1.
A number is first decreased by 10% and then
increased by 10%. The number so obtained
is 50 less than the original number. The
original number is
A)
5900
B)
5000
C)
5500
D)
5050
Ans.B
2.
Subhash can copy 50 pages in 10 hours; subhash
and prakash together can copy 300 pages in 40 hours. In how much time can
prakash copy 30 pages ?
A)
13 hours
B)
12 hours
C)
11 hours
D)
9 hours
Ans.B
3.
Three numbers are in the ratio 1/2 : 2/3 : 3/4
then the difference between the greatest and the smallest number is 36. The
numbers are
A)
72, 84, 108
B)
90, 72, 96
C)
72, 84, 96
D)
72, 96, 108
Ans.D
4.
Rs. 2000 amount to Rs. 2600 in five years at
certain rate of simple interest. If the rate of interest is 3% more than the
previous rate, then in the same time period, the same sum will amount to
A)
Rs. 2700
B)
Rs. 2800
C)
Rs. 2900
D)
Rs. 3000
Ans.C
5.
The average of marks if 28 students in math was
50. 8 students left the school, then this average increased by 5. What is the
average of marks obtained by the students who left the schoo ?
A)
50.5
B)
37.5
C)
42.5
D)
45
6.
A train is running at a speed of 45 km/hr and a
man is walking at the speed of 5km/hr in the opposite direction. If the train
crosses the man in 18 seconds, then its length is
A)
200 meter
B)
220 meter
C)
180 meter
D)
250 meter
Ans.D
7.
Walking at three-fourth of his usual speed, a
man covers a certain distance in 2 hours more
than the time he takes to cover the distance at his usual speed. The
time taken by him to cover the same distance with his usual speed is
A)
4.5 h
B)
5.5 h
C)
6 h
D)
5 h
Ans.C
8.
If F is the brother of A, C is the daughter of A
, K is the sister of F and G is the brother of C , then who is the uncle of G?
A)
A
B)
C
C)
K
D)
F
Ans.D
9.
Four numbers in the ratio 1:3:4:7 add up to give
a sum of 105. Find the value of the biggest number.
A)
42
B)
35
C)
49
D)
63
Ans.C
10.
By selling a table for Rs. 350 instead of Rs.400,
loss percent increases by 5%. The cost price of the table is
A)
1050
B)
417.50
C)
435
D)
1000
Ans.D
11.
If the letters in PRABA are coded as 27595 and
THILAK are coded as 368451 , how can BHARATI be coded ?
A)
9657538
B)
9567538
C)
9675538
D)
956768
Ans.A
12.
In what
ratio must a grocer mix teas at Rs. 60 a kg, so that by selling the mixture at
Rs. 68.20 a kg, he may gain 10% ?
A)
3 : 2
B)
3 : 4
C)
3 : 5
D)
4 : 5
Ans. A
13.
A mixture contains spirit and water in the ratio
3:2. If it contains 3 litters more spirit than water , the quantity of the
spirit in the mixture is
A)
10 litters
B)
12 litters
C)
8 litters
D)
9 litters
Ans. D
14.
The average monthly salary of the workers in a
workshop in a workshop is Rs. 8500. If the average monthly salary of 7
technicians is Rs. 10000 and the workers in the workshop is salary of the rest
is Rs. 7800, the total number of the workers in the workshop is
A)
18
B)
20
C)
22
D)
24
Ans. C
15.
If the numerator of a fraction is increased by
20% and the denominator is decreases by 5%, the value of the new fraction
becomes 5/2. The original fraction is
A)
24/19
B)
3/18
C)
95/48
D)
48/95
Ans.C
16.
The present ratio of ages of A and B is 4:5. 18
years ago , this ratio was 11:16. Find the sum of total of their present ages.
A)
90
B)
105
C)
110
D)
80
Ans. A
17.
15 men could finish a piece of work in 210 days.
But at the end of 100 days, 15 additionak men are employed . in how many more
days will the work be completed?
A)
80
B)
60
C)
55
D)
50
Ans.C
18.
A sum of Rs 600 amounts to Rs 720 in 4 yeas at
simple interest . what will it amount to if the rate if interest is increased
by 2% ?
A)
648
B)
768
C)
726
D)
792
Ans. B
19.
4 mat-weavers can weave 4 mats in a days. At the
same rate , how many mats would be woven by 8 mat-weavers in 8 days?
A)
4
B)
8
C)
12
D)
16
Ans. D
20.
The LCM of to numbers is 30 and their HCF is 5.
One of the numbers is 10. The other is
A)
20
B)
25
C)
15
D)
5
Ans. C
21.
A cistern conrains 50 litres of water . 5
litters of water is taken out of it and rep;aced by wine . the prosess is
repeatesd again. Find the proportion of wine and water in the resulting
mixture.
A)
1:4
B)
41:50
C)
19:81
D)
81:19
Ans. D
22.
The list price of a clock is Rs. 160. A customer
buys it for Rs. 122.40 after two successive discounts. If the first discount is
10%, the second is
A)
10%
B)
12%
C)
15%
D)
18%
Ans. C
23.
In a code language, PARENT is written as BDFHJK
and CHILDREN id written as MOXQUFGJ, how is REPRINT written in that code?
A)
FGBFXGD
B)
BGBFXJK
C)
FGBUXJK
D)
FGBFXJK
Ans. D
24.
3, 18, 48, 93, ?
A)
144
B)
153
C)
175
D)
186
Ans. B
25.
5, 9, 13, 17, ?,25
A)
27
B)
23
C)
21
D)
19
Ans. C
26.
BMO, EOQ, HQS, ?
A)
SOW
B)
LMN
C)
KSU
D)
SOV
Ans. C
27.
DAB, IFG, NKL, ?
A)
SPQ
B)
SOP
C)
SPO
D)
RSQ
Ans. A
28.
16 : 65 :: 32 : ?
A)
96
B)
112
C)
120
D)
128
Ans. B
29.
Safe : secure :: Protect : ?
A)
Guard
B)
Lock
C)
Sure
D)
Conserve
Ans.D
30.
Physician : Treatment :: Judge : ?
A)
Punishment
B)
Judgment
C)
Lawyer
D)
Court
Ans.B
31.
Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of srinagar?
A)
Babur
B)
Akbar
C)
Jahangir
D)
Shah jahan
Ans. C
32.
Who is the author of first Sanskrit grammer
book, ‘ashtadhyayi’?
A)
Banabhatta
B)
Tulsidas
C)
Bhaskar
D)
Panini
Ans. D
33.
In which year, queen Victoria took the title of
‘empress of india’ ?
A)
1757
B)
1857
C)
1876
D)
1902
Ans. C
34.
In which year was benaras hindu university
established ?
A)
1905
B)
1897
C)
1916
D)
1920
Ans.C
35.
Who was the founder of nanda empire in magadha ?
A)
Dhana nanda
B)
Mahendra
C)
Mahapadma nanda
D)
Rashtrapala
Ans. C
36.
Which one was the capital city during Ashoka’s
empire ?
A)
Pataliputra
B)
Ujjain
C)
Taxila
D)
Magadh
Ans. A
37.
Which of the following landform is not
associated with glaciations ?
A)
Hanging valley
B)
Moraine
C)
Inselberg
D)
Drumlin
Ans.
38.
Which state in india is the largest producer of
cashewnut?
A)
Kerala
B)
Gujrat
C)
Odisha
D)
Tamil nadu
Ans. A
39.
The leaves of the plants of the desert forests
are
A)
Pointed in shape
B)
Small sized and thorny
C)
Long
D)
Broad
Ans.B
40.
Which of the following is a non-metal that
remains liquid at room temperature ?
A)
Phosphorous
B)
Bromine
C)
Chlorine
D)
Helium
Ans. B
41.
According to the quantum theory of light the
energy of light is carried in discrete units which are known as
A)
Photoelectrons
B)
Protons
C)
Electrons
D)
Phptons
Ans.
42.
Infrasonic sound has a frequency lower than
A)
5 Hz
B)
15 Hz
C)
20 Hz
D)
32 Hz
Ans. A
43.
Combing hair sometimes produces a crackling
sound because
A)
Of friction between comb and hair
B)
Comb attracts the hair
C)
Electric charge is prodiced by friction
D)
Of dryness of hair and comb
Ans.
44.
Water pipes burst in severe winter at hill
stations because
A)
They contract on cooling
B)
Water in the pipe contracts in freezing
C)
Water in the pipe expands on freezing
D)
Pipes expand in cooling
Ans. C
45.
Cloves are obtain from
A)
Leaf
B)
Root
C)
Fruit
D)
Dried flower bud
Ans. D
46.
Which among the following is present in the
animal cells but not in the plant cells
A)
Nucleus
B)
Cell wall
C)
Centriole
D)
Chromosomes
Ans. D
47.
The largest cantilever bridge of India is
A)
Chambal bridge
B)
Mahatma Gandhi setu
C)
howrah bridge
D)
none of this
ans. C
48.
jaspal rana is associated with which sport ?
A)
swimming
B)
archery
C)
shooting
D)
weight lifting
ans. C
49.
the college of military engineering is situated
at
A)
pune
B)
mhow
C)
dehradun
D)
Chennai
Ans. A
50.
Which of the following article of the Indian
con. Empowers the president to require the council of ministers to reconsider
its advice given to him ?
A)
Article 71
B)
Article 74
C)
Article 77
D)
Article 78
Ans. B
51.
The representative from states in rajya sabha
shall be elected by the
A)
Chief minister of the state
B)
Elected members of the state legislative assembly
C)
Governor of the state
D)
President
Ans. B
52.
Who has been re-elected as brazillian president
for the second term in the last week of October, 2014 ?
A)
Ricardo amaral
B)
Aecio neves
C)
Lula da silva
D)
Dilma rousseff
Ans. D
53.
In which country was the 18th SAARC
summit held in november, 2014 ?
A)
Bangladesh
B)
Nepal
C)
Bhutan
D)
India
Ans. B
54.
During the regin of akbar , mir bakshi was
required to look after
A)
Military affairs
B)
The state treasury
C)
The royal treasury
D)
The land revenue system
Ans. A
55.
Which mughal emperor was also known as ‘
alamgir’ ?
A)
Babur
B)
jahangir
C)
aurangzeb
D)
Humayun
Ans. C
56.
The third anglo-mysore war was fought between
A)
British and tipu sultan
B)
British and hyder ali
C)
British and French army
D)
None of the above
Ans. A
57.
The system of dual government during the later
half of the 18th century AD in pre-independent india is associated
with the name of
A)
Robert clive
B)
Cornwallis
C)
Warren hastings
D)
William Bentinc
Ans. A
58.
Which city of Indus valley civilization was
discovered in the present Indian state of Gujarat ?
A)
Hrappa
B)
Mehrgarh
C)
Lothal
D)
Mahenjodaro
Ans. B
59.
Emperor akbar built buland darwaza to
commemorate his victory over
A)
Kashnir
B)
Gujrat
C)
Bengal
D)
Bihar
Ans. B
60.
From which of the following longitude, the
Indian standard time(IST) is determined
A)
82`30 east
B)
80` west
C)
90` east
D)
81`30 east
Ans. A
61.
What would happen to ocean water if the moon
comes nearer to the earth ?
A)
Fall of temperature
B)
Stopping of ocean currents
C)
Rise of sea level
D)
Increase in the height of oceanic tides
Ans.C
62.
Which of the following is an igneous rock ?
A)
Limestone
B)
Slate
C)
Marble
D)
Basalt
Ans. D
63.
Which of the following is known as “Blue
mountains” ?
A)
The vindhyas
B)
The nilgiri
C)
The Himalayas
D)
The aravalli ranges
Ans. B
64.
Which of the following colours deviates least
then passing through a prism ?
A)
Blue
B)
Green
C)
Yellow
D)
Red
Ans. D
65.
What is the gravity of moon as compared to earth
?
A)
1/4th of earth
B)
1/5th of the earth
C)
1/6th of the earth
D)
1/8th of the earth
Ans. C
66.
The variety of coal in which the deposit
contains recognizable traces of the original plant material is
A)
Bituminous
B)
Anthracite
C)
Lignite
D)
Peat
Ans.
67.
Stars which appear single to the naked eye but
are double stars when seen through a relescope are
A)
Novas and supernovas
B)
Binaries
C)
Asteroids
D)
Quasars
Ans.
68.
An essential condition for rusting is
A)
High temperature
B)
Light
C)
Moisture
D)
Dry air
Ans. C
69.
Which among the following is known as ‘biopsy’ ?
A)
Examination of tissue cut from living body
B)
A study of organs of dead body
C)
A disease of eyes
D)
A study of toxicological effects of plants
Ans.
70.
The headquarter of European court of justice is
situated at
A)
Luxembourg
B)
Paris
C)
Strasbourg
D)
San jose, costa rica
Ans. A
71.
Lofarithm tables were invented by
A)
John napier
B)
John doe
C)
john harrison
D)
john douglas
ans. A
72.
on the bank of which river is Ludhiana situated
?
A)
gomti
B)
Yamuna
C)
Sutlej
D)
Godavari
Ans. C
73.
India’s first indigenously built missile boat
was
A)
INS vibhuti
B)
INS vipul
C)
INS savitri
D)
INS shakti
Ans. A
74.
Which of the following articles of Indian
constitution contain the right to freedom ?
A)
Articles 18-31
B)
Articles 12-17
C)
Articles 32-35
D)
Articles 19-22
Ans. D
75.
Who has been sworn in as the tenth chief
minister of Haryana ?
A)
Vikram singh thekedar
B)
Krishan kumar bedi
C)
Manohar lal khattar
D)
Ram bilas sharma
Ans. C
76.
Which among the following was the first European
union country to recognize the state of Palestine ?
A)
Hungary
B)
Iceland
C)
Poland
D)
Sweden
Ans.
77.
In which year was the battle of plassey fought ?
A)
1757
B)
1782
C)
1748
D)
1764
Ans. A
78.
The territory of king porus who offered strong
resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
A)
Sutlej and beas
B)
Jhelum and Chenab
C)
Ravi and Chenab
D)
Ganga and Yamuna
Ans. B
79.
The publication of the newspaper ‘ Bengal gazette
‘ from Kolkata was started in the year
A)
1660
B)
1720
C)
1755
D)
1780
Ans. D
80.
Ustad Mansur was a famous painter during the
reign of
A)
Shah jahan
B)
Akbar
C)
Humayun
D)
Jahangir
Ans. D
81.
In which year mahtma Gandhi became the president
of the Indian national congress ?
A)
1921
B)
1924
C)
1926
D)
1930
Ans. B
82.
In Jainism , how many tirthankars are there ?
A)
18
B)
20
C)
22
D)
24
Ans. D
83.
The kalinga war during the reign of ashoka was
fought during
A)
321 BC
B)
301 BC
C)
261 BC
D)
241 BC
Ans. C
84.
The line joining places of equal atmospheric
pressure is termed
A)
Contour
B)
Isohyets
C)
Isotherm
D)
Isobar
Ans. A
85.
In which of the following states of India , tank
irrigation is most suitable ?
A)
Tamil nadu
B)
Punjab
C)
Utter radish
D)
Bihar
Ans. A
86.
What type of climate is requied for sugarcane cultivation
?
A)
Dry and hot
B)
Hot and wet
C)
Cold and dry
D)
Cold and wet
Ans.
87.
What type of lens is used in a magnifying glass
?
A)
Concave
B)
Plano-convex
C)
Convex
D)
Plano-convex
Ans.
88.
Which physicist is writer of the book , ‘ a brief
history of time ‘ ?
A)
Issac newton
B)
Albert Einstein
C)
Stephen hawking
D)
Robert boyle
Ans. C
89.
Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks
is chemically
A)
Silicon dioxide
B)
Germanium oxide
C)
A mixture of germanium oxide and silicon dioxide
D)
Sodium silicate
Ans. C
90.
You can hear the roar of the sea on holding a
sea shell to your eat bevause
A)
The shell comes from the sea
B)
The effect of multi-reflections of air producing a vibrating sound
C)
Of a hallucination
D)
The shell is hollow
Ans.
91.
Jeweller’s rouge is
A)
Magnetic oxide of iron
B)
Ferric oxide
C)
Ferrous oxide
D)
Ferrous carbonate
Ans.
92.
Night-blindness is caused because of the lack of
A)
Vitamin A
B)
Vitamin B
C)
Vitamin K
D)
Vitamin E
Ans. A
93.
Xerophytes are the plants which grow
A)
In water
B)
On hills
C)
In deserts
D)
In soils with large quantity of humus
Ans.C
94.
With which sport is the jules rimet trophy
associated ?
A)
Basketball
B)
Football
C)
Hockey
D)
Golf
Ans.B
95.
Malfunctioning of which of the following organs
causes jaundice ?
A)
Stomach
B)
Pancreas
C)
Liver
D)
Kidney
Ans. C
96.
The first attempt in printing was made in England
by
A)
James Arkwright
B)
James watt
C)
William caxton
D)
Issac newton
Ans. C
97.
According to the Indian constitution executive
is responsible to
A)
President
B)
Legislature
C)
Governor
D)
All of the above
Ans.A
98.
The provisions in indian constitution regarding trade
and commerce with in india and concurrent list are adopted from
A)
USA
B)
Australia
C)
UK
D)
France
Ans.B
99.
Former Australian cricket captain steve Waugh was
in news recently for
A)
He was indicted into don bradman hall of fame
B)
He has been appointed as cricket coach of England
C)
He has entered Australian politics
D)
None of above
Ans.
100.
The Indian councils act, 1909 was also popularly
known as
A)
Gandhi-irwin pact
B)
Montague-chemlsford reforms
C)
Morley-minto reforms
D)
None of the above
Ans.C