SSC CHSL Tier-I 14 October 2020 Shift-III Previous Year Paper

SSC CHSL 14th October 2020 Shift-3 

English Language (Basic Knowledge) 

Q. 1 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. 

There are too less space for Naveen to park his car in front of the shop. 

(A) was too little space 

(B) No improvement 

(C) were too little space 

(D) was so few space 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 2 Identify the segment in the given sentence, which contains the grammatical error. 

Did you tell to your mother that you saw her friend at the theater? 

(A) Did you tell to 

(B) you saw her friend 

(C) at the theater 

(D) your mother that 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 3 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. 

A. One of them said “Let us use our combined knowledge to bring this animal to life.” 

B. On the way, the three friends passed through a forest. 

C. Seeing the bones, the friends thought of testing their knowledge and skills. 

D. Under a tree in the forest, they saw the bones of an animal. 

(A) ADCB 

(B) CABD 

(C) BCAD

(D) BDCA 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 4 Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. 

Balaji said that he had already paid the instalment when the notice came to him. 

(A) Balaji said, “I have already paid the instalment when the notice will come to me.” 

(B) Balaji said, “I already paid the instalment when the notice had come to me.” 

(C) Balaji said, “I had already paid the instalment when the notice came to me.” 

(D) Balaji said, “He has already paid the instalment when the notice came to him.” 

Answer: (C) 

Instructions 

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. 

Comprehension: 

‘Staged tourism’ whether it is of the tiger or the snow leopard kind, is driven by the desire of visitors to see specific animals. This often (1)______ pressure on a certain area, with hordes (2)______ tourists rushing to a spot. In (3)______ case of tigers, it is quite possible (4)______ the animal is stressed by the (5)______ caused by a bunch of excited tourists. 

 

Q. 5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. 

(A) makes 

(B) does 

(C) gives 

(D) puts 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. 

(A) of 

(B) from 

(C) with 

(D) by 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

(A)

(B) that 

(C) this 

(D) the 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. 

(A) how 

(B) why 

(C) that 

(D) what 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. 

(A) disappointment 

(B) disturbance 

(C) disbelief 

(D) dismissal 

Answer: (B) 

 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 10 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. 

Lata told to her team leader that she would be leaving office early as she had some urgent personal work. 

(A) Lata tell to her team leader 

(B) Lata told her team leader 

(C) No improvement 

(D) Lata telling to her team leader 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 11 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence. 

Students who are capable of understanding and managing their ‘emotional intelligence’ do better at school in ______ to their peers who lack the ability. 

(A) difference 

(B) similarity 

(C) resemblance 

(D) comparison 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 12 Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error. You had better not to try and feed the animals in the zoo, it is forbidden. 

(A) and feed the animals 

(B) You had better not to try 

(C) in the zoo 

(D) it is forbitten 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 13 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

(A) large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution 

(A) Dormitory 

(B) Residence 

(C) Hostel 

(D) Lodge 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 14 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence. 

The area is ______ close circuit television surveillance. 

(A) under 

(B) over 

(C) about 

(D) into 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 15 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

HARSH 

(A) Lenient 

(B) Robust 

(C) Fragile 

(D) Energetic 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. 

If someone is an old hand, then he/she is: 

(A) experienced 

(B) aged 

(C) weak 

(D) forgetful 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 17 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

ROTUND 

(A) Round 

(B) Range 

(C) Rocky 

(D) Rolled 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 18 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. 

A. It was known as Lolark Ghat earlier and was renamed in honour of the saint. 

B. In 1941, industrialist B.D. Birla undertook the renovation of the ghat. 

C. Among the seven ghats that are associated with his life, the Tulsi Ghat is most special. 

D. The glorious city of Kashi, famous for its ghats along the Ganges river, is where the 17th century saint-poet, Tulsidas, lived. 

(A) DCAB 

(B) CDBA 

(C) BDCA

(D) ABDC 

Answer:

 

Q. 19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

MANDATE 

(A) Broken promise 

(B) Last trip 

(C) Official order 

(D) Man-made 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Sandeep received a new lease of life after moving to Pune. 

(A) looked for a group of friends 

(B) started taking healthy food 

(C) became energetic again 

(D) started looking for a job 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 21 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

(A) Surender 

(B) Succulent 

(C) Succumb 

(D) Success 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 22 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

ARROGANCE 

(A) Ignorance 

(B) Familiarity 

(C) Honesty 

(D) Humility 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 23 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 

Please make a cup of coffee for me. 

(A) I request you to make a cup of coffee for me. 

(B) Can you please make a cup of coffee for me? 

(C) Let a cup of coffee be made for me. 

(D) A cup of coffee can be made for me by you. 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 24 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 

One who studies the elections and voting trends 

(A) Sociologist 

(B) Reviewer 

(C) Psephologist 

(D) Researcher 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 25 Select the correctly spelt word. 

(A) Insigneficant 

(B) Unsustanable 

(C) Immpending 

(D) Changeable 

Answer: (D) 

General Intelligence 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 26 Which of the following options is the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to the right side of the figure? 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

When the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure, 

The facing of the figure to the left and right direction changes to the opposite direction in the mirror image(left facing changes to right and vice versa). There won’t be change in top and bottom direction. 

∴ The mirror image of the given figure is 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 27 Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out. 

(A) 25 : 676 

(B) 21 : 484 

(C) 24 : 529 

(D) 30 : 961 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 28 Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. School : Education :: Hospital : ? 

(A) Treatment 

(B) Books 

(C) Doctors 

(D) Diseases 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Education is provided in the School whereas Treatment is provided in the Hospital 

∴ Treatment is related to Hospital in the same way Education is related to School 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 29 Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the following equation correct? 

3 × 9 + 5 − 18 ÷ 7 = 24 

(A) 18 and 9 

(B) 3 and 5 

(C) 9 and 7 

(D) 5 and 7 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 30 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (8, 6, 9) 

(A) (3, 3, 6) 

(B) (2, 1, 3) 

(C) (5, 2, 3) 

(D) (4, 2, 6) 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 31 If in a code language PATNA is coded as 260 and GOA is coded as 69, then how will you code RANCHI? 

(A) 318 

(B) 360 

(C) 135 

(D) 620 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 32 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) Assemble 

(B) Create 

(C) Construct 

(D) Disband 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 33 Three different positions of the same dice are shown below. Which symbol is on the face opposite the face showing ‘(‘ ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 34 From the given options, select the figure which is embedded in the following figure (rotation is NOT allowed).

Answer: (D) 

Explanation: 

The given figure is embedded in the figure 4 as shown below 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D) 

 

Q. 35 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 

0, 1, 1, 3, 2, ?, 3, 13, 4, 21 

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Given series is alternate number series with the two series are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 1, 3, ?, 13, 21 

The difference between the numbers of second series is multiple of 2 when the required number is 7 

∴ The required number is 7 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 36 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series will complete the series. 

a_ _dda_ _cb_ _ _cac_ _da_ 

(A) bdddcbdacc 

(B) bddacbdcbd 

(C) cbcaddabdc 

(D) bddaccbbdd 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

By Trial and Error method, 

Option (A) 

abdddad | dcbcbdc | acacdac 

The above letters do not form a series. Hence option (A) is incorrect. 

Option (B) 

abdddad | acbcbdc | accbdad 

The above letters do not form a series. Hence option (B) is incorrect. 

Option (C) 

acbddac | acbddac | acbddac 

The above letters form a series. 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 37 How many triangles are there in the given figure? 

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 38 The sequence of folding a paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded? 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 39 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (6, 18, 162) 

(A) (4, 8, 32) 

(B) (5, 15, 80) 

(C) (4, 12, 34) 

(D) (3, 18, 36) 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 40 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 

3 : 25 :: 1 : ? 

(A) 10 

(B)

(C)

(D)

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 41 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: 

1. Some fishes are horses. 

2. Some horses are kites. 

Conclusions: 

I. Some horses are fishes. 

II. Some kites are fishes. 

III. Some kites are horses. 

(A) Only conclusions II and IV follow. 

(B) Only conclusions I and II follow. 

(C) Only conclusions I and III follow. 

(D) All conclusions I, II and III follow. 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 42 Arun is celebrating his birthday today. On his next birthday, he will be twice his age that was 12 years ago. How old is Arun today? 

(A) 24 years 

(B) 25 years 

(C) 26 years 

(D) 27 years 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 43 Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter cluster. 

PURPLE : OWOTGK :: GREEN : ? 

(A) FTBBI 

(B) FTBII 

(C) FTBJI 

(D) FTBIJ 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 44 Four letter clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) VXAE 

(B) UQNL 

(C) LNQU 

(D) YADH 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 45 A is husband of M who is sister-in-law of N. N is daughter of R and U. M is daughter-in-law of U. How A is related to U? 

(A) Father 

(B) Son 

(C) Brother-in-law 

(D) Brother 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 46 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed) 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 47 In certain code language, ‘STYLE’ is written as ‘181924114’. How would ‘FIRST’ be written in the same code language. 

(A) 58181920 

(B) 69181920 

(C) 58171819 

(D) 58171820 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Given, ‘STYLE’ is written as ‘181924114’ 

STYLE ⟶ 18 19 24 11 4 

S = 19 

T = 20 

Y = 25 

L = 12 

E = 5 

The logic for the code is the respective value of letters is decreased by 1 

Similarly, 

F = 6 

I = 9 

R = 18 

S = 19 

T = 20 

∴ FIRST is written as 58171819 in the code language 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 48 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. 

(A) MOW 

(B) CUX 

(C) ABY 

(D) BIZ 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

In MOW, CUX, BIZ the middle letter is a vowel whereas the middle letter of ABY is a consonant ∴ 

ABY is the odd one among the given letter-clusters 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 49 Ina certain code language, TIGER is written as ROEIP. How will LION be written as in that language? 

(A) JOUR 

(B) JOIL 

(C) JOMR 

(D) JOUL 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Given, TIGER is written as ROEIP in the code language 

T – 2 = R 

I + 6 = O 

G – 2 = E 

E + 4 = I 

R – 2 = P 

Similarly, 

L – 2 = J 

I + 6 = O 

O – 2 = M 

N + 4 = R 

∴ LION is written as JOMR in the code language 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 50 Consider the following diagram. 

How many students like both geography and mathematics but NOT history? 

(A) 21 

(B)

(C)

(D) 11 

Answer: (D) 

Explanation: 

From the diagram, 

Number of students like both geography and mathematics but not history = Intersection of Rhombus and Circle but not Rectangle = 4 + 7 = 11 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D) 

 

Quantitative Aptitude(Basic Arithmetic Skill) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 51 Find the value of x in 315625 x =4

(A) 343 

(B) 441 

(C) 625 

(D) 81 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 52 The following graph shows the sales of cars (in thousands)in four cities in 4 years. Study the graph and answer the question.

In 2019, what is the average number of sales among all four cities? 

(A) 4178 

(B) 3980 

(C) 4280 

(D) 4550 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 53 An athlete crosses a distance of 900 m in 10 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour? 

(A) 5.4 km/h 

(B) 6.9 km/h 

(C) 3.6 km/h 

(D) 4.8 km/h 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 54 The largest five-digit number that is exactly divisible by 81 is: 

(A) 99954 

(B) 99876 

(C) 99989 

(D) 99991 

Answer: (A) 

Explanation: 

Largest five-digit number = 99999 

When 99999 is divided by 81, the remainder is 45 

∴ The largest five digit number which is exactly divisible by 81 = 99999-45 = 99954 

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A) 

 

Q. 55 The average of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 75. By adding which number, will the average become 76? 

(A) 77 

(B) 79 

(C) 81 

(D) 76 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 56 Two numbers are respectively 25% and 65% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is: 

(A) 16 : 17 

(B) 25 : 42 

(C) 25 : 33 

(D) 16 : 19 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 57 If in any triangle, the angles are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 1, then what will be the ratio of its sides? 

(A) 2 : 1 : 2 

(B) 1 : 2 : 3 

(C) 1 : 2 : 1 

(D) 1 : 2 : 1 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 58 An article was marked at ₹x and sold at a discount of (x—40)%. If the customer paid ₹ (x—32) , then find the marked price of the article. 

(A) ₹60 

(B) ₹50 

(C) ₹75 

(D) ₹80 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 59 If sin x + cosec x = 2 then sin17 x + cosec18 x is equal to: 

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 60 Find the simple interest on ₹74, 000 at 18⅔% per annum for a period of 8 months? 

(A) ₹9, 486.32 

(B) ₹8, 956.74 

(C) ₹9, 208.88 

(D) ₹8, 458.96 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 61 Two parallel chords are drawn in a circle of diameter 20 cm. The length of one chord is 16 cm and the distance between the two chords is 12 cm. The length of the other chord is: 

(A) 20 cm 

(B) 18 cm 

(C) 16 cm 

(D) 12 cm 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 62 If x + 1/x = 8, then find the value of  5x/x2 + 1 – 6x

(A)

(B) 2.5 

(C)

(D) 6.5 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 63 If x = 255, y = 256, z = 257, then find the value of x3 + y3 + z —3xyz.

(A) 1378 

(B) 1984 

(C) 1876 

(D) 2304 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 64 Find x if , cos x = -½, π/4 < x < π 

(A) 3π/2

(B) 4π/3 

(C) 5π/2 

(D) 2π/3 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 65 The perimeter and length of a rectangle are in the ratio of 8 : 1, and the area of the rectangle is 1323 cm2 . Find the length of the rectangle. 

(A) 25 cm 

(B) 21 cm 

(C) 22 cm 

(D) 23 cm 

Answer: (B) 

Instructions 

The following graph shows the sales of cars (in thousands) in four cities in 4 years. Study the graph and answer the question. 

 

Q. 66 In which year, the sales are highest? 

(A) 2017 

(B) 2016 

(C) 2019 

(D) 2018 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Sales in 2016 = 4.3+3.6+5.2+4.5 = 17.6 

Sales in 2017 = 3.5+3.9+4.3+4.6 = 16.3 

Sales in 2018 = 3.9+4.2+4.9+5.1 = 18.1 

Sales in 2019 = 4.1+4.3+4.9+4.9 = 18.2 

∴ The sales are highest in the year 2019 

 

Q. 67 Which city has the highest percentage of sales, and in which year? 

(A) City-3; 2016 

(B) City-1; 2019 

(C) City-4; 2017 

(D) City-2; 2018 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 68 Which city has the highest sales? 

(A) City-3 

(B) City-1 

(C) City-4 

(D) City-2 

Answer: (A) 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

 

Q. 69 If sin θ − cos θ = 7/17, then find the value of sin θ + cos θ.

(A) 8/13

(B) 23/17

(C) 23/13 

(D) 8/17 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 70 A man buys an article for ₹3, 200 and sells it at a loss of 12%. What is the selling price of the article? 

(A) ₹3, 012 

(B) ₹2, 816 

(C) ₹2, 856 

(D) ₹3, 428 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 71 In a circle, PQ and RS are two diameters that are perpendicular to each other. Find the length of the chord PR. 

(A) PQ/2

(B) √2PQ

(C) 2PQ

(D) PQ/√2

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 72 Ramu works 4 times as fast as Somu. If Somu can complete a work in 20 days independently, then the number of days in which Ramu and Somu together can complete the work is: 

(A) 4 days 

(B) 5 days 

(C) 3 days 

(D) 6 days 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 73 Sachin scored 120 runs, which included 6 boundaries and 4 sixes. What percentage of his total score did he make by running between the wickets? 

(A) 45 

(B) 46 4/9  

(C) 60 

(D) 33⅓ 

Answer: (C) 

Explanation: 

Total runs scored by Sachin =120 

Runs scored in boundaries = 

(6 × 4) + (4 × 6) = 24 + 24 = 48 

Runs scored by running between wickets = 

120 − 48 = 72 

∴ Required Percentage = 72/120×100 = 60%

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C) 

 

Q. 74 If a + b = 27 and a3 + b3 = 5427 , then find ab.

(A) 143 

(B) 135 

(C) 176 

(D) 149 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 75 Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose sides are 12 cm. 

(A) 29 5 

(B) 45 2 

(C) 38 

(D) 36 3 

Answer: (D) 

General Awareness 

Instructions 

For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 76 The inner walls of small intestine have thousands of finger-like outgrowths. These are called: 

(A) Benign 

(B) Myomas 

(C) Lumps 

(D) Villi 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 77 What was the rank of the Indian passport in the world as per ‘Henley Passport Index 2020’? 

(A) 74th 

(B) 84th 

(C) 38th 

(D) 26th 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 78 An industrial economy is best defined as an economy whose 50% or more produce value comes from the ______ sector. 

(A) primary 

(B) banking 

(C) tertiary 

(D) secondary 

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 79 Which of the following is a system designed to transmit information between electronic musical instruments? 

(A) MIDI devices 

(B) Optical Mark Reader 

(C) Bar code reader 

(D) Visual Display Unit 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 80 Which of the following gases is referred to as ‘laughing gas’? 

(A) Carbon dioxide 

(B) Carbon monoxide 

(C) Nitrous Oxide 

(D) Sulfur dioxide 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 81 The election to constitute a Panchayat should be completed before the expiration of a period of______ from the date of its dissolution. 

(A) one year 

(B) two months 

(C) six months 

(D) eight months 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 82 Since the clinical thermometer is designed to measure the temperature of the human body only, it displays the range of 35C to ______ . 

(A) 46

(B) 48

(C) 44

(D) 42

Answer: (D) 

 

Q. 83 Who among the following is NOT one of the Indian Chess Grandmasters? 

(A) Prithu Gupta 

(B) Koneru Humpy 

(C) Rani Rampal 

(D) D Harika 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 84 Who among the following was conferred with 29th Saraswati Samman for his short stories collection called ‘Chequebook’? 

(A) K Siva Reddy 

(B) SL Bhyrappa 

(C) Vasdev Mohi 

(D) Govind Mishra 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 85 As of January 2020, who among the following became the first Indian female para-athlete and the oldest to be honoured with the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award’? 

(A) Ramya Shanmugham 

(B) Karamjyoti Dalal 

(C) Deepa Malik 

(D) Manasi Joshi 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 86 As of January 2020, who among the following is the Chairman of UPSC? 

(A) Gurbachan Jagat 

(B) David R Syiemlieh 

(C) Arvind Saxena 

(D) P(C) Hota 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 87 Who among the following won the ‘Man of the Series’ award in the three-match ODI series played between India and Australia in January 2020? 

(A) Mitchell Starc 

(B) Virat Kohli 

(C) David Warner 

(D) Jasprit Bumrah 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 88 ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ is celebrated on the occasion of Makar Sankranti from 13 to 15 January every year in: 

(A) West Bengal 

(B) Uttar Pradesh 

(C) Uttarakhand 

(D) Bihar 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 89 ‘Avesta’, also called ‘Zend-Avesta’, is the sacred book of: 

(A) Jainism 

(B) Buddhism 

(C) Zoroastrianism 

(D) Judaism 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 90 India and China were engaged in a territorial dispute over Doklam in 2017. Doklam area is situated at the corner of the ______ tri junction. 

(A) Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh and China 

(B) Pakistan, Jammu & Kashmir and China 

(C) Bhutan, Sikkim and China 

(D) Bhutan, West Bengal and China 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 91 Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India provides constitutional remedies for the enforcement of fundamental rights? 

(A) Article 36 

(B) Article 32 

(C) Article 38 

(D) Article 40 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 92 Which of the following is an input device used to enter motion data into computers or other electronic devices? 

(A) Plotter 

(B) Trackball 

(C) Monitor 

(D) Joystick 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 93 Which of the following Himalayan ranges extends from the northern side of Leh to the Tibetan border and comprises Digar La Pass and Khardung La Pass? 

(A) Ladakh Range 

(B) Pir Panjal Range 

(C) Dhauladhar Range 

(D) Zanskar Range 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 94 UNDP’s ‘Human Development Report’ (HDR) measures development by combining which of the following three indicators? 

(A) Health, education and standard of living 

(B) Health, education and average salary 

(C) Health, industrial growth and standard of living 

(D) Health, education and agricultural growth 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 95 Who among the following scripted history by becoming the second Indian male shuttler after Prakash Padukone to win the title of ‘BWF Badminton World Championships’ in August 2019? 

(A) B. Sai Praneeth 

(B) Ajay Jayaram 

(C) H S Prannoy 

(D) Kidambi Srikanth 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 96 Which of the following nation’s parliament passed a bill designating all United States military forces as terrorists on 7 January 2020? 

(A) North Korea 

(B) Iran 

(C) Iraq 

(D) Cuba 

Answer: (B) 

 

Q. 97 As per Census 2011, which of the following is the most thickly populated state in India? 

(A) Bihar 

(B) Maharashtra 

(C) West Bengal 

(D) Goa 

Answer: (A) 

 

Q. 98 In which color are the railway lines and telephone lines shown in the topographic map? 

(A) Yellow 

(B) Blue 

(C) Black 

(D) Red 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 99 Who among the following was popularly known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’? 

(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 

(B) Hasrat Mohani 

(C) Abdul Ghaffar Khan 

(D) Ashfaqulla Khan 

Answer: (C) 

 

Q. 100 During India’s struggle for independence, who among the following became the President of the All India States People’s Conference in 1939? 

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru 

(B) (C) Rajagopalachari 

(C) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 

(D) Vinoba Bhave 

Answer: (A) 

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