Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission

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, C_­2, 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

(c)   10 m, North

(d)   13 m, North

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2. Which among the following cars are collinear?

(a)   C₅, C₂, C₁

(b)   C₁, C₄, C₃

(c)   C₁, C₆, C₄

(d)   C₁, C₆, C₇

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3. If a car C₈ is parked exactly between C_­5 and C₇, then how far is C₆ with respect to C₈?

(a)   1 m

(b)   2 m

(c)   3 m

(d)   4 m

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

(a)   DJNQ

(b)   DINQ

(c)   DINR

(d)   DHNQ

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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

(c)   Rs 1537.50

(d)   Rs 1576

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

(a)   43

(b)   72

(c)   44

(d)   84

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7. Find the number of triangles in given figure :

(a)   20

(b)   24

(c)   28

(d)   32

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

(a)   190

(b)   91

(c)   901

(d)   109

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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.

(c)   Quality of life index is very high within the armed force.

(d)   None of the above

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

(a)   0

(b)   1

(c)   2

(d)   4

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

(a)   True

(b)   Partially true

(c)   Wrong

(d)   Cannot say

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

(a)   1113171923052106

(b)   1715122308150122

(c)   1611210619080126

(d)   1611012621061907

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

(a)   99

(b)   100

(c)   110

(d)   120

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

4, 8, 9, 27, 16, 64, ………, 125

(a)   90

(b)   25

(c)   35

(d)   20

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

(a)   8

(b)   6

(c)   68

(d)   0

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16. Which among the following is different from others?

(a)   To accept

(b)   To take

(c)   To receive

(d)   To exchange

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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

(c)   840

(d)   850

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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%

(c)   37.5%

(d)   56.25%

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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

(c)   5 : 4

(d)   3 : 2

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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

(c)   D

(d)   A

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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

(c)   7312

(d)   7582

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

(a)   HGFE

(b)   HGEF

(c)   HGGF

(d)   GHFE

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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⋆

(c)   $73⋆

(d)   $37⋆

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24. (256)¹⁶ × (256)^0.09 = ?

(a)   4

(b)   16

(c)   64

(d)   256.25

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

3, 7, 17, 41, 85, 179

(a)   17

(b)   85

(c)   179

(d)   41

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Part II General Awareness

26. Firs International Yoga Divas was celebrated on

(a)   July 2, 2015

(b)   July 21, 2015

(c)   July 1, 2015

(d)   July 14, 2015

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27. The official bird of Uttar Pradesh is

(a)   Peacock

(b)   Saras

(c)   Parrot

(d)   Cuckoo

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

(a)   Union Public Service Commission

(b)   State Public Service Commission

(c)   Finance Commission

(d)   Planning Commission

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29. Who published ‘Indu Prakash’ in 1962?

(a)   Justice Ranade

(b)   VN Mandlik

(c)   Navjeevan Chandra Roy

(d)   None of the above

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30. Bheem Rao Ambedkar Museum and Library is situated in

(a)   Rampur

(b)   Agra

(c)   Lucknow

(d)   Kanpur

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31. The birth place of Amir Khusro is

(a)   Etah

(b)   Kasganj

(c)   Kannauj

(d)   Lucknow

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32. Which belongs to hardware in computer?

(a)   C⁺⁺⁺

(b)   Windows 7

(c)   CD ROM

(d)   None of these

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33. ‘ALU’ stands for

(a)   Algebraic Logic Unit

(b)   Algorithmic Logic Unit

(c)   Arithmetic Logic Unit

(d)   None of the above

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34. The new High Courts are

(a)   Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland

(b)   Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura

(c)   Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura

(d)   Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh

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

(a)   Goa

(b)   Jammu & Kashmir

(c)   Kerala

(d)   Assam

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

(a)   Francois Hollande

(b)   Barak Obama

(c)   Shinzo Abe

(d)   None of these

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37. Who is the founder of computer?

(a)   Herman Hollerith

(b)   Bill Gates

(c)   Newton

(d)   Charles Babbage

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

(a)   21 years

(b)   25 years

(c)   30 years

(d)   35 years

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39. The NABARD was established in which year?

(a)   1970

(b)   1975

(c)   1977

(d)   1982

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

(a)   Asaf-ud-daula

(b)   Saadat Khan

(c)   Shuja-ud-daula

(d)   Safdarjung

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41. The World Environment Day is celebrated on

(a)   June 5

(b)   December 1

(c)   November 14

(d)   August 15

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

(a)   Pranab Mukherjee

(b)   Kailash Satyarthi

(c)   Dr. KK Mohammad

(d)   Kenneth Baker

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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

(c)   Ravichandran Ashwin

(d)   Virat Kohli

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

(a)   12

(b)   13

(c)   15

(d)   17

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45. Lion Safari in Uttar Pradesh is situated at

(a)   Kannauj

(b)   Lucknow

(c)   Noida

(d)   Etawah

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46. Famous Charkula dance is associated with

(a)   Avadh

(b)   Bundelkhand

(c)   Brijbhumi

(d)   Rohikhand

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

(a)   Agriculture

(b)   Industry

(c)   Cooperative

(d)   None of these

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

(a)   Arvind Panagariya

(b)   Ashok Kumar Roy

(c)   Ashok Kumar Mathur

(d)   Anil Sinha

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

(a)   1981

(b)   1982

(c)   1985

(d)   1989

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

(a)   ML Valsamma

(b)   PT Usha

(c)   Kamaljit Sandhu

(d)   K. Malleshwari

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51. The first meeting of the SAARC was held in

(a)   Dhaka (Bangladesh)

(b)   Bengaluru (India)

(c)   Kathmandu (Nepal)

(d)   Islamabad (Pakistan)

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

(a)   Belgium

(b)   Japan

(c)   Russia

(d)   Great Britain

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

(a)   Jalaun

(b)   Khunti

(c)   Jaipur

(d)   Bengaluru

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

(a)   Balban

(b)   Allauddin Khilji

(c)   Mohd. bin Tughlak

(d)   Babur

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55. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of

(a)   Hyderabad

(b)   Madurai

(c)   Mysore

(d)   Vijayanagar

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

(a)   defection

(b)   reservation

(c)   election

(d)   protection of the minorities

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

(a)   Sahir Ludhianvi

(b)   Sayyad Ahmed Khan

(c)   Muhammad Iqbal

(d)   Bahadur Shah Zafar

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58. Palli Movement is related to

(a)   Orissa

(b)   Tamil Nadu

(c)   Maharashtra

(d)   Gujarat

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59. Where is ‘Bharat Kala Bhavan’ situated?

(a)   Lucknow

(b)   Varanasi

(c)   Allahabad

(d)   Agra

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60. First National Human Development Report was issued in

(a)   2001

(b)   2002

(c)   2009

(d)   2007

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

(a)   Steffi Graf

(b)   Angelique Keber

(c)   Serena Williams

(d)   Jamie Murray

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

(a)   11th

(b)   12th

(c)   13th

(d)   14th

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63. The State where there is no Regional Rural Bank

(a)   Sikkim

(b)   Manipur

(c)   J & K

(d)   Nagaland

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

(a)   898

(b)   910

(c)   912

(d)   920

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65. The smallest country of the world is

(a)   Nepal

(b)   Vatican City

(c)   Maldives

(d)   Sri Lanka

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

(a)   Banwali

(b)   Chanhudaro

(c)   Sutkagandor

(d)   Surkotada

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67. Grenada is situated in

(a)   Arabian Sea

(b)   Caribbean Sea

(c)   China Sea

(d)   None of these

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

(a)   4

(b)   5

(c)   6

(d)   8

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69. Which one is artificial port?

(a)   Chennai

(b)   Vishakhapatnam

(c)   Mumbai

(d)   None of these

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70. Literary award Bharat Bharti 2014 has been given to

(a)   Uday Pratap Singh

(b)   Gopal Das ‘Neeraj’

(c)   Radha Govind Pathak

(d)   Kashinath Singh

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

(a)   Europe

(b)   Asia

(c)   Africa

(d)   Australia

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

(a)   Kathakali

(b)   Bhangra

(c)   Kathak

(d)   Kuchipudi

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73. Which country does not exist in BRICS?

(a)   South Africa

(b)   India

(c)   Russia

(d)   Bangladesh

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

(a)   Ashok Mehta

(b)   LM Singhvi

(c)   Dinesh Goswami

(d)   Balwant Ray Mehta

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75. HRIDAY scheme is related to

(a)   human body

(b)   science and technology

(c)   digital talent

(d)   national heritage development

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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

(c)   360

(d)   400

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

(a)   2

(b)   4

(c)   8

(d)   16

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78. Which one is lightest gas in the following?

(a)   Neon

(b)   Helium

(c)   Nitrogen

(d)   Oxygen

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79. The Head Office of ISRO is situated in

(a)   New Delhi

(b)   Bengaluru

(c)   Ahmedabad

(d)   None of these

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80. BARC is situated in

(a)   Srinagar

(b)   Trombay

(c)   Pune

(d)   Hyderabad

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

(a)   144 sq cm

(b)   156 sq cm

(c)   170 sq cm

(d)   175 sq cm

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

(a)   430

(b)   516

(c)   860

(d)   960

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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

(c)   845

(d)   1300

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

(a)   180°

(b)   360°

(c)   720°

(d)   1440°

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

(a)   12

(b)   15

(c)   18

(d)   19

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

(a)   27√3

(b)   −3√3

(c)   9√3

(d)   11√3

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

(a)   π : 2

(b)   √π : 2

(c)   2 : π

(d)   1 : 1

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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

(c)   12.5

(d)   50

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89. 30% of 50 m is

(a)   30 m

(b)   24 m

(c)   36 m

(d)   15 m

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90. Study of wound is known as

(a)   Calology

(b)   Oncology

(c)   Traumatology

(d)   Dermatology

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

(a)   Bone disease

(b)   Heart disease

(c)   Infant disease

(d)   Eye disease

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

(a)   Vitamin-D

(b)   Vitamin-C

(c)   Vitamin-K

(d)   Vitamin-A

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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

(c)   3

(d)   9

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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

(c)   6 km/h

(d)   9 km/h

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

(a)   5

(b)   −5

(c)   6

(d)   4

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96. Condition for two perpendicular lines

(a)   m₁ × m₃ = −1

(b)   m₁ × m₂ = 1

(c)   m₁ = m₂

(d)   None of these

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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

(c)   Rs 670

(d)   Rs 680

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98. Myopia is related to

(a)   nearby object not visible

(b)   distant object not visible

(c)   near and distant both not visible

(d)   None of the above

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99. What is invented by Alfred Nobel?

(a)   Microphone

(b)   Typewriter

(c)   Dynamite

(d)   Gramophone

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100. Insulin is a type of

(a)   Hormone

(b)   Enzyme

(c)   Vitamin

(d)   Salt

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

(a)   2√3 sq cm

(b)   3√3 sq m

(c)   2√2 sq m

(d)   6√2 sq m

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

(a)   216 sq m

(b)   216 cm³

(c)   216 sq m

(d)   216 m³

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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

(c)   36 days

(d)   18 days

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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%

(c)   0.25%

(d)   2.5%

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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

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

(a)   460

(b)   625

(c)   720

(d)   840

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107. Sound intensity of a musical instrument is measured in

(a)   Mho

(b)   Henry

(c)   Lux

(d)   Decibel

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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

(c)   144

(d)   154

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

(a)   0.01

(b)   0.1

(c)   10

(d)   100

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110. Blood bank of human body is known as

(a)   Spleen

(b)   Liver

(c)   Heart

(d)   Kidney

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111. Latent heat of ice is

(a)   80 kcal/gm

(b)   80 cal/gm

(c)   540 cal/gm

(d)   None of these

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112. Baking powder is

(a)   sodium carbonate

(b)   sodium bicarbonate

(c)   sodium sulphate

(d)   sodium hydroxide

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113. In which disease, vaccine BCG is used?

(a)   Diphtheria

(b)   Tuberculosis

(c)   Tetanus

(d)   Measles

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

(a)   7/3

(b)   3/7

(c)   −7

(d)   −7/3

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115. 840, 168, 42, 14, 7, (…….)?

(a)   1

(b)   9

(c)   7

(d)   12

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116. If √2 = 1.4142, then value of  is

(a)   1.5858

(b)   4.4142

(c)   3.4852

(d)   3.5852

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117. Find the missing value 

(a)   748

(b)   784

(c)   788

(d)   None of these

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118. Dynamo converts

(a)   Electrical energy to Mechanical energy

(b)   Magnetic energy to Electrical energy

(c)   Mechanical energy to Electrical energy

(d)   None of the above

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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

(c)   17, 14

(d)   19, 14

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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

(c)   3 : 12

(d)   None of these

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

(a)   n = 3

(b)   n = 4

(c)   n = 5

(d)   None of these

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122. The value of (0.00032)⁶ = ?

(a)   0.08

(b)   0.8

(c)   0.008

(d)   0.0008

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123. Which one is not rightly matched?

(a)   Vitamin C – Ascorbic acid

(b)   Vitamin B₁ – Thiamine

(c)   Vitamin D – Retinol

(d)   Vitamin-K = Naphthoquinone

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

(a)   convex mirror

(b)   concave mirror

(c)   plane mirror

(d)   None of these

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125. Stainless steel is a mixture of elements

(a)   Iron + Carbon

(b)   Iron+ Zinc

(c)   Copper + Zinc

(d)   Iron + Nickel + Chromium

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126. Square root of (8 + 2√5)

(a)   (√5 +√2)

(b)   (√3 + √2)

(c)   (√5 + √3)

(d)   (2√3 + 5√5)

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127. The value of 

(a)   1

(b)   1.5

(c)   2.

(d)   2.5

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

(a)   24

(b)   23

(c)   22

(d)   20

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129. Who invented Pencillin?

(a)   Edward Jenner

(b)   Alexander Fleming

(c)   Louis Pasteur

(d)   Ian Fleming

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130. Ptyalin enzyme is related to

(a)   intestinal juice

(b)   gastric juice

(c)   saliva

(d)   None of these

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

(a)   2 : 1

(b)   1 : 2

(c)   8 : 1

(d)   1 : 8

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132. ‘Industrial Toxicology Research Centre’ is situated in

(a)   Pune

(b)   Rishikesh

(c)   Lucknow

(d)   Ranchi

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133. Which vitamin is not soluble in fats?

(a)   Vitamin-A

(b)   Vitamin-D

(c)   Vitamin-K

(d)   Vitamin-B and C

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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

(c)   30

(d)   32

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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

(c)   10 years

(d)   37 years

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136. If  then the value of n is

(a)   3

(b)   2

(c)   0

(d)   −2

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137. Blood group ‘O’ is called

(a)   universal donor

(b)   universal receptor

(c)   Both

(d)   None of these

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138. Firstly who used ‘Ecosystem’ word?

(a)   AG Tensley

(b)   Bohr

(c)   JJ Thompson

(d)   Newton

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139. ‘Photosynthesis’ reaction convert light energy into

(a)   heat energy

(b)   chemical energy

(c)   electrical energy

(d)   sound energy

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140. The unit number in 7⁶⁵ × 6⁴¹ × 3⁵⁷

(a)   7

(b)   6

(c)   3

(d)   None of these

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141. LCM of 0.36, 1.2 and 4.8 is

(a)   57.6

(b)   38.2

(c)   14.4

(d)   None of these

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142. Which is not a polar compound?

(a)   HCl

(b)   HF

(c)   CCl₄

(d)   H₂O

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143. Which are the primary colours?

(a)   Red

(b)   Green

(c)   Blue

(d)   All of these

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144. Shortage of which element causes goiter disease?

(a)   Nitrogen

(b)   Calcium

(c)   Iodine

(d)   Phosphorus

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

(a)   Vomer

(b)   Malleus

(c)   Stapes

(d)   Incus

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146. Magnetite is

(a)   Fe₂O₃

(b)   Fe₃O₄

(c)   FeCO₃

(d)   2Fe₂O₃ ∙ 3H₂O

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147. 

(a)   1/4

(b)   1/9

(c)   1/16

(d)   1/25

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

(a)   1/21

(b)   2/21

(c)   4/21

(d)   5/21

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149. What is the cathode in dry cell?

(a)   Copper

(b)   Iron

(c)   Silver

(d)   Zinc

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150. If  what will be the value of 

(a)   20

(b)   23

(c)   25

(d)   27

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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

(c)   NS

(d)   PR

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42. Which number is wrong in the given series ?

3, 13, 31, 58, 91, 111

(a)   58

(b)   31

(c)   91

(d)   111

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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

(c)   50 km/h

(d)   48 km/h

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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

(c)   TREATING

(d)   TERTIARY

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45. PERSEVERANCE

(a)   PRESERVE

(b)   SEVERE

(c)   SERENE

(d)   ENERATE

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46. SUPERINTENDENT

(a)   PERTINENT

(b)   TEENER

(c)   RETENTION

(d)   DENTIST

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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

(c)   9 – 7 + 7 ÷ 7 = 64

(d)   5 ÷ 8 – 3 ∙ 3= 36

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48.

(a)   15 – 7 ∙ 5 + 20 = 104

(b)   25 ÷ 7 ∙ 2 – 5 = 22

(c)   10 + 5 ∙ 2 ÷ 13 = 15

(d)   17 ∙ 1 – 4 ÷ 8 = 29

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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

(c)   Move straight and travel 9 km

(d)   Turn left and travel 9 km

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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

(c)   32

(d)   38

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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

(c)   Tuesday

(d)   None of these

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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

(c)   Sister

(d)   Daughter

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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

(c)   57 years

(d)   None of these

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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

(c)   Coconut

(d)   Palm

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

55. 

(a)   15

(b)   12

(c)   9

(d)   18

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56. 

(a)   5

(b)   7

(c)   9

(d)   3

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57. 

(a)   594

(b)   459

(c)   945

(d)   549

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58. Identify the pair which is different.

(a)   Profit : Gain

(b)   Debit : Credit

(c)   Income : Expenditure

(d)   Assets : Liabilities

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

(a)   ERBMVENO

(b)   REMBVENO

(c)   ERMBVENO

(d)   EMRBVENO

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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

(c)   21

(d)   24

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Part 3 General Awareness

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

(a)   Julius Caesar

(b)   Astronomer Sosigenes

(c)   Pope Gregory XIII

(d)   None of the above

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

(a)   Norway

(b)   India

(c)   Switzerland

(d)   The USA

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

(a)   Himachal Pradesh

(b)   Lakshadweep

(c)   Uttarakhand

(d)   Madhya Pradesh

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64. 25th Vyas Samman was awarded to

(a)   Dr. Ashok Vajpayee

(b)   Dr. Sunita Jain

(c)   Dr. Pushpesh Pant

(d)   Mrinal Pande

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

(a)   Stupa

(b)   Chaitya

(c)   Baradari

(d)   Pillar

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

(a)   Shanta Sinha

(b)   PK Rai

(c)   Zohra Sehgal

(d)   Surendra Mohan

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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

(c)   Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia

(d)   Dr. BR Ambedkar

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

(a)   Section-83

(b)   Section-84

(c)   Section-86

(d)   Section-88

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

(a)   The Finance Minister

(b)   The Prime Minister

(c)   The RBI Governor

(d)   The Finance Secretary

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

(a)   10th century

(b)   11th century

(c)   12th century

(d)   14th century

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71. ‘Ghumar’ is the folk dance of

(a)   Rajasthan

(b)   Madhya Pradesh

(c)   Chhattisgarh

(d)   Bihar

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

(a)   Aristotle

(b)   Plato

(c)   Emile Durkheim

(d)   Mahatma Gandhi

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73. Taj Mahal is threatened due to the effect of

(a)   HNO₃

(b)   I₂

(c)   Pb

(d)   SO₂

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

(a)   Gurjara

(b)   Karnataka

(c)   Kamrup

(d)   Kashmir

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

(a)   Sir Sayyid Ali Khan

(b)   Maulana Azad

(c)   Badruddin Tyabji

(d)   Liaquat Ali Khan

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

(a)   Rs 1 crore

(b)   Rs 2 crore

(c)   Rs 3 crore

(d)   Rs 5 crore

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

(a)   Anita Desai

(b)   Arundhati Roy

(c)   Medha Patkar

(d)   Benziar Bhutto

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

(a)   Madras (Chennai)

(b)   Varanasi

(c)   Calcutta (Kolkata)

(d)   Lucknow

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

(a)   Andhra Pradesh

(b)   Odisha

(c)   Maharashtra

(d)   Sikkim

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

(a)   Rohit Sharma

(b)   R. Ahswiin

(c)   Virat Kohli

(d)   MS Dhoni

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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

(c)  23

(d)  22

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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

(c)  is equal to yellow balls minus green balls

(d)  cannot be ascertained

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3. Consider the following matrix :

What is the number at X in the above matrix?

(a)  5

(b)  8

(c)  9

(d)  11

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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

(c)  C

(d)  E

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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

(c)  Cricket

(d)  Football

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6. Who p lay football, basketball and hockey?

(a)  D

(b)  C

(c)  B

(d)  A

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7. Who does not play hockey?

(a)  D

(b)  C

(c)  B

(d)  A

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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

(c)  Rs 112 crore

(d)  Rs 108 crore

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

(a)  2014

(b)  2013

(c)  2012

(d)  2011

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

(a)  37.5%

(b)  50%

(c)  60%

(d)  62.5%

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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%

(c)  125%

(d) 

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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

(c)  E

(d)  None of these

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13. Who is Asstt. Manager?

(a)  A

(b)  F

(c)  C

(d)  B

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14. Who is Teller?

(a)  F

(b)  C

(c)  A

(d)  D

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15. Who is Clerk?

(a)  B

(b)  D

(c)  F

(d)  None of these

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16. Who is the Cashier?

(a)  Either A or D

(b)  F

(c)  B

(d)  C

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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

(c)  North-West

(d)  East

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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

(c)  18-8-24-20-21-5

(d)  20-21-24-5-8-18

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

(a)  ELFUATF

(b)  FLEAUTF

(c)  FLEUAFT

(d)  FLEUATF

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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

(c)  Pablo

(d)  Norte

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

(a)  R

(b)  N

(c)  M

(d)  L

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

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

(a)  2

(b)  3

(c)  4

(d)  1

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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

(c)  6

(d)  9

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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

(c)  7

(d)  1

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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

(c)  Z, V and U are all perpendicular to W

(d)  Y, V and W are parallel

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Part I General Awareness

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

(a)  January 4

(b)  January 9

(c)  February 4

(d)  February 9

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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

(c)  3, 5 and 6

(d)  1, 3 and 6

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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

(c)  1, 3, 4 and 5

(d)  1, 2, 4 and 5

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

(a)  Ministry of Road Transport

(b)  Ministry of Railways

(c)  Ministry of Civil Aviation

(d)  Ministry of Urban Development

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30. Match the following

(a)  A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D – 4

(b)  A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4

(c)  A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3

(d)  A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4

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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

(c)  1, 3 and 4

(d)  1, 2 and 3

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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

(c)  Both 1 and 2

(d)  None of these

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

(a)  5

(b)  7

(c)  9

(d)  11

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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

(c)  2 and 3

(d)  All of these

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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

(c)  2 and 3

(d)  All of these

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36. Central Vigilance Commissioner holds the office for

(a)  5 years or 62 years of age

(b)  5 years or 65 years of age

(c)  4 years or 62 years of age

(d)  4 years  or 65 years of age

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37. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located?

(a)  Kerala

(b)  Arunachal Pradesh

(c)  Punjab

(d)  Gujarat

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

(a)  Brazil

(b)  Argentina

(c)  India

(d)  Australia

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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

(c)  Both 1 and 2

(d)  None of the above

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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

(c)  1, 2 and 4

(d)  1 and 2

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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

(c)  1 and 3

(d)  1, 2 and 3

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

(a)  Rs 1000000

(b)  Rs 2500000

(c)  Rs 500000

(d)  Rs 800000

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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.

(c)  1, 3 and 4 are correct.

(d)  1, 2 and 4 are correct.

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44. Who was the first puppet Mughal emperor?

(a)  Jahandar Shah

(b)  Bahadur Shah

(c)  Farrukhsiyar

(d)  Muhammad Shah

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

(a)  Sachin Tendulkar

(b)  Sania Mirza

(c)  Vidya Balan

(d)  Priyanka Chopra

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

(a)  Sarangi

(b)  Violin

(c)  Mridang

(d)  Santoor

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

(a)  Situational Theory

(b)  Multifactor Theory

(c)  Personal and Situational Theory

(d)  Genetic Theory

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

(a)  Vidhya Balan

(b)  Raghunath Mashelkar

(c)  Yuvraj Singh

(d)  Mohammad Ali Baig

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

(a)  General

(b)  Air Chief Marshal

(c)  Admiral

(d)  Sub-Lieutenant

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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

(c)  Education

(d)  AIDS

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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

(c)  1 and 3

(d)  1, 2 and 3

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52. Which is the shortest day in Southern Hemisphere?

(a)  December 22

(b)  June 21

(c)  March 21

(d)  September 23

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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

(c)  A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1

(d)  A – 3; B – 1; C – 4; D – 2

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

(a)  Surendranath Banerjee

(b)  CR Das

(c)  Ashutosh Mukherjee

(d)  Rabindranath Tagore

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55. The name of cloud ‘Nimbus’ defines

(a)  Looking like feather

(b)  Looking like leap

(c)  Rain cloud

(d)  Having rounded tops

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56. The Canadian Pacific railway runs between

(a)  Duluth and Monteral

(b)  Saskatoon and Quebec

(c)  Seattle and Winning

(d)  Vancouver and Halifax

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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

(c)  Chief Minister of the State

(d)  Vice-President of India

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

(a)  2012

(b)  2013

(c)  2014

(d)  2015

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

(a)  Article-123

(b)  Article-211

(c)  Article-213

(d)  Article-212

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

(a)  The Broken Wing

(b)  The Golden Threshold

(c)  The Golden Bird

(d)  The Bird of Time

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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.

(c)  Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together.

(d)  None of the above

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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

(c)  Maharashtra

(d)  Madhya Pradesh

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63. Which Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth?

(a)  Guru Angad

(b)  Guru Ramdas

(c)  Guru Arjun Dev

(d)  Guru Har Rai

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64. Who founded the dynasty of Tuluva?

(a)  Narsa Nayaka

(b)  Krishnadeva Raya

(c)  Achyuta Raya

(d)  Vir Narasinha

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65. Who was the first Muslim to invade India?

(a)  Firdausi Shah

(b)  Muhammad Ghori

(c)  Mohammed Bin Qasim

(d)  Mahmood Ghaznavi

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66. Which of the following is not an Upaveda?

(a)  Dhanurveda

(b)  Shastrashastra

(c)  Ayurveda

(d)  Yogveda

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

(a)  Meghalaya

(b)  Patna

(c)  Philippines

(d)  Mumbai

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

(a)  Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia

(b)  Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia

(c)  Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia

(d)  Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

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69. A Cookie stores

(a)  information about the user’s web activity

(b)  software developed by the user

(c)  the password of the user

(d)  the commands used by the user

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

(a)  1982

(b)  1983

(c)  1986

(d)  1987

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

(a)  50

(b)  100

(c)  150

(d)  200

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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

(c)  1 and 2

(d)  None of the above

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

(a)  GV Ramakrishna

(b)  TN Malegum

(c)  Rakesh Mohan

(d)  Abid Hussain

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74. Kyzyl Kum desert is situated in

(a)  Saudi Arabia

(b)  Northern Iran

(c)  Uzbekistan

(d)  Turkmenistan

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

(a)  Radial

(b)  Intermittent

(c)  Dendritic

(d)  Trellis

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Part III General Science/Arithmetic

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

(a)  360

(b)  60

(c)  720

(d)  120

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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

(c)  One-fourth the height of the person

(d)  Double the height of the person

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78. What is the SI unit of magnetic induction?

(a)  Poise

(b)  Tesla

(c)  Dioptre

(d)  Candela

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79. 

(a)  0.27

(b)  0.4087

(c)  0.73

(d)  1

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80. Study of ants is known as

(a)  Myrmecology

(b)  Herpetology

(c)  Nematology

(d)  Nidology

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

(a)  70°

(b)  80°

(c)  60°

(d)  50°

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

(a)  3

(b)  4

(c)  5

(d)  2

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

(a)  5 unit

(b)  3 unit

(c)  2 unit

(d)  6 unit

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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) 

(c)  2 years

(d)  3 years

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85. Peeling of onions causes tears as onion release

(a)  sulphonic acid

(b)  sulfenic acid

(c)  amino acid

(d)  carbolic acid

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86. Critical temperature of oxygen is

(a)  240℃

(b)  147.1℃

(c)  273.16℃

(d)  118.8℃

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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

(c)  400 m

(d)  440 m

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88. For which purpose potassium bromide is used?

(a)  Soap

(b)  Gun Powder

(c)  Photography

(d)  Germicide

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89. What is ‘laughing gas’?

(a)  Nitric oxide

(b)  Nitrogen penta oxide

(c)  Nitrogen peroxide

(d)  Nitrous oxide

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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

(c)  2/3

(d)  −2/3

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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

(c)  24

(d)  22

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

(a)  −x² – 4x + 6

(b)  x² – 4x + 6

(c)  x² + 4x – 6

(d)  x² – 4x – 6

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

(a)  Matau

(b)  Beetal

(c)  Baluchi

(d)  Ghori

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

(a)  Electromagnet

(b)  Photo cell

(c)  Electrolyte

(d)  Secondary cell

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

(a)  Fathometer

(b)  Eudiometer

(c)  Barometer

(d)  Periscope

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

(a)  12%

(b) 

(c)  13%

(d)  15%

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97. Simplify 

(a)  1

(b)  0

(c)  x^{a + b + c}

(d)  None of these

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98. Solve 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

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

(a)  51

(b)  52

(c)  53

(d)  54

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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

(c)  680

(d)  670

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101. 009 – 519.999 – 94.989 = ?

(a)  7270

(b)  7300

(c)  7500

(d)  7220

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

(a)  100℃

(b)  40℃

(c)  −40℃

(d)  0℃

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

(a)  Tocopherol

(b)  Biotin

(c)  Calcipherol

(d)  Naphthoquinone

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104. Carnallite is an ore of which metal?

(a)  Potassium

(b)  Aluminium

(c)  Mercury

(d)  Uranium

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

(a)  Chloromycetin

(b)  Isoniazid

(c)  Streptomycin

(d)  Adrenaline

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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

(c)  32.8 km

(d)  24 km

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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

(c)  14 h

(d)  10 h 5 min

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

(a)  8000

(b)  1600

(c)  320

(d)  1605

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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

(c)  5 L

(d)  2.5 L

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110. Which of the following is scalar quantity?

(a)  Work

(b)  Velocity

(c)  Force

(d)  Acceleration

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111. Which colour has the shortest wavelength?

(a)  Yellow

(b)  Violet

(c)  Green

(d)  Red

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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

(c)  120

(d)  480

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113. Who invented Hydrogen Bomb?

(a)  Louis Prince

(b)  Nikola Tesla

(c)  Michael Faraday

(d)  Edward Teller

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

(a)  Typhoid

(b)  Plague

(c)  Diphtheria

(d)  Asthma

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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

(c)  AB² = BC × DC

(d)  AB² = BC × BD

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

(a)  6

(b)  ∞

(c)  216

(d)  36

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117. Find the sum of 

(a)  1/2

(b)  1/6

(c)  3/4

(d)  4/9

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118. Total number of teeth present in and adult cat

(a)  32

(b)  28

(c)  30

(d)  16

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119. Which scientist has given laws of Electrolysis?

(a)  Kelvin

(b)  Dalton

(c)  Archimedes

(d)  M. Faraday

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

(a)  Gold

(b)  Mica

(c)  Copper

(d)  Silver

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

(a)  Brass

(b)  Solder

(c)  Duralumin

(d)  German Silver

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

(a)  Medulla

(b)  Cerebrum

(c)  Thalamus

(d)  Hypothalamus

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123. Indian Institute of Pulse Research is situated in

(a)  Bhopal

(b)  Patna

(c)  Kanpur

(d)  Hyderabad

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

(a)  208°

(b)  225°

(c)  232°

(d)  235°

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125. Find out the wrong number in a given series

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

(a)  328

(b)  164

(c)  84

(d)  44

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126. Find the missing number

101, 100, ___, 87, 71, 46

(a)  92

(b)  88

(c)  89

(d)  96

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

(a)  55

(b)  150

(c)  30

(d)  35

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

(a)  Vitamin-C

(b)  Vitamin-A

(c)  Vitamin-B₁₂

(d)  Vitamin-D

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

(a)  Castor

(b)  Maize

(c)  Rice

(d)  Gram

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

(a)  Centrifugation

(b)  Vacuum Distillation

(c)  Fractional Distillation

(d)  Distillation

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131. What is the pH value of tears?

(a)  7.4

(b)  8.5

(c)  6.0

(d)  6.3

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

(a)  Switch

(b)  Connecting wire

(c)  Regulator

(d)  None of these

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

(a)  Acetylene

(b)  Ethane

(c)  Hydrogen

(d)  Carbon Dioxide

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134. If and  then a : b : c : d = ?

(a)  16 : 24 : 25 : 30

(b)  18 : 24 : 30 : 35

(c)  16 : 24 : 30 : 35

(d)  16 : 24 : 30 : 50

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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

(c)  Rs 771

(d)  Rs 751

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

(a)  94

(b)  95

(c)  96

(d)  100

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137. Who has discovered transformer?

(a)  Spangler

(b)  G. Marconi

(c)  Michael Faraday

(d)  Walter Hunt

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138. What is the industrial name of Epsum?

(a)  Magnesium sulphate

(b)  Ferrous sulphate

(c)  Lead oxide

(d)  Lead peroxide

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139. Which is the respiratory organ in spider?

(a)  Body surface

(b)  Book lungs

(c)  Book gills

(d)  Air bladder

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140. Name of the bone in palm

(a)  Humerus

(b)  Radio-ulna

(c)  Carpals

(d)  Meta carpals

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

(a)  Pathology

(b)  Surgery

(c)  Cardiology

(d)  Nuclear Medicine

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

(a)  Feeling very thirsty

(b)  Shortness of breath

(c)  Feeling very tired

(d)  Weight loss

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

(a)  Tranquilizer

(b)  Anaesthetic

(c)  Antipyretics

(d)  Antihistamines

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

(a)  Protozoa

(b)  Porifera

(c)  Cnidaria

(d)  Helminthes

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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

(c)  281

(d)  285

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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°

(c)  45°

(d)  55°

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147. The value of  is

(a)  0.129

(b)  0.121

(c)  0.6

(d)  0.03125

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148. What is denatured alcohol?

(a)  Ethanol

(b)  Ethanol + Butanol

(c)  Ethanl + Methanol

(d)  Methanol + Butanol

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

(a)  Potato

(b)  Rice

(c)  Sugarcane

(d)  Wheat

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150. If  is equal to

(a)  10/3

(b)  82/9

(c)  7

(d)  11

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