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Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Combined Lower Subordinate Service 2 Examination-2015 Held on March 6, 2016 General Studies Paper-1 Question Paper With Answer Key

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Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Combined Lower Subordinate Service 2 Examination-2015 Held on March 6, 2016

General Studies Paper 1

Part I General Intelligence Test

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-3) Seven car C₁, C₂, C₃, C₄, C₅, C₆ and C₇ are packed in a parking lot. Further it is known that C₃ is 10 m towards the South of C₁.C₆ is 7 m towards the North of C₇, which is 10 m towards the South of C₅.C₄ is 10 m towards the East of C₆, which is 3 m towards the West of C₁. C₂ is 3 m towards the East of C_5.

1. How far and in which direction is C₃, with respect to C₂?

(a) 10 m, South

(b) 13 m, South

(d) 13 m, North

Answer: (d)

2. Which among the following cars are collinear?

(a) C₅, C₂, C₁

(b) C₁, C₄, C₃

(d) C₁, C₆, C₇

Answer: (c)

3. If a car C₈ is parked exactly between C₅ and C₇, then how far is C₆ with respect to C₈?

(a) 1 m

(b) 2 m

(d) 4 m

Answer: (b)

4. ACDF is related to CGJN in the same way as BEHI is related to

(a) DJNQ

(b) DINQ

(d) DHNQ

Answer: (b)

5. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A’s share is Rs 855, the total profit is

(a) Rs 1425

(b) Rs 1500

(d) Rs 1576

Answer: (b)

6. 8 is related to 128 in the same way as 6 is related to

(a) 43

(b) 72

(d) 84

Answer: (b)

7. Find the number of triangles in given figure :

(a) 20

(b) 24

(d) 32

Answer: (c)

8. If 12 × 7 = 408 and 9 × 8 = 207 then value of 13 × 7 = ?

(a) 190

(b) 91

(d) 109

Answer: (d)

9. The number of deaths among the army personnel in 8 is 1000, but among the civilian population it is 20 per 1000.

Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from this statement?

(a) It is better to join the army.

(b) The relationship is fortuitous.

(d) None of the above

Answer: (d)

10. If the average of a and b is then the value of n is

(a) 0

(b) 1

(d) 4

Answer: (a)

11. People who are bald are generally wise. Anil is bald, so Anil is wise.

(a) True

(b) Partially true

(d) Cannot say

Answer: (b)

12. If JNU is written as 101714132106, the PUSA will be written

(a) 1113171923052106

(b) 1715122308150122

(d) 1611012621061907

Answer: (c)

13. How many numbers will be there between 300 and 500, where 4 comes only one time?

(a) 99

(b) 100

(d) 120

Answer: (a)

14. Which is the missing number in the following series ?

4, 8, 9, 27, 16, 64, ………, 125

(a) 90

(b) 25

(d) 20

Answer: (b)

15. If 6 × 7 = 2, 3 × 5 = 5 and 5 × 8 = 0 then the value of 6 × 8

(a) 8

(b) 6

(d) 0

Answer: (a)

16. Which among the following is different from others?

(a) To accept

(b) To take

(d) To exchange

Answer: (d)

Directions (Q. Nos. 17-21) Study the following pie-chart bar-graph carefully to answer the questions.

17. How many boys are studying in school D?

(a) 780

(b) 800

(d) 850

Answer: (d)

18. The number of boys in school E is what percent less than the number of boys in school A and B together?

(a) 32%

(b) 36%

(d) 56.25%

Answer: (b)

19. What is the ratio of the number of boys in school D to the number of girls in school B?

(a) 9 : 5

(b) 7 : 8

(d) 3 : 2

Answer: (c)

20. In which of the following school is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls, the highest?

(a) B

(b) F

(d) A

Answer: (b)

21. If 20% of boys and 12% of girls are non-local students, how many local students are there in all the given schools together?

(a) 7072

(b) 7602

(d) 7582

Answer: (a)

22. If the code of FILO is ‘BCDE’. Then the code of XURO will be

(a) HGFE

(b) HGEF

(d) GHFE

Answer: (a)

23. In a certain code MEAN is written as $57⋆ and DOME is written as 93$5. How is MOAN written in that code?

(a) $⋆37

(b) 3$7⋆

(d) $37⋆

Answer: (d)

24. (256)¹⁶ × (256)^0.09 = ?

(a) 4

(b) 16

(d) 256.25

Answer: (a)

25. Which one term is wrong in the following series ?

3, 7, 17, 41, 85, 179

(a) 17

(b) 85

(d) 41

Answer: (d)

Part II General Awareness

26. Firs International Yoga Divas was celebrated on

(a) July 2, 2015

(b) July 21, 2015

(d) July 14, 2015

Answer: (b)

27. The official bird of Uttar Pradesh is

(a) Peacock

(b) Saras

(d) Cuckoo

Answer: (b)

28. Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?

(a) Union Public Service Commission

(b) State Public Service Commission

(d) Planning Commission

Answer: (d)

29. Who published ‘Indu Prakash’ in 1962?

(a) Justice Ranade

(b) VN Mandlik

(d) None of the above

Answer: (d)

30. Bheem Rao Ambedkar Museum and Library is situated in

(a) Rampur

(b) Agra

(d) Kanpur

Answer: (c)

31. The birth place of Amir Khusro is

(a) Etah

(b) Kasganj

(d) Lucknow

Answer: (a)

32. Which belongs to hardware in computer?

(a) C⁺⁺⁺

(b) Windows 7

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

33. ‘ALU’ stands for

(a) Algebraic Logic Unit

(b) Algorithmic Logic Unit

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

34. The new High Courts are

(a) Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland

(b) Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura

(d) Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (b)

35. The only State of India, where common civil code provision is applicable

(a) Goa

(b) Jammu & Kashmir

(d) Assam

Answer: (a)

36. Who was the Chief Guest of Republic Day 2016 ceremony?

(a) Francois Hollande

(b) Barak Obama

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

37. Who is the founder of computer?

(a) Herman Hollerith

(b) Bill Gates

(d) Charles Babbage

Answer: (d)

38. The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is

(a) 21 years

(b) 25 years

(d) 35 years

Answer: (d)

39. The NABARD was established in which year?

(a) 1970

(b) 1975

(d) 1982

Answer: (d)

40. Who among the following was the first Nawab of Awadh?

(a) Asaf-ud-daula

(b) Saadat Khan

(d) Safdarjung

Answer: (b)

41. The World Environment Day is celebrated on

(a) June 5

(b) December 1

(d) August 15

Answer: (a)

42. The Turbulent Years : 1980-1996’ is written by

(a) Pranab Mukherjee

(b) Kailash Satyarthi

(d) Kenneth Baker

Answer: (a)

43. Who was ‘Man of the series’ in test series played in December, 2015 between India and South Africa?

(a) A B de Villiers

(b) Hashim Amla

(d) Virat Kohli

Answer: (c)

44. How many women members were in Indian Constitutional Assembly?

(a) 12

(b) 13

(d) 17

Answer: (c)

45. Lion Safari in Uttar Pradesh is situated at

(a) Kannauj

(b) Lucknow

(d) Etawah

Answer: (d)

46. Famous Charkula dance is associated with

(a) Avadh

(b) Bundelkhand

(d) Rohikhand

Answer: (c)

47. Which one of the following is the primary sector of India’s economy?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Industry

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

48. Who was the Chairman of 7th Pay Commission?

(a) Arvind Panagariya

(b) Ashok Kumar Roy

(d) Anil Sinha

Answer: (c)

49. Export-Import (EXIM) bank was set-up in the year

(a) 1981

(b) 1982

(d) 1989

Answer: (b)

50. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400 m run?

(a) ML Valsamma

(b) PT Usha

(d) K. Malleshwari

Answer: (c)

51. The first meeting of the SAARC was held in

(a) Dhaka (Bangladesh)

(b) Bengaluru (India)

(d) Islamabad (Pakistan)

Answer: (a)

52. Which of the following countries won the ‘Davis Cup’ 2015?

(a) Belgium

(b) Japan

(d) Great Britain

Answer: (d)

53. Which is the first District Court in country that is fully powered by solar energy?

(a) Jalaun

(b) Khunti

(d) Bengaluru

Answer: (b)

54. Who adopted the policy of ‘Iron and Blood’?

(a) Balban

(b) Allauddin Khilji

(d) Babur

Answer: (a)

55. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Madurai

(d) Vijayanagar

Answer: (c)

56. The 52nd Amendment to Constitution of India deals with

(a) defection

(b) reservation

(d) protection of the minorities

Answer: (a)

57. Who wrote the famous song ‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindostan Hamara’?

(a) Sahir Ludhianvi

(b) Sayyad Ahmed Khan

(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Answer: (c)

58. Palli Movement is related to

(a) Orissa

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Gujarat

Answer: (b)

59. Where is ‘Bharat Kala Bhavan’ situated?

(a) Lucknow

(b) Varanasi

(d) Agra

Answer: (b)

60. First National Human Development Report was issued in

(a) 2001

(b) 2002

(d) 2007

Answer: (b)

61. Who won 2016 Australian Open Title of Tennis in the women’s singles category?

(a) Steffi Graf

(b) Angelique Keber

(d) Jamie Murray

Answer: (b)

62. The biggest inscription in Ashoka’s main inscriptions is

(a) 11th

(b) 12th

(d) 14th

Answer: (c)

63. The State where there is no Regional Rural Bank

(a) Sikkim

(b) Manipur

(d) Nagaland

Answer: (a)

64. Sex ratio in Uttar Pradesh, according to Census 2011 is

(a) 898

(b) 910

(d) 920

Answer: (*)

65. The smallest country of the world is

(a) Nepal

(b) Vatican City

(d) Sri Lanka

Answer: (b)

66. In Indus civilization, residual of horse bones were founded in

(a) Banwali

(b) Chanhudaro

(d) Surkotada

Answer: (d)

67. Grenada is situated in

(a) Arabian Sea

(b) Caribbean Sea

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

68. In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ………. banks were nationalized.

(a) 4

(b) 5

(d) 8

Answer: (c)

69. Which one is artificial port?

(a) Chennai

(b) Vishakhapatnam

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

70. Literary award Bharat Bharti 2014 has been given to

(a) Uday Pratap Singh

(b) Gopal Das ‘Neeraj’

(d) Kashinath Singh

Answer: (d)

71. The island known as ‘The Land of Golden Fleece’ is

(a) Europe

(b) Asia

(d) Australia

Answer: (d)

72. Which of the following is the classical dance of Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Kathakali

(b) Bhangra

(d) Kuchipudi

Answer: (c)

73. Which country does not exist in BRICS?

(a) South Africa

(b) India

(d) Bangladesh

Answer: (d)

74. Which committee recommended for three-tier Panchayat system?

(a) Ashok Mehta

(b) LM Singhvi

(d) Balwant Ray Mehta

Answer: (d)

75. HRIDAY scheme is related to

(a) human body

(b) science and technology

(d) national heritage development

Answer: (d)

Part III General Science/ Arithmetic

76. If the average of a number, its 50% and its 25% is 210, the number is

(a) 280

(b) 320

(d) 400

Answer: (c)

77. If 2^{2x + 4} = 16^x, then 2^x is equal to

(a) 2

(b) 4

(d) 16

Answer: (b)

78. Which one is lightest gas in the following?

(a) Neon

(b) Helium

(d) Oxygen

Answer: (b)

79. The Head Office of ISRO is situated in

(a) New Delhi

(b) Bengaluru

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

80. BARC is situated in

(a) Srinagar

(b) Trombay

(d) Hyderabad

Answer: (b)

81. The area of a square with perimeter 48 cm is

(a) 144 sq cm

(b) 156 sq cm

(d) 175 sq cm

Answer: (a)

82. 860% of 50 + 50% of 860 is equal to

(a) 430

(b) 516

(d) 960

Answer: (c)

83. In an examination, 35% of the students p assed and 455 students failed. How many students appeared for the examination?

(a) 490

(b) 700

(d) 1300

Answer: (b)

84. The sum of all four angles of a rectangle is

(a) 180°

(b) 360°

(d) 1440°

Answer: (b)

85. Two numbers x and y are in the ratio 5 : 7 and their sum in 36, then x is

(a) 12

(b) 15

(d) 19

Answer: (b)

86. On simplification 427√27 – 2√48 – √147

(a) 27√3

(b) −3√3

(d) 11√3

Answer: (d)

87. The areas of a circle and a square are equal. The ratio of their perimeter will be

(a) π : 2

(b) √π : 2

(d) 1 : 1

Answer: (b)

88. The average of five results is 46 and that of the first four results is 45. The fifth result is

(a) 1

(b) 10

(d) 50

Answer: (d)

89. 30% of 50 m is

(a) 30 m

(b) 24 m

(d) 15 m

Answer: (d)

90. Study of wound is known as

(a) Calology

(b) Oncology

(d) Dermatology

Answer: (a)

91. Which of the following study is related with pediatrics?

(a) Bone disease

(b) Heart disease

(d) Eye disease

Answer: (a)

92. Rickets is caused by deficiency of which of these?

(a) Vitamin-D

(b) Vitamin-C

(d) Vitamin-A

Answer: (a)

93. Find the value of p, if the roots of the following quadratic equation are equal : (p – 3) x² + 6x + 9 = 0

(a) 4

(b) −4

(d) 9

Answer: (a)

94. A motor-boat, whose speed is 9 km/h in still water, goes 12 km downstream and comes back in a total time of 3 hours. Find the speed of the stream.

(a) 3 km/h

(b) 4 km/h

(d) 9 km/h

Answer: (a)

95. If (x – 2) is a factor of x² – 7x + 2a, find the value of ‘a’

(a) 5

(b) −5

(d) 4

Answer: (a)

96. Condition for two perpendicular lines

(a) m₁ × m₃ = −1

(b) m₁ × m₂ = 1

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

97. A rectangular grassy plot 110 m by 65 m has a gravel path 2.5 m wide all round it on the inside. Find the cost of gravelling the path at 80 paise per sq m.

(a) Rs 591

(b) Rs 599

(d) Rs 680

Answer: (d)

98. Myopia is related to

(a) nearby object not visible

(b) distant object not visible

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

99. What is invented by Alfred Nobel?

(a) Microphone

(b) Typewriter

(d) Gramophone

Answer: (c)

100. Insulin is a type of

(a) Hormone

(b) Enzyme

(d) Salt

Answer: (a)

101. The height of an equilateral triangle is √6 cm. The area will be

(a) 2√3 sq cm

(b) 3√3 sq m

(d) 6√2 sq m

Answer: (a)

102. The length of diagonal a cube is 6√3 cm then volume will be

(a) 216 sq m

(b) 216 cm³

(d) 216 m³

Answer: (b)

103. If 10 men or 18 boys can complete a work in 15 days, then in how many days. 25 men and 15 boys can complete the double of that work?

(a)

(b) 9 days

(d) 18 days

Answer: (a)

104. The difference between interests of two banks on Rs 500 for 2 years is Rs 2.50. What will be the difference in the rate of interest?

(a) 1%

(b) 0.5%

(d) 2.5%

Answer: (c)

105. If one side of an equilateral triangle is 4√3 cm, then what will be its area?

(a) 12√3 sq cm

(b)

(c)

(d) 24√3 sq cm

Answer: (a)

106. Missing number is 0, 24, 120, 360, ?

(a) 460

(b) 625

(d) 840

Answer: (c)

107. Sound intensity of a musical instrument is measured in

(a) Mho

(b) Henry

(d) Decibel

Answer: (d)

108. A gardener plants 17956 trees in such a way that there are as many rows as there are trees in a row. The number of trees in a row is

(a) 136

(b) 134

(d) 154

Answer: (b)

109. If 0.13 ÷ p² = 13, then value of p is

(a) 0.01

(b) 0.1

(d) 100

Answer: (b)

110. Blood bank of human body is known as

(a) Spleen

(b) Liver

(d) Kidney

Answer: (c)

111. Latent heat of ice is

(a) 80 kcal/gm

(b) 80 cal/gm

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

112. Baking powder is

(a) sodium carbonate

(b) sodium bicarbonate

(d) sodium hydroxide

Answer: (b)

113. In which disease, vaccine BCG is used?

(a) Diphtheria

(b) Tuberculosis

(d) Measles

Answer: (b)

114. If y = 3x + 12 and y = 5, what is x?

(a) 7/3

(b) 3/7

(d) −7/3

Answer: (d)

115. 840, 168, 42, 14, 7, (…….)?

(a) 1

(b) 9

(d) 12

Answer: (c)

116. If √2 = 1.4142, then value of is

(a) 1.5858

(b) 4.4142

(d) 3.5852

Answer: (a)

117. Find the missing value

(a) 748

(b) 784

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

118. Dynamo converts

(a) Electrical energy to Mechanical energy

(b) Magnetic energy to Electrical energy

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

119. The sum of square and product of two numbers are 557 and 266 respectively. The numbers will be

(a) 7, 6

(b) 27, 23

(d) 19, 14

Answer: (d)

120. The ratio of ages of Meena and her mother is 3 : 8. The difference in their age is 35 years. The ratio of their age after hour years will be

(a) 5 : 12

(b) 24 : 35

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

121. If (√3)⁵ × 9² = 3ⁿ × 3√3, then find the value of n?

(a) n = 3

(b) n = 4

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

122. The value of (0.00032)⁶ = ?

(a) 0.08

(b) 0.8

(d) 0.0008

Answer: (c)

123. Which one is not rightly matched?

(a) Vitamin C – Ascorbic acid

(b) Vitamin B₁ – Thiamine

(d) Vitamin-K = Naphthoquinone

Answer: (c)

124. The mirror used in motor vehicles to see the side objects, is

(a) convex mirror

(b) concave mirror

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

125. Stainless steel is a mixture of elements

(a) Iron + Carbon

(b) Iron+ Zinc

(d) Iron + Nickel + Chromium

Answer: (d)

126. Square root of (8 + 2√5)

(a) (√5 +√2)

(b) (√3 + √2)

(d) (2√3 + 5√5)

Answer: (c)

127. The value of

(a) 1

(b) 1.5

(d) 2.5

Answer: (c)

128. The average of 7 consecutive number is 20, then what will be the largest number among those numbers?

(a) 24

(b) 23

(d) 20

Answer: (b)

129. Who invented Pencillin?

(a) Edward Jenner

(b) Alexander Fleming

(d) Ian Fleming

Answer: (b)

130. Ptyalin enzyme is related to

(a) intestinal juice

(b) gastric juice

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

131. The ratio of hydrogen and oxygen in water by weight is

(a) 2 : 1

(b) 1 : 2

(d) 1 : 8

Answer: (d)

132. ‘Industrial Toxicology Research Centre’ is situated in

(a) Pune

(b) Rishikesh

(d) Ranchi

Answer: (c)

133. Which vitamin is not soluble in fats?

(a) Vitamin-A

(b) Vitamin-D

(d) Vitamin-B and C

Answer: (d)

134. Out of 100 students in a class, 60 take tea, 40 take coffee and 25 take both. The number of students not taking either tea or coffee is

(a) 28

(b) 25

(d) 32

Answer: (b)

135. Hitesh is 40 years old and Ronnie is 60 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages 3 : 5?

(a) 5 years

(b) 20 years

(d) 37 years

Answer: (c)

136. If then the value of n is

(a) 3

(b) 2

(d) −2

Answer: (b)

137. Blood group ‘O’ is called

(a) universal donor

(b) universal receptor

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

138. Firstly who used ‘Ecosystem’ word?

(a) AG Tensley

(b) Bohr

(d) Newton

Answer: (a)

139. ‘Photosynthesis’ reaction convert light energy into

(a) heat energy

(b) chemical energy

(d) sound energy

Answer: (b)

140. The unit number in 7⁶⁵ × 6⁴¹ × 3⁵⁷

(a) 7

(b) 6

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

141. LCM of 0.36, 1.2 and 4.8 is

(a) 57.6

(b) 38.2

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

142. Which is not a polar compound?

(a) HCl

(b) HF

(d) H₂O

Answer: (c)

143. Which are the primary colours?

(a) Red

(b) Green

(d) All of these

Answer: (b)

144. Shortage of which element causes goiter disease?

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Calcium

(d) Phosphorus

Answer: (c)

145. Which of the following is the smallest bone in the human body?

(a) Vomer

(b) Malleus

(d) Incus

Answer: (c)

146. Magnetite is

(a) Fe₂O₃

(b) Fe₃O₄

(d) 2Fe₂O₃ ∙ 3H₂O

Answer: (b)

147.

(a) 1/4

(b) 1/9

(d) 1/25

Answer: (a)

148. What should be subtracted from 5/14 so that the resultant fraction is 7/42?

(a) 1/21

(b) 2/21

(d) 5/21

Answer: (c)

149. What is the cathode in dry cell?

(a) Copper

(b) Iron

(d) Zinc

Answer: (d)

150. If what will be the value of

(a) 20

(b) 23

(d) 27

Answer: (b)

Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Chakbandi Lekhpal Recruitment Examination Held on November 8, 2015 Question Paper With Answer Key

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Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Chakbandi Lekhpal Recruitment Examination Held on November 8, 2015

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Part-2 Mathematics

41. The length and breadth of a room are 13 m and 7.5 m respectively. The floor of the room is to be paved with square tiles of uniform size. Determined the length of the largest possible size of the tile.

(a) 1.5 m

(b) 5 m

(d) 0.5 m

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42. Which of the following equals 1 ?

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43. Two pipes A and B can separately fill a tank in 20 min and 30 min respectively while a third pipe C can empty it in 15 min. If A, B and C are opened successively for a minute each, the tank will be filled in

(a) 58 min

(b) 172 min

(d) 60 min

Answer: (d)

44. Of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and is also thrice the third. The average of the numbers is 88. The difference between the first and the third number is

(a) 48

(b) 24

(d) 72

Answer: (c)

45. How many square metres of canvas are required for a conical circus tent shoe height is 35 m and the radius of the base is 84 m ?

(a) 24024 sq m

(b) 28024 sq m

(d) 14024 sq m

Answer: (a)

46. The smaller of two geared wheels has 12 teeth and the larger wheel has 42 teeth. The number of revolutions the smaller will make, while the larger wheel makes 3 revolutions, is

(a) 14

(b) 4

(d) 10.5

Answer: (d)

47. A batsman has a certain average runs for 16 innings. In the 17th innings, he made a score of 80 runs thereby increasing his average by 2. His average of runs after 17th innings is

(a) 48 runs

(b) 44 runs

(d) 45 runs

Answer: (a)

48.

(a) 0.001

(b) 0.0001

(d) 0.0007

Answer: (d)

49. If a : b = 2 : 3, b : c = 4 : 5, c : d = 5 : 8, then d : a =

(a) 3 : 1

(b) 1 : 2

(d) 2 : 1

Answer: (a)

50. If 3 sin θ + 4 cos θ = 5, the value of sin θ is

(a) 4/5

(b) 4/3

(d) 3/5

Answer: (d)

51. The volume of the spherical shell, whose outer radius is R and inner radius is r, is given by the formula

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (a)

52. A hollow spherical shell has internal and external surface area 64π cm² and 144π cm² It is melted and formed into a solid cone of height 38 cm. The base radius of the cone is

(a) 5 cm

(b) 6 cm

(d) 4 cm

Answer: (d)

53. A can do a piece of work in 16 days, B in and C in 32 days. All begin to do it together. A leaves after 4 days, B leaves 3 days before the completion of the work. The number of days that the work lasts is

(a) 8

(b) 9

(d) 7

Answer: (b)

54. 40 L of a compound contains 10% of a chemical A. The amount of A to be added to the compound, so that the percentage of A in the new compound is 20%, is

(a) 8 L

(b) 18 L

(d) 5 L

Answer: (d)

55. The average yearly rainfall of a certain place calculated on the figures for the years 1990, 1991 and 1992 was 70 cm; calculated on the figures for the years 1989, 1990 and 1991, the average was 65 cm. The actual rainfall for the year 1992 was 60 cm. The rainfall for the year 1989 was

(a) 60 cm

(b) 62.5 cm

(d) 65 cm

Answer: (c)

56. Which number is the smallest?

(a) 11/13

(b) 14/33

(d) 7/13

Answer: (b)

57. The area of the four walls of a room is 128 sq m. The length is equal to the width and the heights is 4 m. The area of the floor of the room is

(a) 64 sq m

(b) 81 sq m

(d) 49 sq m

Answer: (a)

58. A can run around a circular track in 50 sec. B running in the opposite direction meets A every 10 sec. B’s time to run around the track is

(a) 25 sec

(b)

(d) 15 sec

Answer: (b)

59. The rate of flow of water in a pipe varies inversely as the square of the radius of the pipe. The ratio of flow of water in two pipes of diameter 4 cm and 2 cm respectively is

(a) 4 : 1

(b) 1 : 4

(d) 1 : 2

Answer: (b)

60. If a cubic metre of a solid be cut into 25 cm cubes, and these cubes be piled up in a column, then the height of the column will be

(a) 16 m

(b) 32 m

(d) 8 m

Answer: (a)

61. A train 420 m long is running at a speed of 80 km/h. It will pass a bridge 180 m long in

(a) 27 sec

(b)

(c)

(d) 15 sec

Answer: (a)

62. The sum and difference of HCF and LCM of two numbers are 592 and 518 respectively. If one of the number is 111, then the other number is

(a) 555

(b) 592

(d) 185

Answer: (d)

63. A manufacturer blends two varieties of tea, one costing Rs 72 per 250 g and another costing Rs 80 per 250 g, in the ratio of 5 : 3. If he sells the blended variety at Rs 84 per 250 , then his percentage gain is

(a) 15%

(b) 18%

(d) 12%

Answer: (d)

64. A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 3 : 2. If 4 L of water is added to the mixture, the quantities of milk and water in the mixture become equal. What is the quantity of milk in the mixture?

(a) 12 L

(b) 18 L

(d) Cannot be determined

Answer: (a)

65. At compound interest if a certain sum of money doubles in n years, then in how many years the amount will be four fold?

(a) 4n

(b) 2n

(d) n

Answer: (b)

66. A boat has a speed of 20 km/h in still water. In a stream that has a current of 5 km/h, it travels a certain distance downstream and returns. the ratio of average speed for the round trip to the speed in still water, is

(a) 4 : 15

(b) 4 : 1

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

67. A person covered a distance of 270 km partly by bus and partly by car. He covered 1/3rd of the distance by bus at a speed of 30 km/h. If the speed of the car was 45 km/h, then the total distance was covered in

(a) 6 h

(b) 5 h

(d) 7 h

Answer: (d)

68. In a race of 1000 m, A can beat B by 50 m and in a race of 500 m, B can beat C by 10 m. In a race of 400 m, A will beat C by

(a) 30 m

(b) 23.8 m

(d) 28.6 m

Answer: (c)

Directions (Q. Nos. 69-71) Study the pie-chart given below and answer the questions that follow.

69. The angle at the centre representing cherry is

(a) 60°

(b) 55°

(d) 75°

Answer: (a)

70. If 45 children preferred apple, how many did choose orange?

(a) 60

(b) 30

(d) 70

Answer: (b)

71. If 35 children liked banana the best, the number of children in the whole group was

(a) 90

(b) 70

(d) 140

Answer: (c)

72. What should be added

(a) 1

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (a)

73. A village Patwari walks a certain distance and rides back on cycle in 5 hours and 23 minutes altogether. He could walk both ways in 6 hours 17 minutes. The time taken by him to ride both ways on cycle will be

(a) 4 h 30 min

(b) 4 h 29 min

(d) 3 h 21 min

Answer: (b)

74. A library contains 23445 books. The ratio of non-fiction to fiction books is 2 : 7. The number of fiction books is

(a) 13025

(b) 10420

(d) 18235

Answer: (d)

75. The price of the an article is increased by 30% and then decreased by 30%. The overall percent change in price with respect to the original one, is

(a) 10% decrease

(b) 10% increase

(d) 9% decrease

Answer: (d)

76. A scooterist starts from X at 8 am and travels towards Y at 40 km/h Another sooterist starts from Y at 9 am and travels towards X at 50 km/h. If the two places are 220 km apart, then they will meet at

(a) 11 am

(b) 10 : 30 am

(d) 10 am

Answer: (a)

77. One man or two women or three boys can do a work in 44 days. Then in how many days will one man, one woman and one boy together do the work?

(a) 32 days

(b) 24 days

(d) 36 days

Answer: (b)

78. If 2^x – 2^{x – 1}= 4, then the value of x^x is

(a) 1

(b) 256

(d) 4

Answer: (c)

79. A water tank is in the form of a cuboid of sides 6.25 m, 4.20 m and 3.15 m. Th volume of the water contained in the full tank correct to second decimal is

(a) 82.69 m³

(b) 82 m³

(d) 82.68 m³

Answer: (c)

80. A teakwood log is cut first in the form of cuboid of length 2.3 m, width 0.75 m and certain thickness. Its volume is 1.104 m³. The number of rectangular planks of size 2.3 ×75 × 0.04 m that can be cut from the cuboid, is

(a) 58

(b) 160

(d) 16

Answer: (d)

Part-3 General Knowledge

81. In a fire accident, what produces a lot more heat?

(a) Stone

(b) Polymer

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

82. Every year who declares ‘Minimum Support Price’ of foodgrains?

(a) Agricultural Cost and Prices Commission

(b) State government

(d) None of the above

Answer: (d)

83. The Minimum Support Price of wheat is

(a) Rs 1470 per quintal

(b) Rs 1475 per quintal

(d) Rs 1450 per quintal

Answer: (d)

84. Lifelines, the award-winning film which has been viewed 14000 times in 126 countries has become a teaching tool. The film has a village backdrop of which State of India?

(a) Bihar

(b) Kerala

(d) Uttarakhand

Answer: (d)

85. Social reformer and mystic poet Sant Kabir Das’s Jayanti was held on

(a) July 2, 2015

(b) August 2, 2015

(d) June 2, 2015

Answer: (d)

86. The headquarters of the BRICS Bank is located at

(a) Shanghai

(b) Johannesburg

(d) Mumbai

Answer: (a)

87. Which country among the following is the largest producer of lemon?

(a) China

(b) India

(d) Mexico

Answer: (b)

88. Which of the following currencies has been devaluated in August, 2015 bringing down the Indian Stock Market?

(a) Japanese Yen

(b) European Euro

(d) Chinese Yuan

Answer: (d)

89. The ‘World Environment Day’ is observed on

(a) June 20

(b) June 5

(d) June 23

Answer: (b)

90. How many countries in the world have compulsory voting?

(a) 23

(b) 31

(d) None of these

Answer: (d)

91. Who among the following has been given the 24th Vyas Samman?

(a) Mrinal Pande

(b) Gopal Das ‘Niraj’

(d) Kamal Goyanka

Answer: (d)

92. Under the ‘Model Code of Conduct’, what is the banned during elections?

(a) Transfer of election officers

(b) Use of government machinery for campaigns

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

93. When was the Food Corporation of India established?

(a) January 14, 1965

(b) January 25, 1966

(d) January 5, 1962

Answer: (a)

94. The day Bhagat Singh was hanged is observed as Martyrs’ Day every year on

(a) March 30

(b) March 31

(d) March 23

Answer: (d)

95. In Bihar, State Assembly Elections were held in how many phases?

(a) Six

(b) Seven

(d) Five

Answer: (d)

96. Match the following and select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D – 1

(b) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1

(d) A – 2; B – 4; C – 3; D – 1

Answer: (a)

97. How many cities in India are having more than one million population?

(a) 53

(b) 63

(d) 43

Answer: (a)

98. Who has launched the ‘Giving Pledge’ campaign?

(a) Sunil Gavaskar

(b) Amitabh Bachchan

(d) Bill Gates

Answer: (d)

99. The ‘Brown Revolution’ focuses on

(a) increase in fertilizer production

(b) increase in production of raw leather

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

100. The largest Stupa at Sanchi pertains to which period?

(a) Gupta Period

(b) Harshavardhana’s Period

(d) Kushana Period

Answer: (d)

101. Which of the following is odd one?

(a) Kunal Kapoor

(b) Sanjeev Kapoor

(d) Nita Mehta

Answer: (d)

102. Which Asian country has recently drafted its new Constitution?

(a) Maldives

(b) Afghanistan

(d) Nepal

Answer: (d)

103. In which State of India, per capita consumption of liquor is the highest?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Kerala

(d) Nagaland

Answer: (b)

104. Match the following and select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1

(b) A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4

(d) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2

Answer: (d)

105. Which State of India has the largest inland saline wetland?

(a) Haryana

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (b)

106. Which State of India is producing maximum quantity of wheat?

(a) Haryana

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (d)

107. Since 1913 up to 2014, how many Indians have won the Nobel Prize?

(a) 6

(b) 9

(d) None of these

Answer: (d)

108. Who among the following was not the acting President of India?

(a) Dr. Zakir Hussain

(b) Justice Hidayatullah

(d) VV Giri

Answer: (a)

109. Nitric acid does not react with

(a) silver

(b) gold

(d) nickel

Answer: (b)

110. The longest sea-bridge is located in which coastal city of India?

(a) Chennai

(b) Mumbai

(d) Rameshwaram

Answer: (d)

111. The river which does not originate from India is

(a) Beas

(b) Sutlej

(d) Chenab

Answer: (b)

112. Who among the following is the present Central Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare?

(a) Uma Bharti

(b) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

(d) Radha Mohan Singh

Answer: (d)

113. The total foodgrains productions in India during the current year 2014-15 as compared to the previous year 2013-14 is

(a) about 10 million tonne more

(b) neither less nor more

(d) about 8 million tonne less

Answer: (d)

114. In Rio Olympics-2016, the games will be organized in how many disciplines?

(a) 42

(b) 45

(d) 41

Answer: (d)

115. Asia’s largest Onion Mandi is located at

(a) Ismailpur

(b) Katra

(d) Lasalgaon

Answer: (d)

116. The first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh was

(a) Sucheta Kriplani

(b) Mayawati

(d) Tarkeshwari Sinha

Answer: (a)

117. For financial inclusion, ‘Jan-Dhan Yojana’, which was announced by the Prime Minister on Independence Day, 2014, was officially launched on

(a) September 25, 2014

(b) August 15, 2014

(d) October 2, 2014

Answer: (c)

118. ‘Namami Gange Project’, launched with 5-year budget of Rs 20000 crore, involves how many rivers?

(a) 8 rivers

(b) 12 rivers

(d) 4 rivers

Answer: (b)

119. What is the decibel level of sound produced by two persons in conversation?

(a) About 20 db

(b) About 30 db

(d) About 10 db

Answer: (b)

120. What amount of calories is found in 1 litre of water?

(a) 100 calories

(b) No calorie is found

(d) 25 calories

Answer: (b)

Part-4 Rural Area Specific

121. ‘Shiraji’ and ‘Basra’ are the famous varieties of

(a) camels

(b) turtles

(d) pigeons

Answer: (d)

122. The largest and most important soil group in India is

(a) red soil

(b) laterite soil

(d) alluvial soil

Answer: (d)

123. In a storm, the speed of wind is

(a) 80 mph

(b) more than 80 mph

(d) 70 mph

Answer: (b)

124. The number of Gram Panchayats in India is

(a) less than the number of uninhabited villages

(b) equal to the number of uninhabited villages

(d) more than the number of uninhabited villages

Answer: (b)

125. ‘Gotee’ is commonly used for the propagation of

(a) pineapple

(b) mango

(d) litchi

Answer: (d)

126. The Central Potato Research Institute is located at

(a) Shimla

(b) Shimoga

(d) Faizabad

Answer: (a)

127. Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for

(a) Peela Kharbooja

(b) Malihabadi Biryani

(d) Dashehari Mango (Aam)

Answer: (d)

128. On ripening, why green tomato becomes red?

(a) Due to change of choloroplast into chromoplast

(b) Due to change in ripening temperature

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

129. When cream is separated from milk, the density of milk

(a) remains the same

(b) first decreases, afterwards increases

(d) increases

Answer: (c)

130. The ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with

(a) oilseeds production

(b) fish cultivation

(d) milk production

Answer: (a)

131. The catch smell of garlic is due to

(a) sulphur compound

(b) acidic compound

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

132. ‘Tapka’ is harvesting stage of

(a) guava

(b) pineapple

(d) mango

Answer: (d)

133. The total number of inhabited villages in India is

(a) 577698

(b) 597464

(d) 640930

Answer: (d)

134. The gas used in artificial ripening of green fruit is

(a) carbon dioxide

(b) hydrogen

(d) acetylene

Answer: (d)

135. The headquarters of Animals Welfare Board of India is located at

(a) Jind

(b) Kangra

(d) Sitapur

Answer: (c)

136. Who among the following is the grassroot worker in rural areas?

(a) Lekhpal

(b) Patwari

(d) Kanoongo

Answer: (a)

137. Which of the following rivers constructs ravines in Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Gomti

(b) Hindon

(d) Yamuna

Answer: (d)

138. Which of the following soil types is widely found in Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Alluvial loam

(b) Red loam

(d) Sandy loam

Answer: (a)

139. In which region of Uttar Pradesh, annual rainfall is maximum?

(a) Terai region

(b) Uncertain rainfall

(d) Pathari region

Answer: (a)

140. Jute is cultivated in which districts of Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Saharanpur and Hardoi

(b) Mathura and Aligarh

(d) Deoria and Gorakhpur

Answer: (d)

141. The target of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ is to construct how m any toilets in rural India up to 2019?

(a) 130.40 million

(b) 150 million

(d) 120 million

Answer: (d)

142. In which district of Uttar Pradesh, male-female ratio is the highest?

(a) Deoria

(b) Sultanpur

(d) Azamgarh

Answer: (c)

143. In rural India, poverty line has been fixed at the income of

(a) Rs 33 per day

(b) Rs 37 per day

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

144. The ‘International Yoga Day’ declared by the United Nations Organizations was observed throughout the world in rural and urban areas on

(a) June 21

(b) June 25

(d) June 20

Answer: (a)

145. The largest producer of banana in the world, is

(a) Bangladesh

(b) India

(d) Thailand

Answer: (b)

146. If Panchayat is dissolved, its election should be held within

(a) 6 months

(b) 1 month

(d) 3 months

Answer: (a)

147. An indigenous plough is

(a) a wetland puddler

(b) a multipurpose implement

(d) a secondary tillage implement

Answer: (c)

148. The duration of ‘Adsali’ variety of sugarcane is

(a) 18 months

(b) 22 months

(d) 14 months

Answer: (a)

149. About 90% of the irrigated areas in India comes under

(a) check basin

(b) sprinkler

(d) border method

Answer: (c)

150. Which of the following is a tree vegetable?

(a) Fenugreek

(b) Curry leaf

(d) Basella

Answer: (b)

151. In a strong breeze, the speed of wind is

(a) 30 mph

(b) 40 mph

(d) 20 mph

Answer: (b)

152. The total number of villages in India is

(a) 640930

(b) 577698

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

153. What percent of household has access to electricity in rural India?

(a) 56%

(b) 60%

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

154. The retail market rate of kerosene oil in India, is

(a) Rs 26 per litre

(b) Rs 28.50 per litre

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

155. As per the Census 2011, the rural population of India is

(a) 37.7 crore

(b) 73.3 crore

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

156. The most predominant source of irrigation, is

(a) ponds

(b) wells

(d) tube wells

Answer: (d)

157. What percentage of TV sets is sold every year in rural areas of India?

(a) 44%

(b) 50%

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

158. The gains of the ‘Green Revolution’ have mainly continued to the crops of

(a) jute and cotton

(b) wheat and rice

(d) pulses and oilseeds

Answer: (b)

159. The most endangered snake in rural India is

(a) King Cobra

(b) Scaled Viper

(d) Common Krait

Answer: (a)

160. The words ‘Abhiyan and Batai’ are used with reference to

(a) rural credit

(b) crop-sharing

(d) Both (b) and (c)

Answer: (b)

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Part 2 General Knowledge

41. When is ‘World Population Day’ celebrated?

(a) July 21

(b) July 27

(d) August 27

Answer: (c)

42. Shiv Sumar Sharma is associated with which musical instrument?

(a) Tabla

(b) Shehnai

(d) Santoor

Answer: (d)

43. Which part of the body is affected by pneumonia disease?

(a) Lungs

(b) Pancreas

(d) Intestine

Answer: (a)

44. How much quantity of Plasma is present in human blood?

(a) 25-30%

(b) 55-60%

(d) 80-85%

Answer: (b)

45. Which of the following country shares its border with maximum number of neighbouring countries?

(a) China

(b) Brazil

(d) India

Answer: (a)

46. Which is the southernmost point of India?

(a) Indira Col

(b) Guhar Moti

(d) Indira Point

Answer: (d)

47. “A small ball of iron get submerged in water whereas the ship can easily float on water.” This basic principal of science is based on whose famous scientist’s theory?

(a) Albert Einstein

(b) Blaise Pascal

(d) Archimedes

Answer: (d)

48. What was the ruling period of Jahangir in India?

(a) AD 1605-1627

(b) AD 1627-1658

(d) AD 1707-1748

Answer: (a)

49. Who was the first Indian and last Governor-General of independent India?

(a) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

(b) Lord Mountabatten

(d) Ramaswami CR

Answer: (a)

50. Who is known as the father of Hindi literature?

(a) Munshi Premchand

(b) Bharatendu Harishchandra

(d) Devki Nandan Pant

Answer: (b)

51. Which is the highest civilian award in India?

(a) Padma Shri

(b) Padma Vibhushan

(d) Bharat Ratna

Answer: (d)

52. Who was sworn-in as 43rd Chief Justice of India?

(a) Justice TS Thakur

(b) Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud

(d) Justice NV Raman

Answer: (a)

53. In India to whom the President needs to address his/her resignation before completing the full term?

(a) Chief Justice of India

(b) Vice-President

(d) Lok Shabha Speaker

Answer: (b)

54. Who was the first Vidhan Sabha speaker for Uttar Pradesh in Independent India?

(a) Purshottam Das Tandon

(b) Madan Mohan Verma

(d) Nafisul Hassan

Answer: (a)

55. Presently, who is the Panchayati Raj Minister in Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Shivpal Yadav

(b) Kailash Yadav

(d) Durga Prasad Yadav

Answer: (b)

56. Till date which of the following city has not been included in ‘National Capital Regin’?

(a) Jind

(b) Karnal

(d) Muzaffarnagar

Answer: (c)

57. As per the Constitution of India, what are the minimum and maximum number of members in any Legislative Assembly?

(a) 30 and 272

(b) 80 and 540

(d) 60 and 500

Answer: (d)

58. Recently under which campaign initiated by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav did Uttar Pradesh State government earned itself a place in Guniness Book of World Records?

(a) Swachh Bharat

(b) Clean UP Green UP

(d) Save Tigers

Answer: (b)

59. Which of the following has never served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India?

(a) Morarji Desai

(b) Devi Lal

(d) Lal Krishna Advani

Answer: (c)

60. At present, how many Gram Panchayats are in Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Approx 25000

(b) Approx 32000

(d) Approx 52000

Answer: (d)

61. How many square yards are there in 1 acre?

(a) 4840 sq yards

(b) 4550 sq yards

(d) 4482 sq yards

Answer: (a)

62. What are minimum number of votes from the Panchayat members required to remove Up-Pradhan from any Gram Panchayat/

(a) 1/4

(b) 1/2

(d) 2/3

Answer: (d)

63. When was Reseve Bank of India established?

(a) 1941

(b) 1940

(d) 1935

Answer: (d)

64. Which is the first State government who has launched a scheme for farmers on certified seeds to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Kerala

Answer: (b)

65. Which is the State bird of Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Peacock

(b) Hans

(d) Saras

Answer: (d)

66. Which of t he following item is not unique on a network?

(a) IP Address

(b) Computer name

(d) All of these

Answer: (c)

67. Which of the following is not an input device in computer?

(a) Mouse

(b) Printer

(d) Scanner

Answer: (b)

68. What does CD-ROM refers to in computer system?

(a) Optical Disk

(b) Magnetic Optical Disk

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

69. Which of the following is not a computer operating system?

(a) Linux

(b) MS-DOS

(d) Unix

Answer: (c)

70. What is the extension of Microsoft Excel file?

(a) doc

(b) .xls

(d) .xml

Answer: (b)

Part 3 General Intelligence & Reasoning

Directions (Q. Nos. 71-72) In the following questions choose the missing word in place of sign (?) on the basis of relationship between the words given on left hand side of the sign : :

71. BACE : ONPR : : JIKM : ?

(a) XYWZ

(b) UZYW

(d) WVZY

Answer: (c)

72. 122 : 170 : : 290 : ?

(a) 316

(b) 344

(d) 362

Answer: (d)

73. If ‘+’ denotes subtraction, ‘÷’ denotes addition ‘−’ denotes multiplication and ‘×’ denotes division, then which of the following equation is correct?

(a) 56 + 12 × 34 – 12 = 102

(b) 8 ÷ 44 – 5 + 25 = 203

(d) 9 ÷ 64 – 2 × 6 = 54

Answer: (b)

74. Find the incorrect number given in the following number series :

17, 19, 23, 29, 33, 37, 41

(a) 17

(b) 33

(d) 41

Answer: (b)

75. On the basis of logical reasoning. Find the correct option to replace ‘?’ in the table :

(a) 225

(b) 75

(d) 30

Answer: (c)

76. On the basis of logical reasoning, find the correct option to replace ‘?’ in the table :

(a) 53

(b) 72

(d) 70

Answer: (a)

77. If a clock shows time as 4 : 30 and its minute hand is on the East side, then which direction shall be the hour hand ?

(a) South-East

(b) South-West

(d) North

Answer: (c)

78. In a group, 7 people can speak English, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 people can speak Punjabi. Only one of them can speak all three languages and two amongst the group can speak 2 languages. How m any people are there in the group?

(a) 23

(b) 24

(d) 26

Answer: (b)

79. 5 candidates A, B, C, D and E appeared in an exam. C got 5 marks less than B. D got 10 marks more than B and 20 marks less than A. E got 22 more marks than B. If B got 40 marks, how many marks did A got?

(a) 52

(b) 60

(d) 70

Answer: (d)

80. In a birthday party, a father invited his son’s friends. The number of boys invited were lesser by 2 in comparison to girls. The father gave Rs 10 each to boy and Rs 20 each to girl, If he spent a total of Rs 280, how many boys are invited?

(a) 8

(b) 10

(d) 14

Answer: (a)

81. In a group animals there are some cows, ox and 45 chickens. There is one milkman for every 15 animals. The number of ox in the group is double the number of cows. If the total number of heads (including milkman) is 186 less than the total number of feets; find out the total number of milkman present there?

(a) 6

(b) 8

(d) 12

Answer: (a)

82. Find out the number of triangle in the given figure :

(a) 12

(b) 16

(d) 20

Answer: (d)

83. Four girls are sitting on the four sides of a square table. Manju is sitting to the right of Anju and Veena is sitting to the left of Kamla. Which two girls are sitting opposite to each other when Kamla is sitting to the left of Anju?

(a) Veena and Manju

(b) Manju and Anju

(d) Manju and Kamla

Answer: (d)

84. What is the actual time, if an analog clock seen through a mirror is showing time as 1 : 30?

(a) 10 : 30

(b) 6 : 30

(d) 4 : 30

Answer: (a)

85. A and B started walking from same point, but in opposite direction. Both after waling 5 km turns toward their right and walked another 7 km. After that they both again turn right and walked for another 5 km. What is the distance between them now?

(a) 10 km

(b) 12 km

(d) 17 km

Answer: (c)

86. Pointing towards a photo, Vinod says, “the person in the photo is the daughter of only daughter of my wife’s mother”. How is Vinod related to the person in the photo?

(a) Uncle

(b) Father

(d) Grandfather

Answer: (b)

87. If 23rd day of a month is Sunday, then which day was 2 weeks and 4 days ago?

(a) Monday

(b) Tuesday

(d) Thursday

Answer: (c)

88. If a 18 cm solid cube is cut into smaller cubes of 3 cm each, how m any cubes will be formed?

(a) 216

(b) 24

(d) 6

Answer: (a)

89. Given below are the four different positions of a dice. Which number will appear opposite to number 2?

(a) 3

(b) 4

(d) 6

Answer: (c)

90. If each alphabet is given values similar to their serial then find out which of the following words will have maximum value?

HEART, LIVER, LUNGS, TEETH

(a) HEART

(b) LIVER

(d) TEETH

Answer: (c)

Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Junior Assistant Recruitment Examination Held on April 24, 2016 Question Paper With Answer Key

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Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Junior Assistant Recruitment Examination Held on April 24, 2016

Part 1 Comprehension and Writing Ability in Hindi

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Part-2 General Intelligence Test

41. Given below is a series of letters which follows some definite order. Determined this order and choose the next two letters for the series out of the responses.

ZAXDVGTJRMP

(a) PS

(b) PN

(d) PR

Answer: (b)

42. Which number is wrong in the given series ?

3, 13, 31, 58, 91, 111

(a) 58

(b) 31

(d) 111

Answer: (a)

43. A person sees a train getting into a tunnel which is 4 km long. If the length of the train is one-eighth of the tunnel and it gets out of the tunnel in 6 minutes, then what is the speed of the train ?

(a) 40 km/h

(b) 45 km/h

(d) 48 km/h

Answer: (b)

Directions (Q. Nos. 44-46) A word has been given followed by four other word, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find out the word from the four options.

44. ENTERTAINING

(a) INERTIA

(b) TANNING

(d) TERTIARY

Answer: (d)

45. PERSEVERANCE

(a) PRESERVE

(b) SEVERE

(d) ENERATE

Answer: (d)

46. SUPERINTENDENT

(a) PERTINENT

(b) TEENER

(d) DENTIST

Answer: (c)

Directions (Q. Nos. 47-48) If ‘−’ stands for multiplication, ‘+’ stands for division, ‘∙’ stands for subtraction and ‘÷’ stands for addition, then find out the correct equation.

47.

(a) 9 + 3 – 1 ÷ 9 = 100

(b) 15 ∙ 2 – 3 + 3 = 39

(d) 5 ÷ 8 – 3 ∙ 3= 36

Answer: (c)

48.

(a) 15 – 7 ∙ 5 + 20 = 104

(b) 25 ÷ 7 ∙ 2 – 5 = 22

(d) 17 ∙ 1 – 4 ÷ 8 = 29

Answer: (b)

49. Hanif wishes to locate his friend Joseph whose house is situated 20 km eastward from his house. Hanif starts his journey travelling 5 km northward, turns rightward to travel 11 km. Again, he takes a right turn to travel 9 km. Then, he takes a left turn and again travels for 9 km. At this point, he finds it difficult to locate Joseph and makes a halt. How much distance should Hanif travel and in which direction to be able to locate Joseph’s house ?

(a) Turn right and travel 4 km

(b) Turn left and travel 4 km

(d) Turn left and travel 9 km

Answer: (b)

50. If A represents the number of students opting for Maths, B for Biology and C for Physics, then how many students opt for both Physics and Biology (the figures inside the circles denote the number of students) ?

(a) 10

(b) 26

(d) 38

Answer: (b)

51. If there is Saturday on the 10th day of a month, then what will be the day on 27th of that month?

(a) Monday

(b) Saturday

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

52. A is B’s father. B is C’s brother. D is the mother of A. How is C related to D ?

(a) Mother

(b) Grandmother

(d) Daughter

Answer: (b)

53. The difference between the ages of two brothers is the same as that of their father and mother. The elder brother is 15 years of age. At the time of the birth of younger brother, their mother’s age was 37. If the father is older than mother by 5 years, then what was his age at the time of the elder son’s birth ?

(a) 25 years

(b) 32 years

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

54. The height of mango tree and coconut tree is the same. Banana tree is shorter than palm. Guava tree is smaller than banana but bigger than mango. Which is the tallest tree ?

(a) Mango

(b) Banana

(d) Palm

Answer: (d)

Directions (Q. Nos. 55-57) Insert the missing number.

55.

(a) 15

(b) 12

(d) 18

Answer: (c)

56.

(a) 5

(b) 7

(d) 3

Answer: (a)

57.

(a) 594

(b) 459

(d) 549

Answer: (d)

58. Identify the pair which is different.

(a) Profit : Gain

(b) Debit : Credit

(d) Assets : Liabilities

Answer: (a)

59. If in a code DECEMBER is written as ERMBCEDE, then how can NOVEMBER be written in that code ?

(a) ERBMVENO

(b) REMBVENO

(d) EMRBVENO

Answer: (c)

60. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 7/8. He multiplied the number by 17/18 and got the result 30 more than the correct answer. The number was

(a) 3

(b) 8

(d) 24

Answer: (d)

Part 3 General Awareness

61. Who among the following is considered the Father of the Leap Year ?

(a) Julius Caesar

(b) Astronomer Sosigenes

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

62. ‘Glacier Express’ is a popular train of which of the following countries ?

(a) Norway

(b) India

(d) The USA

Answer: (c)

63. ‘Binsar Forest’ is located in which Indian State/Union Territory ?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Lakshadweep

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (c)

64. 25th Vyas Samman was awarded to

(a) Dr. Ashok Vajpayee

(b) Dr. Sunita Jain

(d) Mrinal Pande

Answer: (b)

65. Which of the following is considered to be the best specimen of the Mauryan Art ?

(a) Stupa

(b) Chaitya

(d) Pillar

Answer: (d)

66. Who among the following has composed the National Anthem of Nepal ?

(a) Shanta Sinha

(b) PK Rai

(d) Surendra Mohan

Answer: (b)

67. Who said, “Political democracy means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principle of life” ?

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(b) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

(d) Dr. BR Ambedkar

Answer: (d)

68. ‘Insanity’ is explained in the Indian Penal Code under

(a) Section-83

(b) Section-84

(d) Section-88

Answer: (b)

69. Who is the Chairperson of the Economic Intelligence Council (EIC) ?

(a) The Finance Minister

(b) The Prime Minister

(d) The Finance Secretary

Answer: (a)

70. In English Society, murder was not a crime till

(a) 10th century

(b) 11th century

(d) 14th century

Answer: (a)

71. ‘Ghumar’ is the folk dance of

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Bihar

Answer: (a)

72. Who said, “Human greed is a potential cause of crime”?

(a) Aristotle

(b) Plato

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: (b)

73. Taj Mahal is threatened due to the effect of

(a) HNO₃

(b) I₂

(d) SO₂

Answer: (d)

74. Which of the following was not a part of the Ashokan empire ?

(a) Gurjara

(b) Karnataka

(d) Kashmir

Answer: (c)

75. Who was the first Muslim to preside over the Session of the Indian National Congress ?

(a) Sir Sayyid Ali Khan

(b) Maulana Azad

(d) Liaquat Ali Khan

Answer: (c)

76. The sum of the Member of Parliament Fund at present is

(a) Rs 1 crore

(b) Rs 2 crore

(d) Rs 5 crore

Answer: (d)

77. Who wrote the famous book, Daughter of the East ?

(a) Anita Desai

(b) Arundhati Roy

(d) Benziar Bhutto

Answer: (d)

78. Where in India was the first medical college started ?

(a) Madras (Chennai)

(b) Varanasi

(d) Lucknow

Answer: (c)

79. The highest suicide rate in India is in the State of

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Odisha

(d) Sikkim

Answer: (c)

80. Who among the following has been named ‘BCCI Cricketer’ of the year 2015?

(a) Rohit Sharma

(b) R. Ahswiin

(d) MS Dhoni

Answer: (c)

UPSSSC Lower Subordinate Preliminary Examination Held on June 26, 2016 General Studies Paper-I Question Paper With Answer Key

January 8, 2021December 2, 2017 by suresh84

UPSSSC Lower Subordinate Preliminary Examination Held on June 26, 2016

General Studies Paper-I

Part-I General Intelligence Test

1. Consider the following figure and answer the question that follows

What is the total number of triangles in the above grid?

(a) 27

(b) 26

(d) 22

Answer: (c)

2. There are some balls of red, green and yellow colour lying on a table. There are as many red balls as there are yellow balls. There are twice as many yellow balls as there are green ones. The number of red balls.

(a) is equal to the sum of yellow and green balls

(b) is double the number of green balls

(d) cannot be ascertained

Answer: (b)

3. Consider the following matrix :

What is the number at X in the above matrix?

(a) 5

(b) 8

(d) 11

Answer: (c)

4. Given that

(1) A is the brother of B.

(2) C is the father of A.

(3) D is the brother of E.

(4) E is the daughter of B.

Then, the uncle of D is

(a) A

(b) B

(d) E

Answer: (a)

Directions (Q. Nos. 5-7) Examine carefully the following statements and answer the three questions that follows.

Out of four friends A, B, C and D, A and B play football and cricket B and C play cricket and hockey. A and D play basketball and football, C and D play hockey and basketball.

5. Which game do B, C and D play?

(a) Basketball

(b) Hockey

(d) Football

Answer: (b)

6. Who p lay football, basketball and hockey?

(a) D

(b) C

(d) A

Answer: (a)

7. Who does not play hockey?

(a) D

(b) C

(d) A

Answer: (d)

Directions (Q. Nos. 8-11) Study the following line graph and table carefully to answer these questions.

8. What is the profit gained by Company B in 2009, 2011 and 2014 together?

(a) Rs 124 crore

(b) Rs 116 crore

(d) Rs 108 crore

Answer: (b)

9. In which year, was the income of Company A, the second highest?

(a) 2014

(b) 2013

(d) 2011

Answer: (d)

10. By what percent, was the profit gained by Company B increased from 2010-11?

(a) 37.5%

(b) 50%

(d) 62.5%

Answer: (c)

11. The profit percent of Company A in 2014 is what percent of the profit percentage of Company B in the same year?

(a) 150%

(b) 80%

(d)

Answer: (c)

Directions (Q. Nos. 12-16) The members of a bank are A, B, C, D, E and F. The positions they occupy are Manager, Asst. Manager, Cashier, Steno, Teller and a Clerk, though not necessarily in order. The Asstt. Manager is Manager’s Grandson. Cashier is Stenographer’s son-in-law. A is bachelor. D is Teller’s step-sister and E is Manager’s husband. B cannot have grandson or son-in-law as he is only 20 years old. D and F are not Manager.

12. Who is the Manager?

(a) A

(b) C

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

13. Who is Asstt. Manager?

(a) A

(b) F

(d) B

Answer: (a)

14. Who is Teller?

(a) F

(b) C

(d) D

Answer: (a)

15. Who is Clerk?

(a) B

(b) D

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

16. Who is the Cashier?

(a) Either A or D

(b) F

(d) C

Answer: (c)

17. Rahul walks 2 km to West and then he turns to North and walks 5 km. Again he turns to West and walks 3 km. After this he turns to North and walks 7 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?

(a) North-East

(b) North

(d) East

Answer: (c)

18. In certain code ‘NEPALI’ is written as ‘6-15-0-15-10-13’. How will ‘STEXQG’ be written in that code?

(a) 21-20-23-4-8-18

(b) 24-20-21-8-18-1

(d) 20-21-24-5-8-18

Answer: (a)

19. In a certain code language, ‘WEAVE’ is written as ‘FEZVX’. How will ‘ELEVATE’ be written in that code language?

(a) ELFUATF

(b) FLEAUTF

(d) FLEUATF

Answer: (d)

20. Three of the following are alike and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) Pali

(b) Sharki

(d) Norte

Answer: (c)

21. Find out the missing letter in the following table :

(a) R

(b) N

(d) L

Answer: (c)

22. Which number will come next in the following series?

3, 8, 5, 7, 8, 5, 12

(a) 2

(b) 3

(d) 1

Answer: (a)

23. The following figure represents a wooden block of cube shape with 3 cm as its edge 67 and all the face of the cube are painted black. If the cube is cut along the dotted lines and 27 new cubes are formed with a volume of 1 cm³ What will be the no. of non-painted blocks?

(a) 1

(b) 3

(d) 9

Answer: (a)

24. The figure shows

1. Rectangle denotes Male

2. Circle denotes Urban

3. Rectangle denotes Educated

4. Triangle denotes Civil Servant

The number which denotes Uneducated Urban Male

(a) 4

(b) 5

(d) 1

Answer: (b)

25. In a plane, line X is perpendicular to line Y and parallel to line Z; line U is perpendicular to both lines V and W; line X is perpendicular to line V. Which one of the following statement is correct?

(a) Z, U and W are parallel

(b) X, V and Y are parallel

(d) Y, V and W are parallel

Answer: (d)

Part I General Awareness

26. In the year 2016, Uttar Pradesh Pravasi Diwas was celebrated on which day?

(a) January 4

(b) January 9

(d) February 9

Answer: (a)

27. The status of ‘Special Category States’ is given to certain States to target the fund flow for better balanced growth. Which of the following States fall under this category?

1. Rajasthan

2. Uttarakhand

3. Bihar

4. Jammu-Kashmir

5. Himachal Pradesh

6. Jharkhand

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1, 5 and 6

(b) 2, 4 and 5

(d) 1, 3 and 6

Answer: (b)

28. The new proposed price stabilization fund scheme will be implemented for which of the following items initially?

1. Tea 2. Rubber

3. Onion 4. Coffee

5. Potato

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 3 and 5

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 4 and 5

Answer: (a)

29. Which of the following ministry has recently started ‘epace’ and ‘Infracon’ facilities?

(a) Ministry of Road Transport

(b) Ministry of Railways

(d) Ministry of Urban Development

Answer: (a)

30. Match the following

(a) A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D – 4

(b) A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4

(d) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4

Answer: (a)

31. Which of the following form the major components of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in India?

1. Primary Articles

2. Fuel and Power

3. Services

4. Manufactured Products

Select the answer using the codes given below

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a)

32. Consider the following statements:

1. Recently the Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 26th conference of the Southern Zonal Council (SZC)

2. Telangana and Puducherry are also the part of Southern Zonal Council.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

33. The number of agro-climatic zones in Uttar Pradesh is

(a) 5

(b) 7

(d) 11

Answer: (c)

34. Consider the following :

1. President 2. Vice-President

3. All members of Rajya Sabha

Who among the above are elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting is by secret ballot?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(d) All of these

Answer: (d)

35. Consider the following :

1. Fundamental Rights

2. Fundamental Duties

3. Directive Principles of State Policy

Which among the above parts of the Constitution enshrine provisions for the education of children from 0 to 6 years?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) Only 3

(d) All of these

Answer: (b)

36. Central Vigilance Commissioner holds the office for

(a) 5 years or 62 years of age

(b) 5 years or 65 years of age

(d) 4 years or 65 years of age

Answer: (d)

37. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located?

(a) Kerala

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Gujarat

Answer: (a)

38. Which one of the following countries stands fifth in terms of total area in the world?

(a) Brazil

(b) Argentina

(d) Australia

Answer: (a)

39. Which of the following is/are correct about the Governor?

1. He nominates 1/4th of the members of the State Legislature Council.

2. He can nominate 2 members to the State legislative assembly from Anglo-Indian community.

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(d) None of the above

Answer: (d)

40. As per Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, there is provision for absolute protection and offence in which of the following schedule?

1. Schedule-1 2. Schedule-2

3. Schedule-3 4. Schedule-4

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 4

(d) 1 and 2

Answer: (d)

41. With reference to the Capital Account Convertibility (CAC), consider the following statements :

1. It refers to the abolition of all limitation with respect to the movement of capital from India to different countries across the globe.

2. It brings about a fair allocation of the income level in India.

3. It helps in the efficient appropriation or distribution of international capital in India.

Choose the correct answer from the statements given above

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

42. How much cash prize is awarded in Dhyanchand Award?

(a) Rs 1000000

(b) Rs 2500000

(d) Rs 800000

Answer: (c)

43. Consider the following statements about Amartya Sen’s advice regarding priorities for India Economy :

1. It should be commodity oriented.

2. It should be people-oriented.

3. Economic security to the poorest of the poor.

4. Safeguards against integration of these with world economy.

(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

(b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct.

(d) 1, 2 and 4 are correct.

Answer: (b)

44. Who was the first puppet Mughal emperor?

(a) Jahandar Shah

(b) Bahadur Shah

(d) Muhammad Shah

Answer: (a)

45. Who has been nominated as Brand Ambassador of ‘Skill India Mission’?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Sania Mirza

(d) Priyanka Chopra

Answer: (a)

46. Which instrument was played by famous instrumentalist Ustad Binda Khan?

(a) Sarangi

(b) Violin

(d) Santoor

Answer: (a)

47. Which one is the complete and scientific theory of leadership?

(a) Situational Theory

(b) Multifactor Theory

(d) Genetic Theory

Answer: (b)

48. Who has not been conferred with Padma Shri award?

(a) Vidhya Balan

(b) Raghunath Mashelkar

(d) Mohammad Ali Baig

Answer: (b)

49. Who is at the highest ranked commissioned officers in Indian Navy?

(a) General

(b) Air Chief Marshal

(d) Sub-Lieutenant

Answer: (c)

50. Former President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton visited Jabrouli village, near Lucknow, on an awareness mission on

(a) Malaria

(b) Diarrhoea

(d) AIDS

Answer: (b)

51. Gandhi’s 11 point ultimatum was given to the viceroy before starting Civil Disobedience Movement. What are correct with respect to this ultimatum?

1. Reduce Rupee-Dollar exchange rates

2. Reduce land revenue by 50%

3. Release political prisoners

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b)

52. Which is the shortest day in Southern Hemisphere?

(a) December 22

(b) June 21

(d) September 23

Answer: (b)

53. Match List I with list II

(a) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D – 1

(b) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4

(d) A – 3; B – 1; C – 4; D – 2

Answer: (a)

54. Who among the following lead the agitation against the partition of Bengal (1905)?

(a) Surendranath Banerjee

(b) CR Das

(d) Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: (a)

55. The name of cloud ‘Nimbus’ defines

(a) Looking like feather

(b) Looking like leap

(d) Having rounded tops

Answer: (c)

56. The Canadian Pacific railway runs between

(a) Duluth and Monteral

(b) Saskatoon and Quebec

(d) Vancouver and Halifax

Answer: (d)

57. Who has the power to declare an area as schedule area for the protection of scheduled tribes?

(a) Prime Minister of India

(b) President of India

(d) Vice-President of India

Answer: (b)

58. ‘Aasra Yojana’ was started in Uttar Pradesh in

(a) 2012

(b) 2013

(d) 2015

Answer: (b)

59. Under which article of the Constitution, the Governor of States has been empowered to promulgate ordinance?

(a) Article-123

(b) Article-211

(d) Article-212

Answer: (c)

60. Which of the following books is not written by Sarojini Naidu?

(a) The Broken Wing

(b) The Golden Threshold

(d) The Bird of Time

Answer: (c)

61. Which one of the following is the chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’?

(a) Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops.

(b) Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field.

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

62. In which of the following State ‘Bahini Darba’ a monthly newspaper for the women is published by the women?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Jharkhand

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (d)

63. Which Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth?

(a) Guru Angad

(b) Guru Ramdas

(d) Guru Har Rai

Answer: (c)

64. Who founded the dynasty of Tuluva?

(a) Narsa Nayaka

(b) Krishnadeva Raya

(d) Vir Narasinha

Answer: (d)

65. Who was the first Muslim to invade India?

(a) Firdausi Shah

(b) Muhammad Ghori

(d) Mahmood Ghaznavi

Answer: (c)

66. Which of the following is not an Upaveda?

(a) Dhanurveda

(b) Shastrashastra

(d) Yogveda

Answer: (d)

67. Where has world’s largest wi-fi network been established recently?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Patna

(d) Mumbai

Answer: (b)

68. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the equator pass?

(a) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia

(b) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia

(d) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

Answer: (b)

69. A Cookie stores

(a) information about the user’s web activity

(b) software developed by the user

(d) the commands used by the user

Answer: (a)

70. When was Alternative Energy Development Institute established for the development of alternative energy in Uttar Pradesh?

(a) 1982

(b) 1983

(d) 1987

Answer: (b)

71. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared how many ‘Smart Cities’ for India?

(a) 50

(b) 100

(d) 200

Answer: (b)

72. Consider the following statements regarding the measures of money supply in India:

1. M₁ refers to currency with the public + demand deposits with the banking system + other deposits with the RBI.

2. M₄ refers to M₃ + All deposits with Post Office.

Choose the correct answer from the statements given above

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

73. Who among the following is related to Disinvestment Commission?

(a) GV Ramakrishna

(b) TN Malegum

(d) Abid Hussain

Answer: (a)

74. Kyzyl Kum desert is situated in

(a) Saudi Arabia

(b) Northern Iran

(d) Turkmenistan

Answer: (c)

75. The rivers of South India mainly have which of the following drainage patterns?

(a) Radial

(b) Intermittent

(d) Trellis

Answer: (c)

Part III General Science/Arithmetic

76. In how many ways can the letters of the word ‘MOMEN’ be arranged?

(a) 360

(b) 60

(d) 120

Answer: (a)

77. The minimum height of a plane mirror to view the full image of a person is

(a) Equal to the height of the person

(b) Half the height of the person

(d) Double the height of the person

Answer: (b)

78. What is the SI unit of magnetic induction?

(a) Poise

(b) Tesla

(d) Candela

Answer: (b)

79.

(a) 0.27

(b) 0.4087

(d) 1

Answer: (d)

80. Study of ants is known as

(a) Myrmecology

(b) Herpetology

(d) Nidology

Answer: (a)

81. If O is centre of the circle, then find the value of x in the given figure

(a) 70°

(b) 80°

(d) 50°

Answer: (b)

82. The sum of two numbers is 528 and their HCF is 33. The number of such pairs is

(a) 3

(b) 4

(d) 2

Answer: (b)

83. Find the distance between (7, 3) and (4, −1).

(a) 5 unit

(b) 3 unit

(d) 6 unit

Answer: (a)

84. In how many years, the compound interest on an amount of Rs 19200 at the rate of 10% per annum will be Rs. 4032?

(a)

(b)

(d) 3 years

Answer: (c)

85. Peeling of onions causes tears as onion release

(a) sulphonic acid

(b) sulfenic acid

(d) carbolic acid

Answer: (b)

86. Critical temperature of oxygen is

(a) 240℃

(b) 147.1℃

(d) 118.8℃

Answer: (d)

87. The radius of base of a conical tent is 7 m and its height is 24 m. How much 1.25 m wide cloth will be required to make it?

(a) 320 m

(b) 520 m

(d) 440 m

Answer: (d)

88. For which purpose potassium bromide is used?

(a) Soap

(b) Gun Powder

(d) Germicide

Answer: (d)

89. What is ‘laughing gas’?

(a) Nitric oxide

(b) Nitrogen penta oxide

(d) Nitrous oxide

Answer: (d)

90. If the sum of the roots of the equation kx² + 2x + 3k = 0 is equal to their product, then the value of k is

(a) 1/3

(b) −1/3

(d) −2/3

Answer: (d)

91. If the sum of two numbers is 14 and their difference is 10. Find the product of these two numbers.

(a) 18

(b) 20

(d) 22

Answer: (c)

92. What should be added to 2x² + 3x – 5 to get x² + x + 1?

(a) −x² – 4x + 6

(b) x² – 4x + 6

(d) x² – 4x – 6

Answer: ()

93. Which of the following is not a breed of goat?

(a) Matau

(b) Beetal

(d) Ghori

Answer: (c)

94. Which of the following is used to transform chemical energy into electrical energy?

(a) Electromagnet

(b) Photo cell

(d) Secondary cell

Answer: (d)

95. Which instrument is used to measure the depth of the ocean?

(a) Fathometer

(b) Eudiometer

(d) Periscope

Answer: (a)

96. At what rate of simple interest certain amount will double itself in 8 years?

(a) 12%

(b)

(d) 15%

Answer: (b)

97. Simplify

(a) 1

(b) 0

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

98. Solve

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (b)

99. How many three digit number are their which are divisible by 17?

(a) 51

(b) 52

(d) 54

Answer: (c)

Directions (Q. Nos. 100-101) What is the approximate value that will come in place of question marks in the following questions ?

100. 003 × 37.998 – 309.010 = ?

(a) 685

(b) 695

(d) 670

Answer: (c)

101. 009 – 519.999 – 94.989 = ?

(a) 7270

(b) 7300

(d) 7220

Answer: (a)

102. The temperature at which centigrade and Fahrenheit scale is same

(a) 100℃

(b) 40℃

(d) 0℃

Answer: (c)

103. Which chemical compound is related to vitamin-E?

(a) Tocopherol

(b) Biotin

(d) Naphthoquinone

Answer: (a)

104. Carnallite is an ore of which metal?

(a) Potassium

(b) Aluminium

(d) Uranium

Answer: (a)

105. Which of the following medicines is used for the treatment of plague?

(a) Chloromycetin

(b) Isoniazid

(d) Adrenaline

Answer: (c)

106. A man performs 2/15 of the total journey by rail, 9/20 by bus and the remaining 10 km, on the cycle. His total journey is

(a) 31.2 km

(b) 38.4 km

(d) 24 km

Answer: (d)

107. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 h and 30 h respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously in the empty tank, how much time will be taken by them to fill it?

(a) 13 h 20 min

(b) 12 h 10 min

(d) 10 h 5 min

Answer: (a)

108. The product of two numbers is 1600 and their HCF is 5. The LCM of the numbers is

(a) 8000

(b) 1600

(d) 1605

Answer: (c)

109. In a 60 L mixture, the ratio of milk and water is 3 : 7. How much water must be added to the mixture in order to make the ratio 2 : 5?

(a) 2 L

(b) 3 L

(d) 2.5 L

Answer: (b)

110. Which of the following is scalar quantity?

(a) Work

(b) Velocity

(d) Acceleration

Answer: (d)

111. Which colour has the shortest wavelength?

(a) Yellow

(b) Violet

(d) Red

Answer: (b)

112. The LCM and HCF of two numbers are 1920 and 16 respectively. If one of the number is 128. Then, what will be the other number?

(a) 360

(b) 240

(d) 480

Answer: (b)

113. Who invented Hydrogen Bomb?

(a) Louis Prince

(b) Nikola Tesla

(d) Edward Teller

Answer: (d)

114. Which of the following is not a bacterial disease?

(a) Typhoid

(b) Plague

(d) Asthma

Answer: (a)

115. In a right angled triangle ABC, in which ∠A = 90°. IF AD ⊥ BC, then the correct statement is

(a) AB² = BD × DC

(b) AB² = BD × AD

(d) AB² = BC × BD

Answer: (d)

116. Simplify 6^1/2 ∙ 6^1/4 ∙ 6^1/8 … ∞ = ?

(a) 6

(b) ∞

(d) 36

Answer: (a)

117. Find the sum of

(a) 1/2

(b) 1/6

(d) 4/9

Answer: (c)

118. Total number of teeth present in and adult cat

(a) 32

(b) 28

(d) 16

Answer: (c)

119. Which scientist has given laws of Electrolysis?

(a) Kelvin

(b) Dalton

(d) M. Faraday

Answer: (d)

120. Which metal is good conductor of heat but bad conductor of electricity?

(a) Gold

(b) Mica

(d) Silver

Answer: (b)

121. Which of the following alloy is not used in making utensils?

(a) Brass

(b) Solder

(d) German Silver

Answer: (b)

122. Which of the following is not a part of forebrain?

(a) Medulla

(b) Cerebrum

(d) Hypothalamus

Answer: (a)

123. Indian Institute of Pulse Research is situated in

(a) Bhopal

(b) Patna

(d) Hyderabad

Answer: (c)

124. In ∆ ABC, if ∠A = 55°, then find out the sum of external angles formed on B and C.

(a) 208°

(b) 225°

(d) 235°

Answer: (d)

125. Find out the wrong number in a given series

644, 328, 164, 84, 44, 24, 14

(a) 328

(b) 164

(d) 44

Answer: (a)

126. Find the missing number

101, 100, ___, 87, 71, 46

(a) 92

(b) 88

(d) 96

Answer: (d)

127. What is the calorific value (in kJ/g) of Ethanol?

(a) 55

(b) 150

(d) 35

Answer: (c)

128. What was the first vitamin to be produced by fermentation process?

(a) Vitamin-C

(b) Vitamin-A

(d) Vitamin-D

Answer: (c)

129. Which of the following is not an endospermic seed?

(a) Castor

(b) Maize

(d) Gram

Answer: (a)

130. Which of the following technique is used to separate mixture of acetone and methyl alcohol?

(a) Centrifugation

(b) Vacuum Distillation

(d) Distillation

Answer: (b)

131. What is the pH value of tears?

(a) 7.4

(b) 8.5

(d) 6.3

Answer: (d)

132. Which of the following device is used to connect various devices serially?

(a) Switch

(b) Connecting wire

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

133. The gas used for ripening of green fruits in an artificial manner

(a) Acetylene

(b) Ethane

(d) Carbon Dioxide

Answer: (a)

134. If and then a : b : c : d = ?

(a) 16 : 24 : 25 : 30

(b) 18 : 24 : 30 : 35

(d) 16 : 24 : 30 : 50

Answer: (c)

135. The compound interest Rs 3000 at 10% per annum payable annually for a period of 2 years and 4 month will be

(a) Rs 821

(b) Rs 831

(d) Rs 751

Answer: (d)

136. 102, 99, 104, 97, 106, ?

(a) 94

(b) 95

(d) 100

Answer: (b)

137. Who has discovered transformer?

(a) Spangler

(b) G. Marconi

(d) Walter Hunt

Answer: (c)

138. What is the industrial name of Epsum?

(a) Magnesium sulphate

(b) Ferrous sulphate

(d) Lead peroxide

Answer: (a)

139. Which is the respiratory organ in spider?

(a) Body surface

(b) Book lungs

(d) Air bladder

Answer: (a)

140. Name of the bone in palm

(a) Humerus

(b) Radio-ulna

(d) Meta carpals

Answer: (c)

141. In which of the following Departments of a hospital will ‘CATH LAB’ be found?

(a) Pathology

(b) Surgery

(d) Nuclear Medicine

Answer: (c)

142. Which of the following is not a symptom of diabetes?

(a) Feeling very thirsty

(b) Shortness of breath

(d) Weight loss

Answer: (c)

143. Which of the following drug is used to reduce temperature/fever?

(a) Tranquilizer

(b) Anaesthetic

(d) Antihistamines

Answer: (d)

144. ‘Spongocoel’ is a characteristic feature of which animal kingdom?

(a) Protozoa

(b) Porifera

(d) Helminthes

Answer: (b)

145. Find out the smallest number which on division by 24, 32 and 36gives 19, 27 and 31 as remainder respectively.

(a) 283

(b) 273

(d) 285

Answer: (a)

146. In a given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram in which ∠DAB = 75° and ∠DBC = 60° then, ∠BDC is equal to

(a) 75°

(b) 60°

(d) 55°

Answer: (c)

147. The value of is

(a) 0.129

(b) 0.121

(d) 0.03125

Answer: (b)

148. What is denatured alcohol?

(a) Ethanol

(b) Ethanol + Butanol

(d) Methanol + Butanol

Answer: (c)

149. Which of the following crop is affected by early blight disease?

(a) Potato

(b) Rice

(d) Wheat

Answer: (b)

150. If is equal to

(a) 10/3

(b) 82/9

(d) 11

Answer: (c)

Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission(UPSSSC) Revenue Inspector Examination Held on July 17, 2016 Paper-I Question Paper With Answer Key

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Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Revenue Inspector Examination Held on July 17, 2016

Paper-I General Intelligence

1. Find the missing letters of the series

bcd_b_dabc_a_cda

(a) a, c, d, b

(b) b, a, c, d

(d) d, a, c, b

Answer: (a)

2. P, Q, R, S and T each have different heights R is taller than T but shorter than P. S is taller than Q but shorter than T. .Who among them is the tallest?

(a) S

(b) T

(d) R

Answer: (c)

3. There is a certain relationship between the given pair of words. From the given options, you have to identify a word pair which bears the same relationship.

Typewriter : Letter

(a) Hammer : Nail

(b) Ocean : Wave

(d) Piano : Musical notes

Answer: (c)

4. If FORCE is coded as 47823 and TIGER is coded as 96538, then who would you code ‘FIRE’?

(a) 4683

(b) 2653

(d) 4623

Answer: (a)

5. How many squares are there in the following diagram?

(a) 5

(b) 7

(d) 6

Answer: (d)

6. If birds can fly = 123, fishes can swim = 245, fly is insect = 167 and fishes don’t fly = 518. Hence, ‘bird’s don’t swim’ will be

(a) 384

(b) 182

(d) 581

Answer: (a)

7. Laxman went 15 km to the West from his house,, and then turned left and walked 20 km. He then turned towards East and walked 25 km and finally turning left covered 20 km. How far was he from his house?

(a) 5 km

(b) 10 km

(d) 20 km

Answer: (b)

8. If 10th day of a month is Saturday, then what will be the day on 27th of that month ?

(a) Monday

(b) Saturday

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

9. In the following series, one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

104,117,130, 145,156,169

(a) 117

(b) 145

(d) 169

Answer: (b)

10. A is B’s father. B is C’s brother. D is the mother of A. How is C related to ‘D’?

(a) Mother

(b) Grandmother

(d) Daughter

Answer: (b)

11. If CORD is coded as DOSE and GOLD is coded as HOME, then how would you cod ‘SONS’?

(a) TONT

(b) TOPT

(d) TOOS

Answer: (c)

12. If ‘RHYTHMIC’ is written as ‘QGXSGLHB’, how ‘MUSIC’ can be written in that code?

(a) NVRHB

(b) LTRHB

(d) LVTHB

Answer: (b)

13. The first pair of words provides a definite relationship. Complete the second pair from the given option such that the same relationship is maintained.

Circle : Circumference : : Square : ?

(a) Volume

(b) Area

(d) Perimeter

Answer: (d)

14. The simplified value of is

(a) n

(b) 1/n

(d) 3/n

Answer: (d)

15. Find the missing number from the given option

(a) 169

(b) 170

(d) 196

Answer: (c)

16. Which of the numbers given in the options with come next in the series?

4,5, 9,14,23, ……..

(a) 37

(b) 31

(d) 35

Answer: (a)

17. If ALL = 25 and NOW = 52, then NONE = ?

(a) 44

(b) 48

(d) 57

Answer: (b)

18. Which letter completes the puzzle?

(a) G

(b) L

(d) H

Answer: (d)

19. The positions of how many digits in the number ‘351462987’ will remain unchanged after the digits are rearranged in ascending order within the number?

(a) None

(b) One

(d) Three

Answer: (c)

20. A man earns Rs 25 in the first day and spends Rs 15 in the next day; again he earns Rs 25 in the third day and spends Rs 15 in fourth day and so on. In how many days he will get Rs105 for the first time in his hand?

(a) 20

(b) 21

(d) 17

Answer: (d)

21. If ‘gorbflur’ means ‘fan belt’; ‘pixngorb’ means ‘ceiling fan’; ‘arthtusl’ means ‘tile roof’. Which word means ‘ceiling tile’?

(a) gorbtusl

(b) pixnarth

(d) arthflur

Answer: (b)

22. If ‘R’ stands for ‘−’, ‘A’ stands for ‘+’,, ‘B’ stands for ‘÷’ and ‘C’ stands for ‘×’, then what is the value of the given expression?

25A36C2B4R11?

(a) 32

(b) 35

(d) 27

Answer: (a)

23. The sum off the given series up to 50 terms is

3 + 2-5 + 3 + 2-5 +3+2-5 +….

(a) 5

(b) 0

(d) −5

Answer: (a)

24. In a row of thirty-seven boys facing South, R is eighth to the right of T who is fourteenth to the let of D. How many boys are there between D and R in the row?

(a) 4

(b) 5

(d) Data inadequate

Answer: (b)

25. Choose one word out of the given alternatives, which cannot be formed from the letters of the word CONSULTATIONS?

(a) CONSTANT

(b) STATION

(d) NATIONAL

Answer: (d)

Part II General Knowledge

26. UNO has decided to observe 11th July as

(a) World Population Day

(b) World Telecommunication Day

(d) World Health Day

Answer: (a)

27. A common error detecting code is CRC. What does CRC stands for?

(a) Cross Reference Check

(b) Circular Reference Check

(d) Cyclical Redundancy Code

Answer: (c)

28. Which one of the following is the main goal of the Twelfth Five Year Plan of India?

(a) Faster and inclusive growth

(b) Faster, quick and reliable inclusive growth

(d) Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth

Answer: (d)

29. Which of the following is derived from the ocean waters?

(a) Limestone

(b) Sandstone

(d) Bromine

Answer: (c)

30. The founder of the ‘Kindergarten’ system was

(a) Montessori

(b) Froebel

(d) Percy Nunn

Answer: (b)

31. Which of the following is the least populated State in India?

(a) Sikkim

(b) Uttarakhand

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (a)

32. The Indian Classical Dancer had been popularized abroad by

(a) Ravi Shankar

(b) Uday Shankar

(d) Hariprasad Chaurasia

Answer: (b)

33. In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

(a) Himalayan moist temperature forest

(b) Sub-tropical dry evergreen forest

(d) Tropical wet evergreen forest

Answer: (c)

34. Technology used to provide internet by transmitting data over wires of telephone network, is

(a) Transmitter

(b) Diodes

(d) Digital Subscriber Line

Answer: (d)

35. The highest annual precipitation occurs in

(a) Canadian shield

(b) Amazon basin

(d) Siberian plains

Answer: (b)

36. How many members can be nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President?

(a) 10

(b) 22

(d) 9

Answer: (c)

37. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?

(a) Kamaljit Sandhu

(b) Bula Chowdhury

(d) Bachendri Pal

Answer: (d)

38. ‘Devaluation’ means

(a) introduce a new currency in place of domestic currency

(b) floating of money

(d) enhance the value of domestic currency

Answer: (c)

39. The first notable accident in a nuclear reactor that caused havoc to eastern European nation was

(a) Moscow

(b) Chernobyl

(d) Vladivostok

Answer: (b)

40. ‘REXIT’ refers to

(a) Raghuram Rajan’s exit as RBI Governor

(b) latest Hollywood movie

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

41. With which of the following country’s collaboration will ‘Tehri Dam Project’ be completed in Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Germany

(b) Britain

(d) Soviet Russia

Answer: (d)

42. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table conferences?

(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya

(b) Annie Besant

(d) BR Ambedkar

Answer: (d)

43. The western disturbances which cause rain in North-West India originate in

(a) Black Sea

(b) Caspian Sea

(d) Aral Sea

Answer: (c)

44. When were the National Survey and Mapping Organization of India under the Department of Science and Technology set up?

(a) 1757

(b) 1760

(d) 1770

Answer: (c)

45. Is some areas in India red soil is found. What is the main reason for this colour?

(a) Abundance of Magnesium

(b) Accumulated Humus

(d) Abundance of Phosphate

Answer: (c)

46. The city of Vijayanagar was located on the bank of the river

(a) Ganga

(b) Kaveri

(d) Krishna

Answer: (d)

47. The Hunter Commission laid special emphasis on the development of

(a) primary education

(b) higher education

(d) technical education

Answer: (a)

48. Which of the following is the most important textile manufacturing centre?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Assam

Answer: (b)

49. Who was the first Jain Tirthankara?

(a) Mahavira

(b) Rishabha

(d) Padmabrabha

Answer: (b)

50. What is ‘Zero hour’?

(a) When the proposals of the opposition are considered

(b) When matters of utmost importance are raised

(d) When a Money Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha

Answer: (c)

51. Kisan Credit Card Scheme came into force in the year

(a) 1995-96

(b) 1998-99

(d) 2004-05

Answer: (b)

52. The University Grants Commission was constituted on the recommendation of

(a) Mudaliar Commission

(b) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Commission

(d) Sargent Commission

Answer: (b)

53. The Indian Independence League, organized by Rashbehari Bose, was a forerunner to which organization?

(a) Indian National Congress

(b) Indian National Army

(d) Muslim League

Answer: (b)

54. Which plateau is known as the mineral heart land of India?

(a) Bhander plateau

(b) Chhota Nagpur plateau

(d) Tibetan plateau

Answer: (b)

55. The river basin which is called ‘Ruhr of India’ is

(a) Damodar

(b) Hooghly

(d) Swarnarekha

Answer: (a)

56. Official languages of the UNO are

(a) English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Spanish

(b) English and French

(d) English, Hindi, Chinese and Russian

Answer: (a)

57. The Bhakra Dam is built across the river

(a) Chenab

(b) Tapti

(d) Ravi

Answer: (c)

58. Who had won men’s singles title in French Open 2016?

(a) Rafael Nadal

(b) Novak Djokovic

(d) Andy Murray

Answer: (b)

59. The largest southernmost single island in India is

(a) Rameswaram Island

(b) Minicoy Island

(d) Great Nicobar Island

Answer: (d)

60. Which category best describes BIOS?

(a) Hardware

(b) Malware

(d) Utility

Answer: (d)

61. Janani Suraksha Yojana, a scheme aimed to streamlining the existing mother and child welfare programmes, was launched to mark birth anniversary of

(a) Sucheta Kriplani

(b) Kasturba Gandhi

(d) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Answer: (b)

62. The Civil Service was introduced during the time of

(a) Lord Canning

(b) Lord Curzon

(d) Lord Dalhousie

Answer: (c)

63. In which of the following Ashokan inscription Brahmi script was not used?

(a) Sarnath

(b) Shahbazgarhi

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

64. Which one of the following is most important item of non-plan expenditure?

(a) Interest payment

(b) Defence expenses

(d) Loan to public enterprises

Answer: (a)

65. Mid-Day Scheme was launched in 1995 to promote

(a) adult literacy

(b) universalisation of primary education

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

66. Which sector is the backbone of Indian economy?

(a) Service sector

(b) Financial sector

(d) Agriculture sector

Answer: (d)

67. Right of constitutional remedies comes under

(a) fundamental rights

(b) legal rights

(d) natural rights

Answer: (c)

68. The average salinity of the ocean water is

(a) 2.5%

(b) 3.0%

(d) 4.0%

Answer: (c)

69. Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in Tests?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Sunil Gavaskar

(d) Vinod Kambli

Answer: (c)

70. Identify a nation which is a part of the BRICS nation

(a) Botswana

(b) Belarus

(d) Brazil

Answer: (d)

71. The area covered under Survey Map 45D/7 were part of the which states?

(a) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat

(d) Gujarat and Maharashtra

Answer: (d)

72. Mudrarakshasa was written by Vishakhadatta in which language?

(a) Tamil

(b) Pali

(d) Hindi

Answer: (c)

73. Economic Survey is published by

(a) Reserve Bank of India

(b) Planning Commission

(d) Indian Statistical Institute

Answer: (c)

74. When is ‘National Voters Day’ celebrated?

(a) 25 January

(b) 25 February

(d) 25 April

Answer: (a)

75. Silent Valley is situated in

(a) Kerala

(b) Bihar

(d) Tripura

Answer: (a)

Part III General Science & Mathematics

76. The disease in which a person fails to recognize one particular colour is called

(a) blindness

(b) colour blindness

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

77. An electromagnet is made from

(a) soft iron

(b) steel iron

(d) brass

Answer: (a)

78. Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

(a) Phosphorus

(b) Chlorine

(d) Helium

Answer: (c)

79. The average of x₁, x₂ and x₃ is 14. Twice the sum of x₂ and x₃ is 50. What is the value of x₁?

(a) 20

(b) 22

(d) 17

Answer: (d)

80. The most important ore of aluminium is

(a) Bauxite

(b) Calcite

(d) Galena

Answer: (a)

81. A number leaves remainder 44 when divided by 52. If the number is divided by 13 then remainder will be

(a) 2

(b) 3

(d) 5

Answer: (d)

82. Dynamite was discovered by

(a) Backeland

(b) Alfred Nobel

(d) Baeyer

Answer: (b)

83. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

(a) Ordinary water

(b) Boiled water

(d) Distilled water

Answer: (c)

84. The present population of a town is 48,000. If it increases at 5% each year then what will be increase in population after 3 years?

(a) 7,566

(b) 8,144

(d) 16,000

Answer: (a)

85. What is laughing gas?

(a) Carbon dioxide

(b) Nitrous oxide

(d) Hydrogen peroxide

Answer: (a)

86. The minimum distance between the source and the reflector in air so that an echo is heard approximately?

(a) 10.2 m

(b) 12.5 m

(d) 17.2 m

Answer: (d)

87. The value is

(a) 12

(b) 18

(d) 24

Answer: (a)

88. Diamond and Graphite are similar in

(a) electric conductivity

(b) crystal structure

(d) atomic weight

Answer: (b)

89. A bag contains Rs 155 in denominations of Rs 1 coins, 50p coins and 10 p coins in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. What is t he total number of coins in the bag?

(a) 125

(b) 175

(d) 395

Answer: (c)

90. If the price of a television set is increased by 25%, then by what percentage should be new price be reduced to bring the price back to the original level?

(a) 15%

(b) 25%

(d) 30%

Answer: (c)

91. Nyctalopia (Night blindness) is caused by deficiency of

(a) Vitamin-E

(b) Vitamin-D

(d) Vitamin-B12

Answer: (c)

92. Red rose when viewed through a blue filter it appears

(a) red

(b) blue

(d) black

Answer: (d)

93. Blood cancer is known as

(a) rabies

(b) hypermetropia

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

94. pH of blood is

(a) 5.4

(b) 6.2

(d) 8.7

Answer: (c)

95. ‘Bar’ is the unit of

(a) heat

(b) temperature

(d) atmospheric pressure

Answer: (d)

96. A pole of 6 m high casts a shadow 2√3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s elevation is

(a) 60°

(b) 45°

(d) 90°

Answer: (a)

97. The product of two numbers is 45 and their difference is 4. The sum of squares of the numbers is

(a) 135

(b) 240

(d) 106

Answer: (d)

98. A photograph of sizes 35 cm by 22 cm is mounted onto a frame of external dimension 45 cm by 30 cm. Find the area of the border surrounding the photograph.

(a) 540 sq cm

(b) 620 sq cm

(d) 600 sq cm

Answer: (c)

99. One angle of a pentagon is 140°. If the remaining angles are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4, then what is the greatest angle?

(a) 144°

(b) 150°

(d) 160°

Answer: (d)

100. A chord of length 8 cm is drawn at a distance of 3 cm from t he center of a circle. What is the radius of the circle?

(a) 3.5 cm

(b) 5 cm

(d) 6 cm

Answer: (b)

101. If 1³ + 2³+ 3³+ … + 10³=3025, then the value of 4 + 32 + 108 +….+ 4000 will be

(a) 12000

(b) 12100

(d) 12400

Answer: (b)

102. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 8. If 36 are subtracted from the number, then its digits are interchanged. Find the number.

(a) 26

(b) 35

(d) 62

Answer: (a)

103. If then cos θ is equal to

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (d)

104. Which of the following is used in pencils?

(a) Graphite

(b) Charcoal

(d) Phosphorus

Answer: (a)

If sides of a square increased by 25%, then its area increases

(a) 22%

(b) 55%

(d) 56.25%

Answer: (d)

106. Newton is used to measure

(a) speed

(b) force

(d) area

Answer: (b)

107. Scurvy is caused due to the deficiency of

(a) vitamin-A

(b) vitamin-D

(d) vitamin-C

Answer: (d)

108. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, ∠A = 80°, then ∠C is equal to

(a) 80°

(b) 160°

(d) 120°

Answer: (c)

109. The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. After five years his age will be double of the ages of his sons, The father’s present age is

(a) 40 yr

(b) 45 yr

(d) 55 yr

Answer: (b)

110. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of their areas is

(a) 22 : 7

(b) 7 : 22

(d) 11 : 7

Answer: (c)

111. What is the physical quantity whose dimensions are [ML²T⁻²]?

(a) Work done

(b) Momentum

(d) Force

Answer: (a)

112. Two trains having length 105 m and 90 m are approaching each other on two parallel tracks at a speed of 45 km/h and 72 km/h respectively. How much it takes to cross each other?

(a) 5 s

(b) 6 s

(d) 8 s

Answer: (b)

113. Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12 and 15 minutes respectively. All the three began to toll at 8 AM. At what time will they toll together again?

(a) 8.45 AM

(b) 10.30 AM

(d) 1.30 PM

Answer: (c)

114. Which one of the following is not a radioactive element?

(a) Uranium

(b) Radium

(d) Cadmium

Answer: (d)

115. Alzheimer disease related to

(a) kidney

(b) eye

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

116. 20 women do a work in 16 days and 16 men do the same work in 15 days. What is the work efficiency ratio of 1 man and 1 woman?

(a) 3 : 4

(b) 4 : 3

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

117. Find the value of x in the equation

(a) 3

(b) 4

(d) 7

Answer: (b)

118.

(a) 14

(b) 16

(d) 18.8

Answer: (b)

119. If the selling price of 10 books is equal to the cost price of 12 books, the gain percent is

(a) 20%

(b) 18%

(d) 25%

Answer: (a)

120. How much time sunlight takes to come on Earth?

(a) 2 min and 8 s

(b) 6 min and 10 s

(d) 9 min and 16 s

Answer: (c)

121. CT Scan uses

(a) Ultrasounds waves

(b) X-rays

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

122. If x * y = (x + 3)² (y – 1) then the value of 5 * 4 is

(a) 192

(b) 182

(d) 172

Answer: (a)

123. The difference between two natural numbers is 4 and the difference of their reciprocals is 1/8. What is the sum of the numbers?

(a) 6

(b) 12

(d) 24

Answer: (b)

124. Cooking gas contains more than 90% of

(a) Butane

(b) Methane

(d) Sulphur dioxide

Answer: (a)

125. Blood pressure is dependent on

(a) systolic force

(b) cardiac output

(d) All of these

Answer: (d)

126. A man travels first half of a certain distance at 64 km/h speed and next half at 80 km/h speed. His average speed is

(a) 72 km/h

(b) 71 km/h

(d) 70 km/h

Answer: (c)

127. Which element is found on the surface of the moon?

(a) Tin

(b) Tungsten

(d) Titanium

Answer: (d)

128. The largest endocrine gland is

(a) pancreas

(b) thyroid

(d) testis

Answer: (b)

129. If then x is equal to

(a) 3

(b) 2

(d) 3, −2

Answer: (d)

130. If the rate of interest is 10% per annum and is compound half yearly, the principal of Rs 400 in 3/2 year will amount to

(a) Rs 463.00

(b) Rs 463.05

(d) Rs 463.20

Answer: (b)

131. If then what are the value of p and q?

(a) p = 0, q = 1

(b) p = 1, q = 0

(d) p = −1, q = −1

Answer: (a)

132. The radius of a wheel is 21 cm. How much revolution it takes to cover a distance of 924 m?

(a) 500

(b) 600

(d) 800

Answer: (c)

133. Which of the following has the highest refractive index?

(a) Air

(b) Water

(d) Glass

Answer: (c)

134. By selling a fan for Rs 1200, Sanjay loses Rs 200. At what price must he sell it to gain 10%?

(a) 1500

(b) 1520

(d) 1540

Answer: (d)

135. A shopkeeper has paid Rs 120 for a pair of shoes. He sold it to a customer at loss of 20%. For how much did he sell it?

(a) Rs 86

(b) Rs 96

(d) Rs 56

Answer: (b)

136. Cutting and tying of the fallopian tube is called

(a) tubectomy

(b) vasectomy

(d) hysterectomy

Answer: (a)

137. What is unit of Work and Energy?

(a) Joule

(b) Ampere

(d) Meter

Answer: (a)

138. The study of internal structure of organism is called

(a) anatomy

(b) agronomy

(d) anthropology

Answer: (a)

139. The blue colour of the clear sky is due to

(a) diffraction of light

(b) scattering of light

(d) refraction of light

Answer: (b)

140. Washing Soda is the common name of

(a) calcium carbonate

(b) sodium carbonate

(d) sodium bi-carbonate

Answer: (b)

141. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of sides 12 m by a rope of 7 m long. Find the area it can graze?

(a) 38.5 sq. m

(b) 49 sq. m

(d) 154 sq. m

Answer: (a)

142. A cone and a cylinder have their heights in the ratio 4 : 5 and their diameters are in the ratio 3 : 2. What is the ratio of their volumes?

(a) 1 : 3

(b) 2 : 5

(d) 4 : 7

Answer: (c)

143. When water freezes, its density

(a) increases

(b) remains constant

(d) becomes zero

Answer: (c)

144. If (5a – 2b) : (2a + b) = 7 : 10, then what is a : b?

(a) 2 : 3

(b) 3 : 2

(d) 1 : 7

Answer: (c)

145. Speed of a boat in still water is 9 km/h. It goes 12 km downstream and comes back to the starting point in three h ours. What is the speed of water in the stream?

(a) 3 km/h

(b) 3.5 km/h

(d) 5 km/h

Answer: (a)

146. In covering a distance of 30 km, A takes on hour more than B. If A doubles his speed, then he would take two hours less than B. A’s speed is

(a) 4 km/h

(b) 7 km/h

(d) 5 km/h

Answer: (c)

147. What is the remainder when 3x³ – 7x² + 11x + 1 is divided by (x + 3)?

(a) 38

(b) −11

(d) 196

Answer: (c)

148. Which are the primary colours?

(a) Red, Yellow, Blue

(b) Red, Magenta, Blue

(d) Red, Green, Blue

Answer: (d)

149. Find the 4th proportionate of 4, 7 and 12 is

(a) 21

(b) 20

(d) 25

Answer: (a)

150. Which is called oil of vitriol ?

(a) Potassium dichromate

(b) Phosphoric acid

(d) Sulphuric acid

Answer: (d)

Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission(UPSSSC) Amin & Ahlmad Recruitment Examination Held on August 25, 2016 Question Paper With Answer Key

January 8, 2021November 28, 2017 by suresh84

Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission(UPSSSC) Amin & Ahlmad Recruitment Examination Held on August 25, 2016

Part I General Intelligence

1. Find the missing term of the following series :

ABZY, CDXW, EFVU ?

(a) MALB

(b) KCJD

(d) GHTS

Answer: (d)

2. Find the missing term of the following series :

ZAB, YCD, XEF, ?

(a) WGH

(b) IUV

(d) KQR

Answer: (a)

3. Find the missing term of the following series :

CEHL, DFIM, EGJN, ?

(a) KLPO

(b) IJRQ

(d) LMON

Answer: (c)

4. Insert the missing number :

(a) 15

(b) 12

(d) 18

Answer: (a)

5. Insert the missing number :

(a) 5

(b) 7

(d) 3

Answer: (c)

6. Insert the missing number :

(a) 594

(b) 459

(d) 549

Answer: (c)

Directions (Q. Nos. 7-8) Which of the following answer figures is exactly the mirror image of the question figure when the mirror is held at XY ?

7. Question Figure

Answer: (b)

8. Question Figure

Answer: (d)

9. In which answer figure, specified components of the question figure are found ?

Answer: (c)

10. Four positions of a dice are shown below. Identify the number at the bottom if top is 2 :

(a) 6

(b) 4

(d) 1

Answer: (b)

11. The height of banana tree and coconut tree is same. Mango tree is shorter than palm. Guava tree is smaller than mango, but bigger than banana. Find out which is the longest tree.

(a) Mango

(b) Banana

(d) Palm

Answer: (d)

12. The difference between the ages of two brothers is same as that of their father and mother. The elder brother is 25 years of age. At the time of the birth of younger brother, their mother’s age was 32 years. If father is older than mother by 5 years. What was his age at the time of elder son’s birth?

(a) 55 years

(b) 32 years

(d) 57 years

Answer: (b)

13. If there is Saturday on the 11th day of the month, what will be the day on 27th of that month ?

(a) Monday

(b) Saturday

(d) Sunday

Answer: (a)

14. Some books are arranged in a row. There are 5 books between 21st book from the right and 28th book from the left. The total number of books is more than 42. Find out the total number of books.

(a) 44

(b) 49

(d) 54

Answer: (d)

15. The greatest common divisor of 123456789 and 987654321 is

(a) 5

(b) 3

(d) greater than 9

Answer: (d)

16. A mechanical grandfather clock is at present showing 7 hours 40 minutes 6 seconds. Assuming that it loses 4 seconds. In every hour, what time will it show after exactly

(a) 14 h 9 min 40 s

(b) 14 h 10 min 6 s

(d) 14 h 10 min 42 s

Answer: (a)

17. If RECOMMENDATION is written a COMMENDATIONER, how can REMUNERATION be written in that code?

(a) MUNERATIORNE

(b) MUNERATIONRE

(d) MUNERATIONENR

Answer: (c)

18. If TAMILNADU is written as 387241859, how can DALMIA be written in that code ?

(a) 548729

(b) 587428

(d) 584728

Answer: (d)

19. If PRICE is written as SVNIL, how can COST be written in that code ?

(a) FXSZ

(b) FSXZ

(d) FTWZ

Answer: (b)

20. If ‘×’ stands for division, ‘+’ for addition, ‘−‘ for multiplication and ‘+’ for subtraction, then (14 – 6 ÷ 18) × 6 is equal to

(a) 107

(b) 17

(d) 15

Answer: (b)

21. If ‘−’ stands for division, ‘+’ for multiplication, ‘÷’ for subtraction and ‘×’ for addition, then find the value of

20 – 5 + 6 ÷ 4 × 6

(a) 26

(b) 35

(d) 32

Answer: (a)

22. If ‘+’ stands for division, ‘−’ stands for multiplication, ‘×’ stands for subtraction and ‘÷’ for addition, then find the value of

(120 + 6 × 10) – 10 ÷ 5

(a) 125

(b) 135

(d) 105

Answer: (d)

Directions (Q. Nos. 23-25) In the following, a word has been given followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find the word.

23. PERPENDICULARITY

(a) REPAINT

(b) TYPIER

(d) TYPICAL

Answer: (c)

24. NATURALIZATION

(a) TURN

(b) NATION

(d) RURAL

Answer: (d)

25. IMPERISHABLE

(a) IMPERIAL

(b) PERISH

(d) ABLE

Answer: (c)

Part II General Knowledge

26. In Uttar Pradesh, lemon is largely grown in

(a) Saharanpur and Meerut

(b) Fatehpur and Pratapgarh

(d) Allahabad and Varanasi

Answer: (b)

27. Which of the following pulses is not covered under Minimum Support Price (MSP)?

(a) Arhar

(b) Masoor

(d) Moong

Answer: (b)

28. ‘Gross Domestic Happiness’ concept has been developed by

(a) Sweden

(b) Bhutan

(d) India

Answer: (b)

29. Which village in Punjab has given the highest number Hockey Olympians?

(a) Phagwara

(b) Batala

(d) Sansarpur

Answer: (d)

30. The fastest train in the world is

(a) Shinkansen (Japan)

(b) German ICE-3

(d) Shanghai Maglev

Answer: (d)

31. Bastar is a tribal district in the State of

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Chhattisgarh

(d) Odisha

Answer: (b)

32. ‘Yaari Hai Iman Mera, Yaar Meri Zindagi’ is a famous Indo-Afghan friendship song picturised in the film

(a) Dosti

(b) Border

(d) Upkar

Answer: (c)

33. Who said, “You should go to college and fill your head with knowledge”?

(a) Angela Merkel

(b) Michelle Obama

(d) Nita Ambani

Answer: (b)

34. Beton Wali Vidhwa is a short story written by

(a) Kamleshwar

(b) Premchand

(d) Khalil Gibran

Answer: (b)

35. Which of the following is not included in ‘Panchagavya’?

(a) Cow milk

(b) Cow dung

(d) Tulsi

Answer: (d)

36. In recent visit to African countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi played drums with the President of which country?

(a) Kenya

(b) South Africa

(d) Tanzania

Answer: (d)

37. Which of the following countries has the highest fertility rate in the world ?

(a) Angola

(b) Mali

(d) Nigeria

Answer: (c)

38. Who among the following is the first woman President of Nepal ?

(a) Sushila Karki

(b) Bidhya Devi Bhandari

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

39. The present Prime Minister of United Kingdom is

(a) David Cameron

(b) Andrea Leadsom

(d) Theresa May

Answer: (d)

40. The largest judicial body in the world is

(a) International Court of Justice

(b) Allahabad High Court

(d) UNCLOS on Sea

Answer: (a)

41. Which of the following is not covered under Minimum Support Price (MSP)?

(a) Tobacco

(b) Copra

(d) Jute

Answer: (c)

42. Who among the following is the present emperor of Japan who has desired to step down on health grounds?

(a) Hirohito

(b) Akihito

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

43. Manual scavenging is banned in India since

(a) 1947

(b) 1952

(d) 1993

Answer: (d)

44. The World Population Day is observed on

(a) July 1

(b) July 8

(d) July 25

Answer: (c)

45. What is true about ‘Soil Health Card’?

(a) It comes free of cost.

(b) It gives information to improve the soil for high yields.

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

46. According to Census 2011, the number of women senior citizens in India is

(a) 103 million

(b) 93 million

(d) 51 million

Answer: (c)

47. India is world’s biggest parliamentary democracy. When was its first Lok Sabha held ?

(a) August 16, 1947

(b) January 27, 1950

(d) June 15, 1952

Answer: (c)

48. ‘Potala Palace’, a seven-storeyed structure, is associated with

(a) Maharana of Jodhpur

(b) Dalai Lama

(d) Bajirao Mastani

Answer: (b)

49. Due to racial discrimination, Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of the first class compartment at Pietermarizbur Railway Station in South Africa in the year

(a) 1890

(b) 1891

(d) 1893

Answer: (d)

50. In Euro Football Championship, 2016, Portugal won the championship defeating

(a) Germany

(b) Spain

(d) Poland

Answer: (c)

51. Which among the following is part of ‘Jarib’?

(a) Feeta

(b) Challa

(d) All of these

Answer: (d)

52. One acre of land is equal to

(a) 4840 sq yards

(b) 10 sq jarib

(d) All of these

Answer: (a)

53. In which ancient kingdom, women used to participate in wrestling ?

(a) Bahmani kingdom

(b) Vijayanagar kingdom

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

54. Who among the following Mughal emperors was totally non-alcoholic?

(a) Akbar

(b) Shah Jahan

(d) Aurangzeb

Answer: (d)

55. Who among t he following brought Bhakti Movement to Northern India?

(a) Ramanuja

(b) Madhvacharya

(d) Ramdas

Answer: (a)

56. Who among the following is the present captain of Indian hockey team participating in Rio Olympics ?

(a) Sardar Singh

(b) Akashdeep Singh

(d) Sreejesh

Answer: (d)

57. How many sessions of Indian National Congress were presided over by Mahatma Gandhi ?

(a) Three

(b) Two

(d) None

Answer: (c)

58. Which of the following countries has not adopted ‘Aril 1 to March 31’ as its Financial Year?

(a) Japan

(b) New Zealand

(d) Canada

Answer: (c)

59. Terminal Doppler Radar (TDR) is used for

(a) weather forecasting

(b) landing of planes in inclement weather

(d) deep-sea navigation

Answer: (a)

60. Which of the following countries has the lowest fertility rate in the world?

(a) Singapore

(b) South Korea

(d) Latvia

Answer: (a)

61. The first flower grown in space is

(a) Zinnia

(b) Arnoldii

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

62. Who among the following has been conferred with the 51st Jananpith Award by the President of India?

(a) Ashok Vajpayee

(b) Pushpesh Pant

(d) Raghuveer Chaudhari

Answer: (d)

63. Which State government in India has started the processes of banning dog-meat?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Odisha

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (a)

64. Which of the following cities in India is most densely populated?

(a) Kalyan

(b) Hyderabad

(d) Vijayawada

Answer: (b)

65. What is the literacy rate of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh?

(a) 56%

(b) 71%

(d) 89%

Answer: (c)

66. Who among the following was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh?

(a) KM Munshi

(b) Sarojini Naidu

(d) VV Giri

Answer: (b)

67. Which of the following agricultural crops was covered under Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the first time in 1965?

(a) Cotton

(b) Tobacco

(d) Wheat

Answer: (c)

68. ‘Opeation Sankat Mochan’ is associated with

(a) flood relief work

(b) evacuation of Indians from South Sudan

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

69. Who among the following has become the new Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI)?

(a) DK Sikri

(b) Amitabh Kant

(d) Dhanendra Kumar

Answer: (a)

70. ‘Pokemon GO’, which is recently in headlines, is associated with

(a) football league

(b) mobile game

(d) space mission

Answer: (b)

71. When did United Provinces become Uttar Pradesh?

(a) 1937

(b) 1947

(d) 1952

Answer: (c)

72. Which Mughal emperor made Allahabad his capital?

(a) Akbar

(b) Shah Alam

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

73. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated due to treachery of Jaichand. Subsequently where and when Jaichand was killed?

(a) Tarai, 1192

(b) Chandavar, 1193

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

74. Prior to Kannauj, Harshavardhana was the emperor of

(a) Kaushambi

(b) Kushinagar

(d) Thaneshwar

Answer: (d)

75. The only area in Uttar Pradesh, where copper is found, is

(a) Banda

(b) Mirzapur

(d) Bulandshahar

Answer: (c)

Part III General Science and Mathematics

76. Which of the following is not a fertilizer mineral?

(a) Nitrate

(b) Phosphate

(d) Potash

Answer: (c)

77. Clean Energy Ministerial Conferences were held in

I. 2010-Washington, 2012-London, 2013-Merida

II. 2013-New Delhi, 2014-Seoul, 2016-London

III. 2011-Abu Dhabi, 2012-London, 2015-Merida, 2016-Islamabad

IV. 2010-Washington, 12012-London, 2014-Seoul, 2016-San Francisco

(a) I and III are true

(b) Only II is true

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

78. The largest island of the world is

(a) Borneo

(b) Andaman and Nicobar

(d) Singapore

Answer: (c)

79. For a time difference of one hour, the longitudinal distance is

(a) 15°

(b) 30°

(d) 60°

Answer: (a)

80. Fog which consists of large particles of moisture is called

(a) Mist

(b) Dew

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

81. Which type of soil is brought about and deposited by winds?

(a) Yellow soil

(b) Red soil

(d) Sandy soil

Answer: (d)

82. Who among the following discovered and propounded the theory of displacement of water?

(a) Newton

(b) Archimedes

(d) Kepler

Answer: (b)

83. The law of falling bodies was discovered by

(a) Archimedes

(b) Galileo

(d) Albert Einstein

Answer: (b)

84. Insulin was invented by

(a) F. Banting

(b) Alexander Fleming

(d) Dr. Ronald Ross

Answer: (a)

85. Which of the following physical quantities is different from others?

(a) Work

(b) Kinetic energy

(d) Potential energy

Answer: (c)

86. The following water of the river possesses which type of energy?

(a) Gravitational

(b) Potential

(d) Kinetic

Answer: (d)

87. Blood is

(a) acidic

(b) alkaline

(d) neutral

Answer: (b)

88. Widal test is used for

(a) cholera

(b) malaria

(d) yellow fever

Answer: (c)

89. The acid used in automobile battery is

(a) HCl

(b) HF

(d) H₂SO₄

Answer: (d)

90. Which of the following liquids is most fire-prone?

(a) Mobil oil

(b) Mercury

(d) Kerosene oil

Answer: (c)

91. The coldest temperature on the Earth recorded in East Antarctica is

(a) −53.2℃

(b) −83.2℃

(d) −95.2℃

Answer: (c)

92. The equatorial diameter of the Earth is

(a) 12756 km

(b) 13560 km

(d) 14657 km

Answer: (a)

93. Identify the main salts dissolved in ocean water.

I. Sodium chloride (NaCl)

II. Sodium sulphate (Na₂SO₄)

III. Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

IV. Potassium sulphate (K₂SO₄)

(a) I and II

(b) I, II and III

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

94. The meaning of the word ‘terra rossa’ is

(a) yellow soil

(b) red soil

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

95. The longest day in the year is on

(a) April 20

(b) May 15

(d) August 30

Answer: (c)

96. Which of the following options correctly shows the planets in descending order of their sizes?

(a) Mars, Earth, Saturn, Mercury

(b) Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Venus

(d) Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Venus

Answer: (c)

97. Humidity is measured b y

(a) hydrometer

(b) barometer

(d) thermometer

Answer: (c)

98. Which of the following seas has the highest salinity content?

(a) Aral Sea

(b) Red Sea

(d) Dead Sea

Answer: (d)

99. Where trees shed their leaves seasonally is called

(a) evergreen forest

(b) coniferous forest

(d) None of these

Answer: (c)

100. The animal kingdom found in a particular geographical area is called

(a) flora

(b) fauna

(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

101. When the price of coffee was raised by 15%, it sale fell by 15%, The net effect on money receipt was

(a) nil

(b) 2.25% increase

(d) 15% decrease

Answer: (c)

102. A pipe can fill a tank in 16 minutes and another can empty it in 24 minutes. If the tank is already 2/3 full and both pipes are opened together,, the tank will be full in

(a) 48 min

(b) 24 min

(d) 8 min

Answer: (c)

103. The speed of a boat in still water is 22 km/h. If its speed in downstream is 24 km/h, the upstream speed will be

(a) 20 km/h

(b) 22 km/h

(d) 26 km/h

Answer: (a)

104. Ten observations have a mean of 53. It is discovered that an observations of 45 was wrongly recorded as 54. The corrected mean value will be

(a) 47.60

(b) 52.10

(d) 53.90

Answer: (b)

105. A lady is 4 years younger than her husband and three times as old as her daughter. if the daughter will attain the age of 20 years after 6 years, the present age of the father is

(a) 48 years

(b) 40 years

(d) 42 years

Answer: (c)

106. The sum of all natural numbers less than or equal to 100 which are multiples of 3 is

(a) 1683

(b) 3367

(d) 10100

Answer: (a)

107. A cooler is sold in 5 instalment is twice as much as the preceding one. If the first instalment is Rs 300, the cost of the cooler is

(a) Rs 8600

(b) Rs 9000

(d) Rs 9600

Answer: (c)

108. A number is divided into two parts which are in the proportion 3 : 4. If the first part is 18, the other part is

(a) 20

(b) 30

(d) 25

Answer: (a)

109. The arithmetic mean of 5 numbers is 27. If one of them is deleted, the mean is 25. The deleted number is

(a) 25

(b) 30

(d) 40

Answer: (c)

110. Utkarsh is six times as old as his son Vimarsh. Four years hence, he will be four times as old as Vimarsh. Their

(a) 24 years and 4 years

(b) 30 years and 5 years

(d) 60 years and 10 years

Answer: (c)

111. Five school children have a total of Rs 253 as pocket money. They each buy a candy which costs Rs 7 per unit. The mean amount of pocket money left over is

(a) Rs 43.60

(b) Rs 4920

(d) Rs 218

Answer: (a)

112. Sobha travels from Bengalurur to Mysore at a speed of 50 km/h and returns at a speed of 60 km/h. The average speed during the entire trip is

(a) 10 km/h

(b) 55 km/h

(c)

(d) 110 km/h

Answer: (c)

113. The percentages of literates in Fatehpur and Banda are 52 and 46 respectively. The percentage of literates in the two districts together is

(a) 49

(b) 92

(d) None of these

Answer: (a)

114. A shopkeeper raises the price of an item by 20% and then gives a discount of 20%. His profit percentage is

(a) 80

(b) 0

(d) −4

Answer: (d)

115. A class has two sections-Section A with 30 students and Section B with 20 students. In a test in Mathematics, both sections had the same mean score of 40. The difference between the total m arks scored by the two sections is

(a) 0

(b) 8

(d) 400

Answer: (d)

116. A bag contains Rs 55 in the denominations of Rs 1,50 paise and 25 paise coins. The coins are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 respectively. Find the number of 50 paise coins.

(a) 41

(b) 42

(d) 38

Answer: (c)

117. A container contained 80 L milk, From this container, 8L of milk was taken out and replaced by same quantity of water. This process was further repeated two times. How much milk is now contained in the container?

(a) 58.32 L

(b) 42.79 L

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

118. If sin x = cos y and angle x and angle y are acute, then what is the relation between x and y?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (c)

Directions (Q. Nos. 119-123) The table below shows the distribution of candidates of an examination in two subjects-History and English. Study the table and answer the questions given:

119. The maximum number of candidates scored in History in the range of

(a) 20-29

(b) 30-39

(d) 50-59

Answer: (b)

120. Candidates performed better in English. It is

(a) true

(b) false

(d) cannot say

Answer: (c)

121. In which range of marks, there are an equal number of candidates?

(a) 20-29

(b) 30-39

(d) None of these

Answer: (d)

122. The percentage of candidates below 50 marks in History is

(a) 25

(b) 50

(d) 100

Answer: (c)

123. The proportion of candidates with score in the range of 30-49 in History is

(a) 19

(b) 55

(d) 0.55

Answer: (b)

124. A cow is tied to a pole in the middle of a rectangle field, using a rope of length 7m. The field is of dimension 15 × 20 m. The percentage of area beyond the reach of the cow is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (b)

125. Between a square of perimeter 44 cm and a circle of circumference 44 cm, which figure has larger area and how much?

(a) Square, 33 cm²

(b) Circle, 33 cm²

(d) Square, 495 cm²

Answer: (b)

126. The area(in sq cm) of an equilateral triangle with side 12 cm is

(a) 36

(b) 36√3

(d) 288√6

Answer: (b)

127. In a firm employing 1500 persons, 300 got increment, 100 were promoted and 50 got both benefits. The number of employees who got neither benefit is

(a) 50

(b) 250

(d) 1400

Answer: (c)

128. Out of 500 consumers, 250 liked product A and 275 liked product B. The least number that mush have liked both the product is

(a) 275

(b) 250

(d) 0

Answer: (c)

129. A parallelogram ABCD is inscribed in a circle. The ABCD must be

(a) trapezium

(b) rhombus

(d) rectangle

Answer: (d)

130. The diagonals of a rhombus are 15 cm and 20 cm. Its area (in sq cm) is

(a) 75

(b) 150

(d) 625

Answer: (b)

131. By subtracting 2√x + 3√y from 3√x – 5√y, we get

(a) 8√y – √x

(b) √x – 8√y

(d) −√x – 8√y

Answer: (b)

132. The non-zero root of x² – 16x = 0 is

(a) −16

(b) 4

(d) 256

Answer: (c)

133. The ratio of the sum of squares to the sum of cubes of the values in the set −2, −1, 0, 1, 2 is

(a) 0

(b) 5/9

(d) infinity

Answer: (d)

134. An example of a harmonic progression is

(a) 7, 10, 13, 16

(b) 1, 1/4, 1/7, 1/10

(d) 2, 4, 6, 9

Answer: (b)

135. If 10 friends shake hands mutually, then the total number of handshakes is

(a) 45

(b) 50

(d) 100

Answer: (a)

136. The total number of diagonals in a polygon with ten side is

(a) 10

(b) 20

(d) 45

Answer: (c)

137. On simplification, (√5 + √3)² – (√5 – √3)² becomes

(a) 0

(b) 2√15

(d) 6

Answer: (c)

138. The average weight of five Khumanis is 200 gm. If two more Khumanis are added, then t he average weight becomes 210 gm. The average weight of two newly added Khumani is

(a) 230 gm

(b) 235 gm

(d) 420 gm

Answer: (b)

139. If we divide the sum of 0.25 and 0.75 by the difference of 0.5 and 0.3,, then the result is

(a) 0.5

(b) 2

(d) 10

Answer: (c)

140. A rectangular field has an area of 1200 sq m. If its length is 40 m, then the ratio of the length to the breadth of the field is

(a) 3 : 4

(b) 4 : 3

(d) 5 : 2

Answer: (b)

141. Gopika measures a straight line of length 4.0 cm as 4.1 cm. The percentage error in the measurement is

(a) 2.5%

(b) 2.0%

(d) 1.0%

Answer: (a)

142. If 4 men can do a work in 3 days, then 3 men can do the same work in how many days?

(a) 1

(b) 5

(d) 4

Answer: (d)

143. In decimal system, the binary number 11011 is equivalent to

(a) 27

(b) 25

(d) 21

Answer: (a)

144. If Rajdeep buys a motorcycle for Rs 80000 and sells it for Rs 60000, then his loss percentage i s

(a) 25%

(b) 50%

(d)

Answer: (a)

145. By selling 20 books, Rajesh gained the sales price of 4 books as profit. His percentage gain in

(a) 10%

(b) 20%

(d) 15%

Answer: (b)

146. The number of times a wheel of diameter 100 cm will rotate in covering a distance of 330 m is

(a) 92

(b) 89

(d) 105

Answer: (d)

147. The volume of a cylinder is 1540 cm³. If it is 10 cm high, then the radius of the base is

(a) 9 cm

(b) 5 cm

(d) 3 cm

Answer: (c)

148. If the curved surface area of a cone is 4070 cm² and its diameter is 70 cm, then its slant height is

(a) 10 cm

(b) 27 cm

(d) 37 cm

Answer: (d)

149. An isosceles right-angled triangle has area 200 cm². The length of its hypotenuse is

(a) 20√2 cm

(b) 10√6 cm

(d) √2 cm

Answer: (a)

150. A fruit seller gives 1 mango extra free for every 24 mangoes sold. The discount that he gives to customers is

(a) 12%

(b) 4%

(d)

Answer: (d)