 296
(C) 294 (D) 312
54. The ratio of the salaries of A and B is 9 : 8,
respectively. If both of them get incremented by Rs. 30000, 63. If the test match was played of 50 overs with each
the new ratio becomes 10:9. What is the new salary of B? over consisting of 10 balls, then how many dot balls (in
s (A) Rs. 270000 (B) Rs. 240000 overs) were played by the team?
r (A) 20.6 over (B) 19.6 overs
i (C) Rs. 300000 (D) Rs. 330000
a (C) 18.4 over (D) 21.4 overs
f 55. The difference between the amount of simple
f 64. What is the ratio of the runs scored by way of fours
A interest received on a certain sum at the end of 2nd and
3rd year is Rs. 2700. If the amount received at the end of the to the runs scored by way of sixes?
t fourth year is Rs. 55800, then find the rate of simple interest. (A) 3:4 (B) 2:3
n (C) 4:5 (D) 7:8
e (A) 5% (B) 6%
r (C) 7.5% (D) 8%
r 65. The team faced the maximum number of balls in-
u 56. The ratio of the amounts received on a certain sum (A) Singles (B) Doubles
c (C) Fours (D) Sixes
invested compounding annually at the end of 1st year and at
the end of 2nd year is 20:21. If the amount received at the
end of the 3rd year is Rs. 74088, find the original sum 66. Find the one third of least number exactly divisible
invested. by 12, 15, 20 and 27.
(A) Rs. 58000 (B) Rs. 64000 (A) 172 (B) 180 (C) 126 (D) 199
(C) Rs. 54000 (D) Rs. 72000
67. There are four prime numbers written in ascending
57. The average pocket money of a class of 29 order. The product of first three is 385 and that of the last
u students is Rs. 40. If a new student takes admission in the three is 1001. The product of first and last
r class, then the new average pocket money increases by Rs. number.
u 1. How much pocket money does the new student get?
g (A) 65 (B) 68 (C) 55 (D) 72
(A) Rs. 50 (B) Rs. 48
m (C) Rs. 64 (D) Rs. 70 68. If 10 persons can dig 4 feet trench in 12 days, then
at how many days will 8 persons take to 6 feet trench?
xs 58. Purvi is standing between two towers I and II, the
E (A) 25.5 days (B) 22.5 days
e angles of depression of Purvi from the top of towers I and II
t (C) 20.5 days (D) 24.5 days
are 600 and 450, respectively. If the length of the tower I is
e 6√3m and the distance between both towers is 14 m, then 69. The compound interest on Rs. 8000 for 2 years at
n find the length of the tower II. rate. 9 per annum will be
i
l (A) 8 m (B) 8√3 m (A) 15047 (B) 1548
n (C) (14 - 6√3) m (D) (14 - 8√3) m (C) 1504.8 (D) 2145
o
e 59. If √q + (1/√q) = 7, then what is the value of [q 2 + 70. 17/13×17/13+2/13×2/13-17/13×4/13 is equal to
e (1/q2)]?
r (A) 1737 (B) 2022 (A) 225/165 (B) 229/169
f (C) 47 (D) 2207 (C) 175/18 (D) None of these

60. If (p + q + r) = 0, then find the value of {(p2 / qr) + Reasoning Aptitude

(q / pr) + (r2 / pq)} / 3.
2

(A) 1 (B) 3 71. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which
(C) 1/3 (D) Cannot be determined they occur in the dictionary.
1. Dabblers 2. Definite 3. Decaying
61. If each side of a square is increased by 20%, what 4. Defining 5. Decrease
will be the percentage increase in its original area? (A) 31254 (B) 13542
(A) 30% (B) 37% (C) 15342 (D) 15324
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72. In the following question, which one set of letters 84. Select the odd letters from the given alternatives.
when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter (A) CFL (B) DHP
series shall complete it? (C) GNZ (D) EJT
_t_i_z_f_r_t__r
(A) zfrtizfi (B) zrftizfi 85. In the following question, select the odd number
(C) rfzrftif (D) frzifrzt pair from the given alternatives.
(A) 168: 224 (B) 189: 252
73. In the following question, select the missing number (C) 216: 288 (D) 483: 648
from the given series.
8, 27, 125, 343, ? 86. In the following question, select the number which
(A) 512 (B) 1331 can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given
(C) 729 (D) 640 alternatives.

s 74. Sarita starts walking from her home facing east

b direction. After walking for 18 m, she takes a left turn and
o
j walks for 20 m. She takes another left turn and walks for 39
m to reach the temple. How far (in m) and in which direction (A) 86 (B) 93
t is she from her home? (C) 89 (D) 90
v (A) 20 m, North (B) 21 m, North
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r (C) 29 m, North-east (D) 29 m, North-west 87. Some statements are given below followed by some
i conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if
a 75. Among five friends, E is taller than B but shorter they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts,
f than D. Only one person is shorter than A which is not B.
f read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
A Who is the second tallest person amongst the 5 friends? conclusion logically follows the given statements.
(A) D (B) E Statements: I. All guavas are fruits.
t (C) B (D) C II. No carrot is a fruit.
n
e Conclusions: I. Some carrots are guavas.
r 76. In the following question, from the given alternative II. All guavas are carrots.
r words, select the word which cannot be formed using the III. No guava is a carrot.
u letters of the given word.
c (A) Only conclusion (I) follows
JEOPARDIZE (B) Only conclusion (II) follows
q
c (A) EPIZOA (B) PERIOD (C) Only conclusion (III) follows
m (C) REPAIRED (D) ROADIE (D) No conclusion follows
s 77. In a certain code language, "Planets are spheres" is
r 88. Three positions of a cube are shown below. What
i written as "987", "Planets natural bodies" is written as "765" will come opposite to face containing ‘&’?
a and "Stars natural spheres" is written as "864". How is "are"
f written in that code language?
f
A (A) 9 (B) 8
(C) 7 (D) Cannot be determined
t
n (A) * (B) $
e 78. If "&" denotes "×", "#" denotes "-", "^" denotes "+" (C) # (D) %
r and "@" denotes "/", then which of the following equations is
r true? 89. In a family of five members, F is the grandfather of
u (A) 15 # 18 @ 4 & 2 = 8 (B) 7 ^ 12 @ 8 & 4 = 11/5
c G, I is the son of J, J is the wife of F and G is the daughter of
(C) 3 # 24 @ 15 ^ 1 =12/5 (D) 2 ^ 3 & 6 # 9 = 13 K. How is K related to I?
(A) Mother (B) Brother-in-law
79. If 8 × 4 × 6 = 6 and 5 × 9 × 7 = 7, then 2 × 1 × 3 = ? (C) Sister (D) Wife
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4 90. A word is represented by only one set of numbers
80. In the following question, select the related word as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers
pair from the given alternatives. given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of
Iraq: Baghdad :: ? : ? alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns
(A) Saudi Arabia: Abu Dhabi and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of
(B) United Arab Emirates: Riyadh Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these
(C) Syria: Damascus matrices can be represented first by its column and next by
u (D) Afghanistan: Islamabad its row, for example, 'Y' can be represented by 95, etc., and
r 'K’ can be represented by 34, etc. Similarly you have to
u identify the set for the word 'SHOAL'.
g 81. Select the related numbers from the given
alternatives. Matrix I Matrix II
m LHD : 321 :: OJE : ?
a (A) 123 (B) 132
x
E (C) 321 (D) 231

82. Select the related number from the given

alternatives.
7 : 343 :: 8 : ? (A) 22, 01, 11, 44, 45 (B) 66, 75, 67, 76, 68
(A) 512 (B) 428 (C) 00, 01, 11, 12, 43 (D) 66, 75, 67, 76, 42
(C) 482 (D) 532
91. A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown
83. Select the odd word from the given alternatives. below in the question figures. From the given answer figures,
(A) Tangerine (B) Grapefruit indicate how it will appear when opened.
(C) Pomelo (D) Raspberries

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(A) (B)
(C) (D)
s 95. From the given answer figures, select the one in
r (C) (D)
which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
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p 92. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the
a
P question figure?
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t F. U is sister of T, Who is daughter of M. P is his
n band 1of O, Who is mother of N and M. M and R are
o (C) (D) couple. R is female.
M
93. How many triangles are there in the given figure? 96. How U is related to P?
(A) Grand daughter (B) Grand father
(C) Father-in -Law (D) Daughter-in-Law

97. How Q is related to M?

(A) Father (B) Grandfather
(C) Father-in-Law (D) None of these
(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 12 (D) 14 98. In the following questions select the related word/
number from given alternatives.
94. If a mirror is placed on the line PQ, then which of MOTOR : QTZVZ : : BIKES : ?
the answer figure is the correct image of the given figure? (A) EMRLB (B) FNQLA
(C) FMSTA (D) EFGVC
s Direction Q.(99-100) In the following questions select the
b
o odd word / number pair from given alternatives.
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(C) 857 (D) 943
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and various early and medieval saints of different

General Studies religions and castes.
Ans.1(C) Lysosome is a special pocket within cells that Ans.16(B) Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched
contain substances called enzymes, which YSR Cheyutha Scheme (YSR Cheyuta
break down cellular waste. Scheme) for the welfare of women. The Chief Minister of
Ans.2(C) A modifier key is a key on a computer’s the state Reddy has started this scheme in the
keyboard that is only used in conjunction with name of YSR Cheyuta Scheme 2020.
another key. Modifier keys are often used with Ans.17(C) Scurvy is a condition characterised by general
t
s other keys to perform computer keyboard weakness, anaemia, gingivitis (gum disease),
e shortcuts and other commands. For example, and skin haemorrhages caused by a
td in many text editor programs pressing the Ctrl + prolonged deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the
ae A will select all text. diet. Vitamin C plays a crucial role in the
o Ans.3(B) The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum formation of collagen, a major component of
n
li
n located at Darushifa, on the southern bank of connective tissue.
lw the Musi river in the city of Hyderabad, Ans.18(D) In the Indian sub-continent, the crops grown
n
o
o Telangana, India. It is one of the three on irrigated lands which do not have to wait for
d National Museums of India monsoons, in the short duration between Rabi
es Ans.4(D) The President appoints Chief Election and Kharif crop season, mainly from March to
er Commissioner and Election Commissioners. June, are called Zaid crops. Examples of Zaid
ri
fa They have tenure of six years, or up to the age crops are: Water melon, cucumber,
f of 65 years, whichever is earlier. They enjoy muskmelon,
f the same status and receive salary and perks as Ans.19(C) Pascal’s law or the principle of transmission of
A available to Judges of the Supreme Court of fluid-pressure (also Pascal’s Principle) is a
t India. principle in fluid mechanics that states that a
n Ans.5(C) Mundra Port is the largest private port of India pressure change occurring anywhere in a
e located on the north shores of the Gulf of confined incompressible fluid is transmitted
r Kutch near Mundra, Kutch district, Gujarat. throughout the fluid such that the same
r
u Ans.6(D) India borders with 7 countries. But the longest change occurs everywhere.
c border is with the small country of Bangladesh, Ans.20(A) Adipose Tissue is a loose fibrous connective
x which is around 5% of the size of India. tissue that is packed with many fat cells.
i Ans.7(D) Our constitution does not force a bicameral Ans.21(C) National Highway 24 (NH-24) is one of the
s legislature on states. It gives states the option important national highways of north India and
of having a second House. As of today, seven connects Delhi to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
t states have Legislative Councils. These are
s Ans.22(A) The Finance Bill which deals with the taxation
a Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, measures proposed by Government is
l Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and introduced immediately after the presentation
Telangana. of Budget. It is accompanied by a memorandum
Ans.8(A) Titan Company in association with State Bank explaining the provisions of the Bill and their
of India (SBI) has launched India's first effect on the finances of the country.
contactless payment watch "Titan Pay". Ans.23(C) Murmu is the current CAG of India. He
Ans.9(A) Secularism in India means equal treatment of assumed office on 8 August 2020. He is the 14th CAG
all religions by the state. With the 42nd of India.
Amendment of the Constitution of India enacted in 1976, Ans.24(A) Pitch is the quality that makes it possible to
the Preamble to the Constitution asserted that judge sounds as “higher”; and “lower”.
India is a secular nation. Ans.25(B) The basic monetary unit of Russia and some
Ans.10(C) Bahlol Khan Lodi (1451-1489) was the founder other former republics of the USSR, equal to
of the Lodi dynasty in India and the first 100 kopeks.
Afghan ruler of Delhi. Ans.26(C) The Bengal Sati Regulation which banned the
Ans.11(C) The pottery appeared during the Neolithic (The Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India
last stone age). Till then, the pots were made was passed on December 4, 1829 by the then
of stone and wood. Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.
Ans.12(A) Isobars differ in atomic number (or number of Ans.27(B) Loamy soil mixed with lime and potash is good
protons) but have the same mass number. for cotton. Cotton grows well in Black Cotton Soil which is
s Ans.13(A) Hindu Widows’; Remarriage Act, 1856, also sticky in nature and has water retentive capacity.
r Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized Ans.28(D) The Sundarbans National Park is a National
i
a the remarriage of Hindu widows in all Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve in West
f jurisdictions of India under East India Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges
f Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie. Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarbans Reserve Forest in
A Ans.14(D) Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of Bangladesh.
t the people chosen by direct election on the Ans.29(A) World Organ Donation Day which is
n basis of the adult suffrage. The maximum celebrated on 13 August every year. The purpose of
e strength of the House envisaged by the celebrating this day is just to encourage humans to take a
r
r Constitution is 552, which is made up by vow to donate after death.
u election of upto 530 members to represent the States, Ans.30(C) A convex mirror gives a much wider field of
c upto 20 members to represent the Union view of the traffic at your back than a plain mirror of the same
Territories and not more than two members of size. It always forms an erect and diminished image
the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated and they also have a wider field of view as they are curved
by the Hon’ble President, if, in his/her opinion, outwards.
that community is not adequately represented in Ans.31(D) Rashtakuta King Krishna I built the
the House. magnificient rock-cut monolithic Kailasa temple at Ellora,
s Ans.15(B) Adi Granth (First Book) also called Granth or Maharashtra.
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Ans.33(D) According to the scriptures of all Buddhist Total distance to be covered by train B
schools, the first Buddhist Council was held soon after the = 580 + 1400 + 520 = 2500 m = 2.5 km
death of the Buddha, dated by the majority of recent scholars Thus, required time taken by train B to cross
around 400 BCE, under the patronage of king Ajatashatru train A = 2.5/5 = 0.5 hr = 30 minutes
s with the monk Mahakasyapa presiding, at Sattapanni caves Ans.45(C) Time taken to reach home usually
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a Ans.34(A) Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of = 6 minutes 40 seconds
f the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj (self-rule) and a Time taken to reach home at an increased
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A strong radical in Indian consciousness. His famous quote, speed of 2 m/s = 600/2
“Swaraj is my birth right, and I shall have it!” is well = 300 seconds = 5 minutes
t remembered in Indian. Required difference = 100 seconds
n Ans.35(B) Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known So, Ravi would reach home 100 seconds
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r houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th- Ans.46(D) cot-1 ((sin u + sin v) / (cos u + cos v))
u century Golden Age. cot-1 ( [2 × sin ((u + v) / 2) × cos ((u – v) / 2)] / [
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Ans.36(C) There are two types of transporting tissues 2 × cos ((u + v) / 2) × cos ((u – v) / 2)]
y found in vascular plants: (i) Pholem and (II) Xylem. Xylem cot-1 × tan ((u + v) / 2)
l is the specialized tissue of vascular plants that transports cot-1 × cot (90 – ((u + v) / 2))
i water and minerals from plant-soil interface to stems and 90 – ((u + v) / 2)
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d leaves and provides mechanical support and storage. Ans.47(A) Chord CA subtends angle CFA and angle CBA
Ans.37(A) Article 14 of the Constitution of India provides in the same segment.
for equality before the law or equal protection within the Thus, angle CFA = angle CBA = 350
territory of India. The State shall not deny to any person Given, angle AOB = 1300
equality before the law or equal protection of law within the Then, exterior angle (AOB) = 3600 – 1300 =
territory of India. 2300
Ans.38(D) The black boxes are actually painted with a Hence, angle ACB = 230/2 = 1150
heat-resistant bright orange colour in order to make them In triangle ACB,
d easier to find in wreckage resulting from the crash. It is a angle CAB = (1800 – (1150 + 350)) = 300 (angle
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l aircraft. So, angle DAB = 30/2 = 150
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saP one of the prime and is deeply appreciated for its
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ae height of 32 meters and was constructed with the help of the
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M total membership of the house. For example, as the total
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Ans.41(B) Given, angle PQR = 600 and angle PRQ = 200
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angle QOR = 180 – 30 – 10 = 1400
(angle sum property of the triangle)
In triangle POR,
angle POR = 180 – 50 – 10 = 1200
(angle sum property of the triangle)
Ans.42(A) 2 × cos A – sec A = -1
2 × cos A – (1 / cos A) = -1
2 × cos2A – 1 = -cos A Ans.49(B) If two circles of same radius ‘r’ intersect each
2 × cos2A + cos A – 1 = 0 other at two points such that the center of one
By splitting the middle term, we get circle lies on the circumference of the other,
cos A = 1/2 or -1, but cos (A) > -1 then the length of their common chord = √3r
So, cos A = 1/2 So, √3r = 51
Thus, A = 600 r = 17√3 cm
So, Sin (A/2) = Sin 300 = 1/2 Ans.50(A) Given, (1/A) + (1/B) = 1/24
Ans.43(C) Cost price of nineteen bags Since, B does 3/4th of the total work.
= 12 × 250 + 7 × 450 = Rs. 6150 This means B is thrice as efficient as A.
Selling price of nineteen bags Also, number of days is inversely proportional
= 19 × 350 = Rs. 6650 to the efficiency.
Thus, overall profit percentage Let the number of days taken by B alone to
= ((6650 – 6150) / 6150) × 100 = 8.13% complete the work be ‘x’ days.
Ans.44(B) Relative speed of train B with respect to train Then, the number of days taken by A alone to
A = 92 – 87 = 5 km/hr complete the work = ‘3x’ days
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So, (1/3x) + (1/x) = 1/24 q + (1/q) = 47

x = 32 days Again squaring both sides, we get
So, number of days taken by A alone to q2 + (1/q2) + 2 × q × (1/q) = 2209
complete the work = 3x = 96 days q2 + (1/q2) = 2207
Ans.51(B) When a hollow cylinder is unwrapped, Ans.60(A) We know that, x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz = (x + y + z)
Breadth of the rectangle = Height of the × (x2 + y2 + z2 – xy – yz – zx)
cylinder As, p + q + r = 0
So, height of cylinder = 25 cm So, using the above identity,
Also, length of the rectangle = circumference p3 + q3 + r3 = 3pqr
of base of the cylinder p2 / 3qr + q2 / 3pr + r2 / 3pq = 1
88 = 2 × (22/7) × r {(p2 / qr) + (q2 / pr) + (r2 / pq)} / 3 = 1
t r = 14cm Ans.61(C) Let each side of the original square be ‘s’ cm.
s Thus, volume of the cylinder = (22/7) × r2× h Then, original area = s2 cm2.
e = (22/7) × (14)2× 25 Now, new side = 1.2s cm
T = 15400 cm3 So, new area of square = (1.2s)2 = 1.44s2 cm2
e Ans.52(D) Let the cost price of the automobile be Rs. ‘x’. Required percentage increase in area
n So, 1.75x = 210000 = [((1.44 – 1) s2) / (s2)] × 100 = 44%
i x = 120000 Ans.62(C) Runs scored by way of singles = 8% of 900 =
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New selling price = Rs. 240000 scored = 72/1 = 72
Required profit percentage Runs scored by way of doubles
= [(240000 – 120000)/120000] × 100 = 100% = 20% of 900 = 180
Ans.53(C) Let the number be ‘X’. Number of balls faced on which doubles were
Since, we know that, Dividend = (Divisor × scored = 180/2 = 90
s Quotient) + Remainder Runs scored by way of fours
b So, X = (Quotient × 63) + 58 = 32% of 900 = 288
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X = 21 × (Quotient × 3 + 2) + 16 scored = 288/4 = 72
t X = (New Quotient × 21) + 16 Runs scored by way of sixes
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G Ans.54(A) Let the salary of A and B be Rs. ‘9x’ and Rs. Number of balls faced on which sixes were
‘8x’ respectively. scored = 360/6 = 60
s Then, (9x + 30000) / (8x + 30000) = 10/9. Required number of balls faced by the team
r x = 30000 = (72 + 90 + 72 + 60) = 294
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a = 8 × 30000 + 30000 = Rs. 270000. Runs scored by way of singles = 8% of 900 =
P Ans.55(B) Since, amount of simple interest earned 72
l remains same for every year. Number of balls faced on which singles were
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d Then, the principal amount deposited, P Runs scored by way of doubles
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e P = Rs. 45000. Number of balls faced on which doubles were
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e = (2700 × 100)/45000 Runs scored by way of fours
s R = 6% = 32% of 900 = 288
t Ans.56(B) Let the principal amount deposited be Rs. ‘P’ Number of balls faced on which fours were
s and the rate of compound interest be ‘R’% per scored = 288/4 = 72
e annum. Runs scored by way of sixes
t [P × (1 + (R / 100)1)] / [P × (1 + (R / 100))2] = 40% of 900 = 360
e = 20 / 21 Number of balls faced on which sixes were
n 1 / (1 + (R / 100)) = 20 / 21 scored = 360/6 = 60
i 21 = 20 + R/5 Required number of balls faced by the team
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n R = 5% = (72 + 90 + 72 + 60) = 294
o Then, Number of balls on which runs were scored
P × (1 + 0.05)3 = 74088 = 294
1.157625P = 74088 Number of dot balls played
P = Rs. 64000 = (500 – 294) = 206
So, the principal amount deposited is Rs. Required number of dot balls (in overs)
64000. = 206/10 = 20.6 overs
Ans.57(D) Let the pocket money of the new student be Ans.64(C) Runs scored by way of fours
Rs. ‘P’. = 32% of 900 = 288
Total amount of pocket money that all the 29 Runs scored by way of sixes
students get = 29 × 40 = Rs. 1160. = 40% of 900 = 360
When a new student joins, the new average Required ratio = 288 : 360 = 4 : 5
pocket money of the class becomes Rs. 41 Ans.65(B) Number of balls faced on which singles were
So, (1160 + P) / 30 = 41 scored = 72/1 = 72
Thus, P = Rs. 70 Number of balls faced on which doubles were
Therefore, the pocket money of the new scored = 180/2 = 90
student is Rs. 70. Number of balls faced on which fours were
Ans.58 (A) scored = 288/4 = 72
Ans.59(D) √q + (1/√q) = 7 Number of balls faced on which sixes were
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Ans.66(B) Required number = L.C.M of 12, 15, 20, 27. Ans.83(D) Only Raspberries are non-citrus among the
∴ L.C.M = 3 × 4 × 5 × 9 = 540. given options.
Hence, required number is 540 × 1/3=180 Ans.84(C) 3 (C) × 2 = 6 (F); 6 (F) × 2 = 12 (L)
Ans.67(A) Let the given prime numbers be Same pattern is followed in options (b) and (d)
Then, but not in c.
q Ans.85(D) Except option (D), all pairs are in the ratio of
c 3:4.
m and d=13 Ans.86(D) In the first column: (3 + 9 + 15) × 1 = 27
ans = 13×5=65 In the second column: (8 + 17 + 12) × 2 = 74
s Ans.68(B)
r In the third column: (10 + 6 + 14) × 3 = 90
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8000×18.81/100=1504.8
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Ans.72(A) The first set of letters when sequentially
placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it as:
ztfirztfirztfir
Ans.73(B) 23, 33, 53, 73, 113 (cubes of prime numbers)
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d (HT)2 = (21)2 + (20)2
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t Thus, HT = 29 m
s Ans.75(B) E is taller than B but shorter than D. Thus
e D>E>B
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Only one person is shorter than A which is not
k B. Thus, D > E > B > A > C.
c Ans.76(C) Since there is only one “R” in the given word,
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c c. 3 - 24 / 15 + 1 = 12/5
d. 2 + 3 × 6 - 9 = 11 and not 13
y Ans.79(B) (8 + 4 + 6) / 3 = 6
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a Similarly, (2 + 1 + 3) / 3 = 2 Ans.94(A) If a mirror is placed on the line PQ, then the
d Ans.80(C) Damascus is the capital city of Syria. following figure would be the correct image of
Ans.81(C) 4 (D) / 4 = 1 the given figure.
8 (H) / 4 = 2
12 (L) / 4 = 3
Similarly, OJE: 321 (common divisor being 5)
Ans.82(A) As 73 = 343, so the required number is 83 =
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