Railway NTPC Previous Year Paper 2 April 2016 III Shift

RRB NTPC 2 April 2016 (3rd Shift)

 

Instructions

Use the following passage for the questions based on it.(Q1 to Q3)

Comprehension:

Rahul and Kusum are good in Hindi and Maths. Sameer and Rahul are good in Hindi and Biology. Gita and Kusum are good in Marathi and Maths. Sameer, Gita and Mihir are good in History and Biology.

Q1.  Who is good in both Biology and Marathi?

A.  Gita

B.  Kusum

C. Sameer

D.  Mihir

Answer: A

 

Q2. Who is good only in Hindi, Marathi and Maths?

A.  Sameer

B.  Rahul

C. Kusum

D. Gita

Answer: C

 

Q3. Who is good in Maths, Biology and Hindi?

A.  Gita

B. Rahul

C. Sameer

D. Mihir

Answer: B

 

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Q4. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement: d.rithik in spite of his busy schedule, finds time to rest.

Conclusions:

  1. Hrithils is an organized person.
  2. Rest is the most important thing for a busy person. Decide the right option from below.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: D

 

Q5. Which among the following is true for the given numbers?

A 13/33 < 32/47 < 20/47 < 25/27

B 13/33 < 20/47 < 25/27 < 32/47

C 13/33 < 20/47 < 32/47 < 25/27

D 20/47 < 13/33 < 32/47 < 25/27

Answer: C

 

Q6. The colour of solid Iodine is

A. White

B. Colorless

C. Purplish Grey to Black

D. Reddish Brown

 

Answer: C

 

Q7. Find the LCM of 25/7, 15/28, 20/21.

A. 300/7

B. 300

C. 320/23

D. 320

 

Answer: A

 

Q8. Who was the last emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty?

A. Chandragupta

B. Ashoka

C. Brihadratha

D. Satadhanvan

 

Answer: C

 

Q9. X is 5 ft tall and he notices that he casts a shadow that’s 3 ft long. He then measures that the shadow cast by his school building is 30 ft long. How tall is the building?

A. 50 ft

B. 18 ft

C. 90 ft

D. 150 ft

 

Answer: A

 

Q10. 3 chairs and 2 tables cost Rs. 700 and 5 chairs and 3 tables cost Rs. 1100. What is the cost of 1 chair and 2 tables?

A. Rs. 350

B. Rs. 400

C. Rs. 500

D. Rs. 550

 

Answer: C

 

Q11. The LCM of two numbers is 210. If their HCF is 35 and one of the numbers is 105, find the other number. 

A. 35

B. 70

C. 105

D. 140

 

Answer: B

 

Q12. Working alone, A can do a job in 15 days and B can do the same job in 18 days. In how many days will the job be completed if both work together?

A. 10/3 days

B. 36/5 days

C. 5/36 days

D. 15 days

 

Answer: E

 

Q13. In 2015,………., a new species of the genus Homo was discovered in the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa.

A. Homo naledi

B. Homo erectus

C. Homo habilis

D. Homo rudolfensis

 

Answer: A

 

Q14. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement: All hard-working people are successful. Conclusions:

  1. All successful people are hard-working.
  2. Only hard work can guarantee success in life.

Decide the right option from below.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

 

Answer: D

 

Q15. In a web browser, which of the following is used to save frequently visited websites?

A. History

B. Task Manager

C. Favorites

D. Save as

Answer: C

 

Q16. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Uttarakhand

D. Chhattisgarh

 

Answer: A

 

Q17. If ‘+’ means x, ‘-‘ means ÷, ‘x’ means + and ‘÷’ means — ; compute the value of the expression: 45 – 9 + 4 x 5

A. 21

B. 25

C. 26

D. 23

 

Answer: B

 

Q18. On which lake is the Golden Temple located?

A. Amrit Sarovar Lake

B. Golden Lake

C. Harike Lake

D. Sukhna Lake

 

Answer: A

 

Q19. If three numbers are in the ratio of 1:3:5 and their sum is 10,800. Find the largest of the three numbers.

A. 1200

B. 3600

C. 6000

D. 5400

 

Answer: C

 

Q20. If A = 1 and PAT = 37, then PART =

A. 55

B. 52

C. 51

D. 54

 

Answer: A

 

Q21. A positive number exceed its positive square root by 30. Find the number.

A. 16

B. 36

C. 25

D. 49

 

Answer: B

 

Q22. A car travels at a speed of 50 km/hr for the first half of the journey and at a speed of 60 km/hr for the second half of the journey. What is the average speed of the car for the entire journey?

A. 54.54 km/hr

B. 36.36 km/hr

C. 50.5 km/hr

D. 45.45 km/hr

 

Answer: A

 

Q23. In 2016, who has partnered with ISRO to use space technology for ‘predictive policing’? 

A. Delhi Police

B. Mumbai Police

C. Channel Metropolitan Police

D. Kolkata Police

 

Answer: A

 

Q24. Which of the following technological inventions came first?

A. Telegraph

B. Telescope

C. Telephone

D. Teletype

 

Answer: B

 

Q25. Rita introduced Seema as her mother’s father’s only son s daughter. How is Rita related to Seema?

A. Cousin

B. Paternal Aunt

C. Niece

D. Maternal Aunt

 

Answer: A

 

Q26. Which art form was Mrinalini Sarabhai associated with?

A. Pattachitra

B. Tanjore Painting

C. Bharatnatyam

D. Madhubani Painting

 

Answer: C

 

Q27. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.

INDIA : TIGER :: USA : ____

A. UNICORN

B. BALD EAGLE

C. TURUL

D. DRUK

 

Answer: B

 

Q28. The dimensions of a luggage box are 80 cm, 60 cm and 40 cm. How many sq. cm of cloth is required to cover the box?

A. 10400 sq. cm

B. 20800 sq. cm

C. 20400 sq.. cm

D. 10200 sq. cm

 

Answer: B

 

Q29. The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 10. When the digits are reversed, the number decreases by 54. 

Find the changed number.

A. 73

B. 28

C. 82

D. 37

 

Answer: B

 

Q30. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio of 3:2 and their expenditures are Rs. 14.000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. If A saves Rs. 4000. then B’s savings will be:

A. Rs. 4000

B. Rs. 2000

C. Rs. 3000

D. Rs. 5000

 

Answer: B

 

Q31. Ganesh said, Anjali is my paternal grandfather’s only daughter-in-law’s only granddaughter”. Ganesh is single and has only one sibling, i.e.. an elder sister. How is Ganesh related to Anjali?

A. Maternal Uncle

B. Paternal Uncle

C. Cousin

D. Nephew

 

Answer: A

 

Q32. Which of the following type of rays does NOT penetrate Earth’s atmosphere?

A. Visible Light

B. X-Rays

C. Ultraviolet Rays

D. Radio Waves

 

Answer: B

 

Q33. Simplify: ( 2/9+ 3/5) 2/9+2/5)

A. 47/48

B. 47/43

C. 43/47

D. 41/47

 

Answer: E

 

Q34. The first captain of the Indian Cricket team for One Day International was –

A. Alit Wadekar

B. Sunil Gavaskar

C. Kapil Dev

D. C K Nayudu

 

Answer: A

 

Q35. The principle of regarding the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself is called –

A. Cultural Functionalism

B. Cultural Relativism

C. Cultural Independence

D. Cultural Interdependence

 

Answer: B

 

Q36. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to make a meaningful one:

P: are inhibiting progress

Q: they look for creative

R: rather than the conventional solution of outsourcing

S: solutions to problems that

The proper sequence should be:

A. SRQP

B. QSPR

C. PQRS

D. QRPS

 

Answer: B

 

Q37.  P is twice as efficient as Q. Q takes 12 days to complete a job. If both of them work together, how much time will they take to complete the job?

A. 6 days

B. 5 days

C. 4 days

D. 3 days

 

Answer: C

 

Q38. In January 2016, Indian Defence Minister hoisted the world’s largest tricolour on the tallest flag-post at

A. New Delhi

B. Jaipur

C. Ranchi

D. Leh

 

Answer: C

 

Q39. What is the median of the following list of numbers: 5, 3, 6, 9, 11, 19, and 1?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 9

D. 11

 

Answer: B

 

Q40. A sold a toy to B at a profit of 15%. Later on. B sold it back to A at a profit of 20%, thereby gaining Rs. 552. How much did A pay for the toy originally?

A. Rs. 2400

B. Rs. 2560

C. Rs. 2760

D. Rs. 2800

 

Answer: A

 

Q41. Which of the following is NOT a Greenhouse Gas?

A. Nitrous oxide

B. Methane

C. Sulphur Hexafluoride

D. Copper Dioxide

 

Answer: D

 

Q42. On which festival did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

A. Baisakhi

B. Guru Nanak Jayanti

C. Diwali

D. Holi

 

Answer: A

 

Q43. The 2016 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting took place in

A. Germany

B. Switzerland

C. France

D. United Kingdom

 

Answer: B

 

Q44. Which of the following is NOT a computer virus?

A. AIDS

B. Anna Kournikova

C. Brain

D. Don

 

Answer: D

 

Q45. In the Republic of India, the administrative head of a Union Territory is

A. Lieutenant Governor

B. Governor

C. President

D. Prime Minister

 

Answer: A

 

Q46. The Jayakwadi Project. which is one of the largest irrigation projects is on the river 

A. Godavari

B. Narmada

C. Krishna

D. Tapi

 

Answer: A

 

Q47. Which of the following is the largest glacier in India?

A. Gangotri Glacier

B. Drang Drung Glacier

C. Siachen Glacier

D. Shafat Glacier

 

Answer: C

 

Q48. Which was the first women’s sport to be introduced in the Olympics?

A. Gymnastics

B. Volleyball

C. Golf

D. Badminton

 

Answer: C

 

Q49. A wire when bent in the form of a square encloses an area of 484 sq. cm. If the same wire is bent in the form of a circle, what is the area enclosed by it?

A. 264 sq. cm

B. 616 sq. cm

C. 488 sq. cm

D. 492 sq. cm

 

Answer: B

 

Q50. What will Rs. 40,000 amount to in 2 years at a rate of 20% p.a., if interest is compounded yearly?

A. Rs. 48,620

B. Rs. 58,564

C. Rs. 57,600

D. Rs. 60,000

 

Answer: C

 

Q51. How long will a sum of money takes to double. if it is invested at 9.09% p.a. simple interest?

A. 12 years

B. 14 years

C. 11 years

D. 13 years

 

Answer: C

 

Q52. From 1337 to 1453, who were the main combatants in the Hundred Year’s War?

A. Kingdom of Germany and the Kingdom of France

B. Kingdom of Germany and the Kingdom of Italy

C. Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain

D. Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France

 

Answer: D

 

Q53. A train crosses a stationary object in 10 seconds. What is the length of the train if the speed of the train is 25 m/s?

A. 300 m

B. 250 m

C. 320 m

D. 200 m

 

Answer: B

 

Q54. Google, in partnership with the Railway’s telecom wing RailTel, introduced the first public Wi-Fi service at the ……. railway station.

A. Trivandrum Central

B. Mumbai Central

C. Howrah Station

D. Kanpur Central

 

Answer: B

 

Q55. If the pH value of a substance is lower than 7. it would be considered as

A. Neutral

B. Base

C. Acid

D. Ion

 

Answer: C

 

Q56. In 2013, the first human liver was grown from stem cells in

A. Japan

B. USA

C. Germany

D. France

 

Answer: A

 

Q57. Two poles of the height of 12 m and 17 m stand vertically upright on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 12 m, find the distance between their tops.

A. 11 m

B. 12 m

C. 13 m

D. 14 m

 

Answer: C

 

Q58. In which state is the World Heritage Site ‘Basilica of Born Jesus’ located?

A. Goa

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Kerala

 

Answer: A

 

Q59. If PLUTO = QKVSP, then SATURN =

A. TZUTSM

B. TATUTM

C. TZUTRO

D. RZUTSO

 

Answer: A

 

Q60. If P713 is divisible by 11, find the value of the smallest natural number P?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 9

 

Answer: D

 

Q61. If ‘+’ means x, `-‘ means ÷, ‘x’ means + and ‘÷’ means — ; compute the value of the expression: 15 + 9 x 10 + 5

A. 140

B. 190

C. 145

D. 130

 

Answer: A

 

Q62. Which of the following is NOT a rich source of Calcium?

A. Cheese

B. Collard Greens

C. Figs

D. Carrots

 

Answer: D

 

Q63. Pointing at a photograph, Ramesh said, “He is Rahul, my brother’s son’s only paternal uncle’s wife’s brother. How is Rahul related to Ramesh?

A. Brother-in-law

B. Brother

C. Cousin

D. Son

 

Answer: A

 

Q64. Who was the first Indian to become a Nobel Laureate?

A. Rabindranath Tagore

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. C. V. Raman

D. Mother Teresa

 

Answer: A

 

Q65. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.

OPTHALMOLOGIST : EYE :: NEPHROLOGIST:

A. NERVOUS SYSTEM

B. LIVER

C. KIDNEY

D. STOMACH

 

Answer: C

 

Q66. Indian born Shiva Ayyadurai is associated with the invention of

A. Email

B. Internet

C. Keyboard

D. Mouse

 

Answer: A

 

Q67. Below are given statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements.

Statements:

  1. All boys are monkeys.
  2. Some plants are monkeys.

Conclusions:

  1. Some monkeys are boys.
  2. All plants are boys.

Decide which of the below conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and H follow

D. Neither of them follows

 

Answer: A

 

Q68. The average of 11 results is 50. The average of the first 6 results is 49 and that of the last 6 results is 52. What is the result?

A. 48

B. 51

C. 56

D. 49

 

Answer: C

 

Q69.    5.36 x 3.6 =

A. 19.296

B. 18.946

C. 21.996

D. 20.26

 

Answer: A

 

Q70. Compute: (18 + 2×3.3 ) ÷ 0.003

A. 11200

B. 5100

C. 1120

D. 1610

 

Answer: E

 

Q71. A ladder 10 m long is leaning against a vertical wall. It makes an angle of 60° with the ground. How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?

A. 5 m

B. 8.66 m

C. 17.32 m

D. 15 m

 

Answer: A

 

Q72. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement: Sachin Tendulkar was the greatest batsman in Indian Cricket.

Conclusions:

  1. There will be no other batsman greater than Sachin Tendulkar in Indian Cricket.
  2. Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman in the world.

Choose the right option from below

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

 

Answer: D

 

Q73. In January 2016, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy with focus on 4 Es. Which of the following is NOT a part of the 4 Es?

A. Electricity for all

B. Environment for sustainable future

C. Ease of doing business to attract investments

D. Ensuring affordable electrical goods to all

 

Answer: D

 

Q74. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices. CRICKET : PITCH :: SKATING :

A. RINK

B. GROUND

C. COURT

D. RING

 

Answer: A

 

Q75. Below are two statements. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts.

Statements:

  1. Some trees are buildings.
  2. All buildings are parrots.

Decide which of the below conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

A. All parrots are trees

B. All parrots are buildings

C. Some parrots are buildings

D. No parrot is a tree

 

Answer: C 

 

Q76. Re-location of endangered or rare species from their natural habitat to protected areas equipped for their protection and preservation is called

A. Ex situ conservation

B. In situ conservation

C. Exile conservation

D. Escaped conservation

 

Answer: A

 

Q77. From which country is the ‘Fundamental Duties’ of the Indian Constitution borrowed?

A. UK

B. USA

C. USSR

D. Australia

 

Answer: C

 

Q78. In India. the highest cricket ground above sea level lies in which state?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Sikkim

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Assam

 

Answer: A

 

Instructions

Study the following table and answer the questions below

Given below is the list of Expenditures (in lakh Rupees) per annum of company Z Over the Years.

Q79. What is the average amount of Bonus per year?

A. Rs. 17.04 Lakhs

B. Rs. 17 Lakhs

C. Rs. 17.4 Lakhs

D. Rs. 16.8 Lakhs

 

Answer: A

 

Q80. What is the total expenditure of Company Z in the year 2011?

A. Rs. 897.2 Lakhs

B. Rs. 827.5 Lakhs

C. Rs. 885.4 Lakhs

D. Rs. 727.1 Lakhs

 

Answer: C

 

Q81. What is the expenditure on Fuel and Transport as a percentage of expenditure on Salary for the year 2012?

A. 41.8%

B. 40.1%

C. 43.1%

D. 44.2%

 

Answer: A

 

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

 

Q82. The cost of 2 pencil, 4 pens and 8 erasers is Rs. 12 and the cost of 8 pens, 10 pencils and 4 erasers is Rs. 36. How much will 3 pencils, 3 pens and 3 erasers cost?

A. Rs. 10

B. Rs. 15

C. Rs. 12

D. Rs. 18

 

Answer: C

 

Q83. If BEAR = YVZI, then BUILDING =

A. ATHKCHMF

B. YFROWRMT

C. YFSWOSMR

D. ATHKCHMT

 

Answer: B

 

Q84. What is Geotropism?

A. Growth of plants in response to Gravity

B. Growth of plants in response to Sunlight

C. Growth of plants in response to Nutrients

D. Growth of plants in response to Water

 

Answer: A

 

Q85. If the cost price of 120 articles is equal to the selling price of 80 articles, find the profit percent.

A. 33.33%

B. 40%

C. 50%

D. 60%

 

Answer: C

 

Q86. In 2016, ISRO conducted 1st satellite-based warning system trial for Indian Railways in 

A. Mumbai

B. Ahmedabad

C. Kolkata

D. Delhi

 

Answer: B

 

Q87. In 1831, electricity became viable for use in technology when created the electric dynamo.

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Alessandro Volta

C. Michael Faraday

D. Thomas Edison

 

Answer: C

 

Q88. If RAILWAY is coded as 24-7-15-18-29-7-31 then how will you code STATION?

A. 25-24-7-24-15-21-19

B. 25-26-7-26-15-21-20

C. 25-24-8-24-15-21-19

D. 25-26-8-26-15-21-20

 

Answer: B

 

Q89. Select the correct set of symbols: 64 4 5 8 = 88

A. ×, −, ÷

B. +, ÷, −

C. +, −, ÷

D. ÷, ×, +

 

Answer: D

 

Instructions

Study the diagram given below and answer the questions based on it.

Δ represents Students who have chosen Art Course

Ο represents Students who have chosen Science Course

represents Students who have chosen DanceCourse

Q90. How many students have chosen the Science course?

A. 141

B. 185

C. 113

D. 145

 

Answer: A

 

Q91. How many students have chosen Dance course and Science course but not the Arts course?

A. 43

B. 13

C. 12

D. 23

 

Answer: B

 

Q92. How many students have chosen Arts course and Science course but not the Dance course?

A. 23

B. 12

C. 35

D. 44

 

Answer: A

 

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

 

Q93. When an object thrown straight upwards gets to the top of its path, its

A. Velocity is zero and its acceleration is zero

B. Velocity is zero and its acceleration is about 10 m/s2

C. Velocity is 10 m/s and its acceleration is zero

D. Velocity is 10 m/s and its acceleration is about 10 m/s2

 

Answer: B

 

Q94. Select the correct set of symbols: 21 9 13 7 = 195

A. ×, −, ÷

B. +, ÷, −

C. +, −, ÷

D. ×, +, −

 

Answer: D

 

Q95. Which of the following gases in air is responsible for the discoloration of Brass?

 

A. Hydrogen Sulphide

B. Carbon Dioxide

C. Nitrogen

D. Carbon Monoxide

 

Answer: A

 

Q96. Choose the one which is different or odd from the following.

A. Dal Lake

B. Sambhar Lake

C. Vembanad Lake

D. Wular Lake

 

Answer: B

 

Q97. What is the mode of the following list of numbers: 2, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 7?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 2

 

Answer: C

 

Q98. India’s national motto, Satyameva Jayate (lit. “Truth alone triumphs”), is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture

A. Rigveda

B. Mundaka Upanishad

C. Bhagavad Gita

D. Matsya Purana

 

Answer: B

 

Q99. P bought an article for Rs. 400 and sold it at a profit of 10%. What would have been the increase in the profit percent if it was sold for Rs. 460?

A. 5%

B. 10%

C. 12%

D. 15%

 

Answer: A

 

Q100. In 2016, ISRO successfully launched its fifth navigation satellite called

A. IRNSS 1D

B. IRNSS 1E

C. VELOX-C1

D. TeLEOS-1

 

Answer: B

 

Railway NTPC Previous Year Paper 2 April 2016 II Shift

RRB NTPC 2 April 2016 (2nd Shift)

Instructions: For the following questions Answer them individually

 

Q.1 Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to make a meaningful one:

P: weather conditions across a vast geographic

Q: the climate of India

R: scale and varied topography

S: comprises of a wide range of

The proper sequence should be:

A. SRQP

B. QSPR

C. PQRS

D. QRPS

Answer: B

 

Q. 2 Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.

SOLDIERS : ARMY :: MUSICIANS : …………..

A. FLOCK

B. GANG

C. COLONY

D. BAND

Answer: D

 

Q. 3 The process when the computer is switched on and the operating system gets loaded from hard disk to main memory is called

A.Booting

B. Fetching

C. Processing

D. Multi-Processing

Answer: A

 

Q.4 Which Indian won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Peace?

A. Kailash Satyarthi

B. Malala Yosufzai

C. Sanjiv Chaturvedi

D. Anshu Gupta

Answer: A

 

Q.5 If three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:5 and the twice their sum is 100. Find the square of the largest of the three numbers.

A. 225

B. 625

C. 25

D. 100

Answer: B

 

Q.6 Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

A. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C. Allan Octavian Hume

D. Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer: A

 

Q.7 What is the compound interest on Rs. 48,000 for 2 years at 20 % p.a., if interest is compounded annually?

A. Rs. 69,120

B. Rs. 21,120

C. Rs. 76,800

D .Rs. 72,000

Answer: B

 

Q.8 A ladder 20 m long is leaning against a vertical wall. It makes an angle of 30° with the ground. How high on the wall does the ladder reach?

A. 10 m

B. 17.32 m

C. 34.64 m

D. 30 m

Answer: A

 

Q.9 Ram said, “Sita is my paternal great grandfather’s only son’s only daughter-in-law”. How is Sita related to Ram?

A. Maternal Aunt

B. Paternal Aunt

C. Mother

D. Sister

Answer: C

 

Q.10 A piece of cloth costs Rs. 35. If the piece were 4 m longer and each meter were to cost Rs. 1 lesser, then the total cost would remain unchanged. How long is the piece of cloth?

A. 10 m

B. 14 m

C. 12 m

D. 8 m

Answer: A

 

Q.11 In 2013, the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea is

A. Park Youne-sun

B. Yuk Youne-soo

C. Park Geun-hye

D. Sim Sang Jung

Answer: C

 

Q.12 The Mughal empire was founded by

A. Babur

B. Humayun

C. Akbar

D. Shah Jahan

Answer: A

 

Q.13 Two poles of the height 15 m and 20 m stand vertically upright on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 12 m, find the distance between their tops.

A. 11 m

B. 12 m

C. 13 m

D. 14 m

Answer: C

 

Q.14 How is Sameer related to Akbar if Sameer introduced Akbar as his maternal grandmother’s only son’s son?

A. Brother

B. Son

C. Maternal Uncle

D. Cousin

Answer: D

 

Q.15 Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement: According to a recent health survey, people who exercise for at least half an hour every day are less prone to lifestyle diseases.

Conclusions:

  1. Moderate exercise is essential to lead a healthy life.
  2. Everyone with no exercise on their routine suffer from lifestyle diseases.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: A

 

Q.16 Which of the following chess pieces moves in a straight line, but kills in a cross direction?

A. Knight

B. Rook

C. Bishop

D. Pawn

Answer: D

 

Q.17 The oldest oil field in Asia is located in –

A. Gujarat

B. Assam

C. Arunachal Pradesh

D. Nagaland

Answer: B

 

Q.18 The simple interest on a certain sum of money invested at a certain rate for 2 years amounts to Rs. 1200 The compound interest on the same sum of money invested at the same rate of interest for 2 years amounts to Rs. 1290. What was the principal?

A. Rs. 12000

B. Rs. 16000

C. Rs. 6000

D. Rs. 4000

Answer: D

 

Q.19 Which of the following is false?

Sound waves are ………… waves.

A. Pressure

B. Longitudinal

C. Electromagnetic

D. Mechanical

Answer: C

 

Q.20 Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follovv(s) from the given statement.

Statement: In some tier 2 cities in India, transportation is one of the major problems.

Conclusions:

  1. All tier 2 cities are not well connected.
  2. Lack of transportation facilities is the only problem in Indian metros.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: D

 

Q.21 Below are given statements. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statements:

  1. All rats are hills.
  2. All hills are rivers.

A. Some rivers are rats

B. No river is a hill

C. All hills are rats

D.No river is a rat

Answer: A

 

Q.22 How many bones does a new born human baby have

A. 350

B. 206

C. 211

D. 411

Answer: A

 

Q.23 Which country built the Bird’s Nest Stadium for 2008 Summer Olympics?

A. China

B. Brazil

C. Australia

D. Germany

Answer: A

 

Q.24 Which of the following coloured light has the lowest frequency?

A. Green

B. Blue

C. Red

D. Violet

Answer: C

 

Q.25 In 2015, which auto manufacturer manipulated emissions testing data leading to the resignation of its CEO Martin Winterkom?

A. Volkswagen

B.Ford

C. Toyota

D. General Motors

Answer: A

 

Q.26 A closed wooden rectangular box made of 1 cm thick wood has the following outer dimensions: length 22 cm, breadth 17 cm, and height 12 cm. It is filled to capacity with cement. What is the volume of the cement in the box?

A. 1488 cu. cm

B. 3000 cu. cm

C. 4488 cu. cm

D. 2880 cu. cm

Answer: B

 

Q. 27 If the code for MOTHER is JRQKBU then what is the code for PRINCIPAL?

A. MRFKZLMXI

B. SULQFLSDO

C. MUFQZLMDI

D. MRFKZFMXI

Answer: C

 

Q.28 The only non-metal which is liquid at room temperature is

A. Mercury

B. Bromine

C. Chlorine

D. Gallium

Answer: B

 

Q.29 Maanch is a folk dance from

A. Haryana

B. Kerala

C. Assam

D.Madhya Pradesh

Answer: D

 

Q.30 Which of the following insecticides’ harmful effects came under media attention when health issues in Kerala were publicized?

A. Endosulfan

B. Lethal

C. Thimet

D. Monocil

Answer: A

 

Q.31 The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 3 and 2730 respectively. If one of the numbers is 78, find the other number.

A. 107

B. 103

C. 105

D. 102

Answer: C

 

Q.32 If A =1 and OAR = 34, then ROAR =

A. 52

B. 53

C. 51

D. 50

Answer: A

 

Q. 33 Choose the one which is different or odd from the following.

A. Aluminum

B. Iron

C. Copper

D. Brass

Answer: D

 

Q. 34 According to the Constitution, the ratio between the length and breadth of the national tricolor should be

A. 3 : 2

B. 3 : 1

C. 2 : 1

D. 4 : 3

Answer:

 

Q. 35 If P travelled the first half of a journey at 40 km/hr and the remaining distance at 50 km/hr, what is the average speed of his travel?

A. 44.44 km/hr

B. 53.33 km/hr

C. 45 km/hr

D. 60 km/hr

Answer: A

 

Q.  36 Find the LCM of 15, 25 and 29.

A. 2335

B. 3337

C. 2175

D. 2375

Answer: C

 

Q. 37 In 1981. ISRO launched India’s first geostationary satellite called

A. Arvabhata

B. APPLE

C. Bhaskara II

D. INSAT 1B

Answer: B

 

Q. 38 Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

A. Penicillin

B. Prontosil

C. Streptomycin

D. Tetracyline

Answer: A

 

Q. 39 If ‘+’ means x, means +, ‘x’ means + and ‘÷’ means — : compute the value of the expression:

17 + 6 x 13 ÷ 8

A. 100

B. 107

C. 110

D. 109

Answer: B

 

Q. 40 Which among the following is true for the given numbers?

A. 3/8 < 19/73 < 29/47 < 17/39

B. 19/73 < 3/8 < 17/39 < 29/47

C. 19/73 < 3/8 < 29/47 < 17/39

D. 19/73 < 29/47 < 318 < 17139

Answer: B

 

Q. 41 Divide 3740 in three parts in such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-sixth of the third part are equal.

A. 700, 1000, 2040

B. 340, 1360, 2040

C. 680, 1020, 2040

D. 500, 1200, 2040

Answer: C

 

Q. 42 In which state is ‘White Desert’ present in India?

A. Gujarat

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Jammu and Kashmir

D. Sikkim

Answer: A

 

Q. 43 Which of the following Acts under the Indian Constitution is described by Article 21A?

A. Right to Education

B. Right to Information

C. Representation of the People

D. Right to Freedom of Religion

Answer: A

 

Q. 44 Which of the following monuments built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah is said to be built to commemorate the eradication of plague?

A. Alai Minar

B. Charminar

C. Fateh Buij

D. Qutub Minar

Answer: B

 

Q. 45 Which of the following is not an example of a Word Processor?

A. IBM Lotus Symphony

B. Microsoft Word

C. Google Docs

D. Microsoft Excel

Answer: D

 

Instructions 

Comprehension: Study the diagram given below and Answer the Q.s based on it.

  represents persons who like Reading

  represents persons who like Cycling

 represents persons who like Trekking

Q. 46 How many persons like Reading?

A. 170

B. 154

C. 176

D. 117

Answer: A

 

Q. 47 How many persons like Trekking and Reading but not Cycling?

A. 12

B. 31

C. 44

D. 28

Answer: D

Q. 48 How many persons like Reading and cyclling but not trekking?

A. 31

B. 12

C. 26

D. 28

Answer: A

 

Instructions

For the following questions Answer them individually

 

Q. 49 There are 90 coins, comprising of 5 and 10 paisa coins. The value of all the coins is Rs. 7. How many 5 paisa coins are there?

A. 50

B. 45

C. 40

D. 35

Answer: C

 

Q. 50 How high is the badminton net at the center?

A. 5 feet

B. 5.1 feet

C. 5.5 feet

D. 4.8 feet

Answer: A

 

Q. 51 Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement. Statement: Success cannot be achieved without hard work.

Conclusions:

  1. Every hardworking person is successful.
  2. Every successful person is hardworking.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and H follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: B

 

Q. 52 What is the mode of the following set of numbers?

52, 54, 55, 56, 55, 54, 53, 55, 53, 51 and 57

A. 53

B. 54

C. 55

D. 52

Answer: C

Instructions: Use the following passage for the questions based on it.

Comprehension: There are six flats on a floor in two rows. Out of these, three are north facing and the other three are south facing flats. The flats are to be allotted amongst Arun, Biswajyot„ Chita. Derek, Evan and Fatima. Biswajyot gets a north facing flat and is not next to Derek. Derek and Fatima get diagonally opposite flats. Chitra is next to Fatima, and gets a south facing flat. Evan gets a north facing flat.

 

Q. 53 Except Derek and Fatima, which other pair is diagonally opposite to each other?

A. Arun and Biswajyot

B. Arun and Chitra

C. Evan and Derek

D. Evan and Chitra

Answer: A

 

Q. 54 Which of the following pairs is exactly opposite to each other?

A. Derek and Evan

B. Fatima and Chitra

C. Evan and Chitra

D. Evan and Arun

Answer: C

 

Q. 55 Which of the following combination gets south facing flats?

A. Arun, Chitra and Fatima

B. Chitra, Biswajyot and Derek

C. Evan, Arun and Fatima

D. Derek, Arun and Biswajyot

Answer: A

Instructions

For the following Q.s Answer them individually

 

Q. 56  30 men working 5 hours a day can do a task in 16 days. In how many days will 40 men working 6 hours a day do the same task?

A. 12 days

B. 10 days

C. 15 days

D. 18 days

Answer: B

Ins

tructions

Study the following table and Answer the Q.s based on it.

Below is the Household Expenditure (in Thousand rupees) per annum.

 

Q. 57 What is the total Household Expenditure for the year 2012?

A.  Rs. 89,900

B. Rs. 87,120

C. Rs. 89,100

D. Rs. 88,200

Answer: A

 

Q. 58 Expenditure on EMI forms *hat percentage of expenditure on Grocery for the year 2014?

A. 11.34 %

B. 14.23 %

C. 13.22 %

D. 15.55 %

Answer: B

 

Q. 59 What is the average spending on Leisure per annum?

A. Rs. 7,040

B. Rs. 6,500

C. Rs. 7,100

D. Rs. 7,400

Answer: A

 

Instructions

For the following Q.s Answer them individually

 

Q. 60 A triangle has a perimeter of 200. If two of its sides are equal and the third side is 20 more than the equal sides, what is the length of the third side?

A. 60

B.  50

C. 80

D. 70

Answer: C

 

Q. 61 The operating system UNIX is the trademark of

A. Microsoft

B. Bell Laboratories

C. Apple

D. Motorola

Answer: B

 

Q. 62 The first large scale electrical air conditioning was invented and used in 1902 by

A. Willis Carrier

B. John Gorrie

C. Stuart Cramer

D. H. H. Schultz

Answer: A

 

Q. 63 The area of a triangle ABC is 63 sq. units. Two parallel lines DE, FG. are drawn such that they divide the line segments AB and AC into three equal parts. What is the area of the quadrilateral DEGF?

A. 28 sq. units

B. 35 sq. units

C. 21 sq. units

D. 48 sq. units

Answer: C

 

Q. 64 Which of the following is the most common kidney stone-forming compound?

A. Calcium oxalate

B. Magnesium oxide

C. Sodium bicarbonate

D. Magnesium citrate

Answer: A

 

Q. 65 Compute: (50 + 0.5×20) + 0.7

A. 8.571

AB. 857.1

C. 85.71

D. 72.85

Answer: C

 

Q. 66 Which of the following species doesn’t breed through budding?

A. Coral

B. Hydra

C. Sponges

D. Annelido

Answer: D

 

Q. 67 In 2015, underground glaciers of frozen water were discovered on

A. Mars

B. Venus

C. Jupitar

D. Saturn

Answer: A

 

Q. 68 A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 320. Find the cost price if after allowing a discount of 10%, he still gains 20% on the cost price.

A. Rs. 240

B. Rs. 280 

C. Rs. 300

D. Rs. 264

Answer: A

 

Q. 69 Which leader adopted Orthodox Christianity as the official religion of Russia?

A. Vladimir the Great

B. Michael Romanov

C. Ivan IV

D. Boris Godunov

Answer: A

 

Q. 70 If RUN = 182114 and BIN = 2914, then BRING =

A. 2189147

B. 1178136

C. 31910158

D. 21910158

Answer: A

 

Q. 71 On an average, how many taste buds are present in a human tongue?

A. 2000 to 8000

B. 50000 to 100000

C. 1 million to 10 million

D. More than 10 million

Answer: A

 

Q. 72  5.16 x 3.2 =

A. 15.502

B. 16.512

C. 17.772

D. 17.52

Answer: B

 

Q. 73 Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.

DOG : KENNEL :: BEE :

A. HIVE

B. BARN

C. HOLE

D. NEST

Answer: A

 

Q. 74 Below are given statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements. Statements:

  1. Some fruits are vegetables.
  2. All vegetables are plants.

Conclusions:

  1. Some plants are vegetables.
  2. Some fruits are plants.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: C

 

Q. 75 A table was sold at a profit of 10%. If its cost price was 5% less and it was sold for Rs. 7 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the table.

A. Rs. 175

B. Rs. 200

C. Rs. 250

D. Rs. 150

Answer: A

 

Q. 76 Working together, P, Q and R reap a field in 6 days. If P can do it alone in 10 days and Q in 24 days, in how many days will R alone be able to reap the field?

A. 32 days

B. 40 days

C. 45 days

D. 60 days

Answer: B

 

Q. 77 Which astronomer was sentenced to house arrest for proposing the heliocentric theory?

A. Nicolas Copernicus

B. Galileo Galilei

C. Johannes Kepler

D. Friedrich Bessel

Answer: B

 

Q. 78 The ‘Father of Indian Space Program’ is

A. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

B. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai

C. Dr. K. Kasturirangan

D. Prof. Satish Dhawan

Answer: B

 

Q. 79 The filament of a light bulb is made up of

A. Platinum

B. Tantalum

C. Tungsten

D. Antimony

Answer: C

 

Q. 80 Who among the following became the first tourist to space by spending $20 million for 8 days in orbit?

A. Greg Olsen

B. Charles Simonyi

C. Dennis Tito

D. Mark Shuttleworth

Answer: C

 

Q. 81 P bought an article for Rs. 1600 and sold it at a profit of 10%. What would have been the increase in the profit percent if it was sold for Rs. 1840?

A. 5%

B. 10%

C. 12%

D. 15%

Answer: A

 

Q. 82 Who were the first hominids to be categorized as Homo Sapiens?

A. Ergaster Line

B. Cro-magnon

C. Neanderthal

D. Proconsul

Answer: B

 

Q. 83 What is C12H22O11 also known as:

A. Sand

B. Sugar

C. Salt

D. Clay

Answer: B

 

Q. 84 Select the correct set of symbols:

27 3 19 10 = 90

A. ×, −, ÷

B. +, ÷, −

C. +, −, ÷

D. ×, +, −

Answer: D

 

Q. 85 Simplify: (2/7 + 315) + (2/5 + 2/7)

A. 31/24

B. 24/31

C. 26/25

D. 12/13

Answer: A

 

Q. 86 Select the correct set of symbols:

44 4 7 5=82

A. ×, −, ÷

B. +, ÷, −

C. +, −, ÷

D. ÷, ×, +

Answer: D

 

Q. 87 If R019 is divisible by 11, find the value of the smallest natural number R?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

Answer: D

 

Q. 88 Malini said, “Rohit is my maternal aunt’s mother’s only son’s son”. How is Malini related to Rohit?

A. Cousin

B. Mother

C. Sister

D. Daughter

Answer: A

 

Q. 89 In Tennis, hard court is the type of court whose surface is made of –

A. Concrete

B. Clay

C. Grass

D. Carpet

Answer: A

 

Q. 90 If ‘+’ means x, ‘-‘ means +, `x’ means + and ‘+’ means — ; compute the value of the expression:

36 – 4 +7 x 8

A. 72

B. 71

C. 74

D. 75

Answer: B

 

Q. 91 The average of first 20 multiples of 12 is:

A. 124

B. 120

C. 126

D. 130

Answer: C

 

Q. 92 What is the median of the following list of numbers: 55. 53, 56, 59. 61, 69, and 31?

A. 55

B. 56

C. 59

D. 61

Answer: B

 

Q. 93 The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 9. When the digits are reversed, the number decreases by 45.

Find the changed number.

A. 45

B. 72

C. 63

D. 27

Answer: D

 

Q. 94 If MENTOR = NVAIGLI then PROFESSOR =

A. QSPGFTTPS

B. KILL-VHHLI

C. KSLGVIEMI

D. KILGFHHLI

Answer: B

 

Q. 95 The national song of India was composed by

A. Rabindranath Tagore

B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

C. Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao

D. Pingali Venkayya

Answer: B

 

Q. 96 Which of the following is NOT an effect of Noise Pollution?

A. Death of Animals

B. Tinnitus

C. Hypertension

D. Ozone Depletion

Answer: D

 

Q. 97 The upstream speed of the boat is 40 km/hr and the speed of the boat in still water is 55 km/hr. What is the downstream speed of the boat?

A. 75 km/hr

B. 70 km/hr

C. 60 km/hr

D. 65 km/hr

Answer: B

 

Q. 98 Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.

TENNIS : COURT :: BOXING :

A. STADIUM

B. RING

C. PITCH

D. GROUND

Answer: B

 

Q. 99 Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of the two persons P and Q was 3:2. Four years hence the ratio of their ages will be 8:7. What is P’s age?

A. 10 years

B. 12 years

C. 14 years

D. 8 years

Answer: B

 

Q. 100 Which of the following popular tourist destinations of India were built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary?

A. India Gate

B. Gateway of India

C. The Prince of Wales Museum

D. Victoria Terminus

Answer: B

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