SSC CPO 16 March 2019 Shift-II Previous Year Paper

SSC CPO 16th-March-2019-Shift-2 

Reasoning 

Instructions For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 1 If AT = 20 and BEG = 70, then BANK = ………. 

A. 318 

B. 308 

C. 228 

D. 282 

Answer: B

Q. 2 Identify the number that does NOT belong in the given series.

5, 9, 17, 29, 55, 65 

A. 55 

B. 29 

C.

D.

Answer: A. 

Q. 3 Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Identify the different one. 

A. 2047 

B. 4702 

C. 6041 

D. 4306 

Answer: C. 

Q. 4 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the correct mirror image of the given figure? 

Answer: D. 

Q. 5 Select the Venn diagram that represents the correct relationship between the following classes. Vegetables, Brinjal, Apple 

Answer: C. 

Q. 6 Select the set of numbers that is similar to the following set of numbers. (18, 54, 36) 

A. (16, 40, 32) 

B. (10, 40, 20) 

C. (2, 6, 10) 

D. (8, 24, 16) 

Answer: D. 

Q. 7 Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the given word-pair.  Steel: Iron 

A. Chromium : Silver 

B. Brass : Copper 

C. Bronze : Iron 

D. Nickel : Tin 

Answer: B. 

Q. 8 Choose the option which has the same relation as the words given below : Airplane : Airport/Hangar 

A. Car : Garage 

B. Farm : Grains 

C. Objects : Store/Storehouse 

D. Horse : Saddle 

Answer: A. 

Q. 9 Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

7 − 8 ÷ 4 + 5 × 3 = 8 × 3 + 6 ÷ 2 − 3 

A. 4 and 5 

B. 7 and 5 

C. 4 and 2 

D. 6 and 7 

Answer: B. 

Q. 10 Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

1) Editor

2) Publisher

3) Author

4) Reader

5) Bookseller 

A. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 

B. 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 

C. 1, 3, 2, 5, 4 

D. 3, 2, 1, 5, 4 

Answer: A. 

Q. 11 If ‘ × ’ stands for addition, ‘ ÷ ’ stands for subtraction, ‘ + ’ stands for multiplication, and ‘ ’ stands for division, then what will be the value of the following expression?

26 ÷ 13 × 8 + 6 − 2 

A. 17 

B. 47 

C. 27 

D. 37 

Answer: D. 

Q. 12 Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions I and II. Assuming these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow (s) from the statements.

Statements: Some roads are metros. Some metros are cars.

Conclusions:

I. All cars are either roads or metros.

II. Some cars are metros. 

A. Only conclusion I follows. 

B. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 

C. Only conclusion II follows. 

D. Either conclusion I or II follows. 

Answer: C. 

Q. 13 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out. 

A. Lion 

B. Whale 

C. Elephant 

D. Shark 

Answer: D. 

Q. 14 Select the Venn diagram that represents the correct relationship between the following classes. Jaisalmer, Jaipur, Rajasthan 

Answer: D. 

Q. 15 Three of the following four number pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Identify the different one. 

A. 37 : 75 

B. 29 : 59 

C. 28 : 56 

D. 26 : 53 

Answer: C. 

Q. 16 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. ADGJ : ZWTQ :: MPSV : ……… 

A. NKHE 

B. MKHE 

C. NJGC. 

D. GJLM 

Answer: A. 

Q. 17 ‘Optimist’ is related to ‘Pessimist’ in the same way as ‘Cheerful’ is related to ‘ ……… 

A. Selfish 

B. Beautiful 

C. Ugly 

D. Gloomy 

Answer: D. 

Q. 18 Select the set of numbers that is similar to the following set of numbers. (12, 37, 112) 

A. (15, 46, 139) 

B. (7, 24, 73) 

C. (13, 40, 118) 

D. (9, 28, 83) 

Answer: A. 

Q. 19 Select the number-pair in which the two timbers are related in the same way as are the two numbers of the given number pair. 13 : 174 

A. 15 : 224 

B. 8 : 69 

C. 14 : 200 

D. 9 : 81 

Answer: B. 

Q. 20 Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out. 

A. KOTZ 

B. DHMS 

C. GIMP 

D. FJOU 

Answer: C. 

Q. 21 In a certain code langiage, SON is written as 345 and ROAM is written as 6412. How will RANSOM be written as in the same language? 

A. 615342 

B. 651342 

C. 615324 

D. 612435 

Answer: A. 

Q. 22 Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Identify the different one. 

A. 15 : 115 

B. 23 : 161 

C. 29 : 203 

D. 27 : 189 

Answer: A. 

Q. 23 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. HVW : FTU :: DRS : ……. 

A. FTU 

B. BOQ 

C. BPQ 

D. APQ 

Answer: C. 

Q. 24 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

1, 4, 3, 4, 7, 7, 13, 13, ? 

A. 20 

B. 22 

C. 31 

D. 21 

Answer: D. 

Q. 25 Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

7, 14, 33, 70, 131, ? 

A. 190 

B. 218 

C. 131 

D. 222 

Answer: D. 

Q. 26 Select the option that will come next in the given series. 

Answer: C. 

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

A. UFXC. 

B. SHBY 

C. TGPK 

D. YAJQ 

Answer: D. 

Q. 28 Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

1) Knee     2) Heel      3) Ankle      4) Thigh     5) Calf 

A. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 

B. 2, 3, 1, 5, 4 

C. 4, 5, 3, 2, 1 

D. 2, 3, 5, 1, 4 

Answer: D. 

Q. 29 If sign ‘+’ is interchanged with ‘÷’ and number ‘2’ is interchanged with ‘6’, which of the following equations would be correct? 

A. 8 + 6 ÷ 2 = 8

B. 2 + 8 ÷ 6 = 6

C. 2 + 8 ÷ 2 = 8

D. 2 + 6 ÷ 8 = 11

Answer: D. 

Q. 30 Choose the mirror image of the given word if the mirror is placed to the right of the word. 

Answer: A. 

Q. 31 Select the option that will come next in the given series. 

Answer: B. 

Q. 32 How many squares are there in the following figure? 

A.

B. 14 

C. 10 

D. 12 

Answer: C. 

Q. 33 If in a language, ‘foot’ is called ‘elbow’, ‘elbow’ is called ‘ankle’, ‘ankle’ is called ‘palm’, ‘palm’ is called ‘finger’ and ‘finger’ is called ‘knee’, then in that language, on what would one wear a ring? 

A. Ankle 

B. Knee 

C. Palm 

D. Finger 

Answer: B. 

Q. 34 Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and one is difierent. Identify the different one. 

A. 9 : 729 

B. 13 : 2197 

C. 7 : 343 

D. 17 : 4814 

Answer: D. 

Q. 35 Select the option that is embedded in the following figure. (Rotation is not allowed) 

Answer: C. 

Q. 36 Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions I and II Assuming these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements: No Tablet is a lion. All lions are bells.

Conclusions:

I. No bell is the tablet.

II. Some bells are lions. 

A. Only conclusion I follow. 

B. Both conclusions I and II follow. 

C. Only conclusion II follows. 

D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 

Answer: C. 

Q. 37 Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

IVM, HWL, GXK, FYJ, ? 

A. EZH 

B. EAH 

C. EZI 

D. DZI 

Answer: C

Q. 38 Which letter will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? B, E, H, K, N, ? 

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: C. 

Q. 39 Select the Venn diagram that represents the correct relationship between the following classes. Fathers, Doctors, Singers 

Answer: A. 

Q. 40 Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the two numbers of the given number pair. 68: 30 

A. 350 : 49 

B. 222 : 131 

C. 125 : 27 

D. 520 : 350 

Answer: D

Q. 41 The sequence of folding a piece of square paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown. How would this paper look when unfolded? 

Answer: D. 

Q. 42 Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out. 

A. Potato 

B. Garlic 

C. Tomato 

D. Ginger 

Answer: C. 

Q. 43 A. man is facing towards the east. He then turns 45 anti-clockwise, again 180 anti-clockwise and then 225clock wise. In which direction is he facing now? 

A. West 

B. North 

C. South 

D. East 

Answer: D. 

Q. 44 If in a certain code, EDITION is written as VWRGRLM, then which word will be coded as SLMVHGB? 

A. HAUGHTY 

B. HONESTY 

C. AMNESTY 

D. EDITORS 

Answer: B. 

Q. 45 ‘Belgium’ is related to ‘Europe’ in the same way as ‘Japan’ is related to ‘…..’. 

A. Africa 

B. Australia 

C. Asia 

D. Europe 

Answer: C. 

Q. 46 From his house, Avinash went to Kapil’s house situated 500 m towards the north-east of his own house. From there, both of them went to Varun’s house situated 400 m towards the south of Kapil’s house. What is the shortest distance between Avinash’s current location and his location at the beginning? 

A. 900 m 

B. 400 m 

C. 300 m 

D. 500 m 

Answer: C. 

Q. 47 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 23 : 138 :: 17 : ……… 

A. 96 

B. 102 

C. 346 

D. 56 

Answer: B. 

Q. 48 If the following figure is folded to form a cube, how many dots would appear on the face opposite the face bearing four dots? 

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: A. 

Q. 49 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. 

Answer: B. 

Q. 50 Select the option that will come next in the given series. 

Answer: D. 

 

General knowledge 

Instructions For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 51 Which of the following would you associate with the word ‘dioptre’? 

A. Urology 

B. Ophthalmology 

C. Neurology 

D. Oncology 

Answer: B. 

Q. 52 ………. fabric fiom Madhya Pradesh is registered with a GI tag. 

A. Pembarthi 

B. Chanderi 

C. Bhagalpuri 

D. Sholapuri 

Answer: B. 

Q. 53 Which of the following is NOT a nationalised bank? 

A. South Indian Bank 

B. Syndicate Bank 

C. Canara Bank 

D. Vijaya Bank 

Answer: A. 

Q. 54 Which of the following is NOT a national political party? 

A. Nationalist Congress Party 

B. Bhartiya Janata Party 

C. United Democratic Party 

D. Indian National Congress 

Answer: C. 

Q. 55 ‘Expectation is the root of all heartache’ is a quote by ………. 

A. William Shakespeare 

B. Dalai Lama 

C. Mahavir 

D. Buddha 

Answer: A. 

Q. 56 Considered one of the best in India, Temi Tea garden is the only tea estate in the state of: 

A. West Bengal 

B. Sikkim 

C. Assam 

D. Odisha 

Answer: B. 

Q. 57 Which renowned tabla player’s son is also a famous tabla player who has collaborated with international bands? 

A. Ustad Bismillah Khan 

B. Ustad Amjad Ali 

C. Ustad Allah Rakha 

D. Ustad Rashid Khan 

Answer: C. 

Q. 58 Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal? 

A. Karunam Malleswari 

B. Saina Nehwal 

C. Mary Kom 

D. Sakshi Malik 

Answer: A. 

Q. 59 ……… was honoured with the “Outstanding Parliamentarian Award” in 2017. 

A. Hukum Dev Narayan 

B. Bhartruhari Mahtab 

C. Ghulam Nabi Azad 

D. Dinesh Trivedi 

Answer: B. 

Q. 60 …….. is the biography of Sachin Tendulkar. 

A. The Test of My Life 

B. Playing to Win 

C. Playing It My Way 

D. Ace Against Odds 

Answer: C

Q. 61 In humans, each cell normally contains ……….. pairs of chromosomes. 

A. 22 

B. 24 

C. 23 

D. 21 

Answer: C. 

Q. 62 Mangal Pandey was hanged in 1857 for attacking the British officers in: 

A. Allahabad 

B. Benaras 

C. Calcutta 

D. Barrackpore 

Answer: D. 

Q. 63 Who discovered radium? 

A. Abdus Salam 

B. Alexander Fleming 

C. Pierre and Marie Currie 

D. Ronald Ross 

Answer: C. 

Q. 64 Who is the second woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha? 

A. Smriti Irani 

B. Nirmala Sitharaman 

C. Meira Kumar 

D. Suman Mahajan 

Answer: D. 

Q. 65 India celebrates National Engineer’s Day on September 15, which is the birth anniversary of: 

A. Veeru Shahastrabuddhi 

B. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya 

C. E. Sreedharan 

D. Shiva Ayyadurai 

Answer: B. 

Q. 66 ………… was the first President of the Bharatiya Janata Party. 

A. Kushabhau Thakre 

B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee 

C. Lal Krishna Advani 

D. Murli Manohar Joshi 

Answer: B. 

Q. 67 Nepa Nagar in Madhya Pradesh is known for: 

A. Steel Mills 

B. Pottery 

C. Sugar Mills 

D. Newsprint Factory 

Answer: D. 

Q. 68 ‘All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players’ — is a phrase from the play: 

A. Macbeth 

B. Julius Ceaser 

C. The Merchant of Venice 

D. As You Like It 

Answer: D. 

Q. 69 The Thimithi festival in Tamil Nadu is celebrated in the honor of: 

A. Padmavati 

B. Sita 

C. Draupadi 

D. Surpanakha 

Answer: C. 

Q. 70 Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) was established in: 

A. 2001 

B. 2005 

C. 2003 

D. 2006 

Answer: D. 

Q. 71 Penicillin, one of the world’s first antibiotics, was discovered by: 

A. Marie Curie 

B. Alexander Fleming 

C. Alexander Graham Bell 

D. Pierre Curie 

Answer: B. 

Q. 72 The Wright brothers completed the world’s first successfiil controlled powered flight in: 

A. 1908 

B. 1909 

C. 1911 

D. 1903 

Answer: D. 

Q. 73 The Bahujan Samaj Party was formed in: 

A. 1988 

B. 1984 

C. 1976 

D. 1967 

Answer: B. 

Q. 74 Which of the following has an odometer? 

A. Water heater 

B. Car 

C. Blood pressure monitoring device 

D. Air pump 

Answer: B. 

Q. 75 The ………… period has been described as the ‘golden age’ of Indian history. 

A. Mughal 

B. Maratha 

C. Gupta 

D. Buddhist 

Answer: C

Q. 76 Which of the following is NOT a printing press of the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL)? 

A. Bank Note Press 

B. Bank Security Press 

C. Currency Note Press 

D. Security Printing Press 

Answer: B. 

Q. 77 The Sanskrit phrase “Atithi Devo Bhava” means: 

A. I salute you 

B. The guest is God 

C. Good day 

D. See you soon 

Answer: B. 

Q. 78 Which Indian State/Union Territory has the shortest coastline? 

A. Gujarat 

B. Maharashtra 

C. Puducherry 

D. Tamil Nadu 

Answer: C. 

Q. 79 Who among the following is the highest-rated Visually impaired chess player in India? 

A. Darpan Inani 

B. Baskaran Adhiban 

C. Krishnan Sasikiran 

D. Pentala Harikrislma 

Answer: A. 

Q. 80 ………… was officially acknowledged as the most recorded artist in music history by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2011. 

A. Mariah Carey 

B. Asha Bhosle 

C. Lata Mangeshkar 

D. Beyonce 

Answer: B. 

Q. 81 Which Gharana of classical singing did late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi belong to? 

A. Etawah 

B. Malhar 

C. Kirana 

D. Dhrupad 

Answer: C. 

Q. 82 As of January 2019 ……….. was the longest serving Chief Minister of Gujarat. 

A. Keshubhai Patel 

B. Narendra Modi 

C. Madhav Singh Solanki 

D. Chimanbhai Patel 

Answer: B. 

Q. 83 Ohm’s Law states that: 

A. Electric current = Voltage / Resistance 

B. Power = Voltage +Current 

C. Power = Voltage × Current 

D. Electric current = Resistance / Voltage 

Answer: A. 

Q. 84 The Test of My Llfe is an autobiography of. 

A. Yuvraj Singh 

B. Sachin Tendulkar 

C. MS Dhoni 

D. Gautam Gambhir 

Answer: A. 

Q. 85 The names of the Wright brothers credited with inventing the airplane were: 

A. William and Oliver 

B. William and Orville 

C. Wilbur and Orville 

D. Wilbm and Oliver 

Answer: C. 

Q. 86 As on December 12, 2018 The Nationalist Congress Party was led by: 

A. Sudhakar Reddy 

B. Sharad Pawar 

C. Rahul Gandhi 

D. Sitararn Yechury 

Answer: B. 

Q. 87 Kanishka was a ……….. king. 

A. Kushan 

B. Gupta 

C. Maurya 

D. Chola 

Answer: A. 

Q. 88 ‘Sardeshmukhi’ in the Maratha regime was a: 

A. Designation equivalent to Peshwa 

B. A. coin during the Maratha regime 

C. Tax levied on revenue 

D. Name given to Shivaji 

Answer: C. 

Q. 89 ………. is the stigma of Crocus Sativus L. 

A. Safiron 

B. Turmeric 

C. Artichoke 

D. Ginger 

Answer: A. 

Q. 90 What is known as Hunter’s Moon in the West, is called as ……….. in India. 

A. Pausha Purnima 

B. Magha Purnima 

C. Chaitra Purnima 

D. Kartik Purnima 

Answer: D. 

Q. 91 Which of the following states is NOT famous for the Bhut Jolokia pepper? 

A. Odisha 

B. Nagaland 

C. Manipur 

D. Assam 

Answer: A. 

Q. 92 Inertia is proportional to: 

A. Mass 

B. Weight 

C. Length 

D. Height 

Answer: A. 

Q. 93 Fulminology is the study of: 

A. Volcanic eruptions 

B. Lightening 

C. Natural gases 

D. Atmosphere 

Answer: B. 

Q. 94 The …….. is a tax on production/manufacture of goods within the country. 

A. Sales tax 

B. Excise duty 

C. Service tax 

D. Customs duty 

Answer: B. 

Q. 95 Devanagari evolved from the ………. script. 

A. Brahmi 

B. Inuktikut 

C. Hebrew 

D. Kana 

Answer: A. 

Q. 96 ………… won a gold medal by setting a world record score in the men’s skeet final event of the 8th Asian Shotgun Championship held in Kuwait in December 2018. 

A. Saeed Al Maktoum 

B. Angad Vir Singh Bajwa 

C. Vijay Kumar 

D. Jitu Rai 

Answer: B. 

Q. 97 Which Indian state has the maximum number of sea ports? 

A. Tamil Nadu 

B. Maharashtra 

C. Gujarat 

D. Kamataka 

Answer: B. 

Q. 98 The Mughal empire reached its greatest extent under: 

A. Jahangir 

B. Shah Jahan 

C. Akbar 

D. Aurangzeb 

Answer: D. 

Q. 99 ………… means the minimum lending rate which is determined by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and no bank is allowed to lend funds below this rate. 

A. Cash reserve ratio 

B. Base rate 

C. Repo rate 

D. Marginal cost 

Answer: B. 

Q. 100 This contemporary Indian dancer who merged Kathak and Kathakali with other dance forms has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 and Padma Shri in 2007. His/her name is: 

A. Birju Maharaj 

B. Jailal Misra 

C. Astad Deboo 

D. Uday Shankar 

Answer: C. 

 

Quant 

Instructions For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 101 If x − 1/ x= 2√ 2 , then x2 + 1/ x2is equal to: 

A. 16 

B. 12 

C. 11 

D. 10 

Answer: D. 

Q. 102 2.4 converted to percentage is. 

A. 0.24 

B. 24 

C. 240 

D. 2.4 

Answer: C. 

Q. 103 A can do a work in 30 days, B can do the same work in 48 days. After working alone for 20 days A left and B started working, how long will B take to complete the work? 

A. 24 days 

B. 28 days 

C. 38 days 

D. 16 days 

Answer: D. 


Q. 104 The given pie chart shows the favorite sport of students of a school. 

In the given pie-chart, if there were 1280 students in all, how many liked football? 

A. 102 

B. 550 

C. 230 

D. 384 

Answer: D. 

Q. 105 The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 4 and the perimeter is 72 cm. The sides are: 

A. 24, 16, 32 

B. 48, 24, 12 

C. 36, 24, 12 

D. 36, 18, 9 

Answer: A. 

Q. 106 What percent of 2.4 m is 3.2 cm? 

A. 75 % 

B. 7.5 % 

C. 1000⅓ % 

D. 13⅓ % 

Answer: D. 

Q. 107 A shopkeeper buys a book for ₹2,500 and marks its price at 15% above cost. He allows a discount of ₹345. The discount percentage is: 

A. 10 

B. 12 

C. 11 

D. 13 

Answer: B

Q. 108 A sum at a Simple interest of 8% pa. becomes 7/5 of itself in how many years? 

A.

B. 2½ 

C. 3½  

D.

Answer: A. 

Q. 109 PA and PB are two tangents to a circle with centre O, from a point P outside the circle. A and B are points on the circle. If OAB = 38∘ , then APB is equal to: 

A. 25∘

B. 35∘

C. 20∘

D. 76∘ 

Answer: D. 

Q. 110 The largest number of four digits that is exactly divisible by 15, 21 and 30 is: 

A. 9840 

B. 9910 

C. 9830 

D. 9870 

Answer: D

Q. 111 The given bar chart, shows the sales (in thousands) for sets of televisions of three companies in three years. 

In the given bar chart, What is the difference between the average sales of televisions A and B for 3 years? 

A. 78 

B. 56 

C. 104 

D. 60 

Answer: D. 

Q. 112 Two pipes can fill a cistern in 72 and 90 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are left open how long will it take for the cistern to be half full? 

A. 40 minutes 

B. 24 minutes 

C. 48 minutes 

D. 20 minutes 

Answer: D. 

Q. 113 A. watch was sold at a profit of 10%. Had it been sold at ₹77 more the profit percent would have been 12%. The cost price of the watch is: 

A. ₹3,760 

B. ₹3,850 

C. ₹3,945 

D. ₹3,900 

Answer: B. 

Q. 114 Find the cost of carpeting a room which is 11 m long and 6 m broad by a carpet which is 60 cm broad at the rate of ₹112.50 per meter. 

A. ₹12,375 

B. ₹13,280 

C. ₹11,695 

D. ₹12,040 

Answer: A. 

Q. 115 A. trader allows a discount of 8% on the marked price. If the selling price is ₹667, the discount in rupees is: 

A. ₹47 

B. ₹54 

C. ₹58 

D. ₹43 

Answer: C. 

Q. 116 A field is 119 m×18 m in dimension. A tank of 17 m×6 m×3 m is dug out in the middle and the soil removed is evenly spread over the remaining part of the field. The increase in level on the remaining part of the field is: 

A. 14 cm 

B. 13 cm 

C. 15 cm 

D. 12 cm 

Answer: C. 

Q. 117 Divide ₹8,288 between A, B, and C. such that the proportion of their shares is 5 : 7 : 9. The share of C is: 

A. ₹2,032 

B. ₹3,552 

C. ₹3,872 

D. ₹2,612 

Answer: B. 

Q. 118 If 15 men can do a piece of work in 14 days, how many men will be needed to do the work in 30 days? 

A.

B. 10 

C.

D.

Answer: C. 

Q. 119 The interest on ₹24,000 in 2 years compounded annually when the rates are 8% p.a and 10% p.a for two successive years is: 

A. ₹3,994 

B. ₹4,512 

C. ₹5,040 

D. ₹5,866 

Answer: B. 

Q. 120 15 − { 5 + 24 ÷ (3 × 9 − 15) } is equal to. 

A. -2 

B. 11 1/3

C. 6 1/4 

D.

Answer: D. 

Q. 121 The angle of elevation of a flying drone from a point on the ground is 60∘ . After flying for 5 seconds the angle of elevation drops to 30∘ . If the drone is flying horizontally at a constant height of 1000√3 m, the distance traveled by the drone is: 

A. 2000 m 

B. 1000 m 

C. 3000 m 

D. 4000 m 

Answer: A. 

Q. 122 An oil merchant has 3 varieties of oil of volumes 432, 594 and 702 litres respectively. The number of cans of equal size that would be required to fill the oil separately is: 

A. 13, 15, 17 

B. 8, 11, 13 

C. 8, 13, 15 

D. 6, 9, 11 

Answer: B. 

Q. 123 The table below shows the admission and transfer in standards 1-3 of a school. 

In the given table, in Standard 1, how many students were there at the end of year 2016? 

A. 223 

B. 228 

C. 236 

D. 232 

Answer: A. 

Q. 124 The average of squares of numbers 1 to 5 is: 

A. 11 

B.

C.

D.

Answer: A. 

Q. 125 210102 can be divided exactly by: 

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: B. 

Q. 126 A. pipe can fill a tank in 4 hours and a leak at the bottom can empty that full tank in 6 hours. If after the tank is ⅓ full, the leak is completely closed, how much time from the beginning will it take for the tank to get filled completely? 

A. 12 hours 

B. 4 hours 

C. 9 hours 

D. 20/3 hours 

Answer: D. 

Q. 127 In an examination, Shreya score 84 out of 90 in Mathematics, 45 out of 50 in Science, 23 out of 25 in Computer Science and 68 out of 80 in English. In which subject did Shreya score the highest percentage? 

A. Mathematics 

B. English 

C. Science 

D. Computer Science 

Answer: A. 

Q. 128 (−4) × (1020 ÷ 85 × 3 − 22) is equal to.- 

A. -402 

B. -56 

C. 912 

D. 72 

Answer: B. 

Q. 129 The value of cos2 45 + sin2 30 − sin2 60 is equal to. 

A. 3/2 

B. ½ 

C.

D.

Answer: C. 

Q. 130 A, B, and C are partners in a firm sharing profit in the ratio of 3 :4: 5. Ifthey set aside 4% of the profits as emergency find and shared the rest of the profit and B gets his share of profit as ₹1,81,400, the amount of profit set aside for emergency fund is: 

A. ₹27,845 

B. ₹18,140 

C. ₹22,675 

D. ₹24,500 

Answer: C. 

Q. 131 If (x − 2)3 + (x − 3)3 + (x − 10)3 = (x − 2)(x − 3)(3x − 30), then what is the value of x

A.

B.

C. 18 

D.

Answer: B. 

Q. 132  In the triangle given above ∠ADB = 90∘ , ∠ABC = 45∘, AD = 10 cm, AC = 20 cm. The length of BC is:

 

A. 10 cm 

B. 27.32 cm 

C. 18.42 cm 

D. 14.14 cm 

Answer: B. 

Q. 133 The given bar chart, shows the sales (in thousands) for sets of televisions of three companies in three years. 

In the given bar-chart, if profit earned per television by C in 1992 was ₹825, the total profit earned was: 

A. ₹51150 1akhs 

B. ₹5115 1akhs 

C. ₹511.5 1akhs 

D. ₹51.15 lakhs 

Answer: B. 

Q. 134 A. gardener planted 1936 saplings in a garden such that there were as many rows of saplings as the columns. The number of rows planted is: 

A. 46 

B. 44 

C. 48 

D. 42 

Answer: B

Q. 135 A boy walks 15 m in 7 seconds and then walks back in 5 seconds. His average speed (in m/s) is: 

A.

B. 2.5 

C. 3.25 

D.

Answer: B. 

Q. 136 If a3 + b3 =  432 and a + b = 12,then (a + b)2 − 3ab is equal to:  

A. 42 

B. 52 

C. 36 

D. 38 

Answer: C. 

Q. 137 The given bar chart, shows the sales (in thousands) for sets of televisions of three companies in three years. 

In the given bar-chart, what is the ratio of television sales between A in year 1992 and C in year 1991? 

A. 1 : 1 

B. 1 : 2 

C. 2 : 1 

D. 1 : 3 

Answer: A. 

Q. 138 A swimming pool is 40 m in length, 30 m in breadth, and 2.2 m in depth. The cost of cementing its floor and the four sides at ₹25/m2 is: 

A. ₹43,980 

B. ₹37,540 

C. ₹34,260 

D. ₹37,700 

Answer: D. 

Q. 139 The value of cot2 A − sin1/2A is equal to: 

A.  

B. -1 

C. -2 

D.

Answer: B. 

Q. 140 A river is 3 m deep and 36 m wide which flows at the rate of 5 km/h in to the sea. The volume of water that runs into the sea per minute is: 

A. 8300 m 

B. 9000 m 

C. 7600 m 

D. 6400 m 

3333 

Answer: B. 

Q. 141 A part of the journey is covered in 31.5 minutes at 80 km/h and the remaining part in 16 minutes at 75 km/h. The total distance of the journey is: 

A. 45 km 

B. 38 km 

C. 62 km 

D. 54 km 

Answer: C. 

Q. 142 The given pie-chart shows favourite sport of students of a school.

In the given pie-chart, what is the difference in percentage between liking for football and basketball? 

A. 10 

B.

C. 13 

D. 12 

Answer: D. 

Q. 143 A girl 1.2 m tall can just see the sun over a 3.62 m tall wall which is 2.42 m away from her. The angle of elevation of the sun is: 

A. 30∘

B. 60∘

C. 90∘

D. 45∘

Answer: D. 

Q. 144 The table below shows the admissions and transfers in standards 1-3 of a school. 

In the given table, what was the total strength in Standards 1-3 at the end of 2015? 

A. 723 

B. 721 

C. 710 

D. 704 

Answer: A. 

Q. 145 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that AB is the diameter of the circle circumscribing it and angle ADC = 144∘. Then angle BAC is equal to (π = 22/7 ) 

A. 60∘

B. 150∘

C. 54∘

D. 40∘

Answer: C. 

Q. 146 Which least number should be added to 1000 so that the number obtained is exactly divisible by 37? 

A.  1

B. 25 

C. 36 

D. 13 

Answer: C. 

Q. 147 The given pie chart shows the favorite sport of students of a school. 

In the given pie-chart, if the school strength was 2500, how many liked cricket more than hockey? 

A. 1075 

B. 504 

C. 900 

D. 750 

Answer: C. 

Q. 148 A rectangular solid is 20 cm long and 12 cm wide. If its volume is 2160 cm3, the height is: 

A. 11 cm 

B. 10 cm 

C. 12 cm 

D. 9 cm 

Answer: D. 

Q. 149 The table below shows the admission and transfer in standards 1-3 of a school. 

In the given table, what was the difference between admission and transfer in standard 3 in 2016? 

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: A

Q. 150 A. train 100 m long running at uniform speed crosses a station which is 500 m long in 25 seconds. How long will it take for the train to pass a station that is 380 m long? 

A. 21 seconds 

B. 20 seconds 

C. 19 seconds 

D. 22 seconds 

Answer: B. 

 

English 

Instructions For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 151 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required. 

A. third of us are feeling compelled to check our phones in the middle of the night. 

A. A. third among us feeling compelled to check our phones 

B. A. third of us feel compelled to check our phones 

C. No substitution required 

D. A. third of us feel compelled checking our phones 

Answer: B. 

Q. 152 Select the word, which means the same as the group of words given. 

A. harsh chaotic mixture of sounds 

A. consonance 

B. dissonance 

C. cacophony 

D. euphony 

Answer: C. 

Q. 153 Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. 

Scientists have found that life was creeping and crawling about the Earth 1.5 billion years early than previously thought. 

A. previously thought 

B. 1.5 billion years early than 

C. Scientists have found 

D. about the Earth 

Answer: B. 

Q. 154 Select the wrongly spelt word. 

A. horrible 

B. heiress 

C. hospitallity 

D. hostility 

Answer: C. 

Q. 155 Select the synonym of the given word. DETRACTORS 

A. devotees 

B. reviewers 

C. critics 

D. admirers 

Answer: C. 

Q. 156 Select the synonym of the given word. IMMINENT 

A. important 

B. forthcoming 

C. immature 

D. truthful 

Answer: B. 

Instructions Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Passage: 

We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night – but it could be good for you. A. growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural. In the early 19903, psychiatrist Thomas Wehr conducted an experiment in which a group of people were plunged into darkness for 14 hours every day for a month. It took some time for their sleep to regulate but by the fourth week the subjects had settled into a very distinct sleeping pattern. They slept first for four hours, then woke for one or two hours before falling into a second four-hour sleep. Though sleep scientists were impressed by the study, among the general public the idea that we must sleep for eight consecutive hours persists. 

In 2001, historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech published a seminal paper, drawn fiom 16 years of research, revealing a wealth of historical evidence that humans used to sleep in two distinct chunks. Roger Ekirch says a 1595 engraving by Jan Saenredam is evidence of activity at night. His book At Day’s Close: Night in Times Past, published four years later, unearths more than 500 references to a segmented sleeping pattern – in diaries, court records, medical books and literature, from Homer’s Odyssey to an anthropological account of modern tribes in Nigeria. 

Much like the experience of Wehr‘s subjects, these references describe a first sleep which began about two hours after dusk, followed by waking period of one or two hours and then a second sleep. “It’s not just the number of references – it is the way they refer to it, as if it was common knowledge,”Ekirch| says. During this waking period people were quite active. They often got up, went to the toilet or smoked tobacco and some even visited neighbors. Most people stayed in bed, read, wrote and often prayed. Countless prayer manuals from the late 15th century offered special prayers for the hours in between sleeps. Ekirch found that references to the first and second sleep started to disappear during the late 17th Century. This started among the urban upper classes in northem Europe and over the course of the next 200 years filtered down to the rest of Western society. By the 19208 the idea of a first and second sleep had receded entirely fiom our social consciousness. He attributes the initial shift to improvements in street lighting, domestic lighting and a surge in coffee houses – which were sometimes open all night. As the night became a place for legitimate activity and as that activity increased, the length of time people could dedicate to rest dwindled. 

Q. 157 The above passage ………. that an eight-hour sleep is natural. 

A. confirms the myth 

B. elaborates the myth 

C. promotes the myth 

D. examines the myth 

Answer: D. 

Q. 158 What did the experiment conducted by Thomas Wehr prove? 

A. It brought into question that sleeping for four consecutive hours is necessary. 

B. It proved sleeping for eight consecutive hours is not a norm. 

C. It established that when the nights are longer, people slept in two distinct chunks. 

D. It proved that all people slept in two distinct chunks of four hours. 

Answer: B. 

Q. 159 Roger Ekirch indicated that ………. 

A. sleeping for eight consecutive hours is a modern standard for sleep. 

B. a segmented sleeping pattern was an established common habit in nations with long winters. 

C. a segmented sleeping pattern was a historically established common old habit. 

D. the practice of sleeping for eight consecutive hours was popularized by epics 

Answer: C. 

Q. 160 Which of the following options is NOT true with reference to the segmented sleeping pattern? 

A. People were physically active. 

B. People were socially active. 

C. People prayed actively. 

D. People visited all-night coffee shops. 

Answer: D. 

Q. 161 What caused the idea of a first and second sleep to entirely recede from our social consciousness? 

A. Industrialization and introduction of night shifts 

B. All-night coffee shops 

C. A. group of rich people defying sleep 

D. An active night life facilitated by artificial lighting 

Answer: D. 

 

Instructions For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 162 Select the word, which means the same as the group of words given. 

the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock. 

A. fossil 

B. ruins 

C. relics 

D. vestiges 

Answer: A. 

Q. 163 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.

Creatures began moving properly around 570 million years ago shortly before the Cambrian explosion sparked the first vertebrates. 

A. the Cambrian explosion when sparked the first vertebrates. 

B. No substitution required 

C. the Cambrian explosion whom sparked the first vertebrates. 

D. the Cambrian explosion who sparked the first vertebrates. 

Answer: B. 

Q. 164 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required. 

A. study has uncovered a previously overlooked law of natural selection based on “survival of the slacker”, that is, spend all day lazing about could be good for human evolution. 

A. No substitution required 

B. spending all day lazing about must be good for human evolution 

C. spend all day lazing about will be good for human evolution 

D. spending all day lazing about could be good for human evolution 

Answer: D. 

Q. 165 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. 

When the mixer would not work Naren’s mother said, “If it’s not one thing , it’s another.How will I manage?” 

A. when one thing goes wrong, then another, and another 

B. when we entertain one guest, then there are many more coming 

C. when we know a cause, then there isn’t another to be looked for 

D. when a machine is not functional, it makes others also malfunction 

Answer: A. 

Q. 166 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. 

Sandhya was excited about getting her new posting but I told her “Dont count your chikens before they hatch”. 

A. do not count on something that is not going to happen 

B. do not wish for something that has not yet happened 

C. do not count on a good thing that has not yet happened 

D. do not expect something good to happen 

Answer: C. 

Q. 167 Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. More than 25% people admits they have not sent or received a hand-written letter in the past decade. 

A. a hand-written letter 

B. More than 25% people admits 

C. they have not sent or received 

D. in the past decade 

Answer: B. 

Q. 168 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Anil and Suresh are just finding their feet in the new venture. 

A. beginning to understand the work and feeling confident 

B. getting comfortable and getting a good salary 

C. buying and using comfortable foot wear 

D. making people fall at their feet, accepting defeat 

Answer: A. 

Q. 169 Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. 

Security firms would get prosecuted for a breach of their duty if they do not introduced adequate procedures to protect children from harm. 

A. would get prosecuted 

B. for a breach of their duty 

C. to protect children 

D. do not introduced 

Answer: D. 

Q. 170 Select the antonym of the given word. MUDDLE 

A. refuse 

B. order 

C. refute 

D. spoil 

Answer: B. 

Q. 171 Select the synonym of the given word. CLINCHED. 

A. bounded 

B. finalized 

C. devoted 

D. argued 

Answer: B. 

Q. 172 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The politician began his speech by saying, “Lend me your ears”. 

A. to politely ask for someone’s hearing-aid 

B. to politely ask for someone’s speakers 

C. to politely ask for someone’s full attention 

D. to politely ask for someone’s headphones 

Answer: C. 

Q. 173 Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks. 

Teaching is so much more than ………. in fiont of a whiteboard as one of the most important elements of teaching is ………… relationships with students. 

A. standing; building 

B. waiting; building 

C. waiting; enabling 

D. standing; enabling 

Answer: A. 

Q. 174 Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks. 

Although many western cultures are moving towards more ………. less hierarchical organizations, the new research suggests that ……… power structures and basic values of charity and fraternity are the cornerstones of successful societies. 

A. organized; radical 

B. substantial; informal 

C. liberal; traditional 

D. liberal; radical 

Answer: C. 

Q. 175 Select the wrongly spelt word. 

A. reinforcement 

B. remembrance 

C. reimburssement 

D. reflection 

Answer: C. 

Q. 176 Select the antonym of the given word. COMPLACENT 

A. conceited 

B. concerned 

C. contentious 

D. contended 

Answer: B. 

Q. 177 Select the antonym of the given word LAUNCH 

A. withdraw 

B. dinner 

C. release 

D. brake 

Answer: A. 

Q. 178 Select the word, which means the same as the group of words given. to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something 

A. escape 

B. pardon 

C. charge 

D. vindicate 

Answer: D. 

Q. 179 Select the synonym of the given word. ELUSIVE 

A. distorted 

B. wrong 

C. intangible 

D. refined 

Answer: C. 

Q. 180 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. “Get down to brass tacks now”, ordered the Team Leader, when he found that the targets were nowhere near completion. 

A. start taking up the most important facts of a situation 

B. become angry about something that is not done 

C. come back to the tracks and start again 

D. examine the thumb tacks used to fix a notice 

Answer: A. 

Q. 181 Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks. Advocates say the idea of a basic income eliminates poverty traps and ……… income while ……….. the individual and reducing paperwork. 

A. redistributes; empowering 

B. earned; helping 

C. earns; eliminating 

D. distributes; empowers 

Answer: A

Q. 182 Select the wrongly spelt word. 

A. contraction 

B. contextual 

C. concievable 

D. commitment 

Answer: C. 

Q. 183 Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. Last year the UK saw it’s first child diagnosed with intemet addiction. 

A. Last year 

B. the UK saw 

C. it’s first child 

D. diagnosed with 

Answer: C. 

Q. 184 Select the word, which means the same as the group of words given. the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants 

A. agriculture 

B. horticulture 

C. viniculture 

D. sericulture 

Answer: B

Q. 185 Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. 

Tesla designed system for sending electricity over the air through a series of enormous towers. 

A. for sending electricity 

B. Tesla designed system 

C. through a series of enormous towers 

D. over the air 

Answer: B. 

Q. 186 Select the synonym of the given word. REQUISITE 

A. dominant 

B. dynamic 

C. critical 

D. obligatory 

Answer: D. 

Q. 187 Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks. All societies are held together by seven universal moral rules, which include ……….. to superiors and ……….. the property of others. 

A. deferring; respecting 

B. deferring; guarding 

C. following; respecting 

D. conforming; guarding 

Answer: A. 

Q. 188 Select the wrongly spelt word. 

A. Inquisitive 

B. Inherent 

C. Inistitutional 

D. Invitation 

Answer: C. 

Q. 189 Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks. 

The idea of a basic income as a replacement for means-tested ………. payments has its share of supporters on both the left and the right of the political ………. 

A. extra; support 

B. goodness; zone 

C. free; range 

D. welfare; spectrum 

Answer: D. 

Q. 190 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required. 

Doing short bursts of high intensity exercise can be most effective to weight loss than moderate workouts. 

A. more effective to weight loss than 

B. No substitution required 

C. most effective for weight loss than 

D. more eflective for weight loss than 

Answer: D. 

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 number. Passage: 

Screen time is an inescapable reality of modern childhood, with kids of every age …………. (1) hours upon hours in front of iPads, smartphones and televisions. That’s not always a bad thing: Educational apps and TV shows …………… (2) great ways for children to sharpen their developing brains and …………… (3) their communication skills-not to mention the break these ………………… (4) provide to harried parents. But tread carefully: A. number of troubling studies connect delayed cognitive …………….. (5) in kids with extended exposure to electronic media. 

Q. 191 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1. 

A. complying 

B. spending 

C. earning 

D. cheating 

Answer: B. 

Q. 192 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2. 

A. are 

B. is 

C. were 

D. have been 

Answer: A. 

Q. 193 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3. 

A. improve 

B. bumish 

C. dull 

D. freshen 

Answer: A. 

Q. 194 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4. 

A. vessels 

B. gadgets 

C. utensils 

D. products 

Answer: B. 

Q. 195 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5. 

A. increment 

B. improvement 

C. progress 

D. change 

Answer: C. 

Instructions For the following questions answer them individually 

Q. 196 Select the word, which means the same as the group of words given. a company or person that makes or sells sweets or chocolate 

A. confectioner 

B. vendor 

C. chef 

D. wholesaler 

Answer: A. 

Q. 197 Select the wrongly spelt word. 

A. apartheid 

B. appearance 

C. approppriate 

D. apparent 

Answer: C. 

Q. 198 Select the antonym of the given word EXPANSION 

A. complaint 

B. constraint 

C. contraction 

D. constriction 

Answer: C. 

Q. 199 Select the antonym of the given word. EVASIVE 

A. frank 

B. abusive 

C. opaque 

D. slippery 

Answer: A. 

Q. 200 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required. 

The World Health Organization were classified Internet gaming as an official mental health disorder. 

A. No substitution required 

B. The World Health Organization classify Internet gaming 

C. The World Health Organization has classified Internet gaming 

D. The World Health Organization classifying Internet gaming 

Answer: C. 

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