Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Chakbandi Lekhpal Recruitment Examination Held on November 8, 2015
Part-1 General Hindi
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
(c) 1 m
(d) 0.5 m
42. Which of the following equals 1 ?
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
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
(c) 180 min
(d) 60 min
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
(c) 96
(d) 72
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
(c) 20024 sq m
(d) 14024 sq m
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
(c) 3.5
(d) 10.5
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
(c) 42 runs
(d) 45 runs
48. 
(a) 0.001
(b) 0.0001
(c) 0.007
(d) 0.0007
49. If a : b = 2 : 3, b : c = 4 : 5, c : d = 5 : 8, then d : a =
(a) 3 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 1 : 3
(d) 2 : 1
50. If 3 sin θ + 4 cos θ = 5, the value of sin θ is
(a) 4/5
(b) 4/3
(c) 3/4
(d) 3/5
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) 
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
(c) 2 cm
(d) 4 cm
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
(c) 6
(d) 7
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
(c) 2 L
(d) 5 L
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
(c) 45 cm
(d) 65 cm
56. Which number is the smallest?
(a) 11/13
(b) 14/33
(c) 8/15
(d) 7/13
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
(c) 32 sq m
(d) 49 sq m
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) 
(c) 20 sec
(d) 15 sec
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
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 1 : 2
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
(c) 4 m
(d) 8 m
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
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
(c) 37
(d) 185
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%
(c) 6%
(d) 12%
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
(c) 16 L
(d) Cannot be determined
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
(c) 2n2
(d) n
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
(c) 15 : 16
(d) None of these
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
(c) 8 h
(d) 7 h
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
(c) 27.6 m
(d) 28.6 m
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°
(c) 90°
(d) 75°
70. If 45 children preferred apple, how many did choose orange?
(a) 60
(b) 30
(c) 140
(d) 70
71. If 35 children liked banana the best, the number of children in the whole group was
(a) 90
(b) 70
(c) 180
(d) 140
72. What should be added 
(a) 1
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
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
(c) 4 h 101 min
(d) 3 h 21 min
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
(c) 5210
(d) 18235
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
(c) No increase or decrease
(d) 9% decrease
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
(c) 11 : 30 am
(d) 10 am
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
(c) 20 days
(d) 36 days
78. If 2x – 2x – 1= 4, then the value of xx is
(a) 1
(b) 256
(c) 27
(d) 4
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
(c) 82.6875 m3
(d) 82.68 m3
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
(c) 50
(d) 16
Part-3 General Knowledge
81. In a fire accident, what produces a lot more heat?
(a) Stone
(b) Polymer
(c) Wood
(d) None of these
82. Every year who declares ‘Minimum Support Price’ of foodgrains?
(a) Agricultural Cost and Prices Commission
(b) State government
(c) National Commission on Agriculture
(d) None of the above
83. The Minimum Support Price of wheat is
(a) Rs 1470 per quintal
(b) Rs 1475 per quintal
(c) Rs 1360 per quintal
(d) Rs 1450 per quintal
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
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttarakhand
85. Social reformer and mystic poet Sant Kabir Das’s Jayanti was held on
(a) July 2, 2015
(b) August 2, 2015
(c) May 2, 2015
(d) June 2, 2015
86. The headquarters of the BRICS Bank is located at
(a) Shanghai
(b) Johannesburg
(c) Moscow
(d) Mumbai
87. Which country among the following is the largest producer of lemon?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Brazil
(d) Mexico
88. Which of the following currencies has been devaluated in August, 2015 bringing down the Indian Stock Market?
(a) Japanese Yen
(b) European Euro
(c) US Dollar
(d) Chinese Yuan
89. The ‘World Environment Day’ is observed on
(a) June 20
(b) June 5
(c) June 27
(d) June 23
90. How many countries in the world have compulsory voting?
(a) 23
(b) 31
(c) 13
(d) None of these
91. Who among the following has been given the 24th Vyas Samman?
(a) Mrinal Pande
(b) Gopal Das ‘Niraj’
(c) Ashok Vajpayee
(d) Kamal Goyanka
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
(c) Hate speech and effigy burning
(d) All of the above
93. When was the Food Corporation of India established?
(a) January 14, 1965
(b) January 25, 1966
(c) January 1, 1960
(d) January 5, 1962
94. The day Bhagat Singh was hanged is observed as Martyrs’ Day every year on
(a) March 30
(b) March 31
(c) March 13
(d) March 23
95. In Bihar, State Assembly Elections were held in how many phases?
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Four
(d) Five
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
(c) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
(d) A – 2; B – 4; C – 3; D – 1
97. How many cities in India are having more than one million population?
(a) 53
(b) 63
(c) 33
(d) 43
98. Who has launched the ‘Giving Pledge’ campaign?
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Amitabh Bachchan
(c) Barack Obama
(d) Bill Gates
99. The ‘Brown Revolution’ focuses on
(a) increase in fertilizer production
(b) increase in production of raw leather
(c) increase in tea and coffee production
(d) None of the above
100. The largest Stupa at Sanchi pertains to which period?
(a) Gupta Period
(b) Harshavardhana’s Period
(c) Mauryan Period
(d) Kushana Period
101. Which of the following is odd one?
(a) Kunal Kapoor
(b) Sanjeev Kapoor
(c) Tarla Dalal
(d) Nita Mehta
102. Which Asian country has recently drafted its new Constitution?
(a) Maldives
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Nepal
103. In which State of India, per capita consumption of liquor is the highest?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Kerala
(c) Punjab
(d) Nagaland
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
(c) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
(d) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2
105. Which State of India has the largest inland saline wetland?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
106. Which State of India is producing maximum quantity of wheat?
(a) Haryana
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
107. Since 1913 up to 2014, how many Indians have won the Nobel Prize?
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) None of these
108. Who among the following was not the acting President of India?
(a) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(b) Justice Hidayatullah
(c) BD Jatti
(d) VV Giri
109. Nitric acid does not react with
(a) silver
(b) gold
(c) copper
(d) nickel
110. The longest sea-bridge is located in which coastal city of India?
(a) Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Rameshwaram
111. The river which does not originate from India is
(a) Beas
(b) Sutlej
(c) Ravi
(d) Chenab
112. Who among the following is the present Central Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare?
(a) Uma Bharti
(b) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(c) Choudhary Birender Singh
(d) Radha Mohan Singh
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
(c) about 8 million tonne more
(d) about 8 million tonne less
114. In Rio Olympics-2016, the games will be organized in how many disciplines?
(a) 42
(b) 45
(c) 40
(d) 41
115. Asia’s largest Onion Mandi is located at
(a) Ismailpur
(b) Katra
(c) Azadpur
(d) Lasalgaon
116. The first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh was
(a) Sucheta Kriplani
(b) Mayawati
(c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(d) Tarkeshwari Sinha
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
(c) August 28, 2014
(d) October 2, 2014
118. ‘Namami Gange Project’, launched with 5-year budget of Rs 20000 crore, involves how many rivers?
(a) 8 rivers
(b) 12 rivers
(c) Only Ganga
(d) 4 rivers
119. What is the decibel level of sound produced by two persons in conversation?
(a) About 20 db
(b) About 30 db
(c) About 5 db
(d) About 10 db
120. What amount of calories is found in 1 litre of water?
(a) 100 calories
(b) No calorie is found
(c) 10 calories
(d) 25 calories
Part-4 Rural Area Specific
121. ‘Shiraji’ and ‘Basra’ are the famous varieties of
(a) camels
(b) turtles
(c) horses
(d) pigeons
122. The largest and most important soil group in India is
(a) red soil
(b) laterite soil
(c) black soil
(d) alluvial soil
123. In a storm, the speed of wind is
(a) 80 mph
(b) more than 80 mph
(c) 60 mph
(d) 70 mph
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
(c) equal to the number of inhabited villages
(d) more than the number of uninhabited villages
125. ‘Gotee’ is commonly used for the propagation of
(a) pineapple
(b) mango
(c) papaya
(d) litchi
126. The Central Potato Research Institute is located at
(a) Shimla
(b) Shimoga
(c) Luknow
(d) Faizabad
127. Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for
(a) Peela Kharbooja
(b) Malihabadi Biryani
(c) Cotton Chikan
(d) Dashehari Mango (Aam)
128. On ripening, why green tomato becomes red?
(a) Due to change of choloroplast into chromoplast
(b) Due to change in ripening temperature
(c) Due to change of water content
(d) None of the above
129. When cream is separated from milk, the density of milk
(a) remains the same
(b) first decreases, afterwards increases
(c) decreases
(d) increases
130. The ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with
(a) oilseeds production
(b) fish cultivation
(c) foodgrains production
(d) milk production
131. The catch smell of garlic is due to
(a) sulphur compound
(b) acidic compound
(c) chloro compound
(d) None of the above
132. ‘Tapka’ is harvesting stage of
(a) guava
(b) pineapple
(c) lemon
(d) mango
133. The total number of inhabited villages in India is
(a) 577698
(b) 597464
(c) 600015
(d) 640930
134. The gas used in artificial ripening of green fruit is
(a) carbon dioxide
(b) hydrogen
(c) ethane
(d) acetylene
135. The headquarters of Animals Welfare Board of India is located at
(a) Jind
(b) Kangra
(c) Chennai
(d) Sitapur
136. Who among the following is the grassroot worker in rural areas?
(a) Lekhpal
(b) Patwari
(c) Tehsildar
(d) Kanoongo
137. Which of the following rivers constructs ravines in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Gomti
(b) Hindon
(c) Ganga
(d) Yamuna
138. Which of the following soil types is widely found in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Alluvial loam
(b) Red loam
(c) Red and black soil mix
(d) Sandy loam
139. In which region of Uttar Pradesh, annual rainfall is maximum?
(a) Terai region
(b) Uncertain rainfall
(c) Plain areas
(d) Pathari region
140. Jute is cultivated in which districts of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Saharanpur and Hardoi
(b) Mathura and Aligarh
(c) Allahabad and Fatehpur
(d) Deoria and Gorakhpur
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
(c) 100 million
(d) 120 million
142. In which district of Uttar Pradesh, male-female ratio is the highest?
(a) Deoria
(b) Sultanpur
(c) Jaunpur
(d) Azamgarh
143. In rural India, poverty line has been fixed at the income of
(a) Rs 33 per day
(b) Rs 37 per day
(c) Rs 27 per day
(d) None of these
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
(c) June 15
(d) June 20
145. The largest producer of banana in the world, is
(a) Bangladesh
(b) India
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Thailand
146. If Panchayat is dissolved, its election should be held within
(a) 6 months
(b) 1 month
(c) 1 year
(d) 3 months
147. An indigenous plough is
(a) a wetland puddler
(b) a multipurpose implement
(c) a primary tillage implement
(d) a secondary tillage implement
148. The duration of ‘Adsali’ variety of sugarcane is
(a) 18 months
(b) 22 months
(c) 8 months
(d) 14 months
149. About 90% of the irrigated areas in India comes under
(a) check basin
(b) sprinkler
(c) surface irrigation
(d) border method
150. Which of the following is a tree vegetable?
(a) Fenugreek
(b) Curry leaf
(c) Indian spinach
(d) Basella
151. In a strong breeze, the speed of wind is
(a) 30 mph
(b) 40 mph
(c) 15 mph
(d) 20 mph
152. The total number of villages in India is
(a) 640930
(b) 577698
(c) 597464
(d) None of these
153. What percent of household has access to electricity in rural India?
(a) 56%
(b) 60%
(c) 52%
(d) None of these
154. The retail market rate of kerosene oil in India, is
(a) Rs 26 per litre
(b) Rs 28.50 per litre
(c) Rs 25 per litre
(d) None of these
155. As per the Census 2011, the rural population of India is
(a) 37.7 crore
(b) 73.3 crore
(c) 83.3 crore
(d) None of these
156. The most predominant source of irrigation, is
(a) ponds
(b) wells
(c) canals
(d) tube wells
157. What percentage of TV sets is sold every year in rural areas of India?
(a) 44%
(b) 50%
(c) 40%
(d) None of these
158. The gains of the ‘Green Revolution’ have mainly continued to the crops of
(a) jute and cotton
(b) wheat and rice
(c) sugarcane and tea
(d) pulses and oilseeds
159. The most endangered snake in rural India is
(a) King Cobra
(b) Scaled Viper
(c) Russell’s Viper
(d) Common Krait
160. The words ‘Abhiyan and Batai’ are used with reference to
(a) rural credit
(b) crop-sharing
(c) agricultural tenancy contract
(d) Both (b) and (c)
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